Wu Jie was honest about Jiajing. He had been in contact with the chairman of the Ming Dynasty for nearly twenty days and had some preliminary understanding of him. When he became familiar with him, he realized that the records in history were simply unreliable.

For example, historical books say that Emperor Jiajing has practiced Taoism all year round and practiced the magical path, and had problems with his brain. But sometimes, this person is very smart, especially when it comes to money issues.

Of course, there are some strange things in other places. For example, Huang Jin said this sentence just now very quietly, and the mosquitoes screamed.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiajing's voice came out of the room: "Huang Jin, Wu Jie, come in." The voice was calm and peaceful, as if it had suppressed the anger in an instant, becoming calm and light.

Wu Jie was shocked. This ear power was simply a special ability.

He glanced at Huang Jin in surprise, but Huang Jin looked like he was not surprised. He pointed inside and signaled Wu Jie to go in quickly.

Today is the first snowfall in Beijing this winter, and the weather is already a little cold.

The doors and windows of Jiajing Jing Temple were all wide open, and the northwest wind was blowing, blowing the veil on Jiajing's head so hard that it could not be blown away.

Several young eunuchs who were serving the marquis next to him were already cold and had a black face. They didn't dare to complain, and You Zizai had to hold on.

I haven't seen Jiajing for more than ten days. This time the emperor is still wearing a green Taoist robe and a golden crown on his head. However, his clothes are so thin that they are dressed in summer, which makes people feel cold in the vest.

He was sitting behind the big case, his face pale and his long eyelashes were hanging down, as if he was disdainful to the person in front of him.

There were two people standing in the room, one of whom was wearing a second-rank court robes, and the other was dressed as a third-rank military officer.

Both of them are very handsome, but they are different. The second-rank man is about forty years old, with fair skin and a bookish face. When he stood in the house, his body looked soft and loose, and his three long beards flew up and down in the wind, and together with the long sleeves in the official uniform, he was handsome and elegant.

There was a sense of open-mindedness and openness between his eyebrows. As soon as he stood there, he showed a strong aura on his body. He was not afraid and looked at Jiajing calmly.

Needless to guess, this person is Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and Minister of War. He controls the military commander of the five southern provinces. The commander of thousands of troops came over, and naturally had a sense of momentum on his body.

The third-rank military officer beside him looked not very eye-catching, with dark skin and thick calluses on the tiger's mouth of his hands. He had short beards and a strong figure like a tiger. He was obviously a brave general who had been in battle for a long time.

However, this man looked very frightened in front of the emperor. The cold weather was so nervous that his forehead was covered with fine sweat. His eyes were also unstable, and he was obviously not the kind of reckless warrior.

Wu Jie didn't know this person either, but judging from his rank, he was at least a general with a general above the general. Hu Zongxian was the Minister of War, the second rank, and this person was the third rank. He was at least a deputy military-level senior official in his later generations.

It is probably a subordinate of Lord Hu.

"I've seen Your Majesty." Wu Jie followed Huang Jin to salute, and then secretly looked at the two of them.

"Stop looking." Jiajing suddenly raised his head and said to Wu Jie: "This person is Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, and the commander of the five southern provinces."

Jiajing pointed at Wu Jie again and said to the two: "This man is Wu Jie, and he is walking in front of me now."

Wu Jie hurriedly stepped forward and bowed again: "I have met Governor Hu."

When Hu Zongxian heard the emperor introduce Wu Jie, he did not say that this person had an official position, and was surprised. However, he was an old man in the court. He knew that there were often cultivators walking in the emperor's inner circle. He thought he was just a singular figure like a alchemist, so he nodded and did not take it seriously.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian had no expression, Wu Jie felt a little embarrassed and his body was stiff.

However, the third-rank military officer returned the gifts repeatedly, a light flashed in his eyes, and then changed to a smile on his face: "I have met Eunuch Huang and Mr. Wu."

Hearing his subordinates' seemingly humble words, Hu Zongxian frowned slightly, obviously a little dissatisfied.

Fortunately, the emperor said at the right time: "Wu Jie, this Lord Hu is here to ask me for military pay. Today I tell you that you are here to make the military needs of Fujian, Zhejiang. You are also very clear about the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, so I will discuss it."

"Yes." Wu Jieyi raised his waist.

When Hu Zongxian and Zhang Juzheng heard the emperor's words, they were both slightly shocked at the same time. Only then did they realize that Wu Jie was not just a foolish person as they imagined.

If you can be a commoner and minister, or if this person is really a little trick.

Jiajing said again: "Today, the cabinet, the Chief Lishui, and Governor Hu on the front line, talked about the front line military affairs, and all the people were all in full. Wu Jie, Governor Hu just said that the military salaries on the front line of Zhejiang had been exhausted, and came to ask me for money. I said no, Governor Hu said that I had money to build a yard, so why didn't I have money to send grain and pay? Let the palace reduce some expenses, so don't build the yard. You are familiar with the accounts, tell me."

Wu Jie cleared his throat: "The expenses of the Ministry of War this year have been approved by the twelfth lunar month. After reading the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue and the cabinet's tickets, I have distributed a lot of paper to the front line. Not only that, I also spent three million. The three million taels of officials remember that they were used to build warships to allow Qi Jiguang to fight against the Japanese pirates on the sea in the southeast. In fact, once the silver was sent to Zhejiang, it was used for other purposes, and there was no warship."

This sentence is said very well. Not only did Hu Zongxian's face change, but even the military officer next to him trembled.

Emperor Jiajing immediately raised his head and glanced at Hu Zongxian sharply: "Mr. Hu, I don't ask where your overspending three million taels have gone. You are going to bother you. What do you say about this?"

Hu Zongxian smelled the danger, but he said slowly: "Your Majesty, although these three million taels are too much, Zhejiang and Fujian have repeatedly used troops, gathered troops, and started placing them, and after-war pensions are all required. After several battles, all three million were filled in. The court's military pay was only enough for the soldiers to eat and use, but if you want to fight a war, it is not enough. This is an unwritten rule in the army. If Your Majesty really wants to punish the crime, the hearts of the front-line soldiers will be devastated. In the future, the soldiers will have to guard the camp and let the Japanese pirates plunder in the countryside. Otherwise, once they send troops, they will have to owe a large amount of money and be charged with corruption."

"You are talking about bastards." Jiajing sneered, "If you say so, what do I support you?"

When Huang Jin saw that the situation was wrong, he immediately shouted loudly: "Mr. Hu is arrogant, how can he speak like this in front of Master Long live?"

Hu Zongxian is also a strong point: "I just report it based on the truth and dare not hide it from Your Majesty."

"So, let me stop the yard and give you the money?" The emperor's sarcasm was even stronger.

Hu Zongxian: "That's right, I would like to ask Your Majesty to put the country first."

Wu Jie also shook his head when he heard this. Governor Hu was also a man with power and emotional intelligence in historical records. After Yan Dangri's Day, in order to keep his favor, this person continued to offer auspiciousness to please Jiajing and be aware of the knowledge. How did he continue to provoke the emperor today, which made Jiajing Longyan furious? It is estimated that he was also anxious about military pay.

With Jiajing's little character, Hu Zongxian is probably in trouble today.

Wu Jie had never met Governor Hu before, but he still had a good impression of this person. No matter what his character is, this person is indeed talented. If it weren't for him, the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan would not know how to end. No matter what, this person has made great contributions to the country and the people, and he is also a national hero.

No matter what, I have to find a way to protect him.

Seeing Jiajing's face full of gloomy face, Wu Jie immediately walked forward: "Your Majesty, it is common for the front line to overspending every year. The reason why the Ministry of War and Ministry of Revenue acknowledge that Governor Hu overspending was to let Lord Hu use this overspending part as a diversion to encourage soldiers and pensions and rewards for post-war pensions and rewards to be put into the account. However, this year, the three million taels of overspending part is used by him. It's really no wonder that Governor Hu is."

"Oh, is this happening?" Jiajing was a little surprised.

Wu Jie walked up, took out a booklet from the bookshelf and spread it in front of the emperor, and pointed it on it: "I happened to see this when I checked the accounts a while ago."

Jiajing looked up and stared at the caisson on the ceiling. After a long time, he waved to Hu Zongxian depressedly: "You are not your fault for this, please step back. Please ask the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to go."

"Yes, I will leave." Hu Zongxian and the general looked at each other, all of whom were surprised. They thought that Hu Zongxian would definitely make the emperor furious if he said such disregardless words. But they did not expect that Wu Jie calmed down with just one sentence.

It can be seen that this person's position in the emperor's mind.

So, how did Wu Jie release the sacredness?

After Hu Zongxian and the others retreated, Jiajing then shouted angrily: "Huang Jin, Wu Jie, why didn't you say this earlier?"

Huang Jin was by the emperor just now, so he saw the account book that Wu Jie found and hurriedly replied: "Long live, this account is related to the decency of the Tian family. The old slave dared not make any statement, so he let the generals of the War to settle the account."

Wu Jie said lightly: "I didn't know that Governor Hu would come to Beijing to ask for money, but he was delayed after taking the provincial examination. After the three million taels were sent to Fujian, he had purchased all the good wood for shipbuilding. Originally, some of them could be left for front-line wars. But now His Majesty wanted to repair Yuxi Palace and repatriate all the wood back to Beijing. The labor freight along the way was deducted here, and all the savings were used up."

He also felt a little contempt for Jiajing. The front-line war was so tight that the emperor embezzled military pay for the sake of enjoyment. No matter how he looked at it, it was a big stain.

"Well, so that's how it is. I almost lost my decent attitude just now. I'm afraid that Hu Zongxian knew where the three million taels were to go, but he didn't say it clearly. This person is really hateful!" Jiajing angrily lifted a pencil and folded it into two pieces with force.

He shouted: "Hu Zongxian is hateful, Yan Song is hateful. If it were a little military pay in the past, Yan Song could borrow it even if he had just a little military pay, but this time he borrowed it. This time he borrowed this reason to find a fault for me. He wanted to remind me that if Zhejiang and Fujian leave them, would others not be able to play with it?"

The sound is full of gloom.

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