My father is Jiajing

Chapter 486: There are pig teammates everywhere

Emperor Jiajing was concentrating on studying the two pieces of wood in his hands. One piece was scraped off the beam of the main hall of Wanshou Palace, and the other piece was found by Huang Jin.

Before being polished, these two pieces of wood looked extremely similar. Both were dark red wood and there was no discernible difference between them.

But golden nanmu still has its unique features.

For example, after polishing the surface of golden nanmu to make it extremely smooth, you can see the golden threads hidden in the texture, otherwise there will be none.

This is also the most direct way to test golden nanmu.

So after studying the two pieces of wood for a while, Emperor Jiajing decided to polish them himself to see the final effect and see whether there was any gold thread on the piece of wood he scraped off from the beam of the main hall of the Wanshou Palace.

So Emperor Jiajing also raised his head suddenly and shouted, "Huang Jin, go find me a set of tools for grinding wood chips."

Huang Jin had been watching the strange behavior of Emperor Jiajing, and he was actually full of doubts in his heart. He couldn't help but ask, "Emperor, what do you want this thing for?"

Emperor Jiajing said unhappily, "If I tell you to go, just go. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Huang Jin sighed helplessly and replied unhappily: "I obey your order."

When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's reaction, he couldn't help but laugh. Huang Jin was the only one around him who could talk to him like this, so Emperor Jiajing also liked Huang Jin's genuine performance very much.

Emperor Jiajing quietly waved his hand and said, "Go and take a look at that memorial."

The Emperor Jiajing pointed at the memorial that Emperor Jiajing had placed on the meditation cushion in the monastery. Huang Jin couldn't help but become puzzled. One must know that any memorial that Emperor Jiajing had placed on the meditation cushion or pressed under the cushion was not allowed to be touched by others.

Now Emperor Jiajing actually asked him to look at the memorial placed on the cushion, which made Huang Jin even more curious.

Huang Jin said "I obey your order" and then picked up the memorial that Emperor Jiajing pointed to him.

Huang Jin quickly read through it, and his originally calm expression suddenly became nervous. He looked back at Emperor Jiajing in disbelief, "Is this true, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Jiajing looked at Huang Jin unhappily, "I am investigating, aren't I? Look at your incompetence. Go find me some grinding tools."

Huang Jin realized the seriousness of the situation at this time. He did not dare to hesitate at all and hurried out of the temple to find tools to grind the wood chips for Emperor Jiajing.

Just when Huang Jin went out, Chen Hong came in with a lacquered memorial sealed with Prince Yu's private seal.

These memorials with lacquer seals were urgent secret memorials that could not be read by anyone except the emperor.

Even the Tongzhengsi or Silijian, which were responsible for collecting memorials from all over the world, did not dare to hesitate at all when seeing such memorials, and had to present them to Emperor Jiajing himself as soon as possible.

"Emperor, Prince Yu has a secret report!"

Chen Hong arrived at the temple, held up Zhu Zaigui's secret memorial high in the air, and knelt before Emperor Jiajing.

When Emperor Jiajing heard Chen Hong's voice and looked at the memorial that Chen Hong was holding high, he didn't think much about it. He just wondered why San'er would write a secret memorial to him today?
"Send it over."

Emperor Jiajing placed the wood chip in his hand on the plate, raised his hand and said something to Chen Hong.

Chen Hong immediately and respectfully handed the secret memorial in his hand to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing picked up the secret memorial, casually took out a jade knife from the imperial desk in front of him, and removed the lacquer seal on the secret memorial.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the contents of the secret report, and his expression changed from calm at the beginning to solemn. He never expected that the matter of Wanshou Palace would spread so far.

Not only the Ministry of Industry knew the information, but the Secretary of State for Political Affairs was no exception, and even Xu Jie might have known it.

Emperor Jiajing was in a very bad mood now. He knew that even if he had tested whether the wood piece in his hand was made of golden nanmu, it would no longer matter.

As long as someone secretly adds fuel to the fire, even if this thing is not true, it will become true.

After all, sometimes the truth is not as convincing as a widely spread rumor.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing also knew that this matter could not be easily resolved.

It's time to make a decision.

Emperor Jiajing closed the memorial and said to Chen Hong sternly, "Chen Hong, go and call the Minister of Works, the Minister of Public Affairs, Xu Jie and others."

When Chen Hong heard the decree of Emperor Jiajing, he didn't understand why these three unrelated people were suddenly summoned to see the emperor at the same time?

But Chen Hong didn't dare to ask more questions in front of Emperor Jiajing like Huang Jin did, so she could only lower her head and replied, "I'll go right away."

Not long after Chen Hong left, Huang Jin came in holding a wooden box.

"Emperor, I have found what you requested."

Huang Jin took great pains to place the box next to Emperor Jiajing.

Emperor Jiajing took a look and said calmly, "Put it aside for now."

Huang Jin was a little surprised when he heard the tone of Emperor Jiajing. What was going on?
Huang Jin said: "How about I help you polish it?"

Emperor Jiajing was not thinking about the two pieces of wood at the moment. He said, "Put them aside for now. I need to see Xu Jie, Zhao Wenhua and Cao Dewen later. We'll talk about it after we meet them."

Huang Jin was even more surprised when he heard the names of these three people. Why were they asked to come at the same time?

But soon his doubts were answered. Emperor Jiajing also gave Huang Jin Zhu Zaigui's secret report and said, "Take a look first."

After Huang Jin took over the secret report and read it, he couldn't help but take a breath, "Is this true?!"

Emperor Jiajing said unhappily, "This was just sent in urgently by San'er. How could it be fake?"

Then he said sarcastically: "I didn't expect that such a big thing happened several days ago, and I just found out that these people, who are all my good subjects, have teamed up to deceive me!"

Huang Jin listened to the sarcastic voice of Emperor Jiajing and knew that Emperor Jiajing was going to be very angry.

He quickly added, "Your Majesty, maybe there is some misunderstanding. Even if Zhao Wenhua and the others have great courage, they dare not deceive your Majesty. And Lord Xu is a cautious person, how could he do this?" Emperor Jiajing snorted, "He is cautious? His caution is only useful to Yan Song. In my opinion, he is just pretending to be cautious. I gave him so many chances, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to compete with Yan Song. He would make plans in secret, and he thought I didn't know? Wasn't that Cao Dewen the person he recommended? Such a big thing happened, and Cao Dewen didn't even think of coming to me to explain, and actually leaked the news to Xu Jie. Doesn't this explain the problem?"

Speaking of this, Emperor Jiajing became more and more angry the more he thought about it, "Xu Jie, Xu Jie, you really know how to give me surprises."

Seeing the expression and tone of Emperor Jiajing, Huang Jin couldn't help but be frightened. He knew too well what state Emperor Jiajing was in now. He would definitely kill one or two people to vent his hatred, otherwise he would be very angry.

Here, Chen Hong also hurriedly called Xu Jie, Zhao Wenhua and Cao Dewen.

The three met in front of the gate of Xiyuan Palace. Zhao Wenhua looked at Xu Jie and Cao Dewen with wide eyes. He never thought that one day he would meet the emperor with Xu Jie.

But now that they had met in front of the palace gate, Zhao Wenhua certainly could not turn a blind eye. After all, Xu Jie was the second in command of the cabinet, the most powerful person after Yan Song.

So Zhao Wenhua politely bowed to Xu Jie and said, "Your humble servant greets you, Lord."

Xu Jie looked at Zhao Wenhua, hesitating in his heart and pondering the problem. He didn't expect to meet Zhao Wenhua here.

And now Zhao Wenhua also took the initiative to pay his respects, so he naturally couldn't ignore it, so he replied calmly: "Yuanzhi is too polite, how are you these days, Lord?"

Zhao Wenhua said: "Everything is fine, Lord."

Xu Jie seemed relieved after hearing this. "During this period, the cabinet elder has been recuperating at home. I am not strong enough to support the cabinet alone. We still have to ask the cabinet elder to come back to take charge of the overall situation. When Yuan Zhi visits the cabinet elder next time, remember to remind him that we, the younger generations, are waiting for him to come back."

Zhao Wenhua promised clearly that he would, but he didn't take it seriously.

After all, Zhao Wenhua could not enter the cabinet, and he had already changed his mind and was going to become a follower of Prince Yu. Why should he get involved in such deep party struggles?
Amid the undercurrents in the capital, who didn't know that the Qingliu faction headed by Xu Jie was the strong enemy of the Yan Party headed by Yan Song and Yan Shifan?

Although Xu Jie seemed like a nice and easy-going guy every day, Zhao Wenhua knew very well that Xu Jie was a typical "barking dog that bites". He was many times more insidious than Yan Shifan, the vicious dog with bared teeth.

Anyone who is foolish enough to believe his words will be sold out.

Moreover, in Zhao Wenhua's memory, the former Prince Yi of Shuntian Prefecture, You Zhaoke, was ruthlessly abandoned by Xu Jie. You know, even Yan Shifan might not be able to do such a heartless thing without any psychological burden.

However, Xu Jie gave up on Wang Youzhao without blinking an eye. Just this kind of heart was enough to show that Xu Jie was not a good person.

It's just that he looks kinder than Yan Song.

So in Zhao Wenhua's eyes, Xu Jie and Yan Song were the same kind of people, and there was no question of who was more noble.

At most, we'll just see who laughs last in the end.

Zhao Wenhua naturally lagged behind Xu Jie by one step, walking behind Xu Jie, while also keeping his eyes on Cao Dewen.

Although Xu Jie had not yet guessed the reason why Emperor Jiajing summoned them, the moment Zhao Wenhua saw Cao Dewen, combined with his experience in Prince Yu's Mansion today and Prince Yu's reaction at that time, he had already guessed it almost exactly.

So at this time, Zhao Wenhua also admired Zhu Zaigui very much. Prince Yu's reaction was really sharp. He could instantly react to Emperor Jiajing after just hearing a few words from him. It can be seen how wise his surrender was this time!

Therefore, at this time, Zhao Wenhua also made up his mind that as long as Emperor Jiajing asked questions, he would follow Prince Yu's instructions and tell Emperor Jiajing the whole story without hiding anything.

In this way, even if he was punished by Emperor Jiajing for his crimes, he would definitely be valued by Prince Yu one day, and maybe he could even turn a disaster into a blessing and make further progress.

Soon the three of them arrived in front of the Yuxi Palace in Xiyuan.

The young eunuch guarding in front of Yuxi Palace saw Xu Jie and others arriving and immediately reported it. After receiving the news, Chen Hong also hurried out to greet them. He wanted to personally take the three of them into the abode to pay a visit to Emperor Jiajing.

When Xu Jie saw Chen Hong coming out to greet him, he immediately bowed to Chen Hong and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Chen."

Chen Hong looked at Xu Jie and said, "What are you talking about, Lord? We are also doing errands for the Emperor, and we can't keep him waiting any longer. Let's go in quickly."

Xu Jie listened to Chen Hong's urging, and he couldn't help but feel suspicious. He asked calmly, "Eunuch Chen, do you know why His Majesty summoned us?"

Chen Hong laughed, "This servant really doesn't know."

But then Chen Hong thought that Xu Jie was also a big shot in the court. If he had the opportunity to take charge of the Imperial Household Department in the future, he would inevitably have to interact with Xu Jie more, so he said in the next sentence: "But before that, the emperor and eunuch Huang went to the New Wanshou Palace."

Hearing the words "New Wanshou Palace", Xu Jie's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but glance at Cao Dewen beside him with a horrifying look. He felt that Cao Dewen was deliberately hiding something from him.

After Cao Dewen was glanced at by Xu Jie, he couldn't help feeling uneasy. There was indeed something he had not had time to tell Xu Jie, which was that he had sent the accusation memorial that Xu Jie asked him to suppress temporarily to Xiyuan.

The reason why Cao Dewen did this was very simple. He just wanted to repay Xu Jie's kindness and deal a fatal blow to the Yan Party.

But unexpectedly, before the Yan party's fatal blow came, they were greeted with Xu Jie's terrifying gaze first.

Cao Dewen lowered his head guiltily. Zhao Wenhua, who was standing behind them, was laughing so hard at the sight.

It seems that this so-called clean stream is nothing but a mob vying to show off. No wonder they have not been able to defeat Yan Song and Yan Shifan for so many years. It is really eye-opening.

It turns out that it wasn’t that the opponent was too strong, but that the teammates were too terrible.

When he thought of this, Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but think of Yan Shifan's nameless resentment towards him. If Yan Shifan could be nicer to him, would he have included that fatal memorial in the memorial sent by the Ministry of Works to the Ministry of Public Security?
It can be seen that stupid teammates are not only found in the Qingliu group, but also in the Yan party.

What’s even more terrible is that Yan Shifan, the core of the Yan Party, is a bad teammate. This is the most terrifying thing.

Xu Jie's heart was also racing at this moment. After he glanced at Cao Dewen and saw Cao Dewen's reaction, he understood everything, but there was no time for him to react.

He could only respond as the Emperor Jiajing moved and see which direction the Emperor was going to lead the issue. If the direction was exactly what he wanted, then everything would be fine. But if the Emperor Jiajing also wanted to blame and punish him, then that would no longer be a joke.

So at this moment Xu Jie really wanted to kill someone. Why did he recommend such a waste to be the Minister of Public Security?
Isn't this just digging a hole for yourself?

The three followed Chen Hong to the Emperor Jiajing's residence, each with their own thoughts. Chen Hong went in first and bowed to the Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty, I have brought Lord Xu, Minister Zhao, and Envoy Cao here."

Emperor Jiajing hummed, his expression unremarkable, and said, "Call them in."

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