These rootless father-in-laws have no children or wives to begin with. They have no worries and just want to have some money and live a good life.
But their conditions are just enough to eat, not hungry or cold.
Everyone is greedy, and with a little temptation, this cooperation will be achieved.
That night, Guo Huan's cronies secretly transported his share of the treasure money into his private treasury, and Guo Huan slept on the money all night.
Dreams are beautiful, but reality is always cruel.
In the court room.
Guo Huanzheng kept talking and reported to Lao Zhu the national financial report of this year's autumn grain, but Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao both frowned as they listened.
"The autumn grain in western Zhejiang cost more than 4 million shi the year before last and more than 3 million shi last year. Why is it only more than 2 million shi this year? Is it a miscalculation?"
Zhu Biao's tone was quite gentle, and Guo Huan became more courageous.
"His Royal Highness, there were floods in western Zhejiang last year and this year, and the fields were flooded, so the harvest was not good, so there is less."
God's refusal to reward him with food has nothing to do with him, Guo Huan.
"impossible!"
Qiu Ye received Gu Chen's signal and immediately stood out from the queue.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, my ancestral home is from Taiping Mansion."
"The minister's family wrote to inform him that there was no disaster at all in western Zhejiang this year, and the food harvest was bumper. How could it be less than last year?"
Guo Huan was a little angry when he saw people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate jumping out to ruin his own good deeds.
"Qiu Ye, if I remember correctly, you should be the supervisory censor of Huguang Road. What do you do with matters in western Zhejiang? What are you doing to a dog?"
Gu Chen raised his eyes and stood out from the queue, saying that Qiu Ye had been transferred to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province by him, and asked for the order by the way.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, from the time Guo Huan was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs to the two years since he became the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the tax revenue of the imperial court has been decreasing year by year. It is really suspicious."
"National affairs are nothing more than soldiers and money. There is no room for sloppiness. I ask your Majesty to have your Majesty investigate this matter thoroughly and clear the court."
"Guo Shangshu, do you dare to let His Majesty conduct a thorough investigation?"
The Imperial Court was involved in the investigation, but Guo Huan did not feel afraid at all.
"I, Guo Huan, have never done anything wrong in my life. I am not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. I conduct myself and do things based on my conscience. Is the procuratorate going to investigate?"
"Please!"
Since Guo Huan dares to make false accounts, it means that he thinks that his false accounts are very clever and others will never be able to find out.
What he said was so righteous that all the officials, whether they were honest officials or officials who had interests in dealing with him, began to speak for Guo Huan one after another.
Zhao Mao, the Minister of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always reported incidents without reason or evidence. What they say cannot be trusted."
Wang Huidi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishments: "Yes, Your Majesty, Guo Huan is a poor man. He doesn't even go to restaurants often, and his boots were made in the winter of the year before last. How can such a person take bribes and pervert the law?"
Guo Huan can't let anything happen to him. If something happens to him, he will be finished too.
"Oh?" Gu Chen mocked: "Wang Shangshu, you said that Guo Huan is a poor man. You can even tell when his boots were made."
"They must be close friends. Why, have you ever stayed at Guo Huan's house?"
How do you say this? It is said that if something happens to Guo Huan, you, a close person, can be put in jail immediately and undergo examination and questioning.
But if you say no, people will definitely ask, how do you know that someone is poor?
After holding it in for a long time, Wang Huidi could only say one sentence: "I just see Master Guo as frugal and don't believe that Master Guo is such a corrupt person."
"Gu Guangxi, why are you so aggressive?"
On the other side of the Ministry of Rites, they don't have any bad grudges with the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"They have always been like this in the Procuratorate." Wang Zhi, the Minister of War, snorted and came out, cupping his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, I thought that Guo Shangshu was diligent and frugal, and was not a corrupt official like that. There must be some villain deliberately looking for trouble."
Ever since Guo Huan came to power, his errands have been running more smoothly.
If Guo Huan steps down, where will he find such a good money bag?
"Shut up, what does it have to do with you?"
Tang Duo, the Minister of War, glared at him and immediately came out to support the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
"Your Majesty, I believe that since the Procuratorate has impeached me, this matter must be investigated. This is for the sake of public service and to prove Guo Shangshu's reputation."
He had long disliked Guo Huan. He didn't do well in the affairs of his household department, but only had good relations with people from other departments, and even pulled people from his military department.
What kind of good thing can such a person be?
"Okay." Lao Zhu agreed readily, and then looked at Guo Huan gently: "Let me ask you again, is there any problem with this tax?"
"Are you greedy?"
"If you tell the truth now and change your ways, we won't have to argue with you. It's just a matter of course. None of these things have ever happened."
"But if it is verified, then don't blame us for being unkind."
Gu Chen felt that Lao Zhu was like his wife, and his wife liked to do this.
Are you telling the truth?
If you tell the truth, I promise not to be angry!
Tsk, it would be weird if he didn't get angry. When his wife was angry, she would give her two small fists at most, but when Lao Zhu got angry, she would give her three thousand small knives.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any."
Guo Huan's eyes were full of tears and he was talking nonsense that he didn't even believe.
"I have a clear conscience whether it is towards the country or towards my father and I. I have never had and will never dare to have any selfish intentions."
"I have not been greedy for a grain of rice or a penny. Your Majesty, I dare to swear to God!"
