Out of the Qianqing Palace, Wang Luo secretly pondered all the way, the case of fraud in the warehouse can be described as a shocking case, the amount of embezzlement of rice and grain, the wide range of officials involved, it is really rare since the Qing Dynasty, why did Zhenwu order a strict investigation with great fanfare, and let the results of the investigation leak out? When such a big case spreads, how can the court save face? Besides, now that the drought is beginning to appear, will the people panic because of such a big deficit, and will it trigger a new round of grain rush? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the matter was important, hesitated again and again, and simply turned around and went to the study.

In the upper study, Song Zhu had just received the order and led the troops to check the seven major water warehouses set up along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. ”

Wang Luo glanced at it, and saw that Xiao Yongzao, Ma Qi, and Zhang Pengxi were all there, so he couldn't help but put his mind at ease and said with a smile: "Lord Song said that I am not familiar with warehouse affairs, and the method of checking Jingcang is really clumsy. ”

"Although the method is stupid, it is the most thorough." Zhang Pengxi sat in the chair and suddenly interjected, he had been in the household department for a long time, and he was more familiar with the situation in the warehouse and granary.

Seeing Zhang Pengxi speak, Song Zhu couldn't help but turn around and said, "Please also ask Yunqing for guidance." ”

"I can't talk about pointing." Zhang Pengxi said with a smile, looked at Wang Yu as he spoke, and inquired: "The emperor ordered the investigation of the seven warehouses of Shuici, it should be that there is progress in the investigation of Zaoru." ”

Wang Luo went back to the study to talk about this, and immediately said, "Exactly." As he spoke, he repeated the results of the investigation, and then continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, this case not only involves many people, but also the amount of deficit is really appalling. It could also cause even greater panic. ”

Seeing that he did not hesitate to tell the result, he was too worried about it, so he vaguely guessed that it might be Zhenwu's intention for him to leak it. What is the purpose of Zhenwu's move? As soon as this result leaks out, the princes and nobles, large and small officials who have dealings with the officials in the warehouse will inevitably cause panic, and they will inevitably try their best to get rid of it, but the number of warehouse officials and grain merchants such as Jiang Jin have been controlled, and how many people can get rid of it? I don't know if Zhenwu wants to scare the snake? I still want to define this case within a certain scope, so as not to involve too much and end badly.

Zhang Pengxi had an understanding of Zhenwu's temperament and thoughts, and was silent for a while. Seeing that a few people didn't speak, he muttered: "The imperial court vigorously cleaned up and rectified the warehouse for personal gain, which is to fight corruption and promote honesty, which is a move that has won the hearts of the people, so why not be afraid of openness?" As for saying that the deficit is too big and the people are panicking, there is no need to worry too much.

The total amount of wheat and grain stored in the granaries in Beijing and Tong is about 8 million stones, and even if there is a deficit of 1 million stones, there are still 7 million stones, which is more than enough for disaster relief. On the other hand, Tianjin has already opened its port. The canal has also been thawed, and the grain from the south of the Yangtze River and the grain from the Nanyang disaster relief can then be transported to Beijing, and there will be no chaos.

You may not know much about the rice grain in Nanyang, but it is reported that the rice output in Nanyang is far greater than that of Jiangnan, but the population is less than half that of Jiangnan. If you buy it with all your might, three million stones will not be a problem, and the imperial court will not be short of money at the moment. The emperor is not short of money, so Zaoru doesn't have to worry too much. ”

Although Wang Luo and Ma Qi heard that Nanyang rice was rich, they did not expect it to be so rich, no wonder Zhenwu dared to clean up the granary while providing disaster relief, it turned out that the confidence was here, there were three million stone rice in Nanyang to save the emergency, and it was really impossible to get out of the chaos, if the people set off a rush to buy, the imperial court also took this opportunity to replace the granary's old rice, so calculated!

After a slight pause, Zhang Pengxi said to Song Zhu again: "I pondered, since the emperor ordered the inventory of the seven warehouses of Shuici, it is likely that the next will be a large-scale thorough investigation of the provinces, prefectures, prefectures, and counties of Changping, Shecang, and Yicang. …,

The emperor has been in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and he has insight into the local malpractices, which can be described as far-reaching, and the emperor's usual style, after this thorough cleaning and rectification, may also have an innovation in the management system of the granary, so the seven warehouses of the water must be the same as Beijing and Tongcangchang, and a thorough inventory can not be left behind.

The water warehouse is a transshipment warehouse along the canal, and the amount of grain stored is not large, but the grain enters and exits frequently, and the situation of private fraud may be more serious. ”

The leakage of the results of the clean-up of Fuxincang, the old Taicang, and the Xicang in Tongzhou did not cause much repercussions, and the gentry and the common people were already surprised by the corruption of officials, and this big case surfaced, for them, it was just a topic added to their tea and dinner, as long as the Wucheng Rice Bureau was still selling grain at a steady stream of parity, they were not in a hurry at all, and a group of millet shops did not dare to raise prices on this outlet, and would rather make a few fewer than take this risk.

The officials of the capital had expected this result for a long time, and the warehouse had not been rectified for several years. The most indignant are the Hanlin officials and the prisoners of the Guozijian, the Beijing officials are meager, and their life in the capital can be called hard, so they are naturally extremely hostile to this.

But a group of princes and nobles and officials who have reaped the benefits in the granary of the warehouse are panicked, the deficit is so huge, it is impossible for Zhenwu to thunder and rain, and this is the first major case he has personally grasped since he ascended the throne, even if he thinks with his toes, he knows that the next will inevitably be a storm, and there will be a large number of people who are cut down, dismissed, confiscated, and exiled.

The next morning, the courtiers who are qualified to go to the court are basically a non-pull rush to participate, nothing is light is to hold the mentality of watching the excitement, such a big case, Zhenwu can not have a reaction, can see a group of high-spirited princes and nobles are suffocated, it is also a great pleasure, there are ghosts in the heart is to come to explore the limelight, this case involves many officials, especially many flag people, I don't know how Zhenwu will deal with it? Is it to grasp the big and let go of the small, or is it big and small? Is it a quick review and a quick conclusion, or a detailed review and a slow investigation?

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Zhenwu sat on the dragon chair and listened to the reports of the chief officials of various ministries and institutes with a solemn expression, and the Beijing newspaper carried the money and grain that Zhenwu had given money and grain to the provinces in the north to avoid disasters in the north, and also proposed to donate money for disaster relief and start the construction of a work-for-work relief project.

Zhenwu moved slightly on the dragon chair before he commanded in a deep voice: "Call all the princes and nobles, and the civil and military ministers above the third rank to come in." ”

The eunuchs who listened to the announcement that everyone entered the palace, and the princes and ministers who had been waiting for a long time were all in good spirits, and immediately lined up according to the official rank and entered in turn. As soon as everyone got up, he glanced at the princes and nobles, civil and military officials, and groaned slightly, just about to speak, inlaid with the red flag of the Mongolian capital, the first-class prince Alxi had gritted his teeth and stood up, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the Fuxin Cang overseer Ma Fugui is a slave, and his entry is also a slave recommendation, Fuxin Cang has a huge deficit, the slave is not to blame, the slave is not strict, the recommendation is wrong, there is negligence and joint responsibility, shameless to rank in the court again, I implore the emperor to allow the slave to resign from the post of Mongolian commander with the red flag." ”

Listening to this, the princes and ministers of the palace are all in the same line, which one is this singing? Resign and get away with it? Is it that easy? All the ministers of civil and military affairs immediately cheered up and listened to what Zhenwu would do. But the prince of the other four flags under the five flags was shocked in his heart, what does the red flag mean? Giving away the position of Mongolian capital? …,

Zhenwu obviously didn't expect Alxi to be so superior, he glanced at Prince Zhuang Bo Guoduo, and then glanced at Lianjun Wang Yinxi, and felt quite happy in his heart, which saved him a bit of a tongue, and after a little groaning, he said briefly: "Allowed." ”

As soon as he heard that Zhenwu didn't mean to investigate, Alsi couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, this move was really right, he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Slave thank the emperor for his grace." ”

As soon as he saw that Alxi's method worked, the Red Banner Han Army was the commander of the Edai, the deputy commander Wu Shu, and the deputy commander Wu Shu and Ne Yintu also hurried out of the queue and learned from it.

Zhenwu was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was as usual, and he was a little reserved, and then he allowed them one by one.

Seeing this situation, the princes and nobles of the palace and the ministers of civil and military affairs all figured out the taste, Zhenwu wanted to take advantage of the case of fraud in the warehouse to completely seize the military power of each banner! The red flag is now completely an empty shelf.

The other four banner lords couldn't help but hesitate for a while, handing over the powers in their hands, they really became empty princes, but Prince Jane Yaerjianga was the first to react, it was imperative for Zhenwu to collect the military power of each banner, even if he could escape this catastrophe, he would not be able to escape the next catastrophe, and if it dragged on, it would only suffer more, and he hurriedly gave a look to the Dorobelle Duman beside him.

Mandu Hu has long been eager to try, the full supervisor of Tongzhou Xicang is the door of his house, he has not been mixed with the grain business over the years, seeing that Alxi and others have kept their titles, he has been greatly moved, he is attacking the title of Baylor, if he is cut or demoted, the loss is not ordinarily large, seeing Yarjianga to give him a face, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly went out to kneel and played: "Qi to play the emperor, Tongzhou Xicang Supervisor Niyaha is a servant. ”

Seeing that the blue flag also moved, Zhenwu was excited for a while, glanced at the princes and nobles of the other flags under the steps, and hurriedly interrupted Manduhu's words, and said, "That's it, let's talk about it." ”

Yinxi couldn't help but secretly applaud, this trick was clever, let them go up and ask for guilt and resign, which was not only a chance for the other flags to consider, but also reserved dignity for the princes and ministers.