Chapter 20: Seeing and listening to the world, reading the government and the country, and seeing all the evil
night.
Xiyuan, Yuxi Palace.
Jiajing sat upright in the temple.
Lu Fang was serving by the side, watching the miraculous scene of the gauze curtain floating automatically without wind in the temple, with shock in his eyes.
Although he knew that his master had obtained the fate of an immortal, seeing it with his own eyes still shocked him beyond words.
Lu Fang unconsciously thought of the elixir from that day.
"No wonder the master no longer needs to build a palace," Lu Fang thought secretly in his heart, "I have already obtained the fate of immortality, so mundane and ethereal things are no longer needed. The money saved can also go into the national treasury."
"Huh." Jiajing slowly let out a breath, calming the surging spiritual energy in his body. He opened his eyes, looked at the small bottle of spiritual energy in his hand, and sighed in his heart.
"One or two spiritual energy can be used for a maximum of ten days in the Ming Dynasty."
"There is no spiritual energy in the Ming Dynasty. The operation of the technique cannot absorb external spiritual energy. My cultivation level is low, so the waste is too serious."
"It is estimated that it can only support a breakthrough to the second level of Qi training at most." As the level of cultivation increases, the relative progress of the realm will become slower and slower.
However, Jiajing's original destiny was the Ming Dynasty, and it could be said that the power of an entire country was supporting his cultivation of immortals, so the speed was already very fast.
Thinking in his mind, Jiajing put away the bottle containing the spiritual source.
"Master." Seeing the curtains in the abode slowly calm down and the master's breathing, Lu Fang's heart moved, and he whispered: "Lu Bing has prepared the list of the lineage of Prince Yu and Prince Jing."
As he spoke, he handed over a thick notebook in his hand.
Jiajing put away what he was thinking, reached out to take the book, opened it and started reading.
Looking at the roster of confidants of Prince Yu and Prince Jing, who held important positions in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, from the imperial court to the local level, Jiajing had no opinion of these people.
The struggle between the Yan Party and the Qingliu reflects the struggle between Prince Jing and Prince Yu.
These people naturally have to take sides!
"Ha." Thinking of today's financial meeting, Jiajing chuckled, "Today, I have saved Yan Song's life."
In fact, the national policy of replacing rice with mulberry trees proposed by Yan Song this time can be seen as a do-or-die battle for the Yan family.
It worked. In his opinion, the Yan family could still survive for a few more years. Even if they fell, it wouldn't be too embarrassing to retire.
If it fails, the building will collapse and the end will be miserable.
Therefore, in Yan Song's view, the national policy of replacing rice with mulberry trees must be accomplished by his own faction.
It concerns the lives and property of countless followers behind him, as well as the future of officialdom, so it must be accomplished.
As for the people in Zhejiang, they must do their best to get the job done. Whoever doesn't work hard will be punished!
If the biggest Hu Zongxian pretends to be noble and disobeys orders, then my Yan family can support you, but we can also throw you to death and remove you from office!
Zheng Michang and He Maocai are stupid pigs with ugly eating habits. When the time comes, we will assign a pedantic and sour scholar to watch you change.
The people don’t understand the court’s difficulties?
Then I will trample on your seedlings, destroy the dikes and flood your fields.
Once chaos breaks out, the Qingliu may not only not care about the lives of the people, but may also add insult to injury in order to crush the Yan Party!
When it comes to the factional struggles in the court, they don’t care about the lives of the people.
Hearing this, Lu Fang also smiled and said meaningfully, "I think Lord Yan should understand the good intentions of the master."
The master and servant exchanged a tacit understanding, and after they understood each other's clues, they both smiled.
Before, Jiajing had said that he wanted the Yan Party and the Qingliu to voluntarily return the money. After Lu Bing took action, Lu Fang would visit these cabinet elders one by one and give them hints.
At that time, they will have two choices: either pay the money or have their property confiscated and be killed.
"Next, I will be busy." After closing the book, Jiajing stood up and walked out of the abode, went to the study in the side hall and sat down.
Upon seeing this, Lu Fang immediately began to prepare pen and ink.
"I'll talk later and you'll be responsible for taking notes." After saying that, Jiajing ignored Lu Fang, sat on the chair, and slowly closed his eyes.
Next, he will visit the Ming Dynasty!
The consciousness came to the depths of the sea of knowledge, standing in front of the Ming Dynasty, which was shrouded in gray fog, filled with black air, and full of holes and devastation.
He multitasked, and his consciousness instantly went to the southeast, to Zheng Bichang's place, and began to check the evidence of these people's crimes.
"It's on record," he said to Lu Fang, "First, Zheng Bichang, the governor of Zhejiang, bought land at a low price and embezzled public funds for river repair. The account books record it and the receipts are hidden in..." Lu Fang looked at the master in front of him with awe!
Who can know what is happening thousands of miles away with just his eyes closed?
Not only that, it can also accurately tell where all the evidence of corruption and bribery committed by Zheng Bichang, the Zhejiang Provincial Governor, is stored.
If he is not a god, then who is he?
Of course, he understood that all the storage places mentioned by his master would eventually be found by Lu Bing.
Therefore, there is no need to doubt whether the master is talking nonsense.
"From now on, no one in this world can hide anything from your Majesty. God is watching over us. Nothing is more true than this!"
Although Lu Fang was amazed at Jiajing's terrifying behavior, he did not slow down and began to record quickly.
"For the record, Zhejiang Provincial Surveillance Commissioner He Maocai..."
"For the record, Fujian Governor Li Guangcai... Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Zhou Yingchang..."
"record on file!"
"For the record... For the record..."
"record on file!"
In one night, Jiajing seemed like the way of heaven, viewing and hearing the Ming Dynasty, the two capitals and thirteen provinces from a God's perspective.
The line of Prince Jing and the line of Prince Yu, all the important officials in important positions, from the small things like the disrespectful words they said today to the big things like where all the private account books were kept and how much money was in the treasury.
It can be said that no matter how big or small the matter was, the Yan Party and the Qingliu faction, both the visible and the invisible, were turned upside down.
Time went by and the snow fell all night long. When daybreak came, the snow started to subside.
Jiajing slowly opened his eyes, and a look of fatigue appeared between his brows.
Even though he was an immortal cultivator, he was trying to multitask while constantly turning over the Ming Dynasty in his mind, enlarging and shrinking, enlarging and shrinking over and over again. At this moment, he couldn't help feeling dizzy.
Lu Fang, who was standing by, already had dark circles under his eyes.
But even so, he still lay on the ground, writing non-stop on the long piece of rice paper that was spread to the other side of the hall.
Finally, as Jiajing opened his eyes, he also put down the pen in his hand.
"Master, all the corrupt officials from the two capitals and thirteen provinces and the two factions are here." Lu Fang quickly rolled the rice paper into scrolls, there were seven or eight scrolls in total.
And this was only after some important figures were selected. Some minor officials were simply let go, and what was recorded was not the evidence of crime, but the storage location of the evidence.
Looking at the several bundles of scrolls placed on the table in front of him, Jiajing's eyes were indifferent, and no emotion could be seen on his face.
Lu Fang was already standing aside with his hands hanging down, not daring to raise his head.
These seven or eight bundles of scrolls can be said to be shocking.
"Ha," Jiajing picked up a bundle, took a look at it, and chuckled, "If we chop off all the people on it, I guess my Ming Dynasty will also be buried with them..."
"Master, please calm down. Your health is more important." Lu Fang quickly spoke to comfort him.
"Don't worry, since I dare to investigate the Ming Dynasty, I have made this preparation," Jiajing stood up and said, "I will organize these things into a book and keep it, and then hand it over to Lu Bing..."
"Pick out a few big shots and punish them severely to scare them away. After that, you will go to the Yan and Xu residences in person."
"The Yan Mansion will send the people from the Zhengyi sect over later and have them lead to the Yuxi Palace... You can go down and rest."
"Yes!" Lu Fang bowed and was about to leave, then he heard Jiajing's voice coming from the hall.
“No one is seen in the empty mountain, but the sound of people’s voices can be heard.”
"The reflected light enters the deep forest and shines on the moss again..."
When Lu Fang heard Wang Wei's poem "Deer Fence", he was stunned for a moment, then bowed and left with a smile on his face.
"The master's mentality has become increasingly detached."
"After seeing all the ups and downs in the world, especially the many evils, I was able to withdraw from them so quickly, find inner peace, return to my true self, and maintain a peaceful and detached mentality."
"Well, the master is worthy of being the Wanshou Emperor!"
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