I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 576 Great Reward
Hai Rui didn't wait too long, because soon, an unexpected person appeared in front of him. He was Lu Fang, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.

When Hai Rui saw Lu Fang arriving in person, a look of surprise appeared on his face. He quickly lowered his head and saluted respectfully.

"I have seen Eunuch Lu!"

"Master Hai, there is no need to be polite, just come with our family!"

At this moment, Lu Fang's face was full of a warm smile, and she waved her hand and responded like this.

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui didn't refuse, and immediately followed Lu Fang's footsteps, heading towards the direction of Qianqing Palace.

Along the way, the two of them didn't communicate much. When they reached the steps outside Qianqing Palace, Lu Fang suddenly stopped, turned around, and gave instructions to Hai Rui.

"Master Hai, please wait here for a moment while we go in and inform His Majesty!"

"Well, there is Mr. Lau Lu!"

When Hai Rui heard this, he immediately lowered his head and cupped his hands to express his gratitude to Lu Fang.

"No, His Majesty has wanted to see you for a long time!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she waved her hands quite casually, with a nonchalant look on her face.

After that, Lu Fang looked away from Hai Rui and immediately stepped up the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

In the Palace of Qianqing, Jiajing was practicing calligraphy at this moment. Seeing this, Lu Fang quickly came to Jiajing's side and lowered her voice.

"Your Majesty, Hai Rui has arrived and is waiting outside Qianqing Palace!"

"Well, I see, let him in!"

After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing nodded, then slowly put down the brush in his hand and gave the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Lu Fang received the exact instructions from Jiajing, he immediately called a young eunuch. After whispering a few words in his ear, the young eunuch quickly left with eager steps.

Jiajing looked at the calligraphy written by himself on the rice paper, and couldn't help but smile a little.

Not long after, a high-pitched voice was heard: "Xuan Hairui has an audience!"

Hai Rui, who had been waiting outside the Qianqing Palace for a long time, saw this situation. He immediately looked stern and stepped onto the stairs of the Qianqing Palace with steady steps.

As soon as Hai Rui entered Qianqing Palace, he immediately knelt down on the ground without thinking and said in a deep voice.

"My minister bows to His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Well, get up!"

After hearing what Hai Rui said, Jiajing looked Hai Rui up and down, chuckled, and gave instructions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's consent, Hai Rui just slowly got up from the ground.

Shortly after Hai Rui got up from the ground, Jiajing's brisk voice sounded in his ears.

"Hai Rui, you did a good job this time. Not only did you eradicate the White Lotus Sect entrenched in Shandong in one fell swoop, but you also brought all the families who had colluded with the White Lotus Sect to justice and brought them to the court. It brought in 8000 million taels of silver!"

"When I sent you to Shandong, it was indeed the right choice!"

When Hai Rui heard what Jiajing said, he immediately calmed down and said so modestly.

"All this should be attributed to Your Majesty. Without the royal guards sent by Your Majesty to assist Wei Chen in investigating the case, Wei Chen would not have been able to investigate the case so quickly!"

Hai Rui said this, and immediately took out the memorial that had been prepared from his sleeve, raised it high above his head, and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, here is what was recorded by Wei Chen. Regarding the ins and outs of the entire case, as well as the people who made contributions in the process of wiping out the White Lotus Sect, please see it for your Majesty's inspection!"

As soon as Hai Rui finished speaking, Lu Fang, who had been waiting beside Jiajing from the beginning, saw this and quickly stepped forward, took the memorial from Hai Rui's hand, handed it to Jiajing, and said respectfully.

"His Majesty!"

"Ah."

After that, Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang's hand and began to browse it carefully.

When Lu Fang and Hai Rui saw this situation, they immediately held their breath and concentrated, not even daring to breathe out.

Time passed slowly like this, and Jiajing came back to his senses, closed the memorial in his hand, turned his eyes to Hai Rui, and said slowly.

"I already know the ins and outs of the matter. Hai Rui, you have made great contributions this time. I want to reward you well. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Lu Fang, who was on the side, heard Jiajing's words, her breathing inevitably became faster, and she couldn't help but look at where Hai Rui was.

"Your Majesty will let Hai Rui serve as the censor of Youdu, right?"

At this moment, such a conjecture appeared in Lu Fang's mind. Apart from anything else, the achievement of annihilating the White Lotus Sect alone was enough for Hai Rui to be promoted.

Not to mention, Hai Rui also brought 8000 million taels of silver to the court, which was equivalent to more than two years of taxes in the Ming Dynasty!
Lu Fang thought this, looking at Hai Rui with eyes full of expectation.

After hearing Jiajing's words, Hai Rui thought about it for a long time before giving a response: "Your Majesty, I don't need any reward, but if you can get rid of all the moths that have harmed our Ming Dynasty, for me, it will be the greatest success." The reward!"

When Hai Rui said this, he knelt down on the ground with a thud. At this moment, his face was full of determination.

When Hai Rui finished speaking, the Qianqing Palace suddenly fell into silence, with no one speaking.

After a long time, Jiajing came back to his senses, chuckled, and spoke unhurriedly.

"I never treat my meritorious ministers unfairly. Hai Rui, you have made such great contributions this time. If I don't reward you well, won't it make my ministers feel cold?"

"Your Majesty, I feel that..."

Seeing this situation, Hai Rui was about to say something to argue, but was interrupted by Jiajing: "No need to say any more, you are now the Zuo Fudu Censor, right? In this way, you will be promoted one level higher than your original rank, and from now on From now on, I will be appointed as the censor of the right capital of the Inspectorate!"

"Besides that, I will reward you with a few additional mansions, 1 taels of silver, and some servants. You have worked hard during this period. I will allow you a few days of leave to go back and reunite with your family. When you have a good rest, From now on, let’s go back to the Inspectorate to officially serve!”

Jiajing's voice was not loud, but there was an undoubted meaning in his words.

When Hai Rui heard that Jiajing appointed him as the censor of Youdu, his brain had already shut down. What he didn't expect was that the emperor's reward for him would be so generous!

You must know that a few months ago, he, Hai Rui, was the seventh-rank magistrate of Chun'an County. In just a few months, he completed the transition from magistrate to chief of the Ming Dynasty's highest supervisory organ.

With Hai Rui's current status as the censor of the right capital, he is considered to be one of the very few officials outside the cabinet who truly stands at the top of power, even in the capital!

At this moment, Hai Rui's face was filled with tears of gratitude. Not long after, Hai Rui was seen trembling and prostrating himself on the ground. He kowtowed three times and said in a deep voice.

"My minister thanked His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Seeing that the matter had been settled, Jiajing was seen gently stroking the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand and giving instructions.

"Well, get up. If nothing happens next, you can leave!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After Hai Rui came out of the Qianqing Palace, he was still in a daze. For him, everything that happened in the Qianqing Palace not long ago was so illusory that he felt like he was dreaming.

At this moment, a gust of breeze blew by, which made people feel very comfortable.

While the breeze was blowing by, Hai Rui lowered his head, stared blankly at his hands, and murmured to himself: "This is all true!" Before going home, Hai Rui planned to Let's go to the Inspectorate first to say hello to Zhao Zhenji, whom we haven't seen for a long time.

……

Since Lu Fang sent someone to bring the matter not long ago, the Inspectorate has returned to its former glory.

At this moment, in the room.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji was sipping tea and looking through the idle book in his hand.

Zhao Zhenji quickly became immersed in the bizarre plots in the book. When he finished reading the ending of the story, his face was still full of contentment.

"Oh, it's such a pity that I finished reading it so quickly!"

Zhao Zhenji said this, put aside the idle book in his hand, immediately got up from his seat, went to the bookshelf, and pulled out another book.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Zhao Zhenji's movements suddenly stopped, he frowned slightly, and then gave instructions.

"Come in!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "squeak" sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and a subordinate staff member walked in, leaned down and reported respectfully.

"Sir, Hai Rui is back and is waiting outside!"

"Well, the officer knows, let him in!"

After listening to the subordinate's report, Zhao Zhenji nodded and immediately gave instructions.

"Yes, my lord!"

After receiving Zhao Zhenji's instructions, the subordinate official did not stay in the room, but turned and left.

Not long after, Hai Rui walked into the check-in room under the guidance of the subordinate clerk from before.

As soon as Hai Rui entered the room, he lowered his head and saluted Zhao Zhenji respectfully.

"Hai Rui, my lord, I have met you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhenji looked Hai Rui up and down, then quickly stepped forward to help him up, pointed to the empty seat beside him, and spoke excitedly.

"Hai Rui, you're back, come on, sit down!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Hai Rui didn't refuse and immediately sat down at the position indicated by Zhao Zhenji.

When the subordinate official saw that his mission for this trip had been completed, he breathed a sigh of relief and left the room quietly. When leaving, the subordinate official also opened the door of the room. Brought it along with me.

Immediately, Zhao Zhenji turned his gaze to Hai Rui and asked curiously.

"Hai Rui, have you finished reporting your duties to His Majesty?"

"Yes, my lord!"

Facing Zhao Zhenji's inquiry, Hai Rui did not hesitate and quickly responded.

Zhao Zhenji nodded when he heard Hai Rui's words, and then spoke to himself.

"Hai Rui, you have made tremendous achievements this time. Not only did you wipe out all the White Lotus Sect in Shandong, but you also brought 8000 million taels of silver to the imperial court. Your Majesty will definitely reward you heavily. your!"

"You are now the deputy chief censor of the capital. If you go up further, you will be..."

When Zhao Zhenji said this, his face was full of disbelief. He turned his eyes to Hai Rui and asked in a trembling voice.

"Hai...Hai Rui, is it possible? His Majesty has appointed you to serve as right..."

Seeing this, Hai Rui nodded calmly and immediately spoke.

"Well, sir, you guessed it right. Not long ago, His Majesty officially appointed me as the Censor of Youdu!"

Although Zhao Zhenji had already made some assumptions in his mind before this, when he actually learned the news from Hai Rui, he still couldn't hide the shock on his face.

But when I thought about it, Hai Rui not only eradicated the White Lotus Sect entrenched in Shandong, but also brought nearly two and a half years of financial revenue to the court. It is natural to receive such treatment, and no one can fault it. Something went wrong.

At this moment, Zhao Zhenji was sincerely happy for Hai Rui. After all, he was the one who recommended Hai Rui to the court, a small seventh-grade magistrate of Chun'an County, to serve in the capital.

And now, with Hai Rui taking office as the censor of Youdu, his position in the court, Zhao Zhenji, has also increased.

At the moment, what Zhao Zhenji can be sure of is that as long as he does not make any principled mistakes, no one in the DPRK will be able to do anything to him!
First of all, based on his status as a feudal official, those in the court must carefully consider their own weight if they want to make their own decisions. Secondly, they must not forget that the current chief of the Supervisory Council, Hai Rui, is led by me, Zhao Zhenji. Lifted up with one hand!

After that, Zhao Zhenji came back to his senses, his face was filled with relief, and he immediately expressed congratulations to Hai Rui.

"Okay, okay, Hai Rui, I am very glad now that I recommended your choice to the court!"

When Zhao Zhenji said this, he changed the subject and then reminded him.

"Hai Rui, although you are now the censor of Youdu, I still want to remind you to try not to get involved in the dispute between Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge."

"The water here is very deep. If you are not careful, you will end up losing everything!"

"I don't have much time left in the capital. I must say these words to you!"

When Hai Rui heard what Zhao Zhenji said, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and then asked.

"Sir, what do you mean..."

Zhao Zhenji saw the expression on Hai Rui's face, and immediately a look of understanding appeared on his face. Then, he patted his head, with an expression of bewilderment on his face.

"I almost forgot, you were not in the capital some time ago, so it's normal that you don't know about this!"

When Zhao Zhenji said this, he cleared his throat and said in a deep voice.

"In short, I am going to Zhejiang next to pick up Hu Zongxian's team!"

"Sir, do you mean to say that you will be the governor of Zhejiang soon?"

When Hai Rui heard what Zhao Zhenji said, a look of shock flashed across his face, and then he cautiously confirmed to him.

"Well, that's right!"

Upon hearing this, Hai Rui suddenly stood up from his seat, bowed his hands to Zhao Zhenji, and said respectfully.

"Congratulations, sir!"

"Okay, you are now the censor of Youdu, and your official position is higher than mine..."

When Zhao Zhenji said this, it seemed as if he suddenly remembered something. He abruptly stopped the topic, turned his eyes to Hai Rui, and immediately gave instructions.

"Okay, don't stay in the Inspectorate anymore, go back and reunite with your family!"

"Yes, my lord!"

After hearing what Zhao Zhenji said, Hai Rui slowly stood up from his seat, cupped his hands to Zhao Zhenji, and said in a deep voice.

After that, Hai Rui didn't stay in the room for too long and left directly.

(End of this chapter)