I put down the teacup in my hand and slowly explained: "First of all, the imperial court has no money. ”

The two of them stared at me with wide eyes at the same time, and Xiangyun said in disbelief: "How can the imperial court have no money? ”

I spread my hands helplessly: "As I said, the imperial court is not a gold mine...... It should be said that there is no inexhaustible gold mountain, and the imperial court has to take out one-tenth of the annual harvest every year to build roads, even so, the roads that have been started are somewhat stretched, and land transportation is fundamental after all, and it is impossible for the imperial court to consider water transportation in a short period of time. ”

Xiangyun seemed to understand a little, and asked curiously: "Is there any other reason?" ”

"Of course." I looked at her with a smile: "I am not in Xianyang when you get married, this is considered compensation for you." ”

The two of them were a little flattered, and hurriedly got up and said, "How dare you bother Your Majesty with these things." ”

I got up, waved my hand and said, "The two of you have helped Yinglan a lot, and at the same time, you are also helping me and the court, which is nothing." Besides, if you can really do it, it will also be a good thing for the court. ”

"Your Majesty, we will think carefully when we return to Nanjun!"

"Good. If you need money to ask Ying Lan for help, I'll say hello to her. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

I lifted my foot and walked out: "Let's go, no need to send it." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

After getting into the carriage, I told Meng He to mention this matter to Ying Lan.

I still hope that the two of them can do this, the reason just said is half-true, even if the imperial court builds a lot of roads, it will not have the money to build a few inland river boats.

The main reason is that although the handicraft industry in Jiangnan has developed rapidly, the economic activity is insufficient, and the goods produced by the workshops are difficult to circulate.

This kind of thing should not be said to them, after all, I have less contact with the two of them, and they are not worthy of my trust, and it will be a trouble to fool around outside under my name.

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Back in the back hall of Zhangtai, Zhao Shanben was not in the west side hall.

"What about rare books?"

The maid Yinghua said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, someone from the Zhongshu Confessor's Mansion is here, it seems that there is an urgent matter, and the Confessor ordered to hurry up." ”

"Alas......" I sighed heavily, took off my clothes and threw them at her, and leaned back on the stool.

Yinghua hurriedly poured a glass of ice water.

"Change the heat."

"Yes."

Unless you drink ice water all the time, the more you drink it, the hotter it gets, so it's better to drink some hot tea.

Yinghua quickly changed to a cup of hot tea, and gently waved the fan in her hand with another maid behind her.

After waiting for half an hour, Zhao Shanben still hasn't come back, and I feel a little uneasy.

The Zhongshu Scholar's Mansion will send yesterday's non-emergency recital to the palace gate before the end of the day, and there is a special person at the palace gate to send the recital to the back hall of Zhangtai, and then put it on my desk after Zhao Shanben classifies it.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Zhao Shanben does not need to leave Zhangtai Palace, and there is absolutely no need for him to decide whether to present it to me or not, so it can only be an accident in the Zhongshu Scholar's Mansion.

Another hour passed, and when the sun was setting in the west, Zhao Shanben finally returned.

"See Your Majesty!"

I put down the newspaper in my hand, looked up and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhao Shanben didn't hide it, wiped the sweat on his head, and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, this morning there was a letter from the Prime Minister's Mansion that was mistakenly sent to the Zhongshu Confessor's Mansion, and the counselor went to the Zhongshu Confessor's Mansion to ask for it.

However, the confessor thought that it was necessary to find out the cause of such a problem before returning it to the prime minister's office, and the counselor thought that the move of the Zhongshu confessor's office was unreasonable, so some conflicts broke out. ”

After listening to Zhao Shanben's words, I gradually frowned.

"How could the official seal of the Prime Minister's Mansion be sent to the Confessor's Mansion by mistake? Why is Yin Shuo unwilling to return the Gong? Got it checked? ”

A copy of the public notice that was supposed to be presented to the Prime Minister's Mansion was sent to the Confessor's Mansion by accident, which is not a trivial matter, and if a report for me is sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion next time, it will be a big problem!

"Back to Your Majesty, it is precisely because Yin Shuo feels that this matter is extraordinary, and there has never been such a thing before, so he insists on leaving the public seal and returning it after the matter is clarified. The minister had already ordered someone to find the person who sent the public shut, but this person disappeared mysteriously! ”

"What?" I said in a deep voice: "All the people who report to the imperial court live in official posts, and their comings and goings are also official roads, how can they disappear?" ”

"Yes. It stands to reason that this person should wait for the return of the Prime Minister's Mansion at the official post before leaving, but according to the person at the official post, this person left in a hurry after delivering the report, and he didn't know where to go when he left the city gate. ”

I realized that this matter might not be simple, and immediately ordered: "Go find Meng Yi and Yingjiang, and be sure to find out about this matter!" ”

"Yes!"

After Zhao Shanben left, I pondered for a long time, and felt more and more that this matter was not simple, first of all, it was impossible to send the wrong official letter, and then why were the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion so anxious to ask for this official letter?

"Meng He!"

Meng He hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty! ”

"Did you hear that? Check it out! ”

"Yes!"

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Early the next morning, the front hall of the chapter will meet.

As soon as the salute was finished, Lu She stood up: "Your Majesty, the minister has a doctor's advice!" ”

"Say."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Yesterday, there was a letter from the Prime Minister's Mansion that was mistakenly sent to the Confessor's Mansion, and the minister went to ask for it, but the Confessor refused to return it, and now the letter is still in the Confessor's Mansion! Please make the decision to return the official seal to the Prime Minister's Mansion as soon as possible, so as not to miss the important affairs of the imperial court! ”

I glanced at Li Si, and Li Si immediately stood up: "Your Majesty, that official letter may contain important matters of the country, please make a decision on your Majesty!" ”

I still didn't speak, and Yin Shuo immediately stood up: "Your Majesty!" In addition to accepting the report, the rest of the official letter will not be accepted, this time this official letter was mistakenly sent to the Confessor's Mansion, but it is not reflected in the book of the Confessor's Mansion, and it is impossible to find out who received this public letter! This matter is not trivial, and the minister thinks that he must find out about this matter before returning it to the Prime Minister's Mansion! ”

Lu She didn't raise his head, but said in a questioning tone: "I don't understand what the confessor said, what does it have to do with your investigation of the case?" If you miss a major military event, can you afford it? ”

"The Doctor is wrong with this!"

Yu He slowly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, everything is caused by this official letter, it is the most important physical evidence in this case, how can it be easily handed over to others, if there is anything inappropriate in it, someone has tampered with it......"

Li Si's face was as pale as water, and he said lightly: "What does Imperial Doctor mean is there any unsightly secret in the public seal for the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Yu He smiled: "Li Xiangyan is serious, and the lower officials are just talking about things." ”

"That's it!" I looked unhappy and said, "Since everything is due to this official letter, go and get the official letter." ”

"Yes!"