My life skills in Daming Liver

Chapter 4 Dragon King
The capital, Xiyuan, and Yuxi Palace.

Jiajing, the emperor who had been in power for 33 years, retired the civil servants who supported him through a grand ceremony when he ascended the throne as a young man, showing extraordinary talent for power and tactics.

In today's Jiajing, the ability to manipulate people's hearts and manipulate the political situation is at its peak.

At this time, the Daoist Emperor of Ming Dynasty was sitting on an exquisite futon.

Yuxi Palace is a Taoist-style palace, with four golden nanmu pillars that can only be hugged by two people, propping up a towering dome, and the futon on which Emperor Jiajing sits is facing the center of the dome.

Around the futon, the floor tiles are inlaid with gold, forming the image of gossip.

At this time, the "Loyal and Filial Emperor" who carried the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty and the thirteen provinces on his shoulders, was reciting Taoist scriptures with his eyes closed.

Holding a copper pestle in his hand, he tapped lightly on the copper basket in front of the futon, making the sound of gold and stone.

The eunuch Lv Fang, who was in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, was called the inner minister by the ministers in the outer court, and the eunuch in the inner court was honored as the ancestor, but at this moment, he respectfully knelt beside the futon and read the memorials of the ministers to Emperor Jiajing.

Lu Fang's voice was up and down, and his words were clear. Jiajing admired the ability of this imperial minister most, which was his ability to extract the key content from the cloudy memorials of the officials.

At this time, Lu Fang was reading the memorial of Nie Bao, Minister of the Ministry of War. Instead of reading according to the memorial, Lu Fang picked out the most critical part of the memorial and told it to the emperor:
"My lord, Nie Shangshu said that the current military preparations in the world are going against the grain. The root cause is that the general is not careful about the imperial court and is unwilling to die for the imperial court."

Jiajing stopped reciting Taoist scriptures, tapped the copper lightly, and Lu Fang, who was best at trying to figure out Jiajing's mind, immediately continued:
"The general's disregard for the imperial court is because they have resentment towards the imperial court."

Jiajing tapped the copper again lightly. Lu Fang knew that this memorial had aroused Jiajing's interest, so he quickly said:
"Nie Shangshu read the survey conducted by the Ministry of War. Many of the officers in the guards today are descendants of criminals who were exiled to the army for crimes. The ancestors of these people were sinners in the Ming Dynasty. How much loyalty to the imperial court can you say when you become an officer because of chance?"

"The laws of this dynasty have already stated that the offspring of criminal officials cannot be officials. These descendants of criminal officials are mixed with generals and schools, which has ruined the ethos of the guard and made the soldiers of the guard so invincible."

He only heard Tongjin beating three times in a row. Lu Fang knew that Emperor Jiajing was interested in this memorial, so he immediately continued:
"Nowadays, the Japanese Rebellion in the southeast has not been put down for a long time, and there are also reasons why these criminal officials in the guards support the bandits. Nie Shangshu believes that the imperial court should send envoys to investigate the descendants of criminal officials from all over the country, remove their official positions, and recover the imperial court's previous rewards and frequent payments. If you use this money as the military salary, and then recruit the best talents in the army to serve as the military academy, then the imperial court will not need to lose money and food, and the Japanese pirates in the southeast will solve themselves."

Lu Fang carefully looked at Emperor Jiajing's face on the futon, only seeing the solemn face of the loyal and filial emperor, with no signs of like or dislike.

Lu Fang once again lamented the unfathomable power of the sky, only to hear Jiajing suddenly ask:
"What does the cabinet think?"

Lu Fang immediately turned to the end of the memorial, glanced at the cabinet's approval document and said:

"Mr. Yan Ge agrees, Mr. Xu Ge disagrees, and Mr. Li Ge is noncommittal."

Jiajing smiled and said, "Aren't you wondering why the two elders in the cabinet switched positions?"

Lu Fang quickly lowered his head, as the eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies and held a pen, the most taboo thing he had was making friends with foreign officials.

Hearing the emperor's intention of probing, Lu Fang hurriedly said: "How can I guess the elder Ge's mind?"

Jiajing suddenly raised his voice and said: "They are ministers, and you are also ministers! In terms of loyalty, foreign ministers are not as good as your internal ministers, but emperors have always used foreign ministers since ancient times. They have never used you internal ministers to govern the country. Lu Fang, do you know why?"

Lu Fang quickly kowtowed and dared not answer.

Jiajing said: "Gaiyin's foreign ministers can relieve your father's worries! Xu Jie and his gang spend all day complaining about the Japanese chaos in the southeast and making empty comments. Only this Nie Bao knows how to share your father's worries. I want to use it." This is the kind of courtier who can do things."

"Let the Ministry of War draw up a plan and hand it over to the cabinet."

Lu Fang immediately understood what the emperor meant.

The first thing the emperor valued was the phrase "the Japanese pirates' rebellion will be resolved by itself", and what was more important was that using criminal officials' fines to pay the Mexican army would stop Qingliu from crying for poverty.

And the extra money, of course, is for the Zhongxiao Emperor to build a temple!

Lu Fang received the decree and withdrew from Yuxi Palace. At this moment, a cold wind suddenly blew, and raindrops poured down from the southeast.

Seeing the sudden change of weather, Lu Fang quickly ordered the little eunuchs to take care of the windows and doors, and must not let raindrops fall into Yuxi Palace.

The sudden rain aroused the interest of Emperor Jiajing, who was only seen holding a copper pestle, circling the imperial seat futon, and quickly circling on the gold-inlaid floor tiles.

While turning in circles, he recited a certain verse from the Taoist scriptures, and when the verse was finished, Emperor Jiajing looked at the hexagram of Qian under his feet, and finally smiled.

While beating the bronze rod with a copper pestle, he sang like crazy:

"The sky is dark and the dragon moves, and the dragon's aura rises to the southeast. Lizhen is in good luck!"

Lu Fang knew that this was a good omen for Emperor Jiajing, but he didn't dare to delay the business, and hurried to the cabinet with the memorial.

At this time, on the sea in southern Fujian, a lucky boat is heaving and falling on the rough sea.

A tall and straight young man is standing on the bow of the blessing boat, leaning on the mast to look at the waves in the distance.

"Hundred households! The bow of the boat is rough!"

The Fuchuan was pushed into the air by a wave, and then fell heavily on the sea, setting off a column of water.

These jets of water fell on the deck, knocking off the square scarf that tied the young man's hair, only to see a fluttering long hair stretched out with the wind and waves. This young man dressed in hundreds of households turned out to be a young woman!
The long-term life at sea made the woman's skin a healthy wheat color, and the fake beard she put on had been knocked off by the waves, exposing the woman's exquisite facial features.

At this time, the sailors on the lucky boat knelt on the deck, praying that the third master would bless them to return to the port safely.

Without the sun, moon and stars, the Fuchuan could not recognize the direction. At this time, the captain's judgment is the most tested. In such bad weather, only by finding the right direction and sailing back to the offshore port can he be rescued.

If it deviates from the course and sails into the deep sea, then this old blessing boat may not last until the storm subsides.

"Baihu! Dragon King!"

The helmsman pointed to a black tornado between the sea and the sky not far away. The sea water was sucked into the air and connected with the black rain clouds!
Seeing such a horrifying scene, everyone on the boat put down their things and knelt down on the deck to worship.

But this Baihu disguised as a man knew that this was not a dragon king. She had heard from her father that this terrible weather phenomenon would cause the ship to be smashed to pieces as long as it was caught in the wind!
But it's too late to explain to the crew now, and the current state of the crew is just waiting to die.

This woman knew that the fear in the hearts of the crew must be broken first, in order to have a chance of survival!
The female Baihu said to the helmsman beside her, "Take out my spear!"

The helmsman asked in horror: "Baihu! What are you going to do?"

Baihu looked firmly at the waterspout in the distance and said, "I want to slay the dragon!"

(End of this chapter)