Datang: Empress mother-in-law sent Li Er to test me

"No need!" Zhang Dun shook his head with a smile, "There's no need for that."

"You are confused!" Tang Jian was anxious, "Changsun Wuji is here for you. He can't hold you back now, so the villain can only sue first. If I don't enter the palace with him, His Majesty will blame you at that time." Come down, and punish you for a crime of being unfavorable in handling affairs, don't you panic?"

Hearing this, Hu Quhe was also a little nervous.

The corners of Zhang Dun's mouth twitched slightly, "Master Tang, you are a fan of the authorities and a bystander. Just watch, His Majesty will never blame us."

"Besides, what reason does he have to blame us?"

Zhang Dun looked at him with a smile, "Let's just wait and see. As long as Your Majesty is not a fool, Changsun Wuji will only get frustrated if he goes to sue this time."

"What do you mean?" Tang Jian tilted his head and asked in confusion.

Zhang Dun smiled without saying a word, and strode leisurely into the lobby of the county government office with his hands behind his back.

"You have to kill me!" Tang Jian scratched his ears anxiously, and walked in, "No, you have to tell me clearly, why are you so sure?"

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In the Tai Chi Palace.

Changsun Wuji came to Ganlu Hall with a straight face.

In the Ganlu Hall, the lamp was already in the palm of the hand at this time, and the lights were brightly lit.

Li Er sat behind a few desks, frowned and bowed his head to review the memorial.

Changsun Wuji could tell at a glance that his mind was not on the memorial at all.

"Your Majesty, the eldest grandson Shangshu is here."

Li Junxian saw Changsun Wuji, turned around and walked into the hall, whispering.

Li Er suddenly raised his head, looked out of the hall with bright eyes, and waved: "Wuji, come in!"

"Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji clasped his fists solemnly.

Li Er frowned, seeing that his expression was not right, and asked: "How is the recovery of the arrears going?"

"It's a mess."

Changsun Wuji sighed, "Your Majesty, this mission is not entrusted to anyone."

Li Er's eyes narrowed, "Didn't you get any money?"

"It's not that I didn't get the money." Changsun Wuji took a deep breath, spread out his palms and made a gesture, and said, "Your Majesty regards County Magistrate Zhang as the imperial envoy and ordered him to pay the 800 million yuan owed."

"However, after two days, he recovered 170 million coins!"

"How many?!"

Li Er's voice changed.

Changsun Wuji said solemnly, "Only 170 million guan, which is 800 million less than His Majesty's 630 million guan!"

"This Zhang Dun is still making a claim! What an installment repayment!"

As he spoke, Changsun Wuji said angrily, "I have tried to dissuade you many times, but he just doesn't listen!"

"British Duke Li Ji owed the imperial court 230 million guan. At first, everything was pretty much the same. Li Ji had already planned to pay back 80 guan, but he waved his hand and waived it!"

"In the end, I asked other ministers for money, but he even took the initiative to ask for it. Baiguan only needs less than half of the money, and the rest of the money will be paid off in 30 years!"

Changsun Wuji became angrier as he talked, clapping his hands and angrily said: "What's the difference between this and forgiving their debts! So I think that the county magistrate Zhang is not good at doing things, and His Majesty should punish him severely!"

After speaking, he looked at Li Er solemnly, and was shocked to find out.

At this moment, Li Er was laughing from ear to ear! !

Chapter 222 Zhang Dun's recovered money has exceeded the limit

"..."

Looking at the smile on Li Er's face, Changsun Wuji was stunned for a while.

Is it so funny?

You shouldn't be angry?

You can still laugh when someone you appoint is openly against you?

Changsun Wuji couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, why are you laughing?"

"I am happy."

Li Er looked at him with a smile, tapped his fingers on the table, and said, "Zhang Dun recovered 170 million coins for me, and the national treasury was filled immediately. Why do you think I am unhappy?"

Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "But Your Majesty, you asked him to recover 800 million coins..."

Li Er waved his palms before he finished speaking, "Don't stare at the 800 million pennies. Let me ask you, if you were the imperial envoy to recover the arrears, how much money would you recover?"

Is this a matter of recovery?The old man will definitely quit!Changsun Wuji pursed his lips and remained silent.

Li Er continued: "I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart. I've seen all the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Except for Zhang Dun, there is no one who is suitable to be an imperial envoy to pay the arrears this time!"

"If I forcefully send someone there, will he be able to do it?"

"Even if I send you to recover the debt, can you do it? Let alone 170 million guan, even 70 guan, you won't get it back!"

"..." Changsun Wuji let out a muffled snort. Are these words from the bottom of his heart?Isn't this stabbing the old man's heart!

If you want to say that Zhang Dun is capable, just say it directly, why pull the old man out to compare with him!

Changsun Wuji was slandering in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out.

Furthermore, he agreed with Li Er's words in his heart.

If it is really necessary to send one of the civil and military officials as the imperial envoy to recover the arrears, the matter can only be left alone.

There is only Zhang Dun, a fool.

Dare to offend civil and military officials.

But one matter is another matter, I am here to sue, not to take credit for Zhang Dun!

Changsun Wuji said solemnly: "Your Majesty, since Zhang Dun has accepted this errand, if he fails to do it well, he should be severely punished!"

Li Er smiled and said: "You think Zhang Dun is not good at handling things? Why do I think that he does things very well, and what he does is very satisfying to me."

"Don't remember to refute me first."

While Li Er was talking, he said towards the direction outside the hall: "Li Junxian, bring the things in."

"promise!"

Accompanied by the promise, Li Junxian walked in with an account book in his hand.

Li Er pushed his chin and said, "Wuji, look at this."

Changsun Wuji took the account book suspiciously, opened it and glanced at it, his eyes froze, "Is this the account book for all officials to pay by installments?"

"good."

Li Er pointed to the account book in his hand and said: "The amount recorded on it is a total of 400 million coins."

Changsun Wuji raised his head, "Isn't Li Ji's arrears included?"

Li Er shook his head and said: "His money, don't rush to talk about it, you should take a closer look at the contents of the account book."

Changsun Wuji opened his mouth, but he swallowed the words when he reached his mouth. He lowered his head and looked through the account book with interest.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Especially at the end of the account book, the recorded amount is not 400 million!

But as high as 600 million!

hiss!Changsun Wuji couldn't help but gasped, raised his head and looked at Li Er in disbelief, and said, "Your Majesty, who settled this? He should be beheaded!"

"The old man figured it out!"

Suddenly, a cold snort sounded from outside the hall, "Changsun Shangshu, do you want to kill this old man? You can try it!"

Changsun Wuji turned his head and saw Du Ruhui, Minister of the Household Department, walking in with a stern face.

"Du Shangshu, how did you settle the score?"

Changsun Wuji patted the account book in his hand, and said: "All the officials in the court owed 800 million guan, and repaid 170 million guan. Even if the two are added together, there is no such amount. You have 600 million guan. How did you get it? Who asked you to settle the score?"

"Ahem!" Li Er coughed lightly, "I'll let Keming decide."

Changsun Wuji was taken aback, his face full of confusion.

"Let me tell you one thing at a time."

Li Er spread out his palms and asked for the account book from Changsun Wuji, looked down at the number of words on it, and said, "In the past two days, Zhang Dun took you and Tang Fu Yin to chase after the arrears, and I have been paying attention. "

"I also know what you have done."

"Especially what installment repayment Zhang Dun made, I also know."

Li Er pointed at Du Ruhui with a smile, and said, "At first I didn't want to agree, but after calling Keming over, Keming convinced me."

"Keming told me that the installment repayment made by Zhang Dun for Baiguan will not do any harm to me, Datang Baili."

Li Er said in a deep voice: "Even, he made a calculation on purpose. After I read it, I knew Zhang Dun's purpose for doing so."

"You also looked at the account book just now, and the amount behind it is as high as 600 million."

Li Er gently pressed the account book with his fingers, and said with emotion: "This amount of money is the money that all officials will have to pay back within 30 years."

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji's heart was shocked, and he opened his eyes wide and said, "Do all the officials have to pay back so much?"

Du Ruhui said in a calm tone, "It's just a lot."

"Excluding Li Ji's arrears, Baiguan has to repay a total of 570 million guan. Now Baiguan has repaid 170 million guan, and there are still 400 million guan to be paid."

"The 400 million guan will be divided into 30 years by Baiguan, and the annual interest of 400 million guan..."

Du Ruhui drew a number and said solemnly: "It's as many as 40!"

"The annual interest of 40 guan is 30 million guan in 200 years, plus their principal, it is 600 million guan written on the back of the account book."

Du Ruhui looked at him, "Changsun Shangshu, tell me, is Zhang Dun not good at things?"

Changsun Wuji nodded.

Du Ru said indifferently: "What's wrong with doing things, it's doing things too well!"

"Your Majesty asked Zhang Dun to recover only 800 million guan, but Zhang Dun counterattacked and recovered 600 million guan for the court, which is twice as much as His Majesty asked for!"

"If it's you, can you do it?"

Du Ruhui shook his head and said: "Don't say it's you, even if you add your son, your wife, and those clansmen, you won't get back so much money!"

Changsun Wuji blushed at the words, looked at Li Er, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a one-off payment, can it be counted?"

"Why not?" Without waiting for Li Er to speak, Du Ruhui said coldly: "Why, pay back the money in 30 years, the money you pay back is not money?"

Changsun Wuji said with a straight face: "Civil and military officials, how many people can live to be 30 years later? Du Shangshu, have you counted?"

Du Ruhui rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay attention to him, isn't this a hard line!

Li Er looked at him dumbfounded, shook his head and said, "Wuji, it's not your calculation."

"Those 600 million sticks contain a lot of water."

Li Er raised a finger and tapped the account book on the table, and said with a smile, "However, there is one thing that cannot be faked."

Chapter 223 Promotion, Shao Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, Adviser on Political Affairs

Looking at Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui's eyes, Li Er said in a deep voice, "That is, all the money owed by civil and military officials has been recorded."

"And it's still a 30-year account!"

"If the civil and military officials make meritorious service for the court one day, I will have something to reward them."

"For example, whose arrears are forgiven."

Li Er said with a strong smile on his face: "Of course, some important ministers look down on exempting the arrears, but what about other people? For example, ministers below the fifth rank, will they be tempted?"

"Are they going to work harder?"

"What's more, part of the 600 million coins recorded in the account book will always be returned."