The arrogant young master Gao paid the price for his rampant behavior and was resolutely imprisoned in the Shuntian Prefecture Prison again.

But this is just an inconspicuous piece of news, because everyone's focus has long been attracted by that big news.

As soon as the news that the Minister of Revenue Gao Yao was transferred to the right censor of Nanjing, the officialdom in the capital immediately caused an uproar and became the most passionate topic of the corporals and the people in the capital.

In the 37th year of Jiajing, Fang Dun, the former Minister of Revenue, resigned from his post. In just two years of Jiajing, he experienced four Ministers, Jia Yingchun, Ma Kun, Jiangdong and Gao Yao. The Minister of Revenue seemed to be a quick look.

When Gao Yao first took office, many people were very unfavorable to his future, but Gao Yao unexpectedly became the Minister of Revenue. Not only was his own ability outstanding, but he was also very close to the second assistant Xu Jie. A few days ago, he was awarded the title of first-rank prince and grand tutor by the emperor.

When everyone agreed that Gao Yao's position was as stable as Mount Tai, God made a joke with everyone again. It seemed that in just a blink of an eye, Gao Yao was demoted from the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to the Right Censor of Nanjing, and still could not escape the curse of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

What is most puzzling is that the result of the operation to investigate the Ministry of Revenue’s account books led by Xu Jie has not yet been released, and Gao Yao was actually removed from the position of Minister of Revenue.

This news seems so important and so unexpected.

Not to mention Gao Yao's political enemies, even Gao Yao's allies were unexpected. Xu, who was the Taichang Shaoqing at the time, returned home early and asked the messenger to go to the palace to inform his father that his father Xu Jie must go home.

Gao Yao is undoubtedly an ally of their Xu family. Gao Yao's sudden collapse is undoubtedly a great loss to their Xu party, and his plan to overthrow Yan Song may be affected.

When it was dusk, the short Xu Jie really came back from the palace by riding in a sedan chair.

The sedan chair stopped in the front yard, and Xu stepped forward to help his father pull open the curtain of the sedan chair, and asked directly, "Dad, what's going on? How could Gao Yao be transferred to Nanjing for no reason to serve as the right censor?"

Xu Jie maintained the majesty of the Ming Ji Sui, and did not answer. He walked straight back to the study with his stern face.

Although Xu was anxious, he was never tough when facing his father. Who told him that this official position was given by his father, and now his power depends on his father.

After the butler brought the tea, he gently retreated.

In the study, only the Xu family father and son were left.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea, first glanced at his son who was sitting beside him, and then he said, "If he is not finished, then we will be finished!"

"ah?"

Xu's mouth opened slightly, and an incredible expression appeared on his face, and a terrible thought flashed through his mind immediately.

Xu Jie put down the teacup, but remembered what happened this morning.

After several weighings, he chose to meet the emperor. He naturally wanted to protect Gao Yao, an ally, but he could never do it.

If the hostile force was only that boy Lin Ran, he would naturally not be afraid. But Yan Song's old man was also eyeing him, so he had to seriously consider the serious consequences of covering up Gao Yao.

It is now that he chose not to try to cover up the facts with lies, but to show his loyal side. He directly revealed the truth to the emperor and admitted that he had embezzled the silver to rebuild the Wanshou Palace.

"Do you really think I'm confused?"

After hearing Xu Jie confess everything, Jiajing said inexplicably.

Xu Jie didn't know whether this was Jiajing's usual power technique or had really grasped the truth, so he was busy accusing him of the crime: "I know the crime, please punish me!"

"Xu Aiqing, you are also loyal, so let's just forget the punishment! As for the account book of the Ministry of Revenue, it would be fine if you don't check it!" After weighing the pros and cons, Jiajing made a decision.

He has been in charge of the court for forty-one years, and his main energy is devoted to personnel and financial affairs. If Gao Yao is corruption, he does not believe it. Even Yan Shifan dares to make food in Taicang, let alone just Gao Yao.

Now that Xu Jie revealed the truth, everything makes sense. The project to rebuild Wanshou Palace is quite large, and it took only more than three months. It is indeed not something that can be completed in just tens of thousands of taels.

But at this point, we have to stop. If we really clean up the account book of the Ministry of Revenue, the matter of spending 180,000 taels of restoration of the Wanshou Palace will be revealed, which will be condemned by historical books.

He had Ouchi and Nangong to choose from, but for his own sake, he actually used nearly 200,000 taels to rebuild the bedroom. If the matter spread, it would not be a good thing for him.

"I obey the order!"

Xu Jie felt relieved and looked respectfully bowed. He knew that this time he had been the right bet, and this disaster had passed, and he had already climbed up from the mud.

The reason why he chose to reveal the truth was because he got an inspiration from reading "Zizheng Tongjian".

As Zizheng Tongjian said, "There is no better way to save the cold than to be heavy, and it is better to practice by himself by stopping slander." If you want to solve the problem at the moment, you do not hide it with Gao Yao, but you should confess to the emperor.

If he met other emperors, he might choose to conceal it. But for so many years, he had already figured out the character of the priest. The priest didn't care whether you were a wise or a traitor. All he wanted was a loyal minister.

As it turns out, the emperor did not care about their embezzlement of silver to rebuild the Wanshou Palace, nor did he care about whether the ministers were capable. He mainly valued the word "loyalty".

Of course, although he was able to climb out of the mud, Gao Yao's disaster was coming.

The whereabouts of the Ministry of Revenue are clear, but Gao Yao also has to stand up and take responsibility for the issue of financial power. This will not only give an explanation to all officials, but will not be kept by Lin Ran and others, so that the matter will be completely calmed down.

The most important thing is that Gao Yao's financial management secret has been seen, and he is no longer an irreplaceable Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the mind of the emperor.

When time returned here, facing his shocked son, Xu Jie seemed to be angrily taught: "This is the officialdom!"

These simple five words seem to be enough to explain all this. They and Gao Yao can be allies, but they can also be enemies, and he doesn't mind stabbing Gao Yao when he needs it.

However, with the sudden collapse of Gao Yao, the Minister of Revenue, the tranquility of the officialdom in the capital was broken again, and there were dark waves below.
Chapter completed!