Wang Zhen pondered Emperor Xia Xian's thoughts and was impassioned, and at the end, he didn't forget to add: "His Royal Highness King Rui actually mentioned He Jin, I really don't know what I want." ”

"Oh, so what does Lord Zuo think this king wants?"

Wang Zhen didn't expect that Rui Wangye, who had always been a man with his tail between his legs, suddenly showed his spikes.

He was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Now that the country is in crisis, I hope that His Royal Highness King Rui will really select a person who can take on a great responsibility and be honest and dedicated to public service for the emperor." He Jin is this person, he is just a villain, and he must not be promoted! ”

Murong Ke sneered: "It turns out that in the eyes of Prime Minister Zuo, this can be regarded as a promotion?"

Then I have to ask the military attachés present, who wants to be promoted like this? ”

Murong Ke's last sentence was shouted out loud.

But the needles in the hall could be heard, and it was impossible for anyone to stand up.

Wang Zhen's face turned white for a while, but he had to listen to Murong Ke continue.

"As far as I know, it is not wrong for He Jin to be extremely strict. However, to say that he was greedy for public funds would be a great wrong.

In order to be able to win the battle, He Jin selected a group of villagers in Sichuan, where the people are fierce.

These villagers fought bravely for military merits, fearless of death, and became the most powerful army under He Jin. However, the military salaries that should have been paid by the household department have not been paid for a long time.

Without silver, how can He Jin fulfill his promise to these villagers. As a last resort, he borrowed 50,000 taels of snowflake silver from the local government. ”

Wang Zhenqian squinted his eyes: "I said that I borrowed it, but in the end, I didn't pay it back?!" ”

Murong Ke glanced at him: "Lord Zuo Xiang!" Fifty thousand taels, is it enough to sweep a military attache from the second rank to the end?

My Great Xia Kingdom has always valued literature over military force. The level set by officials is not high, but if nothing else, you just look at the civil officials in the capital, which one is living a tight life?

It's you, the Prime Minister Zuo, I heard that you have just recently bought all the houses around the Prime Minister's Mansion and renovated and expanded them. Even the study of the eldest son in your family is as big as five wings, carved beams and paintings, and extremely luxurious.

And how much money do you have, my lord? ”

Wang Zhen was dumbfounded for a while, and Murong Ke continued: "This is still the case in Beijing, and even more so in the place. The folk have a saying of 'three years of Qing prefect, 100,000 snowflakes of silver', and you must have heard of it.

A small prefect has an extra income of tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. But what about the military attaché?

Military attachés with larger official positions have the filial piety of the people under them, the dedication of those who take refuge, and some can even eat empty salaries. But the only thing that low-level officials can rely on is the monthly payment of the imperial court.

They fought to the death on the battlefield, but the treatment they received was far inferior to that of civilian officials, and they were desperate when they needed money.

In this way, Lord Zuo Xiang said lightly, asking for a reduction for half a year. There is nothing in the way of your lordship, but how do you spend this half a year in the military attache who has raised a large family in Beijing? ”

Wang Zhen heard Murong Ke go around in a big circle, and it turned out that he was waiting for him here. He wanted to open his mouth to refute, but when the military attachés present heard Murong Ke's words, they all nodded yes, and they were quite concerned in their hearts, so he had to close his lips tightly and exhale in his nostrils.

Murong Ke concluded: "The most honest official in my Great Xia Kingdom is a military attaché. To solve the current disaster of Chen Xiang and Liao Da, the most powerful and suitable military attache is He Jin.

Father, the case of He Jin's embezzlement of ink was already heavily punished back then, and the case was hastily closed, which was not fair. Now, it's time to give He Jin a chance to make a comeback.

At the same time, although He Jin was violent, he had a very high prestige in the army, and the use of He Jin also gave the whole army a hope.

In addition, Erchen believed that it was not advisable for officials in Beijing to reduce their salaries in order to raise military salaries, and that they did not worry about preparing a salary of 100,000 taels of military salaries. ”

He Jin was originally the post of Emperor Xia Xian's imperial pen, but Murong Ke openly said that he was innocent and wanted to use him, and Emperor Xia Xian was extremely unhappy in his heart.

But when he heard that Murong Ke actually had a way to raise military salaries, his glasses still lit up: "Ke'er, tell me quickly, how to get 100,000 taels of silver." If you really have a way, I will immediately appoint He Jin as the general of Dingyuan, and he will be the commander of the three armies to exterminate the thieves. ”

Murong Ke knelt down and saluted: "Thank you for your father's grace." ”

He stood up,

Said slowly: "Father, do you remember the attack on your sons in the paddock?

That time, Erchen almost poisoned the Xiyi people, and he died for life. Since then, Erchen has had a better mind and has put the Rui Wangfu in order to prevent the Xiyi thieves from designing and framing again.

As a result, not long ago, the palace housekeeper found that there was a problem with the ingredients that came in and out of the kitchen every day. Shun Teng found out a Zhuangzi near the suburbs of Beijing, and the boss behind this Zhuangzi turned out to be a Xiyi person.

Seeing that things were not good, the Naxiyi people bit their tongues and committed suicide without leaving any clues.

Erchen thought that since the master was dead, this Zhuangzi should be confiscated and owned by the state, and immediately sent someone to rectify this Zhuangzi.

It was at that time that Erchen found out that this Xiyi man knew that the matter was exposed, and he sold this Zhuangzi and several goldsmith shops in the capital a day earlier.

The resale deed has been signed, but the money has not yet arrived.

Originally, the Zhuangzi and the shop should have belonged to the imperial court, and the Xiyi people were dead, so the buyer gave the silver money to the imperial court, which was the same. ”

Emperor Xia Xian asked, "How much silver?" ”

Murong Ke said: "No more, no less, just one hundred thousand taels." ”

Emperor Xia Xian's face was full of joy: "Oh? Such a coincidence? That's great. Hurry up, find that buyer and let him pay immediately! ”

Murong Ke looked at Emperor Xia Xian's happy appearance, as well as the flattering appearance of Wang Zhen, who was enjoying with Emperor Xia Xian, and his heart was full of disdain.

With a smile on his face: "Back to my father, this buyer is none other than our left minister, King Zhen!" ”

Emperor Xia Xian was stunned: "Oh? Is there such a thing? ”

Wang Zhen was even more stunned: "Lord Rui, don't talk nonsense, when did the old minister buy the Zhuangzi shop, or such a large amount, the old minister doesn't have so many silver taels?" ”

Murong Ke smiled and took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his sleeve pocket.

As he spoke, he handed the paper to Wang Zhen: "Lord Zuo, you usually take care of everything, so naturally you don't take such a small matter to heart, and you can't remember it, and it's understandable."

But the black and white letters on the sales contract, the seller's seal and fingerprint, and the seal of the Zuo Xiang cannot be faked.

Take a good look for yourself, is this covered with the private seal of your left minister? ”

Wang Zhen took the paper in his hand and hurriedly browsed it from top to bottom.

At first glance, Wang Zhen's face turned pale and he stopped making a sound.

Because he not only saw his private seal from this piece of paper, but also saw the seller's name: He Min.

This Hemin is none other than the shopkeeper sent by Wang Zhen to the southwest to take over Hu Zhenshan's industry.

Wang Zhen was frightened in his heart, but his face did not change, he looked up at Murong Ke.

"The old minister's eyes are dizzy, and he can't see clearly in some places."

Murong Ke smiled: "Yes, that king helped Lord Zuo Xiang, take a good look." ”

After that, he walked towards Wang Zhen and said in his ear: "Lord Wang, you read it right, this Hemin is the Hemin under you." At this time, he was a guest in my Rui Palace. He has some ledgers in his hands and some secrets in his heart, and this king likes him very much.

How's it going, Lord Wang? Destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster, right? ”

The corners of Wang Zhen's mouth twitched, he never expected that this Murong Ke would openly rip off bamboo in front of the emperor.

It seems that he has taken down He Min and put out his own incriminating evidence from his mouth.

It's just that he knew that the evidence of his guilt was not enough to bring him down, so he endured it. Today, in order to allow that He Jin to turn over, he actually used it to threaten himself.

Although it was impossible for Emperor Xia Xian to listen to that and Min's words and the few remaining ledgers in his hand would bring him down, once those things were shaken out, it was still enough for him to drink a pot.

So, Wang Zhen knew that this was a dumb loss, but he had to eat it.

He thought about it, gritted his teeth, and looked at Emperor Xia Xian with a smile: "Your Majesty, the old minister has checked it, and this is really the old minister's private seal." Presumably, the housekeeper in the house saw that it was a suitable deal and made a claim privately.

Your Majesty rest assured, the old minister will go back now to raise silver taels. Within three days, 100,000 troops will be paid. ”

Murong Ke smiled in his heart, this contract was originally forged by him, and there was no Zhuangzi at all, let alone a shop. He did this just to provoke Wang Zhen, who couldn't sit still. At the same time, they really want to solve the problem of military salaries.

Emperor Xia Xian knew that today's events must be unusual, and he also knew that there must be something greasy in them, and even saw that the third son of the emperor, who had been suppressed by himself, actually attacked Zuo Xiang. But he didn't want to sort out the merits of the matter.

Anyway, the generals who can lead troops to fight have been found, and the military salary of 100,000 taels of silver has also been settled. As long as the results are good, who cares about those processes. Besides, I am still in a hurry to worship the gods, how can I waste time on the intrigue of these courtiers?

However, Emperor Xia Xian still wanted to test Murong Ke: "Ke'er, although this He Jin has great achievements, he can't compare to you, you are a famous general Huwei." This time, do you want to take command in person, go to Liangguang, and quell the bandits? ”

Murong Ke naturally knew the reason why Emperor Xia Xian asked this, and he immediately refused: "Father, the son has been suffering from illness, and he has been recuperating in the palace these days. Now that he has recovered from a serious illness, he is not suitable to lead troops to fight. Erchen still wants to stay in Beijing and serve his father. ”

"Oh, really?"

"Honestly, of course."

"Good! All Aiqing, look at it, this is my good son, my good courtier! Just after discussing the matter of suppressing the bandits, you all kept your mouths closed, for fear of being sent to the front line. Greedy for life and afraid of death, the corpse is vegetarian! What is the use of asking for your bunch of wine bags and rice bags! ”

When the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu saw Emperor Xia Xian's sudden frenzy, he immediately knelt on the ground in fright.

Murong Yan knelt next to Murong Ke, hating the root of his teeth.

Murong Ke also knelt down: "Father, the sons and daughters have always been ignorant and fearless, so they have no taboos, and they are quick to vomit." The ministers are well-informed and thoughtful, and may be thinking of a more appropriate plan. Please also ask my father to calm his anger. ”

Murong Yan hurriedly said, "Yes, father." Erchen thought about this problem for three days and three nights, and listed more than a dozen countermeasures, but he didn't think it was very appropriate, so he didn't dare to show ugliness in front of his father. ”

Emperor Xia Xian nodded and said to Murong Ke: "Ke'er, I wish you a grace on the sake of your successful advice and filial piety." Say, what do you want? ”

Murong Ke knew that this was another temptation by Emperor Xia Xian, a sugar-coated cannonball.