Chapter 256: What Does the Emperor Think
In the courses taught by Taifu, Xiao Tian and Xiao Yan are basically on it together.
At this time, Xiao Tian asked Xiao Yan what he thought, and Xiao Yan instinctively wanted to speak.
Xiao Tian looked at him with a smile, "Don't prevaricate the imperial brother with the scene." ”
Xiao Yangang's open mouth closed again.
What does the royal brother want to do?
The royal brother is the same every day, what do you want him to do?
Even though ten-year-old Xiao Yan is much more mature and stable than his peers because of his childhood hardships, since Xiao Yan changed his attitude towards him, he often feels a mess in his head.
He was silent for a moment, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the two adults in front of him, Zhao Youchen and Zheng Fangxiu, looking at him expressionlessly, and his heart suddenly beat twice.
"Brother Huang forgives his sins, Yan Wan never dares to prevaricate Brother Huang, it's just that the younger brother has never been in contact with these things. The emperor's brother is lenient, and Yan is right and wrong, but it is true...... There's no way to start, there's nothing to say. ”
He lowered his head very helplessly and ashamedly, "Brother Zhao thinks that Commander Zhao is right, and this matter needs to be discussed in detail." ”
Xiao Tian raised his eyebrows, his face did not move.
"It makes sense, then from now on, let's follow the imperial brother to watch the government."
Xiao Yan looked up in surprise, and when he saw the extremely serious look in Xiao Tian's eyes, he was actually at a loss.
Is Brother Huang serious?
Xiao tilted and looked at Zhao Youchen and Zheng Fangxiu.
"Tell me what happened on the road and you need to set off fireworks."
She didn't say what to do with the gold bars and account books she found, nor did she say what happened to the princess.
"No, Zheng Aiqing, start from the time you started investigating the case." She sat upright, her eyes calm, clearly thinking.
Zheng Fangxiu had the opportunity to completely explain all the things after returning to Dali Temple from Mengshan Villa.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Youchen quickly finished talking about what happened on the road, and Zheng Fangxiu added it in some places.
Xiao Tian listened carefully to every detail, and there was a faint inspiration in his heart.
"How are the three members of the Hu family and Mrs. Sun doing now?"
They also paid attention to this aspect when they returned.
Zhao Youchen quickly said: "With the Praetorian Guard, they can't get out, and no one can get in." And, so far, no one has asked to see him. ”
"Mrs. Sun is the daughter of Li Bo, and Sun Cheng, the son-in-law of the Li family, committed suicide by poisoning the Li family, and Mrs. Sun, the daughter of the Li family, reprimanded the Li family for being ruthless on the spot." Xiao tilted the thumb of one hand and slowly touched the phalange joints of the other hand.
"Li Bo didn't want to see his daughter?"
Moreover, no one in the Sun family said that they wanted to see her.
Zheng Fangxiu thought for a while, "The minister once heard a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”
"Zheng Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"Yes. Although Mrs. Sun is the daughter of Lord Li, she heard that she was not raised by Lord Li since she was a child, so she was not very close. I heard that this Mrs. Sun is jealous, and Sun has become a romantic person, and after getting married, there were several women who wanted to be accepted into the house, but they were all disturbed by this Mrs. Sun. ”
Zhao Youchen said in his heart, he didn't expect Dali Siqing to be a gossip person, and even inquired so clearly about the affairs of people's back houses.
Xiao Tian smiled.
"Zheng Aiqing thinks, how should this case be investigated?"
Zheng Fangxiu knelt down "poof".
"Your Majesty respectfully obeys Your Majesty's holy will."
Xiao Tian stood up, slowly walked to the window, and reached out to push the window wider.
Winter is a terrible day, and the winter nights are exceptionally cold.
There were a few stars hanging in the dark sky, and the cold air was exuding.
In the distance, there was a rustling of leaves, and every ten meters outside the door, there was a palace lamp, and the candle flame flickered gently in the hazy lantern.
It seemed to be the only warmth on a winter night.
"Fifty thousand taels of gold, since it is from the treasury, it must be pure gold. There are basically one tael of gold and ten taels of silver outside, and the pure gold of the treasury is converted to more than ten taels. That is, in folk conversion, 50,000 taels of gold is 500,000 taels of silver. Ordinary families can have three hundred taels of silver to eat a year, and they are relatively rich. I remember the tax money collected by the treasury when I first arrived in Nanhua......"
She looked back at Xiao Yan, "Brother Yanhuang, do you remember?" ”
Fu Mingyi gave them lessons and paid attention to practice, which he had already talked about.
Xiao Yan felt that he had no way to retreat.
"About three million taels of silver."
Zheng Fangxiu's heart beat a few beats.
It is a well-known thing that the treasury is not rich in taxes and silver, and although the reason is related to the Great Depression and recuperation, there is also a very important reason related to the family.
Obedient and listening, he vaguely guessed the little emperor's thoughts.
It's just that the little emperor is still saying these words quietly at the moment, not hurried, not arrogant, not impatient, not sad or happy - what is more rare than the mind is the heart.
Xiao Tian looked at Zhao Youchen, and his gaze became a little sharp in an instant. "Are you ready?"
Zhao Youchen was shocked in his heart, knelt on one knee, and clenched his fist in front of his chest.
"I'm ready."
Xiao Tian nodded and slowly walked to the box of account books.
"Withdraw the Praetorian Guards guarding Mrs. Sun and the Hu family, loosen the outside and tighten the inside."
She crouched down and flipped through a copy of it.
"Summons Prime Minister Wang and Taifu."
Zhao Youchen took the order and left.
Xiao Tian casually took two more copies and walked to Xiao Yan's side, "Brother Yan's arithmetic has always been good, you can take a look at these." As he spoke, he gave the two copies to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan took the account book, still feeling incredible. "Brother Huang, the arithmetic is good, and being able to read the account book are two different things." He couldn't help it.
Xiao Tian smiled, "That's true, so, the imperial brother will mention it to Taifu in a while, it's time to ask Mr. to teach you something useful." ”
Zheng Fangxiu lowered his head, thinking a lot in his head for a while.
"By the way, there are people in Zheng Aiqing's Dali Temple who are proficient in auditing."
Zheng Fangxiu nodded, "I have it, but the grade is limited, and I am not in Mengshan Villa at this time." ”
On weekdays, in order to investigate cases, he naturally has some people with special talents. However, not everyone is qualified to enter the Mengshan Garden and hunt with them.
Xiao Tian nodded, "It's okay, this matter is extraordinary, the case is still decided by Dali Temple, but the place has been moved to Mengshan Villa, and Lord Zheng can arrange his own manpower." ”
She paused, "I won't let anyone take them away, so it's up to Master Zheng to take a closer look at these books." ”
Zheng Fangxiu took the order and soon retreated.
Ma Hong stood outside the door, and after a while, he saw Prime Minister Wang Cheng and Taifu walking over together.
As soon as Wang Xiang entered the door, he saw a box of account books, an old man, and guessed at a glance that things were probably out of control.
The people of the Sun and Li families came to look for him, but he didn't see any of them.
Just like last time.
At this time, he was once again glad for his keen sense of smell.
He was now thinking about whether it was possible for him and the Wang family to leave traces in these account books.
I'm afraid the Wang family is going to have some blood.
"See Your Majesty, see His Royal Highness Yan."
"Prime minister, please get up, Taifu please get up."
Fu Mingyi glanced in Xiao Yan's direction and quickly withdrew his gaze.
"This is the account book that Master Zheng found from Sun Cheng's house, which records...... Some of his business dealings. ”
Xiao Tian motioned for them to take it and take a look.
Wang Xiang picked up a copy slowly, and Fu Mingyi was slightly slower than him.
"In addition, it was also discovered that 50 million taels of pure gold came from the treasury."
Wang Xiangzheng saw a name appear in the account book.
His hands trembled slightly.