Generations of talented people have come out, and a generation of new people has replaced the old.

After experiencing the two heavenly masters of Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen, Tao Zhongwen's apprentices Wang Yongning and Liu Wenbin showed their prominence again, and even an opportunistic charlatan Wang Jin became the imperial doctor.

Speaking of this Wang Jin, he is quite legendary, he was originally a fugitive, but after coming to the capital, he hugged Zhao Wenhua's thigh, and then won Jiajing's favor by offering treasures.

Last year, Wang Jin presented a five-colored Ganoderma lucidum and a five-colored turtle, which were rewarded by Jiajing. Jiajing also sued the Taimiao and asked the hundred officials to congratulate the watch and worship Wang Jin as the imperial doctor.

Now, Jiajing has listened to Tao Chengen's suggestion and wants to build a crape myrtle palace in Xiyuan. It's just that the project is involved, and it is inseparable from silver, so Jiajing called these important ministers of the court here to discuss.

Jiajing knows the truth of "opening up sources and reducing expenditures", and now that the salary has been pushed to the first place, he looked at Yang Bo and asked: "Yang Aiqing, do you have any good plans?" ”

Yan Ne watched the ball roll to Yang Bo's feet, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Yang Bo curiously.

"Back to the emperor, the minister was ordered to rectify the military and political affairs of the nine sides, and many generals who ate empty salaries have been investigated and punished! Compared with previous years, this year's military salaries have decreased but not increased! Yang Bo glared at Yan Ne fiercely, and then cried with a loud voice.

In officialdom, in addition to the place of origin, seniority is also a very key factor. Although Yang Bo was born in the top three jinshi, he is an eight-year-old qualified jinshi in Jiajing, and he is more than Yan Ne.

The most important thing is that Yang Bo is an official with real talent and real learning. During his tenure as governor, Jiubian was stable, and he was a rare handsome talent in the Korean Chinese official system, and was trusted by the saints today.

Now seeing Yan Ne, a junior, being kicked by the ball, he naturally won't be too polite.

Yan Ne was glared at by Yang Bo like this, and he was a little frightened in his heart, he knew that his careful thinking had already been seen through, maybe this old man would still find him to "settle accounts after the autumn".

What Jiajing wants now is a solution, but naturally he doesn't like this answer, so he reiterates: "Yang Aiqing, I don't ask you how your salary is, but what is your good plan?" ”

"Back to the emperor, if you let the ministers lead the troops to fight, it is okay, but the matter of this money and silver is not very clear, and the ministers are forgiven for being stupid, this matter cannot be shared for the emperor!" Yang Bo's head was like a rattle, and he looked very depressed.

This old fox!

Huang Jin stood next to the pillar and looked at the four ministers, listening to Yang Bo's response, watching Yang Bo skillfully take himself out, and immediately labeled Yang Bo in his heart.

It's just that the accusation is blame, Yang Bo was born in the military system, and he has never served in the household department, and he is good at military affairs, and the salary of the soldiers has decreased compared with previous years, so he can indeed kick the ball out.

Although Jiajing didn't like it in his heart, he didn't blame Yang Bo too much, but turned his head to look at Yan Ne and asked, "Yan Shangshu, you are in charge of money and food, you shouldn't have no countermeasures, right?" ”

After going around, the ball rolled back to Yan Ne, the head of the household, Huang Jin and the other palace people looked at Yan Ne with pity, and Yang Bo's eyes flashed with a hint of pride.

Yan Ne looked at the matter and avoided it, so he knelt down on the ground and said: "It's still shallow for the minister to take over the money and food, and he has been racking his brains these days, but he still can't share the emperor's worries, and he asks the emperor to punish him!" ”

As he spoke, his voice was already choked, and his eyes were dazzled. If it weren't for this pockmarked face that was not very pleasing to the eye, his performance would have been a perfect score.

is worthy of being an old man who has been with the emperor for many years!

Huang Jin looked at Yan Ne who was kneeling on the ground, and looked at Yan Ne's guilty face, but he sighed gloomily in his heart, and he put a label on this household secretary.

"I know that you are faithful and have no reproach, so get up!" Jiajing's brows furrowed slightly, but he knew Yan Ne's loyalty, and he understood that he was not completely shirking, so he responded with a soothing face.

"Thank you for your kindness!" Yan Ne secretly breathed a big sigh of relief, and thanked him with "self-blame".

Xu Jie stood in place like an old monk, as if he had expected the current situation, and the eyes of Yang Bo and Yan Ne glanced at Wu Shan.

"Wu Aiqing, you have been in charge of the household department for some time, do you have a good plan?" Jiajing followed everyone's expectations, and looked at the former Hubu Shangshu and asked.

Wu Shan sighed secretly in his heart, knowing that this ball would roll to his feet sooner or later, so he said bluntly: "Back to the emperor, now Taicang is already empty, and the ministers have nothing to do." However, the minister thinks that the current Ming Dynasty is a time of internal and external troubles, and these unnecessary expenses should be reduced, and the matter of Ziwei Palace may be shelved! ”

The sound was not loud, but in this empty hall, it was exceptionally clear. Especially when the surroundings were suddenly quiet and you could hear the pins dropping, there was a faint echo of these words.

There's a reason why you don't make it to the cabinet!

The corners of Huang Jin's mouth flashed with a hint of bitterness, and he shook his head gently, and secretly commented in his heart.

Yang Bo and Yan Ne didn't expect Wu Shan to give such an answer, so they cautiously looked up at the emperor.

"I asked you to come over to share your worries, not to come and advise, is this how you repay me?" Jiajing's face immediately turned slightly cold, and he reproached Wu Shan.

He didn't know that after so many years of profligacy, the country's finances were already in jeopardy, but none of that mattered. As long as he can cultivate immortality, even if the Ming Dynasty is miserable, it is worth it.

The most important thing is that now Daming is far from reaching the end of the mountain. Compared with the construction of Beijing City by Ming Chengzu in the past and the Southern and Northern Expeditions, he did not have any efforts to conquer the country, and the money and food consumed were not much.

Yang Bo and Yan Ne saw that Wu Shan really angered the emperor, so they turned their heads to look at Wu Shan with a hint of hope, hoping that Wu Shan could burn the fire more vigorously, so that the throne of the court officials could be vacated.

Wu Shan really wanted to advise the emperor, but after so many years of getting along and observing, it can be regarded as finding out that this emperor is indeed not a [www.biquku.biz] Shengming monarch who is worried about the people of the world.

Although Yan Song's father and son have gone to work, the essence of this court has not changed, and he seems to be powerless to change anything, so he frustrated and complained: "The minister lost his words, please punish the emperor!" ”

Xu Jie watched coldly from beginning to end, as if he had guessed what the outcome would be, and his face was still indifferent.

"This time you can avoid it, not for example!" Jiajing snorted coldly and admonished sternly.

He didn't value Wu Shan much, but he currently needed Wu Shan to balance with Xu Jie, and he needed to achieve the goal of controlling the court through this mutual checks and balances.

"Thank you for your kindness!" Although Wu Shan was in a low mood, he had to thank him.

Jiajing saw that the three important ministers failed to share his worries, so he turned his eyes to Xu Jie, who was most familiar, and asked without any hope: "Elder Xu Ge, do you have any good plans?" ”

Yang Bo and the others looked at Xu Jie, and said in their hearts: How will he exonerate?

Compared with them, this one not only has the most seniority, but also has been with the emperor for the longest time. Not to mention the time to write green words to the emperor as a word minister, just in terms of the time of entering the cabinet, he has been with the emperor for more than ten years.

A person who has been able to accompany the current emperor for more than ten years, not only has he not been convicted, but has become the emperor's most relied on courtier, he must have something extraordinary.

The corners of Xu Jie's mouth rose slightly, but he arched his hand in a surprising voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Wu Shangshu is right just now, and the matter of Ziwei Palace may be shelved!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Jiajing's face immediately became ugly. He can accept Yan Ne's plea for mercy, and he can also accept Yang Bo's shirk, but he can't accept this so-called loyal minister's advice.

Yes?

Yang Bo and Yan Ne were holding a learning attitude and wanted to watch Xu Jie's performance like this, but they never expected that Xu Jie would give such an answer, which clearly showed that he had been sitting in the position of the first assistant for too long.

Hey?

Wu Shan still has some understanding of Xu Jie's temperament, if this one is really a counselor, then he will not indifferently watch his apprentice Yang Jisheng die in prison, let alone collude with Yan's father and son for so many years.

But before Jiajing could make a move, Xu Jie continued: "The minister has studied the matter of feng shui, and found several celebrities in the capital to solve his doubts, and found that Tao Shaoqing's move was very inappropriate!" ”

Tao Zhongwen died, and his son Tao Chengen got the official shade and is now the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. This naturally does not mean that Tao Chengen has embarked on a career in office, and his main responsibility is to alchemy for the emperor, but the level is much lower than Tao Zhongwen's apprentice Wang Yongning and others.

It's just that he is the "queen of the famous family" after all, and with the help of several apprentices of Tao Zhongwen, Jiajing still relies on Tao Chengen very much, so he accepted the suggestion of building Ziwei Palace in Xiyuan.

Jiajing looked at Xu Jie, who didn't look like a warning, his face softened slightly, but he still said in a warning tone: "Elder Xu Ge, don't be clever in front of me!" ”

"The ministers can have today, all by Your Majesty! If the minister is smart, he is also sharing the emperor's worries, and he will never dare to go against the emperor's wishes! Xu Jie immediately showed his loyalty.

Although Yang Bo and Yan Ne didn't know what medicine was sold in Xu Jie's gourd, they already understood why Xu Jie's throne was able to sit on the throne of Shoufu after listening to Xu Jie's answer.

Xu Jie raised his eyes and glanced at Jiajing, knowing that his words had dispelled some of Jiajing's defenses, so he took out a map from his wide sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, please look at this map!" ”

Jiajing didn't say anything, but looked at Huang Jin who was standing next to the red lacquer pillar.

Huang Jinxin comprehended the reason for his duties, he first spread out the drawings and found that it was a map of Beijing. Just looked closely, but couldn't help but say "huh".

Yang Bo and Yan Ne were like being kept in the dark, and they could only see from the changes in Huang Jin's face that things were already different.

The map was spread out and placed on the table, directly presented in Jiajing's line of sight.

Xu Jie said with a slight smile: "Beijing has consolidated rivers and mountains, rich water, simple folk customs, rich products, and is the country of Chengtianfu and the capital of emperors." Your Majesty, please look at the graphics in the city, can it look like a dragon? ”

Jiajing took a closer look and found that in this map of Beijing City, a dragon shape had been depicted with line segments. After only a moment's silence, he nodded slightly.

The smile on Xu Jie's face was deeper, and he immediately said eloquently: "Beijing City is a dragon, Chengtianmen is like a dragon's kiss, Jinshui Bridge is like a dragon's east and west, Chang'an Street is like a dragon's two long whiskers, from Chengtianmen to Wumen is the dragon's nose bone, Taimiao and Sheji are like dragon's eyes, the Forbidden City is the keel and dragon body, the corner tower is like the dragon's four claws, stretching out in eight directions, Jingshan, Bei'anmen Street and the Bell and Drum Tower constitute the dragon's tail, and Zhengyangmen is like a jewel. Your Majesty, this capital is a dragon, the Forbidden City was originally called Ziwei Palace, and now if you build another dragon in Xiyuan, and then build a Ziwei Palace, this is to give up the big dragon and repair the small dragon, so the minister begs to stop this thought, and put the matter of repairing the Ziwei Palace on hold! ”

This......

Yan Ne's eyes widened slightly, although he always knew that this fellow villager was powerful, but he never expected it to be so powerful. The same ball, when it comes to his feet, is not to be kicked out, but directly turned into treasure.

Wu Shan's eyes were also quite complicated, although he had the same opinion as Xu Jie, but the two were already 18,000 miles apart.

Jiajing looked down at the dragon shape on the map of Beijing, and savored Xu Jie's words, and his eyes gradually became cold and said: "Tao Chengen really doesn't know how to learn, and this matter has to be said again!" ”

Although he has always been self-serving, he is not completely unreasonable. He was bent on competing with Ming Chengzu, but Ming Chengzu built Beijing City, but he could only build the outer city.

Now, Ming Chengzu is cultivating a big dragon, how can he cultivate a small dragon in Xiyuan like the outer city?

Xu Jie pointed out the subtleties, not to mention that the household department can't come up with the money, even if the household department really comes up with the money now, he won't repair the little dragon again.

Yang Bo turned his head to look at Xu Jie, with a contemplative look on his face. It's not that I wonder if Xu Jie's words are reasonable, but I feel that things are a conspiracy from beginning to end, or a kind of temptation for Xu Jie's parties to all parties.

Unlike Yan Song's domineering, Xu Jie not only had a harmonious relationship with the palace people, but also had a good relationship with Fang Shi. Lan Daoxing, who was tortured to death by the Yan family in the past, was introduced to the emperor by Xu Jie.

Since Xu Jie's coming to power, the reason why there have been fewer things about Taoist buildings is not that the emperor is suddenly not enthusiastic, but that those Taoist priests have not mentioned or mentioned it less.

Now that Tao Chengen suddenly mentioned that he wanted to build Ziwei Palace in Xiyuan, Xu Jie's ability to put forward such a convincing reason is not a good show that he acted and directed.

Jiajing looked at his "change of order", and felt a little unbearable in his face, so he raised his hand and said lightly: "You all retreat!" ”

"The emperor is playing, and the minister has something to do!" Xu Jie suddenly and solemnly arched his hand.

Yang Bo and the others also looked at Xu Jie suspiciously, but they didn't understand why Xu Jie was so anxious, and chose to play when they were present.

Jiajing was about to dilute the embarrassment just now, so he asked in a soothing tone: "Elder Xu Ge, I don't know what to play?" ”

"Your Majesty, this matter is about the southeast!" Xu Jie paused, but glanced at Wu Shan and said.

Wu Shan immediately sighed in his heart, and secretly felt that something was not good.