The girls were immersed in the shock of the glass mirror, completely unaware that Emperor Chu had left with Xiao Guizi. When Nangong Xi discovered that Emperor Chu had not entered the palace for a long time, she asked the maid outside the palace to know that Emperor Chu had left.
Outside the imperial study, He waited for a stick of incense before he saw the figure of Emperor Chu. He stepped forward to salute and followed Emperor Chu into the palace.
"Are you getting used to staying in the household department with your beloved?"
"Back to Your Majesty, although I have only been with the Ministry of Finance for two days, I have already become familiar with the environment and found that there is a problem with the account books of the Ministry of Finance."
He said firmly that Emperor Chu was not surprised at all and was very confident in his methods.
Currently, He is the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Revenue, and he has the right to check all the account books of the Ministry of Revenue. It is normal for him to find problems with his vicious eyes. This is also the reason why Emperor Chu sent him to the Ministry of Revenue in the first place.
But Emperor Chu felt strange that since there was something wrong with the account book, why didn't Li Lin find out? Could it be that he was also involved?
"He Aiqing, since you found something wrong with the account book, tell me what's going on!"
"Your Majesty, Xiao Heng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, and Li Lin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the account books they placed in the Ministry of Revenue are simply fake, or they are used to cope with your Majesty's inspection."
"In fact, the entire account book is full of loopholes. Wei Chen once worked as a dispatcher for the Ministry of War. The money and food allocated to the Ministry of War are recorded in the account book of the Household Department, which is completely incorrect."
"Whether you look at the account books of the Ministry of Accounts or the Ministry of War alone, there won't be any problems. But if you look at both books together, you will immediately notice clues. Obviously, someone from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Accounts has tampered with the account books."
Hear the sound.
The Emperor of Chu looked slightly angry. If it were true as He said, both the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households had problems. They were equivalent to the heart of the Chu State. The soldiers of the three armies were fighting bloody battles outside, but they secretly colluded and enriched themselves.
This crime of deceiving the emperor is absolutely unforgivable.
There are problems with the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I am afraid that all six departments are not clean. If the four departments of Rites, Works, Punishments, and Officials do evil, there will be opportunities.
The Emperor of Chu decided that a thorough investigation must be carried out, and the six departments should investigate together. The Chu State could not be destroyed in the hands of these moths. The stronger the empire, the greater the desire of the officials.
"Xiao Guizi, go summon Di Renjie, Bao Zheng is here!"
Since we want to investigate, we must get to the bottom of it. Bao Zheng and Di Renjie are the best candidates. They are both honest and honest, and are not afraid of personal affairs. It is only appropriate for them to investigate the case thoroughly.
"Your Majesty, I think we should conduct a secret investigation now, so as not to alert the enemy easily. In addition, this case involves a lot of things. If the problem is really found out, someone who is interested may label your Majesty as the hero of the murder. After all, the ministers of all ministries have been following you.
Your Majesty until now."
"Kill the heroes?"
"I will never kill anyone by mistake, nor will I let anyone off the hook for corruption and bending the law. The empire is still in the development stage, and many industries are waiting to be prospered. What they do is the foundation of chaos in the country."
"How can I forgive easily!"
"With love, you don't need to say anything about this. Return to the household department and continue your business. Treat everything as if it never happened. I will make my own arrangements for the rest."
He didn't know that just because he entered the palace tonight, in the next year, Emperor Chu began to play a big game.
Shortly after He left, Bao Zheng and Di Renjie entered the imperial study. Emperor Chu informed him of the thorough investigation of the Six Ministries. Their words were almost the same as those of He.
This is all because the Chu Kingdom has just stabilized. If the six departments were to be thoroughly investigated now, it would probably make all the officials panic, which would affect the stability of the empire.
"Di Qing, Bao Qing, in the next year, you two will be responsible for a thorough investigation of the six departments. However, it is not an overt investigation, but a secret investigation to collect all their criminal evidence."
"Monitor all six core personnel at the same time. I believe Jinyiwei is very good at these things!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. We will try to find out the problems in the Sixth Department without alerting the enemy!"
Di Renjie and Bao Zheng didn't know why Emperor Chu suddenly wanted to conduct a thorough investigation of the Six Ministries. Maybe they heard some rumors, and since the emperor ordered it, they must have tried their best.
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In the next three months, time flew by as usual, and everything was peaceful in Chang'an City and even the entire Chu State.
However, something small happened in the palace. The sweet potatoes were ripe a month ago, and the ladies were overjoyed. They came to the Imperial Study Room to share the joy of the harvest with Emperor Chu.
In recent days, the mass production of flintlock guns and red cannons of the Academy of Sciences has been completed. Emperor Chu went to the Academy of Sciences again and again to discuss the issue of escorting the weapons with his ministers.
With the transportation of the train, the strong men of Tianmen stationed along the way, and the followers of soldiers and horses, Emperor Chu was not too worried about safety.
Because of the issue of the Six Divisions, Emperor Chu was now a little overly suspicious, and he always felt that someone in the Academy of Sciences was secretly making weapons.
Of course Wen Boya, Shen Kuo, Lu Ban and others would not. They were all 100% loyal to Emperor Chu, but there was no guarantee that others would not.
Although the confidentiality work of the Academy of Sciences is very strict, there is no airtight wall in the world.
After discussing the weapons transportation, Emperor Chu left the Academy of Sciences alone. On his way back to the palace, he suddenly wanted to understand something.
Maybe it's because I'm too paranoid.
Only when the national power is increasing day by day can cancer appear among the officials. Only in this way can it be proved that the Chu State is constantly growing stronger. Two years ago, not to mention that it was filled with private pockets, even the national treasury was completely destitute.
Therefore, the Emperor of Chu decided to only conduct a thorough investigation of the six departments, and not investigate other departments for the time being. When the world is unified and the world is unified, there will be plenty of time to investigate the case.
Before returning to the palace, Xiao Guizi appeared next to Emperor Chu, obviously very anxious. Sensing his panic, Emperor Chu was sure that something big must have happened.
"Your Majesty, the secret guards came from Taichu City. There was an accident at the treasure ship factory. All the ships were burned down. Even the design drawings and Zhou Yu disappeared."
"The news about the secret guards will arrive in the capital first. I believe the memorial from Taixu County will arrive in the capital soon!"
Xiao Guizi whispered beside Emperor Chu. Emperor Chu, who was walking quickly, stopped suddenly, thought deeply, and then quickened his pace and walked towards the palace.
It was midsummer now, and pedestrians on both sides of the long street were sweating profusely, but Xiao Guizi felt the bone-gnawing coldness as she walked beside Emperor Chu.
The cold penetrates deep into the bones!
a long time.
Returning to the imperial study, Emperor Chu had just sat down when two maidservants came in and wanted to step forward to shake the fans, but Xiao Guizi looked at them and drove them out.
"The treasure shipyard was burned down, and half a year's hard work was burned. What on earth were Zhou Yu, Qi Jiguang, and Kou Zhun doing in Taichu City."
"The most important thing is that Zhou Yu and the design of the treasure ship are missing. Apparently someone did it deliberately!"
Emperor Chu already had candidates in mind, and the broken patient was definitely among them. The loss this time was unprecedented.
In order to be able to cross the Tianhe River, Emperor Chu invested too much in the treasure ship factory. In addition, the design drawing was exchanged from the system. Looking at the world, the treasure ship designed and forged with this drawing will be the most powerful and sturdest.
"Xiao Guizi, send an order to the secret guards to inform Kou Zhun and Zhou Yu to block the news across the board. Don't act rashly before I arrive!"
The matter was so important that Emperor Chu decided to go to Taichu City in person, thoroughly investigate the matter, rescue Zhou Yu, and stay in Taichu City until the forging of the treasure ship was completed.