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Chapter 986: Emperor's Heart, Ruined Reputation

Chapter 986: Emperor's Heart, Ruined Reputation
The atmosphere in Yongshou Palace was a bit weird.

Yan Song smiled mercifully, the Taoist priest looked calm and composed, but Xu Jie was the only one there with a miserable look on his face.

But soon, Xu Jie regained his composure.

Interesting... The Taoist narrowed his eyes, "The overall situation in Songjiang Prefecture has been decided. The remaining ones are just jumping clowns who can't stand a blow from Qing."

The Xu family bowed their heads, the Huang family bowed their heads, the two most powerful people in Songjiang Prefecture bowed their heads first, and the rest were just small fry.

Zhu Xizhong smelled a bloody smell in the words of Emperor Jiajing. He knew that Jiang Qingzhi would definitely use thundering means afterwards.

"Songjiang Prefecture first, and then expand to the surrounding areas." The Taoist was not afraid that Xu Jie would leak Jiang Qingzhi's plan. "In Nanjing, Wei Guogong will take the lead in clearing the land."

Now that Songjiang Prefecture has opened up the situation, things will become easier in Nanjing.

thus!

The chess game comes alive.

Emperor Jiajing rarely showed joy, and then rewarded each of his close ministers with a Taoist book.

After taking his leave, Yan Song was the first to walk outside the hall. He stopped and waited for Xu Jie to come out, then asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell, Lord Xu?"

Xu Jie glanced at him and saw coldness and expectation.

——Bow down to me, and I will cover up this matter for you.

Isn’t Yan Song afraid of Your Majesty’s suspicion?
Xu Jie was extremely confused at the moment, but he soon realized that Yan Song was trying to figure out the emperor's intentions and recruit him for Emperor Jiajing.

Be your Majesty's loyal dog!
Let’s join me, Old Yan, and become His Majesty’s two generals!
We have been a family since then.

However, I, Yan Song, am a loyal and upright servant of His Majesty, while you, Xu Jie, are His Majesty's spy in the Confucian school.

This is an extremely tempting condition.

As long as he bows to the Taoist priest, Xu Jie can preserve his reputation.

What can happen later?

When the Taoist priest needs him, Xu Jie, to deal with Confucianism, what should he do?
If he takes action, the Confucianists who have suddenly realized the truth will regard him as a traitor, surpassing Jiang Qingzhi and becoming the number one enemy of Confucianism.

From then on, the only way out for Xu Jie was to rely on Emperor Jiajing, be a loyal servant of the emperor, and be a supporter of the new policies.

The Confucian pen is as sharp as a knife, and from now on Xu Jie will be infamous for eternity.

On one side is profit, the profit of a life-saving straw.

On one side is a name, a name that will be infamous for eternity.

Xu Jie was struggling internally, while Yan Song was leisurely rubbing his belly.

Hey!
I had diarrhea so badly last night that I’m starving now.

Let’s go back and get something to eat. By the way, I think the cook at home made fried tofu last time, and it tasted good…

"Xu is in very good health!"

Yan Song's smile froze for a moment. He looked at Xu Jie, who looked calm, and said with a smile, "No regrets?"

At their level, it is actually unnecessary to ask this question... Every word and every decision they make is based on their experience and background for most of their lives, so how could they be careless?

Xu Jie said: "Thank you for your kindness, Yuan Fu."

Yan Song sighed, "It's good that you don't regret it. Then, walk this path well."

This was almost a signal to start a war.

——Since you refuse to bow your head, don’t blame me for taking action.

Zhu Xizhong was watching the fun from behind and raised his eyebrows and said, "Prime Minister, you need Zhu's help."

Xu Jie looked back at him, and Zhu Xizhong smiled. "Lord Xu stabbed me before, I remember it! Today is a good day... The Duke's Mansion has some experience in passing on messages, Prime Minister, do you want to join forces?"

Zhu Xizhong avenges his enemies and distinguishes between gratitude and resentment.

Yan Song didn't want him to get involved, "Thank you, but it's not necessary."

I, Yan Dang, will take full responsibility for this matter.

What the Taoist said was a riddle for Yan Song.

The answer is simple: leak the news!
Let Xu Jie be disgraced!
Back at the duty room, Yan Song informed Yan Shifan of the incident. Seeing his son's face turn pale, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Yes, why not?" Yan Shifan said softly, "Dad, His Majesty used to be very kind to Xu Jie. He used Xu Jie to check and balance us over the years, and he seemed to value him. But in the blink of an eye, he slapped Xu Jie half to death. Dad, His Majesty has never forgotten the grudges of those years. Dad, His Majesty's forbearance makes me feel uneasy."

He was able to keep it secret for decades and hide it from everyone.

Yan Shifan subconsciously extended his thoughts, "If His Majesty is dissatisfied with us, he is just forbearing..."

Once they feel that the Yan Party is no longer useful, and that Yan Song and his son are no longer of any use...

Yan Song and his son looked at each other, and Yan Song smiled bitterly, "The emperor's mind is hard to predict. Donglou, you claimed that you could guess His Majesty's thoughts, but today you know you were wrong?"

Yan Shifan shook his head, "The heart of an emperor!"

"My father and I only need to be loyal to Your Majesty, and don't worry about anything else." Yan Song said, "Dongluo, put away your little thoughts. Alas! You are a rebellious child, and you think you are something special. Isn't Xu Fan the same? But that is just a little cleverness, and Jiang Qingzhi played it in his hands, just like playing with a monkey. You! Don't learn from him."

Yan Shifan sneered, "Xu Fan is just a playboy, how can he be compared with me?"

He was governing the country on behalf of his father, and could be said to be ruling the Ming Dynasty. The fear and worry he felt for a while were soon forgotten.

"Jiang Qingzhi has opened up the situation in Songjiang Prefecture, and things will get busy in the south soon. Those people won't just sit there and wait for death. Dad, let's..."

Seeing Yan Shifan's eager look, Yan Song sighed: "With your majesty's intelligence, you could have quietly passed the news to my father and let my father deal with Xu Jie, and he would continue to watch the fun and play monkeys. But why did your majesty tell this matter in front of Xu Jie today?"

"Vent your anger!"

"This is one of them." Yan Song said, "Your Majesty is taking advantage of the situation to hit us."

"Don't learn from Xu Jie?"

"Ok!"

Yan Shifan closed his eyes, "But your majesty is old."

"Old?" Yan Song shook his head, "You are even older than me." He said meaningfully, "Donglou, everyone in the world knows that you are governing on behalf of your father, but it is not legitimate after all. If your father is gone, where will you go? Can you be content to leave the Political Affairs Hall?"

Yan Song knew his son too well and knew that once he left, Yan Shifan, who had been kicked out of the Council of State, would be unwilling to accept this.

"Xu Fan was unwilling to give in, so he refused to bow his head. If Xu Jie had not taken the initiative, Donglou, Xu would have been slapped to death by Jiang Qingzhi in Songjiang Prefecture. This is a lesson for you."

Yan Shifan said unhappily, "Dad, I know. The most important thing right now is to deal with Xu Jie. Should we send out the message now?"

Yan Song sighed and looked at him, then nodded after a long while, "Get started right away." The old minister's eyes became more fierce, "I want to see Xu Jie's reputation ruined!"

Xu Jie just sat in the duty room in a daze.

The outside world began to boil.

The news first spread in Zhilu.

"Lord Xu actually took the initiative to report it?"

"Yes, he took the initiative to hand over his family's land and population to Long Wei Bo." "Lord Xu is indeed... a man of great righteousness!"

When Xu Jie heard the word "righteous and righteous", his eyelids twitched.

"Mr. Ge!"

The attendant knocked on the door outside.

Xu Jie didn't say anything. He knocked on the door for a while before he coughed and asked, "What's the matter?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Jie was startled by his own voice.

Unspeakably hoarse.

The door opened and the attendant first glanced at the beams.

Without the rope, he lowered his head and saw Xu Jie sitting there perfectly fine.

The attendant turned back and closed the door, then approached with a gloomy face, "Sir, the news has spread outside. It is said that you took the initiative to declare the land and population, and you are very righteous."

"Ok!"

"Sir, Jiang Qingzhi is a villain... his true face should be exposed."

"not him."

"Who is that?"

"His Majesty!"

Follower: "..."

"I misjudged your majesty. No, I was paralyzed by your majesty's long-term forbearance. If I had known that your majesty had always been hostile to me, I would not have taken the initiative to report it... This is fate!"

Xu Jie suddenly laughed, "This is also cause and effect. Some people said that I could inherit Yang Tinghe's legacy and lead the literati and the court. Back then, Yang Tinghe suppressed Your Majesty, which was a cause, and today I took this revenge, which is the result. The retribution is not satisfactory, the retribution is not satisfactory, hahahaha!"

Hearty laughter.

The officials outside looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Is Lord Xu crazy?"

"No, I'm just pretending to be calm."

The news spread like wildfire in an instant.

Zhang Juzheng was reading documents in the duty room.

The new policy involved all aspects, and all matters related to the new policy in various departments would be summarized here by Jiang Qingzhi. In Jiang Qingzhi's absence, Zhang Juzheng, the chief secretary, was just a filter.

There were a lot of documents, and Zhang Juzheng read them one by one and classified them according to their importance and urgency.

If there was any major event, according to Jiang Qingzhi's instructions, he would immediately report it to Zhu Xizhong, and then pass the news to Xin'an Lane.

Xia Yan is in charge of Xin'an Lane, and now has the flavor of being the chief of staff of the new policy.

Hu Zongxian coordinated in the bureau.

Tang Shunzhi came to help from time to time.

This power structure may seem weak, but you have to look at who it is.

Xia Yan, the former Prime Minister, has been in power in the Ming Dynasty for many years and was once a rival to Dao Ye.

Hu Zongxian was called a hidden pearl by a knowledgeable person in Yan's party. Although he seemed inconspicuous, his strong ability to coordinate in the middle made Jiang Qingzhi worry-free.

Not to mention Tang Shunzhi, many people wanted to recommend him for official positions. It is said that in order to recruit him, Lu Bing said that as long as you, Tang Shunzhi, speak, I, Lu Bing, will do whatever you say.

After Jiang Qingzhi left, Xia Yan was the commander-in-chief, firmly in the center of the army. Hu Zongxian was the general, Tang Shunzhi was the military advisor, and what about me?
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said, "Is it... the vanguard?"

He laughed at himself, "It seems not bad."

After sorting out today's paperwork, Zhang Juzheng stretched, opened the door and walked out.

The bright sunshine made Zhang Juzheng in a good mood.

"Master Zhang." A clerk who often delivered documents to Jiang Qingzhi's duty room came over, "Have you heard? That person..." The clerk pointed to Xu Jie's duty room, "That person took the initiative to report it."

"Hmm?" Zhang Juzheng was startled. "Lord Xu?"

The clerk smiled as if to say, "You are pretending to be ignorant even though you know the truth." "It's been spread like wildfire, saying that Lord Xu gave a letter to Lord Chang Wei, voluntarily declaring his family's land and population. This man is indeed...a man who understands the overall situation."

The clerk's face flushed with excitement, and Zhang Juzheng was shocked, thinking about the impact this matter would cause.

Zhu Xizhong came out and waved at him, "Uncle."

Zhang Juzheng went over and said, "Duke."

Zhu Xizhong said: "It will be very lively today. Yan Song has taken over this matter, so let's not interfere. Send someone to inform Xin'an Lane and just watch the fun."

Zhang Juzheng understood instantly, "It's Your Majesty!"

Zhu Xizhong patted his shoulder and said, "You are indeed a great talent that Qingzhi values."

Squeak!

The door opens.

Xu Jie came out.

His face looked as usual.

The officials stopped talking.

silence.

Xu Jie walked slowly under the gaze.

Walk leisurely.

"Old dog!"

Curses were heard from the crowd.