"Ye Zeng? It's a simple and neat name, but it doesn't quite suit your personality. You're procrastinating and have too many worries!
"You must know that stretching one's head is a sword, and shrinking one's head is a sword. Since His Majesty gave the jade seal to King Zhenbei and asked him to temporarily handle political affairs, then King Zhenbei has the final say in everything!
"Although the King of Zhenbei does not have the power to rule over the officials, it is still necessary to put him aside and promote new capable people to the position!
"Otherwise, with the money in the treasury, how should we attack the northern border next? You must know that the so-called attack means grain and grass, and grain and grass need money to buy!
“And the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts are in a mess, I don’t believe these are real accounts!
"Where is the real ledger? Where is it?"
Ye Zeng is getting more and more nervous...
Because Ye Xingyue said this while looking at him, every word she said made him a little nervous.
The two ministers and other officials were also very nervous when they heard that Ye Xingyue denied the account books submitted by the Ministry of Revenue and asked them about the real account books...
Baili Hengtian saw something and was very sure that it was a fake account.
"It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin. I am not as merciful as Your Majesty. I am a military commander, so I will let you see my methods... Come on..."
Baili Hengtian called Yu Wei.
The feather guards all held swords and looked fierce.
Ye Zeng had no choice but to say quickly, "Although those account books have been burned, I keep all the important numbers in my heart and I can write them down!"
"Paper, ink and pen……"
One hundred sticks?
Ye Xingyue looked at Ye Zeng, "Ye Zeng, do you still have any reservations? I think your weak body will definitely not be able to withstand a hundred sticks..."
The two ministers turned back to glare at Ye Zeng, warning him not to talk nonsense.
Baili Hengtian waved his hand, and Yu Wei stepped forward, held the two ministers to the left and right, and pushed them out...
If you offend Baili Hengtian, a military commander on the battlefield, you will risk your own life.
Ye Zeng said nervously, "The Ministry of Accounts... only has this account book. Even if there were other account books before, they were burned..."
Ye Zeng was also very scared.
The people in the Ministry of Revenue immediately remembered the previous discussion among the officials. They said that Baili Hengtian was decisive in killing and could not afford to offend.
This is to kill him...
The guards dragged them outside ruthlessly.
Baili Hengtian asked someone to bring him pen, ink, paper and inkstone!
Ye Zeng wrote dozens of strokes, "These... are all worth more than ten thousand taels, but I have some small bits and pieces in my mind. If necessary, I can write them out! But what I know is only the past few years."
That’s a lot of money, because I’ve only been in the Household Department for a few years!”
Soon there were shouts, and one after another, everyone heard the sound of hitting the board...
Baili Hengtian plus one plus these numbers, actually there are as many as five hundred thousand taels? Is this only the number in recent years?
Ye Xingyue looked at Zeng Ye, "Aren't you going to tell me?"
"Ye Zeng!"
The two waiters struggled and refused.
Oh my God, the waiter is of high rank after all, but he actually got slapped? How many slaps will he get? Will he be beaten to death?
As a result, the remaining principals were even more trembling.
Terrible!
"So where did the money go?"
Ye Zeng, "This money is classified as - foreign affairs expenses."
“What are foreign affairs expenses?”
"Back to the North King, here's the thing. Our Dongyue Kingdom is located in the Central Plains and borders many countries. They will launch provocations from time to time, but it is obviously impossible for our Dongyue Kingdom to go to war with many countries at the same time, so we allocate a sum of money every year
, used to build good relations with various countries.
"The maintenance of these relationships has always been the responsibility of the left prime minister in the past! But as far as I know, less than one-tenth of the money actually used for communication..."