Chapter 769
Zhu Hou was stunned for a moment, and said with a little unnatural expression: "Why did Xu Qing resign as governor of Zhizhe? Although the border of our Ming Dynasty has been settled, Xu Qing still needs to be in charge to shock the villains."
Xu Jin said earnestly: "Your Majesty, now our Ming coastal Japanese pirates have basically been destroyed, and there are only three or five small thieves who are not in a state of climate. Moreover, after this battle to combat the Japanese, the combat power and courage of the local guards are no longer as good as before, and they are enough to deal with everything. I am an optional governor of Zhizhe. It is better to retire and return the government to the local government to avoid wasting money and food."
Xu Jin paused and continued, "I'm brave enough to say that some of the reason why I resigned from the position of governor of Zhizhe is out of selfishness. I have been leaving Beijing in February last year for a year and a half, and I am very concerned about my wife and children in Beijing. As the saying goes, the father and son are not taught, and the teacher is not strict. Every time I think of not fulfilling my responsibility as a father and I feel very uneasy. Therefore, I beg the emperor to allow me to resign from the position of governor of Zhizhe."
As soon as this said, the audience was in an uproar. A pedantic old Hanlin even cursed angrily: "It's unreasonable, it's simply nonsense. As the saying goes, the king, the king, the elders, the teacher, what is more important than sharing the worries of the king? Xu Ziqian only cares about his family and does not care about serving the country. He is simply reading the books of sages in vain and is ashamed to be the emperor's favor. I am ashamed to join him!"
Yang Ting and the officials of the party changed slightly. Last night, they discussed impeachment and attacking Xu Jin by "holding troops and respecting themselves". However, Xu Jin automatically resigned from the Governor of Zhizhe and gave up his military power. Then the reason for their attempt to impeach Xu Jin for "holding troops and respecting themselves" was no longer valid. Let's ask if they even handed over military power on their own initiative, how could they keep the troops and respecting themselves?
Yang Tinghe's eyes flashed and glanced at Fei Hong next to him, but the latter had a calm face.
"Xu Qing..." The boy Zhu Houcong was so moved that his eyes turned slightly red. He called Xu Qing and couldn't continue talking.
The reason why Zhu Houcong highly praised the generals under Xu Jin was not suspicious of Xu Jin's loyalty, but was somewhat influenced by Lu Bing's words. Therefore, Xu Jin now took the initiative to resign as governor of Zhizhe and gave up his military power without hesitation. The little bit of grudge in Zhu Houcong's heart disappeared, and it also made him feel a strong sense of guilt and felt extremely ashamed of his lack of heart.
Zhu Houcong recalled that in the three years since he ascended the throne, Xu Jin went to Beijing to work in office. He first went to Shandong to provide disaster relief, and then went to Jiangnan to clear the land. He spent more than two years outside, and he spent only a few days with his family. For his country, Xu Jin personally took on the front line and fought bloody battles, making so many contributions! And what about himself? He was so unhappy because of the words of the person below.
When Xu Jin saw Zhu Houn's eyes red, he couldn't help but feel warm. Finally, the boy had not transformed into that kind of cruel and ruthless king, and the little depression in his heart disappeared.
Because the distance is a bit far and Zhu Houcan is wearing a curtain crown, the civil and military officials under His Dan did not see Jiajing's strange expression at this moment, but the generals behind Xu Jin, as well as the eunuchs and guards next to the imperial throne could see clearly.
The old man from the Sili Supervisor couldn't help but secretly talk, but Lu Bing was angry and depressed. He finally found the opportunity to instigate him, but Xu Jin easily resolved it. After this, the emperor was afraid that he would be more favored by Xu Jin, and he hated him!
Zhu Houba blinked, and his expression gradually returned to normal. He whispered: "If Xu Qing cares about his wife and children at home, I can send someone to bring Sister Xiaowan and the others, but I don't allow you to resign from the position of governor of Zhizhe."
Xu Jin couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the child is still young, and he can't withstand the pain of boats and chariots on the journey, let alone this, how can I feel at ease?"
Zhu Houcong felt guilty at this moment, and he was reluctant to let Xu Jin resign. He said with a shy face: "Then... I will give you three months of family leave, and that's it. Anyway, you have to be the governor of Zhizhe. Now my thousands of miles of sea boundaries have to be controlled by Xu Qing. I'm not relieved to leave it to others."
Zhu Houxiang, the boy, actually played a scoundrel, and Xu Jin couldn't help but laugh and cry, but he had made up his mind to resign as the governor of Zhizhe, so he would not be used by those who were interested to make a fuss. So he knelt on the ground and insisted: "Please be sure of your kindness!"
Speaking of this, Xu Jin Nairan insisted on resigning. Zhu Houcong was a little embarrassed and said with a stern face: "Don't say more Xu Qing, please calm down quickly, otherwise you will be disobeying the order. I will punish you for deceiving the emperor!"
Xu Jin said helplessly: "Emperor, I have just resigned from the position of governor of Zhizhe, and I am not begging for bones to retire and return home. If there is another war on the coast, and the emperor's sacred edict, can I still give up the choice?"
Zhu Houcong suddenly felt enlightened. Yes, the governor of Zhejiang, Xu Jin, just resigned. When will I not use it? I am so competitive? It just so happened to block the mouths of those censors, so that those guys would always make trouble and impeach Xu Jin and gain troops.
After understanding this, Zhu Houcong said happily: "Xu Qing's words are not unreasonable. Well, then I will allow you to resign from the position of governor of Zhizhe, but you still have to command the Five Hundred Battalions for me."
Xu Jin was afraid that Zhu Hougui would be stubborn, so he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this and said loudly: "Thank you, the emperor, for your kindness."
Zhu Houcong was in a happy mood, laughed and waved, "Xu Qing, stay, and the rest of them are included."
So, Wang Lin'er, Qi Jingtong and other generals bowed and retreated, leaving only Xu Jin in front of the imperial throne.
Xu Jin was thinking about what Zhu Houcong wanted to do, and then he heard the boy say in a deep voice: "Sometimes, Lord Sun, suddenly fell seriously ill and has been bedridden and cannot speak. I am very sad. However, the Minister of Revenue is an important member of the central government of the court and cannot be short of a long time. Therefore, I want to appoint Xu Jin to temporarily serve as the Minister of Revenue. What do you think?"
As soon as Zhu Houcan said this, the audience was in an instant. Even Xu Jin himself was shocked. Although he had made contributions, he was too shocking to be the head of the Ministry of Revenue at his early twenties. Zhu Houcan was so whimsical.
When Emperor Jiajing saw Xu Jin's shocked expression, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes, as if saying, "Aren't you resigning as the governor of Zhizhe?" Then I will give you the Minister of Revenue. This time I don't want to use the excuse to miss my wife and children in Beijing!"
Xu Jin couldn't help but laugh and cry. Although he understood that Emperor Jiajing had the intention of replenishing himself, he clearly put himself on the fire!
Sure enough, as soon as Emperor Jiajing finished speaking, the hot-tempered Hanlin scholar Shi Yu was the first to jump out and shouted: "I object, Xu Jin is young, how can he be competent for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
Mao Cheng, Minister of Rites, followed and said loudly: "I also objected. Although Xu Jin made great achievements in military affairs, the key positions in the central government are not like children's jokes. Xu Jin is young and his qualifications are not qualified to be the Minister of Revenue.
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Chapter completed!