The prince is not doing his job [traveling]

August has passed, and half of September has passed. The weather in autumn is getting cooler and cooler, but Pei Ze is getting more and more irritable.

Before jokingly told Xiao Yanzhi that he would be responsible for his life. At that time, Xiao Yanzhi responded with a playful smile and told him many conditions with great interest. He thought it was just a joke, but it turned out that he was too naive up!Xiao Yanzhi's thick skin is really not ordinary, he is soft-handed at all when he is called upon, he has never tossed Xiao Yanzhi so much when he was the busiest!

He is a military officer!A pure military officer who grew up with the military officer!

Sitting in the hall of Daji Hall with a cold face, Pei Ze was very unhappy when he thought of the excerpts from Honglu Temple.

But no matter how unhappy Pei Ze is, he will still go, because Xiao Yanzhi has already stayed in Honghe Temple for three days and three nights. Apart from getting up early to go to court, he doesn't even have time to go back to Wanchun Hall. I don’t know why there are so many things going on here. Half of the officials live in Honglu Temple, and people come and go in and out of Xiao Yanzhi’s office room in the middle of the night. Even if Pei Ze is by Xiao Yanzhi’s side, he always finds him It's not time to get a good night's sleep.

Pei Ze has never felt that there is no day and night when the work of a civil servant is busy.Thinking of Xiao Yanzhi's tired, dark yellow face, Pei Ze became even more unhappy.

Beside Pei Ze, Donggui and Xu Ren, the great eunuchs of Daji Palace, stood side by side. You kicked me for a while, and I pinched you for a while, winking and insisting that the other party talk to Pei Ze first, but No one wanted to open the mouth first, so you continued to kick me and I pinched you.

Pei Ze got tired of watching, and said in a cold voice, "Are you two itchy?"

"Slave/servant!" Upon hearing Pei Ze's voice, Dong Gui and Xu Ren trembled in shock, and hurriedly stood up straight.

Xu Ren and Donggui looked at each other, and asked Pei Ze with a flattering smile: "My lord, I see that you are not in a good mood, why don't we go for a jog in the Forbidden Garden? Or should I find someone to practice with you for a while?"

Pei Ze gave Xu Ren a sideways look, but didn't say a word.

"What's wrong with your lord?" Donggui asked Xu Ren with a gesture of his mouth.

Xu Ren spread out his hands, also looking bewildered.

In the past two months, their prince's mood has fluctuated a lot. He looked happy a while ago, why is he unhappy these days?Seeing that the prince always sneaks out of Daji Palace late at night to have private meetings with people, he must return the next morning. Is it true that he found a concubine in the harem?

Xu Ren thought about it again, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Pei Ze seemed to have found someone he liked.

A few days ago, the prince of their family would sneak out of Daji Hall almost every night and only return early in the morning. At that time, he looked proud every day.Looking at the past few days, their prince's mood is getting worse and worse, coming and going in a hurry all day long, and staying in the Daji Palace is getting more and more days... Is their prince quarreling with the person he likes?The crush won't let him spend the night?

Whoops!This is a big deal!

Xu Ren rolled his eyes, then leaned close to Pei Ze in a treacherous manner, and asked in a low voice, "My lord, if you have something on your mind, tell your subordinates? How uncomfortable it is for you to hold it in your heart." ? You tell your subordinates, and your subordinates can give you advice."

After hearing this, Pei Ze turned his head to look at Xu Ren, seeing Xu Ren's face was sincere, Pei Ze opened his mouth, but just when Xu Ren thought that Pei Ze would say something interesting, Pei Ze closed it again mouthed.

"It's useless to tell you." Pei Ze rolled his eyes at Xu Ren, stood up, shook the hem of his clothes, and strode away.

"Eh?" Xu Ren was taken aback, and hurried to catch up, "Where are you going, my lord? This subordinate will go with you!"

"You stay in Daji Hall." Pei Ze firmly refused Xu Ren's follow without even turning his head.

"Staying in Daji Hall again?" Xu Ren dissatisfied, "Your subordinates are about to take root in Daji Hall, but you should take your subordinates out for a walk, my lord!"

Stepping out of the gate of Daji Hall, Pei Ze turned his head to look at Xu Ren, and said, "Didn't I walk you by during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

After finishing speaking, Pei Ze disappeared in a flash.

And when Pei Ze mentioned Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Ren didn't dare to say a word anymore.

The prince even mentioned the Mid-Autumn Festival, and he has a shadow on the Mid-Autumn Festival!It was so easy to go out for a trip, but he ended up laughing and came back crying, the spanked ass still hurts to this day!

Leaving Daji Hall alone, Pei Ze went to Honglu Temple like a wind blowing under his feet.

Following the little official of Honglu Temple to find Xiao Yanzhi's location, when the little official got Xiao Yanzhi's permission to open the door, Pei Ze saw Xiao Yanzhi sitting sideways on the Arhat bed facing the door, wearing a There was a dusty rag, and a low table in front of him, on which there were many bamboo slips and booklets in a mess.

When the door opened, Xiao Yanzhi just turned his head to face the door, seeing that it was Pei Ze, he smiled brightly.

"Why is Yi brother here? Is there something wrong?"

After using Pei Ze for half a month, Xiao Yanzhi found Pei Ze wanting to die every time he read the booklet. Although Xiao Yanzhi found it interesting, he also felt guilty, especially the sixteen guards had to ask Pei Ze for instructions these days. Regarding the security arrangements before and after the birthday banquet, Xiao Yanzhi finally realized his conscience and let Pei Ze go.

If you ask Pei Ze to arrange the defense of the city, he can do it without any mistakes, but if you ask him to arrange the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the mission, he will be stupid, so don't make things difficult for him.

"It's okay." Pei Ze waved away the little official and Lian Sheng who were guarding the room, walked in and closed the door, "I just came to see if I have nothing to do. Didn't you say that you have nothing to do today?"

"En," Xiao Yanzhi yawned, and said, "Compared to the previous few days, it's much less."

"What's going on?" Pei Ze sat behind Xiao Yanzhi and looked at the low table in front of Xiao Yanzhi.

However, Xiao Yanzhi threw away the folder in his hand, leaned back against Pei Ze, and said, "The princess who came with the mission from the Dashi Kingdom is lost, and the expenses for entertaining the foreign mission during the birthday banquet are still missing." It was not settled with the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the dishes for the foreign envoys at the banquet on the day of the father's birthday banquet needed to be adjusted, and this matter has not been resolved."

Pei Ze was startled, and then turned pale with shock, "Why is the princess of the Great Food Kingdom lost?"

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi's calm words, Pei Ze almost thought that nothing serious happened, but after careful consideration, he felt something was wrong.

The princesses of the Great Food Kingdom are all lost, isn't this big enough? !

Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly: "The mission of Dashi came by water. It seemed that they originally planned to stop in Guangzhou for a rest, and then be escorted to Suzhou by the navy, disembark from Suzhou, and then travel by land. I came to Chang'an, but after calculating the time, I said that I would take the waterway because I was afraid that I would not be able to make it in time, so I had to take the land route temporarily. As a result, I got off the boat from Guangzhou, and the princess who had a big meal disappeared early the next morning, and the interpreter over there didn't quite understand it. Cause and effect, but the prince of Dashi has been apologizing, it seems that the princess ran away by herself."

Pei Ze pulled out the rag that Xiao Yanzhi was pressing on his body, unfolded it and found that it was a cloak that hadn't been washed for some time, Pei Ze frowned: "Did you send someone to look for it?"

Xiao Yanzhi kicked away the low table and the messy bamboo slips and folders, and then said: "Where can I send people from Chang'an in time? I can find it in Guangzhou."

Pei Ze looked at Xiao Yanzhi suspiciously, and asked, "You don't seem to be in a hurry?"

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "What's the use of being anxious? The princess can't leave Guangzhou City."

When the words fell, Xiao Yanzhi yawned big.

Too bad, when you don't have enough sleep, you want to fall asleep whenever you get close to Pei Ze, and this has become a habit.

"So sure?" Pei Ze still covered Xiao Yanzhi with that dirty cloak.

"Even if she has already left Guangzhou City, I can't help it...Let me sleep for a while..." Smacking his lips, Xiao Yanzhi rubbed his head on Pei Ze's lap, finding a comfortable position and feeling at ease asleep.

Pei Ze shook his head and laughed.

So far, his greatest use to Xiao Yanzhi seems to be to vent his desires, and this is also the most ridiculous value he has found in himself in his life.

Stretching out his long arms, he picked up a booklet scattered beside Xiao Yanzhi. Pei Ze originally wanted to help Xiao Yanzhi solve some problems while he was asleep, but when he opened the booklet and read two lines, Pei Ze Depressedly, he threw the folder out.

He should still concentrate on venting his desire.

Half an hour later, someone knocked on the door suddenly. As soon as the door rang, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly opened his eyes.

Staring blankly at the roof of Honglu Temple, Xiao Yanzhi raised his hand to his forehead.

No matter how soundly I slept, it became a habit to wake up as soon as I heard a knock on the door.What habits did he develop after entering the palace...

Sitting up from Pei Ze's arms, Xiao Yanzhi turned his head and saw that Pei Ze who was leaning against Luo Han's bed had also opened his eyes.

"Come in." Pulling the low table back to the middle of the Arhat's bed and sitting down again, Xiao Yanzhi allowed people to come in.

As soon as Zheng Lang, the minister of Honglu Temple, got permission, he hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.

"I've seen the prince, sir..." Halfway through speaking, Zheng Lang realized that there was another person on the arhat's bed, and stared at Pei Ze for a while, then Zheng Lang saluted solemnly, and said, "I've seen King Wu Cheng. "

Pei Ze waved his hand, but he was still lazily leaning against Arhat's bed, without moving.

"What's wrong? What happened again?" Seeing that Zheng Lang was only watching Pei Ze, Xiao Yanzhi asked.

Only then did Zheng Lang come back to his senses, and reported to Xiao Yanzhi: "My lord, the princess of the Great Food Kingdom has been found."

"Well," Xiao Yanzhi nodded indifferently, "Just find it. Is there anything else?"

If you find it, bring him to Chang'an. What's the use of telling him?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yanzhi didn't care about the lost princess at all, and Zheng Lang hurriedly moved on to the next topic: "My lord, the voucher for our application fee... was called back by the household department again, saying that we didn't even If we don’t need that much money, we need to redo the budget.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi finally turned his head to look at Zheng Lang: "Then, I want you to send a copy of last year's notebook, right?"

Zheng Lang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, nodded and said: "Yes, the prince ordered so, and the officials also did the same, but..."

"That is to say, they got it right last year, but they couldn't get it right today, right?" Xiao Yanzhi raised his eyebrows.

"Yes..." Zheng Lang lowered his head even lower.

Xiao Yanzhi rubbed his forehead, and said, "Who took it back?"

Knowing that Cui Cheng was in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and that Qin Fengming had tightly grasped the power to receive foreign envoys in Honglu Temple, so when he heard that foreign envoys could also apply for fees from the treasury, Xiao Yanzhi felt that there must be some Something is wrong.

According to his experience in two lifetimes, how can he be reconciled if he doesn't take a little of it and put it in his pocket when he has to apply for funding from the state?If someone else was originally in this position, he would not have thought of this matter, but it just so happened that he came to replace Qin Fengming's position.

Zheng Lang replied, "It's Duzhi Yuanwailang."

"Is he still there?"

"Here," Zheng Lang replied immediately, "I was afraid that the prince would have something to bring him back to the Ministry of Households, so I asked someone to keep him. I will go and lead someone in."

"Go."

After Zheng Lang left, Pei Ze also sat upright, and asked Xiao Yanzhi, "Do you have a solution?"

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled lightly, and said, "What else do I need? I'm afraid that someone will trip me up. I always follow the rules. If this can trip him up, how can I still be here in the future?" A gangster in the palace?"

In the past few days, Xiao Yanzhi has studied the Qin family very carefully, and found that the Qin family is more complicated than he imagined. All sorts of transfers spread them all over the place, and now the main family is headed by Qin Tai's grandmother, who has settled down in Chang'an City, but this grandma is now spending her days in Luozhou.

Qin Tai's father originally worked in the Imperial Academy, and now one-third of the civil servants in the court are Qin Tai's father's disciples. After the incident, Qin Tai's father moved out of Chang'an City and lived in Liangzhou, Shannan Road, but still There are many inspirational young people who go to the scientific examination to pay homage to his disciples. After finishing their studies, they go straight to Chang'an to obtain fame.

Qin Tai has two older brothers. The elder brother, Qin Fu, also worked in the middle of the capital. He was the core figure of the Qin family. Qin Tai, who was the most ineffective ever, was replaced as the core figure, and Qin Tai's second brother, Qin You, also went to Lingnan Road to serve as Jiedushi.

This is just a few people in the Qin family. Xiao Yanzhi roughly counted the rest of the sons, adopted sons, cousins, and relatives of the wife's family. , there are 50 people who have a close or distant relationship with the Qin family, not to mention the sixteen guards also accommodated some second sons and bastards who have no ability to govern the country and can only join the army.

And the most clever thing about the Qin family is that they helped the emperor at the most critical moment when he entered the customs. Although it was just a small effort for the Qin family, and even though the emperor could succeed without the help of the Qin family, the Qin family chose to help the emperor. It was at that moment that the attack was made, so the founding heroes of the Tang Kingdom were not only Qin Tai, but also the entire Qin family.

In the following year, the Qin family assisted the emperor to quickly stabilize the court and stabilize the situation in the country with infinite enthusiasm and loyalty. It was only from the second year that Qin Tai began to feel disobedient. Soldiers, Wen can govern the country, the emperor's world was won by his Qin family, how could he not replace it?

It's just that Qin Tai was one step too late, so he could only rely on the Qin family's influence to make a new plan, accumulate financial resources, and gain military power. Clinging to the military power, he was in a stalemate with Qin Tai.

But fortunately, the more relatives there are, the more distant ones have to be separated. The bigger the family, the easier it is to cause rifts. People say that the wealth can't be more than three generations, so the Qin family's glory has lasted for four generations, and it's almost time to come to an end Now, besides the big-hearted Qin Tai, the Qin family should have raised something else. It's just that the wife of the Qin family is still alive, so these things don't dare to come out to make trouble easily.

The emperor was waiting for an opportunity for the Qin family to reveal their shortcomings, or waiting for the wife to pass away, but the old woman has lived to four generations, who knows how long she can continue to live?The emperor can wait, but he can't wait. It's better to let him stir and stir to see if he can advance the timing.

This battle will have to be fought sooner or later, if it is sooner or later, it will be over sooner, and he may be able to return to Jiangnan to retire in the old age, otherwise his life will be spent in the palace, it is really not worthwhile.

Just thinking about it, Zheng Lang brought Cui Cheng in, Xiao Yanzhi smiled as brightly as he saw Cui Cheng.

Seeing Xiao Yanzhi's smile, Cui Cheng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately became defensive.

"Wailang Cui Cheng, a member of the lower official household department, pays homage to King Shu and King Wucheng."

Pei Ze leaned against Luo Han's bed with his head down, didn't speak, and didn't look at Cui Cheng, just pricked up his ears and waited for what Xiao Yanzhi would say.

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Cui Cheng with a smile, and said kindly: "Yuan Wai Lang please get up quickly, I haven't seen you for a while, how is Yuan Wai Lang?"

Cui Cheng bowed his hands, bowed his head and said: "Thank you, my lord, for your concern, everything is fine, my subordinate."

"It's all right," Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile, "I was still worried that Qin Fengming's matter would involve Yuan Wai Lang. Now that Yuan Wai Lang is fine, I'm relieved."

Cui Cheng stopped talking, because he really didn't know how to continue the words.

Xiao Yanzhi smiled, and said again: "Yuan Wai Lang is invited, because I don't understand something, I want to ask Yuan Wai Lang for clarification."

As he spoke, Xiao Yanzhi stretched out his hand to Zheng Lang. Zheng Lang understood, and handed over the notebook they wrote earlier to Xiao Yanzhi, along with the other two. booklet.

Xiao Yanzhi only held the booklet in his hand, and asked Cui Chengdao with a smile on his face: "Yuanwailang, I don't know what is wrong with this budget of Honglu Temple? I have called back three times. On the way here, if Honglu Temple can’t get any more money, it won’t even be able to furnish the post house, so is it possible that all the envoys should live in the shabby rooms of the post house?”

Cui Chengyi cupped his hands and said: "The officials are terrified, but the Ministry of Households is in charge of the treasury's revenue and expenditure, and has always followed the rules. Your Majesty's birthday banquet, all ceremonies and banquets are arranged by the Ministry of Rites. Honglu Temple only handles the reception of foreign envoys. His family background, how much money can be spent on reception alone, the prince must have a good idea. If the amount requested by Honglu Temple is not much more than that, the household department will also sell the face of the prince. But the number written on the booklet is really...even the Ministry of Rites doesn't need that much, and Honglu Temple really dares to ask for it."

Xiao Yanzhi smiled and said, "That's all I want. Is it true that the Ministry of Households won't give it?"

Cui Cheng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me. If you insist, then we can only go to His Majesty to settle the score."

"Heh!" Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, "It seems that Yuanwailang is quite confident about this account."

"The lower official has worked in the Ministry of Accounts for three years, and these accounts have long been familiar by heart. Even if I go to His Majesty, the lower official will have no fear in my heart."

Xiao Yanzhi nodded and said: "Looking at Yuan Wai Lang's confident appearance, you can tell how confident Yuan Wai Lang is. Even so, I still have doubts, how about this, we don't have to go in front of the father, as long as the household department is in A calculation in front of me can convince me, so I will change this book, what does Yuanwailang think?"

Hearing this, Cui Cheng looked at Xiao Yanzhi suspiciously.

Seeing doubts on Cui Cheng's face, Xiao Yanzhi sneered and said, "What? Didn't Yuan Wai Lang say it with confidence just now? Now it's not going to happen again? If Yuan Wai Lang is afraid, he will take this book back and cover it with the Ministry of Household Affairs. How is it printed?"

"Forget it!" Cui Cheng gritted his teeth and agreed.

In fact, the Ministry of Household Affairs had already asked for the money that Xiao Yanzhi asked for. Because of last year's expenses as a basis, it was easy to get the money after reporting it to the Minister of Finance this year, but the money that Honglu Temple asked for was last year. Of those handed over to Qin Fengming, only one-third was used to entertain foreign envoys, and the other two-thirds went into their own pockets. As long as the final account book is done well, even the emperor can only accuse them of extravagance waste.So this time they got the money first, and transferred the two-thirds away first. The clinker Qin Fengming was suddenly fired, and now Xiao Yanzhi still needs this amount, where are they going to get it?

Thinking of this, Cui Cheng gave Zheng Lang a bitter look.

If it wasn't for Zheng Lang's suggestion, how could Xiao Yanzhi ask for so much?

Xiao Yanzhi's eyes flashed, and he said: "Okay, to be fair, Zheng Lang, please go and invite the six ministers to the household department, and let's settle the accounts. Yuanwailang, please."

"My lord, please first." Cui Cheng bowed to avoid it.

Today is the real deal, what is he afraid of?

Xiao Yanzhi shrugged, turned his head to look at Pei Ze, and asked, "Wouldn't King Wu Cheng go to see the excitement?"

"Go." Pei Ze leisurely got off the Arhat's bed, "I don't have anything to do today, just watch your excitement."

Xiao Yanzhi had three notebooks in his hand, if one of them was the notebook that Honglu Temple had returned three times, what were the other two?

Xiao Yanzhi smiled brightly, held three notebooks, swaggered away from Honglu Temple with his hands behind his back, and walked towards the household department.

When Xiao Yanzhi and Cui Cheng arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs, they found many people standing in the front yard of the official office of the Ministry of Household Affairs. After asking Pei Ze, they found out that besides the six ministers, there were other idlers in the imperial city. What an official, let Xiao Yanzhi sincerely sigh that it's really not a big deal to watch the excitement.

In the courtyard of the household department, five people had already set up their desks and sat down. Seeing that they were holding an abacus, they seemed to be the people who were ready to settle accounts.

After the people in the courtyard saluted, Zhang He, Minister of the Household Department, personally led Xiao Yanzhi and Pei Ze to the chairs specially prepared for the Grand Master.

"My lord, it's too late to regret it now." Zhang He seemed to be reminding Xiao Yanzhi, but there was no lack of complacency in his eyes.

Xiao Yanzhi looked at Zhang He, and suddenly asked, "Are you Qin Fengming's uncle?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yanzhi would suddenly bring up this matter, Zhang He was taken aback, and then immediately put aside the relationship and said: "That's right, but I'm not close to that nephew either."

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi laughed and said, "Not close? One of you is in the household department and the other is in Honglu Temple. You have to deal with each other every year, but you are not close? This is really strange. "

Zhang He's smile froze, and he said hastily: "Because I can't understand my nephew's arrogant and domineering temperament, I seldom communicate with him outside of official business."

"So that's how it is," Xiao Yanzhi handed a booklet to Zhang He, and then said loudly, "This is the budget drawn up by Honglu Temple to receive foreign envoys during His Majesty's birthday banquet. Everyone read."

Not knowing what Xiao Yanzhi wanted to do, Zhang He and Cui Cheng looked at each other, took the notebook, unfolded it and read it aloud, and returned the notebook to Xiao Yanzhi after reading.

Xiao Yanzhi accepted the notebook with a smile, and said: "Master Zhang has read so much, but please only remember the last number, which is the budget given by the king. But Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Households said This king's budget is ridiculously high, and this king refuses to accept it, so Yuanwailang said that he would do the math for this king. But this king is really not very proficient in numbers, so he asked everyone to do the math for him. Then, Yuan What does Uiro want to do? Please."

"The subordinate takes orders."

Cui Cheng responded, and began to report the accounts, from the tea, vegetables, fruits, mountains and sea delicacies at the banquet, to the accommodation of the envoys, and even the actors and dancers. Cui Cheng reported here, and the five people sitting there were clattering and calculating. , After Cui Chengdu finished the report, the final result was also drawn on the abacus. The budget given by Cui Cheng was more than 2000 taels.

And Xiao Yanzhi's handbook says nearly 7000 taels.

Cui Cheng proudly said: "Your Majesty, I have already given you a higher rank."

Xiao Yanzhi frowned, and said suspiciously: "This is strange, how could it cost so little? Yuanwai Lang just said in Honglu Temple that even the Ministry of Rites can't spend this money?"

Cui Cheng smiled and said: "If the prince doesn't believe in the lower officials, you can ask the Minister of Rites."

Hearing this, Xiao Yanzhi looked at the group of spectators and said loudly, "Where is the Minister of Rites?"

The minister of the Ministry of Rites who was ordered could only come out slowly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said, "Report to the lord, Your Majesty's birthday banquet, my Ministry of Rites only takes care of the big banquet for the ministers, probably... ...just... more than 3000 taels."

After finishing speaking, Minister of Rites wiped the sweat from his forehead again.

He couldn't go any further. They held a banquet, but there are many things ready-made, and they don't need to spend money. They are all kept in the Si Nong Temple, and the actors are all in the Liyuan, and they don’t pay for them. At most, they just want to make clothes for the actors. For the birthday banquet, anyone who shows his face in front of people can't hurt His Majesty's face. Most of the things that are not needed in the harem are taken out... The ready-made things account for most of them, so it really doesn't cost much.

"The Ministry of Rites only needs more than 3000 taels?" Xiao Yanzhi's eyes widened, and he showed another booklet in his hand with a look of astonishment, "This is strange. Since the Ministry of Rites only needs more than 3000 taels, then How did the 8000 taels in this brochure come from? Minister of Rites, do you need to do the math?"

The Minister of Rites was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Eight, 8000 taels? Your lord, are you joking?"

The King of Shu is holding a booklet from the Ministry of Rites?Why is the book from the Ministry of Rites in the hands of the King of Shu?

Xiao Yanzhi stared and said, "This king seems to be joking with you? This is a booklet just handed over by the Ministry of Rites. Please read it yourself, my lord."

Zheng Lang immediately took the notebook from Xiao Yanzhi, handed it to the Minister of Rites, and gave the Minister of Rites a self-seeking look.

The Minister of Rites tremblingly opened the booklet, and just saw the numbers written in the booklet clearly, when he rolled his eyes, he passed out.

Immediately, someone stepped forward to help the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment was curious, so he picked up the booklet that had fallen on the floor and opened it. It was written 8000 taels in black and white!If you take a closer look, you can see the time and seal of the household department at the office where the banknote was signed, and it was within this month that the submitted and approved banknotes were correct.

"It's not over yet." Xiao Yanzhi shook the last booklet in his hand again, "This is the budget booklet that Honglu Temple handed over before His Majesty's birthday banquet last year. Guess what is written on it?"

Needless to say, everyone knows what's going on.

With a sneer, Xiao Yanzhi handed the notebook to Zhang He, and poked Zhang He's chin: "Are you not familiar with Qin Fengming? Not so familiar that you don't even want to read the notebook he wrote? Not so familiar that you don't even want to read it." Sealed the papers without even reading them, and withdrew money from the treasury?! As the Minister of the Ministry of Households, you are so negligent in your duties, what should you do!"

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Yanzhi slammed the bag on Zhang He's face.

Zhang He knelt on the ground with a thud, unable to even think of a rebuttal.

Cui Cheng's face turned pale, and he also knelt down slowly.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that what the king of Shu wanted to calculate was not the account on the abacus.

The king of Shu from the countryside is really capable, no matter whether he did it himself or with the help of the emperor or King Wucheng, his attitude at this time cannot be faked, and the emperor is afraid that he will be determined If the Qin family is to be ruled out, at least Qin Tai is to be ruled out.

Xiao Yanzhi didn't know how everyone misunderstood what he had done so easily, he just stood up from the grand teacher's chair without haste, raised his foot two steps forward, and asked in a deep voice: "Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites Are you awake?"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately pinched the people in the Ministry of Rites, and the nearly fifty-year-old Minister of Rites sat up straight with a carp.

Shaking away the people around him, the gray-haired old man knelt upright in front of Xiao Yanzhi, and kowtowed loudly: "The old minister is guilty, please forgive me."

Xiao Yanzhi originally wanted to tell the Minister of Rites to get up first, but after thinking about it, he didn't say that.

"Father's birthday banquet is coming soon, are you asking for rewards in a disguised form? Would you like me to speak to Father for you?"

Before the words were finished, everyone in the yard knelt down, shouting everything.

Xiao Yanzhi glanced over the heads of the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "Where are the Ministers of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministers of the Ministry of Punishment?"

"The minister is here." Those whose names were called immediately stepped forward.

"There is only half a month left before the father's birthday banquet. This king can't afford to delay. I will give you a night. I don't care about what happened the year before last. Who swallowed the money last year and this year?" When you go down, ask them to spit out the money for this king! If you can’t get it, you can pay it out of your own pocket! The people who should be watched are also watched by this king. If anyone runs away, this king will take you Take the blame!"

"Your servant...takes orders." The two ministers wanted to cry without tears.

They couldn't be more clear about who swallowed the money, and they knew it well if the money would probably not come back, but if they had to pay for it themselves...they couldn't afford it!And why should they be blamed?The king of Shu is unreasonable!But at this time, none of them had the guts to reason with the King of Shu.

They shouldn't have come to see this excitement...

Pretending not to notice the rich inner activities of the two ministers, Xiao Yanzhi said again: "I often heard that Mr. Shu said that there is one emperor and one courtier, and the father is benevolent and righteous. For the sake of talents, you are left to continue to serve the country, but if someone doesn't want to do it, you can resign as soon as possible to retire and make room. Behind you, there are countless people queuing up! "

After finishing speaking, Xiao Yanzhi strode away chicly.

Pei Ze glanced over a group of trembling people, and then followed Xiao Yanzhi thoughtfully.

Zheng Lang looked around and hurried to catch up with Xiao Yanzhi.

After leaving the household department, Pei Ze and Xiao Yanzhi separated from Zheng Lang and walked towards Liangyi Hall.

After the two walked side by side for a while, Pei Zecai asked in a low voice, "What about the vacancies in the Ministry of Accounting and the Ministry of Etiquette? You don't have the energy to take care of it anymore."

Xiao Yanzhi said with a smile: "Of course I don't have the energy to take care of it any more, don't I still have my second brother?"

"Him?" Pei Ze frowned, "He can't, he's not as smart as you."

Pei Ze really didn't expect Xiao Yanyi to do such a big thing when he entered Honglu Temple, it really scared him.

But after thinking about it carefully, Pei Ze felt curious: "Where did you get the brochure from the Ministry of Rites?"

"Eh..." Xiao Yanzhi scratched the corner of his mouth and said, "Zheng Lang suddenly asked me to write a budget report, but I don't know how to write it, thinking that the Ministry of Rites will also write such a report during this period, I I went to the Ministry of Rituals to... uh... borrowed it."

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze was so angry that he knocked on the top of Xiao Yanzhi's head: "You dare to steal court documents!"

Xiao Yanzhi glared at Pei Ze and said, "It's a loan! Didn't I pay them back today?"

Pei Ze shook his head and laughed.

He paid it back, but it might as well not pay it back!Look, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites was so angry that he wished he could faint again.

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites is an upright person, but now that he is nearly half a century old, he basically entrusts the affairs of the Ministry of Rites to the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites happens to be Qin Fengming's uncle.

After laughing, Pei Ze said with a worried face again: "Be careful, you have already cut off two sources of wealth for the Qin family."

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, and said, "Then I will be protected by Brother Lao. Brother Yi has said that he is responsible for my life."

Xiao Yanzhi was so thick-skinned that Pei Ze was either laughing or not.

"By the way, tomorrow afternoon is free, and your siblings will be there tomorrow."

"Really?!" Xiao Yanzhi's eyes lit up, and he looked at Pei Ze happily.

After waiting for a long time, it is finally here.

"Fake." Pei Ze rolled his eyes at Xiao Yan.

Can he still lie to Xiao Yanzhi about this?

Xiao Yanzhi chuckled, and hugged Pei Ze tightly in a bear hug: "Brother Yi is wise and mighty!"

Being hugged like this, Pei Ze was a little dazed, and his face flushed with embarrassment when he recovered.

"Don't make trouble, let people see what it looks like!"

After Pei Ze finished speaking, Xiao Yanzhi let go of his hand, which made Pei Ze secretly heave a sigh of relief, but he was immediately kissed by Xiao Yanzhi, and Pei Ze was completely dumbfounded.

"Thank you brother Yi!" With a bright smile at Pei Ze, Xiao Yanzhi turned around and ran into the Hall of Liangyi.

However, Pei Ze still stood there stupidly, staring blankly at Xiao Yanzhi's back.

Running wildly all the way to the Hall of Liangyi, Xiao Yanzhi made a sharp turn and rushed into the gate of the hall, but when going down the steps, his feet slipped and he sat down on the ground.After sitting in a daze for a while, Xiao Yanzhi suddenly blushed.

What did he do in the chaos!Just hug her, why did he kiss her?Why do you forget your sense of proportion when you get excited?He really didn't have that plan... and he didn't drink, how could he explain it to Pei Ze?

The people in the Hall of Liangyi saw Xiao Yanzhi rushing in like a gust of wind, and ended up sitting on the ground, blankly not knowing what he was thinking, and then his face flushed suddenly.This frightened everyone in the Hall of Liangyi.

"Your Highness? Your Highness, are you alright? Master Zhao! Go find Master Zhao!"

"Here we come! What's the matter?" Zhao Kang rushed out of the room as soon as he heard someone calling His Highness, and was startled when he saw Xiao Yanzhi sitting on the ground, "Oh, my Highness! What's wrong with you? Why are you sitting on the ground? Help me up! Help me up quickly!"

Everyone immediately helped Xiao Yanzhi to his feet.

Only then did Zhao Kang see Xiao Yanzhi's flushed face clearly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? Why is your face so red? Could it be because of a fever? This old slave has offended you."

After speaking, Zhao Kang stretched out his hand to touch Xiao Yanzhi's forehead.

"what happened?"

The emperor was originally waiting in the study for Zhao Kang to bring Xiao Yanzhi in, but before Xiao Yanzhi entered, he heard more and more noise outside.The emperor heard that the sound was not good, so he hurried out to have a look.

"Father...