Chapter 9 The Empty Treasury?
"Oh? Is there such a thing? β
The voice of the saint was not loud, but it was as cold as frost, echoing in the entire hall, the prince and the courtiers knelt down one after another, and the ladies and dependents except the queen mother also knelt down, and the Qinghe Hall was dead silent.
Yao Qisheng is neither humble nor arrogant: "The minister has evidence to present to Your Majesty, this is the account book of You Yi receiving bribes, please look at it." β
The saint looked at it for a long time, and threw the account book down with a "snap": "Dingyuan Hou take a look." β
Then there was the sound of Daddy flipping through the pages, and soon he said, "Your Majesty, there are indeed so many. β
There was a change in the palace: Marquis Dingyuan really accepted a bribe?!
The saint didn't seem to hear it: "Today's Qinghe Hall is lively, I heard that all the adults have brought their own daughters, come out and take a look." β
I saw Yu Linjun come out from behind and drive the unmarried women to the stage like criminals. I wore a veil to stand out in the crowd, I didn't dare to look up, I only felt weak, and my head began to dizzy again.
What kind of operation is this, does the saint want to choose a concubine on the spot?
"I heard that in order to enter the palace, the women of the official family in the capital deliberately moved their household registration to Biluo City? You are all daughters in the family, is there such a thing? "It's so strange that the Holy One didn't ask the ministers, but asked us little girls? What a weird uncle.
Seeing that no one answered, the saint spoke again: "It's okay if you don't say it, but it will be found out in the future, and your official status will not be thought about." β
I understand this. If they are expelled from the official ranks, then these ladies will never want to marry a good husband again, and this life will be ruined.
Sure enough, two or three people were so frightened that they crawled out on their knees, admitting that their eldest sister had moved her household registration, and this household registration had all fallen in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion! There are a few more young ladies in the house!? How did I not know? Someone is obviously trying to kill Daddy! I was so anxious that I was sweating, but I saw that my father looked indifferent, and I didn't know whether he was really calm or fake.
"The criminal department will write down the person." The cold voice of the saint was like a hammer hammer in everyone's heart, "Is there anything else?" β
Silenced.
"None? Zhao Li, take the account book and read it," His Majesty said again, "Whoever reads the name stands up." β
I heard the Zhao Gonggong shouting in a slender voice: "Liu Kui, three thousand taels of silver, a pair of white jade Ruyi-"
Knock, someone fainted, I glanced at it, it was a woman in her forties, it seemed to be Liu Kui's wife, I was a young woman who should be Liu Kui's daughter, I wanted to shout but didn't dare to shout, desperately covered my mouth, tears flowed down, and the makeup on my face was crying.
Zhao Gonggong read slowly one by one, grinding on people's hearts like a blunt knife, he read about thirty names, the gold, silver and jewelry added up to countless, one after another officials knelt on the stage, and some family members fainted one after another.
ββ¦β¦ Six strings of crystal Buddha beads in the South China Sea, five beautiful maids. Your Majesty, the minion is finished. β
"Last month, the Ministry of Industry wanted to strengthen the embankment of the Mekong River, saying that it was to avoid bursting the embankment in summer, and this silver was sown, and Lord Sun had 5,000 taels of gold to honor the Marquis of Dingyuan, Lord Sun, this money will not be your savings for many years of frugality, right?" Sheng Shang sneered: "Your Qing family is so rich, I am actually lonely and unheard!" β
That Sun passed out.
"It's really interesting to catch so many big rats in a draft," he said to the Queen Mother as if he were homely: "I should have known that I should have drafted more, what does the Queen Mother think?" β
The Queen Mother's voice trembled: "The mourning family is a woman, and she doesn't understand this. β
"Yes." The saint said to Concubine Xian again, "What good do you say about entering the palace, could it be that I am my concubine, and the money in the family will come faster?" But so, Ai Fei? β
Concubine Xian had been kneeling for several hours, her physical strength was weak, and she said sadly: "The concubine is guilty, but I didn't know that my brother dared so much!" β
It turned out that there were concubines' cronies in that list.
"Ministers deserve death!" All the adults said in unison, and their voices echoed in the hall for a long time.
"Where you should die, I should die." The saint's voice was extremely faint and cold.
Ladies and gentlemen: "Your Majesty is angry! β
"Your Majesty is angry, and please ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate the Yuan Hou!" Yao Qisheng was unrelenting, as if his father was unwilling to die if he didn't die.
Seeing that the saint was silent, people came out to support Yao Qisheng one after another, and for a while his father became the target of everyone.
After a cup of tea, the saint spoke: "This matter has been played by the Marquis of Dingyuan for more than a month, and thinking of the emptiness of the treasury, I asked him to collect it for me." β
I took a long breath, I said, the fiefdom is enough to feed dozens of people in the Hou Mansion every year, and the gold mine was also measured in the fief two years ago, and His Majesty ordered eight points to be returned to the treasury and two points to the Hou Mansion, plus the second brother's business has been booming over the years, and Dad is not short of money to spend.
I thought it would be better to give five beautiful maids than to these gold, silver and jewelry.
"However, Yao Qing has lived in the imperial capital all these years, and he is in the Ministry of Rites," the saint said leisurely, "How did you learn about this?" β
Yao Qisheng didn't seem to expect the dirty water to splash on himself, and stammered: "Yes, yes..."
The saint interrupted him: "Go to prison and think about who gave you the idea. β
After speaking, he summoned the Yulin Army and dragged away Yao Qisheng and the adults who had been paralyzed on the ground like a pile of mud when they read their names.
The hall was quiet again, and I only felt that my head hurt more and more, and I only thought that the Holy Lord could quickly make an order to end this banquet: Isn't it okay to have a good meal? It's turned into a court!
For more than 300 years since the founding of the country, the emperors of the past dynasties have different personalities, and the only common point is diligence, which is to make the country stronger and stronger, the country is strong and the people are rich, and all countries come to the dynasty. And the diligence of today's saints is simply a model among the models of the emperors of the past dynasties, and the diligence is outrageousβit is true that as long as the saints are in high spirits, they can go to court everywhere in the world.
"Okay, don't kneel, get up, this matter is a big matter, and it can't be solved in a day or two, let's go back." I have never felt that the voice of the saint is so heavenly, I immediately went to find my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law was so frightened that she sat on the ground as if she had collapsed, muttering Amitabha Buddha in her mouth, and I suddenly felt that she was so cute.
"Your Majesty stays, the minister has a reluctant request!"
Everyone: Who, is it endless?!
Me: It's my dad...
"What's the matter with Dingyuan Hou?" I thought I could go, but who knew that my father, who lacked heart, spoke again, which made the saint interested, and I can really understand why the third brother always likes to roll his eyes.
"Your Majesty just said that the treasury is empty, the minister was very worried after hearing about it, the year before last the minister had measured the gold mine in the fief of Mobei, His Majesty Longen, gave the minister two dividends, and now the minister implores His Majesty to take back the gold mine to solve His Majesty's urgent need!"
Daddy, are you having a bad brain? He said that if the treasury is empty, it will be empty? An official of the Ministry of Household Affairs said that the treasury was so full that even the boxes for silver and the ropes for wearing copper coins were rotten, causing the money to be scattered all over the place, and it was impossible to count them. The Holy Father was very pleased to reject his suggestion and ordered a reduction of 10% of the country's taxes, and the people were grateful to Dade, and the matter will be recorded in history forever.
Empty treasury?! Believe you, a ghost, a bad old man!
My father was convinced of the words of the Holy One, and my skull really hurt more and more.
"The Marquis of Dingyuan is so loyal and patriotic, I am very relieved." The saint got cheap and behaved, "You have made great achievements, and you understand the righteousness so well, I don't know how to reward it." β
I heard my father say: "The minister asks His Majesty to give the minister a fast son-in-law who rides the dragon!" β