Gao Gongzi, who had no one in his eyes, paid the price for his rampant behavior, and was resolutely imprisoned in the Shuntian Mansion Prison.

It's just that this is just an inconspicuous piece of news, because everyone's attention has already been attracted by that blockbuster news.

As soon as the news that Gao Yao, the head of the household department, was transferred to the imperial history of Nanjing, the officialdom of the capital immediately caused an uproar, and it became the most popular topic among the corporals and the people in the capital.

In the 37th year of Jiajing, the original household secretary Fang was blunt from his post, and in only two years to the 39th year of Jiajing, he experienced Jia Yingchun, Ma Kun, Jiangdong and Gao Yao.

When Gao Yao first took office, many people were extremely optimistic about his future, but Gao Yao unexpectedly sat firmly in the head of the household. Not only is his own ability outstanding, but he is also very close to the second assistant Xu Jie, and a few days ago he was also crowned with the title of prince and master from the first product.

When everyone unanimously thought that Gao Yao's position was as stable as Mount Tai, God played a joke with everyone again. It seems that in the blink of an eye, Gao Yao actually fell from the high-ranking Hubu Shangshu to the imperial history of Nanjing's right capital, and still could not escape the curse of the Hubu Shangshu.

The most puzzling thing is that the results of the operation led by Xu Jie to check the account books of the household department have not yet been released, and Gao Yao was removed from the post of household secretary first.

This news is both so important and so unexpected.

Not to mention that Gao Yao's political enemies didn't expect it, even Gao Yao's allies didn't expect it. Xu Fan, who was too often Shaoqing at the time, returned home early in the morning and asked the messenger to go to the palace to inform his father that his father Xu Jie must go home.

Gao Yao is undoubtedly an ally of their Xu family, and the sudden fall of Gao Yao at the moment is undoubtedly a big loss to their Xu party, and I am afraid that the plan to overthrow Yan Song will be affected.

At dusk, the short Xu Jie really came back from the palace in a sedan chair.

The sedan chair stopped in the front yard, Xu Fan stepped forward to help his father pull open the sedan curtain, and asked directly impatiently: "Dad, what's going on?" How could Gao Yao be transferred to Nanjing to serve as the imperial history of the right capital for no reason? ”

Xu Jie, who maintained the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, did not answer, and walked straight back to the study with that face.

Although Xu Fan was anxious, he never got tough in the face of his father, whoever made him an official was given by his father, and his current power depends on his father.

After the butler brought the tea, he gently retreated.

In the study, only the father and son of the Xu family remained.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea, first glanced at his son who was sitting next to him, and then spit out: "If he is not finished, then we will be finished!" ”

"Huh?"

Xu Fan's mouth opened slightly, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and a terrible thought immediately flashed through his mind.

Xu Jie put down the teacup, but remembered the scene this morning.

After weighing it up several times, he chose to meet the Holy One face to face. He naturally wanted to keep Gao Yao as an ally, but he just caught up with himself for Gao Yao, but he couldn't do it.

If the hostile force was only Lin Haoran's kid, he would naturally not have any fears. But Yan Song's old immortal was also eyeing him, so he had to weigh it seriously and consider the serious consequences of covering for Gao Yao.

It is now that he chooses not to try to cover up the truth with lies, but to show his loyal side. He directly confided the truth to the saint and admitted that he had misappropriated the silver taels to rebuild the Wanshou Palace.

"Do you really think I'm confused?"

After Jiajing heard Xu Jie's confession of everything, he said something inscrutable.

Xu Jie didn't know if this was Jiajing's usual power trick, or if he had really grasped the truth in it, so he hurriedly confessed: "The minister is guilty, please punish the emperor!" ”

"Xu Aiqing, you are also loyal, this punishment will be forgotten! As for the account books of the household department, don't check it! After weighing it, Jiajing made a decision.

He had been in charge of the court for forty-one years, and his main focus was on personnel and financial matters. If Gao Yao is corrupt, he doesn't believe it, even Yan Shifan doesn't dare to make food in Taicang, let alone a mere Gao Yao.

Now that Xu Jie has confided the truth, everything makes sense. The project of rebuilding Wanshou Palace is not small, and it only took more than three months, and it is indeed not enough to build tens of thousands of taels.

But at this point, it's time to stop. If you really clean up the account books of the household department, and shake out the matter of spending 180,000 taels to rebuild the Wanshou Palace, this will be condemned by the history books.

He had Ouchi and Nangong to choose from, but just for his own thoughts, he actually used nearly 200,000 taels to rebuild the dormitory. If the matter gets out, it is not a good thing for him.

"Obey the order!"

Xu Jie's heart was relieved, and he saluted respectfully. He knew that this time he had made the right bet, that the doom had passed, and that he had climbed up from the mud.

The reason why he chose to tell the truth was because he was inspired by reading the "General Guide to Information and Administration".

As the senior government secretary said, "It is better to save the cold than to re-furnish, and it is better to stop slander than self-cultivation", and if he wants to solve the problem at the moment, he should not hide it with Gao Yao, but should confess to the saint.

If he encounters other emperors, he may choose to conceal it. It's just that after so many years, he has already figured out the character of the saint, and the saint doesn't care whether you are a virtuous minister or a traitor, all he wants is a loyal minister.

If this is the case, the saint does not care about their embezzlement of money to rebuild the Wanshou Palace, nor does he care whether the courtiers are capable, but mainly values the word "loyalty".

Of course, although he was able to crawl out of the mud, Gao Yao's disaster befell him.

The whereabouts of the silver in the household department are clear, but Gao Yao also has to stand up and take responsibility for the problem of financial power. In this way, you can not only give an explanation to the hundred officials, but also not be held on to this problem by Lin Haoran and others, so that the matter will be completely calmed down.

The most important thing is that Gao Yao's financial secrets have been discerned, and he is no longer an irreplaceable household secretary in the heart of the saint.

When the time returned here, facing the shocked son, Xu Jie seemed to be angry and taught: "This is officialdom!" ”

These five simple words seem to be enough to explain all this. They and Gao Yao can be allies, but they can also be enemies, and he doesn't mind stabbing Gao Yao when he needs to.

It's just that with the sudden collapse of the head of the household Shangshu Gao Yao, the tranquility of the officialdom in the capital was broken again, and there were dark waves underneath.