At night, it is as quiet as water.

Zhu Houzhao stood on the steps of Xianyang Palace in a big coat, although the weather was slightly cool tonight, the night was very good, and there was not a trace of clouds in the sky. There are stars in the sky, the moon is as big as a jade plate, Zhu Houzhao is staring at the big moon in the sky, and there is no joy or sorrow in his heart.

"Your Highness, Zhang Yong is here!" Liu Jin stood behind Zhang Yong, his voice was very low, and his tone was a little worried.

Everyone around the prince knows that the prince has been in a very bad mood in the past two days, and as the account books of the eight bureaus are counted out one by one, the prince's face is black. It's no wonder that the crown prince is really shocking in these account books, among which the corruption of the banking bureau is the most serious.

Not only did they buy false reports privately, but they also used shoddy goods to steal takeaways, and many of the gold and silver utensils in the palace flowed out in this way.

Last year, the total cost of the silver bureau was 160,000 yuan, and as a result, nearly 110,000 yuan fell into the pockets of these people, which can be described as frenzied.

Not to mention His Royal Highness the Prince, even the emperor was alarmed by this matter, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and the eighth game was suddenly pushed to the forefront. There seems to be no clean place in the entire Eighth Bureau, but the praise of Zhu Houzhao in the DPRK and China has risen, and the Ming Dynasty has set off another wave of touting the prince.

Zhu Houzhao felt good about this, but he still couldn't be happy, it was really too bad in eight games.

Zhu Houzhao sighed, glanced at Liu Jin, and then ordered: "Let Zhang Yong come over!" ”

It didn't take long for Zhang Yong to walk in from outside, and Zhang Yong's mood was very excited in the past two days, but he was also very nervous and scared. I am excited because I have been reused by His Royal Highness the Prince, and the palm print eunuch of the War Bureau will be my own immediately, how can I not be excited, it is the War Bureau, and in the Eighth Bureau, the War Bureau is also the top priority.

The nervousness and fear are due to the fact that the situation in the war bureau is so unexpected, and this is not only something found in the account books!

"The slave has seen His Highness!" Zhang Yong came to Zhu Houzhao's side and said respectfully, with a trace of apprehension in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and looked Zhang Yong up and down, Zhang Yong has been busy with the affairs of the war bureau in the past few days, and the whole person is tired, and even has a pair of big dark circles under his eyes, obviously he hasn't slept well these days. Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao's tone was a little softer.

"Let's talk about it!" Zhu Houzhao said with a wry smile: "I've heard a little about the War Bureau, no matter how bad it is, how bad it can be." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!" Zhang Yong agreed, and then still said cautiously: "Your Highness, the things in the treasury are less than thirty percent, and more are reported to be lost, or scrapped, in fact, there is no scrapping or loss, all of them have been resold." ”

"Shoddy, inflated quotations, basically this situation exists in the entire military battle."

Zhang Yong said while looking at Zhu Houzhao cautiously, and saw that Zhu Houzhao had no intention of losing his temper, so he breathed a sigh of relief, held an account book with both hands and presented it, and then said: "This is the account book of the War Bureau registered by the slave and maid, please look at it!" ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang Yong, and then didn't take the account book, as for looking through it, it was naturally even more not.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao is not thinking about the War Bureau, not the Eighth Bureau, but the Ministry of Industry, it is the Ming Dynasty, in the Eighth Bureau, this situation is so serious, so what about the Ministry of Industry, the local yamen, and the army? Is there such a thing? How much is it? To what extent?

Zhu Houzhao was a little afraid to think about it, but Zhu Houzhao had a clear answer in his heart.

This kind of thing not only exists but also a lot, the official and the army are all erosive, and Emperor Zhengde in history cleaned it up and can see it a little. But after Emperor Jiajing changed back, the situation became even worse, look at the rule of the Ming Dynasty when Emperor Jiajing was in power, and look at the army of the Ming Dynasty when Emperor Jiajing was in power.

When Zhengde, the Ming Dynasty also beat the little prince, and when Jiajing was beaten, he was beaten to the city of Beijing, and the south was also turned upside down by the Japanese invaders.

In fact, at this time, the Ming Dynasty had begun to decay and decay, and it took a while for Zhu Houzhao to come back to his senses from his contemplation. Glancing at Zhang Yong, Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Zhang Yong, you have been with the palace for a long time, and you have also seen what the war bureau looks like, if there is more, the palace will not say much." ”

"If the War Bureau becomes like this one day!" Saying that, Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and patted the account book handed over by Zhang Yong: "Then you have really lived up to the trust of this palace and the cultivation of this palace, you better not do this!" ”

Zhang Yong listened to Zhu Houzhao's words, his body trembled, and then he knelt directly on the ground: "Your Highness, rest assured, the slave maid will do things for His Highness, and he is willing to break his body to pieces, and the slave and maid will definitely help His Highness keep an eye on the military situation, and he will not let His Highness down!" ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, and then said, "Get up!" Saying that, Zhu Houzhao sighed lightly: "This palace is looking at you." ”

Zhang Yong left, taking Zhu Houzhao's new appointment, his mood was calm and even a little excited, but Zhu Houzhao's mood could not be calmed down for a long time. Glancing at the account book in his hand, Zhu Houzhao thought about it, and then handed the account book to Liu Jin: "You take it first, and I will bring it to my father tomorrow." After speaking, he turned around and walked towards the dormitory: "It's time to rest!" ”

When Zhu Houzhao went to rest, the weather in Yangzhou was not a big moon, but a little gloomy.

The docks were brightly lit and shouted loudly, and many people were busy on the docks shirtless, and bags of salt were carried off the boats and unloaded on the docks. Salt ships were scattered all over the wharf, and groups of them were busy, obviously not one of them, but each one was busy.

Yang Lian stood in a shadow and watched this scene, with no expression on her face, but there was a strange light in her eyes.

Glancing at Yang Bin beside her, Yang Lian said with a smile: "Yang Qianhu, can we start?" ”

Yang Bin breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to a middle-aged man beside him and ordered: "Chen Gong, take people to surround these people, all the salt will be detained, and all the people will be arrested." ”

"Yes, Senho-sama!" Yang Bin agreed, then turned around and walked towards the dock, while holding up the torch as a signal.

With the torches raised here, the people around seemed to hear the order, and countless figures rushed out, this scene obviously frightened the people on the dock, they didn't expect this scene at all, after all, Yangzhou has not had this scene for many years. The people in charge are not very alarmed, what is this place, this is Yangzhou, no matter what is going on in Yangzhou, they firmly believe that the main family can settle down.