Wanshou Palace, the sandalwood in the hall spreads in the air, and the monarchs and ministers live in dignity and humility.

Jiajing leaned lazily on a pillow, not restrained by the king's demeanor, and was a little more free and easy, looking at the two important ministers outside indifferently.

or a high position, or a perfect power technique, so that he has always been able to play with his courtiers to applaud, so his eyes are more arrogant, and there is never a so-called jealousy.

"Your Majesty, Wu Shangshu has a very high reputation in Shilin, but today's words are too alarmist, and they are so hasty and sloppy, I am afraid that other officials will follow suit, and this move is suspected of selling his reputation."

Gao Yao's appearance is not handsome, he is not tall, his body is fat, and he is not conspicuous in this officialdom that looks at his appearance. It's just that when he made a passionate statement, the whole person was showing iron bones, looking so righteous and awe-inspiring.

Speaking of emotion, he not only foamed at the mouth, but also tears welled up in his eyes, and he was a living image of a loyal minister.

There has never been a shortage of struggle in officialdom, and it is not uncommon to see open guns and hidden arrows.

In a relatively short period of time, the household department was replaced by five successive household department secretaries. Although the main reason is that the finances of the Ming Dynasty have reached an almost hopeless point, and it is impossible for anyone to have the power to rebel against the sky, such a frequent change of household books is also closely related to the political struggle of the court.

Even the Zuodu Yu Shi Paan, who had just been forced to resign, was forced to resign because he had fallen behind in the matter of arranging his son, so he was frantically attacked by the Yan Party and other forces.

Of course, the reason for his departure was also murderous.

Paine chose to return to his hometown because "father and son are not in the same dynasty". What about Yan Song's father and son? If three years of filial piety are completed, Yan Shifan returns to the court, isn't it also the same dynasty as father and son?

Gao Yao and Wu Shan had no hatred in the past, and even had a strong friendship with the same department. It's just that officialdom is like this, there is never real friendship, only the gains and losses of their own interests.

Since Gao Yao left his post, he has felt a strong sense of crisis. At this time, he needed to pull Wu Shan down to disturb the pool of water in the court, and at the same time, he had already figured out that Xu Jie's intention to pull him over was to get rid of Wu Shan.

It is precisely because of this that he did not hesitate to choose to abandon this so-called friendship with the same department, and decisively made a sharp attack, pointing the spearhead at Wu Shan, who "killed himself".

Huang Jin was silent on the side, naturally it was none of his business, and looked at Jiajing silently.

Feng Bao originally wanted to withdraw to prepare the elixir, but when he heard this, he stopped, but there was no worry on his face, and his eyes fell on Gao Yao's body playfully.

Although Gao Yao spoke passionately, his expression was also in place. It's just that the saint has always had a good impression of Wu Shan, and today's things are not untargeted, how can the saint punish Wu Shan?

Besides, this Gao Yao probably didn't know that he was difficult to protect, but now he still wanted to attack a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, isn't it ridiculous?

"Elder Xu Ge, what do you think?" Jiajing seemed to have been accustomed to this kind of dispute for a long time, and there was no tendentious expression on his face, but he looked at Xu Jie and asked.

For this result, Huang Jin was not surprised. If the saint is interested, he will take the initiative to "add fuel to the fire", so that the courtiers below will be caught in strife, and he will be watching from the sidelines.

Xu Jie's body is short and thin, and he is always amiable, like a good old man, he arched his hand and said: "Qiqi Shengshang, Weichen thinks that Wu Shangshu is not selling his name and seeking straightness!" ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention Huang Jin, Feng Bao and others, even Gao Yao couldn't help but glance at Xu Jie in surprise.

If Yan Song leaves the position of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, then the biggest threat to Xu Jie's will not be Yuan Wei, a minister who is deeply favored by the saints, but Wu Shan, who has been the secretary of the Ministry of Rites for six years.

Wu Shan was the fourteenth year of Jiajing's Tanhualang, step by step from the Hanlin Academy to the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and was recognized as a model official in Shilin. And he has a strong temperament, and because he is the editor-in-chief of "Talking about the Past and the Present", he has become the most prestigious person in Shilin.

In terms of prestige, Wu Shan is not only above Yuan Wei, but also a lot higher than Xu Jie.

You must know that although Xu Jie was born in the Hanlin Academy, he was put out of the place in the position of Hanlin editor. Now that he can be an official to the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, one is to have Xia Yan's support in the past, and the other is to invite pets with green words, and even Yan Song's support.

In the matter of green words, it actually fell into the handle. Although officials all over the world want to gain the favor of the saints by writing green words, many officials "can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour" and seem to disdain this kind of behavior.

Xu Jie, who has been in the cabinet for nearly ten years, has been obedient to Yan Song's orders. From the beginning, he moved his hometown to Jiangxi, and a few years ago, in order to alleviate the suspicion of the Yan family's father and son, he actually gave his grandson to his grandson as a concubine.

In this era, the status of the kinship is quite low, and many people will directly give their concubines to others. But to the surprise of the whole dynasty, Xu Jie, the second assistant of the dignified Ming Dynasty, actually did such an unbelievable thing.

Even his students couldn't see it, so they deliberately ran to Xu's mansion and said tactfully: Teacher, people outside say that you are Yan Song's concubine.

Xu Jie's career has been in the office for nearly 40 years, but he has not won too much fame, and he has not even made good political achievements, and some are called "ministers" and "concubines".

In the past, his protégé Yang Jisheng was unjustly imprisoned for impeaching Yan Song, but Xu Jie chose to remain silent, and finally Yang Jisheng died in prison, and Xu Jie was even more infamous as a teacher.

Regardless of later generations, the current reputation of Xu Jie's can be described as "notorious", and he is not the first and auxiliary candidate of the Ming Dynasty as understood by the hundred officials.

Of course, Xu Jie's prestige was lost to Wu Shan, but Sheng'en was not as good as Wu Shan. Especially in the close rebuilding of the Wanshou Palace, it added a luster to his resume.

Xu Jie is not a real upright person after all, but an old fox in officialdom, but he changed his words and said: "Weichen believes in Wu Shangshu's loyalty to His Majesty, but Gao Shangshu's scruples are not all unreasonable. Daming's finances are facing difficulties, and it should be in the same boat at the moment, waiting for the summer grain to arrive in Beijing. Today, Wu Shangshu is alarmist, and it is okay for the Holy Admiral to stay in the middle, but once the music is made public, it may cause other officials to panic, and this move is really very inappropriate. ”

The intensity of the attack on Wu Shan has been greatly weakened, but the reasons put forward have become more sufficient, and it also has a stronger lethality to Wu Shan.

When Gao Yao heard this, his eyes looked at Xu Jie with admiration, and he found that he was really out of time.

Jiajing's one leg was erect, and the other foot was stretched out at will, looking like he wanted to watch a play, but at this moment, his waist was all the way, and a chill surged on his face, knowing that what Xu Jie said was true.

At present, the Ministry of Rites has financial problems, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry have also been asking for silver. If it triggers criticism from officials and puts the focus of public opinion on the financial issue, it will really force the construction of the Temple of Heaven to be suspended.

"Not good!"

Feng Bao had been observing the evolution of the situation, and after hearing Xu Jie's words, he turned his head to look at the Holy Lord. Looking at the expression of the saint, he immediately sighed in his heart, and couldn't help but look at Xu Jie.

He found that this little old man was really not simple, and he pointed out the severity of the matter in one sentence, thus inducing the rebellion of the saint, and the situation was probably going to be very unfavorable to Wu Shan, and even lose his official position because of it.