Tang Yang said softly: "Your Highness, this possibility is not impossible. In the past few years, Concubine Xian has spent a lot of money in the palace. With her money, she cannot afford it."
Yu Wenhao said solemnly: "I asked her about it, and she said that her maternal family gave her money."
Su Laobiao said: "Cousin, I'm afraid you don't have it. You also know what the Su family's situation is now. The money from the father-in-law is not enough to cover expenses. How can there be any leftover money to support my aunt?"
Yu Wenhao was in a state of confusion, "Let's talk to Su Dahe about this matter tomorrow."
Su Laobiao said: "But you must have a plan in mind. If your aunt is really involved in this matter, what will you do?"
Yu Wenhao sighed softly and raised his eyebrows, "What else can I do? She will definitely have to spit out this kind of money."
However, if she really had a share, the money she received would have been spent long ago, so how could she withdraw it? Even if the one million taels of silver were actually used, there would still be 200,000 taels on Leprous Mountain.
Vomited eight hundred thousand taels.
Moreover, if the father found out, could he spare her?
The next day, Yu Wenhao invited Su Dahe to his mansion.
Su Dahe worked in the household department, so he naturally knew that Yu Wenhao had transferred the account books of Leprous Mountain, so when he came here today, he knew it.
However, Yu Wenhao didn't see any panic on his face, and even acted like his uncle, accusing him first, saying that he was disobedient to the virtuous concubine.
After hearing these words, Yu Wenhao's heart sank. From Su Dahe's words, he could tell that his mother-in-law had a close relationship with her natal family. His so-called disobedience was just something that happened in recent days, but Su Dahe knew it.
Yu Wenhao didn't say anything and only asked him to read the account book.
Su Dahe took a look and asked calmly: "I have read these account books, and some of them were written down by me myself. What does the prince think is wrong?"
Yu Wenhao's voice was slightly cold, "The cost of building Leprosy Mountain was 200,000 taels, but the expenses in the past five years have been spent on hundreds of thousands of taels. In five years, a small leprosy mountain has cost millions of taels of silver. You really
When the imperial court's silver is blown by the strong wind?"
Su Dahe laughed, with a mocking light in his eyes, "Your Highness, are you thinking of ways to achieve meritorious service? If you want to pull the pigtails on Leprosy Mountain, it would be more practical to handle a few more cases. There is nothing wrong with these account books.
, Leprosy Mountain has spent so much money. If Your Highness feels there is a problem, you can disclose these accounts in court. However, I am your uncle after all, so I have to warn you that Leprous Mountain is a taboo and no one wants to
When you hear these three words, Your Highness, please don't make a mistake, otherwise you will be reprimanded by the Emperor, which will be a thankless task."
After saying that, he calmly took a sip of tea, then glanced sideways at Yu Wenhao and snorted.
Yu Wenhao's eyes were filled with anger, and he said coldly: "If the account books are not disclosed in the court, I can also deal with you. You know how much money you have embezzled. You take the white money and give it to the patients on the mountain to eat rancid food."
Wowotou? You only have two meals of meat a year? How can you feel guilty after making all this money? It’s absolutely crazy!”
After hearing Yu Wenhao's words, Su Dahe's face changed and he said sullenly: "Lao Wu, the so-called thunder in the sky and uncle in the underground, please show some respect. What do you mean by being crazy? Don't I give them food and clothing? They live all day long.
In the mountains, you don’t have to do any work and you are just enjoying yourself. What’s wrong with eating a meal of cornbread? You are a rich son raised in the Heavenly Family, so naturally you think the cornbread is not delicious, but if you go outside and take a look, how many people are dying from exhaustion?
You have to work hard and just look forward to a meal of steamed buns. As a prince, you don't know the sufferings of the people. Isn't it absurd that you don't eat minced meat?"
This nonsense made Yu Wenhao's lungs burst. He immediately slapped the table and said angrily: "Is the money you offer enough to earn a living? In the past few years, I have eaten and drank hundreds of thousands of taels, which is the imperial court's money."
Are you so easy to lie? Are you thinking that no one will care about the Leprous Mountain situation, so you are tossing it around? Let me tell you, if you do anything without conscience, the secret will be exposed one day. You'd better go to the Yamen in person tomorrow
Surrender yourself and confess, if the Jingzhao Mansion comes to arrest someone, don’t blame me for not being merciful when the time comes."
Su Dahe was so angry that he sneered, "Arrest me? Okay, you can arrest me as long as you want, but don't blame your uncle for not reminding you first. I am not in charge of this matter alone, and I don't have the money to do it."
It's all in my pocket. Go to the palace and ask your mother-in-law if she has taken the majority of these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver over the years. I'm afraid you also have the so-called unconscionable money.
You still catch me when you have flowers all over your body? You should wash the shit off your body first and then talk about it!"
After saying that, Su Dahe held his head high and walked away with a puff of his sleeves, looking as arrogant as Yu Wenhao couldn't do anything to him.
Cousin Su really got it right, and Yu Wenhao suddenly felt a burst of anger and anxiety. Is the mother and concubine crazy? She is actually greedy for this money?
Tang Yang heard it from outside. He opened the door and came in. He asked worriedly: "Your Highness, how do you want to handle this matter?"
Yu Wenhao's face was as cold as ice, he was silent for a moment and asked: "What do you think?"
Tang Yang sighed: "It is extremely unfilial for a son to interrogate his mother. There is no other way but to conceal this matter. No one will continue to investigate this matter. It is not difficult to conceal it, but the future expenses will be huge."
You have to control it well, you can personally take over the supplies on the mountain."
"Hide it?" Yu Wenhao held his breath in his heart and breathed very hard, "Do you know how much military spending has been allocated this year?"
"Twenty million taels!" Tang Yang knew it and said softly.
Yu Wenhao was so angry that he laughed, "Twenty million taels is a full ten million taels less than in previous years. The rest is said to be allocated at the end of the year. Why go to such trouble? It's because the treasury has no money and is empty.
, we have to wait for local taxes to be paid before money can be allocated. Since my father ascended the throne, he has spent subsidies on building water conservancy projects, digging canals, and revitalizing farming. Do you know how much the palace spends every year?"
Tang Yang sighed softly, "The Emperor is indeed very frugal."
Yu Wenhao said angrily: "More than just frugality? Who doesn't say that my father is the most stingy and stingy emperor in the Northern Tang Dynasty? He even paid IOUs for rewards. Have you ever seen an emperor who paid IOUs?" Yu Wenhao was so angry that his voice sounded like tears.
, "Although my father felt that it was bad luck to suffer from malignant diseases, he felt guilty in his heart. Therefore, although he knew that Leprosy Mountain was expensive in the past few years, he never doubted it. But he never thought in his wildest dreams that someone would be so mean to him.
People who are seriously ill have pocketed all the money they spent on food and medicine. Tang Yang, how do you ask me to conceal this? Can this matter be settled?"
Tang Yang sighed, "But what can you do if you don't hide the past? If you really asked about Concubine Xian's crime, it would be extremely unfilial. You can't handle this matter. It's not appropriate to leave it to others. First of all,
The assistant appointed you to handle this matter. Are you going to push it out and push it back to the Ministry of Finance? The Ministry of Finance will definitely not dare to mention it. Concubine Xian is the biological mother of the prince, so in the end I kept it secret."