The sixth time, the Ministry of households cleared the treasury and made the scheming minister Pan Guo
A strict edict was issued to clear up the shortfalls. On the second day, Yinxiang took Zhu Tianbao and Chen Jiayou to the Ministry of Household Affairs. He first announced the edict and then served wine to the former Shangshu Liang Qingbiao to see him off. Since Shi Shilun, the new minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was still on the way, Yinxiang announced
, he temporarily presides over the ministry affairs, and stipulates that officials should arrive at the Yamen at exactly Mao hour every day without delay. They will all have meals in the Yamen at noon, and those who are on duty at night will all wait in the signing room; all official documents from other provinces will be transferred on behalf of the officials.
, the articles must be submitted immediately to Yinxiang's personal reading office, and he is not allowed to stay overnight. Yinxiang himself also moved to the original study room of Liang Qingbiao. Whenever there are major military and state affairs, it is not only convenient, but also fast. It is not only convenient but also fast. A few articles of association are used to procrastinate.
The atmosphere in all departments of the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately became tense.
After eight or nine days of busy work, Yinxiang already had an idea of the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he sent a message to the Ming Prince and invited the Prince, Yinzhen and the Minister of the Study to come to the Ministry for instruction.
Yinfeng and Yinzhen happily came to the Ministry of Household Affairs and told the door that there was no need to pass the notice. They walked in along the stone corridor of Yimen one after the other. They saw that they were sitting and standing in order inside and outside the hall of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The black crow was crowded with people. When they saw the prince and Sibeile walking in, everyone stood up, knelt down and kowtowed: "A thousand years old, the prince!" Yinxiang also stood up and went out to greet him.
The two of them greeted each other and said with a smile: "I'm arranging some things for them, and you might come in unexpectedly. I don't know what happened to the door!"
"That's it, everyone, get up!" Yinreng smiled broadly, waved his hand, and said, "Thirteenth brother, set a seat for me and fourth brother next to you, you say what you want!" Yinxiang gave in,
He was no longer humble. After the arrangement was settled, he continued to preach: "All the gentlemen here are all scholars. The principles I preached seem to be a bit out of the ordinary. But I, the thirteenth old man, think that if you kill someone to pay for your life, you will owe a debt.
Paying back money is an ancient principle. Some people say that I am domineering and profit-oriented. To be honest, I am forced to do so. Since the royal way is not followed, one has to be domineering; since morality is not enough, it is not bad to follow the interests and harms!"
Yinxiang's eyes were bright, and when he said this, he cupped his hands: "On the day of my emperor's day and night, after decades of creation, the Qing Dynasty has prospered today, just like a towering tree. Today, there are thieves in the country and the people, thinking that the emperor is kind.
He could be deceived, so he acted unscrupulously, either as a community rat or as a city fox, and they all came to dig up the roots of my tree and eat the heart of my tree. I would like to ask, if this towering tree falls, where will you go to enjoy the cool air? There will be no end to the overturning of the nest.
Egg! Every time I think of this, Yinxiang pushes his pillow and wanders around the room at night, and he shudders..."
It can be seen that in order to prepare this speech, Yinxiang put a lot of thought into it. Although it was not written clearly and eloquently, every sentence was resonant, and Yinzhen was very moved when he heard it.
"We must start with our Hubu!" Yinxiang stood up excitedly, waved his hands, and said loudly, "The Hubu Yamen is known as the 'Water Department'. It is in charge of the world's finances. It should be a pool of clear water! But I'm here
In the past few days, it has been found that, except for Wang Hongxu, Wang Hongxu, all of them have borrowed money from the treasury - the water in this pool is already filthy and the smell of copper is overwhelming!" He took a sip of tea and told Zhu Tianbao, "Put the debt back
The list of money owed and the money owed were read to them on the spot!"
Chen Jiayou and Zhu Tianbao, who were standing behind him, were Jinshi in the same year, and they were recommended to Yuqing Palace to serve the crown prince at the same time. They were best friends. Upon seeing Yinxiang's order, he took out one document from a pile of documents on the case and handed it to Zhu Tianbao.
Zhu Tianbao was completely different from the broad-mouthed Chen Jiayou. He was gentle, elegant, and weak. His fair face was slightly flushed, and only the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, showing a bit of strength. He silently took the roster, coughed slightly, and spoke in a measured tone.
It was read aloud: "Wu Jiamo, the minister, owes 14,500 taels of silver; Gou Zufan, Yuan Wailang, owes 4,200 taels of silver; You Mingtang, Yuan Wailang, owes 18,000 taels of silver; Yin Shui, the principal,
Eight thousand five hundred taels of silver are owed... In total, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue owe the treasury two thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand, four hundred and fifty-eight taels of silver..."
At first, no one expected that Yin Xiang would have such a hand, and they all turned pale and were dumbfounded. But soon they started whispering among themselves, and the hall was buzzing, but they couldn't make out a word of what was being said.
"How's it going?" Yinxiang felt hot. He unbuttoned his clothes and looked at everyone provocatively. "If the amount is wrong, you can raise it in court. The money must be returned! Old Wu, the new Minister of Household Affairs, Shi Mou, has not arrived yet.
You are the greatest official, tell me, when will your more than 10,000 pieces of silver be repaid?"
Wu Jiamo was the oldest person in the household department. Liang Qingbiao was dismissed, and according to the custom, he should be appointed as minister. He was already angry. Seeing Yinxiang asking him, he stood up, bowed and said: "Of course the money must be returned! Please thirteen
I asked me to take stock of my family and found a shabby nunnery to house my wife, children, and children, and scattered hundreds of my family members!"
"Wu Jiamo, what are you complaining about?" Yinzhen, who was sitting next to the prince, knew that if he could not control this old bureaucrat, the cleanup of the Ministry of Household Affairs would be ruined immediately, so he sneered, "The Thirteenth Master asked you to take the lead to fulfill your wishes.
How can you go bankrupt? Can you sell your house in Hongguoyuan for 20,000 silver?" Wu Jiamo raised his hand and said: "Fourth Master, you are forcing debts like this, and the students are studying for two and a half hours, but you can't see them.
It happened in the previous dynasty. This is called the 'integration aspect', I really can't understand it!"
Yinzhen stared at Wu Jiamo coldly and said: "Without debt, you will be light. Brother Thirteen told you to be a relaxed person, but didn't he fulfill your wish? If the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and the household department is unclear, how can you clean the lower head?"
"The truth has been explained. Fourth brother, there is no need to talk to him anymore!" Yinxiang had already made up his mind and was not angry. He smiled and said to Wu Jiamo, "I don't care if you sell the house or the land. Now I want you to pay back the money. This is
First of all, when will you return?"
"Go back to Master Thirteen, I have no money!"
"Okay!" Yinxiang said without changing his expression: "Here comes someone!"
"Here!" Several palace guards waiting behind the pillars were all selected by Yinzhen to serve Yinxiang. After hearing this greeting, four of them immediately stepped forward and crossed their hands to obey the order.
Yinxiang looked at Wu Jiamo with a smile and said: "Old Wu said that his family has no money and cannot pay it back. I have always been cunning and mean, so I can't believe it. Chen Jiayou will take the four of you, and then call the people from Shuntian Mansion when you go out.
Go to Wu's house to check, leave a house for Old Wu, and make a list of the rest and submit them to the officials for sale - no rudeness, no recklessness - can you hear me?"
"Cha-I heard it!"
The five people agreed and then exited. The hall became dead silent, and everyone's face was as white as a sheet of paper! Yinxiang used the lid of the bowl to stir the tea leaves, glanced at everyone, and asked calmly: "Who else can't afford it?
Please tell me." Everyone looked at Wu Jiamo who was sitting dumbly. Who dared to touch the bad luck of the emperor's brother again? They were relatively speechless for a while, like a group of mutes, all sorts of things. Yinxiang waved his hand coolly.
Fan Zi walked a few steps and said: "If you follow me to do things, you don't have to think about bribery. But I won't make you poor and lose your official status. This is not the original intention of the court - the money you should get,
I will not deduct a penny from everyone. The officials in the capital are not rich in the first place. It is their duty to send gifts of ice and charcoal to the governors and ministers outside, talk about making up for the cooking stoves, and keep clean and honest. In addition, it is the right thing to use power for profit. Thirteenth Master
We can’t tolerate him!”
"The four thousand silver I owe will be repaid when the grain comes out this autumn." Finally, someone spoke.
Gou Zufan, who was sitting under Wu Jiamo, scratched his sparse hair and sighed: "Just pay it back... I will ask my family to sell the pawn shop in Tianjin tomorrow, and it will be paid off in about half a month." Then the next seven
There were many people talking, some talking about going back to the Garden Garden, and some talking about selling the house. Although they complained endlessly, as if they were squeezing out the pus, they all gritted their teeth and had to pay off the debt. Only You Mingtang lowered his head and said nothing, looking at the cracks in the bricks with a livid face.
.Yin Xiangyin asked: "Lao You, what about you?"
"If you have to grit your teeth and live a life, who can't afford to pay it back? If you hadn't borrowed it in the first place, you would still be poor!" You Mingtang said viciously, "As long as things are done fairly, I have nothing to say." Yinxiang giggled and said, "This is strange
Yes! How unfair is it for me to claim the national debt by relying on it? Since you didn’t have to borrow it in the first place, why don’t you follow Wang Hongxu’s example?”
Everyone turned their attention to Wang Hongxu, who was sitting at the bottom of You Mingtang, who had been silent. You Mingtang sneered disdainfully and said: "How can I compare with Brother Heming? Wang Heming was on a school leave, and the disciples contributed celery.
Tens of thousands? I'm really surprised that people who are corrupt and accept bribes are okay, but they sit on the sidelines and watch the fire, and only attack those of us who borrow money!"
"That's right!" Someone in the distance shouted loudly, "I'm going on a business trip, and I don't want to borrow any money!"
Wang Hongxu leaned back and said with a sneer: "I accept bribes. If anyone has evidence, please bring it out! I'm talking nonsense and slandering people. Do you think I, Wang Hongxu, is easy to bully? Do you want me to name all those who are corrupt and bribery in our household department?"
?I want to be a good person, as long as everyone doesn't scream, what can I do?" This man has a dignified appearance and good facial features, but his aquiline nose is a bit disfigured. He doesn't care about the criticism from everyone - a nine-headed bird in the sky, a bird in the ground
The Huguang man is so true to his words, as soon as he opens his mouth, he tastes both sour and spicy, with a compelling cadence that silences everyone.
"Oh?" Yinxiang unexpectedly praised Wang Hongxu for this result. He was about to tremble when he saw Yinreng and Yinzhen glance over at him like lightning. He was suddenly shocked. If the topic was changed and corruption was cleared, today
This meeting was completely ruined. He changed his tone and said: "Everyone, remember one thing, if you do too much injustice, you will be punished! Whoever accepts bribes, let me take care of it slowly, and naturally no one can escape. Be careful, Skynet will not leak anything.
.Those who are greedy for bribes will bite their navel one day and never regret it. I came to the Ministry with an order to clean up the money owed by officials all over the world. After this matter is done, I will talk about other things! I will only say that Wang does not owe the public money, and
I didn’t say that no one is innocent of bribery!”
"The words of the Thirteenth Master are wrong!" Wang Hongxu is a person who has been admitted to the Hanlin Academy. He always speaks with a touch of politeness, but is not polite. He raised his hands and said, "You Mingtang provoked trouble on the spot, falsely accused me of being a gangster, and framed me.
I am in desperate situation, how can I ignore it? Even if the emperor comes before me, I will make it clear. In the case of learning difference, Guo Xiu was an unfaithful pearl in the past, wantonly implicated, confused right and wrong, and confused right and wrong. He will definitely kill me and then be quick.
.The case has been investigated. I, Wang Hongxu, did not accept bribes from anyone in the Jiangnan palace! As for the disciples who entered the palace to pay homage to the master and offer celery, that is the ritual of practicing teachers and students. Confucius wrote that it is not taboo, and the total is only more than one hundred taels.
What is corruption and bribery? I have been in the Ministry of Revenue for three years. I have been in charge of water transportation and tax money. I have never touched a drop of it. I have been poor and righteous, and I have kept myself clean. The Thirteenth Master has seen the current and current accounts. I would like to ask, is it possible for him, You Mingtang, to abuse people like this? - Me
I also borrowed money from the treasury and paid it back on the day the imperial court issued the decree. I'm afraid they are confused, or else they have ulterior motives and have such bastard words!"
After hearing this, You Mingtang pulled the wooden machine a little further away from Wang Hongxu, gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "Stay away from you, a scornful gentleman, I'm afraid I'll smell less of the stench! If I had an emperor's brother to support me,
I'm afraid I'm more stubborn than you! You'd better put your moralistic ideas in the east toilet - don't think that you are from Hanlin, I have even ordered Tanhua! If I hadn't violated the taboo of pearls, which eye should I use?
What about you, the fourth place in the second class?" He was talking about this thing for more than 20 years. On that day, someone actually ranked third in the first class. The examiner violated the taboo of "mingzhu" because of his word "ming".
, and was suddenly deposed at the top thirty. Everyone had heard about this, but they didn’t know that it was the stubborn You Mingtang! Yinxiang was originally angry at You Mingtang for disturbing the situation for no reason, and was thinking in his heart whether he should copy this bad old man.
When the family heard this, they murmured. The emperor's elder brother advanced money on behalf of others and still lost money, so it must be Yinsi. He was only surprised, where did Yinsi get so much money? Could it be that he had a cornucopia? I thought.
Looking at it, Yinxiang sneered and said: "You Mingtang, I am also an emperor's brother, and I have never heard of any man advancing money on behalf of others! Everyone is responsible for his own account, what are you doing by dragging others around? Huang's brother's annual salary
I know the salary well, but it is only short, so how can there be any surplus? Tell me, which elder brother paid off the debt on behalf of Wang Hongxu?" You Mingtang bared his teeth at Wang Hongxu and said, "Brother Heming, this is a matter of God.
You know what I know about the land, do you say it yourself, or do I do it for you?"
"I don't tell, I don't know, I didn't ask someone to take care of me!" Wang Hongxu was bitten by You Mingtang until he was helpless, and finally got angry. According to the imperial decree, the emperor's elder brother was not allowed to make friends with foreign officials, and foreign officials were obliged to please his elder brother.
Wang Hongxu had always despised his colleagues as a Taoist and a Confucian scholar, so when You Mingtang came out on such an occasion, it felt like he had stripped off his pants in public. Then he blushed, spat "Bah", and said viciously: "Prince
Master, the Fourth Master and the Thirteenth Master are all here, have I, Wang Hongxu, come to your door? Brother Yu also borrowed money himself, where did he get the money to advance it for me? You, You Mingtang, can tell you!"
You Mingtang giggled, crossed his knees, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said: "Don't be impatient! There are some people in the emperor who have not borrowed money! It seems that in this world, if you borrow money, you will not be tough when speaking.
How about I pay it back right now?" After saying that, he took out a banknote from the boot leaf, shook it open and presented it to Yin Xiang, saying: "Thirteenth Master, this is eighteen thousand taels.
I haven't spent a penny of the money I borrowed, and it's all here!" Yinzhen saw that he was a bit messy at first, and kept staring at him with cold eyes, trying to find an opportunity to have an attack. At this point, he was stunned and was about to speak.
, Prince Yinreng asked: "I don't understand. Since you can't use the money, why did you borrow it in the first place?" You Mingtang smiled and said: "Returning to the prince, if you borrow it, it will be in vain. If you don't borrow it, it will be in vain. Who will borrow it in vain?"
No? Now that we have to clear it up, I have to make it clear that Mr. Shi himself has borrowed two hundred thousand treasuries and has to repay the money on his behalf. Is this clearing of debts true or false? Mingtang is stupid, please.
Your Majesty, please enlighten me, this unlucky young lady!"
After hearing the commotion, some officials sighed and said, "Oh! Who told us that we don't have an elder brother behind us?" Others said, "Here we are forced to pay back the money, and there is an elder brother who borrows money for us."
Pay back the money. How long will it take for the debt to be cleared before the account balance is reconciled?" The one said: "I will pay back the money too! I'll go to the third master tomorrow to pay my respects to my disciple!" The other said: "What does the third master want you to do with your account? Or go to the ninth master.
!" There was a lot of chatter all of a sudden, including all kinds of sarcastic remarks.
"Stop talking about it!" Yinxiang was upset after hearing this, and shouted loudly, tapping his fingers on the table, "My Thirteenth Master will not stop doing anything! The emperor's debts will be cleared up together with the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
Wang Hongxu was originally a debt-free man. He really wanted to secure the imperial envoy and become a minister. Unexpectedly, he was bitten to pieces by the prickly You Mingtang, the tenth prince who even advanced the money.
, feeling uneasy, he raised his pale face and stood up, bowed his head, and asked Yinreng: "I want to give advice to the prince. I don't know if it's better to say it here? Or to say it behind the scenes?"
"Say it!" When Yinreng heard that it was Yin, the tenth elder brother, who paid the debt, he suddenly became alert and said with a smile: "I don't want to tell anyone behind their backs." "That's good!" Wang Hongxu said again.
He bowed and said with a smile: "Prince, when will the 420,000 silver you borrowed be returned?"
Everyone who was talking nonsense was silenced. It was like a rushing river suddenly blocked by a gate. The water upstream rose silently higher and higher, making everyone breathless. Yinreng moved uneasily in front of everyone.
After a while, he murmured: "I borrowed treasury silver? When did you borrow it...Chen Jiayou, is this happening?"
"This matter is not Mr. Chen's business." Wang Hongxu smiled evilly as he stepped forward and said, "It was He Zhuer who came to borrow the handwriting from Yuqing Palace. The Crown Prince is wondering if he has ever bought a manor.
A mansion, a garden or something?"
One word reminded Yinreng that he did not spend 420,000 silver to buy Tongzhou Zhouyuan! But after three years of operation, he added another 50,000 to 60,000 silver, and it was built like a palace. How could he give it up? Yinreng had to give it up.
Unexpectedly, after going around and around, the first shot hit him on the head, and he couldn't help but be furious. But he was well-mannered, blushed, and stood up on his own, saying: "Okay... okay! I... I started.
Son, pay back the 420,000 first! Fourth, Thirteen, you can continue the discussion. I still have to go into the garden to pay my respects to Amma!" After that, he walked away with a puff of sleeves.
Watching the Crown Prince leave, the officials looked at each other in astonishment and at a loss. However, Wang Hongxu sat down as if nothing happened and blew away the cigarette ashes from his neighbor You Mingtang. Yinxiang looked at it without moving.
The sensual Yinzhen said with flashing eyes: "Fourth brother, let's stop the discussion today? Let's go back and take care of things. The emperor's edict made it clear that if the treasury is unclear, there is no reason for this imperial envoy to stop!
No matter the prince, elder brother, or all of you, you should consider Tianxin!"
"Fourth brother!" People went out, and only this pair of brothers in distress were left in the empty hall. Yinxiang's childish face looked worried: "You have seen that these old men are easy to deal with? Now
Even the prince bit into it, I really..."
Yinzhen nodded, stood up and stroked Yinxiang, who was soaked in sweat, and said slowly: "Don't think about these things for now, you are hot all over, don't get a heat stroke, eat this cup of tea, let's go out for a walk...
"
The two brothers each had a cup of herbal tea and walked out of the Hubu Yimen. When they looked at the sky, it was almost Shenshi. Because of the hot weather, there were few pedestrians on the street. There were two rows of thick locust trees on the street, which were full of green.
, the cicadas chirped for a long time, giving people a sense of tranquility and profoundness. Two people ate two pieces of melon at a street melon stall and walked to the edge of the West River. They saw the sun sparkling, the water mist cool, and a gust of wind blowing over them.
, both of them felt refreshed.
"I'll go talk to the prince." Yinzhen thought deeply, and then said after a while: "It's inherently difficult to accomplish something, so you shouldn't lose heart. In the past, Emperor Yongle raised troops to attack Nanjing, and the ships sailed without wind. He was afraid of difficulties. Zhou Dianzi
He said, 'Just walk as long as there is wind. If you don't walk, there will be no wind in your life!' This is a philosophical statement! If Yongle had not listened to these words, the history of the Ming Dynasty would have been rewritten from beginning to end!" Yinxiang raised his head, silently
Looking at Yinzhen for a long time, he said: "You steer the ship, and I'll paddle! This is a matter of earning respect for the prince. I think he just needs to calm down and think about it, and he will come up with 420,000!" Yinzhen didn't say anything, he just meant.
Nod deeply.
From a painting building on the other side, accompanied by the sound of the zheng, came a lyrics:
Just say a word and keep it in mind: Just throw the person into the pit of fire and let him strike me with lightning, cramp my tendons and peel my skin. As long as my best friend is still in Caoxi, Yunling, I will feel lonely and lonely.
…
Yinxiang suddenly thought of Alan, but so far there was no news at all. He breathed a sigh of relief, mumbled, and licked his lips, but said nothing. (To be continued)
