"It's the same question, how is there no money for repairs and building materials?"

Wen Yiheng's patience is still there, but if Wu Bin is still unwilling to tell the truth, then Wen Yiheng can no longer guarantee that Ding Xuming will not directly throw Wu Bin out of the carriage on the spot.

"I know that because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was present just now, there are many things that you can't say directly."

"Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not present, although you answer the question truthfully, as long as what you say is true, if the Holy Lord asks in the future, the Prime Minister will also explain the situation for you without hesitation and ensure that you are safe."

Wu Bin knew that he couldn't prevaricate anymore, and finally replied truthfully:

"Wen Xiang, you are a product of the dynasty, and you are like a stream of the system of my dynasty, and you are often ordered by the saint to patrol and hunt all over the world, so you are naturally very familiar with the local settings."

"The banks set up in various states and counties are generally used for travel and temporary residence for officials who are about to take office, and the financial situation of each place is different, so the building specifications of the lines are also different."

Wen Yiheng followed Wu Bin's words and said, not without the meaning of guidance:

"Not bad. In the states and counties that are rich in the territory, the reason is that in the states and counties such as Suzhou and Hangzhou, the specifications of the line will be higher, and the officials will live naturally and comfortably, and eat happily, while the poor states and counties will have a slightly shabby scale, and the construction and food will not be satisfactory. ”

"Some prefectures and counties that are really poor and remote have difficulty even maintaining the basic operation of the government office, so they simply do not set up the bank, and use the money saved from the construction of the bank for the government expenses. If the officials pass through such prefectures and counties, they can only barely squeeze in the county office with the county officials. ”

Wu Bin nodded frequently: "Exactly, the setting of the states and counties in the world is just as Wen Xiang said." ”

"Xiaguan Cong belongs to a medium-level county level like Liyou County, which is close to the capital and different from the capital, and although the scale of Xingyuan is not the best, it is not the worst."

"Of course I admit that it's not the worst, but are you sure your county is not the best?"

Wen Yiheng raised his eyebrows with interest, and said sarcastically: "The first time Fang Cai stepped into Guixian County after arriving in Guixian, the scale and pattern are not worse than the mansions of the capital, and the meals you provide to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are not inferior to the meals in the imperial dining room." ”

"With such a high standard, the high-quality hospitality is comparable to the palace specifications of the prince and grandson, how can it be said that it is not the best? Judging from this appearance, if any prince and nobleman passes through Guixian County in the future, he will directly levy the line of Guixian County to be the palace. ”

Wu Bin was stunned on the spot, and only after a while did he come back to his senses and replied to Wen Yiheng: "The lower officials know...... However, there are reasons for this, and please treat the officials with Wen Xiang one by one. ”

Wen Yiheng saw that Wu Bin finally understood the situation and planned to tell the truth, and his face improved slightly: "You just say it." ”

Wu Bin has been assured by Wen Yiheng before, and now he can finally speak freely without scruples:

"Since the Holy Dynasty came to the court, there has been no experience of the prince staying in the local area and staying in the palace after the prince goes out on patrol, so the local travelers will not expand the specifications of the trip to a high level for the prince to stay in for this rare situation."

Wen Yiheng agreed with this situation: "Looking at the people's livelihood in your county, it is estimated that the bank of your county government may not be able to afford such a high standard of travel expenses." ”

"Wen Xiang is right, not only in this county, but also in other states and counties, there are few that can afford such a high cost."

"Wen Xiang, the scale of the line you just saw is the result of the transformation and expansion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... Since the day His Royal Highness arrived in Liyou County, he thought that the line set up in this county was too simple, so he took the initiative to rebuild it. ”

Although Wu Bin told Wen Yiheng the truth about the matter, this was still the result of slightly beautifying Yun Mu's behavior.

In fact, Yun Mulin has always been disgusted with this and that since he settled in the Xingyuan set up in Liyou County, he has been disgusted with this and that, and he is very disgusted that the various specifications of this Xingyuan are not as good as the specifications of the East Palace.

Having said all this, Wu Bin could no longer avoid the most important banking issue, so he planned to make up for Yun Mulin a little when revealing the reason:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been accustomed to food and clothing in the palace since he was a child, and he is not a master who can endure hardships, so he simply sent the silver funds from the Ministry of Internal Service to him for the purchase of repair building materials, and embezzled most of the money used to repair the scale of the Xingyuan and improve the food provided by the Xingyuan."

"I see, that's ......" Wen Yiheng suddenly realized, and by this time he had fully understood the whereabouts of the silver money.

Just based on the fact that Yun Mulin embezzled funds privately, if Wen Yiheng spread the truth, he could use public opinion to seize him and force Emperor Tianduo to punish Yun Mulin.

Wen Yiheng even thought about the rhetoric, and the point of public opinion focused on Yun Mulin, as the prince of a country, in order to satisfy his own selfish desires, he actually embezzled the funds for the renovation of the Wu'an Jun Temple to expand his stay, and he didn't care about the military generals who dedicated themselves to the country. The Seven Realms

Just this point, even if the people will not complain about it, the military generals in the court will leave a bad impression on Yun Mulin.

The prince's ascension to the throne is also the most dangerous moment, if there is no military general to lead the troops to protect him, the succession will be mysterious. If Yun Mulin can offend all the Manchu generals by himself this time, Wen Yiheng will naturally like to hear it.

"So it's not that it's a fuss, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has indeed expanded according to the specifications of this capital. In order to satisfy his own selfish desires, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince embezzled the repair funds to expand the Xingyuan, and used the funds for the reconstruction of the old ancestral hall for the renovation of the Xingyuan......"

Wen Yiheng sighed heavily, and sighed with hatred:

"Now the specifications of Xingyuan have been improved, from the original leakage of the tile house to the transformation, by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to transform and expand into the scale of the official residence that does not lose the three grades of the court, and the food consumption is also set according to the specifications of the East Palace...... What a will be enjoyed! ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spends the money to buy building materials, so he naturally lives comfortably and eats happily, and he ignores the fact that he has squandered most of the silver money, which will cause a situation where there is not enough money to buy building materials."

Wu Bin's face was embarrassed, and there was even a slight sobbing trills in his voice:

"Now that the situation has happened, His Highness has spent more than half of the silver, and he is categorically unwilling to take money from his private treasury to make up for the shortfall, and this county is not a rich state and county, and such a big gap cannot be filled, how can this be good?"

Wen Yiheng waved his hand and said bluntly: "This is not something you should worry about, since the Holy Lord has put this matter in the hands of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, just leave this matter to him." ”

After Wu Bin exposed, he knew that he was no longer on Yun Mulin's side, and only then did he begin to worry about his future official career.

"That being said, if His Royal Highness still puts the responsibility on the lower officials and asks the lower officials to fill the gap in silver funds, then how should the lower officials be ......good?"

Wen Yiheng said in a rambling voice: "You just spread your hands, and if you can't make it up honestly, if he writes to the Holy Lord to put all the blame on you, and when the Holy Lord summons you to the capital to investigate, you will truthfully repeat to the Holy Lord what he said today." ”

"Although the saint is very old, and he has acted a little confused in recent years, he can still distinguish between right and wrong. If you tell the truth, the Holy One will surely give you a verdict and justice to you. ”

Two flowers bloomed, each with a branch, Su Jiudong also made progress in looking for the transformed cui fu in Xianyang City, and after three days of searching and identification by Guo Lingnan and the two secret guards, he finally locked the real cui fu from more than 30 servants of the Hu Mansion.

"Miss Cuixu is currently pretending to be a man and blending into the Hu house, and she is currently working as a young man in the account room, doing some miscellaneous work every day." Guo Lingnan reported to Su Jiudong.

Rumo, who was listening, asked: "It's strange, Sister Ah infiltrated the Hu Mansion for revenge, so why is she just a marginal account man?" ”

is also a bookkeeper who is only responsible for miscellaneous work, and it sounds like there are few opportunities to contact Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu.

"The work of the bookkeeper is not marginal, and he usually has the opportunity to touch the account books." Su Jiudong explained: "Ling Nan said that the methods of finding out Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu to make a fortune were not clean, and there must be a lot of unsightly things hidden in the account books. ”

"Cui Xu is also a smart person, knowing that she starts with the account books, but it's a pity that she is a newcomer who has just entered the house, and the bookkeeper may be investigating her, and the core work of sorting out the account books is naturally not her turn to do, so she is currently assigned to miscellaneous work."

Guo Lingnan took advantage of the gap when Su Jiudong had just finished speaking, and interjected in a timely manner: "It's a pity that it is estimated that Miss Cuixu has been lurking in the Hu Mansion for a lifetime, and she will not be able to access the core account books." ”

Su Jiudong and Rumo looked sideways together, and asked in unison, "Where do you say this?" ”

Guo Lingnan lowered his voice and said: "The account books in the account room are only recorded in some bits and pieces such as ordinary expenses, and there are no special core records. ”

"The core confidential account books that really involve the business dealings of Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu are all in the hands of the younger brother Hu Jiu, and except for the elder brother Hu Sheng, no one else is allowed to touch them at all."

Su Jiudong suddenly realized: "I see...... If I were a bad guy with unclean means like Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu, I wouldn't dare to rashly hand over the account books that record core secrets to others to take care of, so naturally I would personally look at and record them. ”

"It can be seen that in order to avenge her husband's family, Cui Xu only thought of shallow things and started to act, but she failed to investigate that the core account book was in Hu Jiu's hands."

From the current situation, it can be seen that a careful investigation in advance is particularly important, because the prior investigation is incomplete, Cui Xu mistakenly thinks that as long as she enters the account room, she can be lifted into the account books, and then find out the dirty things of Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu.

However, Cui Xu is only an isolated and weak woman, and it is not easy for her to think of starting from the account books, and because she does not have the strength and means of Guo Lingnan's secret guards, she cannot find out such important information in a short time.

Su Jiudong was very appreciative of Guo Lingnan's ability to find such crucial evidence in a short period of time, and then asked:

"Putting aside the account book for the time being, what is the main situation I ask you to check? Are Hu Sheng and Hu Jiu suitable for the characters, and are they really the murderers of Cuixufu's family? ”