During the days in Rehe, Yuzhu felt particularly relaxed and comfortable.
The only fly in the ointment is that now he has to work on shift in the south study room again.
Since the old emperor has spoken out, all the records from the Ministry of Household Affairs must be reviewed by Yuzhu.
Naturally, troubles will follow.
On the old emperor's 60th birthday, he will hold a banquet for thousands of old people.
At the Ministry of Household Affairs, after careful calculation by Lao Si, we need about three million taels of silver.
However, the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs never know the meaning of saving. The Thousand Old Banquet has not officially begun yet, and it has already spent more than 1.8 million taels of silver.
Lao Si is a person who likes to be more serious and insists on asking people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to list the details of expenses.
People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have long known that the fourth child is very difficult to deal with, and have already prepared the account books.
However, the dirty officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs never expected that after receiving Yuzhu's guidance, the fourth man would have a group of capable accountants under his command.
These accountants quickly checked the accounts.
The fourth child didn't get used to the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he directly took advantage of the situation and wanted to deal with these greedy guys.
Originally, nothing would happen without Yuzhu.
However, Lao Si's book talks about money, and it has something to do with Yuzhu.
The old emperor had spoken, and Yuzhu, Lao Ba, Lao Si and the great scholars Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu discussed the result together.
Lao Ba is the elder brother in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lao Si is in charge of the Household Department, and Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu represent the prime ministers.
As for Yuzhu, all fools know that only if he nods his head can the old emperor use the money from his inner treasury to subsidize the household department that is seriously short of money.
Ever since he was publicly scolded by Kangxi as the son of a bitch, Lao Ba had been silent on the surface, looking calm and calm.
Among the five people present, Yuzhu had the smallest official position and the lowest status. He remained as silent as ever, sitting silently on the chair next to the door.
Li Guangte is the Prime Minister. He is ordered to coordinate funds and must speak first.
"Ahem," Li Guangdi coughed deliberately, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said, "According to the emperor's oral instructions, I will preside over the discussion on the appropriation of the Qiansou Banquet."
Li Guangdi was a senior official of the Xi Dynasty, so everyone should give him face, more or less.
"According to the information provided by Prince Yong, in just over two months, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent more than one million taels of silver. It was really too fast." Li Guangdi spoke very well, and he did not say that he spent too much.
Rather, it means that the money was spent too quickly.
The meaning is roughly the same, but it gives the impression that Li Guangdi did not mean to accuse Lao Ba.
Yuzhu sat leisurely by the door, silently listening to Li Guangdi's words.
Who among the people present doesn’t know Li Guangdi’s old background?
The old man is a gangster!
However, Li Guangdi was extremely cunning and well hidden, and was not tabooed by Kangxi.
On the contrary, the less important Tong Guowei was driven out of the position of real power by Kangxi.
Although Li Guangdi's status was very high, in fact, he was just the great think tank around the emperor, and he did not hold huge real power in his hands.
Tong Guowei was the emperor's uncle, and his influence was completely different.
In Lao Tong's family, the one person who can really respond to everything is our ancestor Tong Guowei!
No one would be able to sit idly by as emperor.
Therefore, Tong Guowei went home to embrace his grandson, but Li Guangdi still sat on the throne of Prime Minister.
In the past, when Wu Jun was in office, Li Guangdi couldn't breathe.
Now, it was finally Li Guangdi's turn to feel proud.
Lao Ba smiled lightly, shook out the folding fan, fanned twice, and said: "According to the calculations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the expenses on the road for the old people coming to Rehe from all over the country are quite large, including transportation and hotel expenses.
, meal money has to be spent everywhere.”
What does the Ministry of Internal Affairs do?
A yamen that specifically spends money on behalf of the emperor.
Since when has the Ministry of Internal Affairs become frugal, and outsiders are no longer allowed to laugh at the emperor as a stingy person?
The fourth child was in charge of the third treasury of the household department, and originally relied on borrowing money from the inner treasury to make a living.
The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs are still spending money like water, and the fourth child must not like it.
"More than a thousand old people came to Rehe, and the governors from various places paid and sent people to see them off. What does this have to do with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Lao Si pointedly exposed Lao Ba's lies.
The eighth child had long been waiting for the fourth child to attack. He folded the folding fan slightly and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, how can Khan Ama's longevity be used to plunder the people's wealth and anointing from all over the country? Naturally, the Ministry of Internal Affairs should reimburse the full amount
.”
The fourth child laughed in anger and said angrily: "Eighth brother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is too outrageous. How can one have a little chicken and two taels of silver?"
Banner people don't talk about eggs, only chickens.
Lao Ba came prepared and explained without any panic: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs also handles errands according to the old routine. Besides, after years of audits, Khan Amma has also approved the reimbursement."
Whether it makes sense or not, it all depends on the old emperor's will.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs purchased chickens for twenty taels each, and it didn’t just start today.
As early as the Shunzhi Dynasty, when the eunuch Wu Liangfu was in power in the palace, this was the rule.
The eighth child was quite capable, and with just one sentence, the fourth child choked and rolled his eyes.
Yes, the old emperor agreed to reimburse the settled expenses, but you, the fourth child, are stirring up trouble again. What are your intentions?
The fourth child is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. He said fiercely: "Eighth brother, why not do this? Let the Ministry of Household Affairs purchase chickens on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and only charge 30 cents for each chicken. How about this?"
"Pa." Lao Ba shook his folding fan fiercely and showed a warm smile, "Fourth brother, as long as Khan Ama agrees, I don't have any problems here."
Going around and around, I can't get around the old emperor's attitude.
This is the cancer of the era of imperial autocracy.
Everyone among the five people here knows that a chicken is worth two taels of silver, which is ridiculous and outrageous.
However, who would dare to openly overturn the accounts that Kangxi promised to reimburse?
Xu Jie killed Yan Shifan and deliberately framed him for the serious crime of treason with the Japanese.
But the problem is that without the full support of Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son, Hu Zongxian would not be able to curb the spread of Japanese pirates.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yan Shifan is too greedy and should be killed.
However, the charge of killing Yan Shifan was extremely absurd and could not withstand scrutiny at all.
Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, there is almost no right and wrong in the power struggle, there are only winners and losers.
The fourth child felt very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.
The old emperor's principle of employment was not to be afraid of corruption, but to be afraid of reckless people.
After the fourth son came to the throne, he became much harsher. He was not allowed to take bribes or corruption, nor could he be arbitrary and domineering. He also had to help draw the blood of scholars.
In short, there is one emperor and one courtier, one master and one method.
Yuzhu's mentality has always been very leisurely.
The eighth child showed his real skill and in a few words, he silenced the fourth child into silence.
Well, this is Lao Ba’s true level.
It's a pity that Lao Ba woke up too late, made a fatal strategic mistake, and was completely eliminated from the battle for the throne.
The old emperor never made it clear who the crown prince was?
However, Yuzhu knew very well in his heart that the throne could only be held by three people: Hong Xi, Lao Si and Lao Fourteen.
The old emperor's inner treasury said that Yuzhu had the final say, but it was actually a blind eye.
Building large monastic palaces, building extensive gardens, and spending millions of taels of silver on banquets for thousands of old men are not what Yuzhu meant.
However, since the old emperor has publicly said that Yuzhu can be the home of the inner treasury, then Yuzhu must bear the blame.
To put it bluntly, Lao Ba almost went crazy wanting to take the blame, but the old emperor refused to let him take the blame.
So far, the only important minister who is qualified to take the blame for the old emperor is Yuzhu.
None of the others, including the most capable fourth child, could afford the old emperor's annual pocket money of more than ten million taels!
In the first round of the PK between brothers, the eighth brother won and the fourth brother suffered a defeat.
Li Guangdi, an old fox, saw that the situation was not going well, so he took the initiative to smooth things over.
"Qing Qing, you haven't spoken a word. Could it be that you have different opinions?"
Otherwise, Li Guangdi is a cunning and cunning person. No matter how you look at his words, they all make sense.
If you are stupid and fall into the trap of talking skills, it is just because you are not smart enough. Don't blame Grand Scholar Li for being too cunning.
Lao Ba hasn't caused any trouble for a long time, and Yu Zhu strangely misses him.
In the past, whenever Lao Ba made trouble, Yu Zhu would take advantage.
Now that Lao Ba is no longer making trouble, Yuzhu is being targeted by Kang Mazi. He is wondering when to reduce his power and influence?
Publicly speaking for the fourth child is not in line with Yuzhu's fundamental interests and is completely stupid.
"Go back to Li Zhongtang and obey the emperor's orders.
"Yuzhu's words are universally applicable, and no one dares to say that his position is incorrect.
After Yuzhu kicked the ball back, it played into Li Guangdi's hands. He needed such a transitional link before he could attack the real goal.
Li Guangdi turned to look at Zhang Yushu and said with a smile: "Zhang Zhongtang, the emperor has given orders. This matter must not be delayed. We must discuss the regulations today."
Zhang Yushu secretly sneered in his heart, the old guy is not easy to mess with others, but I am the only one?
"Li Zhongtang, the emperor has given instructions in person that you will be in charge of this matter." Zhang Yushu's Tai Chi practice was not something he boasted about.
After playing Tai Chi for a round, the ball was kicked back into Li Guangdi's arms.
After Li Guangdi had the right to speak, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Zhang Yushu was not very talented, but he was far worse than that dead ghost Wu Jun!
Yuzhu glanced at Zhang Yushu and then at Li Guangdi. What could he say? It was hard to say anything.
At first glance, Zhang Yushu forced the conflict into Li Guangdi's hands and avoided big trouble.
However, the old emperor wanted to host the Thousands of Old Banquets, and what he wanted was to be glamorous and full of face.
These days, if the emperor wants to have face, he must be willing to spend money.
Anyway, all that is spent is money from the Ministry of Accounts or money from the internal treasury.
Spending the court's money to please the old emperor is the last word!
Li Guangdi stroked his beard and smiled and said: "In my opinion, now is not the time to discuss which money should be spent or not. If we want to establish new regulations and set rules, we have to wait until the Qiansou Banquet is completed. What else?
, the Holy Birthday Festival must also be held decently, right?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Zhang Yushu immediately realized that he had made a big mistake and actually gave up the golden opportunity to take the blame for the emperor to Li Guangdi.