My father is Jiajing

Chapter 301 My Bottom Line
Xiyuan Wanshou Palace.

Even in the middle of winter, Emperor Jiajing still asked the eunuchs in the palace to open all the doors and windows, allowing gusts of cold wind to blow through the entire palace, making the Wanshou Palace look like a cold palace.

However, Emperor Jiajing really enjoyed the feeling of the cool breeze. He wore a blue silk Taoist robe with bamboo prints and stood at the curtain in front of the temple like a banished immortal, letting the cold wind blow his clothes up.

Huang Jin, who was frozen like a quail, was wrapped in a thick mink coat and serving beside Emperor Jiajing. Outside the temple, there were also Chen Hong and other eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department standing ready to serve at any time.

After blowing the cold wind for a while, Emperor Jiajing finally felt much better physically and mentally. He looked at Huang Jin, whose face was red from the cold, and said with a smile: "Huang Jin, you still haven't cultivated enough. Look at me, I am not afraid of wind and frost."

Huang Jin immediately responded after hearing what Emperor Jiajing said: "Your Majesty is an immortal, and I am a mortal. How can I compare with you? Moreover, I am also dull and lack wisdom. I can only hope that when Your Majesty ascends to the heavens in the future, you will remember me and take me with you to enjoy the blessings in heaven, so that I can serve you forever."

When Emperor Jiajing heard what Huang Jin said, the smile on his face became even more proud. Although the two had such conversations many times, every time Emperor Jiajing felt that he was closer to becoming an immortal, so he liked Huang Jin's flattery very much.

Outside the temple, Chen Hong pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation between Emperor Jiajing and Huang Jin. He was extremely envious in his heart. He wished that one day he could stand inside the temple and be so close to the emperor.

At the same time, Chen Hong was also trying hard to learn Huang Jin's speaking skills. He thought that the reason why Huang Jin was favored might be because he could speak with his mouth.

Therefore, every time he could hear the conversation between Huang Jin and Emperor Jiajing, he would carefully record every word and tone of every word Huang Jin said in his mind, and hoped that he would have the opportunity to say such words in the future.

Just as Emperor Jiajing was enjoying the cool breeze of winter, a secretary from the cabinet suddenly came outside. He came hurriedly from the direction of the cabinet, holding in his hand the memorial in which Yan Shifan had made an impassioned speech in the cabinet.

"Eunuch Chen, this is a memorial urgently sent by the cabinet. It needs to be presented to Your Majesty as soon as possible."

The Secretary of the Central Secretariat who came from the cabinet hurriedly explained his purpose to Chen Hong who was guarding outside the palace.

At this time, Chen Hong was worrying about how to get into the palace and have more contact with Emperor Jiajing. Seeing that the Secretary from the cabinet actually came up with such a good excuse, he couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.

"Okay, we will present it to the Emperor right away."

Chen Hong took the memorial and hurried into the hall, arriving in front of the aisle where Emperor Jiajing was enjoying the fresh air.

Chen Hong knelt on the gold bricks on the ground, holding up the memorial in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, this is Yan Shifan's memorial urgently delivered by the cabinet. I present it to Your Majesty for your perusal."

Huang Jin, who was standing behind Emperor Jiajing, heard Chen Hong's voice. He looked at Emperor Jiajing again. After receiving instructions from Emperor Jiajing, Huang Jin moved.

Huang Jin walked over to Chen Hong, took the memorial from him, and said, "Go down."

Originally, Chen Hong wanted to go and talk to Emperor Jiajing himself, but it was Huang Jin who came instead. This made Chen Hong very disappointed, but he didn't dare to show it.

Therefore, in the end, Chen Hong could only give the memorial in his hand to Huang Jin with frustration, and then he bowed respectfully on the ground again, and then left the Jingshe in disgrace. When Emperor Jiajing, who was standing in the aisle and enjoying the breeze, saw this scene, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he felt it was very interesting.

Huang Jin presented the memorial to Emperor Jiajing, who was still enjoying the cool breeze. He said calmly, "Read it."

Huang Jin immediately withdrew his hands from the memorial, opened the memorial in his hand and read: "I, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, the Left Vice Minister Yan Shifan, bow my head."

Emperor Jiajing listened to Huang Jin reading the prefix and felt that it was a waste of time. He couldn't help but said, "Pick the key points."

So Huang Jin quickly scanned Yan Shifan's memorial, found the key points and began to read again: "I report that Wang Youzhao, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, neglected his duties, causing more than a dozen laborers who were working for the expansion of the capital to freeze to death outside Chongwenmen. I also report that Hai Rui, the judge in Prince Yu's Palace, covered up the crime and lied that the people who froze to death were sheep. I was shocked to hear this. I never thought that in the best place under the feet of the emperor, there would be such an official who neglected his duties and took human lives lightly. Therefore, I..."

"Alright, alright, stop nagging me. I understand. I didn't expect Yan Shifan to be so kind. It's like a cotton ball popping out of a gutter. The Yan family has a good seedling."

Emperor Jiajing made this comment with a chuckle, but he didn't care at all about the dozen people who froze to death as mentioned in Yan Shifan's memorial.

From this we can see that the life and death of ordinary people are nothing more than a number to a high-ranking official like Emperor Jiajing.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was not that stupid. From the words read out by Huang Jin, Emperor Jiajing guessed that this was an excuse for Yan Shifan to deal with Wang Youzhao.

But at the same time, Emperor Jiajing was upset that Yan Shifan wanted to deal with Wang Youzhao, but why did he involve Hai Rui? Didn't he know that Hai Rui was now a subordinate of Prince Yu's Mansion?
It’s really no big or small.

However, Emperor Jiajing would not easily express his opinion on this matter. He said, "You can inform the cabinet and let them come up with a rule to deal with this matter. Don't disturb my meditation. I just want the outer city project of the capital to be free from any interference. This is my bottom line."

Huang Jin nodded his head and said yes, then he arranged for a young eunuch to rush to the cabinet to convey Emperor Jiajing's order.

When the people waiting in the cabinet heard that the Emperor's decree was so simple and direct, they all showed different expressions.

Yan Song's expression did not change. He just said respectfully to the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, "Please report back to His Majesty and tell him that I will handle the matter impartially. May His Majesty be well."

Xu Jie's expression was solemn. After hearing what Yan Song said to the eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch's order, he did not say anything. He just respectfully followed Yan Song in bowing to express his awe for the Emperor.

Yan Shifan was overjoyed, thinking that he had obtained the golden order that allowed him to deal with Wang Youzhao openly. He immediately replied to the eunuch who delivered the order: "I have the same attitude as my father. I will handle it impartially. May Your Majesty be well!"

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