Ming Dynasty 1566

Chapter 18

King Yu glanced at the big characters on the wall behind Jiajing: I have three virtues, which are compassion, frugality, and dare not be the first in the world.In an instant, the big characters "dare not to be the first in the world" are particularly eye-catching!He immediately knelt down.

The others also held their breath, and the entire hall was surprisingly silent.

Hu Zongxian raised his head abruptly: "Go back to the emperor! The emperor will not abandon his talent as a rotten tree, and entrusts him with the important task of enforcing the frontier. But since he is appointed to seal the frontier, he will do everything except listen to the emperor and the court. He will listen to other people's instructions, and no one can influence the original intention of the minister. As for the failure to implement the national policy of changing rice to mulberry this time, and such a large flood occurred in the place where the minister was responsible, all the culpability, in the final analysis, is the It is the fault of the minister alone, and it has nothing to do with others." Speaking of which, he took out the resignation letter from his sleeve: "This is the letter of resignation from the minister requesting dismissal, please allow the emperor."

This was a bit unexpected, and everyone was taken aback.

Jiajing looked at Hu Zongxian for a while, and didn't ask Lu Fang to pick up the resignation letter. He turned to King Yu first: "Did you hear that, Hu Zongxian is trying to excuse Tan Lun. Get up."

"Yes." King Yu stood up, lowered his head and sat down again.

Jiajing turned his gaze to Hu Zongxian again, and his tone gradually became stricter: "It is really like what you said, the dilapidated river embankment is equivalent to losing the city and abandoning the land, and it also disrupted the imperial court's national policy of changing rice into mulberry. I want to punish you for your crime and dismiss you!" Is it over?"

Hu Zongxian: "Thunder, rain and dew are God's grace! I leave it to the emperor."

Jiajing: "Let me ask you again, the embankment of the Xin'an River was built last year, costing the court 250 million taels of silver, and the embankment collapsed in a flood. Did you not notice it beforehand?"

Yan Song, Yu Wang and Lu Fang were all really nervous at this moment, all looking at Hu Zongxian.

Hu Zongxian: "The minister also inspected the river embankment, but failed to find hidden dangers in time, which is the crime of negligence."

Jiajing: "Is it just an oversight?"

All eyes were fixed on Hu Zongxian nervously again.

Hu Zongxian: "Go back to the emperor, is the river embankment in disrepair? Here are the confessions of Ma Ningyuan, the director of the Xin'an River, and Chang Boxi and Zhang Zhiliang, the co-organizers. Please ask the emperor to check!" Ma Ningyuan's confession!
Everyone is dumbfounded!

The air in the main hall of Yuxi Palace suddenly seemed to freeze!
Jiajing looked back at Lu Fang, and Lu Fang also looked at him, so he walked over, took the confession, and handed it to Jiajing.

Jiajing slowly unfolded the confession, and began to look with cold eyes.

Yan Song sat there with his eyes closed, but he could see that his head and face were trembling slightly.

At this time, King Yu tried his best to calm his mind, looked at the ground with both eyes, and tried not to show any expression.

The expression on Jiajing's face began to change. At first, he was a little surprised, and then he showed a state of contemplation while watching. After finishing watching, his face had completely calmed down.

"Old Yan Ge." Jiajing suddenly called Yan Song.

Yan Song was still sitting there with his eyes closed, but he didn't hear the call.

The expression on Jiajing's face was very complicated, there was a hint of empathy, but also some disapproval, so he stopped calling him, turned to Lu Fang and asked, "Do you know what is written in this confession?"

Lu Fang: "The slave doesn't know."

Jiajing: "Let me tell you, this confession is full of details of the dike's disrepair!"

Lu Fang was also taken aback at this time, and then he let out a long breath of relief without concealing it, and looked at Jiajing knowingly.

Jiajing was also looking at him at this time, and handed over the confession: "Take it over and show it to Elder Yan Ge."

"Yes." Lu Fang took the confession and walked towards Yan Song.

Jiajing glanced at King Yu inadvertently, but King Yu sat there very quietly as if nothing had happened.

Jiajing withdrew his gaze, and turned to Yan Song again.

"Ge Lao." Lu Fang had already walked to Yan Song's side and called softly.

"En." Yan Song opened his eyes suddenly, looking at Lu Fang in a daze.

Lu Fang: "The confession has already been read by the emperor, and it is full of details about the disrepair of the river embankment."

Yan Song's eyes lit up.

Lu Fang: "The emperor told you to take a look too." As he spoke, he handed the confession to him.

Yan Song took the confession, turned to the first page tremblingly, just glanced at it, then raised his head: "Your Majesty, the characters are too small, and I am too old to see clearly."

Jiajing: "Then take it back and show it to the cabinet."

Yan Song: "Yes."

Jiajing: "One more thing is Hu Zongxian's resignation letter. He himself proposed to ask the court to open his vacancy. Mr. Ge, do you think it is acceptable to ask?"

Yan Song didn't reply immediately this time, and he was silent for a moment before replying: "All the favors of promotion and demotion come from above, non-officials and others can comment."

Displeasure immediately appeared on Jiajing's face: "Your words are insincere."

Yan Song immediately supported the short pier and stood up.

Jiajing: "Hu Zongxian served as Minister of the Ministry of War, and you recommended him to me when he was later released as Governor of Zhejiang Province and Governor of Zhejiang Province. I alone have the final say on when to employ and dismiss people?"

Yan Song was stunned by what Jiajing said.

Hu Zongxian raised his head at this time: "At that time, the elders recommended ministers, and the emperor reused ministers. They all hoped that ministers would not be unkind to their superiors, and would be able to comfort the people. Now that the ministers are living in Zhejiang, it is obviously not in line with the task of enforcing the frontier. I implore the emperor to remove the ministers. job."

Jiajing looked at him deeply: "Are you trying to put down the pick?"

Hu Zongxian immediately bowed his head: "I dare not."

Jiajing: "If you dare, I will not let you down. I still know two things about you. One is that you know the general situation and take into account the overall situation, and the other is that you are willing to do things with sincerity. Zhejiang and Nanzhili are important taxpayers for the imperial court. There are so many pirates there, no one can stop them now without you, Mr. Yan Ge."

Yan Song: "The minister is here."

Jiajing: "What do you think?"

Yan Song: "There is nothing more holy than the emperor. Hu Zongxian is indeed indispensable in Zhezhi right now. But his burden is indeed too heavy. Since the emperor asked the minister, I thought he was asked to resign from the part-time job of governor of Zhejiang and only serve as the governor of Zhezhi. In this way, he can not only grasp the overall situation, but also focus more on suppressing the Japanese. This year, the sea trade routes must be opened up, and the business of 50 bolts of silk at the weaving bureau must be completed. Hu Zongxian is instructed to do his best to do these things."

Jiajing: "This is the old saying. As for the disaster relief in Zhejiang and the conversion of rice to mulberry, after you go down, ask Hu Zongxian and the cabinet to discuss a solution. It is always a good thing if you can take care of the dilemma."

Yan Song: "Yes."

Jiajing looked at Hu Zongxian again: "Hu Zongxian, did you hear that?"

When Hu Zongxian raised his head, tears were streaming down his face: "Go back to the emperor, I obey the order..."

"Sigh." Jiajing sighed and stood up, "I know it's hard for you, and it's hard for me too. Let's all try to make it hard."

King Yu and Yan Song both knelt down at this time: "It is the duty of a minister to devote oneself to the king's affairs."

Jiajing looked at King Yu again: "There is also that Tan Lun, let him practice in Zhejiang if he needs to practice. Beat drums and sell sugar, each doing his own business. Do what you should do." After finishing speaking, his sleeves fluttered , and walked to the abode inside.

King Yu, Yan Song and Hu Zongxian fell on the ground at the same time: "Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

After the crowd retreated, Jiajing sat cross-legged on the futon in the monastery and began his daily preparations for meditation.

Lu Fang wrapped his hands in a thick veil and took out a small copper pot from the huge copper censer. The jug poured a cup of warm water into a purple sand cup.Then, holding a water glass in one hand and a small porcelain medicine pot in the other, he walked up to Jiajing and said in a low voice, "Master, it's time to enter the alchemy."

Jiajing opened his eyes, stretched out three slender fingers, picked up a bright red pill from the porcelain pot, put it into his mouth, took the water and swallowed it in one gulp.

After taking the pill, Jiajing did not meditate as usual, but looked at Lu Fang: "What kind of god do you think this Hu Zongxian is, and he actually got us all involved."

Lu Fangzhengyan replied: "No one can get the emperor in. Hu Zongxian is trapped, in a dilemma."

Jiajing: "Yes, he is also suffering!"

"The hard days are yet to come." Lu Fang picked up the handkerchief and wiped the water stains on the case again, "Old Yan Ge will definitely no longer recognize him, and as a person, he will never seek refuge with Xu Jie again." , Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others. Zhejiang cannot be chaotic, and the national policy of changing rice to mulberry must be implemented. If the two ends do not buy into his account, they will die of exhaustion or death.”

Jiajing: "The imperial court cannot live without the southeast, and the southeast cannot be without Hu Zongxian for a day. It depends on him to suppress the Japanese, and to keep the people from rebelling. You can't let him die of exhaustion, let alone worry about death. The treasury has no money. I have to rely on Yan Shifan and the others to get it. Eight points go to the state treasury and two points go to them. I also recognize it. Seven points go to the state treasury and three points go to them. In the southeast, I can no longer accommodate them! King Yu sent Tan Lun next to Hu Zongxian to protect them, but there were still fewer people. Secretly sent a message to King Yu and the others, if Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng were still alive Anyone invited to go to Zhejiang will be approved and approved."

Lu Fang: "Yes."

Jiajing: "Also, tell Yang Jinshui that the palace is not allowed to embarrass Hu Zongxian again."

Lu Fang: "Your servant understands."

(End of this chapter)