Prime Minister Yuan Zai and Liu Yan's faces changed instantly, the prince's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "Yes, check the accounts, send someone to check the accounts!" As the regent said, is it possible that the treasury does not even have the money to prepare for the imperial examination? Who will believe it? ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled in his heart, looked at Ju Wenzhen and asked: "Father-in-law Ju, you are the person next to the emperor, although the emperor does not personally handle military and political affairs, but you, as the great eunuch beside the emperor, can still express your opinion!" Lord Liu, the head of the household department, said that the treasury was out of money, and there was no money for the preparation of the examination, and the prince said that he wanted to check the accounts, what do you think? Do you want to check this account? ”

As the leader of the eunuch party, Ju Wenzhen didn't want to insert himself in the fierce struggle just now, but Zhao Ziliang pushed him into the sight of the ministers twice in a row, so that he had to speak. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

was asked by Zhao Ziliang by name, Ju Wenzhen had to speak again, but his attitude was a little hesitant: "That's ・・・・・・"

Zhao Ziliang saw his hesitant appearance, and knew that he was confused and vague again, so he knocked on the table and said: "Father-in-law, this king wants to remind you that you are a person next to the emperor, and your attitude must be from the interests of the court, from the interests of the Tang Dynasty and the interests of the royal family. ”

Ju Wenzhen thinks that he has seen a lot of big scenes, and he can handle it easily in front of the emperor, but in front of Zhao Ziliang, he actually feels much more afraid than standing in front of the emperor, Zhao Ziliang's words made him exclaim in his heart: "This Zhao Zi is so good!" ”

Zhao Ziliang looked at Ju Wenzhen, and the courtiers all looked at Ju Wenzhen, which made Ju Wenzhen uncomfortable, he knew that he had to stand up and make a statement, "What the regent said is very true, and the miscellaneous family also thinks that this account must be checked, and it must be thoroughly investigated!" Although there have been wars and turmoil over the years, my Datang should not be so poor that I can't even get the money to prepare for the scientific examination! ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled, looked at Yuan Zai, and asked, "Lord Yuan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Father-in-law Ju both think that the accounts of the household department should be checked, do you think you should check it?" ”

Yuan Zai's face changed a few times, he didn't want to fall out with Zhao Ziliang for the first time in the court, but he couldn't give up Liu Yan's right-hand man, if he didn't save Liu Yan now, what would the other people in the Prime Minister's faction think of him as a leader? After weighing it in his heart, Yuan Zai stood up and arched his hand: "Regent, the accounts of the household department must have the will of His Majesty, of course, it is the regent of the king now, and the king certainly has the right to ask for the accounts of the household department, but the audit is generally carried out at the end of each year, and today is only the first day of October, and the audit is too early; Secondly, there are many types of accounts in the household department, and on the stacking chart of the account books, it is necessary to use a large number of account manpower, where can people who are so proficient in arithmetic check the accounts in a short period of time? Again, Chang'an was sacked by the rebels in the two places, not only the household department, but also the yamen of other government offices were looted, and a large number of accounts were destroyed or lost in these two catastrophes, and there was no way to check it at all! In the end, how can Liu Yan say that he is also a secretary of the household department, a member of the imperial court, and he wants to check the accounts of the household department, is it a distrust of the minister? Since he didn't trust it, why did he appoint Liu Yan as the head of the household department in the first place? ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "You said so many reasons that you don't agree with the accounts of the Household Inspection Department?" ”

Yuan Zai said: "Xia Guan didn't say that he didn't agree, but it was too difficult to investigate, and there was no need for this!" ”

"Why isn't this necessary? The crown prince and the other ministers together thought it was necessary, and the king also thought that the household department was going to check, and he couldn't even get the money to prepare for the imperial examination, and this treasury could really starve to death of rats? This king really doesn't believe it! This account must be examined, and it must be thoroughly investigated. The manpower of the account audit is drawn from the other five yamen and the Jiuqing yamen, and the people of the household department and the yamen must cooperate with the investigation and take out all the accounts. Every expenditure and every income used this year is written out one by one! Besides, isn't there another general ledger? Check the general ledger first, and then check the sub-accounts in detail. As for what Master Yuan said about auditing the accounts is a distrust of Lord Liu Yan, this is not a matter of trust or distrust, is it because of this that he will not check the accounts? The audit is not aimed at a certain person, in the future, the six ministries of the three provinces and the yamen of the Jiuqing will be checked, why should the imperial court set up the imperial history platform? If all the ministers were completely pedestrian, the imperial court would not need to set up the Imperial History Tower, which shows that not everyone's moral character is noble! Who is the Imperial Doctor? ”

No one stepped forward to respond.

Zhao Ziliang asked, "Didn't the imperial envoy come?" ”

Liu Yan stood up in a cold sweat and arched his hand: "The lower official is also the imperial envoy doctor!" ”

"Ha, ha, ha, haha, hahaha・・・・・・" Zhao Ziliang laughed: "This king also wants the imperial envoy doctor of the imperial history platform to lead the team to check the accounts of the household department, but I didn't expect that Lord Liu is also the position of the imperial historian, let you check yourself, can you find out anything?" Isn't that a joke? Who is the Imperial History Zhongcheng who is now in charge of the Imperial History Tower? ”

A sleepy-eyed middle-aged official stood up and arched his hand: "Wu Yan in the Weichen Imperial History visits the regent!" ”

Zhao Ziliang saw Wu Zheng, frowned and asked, "Lord Wu, haven't you woken up yet?" ”

Wu Yan said: "His Royal Highness the Regent, this Tang Dynasty doesn't need the Imperial History Terrace at all, the Imperial History Doctor, and the Imperial History Zhongcheng, Weichen has nothing to do, so he sleeps a lot every day!" If you fall asleep, you can't wake up, and you can sleep wherever you go, there's no way, you better withdraw Weichen! ”

These words aroused the reprimand of many ministers in the court, and the prince pointed at Wu Yan and said, "Wu Yan, how did you speak?" Who said that the Tang Dynasty doesn't need the Imperial Historical Observatory, the Imperial Envoy Doctor and the Imperial Historical Zhongcheng? ”

Wu Yan sneered: "Over the years, the ministers of all ministries have begun to exercise their functions in place of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and every day there are courtiers impeaching a certain minister and reporting a certain minister's conspiracy. When will it be the turn of the other ministries to take over the duties of the Imperial Observatory? Also, the Imperial History Zhongcheng is an official of the Imperial History Tower, but the emperor and the imperial court appoint local officials, local festival envoys, and feudal town generals to serve as the Imperial History Zhongcheng, so that they can check themselves and impeach themselves? This official doesn't understand, since these people can also serve as the middle of the imperial history, what else do you need to do with the imperial history platform? ”

Zhao Ziliang stared at Wu Yan for a while, and said to the ministers: "Why does this king think that Lord Wu's words are very reasonable!" Lord Wu, the courtiers, local officials, local festival envoys, and feudal generals are all performing the duties of the Imperial Historical Observatory, so didn't your officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory find the reason from themselves? Is it your inaction that causes the emperor to distrust you, and the court to distrust you? ”

Wu Yan said loudly: "Of course not, our Yushitai has never been idle, and our impeachment and picket pieces have never been stopped and sent to the palace, but they are always inexplicably pressed down, and there is always no response to the pieces sent up." The subordinate officials don't understand whether the emperor deliberately stayed in the middle and did not send it, or whether the piece was intercepted halfway! Since Liu Yan and Lord Liu served as the imperial envoy doctor, including the lower officials, no one dares to impeach others casually, why? Using one of the six ministers to concurrently serve as the Imperial Historian, doesn't this make it clear that you don't want the Imperial Observatory to be an officer? ”

"Makes sense!" Zhao Ziliang sighed, "This king doesn't know what's wrong with this, this is a matter of the past, this king has just been in charge of the government, and he doesn't want to find out who made such mistakes in the past." But now, Lord Liu Yan, should you hand over your position as the imperial envoy? You can't always occupy the pit and not, others are holding back and are about to pull into the crotch, since you don't pull, do you make room for others to pull? ”

Liu Yan's face was a little pale, and in front of the ministers, he was scolded by Zhao Ziliang in person, and he had to say in frustration: "The minister is indeed not suitable to wear multiple positions, and voluntarily resigned from the post of imperial envoy!" ”

"Okay, it seems that Lord Liu is still very reasonable and knows how to take care of the overall situation! I will hand over the recital of resignation," Zhao Ziliang nodded and expressed his appreciation to Liu Yan.

After speaking, he looked at Wu Yan and asked, "Lord Wu, you see that Lord Liu has voluntarily resigned from the position of Imperial Doctor!" Now that the Imperial Historical Observatory is in full charge of you, it is not appropriate for the Imperial Historical Observatory to take responsibility and exercise its functions normally."

Wu Yan said: "King, if the performance of the Imperial Historical Observatory is lost in the sea or intercepted halfway, won't the ministers be busy again in vain, which is a great blow to the officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory!" ”

Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said, "Impossible!" Now that the king is in charge, all the concertos must be sent to the regent's palace for a blue review by the king, and the king can assure you that as long as the recitals are sent to the regent's palace, there will be no such thing as staying in the middle and being intercepted halfway! Are you satisfied now? ”

"Yes!"

"Well, the investigation of the accounts of the household department is in charge of the Imperial Historical Observatory, and you will take the lead, and other officials will be dispatched from the Imperial Historical Observatory to assist in handling it, and the accounting office for auditing the accounts will be transferred from other ministries! In the process of handling the case, it is necessary to pay attention to confidentiality and discipline, the regent palace will send officials to supervise the case, if you bend the law for personal gain, the supervising officials will not show mercy to your subordinates! ”

Wu Zhen's spirits were greatly lifted, and the sleepiness on his face disappeared in an instant, he puffed up his chest and said: "Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely dispatch capable, loyal and reliable officials and subordinates, and the account offices drawn from various ministries will also carry out severe admonition and supervision!" ”

Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "Okay, it will be carried out immediately after the dispersal of the dynasty!" You have the right to freely draw from the accounts of each ministry to form an audit team, and the officials of the ministries shall not obstruct it. Lord Liu Yan, although there is no evidence that you are suspected of corruption and perversion of the law, during the period of the Yushitai's account check, you were suspended from the post of the head of the household department, and you were not allowed to go out at will while staying at home, and even if you went out, you had to report to Wu Yan. When the results of the audit come out, if it shows that you are fine, the official will be reinstated! You can rest assured that if you are honest and honest, this king will not allow others to frame you! ”