"What does the horse mean is that the nineteenth prince actually bought five thousand taels of grain?" The emperor's eagle-like eyes looked directly into Luo Licheng's eyes.

Luo Licheng had already begun to laugh in his heart, if there was no one in the court now, he might laugh out loud.

"Yes. The bill is here, please take a look at it. ”

The emperor waved his hand and asked the eunuch in charge to present the bill.

Luo Licheng was still unrelenting, "At the end of the bill, there is the prince's signature, the emperor should be extremely clear about the handwriting of the nineteenth prince, right?" ”

The reason why he said this in front of everyone in the court was that Luo Licheng had some careful thoughts. He knew that Ouyang Huaiyu and the emperor had a deep relationship, and even if the emperor knew about Ouyang Huaiyu's corruption, he would only deal with it in private, and let Ouyang Huaiyu make up the remaining spare money back as the treasury.

He didn't want that. After all the twists and turns, of course, Ouyang Huaiyu's reputation was ruined. In front of the ministers, it is impossible for the emperor to blatantly favor Ouyang Huaiyu, this time he must ask Ouyang Huaiyu for a crime! Let him stick his wings and can't escape!

The emperor looked at the bill carefully, and it was indeed five thousand taels.

Before the emperor could answer, a eunuch outside came to report, "Your Majesty, the nineteenth prince is back!" ”

Everyone's eyes looked at the door again, and sure enough, it didn't take long for Ouyang Huaiyu to walk towards the emperor with sturdy steps, and the emperor was very relieved to see Ouyang Huaiyu like this. Sure enough, Little Nineteen grew up.

Ouyang Huaiyu knelt on his knees, bowed to the emperor for three rounds, and said, "Your Majesty, your brother Ouyang Huaiyu came to greet the emperor." Long live the emperor, long live, long live! ”

The emperor's voice trembled a little, "Hurry up, please." Have you done all the disaster relief? How can you leave your post without permission? ”

Although the emperor is still very excited in his heart, but this is above the court, if this little nineteen falls into Luo Licheng's plan, and hears that he has participated in his book, and comes to theorize, it is guilty of the crime of leaving his post without permission, and he will also be imprisoned. The emperor really sweated for Ouyang Huaiyu in his heart.

"Your Majesty, to this day, all locusts have been wiped out, and the livelihood of the people is temporarily supported by the grain distributed by the state. The local government has minimized the damage caused by the locust plague. Ouyang Huaiyu said unhurriedly. Moreover, the court is so lively today, I don't know what is good? Can you tell your brother about it? ”

The big stone in the emperor's heart finally fell to the ground. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Xiao Nineteen had really grown a lot through this experience. It's no longer the reckless teenager he used to be.

"No, that's exactly you." The emperor looked at Luo Licheng, "Don Ma, since the nineteen princes have appeared, you can confront him in the court." ”

Luo Licheng had a bad premonition in his heart, he thought about it and felt that he had a bill in hand this time, and Luo Licheng couldn't say it even if he had thousands of reasons.

"Lord Wang, I heard that you only used 5,000 taels of silver for this disaster relief?"

Ouyang Huaiyu deliberately pretended to be surprised, "How did the colt know?" ”5200

The smile on the corner of Luo Licheng's mouth was obviously no longer hidden. The ministers above the court also sighed regretfully, although the nineteenth prince usually didn't look like a serious official, but how could he embezzle so many silver taels this time, and they were all silver taels in the country's treasury.

"Liu Yuanwai's bill clearly says that you only spent 5,000 taels of silver to buy grain, but you claimed to the court that you had 10,000 taels of silver? Even if you are the prince, the little one is not afraid of offending today, and please ask the emperor to deal with it impartially. ”

"Please also ask the emperor to deal with it impartially!" All the officials above the court also echoed it.

Ouyang Huaiyu sneered, this group of mediocre people, every day except to echo the words of others, there is no other idea. Usually when I am trying to save the country and win glory for the country, I can't see the slightest figure of them, but when I echo others, they all talk to the scholars like parrots.

Kneeling above the court at the same time were Xia Huaiqing and Xia Chengdao. Xia Chengdao has nothing to worry about, no matter whether this brother-in-law and his own sister are engaged or not, he has no image of Xia Chengdao's career. But Xia Huaiqing's face turned white with fright. In order to protect himself above the court, he has always been attached to what others say, but this time it was his uncle who was implicated? But in order not to offend the other kneeling people, he had no choice but to echo him.

Ouyang Huaiyu looked at the emperor with a nonchalant expression and shrugged his shoulders. The emperor also smiled and said to everyone, "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding, right?" The treasury applied for by the nineteenth prince was five thousand taels of silver. ”

"What?" Luo Licheng, who was originally kneeling on the ground, stood up suddenly, how could it be, Liu Yuanwai could tell him that what he received was indeed 10,000 taels of silver, how could it be fake! Have you been tricked?

Luo Licheng looked up at the expression on Ouyang Huaiyu's face, and suddenly understood. From the beginning, he was trapped by Ouyang Huaiyu's net.

"If you don't believe me, you can go and see the eunuchs in the treasury, and every account is recorded. Do you need me to bring it over? The emperor's final tone slowly rose up, although it was to allow Luo Licheng to check the account books in the treasury, but it was actually a warning, what is Luo Licheng's identity, how can he casually look at the account books of the treasury?

Luo Licheng was also stunned in his heart, and he didn't dare to speak out.

"The minister told the emperor before he figured out the situation, and the minister deserved to die!" Luo Licheng knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.

"It is a sin that deserves death." The emperor slowly spit out this sentence, "Do you know what you did wrong?" First, it is a crime of deceiving the king to come to me without understanding the situation, and second, to suspect the officials of this dynasty at will and shake the hearts of the people. Capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. and punish the horses for three months. I hope that all the courtiers will learn from the horses. In the future, he will be cautious in his words and deeds. ”

Ouyang Huaiyu was then rewarded by the emperor, and some people in the court talked about it as a joke about Luo Licheng, some were relieved, and some were resentful in their hearts.

Ouyang Huaiyu, who had retired from the court, asked the emperor for Liu Yuanwai's bill and went straight to Liu Yuanwai's mansion.

I thought it was a hundred taels from Luo Licheng, but Liu Yuanwai personally greeted him.

"Why did the staff sell 5,000 taels on the bill? What a kindness! You see, I'm not here to ask for it. ”

Liu Yuanwai's face suddenly turned blue and white. "Don't worry, the 10,000 taels of silver that were given to the staff have the logo of the nineteen princes on it, and Liu Yuanwai can't deny it!" Hua Cheng looked naughty.

Under heavy persecution, Liu Yuan had to return the remaining five thousand taels to Ouyang Huaiyu. Looking at the treasure chest that was originally bulging, but now it is only half the height, Liu Yuanwai's heart really wants to cry without tears.