Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 264 Xu Jie's Choice
Three days later, He Liu returned to the capital.

Wu Shujian's family property was searched, which was equivalent to nearly 300 million taels of silver.

This summer, Huguang was hit by a once-in-a-century flood. In order to relieve the disaster, the treasury was wiped out.There is still one and a half months before the autumn grain tax of each province can be released to the capital.Xu Jie's cabinet sang an empty city plan.The wealth of the corrupt official's family that He Liu confiscated was really a life-saving straw, which solved the urgent need of the cabinet.

Inside the main hall of Yongshou Palace.

Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is playing the game in front of the palace.

Holding a long account book in his hand, Xu Jie said, "This time, He Liu has confiscated the criminal Wu Shujian and collected 300 million taels of dirty silver. The Jizhou section of the Great Wall is in dilapidation. To be repaired; there was a severe drought in Shaanxi, and the chief envoy of Shaanxi requested 50 taels of silver for disaster relief; An Nanguo had repeatedly clashed with our Guangxi frontier army in recent months, and Yu Dayou asked for 60 taels of silver to buy gunpowder and artillery arrows. In order to prepare for the end of the battle..."

Not long after, all the 300 million taels of dirty silver were put to use by Xu Jie.

Emperor Jiajing in the green gauze tent sighed: "Oh, it's divided, let's divide it! It's nothing more than a little bit of my respect for heaven. The sins of the Sanqing Shangxian are also sins on me! What has it to do with you?"

Xu Jie knew in his heart that Emperor Jiajing was hinting to him to allocate some money to expand Lingji Palace.

Old Hu once told He Liu that although Xu Jie was an old fox in the officialdom, he was a man with a conscience.This statement is true.

Xu Jie didn't respond to Emperor Jiajing's words, but kowtowed to the ground.

The national treasury was so empty, Xu Jie didn't want to see Emperor Jiajing waste money to build some Taoist temples.On one side are the common people in the world, and on the other side are the selfish desires of Emperor Jiajing.At this moment, Xu Jie has decided to stand on the side of the common people!
Emperor Jiajing raised his voice: "It is said that the emperor takes care of the world! If the Sanqing Shangxian commits a crime against me, you ministers have the heart?"

Xu Jie knew that it was no longer possible to deal with Emperor Jiajing with silence.He has to show his attitude.

Xu Jie cupped his hands and said, "Report to the Emperor, 300 million taels of dirty silver has been transferred from the household department. The treasury has no money to expand the Lingji Palace!"

Emperor Jiajing was stunned: If Yan Song was the chief assistant, he would never have said that!Yan Song will definitely move around and find money for the expansion of Lingji Palace for Junfu!

Emperor Jiajing was strict because the power of the strict party threatened his monarchy.Now Yan Song and his son have all been dismissed, and the four major officials of the Yan Party have all been convicted.He suddenly discovered that Xu Jie, the new chief minister of the cabinet, had no one to check and balance his power!If there is no one to check and balance, it will threaten his monarchy again.

Emperor Jiajing said angrily: "The treasury has no money, and I can't beg for money with you, the chief minister of the cabinet, like a crying child begging for candy!"

Xu Jie kowtowed and said: "Under the whole world, is it the king's land? The nine states and all places belong to the emperor. When the emperor said the word 'begging', I can only die and apologize."

Emperor Jiajing sneered: "You can't die! You, Xu Shoufu, have the word 'reason' on your head! If I let you die, wouldn't you be a fool?"

Xu Jie took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "I report to the emperor that more than [-] officials from the six divisions jointly impeached Yan Song and his son, and asked the court to punish him for the three major crimes of corruption, the sixth major crime of arbitrariness, and the fifth major crime of forming a party." ..."

Emperor Jiajing was the son of heaven, but his temper was that of a donkey.Hold on and not go, fight backwards.Xu Jie would not allow him to cultivate immortals as he wished, so naturally he would not let Xu Jie wish to beat Yan Song and his son who were in the water.

Emperor Jiajing played a rogue in front of his cabinet minister: "Yan Song is old, and his son Yan Shifan has gone to Leizhou to guard the border. Yan Song has been an official for decades, and he has worked hard without merit. Go up and impeach Yan Song and his son's Zhezi, and they will be executed without mercy!"

Xu Jie was shocked!The current emperor is talking nonsense with his eyes open?
Everyone in the government and the public knew that Yan Shifan did not go to Leizhou to defend the border at all, but sneaked back to his hometown of Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province halfway, and spent all day in Fenyi County ostentatiously drinking flower wine and admiring prostitutes.This is a well-known fact in the officialdom.Jin Yiwei and Dongchang have eyes and ears all over the world, it is impossible for the emperor not to know about this matter.But he actually said that Yan Shifan had gone to Leizhou to guard the border?
Xu Jie knew that he had expended painstaking efforts to choose his words and sentences so that the notes written by the lecturers of the sixth division were abolished.

Not only this letter, but also the emperor's decree, from now on, no one can participate in the impeachment of Yan Song and his son!
Xu Jie couldn't resist the order, so he could only kowtow and say, "I obey the order."

Sometimes, Xu Jie often thought: Is the emperor whom he tried his best to assist, really the most sage emperor in all ages?Heh, no matter how you look at it, the two words "Emperor" and "Shengming" are not related.

Xu Jie resigned angrily.

It's night, He Mansion.

He Liu went to Beizhili for a month, and he and his wife Bai Xiaoyan can be said to have met the rain after a long drought.

After a fierce battle, Bai Xiaoyan leaned on He Liu's arm and said, "I think what Old Man Hu said is right. The emperor is trying to support you now. When your power reaches the sky, he will push you to the front of the stage. Another Yan Song! Sixth brother, you should retire bravely. It doesn’t matter if you make a small mistake and lose your job, or return to your hometown, we have money in our hands anyway. Go to Jiangnan and live our rich life with Xiangxiang and Zhonger Nothing bad."

He Liudao: "Living in this world, it's easy to pick it up, but hard to put it down. What's more, what I hold in my hand is the entire Jinyiwei! I also want to retreat bravely. The strict party has fallen. Recently, Mr. Xu Ge has often confronted the emperor in the court. Si Lu Fang, the inspector of ceremonies, is neither yin nor yang, and has ulterior motives. Gao Gong is also ambitious. The court is now full of turmoil. In the center of the turmoil, my future is uncertain. For you, Xiangxiang, and Zhonger, I have to hide Go outside the court. However, what method to use to escape properly requires careful consideration."

Bai Xiaoyan said: "I have an idea. Do you know Duke E Chang Huaiyin?"

He Liudao: "Chang Huaiyin is a descendant of Chang Yuchun, king of Kaiping in Ming Dynasty. This man is in his thirties, relying on his ancestral honors, he is domineering in Beijing, he is a full-fledged playboy."

Bai Xiaoyan said: "Chang Huaiyin's wife played with me a few times before. She inadvertently complained that her husband always went to the number one brothel in the capital, Baihualou, to have fun. I see you..."

Bai Xiaoyan confessed so and so, so and so.

After hearing this, He Liu said with emotion: "Ma'am, you are really Zhang Liang and Liu Ji of the girls' middle school!"

Suddenly, Xiangxiang hugged the pillow and broke into her parents' bedroom with sleepy eyes.

"Mother, Xiangxiang had a nightmare just now. Xiangxiang wants to be hugged and hugged, and Xiangxiang wants to sleep with you." Xiangxiang said pitifully.

He Liu was glad that Xiangxiang didn't come in when he was doing business just now.

Bai Xiaoyan put on her clothes and got out of the bed, hugged Xiangxiang affectionately, put her on the bed, then turned around to see if Zhong'er in the small bed in the bedroom had wet the bed.

He Liu scolded Xiangxiang and said, "You are eight years old, and you are still so timid."

Xiangxiang put her arms around He Liu's neck: "Father, Xiangxiang just dreamed that the house was on fire. It was scary."

He Liu frowned, this is not a good omen.

(End of this chapter)