On the way to the palace, Prime Minister Qin met many old acquaintances.
Although the palace is not big, it would take at least several sticks of incense to go around it.
But today, the emperor summoned him in the innermost Hall of Selected Deities.
This journey is almost from the southernmost end of the palace to the northernmost end.
Prime Minister Qin was so favored by the emperor that he did not have to get off the sedan chair when he entered the palace.
Others are not treated so well. Except for Zhang Jun, who can also ride a horse, the rest are just one step at a time, grinding their heels honestly.
"Prime Minister Qin! Prime Minister Qin!"
Zhan Dafang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was like a pet. After recognizing Qin Hui's sedan, he wagged his tail.
Regardless of the fatigue on his feet, Zhan Shangshu, who was over fifty years old, hurriedly followed Qin Hui's sedan.
"Prime Minister Qin, didn't we just say that we would go to court for three days? Why did an official announce us here again today?"
Just by listening to the voice, Qin Hui already knew who was outside.
Without even opening the curtain, the two just started talking across the sedan.
This scene was almost the same as when Li Qingzhao and the sisters met just now.
"Besides you and me, did you meet anyone else?"
"Captain Zhang...and Prince Xin'an, I didn't see anything else."
Qin Hui thought for a while and found out that except for Zhang Jun, who was half his own, the other two were both his own.
"Have you made any mistakes in your official duties recently?"
Zhan Dafang didn't hesitate at all: "No! How it was done in the past is how it is done now."
"Well, let's see. The official has been thinking about it all these days, and it's not easy for him either."
"Yes Yes……"
What does Lao Jiu want to do?
I didn’t hear anything big happened today!
It will definitely cause some trouble!
In his heart, he couldn't help complaining about the emperor. Prime Minister Qin completely forgot about the gratitude he felt to His Majesty the Emperor when he heard the call just now.
With this free time, you’d better think about business!
Zhang Tonggu is a lustful person. Although the girls by the West Lake are good, their skills vary. To say that, you have to hire someone from the Qinhuai River.
This matter should be done urgently, and someone will have to be ordered to do it soon.
What gift should I give?
If Li Qingzhao is willing to write something, that will definitely be enough...
Thinking of this woman makes me angry!
Su Fu?
That’s it! Su Zhonghu had stayed with Su Dongpo for fifteen years and must have hidden a lot of good things.
Now that you have a choice of calligraphy and painting, what should you give as an antique?
Should the gold and silver be given as soon as they arrive, or should they be given after negotiation?
Zhang Tong had sent someone of Su Dongpo's level to the ancient capital, so who should Wanyan Wushu look for?
The more he thought about it, the bigger his head got. Mr. Qin felt a little angry for a moment.
Because of this matter about the Song Dynasty, I am exhausted every day, and I still have to suffer from the Wang family insect!
Lao Jiu doesn’t teach people to worry!
"They're all bastards!"
He couldn't hold back this sentence, and finally made him curse out loud.
With this scolding, the sedan stopped.
"Master Xiang...he's here, he's here."
"We'll be there when we get there. Why are you stuttering?"
After walking out of the sedan chair and looking at the scene in front of him, Qin Hui realized why the eunuch had stuttered.
At the top of the steps in front of the Xuande Hall, Lao Jiu was not wearing court clothes... or should be said to be without a coat. He was just sitting like this.
Not even a chair.
His hair was scattered in front of his forehead. He didn't know if he was sweating due to the heat, but his hair stuck to his face randomly.
All the emperor's appearance and royal demeanor were gone at this moment.
Below him, at the bottom of the steps, there were people kneeling.
After a brief glance, Yang Yizhong and Liu Qi, Zhang Jun and Han Xiaozhou...
Is there a war between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River?
That's not right. If that was really the case, how come I didn't receive any news at all?
Looking at the other people, almost all the people from the Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu departments with a total of 20 cases had arrived, and there were even... people from the two general consulates in Huaixi and Huaidong.
This is……
Zhan Dafang had already caught up and was surprised when he saw this scene.
"Prime Minister Qin, what's going on?"
Qin Hui frowned and said: "Zhan Shangshu, Hui is old and has bad legs and feet. You go to pay your respects to the officials first."
After looking at Prime Minister Qin's sedan, Zhan Dafang swallowed and ran over.
"Chen Zhan is generous..."
Just as he opened his mouth, the emperor's voice came over:
"Just find a place to kneel by yourself."
Liu Bang really wanted to laugh now.
That's it for other people. When he first started, he was still thinking that corruption was inevitable, so just don't go too far.
But who would have known that the first person to have problems would be the Imperial Guards of the Dianqian Division.
"There are 32,000 people recorded, but the actual number is no more than 28,000."
Yang Yizhong is very honest, very honest.
He hasn't even been tried yet, so it's good for him to take the initiative and confess it.
Of the extra 5,000 people, more than 2,000 were on empty pay, and more than 2,000 were killed in battle but had no names.
Liu Bang can also understand the matter of taking free money...to a certain extent.
But the pensions for the more than 2,000 fallen soldiers have not been paid, and how can their relatives get the money?
When he couldn't get the money, he was reduced to being rescued by Na Si Bei Lou!
On the contrary, the Song court continued to issue their military pay...
I don’t know whose pocket the extra difference went into!
Anyway, Yang Yizhong said he didn't take it, and Liu Bang believed that he didn't take it.
Just the way he looked, this seemed to be normal and not a big deal.
What Liu Qi said was that Ma Junsi had 20,000 people on the books. The actual number... He had just taken over, and he didn't know the specific number.
But I guess the situation should be similar to that of the Dianqian Division.
This is what everyone calls his personal soldiers, the elite of the Song Dynasty.
If this is the case under the emperor's eyes, what about other troops?
When Zhang Jun arrived, Liu Bang asked him:
"Your Zhang Jiajun is said to have one hundred thousand soldiers, not counting the side soldiers. How many are there actually?"
Taiwei Zhang only thought that the emperor wanted to understand the situation, so he replied honestly:
"Although there is not a hundred thousand, there are eighty thousand after all."
When the people from the Huaixi General Consulate arrived, Liu Bang asked him again:
"You are responsible for the food and salary of Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun's troops. How many people do you pay for Zhang Jun's troops?"
The man didn't even confront Zhang Jun. He took out his account book and replied:
120,000 people.
As they came and went, a gap of 40,000 sergeants appeared.
This is not four thousand, but forty thousand!
Forty thousand people were enough for Liu Bang to raise troops from Pei County more than ten times!
Later, when the person in charge of the Ministry of War asked for the account books, an even more outrageous statement came out:
"Yesterday, there was a breach in the Ministry of War and the ledger was burned."
In this way, Liu Bang seemed to have lost all strength.
How about you make up another reason?
Even if you are talking about the fire last month?
I don't even want to lie.
This is so damn rotten to the core!
Qin Hui finally walked over, and it was not a problem to keep watching.
"The official family..."
"Kneel down too!"
Prime Minister Qin shivered and fell to his knees subconsciously.
"Is everyone here?"
The old eunuch on the side counted the numbers and replied:
"It's all ready."
"Well," Liu Bang took out the saber from the waist of the imperial guard beside him.
"Either you give me an explanation."
"Either I will give you an explanation."
"You gangsters, do you really think I'm a wimp?!"
After saying this, he slashed the Forbidden Army banner next to him with his sword.
The upper half of the flag slipped down the steps so lightly.
fell in front of everyone.
