The inventory of the household departments continued, and with the expansion of the front and the increase in the number of personnel invested in the various departments, some clues that could be used were finally found in those old account books.

The ministers of the inventory team finally put their minds at ease, regardless of how many problems those informants can figure out the household department, as long as they have a good start, it can be regarded as breaking the perfect image of Fan Shangshu's household department.

The first problem lies in the winter jacket money sent to Cangzhou in the fourth year of Qingli, and the amount is not large.

But touching upwards from this line, like a snowball, the gap hidden by the old officials of the household department under the layers of cover is getting bigger and bigger, and it is gradually and shockingly revealed in front of the eyes of the investigating officials.

The crown prince and Yan Xingshu, the secretary of the ministry, were overjoyed, and did not care at all about the request of the scholar Hu to be safe, and ordered the subordinate officials to dig deep and dig deep, all the way from the county to the capital, digging up those complicated lines from the roots, and gradually the evidence in his hand was approaching Kyoto, that is, approaching the high-ranking officials of the household department who could really sign.

The left and right waiters who had been in charge of being examined in the household department also began to tremble, this winter jacket account also had a plan at the beginning, and it was also a matter of their purpose, but they never expected that behind the winter jacket of only 100,000 taels of silver, so many things were involved.

Whether it is the court or the merchants, what they are best at is to crush the large gaps into countless small scraps of paper, and then scatter them into huge projects, like salt into the snow, like water into the flood river, and disappear.

No one thought that the burden of the winter jacket was not in place, but it was exposed.

The left and right attendants accompanied the Yamen of the household department all night with a blue face, and when they were on duty that day, they were ready to go to the Shangshu Mansion to find an idea. Unexpectedly, the prince spoke coldly, before the matter was clarified, he asked the household officials not to leave without permission, and at the same time, he also transferred the Supervision Yuan and several cronies to keep an eye on the two waiters.

Fan Jian has been working in the household department since he entered the office, no matter how the name of the household department changes before and after the new deal, and no matter how the personnel pattern in the court changes, he has been doing it from a small Zhan thing, nine years ago he was already the left servant of the household department, when the household department Shangshu was old and sick and retired at home, His Majesty favored Fan Jian, and it was inconvenient to skip the promotion, so he forced the sick old Shangshu to occupy the position, and did not let other forces arrange people to come in, so as to facilitate Fan Jian to lead the entire household department as a waiter.

In a flash, nine years have passed, and in these nine years, Emperor Qingguo has been extremely gracious to Fan's mansion, and Fan Jian has also used these nine years to take care of the entire household into an ironclad interest group.

Very quiet, not very ostentatious interest group.

Therefore, when the inventory of the household department began, all the officials of the household department looked upward, and the Lord Shangshu who looked at them knew that as long as Lord Shangshu did not fall, nothing would happen to his people.

And today, the household department seems to be in danger, but the left and right servants cannot enter the Fan Mansion, and for a while, the household officials are panicked and uneasy.

―――――――――――――――――――― left and right squires couldn't come, but Fan Jian had been in charge of the household department for a long time, and he knew the tense situation in the past two days, and that night he knew that the prince and the adults who had checked had found a deadly weapon in the household department-the winter jacket of the northern sergeant.

"It doesn't move me at that. Fan Jian sat in the study and drank sour syrup, squinted his eyes and said: "No matter who goes to Cangzhou to inspect, the jackets worn by those soldiers are of the highest quality, no matter how bad the official is, he will not make a fuss about the bitter cold of the soldiers on the border." ”

Today, he is not talking to the portrait, sitting opposite him is a living person, Mr. Zheng Tuo, who has always been deeply appreciated by Fan Jian.

When Fan Xian fought a black boxing lawsuit in Kyoto Prefecture, it was Mr. Zheng Tuo who was in charge of the matter, and this person was also a veteran official of the household department in the past.

After Zheng Tuo thought about it, he frowned and said: "The batch of winter jackets back then was not only not defective, but the workmanship was extremely careful, and the materials used were also extremely particular...... But ......"

He stopped talking.

Fan Jian smiled and said, "You have followed me for so many years, you should know that I am cautious, but when analyzing things, I am not afraid to consider the worst from the worst angle." ”

Zheng Zhen said with a wry smile: "However, the materials used in that batch of winter jackets are good, so when the household department later traded the price, it was also set quite high, and the silver was transferred from the treasury...... It seems to be a little more. ”

"Let's be more direct. ”

"Yes, sir. Zheng Tuo said: "The household department intercepted a lot of silver from that batch of winter jackets, and then filled it all in other places. ”

"Not bad. Fan Jian said expressionlessly: "This batch of winter jackets did intercept some silver, those because of the Beijing officials of the month are about to not be able to send out, Your Majesty does not know this situation, and I can't bear to let this matter bother Your Majesty, the silver of the inner library at that time has not arrived, and I have to prepare for the reward of the Western Expeditionary Army in the second year, so the ministry has to intercept some silver in this batch of winter jackets." ”

He waved his hand and said with a smile, "But the amount of money is not large, and it has not been filled in other places." ”

"Yes, sir. Zheng Tuo said with a worried face: "The winter jacket is only one end, this time in the imperial court inspection department, there will always be more and more things like this, and these things that make up the deficit in the capital will be brought to the capital, I am afraid that it will ...... In the end, it will point to the last batch of silver transferred to Jiangnan in the ministry. ”

............ Fan Jian sighed, shook his head and said: "There is no way, in fact, this time I transferred silver to Jiangnan, mainly for the purpose of opening the bid for the inner treasury." This has nothing to do with An Zhi, it's just that the official is the head of the household, and he also wants the income of the inner treasury to be better, if the court doesn't take the money to hedge with the Ming family, how can the Ming family give up so much silver?"

He lowered his head and said softly: "Actually, the matter of this batch of silver transfer, at the very beginning, I entered the palace and told His Majesty. ”

There was a deathly silence in the study, Zheng Tuo was dumbfounded, and he couldn't say anything for a long time, and now the excuse for checking the household department is that the household department secretly transferred state funds to Jiangnan to make profits, who knows, this time a large number of silver taels are transferred...... It was actually known by the palace!

He finally calmed down, and then frowned and said, "Master, since it is a matter that His Majesty acquiesces into, let's just find out." ”

Fan Jian shook his head resolutely: "Your Majesty has his difficulties...... The imperial court went to harm the wealthy merchant Ming family in Jiangnan, and this matter spread out, and the reputation was too ugly, but now the government and the opposition are speculating about that matter, and His Majesty is always forced to investigate. ”

He sighed and said, "In that case, how can you find out?"

"Then what should I do?" Zheng Tuo said in shock, the meaning of this sentence is very clear, it was originally a matter presided over by His Majesty the Emperor, is it just to calm the discussion, Fan Shangshu should not be forced to be this scapegoat.

Fan Jianmian said calmly: "As a courtier, of course, I have to share my worries for the saint, the household department's silver adjustment action this time is too big, after all, it can't be covered up, if the last department is still found out after all, as a last resort, the official has no choice but to stand up for His Majesty and end the matter." ”

The means used by the imperial court to deal with the Ming family were very disgraceful, and there were countless court officials behind the Ming family as backers.

Zheng Tuo's face was moved and sad, thinking that Fan Shangshu was really a loyal minister, and on the cusp of such a storm, he still wanted to protect His Majesty's face and the interests of the court.

"Your Excellency, resign. Zheng Tuo said bitterly: "It's already this time, there is no need to hold on any longer." ”

Fan Jian shook his head, uneasy.

Zheng Tuo painfully persuaded again: "I know that you are not a person who loves wealth and nobility, looking at the current situation, Your Majesty has already made your resignation in his heart, so he will stop investigating the matter of the household department. As long as you resign from the post of Shangshu, it can be regarded as a decision on the matter of transferring state funds. Presumably, it is impossible for the second prince and the eldest princess to chase and fight hard, and Scholar Hu and Scholar Shu will also speak for you......"

In fact, on the issue of resignation, Zheng Tuo, as Fan Jian's confidant, has built many times, but Fan Jian has never agreed. He sighed faintly and said, "There are some things that you can get out of when you do it...... But I just couldn't do it. ”

Fan Jian lowered his eyes lightly and said: "The household department has been taken care of by me, the imperial court has been fighting for many years, consuming countless silver, and the river has lacked embankments for three consecutive years, in this world, no one knows the emptiness of the treasury better than me, and no one knows the current crisis situation better than me." All the officials thought that it was still peaceful and prosperous, but in fact, who knew the danger lurking under the prosperity?"

"But...... Master Xiao Fan has already gone to Jiangnan, as long as the inner treasury returns to the right path, the treasury crisis will inevitably be alleviated. Zheng Tuo said anxiously.

Fan Jian smiled secretly in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that the situation in the inner treasury had been completely mastered by Fan Xian, if it wasn't for the fact that His Majesty was confident that the situation in the Qingguo treasury would be reversed within two years, how could that Saint Heavenly Son be willing to let himself resign?

Thinking like this in his heart, his face was extremely painful, and he said: "It is precisely because Fan Xianchu is in charge of the inner treasury that the situation is very good, so at this time, I can't leave......"

Fan Jian sighed: "First, because it is in the critical period of decline and prosperity, I dare not let go, and I want to take care of His Majesty for two years." Secondly...... It's this kid of Anzhi, he seems to be calm and indifferent, but in fact he is an amorous and ruthless person, if I really resign, it is because of the matter of transferring silver to the inner treasury...... He was afraid that he would immediately resign from his post as the Inner Treasury Transit Division and return to Beijing to seek justice for me. ”

Zheng Tuo's face was full of shock, and he thought carefully, what Lord Shangshu said did have some truth.

"It's getting late, you go back first. Fan Jian closed his eyes and said: "As for the affairs of the ministry, don't worry too much, although the sparks of each department are ignited, one day they will burn to the main office, and even the body of the official, but as long as you can stand up for a while, the official will stay for another one, and this fire is getting bigger, who knows how many people will be burned?"

Zheng Tuo sighed, deeply admiring Lord Yu Shangshu's dedication to the public, no longer talking, and left the study.

He left Fan's house, got into his carriage, went back to his home, spread out a piece of paper, wrote a secret letter, handed it to a person in the house, and then lay down on his bed, and couldn't sleep for a long time with his eyes open.

Zheng Tuo, a Qingke of Fanfu, to this day, he asked himself, and he still couldn't be sure what kind of person he was.

Fan Jian, the ―――――――――――――――――――――― head of the household department, actually didn't know what kind of person his henchman, Mr. Zheng Tuozheng, a disciple who had followed him for so many years, but he only knew one thing.

Zheng Tuo is not his own person.

Zheng Tuo is the emperor's person, but it is not clear whether he was placed by his side through the Guò Supervision Yuan, or by the route of the inner court.

But no matter which line it is, Fan Jian knows that his every move over the years has been watched by the man in the palace, so all Fan Jian's every move over the years has also been shown to that man.

Including this painful and righteous analysis tonight.

Fan Jian is not Lin Ruofu, he will not be defeated by the closest people around him, because since that night many years ago, in the sound of horns and drums in the west, he has made up his mind, absolutely absolutely, and will never trust anyone in Kyoto again.

The household department did transfer a large amount of silver to Jiangnan, and the transfer of this batch of silver was indeed acquiesced by Emperor Qingguo, so when the palace was angry because of this incident and ordered the three divisions to investigate the household department, Fan Jian was actually out of anger and felt a sense of absurd drama.

He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Of course, this batch of state funds transferred to Jiangnan was not used to hedge against the Ming family, Fan Jian knew that his amazing son had already collected a large amount of silver taels, but he didn't know where these silver taels came from.

Fan Jian transferred silver to Jiangnan, but in fact, it was just to cover Fan Xian. Lao Fan thought about the problem, he was more old and spicy than Xiao Fan, he didn't believe that Fan Xian could use the excuse of the Ye family's inheritance to persuade the emperor to believe that Xia Qifei suddenly had an extra batch of silver in his hand.

Every time he thought of this, Fan Jian couldn't help but sigh, Fan Xian was doing things, and his courage was really getting bigger and bigger, and he dared to join forces with Qingguo's enemy Northern Qi for many years!

The son was messing around, and when Lao Tzu had no choice but to cover it up, and in order to ensure that his son's plan could be carried out smoothly, the household department must also inject some silver taels into the money house to ensure that the money could be withdrawn at any time.

This is the whole truth of the household department's private transfer of state funds to Jiangnan.

In this plan, although the number of household transfers is large, but the real spending is very small, and most of the share, after walking around Jiangnan, has already returned to the household department, so Fan Jian is not worried at all about the prince and the official department Shangshu can really find out anything.

In addition, Fan Jian deliberately missed some and went to the river work yamen.

If the emperor wants to get a minister who doesn't have too many loopholes to resign, he only needs to create a momentum and then make clever hints from some people, and the minister must resign.

Jiān, like the former Prime Minister Lin Ruofu, also fell into this arrangement.

Fan Jian didn't want to accept His Majesty's arrangement now, and he didn't want to go back to Lanzhou to retire so early, so he let the household department go to check, and only by muddying the water could he reflect his purity more and more.

At the same time, it is necessary to pass through Zheng Tuo's mouth and stab the man sitting on the dragon chair.

Only that man believed that Fan Jian was loyal, stupid, stupid, but indispensable, Fan Jian...... In order to continue to stand proudly in this dark Kyoto, watching Fan Xian's growth with a fatherly gaze on the side.

"It's all controlled, right?" Fan Jian glanced at the letterhead, the letter was sent to his son who was far away in Jiangnan, and then he spoke.

A man in black stood in front of him, bowed deeply, and said, "Zheng Tuo, like Yuan Bo'an, has no children and no daughters, and it is estimated that they are all from the Supervision Yuan. ”

Fan Jian frowned and said, "Yuan Bo'an is really a member of the Supervision Yuan, no wonder my in-laws fell so quickly." ”

The man in black said in a deep voice: "But Zheng Tuo has a nephew, according to the investigation of his subordinates...... It should be his biological son, but he was afraid that the palace would threaten him with this son, so he didn't dare to admit it. ”

Fan Jian raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Very good, we can threaten him." ”

The man in black nodded silently, his hands were flat on his side, and he saw that this person's right hand was an extremely long callus from the tiger's mouth, if Fan Xian saw this detail, he would definitely be able to think of the cocoon marks formed by the tiger guards of Gundam because they had held the long knife handle for many years.

Fan Jian looked at the man in black and said, "Follow me, there really isn't much to do, you have been idle all these years, don't blame me." ”

The man in black laughed and said sincerely: "Eleven years ago, the subordinates had poor defense, so that the palace maid around the Queen Mother was killed by a madman, and she was already a mortal person. If it weren't for the life-saving grace of adults, over the years, I was afraid that my subordinates would have been idle under the loess to play with maggots. ”

Fan Jian shook his head with a smile and said, "You are this kind of tucker, you don't look like a tiger guard at all, no wonder Your Majesty disliked you the most back then." ”

Then he said, "Keep an eye on Zheng Tuo, and if necessary, send his son's right hand to his room." ”