Regarding Mao Wenlong, Zhu Youzhen had some understanding in his previous life, especially for Mao Wenlong being killed by Yuan Chonghuan's correction, Zhu Youzhen has always felt deeply regretful.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, after the defeat of Guangning, Mao Wenlong gathered millions of Han people in Liaodong and guarded the islands off the coast of Liaodong.

Mao Wenlong started with hundreds of soldiers, rags and struggled to start a business, providing a shelter for millions of Han people in Liaodong who did not want to be oppressed by the Later Jin.

This merit alone is far better than that of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers.

And not only that, after establishing a foothold in the sea off Liaodong, Mao Wenlong often went ashore to harass Houjin, and once restored half of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Kuandian area.

So much so that when Nurhachi marched westward, he never dared to plan a battle for more than two months, because he was afraid that Mao Wenlong would copy his lair.

Such military feats are not comparable to those of the western Liaoning military group, which has always abandoned the city and lost its territory.

But it is like this, the people are all first-class good generals in martial arts, but because they are unwilling to tell lies and are unwilling to honor their officials, they were squeezed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and wept blood and wrote five injustices.

Hey, the corruption of the Ming Dynasty officials is especially evident.

And in history, Mao Wenlong's fate was very miserable, after he was killed by Yuan Chonghuan for the crime of collaborating with the enemy, until Zhu Youzhen's previous life, there were experts and scholars who ruined Mao Wenlong's reputation on the grounds of collaborating with the enemy.

As everyone knows, who is collaborating with the enemy.

Thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen's eyes were hot, and tears fell down in a daze.

Yuntai is talking about it, who will be the one who will be swaying Kouxun at that time.

Sunset Ba Lingyuan hunting, General Li is the late general.

"Alas---" Chief Zhu You sighed, waking up the four pavilion elders who were standing with their heads down.

The four of them raised their heads when they heard the sound, but when they saw Zhu Youzhen's eyes red, they were all shocked, and they hurriedly knelt down and shouted in unison:

"The ministers are guilty!"

"It's none of your business, get up."

Zhu Youzhen adjusted his mood, and then said:

"Since you are all here, let's discuss Mao Shuai's letter."

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen's attitude towards Mao Wenlong and his tone were beyond their expectations, the four pavilion elders tightened their hearts when they heard this, and the original draft of the manuscript on this matter was completely useless.

And now Zhu Youzhen's attitude towards Mao Wenlong is not very clear, so the four of them have lost their hearts for a while, and they are silent again and again, and no one speaks.

"It's all dumb!"

Zhu Youzhen was in a bad mood, but when he saw the four of them silent, he was angry.

"Elder Huang Ge, tell me."

Huang Liji was immediately excited, and his brain began to run rapidly, combined with Zhu Youzhen's tears and sighs, he immediately had a preliminary judgment on Zhu Youzhen's attitude:

Zhu Youzhen should appreciate Mao Wenlong, and take a step back, he shouldn't hate it.

With a little determination in his heart, Huang Liji quickly typed the draft.

"Your Majesty, Mao Shuai has led a lonely army to hang overseas for a long time, and the days must be hard, so he should be encouraged."

Although Zhu Youzhen's attitude was generally confirmed, Huang Liji still didn't dare to say too much, so he expressed sympathy for Mao Wenlong from the objective geographical environment.

Leaving room for speech is the basic quality of the old fritters in officialdom.

"Well, what Elder Ge said is very true, the islands off the coast of Liaodong, the islands are small and poor, and some islands have no fresh water, and the islands must be produced, according to the island Mao Shuai raised hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, it should be bitter."

When Huang Liji heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and took advantage of Zhu Youzhen's efforts to turn around, and hurriedly wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, but then there was a hint of coolness.

His Majesty has never been out of the capital, how can he know about the islands off the coast of Liaodong, and he knows very well.

Huang Liji secretly glanced at the other three and found that they were just as surprised as himself.

"Since it is not easy for Mao Shuai to defend the land, the imperial court must not express it, otherwise it will not chill the hearts of the front-line soldiers."

Without waiting for the other three elders to express their opinions, Zhu Youzhen set the tone.

After Zhu Youzhen made a statement, things became simpler, and the four pavilion elders quickly decided to appease Mao Wenlong.

'Mao Wenlong was promoted to be the prince and Shaobao, and Yin Yizi was the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and the Dongjiang arrears were allocated on the same day. ’

Zhu Youzhen then looked at the cabinet's draft vote and felt that the expression of sincerity did not seem to be enough.

So he wanted to add a few strips to the back of the pen, but in the flash of light, Zhu Youzhen changed his mind.

After Mao Wenlong received the order, he handed over the military affairs to Chen Jisheng, the deputy commander-in-chief of Pingliao, and went to Beijing to face the saint as soon as possible. ’

The cabinet held Zhu Youzhen's red cloak and was a little speechless for a while.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Liaodong is changing rapidly, the general army has left his post without permission, and he is afraid of changes for a long time, so please take back your order."

Afraid that Zhu You's inability to pass the military affairs would cause a catastrophe, Huang Liji hurriedly persuaded him.

"It's not in the way, after this year, Jin will encounter natural disasters and his strength will be damaged, I don't expect that there will be a big war in Liaodong, and there will be no changes in Mao Shuai's trip to Beijing."

"You should prepare the purpose as soon as possible, prepare money and food, and I want to talk to Mao Shuai about the strategic issues of Liaodong."

Without waiting for others to persuade him again, Zhu Youzhen waved his hand to drive people away.

But half an hour later, the four members of the cabinet came to the Qianqing Palace together.

"Back to Your Majesty, the will has been prepared, but to make up for the arrears, the household department said that the silver is insufficient."

Huang Liji said with an embarrassed face.

"What? Didn't Xia Fu arrive in October? It's only been a little over a month and it's gone? ”

Zhu Youzhen couldn't believe it, what about more than three million taels of silver, and it was spent in more than a month?

"Your Majesty, the household department said that although the silver has not been spent, there are too many debts in the early stage, Xia Fu has promised to go out, and the use has been approved by His Majesty, and the household department does not dare to embezzle it without authorization."

Shi Fenglai replied cautiously, and several other ministers also nodded yes.

"Don't you leave any mobile silver, how can Guo Yunhou deserve this household secretary, quickly pass on the household department book to see me!"

didn't talk nonsense to the old four, Zhu Youzhen shouted to Wang Chengen.

Suddenly, Guo Yunhou, the head of the household department, walked into the Qianqing Palace with a righteous face with the account book in his hand.

"Guo Butang, all the money is gone? Didn't leave anything behind? ”

As soon as Guo Yunhou finished paying homage, Zhu Youzhen immediately asked.

"Your Majesty, this is the prepaid account book of this year's summer endowment, which has been approved by Your Majesty before, please take a look at it."

Zhu Youzhen took the account book handed over by Wang Chengen, only looked through it cursoryly, and then threw it aside.

Indeed, the book of account was approved by itself. ’

Zhu Youzhen scratched his head a little at this time, the Ming Dynasty has been unable to make ends meet for a long time, natural disasters and military disasters, and there are countless places to spend money, so the household department inherited the tradition of eating grain.

Before the quarterly tax arrives, it is given by the previous arrears, and as soon as the tax arrives, the debt will be paid immediately.

Zhu Youzhen secretly smiled bitterly: "This household is quite a bit of his own previous life, and he has to repay his credit card as soon as his monthly salary arrives. ’

"Can't you take out 200,000 taels of silver from the household?"

Zhu Youzhen still did not give up, counting on Guo Yunhou to hide private money for the treasury.

"Back to Your Majesty, river workers, disaster relief, the rebellion of luxury, the military salaries of the Northwest and Hebei Liao, which are all bottomless pits of spending money, and the military salaries of Western Liaoning alone account for half of the Xia Fu, and the household department really has no money."

After Guo Yunhou finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhen's face was pale, Guo Yunhou took a deep breath and said boldly:

"Your Majesty, the household department has no money, but the minister knows where the silver is."

Zhu Youzhen was scratching his head, and he was stunned when he heard the words, but he instantly felt a slight chill on his back, and a hint of foreboding rose in his heart.

"Oh? What does Guo Butang mean by that?"

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that the 'Five Tigers and Five Biao' have a lot of money, presumably Your Majesty's internal funds should be able to come up with this silver."

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he secretly scolded in his heart: "Rub, that's really the case." ’

Zhu Youzhen raised his head and glanced at the four members of the cabinet again, and suddenly understood.

"Grandma's, the cabinet and the household department are probably colluding, and they have made up their minds to eat me. ’