This is also because Emperor Jiajing has experienced too many fires. He reigned for more than forty years, and the palace caught fire more than twenty times in total. Even the queen was burned to death by fire.

Why didn't other emperors have such frequent fires during their reigns, but when it came to Emperor Jiajing, fires were frequent?

That's because Emperor Jiajing asked for immortals, he usually burns incense and paper, and he also raises some Dan masters, not to mention that they are on fire, and when they are alchemy, there are explosions.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing has long been burned out of experience. Seeing that it was on fire, there was still a burden on the jade seal, the important chapter, and the pill or something. Then the eunuch who rushed in carried him on his back and carried his baggage, ran out of the room, put Emperor Jiajing in the courtyard, and watched the fire burn into pieces.

Emperor Jiajing, who had many experiences, shouted to the eunuchs who were fighting the fire: "Don't save Yuxi, let's keep somewhere else." ”

The eunuchs began to disconnect where the fire was spreading, and watched as Yuxi burned.

Emperor Jiajing sat on the ground, watching Yuxi burn down, and couldn't help sighing, after all, he had been living in Yuxi and had feelings for this place.

A rush of footsteps came, and Xu Jie hurriedly came to Emperor Jiajing, and asked in a hurry:

"Your Majesty is all right?"

And at this time, Gao Gong also came in a hurry, stepped forward to meet Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing said softly:

"Excuse me!"

After Xu Jie and Gao Gong straightened up, Emperor Jiajing looked at Yuxi and sighed again, and Xu Jie said softly:

"Your Majesty, it's cold on the ground, please go to another room to rest first."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the burning Yuxi, shook his head and said, "I'm fine, you two go to work, don't delay state affairs." ”

"No matter how important state affairs are, they are not as important as Your Majesty." Xu Jie hurriedly said.

Gao Gong opened his mouth, and found that Xu Jie rushed to say anything, so he closed his mouth again.

Emperor Jiajing listened to Xu Jie's words, and his heart felt much more comfortable. Those dissatisfaction with Xu Jie, too, dissipated a lot. Waving his hand:

"You guys standing here can't help."

Xu Jie said respectfully: "The old minister is here to command the fire for His Majesty, and the tolerance will be bothered by Lord Gao." ”

Gao Gong almost crooked his nose, although Gao Gong is tall, upright, and not very good at talking, but he is not a fool. Will a fool be able to get into the cabinet?

This is obviously to take himself away, and then he Xu Jie, alone in front of His Majesty, invited pets.

This Xu Jieben has fallen out of favor in His Majesty's heart, and as long as there is a suitable candidate, His Majesty will drive him out of the cabinet. Now he wants to take this opportunity to regain His Majesty's grace.

"You want to be beautiful!"

He didn't pay attention to Xu Jie at the moment, but looked at the burning Yuxi and said, "It seems that this Yuxi can't be saved." ”

Hearing Gao Gong's words, seeing that Yuxi was almost burned to ashes, Emperor Jiajing's face was not good-looking. sighed and said:

"Looks like it has to be rebuilt."

When Gao Gong heard this, his face changed. His upright nature made him speak without thinking:

"Your Majesty, there is no money!"

"Why don't you have any money?" Emperor Jiajing was not happy at that time: "Isn't it that you send silver every year?" ”

"But it's also expensive! The military disaster in the north has not yet fully recovered, and a large amount of silver has to be invested in the court every year, and a lot of silver has been invested in the south in recent years. Moreover, the three major halls that His Majesty wanted to repair last year have not yet been completed, and the household department has no money now. ”

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his face darkened. Xu Jie's eyes flickered, and he immediately spoke:

"Lord Gao, not to mention the time to rebuild Yuxi, you have to find a bedroom for Your Majesty, right?"

Gao Gong heard this, and couldn't help nodding. Now that Yuxi is gone, you can't let Emperor Jiajing sleep in the courtyard, right? After thinking for a while, he said:

"There are many palace rooms in the West Garden, Your Majesty chooses the one you like."

Emperor Jiajing frowned, and Xu Jie, who was on the side, hurriedly spoke: "Your Majesty has always lived in Yuxi, and Your Majesty is usually very thrifty, and the other palaces have not been renovated for many years, and even the houses are leaking. The most important thing is that those palaces are very small and cannot be used as the king's dormitory, otherwise it would be undignified. Therefore, the minister believed that it was okay to live temporarily, but it could not be used as a real king's bedroom. ”

Emperor Jiajing's eyebrows raised, and his gaze at Xu Jie's gaze was much kinder.

Seeing Emperor Jiajing's expression, Gao Gong didn't know what Emperor Jiajing meant, so he hurriedly followed:

"That's what the minister meant."

Emperor Jiajing nodded and said, "Since I am temporarily choosing a place, the matter of this Yuxi reconstruction must be put on the agenda. ”

Xu Jie nodded and said, "This matter can be discussed." ”

Gao Gong's brows furrowed, he didn't know why Emperor Jiajing didn't live in the three major halls, he had to live in Yuxi. That's because, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he lived in Da Nei. But Emperor Jiajing's cultivation has become a demon, and he doesn't let the palace maid eat, but lets the palace maid eat dew, in his opinion, this is a fairy, which is helpful to his cultivation. As a result, more than 20 palace maids almost strangled him to death with a rope while he was sleeping.

Since then, Emperor Jiajing has a demon in Ouchi, and he no longer wants to live there, so he moved into Yuxi. However, twenty years have passed since this incident, and Gao Gong feels that Emperor Jiajing should have forgotten about it, otherwise why would he rebuild Da Nei?

For the little vitality that Daming finally recovered, and for Daming to no longer be able to afford to spend a lot of money. Gao Gong Wenqing's mistake was committed again, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, the three major halls are about to be completed. Why don't you go back to Ouchi and live there? ”

Emperor Jiajing's face became gloomy, and the fear that he had forgotten for a long time resurfaced from the bottom of his heart. The voices and smiles of the two dozen palace maids appeared in front of his eyes again. Suddenly, he pounced on him viciously, and in just an instant, Emperor Jiajing felt that his throat was strangled and he couldn't breathe.

Seeing that Emperor Jiajing's face was getting bluer and bluer, and it was difficult to breathe, Xu Jie, who had been paying attention to Emperor Jiajing, immediately stepped forward, squatted down, put his hand on Emperor Jiajing's chest, and called in a condensed voice:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

Xu Jie's movements and calls shattered Emperor Jiajing's nightmare, and Emperor Jiajing finally gasped for breath and stared gloomily at Gao Gong. At this time, Gao Gong's heart was also a little panicked, he didn't expect that Emperor Jiajing would be afraid of Ouchi. Decades have passed, and his reaction is still so big.

When Xu Jie saw this scene, his heart jumped, and he realized that his opportunity had come. His reputation in Shilin has now stinked, there have been some betrayals in the officialdom, and he has fallen out of favor in the emperor's heart.

But......

This time he was given a chance, and as long as he grasped this opportunity well, he would get back the emperor's favor. Once he has regained the emperor's favor, those officials who have left him will come back again. As long as the official comes back, stabilizes his position, and lets some people praise him when the time comes, his reputation in Shilin will return.

The emperor's favor was there, the officials in the camp returned, and Shilin's reputation improved.

His Xu steps are still the Xu steps of the past!

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