My father is Jiajing

Chapter 462 I will continue to practice

Speaking of Lu Bing, he is also extremely favored by the emperor!

He also had a Taoist name called "Shouyi Jindan Dashixian". He once served in the Western Garden with cabinet ministers such as Yan Song and Zhu Xizhong. Later, when Emperor Jiajing encountered a fire during his southern tour, Lu Bing risked his life to rush into the fire and escaped with Emperor Jiajing on his back.

Emperor Jiajing was not stingy with his reward for this great achievement of saving the emperor, and directly gave Lu Bing the title of Taibao, one of the Three Dukes. Before that, Lu Bing had also been awarded honorary titles such as Shaofu, Shaobao, Taifu of the Crown Prince, and Taibao of the Crown Prince, all of which are known as the Three Orphans.

In addition, Lu Bing was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. It can be said that his achievements were simply amazing. He was the first super-strong man in the Ming Dynasty to lead the Imperial Guards as both a public official and a solitary!

Therefore, both Yan Song and Xu Jie treated Lu Bing, a special person, with great respect, and no one dared to say anything bad about him.

Now that Lu Bing was ill, Emperor Jiajing showed great concern for him. Although he had not visited him in person, he had asked Huang Jin, Chen Hong and other eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department to visit him many times. Every time, Emperor Jiajing would ask Huang Jin, Chen Hong and others to bring the latest elixir to reward Lu Bing.

Every time Lu Bing saw the elixir bestowed by Emperor Jiajing, he was so excited that tears streamed down his face. He would get up from his sickbed and kowtow towards the West Garden to express his gratitude. Then he would swallow the elixir, showing a calm feeling that his illness had been cured.

But as to whether this golden elixir can save his life or cure his illness, only God knows.

Huang Jin changed into a gray Taoist robe and walked lightly into the temple, but even if his footsteps were light, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be able to feel them.

So the moment Huang Jin stepped into the abode, Emperor Jiajing looked up and said with a smile, "You want to walk gently to my side again, right?"

Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said and laughed, "Your Majesty's cultivation is getting higher and higher. Even though I am walking so lightly, Your Majesty can still hear me. I really admire you."

Emperor Jiajing smiled and said, "Humph, it's good to know. I have been feeling more and more that I will soon break through. You may really be able to get some of my aura in the future."

Huang Jin immediately said excitedly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Thank you for your kindness!"

Emperor Jiajing laughed for a while, feeling extremely happy. Then he asked, "What did San'er say?"

Huang Jin replied: "Prince Yu said that according to the information gathered now, the group of red-haired barbarians lingering in Fujian and Guangdong in the Ming Dynasty may have really got lucky and found a fairy mountain full of gold and silver somewhere on the sea."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He asked seriously, "Why does San'er make such a judgment?"

Huang Jin replied: "Prince Yu said that according to the current intelligence, the red-haired barbarians not only have a lot of gold and silver, but their firearms and shipbuilding technology are also catching up with our Ming Dynasty. And 150 years ago, according to the records of the eunuch Zheng He's voyage to the West, those red-haired barbarians were just a group of uncivilized savages."

"But in just a hundred and fifty years, they not only had ships that could cross tens of thousands of miles to reach the Ming Dynasty, but also had extremely powerful firearms and endless gold and silver. These extraordinary things make people wonder if they have obtained some great benefits, otherwise it is impossible to explain. These are what Prince Yu said to this servant."

After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but take a breath. If this was true, then the overseas benefits would have to be snatched away!

Emperor Jiajing asked again: "San'er, what suggestions do you have for this?"

Huang Jin added: "Prince Yu said that if we can subdue a big pirate like Wang Zhi who dares to roam the sea, then we can use them to follow the red-haired barbarians to investigate their true and false situation. At the same time, Prince Yu also suggested buying off some of the red-haired barbarians who are already living on the coast of our Ming Dynasty to further understand their information and other shipbuilding technology and firearms technology that are very different from our Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Jiajing nodded slightly. "San'er, your consideration is indeed reasonable, but Wang Zhi is just a pirate after all. What ability he has depends entirely on his words. Moreover, he dared to usurp the title of King of Song at sea. His rebellious heart is obvious. If I cannot punish him severely, if anyone imitates him and runs to the sea to claim to be king, then where will my face be?"

Huang Jin added: "Emperor, Prince Yu has also considered this. He also understands that Wang Zhi is wild and difficult to tame, so he also suggested that if it is feasible, we should follow the example of the Yongle Dynasty and supervise the construction of treasure ships and large warships to strengthen the navy. In the future, if Wang Zhi and his ilk want to do whatever they want on the sea, our heavenly soldiers can descend from the sky and suppress them with lightning speed!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jiajing began to silently calculate. If he really wanted to build a super fleet comparable to the one during the Yongle reign, the amount of money that would be spent would certainly be beyond imagination.

After all, the Ming Dynasty today is not the Ming Dynasty during the time of Emperor Chengzu. At that time, Emperor Chengzu was a martial arts master who was comparable to Emperor Taizu. He not only made five expeditions to the northern desert, but also took Jiaozhi in the south and sent Zheng He to show his power thousands of miles away.

Now the Ming Dynasty has experienced 150 years of wasted time. During this period, not only did it abolish the Jiaozhi Provincial Administration, but it also experienced the Battle of Tumu and the Loss of Hetao, although the situation seems to have improved a lot in the past ten years.

But there are still many problems inside, which cannot be easily solved. If we rashly build treasure ships and large warships to gain benefits at sea at this time, it will definitely lead to opposition from the ministers.

So, Emperor Jiajing fell silent for a moment. This matter was a bit difficult to handle.

But it has to be done even if it is difficult.

What if that group of red-haired barbarians really found the overseas fairy mountain, and they used the wealth and technology of the overseas fairy mountain to become more powerful than the Ming Dynasty? That would be an unimaginable danger.

Furthermore, if this fairy mountain on the sea really does contain a method to achieve immortality, then Emperor Jiajing would be unwilling to give up on it and miss out on it.

After all, he has been practicing Taoism for so many years, and now he has finally heard the most real news about the holy land of immortals. How can he not be excited?

You know, this requires more consideration than when Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to the sea to search for the fairy mountain more than a thousand years ago.

At that time, Xu Fu just made up a story about an overseas fairy island, which was not sure whether it was true or not, and he never came back.

But now, these red-haired barbarians, who were nothing 150 years ago, actually have firearms and shipbuilding technology comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty, as well as endless gold and silver. Anyone would be tempted by this.

Emperor Jiajing was silent for a long time, and seemed to have a plan in mind. He said, "We have to think about this matter carefully. Don't worry about it for now. Let San'er continue to investigate. Oh, and his suggestion to Hu Zongxian to send people to Longjiang Shipyard last time can also be reported now. You go to Hu Zongxian to say hello and ask him to order Yu Dayou to go to Longjiang Shipyard in the name of the Governor-General of Zhejiang to supervise the construction of several giant ships that can fight against the Japanese pirates in the open sea."

Emperor Jiajing had a flexible mind. Although he was serious about cultivating immortality, his judgment and thinking on things were still very accurate.

Now, with just a few words, the task of shipbuilding was placed on Hu Zongxian, and the reason for shipbuilding was said to be a decisive battle against the Japanese pirates' lair. Once such a reason was given, no matter how unhappy the officials in the court were about the affairs at sea, they could not oppose the patriotic cause of exterminating the Japanese pirates!
Huang Jin also felt that what Emperor Jiajing said made sense, so he quickly replied, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Emperor Jiajing laughed, "Okay, stop flattering me. Go get me a golden elixir. I want to continue practicing."

Huang Jin hurriedly said yes again, then walked to the imperial desk where Emperor Jiajing placed his treasures. He skillfully opened an exquisite golden box, and used golden tweezers to carefully pick out a beautiful golden elixir as red as an amber gem from it, and placed it in a small golden nanmu dish beside it.

Then he poured a cup of secret tea for Emperor Jiajing to take the golden elixir, and then carefully brought the golden elixir to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing reached out and pinched the golden elixir in the small golden nanmu dish, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly with a sense of ritual, then reached out and took a sip of the tea brought by Huang Jin, then raised his head and swallowed the golden elixir.

After completing these operations, Emperor Jiajing felt an unknown sense of satisfaction, and his face showed a hint of a high level of state, like smiling at a flower. Then he sat cross-legged on the cushion and continued to meditate, as if he had some kind of spiritual connection with heaven.

a few days later.

Yan Shifan has been in a bad mood these days, but this time it is not because of his father's Alzheimer's disease, but because of Yan Maoqing's incompetence. He has not yet figured out a way to get Wang Zhi out of the East Factory Prison and put him in the Ministry of Justice's prison. This is simply unforgivable.

But thinking that Yan Maoqing was now shouldering the important task of maintaining good relations with Prince Jing's Palace, Yan Shifan could only turn a blind eye.

Yan Shifan looked at the secret letter sent by Luo Longwen, and the irritability in his heart finally eased a little.

Luo Longwen is still capable. He has expanded his business to the main island of Japan and has become sworn brothers with a Japanese leader named Oda. He is now very successful.

But after this great success, troubles also followed. Now Luo Longwen had made money at sea and had also recruited a group of desperate criminals to work for him, but there was no proper channel for this money to enter the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, Luo Longwen was now in urgent need of silk, tea, porcelain, Yiran sugar, Bingxin sugar and other luxury items produced in the Ming Dynasty, and he wanted to send them overseas to continue making huge profits.

So now Yan Shifan really wants Wang Zhi to die now.

If Wang Zhi died, he could let Luo Longwen spread rumors at sea that the imperial court was determined to eradicate all evil and wipe out all pirates and Japanese pirates without leaving a single one alive.

In this way, these vicious pirates and Japanese pirates will certainly be enraged, and they will definitely not be able to resist attacking from all sides and turning the southeast coast upside down!
At that time, Luo Longwen would have the opportunity to travel between Ming Dynasty and the sea.

Moreover, if Luo Longwen really made a name for himself on the sea, Yan Shifan was thinking about whether he should take the opportunity to petition the court to appease Luo Longwen and then reopen a few maritime customs offices.

In this way, wouldn't all the huge profits at sea fall into the hands of the Yan family?

Thinking of this, Yan Shifan couldn't suppress the smile on his face, as if if things could really go as he wished, he could become the richest and most powerful figure in the Ming Dynasty, even more powerful than his father!

"No, we have to find a way to kill Wang Zhi, otherwise I will lose all my benefits."

Yan Shifan finally came to this conclusion. At this time, Yan Shifan was only thinking about how to support Luo Longwen, and then how to get back the huge wealth that Luo Longwen had earned at sea.

At the same time, while Yan Shifan was racking his brains to come up with a way to kill Wang Zhi, Zhu Zaigui had already leisurely arrived at the manor in the north of the city.

As soon as he arrived at the manor, Qimuge couldn't wait to ride his horse to the front of Zhu Zaigui's carriage.

When Zhu Zaigui lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage, Qi Muge couldn't help but excitedly jumped off the horse and threw herself into Zhu Zaigui's arms, just like a little girl in love.

Zhu Zaigui picked up Qi Muge easily, and the servants and guards in the manor also turned around and avoided Zhu Zaigui and Qi Muge.

Zhu Zaigui asked, "Does he seem to have gained some weight?"

When Qi Muge heard Zhu Zaigui say that she had gained weight, she quickly replied, "How could that be?"

Zhu Zaigui held Qi Muge's hand and moved it, "Right here."

Qi Muge's face turned red immediately because Zhu Zaigui's hands were on her chest.

Qi Muge blushed and whispered, "The prince is doing bad things again."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "You will be punished for framing me. Have you thought about it?"

Qi Muge looked up at Zhu Zaigui with a hint of anticipation, "What punishment?"

Zhu Zaigui smiled without saying anything, but he did not stop his actions.

At this time, the maids in the distance also immediately moved. They tried their best to prop up a large tent and lowered their heads to avoid looking at what was happening inside the tent.

Finally, with a long sigh and an inexplicable gasp, everything returned to calm.

Zhu Zaigui was lying on the grass, with Qi Muge, who was still blushing, leaning beside him. There was a strange light in her eyes at this moment, as if she was very excited and thrilled by what had just happened, and she couldn't help but feel excited in her heart.

Zhu Zaiqi looked up at the white clouds floating by in the sky, and at the same time, his hands were quietly stroking Qi Muge's body. Zhu Zaiqi said, "How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I? Is this punishment exciting?"

Qi Muge blushed and said, "I am the only one who is willing to accept such a punishment. The delicate beauties in the palace don't dare to do so!"

Zhu Zaigui said: "Haha, that's true."

Then Zhu Zaigui turned around and looked at Qi Muge and said, "Should I punish you again?"

As a result, Qi Muge moved first and pushed Zhu Zaigui aside.

After a long time, Zhu Zaigui looked at Qi Muge, who had become as soft as mud, and said with a smile: "Qimuge, you are so bold that you dare to ride on me!"

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