King Yama seemed to have some free time, and spent the whole day with Youshu to check the accounts, watching him quickly use Zhu Batch to quickly check out the entries of the zài problem and make annotations. He was not like several other officials, who had abacus at hand, and after looking at it for a while, he would crackle and dial for a while, and then dial and make for a while, and the speed was very slow. He almost didn't have to think about it, there were a few red crosses at a glance, very refreshing, after checking a box and then opening another box, the workload of half an hour was equivalent to the results of someone else's busy days.

Seeing that the corners of his eyes were slightly red, King Yama comforted him distressedly, "Check it slowly, don't be in a hurry, beware of burning your eyes." ”

Youshu replied with spiritual power, "You don't understand, the master has arrested all the members of the household department into the prison, these people are deeply rooted in the court, there must be someone to mediate for them, and even more so, they will erase the evidence of the crime and bite back." If we were a little later, they would be one step faster, and much of the inside story would no longer be found, and the master would be under more pressure. ”

King Yama looked at him for a long time, and sighed, "Speaking of which, I am still thinking about Emperor Xuanguang." Don't worry, he is the true son of heaven, and those powerful people in the court can't help him. ”

"No matter how strong he is, he is still a person after all, and I can help him little by little." Youshu shook her head.

"How could he be a man? He is the emperor, and the whole world is his. King Yama's tone was quite disdainful, but his eyes flickered slightly.

"How? The emperor is the loneliest profession in the whole world, because he stands too tall, the farther away he is from the people around him. I don't dare say to fight alongside him, but it's okay to stand closest to him and wait. You are also the emperor, and you should understand the truth that the height is unbearable. Youshu looked back seriously.

King Yama was silent for a long time before he suddenly pulled the person into his arms and rubbed it twice. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to pry open his teeth and taste his lips and tongue to see if it was as sweet and warm as he had said.

Outai sat on the side and seemed to be in a daze, but in fact, he listened attentively to the movements of the two, and admired Zhao Langzhong's ability to please people unconsciously. Look at the master's moved, tears are about to come out, right?

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the situation is like this: Zhao Langzhong fell ill again, and after checking the accounts carefully, he began to shake his head wildly, shook his official hat crookedly, and shook a few strands of hair, looking more and more like a madman. Three crazy days a day, if you continue like this, you should smoke up, right? You really don't need to see a doctor?

Thinking like this, one of them said tentatively, "Zhao Langzhong, I see that your face is not good, do you want to find a doctor to take a look?" ”

"I'm fine." Youshu glared at King Yama fiercely, then waved at his colleagues, and then picked up an account book and continued to flip through it. While sketching and complaining to the king of Yama about the corruption situation in the household that has rotted to the roots, he praised his wise and martial master to the sky, saying that he is the savior of the people and the messenger of justice.

King Yama couldn't help but laugh, "No matter how powerful he is, if there is no rectification of the underworld by this king, he will not be able to save the Great Yong Guozuo." The death of the mortal world stems from the chaos of the six realms of reincarnation. ”

Youshu also understood this truth, and nodded seriously, "Yes, you are also very powerful, both of you are powerful." Then a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: King Yama's method of rectifying the underworld seems to be the same as the master's method of rectifying the dynasty?

Seeing the suspicious look on his face, King Yama immediately changed the subject, "There are many ways to be greedy for ink and silver, but there is one that is the most incredible, do you want to know?" ”

Youshu nodded while checking the accounts, and then King Yama continued, "The treasury is guarded by treasury soldiers, and this kind of position is often hereditary. If he had an heir, when he was five or six years old, he would stuff eggs smeared with sesame oil into his backyard to expand the capacity, and he would practice diligently day and night until he reached adulthood, which was enough to hold about eighty taels of silver ingots. Every time it comes to the shift, the treasury soldiers will each take a sufficient amount of treasury silver stuffed into the body and take it out, over time, this has long become an unwritten rule, everyone is like this, and they do not shy away from it, every time they get off the job, they look at the treasury, and they are all white flowers. Each person takes eighty taels a day, a total of thousands of treasury soldiers, how many taels will they be greedy over the years? ”

There is a slight estimate and an astronomical figure, which can't help but show a look of horror.

The king of Yama touched-touched-his head and sighed, "A thousand miles of embankments collapsed in an anthill, so it is often not the so-called magnates who can erode a country, but those inconspicuous officials. Emperor Xuanguang has revised the law and intends to exterminate all the households, which is understandable. ”

He was afraid that Youshu would be disgusted by his ruthless approach, so he said this now.

Where would you question the master's decision, she naturally said that the master was wise. One person and one soul chatted while checking the accounts, and before they knew it, it was evening, and when they heard the sound of the more drums, Outai clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's time to put down the value, you summarize the checked accounts, hand them over to Zhao Langzhong for review, if there is no problem, they will disperse." ”

The king of Yama left a sentence that something was going on in the underworld, and he disappeared with it. Youshu tried to keep it, but only caught a ball of nothingness, and his heart was empty, so he saw the master slowly walking into the side hall, his expression was quite cold.

"How many have you checked?" He walked straight to the main seat and sat down.

Youshu immediately forgot the little emptiness before, and arched his hand, "Your Majesty, I checked two boxes." Yuanguang's old accounts from 20 years ago may be cleared within three days. ”

The rest of the officials looked ashamed and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, our ability is limited, and we have only read twenty-two books. ”

This is the speed of a normal person, but compared with Zhao Langzhong, it is really not enough to see. Youshu couldn't help but straighten her chest, revealing a proud look. He has always been extremely confident in his IQ and is not afraid to lose to anyone. Compared with the two, the master will definitely value himself more.

Emperor Xuanguang put his fist to his lips and coughed lightly, then he beckoned to Zhao Langzhong, who was like a little rooster, "Bring the problematic account book and let me see it." ”

Youshu pointed to the two large boxes on his desk, "Your Majesty, all the account books that have been reviewed are all in zài problems, and they are extremely strict. ”

Emperor Xuanguang was not surprised, and ordered Wei Chen to move the two boxes to his dormitory, and then looked at the other people. Everyone understood and immediately said that there was no problem with the twenty-two books. Youshu doubted the abilities of these mortals, and when they half-knelt to reply, they had already flipped through five or six books, and their brows were furrowed.

"How can there be no problem? How did you find out that you didn't find such a big flaw? It's not to show themselves, it's just that they feel that they have betrayed the trust of their master, Youshu took a few steps forward, pointed to one of the account books and said, "This is Yuanguang's twenty-one year grain purchase account book, which is clearly 480,000 taels of ink by the household department, why hasn't it been marked?" ”

The official in charge of reviewing the account book turned pale, and he took it and looked at it again and again, but found no problems.

Youshu hated that iron could not become steel, and turned out the county mansion newspapers of Yuanguang for 21 years from the bookshelf, and said, "I have read the mansion newspapers of Lishui Mansion over the years, so I am deeply impressed. In the 21st year of Yuanguang, there were no disasters in Lishui and its nearby state capitals, but the household department spent a sum of 200,000 taels for disaster relief, and later spent 280,000 taels for grain purchases. And I was in charge of the affairs of Lishui on my behalf, and I knew that the treasury had not received these two sums of silver. In other words, this is a forged entry by the Ministry of Household for the purpose of corruption. Look at it again, this year, 21 of the 34 state capitals in Dayong reported natural disasters, and how much water does it contain? Could it be that the local officials and the household department colluded to falsely report the disaster situation and jointly embezzle money for disaster relief? The audit is not only to see whether the books are balanced, but also to combine the actual situation. ”

He spoke lightly, but he didn't think about where others had the same extraordinary memory as him, and even remembered what happened in a certain place in a certain year, and combined it into the accounts. As he spoke, he read the rest of the account books, and pointed out many mistakes and omissions, especially the salary books, which were simply fabricated and a mess.

"Your Majesty, this account book is even more problematic. Wechen remembered that ten years ago, more than half of the Weihu Army had been killed and wounded, but the household department did not eliminate the military registration of the dead soldiers, but paid them military salaries as usual. The Tiger Army is your personal soldier, have you received these salaries? If not, whose pocket did it go to? The inside story needs to be thoroughly investigated. ”

However, in a quarter of an hour, he had pointed out several extraordinarily large corruption cases that were enough to subvert the household department and shake the court, causing a group of colleagues to be drenched in cold sweat and their hearts and galls to be broken. Zhao Langzhong is really a madman, he doesn't think it's big enough, do you have to pierce the sky?

However, when the sky fell, there was naturally a tall man to hold on to him, especially the person who loved him the most. Emperor Xuanguang took the account book for a long time without saying a word, just when everyone thought that he would be thunderous and angry, he stood up, walked to Zhao Langzhong, snorted the other party's head vigorously, and praised, "Good example, worthy of being my virtuous minister, the pillar of the country!" ”

I was praised by my master? Touching your head? The master said that I was his virtuous servant? Youshu was rubbed to the ground, but there was a silly smile on her face.

Emperor Xuanguang also wanted to rub him twice, but because others were present, he had to stop, "You all learn from Zhao Lang, and collect relevant information in detail before checking the accounts, so as not to be fooled by fake accounts." It's not early, let's go home. ”

Everyone received the order with red faces, and after stepping out of the temple gate, they looked at the burning clouds in the sky, and suddenly felt a palpitation. This is a sign that the bloody wind is about to rise and the blood rain is coming.

Only Youshu had something in her heart, walked a few steps and turned back, and arched her hand at Emperor Xuanguang on the steps, "Your Majesty, are you going to go through the account books that I have been examined all night?" You have a lot of opportunities during the day and an all-nighter at night, how can your body stand it? If you can trust Wechen, Wechen will compile all the problems after returning and present them to you for review, which will save you a lot of time and will not be tired. ”

His words were sincere and his expression was sincere, which showed that he was not slapping the horse, but really putting the emperor's health first, which made people extremely comfortable to hear. Emperor Xuanguang had a faint smile in his eyes, but there was no expression on his face, and he responded without being salty.

Youshu only needs to do her best, and she doesn't need much in return, so she eagerly and greedily glances at her master, and then bows down and retires. That night, he was writing hard, but found that the candlelight was much dimmer, and when he looked up, he realized that his best friend had come, and hurriedly put a pile of rice paper on the table into the crook of his arm and covered it with his palm.

King Yama had been watching from the side for a long time, and his tone was slightly strange, "If this king remembers correctly, these entries are different from those account books you checked during the day. You have a good memory, you don't make such a mistake, did you do it on purpose? ”

Because the brush was thrown too quickly, there were many ink spots on the fingertips, sleeves, and placket, which made her look very wolfish, and her hurried and empty face became more and more suspicious. King Yama walked around him twice, and when he saw that he unconsciously shrunk his neck, he said firmly, "You really deliberately confused the accounts, so you are not afraid of Emperor Xuanguang's reprimand?" You know, he is extremely cautious in what he does, and even if you do a good job of the general ledger, he will still personally go through the old accounts for proofreading, and he will definitely find problems at that time. ”

He pulled the person whose head was buried lower and lower into his arms, and said in his ear, "Youshu, you are not that kind of foolish person, what do you want to do?" Scolding? Sometimes, he really couldn't figure out what was going on in this brilliant and innocent head.

Youshu looked around weakly, closed the window tightly, and then whispered, "I sue you, but you can't sue others." ”

"Apart from you, which other living person does this king know?"

"That's good. You're right, I deliberately messed up the accounts, but I didn't delete them, just tidy them up a little. Youshu scratched her hot ears and looked extremely ashamed. This is the first time he has played such a small trick.

"And then? Aren't you afraid that Emperor Xuanguang will question your abilities? "King Yama is more and more confused about Youshu's thoughts. Shouldn't you be at your best in front of your beloved? Why did he do the opposite?

Youshu covered half of her face with her sleeve and said in a muffled voice, "There is an idiom called 'want to promote first suppress', do you know? You see, I first handed over the confused accounts so that the emperor would notice the shortcomings of the old-fashioned bookkeeping method, and then I pretended to be distressed and pondered, and then proposed a new method of bookkeeping. Comparing the two phases, the front and back, doesn't it seem that I draw inferences from one another and have extraordinary abilities? Do you think the emperor will be impressed by me, and will he reuse it from now on? Only by getting closer to each other can I find opportunities. Otherwise, like today, I am checking the accounts in the side hall, he is working in the main hall, and when the time comes, they will disperse, and the case will be closed to you, when will the next meeting be? I'm just a petty official from the sixth grade, and I don't even have the qualifications to go to the court, if I don't seize this opportunity, what year and month will I have to wait? ”

King Yama stared at him for a long time, and then smiled slowly, lowly. Hell, why is even Youshu, who plays a little trick, so cute? Want to promote and suppress first? It's a shame that he can figure it out!

Youshu's other sleeve also covered her face, feeling very ashamed.

"What to cover, let this king look at your shaky little face." The king of Yama was already laughing, so he tore his hands apart and pulled him closer to take a closer look, "Look, it's already red and purple, let this king touch it." When he touched his hand, he laughed louder and louder, "It's so hot, you wait, this king will go to the kitchen to find an egg." ”

"What do you do with eggs?" Youshu dodged left and right, with tears in her eyes.

"Burn it on your face and eat it for supper." King Yama couldn't hold back any longer, pulled the person into his arms and pinched his face and nose, and even more eager to strip naked and eat into his stomach.

Because the handle was grabbed, Youshu didn't dare to resist at all, and her hair and clothes were rubbed into a mess before she whispered, "You know about it, God knows it, and no third person knows about it, is it?" ”

King Yama laughed again, and said, "Okay, this king will never tell others." Have you summarized your new bookkeeping method, and show it to this king. ”

Finally opened this page, Youshu let out a long breath and hurriedly handed over the pile of files that had already been written. King Yama nodded while looking at it, and had to admit that Youshu's head melon was indeed smart, but the means were too tender. But that's what makes him so cute, and there's no need for improvement.

One person and one soul discussed until midnight, and when they heard the sound of the drums, they lay down side by side and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Youshu took a pile of files to the Qianqing Palace to meet him, because he was caught last night, he was inevitably a little nervous, and when he stepped into the palace door, he tripped over the threshold and almost fell. I didn't know where Emperor Xuanguang was standing, but he immediately greeted him and hugged him, and reminded him gently, "Be careful of your step." ”

The familiar ambergris filled his nose, making Youshu a little drunk, and he took a deep breath without a trace, trying to put the smell of his master into his lungs.

Emperor Xuanguang stared at his slightly twitching nose, the corners of his mouth curled quickly, and only after waiting for someone to stand firm did he retract his arm politely and asked, "Zhao Langzhong, are the accounts sorted out?" ”

"It's all right, please see it, Your Majesty." Youshu shook her hands and presented a pile of files, her black eyes looked at it here, and she glanced there, but she didn't dare to look directly at the holy face.

Emperor Xuanguang coughed lightly while taking the file and looking at it carefully, and ordered Wei Chen to take yesterday's old accounts to check. His actions were as expected by the king of Yama, and he was very cautious and strict, and if anything went wrong, he would definitely not be able to escape his eyes. Youshu, who was still thinking about it yesterday, is now regretful, and a fine sweat can't help but break out on her forehead.

Emperor Xuanguang held the account book to check it, and glanced at him from time to time, his expression was extremely unpredictable. About three quarters of an hour later, he threw away the file and asked Zhao Shilang why he was so sloppy and made a number of mistakes in a row.

You Shu pouted and knelt down, asked for forgiveness in a trembling voice, and then vigorously explained the disadvantages of the old-fashioned bookkeeping method, justifying that he would make frequent mistakes when he was stunned, and said that he had learned a lesson from it and summed up a new style of bookkeeping, and begged the emperor to take a closer look and compare the advantages and disadvantages.

Emperor Xuanguang turned around, walked to the window and looked into the distance, his back was very majestic and cold, which made Youshu tremble and sweat coldly. However, if he looked at it from the front from a different angle, he would find that Emperor Xuanguang's face had been distorted and deformed, not because of disappointment and anger, but because he tried his best to hold back a smile. Interesting, so funny! Every moment with Youshu can make him happy.

Youshu stammered a lot, and then turned out the accounts summarized in the new bookkeeping method, and begged the emperor to check it again, while the emperor had not turned around for a moment, he quickly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and then rubbed his chest with palpitations.

Emperor Xuanguang and the others had all their fierce smiles dissipated before turning around, first helping Youshu up, and then taking the account book to check, and after a long time, he said, "This law is very good!" Wei Chen, call all the books of the ministries, I want them to see this new method of bookkeeping, and the account books submitted by the various ministries in the future must follow this method and be included in the law! ”

Wei Chen took the order and left.

Youshu quietly exhaled a breath of turbidity, feeling that she was about to collapse. It's easy for others to be cautious, and he doesn't understand why he is so difficult? Climbing in officialdom is really a technical job, and people with a tendon are very difficult to mix.

Emperor Xuanguang teased people almost to the core, and then awarded the rewards that had already been prepared, not gold and silver treasures, nor were they added to the rank of knight, but many butterfly specimens, some shining, some snow-white, and some colorful, nailed to the wooden board one by one, covered with transparent glass, which made people's eyes dazzle.

These rewards have simply been sent to Youshu's heart. He stared at the specimen for a long time, and when his master asked him if he liked it, he suddenly came back to his senses and said excitedly, "I like it, I like it so much!" Emperor Xie Longen. ”

Emperor Xuanguang was infected by his undisguised joy, and he also raised the corners of his lips. If you like it, these butterflies are all from him shuttling between the yang and yin worlds, and he caught them one by one. can see Youshu's bright and brilliant expression, and it is not in vain that he is looking for and painstaking-

When the officials of the various ministries learned the new bookkeeping method, and the day passed, Shu Mei stepped into the house and saw the king of Yama sitting in the living room drinking tea.

The ancestor who was waiting on the side hurriedly greeted him, "Master, you are back, do you want to pass the meal?" ”

"No, the emperor left me for the imperial banquet today."

Hearing the smugness in his words, King Yama couldn't help but smile, "It seems that your little clever has shaken out?" Did Emperor Xuanguang first get angry, then rejoice, and finally give you an official and a knight? ”

Youshu's cheeks flushed for a moment, and she shook her head honestly, "If you don't add an official to the knighthood, you just give me a lot of gifts." The words couldn't help but curl up the corners of their lips, revealing two small pear vortices.

"What gift? Take it out and let the king open his eyes. ”

"It's some butterfly specimens, very beautiful, many species I've never seen before. I only mentioned it occasionally, saying that I like insects, and the emperor actually remembered it, do you think he has a good impression of me? Even if you don't, you should be impressed, right? Youshu looked over.

Several of the ghost servants had already opened the box he had brought back and placed the planks on the table for the king to admire.

King Yama coughed and pretended to be sour, "How can this king know if he has a crush on you?" It is just a few mortal things, and it makes you happy to be like this, and if you like it, the king has a better gift to give. With a little touch of the words, the glass cover on the wooden board was removed, and all the butterflies were brought back to life and fluttered.

Youshu was dumbfounded, and waited for all the butterflies to fly into the bright sunset and turned into a little scale powder before opening her mouth, and gave a short "ah", her voice full of surprise and admiration.

King Yama grabbed the tender flesh on the side of his cheek and asked, "Which one do you prefer?" ”

Youshu thought about it again and then said, "What the emperor gave me is a real possession, and what you give me is life and hope." Cherish the existing one, live in the present, but not lose hope in the future, both are important, so I like both. ”

King Yama was stunned for a long time before he nodded at the tip of his nose and said, "Very good, this king likes your serious nonsense." ”

Youshu vigorously denied it, but turned his face to reveal a weak expression. After being teased for a long time, he also became cunning.