Chapter 128 Kill Them All (Subscribe)

Still at Dongzhimen.

It was still Yan Shaoting and Xu Jie.

I don't know when the wind stopped, and the heat wave came, making people feel restless.

Xu Jie became increasingly upset.

He had to admit.

I have been in the cabinet for so many years, but today is the first time I feel nervous.

Even when a gunshot was heard outside the wall of Xiyuan Palace not long ago, he did not panic.

But now, I am really panicked.

Xu Jie asked almost subconsciously: "Where has the memorial arrived?"

After asking, Xu Jie regretted it.

But Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "I got the news from Jinyiwei and asked Lu Yi to take people to check the situation."

After saying this, Yan Shaoting glanced at Xu Jie, whose forehead was sweating unconsciously, perhaps because of the hot weather.

He added: "After all, the thirty-two memorials are all about the concealment of the land in the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang. It seems that there has never been such a thing in the country so far. It is so important and so hot. There must be no mistakes in the officialdom."

Xu Jie quietly exhaled a few breaths.

After calming down, he raised his head and looked deeply at Yan Shaoting, who had a kind look in front of him.

at last.

Xu Jie reacted and saw clearly everything that happened today.

Ever since this guy rushed to Wenyuan Pavilion from Jinyiwei, he has been making plans, just waiting for himself to jump in!
No.

This matter, even if you don't want to jump into it, you have to jump into it.

Thirty-two memorials!
They all involve the concealment of land in the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang.

Xu Jie never dared to imagine how much turmoil would break out and how much anger the emperor would arouse if these memorials were sent to the Western Garden and presented before the Emperor of Yuxi Palace.

The emperor must not make any mistakes with money and grain.

This is already a consensus among the government and the opposition.

The emperor could make concessions on anything, but he would never make concessions on money and grain.

This is helpless, and it is also tacitly approved by the court.

Otherwise, we can only wait for the emperor to turn his attention elsewhere.

for example……

Military power?

Xu Jie looked at Yan Shaoting, who looked innocent, and couldn't help but smile faintly.

"Yan Shidu thinks that how can we make up for the corruption of cotton military uniforms and armors caused by the Ministry of Revenue's Yi Zi Ku? And how can we prevent it?"

It's time to make concessions.

Just like the last time, I was waiting outside Yuxi Palace, beside Taiye Lake.

They made concessions on the issue of foreign businesses.

Now, it is time to make concessions again.

Xu Jie felt a sense of powerlessness for no reason.

The Yan family today is completely different from the past.

The style of everything he does is also completely different from the past.

Everything the Yan family does nowadays is done completely within the rules, and they always adhere to the word rules.

Shouldn't this style of behavior be what I and the upright people in the court have done in the past?

Since when did the Yan family start doing things this way?

Xu Jie had countless doubts in his mind, which he could not figure out for the time being.

Yan Shaoting had already spoken, "I feel that the concealment of the land in Suzhou and Songshan is a serious matter, and it will affect the whole body. However, Hai Rui is said to be quite stubborn, and I think he is determined to do it. Otherwise, how could Zhang Gelao not try to dissuade Hai Rui if he is in Suzhou?"

Still don't forget to dig a hole.

While digging a hole.

Yan Shaoting continued, "But no matter what, Hai Rui's 32 memorials are already outside the capital, and the court is currently in serious deficit, so we must investigate thoroughly no matter what.

I think that this is a perfect opportunity that various departments in the capital have been caught embezzling military supplies.

It would be better to take this opportunity to persuade the people in Suzhou and Songjiang to confess the land they have concealed in the past.

This year, the imperial court converted 150,000 acres of cotton fields in the two prefectures into mulberry fields, which may have an impact on the storage of the Yi character library.

If they confessed their concealment of the land, they would plant cotton next year and register the land. In this way, the so-called concealment of land would not be a big deal, and the court would be able to open up new sources of revenue to make up for the deficit, killing two birds with one stone.

If Old Xu wasn't thick-skinned, I wouldn't have caught him and taken advantage of him.

Yan Shaoting glanced at Xu Jie.

You can only blame yourself, Old Xu, for eating too much on a daily basis.

Confess all the hidden things in the past!

Xu Jie felt instantly choked up.

Seeing that Old Xu was hesitant and unwilling to speak.

Yan Shaoting had no choice but to continue, "A few days ago, Zhu Shitai wrote a letter to me after the battle in Huajie, Taizhou."

Xu Jie's eyebrows jumped immediately: "Oh? The young Duke went to Taizhou's army this time, and it can be said that he was completely refreshed and had made great military achievements. I wonder what the young Duke said in this letter?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head and smiled faintly, saying casually: "It's not a big deal, but they caught some Japanese pirates and fake Japanese pirates. I heard that they found out some things about sea merchants, and it seems that they are closely related to the southeast coast of our Ming Dynasty."

Xu Jie's heart skipped a beat again.

I just feel like I didn’t check the almanac before going out today.

Things popped up one after another.

Yan Shaoting looked at Xu Jie calmly, his heart as calm as water.

Since the destruction of the Ming Treasure Ship Map during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong, the imperial court has not sent any foreign envoys since then.

The seven voyages to the West during the reign of Emperor Chengzu, which brought countless money and grain to the court, never happened again.

And all the benefits were transferred to the hands of the gentry and wealthy families in the southeast coast along with the fire.

After all, the imperial court no longer had the ability to go to the West and do business with foreign merchants, but that didn't mean these gentry and wealthy families in the southeast had lost their ability.

I heard that the treasure ship map is still hidden in the homes of wealthy gentry in the southeast.

I just don't know whether it's true or not.

And Xu Jie was in Songjiang Prefecture, right at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Next to Songjiang Prefecture is Hangzhou Prefecture.

There was a Maritime Customs Office in Hangzhou Prefecture.

Therefore, Songjiang Prefecture is naturally a good place for foreign merchants to engage in smuggling.

His Xu family is an existence that can cover the sky with one hand.

The Xu family had so many hidden fields that produced countless cotton cloths every year. Apart from being sold domestically, where did the rest of the cloth go?

"I think what Runwu said is quite reasonable."

Xu Jie sighed softly and resumed his position as the Second Minister of the Ming Cabinet with a solemn expression.

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly and said, "Lord Xu also thinks that it is a good idea to let the two prefectures of Susong confess their hidden farmland and plant cotton to make up for the deficit of the court?"

Xu Jie's heart almost felt like it was bleeding.

That's a huge fortune.

Yan Shaoting, however, took a knife and scraped off the flesh from his body piece by piece.

But Xu Jie was holding on, with a righteous look on his face: "Nothing is worse than the stability of the court! Nothing is worse than filling the deficit of the court! Southeast is an important tax collection area for the court, and the responsibility is heavy. Now that we have found out that the land was concealed, and we have solid evidence, how can we not change it?"

This knife.

Finally it fell on Lord Xu's body and scraped off a large piece of flesh.

Yan Shaoting immediately cupped his hands and smiled: "Then I will go to the West Garden and report to the Emperor in the Yuxi Palace, and report to His Majesty what Lord Xu has said."

Xu Jie shook his head and said, "Hai Rui was the one who found out about this, and this suggestion was also made by Yan Shidu. How can I take all the credit for this?"

Yan Shaoting refused, saying, "Lord Xu is the second assistant of the cabinet. How can I dare to speak without his consent? If His Majesty agrees to this matter today, then I will need Lord Xu's full support to investigate the hidden lands of the two governments, register them one by one, make up for the deficit of the court, and increase the fiscal revenue."

Xu Jie's heart was dripping with blood.

This Yan Shaoting not only scraped off the flesh from his own body.

He even had to hold the knife and scrape the flesh off his own body!

It’s really abominable!

Xu Jie looked at Yan Shaoting deeply with a gloomy gaze.

"Since this is the case, Mr. Yan has worked hard, and I should do my best to help him."

Yan Shaoting nodded.

"Then...I will take my leave."

After saying that, Yan Shaoting turned and left, heading towards Yuxi Palace.

Xu Jie stood at the foot of Dongzhimen, watching Yan Shaoting's figure disappear at the Wulong Bridge Square inside Fengtian Gate.

Then his face became gloomy, his eyes were full of coldness, and he snorted coldly.

At this moment, Xu Jie did not go to the Ministry of Personnel.

He turned around and went back to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Arrived outside Wenyuan Pavilion.

Xu Jie called out the servants of the Xu family.

Wenyuan Pavilion is not small, and in order to take care of the elderly cabinet ministers, the court has always allowed the cabinet ministers to bring their family servants with them when they are on duty.

The original intention was to make it convenient for the cabinet ministers to have servants take care of them if they had any problems.

When the Xu family's servants heard the summons, they immediately left Wenyuan Pavilion.

Outside, there was no one around.

The Xu family's son, who had served Xu Jie for decades, asked in a low voice: "Master, do you have anything to tell me?"

Xu Jie's face was gloomy: "Go back to the mansion, call a few people to go out of the city, and search south along the official road."

The servant was puzzled and continued to ask, "What are you looking for, Master?"

Xu Jie's heart was bleeding.

But he could only suppress his anger and said in a deep voice: "Look for the thirty-two memorials sent by Hai Rui from Suzhou Prefecture."

The servant frowned.

"Master wants to..."

Xu Jie snorted coldly.

The servant was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.

Xu Jie then said in a muffled voice: "The weather has been getting hotter recently, and it has not rained in the capital for a long time. The weather is dry. Remember, go to the Ministry of War in the next few days to remind them to supervise the official roads and post roads, be careful to prevent fires, and don't delay the court affairs."

The servant was shocked and looked up at his master.

The Xu family hasn't done this kind of thing for a long time.

The servant was worried and couldn't help but ask again in a low voice: "Then...the one in the post station..."

Xu Jie immediately waved his robe and glanced coldly at the servant.

He had already started walking towards Wenyuan Pavilion.

After a few steps, a sound reached the servant's ears.

"Kill them all."

"Clean."

The servant's heart was instantly blocked in his throat. He could only bend down silently and then quietly step back.

After retreating for a long time, he turned around and hurriedly ran out of the palace.

And outside Yuxi Palace.

Yan Shaoting stood in front of the palace gate and glanced at the dark hall in front of him.

He is very clear.

Today is not the best time to completely take someone down.

It’s not because the crime is not serious.

It’s not because of insufficient evidence.

But it was because of the Yuxi Palace in front of him.

Also.

That is, the Yan family cannot become the main force to bring down someone.

At best, one can only be the one who takes advantage of others' misfortune.

Yan Shaoting collected his thoughts and raised his head.

"I am a reader in the Hanlin Academy, a doctor in the Zhejiang Qingli Division of the Ministry of Revenue, and a deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, Yan Shaoting."

"There is a great joyous event, please come to see the emperor!"

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