The captain who came to report the news was Xu Yong. Xu Yong stood up from the crowd and rushed into the lobby directly. He saw Xu Qian who was lazy on the desk and shouted: "What happened on the Meridian Gate!"

Xu Qian immediately cheered up and said, "What's the matter in a hurry? It's like a howling. People who don't know think we're going to be beheaded next, and it's a big mistake. It depends on how you explain it to my father."

Xu Qian's reprimand is justified. The merchants bought the reward order, but they actually bought it with confidence. I believe that the road government can last for a long time. Now my cousin Xu Yong is whining. When they see him, I don't know what they will think. Isn't this pushing out the money sent?

Xu Yong scratched his head, with a little ashamed on his face, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't think so much just now, but I just thought it was too big, so I was in a hurry to report the news."

Xu Qian was defeated by him. If it were Xu Han or Xu Fu, he would not have been so rash. However, after all, he was a relative. Xu Qian had to smile bitterly and said, "Cousin, sit down and talk, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Xu Yong hurriedly said, "There was news from the Meridian Gate that many people ran to the outside of the Meridian Gate to express their feelings."

"Chen Qing..." Xu Qian couldn't help but skip a beat, and he couldn't help but think, could the big tribute discussion have already started in advance? Could the next rhythm be the court stick? This time should be when Huang Jin took action.

But he thought about it and found that something was wrong, because there was no news before, how could it be said that it was starting? Moreover, he had met the emperor a few days ago, and the emperor did not mention this matter. Logically speaking, this great ceremony should not have been a situation of endless death.

Xu Qian asked Xu Yong with confusion: "Who is Chen Qing? What kind of love is Chen Qing?"

Xu Yong said: "They were all going to the dukes, marquis, uncles, and princes. These people knelt outside the Meridian Gate, saying that their uncle and cousin had made great contributions to the court, but they had not seen the rewards from the court for a long time, so they could not bear it anymore, so..."

"I'm x!" Xu Qian couldn't help but slapped the table and cursed angrily: "These grandsons are trying to cheat me. I have no grudges and grudges with them. What are they going to the Meridian Gate to pull our father and son into the water? Have you found out who they are?

This matter is indeed very serious. In fact, what Xu Qian wanted to do was to make a fortune in silence. Although his reputation in the capital had begun to spread, the bigger the road political situation, the more likely it was to push him and the old man to the forefront. Now these grandchildren are good, and I don’t know what they have done. Everyone has never known each other, but these grandchildren come to cheat people.

Xu Yong said: "There is a leader who seems to be named Zhang, and his name is Shouning Hou."

Xu Qian suddenly realized that Zhang Heling... Empress Dowager Zhang's brother, one of the most royal relatives in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Qian couldn't help but remember that he had rejected Miss Zhang's marriage last time when he entered the palace. He couldn't help but say, "Is this Zhang man accused me of me and disliked me, so he did this on purpose and put my father and son on a bonfire rack, right?"

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that this should not be done. Xu Qian knew about who the surname Zhang was. Although he had never seen a real person, there were too many legends about the Zhang brothers in the capital. With the IQs of these two people, he could come up with such a way to cheat people?

He narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but be wary: "Is it Empress Dowager Zhang? What is the intention of Empress Dowager Zhang to do this?"

Xu Qian was thinking randomly and smiled bitterly: "No, I have to go to the palace to apologize immediately and I have to clear this matter. Those who don't know think that I have anything to do with the Zhang surname. Although my reputation is bad, no matter how bad I am, I can't be as bad as Shouning Hou. If everyone thinks that I am the same as him, even if I jump into the Yellow River, I can't wash it out."

Xu Qian actually had a time to get a reputation, but he thought that his reputation was bad, and that he was just arrogant. At most, he was scolded for being a bad person. But this guy surnamed Zhang was different. This guy sneaked into robbing women and was in trouble. Whoever touched him would be unlucky.

On the other side of the Meridian Gate, there was a lot of lively movement. Dozens of princes knelt outside. The guards didn't dare to drive people away when they saw them. They could only watch these people making trouble. They didn't even kneel. They yelled from time to time, and sometimes they talked a few words. As a result, when everyone saw them, they could only pinch their noses and watch.

The story here naturally spread to the palace, and Jiajing was summoning the cabinet ministers in the Donghunting Pavilion.

After discussing government affairs, Jiajing said a few gossips proudly. He had originally hoped that Empress Dowager Zhang had already communicated with Yang Tinghe and waited for Yang Tinghe to discuss the road affairs.

As a result, Mr. Yang did not mention this at all. Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, he raised his face and talked about the deeds of the ancient saints. Although he was chatting, his tone was a bit serious.

In this way, Jiajing realized that Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe were not ventilated, which not only made him feel a little relieved, but also felt a little disappointed.

He listened to Yang Tinghe's "education" patiently, Jiajing was about to find a reason to escape. At this time, Huang Jin hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened outside the Meridian Gate... "

Jiajing frowned and scolded, "What can happen? Look at your panic, haven't you seen Master Yang and the others here?"

Huang Jin hurriedly bowed and told the situation outside.

Jiajing was shocked. Not only Jiajing, but even Yang Tinghe was shocked.

Jiajing just hoped that there was a step for him to do the rewards and get the rewards done. Who knew that a good thing had come to this point? What was the point of making a quarrel around the Meridian Gate? It was not nice to spread it, and what were the Zhang brothers? Jiajing was confused at first, but then felt relieved. This should be the instruction of Empress Dowager Zhang. In other words, Empress Dowager Zhang understood his intention, but did not contact Yang Tinghe, but contacted his own brothers. Who knew that the Zhang brothers had made trouble and ended up making such a mess.

Jiajing is feeling both uncomfortable and a little secretly happy. What is uncomfortable is how to solve this problem now, and what is secretly happy is that Empress Dowager Zhang may not necessarily speak with Yang Tinghe.

The latter is extremely important to Jiajing. He was the emperor of the vassal king ascended to the treasure land. If Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe joined forces, his status might not be stable, and they might even be randomly picked out some mistakes. It is not impossible to directly depose and establish a decree, because in the eyes of the world, after all, Empress Dowager Zhang represents orthodox, and Yang Tinghe is the leader of all officials and is the most reputable minister now. Jiajing is a foreign population and has insufficient foundation. Once the empress dowager's imperial edict is issued, if Yang Tinghe is really angry, he may not be unable to do anything to jump over the wall.

Yang Tinghe was also slightly stunned at this time. His worries were the same as those of Jiajing. Shouning Hou was the brother of Empress Dowager Zhang. He suddenly ran out to support Xu Qian and his son, and it also caused such a sensation. What was the abacus about Empress Dowager Zhang?

Who would have thought that the dignified emperor and the cabinet chief are now speculating on the quiet and inactive woman in the palace, and that one of the thoughts of this woman touches people's hearts.

Jiajing glanced at Yang Tinghe and then said, "It's such a nonsense. Marquis Shouning was taught a lesson by me last time. I don't have a memory yet. Humph, next time he enters the palace, I will definitely not spare him."

There was a little intimacy in his tone. Of course, this was for Yang Tinghe to see. Yang Tinghe's face was calm, but he couldn't help but mutter in his heart, when did His Majesty and Empress Dowager Zhang have such a close relationship? He smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, what is the road political situation? Why have you never heard of it? The eighth bureau of the twelve supervisors in the palace is not enough. Has Your Majesty added another road political situation in the inner palace?"

He pretended not to understand, but he could not deceive Jiajing. How could the chief minister of the cabinet not know what was happening in the capital? The only possibility was that Yang Tinghe did this on purpose.

The monarch and ministers kept each other in a foil, which made Jiang Mian and Mao Ji a foil, but they were willing to be a foil. They could see that the monarch and ministers were competing, so it would be better for them to be less involved. Although they supported Yang Tinghe from their hearts, they would never want to be hated by the emperor.

Jiajing seemed very patient and told everything about the road government. However, he was careful and falsely reported the numbers and said: "According to estimates, the annual income of this road government is probably as high as 700,000 taels of silver. I have always heard that the corrupt officials under him are lawless. It is a good thing to set up the road government. Since merchants will pay for this money sooner or later, it is better to send it to the palace, which will save the stolen officials."

Yang Tinghe frowned and said, "Rule is this, but Your Majesty is competing with the people for profit as the emperor. If this is spread, it may cause criticism."

Jiajing couldn't help but snorted in his heart, he was competing for profit with the people? Could it be that those corrupt officials and those underage gangsters were also considered people? So what are good people?

Of course, he could not say what he thought directly, but just smiled slightly and said, "There are criticisms for those who have accomplished great things. I enrich the inner treasury, and I am also thinking about the country. In recent years, the military pay of the Warriors and the personal army will be almost unable to be paid. If this continues, there will be trouble sooner or later. Master Yang, the road political situation is good governance. Although the Zhang brothers are nonsense, they still feel reasonable. If they have merits, they will be punished. I have a plan. Xu Changzhong is working hard and has made many great achievements. I plan to promote him to a thousand households in the brocade. What does Master Yang think?"

After Jiajing said that, he looked at Yang Tinghe with a smile.

A hint of sneer appeared on Yang Tinghe's face.

Even if you are a serious senior military officer in the personal army, you will have at least officially gained a place among the Jinyiwei.

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Chapter completed!