Mingshi

Chapter 1142 The Fear of High Arch

Standing there, Gao Gong watched Huang Jin's back disappear through the door, and fear suddenly rose in his heart.Since he took control of the government, Emperor Jiajing has made drastic moves to rectify the administration of officials. Emperor Jiajing also appreciates this. Whenever he wants to see Emperor Jiajing, he can see him whenever he wants.Even though there was a conflict with Emperor Jiajing because of the construction of Yuxi Palace later, every time he came, he was able to meet Emperor Jiajing smoothly.Who knew that Emperor Jiajing would suddenly disappear.

why?
Gao Gong stood there thinking carefully, gradually his vest was drenched with cold sweat.

He got it!

It was not because of the rebuilding of the Yuxi Palace that Emperor Jiajing ordered him to rebuild the Yuxi Palace on purpose.This is Emperor Jiajing releasing his dissatisfaction with Gao Gong.

Why was Emperor Jiajing dissatisfied with Gao Gong?

Because of his boldness, he was too hasty in the reform of the court, and it was at a time when the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil. This turbulence began when Emperor Jiajing asked Xu Jie to build the Yuxi Palace.Therefore, at this time, Emperor Jiajing's prestige was declining from the ruling and opposition parties.But Gao Gong rose at this time, and in a short period of time, he gained extremely high prestige, which touched Jiajing's authority.

At this time, he suddenly realized, who is Emperor Jiajing?
What kind of temperament is Emperor Jiajing?
That is definitely a powerful emperor, and no one is allowed to touch his authority.In other words, anyone can become the chief assistant of the cabinet, and anyone can govern Daming instead of Emperor Jiajing.

However, you have to remember that it is only a substitute.

No matter how long you have been the chief assistant of the cabinet, and whether you are loyal or traitor, as long as Emperor Jiajing wants you to sit in that position, you can sit in that position. If Emperor Jiajing doesn't want you to sit in that position, you can't sit in it.

Like Yan Song!

I have accompanied Emperor Jiajing for more than [-] years, but it's over!

Another example is Xu Jie, Gao Gong can suppress Xu Jie now, is he better than Xu Jie?

Do not!
It was Xu Jie who lost the favor of Emperor Jiajing.

At this time, Gao Gong had a realization in his heart that the matter of building Yuxi Palace was simply caused by Emperor Jiajing to embarrass him, because he touched Emperor Jiajing's authority.

Wasn't Xu Jie ruined because of the construction of Yuxi Palace?
How about seeing your high arch now?

Gao Gong returned home and sighed for a while, but things still had to be dealt with.So he prepared detailed information, how much money does the household department have in total now, and how much money does Daming need?

The war in the north needs money, and disaster relief is still going on, and it also needs money, and there are still a small group of rogues that have not been wiped out, which also needs money.The villages and counties destroyed by the bandits need to be built, which also requires money, and so on.

the next day.
Gao Gong went to see Emperor Jiajing again.

Emperor Jiajing saw him this time, and when he finished watching Gao Gong's memorial, his face became gloomy.As long as you read Gao Gong's memorial, you will know that Daming is struggling to make ends meet.Where is the money to build Yuxi Palace?
In Emperor Jiajing's eyes, that memorial only had two words:
"Dark Lord!"

Emperor Jiajing became annoyed in his heart, threw the memorial and said, "Why are you showing me these? If I have to deal with everything, what do you need?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiajing still felt puzzled, and snorted coldly: "It's also about punishing corrupt officials, why is it that Luo Xin is able to collect money, but you get nothing?"

Gao Gong couldn't help smiling wryly in his heart, it seemed that Emperor Jiajing was really dissatisfied with him for not getting any money.

but……

He really didn't want to kill people like Luo Xin!So he just dismissed those officials, and didn't even convict them and put them in jail. So where did the house raids come from, and if they didn't, where did they get the money?

If people were killed and a lot of money was stolen from the house, the construction of Yuxi Palace would not be a big deal.

However, if you do that, I'm afraid your reputation will be ruined.To act on Shihlin undoubtedly excludes himself from Shihlin, and he will establish the image of an executioner. Will Shihlin follow him in the future?
At that time, Xu Jie will push behind the scenes, and I am afraid that he will be isolated in the future.This is also what he is afraid of, so although the reforms are drastic, in fact, he is still merciful.

Now Emperor Jiajing is forcing Gao Gong to build Yuxi Palace.

It was through this incident that on the one hand, Emperor Jiajing expressed his dissatisfaction.On the other hand, Xu Jie was suppressed through this incident.Otherwise, Gao Gong will resign from the cabinet and return home.Gao Gong obviously refused.Otherwise, Gao Gong will honestly build the Yuxi Palace for Emperor Jiajing, no matter where your money comes from, but it will definitely destroy the image Gao Gong originally established.When Daming was in such a difficult time, you built the Yuxi Palace for Emperor Jiajing, you Gao Gong is nothing but a flattering minister.Gao Gong's prestige is bound to be greatly reduced. When Emperor Jiajing gives Xu Jie some more support, the cabinet will become balanced again. It is impossible for Gao Gong to monopolize the government again.

Gao Gong returned to the cabinet, without Gao Gong summoning, all the officials came one after another, all listening to Gao Gong's attention, they couldn't sit down in the room, so they stood in the yard.The high-arch value room is overcrowded.Xu Jie sat in his duty room, and there were a few people around him, but there was no sound in the duty room. Several people looked at Xu Jie from time to time. Xu Jie was holding a book, looking at the book, and a trace of smile.

In Gao Gong's duty room, there was a commotion, and the sound was so loud that it reached Xu Jie's duty room.

"My lord, you can't let Your Majesty build the Yuxi Palace! Daming is not recovering now, and the northern border is at war, and the southern Japanese pirates are eyeing it. Daming is in the midst of a waste of time. At this time, Your Majesty is greedy for comfort and enjoyment, and spends a lot of money. If you invest in the construction of Yuxi Palace, the Daming Building will collapse!"

"That's right, my lord! Before, because of the construction of the Yuxi Palace, Elder Xu Ge caused great chaos in the world, the people were in dire straits, and bandits were everywhere. Now we can't go on like this again."

In Xu Jie's room, the officials looked at Xu Jie, and Wang Xijue said softly, "My lord..."

Xu Jie raised his head and glanced at a few people, and said with a smile: "Yes, before the Ming Dynasty Rebellion, there was a reason for me to build Yuxi Palace. Although it only occupied a small part of the reason, I admit it. Now I want to How about looking at Gao Gong?"

Several officials were shocked when they heard this.Thinking about Xu Jie's actions these days, it was a deliberate promotion of Gao Gong.He praised Gao Gong too high, which made Emperor Jiajing afraid in his heart. The construction of Yuxi Palace was definitely a problem deliberately created by Emperor Jiajing for Gao Gong.Thinking of this, smiles appeared on everyone's faces, with a look of gloating.

"Ahem..." At this moment, Gao Gong's coughing sound came out, and everyone in Xu Jie's room pricked up their ears to listen, and then heard Gao Gong's voice.

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