Gu Jiangyuan noticed He's expression and couldn't help frowning: "What, does Madam think what I said is inappropriate?" ”

He Shi pursed her lips, unwilling to agree with Gu Jiangyuan's words to elevate Gu Jin, so she said: "Now that the Feng principal is gone, don't scare people here, where is it so serious." ”

Gu Haomian put the tea cup in his hand on the table, and did not show her mercy because He was his mother: "If mother doesn't believe it, get up tomorrow morning to inquire about the news of the various courtiers' mansions." ”

Gu Jin pursed his lips, put the butler's key under his cuffs, and at the same time put away his words that he wanted to return the right of the He family's housekeeper.

Tonight, it was He who refused to admit defeat and handed over her as a housekeeper again.

The next day, it was dawn, and the entire Bianliang City was noisy.

Yesterday, the head of the household department went to the palace of the various courtiers to inspect the accounts and went back to pay respects, almost everyone had a lot of gains, and these courtiers did not know how to restrain themselves, and this morning when the household department Shangshu presented the results of the investigation to the saint, the officials above the court were so frightened that they did not dare to come out.

This time, in fact, in order to rectify the rule of the officials, as Gu Jin had guessed before, now that the war in Shuobei has been calmed, what remains is to stabilize the inner court, which is not unexpected.

What was unexpected was the pile of paper that the Tobe Shangshu presented this morning.

Yesterday day, the household department found out that the deficit in the various courtiers' mansions totaled more than 10 million taels, of which the largest number of only one family had a deficit of nearly one million taels of silver, the less was 1,200 taels, and the less was dozens of taels of silver, and only one family did not lose a penny, which was Gu Jiangyuan's mansion.

The saint threw the teacup directly on the court, and was so shocked that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

The saint was furious: "A few years ago, Marshal Gu led an army of 100,000 to fight with the Gui clan in the northern border of Shuo, but the soldiers often starved due to lack of war clothes and lack of food and grass. Later, Uncle Guo and his generals were attacked by bandits in Dingzhou, and the troops were insufficient, and Li Changping almost put his life on the line. Not to mention the floods in northern Hunan Province, thousands of people left their homes to survive. I can't get a penny more money out of the treasury, and I don't have a lot of money in my feelings! ”

The early dynasty has not dispersed, and the will has been given:

Qinyang Hou Mansion inside and outside a total of 1.3 million taels of deficit, the Holy Shang sent people to the Qinyang Hou Mansion in the courtyard, in which a whole two cars of gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques from the previous dynasty were found, the Holy Lord immediately ordered the raid of the Zuo family, Qin Yang Hou was punished for embezzlement, sentenced to exile, and the rest of the family did not survive.

Killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, Qin Yanghou was the first chicken to rise to the court this morning.

After the Holy Majesty ordered the raid of the Marquis of Qinyang's mansion, he made a decision on the remaining courtiers one by one, and those who were greedy acted according to the law, some were exiled, some were imprisoned, and some were sent back to their hometowns with all their wealth. Those who are less greedy will be punished more or less, and the silver collected after this trip can be worth several years of taxes.

The early dynasty dispersed, and all the officials left the palace in panic, but the saint left Gu Jiangyuan and his son in the main hall.

"This time, the accounts of the Gu Mansion are the clearest among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty."

The saint took a sip of tea, and there was no joy or sorrow in his expression.

A cold sweat broke out in Gu Jiangyuan's palm, and a hint from Gu Jin's ear last night suddenly flashed in his mind:

She said: "Although Director Feng is now defeated, he has a good saying, there must be a demon when things go wrong, not only Director Feng is suspicious, but the saint may also be suspicious, if the saint asks, my father doesn't need to worry about it, just need to tell the truth." ”

Gu Jiangyuan pulled his thoughts back and smiled at the saint.

"The saint has praised it, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and the minister has been away from home for many years, and the accounts of this Gu Mansion are naturally a mess."

The saint was stunned, he didn't expect Gu Jiangyuan to be so outspoken, but he was interested at the moment, "Oh, then Marshal Gu is talking about it, why is this messy account you said clear in the eyes of the household department?" ”

Gu Jiangyuan arched his hand, and still explained the matter and the plate:

"Back to the saint, it was the minister who inquired about family affairs after returning to the dynasty, and then he learned that there were many deficits in the family, and the dog and the little girl had to be diligent to find out all the deficits in the house and then make up for it."

The saint smiled, skipped the account, and became interested in the word "little girl" in Gu Jiangyuan's mouth.

"I remember that King Xian promised to marry your young lady back then."

Gu Jiangyuan nodded, he didn't dare to forget the marriage between Gu Xiang and Lu Guitang, but if the saint didn't take the initiative to mention it, he wouldn't dare to speak.

"What the saint said is that now my family is in mourning, and the marriage will have to wait for a year anyway."

Dazhen is declining, Gu Jin and Gu Xiang are filial piety for their grandmother, and they can't do it until a year later.

Sheng Shang smiled, picked up the cooled tea in his hand and tasted it.

"That's natural, but since the marshal returned to the court, I haven't set up a banquet yet, but it's a pity that Mrs. Gu has passed away. Now that there are a lot of things, why don't you wait for a while, wait for Marshal Gu to go to the palace with his family for a banquet. At that time, I will invite all the civil and military officials in, and it will only be regarded as a family banquet. ”

Gu Jiangyuan knew that it was the saint who wanted to see Gu Xiang, who had made a marriage with his son, and he didn't dare to touch his holy heart, so he should leave the matter and go home with Gu Haomian.

When the father and son came out of the palace, they both broke out in a cold sweat.

Gu Haomian wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and sighed in his heart that the king's heart was unpredictable, if it weren't for Gu Jin's instructions to Gu Jiangyuan last night, Gu Jiangyuan would probably hide the accounts of the Gu Mansion in front of the saint today, and it would definitely cause the saint to be unwarranted suspicion, and that would be the companion of the king like a tiger.

Gu Haomian shook his head and sighed, but there was another question in his heart: "Why didn't my father make it clear to the saint that the person in charge of family affairs is not Xiang'er, but Jin'er." ”

Today, after hearing about the Gu family's daughter, the saint mentioned the marriage between Lu Guitang and Gu Xiang, and naturally had a preconceived idea that the person who solved the urgent need of the Gu Mansion was Gu Xiang.

Gu Jiangyuan also sighed, he had already guessed that Gu Haomian would ask this question.

He replied without hesitation: "What do you think is the difference between Jin'er and Xiang'er?" ”

Gu Haomian was stunned, this question is really simple, but it is really not easy to answer. The difference between the two of them is really obvious, and it takes three days and three nights to say it all.

"Jin'er has a cold and upright temperament, although she is the daughter of the boudoir, she has the city government in her heart, she can not only see the ups and downs in the Qing Dynasty, but also have a far-sighted view of my Gu family's urgent needs, in these points, Xiang'er is far inferior to her sister."