The eighth master returned to the house, and the eighth master had been waiting for him, and hurriedly greeted him to wait for him to change his clothes, and asked, "Can you go and tell the fourth brother about this?"

The matter of the household department owing silver, the eighth master got the news last year. He is in charge of the internal affairs office, and all the money spent in the palace has passed from his hands. In the past few years, the eighth master and Guang Tongchen have made a lot of money by themselves, and they also have a rough idea of other places where silver is used in the court. He is in this position, and it is also easy to inquire about information.

In the middle of last year, the emperor left Zhili and went to Saiwai, met many Mongolian princes, and spilled a lot of silver. And since then, Jingzhong has received news that when the emperor returns to Beijing, he will bring Korqin and Borzichite people back together.

Although people are here to give dowry gifts, according to the usual practice of the imperial court, they will definitely give more benefits, and what the imperial court wants is the attitude of Mongolia.

Lu Bu set aside the silver for marrying the princess early in the morning, but fortunately, there were no major events in the past two years that needed to spend money, so the household department could free up his hands to spend money.

Before the emperor returned to Beijing last year, the household department had already roughly estimated how much he had collected last year, how much he would have spent, and how much he had left. This calculation startled people, and nearly 840,000 taels of silver were folded inside and out!

The two Shangshu of the household, Kaiyinbu, the Manshangshu, and Li Zhenyu, the Hanshangshu, were so frightened that their hands and feet were cold. It's almost the end of the year! Only then did I find out that I owed 844,662 taels of silver?!

The two hurriedly arrested everyone in the household department, and everyone spent a year in the household department together, and found out all the detailed accounts and counted them, and the more than 800,000 taels were finally matched.

It's a good thing to be able to match, but it's still 800,000 taels on the account?

The two Shangshu had to go on the excerpt together, but it has been two months since the New Year, and the excerpt is like a mud cow entering the river, and there is no movement.

Kaiyinbu is okay to say, Zhenghuangqi people, surnamed Yierjue Luogen, ancestors have the merit of the dragon. This sin could not be asked of him.

Li Zhenyu doesn't have this confidence, he is a Jinshi in the ninth year of Kangxi, and he is sixty-two years old this year. The six departments rotated, and he passed through the Ministry of Industry and the Criminal Department, and the household department was the most troublesome place he had ever stayed. But whoever is connected to the silver has no clean man.

Two years ago, the emperor wanted to repair the Taihe Palace, and he won the praise of 'saving money for work', which was regarded as a sign in front of the emperor. This just means that he has done great things with a small amount of money, and he is bright inside and out, which makes the emperor happy.

But the 800,000 taels of silver will not be gone.

Li Zhenyu has already made up his mind that he will withdraw after surviving this hurdle. Hengzhu has been in this position long enough, and by next year at the latest, he will have to leave the household department.

But how to walk neatly and beautifully without leaving trouble, Li Zhenyu has thought hard since he learned that there are these 800,000 taels. Seeing that Kaiyinbu put out a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, he knew in his heart that Kaiyinbu was already planning to use him as a sinner.

The silver is approved by the emperor well, but does anyone dare to ask the emperor about his sin?

It was the Manchu Dynasty colleagues who borrowed the silver, who had the courage to take on the civil and military forces alone?

Kaiyinbu didn't dare, and he borrowed 70,000 taels when he took care of the IOU. Li Zhenyu doesn't mind being framed by his colleagues, but he wants everyone to remember his feelings, and he can't be framed in vain, right?

So, Li Zhenyu found the eighth master with the small account of the household department.

After the eighth master knew about this, he naturally understood that this was an opportunity. It is said that in troubled times, loyal ministers, those who do things are not afraid of things, and the more things they do, the more they can show their ability.

He had a detailed discussion with Li Zhenyu and accepted the account. Afterwards, he quietly found the fold handed by Kaiyinbu and Li Zhenyu, which was indeed handed to the emperor, but it was left behind. The emperor didn't approve it, or he didn't read it at all, or he didn't know if he pressed it down after reading it.

The eighth master can't afford this matter himself, he is not so arrogant. It's not realistic to find the brothers at the bottom, and at present, only a few brothers from the top have participated in political affairs, and the ninth and tenth from him down are all mixed and waiting for death. Since leaving the palace to build a mansion, the emperor seems to have forgotten that he still has these sons, and he has not seen rewards or errands.

Like thirteen and fourteen, they are young and energetic and motivated, and the old nine and ten are only left to eat, drink and have fun. One of the two of them leaned on Guo Luoluo, and the other leaned on Niu Colu. It's no problem to pour the strength of the clan into the two emperors' elder brothers to enjoy life.

Even among the arrears of the household department, these two people each have more than 100,000 taels of accounts hanging.

It's good to call them and not give them an idea, and not to make trouble.

So the eighth master didn't plan to pull them in the first place.

Looking up, King Zhijun is busy with his daughter's affairs and will not have time to take care of this kind of idle business. The prince is in the palace, and it is useless. It's okay for the third brother to talk about it, but it's not okay to do practical things. And this person is not very knowledgeable, but he has a sour literati, and he can't see others do it if he doesn't do it. and he who pulls him by the ear to suffer.

The fifth brother and the seventh brother are all people who hide from things, just want to live in peace, and don't see any big ambitions.

Looking at it, there is only the fourth brother.

The fourth brother is serious, but he also wants to show himself in front of the emperor. This coincides with the eighth master.

The eighth master couldn't remember for a while whether the fourth master would compete with him for credit, and now he only remembered to hold this matter in his hands, and he couldn't just ask someone to cover it so lightly.

After listening to Bafujin's words, he sat down and sighed: "I can't see the fourth brother's mind for a while, and I can't rush it." If he wants to take care of it, he will always inquire. ”

He leaked the news to the fourth brother, just to see if he went to inquire. He inquired, and the matter was half done.

The fourth master returned to the house and called Dai Duo, and what the eighth master said made his heart like a pot of oil under cold water, and it was very chaotic.

When Dai Duo came, he saw that he seemed to be contemplating, so he took a bowl of tea and sat beside him.

After a long while, the fourth master came back to his senses and sighed: "Sir, have you heard about the loan of the household department?" ”

Dai Duo immediately smiled and said, "Of course I have heard that the student also met a student of the same age. ”

A few years ago, it was said that there was such a magistrate who could finally enter Beijing to see His Majesty, and after the emperor was relieved, he saw that his official robe and boots were a little old, so he asked him if he didn't have enough money to spend? The magistrate said that the silver was enough, and there was only an old mother and wife in the family, a son and a daughter, and he did not take concubines, did not keep maids, and bathed in the emperor's grace every day, and was very happy.

It was this trip into Beijing that cost a little more, the old car at home was unbearable, and it was impossible to go halfway, so I temporarily bought a car with a horse, so I entered Beijing safely to meet Bixia.

So the emperor gave him a hundred taels of silver and told him to go to the household department to receive it.

The fourth master smiled as if he had heard of a book: "Is there really such a thing? ”

Dai Duo shook his head and said with a smile: "The students have not seen this adult with their own eyes, it is just hearsay. He paused and said, "However, people say that this is a holy grace and sympathy for the lower officials. ”

The fourth master sighed leisurely: "The holy grace is mighty......"

Dai Duo didn't dare to say anything, so he shut up and drank tea.

After the fourth master told Dai Duo about what the eighth master said about the 800,000 taels of silver folded by the household last year, he didn't care, and only asked the fourth master with a smile: "Dare to ask what the master thinks?" ”

The fourth master really couldn't tell what his thoughts were for a while.

"The students thought it wasn't a big deal. ”

When the fourth master couldn't find his thoughts, he was willing to listen to Dai Duo's thoughts, so he said, "What do you say?" ”

For Dai Duo, perhaps eight thousand taels of silver was more surprising to him than eight hundred thousand taels, the former he had a feeling, and the latter sounded like a number.

He said this, the fourth master didn't understand very well, for him, of course, 800,000 taels was more impressive, and 8,000 taels was just a year's expenses in the house.

Dai Duo didn't force this, he just said: "In the student's place, eight thousand taels is heavier than eight hundred thousand taels." But in the eyes of the master, eight thousand taels is not worth mentioning. The student is brave, these 800,000 taels, in the ......" he clenched his fists, signaled to the nine heavens of long live, and said, "...... In the eyes of the master, I am afraid that it is not much different from the master's eight thousand taels. ”

The fourth master is like an initiation, and the chaotic mind is already clear.

In his opinion, 800,000 taels is indeed a lot, and all of them were borrowed by officials from the DPRK and China. But in the eyes of the emperor, is the support of the courtiers heavier, or is the 800,000 taels heavier? Everything speaks for itself.