Chen Jing's words made Zhan Hui's face a little bitter.

After the accounting of the inspectorate and the officials of the Ministry of Officials, all the account books of the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past few years were finally calculated.

In the end, the result was that in the past few years since Zhao Mian took office, the household department has colluded to make account books under various names, and there are 215,863 taels of silver embezzlement.

Such a huge number made all the officials in charge of accounting can't help but gasp.

This is equivalent to more than 50,000 taels of silver every year, which falls into the pockets of Zhao Mian and others.

And these are only the amount of embezzlement calculated from the account books, as for whether there is no recorded corruption and bribery behind the scenes, Zhan Hui does not dare to think about it at all.

He originally wanted to keep a few officials, but now it seems that his previous thoughts were undoubtedly foolish dreams.

I thought that Guo Heng's case had not happened for a long time, even if Zhao Mian was corrupt, it would not be like this, but I didn't expect this kid to be so bold and reckless, and he was not soft at all when he was corrupt.

The next thing can only be left to fate and see how His Majesty will deal with it, what Zhan Hui can do is to reduce the killing as much as possible, at least those who have nothing to do with it, don't be implicated by this.

At noon, inside the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair, and next to him stood the fierce prince Zhu Di, and below him was a group of courtiers.

In addition to the ministers of the household department, the official department, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Punishment all came together.

There are also Hanlin bachelor Liu Sanwu, as well as Liangguo Gong Lan Yu, Jinyi Wei Commander Mao Xiang, Dali Siqing, and the six branch ministers are all there.

On the table, there is a record book after Zhan Hui's accounting, as well as a series of subordinate officials involved under the investigation of Liang Guogong Lanyu.

Everyone didn't dare to breathe, quietly waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to check the music, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in their hearts.

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the record book presented by Zhan Hui, checked it carefully, and after checking that the calculation was correct, he handed it to Zhu Di with an expressionless face.

Then he picked up the song presented by Liangguo Gong Lanyu, inspected it carefully, glanced at Lanyu more, and nodded secretly in his heart.

Zhu Di's results record book, he was not good at accounting for such numbers, but when the final summary "two hundred and fifty thousand eight hundred and sixty-three taels" came into view, he only felt anger burning in his chest.

"Damn it! It's really damn good! ”

Zhu Di gritted his teeth and confided in Senran's words, and ordered the attendant to pass on the record book, and everyone took it and circulated it, their expressions were shocked, and there was panic in their eyes.

Especially Liu Sanwu, after seeing the embezzlement and bribery noted in the record book, he almost fainted to the ground, only to feel a black in front of him, if it wasn't for someone to help him in time, I am afraid he would have fallen to the ground.

He never expected that he, a good son-in-law from a poor background, would quietly give such a shocking surprise, Liu Sanwu's scalp was numb, and he only felt that the nine clans were wailing.

Unlike the other officials who were silent, Lan Yu saw it and shouted: "Your Majesty, this Zhao Mian is so bold, if he dares to be corrupt like this, the whole household will definitely not be able to escape the involvement, and the ministers think that they should all be arrested, all of them should be stripped of their skins, and the nine clans will be punished!" ”

Lan Yu's words resounded loudly in the Wuying Palace, and the Wenchen did not dare to speak at this moment, lest they get into trouble.

It's not that they don't want to be rescued, but according to the results of the calculations in the register, the amount of such corruption and bribery is by no means something that can be accomplished by one person overnight.

The whole household has been completely rotted into a puddle of cow from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, only the surface is bright, and the inside is rotten, I am afraid that no one can get out of the mud without staining.

Seeing that no one objected, Lan Yu couldn't help but feel a little proud, in the past, what suggestions he put forward, these Wenchen would always find all kinds of reasons to provoke, but now they can be regarded as shutting their mouths, it is really a happy thing in life.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't pay attention to Lan Yu, but just handed the song to Zhu Di, and after he finished reading it, he said, "Di'er, tell me your opinion." ”

Zhu Di held the song in his hand, bowed down, and then said: "Father, the son thinks that what Liang Guogong said is reasonable. Nowadays, the top and bottom of the household department are in collusion, and the corruption and bribery that have been so serious in just a few years shows that all the top and bottom are corrupt, and it must be strictly dealt with in a correct official style.

However, blindly killing cannot solve the existing problems, and among the household officials, there are also people who are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and who are not in the same stream, and they are only forced by the current situation to embark on this road of no return.

The sons thought that for these officials who were forced to participate in it, they could be extrajudicial and save their lives to serve the country. ”

These words were not Zhu Di's original wishes, and when discussing with Dao Yan in the East Palace, Zhu Di's opinion was only the first sentence.

But after some exhortation by Dao Yan, Zhu Di made such remarks.

Zhan Hui and the others were a little surprised when they heard this, they never thought that Zhu Di would intercede for it.

If this is Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, Zhan Hui and the others will not be surprised, after all, Zhu Biao has always been benevolent and generous, and it is not special to have such remarks.

But Zhu Di is the same, which really surprised the ministers, and his impression of Zhu Di couldn't help but change, and he dared to say such things in front of His Majesty, which shows that the crown prince Zhu Di also has a benevolent heart.

Lan Yu was very dissatisfied with Zhu Di's remarks, and said loudly: "Your Highness, how can the minister think that they have so many grievances, maybe they are spending money at home, and a corrupt official like this should be killed!" ”

"Liang Guogong, you must know that the times create heroes, and the household officials are in it, and they are coerced by the general trend, and it is inevitable to make mistakes.

This palace thinks that there is no one in the world who will not make mistakes, and the key is whether you can reflect on yourself and correct them in time after making mistakes. As the saying goes, it's not too late to make amends, and the same is true for officials, many times not necessarily out of their own hearts.

If you just seek a momentary pleasure and kill all the household officials, it will certainly make hundreds of officials panic, but it will be extremely unfavorable to the government. ”

Lan Yu retorted, "How does Your Highness know that they are not out of their hearts? People are separated by their bellies, and who knows what they are thinking! ”

"To know if a person is acting in his own heart, it is enough to look at what he usually does. Not all of the household officials are corrupt. As far as the palace knows, Yu Xin, the left servant of the household department, is honest and honest, and does not collude with Zhao Mian, so he offended Zhao Mian and was convicted and imprisoned, and is still being held in the prison of the Criminal Department. If according to what Liang Guogong said, wouldn't even an honest official like Yu Xin have to be killed? ”

Lan Yu's mind was spinning fast at the moment, and he said, "I'd rather kill the wrong one than let it go!" If there are really good officials in the household department, then why don't you impeach Zhao Mian to Lord Zhan, could it be that these so-called good officials also think that Lord Zhan and Zhao Mian are in the same stream? ”

Zhan Hui, who hadn't spoken for a long time, never thought that Lan Yu's mouth was unobstructed, and he would lead the disaster to him, he was shocked and angry at the time, if he really wanted to make this crime confirmed, then his Zhan Hui's head on the neck, I am afraid that it will not be guaranteed.

As the saying goes, people are terrible, although Lan Yu's words are groundless, but as long as His Majesty has doubts in his heart, Zhan Hui's career will be ruined in the future, and it is unknown whether he can live to Zhishi.

Faced with such a critical situation, Zhan Hui immediately retorted angrily, and his tone was fierce.

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