In the West Garden, the chief minister of Wuyi Palace, the air was filled with a faint sandalwood.

Xu Jie, wearing a python robe, handled the memorials from the thirteen provinces of the two capitals as usual. Since the emperor almost stopped reading memorials, he was now in power.

He likes to write these memorials very much because he tastes the taste of power.

Seeing that the Shuntian Inspector Censor Sun Piyang impeached Ding Guo Duke Xu Yande and occupied 6,800 acres of farmland, if he was pondering, he decided to vote for a month to punish Ding Guo Duke Lu Mi.

For such nobles of the generation, it would be like tickling Lu Mi for only one month. I believe that Duke Xu Yande would not have too much objection, or even accept it happily.

Duke Ding was a martial arts honored by the emperor, but he did not have to offend the other party because of such trivial matters. Sitting in his position, you must not only know how to shape your own image, but also know how to behave in a proper way when dealing with things.

Xu Jie posted the written note on Sun Piyang's memorial. Now he only had the least penalty for one month, and I believe the Duke of the State can understand his feelings.

It was because of his own way of dealing with the world that Zhang Siwei came in and reported it, and then a figure seemed to hurriedly walk in.

"Master Yuan Fu, that kid is so arrogant!" The one who came in from outside was Xu Yangzheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who complained in aggrieved manner.

Xu Jie knew who the boy Xu Yangzheng was referring to, so he calmly picked up the ginseng tea ceremony next to him: "Jifu (Xu Yangzheng's word), what happened?"

"The lower official submitted a proposal for the three-year increase in the election according to Yuan Fu's intention, but he came to the Ministry of Revenue early this morning and said in front of everyone in the Ministry of Revenue to suggest that the emperor remove me from my official position! Lord Yuan Fu, he knew that I was yours, and even you didn't even take this action seriously, which was extremely arrogant!" Xu Yangzheng portrayed Lin Yanran into a arrogant and arrogant person with an indignation with him, intending to arouse Xu Jie and his mouth with his mouth.

Xu Jieqing spat a mouthful of tea, but his face slightly sank and asked for verification: "Lin Ruoyu has just been publicly opposed to the proposal for additional expropriation in the Ministry of Revenue?"

He has been in the officialdom for so many years and endured it for ten years under Yan Song's hands. Naturally, he could not be an emotional person. At this time, he naturally did not care about Xu Yangzheng's future, but was concerned about the success or failure of the proposal that had been launched for three years.

The proposal for the three-year increase in commission is to ease the finances of the Ministry of Revenue, but it is not that it is eased the pressure on him, the prime minister?

Only when the Ministry of Revenue has enough money can he cope with the various expenses of the court and meet the emperor's requirements for building a palace, but talents such as Lin Qingran have no opportunity to take advantage of.

Yan Song levies and raises the tax on the southeast and increases the Huai Salt Tax to increase the income of the court, but he did not want to use these methods to offend people, and the taxation and taxation were undoubtedly the most effective ways.

But now, things seem to have changed, and the most restless boy seemed to choose to stand opposite him.

"Yes, he not only openly accused me of not having the court or the people in my heart, but also used the 'the people are not enough, who is enough for the lord?" to accuse me of forgetting the saint's teachings!" Although Xu Yangzheng was very disappointed in Xu Jie's calmness, he continued to add fuel to the fire.

Xu Jie frowned slightly, realizing that the problem was more serious than he thought.

But I have to admit that Lin Jun seems young, but in terms of wisdom, he is probably unmatched in the entire court. He just took action and hit the deadly point.

Why did he choose to unify the cabinet and ask the emperor for advice? It is precisely because the tax increase is a very easy to criticize. Only when no one breaks the window paper can it be implemented smoothly.

Lin Weiran already took this point, but he put forward the saint's words, "Who is the king?", and stood at the highest point of morality in one fell swoop.

"Mr. Yuanfu, he not only opposed the proposal for the three-year extra bonus, but also said that he would ask the emperor to remove me from my official position today!" Xu Yang was looking at Xu Jie who was silent and reiterated again.

When things got to this point, only Xu Jie could save him and preserve his hard-won status and power, otherwise he would be in danger.

Xu Jie gently put down the teacup, looked up at Xu Yangzheng and said seriously: "Jifu, don't worry! I must have tried my best to protect you. Even if I can't let you stay in my current position, I will arrange a good place for you, and I will definitely not really let you be dismissed!"

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Xu Yangzheng was slightly stunned and found that what he and Xu Jie were talking about were not the same thing. His original intention was to keep Xu Jie as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so Xu Jie promised that he would not be dismissed from office.

But this result seemed to be something he asked for. Why did he deliberately exaggerate the consequences just now that Lin Qingran wanted to waive his official position instead of telling the truth? This was like shooting himself in the foot.

"Ji Fu, go back and wait for the news first. I will handle the matter properly!" Xu Jie seemed to be unaware of it, and he quietly issued a banishing order.

"I'm sorry, Lord Yuanfu, I'll leave!" Xu Yang wanted to slap himself loudly, so he had to stand up and bow respectfully.

It can be said that things are impermanent. He came to the capital happily from Nanjing to take office. Although he was half a bucket of water for financial management, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was undoubtedly a perfect gilded position and an excellent springboard for him to come and seek the six ministers of the Ministry of Revenue.

But the reality is too cruel. His position has not yet been hot, but he was kicked down. Now he is likely to get out of the capital again.

Shortly after Xu Yangzheng left in a daze, a believer hurried in and sent Xu Jie a letter from the Hanlin Academy.

"A banquet for officials from the Hanlin Academy to celebrate their sister's birthday?"

Xu Jie had already arranged suspicion in all the yamen, and in the Hanlin Academy, he was no exception. He thought Lin Xuran would do something, but when he saw the news at the beginning, he was stunned for a moment.

But he soon discovered that things were not that simple. When he saw Lin Weiran submitting to "Talking about Ancient and Current", he immediately said with a gloomy face: "He is really determined not to let me introduce a three-year plan for additional levy!"

Others may not guess, but why didn't he know what Lin Weiran was thinking?

Although Lin Qingran publicly posted in the Ministry of Revenue: "Who is enough for the people, who is enough for the king?", it is naturally known that it is "Talking about the Ancient and the Current", which can be said to have pushed the matter to the forefront in one fell swoop.

The difficulty of the three-year plan for additional enrollment has never been whether it can be passed. The main reason is that the negative remarks this matter will cause, which may cause the image of "virtuous prime minister" he has finally created to collapse.

It is now that once Lin Qingran made his views public through "Talking about the Ancient and the Current", even if he was the chief minister who held great power in the dynasty, he would have to be afraid of it.

Zhang Siwei was about to come in to change tea, but just looked at the teacher's uncertain face, plus what he had heard before, and knew that it must be the genius who had made his mentor feel uncomfortable.

As he became more and more thorough in the court, especially when his cousin Yang Bo fell, he knew that the current court situation was actually Xu Jie and Lin Weiran fighting, and officials, including the second assistant Li Chunfang, were actually bystanders.

As noon approaches, a winter day suddenly appeared in the sky, shining in this ancient city covered with snow.

The pedestrians on the streets of Beijing could not help but slow down. Even though the dazzling sunlight seemed to be just like that, they also smiled on their faces.

Lin Qingran followed the past and handled the affairs of the Ministry of War's yamen and came to Wuyi Hall. From the identity of Minister of War, he became the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

But not long after he sat down, Gao Gong ran over from the next door. His dense bearded face looked gloating: "Old Master Lin, I would rather offend a gentleman than a villain!"

With Yang Bo's fall and Gao Gong's banner of "Northern Party", many Northern officials have gathered around him, so naturally he has his source of information.

Lin Qingran and Gao Gong had been together for a long time, but they knew that although Gao Gong seemed aggressive, a very straightforward northerner picked up the teacup and said, "I'm just talking about the matter this time, and my belly can hold a boat, so I won't be as knowledgeable as a junior like me!"

"I saw you agree that day, why did you suddenly object now?" Gao Gong was also a good observer and sat opposite Lin Weiran and said curiously.

"I had already told Mr. Guo last night!" Lin Qingran sighed lightly, and said everything he had seen and heard from the Drum Tower yesterday.

Although it had been a day and a night, I still felt very heavy when I thought of the great woman in the alley, the baby girl who was almost frozen to death or starved to death in the bamboo basket.

Gao Gong suddenly became silent, breathed a long breath, and then looked at Lin Qingran with complicated eyes.

Since entering the cabinet, he has been thinking about how to bring Xu Jie down and how to get Xu Jie back to Huating. But now, listening to Lin Xu Ran talking about his experiences yesterday, he felt Lin Xu Ran's innocent heart of loving the people, making him realize that there is actually some gap between him and Lin Xu Ran.

It was at this time that a cabinet official came to inform them, and Xu Jie convened the cabinet ministers to hold a cabinet meeting.

Gao Gong always disliked Xu Jie, so he immediately took the initiative to express his opinion: "Don't worry, I'll deal with him, and I will definitely not let him pass the proposal!"

"You are underestimating our Lord Yuan Fu's scheming. He shouldn't have discussed this proposal with us!" Lin Qingran glanced at Gao Gong, but shook his head gently.

When things came to this point, he believed that Xu Jie was not the kind of person who was not loyal to his reputation, otherwise all his past efforts would be wasted over the years, and people would even find out the past when he and Yan Song were in love.

Based on his understanding of Xu Jie, Xu Jie either chose to silently downplay the proposal, or he would try to get rid of his thorn in his side.

Gao Gong looked at Lin Weiran suspiciously and walked towards the cabinet conference hall together.

Li Chunfang and Guo Pu were both handling affairs in their respective duty stations. When they were notified, they also came to the meeting hall as soon as possible and greeted Lin Weiran and Gao Gong who were coming.

Xu Jie was the last one to come, but he was different from his previous kind image. Now he seems to be more majestic as a prime minister.

As Lin Xuran guessed, he did not mention the proposal for three years of additional expedition, but mentioned another matter: "Last night, the emperor ordered the cabinet and the Ministry of Works to speed up the progress of the Guyu Palace and strive to complete the construction by the end of this year!"

"How long has it been after the Zichen New Palace just finished, why are you going to work again now?" Gao Gong's brows frowned immediately and complained impatiently.

Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong lightly and said with fearlessness: "This is the holy intention!"

Guo Pu looked at Gao Gong and was about to speak again, so he coughed gently.

Lin Qingran also knew Gao Gong's character well and gave him a stop look.

In today's Jiajing Dynasty, only the saint's will cannot be violated. Although Xu Jie said it very simply, it was as heavy as ten thousand pounds and could not be argued or bargained at all.

Gao Gong originally wanted to blame Xu Jie for not persuading him much, but he also realized that it would not matter if he offended Xu Jie, but he was suspected of accusing the emperor of the mistakes.

Now seeing Lin Weiran's eyes and hearing Guo Pu's cough, he also swallowed the words he spit out of his throat.

"Yuan Fu, I wonder how you plan to solve the silver problem of Guyu Palace?" Lin Qingran did not dare to refute the decision to speed up the progress of Guyu Palace, but asked directly at the core.

Guo Pu and Gao Gong also realized this problem and couldn't help but turn their heads and look at Xu Jie. The Ming Dynasty's finances are now in a tight position and have always lived a life of calculating. Now allocating silver to Guyu Palace can be said to have a single move and affect the whole body.

Li Chunfang drank tea silently, but it was not that he was calm in dealing with things, but that he had already known Xu Jie's plan, but he deliberately avoided Lin Shiran's gaze.

"Gemaster Lin, Datong's military pay will probably be temporarily slowed down!" Xu Jie responded gently in response to Lin Junran's gaze.

Although Lin Xuran had already guessed, he still felt a little disappointed in his heart at this moment, and he expressed his objection: "When the autumn grain was collected this year, in order to rush the construction period of Zichen New Palace, the court carried out additional levies. Even if the progress of Guyu Palace is now promoted, it is probably still to pay the military expenses of Datong for money?"

"As ministers, we cannot be supervised by the emperor in everything. In addition to Guyu Hall, the project of Xianling Yuen Hall must also be accelerated, and we strive to complete the construction before Qingming Festival next year, so we can only temporarily delay the Datong military service salary!" Xu Jie took a sip of tea, but made up his mind and said.

Yes, this is clearly taking the opportunity to delay Datong's military pay.

Gao Gong was about to speak, but Guo Pu shook his head gently at him.

Lin Junran sighed lightly and asked seriously: "In this way, the Ministry of Revenue will not be able to pay the Datong military salary this year?"

"Master Lin Ge, today, I'm afraid no one has the ability to make money. Maybe you want a way to make money and solve the military pay owed by Datong, wouldn't it be nice!" Xu Jie stroked his gray beard and said gloatingly.

Lin Qingran looked at Xu Jie deeply, then spit out a word and said, "Okay!"
Chapter completed!