The development of the matter did not exceed Xu Jie's expectation. As expected, when it was getting dark, there was a knock on the door from outside.
Seeing this, Xu Jie immediately put down the book in his hand, nodded and said in a deep voice.
"Come in!"
After the words fell, there was only a "squeak" sound, the door of Xu Jie's room was pushed open, and the housekeeper walked in with silent steps and said in a low voice.
"Sir, someone has come from the palace and is waiting in the hall!"
Xu Jie seemed to have expected this. Because of this, after listening to the butler's report, there was no surprise on his face and he turned to speak.
"Well, I understand, you go down and do your work first!"
After the housekeeper left, Xu Jie's face was full of excitement. He clenched his fists and sighed.
"Huh~ Looks like it's all worth it!"
After that, Xu Jie was seen walking eagerly towards the hall used to entertain guests.
When Xu Jie came to the hall, he saw an old eunuch with gray hair, sipping the tea in front of him. Seeing Xu Jie's arrival, the old eunuch calmly got up from his seat and walked towards him. Nod in greeting.
When Xu Jie saw this, his face was full of respect. After he bowed his hands to him, he spoke.
"I've met my father-in-law!"
After that, Xu Jie changed the topic and asked, "May I ask my father-in-law why he came here this time?"
When the old eunuch heard this, he nodded slightly to Xu Jie and immediately spoke.
"Mr. Xu Ge, this time we are following His Majesty's order to invite you to the palace!"
When Xu Jie heard this, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately turned his eyes to the old eunuch and responded.
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
When the old eunuch heard this, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately spoke.
"Wherever, our family is just sending a message for His Majesty, Elder Xu Ge, without further ado, shall we set off now?"
"Um."
At this moment, the butler appeared not far away from the two of them. Seeing this, Xu Jie quickly gave the butler a wink, and the latter quickly reacted and immediately stepped forward and handed over a thick stack of silver. The ticket was quietly stuffed into the old eunuch's hand.
After the old eunuch briefly felt the thickness of the pile of silver notes, he immediately smiled and raised his eyebrows, turned his eyes to Xu Jie, and said repeatedly.
"You're welcome, Mr. Xu Ge!"
Xu Jie also responded with a smile and said in agreement: "No, why bother my father-in-law to make this special trip!"
At this point, the atmosphere between the two parties became extremely harmonious. After the two of them walked out of the hall, hesitation appeared on Xu Jie's face, and he immediately asked the old eunuch.
"May I ask my father-in-law, why did your Majesty summon me this time?"
The old eunuch seemed to have guessed what Xu Jie was thinking. He saw a smile on his face and spoke comforting words.
"Boss Xu Ge, please relax, your Majesty's summons to you this time is not a big deal!"
After hearing the old eunuch's words, Xu Jie felt relieved, bowed his hand to the old eunuch solemnly, and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, father-in-law!"
"Wherever, without further ado, let's set off now, so as not to make His Majesty wait in a hurry!"
After that, Xu Jie got on the sedan chair and headed towards the Forbidden City together with the old eunuch.
Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Jie deliberately opened the sedan curtain and checked the surrounding situation. After seeing that all the royal guards who were monitoring him had disappeared, Xu Jie breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself.
"Looks like the bet was right this time!"
…
Xu Jie looked at the Qianqing Palace so close in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in his heart.
Although he had inquired about this information from the old eunuch before, when he actually arrived outside the Qianqing Palace to wait for Jiajing's summons, he still felt a little uneasy.
After all, he had just faced a life and death situation, and Xu Jie was very sure that if he had not come forward in this matter, what awaited him would be an extremely tragic end!
"It seems that all of us are under His Majesty's control!"
Xu Jie withdrew his gaze from Qianqing Palace and turned to sigh.
At this moment, a high-pitched voice was heard, interrupting Xu Jie's thoughts: "Xuan, Xu Jie has an audience!"
When Xu Jie heard this, he quickly suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, looked solemn, and stepped up the stairs of Qianqing Palace step by step.
"I bow to your majesty, long live my emperor!"
After Xu Jie entered the Qianqing Palace, he looked at the tall figure sitting on the dragon chair and said in a deep voice.
Seeing this, Jiajing looked Xu Jie up and down before giving instructions.
"Well, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After getting Jiajing's permission, Xu Jie just got up from the ground.
Although Xu Jie concealed it well, Jiajing still heard a little urgency and uneasiness in his tone.
Shortly after Xu Jie got up from the ground, Jiajing's Gujing Wubo voice sounded in his ears.
"Xu Jie, I know everything that happened today. Is there anything you want to say to me?"
When Xu Jie heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank, a look of panic flashed across his face, and he immediately bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister is guilty!"
Jiajing obviously did not expect Xu Jie to speak like this. After being surprised for a moment, he quickly looked away and asked with interest.
"Oh, Mr. Xu Ge, I haven't asked you yet, but you took the initiative to tell me that you are guilty. Well, let me ask you, what are you guilty of?"
Facing Jiajing's inquiry, Xu Jie's heart suddenly rose to his throat. Immediately, he reacted and immediately put on a distressed look and reported to Jiajing.
"Your Majesty, if it hadn't been for the repeated threats from the humble minister, I'm afraid things wouldn't have developed to this point!"
When Xu Jie said this, he choked up and continued to add.
"Your Majesty, you must know that the official who unfortunately died today had just entered his official career. He was supposed to have a bright future, but now...but..."
Xu Jie choked and wiped his tears with his sleeves, unable to speak any more.
To people who don't know the inside story, Xu Jie feels sorry for the Yan Guan who died unfortunately. However, in the eyes of Lu Fang, Xu Jie is hinting to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, look, Wei I have resisted the pressure of those officials!"
Jiajing could see what Xu Jie wanted to express at a glance, and immediately, a hint of regret appeared on Jiajing's face.
"Well, Mr. Xu Ge, in the end, I can't blame you completely for this whole thing. It's all because those officials were too impatient!"
When Xu Jie heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes lit up, and he responded repeatedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, no one wants to see things develop to this point!"
After a while, Xu Jie changed the topic and continued to add.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the intentions of those officials are good. They are all thinking about the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. It is just that they were deceived by traitors and misunderstood your Majesty's meaning. That's why they behaved so irrationally. !”
"Therefore, Wei Chen implores Your Majesty to allow Wei Chen to go and investigate the matter thoroughly and provide justice to the innocent victims!"
After hearing Xu Jie's words, Lu Fang, who had been waiting by Jiajing's side from the beginning, could no longer complain.
He lowered his eyes and said silently to himself: "Xu Jie, Xu Jie, you are really thick-skinned. Not long ago, you used the title of rice insect to insult those officials. Why did you start shouting in the blink of an eye?" Are you trying to seek justice for the innocent victims?"
"I see, asking for justice is false, but seeking personal revenge is true!"
Seeing that Jiajing didn't respond for a long time, Xu Jie couldn't help but become uneasy and said to himself.
"It's bad. Could it be that His Majesty is planning to take action to protect these officials?"
Thinking of this, Xu Jie immediately wanted to make amends: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Wei Chen didn't mean that. Wei Chen just wanted to..."
Unexpectedly, after Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie rather flatly, he turned around and spoke.
"Since Xu Ge always has this intention, then I am determined to find out the person behind the instigation of Yan Guan!"
After Xu Jie listened to Jiajing's instructions, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face.
Xu Jie was originally mentally prepared for the emperor to reject him, but who knew that the emperor agreed to his request so easily.
Immediately, Xu Jie came back to his senses, his face full of excitement, he knelt on the ground respectfully and said in a deep voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!"
Seeing that things were almost done, Jiajing waved his hand and gave the order to expel guests.
"Okay, it's getting late, you should go back and rest quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Xu Jie finished speaking, he stood up from the ground, bowed to Jiajing, and then walked out of Qianqing Palace.
However, just after Xu Jie took a few steps, Jiajing's voice without any emotion sounded behind Xu Jie.
"I don't want what happened last time to happen again. Do you understand?"
When Xu Jie heard this, a look of panic flashed across his face, and he suddenly stopped, turned around, and said respectfully.
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Xu Jie left, Lu Fang, who had been waiting by Jiajing's side, couldn't suppress the doubts in his heart. He turned his eyes to Jiajing and asked.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you asked Xu Jie to investigate those officials. He will definitely take this opportunity to take revenge. If anything happens..."
After hearing Lu Fang's doubts, Jiajing shook his head and spoke.
"It doesn't matter, I just want Xu Jie to deal with those Yanguan, the more brutal the method, the better. Anyway, it won't be a day or two for those Yanguan to go against me!"
"I just want to use Xu Jie's hand to tell them to shut up. I have the final say in this world!"
When Jiajing said this, he turned his attention to Lu Fang and explained.
"Don't worry, Lu Fang. I know what you are worried about. Don't forget that Xu Jieke still has something in my hands. I can deal with him whenever I want!"
"But those officials are different. I have no leverage over them, and they are even less likely to be used by me. Who is better to use, the hypocrite or the true villain?"
After listening to Jiajing's explanation, Lu Fang suddenly realized: "It turns out that His Majesty wants to use Xu Jie's hand to suppress the power of Yan Guan. Even if Xu Jie arouses public anger, Your Majesty will be able to use the previous Take advantage of Xu Jie!"
"By then, not only will the anger of those people be quelled, but the extremely rich property of the Xu family will also greatly fill the national treasury!"
It can be said that His Majesty has already calculated everything. When His Majesty no longer needs Xu Jie, that will be the day when Xu Jie will die!
Thinking of this, a shuddering expression suddenly appeared on Lu Fang's face. He was wondering if he would end up like this one day.
But soon, Lu Fang felt relieved, because judging from everything he had spent with Jiajing for so many years, Jiajing was an extremely nostalgic person.
Otherwise, just because of what happened last time when Chen Hong came to Qianqing Palace to inform, he, Lu Fang, would have to step down from the position of Chief Eunuch and Eunuch in disgrace.
After all, the evidence Chen Hong submitted to Jiajing was all true, but Jiajing turned a blind eye to it and forcibly protected himself.
Lu Fang thought so and glanced at Jiajing without any trace, a look of self-blame suddenly appeared on his face.
"Lu Fang, Lu Fang, your Majesty is so kind to you, but you are really unsatisfied!"
…
Night, Yan's study room.
What happened during the day was like a movie, constantly replaying in Yan Song's mind.
Yan Song never thought clearly about Xu Jie's motive for doing this, because he provoked a powerful enemy for no reason. No matter how you looked at it, it was not something that Xu Jie could do!
Without any warning, such a conjecture suddenly appeared in Yan Song's mind.
"Unless Xu Jie has a reason to do this?"
"If this is the case, everything makes sense. Because of this reason, Xu Jie had to confront those officials!"
"And this reason may even be related to Xu Jie's wealth and life, but what exactly is it?"
Just as Yan Song was thinking hard, Yan Shifan hurried into the study and reported to Yan Song.
"Father, you asked me to check everything, and I checked everything!"
When Yan Song heard this, a look of eagerness suddenly appeared on his face, and he immediately stood up from his seat and asked.
"Tell me, what have you found?"
After Yan Shifan took a breath, he reported to Yan Song in a leisurely manner: "Father, the thing is like this. In recent days, there have been many unidentified people near Xu Jie's home, and not long ago In front of us, those people all evacuated as if they had received some order!"
After Yan Song listened to Yan Shifan's report, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he said to himself.
"I see, hum, I just said that this Xu Jie is so active, it turns out His Majesty is involved in this!"
Yan Shifan was confused about what Yan Song said, scratched his head, and immediately asked.
"Father, what are you talking about? Why can't the child understand a word?" (End of Chapter)
