"Everyone, Your Majesty has decided now, it is impossible to stop the construction of Yuxi Palace."

Everyone was immediately in an uproar. Some people shouted to go to the palace gate to demonstrate, but Gao Gong stopped him and said in a deep voice:

"Have you forgotten the great etiquette?"

The official in the room was quiet, Gao Gong sighed and said, "You are not unaware of Your Majesty's character. The more you do it against him, the more you become, the more tough your Majesty is. Therefore, what we need to do now is not to refute to build Yuxi Palace, but how can we minimize the disadvantages. Not only can we build Yuxi Palace, but we can also make the Ming Dynasty run normally."

After Gao Gong finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The young officials only heard about the crying incident of the Great Etiquette, but the old people had seen it with their own eyes. When they thought about it, they still trembled in their hearts. They all looked at Gao Gong. Gao Gong sighed and said:

"Everyone has dispersed. When you go back, you will think about how to build Yuxi Palace and ensure the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty. Then let's discuss it."

Everyone dispersed, Gao Gong sat there blankly until he was the only one left in the room, and then sighed. Half of his pride as the head of all officials had been removed. He knew in his heart that if this matter was not handled well, it would not only cause favor to be lost to Emperor Jiajing, but also cause criticism from all officials, making both sides unpleasant.

He sighed, stood up, walked out of the duty room, but saw Wang Xijue standing outside the door. Seeing Gao Gong coming out, Wang Xijue hurriedly bowed:

"Meet the Lord."

Gao Gong looked at Xu Jie's duty room, turned to Wang Xijue and said, "Let me have a walk."

"yes!"

Wang Xijue was half a position behind and followed Gao Gong out of the palace and walked slowly. Gao Gong asked lightly:

"Yuan Yu, what do you think about this?"

Wang Xijue smiled bitterly when he heard this, "This matter..."

"Say boldly!"

"Yes!" Wang Xijue took a deep breath and said, "This matter was intentional by Your Majesty. Your Majesty felt that he had lost his majesty during this period. He used this matter to regain his majesty. Therefore, Yuxi Palace must be repaired, and it can only be repaired. Whoever dares to stop him will treat him as a chicken."

"Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!" Gao Gong said lightly.

"Yes!" Wang Xijue nodded slightly.

"What does Yuanyu think?"

"It can only be built."

"But... it may cause another turmoil in the Ming Dynasty. After all, the treasury has no money."

"The official can't think of a solution for the time being. Master Gao, do you have a solution?"

"There is no good solution for the time being." Gao Gong shook his head.

Wang Xijue's eyes lit up and said, "In this way, sir, can you have a way?"

"Hehe..." Gao Gong smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a solution, it can only be considered a stupid method. I promise Your Majesty first, and then drag it."

"Drag?" Wang Xijue asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's just dragging it." Gao Gong smiled and said, "You have to prepare money for reconstruction of Yuxi Palace, right? It always takes time, right?"

"This... won't last long, right?"

"Drag a portion is a portion." Gao Gong smiled bitterly and said, "In the time we drag, we continue to think of ways. In fact, it is not to drag, but to really prepare the silver to see if we can find the silver. Maybe..."

"Maybe what?"

"Maybe it took a while to wait for Luo Xin to calm the border and then he took action to deal with the matter of the Maritime Bureau."

Wang Xijue's eyes lit up. Luo Xin was the God of Wealth in the Ming Dynasty. If Luo Xin pacified the border, he might be able to solve the problem of the Maritime Bureau. Once the Maritime Bureau is reopened, he will quickly earn money, and rebuilding the Yuxi Palace is nothing. However, Wang Xijue's expression then became depressed again.

"Why would it be so easy to pacify the border? Even if Luo Xin is the God of Military Affairs, it will take half a year, right?"

"Yes!" Gao Gong nodded and said, "So, we still need to prepare some silver. If it really doesn't work, we will rebuild Yuxi Palace first, but we have to work slowly and drag it down."

Speaking of this, Gao Gong sighed again, looked towards the direction of the northern border, and murmured to himself:

"I hope Luo Xin can pacify the north faster."

Gao Gong returned to the cabinet, sat down, and began to approve the memorial. A knock sounded outside the door. Gao Gong said in a deep voice:

"Come in."

Li Dezhi from the Honglu Temple walked in, holding a document in his hand, came to Gao Gong and said:

"Sir, the Mongolian messenger has come."

"oh?"

Gao Gong was shocked. Could it be that the Mongols were preparing to send troops to the Ming Dynasty?

wrong!

If you send troops to the Ming Dynasty, why should you submit a letter to the country? Just a direct surprise attack. In history, Mongolia has sent troops to the Central Plains, but it has been raids. How could it be possible to inform you first?

It must be blackmail. Taking advantage of the current weakness of the Ming Dynasty, it will come to blackmail!

It's really hateful!

Gao Gong opened the book in his heart heavily, and as he looked, his eyes suddenly opened wide. His heart was "bang" and he suddenly looked up and said:

"Go and invite the Mongolian envoy."

"yes!"

Li Dezhi hurriedly left. After about half an hour, Li Dezhi brought the Mongolian envoy to Gao Gong's duty room. A smile appeared on Gao Gong's face and asked the Mongolian envoy to sit down and have tea. After some detailed discussion, he finally understood.

It turned out that Luo Xin was on a mission to Mongolia, which led to the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia's trade. Moreover, Mongolia promised that once the trade was successful, Mongolia and Ming Dynasty would be brothers and friendly countries and would never invade each other.

For the Ming Dynasty, this is undoubtedly a carbide in the snow. What are the Ming Dynasty afraid of now?

I am afraid that Mongolia will take advantage of the situation to rob. The Ming Dynasty is too weak now. The famine and civil strife have just been quelled, and the northern border is fighting with Goryeo again. At this time, if Mongolia attacks the Ming Dynasty, Gao Gong doesn't know how to deal with it.

Not to mention that Mongolia demanded a trade with each other at this time, even if Mongolia came to take advantage of the situation and put forward outrageous conditions, the Ming Dynasty had to grit its teeth and agree.

but……

But unexpectedly, Mongolia just demanded a trade with each other.

Good deals with each other!

This is like a sleepy pillow.

What is the problem with the Ming Dynasty today?

There are only two!

One is war. With Luo Xin here, not only Gao Gong, but the entire Ming Dynasty absolutely believes that there is no problem. As long as Luo Xin takes action, the war will be not far from the end.

This is the prestige that Luo Xin has created!

The second is finance. Originally, when the Maritime Bureau stopped, the Ming Dynasty's finance was paralyzed. Although Luo Xin obtained some land by killing corrupt officials, he was a drop in the bucket.

However, the trade is different. This is the northern Maritime Mansion Department. This is the construction of another source of wealth for the imperial court. Although it is not as profitable as the southern Maritime Mansion Department, it is like encountering a sweet spring in the desert to the Ming Dynasty. And I have a reason to drag down the reconstruction of Yuxi Palace.

Of course, this is not a delay, but a real preparation for Emperor Jiajing to rebuild Yuxi Palace. It is just that it cannot be rebuilt immediately, but it is possible to give Emperor Jiajing a correct letter.

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Chapter completed!