Zhu Yuanzhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and could not help but feel a little sorry for what he had just thought.

He's like that, if you ask him for something, he won't necessarily give it, and maybe he'll think you're insatiable.

But if you take the initiative to think about him and understand the righteousness, he will have to give you something.

"Dou Jing is lawless, what does it have to do with Mrs. Liang? It's just that once Dou Jing is awarded the head, the Dou clan will be ambushed, and Mrs. Liang's situation will only be a little embarrassing. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment, and then clapped his head and said: "Mrs. Liang is well aware of righteousness, is known as a virtuous person, has both the merit of restraint and the mother of the imperial sister-in-law, and I will have the title of Pingyuan Jun with her, what does the imperial sister-in-law think?" ”

Empress Dou was grateful: "Brother Kang, I'm really—"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "One family, you don't have to talk about two families!" ”

……

Mrs. Liang entered the palace in the afternoon, and at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was talking to Pan Hui and Geng Rong, two heroes who had made meritorious contributions anyway, so he did not rush to summon them, but ordered his chamberlain to take Mrs. Dou to the Changqiu Palace to visit Empress Dou and Mrs. Dou.

After arranging all this matter, he turned his head and looked at Pan and Geng, who had been hanging out by himself for a long time: "What should be done with the matter that the two Aiqing think is Dou Jing?" ”

In the past, Dou Jing was the most prominent of the three heroes anyway, and now that this leader has been killed and hung in front of him in blood, what can the other two people think?!

The capture of Dou Jing and his sons can be said to be the credit of Mrs. Liang, but outside the General's Mansion, the troops of Dou Jing's lineage who had obeyed Dou Jing's orders for several years did not set off a major disturbance and did not cause large-scale bloodshed.

Pan Hui hurriedly stated his position: "Although the Dou thief contributed to Sheji in the past, how could Sheji have failed him? Once they gained power, they killed the loyal and virtuous, persecuted the Son of Heaven, plotted against him, and rebelled, so he should be killed to thank the world! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Rong followed closely and said, "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, his eyes swept over the faces of the two of them in turn, and he saw that the two of them were hairy in their hearts, and then said slowly: "Shangshu Ling is reasonable. As such—"

He made a decision: "The matter of raiding the house will be handed over to the two secretaries of the family to do it together." ”

Raiding the house?

How could the Son of Heaven hand over this fat difference to us?

Pan Hui was slightly surprised, but he became more and more careful between his words: "Your Majesty's forgiveness is not because the ministers are reluctant, but because the case is tried by the court captain, and the ministers and the two went to raid the house, is there any suspicion of overstepping their duties?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled and said, "In my opinion, there is no one in the world who is more suitable to copy and inspect the Dou family than the two of you." ”

Pan Hui and Geng Rong's hearts were in unison.

What does the Son of Heaven mean by this?

Kill monkeys and make an example of chickens, let them be more vigilant, and take Dou Jing as a lesson?

Or do you want to see their attitude towards the Dou family when they raided their homes, so as to judge their temperament?

Or is there something else that means it?

Just when he was puzzled, he heard the Son of Heaven sigh and said faintly: "At the beginning of my accession to the throne, how arrogant was the Dou thief, asking for the official position first, and forcibly taking a huge amount of money later, thinking that he General Dou was rich and glorious for half his life, how could he not have a family property of billions of dollars?" Why is it so greedy that he forcibly robs me of 100 million dollars! ”

Pan Hui: "......"

Geng Rong: "......"

Ahh

Realized, realized, realized.

……

Whether it is Pan Hui or Geng Rong, he has never been such an honest messenger in his life.

It's mainly a fat-fat job like raiding, which is specially arranged by the boss in order to make his henchmen go up and down, but this time-

Whew, don't say it.

Pan Hui took a group of henchmen to count the accounts, and Geng Rong also gave three orders, and pulled out a knife on the spot and cut off a corner of the wooden table: "It should be yours, it's always yours, it's not yours, if you dare to reach out and take it, and look at the knife in my hand to say yes!" ”

Pan Hui has been a scholar for several years, and it is the first time that he has been serious enough to audit the accounts to this extent.

Every sum of money and every account book should be clearly marked and the book should be clear, lest the Son of Heaven catch him with pigtails and suspect how much he had embezzled a huge amount of money.

Geng Rong is also like this.

It took the two of them more than half a month to take a clear inventory of the wealth that the Dou family had accumulated over the past decades, totaling 980 million yuan, a number of gold and silver, and tens of thousands of jewels and jade artifacts......

After the account is settled, Pan Hui and Geng Rong get together, you look at me, I look at you, all of them are black and full of vegetables.

Geng Rong was a good military general, and when he spoke, his voice was always loud and full of neutrality, but at this time, his voice suddenly became erratic: "Why don't you even have a billion dollars......

Actually, it's a lot.

But the big mouth of the Son of Heaven in front of him is billions of dollars, and when compared with the two, it seems to be less.

Geng Rong looked at Pan Hui meaningfully.

Pan Hui is about to die unjustly!

He swore to heaven: "I didn't steal a single penny—not a single penny!" If this statement is false, let me be thundered with five thunders, I will not die well, my ancestors will be uneasy, and I will be cut off from my children and grandchildren! ”

Geng Rong: "......"

Pan Hui: "......"

The two sit opposite each other, with a thick stack of ledgers sorted out in front of them, and a lone lamp swaying in the night wind, rendering the lonely and desolate atmosphere, suggesting the characters' panicked state of mind.

After being silent for a long time, Geng Rong said tentatively: "Just hand over the account book like this?" ”

Pan Hui: "......"

Pan Hui licked his somewhat dry lips: "Your Majesty is still full of expectations, waiting for billions of money to come in, you go and tell him?" ”

Geng Rong: "......"

Geng Rong was aggrieved: "It's Dou Jing who is useless!" He has all this money, what can we do? Is there something out of nothing?! ”

Pan Hui's eyes flashed slightly, and he looked at him blankly and asked him with his eyes.

Geng Rong: "......"

Geng Rong flatly refused: "I don't !! ”

Forget about overtime, forget about auditing, and work overtime when you are an audit!

Why the fuck should I work overtime as an auditor and get money in it!

Is there any reason for this?!

Is there still justice?!

Pan Hui persuaded him: "Think about Dou Jing." ”

Dou respects him...... It's going to be cold!

Geng Rong: "......"

Pan Hui said again: "Brother, under the current situation, the two of us are grasshoppers on a rope, and I will also tell you the truth. Dou Jing has done a lot of illegal things over the years, but are you and I completely clean? The Son of Heaven still wants to be famous, and he is unwilling to kill them all, so the reason why he called the two of us to do this errand is probably to pay for it. ”

Geng Rong struggled for a long time, and finally said with difficulty: "Then make it up, make it up......

The two of them dug into their pockets, collected 100 million yuan for heavy bleeding, and finally paid the account for a total of 1.80 billion yuan.

Zhu Yuanzhang was taken aback: "Huh?!" Are you sure that's all there is?! ”

His suspicious gaze swirled unscrupulously on the two of them.

Pan Hui: "......"

Geng Rong: "......"

Close your eyes tiredly.

Tired, destroy!

Chapter 58

This shocking change in the Dou family shocked the government and the opposition.

At the beginning of the new emperor's accession to the throne, Dou Jing was so arrogant, and the Dou clan was even a chicken dog ascending to heaven, and at that time, the clear-eyed people in the court had a clear understanding in their hearts -- the full moon was lacking, and the end of the Dou family was just around the corner.

But even if they foresaw the decline of the Dou family early on, what they thought was that the Son of Heaven and his henchmen suddenly launched a sudden attack, killed him with one blow, and took away the military power of General Dou, and then cleared the Dou family's henchmen in three or two in three or two like a cook.

Unexpectedly, it was Dou Jing's wife Liang who initiated this matter.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liang did not even call in the army—nor did she give the Dou family father and son any opportunity to mobilize the army, but only joined forces with the chief Shi Cen Gang and used 200 soldiers from the Kexin Mansion to take down all the Dou family father and son.

Mrs. Liang chanted the Buddha for a long time, except for the first month of the month, when she ordered her to enter the court, she almost never appeared in the Chang'an social circle, and almost everyone had the impression of her as a lonely noble lady who was old and not favored by her husband, and she had no children under her, so she lost her eldest daughter to the palace and became the wife of the first emperor, otherwise, she would not have known where she was thrown by General Dou.

As soon as this incident came out, the old people who had been acquainted with Mrs. Liang in the past were alarmed and came out one after another, and it was only the younger generation that realized that this seemingly lonely Mrs. Liang had also had the glory and courage of a sword in the past.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned this strange woman in the Xuanshu Palace.

Mrs. Liang was still wrapped in light makeup and plain makeup, and her attitude was calm, and after following the etiquette system to salute the Son of Heaven, she once again kowtowed to the Son of Heaven.

Zhu Yuanzhang aroused and asked the doubts in his heart: "Cen Gang, he is a long history that Dou Jing has relied on for several years, how did Madame say that he was moved against water?" ”

Mrs. Liang smiled faintly and said, "Cen Gang didn't join forces with me because of my words, he chose to join forces with me because of his ambition and integrity. ”

She showed a look of nostalgia: "Anyway, before the war, he was just an unambitious staff member, who was in charge of money and grain in the treasury of the county government, and there was never a mistake or omission in the accounts of his hands. When I learned about this, I recommended him to Dou Jing, and when the war broke out, I organized the funeral for his widowed mother, so he was always very grateful to me. ”

"A few years ago, when Dou Jing showed his fangs for the first time and aimed his sharp weapon at the loyal ministers of the country, he had the intention of begging to go, and went to say goodbye to me, but I persuaded him to ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows moved slightly: "Oh? ”

Mrs. Liang then solemnly bowed again: "Please also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness." ”

Then he said: "Cen Gang told me about his dissatisfaction with Dou Jing and his grievances against the person who died in vain, and I persuaded him to say, what can you do if you leave the Great General's Mansion?" It's just that there is one more idler in the world, and there is one less long history in the General's Mansion that can persuade Dou Jing. It is better to stay here, but do everything in your power to preserve those who can. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a few moments, and suddenly smiled: "Cen Gang dared to oppose General Dou today, didn't he dare back then?" I guess it was the lady who persuaded her, right? ”

Mrs. Liang was not panicked when she heard this, but still said calmly: "Your Majesty's holy candle shines, it is true. ”

She said, "What can you do if you kill Dou Jing? Can the world be clear, and the people will be happy? At that time, the southwest was unstable, the north was eyeing the tiger, and the states and counties in the world were harmonious but not in harmony - the concubine said a disrespectful word, although Dou Jing had thousands of mistakes, but for the dynasty, he also had the merit of helping. ”

"If he dies once, the Dou clan will no longer have a strong person to support the court, and what will the other two heroes do anyway? What will happen to the officials of all walks of life who have bad intentions? The emperor of the court is still young enough to control the court, and there seems to be no outstanding people in the clan, once a dispute breaks out, the vast territory is torn apart, Li Shu bleeds, and the cry shocks the sky, is it just a hypothesis? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang could not help but admire her foresight and strategy, and at the same time, some indescribable pride crept through his heart.

Being praised by a stupid person is nothing, but being praised by a smart person is different!

He also deliberately asked: "In that case, why would Madame be in trouble at this time?" ”