I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Although the night was already very late, from a distance, orange lights were still shining in the duty room of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Feng Bao looked at the ceremonial supervisor's room, which was still glowing with orange light in the distance, and couldn't help but quicken his pace.

When the two yawning little eunuchs saw Feng Bao arriving, they quickly cheered up, leaned down, and saluted Feng Bao respectfully: "Eunuch Feng!"

After hearing this, Feng Bao nodded slightly to the two young eunuchs and asked, "Is the ancestor still there?"

Faced with Feng Bao's inquiry, the two young eunuchs did not dare to hide anything, and immediately responded cautiously: "If I get back to Eunuch Feng, our ancestors are still waiting for you in the check-in room!"

After Feng Bao learned the news from the two young eunuchs, he withdrew his gaze and headed straight towards the direction of the supervisor's room.

When Feng Bao's figure could no longer be seen clearly, the two young eunuchs began to whisper, and their words were full of envy for Feng Bao.

"Eunuch Feng is really lucky. He accepted his ancestor as his godfather. Look, he has become a prosperous person all of a sudden. He has also become a gifted eunuch!"

"I heard that when Eunuch Feng first entered the palace, he was often bullied. But later on, didn't Eunuch Feng also rely on his own ability to gain the appreciation of his ancestors and get ahead?"

"Tell me, when our ancestors retire, will it be Eunuch Feng who comes..."

"Shh, keep your voice down, you're going to die!"

……

On the other side, Feng Bao entered the duty room after stepping onto the stairs of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

As soon as he entered the check-in room, Feng Bao subconsciously looked in the direction of Lu Fang. At this time, Lu Fang was casually flipping through an unknown book.

Seeing Feng Bao come in, Lu Fang looked away from the book and asked: "How did things go? Did you bring the message?"

When Feng Bao heard the words, he immediately came to Lu Fang in three steps and two steps at a time, leaned down and respectfully responded: "Replying to my godfather, I have already brought your words to Mr. Yan Ge intact!"

After hearing Feng Bao's words, Lu Fang pondered for a moment, nodded, and then said: "Well, as long as the matter is done, this is an errand ordered by His Majesty, and you must not be careless!"

When Feng Bao heard this, a look of doubt flashed across his face. Then, seeing no one around, he mustered up the courage to come to Lu Fang and cautiously asked: "Dam... Godfather, I have something to think about. I don’t understand, so I hope my godfather can help me to clarify my doubts!”

When Lu Fang heard this, she glanced at Feng Bao quite indifferently, and said unhurriedly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

After getting Lu Fang's permission, Feng Baofang expressed his inner doubts: "Godfather, things like confiscating homes were usually handled by Jin Yiwei or Dongchang, but this time, why would His Majesty... …”

Lu Fang saw the confusion on Feng Bao's face, shook his head in an insignificant way, and explained: "The reason is very simple, because this time, Mr. Yan Ge and the others did not dare to play any tricks, and the treasury could make money." More silver!”

"In this way, the shortfalls of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works last year can be easily made up!"

When Lu Fang said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "Do you still remember how Yan Maoqing died?"

As soon as Lu Fang finished speaking, Feng Bao on the side responded without thinking: "Godfather, didn't Yan Maoqing accidentally slip and fall into the water after being drunk? Is it possible that there is something fishy in this?"

When Lu Fang heard this, she did not respond immediately. Instead, after looking Feng Bao up and down, she said with emotion: "Feng Bao, Feng Bao, I don't know if you are really stupid or if you are deliberately trying to fuck your father." Acting stupid in front of me!"

When Lu Fang finished speaking, Feng Bao couldn't help but feel panicked. When he was about to say something, Lu Fang waved his hand and stopped him.

After that, Lu Fang's voice without any emotion was heard: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there are many doubts about Yan Maoqing's case. This is not an accident at all, but someone on the way back to Beijing. Yan Maoqing was silenced!"

When Feng Bao heard Lu Fang's words, his pupils suddenly shrank. Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he said with a look of shock: "Godfather, you mean, it's Mr. Yan Ge..."

However, before Feng Bao finished speaking, Lu Fang stopped him with his eyes.

Then, Lu Fang looked away from Feng Bao, sat back on the chair, and continued: "You might as well think about it again, what case did Yan Maoqing go to Zhejiang this time to investigate, and what kind of case will it be when the time comes? Whose head is involved!”

When Feng Bao heard what Lu Fang said, he immediately fell into deep thought and murmured to himself: "Yan Maoqing went to Zhejiang this time just to investigate Ma Ningyuan's case!"

"Once Ma Ningyuan confesses, his teacher Hu Zongxian will inevitably be implicated, and Hu Zongxian is a student of Mr. Yan Ge. He just joined the cabinet not long ago and was appointed by His Majesty as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Is it possible that all this is to keep Hu Zongxian? !”

Feng Bao felt that he had grasped the key to the problem, and immediately raised his head and cast a questioning look at Lu Fang.

Unexpectedly, Lu Fang just shook his head inconspicuously, stretched out an index finger and pointed at the top of his head, with an inexplicable look on his face, and said slowly: "Feng Bao, you have ignored one of the most important things. That is, would this matter have gone so smoothly without His Majesty’s nod?”

When Feng Bao heard Lu Fang's words, his whole body felt as if he was struck by lightning. It was only then that he figured out the twists and turns behind this.

"Your Majesty did this, on the one hand, to preserve Hu Zongxian's career and prevent him from being involved in Ma Ningyuan's case!"

"On the other hand, I also want to take this opportunity to warn those in the court. After all, this time Yan Maoqing and Wang Ting not only went to Zhejiang to investigate the case, but also had the mission of purchasing raw silk from the people at low prices. "

"Your Majesty must have known this a long time ago, so he killed the chicken to scare the monkey and used Yan Song's help to get rid of Yan Maoqing!"

The more he thought about it, the more Feng Bao felt shuddering, because judging from the results, all the emperor's goals had been successfully achieved.

Ma Ningyuan committed suicide out of fear of the crime. He shouldered all the blame alone and could no longer implicate Hu Zongxian.

At the same time, His Majesty also kept the raw silk in the hands of the people of Zhejiang, killed chickens to scare monkeys, and used Yan Song's hand to get rid of Yan Maoqing to frighten those in the court!

In addition, the national treasury will have a large amount of income in the future!

This is clearly a plan to kill three birds with one stone. His Majesty has everyone under his control!

What frightens Feng Bao even more is that if Lu Fang hadn't reminded him, he might not have figured it out yet.

"His Majesty's machinations are really intimidating. I don't know how my godfather deals with them on a daily basis. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to ask my godfather for advice on this!"

"If I don't reach the level of a godfather, I will easily be rejected by His Majesty. Feng Bao, you have to learn more!"

After Feng Bao warned himself in this way, he looked at Lu Fang with a hint of awe.

After that, Feng Bao came to his senses and thanked Lu Fang very solemnly: "Thank you godfather for your advice, I understand!"

After hearing Feng Bao's words, Lu Fang nodded and said with a look of relief: "Well, the fact that you can figure this out proves that your brain is strong enough!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, she stood up from her seat and said slowly: "Okay, it's getting late. It's time for my godfather to take a rest!"

At this moment, a flattering look appeared on Feng Bao's face. He quickly came to Lu Fang and said cautiously: "Fuck... godfather, right now, Pang Qian, the eunuch in charge of the Weaving Bureau, has been escorted to Capital City, look..."

Hearing this, Lu Fang glanced at Feng Bao casually and said, "Don't worry, my godfather will shut him up!"

When Feng Bao heard what Lu Fang said, a look of gratitude suddenly appeared on his face, and he knelt down on the ground with a thump, kowtowing like pounding garlic.

"Thank you godfather for saving your life! Thank you godfather for saving your life!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she nodded slightly, then withdrew her gaze and walked out of the duty room.

……

What happened next was very different from what Lu Fang had expected.

The imperial court found out many crimes committed by Yan Maoqing and announced them. Zhang Runde, the Minister of Punishment, personally brought people to Yan Maoqing's home and confiscated a huge amount of property.

In addition, there were rumors circulating in the court that Yan Maoqing secretly purchased many mansions in the capital in the name of others to store stolen money.

It is said that it took the court two full days to transport the stolen silver back to the treasury.

As soon as this news came out, the people all applauded and cheered.

After all, the fact that Yan Maoqing was corrupt was not only known to the government and the public, but also to ordinary people.

"Your Majesty, your sage, has eliminated a corrupt official for my Ming Dynasty!"

"Huh, Yan Maoqing was really taken advantage of. He got drunk on the way back to Beijing, fell into the water and drowned. If you ask me, he should be taken to the market entrance and beheaded!"

"Yes, that makes sense. Considering the crimes he committed, even beheading is not an exaggeration!"

"Oh, what a pity. I heard that consumption of tuberculosis can be cured by dipping steamed buns in the blood of executed people..."

On the other side, in the Forbidden City, inside the Qianqing Palace.

At this moment, Lu Fang was seen quickly entering Qianqing Palace holding a thick book in her hand.

Afterwards, Lu Fang came straight to Jiajing, leaned down and reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue has sorted out the proceeds from this house raid overnight. Your Majesty, please take a look!"

When Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, he immediately put down the memorial in his hand, looked in the direction of Lu Fang, and said in a deep voice: "Hurry and show it to me!"

"As you command, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she didn't dare to be negligent at all. She immediately stepped forward and handed the thick booklet in her hand to Jiajing.

After Jiajing took the brochure from Lu Fang's hand, he couldn't wait to browse it.

After browsing for a while, Jiajing raised his head, looked in the direction of Lu Fang, and asked. "By the way, Lu Fang, I heard that Yan Maoqing secretly purchased many mansions in the capital in the name of others to store stolen money. Is this true?"

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Lu Fang responded without thinking.

"Well, in my opinion, this Yan Maoqing is really strange. He has been greedy for so much money, but he doesn't even think about transporting it back to his hometown and hiding it!"

"Yes, yes, your Majesty is right!"

When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately laughed twice and echoed.

In Lu Fang's opinion, Jiajing must have seen the mystery behind this, and then made fun of him.

After Jiajing said this with emotion, he returned his attention to the booklet in front of him.

After a long time, Jiajing put the book in his hand aside and said with emotion: "Huh, fifteen million taels, this Yan Maoqing's net worth is really rich!"

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she suppressed the horror in her heart and responded with a serious face: "Yes, Your Majesty, this Yan Maoqing is really greedy. With so much money, he can almost catch up with me, Ming Dynasty." It’s half a year’s tax payment!”

After sorting out the proceeds from the house raid at the Ministry of Revenue, Lu Fang rushed to the Qianqing Palace with the booklet, so he did not have time to confirm the amount.

"Mr. Yan Ge and the others really spent a lot of money this time!"

When Lu Fang thought of this, her face was filled with an inexplicable look.

He originally thought that this time, at most, he could make up for the 13.7 million taels lost by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works last year. Who knows, there is still a surplus.

"Now, things can finally turn around!"

After finishing his emotion, Lu Fang withdrew his gaze from Jiajing's face. Before that, he had been secretly observing the expression on Jiajing's face.

"Well, it seems it's time!"

After that, Lu Fang suppressed all the chaotic thoughts in his mind. After considering the words, he reported to Jiajing with a look of embarrassment: "... Your Majesty, to be honest, I have one more thing for you. Things need to be reported!”

Jiajing saw the embarrassment on Lu Fang's face, raised his eyebrows, and asked: "Lu Fang, tell me, what's the matter?"

After receiving Jiajing's permission, Lu Fang plucked up the courage and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Pang Qian, who was just transported to the capital, unfortunately fell ill due to the fatigue of traveling and traveling, and died in the cell!"

When Jiajing heard what Lu Fang said, a look of confusion flashed across his face. He tilted his head, looked in the direction of Lu Fang, and asked, "Pang Qian, which Pang Qian?"

Then, Jiajing's face showed a belated expression. He turned his eyes away from Lu Fang and said slowly: "Oh, I remembered that it was Pang Qian, the eunuch in charge of the Weaving Bureau, who was talking to me before. Bar?"

When Lu Fang heard this, she immediately responded with trepidation: "Yes, Your Majesty, that is Pang Qian!"

After Jiajing learned this answer from Lu Fang, he pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and said: "Forget it, let Pang Qian die. Anyway, he can't escape the crime he committed." One death!"

Jiajing paused when he said this, and then continued to add: "Take the body and bury it alive!"

When Lu Fang heard what Jiajing said, her face was filled with tears of gratitude. She lowered her head and responded in a deep voice: "As you command, Your Majesty!"

……

Forbidden City, Ministry of Punishment.

At this moment, Zhang Runde, the Minister of Justice, was listening patiently to the complaints of Luo Longwen, the Minister of Works, and chimed in from time to time.

"Hey, Mr. Yan Ge and the others don't know what they are thinking. They finally caught up with the rich men who ransacked the house, but they can't do anything. Not only that, they also have to put money into it themselves. What a big deal!"

"Yes, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xiao Ge specially called me to Yan's Mansion because of this matter earlier, saying that they wanted to clear my name!"

After listening to Luo Longwen's complaint, Zhang Runde picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then spoke.

After Luo Longwen heard Zhang Runde's words, an angry look suddenly appeared on his face, and he turned around and said: "Even if it is to clear the name, we have put too much money in it!"

"You know, so much money has never been confiscated from Yan Maoqing's house. This money is all saved by everyone's frugality, but now... that is a total of fifteen million taels. Silver!"

When Luo Longwen said this, he immediately stood up from his seat, looked around with a guilty look, and then lowered his voice and said: "I suspect that Mr. Yan Ge and the others want to take this opportunity to make up for the mistakes made by the officials last year. The Ministry and the Ministry of Works are in short supply!”

When Zhang Runde heard what Luo Longwen said, his face was full of horror. He immediately waved his hands and stopped him: "Hush, you can't say such nonsense!"

When Zhang Runde said this, like Luo Longwen before, he looked around and confirmed that no one was eavesdropping. Then he felt relieved and said cautiously: "If Mr. Yan Ge and the others find out, we will all have to eat." I can’t walk around in circles!”

Luo Longwen didn't care about this. He slammed the table and said in a deep voice: "Humph, what are you afraid of? This is obviously a fact!"

After Zhang Runde heard what Luo Longwen said, he shook his head helplessly and said to comfort: "Okay, stop complaining, think about it, Mr. Yan Ge and the others have not treated us badly for so many years, right?"

"We can't do without Mr. Yange and the others now. Isn't it just this grievance? If you suffer it, you will suffer it. Is it possible that you want to end up with the same fate as those who were disobedient before?"

When Zhang Runde's words fell, Luo Longwen's mind suddenly emerged about the fate of those who had relied on their seniority to disobey Yan Song's orders, or even openly challenged Yan Song.

Those people, without exception, were all purged one by one by Yan Song using extremely bloody methods.

Luo Longwen couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.

Zhang Runde took in the expression on Luo Longwen's face, nodded, and then added: "Okay, let me tell you, this is only temporary, and you will get better after a while!"

Seeing that Zhang Runde had already said this, Luo Longwen had no choice but to nod in agreement after repeatedly weighing the pros and cons.

After all, now, they still have to rely on the big tree Yan Song to enjoy the shade. As Zhang Runde said before, it's just a little aggrieved, and you'll have to live with it.

After thinking about this, Luo Longwen's depression dissipated a lot. Then, he stood up from his seat and said goodbye to Zhang Runde.

"Well, Lao Zhang, after telling you this, I feel much better. I still have things to deal with next, so I won't stay any longer!"

"Ah."

Luo Longwen had just taken a few steps out when he was stopped by Zhang Runde, who reminded him: "By the way, don't forget to tell everyone!"

……

Night falls, in the capital, in Yan's study room.

After settling the matter with Yan Maoqing, Yan Song felt like his shackles had been removed from his body, and he felt a long-lost sense of relaxation.

At this moment, Yan Song was in the room, leisurely sipping tea.

In Yan Song's view, using Yan Maoqing's incident to make up for the shortfalls of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Works last year was a very cost-effective deal.

Not to mention, in the process, many accusations were pinned on the long-dead Yan Maoqing.

The dead cannot speak, so they will take these secrets with them to the underworld.

"It seems that the previous events can be settled here. Yan Maoqing, Yan Maoqing, your death has made greater contributions than your lifetime!"

"By the way, when we received the Rakshasa delegation earlier, they said that the people who died on their side will go to a place called heaven, but our side is called the underworld, with eighteen levels of hell and King Yama. I don’t know if the two sides can be connected..."

Just as Yan Song was thinking, he heard a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts.

After coming back to his senses, Yan Song looked out the door and said, "Come in!"

After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, the door of the room was pushed open, and then Yan Shifan stepped in.

After Yan Shifan entered the room, he immediately leaned down and saluted Yan Song respectfully: "My child has seen his father!"

Hearing this, Yan Song glanced over Yan Shifan's body, nodded, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Facing Yan Song's gaze, Yan Shifan organized the words in his mind, and then said with a worried look: "Father, not long ago, the child learned from Zhang Runde that many people were dissatisfied with this. What should we do next?”

When Yan Song heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became stern. He looked away from Yan Shifan and commented: "These short-sighted fools, this is obviously a great good thing, and there are still people who think about it." Dissatisfied!”

Yan Song seemed quite indignant about this. After a pause, he continued to add: "This is an opportunity given to us by His Majesty. As long as we make up for last year's deficit, we will turn a blind eye!"

"Besides, when we asked them to put the blame on Yan Maoqing, weren't they all very active? How come when it comes time to make them pay, they become dissatisfied and push back, these ungrateful bastards!"

Seeing Yan Song's anger, Yan Shifan quickly stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Please calm down, father. Don't get so angry because of this!"

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan and then ordered: "Yan Shifan, you don't have to worry about this matter. If anyone has an opinion on this matter, let them say it in front of me!"

When Yan Shifan heard Yan Song's words, he immediately looked stern and responded in a deep voice: "Yes, father, the child understands!" (End of this chapter)