As the incident spread in the capital, a small wave was created in the capital.

Anyone who cares about current affairs knows that although the Xu Party is the dominant party in the current court, the Wu Lin Party has always been eyeing it. Sooner or later, both sides will have a life-or-death battle.

"I thought Lin Haoran would have some clever tricks, but he turned out to be so immature!"

"For a minister of household affairs to contradict the prime minister of the dynasty, doesn't this break the rules of officialdom?"

"It seems that Lin Ruoyu is still too young and energetic, and he will definitely not be able to defeat that old fox Xu Huating!"

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In the restaurants and tea shops in the capital, many "unfathomable" wise men shook their heads one after another, expressing contempt for Lin Haoran's actions, and even revealed a kind of gloating in their words.

In fact, this has nothing to do with personal likes and dislikes. The main reason is that the respect for elders and juniors has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Faced with Lin Haoran's "ignorance of etiquette", as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he directly argued with the chief minister, but many senior officials firmly

Choose to blame Lin Haoran.

"You can't blame Lin Qingtian, Cheng Shoujie is really too procrastinating in doing things!"

"Isn't that true? We clearly reported to the court that two million taels of silver were seized, but we haven't seen any silver yet!"

"To me, this matter is still to blame for the imperial envoy Cheng Cheng who keeps his salary and does not do anything. It is reasonable for Lin Qingtian to complain!"

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Thanks to Lin Haoran's good reputation in the capital, many people stood up to protect him, and they were already pointing the finger at the Jiangxi censor Cheng Shoujie who was responsible for ransacking his house.

The matter did not end here, but some true and false rumors emerged one after another, making the whole matter suddenly become confusing.

"Haha... you can't see through the mystery. This time it's clearly Xu Ge's trick, deliberately dragging away the Yan family's dirty money!"

"I heard that's not the case. The so-called two million taels are not kiln silver, but the general ledger confiscated from the Yan family. Now Cheng Shoujie is still tracking down the dirty silver!"

"The cousin of my third uncle's fourth aunt is from Jiangxi. He said that the Yan family doesn't have that much money at all, and Cheng Shoujie is trying to get money by killing people!"

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Although the capital is thousands of miles away from Jiangxi, many things always come through different channels. However, in this era, there is ultimately a lack of certification from the official media, and everyone insists on their own opinions, which also breeds many conspiracy theories.

This storm has had an impact on some things.

Earlier, everyone felt that Wancai, the former minister of Dali Temple, and Yan Maoqing, the former right minister of the Ministry of Justice, had indeed helped Yan Song hide 80,000 taels of silver. However, after this big debate, many people began to doubt the authenticity of this matter.

Although it is possible that Xu Jie deliberately delayed the payment of silver to Lin Haoran, it is also possible that Xu Jie deliberately falsely reported the amount of dirty silver and was forced to liquidate the strict party members to raise the silver.

However, public opinion in the capital could not influence the court of the Ming Dynasty, nor could it affect Emperor Jiajing, who was hiding in Xiyuan to practice Taoism. This matter was more of a topic of discussion among the people in the capital after dinner.

As night falls, the lights of Xu Mansion are brightly lit, and the dining room looks quite lively.

It can be said that the Xu family prospered because of Xu Jie. Whenever he returned from Xiyuan, there would always be distinguished guests, and Xu Jie would usually take the initiative to invite a few close friends to have a banquet.

Those invited today are Hu Song, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Qian Bangyan, the left minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Zhang Juzheng, the director of the Imperial College and the lecturer of Prince Yu's Mansion, and Ouyang Yijing, both of whom were invited by Hu Ke, as well as the eldest son Xu Fan and the second son Xu Kun.

Keep company at the table.

Everyone was already very familiar with each other, and Xu Jie was a humble person, and everyone else benefited from Xu Jie's care, so the atmosphere at the wine table was quite good.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.

Xu Jie had a harmonious and amiable smile on his face, acting like a courteous corporal, but he took the initiative to ask about the current situation of his two juniors, Zhang Juzheng and Ouyang Yijing.

"I sincerely appreciate Master Guan's concern. Everything goes well for my disciples to give lectures in Prince Yu's Mansion. Prince Yu studies hard and behaves like a wise king!" Zhang Juzheng immediately put down his chopsticks and responded seriously.

When Hu Song heard that King Zhang Ju praised King Yu in such a way, a hint of disdain appeared in the corner of his mouth.

Prince Yu's life trajectory was from the Forbidden City to Prince Yu's Mansion. Due to the lack of his father's care and constant threats from Prince Jing, and his inflexible mind, he developed a docile temperament. The so-called wise king,

That is to say, Prince Yu did not show any bad habits and was polite to the officials of Prince Yu's palace.

Xu Jie was already very clear about King Yu's virtues, so he did not criticize him. He learned some of the situation with concern, and then asked about Ouyang Yijing's affairs in Huke.

The Hu Ke corresponds to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even if Lin Haoran, the Minister of Household Affairs, neglects his duties, he can directly impeach Lin Haoran and have Lin Haoran dismissed from office.

Ouyang Yijing faced Xu Jie's concern, but suddenly responded in a surprising way: "Master Yuanfu, Chen Qixue, the right minister of Hubu, is not very knowledgeable about the financial management of Hubu, and his financial management ability is not as good as Lin Shangshu."

One, the lower official believes that this person is not suitable to continue to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue!"

this……

Zhang Juzheng turned his head and looked at Ouyang Yijing in surprise, but he did not expect that Ouyang Yijing would act so boldly, and even a small household minister would point the finger at the right minister of the household ministry, who was a third-rank official.

Hu Song and others also looked at Ouyang Yijing with a complicated look. It was rare to invite him here for a banquet, but they did not want to directly raise such a problem to Xu Jie.

Xu Jie was slightly stunned at first, but after all, he was a big shot who had gone through a big storm. He turned to look at Hu Song with a smile and said: "Brother Rumao, what do you think of Chen Qixue?"

Zhang Juzheng and others all turned to look at Hu Song. Hu Song pondered for a moment and said, "Sizhi just said it right. Chen Qixue is really not good at managing money!"

"If it goes on for a long time, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid others will be given the leverage and we will be in an unfavorable situation!" Ouyang Yijing continued to say next to him.

Xu Jie frowned slightly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine.

He knew something about Chen Qixue's poor financial management, but he was a Northern official recommended by Yang Bo. If Chen Qixue were to be removed rashly, Yang Bo might have objections.

Over the years, the reason why he has been supported by so many forces and even won the reputation of a "virtuous prime minister" is that he did not live alone, but gave some important positions to other forces.

"Sir Yuanfu, if the governor of Shaanxi is vacant, how about placing Chen Qixue in this position?" Hu Song knew what Xu Jie was worried about and immediately suggested it.

Xu Jie's eyes lit up slightly. With such an arrangement, Yang Bo probably wouldn't even let go of anything, so he asked with a smile: "Brother Rumao, I wonder who is suitable to take over as the right minister of household affairs?"

Huh?

Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng already meant to capture Chen Qixue, but he couldn't help but look at Ouyang Yijing in slight surprise.

Ouyang Yijing secretly clenched his fists in excitement. Originally, he just wanted to try his luck, but he didn't expect Xu Jie to actually accept his suggestion.

Hu Song was in charge of the personnel affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, and he knew every official in the officialdom very well. After some thought, he recommended a person: "Wang Tingke, the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs and the Governor of Water Transport, was appointed to this post. He was originally the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He has great insights into financial matters!”

"How is this person?" Xu Jie played with the empty wine glass in his hand, seeming to mean something.

Wang Ting was from Nanchong, Sichuan. He was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Jiajing. He was first appointed as the head of the household department. After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he was appointed as the governor of water transportation as the right minister of the household department in Nanjing. His qualifications and abilities were superior to Chen Qixue.

Hu Song knew what Xu Jie was worried about, so he responded confidently: "Wang Ting knows etiquette very well. He will definitely follow Lord Yuan Fu in the future and will definitely not do anything indiscriminate!"

In employing people in this officialdom, ability is actually secondary, and the main thing is whether they can be used for their own benefit. Ma Sen, the left minister of household affairs, is actually an expert in financial management, but after all, he is an "outsider who does not understand etiquette."

"Okay, let's do it then!" Xu Jie put down the empty wine glass gently and said with finality.

As these words fell, Zhang Juzheng, Ouyang Yijing and others deeply felt a sense of power and domineering.

The replacement of the right minister of the third-rank household department and the arrangement of the governor of Shaanxi, a feudal official, could be easily decided at this small wine table.

Although shocking, this is indeed a fact.

Hu Song holds the power of personnel in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, while Xu Jie holds the power of voting. Since Jiajing almost ignores government affairs now, as long as it does not affect the ministerial level, these two people are almost allowed to have the final say.

The two of them seemed to have done something insignificant, except that Hu Song was not in good health and took the initiative to say goodbye and leave after eating. Qian Bangyan, Zhang Juzheng and Ouyang Yijin also said goodbye and left knowingly.

Xu Jie sent the guests away and returned directly to the study.

Xu Kun followed and walked out, took a hot teapot from the butler's hand, poured tea for Xu Jie himself and served it.

Xu Jie was not very energetic due to lack of sleep. He took a sip of hot tea and then regained some energy and said: "Fan'er, you have heard about what happened today, right?"

"Dad, the matter has been settled properly. Even if the boy named Lin knows something, he won't get caught!" Xu Kun responded confidently.

Xu Jie did not directly handle some matters, but handed them over to Xu Kun, who was most similar to him, and asked again: "Is there really nothing wrong with your method?"

"Dad, Yan Maoqing and his gang are indeed greedy with Yan Shifan. Let's say that he is hiding the Yan family's money, which is obviously to benefit them. How can they complain about injustice?" Xu Kun glanced outside and responded firmly.

Xu Jie put down the tea cup gently, glanced at his confident son, and sighed softly: "I hope so!"

Some things are originally under his control, but during the execution process, some deviations often occur.

The matter was helpless. The reason why Yan Shifan was able to beheaded and the Yan family was raided was precisely because of Lin Run's sentence "The imperial court is not as rich as I am." In addition, Jiajing Xiuchengtian Palace and Xianling Mausoleum were both huge.

Pen taels of silver.

However, when Cheng Shoujie was sent to inspect the Yan family, the Yan family's kiln silver was far less than expected. Not to mention that "the imperial court is not as rich as me", it was not even as good as the Xu family.

But the words had been spoken, and he couldn't say that he had made a mistake. They had wronged the Yan family and his son. Because of this, he had no choice but to delay the progress of the confiscation of the house and at the same time ordered the other party to report an imaginary number that would satisfy the emperor.

Fortunately, the Yan family's house and property are not small, and Yan's party used to be greedy. As long as he spends some more effort, he will definitely be able to raise two million taels.

In addition, there are indeed not many clean people in the Yan Party. Compared with being greedy, the crime of concealing Yan Jiayin is indeed lower. Wan Cai and Yan Maoqing were clearly "unjustly accused", but they did not dare to scold themselves for being wronged.

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As long as things go smoothly, he can completely round out this lie and make things happen flawlessly.

"Dad, you can rest assured that your child will definitely handle this matter properly!" Xu Fan aspired to become a small cabinet boss like Yan Shifan who controlled the country, and this was the guarantee.

Xu Jie seemed to believe Xu Fan's promise, and his bed was indeed far better than the broken bed in Xiyuan, so he had a rare good sleep, and in his dream he saw Lin Haoran stepping on dog poop.

The next day, it was another sunny and good weather.

Xu Jie got up a little later than usual. Although his two sons had official positions, they were still idle positions. Until he finished breakfast, his two sons were still missing.

For these two sons who were ambitious but had no restraint, he knew that it would be difficult for them to achieve success, but he did not say that they were far behind Lin Haoran and Yan Shifan.

But when he was getting on the sedan chair, his confidant suddenly brought a piece of news: Lin Haoran asked his entourage to send a memorial to the General Affairs Department early this morning.

"This kid is really in trouble, what can he do if he makes trouble to the emperor?" Xu Jie frowned slightly, but he didn't take Lin Haoran's move seriously.

The emperor would definitely not blame Cheng Shoujie for his incompetence in doing things, let alone choose to replace Cheng Shoujie. At most, he would agree to urge Cheng Shoujie to speed up the release of a batch of stolen silver and send it northward.

Sometimes, he felt that he really admired Lin Haoran.

The sedan quickly arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, and the housekeeper watched Xu Jie walk inside before choosing to leave.

Xu Jie came to the chief assistant duty room of Wuyi Hall, and first held a brief cabinet meeting, and then returned to the duty room to focus on handling the voting work for the two capitals and thirteen provinces.

As usual, sandalwood was always burning in the room, and a cup of ginseng tea was placed next to it, and he enjoyed the feeling of holding the power of the world in his hands.

As it approached noon, the Wanshou Palace sent a young eunuch to summon him.

The corners of Xu Jie's mouth rose slightly. He knew that Jiajing always attached great importance to the memorials of important ministers. At this time, he probably saw Lin Haoran's memorial to impeach Cheng Shoujie, so he had already prepared in his mind and even had a set of words to deal with it.
Chapter completed!