Hu Mu said that, Zhu Di was already frowning, and he obviously heard the voice.

So Zhu Di held the royal case with his palm, and slowly stood up.

Zhu Di didn't expect that Hu Mu of the Post Department would also be involved in the Yellow Book.

Zhu Di is generally satisfied with the matter of the Yellow Book, because this time the number of people in the world has increased seventy percent, which is a rare happy event for Zhu Di.

At the moment when Zhu Di's expression was solemn.

Although all the scholars were stunned, they soon calmed down.

Especially Xie Jin, who has nothing to do with himself and hangs high.

It was Hu Guang, but he chuckled in his heart.

He couldn't help but secretly scold his stupid son in his heart, he didn't go to be his postal department forwarder, he wanted to wade into troubled waters, and he really didn't learn any of his father's advantages.

Hu Mu's words alone have offended everyone in the world.

Not only that, but the matter of the Yellow Book, His Majesty is rarely happy, but at this stall, any speech, once it is not dealt with well, may attract backlash.

Not only does His Majesty dislike it, but these hundred officials must also rise up and attack him.

Therefore, Hu Guang even had the urge to stand up directly and speak 'reminder'.

Fortunately, I knew that he had endured it after all.

As for the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, when they showed surprise one by one, they couldn't help but be vigilant in their hearts.

The matter of the Yellow Book, the whole of the Imperial Procuratorate, has been praised by the emperor, and many people have made meritorious contributions because of this, but now, someone suddenly mentioned it, which is enough to make people feel a little unusual.

Zhu Di's face was still calm, and he seemed to be light-hearted, so he only smiled and said, "Yellow Book? What's the matter with the Yellow Book? ”

Hu Mu glanced at Zhang Anshi, as if he had drawn courage from Zhang Anshi's body, so he continued: "The Post Department recorded the world's household registration, and this is the ...... The total number of household registrations in the world is obtained. ”

Zhu Di said: "The imperial court has just been checked, what's the matter, this post office has also been checked?" ”

In fact, this was not for Hu Mu, but for Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi immediately replied with understanding: "Your Majesty, it is not the post department that takes the initiative to investigate, but not only to send letters, but also to subscribe to the newspaper and other businesses, it is necessary to find out the thousands of households in the world. If you don't know who they are, how can you deliver letters efficiently and quickly? ”

Zhu Di bowed his head, he immediately smiled, and said: "A mere postal office, a few months of hard work, has been investigated?" ”

You must know that although this time the imperial court's large-scale investigation was also carried out in a few months, after all, the imperial court, the three divisions, the government, and the county, as well as countless chiefs and security chiefs, were mobilized, which was equivalent to the officials of the world being used.

In addition, most of them are parents or security chiefs who know the local situation in the prefecture and county, but even so, it took months of hard work.

Although the Post Department has also spent a lot of money and food, after all, it has only been established for more than half a year, and the vast majority of people are newly recruited, as for this Hu Mu, he is also young and his qualifications are also very shallow.

If they are more efficient than the prefectures and counties in the world, this is something that Zhu Di can't imagine.

Hu Mu replied, "It has indeed been investigated." ”

Zhu Di smiled, stared at Hu Mu, and said, "Okay, then I want to listen to it, how many people have been found out?" ”

Hu Mu said: "Back to Your Majesty, today, the two provinces of Beijing, the households that have been cleared out...... For ......"

Hu Mu paused here, and then said, "Two two million and seven hundred thousand households." ”

As soon as this statement came out......

There was a deathly silence in the hall.

Zhu Di's gaze changed from being flat to bright.

Even his tiger body couldn't help but be shocked.

Then he said in an aggressive tone: "How much? ”

"Two two million seven thousand ......" Hu Mu was also very nervous at this time, as if he was afraid that Zhu Di would think that he was lying, so he replied more carefully: "Another nine thousand four hundred and fifty-nine households." ”

Zhu Di: "......"

The temple was silent.

The scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion had already pinned their heads to another place one by one.

At this time, it's still none of my business, hang high, and feel more secure!

Hu Guang was about to suffocate.

Obviously, the numbers are not right.

No, it's not just that it's not right, it's just a world of difference.

Originally, there were more than 8 million households in the world, but after a check, the number of households rose to 12.7 million.

Can ...... now On this basis, it almost doubled to 22 million households......

The difference is enough to make tens of millions of people fall to the ground.

The question is, who wants the head to fall to the ground, is it a hundred officials, or is it his stupid son?

Either way, it's not what Hu Guang wants to see.

At this time, Hu Guang began to beat the drum in his heart, and turned to look at Zhang Anshi with resentful eyes.

He has always known that Zhang Anshi is the demon king of the mixed world, and he always speaks amazingly and endlessly.

Now it's okay, he, Zhang Anshi, just did it himself, and pulled Hu Mu into the water.

In the midst of this mixture of worry and fear, at last, whispers began to appear in the temple.

The imperial historians have changed color.

No matter how stupid they are, they know the terrible consequences that this number can trigger.

The smile on Zhu Di's face has long since disappeared, and his gaze has begun to become sharper.

"22.7 million households?" Zhu Di seemed to be a little unconvinced of his ears and confirmed again.

Hu Mu said firmly: "Exactly." ”

"But a lie?"

Hu Mu had no choice but to say, "Minister...... I didn't dare to deceive, so I entered the palace to meet and report to Your Majesty......"

Zhu Di still seems to have some disbelief, because in fact, if there is an understatement, he can understand it.

Zhu Di is not a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and he knows it...... In practice, there must be some illegality and underreporting.

But he was also confident that he was under the wrath of Long Yan, and in order to make up for his mistakes, the officials must work harder and give him an explanation for the emperor.

Therefore, he was able to accept the results of 12 million households reported earlier. He thought that even if there were any errors, it should be around a million households at most.

But Zhu Di didn't expect that this situation of omission and illegal concealment would appear on a scale of more than 10 million.

Zhu Di also seemed to hope that he could find any clues from Hu Mu and use this to make a judgment, so he said: "Do you know what the consequences of bullying the king are?" ”

Hu Mu said: "The minister knows, exterminate the clan!" ”

Hu Guang shuddered.

Zhu Di looked at him solemnly and said, "Now that you know the consequences, you dare to lie?" ”

Hu Mu said: "If the minister reports a mistake, he would rather exterminate the clan!" ”

Zhu Di subconsciously glanced at Hu Guang.

In fact, everyone's eyes fell on Hu Guang.

Hu Guangren is numb, only his heart is beating extremely fast!

Probably scary!

He felt that he should clarify a few words, but he opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't make a sound for a while.

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed into a slit, and then his gaze fell on Hu Mu's body.

He asked, "More than 20 million households? But why did the imperial court find out only 12 million households? ”

"Your Majesty, the truth is more terrifying than the data gap on the surface." Hu Mu had obviously let go, and he was actually a little calmer than when he was just now.

More terrifying?

Zhu Di said suspiciously: "What's so terrible? ”

Hu Mu said more and more calmly: "The fact is that recently, in many prefectures and counties, there have been cases of demolition, and even ...... It also appeared that the father and son in the family, which were originally one household, were under the same roof, but had to be split into two households. There is also a man with two sons, the eldest son is only nine years old, and the second son is seven years old, but he was divided into three households...... And the age of the eldest son was changed to seventeen years of age......"

When Zhu Di heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and for no reason, he actually felt creepy.

People like Zhu Di were killed in the sea of corpses and blood, and their courage was extraordinary.

In the past, even if there were corpses everywhere, he would never frown.

But when I heard this, I felt an indescribable chill.

Zhu Di sat upright, as if he was adjusting his breathing, his face was still calm, and he stared at Hu Mu tightly: "These ...... Where do you know? ”

Hu Mu immediately said: "When the postal department checks the households, it also needs to check the people, so naturally, you can know." ”

"Your Majesty!"

At that moment, someone let out an angry roar.

Everyone subconsciously looked, but it was Shi Zhongcheng, the imperial history of the left capital.

Speaking of the imperial history of the left capital, it is the most noble, since the original imperial history of the left capital Chen Ying was convicted, Shi Zhongcheng took his position, and since then he has become the head of the imperial history.

As the chief official presiding over the Metropolitan Procuratorate, although Shi Zhongcheng's reputation is not prominent, his status is quite high.

After all, this Zuodu Imperial History is only a positive third grade on the surface, and the official position is even lower than that of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Justice, but once he wants to be promoted, he will never succumb to the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Crime.

Shi Zhongcheng's face was very ugly at this time, on weekdays, the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached others, but today, this Hu Mu's words are equivalent to this person impeaching the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate, not to mention the Tianxia Prefecture that is involved in this matter.

Shi Zhongcheng said with a stiff face: "Your Majesty, this son's words are not enough to believe, in the process of the inventory, there are some illegal acts, and the minister believes it, but in this inventory, not only are all the departments of the imperial court doing their best, but Wenyuan Pavilion is also urging day and night, and there is no need to mention the three divisions and prefectures and counties!" Where are the 22 million households in this world? As for the words of separation, perhaps...... Not necessarily a small number of people who cheat for personal gain, deceive! But if it is...... Say...... This is the case in the world, and the ministers ...... I thought that this statement was just grandstanding and not worth mentioning. ”

He talked eloquently, but even Hu Guang could hear it at once, and the words were murderous.

On the one hand, Shi Zhongcheng talked a lot about this investigation, which was the result of the joint efforts of the emperor, Wenyuan Pavilion, various ministries and hundreds of officials in the world, that is to say, this Hu Mu dared to overturn this result, which is equivalent to ......... Declare war on everyone under heaven.

On the other hand, he also left a little leeway, there is such a situation, of course, it is not surprising, but some local situations can be taken to attack and investigate, so ...... It shows that this person is a wolf.

The other imperial histories also nodded one after another with the help of this Zuodu imperial history, and some people immediately stood up and began to speak eloquently.

All of a sudden, the scene got out of control.

After all...... Once Hu Mu's words convince His Majesty, the consequences are unpredictable.

Even if it's not for the sake of the speed of the tongue, just for the sake of your own head, you can't rest.

Perhaps it was because Hu Mu's report was so terrifying that Zhu Di couldn't tell it for a while, so he simply kept silent and watched the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate begin to question, but he used this to see a clue.

Therefore, Zhu Di did not stop this.

Zhang Anshi said at this time: "Why don't you ask the postal department to transfer the envoy...... Finish your sentence. ”

Shi Zhongcheng said arrogantly: "The old man has never heard of any postal department transfer envoys, only heard of the salt transportation department transfer envoys, I don't know how many times this transfer envoy was ranked in the imperial examination, after entering the court, what is his seniority?" ”

Zhang Anshi suddenly became angry, and said angrily: "He is the son of Hu Guang, a scholar. ”

Hu Guang: "......"

Hu Guangren was numb again, at this time, he was completely confused, as soon as he heard the four words of Hu Guang's son, he subconsciously wanted to argue, but found that this was the truth, and it was a truth that could not be distinguished.

Shi Zhongcheng was already furious at this time, and said angrily: "Even if Hu Guang speaks slanderously like this, the old man still has to speak up, the old man only looks at right and wrong, not who it is, even if he is a university scholar Hu Guang, what qualifications does he have, and why do he say such things?" ”

Hu Guang: "......

Zhang Anshi sneered: "At that time, you have your own credentials, why do you deliberately want to take the opportunity to make a mistake here!" ”

Shi Zhongcheng's face was pale, his eyes widened, and his teeth were cracked, after all, ...... This is already related to his own net worth and life, where can he take care of anything else at this time, whoever provokes him, he will bite whom.

At that moment, Shi Zhongcheng couldn't help laughing and said: "A good credential, since there is real evidence, that old man has something to ask this son of Hu Guang for advice." ”

His tone was full of mockery, and he even disdained to call Hu Guang Hu Gong Hu anymore.

At this point, you Hu Guang connived at his son and wanted to put the big guy to death, and it was polite not to call you Hu Guang an old dog of Hu Guang.

Shi Zhongcheng said, and the noisy voices in the hall barely stopped.

Shi Zhongcheng immediately said to Hu Mu with a fierce attitude: "Since you dare to report it, then ...... Dare to ask, why do you say that there are 22 million households in the world? ”

"The Post Office...... The number has been noted. Hu Mu's voice was obviously not full of energy. In fact, Hu Mu at this time was also a little timid, after all, it was the first time he encountered such a big scene.

Shi Zhongcheng felt that he was holding on, so he laughed and said, "Is it okay to remember a number?" ”

Hu Mu said: "Every number also has a basis. ”

"Everyone?" Shi Zhongwei still wanted to press step by step, but when he heard each one, he seemed to immediately find a loophole in Hu Mu's words: "What do you mean...... These two million households, each one, you have credentials? ”

When Hu Guang heard this, he was already anxious, he was insulted by Zuodu Yushi, in fact, Hu Guang didn't care, because when it came to this, how to get out of his father and son was the most important question.

But now, he obviously had a premonition that his son was really stupid, and it didn't take long for him to be grabbed by Shi Zhongcheng all of a sudden.

Shi Zhongcheng was already a lot calmer at this time, but he grabbed his beard calmly and said: "Okay, the old man wants to see how to do each of these two two million households!" I would like to ask these people...... Where is the place of origin, how old are the years, how many children are there, where are the parents, and how is the appearance ......"

"Yes......" When Hu Mu heard this, he actually calmed down, after all...... Debating is not his specialty, but when he is asked what he is best at, doesn't everyone get excited?

"Yes, all of them, age, place of origin, name, appearance, and every household, there is a newspaper box hanging in the house, with their number......"

Shi Zhongcheng: "......"

Suddenly, his face was unsightly, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

In fact, in Shi Zhongcheng's understanding, it was only a few months of hard work, and it was obviously impossible for a post office to have such a detailed inventory, at most, it was just a number and used it to sensationalize.

Unexpectedly, his question happened to ask the field that others are good at.

So Shi Zhongcheng had no choice but to continue to put on a calm attitude and said, "Hmph...... What about 22,700,000,000 households? ”

"Yes, both!" Hu Mu replied very firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

Shi Zhongcheng's face also began to become a little unconfident.

He took a deep breath and settled his mind before he said, "Where is it?" In that case, why not take it and find out. ”

When it comes to this, that's all there is to it.

Hu Mu frowned and began to become torn.

Seeing Hu Mu's suspicious face, Shi Zhongcheng seemed to have confidence again, and his whole body became energetic, feeling that this must be his own pain point in the other party, and immediately sneered: "What...... Can't get it? ”

"It's not that I can't get it...... It's really ...... There are too many......" Hu Mu said embarrassedly, "there are dozens of warehouses...... Even if you move to the palace...... I'm afraid it will be ...... for a while Also...... Also...... It takes a day or two...... What's more, most of those documents have been classified, and if they are moved without authorization, they are only afraid of ...... At that time, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to clean up ......."

Shi Zhongcheng: "......"

Zhu Di has been looking at the two of them coldly, and looking at Hu Mu's appearance at this time, he feels ...... This is not necessarily impossible.

At this time, there was a royal history saying: "This is just a prevarication, this person puffs out his lips and shakes his tongue, he is definitely not a good type, you must not listen to his nonsense." ”

Zhu Di's mind moved slightly, so he said: "The documents are all in the Post Office?" ”

Hu Mu said: "Your Majesty, you are all in the Post Office. ”

Zhu Di glanced at the hundreds of officials with heavy faces before he said: "This matter is very high, if you don't verify it yourself, how can you convince the public?" Today, I have to distinguish the right from the wrong, come, drive, and go to the post office! ”

(End of chapter)