Since Gao Yao became the head of the household department, Xu Jie and Gao Yao have been getting closer and closer, which is already a recognized fact in the dynasty.

Especially in the matter of Liu Ji, the former recommended Liu Ji to be the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, while the latter helped Liu Ji to present Bai Lingzhi, which undoubtedly proves that the relationship between the two is very close.

The things Gao Yao committed at the moment are actually not big or small, the key is how to characterize them.

Everyone also looked at Xu Jie curiously, not knowing whether this Ming second-aide wanted to favor Gao Yao, an ally, or choose to kill his relatives in righteousness. Officialdom has always been complicated, many things are difficult to predict, and no one knows the true relationship between Xu Jie and Gao Yao.

A chill surged in Gao Yao's heart, if he really wanted to be seriously investigated, this time it could be said to be a great crime.

He presented the ambergris that originally belonged to the saint to the saint as a private item, so as to exchange for 760 taels of silver and the title of prince and teacher, and it is not unjust to charge him with bullying the king.

Thinking of this, Gao Yao's eyes looked at Xu Jie pitifully. Although he could not threaten Xu Jie's position, and he also helped a lot in rebuilding the Wanshou Palace, he was also worried that Xu Jie's would fall into the ground.

As the saying goes, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs. Just like he was ruthless to his former fellow Wu Shan without any psychological barriers, Xu Jie would inevitably be ruthless to him in order to get rid of himself.

Feng Bao was also curious in his heart, so he looked at Xu Jie quietly. He knew that Xu Jie was a person who was good at forbearance, and he was a politician who knew how to protect himself everywhere, but he didn't know how Xu Jie would choose.

"Your Majesty, now that there is a thief in the palace, Weichen thinks that the top priority is to find out this thief and recover the treasures that were stolen that day." Xu Jie's face was straight, and he said with a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.

I have to say that Xu Jie is an extremely smart person. Faced with this choice problem, it was easy to shift the focus to the thief, and it was still so reasonable.

Compared with the punishment of crimes, this "recovery of stolen goods" is undoubtedly more affordable, and it is also the most important thing that should be done at present.

"Xu Aiqing, what do you think should be done?" Jiajing remained silent, and looked at him again and asked.

Xu Jie raised his head to meet Jiajing's gaze, and replied seriously: "Qiqi Shengshang, Weichen thinks that it can be found from the palace, or it can be found from the clues of Gao Shangshu, and Weichen believes that from these two clues, the thief will be able to find out and recover some lost property." ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to cooperate fully, and he will definitely find out this thief for His Majesty, so as to recover the treasure lost by His Majesty." Gao Yao's desire to survive was very strong, and he immediately took the initiative to ask for help.

"Xu Aiqing, you don't need to worry about this! I have already conducted an investigation a few days ago, and I have found out all the thieves, and they are now locked up in Dongchang Prison for interrogation, and I believe that there will be results in the near future! Jiajing listened to Xu Jie's suggestion, so he said openly.

After learning the truth that day, it was naturally impossible for him not to investigate. It's just that when the fire was put out that night, the scene was too chaotic, and there was not only one person fishing in troubled waters, so it was very troublesome to investigate.

Of course, he had already found out the eunuch who stole ambergris and white lingzhi, thus completely confirming the guilt of Liu Ji and Gao Yao.

Gao Yao's newly ignited hope was immediately like a basin of cold water poured on his head, knowing that this time it was more than lucky. He originally wanted to make meritorious contributions, but he didn't even have this opportunity.

Feng Bao heard the words Dongchang Prison, but he couldn't help but shudder. Those few people entered there, and with Chen Hong's whole methods, I am afraid that there would be no chance to come out alive.

"Xu Aiqing, how do you say I should punish Gao Shangshu?" Jiajing didn't pay attention to Gao Yao, who was like a lost dog, but raised his head and looked at Xu Jie and asked.

Things went around in a circle, and the problem still came around. The choice of the question was once again placed in front of Xu Jie, this time he couldn't escape no matter what, and he had to make a choice.

After Huang Jin and the others heard Jiajing's words, they couldn't help but look at Xu Jie curiously.

Xu Jie seemed very calm, and immediately responded loudly: "The emperor is the son of tomorrow, and the thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king!" Wei Chen believes that even if Gao Shangshu is given ten dares, it is impossible to dare to deceive the saint, let alone escape the wise eyes of the saint. He must have been deceived by the adulterer, so he was kept in the dark, and when he offered the treasure, he could be without any flaws, so that he committed such a ridiculous thing. Weichen implored His Majesty to open up the net, spare Gao Shangshu's unintentional mistake, and not mess up the court because of a little thief! ”

In this multiple-choice question, he resolutely chose to protect Gao Yao, an ally, and only let Gao Yao bear an "unintentional mistake", and even more justifiably pleaded.

Huang Jin glanced at Xu Jie, then turned his head to look at Jiajing, and finally sighed lightly. I have to say that the relationship between monarchs and ministers in the past few decades has made Xu Jie have figured out the current saint's character.

After pleading, Xu Jie skillfully threw out "The emperor is the son of tomorrow, and the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace", which is not only a sycophant, but also indicates that the emperor can hold Gao Yao at all times.

It is not so much that Xu Jie intercedes for Gao Yao, but rather that Xu Jie's face in "maintaining" the saint and persuading him to deal with this matter in a low-key manner, otherwise this matter will become the focus of discussion in the court.

"If it weren't for Elder Xu Ge interceding for you, and remembering that you were deceived by others, I would definitely not spare you if you did such a ridiculous thing!" Jiajing reprimanded him severely, and he was already about to open the net.

Although he really wanted to severely punish Gao Yao, a dead fat man, he had to take into account the impact of dealing with this Hubu Shangshu, and he didn't want to be labeled as being deceived.

Gao Yao was overjoyed when he heard this, tears immediately welled up in his eyes, and he hurriedly knelt down to Jiajing and said: "Weichen thanks the Holy Longen, and I will do my best to seek a heavy treasure for the Holy One in the future, so as to repay the Holy Longen!" ”

This is not a lie, but he has already made up his mind to find a heavy treasure to "atone". He knew that this matter was not over, and if he didn't perform well in the future, he would definitely find a reason for the saint to take it.

At this point, whether he used all his resources or asked the two Huai merchant groups for help, he must get a heavy treasure for the saint to offset his mistake this time.

Speaking of which, although the Holy One is arbitrary, he is undoubtedly an extremely kind person. As long as their courtiers offer heavy treasures, even if they make some mistakes, the saints will usually open their nets.

Now, although with Xu Jie's help, he finally passed the thrilling level, but the crisis hanging over his head has not yet dissipated.

"Go down!" Jiajing seemed to have lost all interest, and waved his hand lightly.

Feng Bao watched this scene from the side, seeing that Gao Yao was safe and sound, but his eyes could not hide his disappointment. He looked at Xu Jie seriously, and he had a new understanding of this kind-hearted little old man.

You must know that after learning the truth about ambergris, the saint was furious and hated Gao Yao. Over the years, those who have not been hated by the Holy One have finally been able to get out of the way.

But when things came to this, under the clever tongue of this little old man, the saint changed his original intention, so that Gao Yao, a dead fat man, escaped the catastrophe.

"Wechen retires!" Xu Jie looked light and light, respectfully saluted Jiajing, and turned to leave.

A storm that was originally stormy has disappeared invisibly.