This is also because Emperor Jiajing experienced too many fires. He had been in power for more than 40 years, and the palace caught fire more than 20 times. Even the queen was burned to death by the fire.

Why did other emperors not have such frequent fires when they were in power, but when they arrived at Emperor Jiajing, there were frequent fires?

That's because Emperor Jiajing asked in search of immortals and often burned incense and paper, and he also raised some alchemists, not to mention the fire, they would explode when they were refining alchemy.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing had long been burned to experience it. Seeing that it was on fire, he still had time to put a bag of jade seals, important memorials, elixirs, etc. Then the eunuch who rushed in carried him and the bag, ran out of the room, put Emperor Jiajing in the yard, and watched the fire burn into pieces.

Emperor Jiajing, who had many experiences, shouted to the eunuchs who put out the fire: "Don't save Yuxi, you should save somewhere else."

The eunuchs began to disconnect the fire from spreading and watched Yuxi burn with helpless eyes.

Emperor Jiajing sat on the ground, looking at Yuxi's fire, and couldn't help but sigh. After all, he had always lived in Yuxi and had feelings for it.

A burst of rapid footsteps came, and Xu Jie hurried to Emperor Jiajing and asked in panic:

"Your Majesty is nothing wrong?"

At this moment, Gao Gong also hurriedly came forward to pay homage to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing said softly:

"No gift!"

When Xu Jie and Gao Gong straightened up, Emperor Jiajing looked at Yu Xi and sighed again, and Xu Jie said softly:

"Your Majesty, the ground is cold. Please go to other rooms to rest first."

Emperor Jiajing looked at the burning Yuxi and shook his head and said, "I'm fine, you two go to work, don't delay state affairs."

"No matter how important national affairs are, they are not as important as His Majesty." Xu Jie quickly expressed his opinion.

Gao Gong opened his mouth and found that Xu Jie was rushing to say anything, so he closed his mouth again.

Emperor Jiajing felt much more comfortable when he listened to Xu Jie's words. His dissatisfaction with Xu Jie also dissipated a lot. He waved his hand and said:

"You can't help even if you stand here."

Xu Jie said respectfully: "The old minister is here to command the fire to put out His Majesty, so the tolerance officer will bother Gao."

Gao Gong almost turned his nose into a crooked state. Although Gao Gong is noble, straightforward and not good at speaking, he is not a fool. Can a fool enter the cabinet?

This was obviously trying to support himself, and then Xu Jie invited him to favor him alone in front of His Majesty.

Xu Jie had already lost favor in His Majesty's heart. As long as there was a suitable candidate, His Majesty would drive him out of the cabinet. Now he wants to take this opportunity to regain His Majesty's favor.

"You think beautifully!"

Ignoring Xu Jie at the moment, I looked at the burning Yuxi and said, "It seems that Yuxi can't be saved."

Hearing Gao Gong's words, seeing that Yuxi was almost burned to ashes, Emperor Jiajing's face was not good either. He sighed:

"It seems to have to be rebuilt."

Gao Gong's face changed when he heard this. His honest nature made him speak without thinking:

"Your Majesty, you have no money!"

"Why are you running out of money?" Emperor Jiajing was unhappy at the time: "Doesn't you send money every year?"

"But the expenses are also great! The military disasters in the north have not been fully recovered. The court has invested a lot of money every year. In recent years, the disasters in the south have been constantly and a lot of money have been invested. Moreover, the three halls that His Majesty wanted to build last year have not been completed, and the Ministry of Revenue has no money now."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, his face turned dark. Xu Jie's eyes flashed and he immediately spoke:

"Mr. Gao, let alone rebuild Yuxi, I have to find a bedroom for His Majesty, right?"

Gao Gong nodded when he heard this. Now that Yuxi is gone, he can't let Emperor Jiajing sleep in the yard, right? He thought for a while and said:

"There are many palaces in the Western Garden, and Your Majesty chooses one you like."

Emperor Jiajing frowned, and Xu Jie, who was beside him, hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has always lived in Yuxi, and Your Majesty is usually very frugal. Other palaces have not been renovated for many years, and even the houses are leaking. The most important thing is that those palaces are very small and cannot be used as the king's bedroom, otherwise it will lose the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I believe that living in the temporary place is still acceptable, but it cannot be regarded as the real king's bedroom."

Emperor Jiajing raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Jie with a much more friendly look.

Seeing the expression of Emperor Jiajing, Gao Gong didn't know what Emperor Jiajing meant, so he hurriedly said:

"That's what I mean."

Emperor Jiajing nodded and said, "Since I am temporarily choosing a place, the reconstruction of Yuxi must be put on the agenda."

Xu Jie nodded and said, "You can discuss this matter."

Gao Gong frowned. He didn't know why Emperor Jiajing didn't live in the three halls and insisted on Yuxi. That's because after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he lived in Danei. However, Emperor Jiajing became a demon when he practiced Taoism. He did not allow palace maids to eat, but let the palace maids eat dew. In his opinion, this is a fairy and would be helpful to him in practicing Taoism. As a result, he was almost strangled to death by more than twenty palace maids while he was sleeping.

After that, Emperor Jiajing had a demon about the Da Nei and no longer wanted to live there, so he moved into Yuxi. However, twenty years have passed since this incident, and Gao Gong felt that Emperor Jiajing should have forgotten it, otherwise why should he rebuild the Da Nei?

For the little vitality that Ming Dynasty finally recovered, and for the Ming Dynasty, it was also because it could no longer bear the large amount of money spent. Gao Gongwenqing's problem was recurred, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, the three halls are about to be completed. Why not go back to the Great Inner to live at that time."

Emperor Jiajing's face immediately became gloomy, and fear that had been forgotten for a long time emerged from the bottom of his heart again. The voices, appearances and smiles of the more than 20 palace maids appeared in front of him again. Suddenly, he rushed towards him with a ferocious look. In just an instant, Emperor Jiajing felt that his throat was strangled and he couldn't breathe.

Seeing Emperor Jiajing's face getting bluer and breathing hard, Xu Jie, who had been paying attention to Emperor Jiajing, immediately stepped forward, squatted down, stroked Emperor Jiajing's chest with his hand, and called out in a voice:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Xu Jie's movements and call broke the nightmare of Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing finally breathed and stared at Gao Gong gloomyly. At this time, Gao Gong was also a little panicked. He did not expect that Emperor Jiajing would be afraid of the Great Inner. It has been decades since the past, but his reaction is still so great.

When Xu Jie saw this scene, his heart was shocked. He realized that his opportunity had come. His reputation in Shilin has become bad now, he has become a little betrayed in the officialdom, and he has fallen out of favor in the emperor's heart.

but……

This time he was given a chance. As long as he mastered this opportunity, he would get the emperor's favor. Once he got the emperor's favor, the officials who left him would come back again. As long as the officials came back and stabilized their status, some people would praise him more, and their reputation in Shilin would come back.

The emperor's favor was obtained, the officials in the camp came back, and Shilin's reputation improved.

He Xu Jie is still the Xu Jie of the past!

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Chapter completed!