Chapter 74: Grain and grass are cut off
"Your Majesty, this old puppet is so deceitful, do you want to ...... it?"
Gonggong Cao could see that Xu Jing in front of him was full of anger, and he cautiously stepped forward and asked Xu Jing.
"No need, this old man can make trouble over there. What if the officials were willing to listen? I want to see, how many people are willing to resign? ”
Xu Jingman waved his hand indifferently and said lightly.
"The slave understands that it's just that this old puppet is so arrogant, so he really doesn't need to be given some warning?"
Father-in-law Cao is still very dissatisfied with Xiao Daoling.
is because Xiao Daoling has always looked down on eunuchs, and even ridiculed him several times.
Especially when the first emperor was in power, this person was even more unpopular, and humiliated Gonggong Cao in front of the emperor several times.
This made Gonggong Cao hold a grudge and just wait for an opportunity to do something to him.
"Don't worry, this old horseman won't be able to stumble for long. In the future, if I have the chance, I will naturally leave him to you to take care of it yourself. ”
Xu Jing smiled faintly, seeing that Gonggong Cao had a natural grudge against Xiao Daoling, and said bluntly.
Gonggong Cao nodded again and again, not daring to say another word.
After Xu Jing returned to the East Palace, he re-entered the Xi Zheng Hall to read the folds handed in today.
At about noon, Lin Changhe suddenly came to the outside of the Xi Zheng Hall tremblingly: "Your Majesty, there is something to be reported!" ”
"What's the matter? Just say it. ”
Xu Jing frowned slightly, and there was an indescribable ominous premonition in his heart.
"Recently, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for the army to travel."
Lin Changhe drooped his eyes and replied weakly.
"What the hell is going on?"
When Xu Jing heard this, he immediately put down the pen in his hand, pointed at Lin Changhe, and asked loudly.
"The treasury is empty, and the grain and grass have long been exhausted. It is simply not enough to support the military horses to travel 300 miles at night! Please forgive your majesty! ”
Lin Changhe hurriedly knelt on the ground and explained to Xu Jing.
Xu Jing was even more puzzled, but he remembered that a few days ago, he harvested a lot of gold and silver from corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and it stands to reason that the treasury of Daqian will not be empty: "What's the matter, the treasury has been empty once upon a time?" ”
"Your Majesty, there is still gold and silver in the treasury, but there is no money or food."
Lin Changhe hurriedly explained.
"Let's go to Huang and Liu to exchange for it first, and it doesn't hurt to be one or two percent higher than the market price."
Xu Jing suddenly understood, and then waved his hand at Lin Changhe and continued.
After speaking, Xu Jing no longer paid attention to Lin Changhe and looked down at the recital.
But Lin Changhe stood in place, and he didn't dare to say a word, let alone leave.
"Your Majesty, Lin Shangshu is still there."
Gonggong Cao reminded Xu Jingdao in a low voice.
Xu Jing looked up, but saw Lin Changhe standing in place and never left: "What's the matter?" ”
"The minister has already gone to Liu and Huang's two families to inquire, but these two families are not willing to take it out at all."
Lin Changhe lowered his head and said carefully.
"The ministers have never even seen the heads of the Liu and Huang families."
It's over, Lin Changhe added again.
"What's going on? Didn't I order you to send someone to look after the two family heads? What do you do? ”
Xu Jingdun felt bad, turned his head and stared at the side, and Gonggong Cao asked coldly.
"The servant did send someone to watch the two heads of the house. Now the two heads of the family are indeed in the house. ”
Father-in-law Cao sweated on his forehead and hurriedly knelt down and shouted.
lest he anger Xu Jing and end up in a different place.
"Let's go! I want to see who has the courage to disobey me! ”
At this moment, Xu Jing's anger could not be suppressed, and he threw down the pen in his hand and strode out.
Gonggong Cao and Lin Changhe followed closely behind, and the atmosphere did not dare to breathe.
"Lin Shangshu, what's going on? The slave family was really miserable by you this time. ”
Gonggong Cao asked Lin Changhe in a low voice, and there were many complaints between his words.
Lin Changhe was even more aggrieved and said: "What I said is true! There is no intention to deceive the Holy One! ”
The two followed the chariot and arrived in front of Liu Huang's mansion in a short time.
"The grass people Liu and Huang see Your Majesty!"
The Liu and Huang families, who had already known the situation a hundred meters away, were waiting in front of the house with dozens of people.
As soon as he saw Xu Jingran's car stopped, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down and shouted.
"Where are the heads of the Liu and Huang families?"
Xu Jing glanced at the people present, but he didn't see any trace of the two at all, and asked coldly.
"Back to Your Majesty, the two heads of the family have been working too hard recently, and they occasionally feel cold. For fear of being infected, the Holy Cross naturally did not dare to appear. ”
Huang Can's father explained.
"Occasional chill? How can you still have two heads of the family together? ”
Xu Jing sneered, and immediately understood that this was simply the Liu and Huang families forcibly detaining the two and preventing them from appearing in front of Xu Jing.
"It is normal for the two heads of the family to sleep and eat together. If Your Majesty has anything to ask, the grass people can answer it on their behalf. ”
Huang Can's father replied quickly.
Obviously, this answer has been prepared for a long time and even rehearsed several times before it can be so skillful.
"No, I'll order the Imperial Doctor to come and check on them, and now I want to see the two of them."
Xu Jing was not interested in paying attention to Liu Huang and the rest of the family was about to go to the mansion.
"Your Majesty, never!"
Seeing that Xu Jing actually wanted to enter the mansion, everyone in the Liu and Huang families showed a trace of panic in their eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to obstruct it.
"Bold minion, who gave you the audacity to dare to obstruct the Holy Cross?"
Looking at this group of people blocking Xu Jing's way, Gonggong Cao shouted with cold eyes.
"Your Majesty, everything the grass people do is for your sake! The wind and cold contracted by the two of them are extremely severe, and if His Majesty is unfortunately also infected, the grass people will not be able to compensate for ten lives. ”
Huang Can lowered his head and shouted loudly, and the rest of the Liu and Huang families also nodded in agreement.
"Father-in-law Cao, if these people dare to obstruct me again, just kill them."
Xu Jing's eyes were slightly cold, and he didn't pay attention to what the two families said and strode into it.
This time, the people of the Liu and Huang families swallowed their saliva when they saw the shiny blade drawn out by Jinyiwei, and they didn't dare to stop it at will, so they could only let Xu Jing enter the mansion.
"Over there?"
Xu Jing didn't ask about the people of Liu and Huang's families, but just motioned to the Jinyi guard on one side to lead the way.
After turning a few corners and walking into a house, I saw that Liu Yingying and Huang Can were locked in the house and could not enter at all.
"That's it, what do you see? Is it true that people are dead, and you don't even know? What do I want you to do? ”
Seeing that the faces of the two of them turned pale, obviously frightened, Xu Jing's eyes swept over the Jinyi guards present and scolded him coldly.
"The subordinates are derelict in their duties, please punish Your Majesty!"
Gonggong Cao and the group of brocade guards knelt down and shouted at the same time.
"Gonggong Cao, I trust you very much, why should I be disobedient?"
Jinyiwei's monitoring ability is extremely powerful, and even the Xiao Mansion in the midst of the blockade can receive the news.
How could it be useless in Liu Huang's two small mansions?
There is only one possibility - Gonggong Cao deliberately acquiesced to this matter!
"Your Majesty is clear! The minions categorically did not betray His Majesty! ”
Gonggong Cao was so frightened by Xu Jing's angry shout that he trembled all over, and opened his mouth to explain again and again.
"We have not slackened. Please also ask Your Majesty to be clear! ”
Several brocade guards also opened their mouths to explain.
Xu Jing was angry, and when he was about to kill someone, a voice laughed proudly: "Your Majesty, why are you so angry?" ”