Zhang Kuan was stunned in place, his face was red and trembling with anger, this ungrateful little white-eyed wolf was really exactly the same as his father, Emperor Taiqian. He thought that he was assisting a humble gentleman through the ages, but he didn't expect that Emperor Dade had only been in power for two years, and his true nature was exposed.

In fact, Zhang Kuan thinks left, but as an emperor, how can there be people who are not arbitrary, and who are willing to be manipulated by others. Whether or not to be a puppet, no one wants to be a puppet, and the Xuanyuan family is not allowed to be curbed in its blood. Emperor Dade is best at forbearance, and what he is even better at is killing with one blow.

"Zuo Xiang, what should we do?" Qi Yi, the inspector of the Supervision Yuan, came over with a bitter face, and other Zhang Party officials also stepped forward to investigate.

Zhang Kuan sighed and said, "Choose someone to send to the White Tiger Military Camp." ”

Qi Yi said: "Zuo Xiang, in addition to having a pair of eyes that can distinguish between truth and falsehood, the officials are indeed not good at living in the army, and the lower officials are worried that they will not be able to stand it if they go to the army." ”

Zhang Kuan asked rhetorically: "Who asked you to impeach Zhang Xiaowu?" Who asked you to mention the harem? Is it also your responsibility to take care of the affairs in the harem? ”

An imperial historian said: "But Your Majesty connived at Zhang Xiaowu's great disrespect, which is really intolerable to our righteous people." ”

Zhang Kuan said: "As an official, you must not interfere in anything in the harem, this is the most basic standard for officials." Let me ask you, if the harem interferes in politics, who will bear this crime? You guys? Or me? Think about doing things, think twice before acting, don't do it impulsively, do you understand? ”

"Zuo Xiang, I'm waiting to be taught, but I can go to Jiangnan ......"

Zhang Kuan sighed and said, "In the afternoon, I will enter the palace to face the saint, please ask the emperor to change his mind, but the two of you must go, who let your foreign officials interfere in the harem." ”

The two were also unlucky, patted the horse's feet on the horse's feet, and they were injured.

Zhang Xiaowu followed the emperor to the harem to the palace of raising the heart, and then saw Emperor Dade's shoulders trembling, and then laughed, and Emperor Dade turned around and said excitedly: "Well done." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Your Majesty, the minister...... I didn't do anything. ”

Emperor Dade said: "I'm saying that I'm doing a good job. ”

Isn't that just boasting? Zhang Xiaowu was speechless for a while, it turns out that you are such a narcissistic emperor.

After Emperor Dade had laughed enough, he calmed down and said, "Do you think I'm targeting Zuo Xiang?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "The left minister is His Majesty's grandfather, Your Majesty should not be like this, the minister is a little wronged, Your Majesty is the left minister's support, if Your Majesty and the left minister are out of harmony, the minister is panicked." ”

Emperor Dade said: "The first thing is wrong, I have succeeded to the throne for two years, but I have been at the mercy of the left and right, first there is the right minister to test the bottom line of the two, and then there is to let you be the commander of the silver guard, two happy events are worth celebrating." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "It's just that now, His Majesty's wedding has been delayed due to the war in Jiangnan. ”

Emperor Dade also showed a look of regret and said: "Yes, the wedding day is postponed until the generalissimo quells the Jiangnan Rebellion and the army returns to the Central Plains, which is a double happiness and a blessing for the country." However, I still want to appease the generalissimo, although the wedding has not yet taken place, but his first-class Dushan Uncle must be commended. He turned to Lu Baiting and said: "The purpose is to protect the territory and the people of the country and go out to fight against the Jiangnan rebels, and he is specially commended for being a first-class Dushan Bo." ”

Lu Baiting said: "Obey." ”

Emperor Dade then retreated from the others, leaving Zhang Xiaowu alone, he shook his head and said, "Although I refuted the impeachment of you today, do you know how many impeachments you have received?" Even including the fact that your people used part of the Qinglong Army's salary, and three people impeached you for taking two million taels of military salary, do you know? ”

Like a thunderbolt exploding overhead, Zhang Xiaowu was dumbfounded and sweated coldly, he thought that he had sent someone to secretly take away the salary of the Qinglong Army, but he never expected the emperor to know about it. And not only the emperor, but also three officials knew about it, and the secret that had been hidden in his heart for a long time was so exposed by Emperor Dade, Zhang Xiaowu didn't know how to deal with it.

For a while, Zhang Xiaowu's mind turned a thousand times, but he didn't know how many secrets the emperor knew, and the number of two million taels of military salaries was indeed too exaggerated, even if he had the courage and no ability, so this kind of half-truth and half-false framing was the most irritating but powerless.

He took a few heavy breaths and said, "Your Majesty, it is true that the minister took part of the salary of the Qinglong Army without authorization, but there is definitely not so much. ”

"I don't believe in them, but I believe in you." Emperor Dade said with a smile, "The salary of the Qinglong Army is a table of wine and meat, no one can swallow it alone, they put all the responsibility on you because they want you to bear the black pot, if you can be punished, their greed for ink can be covered." But do you know why I trusted you, knowing that you had made a mistake, but still chose to let you be the commander of the ghost guard? ”

Zhang Xiaowu pondered: "Because I am loyal to Your Majesty. ”

He didn't know how well Emperor Dade knew about him, and he had a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart, and this fear was not that his secret was revealed, but that someone else put a knife on his neck and then confidently took it away. For the first time, he felt that his life was in the hands of others at any time, and it was a loss of control over the future, a loss of control over the sense of security.

Emperor Dade asked and replied to himself: "Because after you took the military salary, all of it was used for border defense, all of it was used for the military salary of the border army and the improvement of the lives of the border people. I know that many officials are corrupt and abuse their power, but I do not allow the abolition of private interests, an egg in the palace, the internal affairs government reported eighty wen a piece, and the people outside can buy it for only five yuan, and I allow the eunuch to earn this seventy-five yuan. They bought 200 eggs and earned an extra 15,000 yuan. But they couldn't register 200 eggs, but they only bought 100, which means that there are 100 eunuchs and palace maids who can't eat eggs. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "What Your Majesty thinks, the ministers can't do." ”

Emperor Dade laughed at himself: "I can't punish those who are greedy for gold and silver, I punish those incompetent mediocre officials, not those who can do things for me, otherwise I will kill all the corrupt officials, I only have a bunch of honest but incompetent mediocre officials, who will defend my country?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu is not the emperor, so naturally he doesn't need to consider the proper interests in this, but he also adopted a blind attitude towards making money from his subordinates, fortunately, everyone abides by the bottom line and does not go too far, and the military salary in the north is sufficient, and everyone is worried about how to spend money, not how to make money.

There are naturally incorruptible people in the ghost guards of Saibei, and there are also people who are greedy for ink with small means, and such people exist in any country and institution, and they will never disappear. At this point, he and Emperor Dade's attitude were very consistent, and they resonated in their hearts.

Emperor Dade suddenly said: "But since someone has impeached you, I have to punish you, so you can be convinced if you are exempted from being the commander of the ghost guard?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I am a Hanchen, so I naturally obey Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Dade said: "From now on, due to improper words and deeds, Zhang Xiaowu will be exempted from being a general of the third grade, and he will be demoted to the fifth grade in a row, and he will be appointed as the secretary of the prince's mansion from now on. ”

"Minister, obey the order."