Mingshi

Chapter 1073 Xu Jie and Gao Gong

This is also because Emperor Jiajing experienced too many fires.During his more than forty years in power, the palace caught fire more than twenty times.Even the queen was burned to death.

Why did there not be such frequent fires when other emperors were in power, but when it came to Emperor Jiajing, there were frequent fires?
That's because Emperor Jiajing Xunxian asked, usually burning incense and paper, and he also raised some alchemists, not to mention fire, when alchemy, there will be explosions.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing had already been burned out of experience.Seeing that it was on fire, he still had the kung fu to pack the jade seal, important memorials, and medicine pills into a burden.Then the eunuch who rushed in carried him on his back, carrying the burden, ran out of the room, put Emperor Jiajing in the yard, and watched the fire burn into one piece.

Emperor Jiajing, who had many experiences, shouted to the eunuchs who were fighting the fire: "Don't save Yuxi Palace, let's keep other places."

The eunuchs began to disconnect the place where the fire was spreading, and watched Yuxi Palace burn blazingly.

Emperor Jiajing sat on the ground, watching the Yuxi Palace being burned, and couldn't help sighing. After all, he has been living in Yuxi Palace and has feelings for it.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and Xu Jie came to Emperor Jiajing in a hurry, and asked in a hurry:

"Is Your Majesty all right?"

And at this time, Gao Gong also came in a hurry, went up to pay respects to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing said softly:

"Free gift!"

After Xu Jie and Gao Gong straightened up, Emperor Jiajing looked at Yuxi Palace and sighed again, Xu Jie said softly:

"Your Majesty, it's cold on the ground, please go to another room to rest first, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the burning Yuxi Palace, shook his head and said: "I'm fine, you two go to work, don't delay state affairs."

"No matter how important the state affairs are, they are not as important as His Majesty." Xu Jie quickly expressed his opinion.

Gao Gong opened his mouth, but when he realized that Xu Jie had rushed to say everything, he closed his mouth again.

Emperor Jiajing felt much more comfortable after listening to Xu Jie's words.The dissatisfaction with Xu Jie also dissipated a lot.He waved his hand and said:
"Standing here, you can't help."

Xu Jie said respectfully: "The old minister is here to direct the firefighting for His Majesty, so I will bother Mr. Gao."

Gao Gong almost twisted his nose with anger. Although Gao Gong is aloof, straightforward, and not very good at talking, he is not a fool.Can a fool get into the cabinet?

This is obviously to send him away, and then he, Xu Jie, invites favor in front of His Majesty alone.

This Xu Jieben has fallen out of favor in His Majesty's heart. As long as there is a suitable candidate, His Majesty will drive him out of the cabinet.But now he wants to take this opportunity to regain His Majesty's favor.

"You think beautiful!"

He ignored Xu Jie at the moment, but looked at the burning Yuxi Palace and said: "It seems that Yuxi Palace cannot be kept."

Hearing Gao Gong's words, and seeing that Yuxi Palace was almost burned to ashes, Emperor Jiajing's expression was not good.He sighed and said:

"Looks like it's going to be rebuilt."

When Gao Gong heard this, his expression changed.His upright temperament made him speak without thinking:

"Your Majesty, there is no money!"

"Why is there no money?" Emperor Jiajing was unhappy at the time: "Isn't it sending money every year?"

"But the cost is also high! The military disaster in the north has not yet fully recovered, and a lot of money has to be invested in the court every year. The disasters in the south have also continued in the past few years, and a lot of money has to be invested. And the three halls that His Majesty wanted to build last year have not yet been restored. The work has not been completed, and the household department has no money now."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his face darkened.Xu Jie's eyes flickered, and he immediately said:

"Lord Gao, let's not talk about rebuilding the Yuxi Palace now, you have to find a bedroom for His Majesty, right?"

Gao Gong couldn't help nodding when he heard this.Now that the Yuxi Palace is all burned down, it is impossible for Emperor Jiajing to sleep in the courtyard, right?After thinking for a while, he said:

"There are many palaces in Xiyuan, Your Majesty chooses the one you like."

Emperor Jiajing frowned, and Xu Jie on the side hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has always lived in Yuxi Palace, and His Majesty is usually very frugal. The other palaces have not been renovated for many years, and even the houses are leaking. The most important thing is Yes, those palaces are very small and cannot be used as the king's bedroom, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I think that it is okay to live temporarily, but it cannot be used as the real king's bedroom."

Emperor Jiajing raised his eyebrows, and looked at Xu Jie with a much more friendly gaze.

Seeing Emperor Jiajing's expression, Gao Gong didn't know what Emperor Jiajing meant, so he hurriedly said:

"That's what I mean too."

Emperor Jiajing nodded and said: "Since I am temporarily choosing a place, the reconstruction of Yuxi Palace must be put on the agenda."

Xu Jie nodded and said, "This matter can be discussed."

Gao Gong frowned. He didn't know why Emperor Jiajing didn't live in the Three Great Halls, but insisted on staying in Yuxi Palace.That's because, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he lived in Da Nei.However, Emperor Jiajing became a demon in his practice of Taoism. He did not let the maids eat, but let the maids eat dew. In his opinion, this is a fairy, and it is helpful for him to practice Taoism.As a result, more than [-] court ladies almost strangled him to death with a rope while he was sleeping.

After that, Emperor Jiajing had a demon for Da Nei, and he no longer wanted to live there, so he moved into Yuxi Palace.However, 20 years have passed since this incident, and Gao Gong felt that Emperor Jiajing should have forgotten it, otherwise why would he rebuild Da Nei?

For the little vitality that Daming finally regained, and also because Daming can no longer afford to spend a lot of money.Gao Gongwenqing made another mistake, gritted his teeth and said:
"Your Majesty, the construction of the three main halls is about to be completed. Why don't you go back to live in the palace when the time comes."

Emperor Jiajing's face immediately darkened, and the long-forgotten fear emerged from the bottom of his heart.The voices and smiles of the twenty or so maids appeared in front of his eyes again.Suddenly, he became ferocious and rushed towards him. In just a moment, Emperor Jiajing felt his throat was strangled and he couldn't breathe.

Seeing that Emperor Jiajing's face was getting bluer and his breathing was difficult, Xu Jie, who had been paying attention to Emperor Jiajing, immediately stepped forward, knelt down, stroked Emperor Jiajing's chest with his hand, and said in a concentrated voice:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Xu Jie's movements and calls broke Emperor Jiajing's nightmare, and Emperor Jiajing finally caught his breath and stared at Gao Gong gloomily.At this time, Gao Gong was also a little panicked, he didn't expect Emperor Jiajing to be so afraid of Ouchi.Decades have passed, and his reaction is still the same.

When Xu Jie saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat. He realized that his chance had come.His reputation in Shilin is already rotten, some people have betrayed relatives in the officialdom, and he has fallen out of favor in the emperor's heart.

but……

This time he was given a chance, as long as he grasped this opportunity well, he would get back the emperor's favor.Once the emperor's favor is returned, those officials who left him will come back again.As long as the official comes back and stabilizes his position, and let some people praise him, his reputation in Shilin will come back.

With the favor of the emperor, the officials in the camp returned, and Shilin's reputation improved.

He, Xu Jie, is still the old Xu Jie!
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(End of this chapter)