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"Empress, Empress" Feng Bao's low voice woke up Empress Li from her loss. She saw the inquiring look on the eunuch's face. She rubbed her eyes and said lightly: "When the wind blows, I am fascinated."

"Oh," Feng Bao didn't dare to ask more. He laughed in a low voice: "Didn't you always want to meet Mr. Chen? The one standing by the lake is."

"Ah" Empress Li's heart immediately jumped for a while, and her face turned slightly red and said, "I didn't expect him to be so young."

"That's right, he is the same age as our prince." Feng Bao smiled and said, "But he looks much younger than the prince. Is he a talented man in Jiangnan? He is just a tender skin."

"The prince is old," said Empress Li, but her eyes looked at the man by the lake. The man seemed to have some senses, turned his head slightly, looked at her, and his eyes met her." What kind of eyes were they? They were as bright as the morning star and as deep as the lake water, which made people fall into it at a glance, completely chaotic.

But the man seemed to have quickly discovered her identity, lowered his head, and slowly bowed to bow to the young man's heart, and the strange feeling that arose in her heart was broken.

Empress Li finally came to her senses and shook her head and said, "Our prince is more attractive."

When she said this, she felt like she was lying to a lie that was terrifying. How could Prince Yu, who was sick and sick, compare to Mr. Chen, who was so beautiful and beautiful? She quickly took two steps and touched her hot cheeks with her hands. It was not until she entered the hall that she calmed down her messy mood.

When she saw Li Shizhen, she came out of the hall and went back to the back house, she couldn't help looking at the lake, but she saw that the sacred lotus was still there. However, the person was not seen, and it was not at all calm, because according to time, a bombshell should have arrived in the capital and would detonate at any time. Can she escape safely in the explosion? Although she had made enough preparations and preparations, everything was unknown before the matter was born.

This plan may be the least sure thing he has ever been since his debut. It does not seem to be in line with his usual steady spirit, so Silence has been hesitating and suppressing the plan again and again. But one day he suddenly realized that the reason why he had the chance of winning was because the enemy was not strong enough. Now, although his level has gradually improved, the enemies he faces are far from Lu Ji, and Xu Hai and others can be compared! The real crisis can no longer tolerate him waiting. He must get used to this kind of fighting method of dancing on the blade and not being able to predict the final outcome.

"At worst, go to sea, go to Australia, and North America. The world is so big that there is no place for me to live in?! Whenever I feel that the enemy cannot defeat me, I masturbate in this way. I can always cheer up. It can be said that I can try it all over the world.

His mood had improved, and he felt someone was looking at him. He turned around and saw a beautiful woman in palace clothes standing not far away with Feng Bao. He immediately realized that the woman was Prince Yu's concubine, so he bowed and bowed to show his respects. After a long time, he raised his head and saw that there was no one in front of him.

A certain scene touches some people's hearts and is even unforgettable, but for others, it is just a moment in every minute and second, without any impression in the heart and cannot cause any disturbance. Chen Si did not take the matter of seeing the princess in his heart at all. He just felt that if he would encounter it again, he seemed to be interested, so he went around to the front yard and chatted with the guards of the royal palace.

At about noon, King Yu saw Li Shizhen come out of the main hall, and then came to meet him silently. King Yu said, "Mr. Chen, why can't you stay for a meal?"

He smiled silently, "Mr. Li is just angry. I can't do anything to him."

Li Shizhen looked at him and handed the medicine box into his arms and said, "Stop talking nonsense, I still have a big deal to do." As he said that, he turned around and bowed to King Yu, "Your Majesty, remember my instructions, I will let Chen Zhuyan supervise you. If you can't hold on this time, even if the Daluo Jinxian comes, it will be useless."

King Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, I won't joke about my life." He looked at the silence with gratitude and said, "I haven't listened to Mr.'s class for a long time. Why don't we start tomorrow?"

"Okay." Silently nodded, he smiled and said, "Then the official will send Mr. Li back first."

Because he wanted to treat Prince Yu, Li Shizhen could not leave Beijing immediately. It took him a while to sort out the specimens and records he had collected over a year and live in peace in Beijing. However, he was a stubborn man. In the end, he did not live in the silent house, but instead made a ancestral home outside. He said that he could live in peace in this way.

I was wondering why Li Shizhen couldn't live in a hotel because he had to spend money to stay in a hotel? Under his question, Li Shizhen finally told the truth: "Whenever you see the deep courtyard where you nobles live, you can use a golden bowl.

"Five" I was so angry that I couldn't get angry. Why can you just do nothing? I could just sniff the house of Yidao. There are so many servants serving me, but the common people can't find even a tiles? I can't even eat? He finally concluded: "I can't enjoy your delicious food in the house with peace of mind; the simple food outside is better than being at ease, so don't persuade me anymore."

I was silent and had a good intention, but I was bored, so I had to go with him. When I was in the grades, I actually got a list of awards reported from various places. Once the results were summarized, students from the Imperial College, who came from the Imperial College, passed more than 50 people this time, and the admission rate was far above the average level. In fact, there was nothing to be surprised at all, because the tribute student was originally a student with excellent academic performance. If the admission rate was lower than that of ordinary prefectures and county schools, it would be really strange.

But this did not affect Gao Gong's good mood, because the emperor and the court would not analyze specific issues in detail. They only believed that such a high admission rate was his credit for Gao Suqing. Therefore, the promise of being promoted to the Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel should be fulfilled now.

Chen Si was also very happy. It was not that he could finally get rid of Gao Gong's high-pressure rule, but that he found the names of Wang Xijue and Xu Shixing from the admission list of Yingtian's provincial examination. One was Xie Yuan and the other was the second, and the results were as excellent as he expected. In addition to being relieved, he immediately wrote a letter to express his congratulations and attached all Cheng Yi who went to Beijing to take the exam.

In the next few days, the officials of the Imperial College began to celebrate Gao Da Ren. The entire prison was full of joy and silently believed that their joy was from the heart, but it was a kind of happiness that sent the plague god, not anything else.

He also joined it happily all day long, but his heart was hanging high, because the half-year account of the Coin Shipbuilding Department had been delayed for two months and finally sent it to Beijing City. Everything was over, and the real struggle was finally about to begin,

In the Yuxi Palace in Xiyuan, as usual, the doors and doors were closed in broad daylight, tightly; but unlike before, in the hall, which has always been heard, there was a crackling sound of abacus.

The sound came from a long red sandalwood case. I saw a huge red wood abacus that was one foot wide and one foot wide on the case. Six eunuchs of not low grades shared this abacus. Six flexible hands were quickly fiddling the abacus beads on this abacus. They were sweating profusely, but they didn't even have time to wipe the sweat. They were all concentrating on the accounts in front of them. The eunuchs in charge of the accounting in the inner court. Since Li Fang gathered in the Yuxi Palace in the morning, they began to settle accounts for the emperor. It was already afternoon. Before they could take a break, they didn't even dare to bring out an impatient expression, because Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty sat upright behind the case!

A box was placed opposite the case. Although the cover was torn open, a line of words could still be clearly identified: "Jiangnan Maritime Warriors' Account Book of the First Half of the 40th Year of Jiajing" is the account book of the Maritime Warriors that made the enemy worry. According to convention, the income of the Maritime Warriors is different from the ordinary national tax. It is not understood that it is the treasury immediately. Instead, it is entered into the treasury first and then distributed by the emperor. Therefore, this account book is also escorted by the Jinyiwei directly into the ban, and is not delivered to the cabinet through the Tongzhengsi.

Several palace lanterns standing on the ground shone Jiajing into pieces. He claimed that he was invincible with cold and heat, and now he even sent fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

Under the light, his face was filled with a deep thought expression, his eyes flashed with a faint light, staring at the eunuchs without blinking.

At some point, the sound of beads in the hall stopped in sequence, and the eunuchs carefully placed the last string of results on the table in front of the emperor.

The entire Yuxi Palace was silent, everyone held their breath, and no one dared to disturb the emperor's deep thoughts until Jiajing's voice broke the silence in the hall and said: "What military intelligence is there on the sea this year? Are the pirates particularly fierce?

Li Fang, who was standing next to him, quickly whispered: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a bit fierce, but Huang Jin reported that the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau started construction well, and produced 500,000 more silk this year than last year. I thought. The Weaving Bureau was always produced according to orders. If they started construction sufficiently, it would indicate that the trade of the Maritime Bureau was not affected." In fact, Wang Zhi was still in prison at this time, losing his constraints. The hunchbacks on the sea were unprecedentedly arrogant. However, because the Maritime Bureau was in the interests of the maritime merchants and all parties were still working together to maintain it, so the maritime trade was indeed not affected.

"Why did the tariffs of the Maritime Bureau be reduced by half?" Jiajing said coldly in his voice: "Lian I remember that in the first half of last year, there was more than 2.3 million taels of tax revenue. Why did it only have one million taels in the first half of this year?" He said with a heavy snorkeling: "The production and sales of the Weaver Bureau are both prosperous, but the trade volume of the Maritime Bureau is half-discounted. Where did that half of the silk go? Can it be stored in Curry?!"

Li Fang shook her head and said, "It's unlikely. The merchants' noses are very good. Once the sales are not smooth, they will definitely suspend the order and hold the money in their hands. Moreover, Huang Jin has been monitoring the sales. If there is a problem, he would have reported it to the servants long ago."

"This is strange." Emperor Jiajing's expression became more and more ugly. Chen Xiaodang!" What is Xi Banqing's statement that he did not arrive at the same time? Why didn't he betray the old man and lead the letter to the old man?

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"Oh, his memorial was sent to the cabinet by Tongzhengsiji." Li Fang said softly: "I haven't sent it here yet."

"Catch in and get it!" Jiajing raised his voice.

"I'll go now." Li Fang bowed and said, wearing a cloth dress, and put on a red Chinese official python robe.

"Old ancestor. Where are you going?" Chen Hong smiled and said, "Just say, just let your sons go." Since he was educated by Li Fang last time, he has been like a different person, and is as respectful as a grandson.

Li Fang shook her head and said, "Long live my own instructions, I'll go there in person." Her eyes swept across the faces of three eunuchs, and finally fell on Chen Hong, saying:

"Your Majesty cannot be short of people around you. Chen Hong, please come in and serve."

Chen Hong laughed happily and said, "Okay!" He then took off his python suit, put on a small green hat, and went into the palace.

The eunuchs who settled the accounts in the monastery had dispersed, only Emperor Jiajing sat cross-legged on the cushion, but their expressions were a little gloomy. Seeing Chen Hong come in, Jiajing said lightly: "You are here just right, how are you doing the Shuntian provincial examination?" With Emperor Jiajing's vindictive character, how could he let the offending people easily go? Although for the sake of his own and the court's demeanor, he did not openly pursue the matter. He ordered the Dongchang to investigate the matter privately, and he could not suffer a loss.

While pouring water for Jiajing, Chen Hong said softly: "Can I not take what my master ordered to do to heart? The East Factory has been entrusting this matter these days."

"Stop talking." Jiajing pinched a red pill and took it with water and said: "What the couplet wants is the truth."

"Through the interrogation of cheating candidates," Chen Hong said cautiously: "It can be concluded that it is not that anyone guessed the test questions, but that someone did leaked the test questions."

"Who?" Jiajing asked.

"This is further investigated because the candidates are all contacted by their families and the question-releaser. Now that things are so big, it is unlikely to contact them again." Chen Hong said: "The only thing that is certain is that Wu Shan, the Minister of Rites, cannot escape."

"Wushan," Jiajing nodded and said, "Yes, Lian asked Sister Yuan and the others, saying that only the Minister of Rites looked at the test questions, and they were kept in the way of guarding against thieves. Those who didn't know thought he was so law-abiding." After complaining, Jiajing asked again, "Where is Yan Shifan, does he play a role in it?"

Chen Hong shook his head and said, "Yan Shifan should have nothing to do with this matter. According to the situation in which I have mastered me, Wu Shan is a man who claims to be aloof and always ignores the powerful and powerful. Although he is in the same hometown as Yan Ge Lao, he never deals with him." He said with a smile: "And Yan Shifan once wanted to get his relatives and marry his daughter to his son, but Wu Shan insisted on refusing to agree, which made Yan Shifan very unhappy. Therefore, based on the relationship between the two, it is unlikely to conspire to commit a crime."

"You have confiscated Yan Shifan's money?" Jiajing suddenly smiled, scared Chen Hong to kneel on his knees and said, "Your Majesty. I am in charge of the East Factory. What I am the only one who is corruption and bribery. How can I know the law and break the law and steal it by the custody.

"It's good if there isn't." Jiajing said lightly. The more people around him, the harder it is to see clearly. The spy leader like Chen Hong." The only thing that reassured Jiajing was that even though these people were a little unclean, they could still use it if they were loyal to themselves.

"There is still a possibility." Seeing that the emperor was not disgusted, Chen Hong said again: "It was someone who framed Yan Shifan and Wu Shan." The second-ranked eunuch obviously took a lot of money from the Yan Mansion, and took the opportunity to try his best to cleanse the Yan family of charges.

"Flies do not bite seamless eggs, no matter what others do," Jiajing sneered: "Yan Shifan and Wushan are not clean themselves, and they are dirty without planting." "Yes, Your Majesty is wise." Chen Hong had to stop and dared not speak for Yan Shifan anymore. The eight words "Su Song Governor Youqing presented the Ministry of Governors", and he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy: "You, you, don't know what the Lian sent him to do until now." Obviously, he thought that Di Xiangqing's signature was missing the title of the Maritime Shifeng. In fact, people helped Xiangqing was a gentleman, and he wrote this just for the clean cover, but he misunderstood the emperor.

Picking up Di Hanqing's memorial, Jiajing saw that Li Fang still had a copy in his hand and asked, "Whose is this?"

"Su Song is inspecting Lin Run." Li Fang said softly.

I was in a state of state, and I was delayed until now to finish writing. I hope I will get better tomorrow.
Chapter completed!