Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 392
Chapter 388

Wei Hao asked Dai Zhou for money, Dai Zhou said no, Wei Hao said he would detain it first.

"Are you impeaching me? I'm afraid of you, so I'll impeach you first!" Wei Hao said while sitting there, looking at Dai Zhou with a smile.

Hearing what Wei Hao said, Dai Zhou stared at Wei Hao fiercely, and then said: "According to the usual practice, the tax rebate money can be paid within one year, that is to say, the tax rebate money in your county this year, I don't have to give it!"

"Cut, don't talk to me about the routine. I want money now. Our county is a big taxpayer's county. It is estimated that we will pay 200 million yuan in taxes this year. I estimate that it will not be less than 200 million yuan. How dare you try without giving me money?" If you don’t give me money, what should I do? You don’t bully me with conventions!” Sitting there, Wei Hao began to pour tea for himself, and when he finished pouring his own, he poured it for Dai Zhou: “Come on, drink tea, It's easy to talk and discuss, don't make so many things for me. Just ask you, will you give me money?"

"Really not, Wei Shenyong, there are many places that need to spend money this year, and now they are all asking me for money. Fortunately, this month, the 20 yuan of rebates from your workshop are now being missed by people. You Look, I'll show it to you!" Said Dai Zhou, and reported to Wei Hao the following memorials for applying for money.

"I don't read this stuff, let me tell you, there will be 100 million yuan in the internal money soon, you can ask!" Wei Hao didn't read those memorials at all, he knew it must be true, but he didn't Dare, I can't help but do things in Chang'an County, right?

"How can I get it? Your Majesty has given a lot this year, if you continue to ask for it, you will be scolded!" Dai Zhou stared at Wei Hao and said.

"Then I don't care. Anyway, you have to give me the money, even this quarter's money, or I won't agree!" Wei Hao said while drinking tea, looking at Dai Zhou.Dai Zhou looked at Wei Hao, not knowing how to persuade Wei Hao.

"I have withheld the money. Don't look at me like that. If you look at me, I will also withhold it. Our county needs money. How can I work without money? I'm talking about it. I set up those workshops for tax rebates. If you don't pay back the tax now, what kind of workshop should I set up? I'm full?" Wei Hao looked at Dai Zhou and said.

"Anyway, no, if you dare to detain, I dare to impeach you, then you will be in trouble!" Dai Zhou stared at Wei Hao and said.

"It doesn't matter. I'm still afraid of impeachment. You don't have many impeachments?" Wei Hao waved his hands and said, then stood up and said: "The tea from the Ministry of Civil Affairs is better than that from the Ministry of Industry, um, yes, let's go !"

"You, Wei Shenyong, wait a minute, this money really can't be deducted!" Dai Zhou also stood up immediately, and shouted at Wei Hao, Wei Hao ignored him and left directly, Dai Zhou was there I can't be in a hurry, I'm a little worried, this, Wei Hao wants to make trouble.

"Dai Shangshu, what are you afraid of? He'll be fined. If you do, it's a capital offense!" An official approached Dai Zhou and said.

"What do you know?" Dai Zhou looked at the official angrily and said, although he had a conflict with Wei Hao, it was a business matter, not a personal matter. In private, Dai Zhou admired Wei Hao very much and did not want Wei Hao to Something happened to Wei Hao.

Then, the news about Wei Hao going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask for money spread, and many interested people were very happy when they heard it. Among them, Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji were the most happy.
In the evening, just as Dai Zhou returned to his residence, Changsun Wuji arrived at his residence.

"Qi Guogong, please, it's so late, but there is something important?" Dai Zhou went to the gate to greet him, but he didn't expect him to come in through the small gate.

"Well, there is something, go to your study and talk!" Changsun Wuji nodded and said, Dai Zhou heard it, so he had to take Changsun Wuji to his study.

"Come, Duke of Qi, drink tea!" After Dai Zhou asked Changsun Wuji to sit down, he made tea for Changsun Wuji himself.

"It was rumored today that Wei Hao asked you for money, saying that if he didn't give you money, he would dare to withhold the dividends that originally belonged to the Ministry of Civil Affairs?" Changsun Wuji nodded and asked Dai Zhou.

"Yes, that's exactly what I said." Dai Zhou was taken aback when he heard it, then nodded and said.

"What are you going to do about this matter?" Changsun Wuji then looked at Dai Zhou and asked.

"I'm going to report to His Majesty tomorrow and let His Majesty deal with it. In addition, if there is no other way, I will allocate 3 yuan to Wei Hao. After all, this is last quarter's tax, and it should be given to them!" Dai Zhou said immediately, cupping his hands.

"That's what I said, but the tax can be returned within a year. Why does Wei Shenyong ask for the last quarter, and now he has to return it to him. If they all do this, how can the Ministry of Civil Affairs work?" Changsun Wuji looked at Dai Zhou and said.When Dai Zhou heard it, his heart skipped a beat. Is this going to cause something to happen?
"Yes, yes, but I was jealous last time, because Chang'an County, our Ministry of Civil Affairs is much better. Generally speaking, it is still good, and the lack of money is not much. In addition, His Majesty transferred a lot of money from internal funds. So, let Shenyong say it!" Dai Zhou immediately said to Changsun Wuji.

"Hey, that's wrong, you forgot, those workshops should belong to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you have to think about it carefully, and then decide how to do this matter, if you give it to Wei Hao, then the officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs will I have an opinion, how can you take them to do things when the time comes, you participated in the fight last time,
This matter, you really need to be tough. Let the officials below see that you, Dai Zhou, are also a person who is not afraid of power. What did the Ministry do, and there must be a rule in everything. If Wei Hao did it like Wei Hao, wouldn't it be chaotic? "Changsun Wuji immediately disagreed with Dai Zhou's remarks, but began to put pressure on Dai Zhou.

"Yes, yes, that's what I said, but 3 yuan is not much. This time, the applicants have more money than him. I think it can be saved by saving money. However, Qi Guogong, you You are right, if you give it to him, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the old man is really not easy to deal with!" Dai Zhou then nodded and said.

"I can't give him this money. If he dares to withhold it, let him withhold it. The old man wants to know how many heads Wei Shenyong has?" Changsun Wuji sat there and said coldly.

Hearing his tone, Dai Zhou felt a little uncomfortable, as if Changsun Wuji wanted Wei Hao to be ruined and lose his head, but judging from the present, it is impossible for Wei Hao to lose his head in such a matter, Your Majesty The other side will definitely not agree. Everyone knows that His Majesty trusts Wei Hao very much. In addition, Wei Hao has two dukes, so it is impossible to behead him.

However, Dai Zhou also understood Changsun Wuji's purpose, take his time, and wanted to slowly consume Li Shimin's trust in Wei Hao.

"This, I'm afraid it's not good. I'm a minister in the same palace. Doing this, but, but, it's a bit worse!" Dai Zhou said embarrassingly. Dare to offend grandson Wuji.

"He didn't hurt you, if you give it to the Ministry of Civil Affairs this time, how much income will the Ministry of Civil Affairs increase, do you know?" Changsun Wuji looked at Dai Zhou and asked.

"Yes, yes, this lower official knows!" Dai Zhou nodded and said.

"It's good to know, now that Wei Hao is doing this, if you don't give him a chance, I believe many officials will have problems with you!" Changsun Wuji sat there, looking at Dai Zhou and said.

"This, this!" Dai Zhou still couldn't bear it. This crime is a bit serious. If you do this, you will offend Wei Hao completely. This is a private matter. Wei Hao is the Duke, and he is still such a young Duke. He's already getting old, he doesn't think about himself, he also has to think about his children and grandchildren, and the grandson Wuji is also the Duke of the state, so it's hard to be a man when you let yourself be caught in the middle!

"Why are you hesitating?" Changsun Wuji looked at Dai Zhou and asked.

"Qi Guogong, if I do this, maybe I don't have to be a minister anymore. I even said that in the future, Wei Hao will take revenge on the old man, and the old man will not be able to bear it!" Dai Zhou directly said his concerns, since you want yourself Well, then let Changsun Wuji explain to himself anyway.

"Don't worry, this minister must be yours, and if Wei Hao dares to retaliate against you in the future, the old man will definitely help!" Changsun Wuji immediately promised Dai Zhou, but Dai Zhou is not stupid, and will help when the time comes, who knows Whether he will help each other or not depends on his mood when the time comes to ask him for help. Wouldn't it be better if Wei Hao wasn't offended.

"Why, do you still have to be scrupulous? You don't hate Wei Hao?" Changsun Wuji saw that he was still hesitating, and immediately asked Wei Hao. He also doubted this matter in his heart. It stands to reason that among the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Dai Zhou was the only one besides himself. I hate Wei Hao the most, why do you look at him as if there is nothing like this at all?
"Duke Qi, this is not a matter of hatred. It's all about the affairs of the court. There are no personal matters in it. How can there be hatred?" Dai Zhou immediately said with a wry smile.

"Oh, then you have thought about it carefully. If you give it to him, those officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs will have a lot of opinions on you, and those officials who fought with Wei Hao before will also have a lot of opinions on you. Opinion, I don’t know if you can still be Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs by then.” Changsun Wuji stared at Dai Zhou and said,

Dai Zhou heard it and nodded. In fact, it is not as serious as Changsun Wuji said. Who would dare to offend Wei Hao? He knows very well that Changsun Wuji would not dare to offend Wei Hao. Otherwise, he would not Find yourself to be the scapegoat, but you can't be the scapegoat yourself.

Changsun Wuji persuaded there for a while, Dai Zhou said that he thought about it, that the matter was too big, and Wei Hao couldn't afford to offend him. After Changsun Wuji left, Dai Zhou just sat in the book and thought about it. .

"What does this kind of Wei Shenyong mean? Someone who is so short of money? He won't go to his wife's money to ask for it, and he insists on making something up. A fool is a fool, and he doesn't know how to change things!" Dai Zhou He said helplessly, thinking in his heart, send the money to Wei Hao tomorrow, so as not to have many dreams at night, the grandson Wuji came over tonight, who knows who it is tomorrow?It's better to get things done first!
Early the next morning, Dai Zhou was just about to go out when the concierge came to inform Lu Guogong that Hou Junji, Minister of the Ministry of War, had come to visit.

"Hey!" Dai Zhou knew what was going on when he heard that it was Hou Junji who came over. Normally, Hou Junji would not come to his house, but now, as soon as the news about Wei Hao got out, he came over. , obviously to punish Wei Hao.When Dai Zhou went to greet him, Hou Junji also entered through the small door.

"Mr. Lu, forgive me!" Dai Zhou rushed over and said to Hou Junji. He was very vigilant in front of Hou Junji. Hou Junji was not the eldest grandson Wuji. If you didn't say it well, you might offend him, but for Changsun Wuji, if you said something wrong and apologized yourself, Changsun Wuji would not care about it.

"It's okay, the old man came here uninvited, I wanted to discuss something important with you!" Hou Junji said with a smile and waved his hands, looking grand.

"Oh, please, please, please!" Dai Zhou immediately said please to Hou Junji, and then led the way ahead, leading him to the study.It is very clear in my heart, it is about Wei Hao's matter, Dai Zhou saw clearly about the fight last time, and the conflict between the two of them also arose from this.

"Well, Dai Shangshu, your chance has come. This is a good chance to take revenge on Wei Hao, so you should cherish it!" Hou Junji said to him just as he sat down.

"Well, not necessarily. Duke Xia has His Majesty's favor, so there's no way something will happen. On the contrary, if I do this, then I may be in trouble." Dai Zhou looked at Hou Junji and said with a smile.

"What's the trouble? With Qi Guogong and I protecting you, what else can you do?" Hou Junji looked at him and asked.

"This?" Dai Zhou was very shocked. Could it be that Changsun Wuji asked Hou Jun to gather here.

"Early in the morning, I met Qi Guogong. Qi Guogong told me about this matter, saying that you are still hesitating. I don't know why you are hesitating? Afraid of Wei Hao? A brat, can you still make flowers? You Don't forget, what is the status of Duke Qi, once His Majesty is gone in the future, he is the uncle of the country, and now, His Highness also relies heavily on Duke Qi, I think you know this?" Hou Junji looked at Dai Zhou and asked.

"I know, but, Lord Lu, Wei Hao is His Highness's brother-in-law, so this relationship needs to be considered too?" Dai Zhou also reminded Hou Junji,
Hou Junji heard it and looked at Dai Zhou.

"This, Duke Lu, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's that it's too obvious, and His Majesty will know that Wei Hao was framed by a minister, and His Majesty will punish me then!" Dai Zhou immediately explained to Hou Junji up.

"Absolutely not, you can rest assured that when the time comes, I and the other ministers will definitely talk to you. This time, the old man also knows that it is impossible for La Weihao to dismount, but he will leave a bad one for His Majesty." Impressions, that's for sure, so go ahead and do it!" Hou Junji looked at Dai Zhou and said.

"This!" Dai Zhou was still hesitating.

"Don't worry, the old man will give you 100 shares of the workshop after the matter is completed, okay?" Hou Junji stared at Dai Zhou and said.

"This, that, let's do it!" Hearing what he said, Dai Zhou couldn't refuse, and if he refused again, he would offend him, and it would be troublesome for him to take revenge on himself, so he had to bite the bullet.

"Okay, wait for your good news, haha, Wei Hao, I don't believe that His Majesty can always trust you so much!" Hou Junji sat there, talking very proudly, and then began to arrange what to do for Dai Zhou Dai Zhou could only sit there and listen helplessly,

After seeing off Hou Junji, Dai Zhou felt that this was not possible, this matter could not be done this way, but not doing it would not work.Dai Zhou went to the court to work with a heavy heart,

In the evening, Dai Zhou returned to the mansion, and then had someone disguise him, then he took an ordinary servant out of the mansion through the back door, and then went to Wei Hao's mansion, not daring to go to the main entrance of Wei Hao's mansion, Instead, knock on the door from the side.

"Are you?" The doorkeeper opened half the door and looked at the two people in front of him.

"Please send this greeting to Duke Xia, and say that the Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is asking for an interview. This matter cannot be known by others. You go in person, and the old man is waiting for you here!" Dai Zhou handed the greeting to the porter.

"Ah, ok, just wait a moment!" the porter heard.Knowing that there must be something important, he immediately put away the greeting card, closed the door, and then quickly walked to the front yard. When he arrived at the front yard, he found Wei Hao in the study, so he knocked on the door and entered.

"Come in!" Wei Hao said.

"My lord, I'm the concierge of the side door. Just now a person who called himself Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs came to the side door and sent a greeting card, saying that no one else should know!" The doorman sent the card and said in a low voice.

"What?" Wei Hao heard it, and immediately took the greeting card, opened it carefully, and found that it really belonged to Dai Zhou.

"Go!" Wei Hao stood up and said to the porter. Soon, Wei Hao reached the side door. After the porter opened the door, Wei Hao saw Dai Zhou.

"This, what are you?" Wei Hao went over in shock, and Dai Zhou also walked in.

"Find a safe place and say, I can't stay for long!" Dai Zhou said in a low voice.

"Oh, okay, come with me! But what happened?" Wei Hao was surprised. He didn't know if something happened in the court, but he didn't know it yet.Soon, Wei Hao took him to a study in a small courtyard, where all the furniture was available, but he needed to boil water to make tea.

"Xia Guogong, no need, Xia Guogong, please listen to my advice, don't withhold the money from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, otherwise, big things will happen then!" Dai Zhou said to Wei Hao.

"Ah, that's all?" Wei Hao was taken aback when he heard this. What kind of thing is this? He planned to make a mistake.

"Hey, it's good to listen to the old man's advice. Xia Guogong, the old man actually admires you very much. Although we have many disagreements, we have no personal enmity. For you, the old man agrees!" Dai Zhou faced Wei Hao said.

"Haha, thank you!" Wei Hao immediately said with a smile and cupped his hands.

"Now, someone knows the news, and many people come to me, hoping that you withhold tax money, just waiting to impeach you, you must be careful!" Dai Zhou said to Wei Hao in a very low voice.

(End of this chapter)