I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 100 On Merit Rewards and Penalties

"Okay, let's stop here for the salary increase of officials. You just go down and implement it."

Jiajing looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground, waved his hands, and said loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing that the salary increase for the officials had been settled, everyone couldn't hide their inner excitement and said in unison.

"I just got the news that Hu Zongxian has led the army to wipe out all the Japanese pirates in Fujian and other places. From Funing to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, the land of thousands of miles has returned to our Ming rule!"

"How do you think I should reward them?" After Jiajing finished speaking, he took a sip from his teacup and asked everyone.

"Report to Your Majesty, such great achievements should be rewarded heavily!" Gao Gong stood up first, and said in a deep voice.

"Well, Gao Aiqing's words are quite to my liking, and should be rewarded heavily." Jiajing nodded in Gao Gong's direction to show his approval.

At this time, Xu Jie stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, although the Japanese pirates in Fujian Province have been wiped out, the risk of resurgence cannot be ruled out! Therefore, I would like to implore Your Majesty to send a General Yuan was appointed governor of Fujian in order to deter Japanese pirates."

"Oh, we've come to this point, must Xu Ge already have a general candidate in mind?" Jiajing asked with a look of interest in what Xu Jie said.

"Your Majesty is wise! I already have a general candidate in mind." Xu Jie responded with a slight bow to Jiajing.

"Oh, who is it?" Jiajing raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

"My Majesty, the person I want to recommend is Tan Lun!"

Under Jiajing's questioning, Xu Jie revealed his candidate for governor of Fujian.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate! As far as I know, Tan Lun does not have much experience in governing localities. If he is sent rashly, I may miss the state affairs." Yan Shifan heard that Xu Jie wanted to After recommending Tan Lun to be the governor of Fujian, he immediately jumped out with the attitude of a virtuous minister sharing the king's worries, admonishing him.

"I'm curious, why can't Tan Lun be governor of Fujian?"

"Just now Xiaoge said that Tan Lun has no experience in governing the local area. In the 29th year of Jiajing, Tan Lun was the prefect of Taizhou! He also recruited local bravery to fight against Japanese pirates, and achieved an impressive record of three battles and three victories!"

"Isn't this also the experience of governing a locality?"

Seeing Yan Shifan jumping out, Gao Gong immediately retorted.

"Taizhou is just a prefecture, while Fujian is a province! Can the two be compared together?" Seeing Gao Gong refute his words, Yan Shifan was not to be outdone, and immediately turned back.

"Hmph, I see, someone is obviously trying to make use of it!" Gao Gong glanced at Yan Shifan and mocked.

"Who do you think is taking advantage of the problem?" Yan Shifan was irritated by Gao Gong's words, and glared.

"Hmph, do you still need to ask?"

"You!"

Just when Gao Gong and Yan Shifan were quarreling, Jiajing coughed lightly and said calmly: "Okay, stop arguing, what do you think this is?"

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Yan Shifan and Gao Gong saw that the emperor was a little unhappy, they stopped the quarrel and bowed to apologize.

"I think what Xu Ge said is reasonable. Right now, we should send a general to Fujian to serve as a deterrent to Xiaoxiao."

"How about this, let Tan Lun be the governor of Fujian for the time being according to Xu Ge's words! After the situation stabilizes, we will make plans." Jiajing's voice was not loud, which was considered to be the end of this debate.

"Your Majesty is holy!" Seeing that the emperor had made a decision, everyone no longer objected.

Seeing that a single Tan Lun was in such trouble, Jiajing also gave up on discussing with the ministers when he saw this, and announced his decision on his own.

"As per my will, Yu Dayou, General of Pingman, has made great achievements in suppressing the Japanese, and he will be named General Guangwei! Commander of Dengzhou Wei, Qi Jiguang, General of Jizhou, will be named General Dingyuan! Governor of Zhejiang Province and Governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, will be named General Dingguo! "

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in the conquest of the Japanese pirates this time were paid double the salary, and the soldiers who died in the battle were also paid double the pension, and their families were also properly settled by me."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Seeing that the emperor had announced the appointment himself, no one present dared to question the emperor's words, so Qi had no choice but to claim yes.

……

Since Hu Zongxian led the army back to the court, Zhang Lian, the leader of the Japanese pirates, was sent to Jinyiwei's prison.

"Do you have anything to explain?" the figure opposite Zhang Lian asked.

"No, I don't know anything, kill me!" Zhang Lian turned his head to the side, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, a guy like you, sir, I have seen eight thousand if not ten thousand! At the beginning, I was tougher than anyone else. After I tried Jin Yiwei's punishment, I cried like a bamboo tube and wanted to explain. .”

"Anyway, you will open your mouth in the end. Instead of confessing after suffering a lot of flesh and blood, it is better to confess now, and you will suffer less." The figure in front of Zhang Lian comforted him in this way.

"Hmph, the frightening Jin Yiwei is nothing more than that, he can only play tricks! When I was a pirate, sir, I already put life and death aside. No matter what you say, I won't open my mouth." Zhang Lian's face With a mocking look on his face, he spoke.

"Okay! If that's the case, then I'll treat you well." The figure in front of Zhang Lian was not irritated by his words, but became more and more excited.

"You...what do you want to do?"

When Zhang Lian saw the steel needle in the figure's hand, there was a trace of panic in Zhang Lian's tone.

"As long as Jin Yiwei has a hereditary family, he must be good at the art of punishment! Coincidentally, the villain knows a special art of punishment, and what he needs to use is such a small steel needle."

"My colleagues all call this punishment "Three Needles of the King of Hades", which means that no matter how tough a person is, he will open his mouth after three needles." As the visitor said, he thrust the steel needle into Zhang Lian's spine, An indescribable pain spread to the limbs, Zhang Lian burst into tears from the pain, struggling non-stop, trying to break free from the shackles.

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Zhang Lian immediately slammed his head against the pillar that bound him, trying to relieve the pain.

Seeing this, the figure in front of Zhang Lian pulled out the steel needle from his spine, and asked with a smile on his face, "How is it? Do you want to try the second needle?"

At this time, Zhang Lian's clothes were already wet with sweat, and when he saw that someone was about to get a second needle on his body, his pupils shrank suddenly, he couldn't help shaking his head, and whimpered: "Please don't get it, I recruit, I recruit them all!"

"Oh, I've tried to persuade you earlier, but you just don't listen! You have to suffer a lot before you confess obediently. Really, let me tell you what's good about you."

"Speak, what do you want to explain?"

"I want to explain the whereabouts of the thief leader Wang Zhi..." Zhang Lian said after hesitating for a moment.

……

Zhejiang, Chun'an County.

Hai Rui finished his day's work and returned to the county office.

When he first stepped into the room, he was attracted by the smell of meat. Looking closer, it turned out that his wife Wang was stewing meat at home.

"What day is it today that you eat so much?" Seeing this, Hai Rui pondered for a long time, his face full of doubts.

"You, you know that you are busy with your official duties every day, and you don't care about any other news!" Hai Rui was greeted by his wife Wang's reproachful gaze.

"Let me tell you, His Majesty has decided to raise the salaries for all the officials. On the way back, I heard the officials of the Governor's Mansion talking about it!"

"In the future, we will no longer have to live a tight life, and we can occasionally have a meal of meat." Hai Rui's wife, Wang Shi, said with a smile on her face.

Hai Rui's lips moved, and he said softly, "I've been following me for the past few years, I've wronged you!"

"Why, we've been husband and wife for so many years, no matter how wronged you are, you still come here? It will get better and better in the future, go wash your hands, and have dinner right away." Seeing that Hai Rui was still in a daze, Wang couldn't help urging.

"okay."

(End of this chapter)