Su Lu is now determined to get rid of Li Gan and his family from the Ministry of War. If they dare to devour the pension money, then they will die.
The Prime Minister of Dali Temple and the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment arrived. They asked Li Dingyuan for greetings, and were instructed by Li Dingyuan to look at the account books and documents.
Looking at the contents of the account book, their expressions changed at the same time. You looked at me, I looked at you, but neither of them dared to speak.
According to the records in the book, half of the people in the Ministry of War lent their hands, especially Li Gan, who embezzled 120,000 taels by himself. It can be said that he swallowed tens of millions of money.
The sky turned dark and lights were turned on in the palace. Only then did the two of them go through all the account books and documents.
"According to the account books, there were a total of sixty-eight officials involved. The tallest was Li Gan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and the youngest official was the duty captain of the inner courtyard, and Tongshan, the deputy captain of the Eighth Grade Yi."
The two reported to Li Dingyuan.
"Bang"
Li Dingyuan slapped a big hole in the imperial court and scolded him:
"Okay, let me ask you, Li Gan, why are you so arrogant today? It turns out you are trying to cover up your crimes."
"Li Huaiyuan, don't you want to be a minister? Half of the officials under you dare to ask for pension money. You are a good minister."
Li Gan languished on the ground, completely stunned.
Li Huaiyuan said nothing, took off his hat and knelt down on the ground.
Li Dingyuan glanced at the two of them with disgust and ordered:
"With the Secretary, I will immediately seize the officials headed by Li Gan, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Su Lu, are you willing to temporarily take over the duties of the left minister of the Ministry of War?"
Li Dingyuan suddenly left the left minister of the Ministry of War to Su Lu.
All the officials immediately refused to comply. After struggling for a long time, everyone was able to take away your credit. In such a blink of an eye, you were promoted from the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs to the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. This is so unreasonable.
Guo Ping took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, although I will no longer reward General Su Lu this time, the marquis you gave me before will retire with the country and will not be replaced by hereditary succession."
Li Dingyuan glared at Guo Ping, thinking that this guy was annoyingly tight, and it seemed that he also had a problem.
"Su Lu, look, who is qualified to replace you as the left minister of the Ministry of War?"
Li Dingyuan asked this question to Su Lu.
Among the officials standing behind him, Zhou Shilang suddenly became excited. After waiting for many years, he finally had the opportunity to become Zuo Shilang.
Looking at Su Lu's back, Zhou Ping wished he could rush forward now and let Su Lu recommend him.
Su Lu glanced at Pang De next to him and said:
"I recommend General Pound, the former Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army. General Pound has made outstanding achievements and is the most suitable person."
The ministers were in an uproar, and a group of people looked at Pound in bewilderment. Su Lu actually recommended him, not to mention pulling out the meritorious generals in the court. It seemed that old Pound was more suitable for this position.
Shilang Zhou is confused. Damn it, how can you recommend Pound?
You should recommend me!
I have been sitting in the position of Right Assistant Minister for so many years, and finally I have been waiting for such an opportunity.
No, the emperor will definitely not agree to it. Pound is not from the Guards, so the emperor will definitely not agree to it.
"That's right, Pound will be the left servant of the Forbidden Army. Pound will take over and handle the affairs as soon as they are needed."
"Retreat from the DPRK"
Li Dingyuan left angrily.
Suddenly being appointed as Minister of War, Pang De was a little confused.
I originally thought that I had hated the emperor, lost the favor of the Holy Family, and that my life in the court was over, but I didn't expect that things would turn around and I would become the minister again.
"Congratulations to the great man"
"There is nothing more suitable for Mr. Pang Pang to serve as the left minister of the Ministry of War."
"Master Da Da, Zuihonglou in Beijing has launched a new dish. When are we free to have a drink?"
Pound greeted the officials and followed them out of the Qinzheng Hall. When he was about to leave the Qinzheng Hall, Pound turned around and saluted Su Lu with fists in his hands.
Su Lu thought that old Pang De also wanted to save face, but it was good that he appreciated his kindness, so that he would have the opportunity to repay him in the future.
Li Qing pushed Su Lu out, while Sun Shan, a member of the Ministry of War, held Su Lu's car.
"General, what should I do? I can't go back to the military headquarters if I offend my colleagues. You have to show me a clear path."
Su Lu pointed at Pound's back outside the palace and cursed:
"You idiot, I really don't know how you ended up in the Ministry of War. Pound is the new officer, so why don't you just hug his thigh tightly?"
Sun Shan slapped his thigh and went out in a hurry.
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Ministry of War.
Zhou Shilang was a little lost. Thinking about yesterday's court meeting, Zhou Shilang regretted it.
It has been fifteen years since I joined the Ministry of War, and six years since I was appointed Minister-General. Since my father-in-law died and I lost my high-level connections, I have not moved on from this position.
The right minister, the left minister, the minister of the Ministry of War, and the minister of the three provinces. This broad road seemed to be insulated from me. Opportunities appeared several times, but because no one pushed me, I missed them perfectly.
Yesterday was his best opportunity. If Su Lu was willing to recommend him, then today he would be the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War and the first person under the Minister.
Why couldn't I hold back my anger and talk to Su Lu properly?
Zhou Shilang regretted and wanted to hit his head against the wall.
Today is the last day of the year. According to the regulations, it is time to take a rest. However, there was a big disturbance in the Ministry of War yesterday, and Zhou Shilang did not dare to rest at home.
Sure enough, when Zhou Shilang walked into the office, he saw that Li Shangshu was already sitting, and next to him was his former acquaintance, General Pang De, who occupied the place that originally belonged to him.
Li Shangshu saw Minister Zhou coming and greeted him:
"Old Zhou, just now I told Mr. Pangda that you would definitely come. In terms of diligence, our Ministry of War would not give up on you, Old Zhou."
Zhou Shilang tried his best to put on a smile on his face: "I am not worthy of being praised by the minister, I just came earlier."
"By the way, such a big thing happened yesterday. Our Ministry of War has to select or second a group of people. Otherwise, we will not be able to support the opening of the office after the year."
Li Huaiyuan nodded:
"Old Zhou is right, this matter needs to be handled as soon as possible. Pang Pang is from the Forbidden Army and should be familiar with the Hanlin Academy. Can you persuade the Academy to sentence Mr. Han and transfer some Hanlin to our Ministry of War?"
Pound hesitated:
"There is no problem in being seconded to Hanlin, but Hanlin is not familiar with military matters and is not familiar with the work of our Ministry of War, so he will definitely stumble in doing things."
Zhou Shilang snorted in his nostrils:
"If you can't borrow it, you can't borrow it. There are so many excuses. Master Pang, just say you can't borrow it. We, the minister, will think of something else."
Pang De chuckled and said nothing, seemingly acquiescing to Zhou Shilang's words, "I can't borrow it."
Li Shangshu glared at Zhou Shilang and said, "It's okay now. Old Pound just borrowed such an embarrassing step to go down. He won't borrow it anymore."
Shilang Zhou is confused. Damn it, Pang De, can you please stop being so shameless? This makes it really hard for me to do this.
Frowning, Zhou Shilang thought about it and said:
"Today is the last day. Some of the generals from the border camps will come back to report on their duties. Let's choose those who have studied and intercept a few."
Li Huaiyuan made a decision: "Okay, these are the people. They have some writing skills and are familiar with military matters. Although they are a bit tricky to use, they are our own people."
Outside the Ministry of War, a group of generals who came to report on their duties gathered. They lined up and walked towards the Ministry of War, chatting in twos and threes.
Su Lu got off the carriage. Su Yun, the driver, helped Xiaoniba and Erniu lift Su Lu's wheelchair down and said angrily:
"Brother, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Why do you come to the Ministry of War to join in the fun? Your injury has not healed yet."
Su Lu sat on the wheelchair and said nonchalantly:
"I just came to see if all the people from the Ministry of War have been arrested, and how much money can be found during the house raid."
"Hey, I'm an acquaintance."
Su Lu saw a familiar figure among the generals in crimson lake green robes.
"Jiang Changfu, I didn't expect you to come to the Ministry of War to report on your work. It really took no effort at all."