Chapter 368: I really don't want to progress

I really am not unprofessional, main text, Chapter 379: I really don't want to progress. A disturbance that almost destroyed the trust between the Lu Song Governor's Office and the Great Ming court finally dissipated because Yin Yin Zhengmao handled it properly. Yin Yin Zhengmao only had gratitude for Li Li Yougong, not resentment.

In fact, from the perspective of the Lu Song Governor's Office, this matter looked more like Li Li Yougong said one sentence, and Yin Yin Zhengmao had to break his wrist to survive, and interests were damaged.

Cleaning out a group of wealthy households who had come to offer tribute and handing them over to the court would inevitably affect the views of other wealthy households on the Lu Song Governor's Office. This obviously damaged Lu Song's business environment. Similarly, the arrest of coastal defense inspectors and clerks from the six rooms reached the court's hand directly into the Lu Song government office. Moreover, Lu Song also lost a mutual market in Guiyan Bay. Indeed, from the Great Ming's standpoint, this was a private market that didn't pay taxes, but for the Lu Song Governor's Office, it was not necessarily a kind of convenience.

For example, the mutual market where the Shanxi merchants went to the outside of the Great Wall was also for convenience.

It was all ruined by Li Li Yougong's one sentence. As Yin Yin Zhengmao, who was splitting one side, he should have had some complaints, or even dissatisfaction, toward this long-arm jurisdiction of the envoy Li Li Yougong.

But Yin Yin Zhengmao only had gratitude for Li Li Yougong. He kept emphasizing to Zhang Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Deng Zilong that they were monks from outside, chanting the Great Ming's scriptures. Their roots were in the Great Ming. The most important contradiction of the Lu Song Governor's Office was still the issue of survival. A Governor's Office that broke away from the Great Ming was nothing.

"Envoy, are these four five-masted ships now considered deployed in Lu Song?" Zhang Zhang Yuanxun asked eagerly.

"They have been factually deployed since they arrived at the port, and the delivery was completed yesterday. Naturally, they are deployed in the Lu Song Governor's Office." Li Li Yougong said with a full face of smiles.

"Good, good, good!" Zhang Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Deng Zilong took a running start and rushed toward the five-masted ocean-crossing ships like flying. The Type C five-masted ocean-crossing ship was a giant ship of two thousand loads. Just in terms of tonnage, it was one thousand loads more than the foreign trade type. It had thirty-six more cannon positions, and all cannons were nine-jin naval cannons. Moreover, there were three naval cannons at the bow with a gunpowder charge of up to twelve jin. Relying solely on range, one Type C five-masted ship could suppress five foreign trade five-masted ships. Zhang Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Deng Zilong were very excited. The two military generals pointed at the five-masted ocean-crossing ships and launched a discussion on new tactics. For example, Deng Deng Zilong thought of a shameless fighting style: just like the grassland people harassing the border without reason, the Great Ming's Type C five-masted ships would go to the outside of Malacca City and fire their cannons without reason. First, to verify the equipment and let the navy soldiers become familiar with the new equipment; second, to strike at the enemy's will to resist by relying on the large ships.

"The best military policy is to attack the enemy's strategy; the next is to attack their alliances; the next is to attack their soldiers; the worst is to attack their cities." The method of attacking cities is a last resort, which is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

How to weaken the enemy's will to resist is a military issue that has been discussed since Sun Tzu's "Art of War" in the Pre-Qin period.

Li Li Yougong looked at Zhang Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Deng Zilong communicating intensely, and said with a full face of smiles: "Lord Guo, this time it's nothing major, don't worry too much. The Grand Secretary said: 'If there is a gap, show it clearly, so that slander cannot enter.' The interaction between people and between various collectives is not always calm; there will always be various gaps. When there is a gap, it should be explained clearly, so that slander cannot bewitch people's hearts in the middle."

"Great Eunuch has served by His Majesty's side for a long time. I wonder if Great Eunuch can reveal a word or two about what His Majesty likes?" Yin Yin Zhengmao thought for a while and asked the question he had always wanted to ask. He had only met His Majesty once, and at that time His Majesty was only twelve years old. His Majesty was young and strong. He really didn't know what hobbies His Majesty had. Li Li Yougong had been by His Majesty's side for a long time, so asking Li Li Yougong was the right thing to do.

"His Majesty likes grain, likes copper materials, and likes all kinds of ingenious skills. Other than that, there is nothing particularly liked." Li Li Yougong combined the situation in Lu Song and gave an answer. Yin Yin Zhengmao asked directly, obviously wanting to prepare gifts for His Majesty. Li Li Yougong was naturally willing to maintain a good relationship between His Majesty and Yin Yin Zhengmao, and between the court and Lu Song. This was also the fundamental purpose of his trip to Lu Song.

Yin Yin Zhengmao nodded and said: "Thank you, Great Eunuch, for the hint."

When Li Li Yougong left, he brought many gifts that Yin Yin Zhengmao had prepared long ago. The biggest one was that Yin Yin Zhengmao used copper materials to cast a set of large tripods. This set consisted of twelve, and they were golden yellow when cast from bronze, and would only turn green after a long time. The large tripods, which were as tall as a person and shining with gold, were extremely heavy.

Twelve large tripods. Li Li Yougong took away eleven, and Zhang Zhang Yuanxun took the remaining one to the Old Port.

This is an auspicious sign, and also a declaration of sovereignty. No one can guarantee what happens after death, but the auspicious signs offered by Yin Yin Zhengmao are a promise: as long as he is still alive, the Ten Thousand Mile Sea Pond can only be the Great Ming's back garden.

When Li Li Yougong was sailing back, in the Shipping Commissioner's Office at Guangzhou Dianbai Port, Guangzhou, two supervisory officials were quickly manipulating the abacuses in their hands. These two were wearing short-sleeved shirts on their upper bodies and short trousers on their lower bodies. This attire didn't look like Confucian scholars, but they didn't look like poor laborers either, because their clothes were all made of silk.

The civil and military officials of the Great Ming court didn't have silk to use. The attire of these two supervisory officials was actually all silk. Was there any justice left? Was there any law left?

The one sitting in the main seat was called Wan Wan Wenqing, the Wan Wan Wenqing who felt uncomfortable all over if he didn't visit a brothel for a day. And the other one was Wu Wu Weizhong, who followed Wan Wan Wenqing to be a supervisory official at the Guangzhou Shipping Commissioner's Office. Wu Wu Weizhong believed Wan Wan Wenqing's words and followed Wan Wan Wenqing to eat and drink well.

The Great Ming is very big, there are many people, and there are many wealthy households. Everyone has their own stance. Wan Wan Wenqing was the kind who offered tribute. His uncle in Guangzhou was a shipowner, and he had a total of thirteen three-masted ships. This fleet scale naturally couldn't be compared with the Songjiang Ocean Trading Company, but in Guangzhou, he was also a resounding figure.

A beauty with exotic style, a golden-haired barbarian, sat beside Wan Wan Wenqing. Wan Wan Wenqing's uncle didn't lie to him. Upon arriving in Guangzhou, there were indeed exotic styles to experience. A beauty sat beside Wu Wu Weizhong, a Red-Haired Barbarian. The two exotic beauties held folding fans in their hands, fanning constantly.

Guangzhou is hot and humid.

"Hoo! The accounts are finally finished." Wan Wan Wenqing stretched, ate a grape handed over by the golden-haired barbarian, twisted his hand, and reset the abacus.

Wu Wu Weizhong leaned back in his chair, put down the pen in his hand, frowned, and said: "This year, a total of 720,000 shi of rice came from Annam. It's not a small amount, but it's not enough. The court's meaning is that it's best to reach one million shi this year. But this Guangzhou ground is about to enter the thunderstorm season, I'm afraid it won't be finished."

With many winds, rains, and storms, affected by the bad weather, it would be good if twenty thousand shi could arrive at the port in the remaining four months.

"Won't our top-grade evaluation this year fall through?" Wan Wan Wenqing's movements stalled, his face changed drastically. Other things could be forgotten, but this top-grade evaluation of the "Kao Cheng" (Performance Assessment) was Wan Wan Wenqing's life. His uncle promised him that if he could get a top-grade evaluation every year, Wan Wan Wenqing could get ten thousand taels of silver from his uncle. This was his life!

The silver for visiting brothels all year round was all on the Performance Assessment Law!

This was something Wan Wan Wenqing absolutely could not accept. It was truly too terrifying. Those fairies who were charming to him because he had silver would suddenly turn into hellish Rakshasas who looked at him coldly. Just thinking about it made him tremble all over.

"Go, find Governor Wang. This year, no matter what, the eight thousand shi gap must arrive at the port on time! Even if we have to rob, we must get it into our hands!" Wan Wan Wenqing thought of Guangdong Governor Wang Wang Jiaping for the first time. After the pacification of Mount Luopang, the Viceroy of Liangguang was vacant again, and Wang Wang Jiaping was only the Guangdong Governor.

The full name of the Viceroy of Liangguang is "Viceroy of Liangguang and other places, concurrently in charge of military affairs, grain and pay, and Governor." It was established in the third year of Emperor Jingtai because of the constant brewing of chaos by the Yao and Tong people. Wang Ao was the first Viceroy of Liangguang. Since the pacification of Mount Luopang, the court had some disagreements about the establishment of the Viceroy of Liangguang. In the end, the Viceroy of Liangguang was left vacant, and Wang Wang Jiaping, as a seed player of the Jin Party, went to Guangzhou to take office.

Wang Wang Jiaping was completely different from Yin Yin Zhengmao and Ling Ling Yunyi. In terms of faction, Wang Wang Jiaping was a Jin Party member. The two killing stars were Zhang Dang and Emperor Party. In terms of personality, Wang Wang Jiaping was also unwilling to make things too ugly. Therefore, after he arrived in Guangzhou Prefecture, he did not abolish the political decrees of Yin Yin Zhengmao and Ling Ling Yunyi in Liangguang, but he didn't do anything extra either. He was truly a gentle person. The wealthy households in Liangguang really felt like they had parted the clouds to see the sun—a great happy event for the whole world to celebrate.

"Governor, Wan Wan Wenqing and Wu Wu Weizhong are asking for an audience outside the door." Wang Wang Jiaping's secretary whispered.

These two supervisory officials had holy favor. His Majesty had a good impression of the two scholars who took the lead in being supervisory officials. Wang Wang Jiaping knew this very well. The key was that these two had extremely strong abilities. The way they played the abacus made Wang Wang Jiaping save a lot of worry. The only thing that made Wang Wang Jiaping helpless was that the lifestyle of these two simply had no style at all. What a disgrace!

Staying in a brothel—that's something that only down-and-out scholars who couldn't pass the imperial examination would do. These two were doing it like a job, lingering and forgetting to return. This was very easy to affect the progress of these two!

Wang Wang Jiaping shook his head and smiled: "Please."

"Governor! The grain arriving at the port this year must not be less than one million shi!" After saluting, Wan Wan Wenqing explained his appeal directly and sat on the stool, very anxious.

"Oh?" Wang Wang Jiaping's eyes lit up. Wan Wan Wenqing was finally no longer a salted fish visiting brothels. It seemed he wanted to progress!

This one million shi performance assessment was very clear to Wang Wang Jiaping. It seemed that Wan Wan Wenqing's lingering in the flowers was just his camouflage. He still wanted to climb up. The Great Ming officialdom is a zero-sum game. If you don't advance, you retreat. The first duty of a bureaucrat is also to protect and consolidate his own power. The best way is to climb to a position that no one can shake.

"Very good, I have been thinking of ways for this too." Wang Wang Jiaping signaled the two to be calm. He had already thought of a way.

"Does the Governor have any good strategies?" Wu Wu Weizhong's eyes lit up.

This Wang Wang Jiaping might not be famous and was a newcomer, but in this biggest vanity fair in the world, where are there any "good old men"? He was more like a smiling tiger. A few days ago, the Shi family of Guangzhou Dianbai, who had offended Wang Wang Jiaping, was almost ruined by Wang Wang Jiaping. I don't know how much silver they spent to save their lives.

Speaking of this, Wu Wu Weizhong could only say that the Shi family of Guangzhou Dianbai deserved it.

Wang Wang Jiaping didn't have much fame and was a newcomer. The Shi family of Guangzhou Dianbai saw that Wang Wang Jiaping was easier to bully than Ling Ling Yunyi, so they wanted to do something. For example, the establishment of the Coastal Defense Inspection, the tilt in the number of shipping tickets, the progress of measuring land, etc. In short, it was for Wang Wang Jiaping to tilt some benefits, and they would support Wang Wang Jiaping in being this governor.

Wang Wang Jiaping was naturally a good person compared to Ling Ling Yunyi, but he was one of the core figures of the Jin Party following Yang Bo, Ge Ge Shouli, Wang Wang Chonggu, and others. He was really not a soft persimmon. After a series of moves, the Shi family was almost scattered.

"My Wang Wang Jiaping's clumsy plan is to follow the methods of the previous two predecessors." Wang Wang Jiaping humbled himself. He was not as smart as others. Since his predecessors had already paved a path, Wang Wang Jiaping was prepared to follow the path paved by his predecessors to deal with this matter. The two Zhang Dang predecessors had done it well. If he, a Jin Party member, didn't do it well, Wang Wang Chonggu would definitely clean him up. This was not a struggle for face, but a struggle for the lining of interests.

Wang Wang Jiaping's position as governor was exchanged by Wang Wang Chonggu for supporting Ling Ling Yunyi's transfer to Shandong. What Ling Ling Yunyi was going to do in Shandong, others didn't know, but Wang Wang Chonggu knew very well. Ling Ling Yunyi, this killing star, went there naturally to kill people. Wang Wang Chonggu supported His Majesty's decision, which was supporting His Majesty in destroying the family temple of the Northern Confucius. His Majesty gave the position of Guangdong Governor to Wang Wang Jiaping and the position of Sichuan Governor to Fan Fan Yingqi.

Balance exists between all things.

If Wang Wang Jiaping didn't do well, Wang Wang Chonggu would really clean him up. Thinking of Wang Wang Chonggu's methods, Wang Wang Jiaping shuddered, and missed Yang Bo and Ge Ge Shouli again. These two cleaned people up at most by dismissing them from office, but Wang Wang Chonggu made people wish they were dead.

"Does the Governor mean to make the powerful and wealthy suffer a bit more?" Wan Wan Wenqing immediately understood Wang Wang Jiaping's meaning. One tore down doors and moved beds, the other killed whole families. The path taken was to make the wealthy households suffer. In this southernmost land of Liangguang, the common people couldn't even eat, and the court's performance assessment was pressing down. They could only ask those who had it.

Wang Wang Jiaping smiled and said: "Hmm, it's best if they cooperate. If they don't cooperate, then there's no other way. You two just calculate the accounts well."

"You two are both capable officials of the country. Being supervisory officials at Guangzhou Dianbai Port for the first year is already top-grade. As far as I know, you two haven't worshipped a teacher yet, right?"

Wan Wan Wenqing and Wu Wu Weizhong took the lead in signing up to be supervisory officials, which offended a lot of people. Who would want to suffer this hardship? But with these two taking the lead as a demonstration, signing up to be supervisory officials became a path. These scholars had no teacher, no faction. Their future official career would be like passing through the Flaming Mountain in the dog days of summer, without even a place to shade.

But these two were truly capable. Wang Wang Jiaping's words meant absorbing the two into the Jin Party, and it was a kindness of sending charcoal in the snow.

Wang Wang Jiaping had been in the center of the court for a long time. Since the blind-naming and grass-list, and filling in names in the bottom register, Wang Wang Jiaping had immediately understood one thing: there were not that many capable officials, and there were very few. Even if these two had no proper behavior, they were not sloppy at all when it came to work.

Wan Wan Wenqing was not stupid, but for the two words "official career," it was more of an explanation for his family's many years of cultivation. Wu Wu Weizhong was a bit timid, following Wan Wan Wenqing to eat and drink well, and was content with a little wealth. The court's infighting was like a big millstone, grinding even someone as strong as Gao Gong until there wasn't much slag left.

"We accept the teacher's kindness!" Wan Wan Wenqing and Wu Wu Weizhong looked at each other and said in unison. Wang Wang Jiaping was willing to accept disciples. If they refused, they would be giving face but not wanting it. Once Wang Wang Jiaping spoke, these two could only agree; otherwise, if they offended their direct superior, they wouldn't even be able to be supervisory officials, and going home to plant sweet potatoes would be the only way out.

Wang Wang Jiaping looked extremely strange. These two not only had no joy, but were full of worry.

Since Wang Wang Jiaping had accepted disciples, although they hadn't performed the ceremony yet, as a teacher, he naturally had to warn them a few words. He frowned and said: "Don't go to brothels in the future. You two don't lack silver. Those are all down-and-out scholars who are unwilling to take off their long gowns to work, so they have to write poems and lyrics for the brothel girls to sing. It looks romantic, but it's just helplessness."

"Besides, running to a brothel to mess around damages the dignity of the court and is not conducive to future official careers."

Improper lifestyle is inconsistent with ritual and damages the image, which is very bad. A bad image will affect the accumulation of reputation. Being an official in the Great Ming, without a very sufficient and reasonable reason, divorcing one's legal wife is a stupid thing that cuts off one's official career, let alone visiting brothels. Is that something a blue-sky official who serves the country and the people should do?

Wang Wang Jiaping's reminder was a kind reminder as a teacher.

"Crash!"

A corrupt lifestyle and conduct inconsistent with propriety greatly affect one's image. A bad image will affect the accumulation of reputation. Serving as an official in the Great Ming, without a very sufficient and reasonable reason, divorcing one's legal wife is a foolish act that cuts off one's own official career, let alone visiting brothels. Is that something a clear-sky official who works for the country and the people should do?

The sky had fallen!

Wan Wan Wenqing really didn't want to progress.

Wang Wang Jiaping looked at Wan Wan Wenqing in horror. Was the reaction so big just because he wasn't allowed to visit brothels?!

"I said you can't go, so you can't go. Your father and your uncle, I've already talked to them. Not a single cent of silver for visiting brothels!" Wang Wang Jiaping didn't pretend anymore and told Wan Wan Wenqing directly that he should give up this idea in the future.

Wang Wang Jiaping accepting the two as disciples was not a temporary idea, but was requested by Wan Wan Wenqing's father and uncle. Wang Wang Jiaping had met Wan Wan Wenqing's shipowner uncle before and had corresponded with Wan Wan Wenqing's father several times. In this day and age, worshipping a teacher is a very serious matter. A teacher is half a father.

Wu Wu Weizhong winked at Wan Wan Wenqing, telling Wan Wan Wenqing to admit defeat first and talk about it later.

Wan Wan Wenqing hurriedly got up, bowed his head and said: "Teacher's lesson is right, I won't go in the future."

"Hmm." Wang Wang Jiaping smiled and said: "I know, you go to your uncle to pester him a few times, and your uncle will definitely give you the silver. But you, even if you have silver, you have nowhere to spend it. My secretary already told the Guangzhou brothels yesterday. I want to see who dares to let you step in."

"Wu Wu Weizhong, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You can't go to brothels, so you want to go to pleasure boats, right? I've already greeted the Sun family of Songjiang. Don't even think about it."

Wan Wan Wenqing and Wu Wu Weizhong were stunned as if struck by lightning. Wu Wu Weizhong was very sure that Wang Wang Jiaping was simply a smiling tiger! He had anticipated his anticipation. This life simply couldn't be lived!

The days of being a "handsome guy" were gone forever.

Wang Wang Jiaping waved his hand and let the two leave. They had to get three top-grade evaluations to obtain official status. This million shi of rice was a big hurdle.

The September Guangzhou was fickle, just like the meaning of the blue-sky official in the Guangdong ground—hard to fathom.

In these days, the wealthy households in Guangzhou were all numb. They even missed Yin Yin Zhengmao and Ling Ling Yunyi.

For no other reason, Yin and Ling did things with a main theme of being open and aboveboard. Whatever they wanted from you, money or grain, was clearly posted on the list and done in a grand manner. If you gave it, they would let you go; if you didn't, they would clean you up. Even if they killed you, the reasons were sufficient enough that the wealthy households couldn't pick out any flaws. But this Wang Wang Jiaping, you have to guess.

The wealthy households have to guess what the meaning of this Governor Wang is.

How much exactly they want, why they want it—not a word. No one knows what to do or how much to do to satisfy Wang Wang Jiaping. Even that secretary doesn't know. This makes people feel extremely headache-inducing. It's not as refreshing as Yin Yin Zhengmao's strong-arm robbery by posting a list. Wang Wang Jiaping's means of making the wealthy households suffer are mainly torture, making the wealthy households' mental internal friction extremely severe, so severe that the business of brothels has become much more miserable.

In mid-September of the seventh year of Emperor Wanli, the performance assessment of one million shi of Annam rice had already been completed, but Wang Wang Jiaping didn't say he was satisfied, so the wealthy households had to continue to think of ways.

Soon, someone moved their connections, invited the censors in the court, and impeached Wang Wang Jiaping. It was called an impeachment, but the greater appeal was to hope that the court could let Ling Ling Yunyi return to Liangguang.

"Hahaha!" Zhu Zhu Yijun, who was watching the red leaves all over the mountains in the Western Hills, couldn't stop laughing after hearing the news.

Wang Wang Yaozhuo stood quietly under a maple tree, her eyebrows like distant mountains, her eyes containing autumn water. Her snow-white shirt added three parts of beauty, and her red skirt added three parts of charm. She raised her head slightly and looked up at the maple forest all over the sky, as if she had merged with the red leaves all over the mountains. Her eyes were full of satisfaction and tranquility, as if all worries had been melted by the red leaves all over the mountains. A mountain breeze blew gently, bringing a trace of coolness. The falling red leaves and the beauty complemented each other. It was hard to say whether the mountains and rivers were more beautiful or she was more charming.

She heard His Majesty's loud laughter and asked with some confusion in her beautiful eyes: "What's wrong?"

"The wealthy households of Liangguang are now begging for Ling Ling Yunyi to go back! Really, the sun has come out from the west." Zhu Zhu Yijun finally stopped laughing, hugged Wang Wang Yaozhuo, and told her about his joys and sorrows.

"Ah?! Isn't Wang Wang Jiaping a gentle gentleman? Why would they beg for Ling Ling Yunyi, this killing star, to go back?" Wang Wang Yaozhuo leaned in her husband's arms, quite satisfied. His Majesty, who was busy with ten thousand things, took her to see the red maple leaves all over the Western Hills on this day of rest. She was really satisfied. As for what His Majesty said, she was also very surprised. Wang Wang Jiaping and Ling Ling Yunyi—as Empress, she naturally knew them. How could this matter sound so strange?

Zhu Zhu Yijun explained with a smile: "When Wang Wang Jiaping was an examiner for the first time, he and that Fan Fan Yingqi accepted silver but didn't do things, which really shocked Ge Ge Shouli and Zhang Zhang Juzheng. Wang Wang Jiaping's methods are indeed gentle, but it's just too torturous. It's a feeling of walking on thin ice. If it lasts a little longer, I'm afraid they will go crazy."

Wang Wang Jiaping was a disciple of Yang Bo and Ge Ge Shouli. They were all important ministers during the Emperor Jiajing period, and their way of doing things carried the distinct characteristics of the Daoist—mainly torture and mental internal friction.

Especially the Shi family, who had already been tossed around once, was targeted again because of this performance assessment of one million shi of Annam rice.

Wang Wang Jiaping was extremely dissatisfied with the Shi family. He was an official of the court, and this Shi family came up and wanted to give him a "down-to-earth" (a warning/threat). What kind of onion does his Shi family think they are? Except for Zhang Zhang Siwei, no one dared to humiliate him like this, and it wasn't the end of a dynasty where the court's administrative power had completely failed.

The firemen beat drums and gongs to go around, not letting the Shi family's cloth shops and rice shops do business, saying it was easy to catch fire. After they finally finished the rectification, the next day, the clerks from the household department came, and still didn't let them open the doors, saying the cloth size was not enough, there were bugs in the rice, and the scales were short. After finally passing the hurdle, the criminal department came, saying there was a murder case. Just as the criminal department left, the industrial department came, saying the Shi family was harsh to the poor and didn't pay wages.

Just as the industrial department left, the firemen came again!

The Shi family sought help everywhere but in vain. They spent thirty thousand taels of silver before they found out that the Governor was worried about this Annam rice. Was it just eight thousand shi of rice? Was it worth tossing around like this? The Shi family pulled the rice and directly offered to donate it, but the Shipping Commissioner's Office wouldn't accept it. The Shi family didn't know why they wouldn't accept it. The Shi family could only inquire with great effort, and it took seven or eight days to find out the reason: the Shipping Commissioner's Office only wanted Annam rice.

The old head of the Shi family was fifty-two years old this year. Under the pampered life, it was time to enjoy his old age with his children and grandchildren around. In this round of tossing, he was so anxious that he died.

The Shi family began to quarrel about dividing the family property, but Wang Wang Jiaping's secretary arrived, walked around, didn't say a word, and left again.

Was it to divide the family property, or not?!

"This Wang Wang Jiaping has such vicious means!" Wang Wang Yaozhuo leaned into Zhu Zhu Yijun's arms, leaned closer, and said with a light smile. She was no longer the bean sprout she was back then. Wang Wang Yaozhuo's eyebrows were gradually opening, and she was indeed a beauty who could topple a country.

Empress Dowager Li chose Wang Wang Yaozhuo back then because she was a beauty embryo. Beauty is in the bones, not the skin. The Great Ming's national situation was as precarious as a pile of eggs, and the candidate for Empress couldn't be prominent because of various reasons, but Empress Dowager Li chose a virtuous, considerate, and great beauty for the Emperor.

Feng Bao walked from three feet away to one foot away and said somewhat helplessly: "Your Majesty, the eunuch Li Li Yougong, who went to Lu Song to proclaim the decree, has returned to the capital and has just arrived at the Huitong Hostel."

Thirty days a month, His Majesty only rested for one day on the twenty-fourth. The rest of the time, he was busy with his feet hitting the back of his head. Even on this day of rest, he still had to go to the military camp to inspect the horses. This day, in order to accompany the Empress to see the red maple leaves all over the mountains, His Majesty went to the Beijing Camp early in the morning. His Majesty and the Empress were in harmony, and Feng Bao could see the rare warmth of His Majesty.

Feng Bao didn't want to report it, but this was a major matter.

Lu Song's matter involved opening the seas, coupled with the previous memorial from Luo Luo Bingliang, the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander of the Southern Southern Yamen. Feng Bao could only choose to break this beautiful picture.

"Lady, it's cold, let's go back." Wang Wang Yaozhuo was very reluctant, but no matter how reluctant she was, she could only say so. State affairs come first.

Zhu Zhu Yijun said very easily: "It's okay, no rush. Let's watch a little longer. Li Li Yougong handles things with a sense of proportion. If it were really urgent, he would have rushed over by now. Obviously, it's nothing major."

"Proportion" is indeed hard to grasp.

"Oh my, Great Eunuch Li, you should have killed those criminals in Lu Song. Once they got on the ship, it caused some trouble." Zhu Zhu Yijun said with a full face of smiles. Yin Yin Zhengmao was indeed an old fox in the officialdom. He handled it properly. Zhu Zhu Yijun could actually accept these criminals dying in Lu Song. It would be better to sink them into the sea. Everyone would be out of sight and out of mind. Zhu Zhu Yijun spread his hands helplessly and said: "You can't investigate everything. If you investigate something, everyone will lose face."

After Li Li Yougong reported the facts, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I actually think that the Marquis of Marquis Sishui, the Marquis of Marquis Yingyang, and Uncle Shi Long have no intention of rebellion; otherwise, these criminals would not have been sent to the capital for trial."

As an envoy patrolling the border, after reporting the facts, he naturally had to state his own opinion based on what he saw. Li Li Yougong gave Yin Yin Zhengmao two chances to wipe his ass. The first was to talk about it tomorrow, and the second was to deal with it in Lu Song. But Yin Yin Zhengmao didn't cherish either opportunity and sent the criminals to the ship. This proved that he was upright and not afraid of shadows.

This proved that Yin Yin Zhengmao, Zhang Zhang Yuanxun, and Deng Deng Zilong, as well as their confidants and direct descendants, had no problems, which was a huge good news for the Great Ming.