Mingshi

Chapter 1528 Luo Xin's Counterattack

"Zhao Zhenji wrote the letter, let's read it."

After dealing with this matter, Xu Jie was full of ambition.

So what if your high arch is enshrined in the Zhu Kingdom?
Isn't the control of the imperial court still in my hands?

Gao Gong took over Zhao Zhenji's memorial and read it, then quietly passed it on to Ma Fang, and passed it on from generation to generation.

The content of Zhao Zhenji's memorial was simple and direct, which was to settle accounts after the autumn. This account was for the alchemists who were once favored by Emperor Jiajing.The two most representative individuals.

Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen.

Moreover, these two people are already dead, but Zhao Zhenji's impeachment will deprive these two people of their imperial orders, destroy their archways, and confiscate their properties.It is also necessary to demolish all the Taoist palaces built by Emperor Jiajing in the palace.

After reading it, everyone was silent.

There is nothing to say about this, all of this is strictly in accordance with the content of the first emperor's last edict, which is politically correct, and no one can or dare to object.Gao Gong also admired Zhao Zhenji in his heart, he was extremely sophisticated, and when he returned to the Minister of Rites, the fire was fired correctly and enthusiastically, and his prestige was re-established at once.

"It should have been this way!"

Everyone was silent for a while, seeing that no one spoke, Xu Jie's face sank slightly.Zhang Juzheng was the first to speak:

"Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen must be liquidated, so that future generations can be alerted to avoid opportunistic people from repeating the same mistakes. The Taoist temple in the palace must also be demolished. The palace is the center of the Ming Dynasty, the land of the royal family, but Yuxi Palace, Xuandu Temple, etc. were built , where is the royal dignity?"

Gao Gong felt a little tired in his heart, who doesn't know this truth?What do you need to say?Everyone is silent, it is agreed, let's discuss the next topic quickly, and you still need to support Zhao Zhenji here?

When Luo Xin heard the word Yuxi Palace, his heart moved.However, the expression on his face did not change at all.

The matter passed quickly without objection.Xu Jie was in a great mood.After studying another topic, everyone dispersed.

Luo Xin went back to his value room and saw that Zhang Juzheng hadn't come back yet.He sat there and thought about it.The corners of the mouth were slightly upturned, and there was a sneer.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Qin Shuang restrained her smile, picked up the copywriting on the table, and read it.

"Squeak!" The door rang, and Zhang Juzheng walked in with a smile on his face.

"No, I'm busy."

"Yeah!" Luo Xin nodded.

Seeing that Luo Xin didn't want to speak, Zhang Juzheng didn't say anything, picked up the copywriting on the table, and looked down.

Lush alley.

Luo Xin walked out under the moonlight, got into the sedan chair, and walked towards Luofu.

Day two.

The imperial court issued an imperial edict, the content of which was to deal with Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen, and the Taoist palace was also demolished in the imperial palace.All of a sudden, the voice of praise for Xu Jie from the ruling and opposition parties soared into the sky.Continuous good news reached Xu Jie's ears, causing Xu Jie to smile and walk around the ground several times excitedly.

but……

In the afternoon, bad news came, which made Xu Jie's good mood turn bad all of a sudden.

Some stories began to circulate in the market.

A story is something that happened.

The content of this story is that when Emperor Jiajing was still alive, Yuxi Palace, the Taoist palace where Emperor Jiajing was practicing, caught fire and was destroyed.At that time, there was a food shortage in the world, and the people were in dire straits.However, our current cabinet chief assistant, Mr. Xu Jie, who was praised by everyone in the morning, and Mr. Xu who had the courage to punish Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen, at that time, disregarded the people's livelihood and the dire straits of the people, and used it for disaster relief. The money went to Emperor Jiajing to rebuild the Yuxi Palace, causing chaos in the world...

This story is known to everyone in the ruling and opposition parties.It's not a rumor at all, so it's a story.

It's just that this story spread throughout the capital in one noon, and it was also spread in other state capitals.

All of a sudden, the voices praising Xu Jie in the officialdom disappeared, and the whole officialdom became silent, as if it was dull before the thunderstorm.

What can Xu Jie do?
The story was true and he couldn't hide it.

For a while, I was in a mess.

However, it's not over yet.On the second day, new stories spread in the capital again.

This time the story is that when Xu Jie was the second assistant in the cabinet, in order to compete with Yan Song for favor, he wrote poems for Emperor Jiajing all day long, and even tried elixirs for Emperor Jiajing.He was often sent to the ground, wearing a grass ring on his head, and praying to God with Emperor Jiajing.These things are true and have been done countless times in the decades since he entered the cabinet.Many officials know it.

As a prime minister, this is very... unsightly...

When this news reached Xu Jie's ears, Xu Jie's face instantly flushed with shame and indignation. At this moment, he felt that not only did he have no face to gain a foothold in the court, but he wanted to hit him head-on to death.

I have done these things myself, so it’s fine if everyone doesn’t talk about it.Once exposed, it is really like being stripped naked.

Zhao Zhenji was sitting in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites like a wood carving. He did not expect that his letter, his first fire, would drag down his benefactor Xu Jie.

Zhang Juzheng also sat blankly across from Luo Xin, with his head down, his face covered with gray.At the cabinet meeting, he also helped Zhao Zhenji to promote it.

Things are a little tricky.

Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen are both dead, and you, Zhao Zhenji, are still holding on.As for Xu Jie today, are you going to impeach Zhao Zhenji or not?
You, Xu Jie, also punished Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen, two dead people, what about your face?
Day three.

Another story spread.

The story caused an even bigger stir.

After all, the first two stories happened a long time ago, and they have no impact on the current officials and people. Everyone just watched it for fun.However, this third story has something to do with both the government and the people.

The content of this story is the money shortage, and it is said in the spread that Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng are two people who are preparing to issue new treasure notes in order to deal with the money shortage.

With the foreshadowing of the first two stories, the power of this third story is great.

This Xu Jie is simply a disaster for the country and the people!

Luo Xin spread three stories in a row through Lu Cuiqiao, these three steps are really too sharp.It made Xu Jie feel ashamed for a while.

More importantly, Xu Jie must solve the money shortage as soon as possible.On the one hand, the problem of money shortage must also be resolved. The problem of money shortage in various state capitals is very serious, and the conflict has begun to intensify.On the other hand, less than one month is left of the three months originally set.

And if he couldn't solve the money shortage issue, Xu Jie's reputation would be completely tainted. Not to mention helping Zhang Juzheng to become the chief assistant, even he, the chief assistant, might have to resign.

what?
Not to resign?
What about the face?

The six Cabinet Grand Masters sat in the meeting room again.

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(End of this chapter)