Zhang Juzheng hurriedly sent the order back to the Jinan government and wrote a memorial to the emperor at the same time.
Chen Shuhua, the prefect of Jinan Prefecture, told Zhang Juzheng that Chai Gen not only ran amok in the village, harboring criminals, and extorting others, but he also had deep relationships with some county magistrates. He even had people in the court.
"Why didn't Magistrate Chen report to the Imperial Court this morning?”Zhang Juzheng said.
"Lord Zhang, the Chai family is too powerful. If this lowly official reports to the court, Chai Gen will definitely know about it. His manor has many fugitives and death warriors. What if…This lowly official doesn't want to alert the enemy, so these few years, this lowly official has secretly gathered a lot of evidence.”
As she spoke, Chen Shu Hua took out a stack of books, which were densely packed with the complaints of the villagers who had been bullied by Chai Gen in the past few years.
After Zhang Juzheng received it, he was shocked to see that three villagers had been killed, not including the dozens who had been maimed.
"According to my informants, Chai Gen has a close relationship with Chief Bai of Liangshan Lake. Since he dared to rebel this time, he must have made preparations and planned for a long time.”
"Understood, Magistrate Chen. I will report this matter to His Majesty.”
Zhang Juzheng put away these letters and temporarily stayed in Jinan Prefecture, waiting for the Emperor's reply.
……
Zhao Xu, who received Zhang Juzheng's report, immediately wrote: "The decree orders Zheng Jimin to lead his troops to capture Chaigen and his entire family. The Jinan Prefecture Army will cooperate to eliminate the Liangshan bandits!”
Zhao Xu had specially transferred the files of the Ministry of Official Personnel Affairs and found that some of the characters in Water Margins were already in this world, but they were all very young. Song Jiang was only eleven years old, the Golden Spear General Xu Ning was still an ordinary village soldier, the Jade Kylin Lu Junyi was still a sentinel in Hebei Province, and Lin Chong was still reciting the Three Character Classic and Hundred Family Names in a private school in the capital…
The bandits of the Liangshan Mountain were basically nothing, but there were a few groups of bandits on the Twin Dragon Mount who had become bandits.
Pan Jinlian was still in her infancy, Ximen Qing did not know how to play with mud, and Wu Song did not know what a tiger was in Yanggu County.
After giving his approval, Zhao Xu opened the system. Before he knew it, his system points had already increased to 1,231.
These points were all increased by Zhao Xu's ruling power. Political, economic, and controlling officials would all increase points. However, the points obtained from the victory of the war were the most abundant.
Now that Xixia had been destroyed, the next step would be to destroy Liao. By then, the points would increase greatly and he could upgrade his technology. Zhao Xu's eyes were wide open when he saw the steam engine. This thing could allow trains and ironclad ships to develop. It would be easy for him to dominate the world in the era of great navigation.
A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step, and the road had to be walked step by step.
In reality, Zhao Xu had to deal with a lot of things in the country. The powerful scholar-bureaucrat group was like an iron plate. It would take a lot of ruling power to make them completely convinced.
However, what Zhao Xu wanted more was to train a batch of new people and officials through the imperial examination. They were no longer the kind of nerds who only knew how to recite a small part of the classics and history.
At this time, a figure flashed outside, Wang Yong quietly walked in, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine Yun has selected a group of beautiful women for Your Majesty these days.”
"How many did you choose?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have chosen eighteen women. They are all high-grade women from aristocratic families.”
"Let's go take a look."
Zhao Xu put down the memorial in his hand and walked out of the Hall of Heroes.
A group of buildings to the north of the Hall of Heroes was the Pavilion of Hidden Fragrance, where Noble Consort Yun, Consort Mu Shu, Consort Su Xian, and a large number of palace maids lived.
To reach the Hidden Fragrance Pavilion, they had to pass through the royal garden. It was April, and the sun was shining brightly. The fragrance of flowers assailed their nostrils, and bees buzzed. The willow trees in the garden had already released tender green leaves, and the goldfish in the small pond were swimming in groups to look for food.
When they arrived at the Pavilion of Hidden Fragrance, the eunuchs and palace maids all bowed to welcome them. Noble Consort Yun brought the beautiful girls to Zhao Xu.
These 18 girls were about 13 or 14 years old. They were all young and pure. They had shy expressions on their faces, and there was no lack of naivety.
Noble Concubine Yun smiled and bowed." His Majesty is busy with state affairs and has never issued an edict to select beautiful women. The prosperity of the harem is the foundation of the country. According to the rules of the harem, the Emperor must select beautiful women every year. I discussed with a few concubines and chose these concubines. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."”
Zhao Xu waved his hand and said," I am busy every day. How can I care too much? You guys did the right thing. What's your sin? Rise!"”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Noble Concubine Yun straightened up and pulled the girls to introduce them to Zhao Xu one by one.
These young ladies were all women from aristocratic families. They usually ate well, and each of them had developed very well.
Zhao Xu chose two of the most beautiful ones and took them by the hand to Wende Palace, which was the emperor's bedroom.
These two beauties were called Young Master Xu and Shao Yali. They were from Nanping Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture respectively.
The imperial kitchen delivered the delicacies to Wende Palace. After eating, the noon sun shone on people lazily.
After bathing in the fragrant soup, Zhao Xu carried Young Master Xu and Shao Yali onto the dragon bed. A few palace maids were waiting outside to accompany them to sleep.
Different from other emperors, Zhao Xu had specifically ordered that eunuchs were not allowed to listen outside. Instead, the palace maids were waiting. In the palace, these palace maids also had the opportunity to receive the emperor's favor.
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