Mingshi

Chapter 1422 Salary
Xu Jie had no choice but to retreat first, followed by Gao Gong.Huang Jin supported Emperor Jiajing to lie down, covered him with a quilt, and then quietly retreated.

Emperor Jiajing who was lying on the bed did not fall asleep, he just finished taking the elixir, he did not feel sleepy at all, his eyes were wide open, looking at the ceiling, no one knew what he was thinking.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong walked out of Yuxi Palace, heard footsteps behind them, looked back, and saw Huang Jin trotting over, the two of them stopped in their tracks, and when Huang Jin came to him, Xu Jie spoke road:

"Is there something wrong with Eunuch Huang?"

Huang Jin nodded, with a flustered look on his face, he said: "My lords, Your Majesty has been in coma more and more frequently these days, so please find a way to persuade Your Majesty, please take a look at your majesty."

Xu Jie's face changed for a while, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, let the old man think about it. You also know that if you directly persuade Your Majesty, Your Majesty will not listen. I have also persuaded you just now."

Huang Jin nodded, and said with a heavy heart: "Just leave it to the two adults."

Xu Jie and Gao Gong nodded, bid farewell to Huang Jin, and then walked towards the cabinet. The cold winter wind was blowing, and it was bleak, but it made Xu Jie and Gao Gong's minds clearer.

King Jing is dead!

Although Emperor Jiajing still did not announce King Yu as the crown prince, King Yu's position as the crown prince is stable.

In this way, the entire court will be reshuffled. In order not to be washed out, I am afraid that all the officials in the court will use their own methods, and even use methods to make people stunned.

Xu Jie knew deeply that his political career came to an end with the death of Emperor Jiajing.He once betrayed King Yu, no matter how simple and honest King Yu was, at most he would not kill him, but it is certain that he will return home after retiring.

At this time, he had to consider pushing Zhang Juzheng up.In any case, Zhang Juzheng is his student. If Zhang Juzheng can hold a high position after he abdicates, he will be able to protect himself.

But there are two vicious tigers beside them, one is Gao Gong and the other is Luo Xin.

Xu Jie's mood became heavy, and Gao Gong's mood was also not easy.After the death of King Jing, the situation became clear. He not only faced Xu Jie, but also Luo Xin.

The alliance between him and Luo Xin might be broken.

The two of them walked for half an hour in the cold wind before returning to the duty room.

Value room.

All ministers and some officials had already heard the news, and they came to the duty room and waited anxiously. When they saw Xu Jie and Gao Gong coming hand in hand, they rushed to greet them and asked:

"My lords, are you all right, Your Majesty?"

Xu Jie shook his head, then walked straight into the duty room without opening his mouth.The crowd dispersed, Xu Jie and Gao Gong walked into the duty room, and the two of them sat silently in front of the charcoal basin, warming themselves by the fire with their hands outstretched.

The two walked for half an hour in the cold wind. They were thinking about their future plans before, but they hadn't felt the cold yet. At this time, they were shivering with cold.After roasting for a full quarter of an hour, Xu Jie opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty is fine, leave the funeral of King Jing to King Yu, and everyone should not worry about it."

Seeing that Xu Jie didn't mention the matter of mourning with the common people, Gao Gong said:

"Your Majesty means that the officials do not need to suspend the court, and the common people do not need to mourn together!"

The room was silent for a moment, and his eyes focused on Gao Gong.But at this time, Gao Gong closed his mouth and lowered his eyelids.Anger surged in Xu Jie's heart, but at this moment he had to admit it.

"I have persuaded His Majesty, and His Majesty said that he is a cultivator who despises life and death. The Chinese New Year is approaching, and there is no need to be affected by His Majesty King Jing's affairs. This is His Majesty's kindness."

The guard room was still silent, Xu Jie said lightly: "Okay, what else is there? There is nothing, everyone go to work."

Needle drop could be heard in the house, only the crackling sound of the flame in the charcoal basin.However, the strange thing is that all the people did not push out, but just stood there quietly.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong glanced around the officials puzzledly, and finally Xu Jie said:

"What else do you have?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on several ministers, and finally Guo Pu said softly:

"Master Xu, Mr. Gao, what Baiguan means is..." At this point, his expression was a bit perplexed, but in the end he continued:

"The salary given by the imperial court is too low. Now that the imperial court's finances are at its peak, shouldn't it be time to increase the salaries of officials?"

"Yes, yes!" Several ministers echoed: "It's the end of the year, and let all the officials have a good year."

Both Xu Jie and Gao Gong showed anger. Daming is at the time when the old and the new are changing, and there are many major and chaotic issues to be dealt with. At this time, the officials actually proposed to increase their salaries?

Xu Jie raised his finger and pointed at those ministers, but finally he tossed his sleeves and said, "Go out."

The ministers were speechless, but they refused to withdraw. Gao Gong frowned, and finally he was able to speak:

"Zhang Juzheng and Wang Xijue stay, and the rest of you should step back. If you just want to wait, go out and wait."

The ministers were relieved, they were also forced to do nothing, now Gao Gong left Zhang Juzheng and Wang Xijue, one is Xu Jie's confidant, the other is Gao Gong's confidant, this is to figure out this matter .They were not afraid that Xu Jie and Gao Gong would investigate the matter, but they were afraid that they would ignore it at all.Therefore, those officials all left and left. No one was so stupid as to stand outside and wait in the winter. They all went back to their duty rooms and waited, because they also knew that this was not something that could be done overnight.

After everyone left, Wang Xijue also closed the door, and Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng and said:
"You know about this?"

"I know!" Zhang Juzheng nodded.

A hint of anger appeared on Xu Jie's face and said, "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

Embarrassment appeared on Zhang Juzheng's face and he said: "I didn't expect that they would really bring it up, and even if they did, it would be impossible, His Majesty would not agree. And..."

"And what?" Xu Jie's voice became severe.

Zhang Juzheng's expression has regained his composure, and he said respectfully: "I think this matter is beyond the cabinet's ability to deal with, it is beyond the scope of the cabinet's jurisdiction. The amount of salary is ancestral system. I have already told them about this matter. They didn't think it was necessary for the cabinet to raise this matter, only His Majesty can decide on this matter. They should report directly to His Majesty instead of coming to talk to their benefactor."

Xu Jie took a deep look at Zhang Juzheng. He knew that there was already a rift between him and Zhang Juzheng, so Zhang Juzheng kept an eye on him.However, he has nothing to do now. After King Yu ascended the throne, he pointed Zhang Juzheng to protect the Xu family.If it was before, he would have scolded Zhang Juzheng long ago, but at this time, he had no choice but to endure it.

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