Huo Yixiao asked Fang Qichuan to sit down, and even paid attention to hospitality, and asked Yin Lei to add tea to the other party.

Fang Qichuan took a sip and praised "good tea".

On the third watch, no one had the heart to taste tea, so they wanted to talk about things.

Huo Yixiao leaned on the back of the chair and asked Fang Qichuan slowly: "What does Master Fang think these days?" ”

On that day, it was Wen Yan who talked to Fang Qichuan.

The rules of buying and selling were laid out, and before Wen Yan made the offer, Fang Qichuan said very smoothly that he had figured it out, but Wen Yan didn't understand.

Huo Yixiao simply spread it out and asked.

Fang Qichuan smiled: "I do want to make a contribution, but I don't have the way of the Fourth Highness." ”

Going to Zhu Sheng to be a chess piece is simpler for Fang Qichuan.

Zhu Sheng's people contacted him first, and as long as he followed the response, he could follow the Second Highness.

After that, he was a hypocrisy, and actually did things for the fourth son, he was careful, and he could always turn around.

But Zhu Yu is too difficult to approach.

Huo Yixiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Do I have any contradictions with the Fourth Highness?" Or did the Third Highness have a dispute with the Fourth Highness? ”

As soon as the words fell, Fang Qichuan was stunned.

How can there be no contradictions?

Although, everyone knows that Huo Yixiao and Zhu Sheng have fought several times in their "friendship", and it is clear that they are not compatible.

With Zhu Sheng in front, the relationship between Huo Yixiao and Zhu Yu seems to be much better.

But in fact, that is, after comparison, Zhu Yu was not polite to Huo Yixiao.

There are still some people in the court who understand, in the past in the Xi Yuan Palace, Zhu Yu sneered from time to time, and some of them came out more or less.

Even, Huo Yixiao did not recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, in the eyes of everyone, nine times out of ten, that is, the emperor "taboos" the Shen family.

It's just that these words are clear and clear, and they will not be said on the scene.

Fang Qichuan was able to jump sideways between Zhu Sheng and Huo Yixiao because the two of them were already hurting each other's arms.

They can't kill each other, but they can stumble on each other, and they will make trouble to the top, that is, they will not be harmonious, old hatred, and they will be scolded in the imperial study.

This is different from the relationship between Huo Yixiao and Zhu Yu.

Before the princes fought to the death for the dragon chair, Huo Yixiao and Zhu Huan were still one.

Zhu Huan can have the heart to compete for the position, but not to the point of being bright.

After all, the emperor is still in the prime of life, and he has never shown the slightest intention of establishing a prince.

Fang Qichuan was buried in Zhu Yu as a chess piece, and once exposed, Huo Yixiao and Zhu Huan would be enough to drink a pot.

Thinking of this, Fang Qichuan's heart sank.

What value do you have to do business with the fourth son?

It can't be said that the fourth prince will solve the current trouble for him, and when he needs to work for himself or the third highness in ten or twenty years, he will get news from Zhu Yu to return, right?

How could the fourth prince agree to such a naïve thing?

The truth is reasonable, Fang Qichuan is still doing a "dying struggle": "Fourth son, the nail must be buried early and deeply, otherwise, it will be useless." There are no contradictions, no disputes, but be prepared......"

Huo Yixiao sneered: "Prepared? That's what it sounds like. ”

Fang Qichuan's heart was relieved.

Huo Yixiao changed the conversation: "But I, like to pay money with one hand and deliver goods with the other." Lord Fang, do you want to ask me, and do you want to take credit? ”

Fang Qichuan's heart rose to his throat again.

Come on, no play.

He smiled dryly: "The fourth prince called me over, so it won't be a business, right?" ”

He doesn't want to use his brain, he has been stared at enough in the past few days, I don't know when those two people will come out, or the fourth prince will make a direct offer.

Huo Yixiao hooked his lips: "I have been in the household department for the past few days, and I have read the budget and audit documents of Taichang Temple in the past five years, and I have spent a lot of money. ”

Fang Qichuan said: "It's all compared to the rules of the past years, there is no extravagance and waste......"

"Your past years have been a bit shallow," Huo Yixiao's fingertips lit on the table, "When Elder Gao is here, it is still a third less than you are now." ”

Elder Gao refers to the former Taichang Temple Qing Gao Fang, who has already told the old man.

Gao Fang is the old minister of the first emperor, a handful of old people still work for the court, after ascending the throne, Gao Fang worked hard for a few years, in Ruiyong's fourth year, after the seventieth birthday, the old man returned to his hometown.

Fang Qichuan took over as Taichang Siqing, and if you do the math, it will be almost six years.

In just six years, the expenses of Taichang Temple have risen so much, and it is obviously untenable to push it to the point that the silver is worthless.

Fang Qichuan swallowed.

The benefits are easy to please, this is another pigtail handed over to the fourth son?

He was already a chess piece in the hands of the fourth son, and he asked himself if he didn't have the heart to beat wildly, why did the fourth prince add another charge to him?

said that he didn't want to use his brain, but his brain spun fast on its own.

He said bitterly: "The expenses are not in my pocket in the end, although I can't control it and sell some things for the palace, but I don't have the courage to calculate the expenses of the yamen......"

"You dare to say that you don't know about this?" Huo Yixiao asked, "Without your nod, can it be such a number on the paperwork?" And it has risen year after year, a little more every year, and in more than ten years, I am afraid that it will double compared with the time of the tall man. ”

"Knowing is knowing, but this is Min ......" Fang Qichuan stopped halfway through speaking.

This matter arose because of Min Hao, the secretary of the household department.

Min Hao is not an honest person, he has been in charge of the household department for so many years, and what he sees in his eyes is either silver or gold.

After a long time, he dared to be greedy.

It's just that Min Hao didn't dare to break ground on Gao Fang's head, Gao Fang is old, and he is an upright character, greedy for ink, and he doesn't eat soft and hard.

Fang Qichuan can't compare to Gao Fang, Min Hao and Fang Qichuan's right Shaoqing Ge Xu are "good brothers", Fang Qichuan can only turn a blind eye.

In the end, the silver didn't fall into Fang Qichuan's pocket.

Min Hao has a hand in doing this kind of thing.

Ruiyong's four-year budget was Gaofang's purpose, and when Ruiyong's five-year audit was completed, it was approved by Fang Qichuan.

The expenses that are higher than the budget are also reasonable, because it was a coincidence that the Empress Dowager Shen passed away that year, and the Taichang Temple, which was in charge of ceremonial music, mausoleums, and altars, how could it not cost to grow?

And once it goes up, the budget for the next year does not come down, "compared" with the old year, and so on year after year.

"Min what?" Huo Yixiao stared at him, "Go on." ”

Fang Qichuan suddenly opened, daring to love, the target of this is Min Hao?

The Third Highness and the Fourth Prince have been in the Hubu Yamen these days, and Min Hao has offended people?

Fang Qichuan hurriedly said: "I didn't take Min Hao's silver, I don't have such courage." ”

Huo Yixiao scoffed at this.

Not so bold?

When he took Xuan Zai's life as a vote, he didn't see Fang Qichuan's timidity!