"You two have to find a way to come up with this disaster relief food. If the disaster relief time is delayed, I will have to remove you two from your official positions."
Listening to Zuo Xiang's harsh words, the two ministers became a little panicked.
What Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi said, he dared to say and do.
"Yes, yes." said the two ministers.
"Okay, you two hurry up and think of a way to come up with this disaster relief food. If you can't come up with it by then, go home and take care of yourself."
"Yes Yes."
"I am resigning."
"I am resigning."
After the two walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, smiled proudly.
"Gui Shangshu, I want to say something first. This money and food have gone to your military headquarters a few days ago. Don't frame Cen. Don't forget, Zuo Xiang had strong support at the beginning. If Gui Shangshu insists and Okay, Cen should cherish the time when he was an official in the same court as Gui Shangshu. After two days, I’m afraid I won’t see you again.”
After listening, when Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was about to retort, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, went to the Ministry of Works.
Looking at Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, walking away, thinking about what Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, said just now, and then thinking about the words of Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Revenue, suddenly, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, felt that there seemed to be some truth.
However, it is true that the Ministry of War did not receive the money and food allocated by the Ministry of Household to fight against Japanese pirates. How could I get the money and food?
Although he had a good relationship with the Governor Du Antong, the money and food used by the Governor for marching and fighting were all provided by his own military department. Even if he asked him, he would not be able to help.
After thinking about it, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, sighed and walked towards the Ministry of War.
Soon, half a day passed. Gui Yuanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, hurried to the mansion and began to look for a way.
"master."
As soon as he stepped into the gate of the mansion and walked a few steps, he heard the call of Madam Jiang.
But no matter what he heard, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, was not afraid of his wife. In order to try his best to keep this official position, Gui Yuanwei hurried to the study.
Seeing the master's appearance, Mrs. Jiang had no choice but to shut up and walk towards the courtyard to enjoy the flowers.
After returning to the study, Gui Yuanwei hurriedly closed the door and sat on the chair in front of the desk. He put his hands on the table and looked outside. He hadn't said a word or even done anything else for a long time.
It seemed as if he was carefully recalling whether the Ministry of War had received any money or food from the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past few days.
After thinking carefully for a long time, Gui Yuanwei, Minister of War, stood up and wandered around the study.
After lingering for an unknown amount of time, Shangshu Gui sighed and hurriedly walked out of the Gui Mansion, heading towards the Su Mansion where the current left prime minister Su Yunqi was.
"Please let me know, I have something important to discuss with your master."
With the words of the Minister of War, the guard hurried into the mansion and walked towards the master's study.
"Sir, Shangshu Gui wants to see you and is waiting outside the door."
Listening to the guard's words, Su Yunqi didn't hesitate much and said hurriedly: "Please."
"yes."
After a while, I saw Gui Yuanwei, Minister of the Ministry of War, walking over in a hurry.
"lower official"
As soon as he finished speaking, before he could salute, the Prime Minister said: "No courtesy."
"sit."
Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, found a seat and sat down. He looked at the busy left prime minister Su Yunqi and didn't know whether to say something or not.
In today's situation, the emperor has not personally taken charge of the government, and the important affairs of the court are left to the two prime ministers. He can be relieved of his official position at any time as long as the two prime ministers speak out.
Seeing that Gui Yuanwei, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, who was sitting there, had not said a word for a long time, Su Yunqi said: "You are here because of the affairs of your Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, right?"
Gui Yuanwei nodded, with a worried look on his face: "Yes."
"Is it true that your Ministry of War has not received this money and food?" Su Yunqi asked.
Upon hearing this, Gui Yuanwei expressed his grievance: "Prime Minister Zuo, the Ministry of War really hasn't received any money or food. Since the last time the Ministry of Household Affairs allocated money and food to our Ministry of War to clean up Japanese pirates, since then, it should have been in the past few days We allocated money and food again to continue to fight Japanese pirates, but we really haven’t received it.”
"As soon as the sea ban was issued, the money used to eradicate Japanese pirates should be reduced by a large part, leaving only a small part for eradicating Japanese pirates. But in the past few days, the Ministry of War has not seen any money or food."
Hearing what Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, said, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, didn't know who to help or who to blame.
Cen Wenxing, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, is still his in-laws, and he is also the person who helped him greatly in the past few years. Without his contribution, he might not be the left prime minister today.
Seeing that the Minister of War did not say anything, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Prime Minister Zuo, our Ministry of War has indeed not received the money and food. How about... Could you ask the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry? It is true that our Ministry of War has not received any money or food." I haven’t seen any money or food yet.”
Looking at Shangshu Gui's helpless face, Su Yun nodded: "Okay. I know a little bit about the truth about this matter, so you can go back first."
"Hey, okay."
"I'll take my leave."
After Shangshu Gui left, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, frowned.
"housekeeper!"
"housekeeper!"
After hearing the sound, the housekeeper Lu Huan responded: "Master" and hurried over.
"Go to Cen's Mansion and invite your relatives over."
"Okay, little one, let's go."
After waiting for a long time, I finally saw my in-laws walking over in a hurry.
Seeing that his in-law Cen Wenxing still did not forget to salute, Su Yunqi smiled slightly and said hurriedly: "The in-laws are exempt from the courtesy."
"sit."
After watching his in-law Cen Wenxing sit down, Su Yunqi said: "Just now, the Minister of the Ministry of War came to see me because it is a matter between your Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War."
As soon as the words "Zuo Xiang" came out, Cen Wenxing stopped talking when he saw that the housekeeper of the Su Mansion was still there.
Looking at Cen Wenxing's face, Su Yunqi looked at the housekeeper Lu Huan beside him: "Go down."
After watching the housekeeper Lu Huan walk out and close the door, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, continued to speak.
Afraid that Prime Minister Zuo wouldn't hear, Cen Shangshu stood up, walked to Su Yunqi's desk, and lowered his voice: "Actually, this money and food did not go to his military department."
Upon hearing this, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, was a little confused. He looked at Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, and said: "I didn't go to the Ministry of War, but you insist on talking about his Ministry of War. Isn't this nonsense?"
Seeing that Su Yunqi was a little angry, Cen Shangshu smiled slightly: "Listen to me and tell me slowly. You see, what kind of person is Shangshu Gui in the court? He always feels sorry for us. If this continues, we will still be this official. What’s the point?”
"But he didn't do anything wrong to us, right?" Su Yunqi asked.
"Prime Minister Zuo. Think about it, if you allow Gui Yuanwei to act arrogantly in the court, and you don't give him some measures, those officials will think you are easy to bully. Over time, if one day they report to the Holy Emperor, this will happen." Can our seats be saved?"
After hearing what his in-laws said, Su Yunqi thought for a while, and it still made some sense: "Then how to solve this disaster? Several prefectures in Mozhang are still waiting for the relief food. If this drags on for a long time, the people will not be able to rebel?"
"Don't be afraid. I will rush to Mozhang tomorrow. After two days, I will remove Gui Yuanwei from his post. Then I will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to send out grain."
Seeing that the left prime minister was still hesitant, Cen Shangshu said one more thing: "Gui Yuanwei is here, and Du Antong of the Governor's Office is on his side. When the time comes, we can still control them and the officials behind them." .”
"Okay. Then I'll do as you say." Su Yunqi finally made his decision.
"Okay, that's okay. I'll take my leave now."
"Walk slowly."
"good."
Shangshu Cen and Prime Minister Zuo have already made plans, but Shangshu Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, is still wondering whether the money and food have been given to the Ministry of War.
In the night, Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of the Ministry of War, had no time to take care of the meals. He hurried to the study room before eating, closed the door of the study room tightly, sat on the chair, and carefully recalled what happened to the Ministry of War in the past few days. thing.
"master."
The sound of words brought Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, back to his senses. After listening carefully, it was the words of Madam Jiang.
"What's the matter?" Shangshu Gui shouted.
He didn't hear any reply before he got up from the chair, walked towards the door, and opened the study door.
Seeing Mrs. Jiang holding a plate of dishes in her hands, she looked at Shangshu Gui with a smile on her face: "Master, if you don't eat, your body won't be able to bear it. I've brought you some food to show off your enthusiasm."
Looking at his wife's smile and looking at the somewhat desolate sky, Shangshu Gui nodded: "Okay" and took the plate of food.
Just as he turned around and walked a few steps, he saw that Mrs. Jiang had not left yet. Gui Yuanwei said, "Go back. It's cold, so as not to catch the wind and cold."
Seeing that the master still cared about her, Mrs. Jiang was very happy, but seeing the master's sad face, she curiously asked: "Master, why are you not happy to see you today? But what happened?"
Gui Yuanwei looked back at Madam Jiang, looking at the worried face, and gave a fake smile: "It's okay, I'm tired, you can go back."
"Okay, then master, take a rest early and don't be too tired."
"good."
At this time, Mrs. Jiang just left.
After Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, sat down and ate the food, his eating movements were very different from before.
I saw that Shangshu Gui looked out the window after taking a bite of food. After a long time, he took another bite of food and looked out the window again.
There was no one outside the window, and there was nothing of interest to Shangshu Gui. But for some reason, today's night seemed like a picture scroll, with his whole life painted in it.
When I was young, my father was a general. With his father's title, the family should not be poor. However, my father was a kind-hearted man. As long as he had money, it would be enough to feed and clothe his family. There was no extra money. The money will not be used for anything else, but is often used to help poor people.
Unknowingly, looking at the moon in the sky, Shangshu Gui suddenly thought of his father who had passed away many years ago.
