Glancing at the cicada beside him, Ning Zhao turned his head and glared at Jin Yuan, and said angrily, "Shut up." ”

Jin Yuan touched his nose in disdain, and quickly shut it up, being locked out of the door once was enough, he didn't want to come once.

The two walked back to the main hall and sat down, Qing Cicada made tea and poured it for the two, and the little two were talking about homely words, when suddenly a sound of footsteps came.

Looking up, the porter ran over.

"My lord, someone from the Ministry of Industry is here, and they are waiting outside the house, do you want to see you?" The little guy said.

Jin Yuan paused slightly, then waved his hand and said, "Let people in." ”

After that, he glanced at Ning Zhao and sat back on the main seat.

After a short time, the people from the Ministry of Industry were brought in, and Jin Yuan saw that it was Xu You, the squire of the Ministry of Industry, and the confidant of Master Shangshu Chen.

"Lord Jin."

Xu You strode in, arched his hand towards Jin Yuan, and then saw Ning Zhao sitting on the side, and reacted to who it was, and politely greeted Ning Zhao: "I've seen Madame." ”

Ning Zhao got up with a smile and blessed Xu You, which was considered a return gift.

Jin Yuan also got up from his seat, walked towards Xu You, and said with a smile: "What is the matter with Lord Xu coming today?" ”

Xu You looked at Jin Yuan and wanted to speak, but then he paused again and looked at Ning Zhao sideways.

Ning Zhao understood, got up and nodded at Jin Yuan, and then went out with Qing Cicada.

When the person was far away, Jin Yuan retracted his gaze, looked at Xu You, and asked bluntly, "What is the matter with Lord Xu?" ”

Xu You suddenly sighed, his brows furrowed, and said to Jin Yuan: "Something happened in Daxing, Lord Chen asked me to ask Lord Jin for help." ”

"Daxing?" Jin Yuan frowned.

The official road was built to open up the road between the western part of the country and the Central Plains, and Daeko was the most important link between the western part and Kyoto.

Jin Yuan raised his hand and asked Xu You to sit down and said, he turned back to his seat and asked:

"What's wrong? Before, the emperor sent an inspector to supervise the imperial history, and all the good news came back, and I didn't hear anything wrong with it this morning. ”

Hearing this, Xu You sighed again, and said to Jin Yuan: "Don't hide it from Lord Jin, the construction of the official road is a good thing, and with the previous deployment of the adult, the local people are very cooperative, it stands to reason that it should have been peaceful and smoothly implemented." ”

"In fact, the official road has indeed been very smooth, and it has only been a short period of time, and it has been stuffed from the border to Changzhou."

The door was closed, and the two looked at it, Ning Zhao was standing at the door with a beautiful tray, looking at the two with a smile, and said with a smile:

"Lord Xu has something to talk about, and it is inconvenient for the people to disturb him, so I will serve tea to Lord Xu."

As he spoke, Ning Zhao walked in, put the tea cup in Xu You's hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Xu, please use tea." ”

Xu You was flattered, quickly stood up, arched his hand towards Ning Zhao, and said politely: "Mrs. Lao is personally serving tea, and the lower officials are really panicking." ”

Ning Zhao smiled and waved his hand, "Lord Xu is polite." ”

After that, Ning Zhao didn't stay any longer, turned around and left.

Xu You looked at Ning Zhao's back, looked at the tea cup on the desk, and said to Jin Yuan with a smile: "Madam is really dignified and magnificent, Lord Jin is so blessed." ”

Hearing Kwa Ning Zhao, Jin Yuan was happier than hearing the praise himself, but he was still worried about Daxing's affairs, Jin Yuan waved his hand and said, "Lord Xu is too famous, let's get back to business." ”

Xu You took a sip of the teacup, and then said from before:

"The west of Daxing leads to Tubo, which is the second most important connection point of the Guansai town, and Lord Chen sent people to Daxing to inspect before, so that the local people can understand the significance of this official road and gather people."

"I never thought that half a month ago, I had already sent someone to take care of it first, but when I and my officials went a few days ago, Daxing didn't move at all."

As he spoke, Xu You's face became ugly, and his eyebrows were also solemn.

"Lord Chen wanted to go in person, but I was stumped by the transportation of materials, so I went to Daxing again and found something unusual."

"Something out of the ordinary?" Jin Yuan's brows furrowed.

Daxing is Fengyuan City again, the previous dynasties have built their capitals there, whether it is geographical location, or other, Daxing is an important hub.

Someone had already been sent half a month ago, and no construction had begun until now, which alone was unusual.

"What did you find?" Jin Yuan asked again.

"There is Lord Jin in the household department, and the silver taels for building the official road are already complete, but I found out in person that the silver taels allocated are not right at all!"

As he spoke, Xu You looked at Jin Yuan again, as if there was something inconvenient to say, and he stopped talking with a look on his face.

Jin Yuan looked at his appearance, and had a slight idea in his heart, "Tang Ming, the right attendant of the household department, is in the supervision group, have you ever looked for him." ”

Sure enough, when Xu You heard Tang Ming's name, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he hesitated for a long time, and then said, "I looked for Lord Tang when I first went, but I ......"

"But what?" Jin Yuan sighed and said, "Since Lord Xu has come to me, you might as well say it directly." ”

"The money for the construction of the official road is all fundraising, this is all my hard work, and I will not give anyone a chance to destroy it." Jin Yuan said in a deep voice.

Hearing Jin Yuan say this, Xu You breathed a sigh of relief, let go of the doubts in his heart, and said:

"Lord Tang has an account book in his hand, which records all the accounts since the construction of the official road, although I am not from the household department, but I have been in the Ministry of Industry for so many years, and I have dealt with the household department, and I can also see the authenticity of the account book."

Hearing this, Jin Yuan finally affirmed the guess in his heart, in short, "Someone is greedy for ink." ”

Xu You got up and arched his hand towards Jin Yuan, and said: "Lord Chen and Lord Jin are good friends, and the construction of the official road this time is also a merit that will benefit the people for thousands of years, and Lord Chen and I both want to do things well." ”

"The lower officials know that Lord Jin has always been strict, and Lord Chen also trusts Lord Jin, so this time Lord Chen will hold back and not report, and come to discuss with Lord Jin first."

Xu You raised his eyes to look at Jin Yuan and said worriedly: "If this matter is reported to the imperial court by someone with a heart, Lord Chen, Xia Guan, and Lord Jin will all have a hard time arguing!" ”

Jin Yuan is in charge of the household department, and the silver of the imperial court is in his hands, this position is a fat difference that people are eager to follow, if he makes the slightest mistake, it is really not so easy to clear up.

"Alright, I got it."

Jin Yuan got up slowly, walked to Xu You's side, arched his hand at him, and said, "Go back and tell Lord Chen, I will personally go to Daxing to investigate the matter." ”

Xu You's eyes lit up, his brows instantly relaxed, he waved at Jin Yuan, and replied: "The lower official should inform Lord Chen, and the lower official will wait for Lord Jin to have good news." ”

Seeing Xu Yu away, Jin Yuan sat for a long time, tapping his fingers on the table, his eyes down and pondering.

When Ning Zhao came to him, Jin Yuan didn't notice it, Ning Zhao was helpless, reached out and touched Jin Yuan's teacup, and said softly: "The tea is cold." ”

Jin Yuan suddenly came back to his senses, raised his eyes to look at Ning Zhao, smiled and reached out to hold her hand, and said, "When you came in, I don't know." ”