My father is Jiajing

Chapter 357 The King Does Not Agree
The imperial court in Yuxi Palace cannot keep secrets.

Soon, some well-informed people knew that the cabinet intended to borrow the emperor's slush fund under the name of Prince Yu to make up for the funding shortfall of the capital's outer city project.

At the same time, another person named Hu Zongxian unexpectedly became a hotly discussed figure in the capital.

Everyone was discussing who this Hu Zongxian was. He was someone that no one had heard of before, but now he was being promoted by the Emperor to be the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.

Although the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture is only the head of a prefecture, this is the capital.

Moreover, according to the previous promotion path of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, any official who served as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture would most likely become one of the six vice ministers when he was promoted next time. He had a bright future!

Therefore, for a while, everyone was speculating about how lucky Hu Zongxian was to be so lucky to be recommended by the cabinet and appointed as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture by the Emperor.

However, while envying Hu Zongxian's good fortune, many knowledgeable people also lamented that the current Shuntian Prefecture governor was not a good place to be. After all, Wang Youzhao's previous experience was still fresh in the minds of all officials in the capital.

If Hu Zongxian could not quickly clean up the mess left by his predecessor after taking office, then his political career might have come to an end.

But if he can successfully get through this crisis and handle the outer city project of the capital well, then his future will be a meteoric rise in the officialdom, and no one can stop him!

It can be said that Hu Zongxian's state at this time was exactly in line with Laozi's words: "Misfortune is the foundation of blessing; blessing is the root of misfortune."

At this time, Hu Zongxian, who was waiting for his new destination after reporting to the capital post station, was a little confused when he heard that he was recommended by the cabinet to become the new governor of Shuntian Prefecture.

Hu Zongxian had never dared to dream of this position, but such a great fortune fell on him. How could he not be excited?
So Hu Zongxian immediately left the post house and went to visit Zhao Wenhua to thank Zhao Wenhua for his recommendation.

But when he arrived at Zhao Wenhua's house, he was turned away.

Zhao Wenhua refused to see him and even asked the housekeeper to go out and taunt Hu Zongxian: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Hu? So you're clinging to Elder Xu's thigh? Then why do you come to see my master again?"

Hu Zongxian was stunned by the sarcasm of Zhao Wenhua's housekeeper. He had never looked for Xu Jie, and there was no relationship or communication between him and Xu Jie.

So when Zhao Wenhua's housekeeper said this, Hu Zongxian felt that the world was turning upside down.

However, even so, Hu Zongxian still politely returned the greeting and asked Zhao Wenhua's housekeeper to pass on the message to express his respect and gratitude to Minister Zhao.

After hesitating for a while, Hu Zongxian went to Xu Jie's house to ask for a meeting.

But Xu Jie didn't see him either, and sent a butler out to send him away.

So for a moment, Hu Zongxian felt very disappointed, thinking that he might become a victim of the struggle between the Yan Party and the Qingliu.

Otherwise, how could he be pushed to the position of Shuntian Prefecture so suddenly, and people on both sides disliked him at the same time, which was fatal.

Unfortunately, no one would give Hu Zongxian an explanation or reassurance at this time.

Therefore, Hu Zongxian could only return to the posthouse anxiously and wait for the final result.

At the same time, many talented people also gathered in Prince Yu's mansion. Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang and others all gathered in Zhu Zaigui's study.

Today, Zhu Zaigui was not reading a book, but was playing with two silver ingots of just the right size in his hands.

Gao Gong and others were surprised to see Zhu Zaigui suddenly holding a silver ingot in his hand. It was unbelievable.

However, when a few people saw it, they pretended not to notice it, and no one would take the initiative to expose Zhu Zaigui's new hobby.

Zhu Zaigui looked at everyone with a smile, and finally said to Zhang Juzheng: "Thank you for your efforts, Mr. Zhang. If it weren't for Mr. Zhang's letter, this matter would probably still be a mess with no clues."

Zhang Juzheng's expression froze slightly. He didn't know why Prince Yu asked him to write such a letter, asking him to suggest to Xu Jie to use the money from Shunyi Industrial Park and recommend Hu Zongxian.

However, seeing Prince Yu who was in a good mood, Zhang Juzheng's originally uneasy and confused heart finally felt a little settled, and he no longer worried about gains and losses.

After all, whether it was the money from the Shunyi Industrial Park or Hu Zongxian's recommendation, it was something beyond Zhang Juzheng's imagination.

Nowadays, everyone in the world knows that Shunyi Industrial Park is the emperor's property under the name of Prince Yu's Mansion. Suggesting Xu Jie to use the money from Shunyi Industrial Park to fill the holes in the capital's outer city project, isn't this just poaching the emperor?

When the time comes to settle the accounts, who will be able to enjoy the consequences?
So, when Zhang Juzheng first wrote this letter, he was really panicked and always felt that he might be cheated.

But he couldn't refuse Prince Yu's request, so he had no choice but to write the letter.

Now that everything has been settled, Zhang Juzheng can finally put his mind at ease.

Zhang Juzheng bowed slightly to Zhu Zaigui and said, "This is all due to Your Majesty. I dare not take credit for it."

Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, there is no need to be modest. Among all of you present, including me, the only one who wants to write a letter to Lord Xu and make him obey his orders is Mr. Zhang. So the credit must go to Mr. Zhang. But even if he has made a contribution, I have nothing to reward you with. I hope you don't think I am stingy."

Zhu Zaigui's joke immediately lightened the atmosphere and everyone started laughing.

After everyone finished laughing, Gao Gong said worriedly, "Your Majesty, do you think His Majesty will agree to use the money from Shunyi Industrial Park?"

Zhu Zaigui said directly: "Don't even mention Your Majesty. I don't agree. How can you spend the money you worked so hard to earn without distinguishing between public and private matters? If this continues, won't things get messed up? Therefore, I will not agree to this matter."

As soon as Zhu Zaigui said this, everyone's happy smiles suddenly froze.

They never expected that Prince Yu would say such words at this time.

If Prince Yu's opinions really influence the emperor's decision, then wouldn't the things that were agreed upon before be changed again? What would happen then if the construction of the outer city of the capital was really stopped?

So everyone's faces changed immediately, and Hai Rui said anxiously, "Your Highness, this cannot happen!"

But Zhu Zaigui calmly waved his hand and said, "Listen to me."

(End of this chapter)