Shen Keqiu heard An Guogong say this, and immediately smiled: "The old prince is selfless, and the lower officials admire it!" ”

An Guogong said expressionlessly: "What does Shen Yushi mean by this? ”

"The household department was taken care of by the old Guogong back then." Shen Keqiu said slowly: "In today's household department, the old prince still has many protégés. This thorough investigation will start from the household department, and the people who are investigated will inevitably be the protégé of the old man, and the old man will not avoid his relatives, support the thorough investigation, and let the officials admire! ”

An Guogong said lightly: "The people of the world are all the people of the saint, and the hundreds of officials in the world are also the courtiers of the saint, Shen Yushi's words are already bad!" ”

Shen Keqiu is the main figure of the princelings, and An Guogong is the main figure of the Han Dynasty, this is a well-known thing, whether the two sides are in the court or in private, occasionally-for-tat in words, that is also a common thing.

Shen Keqiu smiled indifferently and said to the emperor: "Holy Lord, the old prince also means to investigate this matter thoroughly. Although the main culprit Hu Bufan has committed suicide in fear of crime, there are not a few officials involved, these scum are the moths of my Great Qin officials, if they can't be thoroughly investigated and punished, they will definitely be a disaster for Great Qin! After a pause, he glanced at An Guogong and sneered: "The officials involved in this account book, including Beijing officials, foreign ministers, officials, military generals, and local taxes, half of them were concealed and not paid, and half of the expenditure of the household department was also greedily inked out, this huge amount of silver taels, but it was divided by these people, the saint, the division of national taxes, that is already a big thing, but the ambition hidden behind it is even more shocking, Weichen just got this account book, only read a few pages, and was terrified, this is not an account book, It's a bad heart! ”

The emperor may have been cultivating because of his cultivation, but he asked very calmly: "Shen Aiqing, you are all responsible for supervising hundreds of officials, if you want to investigate thoroughly at this time, how are you going to investigate?" ”

"With Dali Temple as the mainstay, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department assist, and the relevant people and things involved in the account books must be investigated clearly." Shen Keqiu said: "Once it is verified, it will not be merciful, and it will be punished according to the law of the country!" ”

The emperor looked at Zhou Ting and asked, "Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Ting got up and arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that this account book is very important and widely implicated, and a thorough investigation must be thoroughly investigated, but Hu Bufan is dead, whether everything recorded in this red and silver book is true, there is no proof of death, and it is still necessary to be cautious." If there are really corrupt people, they must be severely punished in accordance with the laws of the country, but if there are too many officials involved, they must still be investigated carefully, and they must not make people panic because of an account book, and they will wronged good people. ”

Shen Keqiu sneered: "Zhou Nayan, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been cautious in doing things, good people will not be wronged, and bad people can't let go!" ”

Zhou Ting looked good-tempered, but said with a smile: "What Shen Yushi said is true." ”

The emperor took the red and silver book in his hand, opened it, tore off the front five or six pages, and then handed the red and silver book to the eunuch beside him, and said lightly: "Take it and burn it!" ”

The eunuch was stunned, and all the ministers under the jade platform were also stunned, the emperor's eyes were cold, the eunuch hurriedly took the red and silver book, and walked to the edge of a fire platform, where there was still a lamp on it, and in front of everyone, he actually put the red and silver book on it and ignited it, and soon, the red and silver book burned, except for the emperor, everyone was dumbfounded.

This red and silver book is forty or fifty pages, but the emperor only tore off a small part, and the ministers really did not understand what the emperor was going to do.

The emperor ordered the eunuch to hand over the pages to Shen Keqiu, and then said slowly: "I really don't believe that this red and silver book is all true, I don't believe that the courtiers of Great Qin are like this to me." However, the treasury was empty, taxes increased again and again, and the household department could not escape its responsibility, Hu Bufan was dead, and all the men in the six ethnic groups were killed, and the female dependents were confiscated into official prostitutes, and all their family property was confiscated and handed over to the household treasury. Pointing to a few pieces of paper in Shen Keqiu's hand, he said: "The officials above, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will cooperate in the investigation, once it is verified, all the people involved in the case will follow Hu Bufan's example!" ”

The ministers didn't speak for a while, and they didn't know what to say, but they heard the emperor already say: "I can't kill all the courtiers who serve me, but I also want some people to understand that this is my country, and whoever wants to play tricks under my feet, I will never forgive!" ”

All the ministers bowed to the ground and called "Long live"!

The emperor looked at An Guogong again, and said with a smile: "Old Guogong, since Hu Bufan committed suicide in fear of crime, this household department can't be delayed, why don't you take up the courage of the household department again, so that I can feel at ease?" ”

An Guogong immediately said: "Back to the saint, the old minister is old, he has the heart but is weak, it is really difficult to take on this great responsibility, and please choose another saint!" ”

"yes!" The emperor sighed lightly: "We are all old, and many things are beyond the reach of our old things. He shook his head and said: "It's a pity that I am the king of a country, and the burden of the country cannot be easily shaken off, otherwise I really want to find a place, live in seclusion and cultivate my mind, and don't ask about the affairs of the world, how comfortable it is!" ”

The ministers felt that the emperor's words were very unusual, and they didn't dare to speak.

"An Guogong, Hu Bufan was recommended by you, and now that the household department is vacant, and you are unwilling to take on the heavy responsibility, why don't you recommend another person?" The emperor and the voice.

An Guo is fair: "The saint loves him, and the old minister can't repay it." It's just that the old minister's mind is getting more and more confused, and he really can't think of a suitable candidate. The wisdom of the Holy One is extraordinary, please show it to the Holy One! “

The emperor groaned slightly, and finally said, "Ma Hong! ”

Ma Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had already stepped forward and bowed to the ground, and the emperor said: "You should take up the errand of the household department first." After a pause, he said: "The position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is promoted by the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites." The household department is the lifeblood of the country, the money and food department, Ma Hong, I handed you a heavy burden, if you are negligent, I will not spare it! ”

Ma Hong bowed to the ground and said happily: "The minister must do his best to serve the saint!" ”

Compared with the Ministry of Rites, the errand of the Ministry of Household Books is naturally a big difference.

The ministers were a little stunned.

Looking at this situation, the emperor seems to have already thought about the candidate for the head of the household department, and only then did he let An Guogong take on the errand of the household department again, which is obviously just a false trick.

An Guogong's face did not change, and he was very indifferent.

"Has the Tongren Pavilion been renovated?" The emperor did not seem to intend to continue the discussion on the matter of the red and silver books, and changed the subject: "I heard that the Xiliang mission is very fast, and it will arrive in the capital more than half a month earlier than expected. ”

Ma Hong hurriedly said: "Go back to the saint, report it below, the Xiliang mission will be non-stop all the way, even day and night, if nothing happens, it may arrive in the capital within five days!" ”

"Holy Lord, the people of Xiliang are so anxious, it can be seen that their desire for peace is very eager." Lin Yuanfang, the secretary of the ministry, finally found an opportunity to speak, and hurriedly said: "My Great Qin country is rich and strong, and the people of the Western Liang Dynasty must have felt the strength of my Great Qin army in a war in the northwest, so I am eager to negotiate peace with my Great Qin, the Holy Heavenly Might, and the four seas surrender!" ”

The emperor said with a smile: "I established the country with force, but I ruled the world with peace. ”

"Holy Wisdom!" The ministers said in unison.

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As soon as An Guogong returned to the Guogong Mansion, Huang Tiandu was already waiting in the mansion, and when the father and son entered the study, Huang Tiandu couldn't wait to ask, "Father, what does the Holy One mean?" ”

An Guogong sat on the chair and sneered: "After making trouble for so long, the old man didn't understand until today that Yingyuan's spearhead may not be the King of Han, but my Huang family!" ”

Huang Tiandu was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Why did my father say this?" ”

"Yingyuan burned the red and silver book, leaving only a few pieces of paper." An Guogong's expression was gloomy, and his eyes flashed: "On the account book, all of them are people from the Han Dynasty, if he has the intention to suppress the Han King, he will definitely take this opportunity to make a big move, but this is not the case, the list in front of the red and silver book is the list of household officials in the capital and the local government, and they are all protégés of our Huang family, and many of them are the officials who really defected to the Han King, so it can be seen that Yingyuan's heart is not in the Han King, but in the old man!" ”

Huang Tiandu's face sank, and he clenched his fists and said, "In this way, Yingyuan wants to take this opportunity to suppress our Huang family's disciples, not the entire Han Wang Party?" ”

"It must be so." An Guogong sneered: "He even knocked on the side today, letting the old man withdraw from the court and return to the mountains and forests ......!" His old and withered hands were also clenched, and he said hatefully: "Yingyuan, Yingyuan, you still want to do something to the old man after all." If it weren't for my Huang family back then, how could you Yingyuan be where you are today? Now that I see that my Huang clan is prosperous, I have begun to regard it as a thorn in the eye...... wants the old man to retire to the mountains and forests, hehe, it's really wishful thinking! ”

Huang Tiandu leaned over and said angrily: "Father, Yingyuan really wants to drive you out of the court?" ”

"He doesn't dare to do that now." An Guogong sneered: "Daqin belongs to his Ying clan, but Daqin also has the imprint of our Huang clan, and it is not easy to easily erase our imprints." ”

Huang Tiandu's eyes showed a look of worry, and said: "Father, since Yingyuan has moved this heart, our Huang family is in danger. Do you really have to wait for him to attack us? ”

"No hurry!" An Guogong shook his head and said: "Now that there are internal and external troubles, before everything is decided, Yingyuan does not dare to act rashly. If he could really do it, he wouldn't have knocked on the side to let the old man go into hiding. And he regards himself as a holy monarch, and the whole country knows the merits of our Huang family to Daqin, and he even said that he would treat my Huang family well, and at this time, if he doesn't ask about it, he will do it to our Huang family, it is a self-destruction promise, and with his temperament, he will not do it easily. After a pause, Yin Han said: "But we can't sit still, our Huang clan helped him to lay down the country back then, it was a big gamble, and now everything is not his reward, but the bet we won, all of this is our own things, he wants to take it away from us, it is absolutely impossible." ”

"Unload the mill and kill the donkey!" Huang Tiandu also sneered: "He wants to treat our Huang family as a donkey, that's not up to him!" ”

An Guogong leaned back on the chair, groaned slightly, and finally said: "The faint monarch has no virtue, if he continues to toss like this, the Great Qin River will fall apart again in just twenty years." He wants the old man to retire, but the old man still wants him to retire! ”

Huang Tiandu gritted his teeth and said, "Father, if someone hurts me, I will hurt someone." The faint gentleman has sinister intentions, we must plan early! ”

An Guogong didn't speak, got up, picked up the wolf's hair, took a piece of paper, waved a big pen, wrote a big word "death" on the paper, and then said softly: "Don't be impatient, be patient, we won't wait too long!" ”