I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

After confirming from the housekeeper that his fourth brother Zhu Zaizhen will leave Beijing in the near future.

Zhu Zaijing's whole body relaxed, and the stone that had been hanging in his heart finally landed safely.

For Zhu Zaijing, there is no better news than this!

As we all know, if those vassal kings who have resigned from the vassal state do not receive the edict, they will not be able to return to the capital for life and can only stay in their fiefdoms for the rest of their lives.

And Zhu Zaizhen left the capital this time, and he doesn't know when he wants to come back next time.

After Zhu Zaizhen left the capital, Zhu Zaijing was able to free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with the threat from Zhu Zaiyuan.

Immediately, I saw Zhu Zaijing supporting his chin with one hand, thinking: "By the way, do you want to ask your father for instructions? When the time comes, I will go see my fourth brother off in person. Maybe this time I will say goodbye forever..." "

……

While Zhu Zaijing was still weighing the pros and cons, on the other side, in the capital, near the dock.

More than half a month after setting off from Zhejiang, the ship on which Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and his party finally arrived in the capital.

In order to ensure that there would be no mistakes in the subsequent military training, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou brought Wang Rulong, Hu Shouren, Chen Ziluan, Wu Weizhong and other capable generals under their command to the capital.

As soon as he got off the boat, Yu Dayou was attracted by the towering city walls, majestic towers, and scattered buildings in the distance.

"Everyone in the world says that Suzhou and Hangzhou are as prosperous as a dream. In my opinion, this capital city cannot give in too much!"

Then, Yu Dayou looked away from the busy traffic in the distance and said with emotion.

Qi Jiguang on the side heard Yu Dayou's words and responded with a smile: "Yes!"

Previously, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou followed Hu Zongxian to exterminate Japanese pirates, fought everywhere, and accumulated a lot of military exploits.

Later, under Jiajing's deliberate promotion, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were promoted as fast as a rocket.

At present, Qi Jiguang is General Zhaoyi and a third-grade military attache, and Yu Dayou is General Huaiyuan and a third-grade military attache. This is a height that many military generals in the Ming Dynasty will never reach in their lifetime.

After stopping and watching for a long time, Qi Jiguang withdrew his gaze from the bustling crowd in the distance, turned around, looked in the direction of Yu Dayou, and suggested: "It's getting late, let's go to the inn!"

Hearing this, Yu Dayou nodded and said in response: "Well, let's go!"

After the words fell, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou didn't hesitate at all. They immediately took the sedan and marched towards the post station in the capital specially designed to receive officials.

……

Because the person who recommended Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to the emperor was Hu Zongxian, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Therefore, soon after Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou arrived in the capital, many officials in the DPRK got wind of the incident.

Those officials planned to pay a visit to the emperor after Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had met with him to get closer to him.

It's not that they value Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou very much. They mainly want to indirectly build a relationship with Hu Zongxian by making good friends with Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

After all, the current Hu Zongxian is not only the cabinet minister, but also the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and he also has a teacher who is the chief assistant of the cabinet!

I would like to ask whether there are any thighs thicker than this in both the government and the public?

At the same time, behind the scenes, many people were secretly envious of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's good fortune.

In recent years, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou followed Hu Zongxian in the north and south, annihilated the Japanese pirates, and made great achievements!

After Hu Zongxian was appointed as the Minister of Civil Affairs by the emperor, he did not forget his two old subordinates. He gave them a hand and personally recommended them to the emperor to take charge of military training.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that with Hu Zongxian, an old boss who is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the career of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou will be smooth sailing in the future.

It is precisely because of this that those in the court became more and more eager to make friends with Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

As night fell, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were staying at the inn.

In the room, the orange lights clearly reflected the figures of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were both kneeling on the ground. Standing in front of them was an old eunuch wearing red official uniform.

"His Majesty said that you two have had a long journey, so you need to rest for one night and then go to the audience tomorrow!"

When the old eunuch finished speaking, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's faces were filled with excitement that could not be concealed.

After all, early tomorrow morning, they will go to the Forbidden City to meet the emperor!

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many officials who never saw the emperor in person for the entirety of their lives. But now, they have the opportunity to meet the emperor in person.

What an honor!

Later, Qi Jiguang was the first to come to his senses, stood up from the ground, leaned down, and saluted the old eunuch respectfully: "Excuse me, father-in-law!"

Seeing this, Yu Dayou stood up from the ground and thanked the old eunuch: "Thank you for bothering me, father-in-law!"

Seeing this, the old eunuch squinted at the two of them and responded in a subtle way.

"I'm sorry to bother you, father-in-law, to go all the way here. A small courtesy is not respectful!"

After Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he immediately stepped forward and quietly stuffed a thick stack of banknotes into the old eunuch's hands.

After the old eunuch roughly felt the thickness of the banknote, he immediately smiled and said: "Where, where, General Qi is joking, this is nothing more than our family's duty!"

"You are the people recommended by Mr. Hu Ge personally to His Majesty. Your future future will be immeasurable!"

When Qi Jiguang heard this, his face was full of humility. He immediately lowered his head, bowed to the old eunuch and said, "Thank you for your kind words, father-in-law!"

The old eunuch, seeing that he had successfully conveyed his words, had no intention of staying too long.

After telling the two of them to have a good rest, they turned and left the room.

After seeing off the old eunuch, Qi Jiguang turned around, looked at Yu Dayou aside, and then said: "It's getting late, go to bed early. We have to go to see His Majesty tomorrow morning. !”

"Ah."

After Yu Dayou responded, he planned to go back to his room to rest.

He had just taken a few steps and turned back again. Then, he looked in the direction of Qi Jiguang and asked, "By the way, have you told the Governor that we have arrived in the capital?"

Qi Jiguang took in the expression on Yu Dayou's face. After nodding slightly, he turned and said, "Don't worry, I sent someone to deliver the news to the Governor early in the morning!"

After learning the news from Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou felt relieved, and then left the room without any hesitation.

……

On the other side, Hu Zongxian is located in his mansion in Beijing.

Since Hu Zongxian became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there has been an endless stream of people coming to visit him, making Hu Zongxian tireless.

Later, Hu Zongxian listened to Zhang Juzheng's suggestion, raised several vicious dogs at home, and ordered people to put corresponding signs on the door.

Since then, many fewer people have come to visit, and Hu Zongxian has rarely become quiet.

At this moment, in the study room.

Hu Zongxian is holding a copy of "Journey to the West" and reading it with relish. The ups and downs of the plot in the book make people immersed in it.

I don’t know how long time passed. When Hu Zongxian came back to his senses, he suddenly realized that he had read this book back and forth several times without knowing it.

Afterwards, Hu Zongxian put down the book in his hand and murmured to himself: "Well, the book written by this Sheyang layman is really interesting, but the number of words is too few. I remember that this person seems to be studying in the Imperial College. I will find someone to go there another day. Pay a visit.”

Just as Hu Zongxian was making such calculations, he heard a slight knock on the door.

"Come in!"

After the words fell, the door to the room was pushed open and the housekeeper stepped in.

After the housekeeper entered the room, he subconsciously looked in the direction of Hu Zongxian, leaned down and said respectfully: "Sir, Mr. Yan Ge sent someone to send news, saying that someone was impeaching Zheng Shu on the charge of wanton corruption. Bichang and He Maocai."

After Hu Zongxian learned the news from the housekeeper, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows, looked in the direction of the housekeeper, and asked: "What do you mean, impeach Zheng Michang and He Maocai?"

Facing Hu Zongxian's gaze, the housekeeper did not dare to hide anything, and immediately told him all he had learned about the situation: "Yes, sir, that's what Mr. Yan Ge said..."

From the butler's narration, Hu Zongxian finally understood the general situation. Immediately, he waved his hand and said: "Okay, I understand this matter. You can go down first!"

"Yes, sir!"

After the butler responded, he bowed his hand to Hu Zongxian and walked away immediately.

"The Yuan family in Jiaxing..."

After the housekeeper left the room, Hu Zongxian was seen supporting his chin with one hand and began to think about the reason behind this.

Hu Zongxian has not forgotten that not long ago, Jiajing specially summoned him and asked him about the land annexation in Zhejiang.

"Zhao Zhenji went to Zhejiang this time to follow His Majesty's order to investigate the land annexation. But now, the Yuan family in Jiaxing is mobilizing their connections in the court to impeach Zheng Michang and He Maocai!"

"Zhao Zhenji is a high-ranking official in the border area, so they naturally dare not act without permission. Therefore, they can only indirectly put pressure on Zhao Zhenji by impeaching Zheng Michang and He Maocai!"

After thinking about this, Hu Zongxian suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

At the same time, he also understood clearly what he should do next, and he had to help him with this!

In Hu Zongxian's opinion, the Yuan family in Jiaxing was just unlucky and happened to be hit by a gun.

Even if there is no Yuan family in Jiaxing, there will still be the Xu family in Qiantang and the Yu family in Yuyao. Anyway, as long as the government wants to, they can slap you with any number of charges.

Ultimately, all this started because the emperor planned to investigate land annexation.

The matter of land annexation involves the lifeblood of the dynasty. In the middle of the dynasty, the situation of land annexation will become particularly serious. If the court leaves this situation unchecked, it won’t be long before the land annexation situation becomes more serious, and those people who have lost their land and have no way of living will turn into refugees in order to survive.

When the time comes, as long as someone raises his hand and calls out, a hundred responses will soon follow, setting off rebellions everywhere. By then, the situation will be out of control.

Hu Zongxian knew very well that it was precisely because the emperor saw this that he took this opportunity to attack the Yuan family in Jiaxing.

The purpose is to test the resistance of this matter.

In addition, Hu Zongxian has been the governor of Zhejiang for many years, and Zheng Michang and He Maocai, his subordinates, are now being impeached for wanton corruption. When the court investigates, he will inevitably be labeled as negligent in his duties.

After thinking about this, Hu Zongxian summoned his cronies and gave instructions: "Go to the teacher immediately and say this favor, I will help!"

When the confidant heard Hu Zongxian's words, he did not dare to show any signs of neglect. After bowing to Hu Zongxian, he immediately stepped away.

Soon after, a servant entered the room with silent steps, lowered his head, and reported respectfully: "Master, someone just sent you a handwritten letter. The person who came said that it was entrusted by your former subordinate. Someone sent it!"

Hearing this, a trace of hesitation flashed across Hu Zongxian's face. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked in the direction of the servant and ordered in a deep voice: "Bring the letter here!"

"Yes, sir!"

After that, Hu Zongxian took the envelope from the slave's hand. The signature on the envelope was Qi Jiguang.

"Qi Jiguang and the others actually arrived in the capital so quickly?"

After Hu Zongxian finished his emotion, he opened the envelope and read the contents on it.

……

Night, Beijing, Yan Mansion.

At this moment, in the room, Yan Song was soaking his feet and browsing the books in his hand. The hot water in the basin was still steaming.

As soon as Yan Song raised his feet, a maid came forward, leaned down, and carefully wiped the water off Yan Song's feet with silk cloth.

At this moment, there was a slight knock on the door. Seeing this, Yan Song had to look away from the books in front of him and said: "Come in!"

After the words fell, the door to the room was pushed open, and the housekeeper opened the door and walked in.

After entering the room, the housekeeper immediately leaned down, looked in the direction of Yan Song, and said respectfully: "Master, Hu Zongxian just sent someone to send a message saying that he will help!"

After Yan Song learned the news, his face was filled with relief. Then, he was seen sitting behind the desk with the support of a maid.

"Ru Zhen is really reliable. It seems that I, Yan Song, did not accept this student in vain!"

After finishing his emotion, Yan Song raised his head and looked at the housekeeper, waved his hand quite casually, and then ordered: "Okay, it's none of your business, go down first!"

"Yes, sir!"

When Yan Song finished speaking, the housekeeper didn't hesitate at all. After bowing respectfully to Yan Song, he immediately walked away.

Soon after the housekeeper left, Yan Shifan walked in.

As soon as Yan Shifan entered the room, he heard Yan Song's voice ringing in his ears: "How did things go?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he did not dare to be negligent at all. He immediately leaned down and respectfully responded: "Father, my son has sent someone to notify Zhang Runde and Luo Longwen!"

Yan Song nodded after hearing Yan Shifan's words, and then returned his attention to the books in front of him.

Seeing this situation, Yan Shifan hesitated for a moment, looked in the direction of Yan Song, and asked cautiously: "Father, what did Hu Zongxian say? Will he help?"

Hearing this, Yan Song glanced at Yan Shifan and said unhurriedly: "Not long ago, Hu Zongxian sent someone to send a message saying that he would help!"

When Yan Song finished speaking, Yan Shifan had an expected look on his face. He snorted coldly and said to himself.

"Hmph, of course he will help. After all, Zheng Michang and He Mao have been his subordinates for many years. If something happens and the court investigates it, he, Hu Zongxian, will inevitably be accused of dereliction of duty!"

When Yan Song heard this, he just frowned and didn't say much.

"By the way, father, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, whom Hu Zongxian recommended to His Majesty earlier, have arrived in the capital!"

"Well, I understand, it's getting late, go down and rest!"

Yan Song did not comment on Yan Shifan's words. He looked back, waved his hand, and gave the order.

"Yes, father, please leave now!"

"Ah."

……

One night passed in the blink of an eye, and in the early morning, it was the inn where Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou stayed.

Since they would go to the Forbidden City to meet the emperor soon, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou got up early.

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were extremely looking forward to their next meeting with the emperor, and put on their official uniforms early.

The official uniform is a formal dress worn when meeting the emperor. Among them, there is a big difference between the official uniforms of civil officials and military attachés.

The tattoo on the uniform of a third-grade civil servant is a peacock, while the tattoo on the uniform of a third-grade military attache is a leopard.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were all wearing crimson official uniforms, which were also embroidered with loose flowers without branches and leaves, two inches in diameter.

After confirming that everything was ready, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou boarded the sedan that had been prepared and went to the Forbidden City.

The Forbidden City, outside the Qianqing Palace.

The eunuch who was responsible for teaching etiquette was tirelessly telling Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou what they needed to pay attention to when meeting the emperor.

"Well, that's roughly what you need to pay attention to then!"

After the eunuch finished speaking, he looked away from Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

After that, Qi Jiguang stepped forward and quietly stuffed a wad of banknotes into the eunuch's hand.

"Excuse me, father-in-law!"

After roughly sensing the thickness of the banknote, the eunuch nodded to Qi Jiguang and said slowly: "Well, he's quite sensible!"

After that, the eunuch saw no one around and waved to Qi Jiguang, motioning for him to come closer.

Then, the eunuch's voice was heard: "Your Majesty is in a good mood recently. You don't have to worry too much. Just speak boldly. In addition, Your Majesty prefers hard-working officials..."

After that, the eunuch didn't stay too long, but left directly.

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou looked at the eunuch leaving, their faces filled with gratitude. They leaned down and said respectfully: "Eunuch, go slowly!"

After the eunuch walked away, Qi Jiguang withdrew his gaze, looked at Yu Dayou who was full of doubts, and explained: "I heard the Governor mentioned earlier that when meeting His Majesty, he should be in advance..."

Before Qi Jiguang finished speaking, he heard a high-pitched voice: "Xuan Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou are here to attend!"

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang had no choice but to swallow the words that he had not yet said out loud, and then said: "Let's go and see His Majesty!"

"Ah."

After Yu Dayou responded, he followed Qi Jiguang's steps and stepped onto the stairs of Qianqing Palace.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou followed the instructions of the previous eunuch who was responsible for teaching etiquette. Without squinting, they knelt down on the ground with a plop and said in a deep voice.

"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"

"Well, everyone, get up!"

Jiajing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this. After looking Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou up and down, he waved his hand and gave instructions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's permission, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou slowly stood up from the ground.

Even before this, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had already prepared themselves mentally, but when they actually saw the emperor, they were still a little nervous.

Qi Jiguang could even feel that there was a slight vibrato when he spoke.

Jiajing took in the expressions on the two people's faces, chuckled, and said: "Okay, don't be too nervous, just come as usual. I came to you today because I just want to chat with you. Just chatting!”

After that, Jiajing's voice was heard: "Come here, please give me a seat for your two beloved ladies!"

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, a eunuch came forward, prepared seats for Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, and covered them with soft cushions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Seeing this situation, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou reacted quickly, cupped their hands and thanked Jiajing.

After that, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou did not refuse, but sat down on the seats one after another. They sat upright and did not dare to make the slightest move.

Then, Jiajing glanced at Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou respectively, then turned and said: "You two are both talents recommended to me by Hu Zongxian. When we meet today, you are really extraordinary!"

After Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou heard Jiajing's words, they quickly stood up from their seats, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is so complimentary!"

Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou could clearly feel that the emperor valued them, and at this moment, they were full of expectations for what the emperor would say next.

Then, Jiajing's slightly emotional voice was heard: "Whether you are leading the army to annihilate the Japanese pirates who once occupied the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, or suppressing the rebellions in Fujian and Jiangxi, you have all contributed a lot in this process!"

"You have made great contributions to the imperial court!" (End of Chapter)