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Volume Four, Chapter 30, Competing for Favorites

The Forbidden City and the Ganqing Palace have always been the residence of the Ming emperors, solemn and solemn.

However, at this moment, Jiajing has changed this place to a place of cultivation, and many places seem a bit out of place.

For example, a side hall originally used to bathe and change clothes has now become a place for refining medicine.

That morning, Gu Kexue, the Minister of Works, happened to find a few precious medicinal herbs, so the king and his minister changed into Taoist robes and began to refine medicine.

If you talk about Gu Ke’s ability to learn medicine, it’s really not a prank.

Although he could not fly a medicine cauldron as he said, nor could he let all kinds of precious medicinal materials fly into the medicine cauldron by themselves.

However, from the beginning, he heated the medicine cauldron to the addition of various medicinal materials and auxiliary agents, and then stir-frying and roasting, he made it like flowing water.

Especially in the last moment, I picked out the specially made silver spoon for medicinal purposes and pinched it into my hand. A round pill would appear in his hand. That guy was like a skilled chef who made dumplings. It looked really magical. : :

Whenever I see this, Jiajing can't help but exclaim.

Gu Kexue was humble as usual, and took one from the pill himself and swallowed it. Then he respectfully handed the remaining pills to Jiajing.

Jiajing took the pill without any doubt. He immediately picked up one and swallowed it. Then, he closed his eyes and sat cross-legged like Gu Kexue.

After about half an hour, Gu Kexue felt that the medicinal power had been fully utilized, so he opened his eyes and asked carefully: "Master, how do you feel?"

Upon hearing this, Jiajing slowly opened his eyes and sighed slightly, "Oh, Yu Cheng, the medicine you have refined is better. Others have basically no feeling after taking it. Only you have refined it. After taking it, I feel comfortable all over."

Just kidding, how can those poor Taoist priests compare with me? The medicinal materials they use are worth a few taels of silver. What I use are good things worth hundreds or even thousands of taels, you get what you pay for. Do you know?

Of course, he just said this in his heart. On the surface, he sighed: "Oh, although this spiritual medicine is good, the materials are hard to find. I am afraid that it will take some time to refine medicine for the emperor."

ah!

Upon hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but say anxiously: "Yu Cheng, what's wrong? What kind of materials are hard to find. I'll order someone to find them for you."

Gu Kexue shook his head slowly and said, "Your Majesty, it's probably useless if you send someone there."

Jiajing was a little disbelief: "Oh, is there any place in the world that I can't even control?"

Gu Kexue explained calmly: "Of course it is impossible. All the kings under the world are the kings, and there are places that the emperor cannot control? It's just that the emperor cannot control those places for now."

Jiajing said curiously: "Oh, where?"

Gu Kexue immediately explained: "Your Majesty, you should know that Weichen is from Changzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili, so there are many precious medicinal materials. Weichen ordered people to plant them nearby in Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture to absorb the water of the five elements. Unfortunately, Suzhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture are having trouble with Japanese pirates at this moment, and I don't know what the medicinal materials we planted are like."

So that's the case. Gu Kexue is indeed from Changzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili. Changzhou Prefecture is right between Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture. It is normal for him to plant medicinal materials in Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, because these two prefectures are close to the seaside and are full of water.

It's a little trouble now. The Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture are full of Japanese pirates, and Jiajing really can't help it.

He said a little annoyed: "I heard that the general Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong did not obey the orders, so that the pirates and Japanese pirates could not be suppressed. Otherwise, I will withdraw them and replace them to clean up the pirates and Japanese pirates."

Unexpectedly, Gu Kexue was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being reckless. Who did you hear of this? Why isn't the case with what I heard of?"

Upon hearing this, Jiajing said curiously: "These are all reported by Zhao Wenhua, the governor of Zhejiang Zhi. What are you hearing about?"

When Gu Kexue heard this, he couldn't help but suddenly said, "Oh, it turned out to be what Lord Zhao said. Weichen understood. What I heard was that on the contrary, in Nanzhili, no one knew that Zhao Wenhua was the son-in-law of the Yuyao Xie family. Yuyao Xie family was originally a wealthy family of maritime merchants, and pirates and Japanese pirates were raised by them. A few years ago, Yang Cong, governor of the Southeast, and generals of Yang Cong and Yang were purged and eliminated pirates and Japanese pirates. Yuyao Xie was in great trouble. Almost all the pirates and Japanese pirates under his command were wiped out by Lord Yang. The ones who took action were Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong. With these two people, the pirates and Japanese pirates would not be able to get around. This time, he took advantage of the situation and wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong so that the pirates and Japanese pirates would be free from their restraints, and do whatever they wanted from now on!"

ah!

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked and said, "There is such a thing?"

Gu Kexue nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, this matter is almost known to everyone in Nanzhili. I dared to ask again, why did the emperor send Zhao Wenhua to governor Zhejiang? Did he listen to the advice of Lord Yan Song and Yan?"

this!

Jiajing thought about it carefully and found that this is true. Wasn’t it Zhao Wenhua recommended by Yan Song at the beginning?

He couldn't help but wonder, "How did you know?"

Gu Kexue glanced at Jiajing and pretended to be cautious and said, "This, Master, you should know that Zhao Wenhua is Yan Song's godson."

Jiajing naturally heard of this. He just thought that someone was deliberately slandering Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua. What does it matter if he is a son or not? How much does it have to do with the affairs in the court?

However, after hearing Gu Kexue say this, he couldn't help but think about it. He couldn't help but curiously say, "What do you mean, this matter has anything to do with Weizhong?"

Gu Kexue still nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, no one in the court knew that the wealthy maritime merchants were suppressed by Lord Yang at that time, so Zhao Wenhua was appointed Yan Song as his adoptive father and represented the wealthy maritime merchants to submit to Yan Song. Lord Yan really lived up to expectations and pushed Zhao Wenhua to the high position of the governor of Zhejiang Zhi. Only then did the wealthy maritime merchants gain a chance to breathe. In recent years, Zhao Wenhua probably has restricted Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong everywhere, and prevented them from clearing out the remaining pirates and Japanese pirates. Tang Kekuan and Qi Jingtong naturally would not listen to him."

Upon hearing this, Jiajing couldn't help but look at Gu Kexue in surprise, as if he wanted to re-recognize the "Shangshu of Purity". He really didn't expect that Gu Kexue would say such words.

Thanks to Gu Kexue's words, if others said this, Jiajing would have been furious.

He stared at Gu Kexue for a while, then solemnly said, "Yu Cheng, why did you say that? Is there something that just in time that offends you?"

Gu Kexue also replied solemnly: "Your Majesty, he did not offend Weichen, but made Weichen unable to refine medicine for the emperor. Originally, Weichen didn't want to care about the affairs of the court, but if they continue to do this, the medicinal materials planted in Yangzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture are gone! Without the medicinal materials, how can Weichen refine medicine for the emperor? Weichen has no choice!" Mobile::

True or fake?

Jiajing really didn't want to believe that Yan Song was such a treacherous villain.
Chapter completed!
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