Chapter 81

Jiajing called four officials to the Danfang and sent them money.

The four of them were very excited and had no choice. The matter had been delayed for a long time and they had no money to solve it.

They have always been worried that there will be problems. There are Japanese pirates in Zhejiang and Fujian. Now they know that Jiajing is going to take out money from the treasury and hand it over to them for business. How can they not be excited!

"I don't have much money here, you can take this, it's a good deal!" Jiajing said and looked at Lu Fang.

Lu Fang immediately took the money and sent it to them. A total of 280,000 taels were given, while Jiajing had 20,000 taels left.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best!" A doctor kowtowed to Jiajing and said.

Others kowtowed with money as well.

"Go!" Jiajing said with a smile as he looked at them.

"Yes, the emperor, I will say goodbye!" After kowtowing, the four men stood up, took three steps back, and then left under the leadership of the eunuch.

At this moment, Zhang Hao came in front of him, looking at Jiajing with only 20,000 taels left.

"Your Majesty, you... are gone?" Zhang Hao pointed to the silver notes in front of Jiajing and spoke.

"Well, it's gone. The court needs money, and there are holes everywhere!" Jiajing said with a wry smile at Zhang Hao.

"You...you, this is too fast!" Zhang Hao was still surprised. 300,000 taels were lost in an instant.

"Okay, if you don't have it, you won't have it. This money is used to do things!" Jiajing said with a smile at Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao nodded.

After they got the money, the court immediately knew about it. Of course, Yan Song knew it immediately. He didn't know why, and he was a little panicked.

"It is a good thing to get the money. It is not easy for the emperor. Save money from the treasury and tell them to do things well! Don't let the emperor down." Yan Song sat there and said to the officials who came to report.

But he knew very well that the treasury had not much money at all. Half of the treasury was handed over to the harem, and Jiajing was left with half.

The treasury is only 700,000 taels of silver every year, which has passed three-quarters of the year. It is impossible for Jiajing to have 280,000 taels left.

Yan Song knew that 80% of the money came from Zhang Hao. In the future, if Jiajing had more money, he would bypass him and directly meet with the ministers below. At that time, his position would be in danger and even lose his life.

Of course, Lu Ben knew that, but he was calm and calm, and his face remained calm. He was old and it took only one or two years to retreat. He didn't want to participate in many things unless it was something he really couldn't stand.

At noon, Yan Song returned to his mansion. After Yan Shifan learned about it, he arrived at Yan Song's study.

"Dad, do you know what happened in the morning? The emperor bypassed the cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue and directly approved the money for the officials below." Yan Shifan sat down and asked at Yan Song.

Yan Song didn't say anything, just held a teacup and drank tea, while Yan Shifan was staring at his father.

"Donglou, although you are smart, you are still too young. If you give you ten years, I believe that you will definitely become a pillar, but now you are a little overwhelmed!" Yan Song sat there and said to Yan Shifan.

He has been the chief minister of the cabinet for a few years, and Yan Shifan has been too inflated in recent years. Since he got rid of Zhang Cong, Yan Shifan has become a little unprofitable and has become increasingly arrogant.

"Dad?" Yan Shifan looked at Yan Song with some difficulty.

"From Qiu Luan to Ding Rukui, to Zhang Dayan and Ding Qizhong, we lost four people around us in less than a month, and Zhao Wenhua was also transferred to Nanjing. Within five years, we cannot return to Beijing. We should reflect carefully." Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan and said.

Yan Shifan was sitting there at this moment and looked at Yan Song. He was still a little dissatisfied. He was not bad in terms of means and ability.

"You stretched your hand too long. The emperor warned me, "You must remember that we are slaves for the emperor. If the emperor wants us to be born, we will live, if we die, we will die, and resist? No possibility! At least it is impossible now.

Therefore, we must judge the situation and endure humiliation and bear the burden. Don’t think that if you defeat Zhang Cong, everything will be fine. Zhang Cong was not yours, but the emperor needed him to fall, do you know?" Yan Song sat there, watching Yan Shifan teach a lesson.

"Dad...what do you want to say? Yes, my son has relaxed a little during this period, but now the emperor has bypassed the cabinet, this is not a small matter." Yan Shifan said anxiously at Yan Song.

"Then you calm down and help me analyze what the emperor's move is, instead of panicing here." Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan calmed down when he heard Yan Song say this, and his father and son sat there, silent.

After about half an incense stick, Yan Shifan spoke: "The emperor wants to regain control of the government affairs, not to hide behind the scenes now, but to be like he has just ascended the throne. In addition, he is just warning his father."

"That's right. It's good to calm down. You were too proud before." Yan Song nodded and put down the teacup.

Yan Shifan immediately sat upright.

"The emperor has always been in control of the government affairs, but it is controlled by the cabinet. It is right to warn dad. You were too proud before and actually reached out to the Jinyiwei next to the emperor. Can the emperor tolerate it?" Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan and said.

"Yes, dad, my son was wrong." Yan Shifan nodded and said, lowering his head.

"We must understand this kind of warning. If we don't understand it, and continue to do things that disobey the emperor's orders, then what awaits us father and son is Zhang Cong's old path!" Yan Song said as he looked at Yan Shifan's teaching.

"Yes, then what should we do now?" Yan Shifan asked as he looked at Yan Song.

"What do you think?" Yan Song asked Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan continued to think for a while and said, "Let the ministers stand up and the emperor does this, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among other ministers. They don't want the emperor to stand up again."

"Well, the emperor can hide behind us father and son. If there is anything in the court, I will do it and let me bear the infamous reputation. Then we will hide behind those ministers now.

Let them jump out. The emperor wants to deal with them, which is more beneficial to our father and son. After dealing with those who are disobedient, we can arrange for those who are obedient!" Yan Song continued to nod and said.

"Yes, dad, I understand." Yan Shifan nodded, already knowing what to do.

"Reflect more on yourself and don't be arrogant. It will cause trouble for you!" Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan and reminded him again.

"Yes, dad, I will definitely do three sentences a day!" Yan Shifan nodded firmly and said.

Then I thought about the things that the Ministry of Rites came to my house this morning: "By the way, Dad, the Ministry of Rites came to my house this morning and registered the two girls in our family. I heard that it was the emperor's imperial edict. What exactly did the emperor want to do?"

"I don't know, I will ask about this after I enter the palace tomorrow morning!" Yan Song shook his head and said.

He really didn't know what Jiajing wanted to do in this matter?

At this moment, Xu Jie's daughter, Xu Shiyun, was also registered in Xu Jie's mansion. However, Xu Jie's wife Liang was so worried that she was registered by the Ministry of Rites. If she was sent to the palace, she would suffer her daughter.

The couple has only one daughter. If they are sent to the palace, wouldn’t it be like pushing them into the fire pit?

"Master, why... what's wrong? This girl is hiding in the yard now and is so angry that she doesn't even have lunch at noon!" Liang said to Xu Jie with concern.

"I don't know, there is no news yet! Besides, this damn girl, so many matchmakers came to her house to kiss her before, but she just disagreed. She wanted to choose by herself because she had some talent. Now, if she was sent to the palace, she wouldn't have time to cry." Xu Jie also said a little angry.

However, I knew in my heart that it would not be sent to the palace, thinking about whether it was King Yu.

Did the emperor see that King Yu was weaker and wanted to find a relative to the outside world to support him? But it didn't make sense. The royal family of the Ming Dynasty was originally worried that the relatives were too strong.

"You are the Minister of Rites, and you can't find out any information?" Liang said anxiously.

"Where did I go to inquire? The emperor's imperial edict was sent directly to the Ministry of Rites. It was delivered this morning. No one except the emperor knew what it meant." Xu Jie looked at Liang helplessly and said.

"What if I send it to the palace?" Liang sat there and was anxious.

"Okay, tell that girl that she probably didn't send it to the palace, but this winter, I have to follow my parents' arrangements. If it's time to get engaged, I'm not picky." Xu Jie looked at Liang and said.

"Do you take it seriously?" Liang asked after hearing this.

"Take it seriously! The emperor wants to choose a girl to enter the palace, but he will not choose a fifth-grade or above. The biggest possibility is to choose a concubine for Prince Yu." Xu Jie said.

"Ah, this... Prince Yu chose a concubine? Is there any hope for our girl?" Liang immediately stared at Xu Jie and asked.

"You are confused. Do you think the princess is so easy to do. You also know that among the emperor's descendants, King Yu is the largest, and it is very likely in the future... Do you think the position of the lord of the harem is so easy to do, and the emperor has changed several queens?

How many concubines have died in the harem? Only our daughter will go to the harem. Her aloofness and pride will not last a year!" When Xu Jie heard this, he scolded his wife in anger.

When Liang heard this, he made sense, so he sighed and became worried again.

"Okay, don't worry too much. If Prince Yu chose a concubine, he wouldn't have chosen our daughter. Prince Yu was only thirteen years old, and our daughter was seventeen. With so much older, the emperor could choose her?" Xu Jie said helplessly at his wife.

"That's good, that's good. This damn girl, I'll go to deal with her, I can't finish her heart every day!" Liang was relieved at this moment, and then thought of Xu Shiyun and wanted to deal with her.
Chapter completed!