Guo Jitong nodded vigorously: "That's right, the minister remembers it very truly, and there will be no mistakes." ”

A bad premonition rose in his heart: "Isn't the data on the fold different from the data calculated by the minister?" ”

Without waiting for Xiao Qi to answer, his pupils widened suddenly, as if he had thought of something. However, he quickly lowered his head to hide his gaffe.

But Xiao Qi sat on it and could see it clearly.

He asked, "What did Master Guo remember?" ”

Guo Jitong shook his head: "No, the minister just thinks that it may be that the official who raised the grain made a mistake." It's just that there is no real evidence, so it's not good to talk nonsense. ”

Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed, and he turned his head and ordered: "Let Qi Xugu hand over the matter to someone else, and tell him to come over immediately." ”

Hearing this, Guo Jitong bowed his head and knelt there, his eyes rolling, not knowing what to think.

After a while, Qi Xugu came.

Xiao Qi directly threw the small notebook written by Song Fold and Guo Ji in front of Qi Xugu, and before he could look at the number of words on it, he reprimanded: "Look at what's going on?" Why is the data of the Ministry of Industry different from the data on your fold and the data of Mr. Guo? ”

He spoke clearly to Qi Xugu, but his attention was on Guo Jitong. Seeing Guo Jitong hear this, he was obviously relieved.

When Qi Xugu heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly picked up the small book on the ground and Guo Jitong and read it.

There are two copies, one is submitted by their household department, and the other is the memo of the vehicle prepared by the Ministry of Works.

The military situation is urgent. In the past few days, not only the household department has been busy raising food, but other departments have not stopped. The Ministry of Works was responsible for preparing the vehicles for transportation and inspecting the vehicles, while the Praetorian Guards were preparing to select the teams for the delivery of food.

The number of vehicles to be prepared by the Ministry of Industry is based on the amount of grain calculated by the Ministry of Households.

The data of the Ministry of Household matches the data just written by Guo Jitong, but in the book of the Ministry of Industry, the number of grains that need to be transported and the number of vehicles obviously do not match.

Guo Jitong also wanted to take a look, but because he was kneeling and Qi Xugu was standing, he couldn't see it even if he stretched his neck, and he couldn't lose his honor in front of the palace. He had to withdraw his gaze and kneel there honestly.

Qi Xugu knelt down: "The minister doesn't know why the data is wrong, the minister is based on the data written by Lord Guo." And the vehicles in the Ministry of Industry should have been determined by the data of the ministers. Now that something has gone wrong, I don't know what the problem is, and I hope the emperor will investigate it thoroughly. ”

Originally, as soon as he heard that the number of vehicles was not matched, Guo Jitong was suspicious. Hearing Qi Xugu's words at this moment, he immediately understood what the problem was.

He gritted his teeth and said, "It's Zhou Zhao, it must be Zhou Zhao." He said that the data calculated by the minister was incorrect, and the minister must determine the grain and vehicles according to the data calculated by him. The minister was impatient to listen to his noise, so he asked him to send the data calculated by the minister to the Ministry of Industry, calculate how much food a car can carry, let him calculate the data of the vehicle clearly, and supervise the Ministry of Industry to prepare the vehicle. Chen Shi didn't expect him to be bold enough to tamper with the data. ”

Xiao Qi asked Qi Xugu: "Who is Zhou Zhao?" ”

"It's the official who assists Lord Guo in calculating the amount of grain." Qi Xugu said, "There is another one named Gu Shanyue. ”

As he spoke, he became nervous.

If something goes wrong with Zhou Zhao here, then he, the head of the household, will also be affected. After all, he sent Zhou Zhao to assist Guo Jitong.

Xiao Qi instructed the guards: "Go and call them." Interrogate them separately first, and then bring them up here. ”

Zhou Zhao and the two of them were in the household department, which was not far from the palace. When the guards were out for a short time, they brought the two of them in.

Gu Shanyue is in his forties, he is an eight-grade official, and he will never see the sky in his life. Now that he was brought to the front of the palace under such circumstances, he was so nervous that he was like sifting chaff.

Zhou Zhao is only in his twenties, which is very young. He is a Jiupin official, and he is younger than Gu Shan, although he looks very nervous, but compared to Gu Shanyue, his performance is not bad.

The imperial guard pointed at Zhou Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, this Lord Zhou said that he felt that Lord Guo's calculation was wrong. The number of vehicles in the Ministry of Industry was prepared based on the data he calculated. ”

When Xiao Qi heard this, he slapped the table hard: "Bold." ”

Gu Shan was startled and trembled more and more. I don't know, I thought he did something wrong.

Zhou Zhao was not in a hurry, and saluted Xiao Qi: "Your Majesty, Weichen feels that the data calculated by Lord Guo is wrong, and he has reminded him many times. But Lord Guo not only ignored it, but also wanted to drive the minister home on the grounds that the minister was disturbing his work. The minister was unwilling to let him be a soldier at the border gate, so the soldiers were in danger. ”

Guo Jitong scolded: "Lord Zhou, how old are you, it's good if the abacus can be smooth." I've been in the household department for seven or eight years, how can you question my arithmetic ability? What proof do you have that you are right and I am wrong? What is the trouble of the border guards, you slander your boss, but you will be punished. ”

"Besides, don't you think it's wrong, shouldn't you look for a report from your lord? Why do you make an unauthorized claim to tamper with data? ”

Xiao Qi and Qi Xugu also nodded.

felt that Guo Jitong was wrong, and reported it. How can you assert yourself?

"Weichen wants to be able to see Qi Da's talent." Zhou Zhao spread his hands helplessly, "Lord Qi is too busy to see anyone, and Lord Guo is eyeing him again. The minister was worried about going to find Lord Qi, and he died unexpectedly before he could see Lord Qi's face. I had to pretend to be obedient and asked for the errand of the Ministry of Works, so as to ask for a face. ”

Guo Ji smiled angrily: "Then you are really well-intentioned." ”

He turned around and saluted Xiao Qi: "Your Majesty, the minister has been in the household department for seven or eight years, and the calculated data has never been wrong. The military situation at the border is important, and miscalculation is a major crime of the nine clans, how dare the minister not be cautious? The data calculated by the minister must be correct. ”

Guo Jitong's style of acting is also heard of by Xiao Qi from time to time. Xiao Lingyan even mentions him from time to time. Xiao Qi had a very bad impression of him.

At this time, Guo Jitong swore an oath, but Xiao Qi couldn't believe his family's words. He was suspicious of Guo Jitong just now.

You must know that according to the data calculated by Zhou Zhao, the grain here in the capital is eight carts short, and this is still under the noses of him and Qi Xugu. If the northern city is poor, the amount of grain will be even worse. When all the grain and grass are transported to the border gates, won't there be a big mess? In Beijing, they thought that the grain and grass at the border pass were sufficient, but the border pass was completely insufficient.

It was a cold day, the road was long, and the battle situation was still tight. If a letter is sent from there, and the capital will send grain over, it will inevitably delay the opportunity. At that time, I don't know how dangerous the situation of the border soldiers is.

He can't put the safety of the entire border pass on Guo Ji and the same person.

This person has a bad character and a very bad reputation. He wants to believe Guo Jitong, once something happens at the border, then he will be a sinner through the ages.

He turned his head and asked Qi Xugu and said, "Who else in the Great Jin Dynasty is good at arithmetic and can calculate these data extremely quickly?" ”