Chapter 35 Waste Utilization
Bang bang bang.

Three muffled sounds were heard in Yuxi Palace.

Zhu Shitai and the other two knelt down with uneasy looks on their faces.

"Your Majesty, I ask your Majesty to severely punish the officials Zhu Shitai, Zhang Yuangong, and Xu Wenbi for their crimes."

According to what Yan Shaoting just said, the three of them are already the most useless trash in the Ming Dynasty.

Living is a waste of air, and dying is a waste of graveyard.

Yan Shaoting breathed a sigh of relief, and took this opportunity to turn around and secretly glance at Zhu Shitai and the other two.

He continued in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please punish Zhu Shitai and the other two!"

Jiajing was completely confused at this moment.

He had seen the impeachment of Zhu Shitai and other two people in the court in recent days, but he had never approved it.

Jiajing's original plan was to wait until the impeachment trend died down a bit, and then he would issue an edict to reprimand the behavior of Zhu Shitai and the other two, and the matter would be over.

But now.

However, Yan Shaoting was so vindictive that he brought the matter to the table, with the presence of cabinet members.

Jiajing immediately looked at Xu Jie.

His life, ever since he set out on the road to the north that year, began a journey of fighting and struggling with others.

He is very clear about the role and value of each person.

Just like Xu Jie.

Nowadays, he is a good-natured guy lurking in the court.

He has been a nice guy for many years, so he must be a nice guy.

"Xu Jie."

Jiajing spoke slowly.

Xu Jie's shoulders moved and he slowly raised his head, his face calm.

He naturally knew why the emperor named him at this time.

"Your Majesty, I think that although Zhu Shitai, Xu Wenbi, and Zhang Yuangong have made mistakes in their words and deeds, the rich and powerful in the capital have died for generations. Although the country is at war now, there is no major war. For today's incident, perhaps you can issue an imperial decree to reprimand them to make it clear to the public."

The good guy's meaning is very clear.

Our ancestors shed blood and tears on the battlefield.

Future generations should naturally enjoy themselves.

Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would have been really harsh.

This is naturally what Jiajing wanted to hear.

But Yan Shaoting was not happy.

He stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, when I was young, my grandfather was studying and talked about the principles of sages."

Yan Shaoting, who originally hated evil and wanted to kill Zhu Shitai and the other two personally today, suddenly stopped shouting for war and started telling stories.

This caused another accident for Jiajing and others.

Jiajing suppressed his annoyance and asked, "What sagely truth did Lord Yan tell you?"

"The principle of danger and safety."

Yan Shaoting answered softly, and then explained: "In the past, when I was young, I was studying at home. My grandfather said that when dealing with people, we should be prepared for danger and safety.

At that time, I did not understand this principle. Since I entered the officialdom, I have witnessed the court and the country, and I deeply agree with it.

People can live in comfort, but they must not forget the danger.

"Even if the world is peaceful, we must still consider the dangers."

The Yuxi Palace was silent, with only Yan Shaoting's discussion of danger and safety as the only sound.

Yan Song sat on the stool and silently turned his head to look at his eldest grandson who had been placed with high hopes.

When did I ever say this, grandpa?

Yan Shaoting continued, "A country is like a person, and civil and military officials are like his right and left hands. As a minister, how can you enjoy peace and tranquility? You should think about the risks in the future. If you eat the salary of the emperor, you should think about repaying the country.

The merits and wealth of today are the result of our ancestors’ sacrifice of their lives, so what does it have to do with us today?"

Without the ability to ensure that meritorious service will be passed down to future generations, the imperial power will inevitably be imbalanced between civil and military power.

Meritorious service deserves preferential treatment, but if one wants to enjoy the glory of their ancestors, the descendants should also match their virtue and status.

Otherwise, the country will continue to become more and more destitute and lose the ability to generate new blood.

As soon as Yan Shaoting said this.

Even Zhu Shitai and the other two, who were originally somewhat dissatisfied, blushed.

Jiajing stared at Yan Shaoting deeply, remaining silent. No one could guess what this emperor who was practicing Taoism was thinking at the moment. Yan Shaoting finally said, "How can Your Majesty sit back and watch the meritorious young men who are lax in military preparations serve as red-helmeted generals and bright-armored generals to guard the palace?"

The Red Helmet General and the Bright Armor General are a type of palace guards of the imperial court.

Soldiers were selected from the various camps of the Beijing Army who were strong and sturdy, and officers were mainly the children of meritorious service.

Hearing Yan Shaoting's words.

Jiajing's eyes and brows moved silently.

The good-natured Xu Jie and the black-faced troll Gao Gong also frowned slightly and glanced at Yan Shaoting with a bit of scrutiny.

Yan Song even rarely scolded Yan Shaoting, "How dare you speak lightly about the affairs of the imperial palace?"

"He's right."

However, Jiajing, who had never spoken, spoke quietly.

Yan Song, who wanted to continue scolding so that Yan Shaoting could avoid the reprimand, immediately shut his mouth and looked at the Taoist priest whom he had served for most of his life with a puzzled look.

Jiajing stared at Yan Shaoting with deep eyes. Under the gaze of everyone, he slowly stood up and walked in front of him.

Yan Shaoting's words about guarding the palace reminded Jiajing of the Renyin Palace Coup which had occurred nearly twenty years ago.

A thorn that had been hidden for many years reappeared in Jiajing's heart.

Jiajing looked at Yan Shaoting and said calmly, "Be prepared for danger in times of peace and serve the country with meritorious service. You are right."

Yan Shaoting nodded and lowered his head.

He hoped that the Taoist priest could understand his underlying meaning, but the final decision had to be made by Jiajing himself.

Jiajing looked calm, and turned to look at Zhu Shitai and the other two kneeling on the ground: "As a meritorious young man, you don't think about practicing martial arts, but only know how to drink and have sex, and fight privately in the market, causing slander in the court. You should be severely punished."

Zhu Shitai and the other two were also feeling anxious and uneasy at this moment.

Faced with the emperor's accountability, the three men could only prostrate themselves on the ground.

"My lord, I'm guilty."

Jiajing hummed and looked at Yan Shaoting again.

Yan Shaoting understood and spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty, now that Zhang Gelao has gone south to open up new sources of income, Hu Zongxian is in charge of suppressing the Japanese pirates. This is the time when the southeast needs people, and the court and the Ministry of War have also made plans, and ordered Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou to recruit new soldiers to prepare for the battle against the Japanese pirates.

I have the audacity to advise that all the merits of Zhu Shitai and the other two be temporarily stripped, and that they be sent to the army as commoners and handed over to the commander-in-chief for training in front of the battlefield, in the same way as their ancestors did.

This is the end.

Yan Shaoting's true colors have been revealed.

If one wants to rebuild the three major camps of the Beijing Army, reorganize the once strongest field army of the Ming Dynasty, let the merits and the army become one's future helper to fight against the Qingliu civil officials, it is absolutely impossible to accomplish it in Beijing at present.

As long as the slightest sign of rebellion is revealed, the clean-minded civil servants will be able to turn Beijing upside down.

Only the southeast.

Only by staying away from Beijing and these clean civil servants can we achieve our goals slowly.

Jiajing's heart moved, and he looked at Yan Shaoting indifferently.

He was originally worried that this kid would say something outrageous.

Unexpectedly, in the end, Zhu Shitai and three others were only asked to go to the southeast to suppress the Japanese army.

In the quiet Yuxi Palace, there seemed to be sounds of relief at the same time.

Xu Jie lowered his head again and acted as an invisible figure in the cabinet.

Gao Gong began to think about whether he should have a few drinks when he returned home tonight.

"As you say."

Jiajing let out a long cry, then turned and went deeper into the hall.

In the gap.

There was the singing voice of the Emperor who had lived in the palace for forty years.

"State affairs are in turmoil."

"The humerus of the nobles."

"Mysterious cultivation is long and arduous."

"Ask, ask."

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