In the yamen of Taifu Temple, the hall!

When Chen Xiao came in, he found a fifty-year-old man with a pale face sitting in the first place.

In the hall, there were several other officials, all of whom were also sitting, and their faces were not very good-looking!

The first one, the clothes are red, and the complements are three-grade.

So it's not difficult to guess that this is the Taifu Siqing!

Chen Xiao's face was expressionless, and he arched his hand perfunctorily: "The director of the Ministry of Finance of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Chen Xiao, I have seen the Taifu Siqing!" ”

"Hmph, it's you, yelling and insulting the official outside?" Taifu Siqing said.

Chen Xiao shook his head: "How can it be said to be insulting?" Let's be honest! ”

"It's so bold, you said that this official doesn't want to be old-faced, isn't it the following offense?" Taifu Siqing said.

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, then you are the Taifu Temple, do you plan to go to the Criminal Department to solve it or go to Dali Temple?" The Metropolitan Procuratorate is also OK! ”

Taifu Siqing's face was ugly, if he went to these places, not only would the matter of not paying back the money he owed be exposed, but he might also make a big fuss, how embarrassing?

"You don't say this here, you insult the official, and you can't go to the yamen to solve it, in this Taifu Temple, the official can beat you for the following crimes!" Taifu Siqing said.

"It's okay!" Chen Xiao smiled faintly: "If that's the case, I don't mind letting you be charged with borrowing money and not paying it back!" ”

"You...... Chen Xiao, who asked you to come? "Taifu Siqing asked!

Chen Xiao stood proudly: "Naibu Shangshu is also, he asked his subordinates to collect these accounts, what's wrong?" ”

Taifu Siqing was speechless, silent for a while, and continued: "What if the official doesn't pay it back? ”

"You can try it!" Chen Xiao smiled!

"Bold, what attitude do you have to talk to our Siqing?" A Liupinji Cheng spoke.

Chen Xiao frowned: "What's the matter with you here?" How? You also owe us money? ”

The temple shook his head: "Hmph, this official won't owe you money!" ”

"Awesome!" Chen Xiao nodded, and then said to Taifu Siqing:

"Look at the officials under you, people won't owe us money, unlike some people!"

Taifu Siqing's face was ugly, and the temple man lowered his head in embarrassment, knowing that he had just swept away the chief's face.

"Chen Xiao, today, you don't want to receive the official's money!" Taifu Siqing said.

Chen Xiao asked: "Are you planning to be shameless?" ”

"Hmph, whatever you say, the official is sitting here today, and several main officials of the Taifu Temple are also here, if you can get the money, count me as losing!" Taifu Siqing is a typical old man.

Chen Xiao smiled: "Really? In other words, all the officials present will help you to repay the accounts of the household department? ”

"Humph!" Taifu Siqing snorted.

Chen Xiao nodded: "Okay, it's okay, this account is not what you owe me, it is you who borrowed the household department, let's see, do you dare to rely on me here, dare to rely on the entire household department?" ”

Taifu Siqing was slightly moved, but soon, he sneered again:

"I don't believe it at all, it's the head of the household that asked you to ask me for an account, the relationship between him and me, hum, impossible!" Taifu Siqing said.

Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes, the relationship between you and you is indeed not ordinary." Taifu Siqing, have you ever thought about why I dare to ask you to pay back so arrogantly? ”

"Aren't you just a six-rank official? I've given you a bit of guts! "Taifu Siqing despises.

Chen Xiao smiled: "No, no, no, it's because I've been checking the accounts for the past few days, and on this account, I am clear about every transaction expenditure of the Ministry of Household Finance."

I'm a magistrate, you should know, I can read all these accounts. But the book of the household department also asked me to check, and I really checked it.

There is an account, this spring, you applied to the household department for 20,000 taels of silver, for Ma Zheng, saying yes, to buy some horses. The household department allocated 20,000 taels of silver.

But as soon as the accounts are calculated, there are 21,000 taels missing here, and there are still 1,000 taels that have not been recorded, right? So, actually...... It should be twenty-one thousand taels......

Taifu Siqing, you said, the one thousand taels that are not on the right pair are you taking more, or is it the household department...... Swallowed? Don't tell me you don't know, this kind of account and money, but you can count it in person! ”

Chen Xiao's words seemed to be ripping accounts, but in fact, he threw out a corruption problem to the Taifu Siqing.

Taifu Siqing looked at Chen Xiao with a solemn face, and said: "You don't come, that's your household's account, it has nothing to do with me, I only took 20,000 taels of silver!" ”

"Oh? It seems that I have to go back and ask the Tobe Shangshu, after all, this is the matter between him and your Taifu Temple in the first place! Whether it's your or his problem, in short, a thousand taels, it's just gone, there has to be someone who has a problem, right? Or both have problems! Chen Xiao said.

Taifu Siqing frowned: "What are you talking about this?" Is this where your arrogance lies? ”

Chen Xiao smiled, held his head high and said: "Yes, I have to be arrogant, because I know every silver and two transactions between the household department and the Taifu Temple in the past few years.

Whether it was a thousand taels less last time, or 1,200 yuan less last time, I counted it out. Lord Taifu Siqing, do you want me to say it one by one? ”

Taifu Siqing looked at Chen Xiao with a surprised expression and said, "Impossible, how could Hubu Shangshu give you this kind of account?" ”

Chen Xiao said: "Here, I have to say that the dog of our household department is looking down on people, and no one can calculate the bad debts of his household department, and it is true that it is almost impossible for anyone to sort it out."

However, I, Chen Xiao, am not an ordinary person. Those accounts, in my opinion, are as simple and easy as elementary school students' math problems. So I can not only figure it out, but also know it by heart! ”

Taifu Siqing's eyes narrowed and said, "So, you threaten me? ”

Chen Xiao took his hand behind him and said lightly: "Yes, Lao Tzu put his words here today, if you don't return the five thousand taels of silver, hum, you will bear the consequences!" ”

Taifu Siqing's eyes narrowed: "Oh? What are the consequences? ”

Chen Xiao also squinted his eyes slightly, and said: "I can guarantee that the account that does not match between your Taifu Temple and the household department will be clearly marked by me on the emperor's table, don't believe it, you try?" ”

Taifu Siqing's face became gloomy, and he stared at Chen Xiao and said:

"Chen Xiao, do you think, why should I believe you? How many days do you have to be the head of the Ministry of Household Finance? If he dares to give you these bad debts, he is sure that you will not be able to account for them.

Do you dare to say here that you easily reconciled the accounts? You still say you're doing the math very well? You think I'm really a three-year-old? ”

Chen Xiao sighed, shook his head, and said:

"Believe it or not, why should I talk nonsense with you? As soon as this account is put to His Majesty, you have to pay back the money, and if there is a problem with the account of the Taifu Temple and the Household Department, Your Majesty will also check you and the Household Department.

When the time comes, Your Majesty will find out all about the matter between the two of you. You two are dead or alive, it's my business, as soon as I collect the account, I worry about that? ”

As he spoke, Chen Xiao turned around and left, saying as he walked:

"For the sake of only five thousand taels, expose what you did to Your Majesty, tsk, it is estimated that your life is gone!"

Hearing what Chen Xiao said as he walked, Taifu Siqing became nervous.

He looked at Chen Xiao's resolute departure, and he was even more bottomless.

In the end, he was still afraid, he believed that Chen Xiao would not be able to settle the bad debts so quickly, but he believed even more that when this matter arrived at the emperor, he would be dead......

"Chen Xiao, please stay!"

Chen Xiao waved his hand: "Lao Tzu doesn't stay!" ”