When I arrived at the imperial study room, there was no one outside. Looking through the bead curtain to the inner room, I saw Pei Yuanhao sitting alone in front of him, staring blankly at the light smoke rising from the cup of hot tea in front of him.

I walked in and saluted him.

He turned around and looked at me: "You are here."

I looked around and said, "Your Majesty, where is Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

"He went to Jixian Palace. He came back from the disaster this time, and I asked him to salute his teacher."

"oh……"

As he said that, he turned around and said to Eunuch Yu, "How long has it been since the prince?"

Eunuch Yu hurriedly said, "It's been half an hour."

He nodded gently, then pointed to the opposite side of him and signaled me to sit down. At this time, I was not polite to him. I sat down carefully half of my body. Eunuch Yu immediately brought me hot tea.

I think he and I were cold at this time, but the two of them looked at the light smoke rising from the hot tea, but they didn't drink it, just looked quietly. I don't know how long it took, but he finally spoke and said softly: "What do you think about this?"

I was silent for a long time and said, "The prince is safe, it is a blessing in disgrace."

“…”

"But Lord Wu fell into the water, which is a great misfortune among all his luck."

“…”

Hearing this, his brows also frowned deeply, and his face was filled with unconcealed grief and anger. I asked in a low voice: "What happened to the Prince's assassination this time? Did the assassination man catch it?"

He said: "I have sent someone to investigate this matter."

After saying that, he closed his mouth.

I glanced at him and was a little surprised.

According to his temper, whoever touches him will inevitably be furious. Even if he doesn't cause a bloody storm, the situation is absolutely indispensable. But this time, the prince came back from Henan so thrillingly, and a court official fell into the Yellow River and his life and death were uncertain. Instead, he was very calm and ended the matter in one sentence.

Is he already affirming who the assassinated was, what is the purpose of the assassination, or is it no longer within his focus?

Feeling my puzzled look, he also glanced at me and said, "From today on, the Ministry of Revenue will be in chaos."

My heart skipped a beat and I looked up at him.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside. Xiao Fuzi ran in from outside and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, has returned from Jixian Hall."

Pei Yuanhao was excited and raised his head immediately. I hurriedly turned around and saw Nianshen walking in from outside, and a familiar figure was followed behind him.

Cha Bixing!

I was a little surprised, but it seemed that it was not surprising. Nian Shen took him outside the pearl curtain and stood still, saluting Pei Yuanhao and me: "My son pays homage to my father and Aunt Qing."

"The grass-roots pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor and the eldest lady."

I hurriedly got up, Pei Yuanhao made a gesture to them, and Eunuch Yu lifted the pearl curtain and the two of them walked in. Chabixing was the same as before, wearing a cloth clothes, but he looked very strong and upright. He looked at me and smiled at me. At this time, I was really in the mood to joke with others, so I just nodded gently.

Pei Yuanhao looked behind them: "Where is Taibao?"

When Nian Shen heard this, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the teacher has suffered another old illness today. I really can't get over it. My son can't bear to let him suffer any more, so he let him stay in Jixian Hall."

Pei Yuanhao frowned.

However, he was not too angry, or he could not put too much energy into being angry at this time, but I also know that of course he really hoped that Fu Badai would come forward at this time. After all, there are fewer and fewer people around him. Those who can plan the country can never plan the country, and those who can plan the country can never plan the country. Fu Badai is a versatile talent who can plan the country and also plan the country, but he tends to lie in this period. Now that Wu Yanqiu leaves, he will inevitably make the emperor worried if he doesn't come forward.

But fortunately—

I looked up at Chabixing behind the prince.

And him.

Pei Yuanhao also glanced at him and said coldly: "Your teacher's illness has not been cured in the past two years. Can't it be cured?"

Chabixing laughed and said, "The teacher's illness is heart disease. If the heart knot is untied, the disease will naturally be cured."

Pei Yuanhao said: "What is his knot?"

This time, Chabixing didn't say anything, but turned his amber eyes, looked at me, and then laughed dryly.

After all, he had just come out of the academy and was student-inspired. No one dared to break it by himself halfway through the words of the emperor. Pei Yuanhao glanced at him and looked at me in his eyes. His face became more and more unpleasant. It was about to happen. Chabixing immediately said seriously: "The world is peaceful!"

“…”

For a moment, Pei Yuanhao's anger was choked in his throat, and Nian Shen and I looked at each other, and we were both amused and crying.

After a while, he glared at Chabixing.

Chabixing was still smiling, but the prince next to him said respectfully: "By the way, Father, when we came here, the teacher said something to his son minister."

Pei Yuanhao immediately looked at him: "What do you mean?"

"The teacher said that life is not peaceful, money must be used."

...

The few people present paused for a moment.

Life is not peaceful, so what should you pay for money?

This sentence is often said at ordinary people's homes, with a bit of rustic spirit. For the pride of emperors like Pei Yuanhao and Nian Shen, who are in the Tian family, they will probably never pay attention to the meaning of this sentence in their entire lives.

However, Fu Badai asked the prince to give the emperor this sentence.

Life is not peaceful - this naturally refers to the situation facing Pei Yuanhao, Luo Shi on the grassland, Pei Yuanxiu from Jiangnan, and the powerful people around him who are hiding, as well as those lurking in the dark, he cannot see the murderous intent.

Money must be used...

This sentence made me a little stunned for a moment, but suddenly I remembered that just now, Pei Yuanhao said something that he said to me--From today, the Ministry of Revenue will be in chaos.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! By the way, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of finance, that is, the Ministry of Revenue has to carry out two huge tasks at the beginning of the spring of each year. One is to check the expenses of each department and the flow of money in the previous year; the other is to discuss the allocation of money in each department in the new year to support the expenses and operations of the court in the year.

This is the most important task of every minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The balance of the country, the call of all officials, and even the operation of every yamen. The promotion and dispatch of every official are within their accounting scope.

I know that this year, because I have to accompany the prince to Henan to inspect the Yellow River embankment, Wu Yanqiu completed the accounting of the expenses of each department in the previous year in advance. He has not started the accounting for the new year, and he is also planning to return to Beijing after this inspection.

And now-

I looked up at Pei Yuanhao.

He sat there without moving, his brows frowned slightly, his eyes kept looking at the cup of tea in front of him that was no longer steaming, but looking at his expression, it seemed that he had seen a deeper place in the tea - obviously, Fu Badai's words were of great significance.

After a long time, he looked up at me and said, "It seems that I will arrest you for the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue."

I said softly: "The Emperor is wise."

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From that moment on, a few of us did not leave the Imperial Study Room.

Because from the beginning of Pei Yuanhao's words, the ministers' memorials have been sent to the Imperial Study Room in a steady stream, with only one content - the candidate for the new Minister of Revenue.

It is true that they did this. Wu Yanqiu fell into the Yellow River, and his life and death were uncertain. However, regardless of life or death, the work of the Ministry of Revenue should not be messed up. After the spring, all operations of the court could not be interrupted. This requires a new Minister of Revenue to take over his job. Even if this person is not promoted now, he must be transferred from the Ministry of Revenue or other departments to temporarily take over the job.

I opened the memorials and began to recite the names of the people recommended on it one by one.

Zheng Zhui, Minister of Revenue

The Censor Fang is in the same court

Zheng Zhui, Minister of Revenue

Zheng Zhui, Minister of Revenue

The Censor Fang is in the same court

The Bureau of the Sijing Bureau washed the Ma Gao Tianzhang

...

Seeing that it was getting late outside, Eunuch Yu held up a candle and lit several candlesticks in the imperial study room.

Xiao Fuzi was still hugging the memorials outside, and the prince was still reading them. The more I listened, the stone in my heart was pressing deeper, and I could feel the coldness of Pei Yuanhao sitting beside him. Eight out of ten of these memorials were recommended by Zheng Zhui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Although something happened to the Secretary of the Shangshu, it was natural that the Minister of the Minister of the Shangshu, who had been working with the Secretary of the Shangshu to temporarily take over his post, but at this moment, this should not be right.

Because Zheng Zhui is from Nangong Jinhong.

If this person is really allowed to temporarily take over Wu Yanqiu's position, then the court will become his Nangong Jinhong's court!

I was about to look up and say something to Pei Yuanhao, but I saw Chabixing, who was waiting next to me, yawned a lot.

My brows frowned even tighter.

Does he know what the situation the court is facing now? How could he yawn when such an important thing?

Pei Yuanhao also glanced at him and frowned.

However, he did not have an attack.

Nian Shen recited a stack of memorials, and frowned. He turned to look at Pei Yuanhao. Pei Yuanhao had a calm face and said, "Continue to recite."

Nian Shen picked up another memorial: "Zheng Zhui, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

This time, Pei Yuanhao sneered.

He was still sitting in his position, gently rubbing the piece of jade hanging on his wrist with his fingertips. Perhaps because the warm texture of the jade reached his heart from his fingertips, he was also slow when he spoke: "It seems that everyone really wants."

Nian Shen asked, "Father, do you still see it?"
To be continued...