Chapter 100 Reward and Punishment on Merit

Author: Spring is coming again

Chapter 100 Reward and Punishment on Merit

"Okay, let's just stop here when the official raises. You can go down and execute it."

Jiajing looked at the people kneeling on the ground, waved his hands and said aloud.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Seeing that the salary increase for officials was settled, everyone could not hide their excitement and said in unison.

"I just got the news that Hu Zongxian has led his army to wipe out all the Japanese pirates from Fujian and other places. From Funing to Zhang and Quan areas, a thousand miles of land has returned to the rule of our Ming Dynasty!"

"How do you think I should reward them?" Jiajing said, picked up the teacup and sipped it, asking everyone.

"Your Majesty, you should reward such great achievements!" Gao Gong stood up first and said in a deep voice.

"Well, Gao Aiqing's words are quite worthy of my appetite, and he should be highly rewarded." Jiajing nodded to Gao Gong to show his approval.

At this moment, Xu Jie stood up and said in a deep voice: "Report to Your Majesty, although the Japanese pirates in Fujian Province have been wiped out, the risk of revival cannot be ruled out! Therefore, I want to ask Your Majesty to send a general to serve as the governor of Fujian to achieve the effect of deterring Japanese pirates."

"Oh, I've said this. I guess Mr. Xu has a rough choice in his heart, right?" Jiajing asked as if he was very interested in what Xu Jie said.

"Your Majesty is wise! I already have a general choice in my heart." Xu Jie bowed slightly to Jiajing and responded.

"Oh, who is it?" Jiajing raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.

"Your Majesty, the person I want to recommend is Tan Lun!"

Under Jiajing's questioning, Xu Jie spoke out the candidate for the Fujian Governor in his heart.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate! As far as I know, Tan Lun does not have much experience in governing the local area. If he is sent rashly, it may cause national affairs to be misleading." Yan Shifan heard that Xu Jie wanted to elect Tan Lun as the governor of Fujian, and immediately jumped out with a wise minister who would share the worries of the king and advised him.

"I'm very curious, why can't Tan Lun be the governor of Fujian?"

"Just now, the old master of the Pavilion said that Tan Lun had no experience in governing the local area. In the 29th year of Jiajing, Tan Lun served as the prefect of Taizhou! He also recruited local village wars to resist Japanese pirates, and made outstanding achievements in three battles and three victories!"

"Is this not the experience of governing the country?"

When Gao Gong saw Yan Shifan jump out, he immediately retorted.

"Taizhou is just a prefecture, while Fujian is a province! Can the two be compared together?" Seeing Gao Gong refuting his words, Yan Shifan was not willing to be outdone and immediately retorted.

"Hmph, I think, it's clear that someone wants to take advantage of the problem!" Gao Gong glanced at Yan Shifan and mocked.

"Who do you think takes advantage of the problem?" Yan Shifan was angry at Gao Gong's words and glared at him.

"Hmph, do you still need to ask?"

"Ah!"

Just as Gao Gong and Yan Shifan were arguing, Jiajing coughed lightly and said lightly: "Okay, don't argue anymore. What do you think this is?"

"Please forgive me!" Yan Shifan and Gao Gong saw that the emperor was a little unhappy, so they quickly stopped quarreling and bowed to apologize.

"I think what Mr. Xu said is reasonable. At present, a general should be sent to Fujian to serve as a deterrent.

"Let's do this, as Mr. Xu said, let Tan Lun be the governor of Fujian for the time being! After the situation stabilizes, make plans." Jiajing's voice was not loud, which put an end to the dispute.

"Your Majesty's wise!" Seeing that the emperor had made a decision, everyone no longer objected.

Seeing that Tan Lun was so troublesome, Jiajing saw this and stopped discussing with the ministers, and instead announced his decision on his own.

"Transfer my will, Yu Dayou, the general of Pingwan, made contributions to suppressing the Japanese, and was appointed General Guangwei! The commander of Dengzhou Guard, Qi Jiguang, the general of Jizhou, was appointed General Dingyuan! The governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, was appointed General Dingguo!"

"In addition, the soldiers who participated in the fight against Japanese pirates paid double the salary, and the soldiers who fell into battle also paid double the salary, and their families also properly resettled me."

"Your Majesty's wise!"

Seeing that the emperor had already announced his appointment, no one present dared to question the emperor's words, so he had to claim that it was.

...

Since Hu Zongxian led the army back to the court, the leader of the Japanese pirates Zhang Lian was sent to the prison of the Jinyiwei.

"Do you have anything to explain?" asked the figure opposite Zhang Lian.

"No, I don't know anything, kill me!" Zhang Lian turned his head to the side, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, I'll see a guy like you, and I'll have eight thousand, even if I don't see you! At the beginning, I was tougher than anyone else. After trying the punishment of the Jinyiwei, I was like pouring beans on bamboo tubes, crying and shouting to explain."

"Anyway, you will speak in the end. Instead of suffering a bit of flesh and blood before explaining, it is better to explain now and suffer less." The figure in front of Zhang Lian comforted him.

"Hmph, the terrifying Jinyiwei is just like this, he can only talk! Uncle, when I was a pirate, I had already put life and death aside. No matter what you say, I would not speak." Zhang Lian's face showed a sarcastic look and he spoke.

"Okay! Since that's the case, I'll treat you well." The figure in front of Zhang Lian was not angry with his words, but became more and more excited.

"What do you...you want to do?"

When he saw the steel needle in the figure's hand, Zhang Lian's tone was filled with panic.

"Anyone who is the Jinyiwei hereditary family must be good at the art of punishment! Coincidentally, villains know a special art of punishment, and what they need is such a small steel needle."

"My colleagues all call this punishment "Three Needles of the King of Hell", which means that no matter how hard the person is, he will speak after the three Needles." As the visitor said, he suddenly stabbed the steel needle into Zhang Lian's spine, and an indescribable severe pain spread to his limbs. Zhang Lian was so painful that he burst into tears, struggling constantly, trying to break free from the constraints.

Seeing that he could not break free, Zhang Lian immediately rushed his head to the pillar tied to him, hoping to relieve the pain.

Seeing this, the figure in front of Zhang Lian pulled out the steel needle from his spine, with a smile on his face and asked, "How is it? Do you still want to try the second needle?"

At this time, Zhang Lian's clothes were wet with sweat. When he saw that the visitor was about to give him a second injection, his pupils suddenly shook, he kept shaking his head, and sobbed in his mouth: "Please stop piercing, I will do it, I will do it all!"

"Oh, I have advised you a long time ago, but you just don't listen! You have to let yourself suffer a slaughter before you confess. It's true, let me tell you what's good about it."

"Tell me, what's there to explain?"

"I want to explain the whereabouts of the thief Wang Zhi..." Zhang Lian hesitated for a moment and spoke.

...

Chun'an County, Zhejiang.

Hai Rui finished his day's work and returned to the county yamen courtyard.

When he first stepped into the room, he was attracted by the smell of meat. When he got closer, he found that his wife, Wang, was stewing meat at home.

"What day is today? You eat so richly?" Seeing this, Hai Rui pondered for a long time, his face full of confusion.

"You, you know how to be busy with your official duties every day, and you don't know how to care about any other news!" Hai Rui was greeted by his wife Wang's angrily gaze.

"Tell you, Your Majesty has decided to raise the salary for all officials. On the way back, I heard the officials of the Governor's Office talking about it!"

"We will never have to live a tight life again, and we can have a meal of meat occasionally." Hai Rui's wife Wang said, with a smile on her face.

Hai Rui's lips moved and he whispered: "I've been following me in recent years, I've been wronged!"

"No, it's been a couple for so many years. Will you still be wronged? You will get better and better in the future. Go and wash your hands and start dinner soon." Wang saw that Hai Rui was still stunned and stood there, and couldn't help but urge him.

"Oh, OK."

(End of this chapter)
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