() The Ministry of War used to be under the control of Cheng Anhou, after the successive situations of the Ministry of War, Cheng Anhou gave up this control for the crime of dereliction of duty, and the emperor originally wanted to let the son of the Lu family, that is, Qin Niang's uncle, take over this position, but the old man Lu also saw that this position was obviously not something that ordinary people could sit on.

Moreover, the crown prince and the king of Ling fought for blood, and their Lu family didn't want to get involved, so they let the eldest son have some accidents, and on the grounds of recuperating from his injuries, he took leave at home, so he quit the errand.

Soon, Song Huai got this position in his hands and placed one of his henchmen in it.

Now, there is a situation in the affairs of the Ministry of Soldiers, and it is reasonable to call in and ask for clarification.

"Find the prince and Qi Hang, and in addition, call me the Yanshangshu of the household department." The emperor instructed the attendants beside him.

Qi Hang is the newly appointed secretary of the military department.

The waiter replied and quickly issued the order.

Gu Chen lowered his eyes, covering the emotions in his eyes.

After a short time, Yan Shangshu, Qi Shangshu and Song Huai hurried over, and the emperor threw the fold on the desk at their feet, and said in a deep voice: "I remember, you can see for yourself." ”

Yan Shangshu and Qi Shangshu glanced at each other, and they were extremely worried in their hearts, but in the end, Qi Shangshu stepped forward, picked up the fold at his feet, and opened it to see.

Only glanced at it in a hurry, Qi Shangshu's face changed, and he hurriedly shouted wronged: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that as soon as the military funds are out of the warehouse, he will send people to the northwest border customs non-stop, and the silver allocated by the household department has also been sent down, if it is really as said in the newspaper, someone really deceived the upper and lower and deducted the military salary and materials, then he should also send someone back to react with His Majesty, instead of directly launching a mutiny, the minister thought that the general soldier Hu must have rebelled, and what was written on it was just an excuse. ”

Although Yan Shangshu didn't know what was written on the fold, he probably understood some things from Qi Shangshu's words, so he took the excerpt, glanced at it quickly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the military salary ministers on the northwest border pass have allocated all the numbers every month and sent them to the military department, and the ministers still have account books on the minister's side, and they can be ordered to be brought over to Your Majesty." ”

The implication is that he has regulations and documents for doing things, and if there is really a situation of deducting military salaries and materials, it must have nothing to do with him.

Yan Shangshu has always been wise to protect himself, he only cares about his own family, never cares about other families, and will not make some remarks with his own remarks like Qi Shangshu, lest if he finds out that this is not the case in the future, then he will easily put himself in it.

The reason why he can manage the country's money bag and sit in this position for so long is definitely not such an impulsive and brainless person.

Therefore, the meaning of the emperor's interrogation was already obvious at this time, and he only needed to pick himself out.

"Father, just based on an excerpt, a young general who sent intelligence, I'm afraid it is difficult to determine who is right and wrong, after all, Jeju is far away from the Tiangao Emperor here, if there is a lie about the military situation, we are far away in the capital, and we can't know, please ask my father to investigate in detail." Song Huai also took the fold and glanced at it, and then said cautiously, "Maybe he was greedy by General Hu, but he turned around and incited the army." ”

Gu Chen listened on the sidelines, and couldn't help but sneer: "As far as the minister knows, General Hu Bing should not be that kind of person, the minister heard,

As early as when His Majesty was still a prince, someone promised him a heavy profit to betray His Majesty, he did not agree, and beat him half to death, but he never let go, and when he was rescued, there was only one breath left, and because of this, His Majesty entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and handed over the military power of Jeju to him. ”

At that time, the emperor's prince was not the best among all the princes, and the first emperor had not established a prince at that time, and the Nine Dragons were extremely fierce, and no one would let go of other more advantageous princes and choose the current saint.

However, General Hu has been loyal to the present since that time, even if he was sent to Jeju, the most difficult country, he never complained, and now Song Huai and Qi Shangshu said that he was greedy for tens of thousands of soldiers' food, can you believe this?

Obviously, the emperor himself did not believe it.

"This person is changeable." Song Huai said in a deep voice, "Commander Gu defends him like this, isn't he conspiring with him?" ”

A word fell, and the room was quiet.

Even if Qi Shangshu and Yan Shangshu are sluggish, they can feel it, and Song Huai and Gu Chen are afraid that they are on the bar.

At this time, whoever speaks is cannon fodder.

Therefore, those two people looked at their noses and noses, and tried their best to reduce their sense of existence.

The corners of Gu Chen's lips were almost invisible, Song Huai couldn't hold his breath anymore, and he began to attack him in front of the emperor so soon.

I have to say that what he said just now was really heartbreaking, if it was someone else, I am afraid that the emperor would believe him no matter what.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, Gu is not talented, and the money he earns from doing business is far more than those military salaries, so he can't take that risk." Gu Chen's words choked Song Huai speechless for an instant.

What he said was indeed true.

The rich businessmen who belong to the state belong to the two, where can they look down on the military salaries of tens of thousands of soldiers in the northwest!

Song Huai also quickly realized that he was in a bit of a hurry, so he put on a gentle smile again: "This palace was also in a hurry just now, Gu Tong should not mind, after all, the military salary of tens of thousands of soldiers may not be anything to Gu Tong, but for the soldiers in the northwest, it is all life-saving money to support their families, and this palace is also thinking badly for a while." ”

Gu Chen tugged at the corners of his lips and did not debunk him.

"Father, the son is willing to personally bring some people to check, if this Hu Zongbing really rebels, then the minister will definitely escort him back to Beijing and obey his father's rule." Song Huai looked at the emperor deeply, and said with a sincere face.

"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very right." Qi Shangshu hurriedly echoed.

At this time, the guards outside the door suddenly ran in and reported: "Your Majesty, Cheng'an is here." ”

The emperor twisted his eyebrows: "What is he doing here?" I didn't tell him. ”

The guard said, "He said that there is something important to discuss with His Majesty." ”

The emperor glanced at the few people present, but he couldn't make a decision for a while, so he said, "Let him in." ”

The guard said yes and went out.

After a while, Cheng An waited for him to come in, and saluted the emperor as a general: "Minister, see Your Majesty." ”

The emperor looked at him with dark eyes and asked, "Didn't you just marry your daughter?" I haven't been in court for so many days, but I have time to run to the palace at this time. ”

When Cheng An heard this, he said respectfully: "The minister originally led his daughter into the palace to thank him, and just now he met him from the northwest border pass to send a report back

The soldiers, then asked a few words, knowing that there was a problem in the northwest, the minister as a general, enjoying the title, at this time do not dare to be idle at home, the minister and Hu Zongbing are also old friends, the minister is willing to lead three thousand cavalry to the northwest, personally go to talk to Hu Zongbing. ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows, he was still hesitant to let Song Huai go, but now that Cheng An is waiting to recommend himself, he is naturally more inclined to let Cheng An Hou go.

First, Cheng Anhou's friendship with Hu Zongbing is known all over the capital, even if Hu Zongbing is really reversed, for the sake of the past, he will not move him.

Second, Cheng Anhou is indeed a general who leads the troops, he just spoke, he only needs to lead 3,000 cavalry, if he sends Song Huai, he will have to match him with tens of thousands of horses, after all, he is also the prince of a country, in case something goes wrong, it will be difficult to do.

Moreover, by Cheng'an Hou, he is not afraid that he will conspire with Hu Zongbing, after all, more than 100 members of the Cheng'an Hou family are in the capital, and the eldest daughter has just married Yang Hong, the eldest son of the Yang family, just for the happiness of his children, he will not act rashly.

"Since Cheng'an is waiting for ......" The emperor just opened his lips and spat out a few words, but was interrupted by Song Huai.

"Father, it's better for the sons to go, after all, the identity of the sons is here, if Hu Zongbing makes any excessive requests, the sons have the right to deal with it, if they wait for Cheng'an, they have to fly the pigeon and come back to ask for instructions, one back and forth, I'm afraid it will delay the effort." Song Huai was naturally unwilling, and the great opportunity was taken away by Cheng Anhou, who was killed halfway through.

If Cheng An is allowed to go, maybe he will find out something.

Gu Chen took in the anxiety that flashed in his eyes, so he chuckled and said, "It's just to investigate the cause of the Northwest Mutiny, I don't know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to deal with?" Aren't you in a hurry to kill people? Otherwise, why did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have to rush ahead of Cheng Anhou? Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the prince, if something goes wrong, it will become a big loss to my eastern country, and I hope His Royal Highness will think twice. ”

Song Huai's face changed, he glared at Gu Chen deadly, almost didn't hold his image of a humble gentleman, and scolded.

Seeing his expression of breathlessness and inability, Gu Chen's heart was slightly refreshed, and then he added: "Of course, everything has to be decided by Your Majesty, and the minister doesn't dare to say more." ”

Song Huai was almost laughed at by his words, didn't he say too little?

"Father......" Song Huai wanted to say something, but was stopped by the emperor raising his hand.

"Then, it's hard for Mu Qing to run in person." The emperor said conclusively.

The emperor has already made a decision, and even if others have any objections, they dare not say more.

"The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust, deal with the affairs in the northwest as soon as possible, and revise the book as soon as possible to explain the situation to His Majesty, Your Majesty does not have to worry." Cheng Anhou said, arching his hand at the emperor, "In that case, the minister will go to order troops." ”

The Emperor nodded, and Cheng Anhou left.

The matter was a foregone conclusion, Song Huai had no choice but to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and hurriedly went out of the palace to think of a way to deal with it, so he left with the other two Shangshu.

The emperor and a personal chamberlain and Gu Chen were soon left in the study.

After a while, the emperor asked Gu Chen: "Gu Qing thinks where did these military rations go?" ”