"One hundred and forty thousand taels. Jin Youwen, the left minister of the household department, alone has a huge sum of 110,000 taels! The household department is indeed a rich household department!"
Gao Yi stood aside, listening to Emperor Chongning's almost gnashing of teeth. He secretly felt bad for the people in the Ministry of Accounts. It was already tragic enough that the account books were exposed, but who would have thought that His Majesty would be here worrying about money on his fingers. , this anger must not burn to the sky!
Emperor Chongning closed the account book and said, "Guangling Prefecture is one of the richest states in the world. Why do we need so much money for disaster relief? I'm afraid that all the money has gone to the homes of corrupt officials and gentry!"
"You give me money to be greedy, and I am giving you money from the court to be greedy. These two gangs are doing good business!"
His face was full of murderous intent, "Set off immediately, go to the Ministry of Accounts, arrest Jin Youwen into the Black Ice Platform, and interrogate them carefully. No matter who is involved, dig them all out. I will uproot these people!"
Xuanhu clasped his fists and accepted the order and left.
Emperor Chongning looked at the account book in his hand and gritted his teeth, "I am tied up every year, arguing and discussing with the central government like a woman about the imperial expenses, squeezing out these silver coins, they are lucky, just like this, my money goes into their hands. pocket. It’s all my money, my money!”
Emperor Chongning roared angrily, and everyone inside and outside the side hall was silent.
Among the people who were hunching their necks and lowering their heads and not daring to say a word, a Xiaohuangmen sneaked out quietly while everyone was not paying attention, and only returned after a quarter of an hour.
Almost at the same time as he returned, a Forbidden Army guard quietly walked outside the central courtyard and passed by where Qin Xiangqin rested and waited.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, he slowed down his patrol as if nothing had happened and said, "Tell Prime Minister Qin that Heibingtai reported Guangling Prefecture affairs. His Majesty was furious and sent Xuanhu to capture Jin Youwen of the household department."
The face of the personal attendant changed, and he forced himself to wait for a few more breaths. After the imperial guard took a few steps, he hurriedly walked into the courtyard.
In the household department, for a period of time just after the overall situation in the household department was reversed, Jin Youwen was very depressed, and even had the urge to break the jar.
But after a year of adjustment, he rekindled his fighting spirit. Wei Yuanzhi is not young anymore. As long as he hugs the thick leg of Prime Minister Qin, he will naturally have the opportunity to be promoted in the future, and his future will not be uncertain. Limited to the household department.
If you want to hold on to this thick leg, you must make good use of your advantage in the household department to make more money for Prime Minister Qin and yourself. Even if you can't be promoted by then, you will make enough money for the rest of your life.
With this idea in mind, he naturally began to slowly regain his composure and provide some conveniences to Wei Yuanzhi and Guanhe Township in small matters in exchange for their support for him at critical moments in the future.
Judging from the results of the first day yesterday, the effect is still good.
At least on the surface, no one dared to ignore him.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
There was a knock on the door, and he shouted to come in, and a young manager from the household department walked in.
In the past, it would have been extremely difficult for this kind of people to see him, and they would not be worthy of him looking at them. However, things are different now. He is determined to gather connections and stands up with a smile to say hello.
But unexpectedly, the other party had a cold face, walked closer and whispered: "Mr. Jin, an incident has occurred in Guangling Prefecture. Your Majesty is furious. The people coming to arrest you from Heibingtai are already on the way, and there will still be half a quarter of an hour at most." "
Jin Youwen trembled, as if his bones had been removed from his whole body, and his fat body slid limply towards the ground.
The other party strode forward, supported him, and said coldly: "Prime Minister Qin asked me to tell you. If you take care of everything, he can keep your wife, children, and family safe and take care of you. You If you can't bear it, he will kill your whole family before he goes into the water."
After saying that, he let go and Jin Youwen's fat body fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
Sure enough, in less than half a quarter of an hour, a group of black knights hurriedly arrived in front of the Hubu Yamen. They got off their horses with murderous intent, kicked away the blocking doormen, and rushed into the Yamen.
Xuanhu casually grabbed a person from the household department and whispered: "Lead the way to find your assistant, Jin Youwen! Don't make any noise!"
The man did not dare to refuse, and fearfully led the men in black forward.
At this time, both Wei Yuanzhi and Guan Hexiang walked out of their respective houses. Wei Yuanzhi stepped forward and cupped his hands. Before he could speak, Xuanhu showed a token and said directly: "According to His Majesty's order, I will take this person. I’ll explain it to Master Wei later!”
Wei Yuanzhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his face looked shocked and it didn't look like he was faking it.
The men in black had already arrived outside Jin Youwen's office. Without any instructions, they immediately spread out and surrounded him.
Two men in black kicked the door open, and Xuan Hu immediately followed in, but was frightened by the scene in front of him.
Jin Youwen stood far away in the corner, watching his arrival, with a resigned look on his face, smiled miserably, and without saying a word, he inserted the dagger in his right hand heavily into his chest.
Xuan Hu has amazing martial arts skills. He flew on his toes at the first opportunity, but in the end it was a step too late.
The fatal wound on his heart was bleeding and quickly dyed the skirt of his clothes red. Xuanhu looked at Jin Youwen who was gradually losing signs of life, and closed his eyes dejectedly.
"Dead? Suicide out of fear of crime?"
In the imperial study, Emperor Chongning looked at the spy leader he trusted most in front of him, and was a little surprised by this result.
In his eyes, with Xuanhu's ability, he should not make such a mistake.
Xuanhu said: "Your Majesty, maybe Jin Youwen knew that the matter was at risk of being exposed at any time, so when our people arrived at the household department, they guessed our purpose and were afraid that they would not be able to withstand the interrogation of Heibingtai. He commits suicide out of fear of sin.”
Emperor Chongning narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, "Are you sure you didn't die first, but committed suicide in front of you?"
Xuan Hu nodded, "I'm sure, when Wei Chen arrived, he was still alive, and then he committed suicide. There is no possibility of anyone silencing him."
Emperor Chongning began to ponder, and Xuanhu said again: "Because they have all gone to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I checked at the Ministry of Household Affairs and determined the various disaster relief, disaster relief, and The total amount of subsidies is 1.04 million taels, all of which were handled by Jin Youwen."
"At the same time, just last month, Jin Youwen also tried to reduce the tax amount of Guangling Prefecture next year on the grounds that Guangling Prefecture has suffered repeated military disasters. However, he was firmly opposed by Wei Yuanzhi, the Minister of Household Affairs, and was pushed back."
Emperor Chongning narrowed his eyes. With his intelligence, he quickly figured out the key, "Cutting taxes? What a good idea. If I collect less here, they will not collect less from the people. The extra money will be It went into their own pockets without anyone noticing. The people can't survive, and if they rebel, just ask for more military pay and food relief. Anyway, the trouble is mine! Good! Good! Very good!"
Emperor Chongning's face was extremely gloomy, "Now if you give me a death certificate without any evidence, these corrupt officials will be able to get away with it, right?"
Xuanhu said: "Your Majesty, I have already thought about it on the way here. Mr. Jin is dead and the person who received the money is dead, but the person who sent the money is still there. I remember that the account book records the source of Guangling Prefecture's fundraising. This can also uproot this group of people."
"Let's check, they're too cheap."
Emperor Chongning snorted, "Go and search Jin Youwen's residence, collect all the proceeds into the internal treasury, and then conduct the investigation privately. On the surface, I will ask the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to investigate. Guangling Prefecture alone costs more than a hundred thousand taels. There are thirteen states in the world, but I don't believe that Jin Youwen alone has such a big appetite. Some people have to spit it out after eating it."
Xuan Hu immediately understood the meaning and said with admiration: "Your Majesty is wise."
Emperor Chongning shook his head, "If you really want to be wise, you won't be deceived by these morons. Okay, let's do the work."
After Xuan Hu left, Emperor Chongning threw the account book to Gao Yi, "You can tell me which company in Guangling Prefecture pays the most money."
Gao Yi found an abacus, crackled it, and replied: "Your Majesty, the Shi family of Yanyang County has contributed the most, with a total investment of fifty-eight thousand taels in two years."
"The Shi family?" Emperor Chongning was stunned, "Are you following Shi Dingzhong?"
Gao Yi said softly: "He is the biological brother of Minister Shi."
Emperor Chongning's eyes turned cold, and after a moment he said slowly: "The more you give, the more you will earn. I can give you fifty-eight thousand taels, tell me, how much can he earn back?"
Gao Yi didn't dare to answer and lowered his head silently.
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In the Marquis of Jiang'an Mansion, Gongsun Jing, who was restless, got up and walked to Xia Jingyun's study. He knocked on the door and walked in. He looked at Xia Jingyun who was reading a book with a look of surprise and admiration on his face, "Young Master can still read at this time. It's really impressive." admire."
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "I read about an extremely powerful person who, in order to cultivate his concentration and will, chose to read on the streets of busy cities. When he could read books there, he would be better than anyone else in the world. No chaos can affect his concentration."
Gongsun Jing clicked his tongue in amazement, "Then it will be unjustifiable for this person not to become a talented person in the future."
Xia Jingyun nodded, "Indeed, he finally created a great achievement that shocked the past and the present."
Gongsun Jing sighed for a while before he realized what he was here for, so he quickly asked: "Master, why don't we do something about the Minister of Rites?"
Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "I've already taken action."
Gongsun Jing looked a little uncomfortable when he heard this. Xia Jingyun quickly explained: "It's just a small matter. I didn't tell Mr. Gongsun. Mr. Gongsun must not misunderstand."
Gongsun Jing's expression softened, "Master, if you need any help, please feel free to do so."
Just after he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door. A confidant from the house came over. When he saw the two of them, he bowed respectfully and then said: "Young Master, Mr. Gongsun, something big happened in the Household Department. Heibingtai went to capture Jin Youwen, the left servant of the Household Department." , Jin Youwen was afraid of the crime and committed suicide directly in the government office."
"What?" Gongsun Jing jumped up.
Xia Jingyun smiled in relief when he heard this. The big hole had been dug, and he was just waiting for his teammates to help kick him in. The Shi family would be completely finished.
I still have it today, and I will try to finish writing this short plot in one go.
(End of chapter)
