Chapter 475 I want a new policy, starting today!
Most people only remember to eat and not to be beaten.

But if this sentence is placed in the Jinyiwei prison, it needs to be changed.

then.

Wait until after noon on the first day of the first lunar month.

On the desk of the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan, there was a secret memorial just sent from the imperial prison quietly placed.

The emperor was unable to get up early today. He watched a grand fireworks show at Yan's house last night. The emperor felt that he should hold one during the emperor's birthday celebration this year as the palace had sufficient treasury.

Afterwards, he bought some sweets at Yan's house and went to Prince Yu's Mansion at about three quarters past midnight.

The Prince Yu's Mansion was obviously not prepared for the sudden arrival of the Emperor, and everyone in the mansion could only try their best to deal with it in a hurry.

The emperor had no objection, and only cared about talking to his good grandson. The child was still young and did not know how to deal with the emperor grandfather, so he just spoke nonsense like a child. Even so, the emperor was very happy, and felt that his grandson was more obedient and lovely than the great-grandson of the Yan family.

Then the emperor waved his hand and allocated money, grain, rare antiques, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, etc. from the treasury, totaling no less than 100,000 taels, to Prince Yu's Mansion.

After a night of fun, the emperor returned home in high spirits.

At this time, the secret report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard was delivered to the Wanshou Palace, just when Jiajing had just finished his vegetarian meal in the inner hall, recited scriptures, and performed a set of health-preserving boxing.

Lu Fang and Huang Jin carefully escorted the emperor to the front hall.

Jiajing immediately glanced at the secret report on the imperial desk.

In the imperial court system, memorials from local officials were sent to the Tongzhengshi for selection and then forwarded to the cabinet or various ministries. Only officials in the capital and officials specially authorized by the emperor could send memorials directly to the cabinet and the inner court.

However, secret reports can only be used by very few places and officials.

Basically, all secret reports are of great importance.

Jiajing narrowed his eyes and asked, "Where did you send this secret report?"

Lu Fang replied, "It was Zhu Qi, a captain of the Northern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei."

"Zhu Qi?"

Jiajing had a puzzled look on his face, as if he was recalling his memories of Zhu Qi, and then he asked curiously, "I remember that he went south with Yan Shaoting years ago. Why is there a secret report at this time? Did something happen in the south again?"

Jiangnan is of great importance and is regarded as an important financial and taxation center of the country.

If this were not the case, I would not have allowed Yan Shaoting to build a camp of 3,000 loyal and brave soldiers.

How could it be that he was sent to wipe out the White Lotus Sect rebels? Such rebels would be dealt with by local authorities. The Three Thousand Loyal and Brave Battalions were meant to give Yan Shaoting a reliable support when he was there, and to have a weapon to deter the scoundrels in Jiangnan when times got tough.

Because of this, Jiajing was a little curious at this time, and there was a hint of worry in his tone.

If there were still three thousand loyal and brave soldiers, something could happen in the south, forcing Zhu Qi to report secretly to the capital, which would mean that the situation in Jiangnan had probably taken a turn for the worse.

Lu Fang's mouth twitched, and then he explained in a low voice: "Zhu Qi sent a secret report from the Jinyiwei Yamen in the capital, not from Nanjing."

Jiajing was suddenly curious: "Why did he come back?"

Lu Fang glanced at Huang Jin, who waited for the emperor to sit on the throne in front of the palace. He went to the imperial table and presented the secret report to the emperor.

Then Lü Fang said, "The man who entered the city yesterday evening had hidden his whereabouts and spent seven days rushing back from Xuzhou on horseback."

Hearing this, Jiajing's eyes flashed.

The journey from Xuzhou to Beijing is 1,500 miles, and it takes seven days to get there, which means you have to walk more than 200 miles a day, especially in the middle of winter.

This is when something big happens.

Jiajing looked at Lu Fang, his eyes also sank: "Is there something illegal?"

Lu Fang nodded, and his tone became more cautious: "It happened in the Lianghuai Salt Bureau, and it may be related to Huating."

Huating has now become a synonym for Xu Jie's family.

Jiajing's face no longer had the good mood he had after playing outside all night last night, and his eyes were slightly gloomy: "I remember that the new official of Lianghuai Salt Administration was recommended by Yan Song after Yan Maoqing."

Lu Fang immediately explained: "The new official of Lianghuai Salt Administration is also from Songjiang..."

This explains the emperor's doubts.

Jiajing hummed with an ambiguous attitude, and then finally opened the secret memorial in his hand.

Lu Fang and Huang Jin looked at each other, both silent, and nodded respectfully as they waited on the side.

Not long after.

There was a bang.

Jiajing threw the secret memorial on the imperial desk with an angry look on his face, looking extremely ugly.

"Master."

Lu Fang and Huang Jin both spoke at the same time.

"Even if something happened, please calm down, my master, and take the dragon's health seriously."

Jiajing didn't care, his face became more gloomy: "What a new official of Lianghuai Salt Bureau! What a Songjiang Huating! What a disregard for the law!"

The emperor scolded three times in a row, and a gloomy atmosphere emerged in the palace.

Lu Fang stepped forward and took the opportunity to sort out the secret report, took a quick look at the contents, and was immediately shocked.

Jiajing looked at Lu Fang coldly: "Do you understand?"

Lu Fang put down the secret music and quickly turned around and lowered his head.

Jiajing snorted coldly, "My minister, my second assistant, has actually disregarded the laws of the country and colluded with his fellow townspeople to use public power to commit crimes that disregard human lives!"

Lu Fang lowered his head, his heart was filled with waves.

The emperor was not unaware of the character of his subjects.

Everyone knows the stories of the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, from Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Xiaozong to Emperor Wuzong.

But why did the inner court clearly know that Xu Jie and his family had been occupying the people's land in Songjiang Prefecture but had not yet taken action?

Because everyone inside and outside the court did so.

Without the ability to fundamentally change the current situation, abruptly dealing with Xu Jie's family one by one would only cause unnecessary trouble.

That is why the emperor allowed people like Yan Shaoting and Gao Hanwen to act in Jiangnan.

So, this is a fight between ministers and does not involve the emperor for the time being.

And the emperor can still balance all parties in the middle.

As long as the emperor does not express his opinion, then what Jiangnan is doing to investigate and punish gentry officials and clear out the land that has been occupied by large households over the years is not the emperor's intention.

But now the emperor was angry.

This was because Sun Kehong, the transport commissioner of the Lianghuai Salt Administration, had colluded with Xu Jie and openly used the majesty of the laws of the imperial court to cover up his crimes by misappropriating public resources for personal gain among the common people.

This is of a different nature.

Although everyone was breaking the law and encroaching on the people's land.

But you alone want to harm others, and you are doing so in the name of the court. That is a big mistake.

Lu Fang knew very well why the emperor was so angry now.

As the emperor said, using public resources to commit crimes that disregard human lives is something the emperor cannot tolerate.

Just as Lu Fang was thinking about how to persuade the emperor to calm down and how to evaluate the current incident.

At the palace gate, a eunuch appeared.

It was Chen Ju who worked in the Imperial Household Department.

Lu Fang glanced at Chen Ju and then waved.

Chen Ju entered the room and took out a wax-sealed memorial and handed it to Lu Fang: "Eunuch, this is a secret memorial from guest Yan from Nanjing. I came here immediately after receiving it."

On the other side, Jiajing heard Yan Shaoting's name, turned around and looked over silently.

Lv Fang hummed, took over Yan Shaoting's secret memorial, asked Chen Ju to leave, and then placed the secret memorial on the imperial table, carefully opened the wax and paste seal, and then presented the real memorial to the emperor. Jiajing was furious at the moment, and was unwilling to reach out, just said: "Read it out."

Lu Fang looked up at the emperor, then carefully opened the memorial, and then his eyes narrowed.

Jiajing kept watching Lu Fang's reaction and couldn't help but ask, "What did he say?"

Lu Fang swallowed his saliva and said with a tense body: "Your Majesty, I, Yan Shaoting, have reported to the emperor that the three thousand tiger and wolf divisions in the south can be brought back to the capital as soon as possible to serve the emperor."

After reading it with a depressed tone.

Lv Fang felt his neck become a little stiff as he raised his head and whispered, "My Lord, Yan Shaoting's secret report only contained these twenty-four words."

Having served in the inner court all year round, Lu Fang keenly smelled a hint of crisis.

First, Zhu Qi did not stay in Nanjing as usual, but rushed back to Beijing from Xuzhou, and today he got the secret report from Jinyiwei Prison, exposing the connection and actions of Sun Kehong, the transport envoy of Lianghuai Salt Administration, and Xu Jie's family. Now there is Yan Shaoting's murderous secret report, although it only has 24 words, but anyone with a discerning eye can see what it implies.

Something is going to happen!

Now, it depends on what choice the emperor will make.

Once there is a tendency, there will definitely be a big turmoil in the court.

suddenly.

Lu Fang trembled suddenly.

Three thousand tiger and wolf divisions in the south.

Yan Shaoting made it clear what he wanted to do.

But don't forget, at present in the capital, there are three thousand emperor's close troops in Xiyuan, and outside the city in Changping there are also three thousand dragon and tiger troops, commanded by the Dragon and Tiger General Yan Hu, and supervised by Yang Jinshui.

Lu Fang was suddenly shocked. He hadn't realized how come there were nearly 10,000 elite troops inside and outside the capital that could be directly commanded by the emperor.

The three volumes of the Veritable Records of Emperor Xianzong, Emperor Xiaozong and Emperor Wuzong reveal why the three emperors died in their prime, but there are numerous hidden stories behind them.

At this moment, Lu Fang quickly recalled everything.

The 3,000-strong imperial army in Xiyuan was established by Yan Shaoting after the gunshots in the Xiyuan Palace. The 3,000-strong dragon and tiger army in Changping could also be considered as a move made in accordance with the situation at that time.

In addition to the three thousand loyal and brave camps in the south, Yan Shaoting originally proposed to set up a new thousand-household unit in Qingjiangpu, Huai'an, but the emperor later changed it to the three thousand loyal and brave camps stationed in Nanjing.

It can be said that these nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses are all related to Yan Shaoting.

But we should not forget the emperor’s actions and decisions in this matter.

It is easy to guess what Yan Shaoting intended to do in this secret report.

So what was the emperor’s choice?
It seemed that the emperor had made his decision long ago.

Lu Fang suddenly felt uneasy, and there was a hint of worry in his eyes when he looked at the emperor.

But the emperor laughed.

Jiajing smiled and looked at the uneasy Lü Fang: "What? Are you scared by such a small thing?"

"His Majesty!"

Lu Fang couldn't help but look a little absent-minded, his tone full of worry.

Jiajing took the secret memorial written by Yan Shaoting that had been held in Lu Fang's hand, clenched it tightly in his hand, and then said with a smile: "In this West Garden, I have always trusted you."

Lu Fang and Huang Jin immediately knelt on the ground: "Master, you are wise and powerful. We have served in the inner court and have been respected by the previous dynasty. We are all appreciated by you. We will never refuse your will, even if we die."

Jiajing smiled and said, "I know. That is why I have never been in trouble in Xiyuan."

The words between master and servant were somewhat implicit.

But it also made it clear that the Forbidden City was not trustworthy, forcing the emperor to live in the palace on the west side of the Forbidden City.

Jiajing suddenly slowed down, as if he was thinking about something.

I don’t know how much time passed.

Jiajing spoke again: "I don't want to discuss the affairs of Emperor Xian and Emperor Xiao, but I knew something about the death of my cousin Emperor Wu when I was young. Although I had a dispute with Yang Jiefu over etiquette after I ascended the throne, I did not fail to repay my cousin!"

Yang Jiefu is Yang Yanhe.

The reason why he was talking about his cousin Emperor Wuzong was that he fell into the water and got sick before his death. The Imperial Hospital was never able to cure the emperor, and the Prime Minister Yang Yanhe repeatedly refused to invite doctors from the folk to the inner court.

Jiajing snorted coldly, his eyes gradually sharpened: "Although civil officials are not the same, they can be said to be the same because of their benefits. They wrestle with the emperor, so that the imperial power is weak, and the power of the officials becomes stronger."

Lu Fang and Huang Jin knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

If the emperor's words were to spread, it would be a heart-breaking statement!
These brief words have already made clear the relationship between the emperor and his subjects.

Jiajing said: "History has it that when the emperor advances, his ministers retreat, and when the emperor retreats, his ministers advance. This is nothing but these two principles. I am the emperor, but I am also confined to the Western Garden. I am supported by the world, but I only have three meals a day. In the past, when the heavens changed during the Han Dynasty, the prime ministers resigned. If there is a change today, the emperor will blame himself. You are the one who controls all the officials, why should all the mistakes of the officials be attributed to you?"

Lu Fang and Huang Jin both burst into tears.

Jiajing laughed at himself: "Everyone says the emperor is good. In troubled times, everyone claims to be the emperor. The people talk about the emperor's golden shoulder pole, but how can they know the emperor's embarrassment?"

He stood up, holding Yan Shaoting's secret report containing the three thousand tiger and wolf divisions tightly in his hand, and walked into the hall.

Look up and look.

The caisson is gorgeous.

Jiajing sighed and lamented: "When I was young, I wanted to make a difference, but I knew that the situation in the court was not going to work. Since I came to the Western Garden, I may have neglected my duties. When Hai Rui gave me advice last time, I was very angry, but I did not punish him because I knew that he was right..."

Lu Fang and Huang Jin had already knocked their heads to the ground.

The emperor is already blaming himself!

now.

Jiajing had already reached the palace gate.

"Of course!"

"How can I, a single person, rule the world?"

"It's my fault, but are there no faults on my part?"

"Now I am no longer alone, I still have thousands of strong men, and my colleagues can no longer deceive me!"

The emperor's voice gradually became louder.

Jiajing looked back at Lu Fang and Huang Jin who were kneeling on the ground: "Don't cry! Don't be afraid! Stand up!"

Lu Fang and Huang Jin stood up trembling and walked quickly towards the palace gate.

However, Jiajing had already stepped out of the hall and went outside.

The cold wind whistled.

Taiye Lake is sparkling.

Jiajing coughed lightly a few times, but his face turned red for a while, as if his blood was excited.

Lu Fang and Huang Jin stood behind the emperor.

At the palace gate in front, Guo Yuchuang, the lieutenant general of the Beijing camp, pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand, turned his head and looked at the emperor who was standing high above with a puzzled look.

Jiajing took a few deep breaths.

"I want a new policy!"

"Eliminate the accumulated abuses and reform the government and the people!"

"It starts from today!"

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