The treasury, as the name suggests, is where state property is kept. In fact, this is a more general name, and when you get to the location, you have to divide what library it is. Every year, the taxes and silver, silk and rice grains paid from all over the country are stored in different categories. Money and grain are the foundation of the country, and the place where it is stored is naturally heavily guarded and heavily guarded.

At least in the 100 years since the founding of the Great Chu, there has not been any mistake in the treasury. In the previous dynasties, no such thing had ever been heard.

Therefore, when Yuan Ziqing heard the words on his eyebrows, he felt that there was something wrong with his ears. Otherwise, how could you have heard such ridiculous words.

However, there was no problem with his ears, and the solemn look on his brow did not look like a joke. At this time, Yuan Ziqing somewhat understood what she meant when she said before, "You may not believe it".

Anyone who hears it will probably find it unbelievable.

But Yuan Ziqing quickly stabilized his mind. He believed that Mei Bi was not a man of his own words, and he was unlikely to laugh at such an almost absurd and matter-of-fact news.

He looked at his eyebrows, and a question that crossed his mind almost burst out: "How do you know?" ”

And yet only almost. Yuan Ziqing quickly calmed down. He realized that the reason why Mei Mei found it difficult to say was because she couldn't answer the question. So he can't ask, this is the thoughtfulness that belongs to Yuan Ziqing.

So he looked at his eyebrows, a little hesitant. Although he would like to ask questions such as "are you mistaken" and "is the source reliable", since the former cannot be asked, then of course these two cannot be asked.

So after thinking about it, all he could ask was, "Which library is it?" ”

"All." His eyebrows were pursed, and the expression on his face was very stern.

"Impossible!" Although Yuan Ziqing wanted to believe Meibian's words, her statement was so ridiculous that he couldn't believe it, and he couldn't ...... Can't believe it.

If all the treasury is stolen, it will be a very strict thing, and how strict the consequences will be, Yuan Ziqing knows very well in his heart. Just because he knew it, he couldn't believe it.

He bowed his head and said, "I know you don't believe it." Seeing that Yuan Ziqing wanted to argue, she waved her hand, "There is a matter of importance, I said this in empty words, and you should not believe it." When you're done listening to my explanation, you won't be so surprised. ”

"You say." Yuan Ziqing said immediately.

He took a deep breath and pondered the words, "It is said that the treasury was stolen, but it is not an overnight thing, in fact, it is a very long process. Over the past decade or so, little by little, the treasury has been slowly emptied. That's why it didn't go unnoticed. It's just ...... now"

She raised her head and looked at Yuan Ziqing, her tone was calm, "The paper can't hold the fire." ”

Yuan Ziqing's hand on the table clenched suddenly, and slowly let go. He knew why paper couldn't hold the fire, because this summer, the imperial court was going to use troops against the west. At that time, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass will go first, and there will be no enough money and food, and these things will naturally be revealed.

However, the imperial court's intentions are currently known only to a few people who are in a high position and trusted by the emperor, and Yuan Ziqing himself got the news from King Fu, because the emperor intends to let King Fu lead the army. And it is impossible for Meibian to know, let alone her, even her uncle Guan Mianguang is not qualified enough.

After a while, he looked at his eyebrows and asked, "What about the evidence?" ”

"I have no proof." "But you just have to have someone check the inventory." There is no one out of ten. ”

Yuan Ziqing drooped his eyelashes and pondered, and sat opposite him with his eyebrows. However, calmness is only the surface, and the eyebrows are actually very anxious. She didn't know if Yuan Ziqing would believe herself, and what the consequences would be if she said this. But now that he has spoken, there is no way out.

What's more, Mei Mei intends to use this incident to seek some benefits for himself. It's just that she is a woman after all, and she is soft-spoken, so I'm afraid it's not very useful. But Yuan Ziqing is different. He cares about the world and has a noble status, if he wants to intervene, it is much easier than his eyebrows.

Moreover, it is also good for the imperial court to let things break out in advance. It's better than having already decided to take a military action, only to find that there is no money at all, so it can only be canceled. After all, in the last life, this incident finally became more and more intense, causing a lot of uproar and being known to the world. For a time, the prestige of the imperial court was minimized.

The Fuwang Mansion is closely connected with the royal family, and it is naturally not much better if it is lost.

After a while, Yuan Ziqing raised his head again, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, as if he was a little embarrassed, and he looked at his eyebrows for a while before asking, "Your uncle is the left waiter of the household......

With a clear mind, he immediately understood what he meant, "To transport things from the heavily guarded treasury without alarming anyone, it naturally requires the cooperation of someone inside. The household department is in charge of the treasury, and the old man Zhou of the household department is already old and lacks energy, so letting him continue to be the household department secretary is obviously the honor of the imperial court, so that he can be in this position - that is, in the past two years. Therefore, the affairs of the household department are all in charge of the two waiters on the left and right. ”

Therefore, one of these two people must be the thief who colludes with outsiders.

And the vague attitude on the side of the eyebrows shows that Guan Mianguang is very suspicious, maybe she learned about this matter from Guan Mianguang. After all, she lives in the Guan family, and it is not surprising that she stumbles upon something. It's just that after all, they are relatives, so some words can't come out of her mouth.

Automatically filling in the sources and unspeakable concealments on the side of the eyebrows, Yuan Ziqing looked at her with a little pity.

He said softly, "I know this matter in my heart, and I will let people check it." If it is true, we must find a way to reach the heavens, find out the truth as soon as possible, and remove the calamity. When the time comes, you can be regarded as having made a great contribution, although you can't be rewarded openly, but I will take care of it for you, and I will not let your merits be buried. ”

"Not necessarily." Meibian hurriedly said, "I don't care about this, besides, I'm a weak woman, and it's very inappropriate to know this." I also hope that the son of the world will be fulfilled. ”

Yuan Ziqing thought for a while and said, "Okay, since you don't want to come forward, forget it." ”

Meibian breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Yuan Ziqing again, "I expect that those people will transport the things in the treasury, and the silver money will be enough, and the rice grain will not be left." Regardless of whether it can be recovered or not, I am afraid that the treasury will be short of grain at that time, and it will definitely be purchased from merchants. If you can store grain in advance, you can not only solve the urgent needs of the imperial court, but also earn a sum of silver. What does Shizi think? ”

"Not bad." Yuan Ziqing looked at his eyebrows with a little approval, "It's inconvenient for me to come forward in this matter, if you have a shortage of funds, or no one to run errands, just talk to me." ”

He smiled at his eyebrows, "Then I won't be polite to the prince, and when the time comes, I will earn half of the money for you." ”

Yuan Ziqing asked again, "It's just that it's about to come to the season of green and yellow, and the people have no grain to sell, but the merchants have it, but they won't sell it to you." Where are you going to buy food? ”

His eyebrows rolled, and he didn't answer this question first, but asked, "I heard that the second son of the house is familiar with Zhou Yingyue, a girl from Zhou Hanlin's family, and the princess also values her very much, is it true?" ”