Leaving from the emperor, Qin Ming went to Anle Palace by the way.

In Anle Palace, the little princess was idle and was singing the song that Qin Ming taught her, and her voice was very beautiful.

Qin Ming walked over and said with a smile: "Yan'er, aren't you bored in this palace every day?" ”

When the little princess saw Qin Ming, she immediately ran over happily and said, "It was originally boring, but if you come, you won't be bored." ”

Qin Ming smiled, accompanied the little princess for a while, and returned to the Ministry of Rites.

Today will be his last day in the Ministry of Rites.

Something must be done, otherwise I will be sorry for myself and the emperor.

Sitting in the hall of the host and guest department, Qin Ming felt that the biggest problem in this ritual department was corruption.

Although the Ministry of Rites does not have much oil and water, it is not as large as the money flowing through the other five departments.

But no matter what, the Ministry of Rites is also in charge of important ceremonies in the imperial court, such as sacrificing heaven and earth, sacrificing ancestors, etc.

It also manages the imperial examinations and all the religious things of the various monasteries and monasteries, as well as the communication with the foreign tribes of the various Tusi, and even the reception of foreign guests.

This one is very miscellaneous, each with its own oil and water, and when you get out all kinds of account books, you can always see a lot of problems.

Therefore, in the last day left, Qin Ming didn't care about the thirty-seven twenty-one, and took out all the account books he could see, one by one.

As a modern person, I am very flexible in mathematics.

Therefore, these account books do not need to be liquidated at once, as long as they roughly calculate in their hearts, they will know what is wrong.

In this morning, Qin Ming found that in the account books of the host and guest division, there were tens of thousands of taels of silver loopholes in the past few years.

This is not a small amount, where did all this money go?

Obviously, they were all swallowed by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

This Ministry of Rites is a clear water department, but the Ministry of Rites Shangshu and the two waiters, and even the staff of the main and guest divisions, can be pit by Qin Ming for five hundred taels without blinking an eyelid, it can be seen that they are very rich.

After packing up these account books, Qin Ming asked one of his subordinates to come over and hold them all, and then walked towards the hall of the Ministry of Rites.

Today, we have to make a big fuss.

You, Zhou Shangshu, the two squires, and the other three divisions, haven't they all been unhappy with Lao Tzu?

Then today, it's just right, completely irritating them all!

When they arrived at the hall, Lord Shangshu Zhou of the Ministry of Rites and the two attendants were discussing something.

As soon as they saw Qin Ming coming, the faces of the three of them were not good-looking.

None of them were happy with Qin Ming, but Qin Ming had recently made meritorious contributions, so these three people who were very knowledgeable would not go to Qin Ming's trouble at this time.

Even if he saw Qin Ming coming, he tried not to be too angry.

However, they didn't know that Qin Ming had come to trouble them.

"Qin Langzhong, but what's wrong?" Lord Shangshu asked.

Qin Ming walked to the middle of the hall, waved his sleeves, put his hand behind his back, and said:

"There's really something, I want to ask the three adults for advice!"

"Oh? Let's get it straight! Master Zhou took a sip of tea.

Qin Ming motioned to his subordinates to put all the account books on the table next to him, and said:

"Xia Guan has nothing to do today, and he checked the account books of the main and guest divisions for the past two years, and found that there were at least tens of thousands of taels of silver, which did not match the accounts. So, I'm here to ask you. ”

As soon as these words came out, Lord Zhou's hand holding the teacup shook.

The other two waiters' faces were also stiff, and they all stared at Qin Ming fixedly.

"Qin Langzhong, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Shangshu looked at Qin Ming with a teacup.

Qin Ming smiled and said, "It's nothing, Xiaguan is the host and guest of Langzhong, figuring out the account books, it should be a matter of duty, right?" ”

"You threaten this officer?" Lord Zhou frowned.

Qin Ming said with a haha: "Haha, what do you mean by this, adult?" The lower official just wants to check the accounts, why has he become a threat to you? ”

"Really?" Master Zhou took another sip of tea and said:

"This is the project of your host and guest division, the official is not clear, if you want to ask, just ask your previous host and guest division Lang Zhong."

"My lord, you are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the main and guest department is also your subordinate department, how can you say that you don't know?" Qin Ming pointed to the account book and said:

"If the adults don't know, then don't you have to give these to the emperor? But I don't think the emperor knows, so I still have to ask you in the end! ”

Zhou Shangshu got up suddenly, smashed the teacup on the ground and said angrily:

"Bastard, Qin Ming, you still say that you are not threatening this official?"

Qin Ming was not afraid at all, took a step forward, looked directly at Lord Zhou, and said:

"And even if it is, so what? My lord, if you have to think that the lower official is checking the accounts to threaten you, then the lower official has no choice. Or is it the same sentence, this account, let's calculate? ”

"Okay, today's official, I'll settle the matter with you. But it's not this account, it's between you and me! "Lord Zhou can't bear it anymore.

"Someone!"

I heard him shout, and more than two dozen messengers rushed in from outside, some with swords, some with sticks, standing on both sides of the doorway.

Qin Ming looked at these poor people, sneered and said to Zhou Shangshu, "What do you mean, sir?" ”

"You're not going to ask for an account? This official can explain these accounts to you today, but you remember, after these accounts are clear, only the dead can go out of this door! Master Zhou said fiercely.

Qin Ming sneered and said, "My lord is so majestic, in this Ministry of Rites, is it possible to dare to kill a five-grade official?" ”

Zhou Shangshu snorted coldly and said, "Boy, remember, this Ministry of Rites is my territory. I ask you today, do you still want to know this account?

If you don't want to, you leave with your books and don't mention it again. If you still want to know, this official will let you be a ghost today! ”

Qin Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, he slowly stepped forward, looked directly at Zhou Shangshu, and said:

"Then please give these accounts to the lower officials a reasonable explanation?"

Master Zhou's eyes flashed with murderous aura, and he also slowly stepped forward, approaching Qin Ming and whispering:

"Okay, this official has given you a chance, you can find your own death. This official told you that these accounts, the officials of the Ministry of Rites are involved, and every tael of silver is divided by us, what can you do? ”

After speaking, he took a step back and stared at Qin Ming coldly.

At this moment, he had already made up his mind to kill Qin Ming today.

Anyway, the eldest princess also wants Qin Ming to die, it's a big deal to kill Qin Ming today, how to explain to the emperor, just go to the eldest princess to discuss later.

Qin Ming smiled at the moment and said, "Everyone understands people, and today, I didn't mean to come to find trouble."

It's just that...... Lord Zhou, this is 10,000 taels of silver, and it is difficult for the lower officials to do it if the accounts of the main and guest divisions of the lower officials are not matched. ”

Lord Zhou was stunned, this guy, don't you want to die and break the net? So he asked, "So what do you really want?" ”

Qin Ming said with a smile: "It's very simple, the accounts are clear, and there is no need to make a big deal about it, I just want you to make up the accounts of the host and guest." It's just 10,000 taels of silver, which means a little to you! ”

Lord Zhou and the two waiters were stunned when they heard this, and then Lord Zhou said angrily:

"Come on, catch him for the officer, and beat him to death with a stick!"

Qin Ming already knew that this was the result, 10,000 taels was a lot, it was strange that these guys were willing to spit it out.

Seeing more than two dozen poor people rushing up, Qin Ming stood in place and shouted:

"Don't move, whoever dares to step forward will bear the consequences!!"