The next day, the scorching sun hangs high, and the whole city of Beijing is like a small fire.

Gao Yao is a fair and fat man. He has always been afraid of this kind of hot weather. When others are not paying attention, people secretly transport the ice to the signing room, which makes his room very cool.

This kind of thing can naturally be hidden. Those officials are smart people. Although they did not point it out directly, they stayed in the room for a long time and refused to leave. Some clerks came to report the situation in detail.

Gao Yao knew very well that "showing off wealth" was not good, but since ancient times, it has been "from frugality to extravagance, but from extravagance to frugality", and he could no longer live the hard life like staying in the oven room.

Gao Yao was wearing a single shirt and was sitting in front of the case to deal with the official documents. A servant was working hard to fan him, and there was a bowl of sour plum soup on the case, which was resolutely the style of a rich man.

Although he did not successfully "stepped" Lin Weiran to death this time, it did not affect his good mood.

Now he is the Minister of Revenue, who is in charge of the title of Grand Tutor, and has a good cooperative relationship with the second assistant of the dynasty, and has a great record of "destroying" the former Minister of Rites Wu Shan, which is the time to be proud of his youth.

"Mr. The Ministry of War is here to ask for military pay again. What should I do?" A man from the Qing Lishu Department of Shaanxi Province pushed the door and walked in, saying embarrassedly.

Gao Yao took a sip of sour plum soup calmly and replied calmly: "Didn't you already agree to give it to me again in July?"

"This time I'm asking for military pay for the border troops in Shaanxi!" The Yuanwailang felt the coolness in the room and answered slowly.

Gao Yao's brows frowned slightly, and he looked up impatiently and said, "You tell the people of the Ministry of War! Now the Ministry of Revenue has no money, and the military pay owed will be paid all in July!"

"Sir, please obey the order!" The man-in-law bowed and then pushed the door reluctantly.

Gao Yao sighed lightly. Although he pleased the emperor for the rebuilding of Wanshou Palace and the construction of the Three Pure Land Taoist Temple and the Temple of Heaven, Taicang's silver deposit was already in a difficult situation.

He took another sip of sour plum soup and felt much more comfortable. What made him feel a little relieved was that there was no news of floods or drought this year, and this summer grain should have a good harvest.

May is the harvest season, but it takes nearly two months to transport rice and grain from the local area to the capital. The rice and grain may be cashed in and turned into cash.

The Ministry of Revenue has long been no longer as rich as in the early Jiajing Dynasty. The current finances are already in short supply and are even "debt-in-depth". Only in the summer and autumn taxes can the Ministry of Revenue be richer and solve some urgent needs.

It was at this moment that the front of the door was pushed open with great force.

An eunuch walked in from outside, and saw Gao Yao, who was sitting comfortably in front of the case and drinking sour plum soup, with a jealous look on his face, and he looked cold and said: "The emperor's words! Lord Gao immediately entered the palace to meet the saint!"

The Emperor wants to see me?

When Gao Yao heard this oral order, his face was shocked and he felt a vague premonition.

He was able to climb from a small head of the Ministry of Justice to the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, so he naturally had his smooth way of dealing with things. The dignified Minister of the Ministry of Revenue quickly left the position and invited with a smile on his face, "Brother-in-law, thank you for your hard work, you can run away!

Once I’ve been on the way, please drink a bowl of sour plum soup to quench your thirst!”

"No need! Our family has to go back to the palace to report his life. You can go to the palace with our family!" The eunuch looked at the pot of sour plum soup on the table greedily, but urged him.

Gao Yao had already come to the eunuch, reached out to hold the eunuch's hand, stuffed a piece of silver on the ground without a trace and said, "Duke, why did the emperor suddenly summon him?"

The little eunuch held the silver tightly in his hand, his eyes lit up immediately, and his face calmed down and replied: "We don't know either, but the emperor rarely summoned ministers, so it must be nothing bad!"

Gao Yao heard this and it was reasonable that it was difficult for other officials of the court to meet the emperor except for the three cabinet ministers. And he was already very respectful to him by the emperor.

Maintaining a happy mood, Gao Yao hurriedly put on his official uniform and followed the eunuch to the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan. However, before he saw the emperor, his mood suddenly became extremely bad.

As the saying goes, enemies are narrow.

Lin Weiran, wearing a third-grade official uniform, had already stood at the gate of Wanshou Palace one step ahead of time, waiting for the reception there. When he saw Gao Yao, he looked at him with a smile.

Looking at this handsome young man with red lips and white teeth, he not only had an unattainable background, but also was now the third-rank Shuntian Prefecture Prefecture, Gao Yao could not help but feel jealousy.

In the dispute over Mrs. Zhang's case just now, the two sides undoubtedly formed a grudge. As the conflict of interest between Huai Yan and Guangdong Yan intensified, the relationship between the two was almost irreconcilable.

This is the case in the officialdom. Even if it is incompatible with water and fire, you can still enthusiastically ask about your well-being when you meet.

Lin Xuran looked at Gao Yao's arrival, as if the two of them were not unhappy, bowed to Gao Yao and said, "You have met Gao Shangshu! Gao Shangshu is so happy recently. Did my father-in-law mention you the day before yesterday?"

"Is that so? I am still okay, Brother Jing is here to be safe recently?" Gao Yao originally wanted to take the airs of the Minister of Revenue, but Lin Weiran suddenly mentioned Wu Shan, which made his momentum weaker immediately and seemed embarrassed.

Responded.

Lin Qingran looked at Gao Yao and said with a smile: "My father-in-law occasionally felt a cold and had been recuperating at home for ten months. His condition was almost cured. If Gao could visit him, he would definitely be happier!"

"Haha... I am busy with official duties recently and can't get out of here. If I have time to go to visit Brother Jing! But you, son-in-law, don't take care of the official duties of the government office all day and lose your filial piety, don't blame me if you lose your filial piety if you have ended up in your spare time.

As an elder, I will study your book again!" Gao Yao was an old man in the officialdom. He quickly adjusted his mentality and even directly preached Lin Qingran as an elder.

Lin Xuran saw the fat man reacting so much and knew that he had no regrets at all. As far as he knew, Gao Yao did not hesitate at all when dealing with Wu Shan, and could be regarded as a smiling tiger in the officialdom.

"Two sirs, please come in!"

A little eunuch walked out of it and said to the two who seemed calmly.

When he learned that he was about to see the emperor, the arrogance on Gao Yao's face disappeared immediately. He reached out and hurriedly tidy up his clothes, looking respectful.

Lin Xuran looked at Gao Yao with a slight look and found that Gao Yao, a fat man, was not good-looking, but had a natural affinity like Xu Jie, and his smile seemed honest and simple.
Chapter completed!