Chapter 209: The Missing Military Pay
"It's bold!"
The emperor twisted the storm in his dark eyes: "There was such a big thing, why didn't you tell me at the first time!" ”
Fu Ankang stood upright in the middle of the main hall, and the fists on both sides of his body were also clenched tightly: "At first, the people from the Military Affairs Department thought that the accounts were right or wrong, and they specially asked the people from the household department to recalculate, and only then did they find that there was indeed a problem. ”
The war on the frontier was tense and on the verge of breaking out, and the emperor deliberately transferred the treasury a few days ago and allocated a large amount of gold and silver for military salaries.
Just when the Military Affairs Department verified the accounts for the last time and was ready to leave for the border city, it was found that the accounts were wrong, and somehow more than seventy percent less than the original amount!
This is not an ordinary gold and silver trend, but for military use, we all know how much the emperor attaches importance to this campaign, and no one can afford it if something happens.
I was afraid that it was a bunch of big bosses, what if I was not proficient in finance and miscalculated, so I was so frightened that the people from the Military Affairs Department hurriedly invited someone from the household department to come over and help check.
It doesn't matter if this recalculation is even higher than their previous calculation, and all the military salaries are almost empty!
The matter was very serious, and because it involved the war, the people of the Military Affairs Department discussed it several times, and then they asked Fu Ankang to come to him and ask him to enter the palace to report.
As a general, Fu Ankang naturally attached great importance to it, and felt that something was wrong, so he sent his subordinates to investigate secretly, and hurriedly entered the palace to face the saint.
"How can military pay disappear out of thin air? It's still winged! ”
Just a few days after it was transferred from the treasury, all of them disappeared before they were sent out of Beijing, and there was a ninety percent reduction in life, who can believe this kind of words!
"The minister suspects that someone is using his power to embezzle it without authorization and use it for other purposes!" Fu Ankang guessed.
The emperor wrung his eyebrows and pondered, feeling that this possibility was the greatest, if this was the case, this person must be powerful, and he could move the military salary unknowingly, and he did not leak a drop of water, and he did not attract people's attention.
"Fu Ankang, I order you to deal with this matter with full authority, I will give you who you want to use, how many troops you want to deploy, and you must find out who is behind it!"
He wanted to see who the man who dared to do something under his nose and tried to cover the sky with one hand!
"Before the minister entered the palace, he had already taken his subordinates to investigate first, and now he can only start from the military affairs department."
Fu Ankang also thought that if he could take away the military salary from the heavily guarded military affairs office without knowing the ghosts, there must be someone among them who should cooperate with him inside and outside, as long as the inner ghost is found out, then this high-ranking and powerful person will be self-defeating.
"Just one point, this matter should not be publicized." The emperor added.
The stakes are very high, and if the theft of military salaries is carried out, it will certainly make people panic and rumors will spread, which is not conducive to the war ahead, so we cannot make a public announcement, but can only make secret visits.
"Yes, the minister knows." Fu Ankang received the order, suppressing anger in his heart.
Someone can abandon the safety of the country, but he can't chill the soldiers who bravely kill the enemy, no matter what, he will find out the truth and give everyone an explanation!
After Fu Ankang left, the emperor sat alone in the imperial study for a long time.
"Your Majesty, you are busy with political affairs and haven't rested for many days, why don't you go out for a walk with you?" Xue Gui saw that the emperor's eyebrows were gloomy, and he couldn't bear to speak.
Indeed, I have been trying to find a way to deal with the forces of the Erji clan for a while, and I haven't seen Yuqing for a while.
"Go to Wenhua Palace." The emperor thought for a while and said.
Seeing the emperor get up, Xue Gui breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that as long as the emperor was free, there was only one place he wanted to move around.
When the emperor arrived at Wenhua Palace and saw Yu Qing, he didn't say a word when they met, and he couldn't wait for people to salute, so he pulled him over and hugged him in his arms.
Xue Gui followed behind, just stepped into the threshold, looked at the situation, quickly lowered his head, closed his steps, and directly retreated, the two flowers looked at each other and smiled, and also quietly retreated.
"Your Majesty?"
was hugged tightly, Yu Qing felt that she was about to run out of breath, this person was afraid that he had a grudge against her, and he wanted to take the opportunity to strangle her.
Belly slander is belly slander, Yu Qing did not push the emperor away, because she obviously felt that the emperor's mood was a little low and gloomy, reached out and hugged his waist, and slowly leaned her head on his shoulder to show comfort.
The room was silent, neither of them spoke, the emperor felt that this was very good, very relieved, there was no chaos and conspiracy in the court, it was the only place that could give him peace.
I don't know how long it took like this, the person in front of me moved, and he shook left and right like a little mouse.
"What's wrong?" The emperor couldn't help but ask, and then he heard a slightly shy coquettishness.
"Inside, legs, legs are numb." Yu Qing was held by the emperor, and she maintained a posture for a long time and did not dare to move slightly, one foot was slightly bent and buckled, and one foot was upright, it was strange that she was not numb.
There was a chuckle almost inaudible above his head, Yu Qing's cheeks were slightly red, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he twisted the emperor's waist and eyes unwillingly.
"Oops!" This movement is even more uncomfortable.
The emperor sighed, the strength of his waist did not decrease, and the only one who dared to do such a disrespectful action to today's son was the villain in front of him, and it was clearly him who was screwed, and she called out first, how to talk about this reason.
The charming atmosphere was destroyed, and the culprit still didn't pay attention to the image at all, and the emperor couldn't continue to be quiet.
helped the person to sit on the soft couch and raised his eyebrows to look at her: "Which one?" ”
"Huh?" Yu Qing looked ignorant, and when she saw the emperor staring at her, she raised her hand and pointed to her right leg, "Oh, hey, you can't do it slowly!" ”
The right leg was lifted, and this uncomfortable force made Yu Qing exaggerate again.
The big knuckled hands carefully helped her unload her shoes, put her legs on her own legs, and smoothed them along the belly of her legs, from top to bottom, over and over again, tirelessly.
Yu Qing's cheeks were as red as the sunset, even if there was still some numbness between the movements, it was much more comfortable than just now.
"Are there better?" The emperor saw that Yuqing was no longer noisy, and guessed that it should be relieved.
Yu Qing nodded, pulled her calf out of the emperor's hand, withdrew it, and put her shoes back on, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”
After some kneading, the legs are not uncomfortable at all, and the numbness passes.
Yu Qing remembered the emperor's performance just now, and her emotions seemed to be a little wrong, and she asked, "What happened to the emperor just now, but what made you unhappy?" ”
The emperor took a deep look at Yu Qing before telling her what happened in the morning, and then there was a previous scene.
No matter how hard she is, it is difficult for her to interfere in military affairs, especially when it comes to the treasury and military salaries, no matter how you look at it, it should not be something that she can interfere with as a harem lady.
All she can do now is comfort the emperor.
The emperor didn't expect Yu Qing to help him solve it, and he came to Wenhua Palace just to see her.
Every time she comes here, the things of the previous dynasty seem to be nothing to fear, and the big difficulties seem to be able to disappear in front of her, just seeking peace of mind.
Thinking about the military salary, the emperor didn't stay long, and sat for a while before getting up and leaving.
"Little Lord." Evening lotus, Xiyue came in. The two waited outside for a long time, which can be regarded as waiting for the emperor to leave.
Wanhe held a few books in his hand.
Yu Qing took it and found that it was a few account books, looked up and glanced at Wan He inquiringly, and listened to Wan He explain: "Young Master Tong sent it in, saying that Yun Shuang obtained it from the Hua family. ”
Got it so quickly? Yu Qing couldn't help but admire the ability of the secret agent, the efficiency is extremely high!
Looking down and looking at it, I came to the same conclusion as Tong Xiao, there seems to be no problem, but in the ordinary house record, but Yu Qing closed her eyes and recalled it, as if there was something wrong.
"Little master, but what did you find?" Xiyue looked at it for a long time, but she still couldn't do it.
Yu Qing intends to cultivate the two of them, has taught them a lot of things, and usually intends to mention a few points when they encounter things, and looking at the accounts is also one of them, after all, the two can't be with her for a lifetime, they have to marry someone after all, and they will get it in charge of the family in the future.
Besides, she has always regarded the two as sisters, and if she marries, she will also have some generous gifts, Zhuangzi shop or something, and if she manages it, she also needs some skills to look at the accounts.
But this account, Xiyue looks very ordinary, they are all ordinary accounts, why has the little master looked at it for so long.
"The accounts are wrong."
Yu Qing shook her head, the person who did the accounting was a master, thinking that it was the simplest appearance, even if it was looked at by others, it would not be able to find anything, but it was this ordinariness that exposed its problems.
"What's wrong?" Wanhe was also very curious, and she didn't see it.
"It's too flat." Yu Qing's eyes were lowered, and it was as black as ink, no, it was not right, this was not an ordinary person's account book, but the account book of the palace.
The records are trivial purchases, servants' monthly routines, etc., but this daily expenditure is too weird, and none of them can exceed a hundred taels of silver, which is worse than the expenses of the official family of the five grades.
Without saying anything, Yu Qing checked again, turned over and over several times and finally determined the problem, and the number of grange shops in the palace increased day by day.
At first glance, she thought it was an inherent asset, but after reading it a few times, she realized that the date was wrong, and several houses, granges, and shops were only recorded in recent days.
Although there are both expenditures and inputs, but this input is far inferior to expenditures, hum, Lord Hua, doing business to such a point, but you have to lose your family!
Thinking of what the emperor said to her just now, it was really a coincidence or a thing.
Hua Feng, if such a big handle is caught by me, you Erji family won't want to turn over!
With a plan in her heart, Yu Qing wrote two letters, and handed them to Wanhe together after they were written.
"Wanhe, you have to work hard to go out of the palace again, one to the general's mansion to Fu Ankang, and one to Tong Xiao."
If it is really as she guessed, then let Fu Ankang and Tong Xiao cooperate in the investigation, and they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and they will be able to find out the truth in a few days.
"Whatever the little master says, the slave and maid will do it immediately." What hard work is not hard, the evening lotus is like a gluttony, said, put away the letter, and hurriedly took out the palace waist card from the Internal Affairs Office.
"Little master, is this an eyebrow?"
Xiyue looked at Yu Qing's determined expression, what should she see from the account book, and it can also involve Master Fu, it should have something to do with the emperor just now.
"Yes, the Hua family's good days, I'm afraid it's coming to an end." Yu Qing smiled in her eyes, Hua Feng really jumped off the wall in a hurry.
Although she never took the initiative to intervene in the affairs of the previous dynasty, and she did not want to inquire with the emperor, she had more or less heard of it, after all, she was the person in power today, and it was difficult to know some things when she was involved.