The night of April is a little cool. The West Garden was supposed to be a summer retreat, and the evening breeze blowing slowly from the lake made it very comfortable to come here.

The lights of Wanshou Palace have been lit, and there are constantly palace people coming in and out there. Although he only served one person, this one was the king of the Ming Dynasty, so the affairs seemed to be very frequent.

Jiajing, who was dressed in a white robe, sat in front of the desk, as usual, dealing with the notes that were presented.

He was not only a diligent emperor, but also a wise emperor. In order to avoid falling into the "tide of distraction" of civil officials, he directly punished some civil officials who repeatedly provoked trouble, and suppressed dishonest officials.

In order to make local officials "more sensible", he also vigorously supported Yan Song. Yan Song suppressed those restless officials, making them ask the court less for money and food, and more energy to continue local stability.

It was in this way that the amount of daily recitals was greatly reduced, so that he had enough energy to deal with them.

This alone is not enough. After years of study, he focused on personnel and money, leaving other minor matters to the cabinet.

Jiajing flipped through these songs that had been screened by the celebrant supervisor, but his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

Among these remarks, there are already more remarks by local officials asking for money for the repair of river embankments and other projects. Among them, Hai Rui, the county governor of Chun'an, said that the people of Chun'an had suffered many troubles, and even asked the imperial court to reduce or reduce taxes for Chun'an.

Although he knew that the finances of these years were mainly used by the Ministry of Industry, in addition to the previous major projects in the outer city, there were also the three major halls and the newly rebuilt Wanshou Palace, as well as a large number of Taoist temples and altars, etc., local water conservancy projects did need to be repaired, and even some areas had to be exempted from taxes.

If it had been a few years ago, it would have been possible to squeeze out some silver. It's just that if he squeezes it again at the moment, then his Sanqing Taoist Temple and the Temple of Heaven really won't be able to cultivate, and he will stop his great cause of cultivating Xuanxuan.

"It's disgusting!"

Jiajing threw Song Shu on the case, and an angry face appeared. clearly knew that he was in a critical period of cultivating the Xuan, but as a result, these courtiers not only couldn't help him share his worries, but even tried to stop him.

For a moment, he wanted to remove all these ignorant local officials and replace them with some obedient and sensible officials.

As soon as he thought of this, he regretted that in order to weaken the Yan Party, Guo Pu was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and presided over the external inspection, and as a result, he was replaced by this group of local officials who annoyed him.

"Master, it's time to use Dan!"

Huang Jin led the palace people to arrive, knelt beside Jiajing, and reminded softly.

The two palace maids holding the plate behind them were kneeling, facing this emperor who had some "bad deeds", they didn't dare to breathe roughly, and they seemed to be cautious.

Jiajing put the song down, and at the same time turned his head to look at Huang Jin.

Huang Jin took a jade bottle and a gold plate from a palace maid's tray, and was about to pour out an elixir from the jade bottle on the gold plate. With just one look, he guessed the Saint's thoughts, and immediately poured out two red elixirs from the jade bottle.

The situation is pressing, but Chen Hong has always been eyeing him and has a tendency to replace him. Now the emperor wants to take two pills at a time, so he can only do it obediently.

Jiajing was still not satisfied, but said directly: "Pour another one!" ”

"Master, Immortal Master Tao ......" Huang Jin was shocked when he heard this, and immediately wanted to dissuade him.

Jiajing's face turned cold, and he asked directly, "Are you loyal to Immortal Master Tao, or are you loyal to me?" ”

"The slave is naturally loyal to your master, but Immortal Master Tao has repeatedly told you that this elixir can only be taken one pill at a time!" Huang Jin immediately knelt down and explained with a sad face.

Although he is obsessed with power, he has only been with the Holy God for more than forty years, and he has already integrated that loyalty into his bone marrow. Perhaps it was this loyalty that made him the most trusted eunuch of the Holy Lord.

"I am a true son of heaven, a person with great luck! Now is the final test of the Great Dao, do you also want to be a disobedient courtier like Wu Shan, do you want to stop me? Jiajing asked loudly with an angry look on his face.

Jiajing is not only the emperor of this country, but also the emperor of this palace, and he has long been accustomed to acting rashly.

Since the day he boarded the plane at the age of fifteen, no one in the world has been able to touch his mind anymore. Although Yang Yanhe agitated hundreds of officials and moved out of Zhou Li's righteousness, he insisted on acting recklessly, and a large group of loyal ministers such as Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao charged for him.

Although this former stubborn teenager has become an old man in his fifties, his personality has obviously not changed much. Of course, in his opinion, this is a manifestation of his firm heart.

"The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave is willing to become a sacrifice of the master's avenue!"

Huang Jin has served Jiajing for more than 40 years, but he doesn't know that Jiajing is really angry at the moment, and he is loyal to the ground.

If he had been dissuaded in the past, he would have been able to get the Holy One to think that he was a sign of loyalty. If he still dissuades him now, the Holy Self will consider him an obstacle to the path of cultivation.

With the appearance of some conditions in the Holy Lord's body, the current Holy Lord was obviously more urgent about the cultivation path, so he increased the amount of elixir.

In the heart of the current saint, there are only two kinds of people left in the world: one is the loyal minister who helps him ask for immortality, and the other is the rebel minister who prevents him from immortality, and Huang Jin naturally wants to be the former.

Chen Hong and Feng Bao were beside them to help sort out the music, and after hearing Jiajing's scolding, they also fell to their knees in a hurry. It's just that Chen Hong secretly looked at Jiajing, hoping that Jiajing would take down Huang Jin.

Jiajing looked at Huang Jin gloomily, but finally relieved himself: "Get up!" Not an example! ”

"Old slave thank you lord Longen!" Huang Jin was also shocked into a cold sweat, and immediately rushed to Shi Lidao.

Chen Hong's eyes couldn't help but flash a flash of disappointment, but Feng Bao secretly recorded all this like an outsider.

Things are also magical, after taking three elixirs, Jiajing called the Shou Concubine who had been neglected for some time, and that night looked fierce.

The next day, a huge earthquake came from the officialdom of the capital.

When Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, angered the saint with an inopportune recital, he was immediately ordered to suspend his post and introspect at home.

In this month, many officials thought that Wu Shan's six-year term had expired, and with Wu Shan's qualifications and prestige, it was a natural thing to join the cabinet. But he never expected that Wu Shan would suffer such a heavy blow.

At present, Wu Shan is suspended from his post for self-examination, and then he will inevitably be idle, and even directly order him to resign. is recognized as the best candidate for the elder of the pavilion, and even the best candidate for the next first assistant, but at the moment, it is very likely to stay away from the court, which makes people sigh.