996 Household Department, Nine Emperor Uncle's Counterattack
The emperor is the emperor of Dongling. No matter how many restrictions he has on government affairs, as an emperor, sitting in that position, he has to mobilize 10,000 or 20,000 troops in Dongling. It is not difficult to kill a prince who hides his identity.
Sometimes, just the reputation of being a bandit killer can silence hundreds of officials.
Faced with the emperor's fair and just dispatch of troops to pursue him, the Nine Emperors Uncle could only choose to avoid his sharp edge, hide his identity and traces, and not face him head-on.
It's not that Uncle Nine Emperors dare not confront the Emperor, but that he can't. Not to mention that most of his forces are in the court and border areas. Even if he has enough ability to mobilize troops from various counties and counties, he will not mobilize them at this time.
, isn’t this clearly exposing one’s strength in front of the emperor?
You must know that as a prince, he has no right to mobilize troops.
Before the situation became clear, Uncle Nine Emperors had not thought about exposing his strength in Dongling, asking the Emperor to guard against him, or giving the Emperor a chance to eliminate his influence.
Of course, Uncle Nine Emperors is not someone who never retaliates after suffering a loss. His power is not in the capital, so he will use the capital's affairs to disgust the emperor. Isn't he trying to find fault with him? Now he has given him a big excuse.
In the hands of the emperor, let him have fun for a few days.
On the fifth day after Uncle Jiuhuang and Feng Qingchen left the courtyard, a major event happened in the imperial city.
In the early morning, the officials of the Supervisory Council suddenly revealed that Uncle Nine Emperors had withdrawn 3 million taels from Tianxia Bank to the Su Family Trading Company some time ago in the name of purchasing materials for the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
The Inspectorate was very confused about the origin of the money from Uncle Nine Emperors. They suspected that the money was withdrawn from the treasury by Uncle Nine Emperors without the permission of the Emperor. They were willing to ask the Emperor for a thorough investigation.
The Inspectorate must have obtained the evidence when it came to the confession at this time, and even the emperor knew about it. The emperor not only acquiesced but even condoned this kind of thing.
If we don’t take advantage of this moment to clear out the Nine Emperors Uncle’s people in the court, then when will we?
The emperor was furious, but it was not directed at the Nine Emperors Uncle, but he scolded the officials of the Inspectorate for fabricating it out of thin air. The Nine Emperors Uncle would never do such a thing, and asked the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to come out to clarify the matter and clear the Nine Emperors Uncle's innocence.
"Your Majesty, it is true that Uncle Nine Emperors did not transfer money from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The Supervisory Office made it out of thin air. I would like to ask Your Majesty not to listen to what others say."
Such an answer was expected by the emperor and the officials. Everyone in the court knew that Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue was an official of the late emperor when he was there, a veteran of both dynasties, and a capable minister who was praised by the late emperor. He could not be moved if he made no mistakes, but
At the same time, he is also a member of the Nine Emperors Uncle, or the household department has always been in the hands of the Nine Emperors Uncle.
After all, the emperor was quite aggrieved. Not only did the Shenji Camp built by the late emperor fall into the hands of the Nine Emperors, but the majestic emperor was not even under his control.
The Emperor has wanted to take down the Ministry of Household Affairs for a long time, but Uncle Nine Emperors usually never pays attention to the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs. But if the Emperor expresses the idea of moving the Ministry of Household Affairs, Uncle Nine Emperors will definitely come out to defend it.
Cao Shangshu himself is also a smart and prudent person. For so many years, the emperor has been unable to find any big mistakes. Moreover, Cao Shangshu has achieved quite a lot in the Ministry of Household Affairs. The emperor cannot find a better candidate for a while, so he just keeps letting it go.
Really...
This time, Uncle Nine Emperors reached out to the Ministry of Household Affairs to let the emperor find a huge clue. This time, the Emperor not only wanted to take down the Ministry of Household Affairs, but also wanted to taint and stink Uncle Nine Emperor Emperors' reputation.
The Emperor can be sure that the three million taels of silver that Uncle Nine Emperors gave to Su Wenqing were indeed transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Now that Uncle Nine Emperors are not in the imperial city, they just have to wait for him to get the evidence and confirm this matter. Even if Nine Emperors
My uncle returned to Beijing alive, but he was unable to change the world.
Faced with the Minister of Revenue's refusal to plead guilty, the Emperor not only did not object, but agreed with it, and had a strong intention not to pursue the matter. Of course, it was not that the Emperor had changed his gender, but that he wanted to show his magnanimity and grace.
At this time, King Luo deeply understood the emperor's meaning. If the emperor is a good person and the Nine Emperors Uncles will never embezzle money from the national treasury, he stood up and said with a fair face: "Father, I think this is what the Inspectorate said.
It's not wrong. As a prince, Uncle Jiuhuang has a rich family, but unless he sells his real estate and fields, he will not be able to get three million taels of silver. However, according to Uncle Jiuhuang's character, he will never transfer money from the household department.
For personal use, I would like to ask my father to order a thorough investigation of the household department and restore the innocence of Uncle Nine Emperors."
This has to be said...
Looking up, some people sweated, while others sneered.
He keeps trusting Uncle Nine Emperors, but he still wants to check the household department. He is really a good nephew of Uncle Nine Emperors.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Wang also echoed, and the officials of the Inspectorate also kowtowed. He was not targeting the Nine Emperors Uncle, but was just fulfilling his own responsibility and making sure that the emperor would conduct a thorough investigation.
The people from the Jiuhuang Shuyuan Prince faction remained silent at the same time. When Cao Shangshu of the Household Department spoke, only he knew the truth of the matter. If they objected without reason, they would only arouse the emperor's anger.
To everyone's surprise, but also within everyone's expectations, Cao Shangshu didn't say a word and let the emperor make the decision.
The emperor wanted to erect a memorial arch even though he was a cousin. He said that he didn't believe that the Nine Emperors Uncle could be so stupid and use the department's money without permission. He also didn't believe that Cao Shangshu, the late emperor's veteran minister, would do such a stupid thing. But he didn't.
The decree was still carried out vigorously and resolutely, and manpower was dispatched from various ministries to assist King Luo in checking the accounts of the household department and asking the household department to cooperate.
Cao Shangshu was not alarmed and kowtowed in response.
After the emperor announced his resignation, everyone from the Nine Emperors Uncle and the Prince's family couldn't sit still. The evidence produced by the Supervisory Office definitely proved that the Nine Emperors Uncle had withdrawn three million taels of silver to Su Wenqing. The Nine Emperors Uncle had this money.
Where did it come from?
As soon as they came out of the meeting hall, those officials took the opportunity to get close to Cao Shangshu, wanting to know what was going on and what should they do?
Don't really find out anything. If it is really found out that the Nine Emperors Uncle secretly used some money, it will not only be the Nine Emperors Uncle who is unlucky, but the whole two factions, especially the prince's faction, will be even more uneasy.
They have just stabilized, and they don't want to go back to their previous ownerless state.
Cao Shangshu just smiled and said nothing, and the officials did not hesitate to ask more questions in order to avoid arousing the emperor's dissatisfaction. They could only leave the palace worriedly, thinking about where King Luo and the royalists could attack.
The people from the Inspectorate have taken action, and they can't be polite.
King Luo and the royalists looked happy. In their opinion, Uncle Nine Emperors was in trouble this time.
In the afternoon of that day, Dongling Ziluo led people transferred from various ministries and went to the household department to check the accounts of the household department. Judging from his proud look, uninformed people thought that Uncle Nine Emperors had collapsed.
Yes, he is the prince.
However, Dongling Ziluo has indeed been living quite well recently. Concubine Su is speaking for him in the palace, and there is no pressure from the Nine Emperors Uncle and the prince outside. King Luo, who is full of divine favor, has the status of an invisible prince.
A sneer flashed in Cao Shangshu's eyes, and he came out to receive him personally. The people from the Ministry of Household Affairs served him a few cups of bitter old tea. Dongling Ziluo took a sip and then frowned and put down the cup: "Cao Shangshu, you are too angry. I am here for you."
Are you going to serve this king with this old tea?"
Dongling Ziluo thought that this was Cao Shangshu giving him power, and wanted to take the opportunity to scare Cao Shangshu, but Cao Shangshu stood up with an angry look on his face: "Your Highness, King Luo, you don't know that oil and rice are expensive when you are not a householder.
My money has always been tight, and I want to break every coin in half. If His Highness, Prince Luo, is not used to drinking the tea in my house, I will not entertain you anymore."
After that, I just waved my sleeves and left...
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