Chapter 194: Confusing
200,000 military salaries is not a small amount, in which the country of Xingzhao has encountered various natural disasters, the south has just experienced a serious flood and there is a drought in the north, the treasury of the imperial court pointed out one sum of silver after another, but it seems to be a drop in the bucket when it falls on the people.
The escort was accompanied by Taiwei's henchmen, that is, the father-in-law of Sun Yingru's father, Xing Tianze, who was also ordered by the emperor to be placed under house arrest and not to go out, and no one was allowed to visit him except for the officials who had not yet been determined to be in charge of the case.
"Will 200,000 military salaries disappear out of thin air? Who was blind at the time? The Emperor slapped the table again, and his body trembled with anger.
"Your Majesty, the facts of this case are confusing, and many soldiers at that time said that they had seen ghosts, and then the military salary disappeared, and such unheard of miracles between the lower officials were not the power of ghosts and gods, but if they could do it." A minister stared at the cold sweat on his head and spoke boldly.
"The minister seconded the ......"
Then another group of ministers kneeling on the ground made intermittent sounds.
"Bastard, are you a three-year-old child? Not to mention whether it is a ghost or a god, what do you tell me that those cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods are doing with military salaries? Could it be to reward the three armies? The emperor's face is about to turn the color of pig liver, which is enough to show how vigorous his liver fire is at this time.
Xing Tianze, who was speechless, lowered his head slightly, the matter of military salary had nothing to do with him, but as the prince of Xingzhao Kingdom, he naturally had to care about the foundation of the country.
In recent years, the Qingcang Kingdom has deployed a large number of troops on the border between the two countries, and all the military ministers of the Xingzhao Kingdom can see their wolf ambitions.
If there were any major changes in the army at this time, it would be very likely that the Qingcang Kingdom would take this opportunity to raise troops to attack.
200,000 military salaries can be disappeared if you can't say it? Xing Tianze didn't have a clue about this.
"The most important thing for the emperor at present is to send a man with a humerus to investigate thoroughly, hoping to recover the lost military salary as soon as possible." A minister knelt on the ground and offered his opinion.
"And the minister is willing to take the position?" The emperor's gaze swept around the court hall and then fell on Xing Tianze.
"Your Majesty, the minister recommends the fifth prince to serve!" A minister understood what the emperor meant and hurriedly gave a contact.
"The fifth prince is very clever and thoughtful, and he is the best person to serve in this case." Another minister followed.
"Old Five, so many people recommend it, what do you think?" The emperor raised his chin slightly, and his gaze was directly locked on the body of the fifth prince: "This time the stakes are very high, and I also feel that I must know that a trustworthy person can serve as one." ”
"Obey the order!" Xing Tianze saluted the emperor, and since the emperor had said it like this, he had to agree.
It's just that Xing Tianze didn't care about the people who the emperor said had been enclosed.
"Okay, the family should stand up at this time, I will give you fifty days, and you must complete it within the specified time limit, otherwise Ding should be severely punished!" The emperor directly issued a holy decree.
Xing Tianze frowned slightly, but still agreed.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Xing Tianze only returned to the palace, and Wuxian was staying in his study.
Originally, Xing Tianze's books full of a table were thrown on the ground without a trace, and instead of various bottles and cans.
As soon as he walked into the study, Xing Tianze smelled an extremely strong smell of medicinal materials, and saw that Wuxian was concentrating on tinkering with the medicine in his hand.
"The emperor handed over the case to you to investigate?" Without a trace, he pounded the medicine pestle in his hand without raising his head.
"Such a tricky matter, he will hand it over to me without the advice of those ministers." Xing Tianze was not surprised at all that Wuxian knew about it, some things were seen through and not explained, as long as everyone's hearts were clear.
"This is a rare opportunity, but I don't know how long the emperor has given it?" A smile appeared at the corner of Traceless's mouth, and two herbs were added to the medicine jar.
"If the 50-day period is not completed when it expires, it will be treated as ineffective." Xing Tianze sat down on the chair.
Traceless suddenly stopped what he was doing, and threw the medicine jar on the ground with a look of disgust on his face.
"It doesn't take long to go on and on." Without a trace gently patted his hands, and immediately a guard walked in and cleaned up the medicine jar he had thrown away.
The two fell into silence very tacitly, the military salary disappeared on a rainy night, and if someone forcibly came hundreds of elite soldiers, it was impossible for none of them to be injured.
Moreover, the time and route of the military pay escort are highly confidential, and only a few important core officials of the Military Aircraft Department know about the officers and soldiers who come out to be in charge of the escort.
What hundreds of people have seen with their own eyes can almost be determined to be ironclad, unless all of them had the same hallucinations during that time period.
"There's one more piece of news that I think should be useful." Traceless picked up the teacup on the table: "The place where the military salary disappeared is the place where Xing Zhaoguo ordered the execution of Baiyue's soldiers. ”
At the beginning, Baiyue perished under the siege of the power of the Three Kingdoms, and the Xingzhao Kingdom captured 80,000 soldiers.
After the class returned to the court, the emperor ordered the execution of these Baiyue people, and many ministers in the court at that time opposed it, but it was still to no avail.
"It's involved in Baiyue again?" Xing Tianze's brows furrowed tightly.
"Yes, no one would have thought that Baiyue would be able to give birth to so many things for us after they perished." Traceless took a sip of tea.
Xing Tianze's eyes kept thinking, there were too many factors for the disappearance of military salaries, and if all the people involved at that time were examined, it would not only take time but also consume material resources.
Although the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department are very seriously suspicious, their identities are too sensitive, and if they are investigated, many people will be implicated, and the coverage is too extensive.
"Let's go to the Taiwei Mansion tomorrow." The teacup was slowly placed on the desk.
Xing Tianze didn't say anything, Taiwei's high position is not something that ordinary people can review, besides, he is still Sun Yingru's father, even if he is the fifth prince, he will feel very difficult to do from him.
At this time, Zhu'er slowly walked in from outside, knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Lord, the princess said that you will have hot pot tonight, if you want to bring someone with you, you can order you to go down and let the kitchen prepare more dishes." ”
"Got it, you just let the princess wait tonight." Xing Tianze waved his hand and let Zhu'er leave first.
"What is hot pot?" Traceless's eyes flashed with less doubt than would have appeared, but this was the first time he had heard the name.
"It's Xi'er's way of eating in the winter of Fuyang Kingdom, and I'll let you open your eyes tonight." As soon as Tao Mingxi was mentioned, Xing Tianze immediately pushed the case aside, and asked people to order the kitchen to prepare a little more dishes and send them to the princess's courtyard tonight.
Looking at Xing Tianze's happy face, there was also a look of wait-and-see in his traceless eyes.
He has been friends with Xing Tianze for many years, and he knows that there are not many things that can interest him.