"I've seen Elder Ge!" "Old Xu Ge, I've been in good health lately!" …… Just as Shen Chongming was about to ask in detail what was going on, a majestic Xu Jie appeared in everyone's sight, and the officials who were originally chatting saw him, and they raised their feet to greet him, and greeted him with gossipy.

"Hehe, you are concerned, the old man is fine!" Xu Jietuan smiled and said, his eyes swept and he found Shen Chongming who was looking at this side in the distance, the corners of his mouth jumped slightly, and he raised his feet and walked over, and the officials didn't say much, and they also walked over after their butts.

Shen Chongming smiled slightly, he knew that trouble was coming, but he was not afraid, if he was afraid, how could he hold on to it now: "Pavilion Elder, the officials are polite!" With a salute that was neither humble nor arrogant, Shen Chongming's gaze met Xu Jie's.

Liu Shouyou next to him was even more ruthless, just slightly bowed his head to say hello, his identity was too special, although the sycophants behind Xu Jie wanted to open their mouths to teach him a lesson immediately, but when they thought of his identity, they twisted their heads to the side and pretended not to see it, and Xu Jie didn't care too much, looking at Shen Chongming with unblinking eyes.

"Hehe, Lord Shen has been leading troops outside for several months, it's really hard for you!" After looking at each other for a while, Xu Jie suddenly smiled.

"The elder of the pavilion is serious, serving the imperial court, why do you have to work hard!" Shen Chongming's answer was not leaky, and it didn't leave Xu Jie's slightest chance to pick a thorn.

Xu Jie didn't expect to find out Shen Chongming's loophole from this sentence, if it was so easy, this little guy wouldn't have known how many times he had died, and of course it wouldn't be worth the effort to find a way to clean him up.

"Hehe, Lord Shen is really a loyal minister of my court, not only hard work, but also wiped out the widows who have been in trouble for many years in the first war, and the burden on this shoulder should be heavier!" Xu Jie praised without hesitation, and then said, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you say it? “

When Elder Xu Ge spoke, the ministers naturally responded: "What Elder Ge said is true!" This was said to those people who were desperate for Xu Jie, and when they spoke, they looked at Shen Chongming's eyes full of contempt.

"What Elder Ge said is so right, Lord Shen is young and promising, and it is indeed time to increase the burden on his shoulders!" This is the grass on the wall, not only answering Xu Jie's question, but also indirectly currying favor with Shen Chongming, and the current situation is unclear. Although Shen Chongming, who seems to have shallow qualifications at first glance, is at an absolute disadvantage, but with the support of the emperor, this is definitely a force with full potential! Let's not talk about flattering him now, even if you don't offend him, it's okay to talk when he gains power in the future.

"Hehe, the elder of the pavilion and the adults have raised their love, the work of the end is really uncountable, thanks to the emperor's wrong love, Shen, who is a courtier, is really terrified to the point that the pretty girl next door has just grown up to read the whole party!" Shen Chongming is determined not to let go, as long as he is united by the emperor's side at all times, he is helpless against himself even if you Xu Jie's tricks are all kind.

Don't wait for everyone to say anything? Listening to the three whips, Shen Chongming immediately stopped and stood behind Liu Shouyou, the real duel was above the court.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" After the three shouts, the sound was so loud that the hall buzzed, and if it weren't for the careful cleaning of the house every day, maybe it would have shaken off some dust from the roof.

Emperor Longqing, who had just sat down, swept slightly and found Shen Chongming kneeling behind Liu Shouyou, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile, and the time for a showdown had come.

"Everyone, love Qing is exempt!" Emperor Longqing waved his hand, and the ministers stood up and said, "Emperor Xie!" After that, they got up one after another, and before everyone stood up straight, they saw Ouyang Jingzhi walk out of the column and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" ”

Emperor Longqing frowned, and immediately thought that something big was going to happen again, this Ouyang Jingzhi was Xu Jie's mouthpiece, Emperor Longqing was clear about this, and had been planning to find an opportunity for him to return to his hometown to retire, so as to weaken Xu Jie's power above the court.

However, Ouyang Jingzhi is cunning and cunning, and he usually directs the subordinates of the Imperial Inspectorate to do things, and it is impossible to hold his handle, so Emperor Longqing's goal has not been achieved for so long.

This time, Ouyang Jingzhi suddenly spoke out uncharacteristically, and those who were a little thoughtful knew that what he was going to say must be a big deal, otherwise he would not have gone out in person.

Although Emperor Longqing saw Shen Chongming, he thought that he would have to set his new position in the near future no matter what, but he couldn't stop Ouyang Jingzhi's mouth from speaking: "Ouyang Aiqing, just listen to what you have to say!" ”

The displeasure on Emperor Longqing's face was very obvious, but Ouyang Jingzhi didn't care, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, I have impeached Guo Mingyi, the political envoy of the Zhejiang Political Division, saying that his knowledge is shallow and his virtue is improper. It's also good that the people of Zhejiang are bright! ”

Ouyang Jingzhi's righteous words made Emperor Longqing very disgusted, Zhejiang is an important place for the imperial court's taxation, and adjacent to Yingtianfu, no matter from which point of view it is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty, in Zhejiang, not only there is the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, but also the people of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

Compared with the Imperial Procuratorate, Emperor Longqing, like his ancestors, believed in the information handed over to him by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and this Guo Mingyi, as a minister of the shepherd, Emperor Longqing also knew him very well.

Although this man is not iron-faced and selfless, he is definitely a loyal minister who is dedicated to the country, and he has never heard of him doing anything favoritism, and under his governance, the people of Zhejiang live and work in peace and contentment. Although there are occasional lawbreakers who cause trouble, this is also the responsibility of the judge, how can he be detained on the head of the local magistrate.

Not to mention this tax, the household department has an assessment every year, if something goes wrong in Zhejiang, the people in the household department are more anxious than the inspectorate, how can Guo Mingyi be tolerated to stay in the position of Zhejiang's political envoy for so many years?

"Ouyang Aiqing, you have a certificate for this!" Emperor Longqing frowned and asked, in fact, he had vaguely guessed the purpose of his doing this, but I was afraid that it was related to Shen Chongming!

How could someone like Ouyang Jingzhi fight an uncertain battle, and immediately bowed his head and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Lord Shangshu Niu of the Ministry of Taxation can testify!" As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at Niu Xiping, who had been standing in the front row only in a promise.

Shen Chongming raised his eyes and took a look, only then did he find that Niu Xiping, the secretary of the household department, was the little hooligan who Gao Gong arranged for him to walk to the Ministry of Works.

Looking at him Shen Chongming couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had been thinking about how to deal with Xu Jie, but he really cared too little about the major affairs of the DPRK and China, and he didn't expect that the depressed Niu Shilang would become the head of the household.

Niu Xiping is also a lucky person, since the Henan line, he has been bitter, see him is honest, Xu Jie has always kept in mind, after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, first after Zhang Juzheng was transferred from the household department, he was transferred to the household department, and slowly moved to the position of the current household secretary.

And Niu Xiping is not the kind of person who knows how to repay his kindness, knowing that he can have today, it is all because Xu Jie's promotion, he is obedient to him, and he has become the kind of character that Xu Jie's let him go east and never go west.

It's a pity that the temperament is difficult to change. Although it is now the time when the spring breeze is proud of his high power, his cowardly nature has not changed much, so the number one cadre under Xu Jie's has become Ouyang Jingzhi, who is half a level lower than him, and he has fallen into the role of a sounding board.

And Xu Jie's vigorous promotion of him is precisely his nature, such a person is much easier to control than Ouyang Jingzhi, and he doesn't need to prevent him from biting him back.

This time, Xu Jie was going to use Guo Mingyi to divert the attention of the courtiers, and Ouyang Jingzhi, who took over the task, first thought of starting with taxes.

You must know that since the beginning of the Jiajing period, the income and expenditure of the entire imperial court have shown a situation of making ends meet, and the taxes in some places have been received in advance for three years, and the entire imperial court's finances can be said to be barely maintained.

Therefore, now taxation has become the biggest basis for the officials to evaluate the performance of officials, and because of this, many local officials have privately set up a variety of taxes above the local government in order to climb up, some of which are used to honor their superiors and dredge up the relationship, and the other part is to supplement the taxes stipulated by the imperial court as political achievements. Although everyone knows that this is equivalent to drinking to quench their thirst, but for their own career, they can only kill chickens and take eggs.

Now that Guo Mingyi is cleaning up and using the trick of continuously reducing taxes, as long as he is confirmed, he will not be able to escape prison, and the purpose of dismissing him from office will be even easier.

But whether this can be done or not depends on the accounts of the household department, so after thinking about countermeasures, Ouyang Jingzhi went straight to Niu Xiping for help.

Although Niu Xiping is honest, he is definitely not a fool, as soon as he heard this, he knew that Xu Ge Lao was going to operate on Guo Mingyi, although he was a little reluctant in his heart, but he could only shift the responsibility to Guo Mingyi to reduce the self-blame in his heart, if you want to blame you, Guo Mingyi didn't know what to do, and rejected Xu Ge Lao's kindness.

Now listening to Ouyang Jingzhi mention himself, the anxious Niu Xiping had no choice but to take a step forward, lean over and say: "Emperor Qi, Weichen is checking the income and expenditure accounts of my household department over the years these days, and Zhejiang's taxes are indeed decreasing year by year!" After saying this, Niu Xiping only felt a cold sweat on his back, this was the first time he had framed others.

Niu Xiping is honest and honest, and Emperor Longqing has always seen it in his eyes, and when he heard him say this, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could it be that there is such a thing.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say!" A voice suddenly sounded near the door of the palace, and Shen Chongming looked back and saw that it was Song Qingyang, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

Song Qingyang is not what it used to be, since he leaned on the big tree of Feng Bao, he is almost invincible in this officialdom, and even Ouyang Jingzhi is a little afraid of him.

Feng Bao is not easy to mess with, this is not only for those ordinary ministers, but even Xu Jie, who is now powerful in the world, also thinks like this, for an internal official like a eunuch, unless he is killed at one time, he will not suffer endlessly, so although he knows all the small actions that Feng Bao has secretly engaged in for such a long time, he has never been hostile to Feng Bao because of these things, just be more careful and block it at a moment's notice,