The next day at the court meeting
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair with an expressionless face, the jade belt tied around his waist hanging below his navel.
This scene made all the officials’ eyelids twitch wildly!
According to legend,
If His Majesty's jade belt is tied above his navel, it means that His Majesty is in a good mood.
And if His Majesty's jade belt is tied below the navel...
That means going on a killing spree!
During the time when the Hu Weiyong case was being launched, His Majesty never put up his jade belt.
The officials were all frightened!
I was afraid that if I accidentally touched Lao Zhu's bad luck, he would be dragged down and chopped!
for a time,
The court officials who were supposed to come forward to report felt like they had been crucified.
He stood there shivering, not daring to move!
The entire Fengtian Hall fell into an eerie silence.
There wasn't even a sound of breathing,
clatter! clatter! clatter!
Zhu Yuanzhang tapped the dragon chair rhythmically with his fingers.
This sound was heard in the ears of the court officials,
Deafening!
Like a reminder of life, the officials were so frightened that they were sweating profusely.
"Guo Yundao, come up."
Guo Yundao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, felt a little thump in his heart.
There was a visible tremor all over my body,
Moved out of the ranks of court officials.
I saw Guo Yundao's face full of death.
If others looked at him, they would think his parents were dead.
The Minister of Hubu was a second-rank official in the Ming Dynasty. After Lao Zhu deposed the prime minister,
The powers that were originally divided from the prime minister also returned to the hands of the Minister of Household Affairs.
Logically speaking, if you can become the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is because of the smoke rising from the ancestral graves.
However, it should be noted that
This is the Minister of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty!
Not only is this position not a fat job, but it is a tiger bench!
The first two ministers of household affairs before Guo Yundao,
That dear friend in the thirteenth year of Hongwu,
Being branded as a traitor to the party, the three tribes of Yi.
That buddy from the 14th year of Hongwu,
He simply disappeared, and no one knows where he went until now.
And in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, that is, this year,
Guo Yundao took up the post of Minister of Household Affairs in a confused manner.
On the day he was appointed, his mansion was not decorated with lanterns and decorations, but it was full of decorations.
Guo Yundao cried loudly all day and all night, and finally he didn't go blind from crying.
This Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is purely a consumable!
Change it once a year!
If you do it, you will die!
After Guo Yundao moved to the right to be the Minister of Household Affairs,
I have been walking on thin ice all day long, and I have been working very hard.
I'm afraid that if Lao Zhu doesn't get his way, he will deal with it!
However, I didn't expect that
I went out today and still didn’t look through the almanac!
He was immediately captured by His Majesty!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I am here."
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his eyelids with a look of unkindness on his face and asked,
"How much food will be allocated to the royal family this year?"
Guo Yundao, the Minister of Household Affairs, quickly replied,
"Your Majesty, it's nine hundred and seventy thousand stones."
"What about last year's?"
"Eight hundred and thirty thousand stones."
"front."
"Seven hundred thousand stones."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with surprise. He originally wanted to blame Guo Yundao,
But I didn’t expect Guo Yundao to be quite skilled in business.
Logically speaking,
Royal funds are allocated from the treasury, which is Lao Zhu's own small treasury, and then the clan government divides them among the princes.
The whole process has nothing to do with the Ministry of Finance.
but,
Guo Yundao was even familiar with the reconciliation of Shangku.
It can be seen that this person still worked hard.
At the very least, he wasn't a corpse-wrapped person.
Above the court,
Only the voices of Zhu Yuanzhang and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance were left asking and answering.
The officials' hearts were in their throats,
I couldn't help shouting in my heart,
This is too damn scary!
They finally understood it,
Your Majesty comes prepared!
As long as Guo Yundao says a wrong number, he will be pulled out of Fengtian Hall immediately!
Guo Yundao's thought was death!
Guo Yundao's voice was trembling, but his enunciation was still clear.
after all,
Regarding the account book issue of the Account Department, he is quite confident.
It's not too revealing.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Guo Yundao,
From the fifteenth year of Hongwu to the ninth year of Hongwu,
Guo Yundao didn't even say a single word wrong!
Zhu Yuanzhang finally showed some emotion on his face. He looked at Guo Yundao with admiration and said with a smile,
"You kid can do it! I don't notice it on weekdays, but you still have this ability?
Originally, I picked you out by random lots and threw you to the household department, but looking at it this way, it doesn't seem like I'm indignant. "
Guo Yundao was shocked when he heard that.
Damn it! Was the position of Minister of Household Affairs drawn by lot? !
No wonder it changes every year!
Your Majesty is not satisfied with all the ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs! ! !
Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the dragon chair and glanced at the ministers.
As far as the eye can see,
Li Shanchang, Chang Mao, Xu Da, Fu Youde, Tang and other great figures in the court,
They all lowered their heads like children who had done something wrong,
He didn’t dare to look at Lao Zhu at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice,
"You all think about it! What's wrong with these numbers?!"
This stumped everyone. Even Guo Yundao, who was extremely confident in his skills, was stunned for a moment.
Is there a problem with the accounts of the royal clan’s allocations? ! !
Who dares to make this false account? !
Isn't it like eating the courage of an ambitious leopard? !
Even eight heads are not enough to cut off! ! !
But,
Guo Yundao frowned.
Indeed, no problem can be found at all.
After a full sixty breaths, Lao Zhu finally saw someone's expression change.
I saw Korean Mr. Li Shanchang lowering his head deeply.
I'm afraid he has already thought of the problem!
Zhu Yuanzhang saw this,
I couldn't help but praise secretly in my heart,
Li Shanchang was responsible for logistics during the war.
So I am extremely sensitive to account books,
Just a few numbers,
It was enough for him to deduce the huge hidden dangers of Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Yuanzhang was about to call out Li Shanchang,
I saw someone walking out from behind where Guo Yundao was standing just now.
Saluting,
"Your Majesty, I understand."
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes, looked at this person, and said,
"Guo Heng, have you made up your mind?"
Guo Yundao cast an expectant look at Guo Heng.
Guo Heng is the Minister of Household Affairs and a third-rank official.
He is also Guo Yundao's deputy in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Guo Heng has outstanding abilities and a photographic memory.
Lao Zhu was reluctant to mention him to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
after all,
The iron servant, the smooth minister,
Guo Heng is the real Dinghai Shenzhen of Hube.
Guo Heng nodded calmly, his brows looking calm.
Just this demeanor,
So he compared Guo Yundao.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has thought about it."
"Then tell me what the problem is!"
Guo Heng said,
"Your Majesty, from the ninth year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu, this expenditure has been rising year after year.
In other words, the number of Your Highnesses is also growing. "
Wow! ! !
As soon as this statement came out, the officials could no longer hold back.
There was an uproar in the court,
Anyone who can become a court official in Beijing is a thousand-year-old fox.
Only Guo Heng said this,
I immediately understood the meaning.
There is no need for Guo Heng to say any more.
They can understand it too!
The number of royal family members will only increase!
same,
The imperial court's expenditures on royal family members will also increase!
It's okay now,
Given time, it won’t take more than ten years.
Expenditure on the royal family will bring down the Ming Dynasty! ! !
No wonder, Your Majesty is so depressed today,
The Ming Dynasty actually hid such a big thunder! ! !
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could react,
Guo Heng gave Guo Yundao an extremely obscure look.
Then he fell to the ground,
The voice trembled and said,
"Your Majesty! I am guilty!
As the Minister of Accounts, he didn't notice the problem of the account books at all.
I am ashamed of your majesty's respect! Weichen, please die! "
Guo Yundao froze on the spot, a struggling look flashed in his eyes,
There are also examples,
"Your Majesty! Please die!"
Minister of Hubu, Minister of Hubu,
A high-ranking official of the second grade,
A high-ranking official of the third grade,
They are all giants who can make Ming Dynasty tremble three times just by stamping their feet.
But,
How can I still have some sense of style now?
With his butt raised high and his face filled with determination to die,
It looked like a broken pot.
For a moment, all the officials quietly pricked up their ears.
I'm just waiting for His Majesty's decision.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the dragon chair and looked at the two people meaningfully.
did not expect,
The two people, the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Hubu,
It’s not that simple!
Originally, Lao Zhu wanted to answer the question
Guo Yundao was charged with dereliction of duty.
Then put the issue of the royal clan case on the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
However, Guo Yundao did not give Lao Zhu this chance at all.
After that,
Guo Yundao and Guo Heng,
Without saying a word, just confess your guilt!
Zhu Yuanzhang is also not prone to attacks.
Although Guo Heng spoke with a fair heart,
But how could Zhu Yuanzhang not hear the key to his words?
Guo Heng emphasized that the Ministry of Household Affairs’ supervision was insufficient.
But everyone knows,
Royal funds are all transferred to the treasury.
The Household Department was used for government expenses in the Ming Dynasty.
I can't get into the upper library at all.
If you want to be held accountable, you should also hold the Treasury accountable!
The biggest pot,
No matter what, it can’t be blamed on Hu Bu’s head!
It’s true that Lao Zhu wants to find someone to take the blame, but he also has to convince everyone.
If it comes by force,
Baiguan didn't say anything with his mouth, but he must have some complaints in his heart.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face gradually softened, and he changed the subject and said,
"snort!
Now that such a big hole has been discovered, how to deal with it is the most important thing!
Your household department will go back and come up with a plan for me.
I'll watch it tomorrow! "
Attitude is nothing more than means;
As an emperor, he is angry or smiling,
They all serve secret purposes,
so,
Lao Zhu can be like a angry-eyed King Kong,
You can also be kind-hearted,
Thunder, rain, and dew are all gifts from God.
Guo Yundao and Guo Heng said in unison,
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Yuanzhang swept through the ministers,
"You all have to come up with a solution for me! If you don't handle this matter well, you don't have to do it anymore!"
The officials were stunned and quickly agreed.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
