The House of Residence.

The new head of the household department, Xiahou Zhi, was reporting to the emperor what he had discovered when he checked the archives a few days ago.

"The whereabouts of an expenditure of 500,000 taels of silver are unknown, and the record on the book is for the construction of the embankment of the Lincheng River, but the minister sent someone to check, and the embankment has not been reinforced, let alone rebuilt."

"Moreover, the taxes, tariffs, currency fields, etc. under the jurisdiction of the household department are very vague and chaotic, and after the minister took over, he couldn't smooth out the balance of the previous year for half a month, and I hope Your Majesty will decide."

The emperor pressed his forehead, exhausted.

Cai Zhen, the former head of the household, was secretly reported for murder and embezzlement, and then committed suicide in the prison of Dali Temple.

Looking at it now, this Cai Zhen didn't wronged him, his hands and feet were not clean, and the household was a mess.

"You sort out all the books that don't match the household, and then submit them, and after checking it out, whoever should be responsible will be responsible, and the rest will be leveled."

With this sentence, Xiahou Zhi put his mind at ease, "Yes, it's just that the whereabouts of these 500,000 taels of silver ......"

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to find out."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, the minister is leaving."

After Xiahou went down, the emperor immediately summoned Ji Lan into the palace.

"According to the discipline, who should be sent to investigate this matter?"

Ji Lan secretly looked at the emperor's eyes, hiding suspicion and temptation under the unpredictability.

Yes, of course he wants to test it, and now that there are only two princes left in the court, of course he wants to see if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entered the game.

In fact, their emperor's mind is clearer than anyone else, which people are King Jing's party, and he naturally understands who the original household secretary does things for, and which people are fishing in troubled waters, he is also clear.

Whoever hands over this errand now is to give that party a ready-made handle for King Jing.

In the past, the crown prince was lonely and couldn't talk about the world, but since he married the crown princess from his Ji family, the emperor knew that he had the intention of entering the game.

But in the past half a year, he hasn't seen any movement from the prince, and he is still the same as before, so he is a little uncertain, so he summoned him to the palace today, the purpose is to throw stones and ask for directions.

But if he doesn't push the prince into this game of chess and chooses a neutral faction, wouldn't it seem too innocent, a deliberate innocence?

The Emperor would still be skeptical.

This seems to be a dilemma.

"Yichen looks, it's better to let Dali Temple investigate."

"Oh? Ji Xiang thought clearly? The Emperor stared at him closely.

"The minister doesn't have to think about it, this matter is originally the scope of responsibility of Dali Temple, and they should be allowed to investigate."

The emperor smiled, meaningful, "I understand, Ji Xiang go down." ”

Ji Lan bowed and retired.

Ruyi Building.

The crown prince Li Xuan and the current head of the household - Xiahou Zhi are drinking tea together.

Of course, everything Xiahou Zhi played today was what he meant, and the purpose was to let his father see clearly how wrong his son he had always valued and was proud of this time.

As a result, he had to order a thorough investigation, completely cutting off his intention to cover up.

Originally, these can be checked by the household department itself, but it takes some time, and the report at the end of each year can naturally be concealed with some thought, so that the account looks good, and there are many ways to make it clear at a glance, which is not a great secret in the six parts.

Everyone's butts are not clean, and no one will rush to touch these moldy heads.

But he wanted to pick this matter in front of the emperor, so that he could understand that his son had escaped from his control and turned into an evil dragon that no one could tame, and if he didn't clean it up, the scourge would be the foundation of the Southern Dynasty.