Kang Yutong, the prince of the Marquis of Zhenbei, went straight to the palace when he entered the capital, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, for fear of falling into the hands of the prince. However, the prince was not in a hurry to see him, and used the excuse that he was unwell to block him from the palace gate.

This step had already been expected by Kang Yutong before he entered Beijing. Thinking about it, since the prince has found a reason to blame the Zhenbei Hou Mansion, he will naturally not let it go easily, he is fully prepared, even the worst is ready.

Kang Yutong parted the crutches in his hand into the distance, slowly leaned over, and knelt in front of the palace gate. I knew that I was here to ask for sin, so I didn't plan to go back comfortably. If the prince is gone, then he can only kneel until he sees him.

In this battle, Kang Yutong entered the capital, and the prince's chance of winning was already seventy percent. He sent an order to detain Kang Yutong in the courtyard of the Beihou Mansion in Jingzhong Town, waiting for the summons at any time.

When these people in the court heard the news, sure enough, they made a fuss in the morning on the second day.

"In the tenth year of Wanjia, the war between the north and the East China Sea was close, and Lord Min and Shang Shushi, who were the secretary of the household department at the time, proposed that everything should be given priority to the soldiers of the front line, and the allocation of military salaries of the three armed forces should no longer be strictly controlled, and the total amount of money should be directly allocated to the three armed forces as needed. This matter was made clear by the decree of the emperor. The military department just acted according to the order, and the Zhenbei Army also acted according to the rules, a few years ago, it was just taking the money of the Yuanshan Army for emergency, what is the crime? ”

The prince chuckled, this set of rhetoric, he knew that the military department would definitely move out, "Wanjia ten years, it can be regarded as the most difficult year of my Dasheng Dynasty, there are continuous wars in various places, and there are naturally ways to deal with disasters in disaster years." However, the emperor's decree only said that the total amount of money could be directly allocated at the beginning of the year, did it say that each army did not need to specify the place where the money would be used? ”

Yan Kailai was speechless.

Cao Tai, the head of the household department, stepped up, "Your Highness, this matter really can't be said to be a crime, and Marquis Kang is just lazy, and he didn't list the expenses in the past few years clearly, and report it according to the process." The Hou Mansion of Zhenbei has guarded the northern border for generations, and is loyal and courageous, how can it be possible to falsely report military salaries for other purposes. Besides, His Royal Highness has just read the account of the household department, if the military salary of the Zhenbei Army is misappropriated, how can it be that the amount of military salary has decreased year by year in recent years. ”

The corners of the prince's mouth raised, and a sneer made the scalps of the two adults tingle, "Now that the four seas are level, the northern border has not seen a soldier for four years." The war is no longer fought, and no matter how cheeky you are, you know that you will underreport your military salary. ”

"Your Highness, 300,000 people eat and drink, and they also ask for money." Cao Tai smiled reluctantly, and the words were reluctant.

"What Lord Cao means is that it's a bit difficult to raise 300,000 people."

Cao Tai's face changed greatly, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "That's not what Weichen meant. ”

"Alright, let's talk about the accounts first." The prince pulled out a booklet from his right hand, "Lord Cao said that the general ledger is not exceeded, so it doesn't matter." It just so happened that I checked the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs a few days ago. It doesn't look unusual, but it's just that the expenses in the palace are relatively large, and it seems that it has been like this in previous years. As for me, I let the people around me go to the Internal Affairs Office for a few days, don't be surprised, don't be surprised, this time I know, the Internal Affairs Office never restricts people who come and go, and the palace people use needles and threads for private use, and no one knows at all. ”

Some people at the bottom started whispering.

The prince threw down the booklet in his hand, "I'm just looking for a few people to ask casually, these are their confessions, take a good look, Lord Cao, just a few people, you can fill a booklet." 300,000 Zhenbei troops. ”

Cao Tai's hand trembled slightly and picked up the booklet, if this was to blame on him, I was afraid that a few heads would not be enough. Unexpectedly, the prince quietly checked the Internal Affairs Office. Now that you can't protect yourself, Marquis Kang, you can only ask for more blessings.

"Your Highness......"

"Okay, Lord Yan, I know that you are also from the Zhenbei Army, so naturally I want to say a few more good words for the Zhenbei Hou Mansion." The gloomy look on the prince's face could no longer be concealed, "However, some things are wrong. Cao Tai, the secretary of the household department, and Yan Kailai, the secretary of the military department, were fined for half a year for failing to supervise the military salary expenditure of the Zhenbei Army. ”

Zhao Yingxin, the secretary of the ministry, raised his hand and wanted to say something, but when he met the prince's eyes, he stopped again.

"Xiao Jinping, the right attendant of the military department, has been ordered to investigate this matter thoroughly, and the rest of the departments need to cooperate vigorously, and if there is anyone who obstructs the handling of the case, it will be dealt with immediately." The prince looked around, and everyone leaned down to receive the order, not daring to make another mistake.

Out of the court, Zhao Yingxin was not in a hurry to leave, he paced back and forth at the door of the hall, until he saw a figure, so he hurriedly greeted him, "Virtuous nephew, virtuous nephew stay." ”

Li Kai was a little surprised when he saw Zhao Yingxin.

Although Zhao Yingxin is a disciple of his grandfather, he has been a little estranged from the Li family over the years and has rarely interacted with each other. Now that I think about it, the only thing I have an impression of him is that I saw him arguing with his father in the backyard of his house more than ten years ago, but when it was a quarrel, I only remember that my father pointed at his nose and scolded, "You are so sleek and sophisticated, hypocritical and wronged, if you are a high-ranking official, it is the misfortune of my Dasheng Dynasty." ”

This scene, Li Kai once told the prince, but it made the prince laugh, "Li Kai, you will know in the future, Lord Zhao has been in the ministry for many years, but it is very difficult." ”

Now, Li Kai really doesn't hate Zhao Yingxin so much, he gives up, "Lord Zhao." ”

"Virtuous nephew is polite, I am an old friend of your father, virtuous nephew remembers, when I was a child, I also hugged you."

Li Kai smiled embarrassedly, this set of almost methods, he has not seen it over the years.

"Hehe, come to think of it, you're still young, you may not remember." Zhao Yingxin's old face flushed, and he hurriedly turned his head away.

"Lord Zhao, is there something wrong?"

Zhao Yingxin looked at him again, his face froze, and he became serious, "Indeed, there is something." I don't go around in circles with the virtuous nephew, I just want to hear the prince's meaning from the virtuous nephew, what extent does the prince plan to do this matter in the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei? ”

Li Kai was surprised, what does this matter have to do with Zhao Yingxin and the ministry, why do he need to be so nervous, licking his old face and asking him, "Then it depends on the extent to which the military department investigates." ”

"Alas, the prince is still too young, I'm afraid it's ......" Zhao Yingxin suddenly intercepted his words, making Li Kai very uncomfortable.

"Lord Zhao might as well say it bluntly, the prince is indeed young, and many things have to rely on your lords."

Zhao Yingxin looked at Li Kai, and suddenly grinned, "You are smart, ...... than your father", looking at Li Kai's serious appearance, he changed his tone again and praised calmly, "Sure enough, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves." ”

Zhao Yingxin took Li Kai a few steps to a sparsely populated place, and said softly, "You probably heard about the early dynasty, and the two Shangshu were locked up all of a sudden, and the prince was resolute, but he also had to think about how these two would work in the future." ”

"Isn't there still a left and right waiter, and the manpower of each department has not been reduced."

"So, young man. These two are old Shangshu. The disciples of the disciples and the guests in the house, I am afraid that the excerpts received by the prince in the past few days can crush people to death. and the concubine Mei in the palace, hey, thinking of this, I am sad to death. Zhao Yingxin shook his head, "Okay, even if these princes can ignore them and continue to investigate, Zhenbei Hou Mansion, Zhenbei Hou Mansion have been seventy years, virtuous nephew, seventy years, what crime does the prince dare to give him." Embezzlement of military salaries? Hey, did the prince dare to cut his title, or did he dare to raid the marquis's house, 300,000 Zhenbei Army. “

Zhao Yingxin looked heartbroken for the country and the people, so he almost shouted to Li Kai with tears in his eyes to let go of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. However, Li Kai did not move. Zhao Yingxin was worried about something, some princes and he had also considered it, but now, he couldn't say too much to Zhao Yingxin.

"Why, isn't the virtuous nephew worried?"

After all, Li Kai has not entered the officialdom, and this pretending to be worried is still too shallow, he nodded desperately, but he did not dispel Zhao Yingxin's doubts.

"Perhaps, it's because I'm old and easy to think too much, and the prince may have already laid out the chess. We, the old people, should take care of our own business, farewell, farewell. Zhao Yingxin arched his hand, didn't give Li Kai a chance to speak, turned around and left immediately.