On the second day, he quickly took the account book of the expenditure of the household department for the past three years and handed it to the emperor for inspection.

The emperor flipped through the account books, the more he flipped through the books, the darker and darker his face became, the more ugly he became, he didn't really know the statistics, and he was shocked when he counted them, only in the past three years, the Nanping Marquis Mansion and the Pingxi General's Mansion had eaten nearly 10 million taels.

With such a huge amount, how did he get dizzy and agree to the approval all these years?

The emperor threw down the account book and ordered with a calm face, "Call Yan Li and Yan Lin to me." ”

Father-in-law Yu should have been, and immediately sent someone to go.

Although Yan Li and Yan Lin didn't find out the reason yesterday, they reached an agreement to rely on the Nangong family and clan of Nanchu to deal with Ye Guixue and Su Rong, and then deal with Zhou Gu and the Protector Mansion and the East Palace. Who let everyone see that Zhou Gu took the initiative to get involved in a case involving Su Rong, and he was in danger twice, and he was in danger, and Su Rong rescued him. Although the two of them have withdrawn from the marriage contract, they also have an inextricable relationship.

Since Ye Guixue did not agree to cooperate, there were people in Nanchu who cooperated with them.

After the two brothers were ready, they went their separate ways, one to find the Nangong family, and the other to the Nanchu clan.

It's just that before the two of them could get results so quickly, they were called into the palace by the emperor.

The two met at the gate of the palace, looked at each other, and were very puzzled, but when they heard that the Hubu Shangshu had entered the palace again, the two guessed that it had something to do with the Hubu?

Yan Lin was more sensitive, approached Yan Li, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, why do I think that my father asked the two of us to enter the palace today, and I have an ominous premonition?" ”

Yan Li glanced at him, "Don't crow's mouth." ”

Yan Lin really didn't think it was good, but he was not sick or sick, his father summoned him, and he couldn't call him sick, if he called him sick at this time, he didn't know what was going on without them knowing. So, he could only grit his teeth and follow Yan Li to see the emperor, secretly praying that he was thinking too much.

The emperor waited for the two in the imperial study, and when he saw the two coming, his face turned black, and he threw the account book of the household department to them, "Look at this for yourselves." ”

Yan Li and Yan Lin "chuckled" in their hearts, and picked up the account book together, and after a while, the two looked up together, and Yan Li asked tentatively: "Father, this is the account book of the household department, you show it to the two sons...... Why? ”

"Why? See for yourselves, in the past three years, how much silver has the two of you swallowed in the treasury? The emperor calmly faced the two of them, "You are really good, you tell me that you have emptied my treasury, what do you want to do?" Want to rebel? ”

Yan Li and Yan Lin were startled, their faces changed greatly, and they all knelt on the ground with a "poof", "Erchen doesn't dare!" ”

"Don't dare? What a dare! I see how dare you. The emperor stared at the two of them, "The Nanping Marquis Mansion governs one side, and his subordinates control the military power is only 30,000, and he has to find the treasury for three million taels of silver at every turn a year, and the Pingxi General's Mansion is even more daring, and this year he will ask for an additional eight million taels of silver, and he only has 100,000 soldiers and horses." You two told me that you didn't want to rebel, but what did you want? ”

"The retainers are terrified." The two shouted in unison.

The eldest prince Yan Li said: "Father, the Marquis of Nanping Mansion is because of the recent natural disasters, so the Marquis of Nanping asked his father to use the treasury allocation. ”

The second prince, Yan Lin, followed closely and said: "Father, this has nothing to do with the son-in-law, the request from the Pingxi General's Mansion was approved by you, the son-in-law didn't say anything, you can't settle the account afterwards and find the son's body." ”

The emperor choked.

Yan Lin said innocently: "Father, if you think about it carefully, this is not the proposition of the son, if you don't approve it, the head of the household department will not allocate money to the Nanping Marquis Mansion." ”

The emperor's face was dark, and he was blocked and speechless.

Yan Lin was very honorable, "Father, think about it carefully, why did you allocate money to the Pingxi General's Mansion?" This really has nothing to do with Erchen. ”

The emperor naturally understood that it had nothing to do with Yan Lin, because Zhang Ping, the general of Pingxi, told him that if His Majesty wanted to clamp down on the Protector's Mansion, it would not be enough to rely only on his 100,000 soldiers and horses, and His Majesty's 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinglu and the 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Nanping Marquis Mansion, after all, the Protector's Mansion itself controlled 300,000 soldiers and horses. Your Majesty has to support him secretly. After all, if you take away the military power of the Protector's Mansion, I'm afraid it will cause a shock to the government and the opposition, if you don't take the military power of the Protector's Mansion, there is no reason for the Pingxi General's Mansion to expand its troops, and it will also be obstructed by the prince and the Protector's Mansion, after all, the imperial court is still very difficult to raise 600,000 soldiers. In this way, he can only help His Majesty secretly raise more soldiers and horses.

The Protector's Mansion is in charge of heavy soldiers, which is a piece of the emperor's heart disease, and Zhou Gu was born in the Protector's Mansion and was a companion in the East Palace, which is even more of a heart disease, and the emperor knows in his heart that between him and the prince, the Protector's Mansion will definitely choose the prince.

Therefore, the emperor struggled for many days and promised Zhang Ping to raise another 100,000 soldiers and horses privately. Of these, 50,000 were cavalry. Cavalry costs more.

The emperor had nothing to say for a while, only stared at the two of them: "The household is short of money, from today on, you two will find a way to replenish the treasury." ”

Yan Li and Yan Lin raised their heads in unison and looked at the emperor in amazement.

The emperor's face was dark, "Worry about the country, what's the matter, you're not happy?" ”

The two of them saw that the emperor was suppressing his anger, and how could they dare to say that they were not happy, after all, the money of the household department in the past three years had flowed to their Yue family no matter what, so they could only nod in unison, "Erchen is happy." ”

The emperor was satisfied, and waved his hand to the two, "You guys go down!" ”

The two retired and left the imperial study.

Walking away from the palace, Yan Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Yan Li, "Big brother, what do you mean by your father?" Why do we have a sudden seizure? Want to have an abundant treasury? ”

Yan Li already had a vague idea in his heart, and said to him angrily: "You think for yourself!" ”

Yan Lin was unhappy, "Big brother, didn't we talk about it?" Working together, what do you mean by always throwing a face at me these days? Where did my brother offend you? ”

Yan Li thought to herself, if you always retreat at the critical time of inaction, you will offend me, but at this time, the brothers must be tied to the same boat, otherwise it will be no good. He softened his tone, "Father should be preparing for war. ”

"Huh? Preparing for war? Yan Lin was shocked.

Yan Li glanced at him, "I really don't know if you are really confused or fake, if it is peaceful today, my father suddenly stared at the household, what else can it be besides preparing for war?" It can't be for the sake of construction, and now it's winter. ”

Yan Lin is naturally not really confused, he just has a lot of eyes, he wants someone to block him and charge in front of him, he wants to take the opportunity to pick up the cheap, whatever thoughts in his heart, he holds back, let others say it first, now hearing Yan Li say this, although he pretended to be surprised on his face, but he has already begun to make up his mind in his heart, "Where do you start with this?" Is it to start a war with Great Wei? At the beginning, a peace treaty of non-aggression was signed for 30 years, and now it has only been 16 years. ”

"Because of Su Rong." Yan Li simply didn't care what he thought in his heart, after all, this time, he didn't want to shrink back and not make a move, "Think about it, once her life experience is exposed, the world will know, Da Wei is capable?" ”

Yan Lin nodded, "So, what does Father mean?" Want to recognize Su Rong? Waiting for the Great Wei to go to war? ”

"I'm afraid that my father won't recognize it, look at what Su Rong did after he came to Beijing? first lived in Princess Qingping's Mansion, and then withdrew from Zhou Gu's marriage, and now lives in Shen Mansion. She is involved with the Ruian Palace, the Protector's Mansion, and the East Palace. In addition, judging from my contact with Ye Guixue, his attitude shows that the King of Southern Chu and the Ye Xiang Mansion have identified her, so what can the father and emperor do if the situation is like this? Don't forget, the county lord of Zhenmin sacrificed himself to protect the beam, although how many years have passed, everyone remembers it, my father wants to be an ungrateful person, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"It's such a nuisance, just kill her." Yan Lin said.

Yan Li glared at him angrily, "That's a nice thing, why don't you do it?" ”

Yan Lin said: "Big brother, where is I not doing it?" It's that the capital is not a good place to do it, why can't we bear it and send someone to kill her on the way back to Nanchu? You must know that there are many people in Beijing who protect her, but when she leaves the capital, it will be different. ”

Yan Li had to admit, "What you said also makes sense. ”

It seemed that he was presumptuous.

(End of chapter)