I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 77
When Lu Fang came in to report, he saw such a picture.

I saw the emperor holding a book he didn't know where he got it, with a sad face, and kept writing and drawing on the table while complaining, as if he was about to be enchanted.

Seeing this, Lu Fang didn't dare to disturb her, so she stood there cautiously, not daring to make any noise.

I don't know how much time has passed. When Jiajing came back to his senses and put down the secret book of formation, he found a figure standing not far away.

"Lu Fang, when did you come?"

"Your Majesty, I have just arrived, seeing you so focused, I dare not disturb you."

"Ahem, just let me know if you have anything to do, you don't need to do this." Jiajing coughed twice, and warned.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lu Fang said, and stood in front of Jiajing.

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the official in charge of the children's examination, there are people from the clan participating in the list, do you want to..."

"Oh, who is it?" Jiajing couldn't help being interested when he heard what Lu Fang said, and asked aloud.

"Your Majesty, it is Zhu Shunxian, an offshoot of Prince Hui's Mansion that was confiscated earlier."

"Participate, just participate. It's great to be able to take this step as a clan, and it must be dealt with impartially! You can't get too much preferential treatment because of his clan status, understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Lu Fang responded, and was about to bow and leave, but Jiajing stopped her.

"Oh, that's right! I have something I need you to do. Recently, I got a book by chance, but I don't know the characters on it. Go and find me someone who can read the characters! Don't go too far Zhang Yang, keep a low profile, understand?"

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, is it to find someone who can recognize this kind of writing?" Lu Fang said, pointing to the tadpole writing on the cover, and asked softly.

"Well, that's right." Jiajing said and nodded.

"Then please ask your majesty to let the servants transcribe a few words, so that it will be easier to find someone then."

"Ah."

After Lu Fang left, Jiajing took out a spirit stone from the storage bag and rubbed it nonstop.

……

Capital, Yan Mansion.

After today's duty was over, the father and son returned home and rushed to the study to discuss the next countermeasures.

"Father, what should we do next, Your Majesty..." Yan Shifan said, pausing for a moment, implying something.

"Hmph, let them stop all the movements of their hands, and then the collection of salt tax and the conversion of rice into mulberry must be handled beautifully!" After Yan Song finished speaking, he took the ginseng tea handed over by the maid, I rinsed my mouth.

"But, father! If this year's salt tax is too much, how should we explain it? After all, the salt tax in previous years was only more than 100 million taels, so it won't be enough by then!"

"Don't worry, His Majesty won't care about this, and he will even find excuses for us! If the salt tax this year is as usual, our end must be miserable."

"Tell Yan Maoqing and others that this year's salt tax and even the future salt tax can't be tampered with again! Otherwise, don't blame me, Yan Song, for being rude." Yan Song said, turning his eyes to his son, and warned in a deep voice.

"But father, this will..." Yan Shifan said hesitantly with a look of worry on his face when he heard what his father said.

"You are useless! How could I, Yan Song, have a son like you? Do you know why I did this? Because His Majesty has already found out the truth about the destruction of dikes and flooded fields in Zhejiang. Do you think His Majesty knows nothing? He is giving We have a chance, understand?"

"If Your Majesty tells the truth about the collapse of the dam, do you think we will end up with something good? At that time, it will be considered light to ransack the family and exterminate the family, and it will be recorded in the history books that I, Yan Song, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, But for his own self-interest, he let the dikes be destroyed and the fields flooded, causing 10,000+ people to suffer! This kind of thing will leave a bad name and be cast aside by the world even for generations to come."

"And you, Yan Shifan, can you take this responsibility? You worthless thing, kneel down!"

Yan Song looked at his son who was still undecided, so he got angry and reprimanded him.

"Yes, father! The child has been educated." Yan Shifan was reprimanded by his father, and he also understood the seriousness of the matter, and knelt down on the ground tremblingly.

"Okay, get up." Yan Song looked at his son kneeling on the ground, couldn't bear it, and let him get up.

"Father, what shall we do next?"

"What should I do? It's very simple, just do things for His Majesty."

……

At this time, Prince Yu's mansion was also not peaceful.

"What should I do next, my father already knows everything! If I had known it earlier..." Yu Wang Zhu Zaiyi looked anxious and kept paced in the room.

"Your Highness, there is nothing you can do about the situation now that it has developed to such an extent. Who knew that His Majesty would directly send Jin Yiwei Zhu Qi and the others to investigate the case." Xu Jie's face was no longer as calm as before, and his words Full of remorse.

"The main responsibility for this matter lies with me. I did not make a proper plan to expose the matter." Gao Gong's face was full of self-blame.

"Has the matter been dealt with from beginning to end?" Xu Jie asked abruptly.

"It's all been dealt with, and those who should shut up should also shut up." Seeing Xu Jie mentioning this matter again, Gao Gong couldn't help showing surprise, but he still answered.

"Well, as long as there is no definite evidence, the matter has not reached the point of no return! It's just that you need to be more careful at the moment, everyone, and be honest." Xu Jie asked Gao Gong again and again to confirm that it was correct before slowly opening his mouth.

Zhang Juzheng sat on the side, watching coldly, without any intention of speaking.

……

It was late at night, and Lu Fang showed embarrassment with the words copied from the emperor's book.

"Godfather, what's the matter? You've been depressed since just now, but what's bothering you?" Feng Bao, the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory, saw that his godfather Lu Fang was in a bad mood, and hurried forward to comfort him.

"Your Majesty gave me a hard job, here, you can see for yourself!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, and then showed Feng Bao the words on the paper, and said helplessly.

"Godfather, may I ask that His Majesty asked you to find someone who knows this kind of characters?" Feng Bao looked at the tadpole scripts that were transcribed on the paper, his eyes lit up, and his tone became more urgent.

"Do you know anyone who knows this kind of writing?" Lu Fang couldn't help asking when her godson Feng Bao acted like this, her tone was full of surprise.

"Yes, godfather! There is a temple in my son's hometown called Qingxu Temple. When I was young, I went there to offer incense! They have this kind of tadpole text there."

"You've helped Godfather a lot. If it's what you said, Godfather will ask His Majesty to reward you in person!" Lu Fang heard Feng Bao's words, her face was ecstatic, and she looked at the man standing in front of her respectfully. His godson's eyes were full of satisfaction.

"Thank you godfather! If you can help godfather, the child will be very happy, and don't dare to ask for anything else." Seeing this, Feng Bao bowed slightly and couldn't help but refuse.

"I'll send you to this matter, and let you show your face in front of His Majesty to make plans for the future." Lu Fang said slowly after pondering for a moment.

"Thank you godfather, thank you godfather! In the future, my child will serve you as my real father, no, you are my real father! My child will be a filial piety for you in the future, and I will take care of you until the end of my life." Hearing Lu Fang's words , Feng Bao was taken aback for a moment, then kowtowed on the ground again and again.

"Godfather didn't love you for nothing." Lu Fang said with a smile in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)