There was a hint of weirdness in Liu Mingzhi's smile, and seeing the uneasy reactions of the officials around him completely confirmed his thoughts.
Looking at Ren Wenyue's face that had stiffened countless times, Liu Mingzhi lightly shrugged his shoulders.
"If the auxiliary minister personally appointed by the late Emperor Ruizong cannot check the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, what about the official with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War? It is a little unreasonable that he can no longer check the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue."
"Or does Ren Guozhang want to prevent this king from fulfilling his filial piety and give me a reputation of being unfaithful and unfilial?"
Young Master Liu's pressing step by step made Ren Wenyue's stiff face turn slightly red, and it was obvious that he was extremely uneasy in his heart.
He really couldn't figure out why he and Young Master Liu were at odds with each other. For no reason, it was your three sons who made the house full of chaos, but he didn't care about your three children because of your reputation as the king.
I have repeatedly given in, but you are so pushy. Do you really think that I have no temper at all?
Ren Wenyue nodded with a serious face: "Of course I am qualified to audit the accounts. Since the prince has repeatedly requested it, it will be difficult for me to refuse."
"He Zhang, Minister He, could you please go to the Hubu Yamen and inform the Du Branch Office to bring the accounts for the renovation of the imperial mausoleum for King Bingjian's accounting."
Liu Mingzhi followed Ren Wenyue's gaze and looked at the person he called He Zhang, feeling vaguely familiar.
Nowadays, there are not many people who are familiar with the Ministry of Finance. Lao Jiang became an official and retired. Miao Ji, the former Minister of the Ministry of Finance, has also retired and returned to his hometown. He Zhang and Pan Yun have replaced him.
Pan Yun, who succeeded him as the left minister of the household department, had opposed his northern expedition in the past, but now he has become one of the pillars of the household department.
He Zhang looked at Ren Wenyue hesitantly. He could barely be regarded as an old man in the court. He had some knowledge of Young Master Liu's ability to check accounts, and he knew more about it than Ren Wenyue, the head of the state who had just entered the court not long ago.
Seeing Young Master Liu staring at him with a dull gaze, He Zhang suddenly felt uneasy.
He is also one of the few insiders who knows whether there is any problem with the cost of repairing the imperial mausoleum.
Although the bookkeeping was quite clean, hiding it from the eyes of the other five ministers, the left and right prime ministers, and the ministers of the nine major temples, it might not be able to hide it from the eyes of the King Bingjian.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the struggle in He Zhang's eyes and smiled faintly.
"Master He, are your legs numb from sitting for a long time? If your legs are not numb, please ask Master He to bring the accounts to me for accounting. I also know how much silver should be replenished to the treasury."
First following Ren Wenyue's instructions, and then Young Master Liu's meaningful eyes, He Zhang nodded with a wry smile, glanced at Ren Wenyue, turned and walked out of the hall.
As soon as He Zhang left, Liu Mingzhi sat down and made a gesture of invitation to Ren Wenyue: "Ren Guozhang, you should stop standing because you are old. It will take a lot of time to get the accounts. Let's sit down and have a rest first!"
Ren Wenyue did not calm down the anger in his heart because of Young Master Liu's sudden politeness. He swung his sleeves heavily and sat down in his seat without saying a word.
Young Master Liu sneered, turned around, walked towards his seat, and sat down on his knees.
Would you care about a dead person?
Even if he is not dead now, as long as he finds out there is something wrong with the accounts, no one can save Ren Wenyue's head.
If the empress came forward to save money for disaster relief or river management, she might be able to save Ren Wenyue's life.
But for this greedy man who spent money to repair the imperial mausoleum, not to mention the Queen's intervention, even if Li Ye came out, he would have to attend to business matters.
Since you want to govern the country with filial piety, if your officials embezzle the official money used to repair your father's imperial mausoleum, it will put you in a place of great unfilial piety.
The only way to stop everyone in the world is to deal with Ren Wenyue.
Glancing gently at Ren Wenyue, who had an unhappy expression on his face, Young Master Liu gave him the name of a polite scum and sat down to recuperate.
The three brothers Li Bohong looked at the presence of Young Master Liu and hesitated for a moment. Li Bohong gently tugged on Young Master Liu's sleeves.
"Brother-in-law, do you have any idea? The accounts for the renovation of the imperial mausoleum have been calculated no less than ten times, and they are all within the scope of the imperial court's permission."
"If you can't find the loopholes and Ren Wenyue takes advantage of the situation, it will not end well for you."
The eyes of the fourth eldest brother Li Yunping also revealed a hint of worry: "Brother-in-law, the second brother is right. The person who is in charge of the world today is always Your Majesty. Although Ren Wenyue has just been transferred from the state capital below to the court for less than a year. , but he is always Your Majesty’s father-in-law.”
"If you can't find any strong evidence here, who knows what Ren Wenyue will do by taking advantage of the situation. Even if His Majesty comes to mediate, I'm afraid he will be completely offended to death today."
"I have to say, little brother, you were too aggressive today."
"First Su An, and then Ren Wenyue, they have offended two favored figures at once. I'm afraid that life in the court will not be easy in the future."
"A big dog still has to look after its owner!"
"Today's court is no longer what it used to be. You have been away for too long. I don't know what the current situation in the court is like."
Liu Mingzhi opened his eyes a slit and glanced at the two brothers Li Bohong.
"I have been the Minister of Household Affairs for many years, and I can roughly estimate all the expenses with a rough calculation. The expenses for repairing the imperial mausoleum this time are really a bit outrageous, and there must be something wrong."
"On the other hand, the three of you, the dignified princes and clan members of the Li family, have the support of the clan, but you have repeatedly suffered at the hands of an outsider. You are really getting better and better."
The three brothers Li Baihong looked at each other in embarrassment.
Li Baihong sighed softly: "The three of us and the three brothers were carrying such a name because of the foolish behavior we did together with the third child. We cannot establish any prestige in the court at all."
"Although I have the title of being a member of the Li clan and the current prince, when it comes to the real power in my hands, let alone Ren Wenyue, the Minister of Household Affairs, I am afraid that a doctor from the Sixth Bureau has more real power than our three brothers."
"Brother, after all, it's because of us brothers... Sigh... How could His Majesty reuse us?"
"We are satisfied that he didn't find a name to kill our brother to avenge his father. We have already discussed the power struggle in the court. Except for stepping forward when necessary, it is better not to get involved in other matters. .”
"With our previous behavior, our brothers seem to be enjoying great glory in the court, but in fact they are struggling and living a life of walking on thin ice."
"I'm afraid that something might arouse His Majesty's suspicion and think that the three of us brothers are evil-minded."
"It's too late to regret it."
"In the final analysis, it is because of you, brother-in-law, that our brothers can stand above the court again. Otherwise, we are afraid that we will stay in the meditation room of the clan mansion until we die."
"In this case, what else do we dare to hope for? We can only get by."
Liu Mingzhi opened his eyes directly, looked at the downcast expressions of his three brothers, and sighed quietly.
"If I had known today, why would I do it in the first place?"
"It's all your own fault."
"It's too late to say anything, maybe this is the cause and effect!"
