"Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play!"

The next morning, Li Guangtai, the imperial historian of the left capital, really submitted an impeachment note to Zhang Lingyang.

"What?" Zhang Lingyang asked.

"The minister wants to impeach the household department and the local officials for colluding, and there is a suspicion of reselling disaster relief grain!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's eyes narrowed, looked at Li Guangtai and said, "Go on!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Guangtai said eloquently: "After the flooding of 31 prefectures in the five provinces of southern Henan, Hebei, Jinzhong, Shandong, and Anhui this autumn, the imperial court issued a clear regulation that 100 catties of rations would be issued to each of the affected people to tide over the famine this winter and next spring.

As far as the minister knows, in fact, the rations received by the affected people are only 80 catties.

This time, the imperial court allocated a total of 5 million stone of grain from Huguang, Jiangnan, Liaodong, Annam, Siam, Burma and other places.

The minister roughly estimated that of the five million stone grain, only four million stone grain was actually distributed to the affected people.

As for the remaining 1 million stone of grain, it was swallowed by the officials of the household department in a fit of rage! ”

"Is Zhu Kaishan, the head of the household?" Zhang Lingyang frowned and asked.

"The minister is here!" Zhu Kaishan came out of the queue and replied.

"Tell me, how do you explain what Li Guangtai said?"

"The minister thinks that what Li Guangtai said is all fabricated out of thin air!" Zhu Kaishan replied, "If it is really as Master Li said, my household management has embezzled a million stone of grain, then where is this million stone grain now?" Why didn't the imperial court receive a little rumor, but let Master Li know it alone?

One million stone of grain, this is not a small amount, if you want to quietly transport it away or sell it, it will cause local shocks, but Chen has not heard even the slightest news! ”

"Fabricated?" Li Guangtai snorted coldly and said: "The thirty-one prefectures of the five provinces affected by the disaster, except for the full distribution of disaster relief grain from Luoyang Mansion, I am afraid that none of the remaining thirty prefectures will have the grain distributed in full!" ”

Saying that, Li Guangtai looked at Zhang Lingyang and said, "I implore Your Majesty to issue an order to investigate this matter thoroughly!" ”

"Don't bother!" Zhang Lingyang shook his head and said, "Little Fuzi, immediately send an edict to Han Xiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, and order him to take people to the thirty prefectures of the five provinces to investigate!" ”

It's very easy to investigate the matter, just go to the affected area and ask the people about it, and everything will come to light.

After Han Xiao received the holy decree, he did not bring someone to investigate, but went directly to the palace to ask to see Zhang Lingyang.

Seeing Zhang Lingyang, Han Xiao said: "Your Majesty, Jinyiwei's secret agents in the disaster-stricken area have reported the matter to Weichen, what Li Yushi said is indeed true, and the rations distributed to each of the affected people are indeed only eighty catties. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang's face became a little pale, and he said directly: "You go out of the palace now, take someone to take all the household officials involved in the disaster relief, and give me a thorough investigation!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After speaking, Han Xiao left the palace.

And the queen has already sent someone to Chen'an Hall to inquire about the news, and when she heard that the emperor handed over the case to Jinyiwei for interrogation, she was completely relieved.

Because as long as the stubborn cow Li Guangtai is not in charge of the case, Queen Wang will have a way to pluck her father and brother from it and eat it without being implicated in the slightest.

After Han Xiao left the palace, he immediately went to the Jinyi Guard to command the yamen, ordered all the people, and went straight to the yamen of the household department......

"Lord Shangshu...... Lord Shangshu...... It's a big deal, it's ...... outside. The outside is surrounded by brocade guards! The little official who was guarding the door of the Yamen of the Ministry of Household saw a large number of brocade guards rushing towards him, and hurriedly broke into the hall of the Yamen out of breath and passed on to Zhu Kaishan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, who was dealing with official business.

"What?" Hearing this, Zhu Kaishan, who was dealing with official business, stood up in shock, and the other household officials were also surprised and couldn't close their mouths.

However, Zhu Kaishan quickly calmed down and walked directly to the gate of the yamen.

Seeing that Han Xiao was walking towards the yamen, Zhu Kaishan asked directly, "Han Xiao, what do you mean by this?" ”

Han Xiao chuckled and clenched his fists and said, "On the orders of Your Majesty, arrest all the officials involved in the disaster relief in the household department!" ”

"Zhu Shangshu, offended!" Han Xiao clenched his fists and said, and led people to break into the yamen of the household department to take people.

At this moment, the entire household yamen suddenly jumped up.

In the entire household department, as many as one-third of the officials who participated in this disaster relief, as soon as Han Xiao grabbed it, the household yamen was empty.

What's more important is that the remaining household officials have no intention of doing errands at this time, and they have asked Zhu Kaishan what is going on!

Although Zhu Kaishan knew the reason, he didn't expect that the Son of Heaven here would be so angry, and he would arrest him if he said that he would arrest him, arrest one-third of the officials, and make the entire household panic.

"The old man will enter the palace to ask to see His Majesty, colleagues and work with peace of mind!" After appeasing the officials who had not been arrested, Zhu Kaishan went directly to the palace to ask to see Zhang Lingyang......

"Long live the lord, Zhu Kaishan, the head of the household, has been kneeling outside the hall for more than an hour, you see ......" After Zhu Kaishan, the head of the household, entered the palace and asked to see Zhang Lingyang for an hour, Xiao Fuzi said to Zhang Lingyang in the Chen'an Palace.

"Just let him kneel for me!" Zhang Lingyang's anger had not yet subsided, and he said indignantly: "The household department has become a sieve, and he still has the face to plead with me?" ”

"But long live the Lord!" Xiaofuzi said, "After all, Zhu Shangshu is very old, and he has worked hard for the court all these years, and he has never made any mistakes.

It's winter now, and it's freezing outside. In case something happens to Zhu Shangshu, the servants are worried that the people outside are only afraid that they will spread the rumor that you will criticize the minister.

Otherwise, long live the lord, let Zhu Shangshu go back! ”

"Little Fuzi!" Hearing this, Zhang Lingyang looked at Xiao Fuzi and examined: "When will my resolution allow you, a minion, to make irresponsible remarks?" ”

"Minions don't dare!" Seeing Zhang Lingyang say this, Xiao Fuzi's face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "What the slave just said, everything is for the sake of the court, for the sake of His Majesty, there is absolutely no selfishness!" ”

"Humph!" Zhang Lingyang snorted coldly and said, "If you have selfish intentions, do you think that this eunuch of yours can do it today?" ”

Oh, Zhang Lingyang sighed and said to Xiao Fuzi: "What you said also makes sense, let's get up first!" Go out and talk to Zhu Kaishan, let him go back to the house first and wait for the news, the court will never frame the household department for no reason! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave will go out to persuade Zhu Shangshu to leave the palace!" When Xiaofuzi heard this, he was overjoyed, and climbed out of the Chen'an Palace......

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