Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed dangerously, and he snorted coldly: "Just because he wants to see me too?" Let the Dark Guard go, don't be exposed. ”

"Yes, lord." Zuo Zhou leaned over respectfully.

"Since they can find out about the affairs of the army, I'm afraid that Yanyun will also find out something, so... Also, prepare some gifts and put them in the king's study, for the king is only useful. After Xiao Yi thought about it, he commanded Zuo Zhou again.

Only then did Zuo Zhou finally receive his order and retreat.

On the morning of the second day, the mood of the court was much better than ever, and the courtiers naturally saw it, so today's speech was naturally a little presumptuous, and some rumors that would not be said on weekdays were also said.

I don't know where it angered Jinshang, who was still listening to the courtiers' discussions, suddenly slapped the table and said: "Since you Aiqing are thinking about me so much, I just have a tricky matter in my hands that I want you Aiqing to help me review!" ”

In an instant, the voice in the court was much quieter, but Jinshang did not intend to let these ministers go like this, and this court was naturally not given in vain.

"General Cheng, you come to tell me about Jiangnan affairs!" After saying that, Imakami found a comfortable position and sat on the dragon chair, just waiting for what kind of words these ministers would use to prevaricate themselves.

"When the minister was ordered to go to Jiangnan to cure the floods, he found that there was a huge discrepancy between the account books in various parts of the Jiangnan and the account books submitted by the household department, and because of the relationship of time, the number on the account books in Jiangnan was only a rough count of the minister, and the difference between the two was as much as 30,000 taels, and brocade, silk, silk cloth, summer cloth, winter cloth, etc. could not be reconciled one by one, especially rice grain, the difference between the top and bottom was 270,000 stones, and there were also the books of salt transportation. Almost all local officials said that the pamphlets were either destroyed by fire after they were handed in, or because Jiangnan was damp and rotten, or eaten by moths, and none of them were intact, so it was impossible to reconcile the accounts of the salt transport. Cheng Qi stopped here and looked at Jinshang.

"Go on." After glancing at the reaction of the minister of the court, Imami said to Cheng Qi.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cheng Qi bowed his hand respectfully, then turned slightly, looked at the officials of the household department and asked, "So the minister dares to ask everywhere in the household department!" Where did the number of books come from? ”

"Little Dezi, bring that Luo Junzhe to me!" Hearing this, Jinshang said to Gonggong Li beside him, and after a while, the Imperial Forest Army pressed a person in prison uniform and walked up.

"I haven't been idle these days, and I sent someone to Jiangnan for a walk, don't you just grab a few little tails? It's a pity, the others are almost dead on the road, and this is the only one left, you Aiqing take a look, who knows him. "It's light, but the ministers below all feel that there is a knife hanging over their heads.

At this time, Tang Wenmao, the head of the household department, walked out, respectfully bowed to Jin Shang and said: "Your Majesty, the account books of this household department are counted from the account books collected from all over the country, and there should be no mistakes!" ”

"And what is the explanation for the incorrectness of the number of books?" Cheng Qi asked Tang Wenmao, and then turned to Jin Shang and said, "Your Majesty, please allow the minister to present those booklets!" ”

"That's right." Imakami nodded slightly.

Then someone took up the account books, Tang Wenmao didn't believe in evil to look through them, but just after reading the first few pages, his brows wrinkled tightly, turned around and pointed to the account books from all over the world and asked Cheng Qi: "Where did these account books come from?" ”

"Naturally, it was collected from all over the south of the Yangtze River, and there are seals of various governments behind it, so this can't be faked." Cheng Qi pointed to the account books and said.

Tang Wenmao flipped through it, and really saw the seals and signatures of officials from all over the country on the last page, and then immediately looked at the household servants not far away, as if his eyes wanted to kill them alive!

"Your Majesty, the minister will definitely find out!" Tang Wenmao knelt on the ground and said to Jinshang, then turned his head to look at the Tobe waiter and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Lord Shangshu, Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged! Since taking office, the minister has worked hard to enrich the national treasury, but everyone knows about this year's floods! I don't know how much the official ships of the salt transportation have been damaged, so the amount of silver levied this year has decreased a lot! The Tobe servant Xu Lei knelt on the ground and explained as if he was extremely sad.

Then someone stood up and defended Xu Lei, the household servant: "Yes, Your Majesty, not only the floods in the two Zhejiang and Fujian areas, but also a few locust plagues recently, and the people have no harvest!" The imperial court allocated a lot of silver for disaster relief, so the income of this household department is naturally much less than that collected from all over the south of the Yangtze River! ”

"Hmph, my lord, don't put the blame on these natural and man-made disasters, don't we have any side income? Those corrupt officials and corrupt imperial merchants confiscated the money from their homes to solve the floods and locust plagues in the south of the Yangtze River, and the money had long been recorded in the accounts. Another minister stood up and spoke in denial.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been wronged! When the household department was liquidated, the four princes were also there! I didn't say anything at the beginning, but now General Cheng doesn't know where to bring back a fake account book, which is clearly framing Weichen! The Tobe squire cried to Imajo, and then looked at Cheng Qi and asked, "What is General Cheng's intentions in this move?" ”

"Emperor, your father ordered you to supervise, why didn't you see the clue?" Jinshang also remembered at this time that when the liquidation was made, the fourth prince Xiao Yi was also present, and he was even more angry for a while, and even began to wonder if this Xiao Yi was taking advantage of this to make money!

"Father, after all, this household is in charge of the finances of the entire imperial court, and it is really inconvenient for the ministers to interfere too much!" Xiao Yi replied with a cautious and humble attitude.

Jinshang really ate this, and his tone immediately softened a lot: "Emperor, you are just too timid!" Can't do a big deal! ”

Cheng Qi looked at the appearance of the hundred officials and the four princes insisting on their own words, and couldn't help but chuckle twice in his heart, and secretly sighed at the turmoil in the court.

"These account books have the seals of officials from all over Jiangnan, how can they be faked?" Even if he asked, the Tobe squire was speechless in an instant.

At this moment, Cheng Qi, who had not spoken for a long time, stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, you can't tell the truth, you can't say it thoroughly, although the account book handed over to Shangshu by the household servant has been revised without great bias, but if you have been to Jiangnan, everyone knows that now the people are complaining, this year's flood and locust plague, instead of reducing the tax burden, but increasing it, but the tax you reported to the court is only fifty percent of the tax, and the other fifty percent is in your pocket, or into the pocket of the household, Or is there someone behind you? ”

"General Cheng! You are persecuting Zhongliang! The head of the household department pointed at Cheng Qi cheekily and shouted, and he was quite indignant.

But this is naturally judged by today, but now there is a lack of an opportunity, at this time, Jinshang's eyes suddenly glanced at Luo Junzhe, who had already been brought up not far away, so he simply took him and said: "Someone!" Drag Luo Junzhe down! Inflict the penalty of beheading! ”

"Your Majesty doesn't! Your Majesty! That Luo Junzhe was frightened, and hurriedly shouted loudly, but how could he care about his life or death today, naturally he didn't hear it, and in desperation, this Luo Junzhe could only ask for help from the household servant Xu Lei: "Lord Su! Help me! Xia Guan is doing this for you! My lord! You can't leave me alone! ”

"Lord Su, what does Luo Junzhe mean by what he said?" Cheng Qi sneered and looked at Xu Lei and asked, but this Xu Lei just didn't hear it, whether it was Luo Junzhe or Cheng Qi's words, he didn't make any response.

Seeing that Su Lei didn't care about his own life or death, Luo Junzhe laughed directly and said: "Lord Su, if you don't help me today, the people above you will never help you in the future!" You're going to die worse than I am! You will have retribution! There will be retribution! ”

Luo Junzhe's voice slowly lowered, knowing that he couldn't hear it anymore, that Xu Lei finally knelt down in fear, now that the human and material evidence is there, he can't escape no matter what, but there is some hope in people's hearts after all, so this Xu Lei subconsciously looked at the fourth prince.

At this moment, a puppet suddenly appeared in Xiao Yi's sleeve, which was made by Xu Lei's son, and it was difficult for Xu Lei to turn back when he came to this point.

If you don't take the blame for the crime, then the children in your family will be implicated, but on the contrary, if you bear the blame, then your family will have a chance to survive!

And Su Lei's eyes and the movements in Xiao Yi's sleeves were all seen by Cheng Qi, and he also knew that he was afraid that this time he would not be able to hurt the fourth prince in the slightest, and this Xu Lei seemed to have to bear the charge himself.

"Do you have anything to say?" Jinshang looked at the courtiers below majestically, and finally focused his eyes on Xu Lei's body, squinting his eyes and asking.

"The minister has nothing to say, but if General Cheng has to put the blame on the lower official, then find out where the lower official's silver is! Otherwise, you will not be convinced! Surrender! Xu Lei said slyly, and there was a feeling of seeing death as home.

Cheng Qi, who originally thought that Xu Lei would directly admit his guilt, did not expect that this Xu Lei would take the initiative to admit that there was someone behind him, and even let himself check it, which is too strange.

Just when Cheng Qi was about to agree, a flying sword suddenly shot in from outside the palace gate, and directly inserted it into Xu Lei's chest, and in an instant, blood gushed out from Xu Lei's chest, dyeing all around him blood!