Four or five days have passed since Cao Bin and Wang Fu had an unpleasant incident.
At first, Wang Fu was a little nervous, fearing that Cao Bin would catch him.
But in the next few days, when he saw that Cao Bin was just waiting for Zhang Dun to check the accounts and made no other moves, he also felt secretly in his heart.
Although you may be majestic and arrogant on the battlefield, this officialdom is not a battlefield.
It’s not that you use force to pressure people, and you can make them give in by saying big words. After all, you are still a bit younger...
Without the worry of offending Cao Bin, the resistance he caused to Zhang Dun became more serious. After punishing several officials for making false accounts, the situation still did not improve.
On this day, Zhang Dun came to see Cao Bin and said with a cruel face:
"Master Hou, if you go on like this and waste all your time and energy, it's better to use ruthless tactics to find out and kill each one."
"As long as I give the official a month, I will be able to check the account books clearly and capture Wang Fu."
Cao Bin glanced at him, a little speechless. This guy was even more reckless than himself when he started to attack.
If we really do this, it will certainly be possible to uproot Wang Fu's influence, but I'm afraid there won't be many people left in the Third Division.
The emperor's funeral has not yet ended. If the three divisions make such a big fuss, the imperial court will definitely intervene.
He didn't really care, but it wasn't worth it for Wang Fu, and it went against the court's original intention of maintaining stability.
Thinking so, Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"Zi Hou doesn't need to investigate too carefully. You can find some small clues about Wang Fu. The rest of the things will make sense."
After sending Zhang Dun away, Cao Bin called Shi Qian...
Time flies and it’s the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is just around the corner.
Although the posthumous title and temple name of the old emperor are not urgent, the reign name of the new emperor must be determined as soon as possible and then announced to the world.
After Zhengdan, a new era name will be used immediately.
After a brief discussion at the court meeting, the ministers selected a reign name of "Xuanping" for the new emperor.
"Honor Zhongjing, the funeral of Emperor Daxing is about to take place. It seems that there is a shortage of 100,000 guan in money. Please raise it to the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible."
"There are also rewards from hundreds of officials and the salary owed cannot be delayed..."
After agreeing on the year name, Queen Mother Pan directly called Cao Bin to give instructions.
Hearing this, everyone looked at Cao Bin expectantly.
Cao Bin did not worry about the attention of the people at all, and went out directly to play:
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, there is no money in the treasury now, and we can't get any money out."
After saying that, he returned to the class as if nothing had happened, his expression unchanged.
When the ministers heard this, they immediately became uproar.
Not all officials have gray income.
Except for a few people who have other ways to make money, most officials rely on court salaries to maintain their lives.
Although the imperial court treated officials very generously, the expenses in Bianjing were also high.
Even ministers who have served as prime ministers, many of them do not have real estate in Bianjing and can only live on renting, let alone the middle and low-level officials of Qingshui Yamen.
They were owed five months' salary by the court. Some of them could no longer afford rice and had been waiting for their salary to save their lives.
I didn't expect such a result in the end.
The funeral of Emperor Daxing didn't have enough money, so they could tolerate it, but at worst it would be a simple one.
But without salary and rewards, they couldn't bear it. After all, this was their own self-interest.
"Master Cao Hou, they say you are a little god of wealth. The late emperor just asked you to take charge of the third division. Is this how you manage it?"
Some grumpy officials couldn't help complaining in person.
Hearing Bin's answer, Queen Mother Pan couldn't help frowning, but Queen Mother Pang looked at the complaining officials with some displeasure.
Wang Fu was a little gloating about his misfortune. Without his own help, you, Cao Bin, wouldn't even be able to use the repair method... Let's see how you get rid of the questioning from the ministers.
Cao Bin didn't care and said:
"This is not my fault. When I took over the Third Division, there was no money in the treasury."
"Last year, we lost a total of 120 million yuan in money, food and supplies during the war. In the first half of this year, we lost another 5 million yuan in silver. As you all know."
"The urgent need for Emperor Daxing's funeral was solved because Cai Jing's home was ransacked."
"I am the true God of Wealth, and it is impossible for me to conjure money out of thin air."
"unless......"
After hearing the first half of the sentence, the ministers were speechless. They did know about the financial deficit and the salary was owed by Cai Jing when he was in office.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, everyone became energetic. Wang Yanling said quickly:
"Is there any way for Zhongjinghou to raise money?"
Cao Bin smiled and said:
"Unless one or two more Cai Jing's houses are raided and one or two million silver coins are found, the court's dilemma will be solved."
"After the New Year, I will find ways to increase the court's income..."
Wang Yanling was looking forward to it, but when she heard this, she became speechless. Her beard stood up in anger and she angrily said:
"Hunter Zhongjing, why don't you talk nonsense? What kind of behavior is this?"
This bastard thing, even if you want to do this, don't say it in public.
If someone confiscates other people's homes because the court has no money, why not be scolded to death? The imperial court is also closed.
In terms of wealth, your Cao family is the richest. Wouldn't it be best to rob your family?
It's just that the Cao family cooperates closely with the royal family and has great power, but no one dares to think so.
Cao Bin said indifferently:
"The Prime Minister is naturally noble, but some people do not make money based on their own abilities. They eat and drink, and take the court's money to their own homes."
"Cao just feels a little unfair to his colleagues..."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Deputy Duzhi Wang Fu's eyelids twitched. He always felt that Cao Bin had evil intentions.
At this moment, a Jianyuan censor stood up and said:
"The Empress, I want to discuss the impeachment of Wang Fu, the deputy secretary of the Du branch."
"He was originally a member of Cai Jing's old party. He worked as a collaborator and embezzled millions of dollars. The evidence is conclusive..."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and secretly murmured:
"A million strings?"
When other censors heard about it, their expressions became violent. They remembered the anonymous reports they had received a few days ago and hurriedly said:
"I want to impeach Wang Fu..."
Kou Zhun also received a report. He originally wanted to investigate it personally before making any plans. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but stand up and said:
"Empress, Prime Minister, I received a report last night."
"There is a big problem with Wang Fu of Duzhi Division, and the lower official recommends a strict investigation."
At this time, all the officials were a little jealous and went out to impeach.
Wang Fu was completely dumbfounded.
He never expected that the situation would reach this point, and even those officials without factions would jump out, as if he had killed their parents.
Pan Renmei wanted to say a few words to him, but after saying a few words about "one million" and seeing everyone shouting and beating him, she didn't dare to move.
Wang Yanling glanced at Cao Bin and had to step forward and said:
"Your Majesty, I also think that we can investigate and clear Deputy Wang's name."
"But it's not advisable to move too much..."
Queen Mother Pan frowned and thought for a while, feeling that it was not good to always owe money, so she nodded and said:
"In that case, let's check it out!"
For a person like Wang Fu who has his own problems, as long as he is taken into custody, the end will basically be announced.
The trees fell and the hozens scattered.
He doesn't even need to investigate specifically, but his confidants will add insult to injury.
As the old emperor's burial date gets closer, envoys from various countries who came to express their condolences also arrived in Bianjing...
