Zhenguan Han-in-law

Chapter 407

When Li Shimin was talking to Wei Hao, Wei Hao kept winking at Li Shimin, Li Shimin didn't know what he meant, Wei Hao gave him another wink, Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao suspiciously, now he also knew, Wei Hao must be looking for something to do with himself, if not for something, Wei Hao would definitely not be like this.

"You all go out, today I have to take care of you, how can you be so lazy, ah? It is more difficult for you to do some work!" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and said deliberately, he knew that Wei Hao must be looking for A reason to put those people aside.Soon, all the guards and eunuchs left, and there were only the two of them left in the study.

"What are you doing? What's the matter?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, I'll tell you something, but you can't cheat me. If you cheat me, I won't tell you." Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in a low voice and said.

"You son of a bitch, tell me!" Li Shimin glared at Wei Hao and cursed.

"Father, if you don't promise me not to say it!" Wei Hao said with a smile and shook his head firmly.

"You, fine, don't talk about it, go to Tiefang, it will only take three to five days, father believes that you can still spare time." Li Shimin immediately said to Wei Hao, he can't be ignored by Wei Hao. Hao walked by the nose.

"Father, Fang Yi came to me directly because he had something more important to do, but he didn't dare to report it, so I came here. The matter of the steel furnace is just a cover!" Wei Hao continued to speak in a low voice, while Li Shimin Looking at Wei Hao, a pretense?
"You promise me, and I'll say it, or if I don't say it, I'll be miserable if you cheat me." Wei Hao sat there, smiling while drinking tea.

Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao fiercely, and then said: "You bastard, tell me clearly, when did the emperor cheat you, um, tell me!"

Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in a daze, did he cheat himself a lot?Can he even ask this?

"No, when will Father cheat you? You boy, you are deliberately trying to annoy me, tell me, what's going on, you actually asked Fang Yi to find a cover?" Li Shimin continued to question Wei Hao.

"Anyway, you have to promise me that you can't cheat me. After the report is over, it has nothing to do with me. I won't ask about it anymore. It's just that I want to protect Fang Yizhi, so I will follow up. Otherwise, I don't care about it." It’s all about offending people, maybe I’ll lose my life!” Wei Hao still insisted on asking Li Shimin to promise himself, he was afraid that when Li Shimin asked him to investigate, it would be fatal.

When Li Shimin heard it, he looked at Wei Hao with a frown, and lost his life. If a prince said he lost his life, it was not a small matter. He definitely didn't want his life. He, Wei Hao, didn't do anything to rebel. , There is no such thing as losing one's life, it is someone else's killing him.

"Shen Yong, I don't know about such a big incident?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao suspiciously and asked.

"Father, you really don't know, I don't know, Fang Yi went to investigate and then reported to me, he didn't dare to report to you, once reported, he might die." Wei Hao clicked He nodded, looked at Li Shimin with a serious tone and said,
Li Shimin stood up at this moment, thinking with his hands behind his back, what happened to Tiefang, and such a serious matter, it shouldn't be.

"Okay, my father promises you, I won't cheat you!" Li Shimin turned to look at Wei Hao and said.

"Father, someone is selling iron privately to neighboring countries. The minimum is 150 million catties, and the maximum may exceed 500 million catties!" Wei Hao immediately stood up, staring at Li Shimin and said,
Li Shimin heard it, but hadn't reacted yet. To be precise, he was shocked by Wei Hao's news. 150 million catties of pig iron, how is it possible? , Li Shimin's first thought was not to believe it.

"Father, this is for you to read. You have to keep it after reading it!" Wei Hao said and handed the note that Fang Yi gave to himself, and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin took a look at Wei Hao, took it over, and carefully I glanced at it, and the anger rushed up.

"Father, calm down, calm down, once you get angry, this minister will be finished. Once those people outside hear something, they must know that it was the minister who reported it." Wei Hao saw that he was showing signs of anger, and immediately persuaded him. .

"How is it possible?" Li Shimin lowered his voice, stared at Wei Hao, and asked very angrily,

"I also don't think it's possible, but this was investigated by Fang Yizhi. After learning about this news yesterday, he ran back from Tiefang early in the morning to find me!" Wei Hao said while looking at Li Shimin.

"Do you know how many heads will fall to the ground if this news is true?" Li Shimin raised the piece of paper in his hand and asked Wei Hao anxiously.

"I know, otherwise, why would we make a cover and let those guards go out? Father, calm down, calm down, it has already happened, so just investigate it!" Wei Hao immediately went to support him Li Shimin, he was afraid that Li Shimin could not bear it.

"Zhen, I really can't believe it, I can't believe it, 150 million catties of pig iron passed out under the noses of our army? Who has such ability, who has such ability? How big is the network of relationships involved? How many people have arrived, Shen Yong, have you thought about it?" Li Shimin continued to stare at Wei Hao and asked.

"Have you thought about it, have you ever thought about it? Father, sit down and say, my son is here to make tea. Father, there are so many people involved in this, and this is just pig iron from four state capitals. If you add For those in other state capitals, Fang Yizhi estimated that it would not be less than 500 million catties of pig iron,

In other words, one-third of the pig iron produced by our iron workshop from last year to now has been emptied out. Fang Yi estimated that the price may have doubled, or even tripled! "Wei Hao sat there and said to Li Shimin.

"Three times? Let me tell you, at least five times. Before the iron workshop came out, the price of folk pig iron was 50 Wen a catty. Now you have achieved 10 Wen a catty, and the grasslands used to steal it from Datang. The price of transporting pig iron out to the grasslands is seventy or eighty yuan a catty,
Of course, they can't afford the price of pig iron, and they won't equip the army on a large scale. However, they will find a way to get it. Now that the price of pig iron has come down, the price on the grassland will also come down, but it will definitely not be lower than 50 Wen a catty, you know? " Li Shimin lowered his voice and said to Wei Hao.

"My God, that profit, this!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in shock when he heard that. If it was fifty Wen a catty, then their gross profit, based on 150 million catties, would be 6 yuan. 500 million catties, that is 20 guan, this money can really drive people crazy!
Where Li Shimin was sitting at the moment, took a few deep breaths, there was no way, he needed to suppress this anger, really as Wei Hao said, if it exploded, Wei Hao would be in trouble, and Fang Yizhi might lose his life.

"Shen Yong, father can't believe it's true, do you know? With so much pig iron going out, how many relationships need to be opened up, first of all the guards of the city, and then the guards of the border, their hands have already reached out to the army Here?" Li Shimin sat there, looked at Wei Hao with a serious expression and said.

"Father, I just thought of this, that's why I asked Fang Yi to keep quiet. It stands to reason that if it is true, the army will definitely have nothing to do with it!" Wei Hao nodded, looked at Li Shimin and said.

"I want to investigate this matter, and I want to investigate it secretly. Don't worry, I won't make it public. I'm going to let the Overwatch Council investigate!" Li Shimin said while sitting there, gritting his teeth.

"Father, if it is the Overwatch Council to investigate, I believe that as soon as your order is issued, the outside world will know about it!" Wei Hao told Li Shimin about his own considerations. The Overwatch Council should not be ignorant of the news. But now I just don't know, why?
It means that a key position on the Overwatch Council has been controlled by someone. If the Overwatch Council gathers people to investigate this matter this time, it is impossible for the person who was bribed not to know the news.

"Father, you'd better find a trustworthy member of the army and ask him to investigate, secretly investigate, and after the investigation results come out, arrest them quickly." Wei Hao continued to talk about his suggestion?
"You're right, you're right, the Overwatch Council probably won't be able to use it, at least for this matter, even if they haven't been bribed, they're probably being watched. Besides, the army's Things, the Overwatch Council is not easy to investigate!
The Overwatch Council only supervises the officials, but border guards and soldiers are difficult to be included in the scope of supervision, because they are all at the border, and the audit is done once a year, but this will not appear in the account book at all. How can we find out? ? "Li Shimin shook his head and said while holding the paper.

"Yeah, so, we still need to use people who are familiar with the army to investigate!" Wei Hao nodded and said.

"Well, I will think about it clearly. You must be cautious about this matter. You must be cautious. This involves not only generals, but also ordinary soldiers. You can't act rashly. Otherwise, those people will jump over the wall in a hurry and don't know what they will do. Such a thing happened!" Li Shimin nodded and said.

"Father, I will leave this matter to you. The life of Fang Yizhi and I depends on you. You can't cheat the two of us. I don't care about other things. I know!" Wei Hao immediately said to Li Shimin.

"Nothing!" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao contemptuously.

"What? I have no seed? Father, what you said is a bit hurtful. Of course, my son knows that you must be a radical, but I will not be fooled. If you say no seed, you will have no seed!" Wei Hao instantly Standing up, I wanted to get angry just now, but then felt that this was wrong. Li Shimin wanted to provoke himself, and he couldn't be fooled. He could say whatever he liked.

"Shen Yong!"

"Father, I still have something to do!" Li Shimin just called Wei Hao, but Wei Hao cupped his hands and was about to leave.

"Stop, bastard, sit down!" Li Shimin saw the boy was slippery, and immediately scolded Wei Hao.

"Father, you promised me, you can't do this!" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin wanting to cry without tears, how can there be such a father-in-law, it's okay to trick his son-in-law.

"Can you listen to what the father said first? I won't cheat you!" Li Shimin said to Wei Hao. Wei Hao had no choice but to sit down.Then he stared at Li Shimin, wanting to hear how he cheated himself.

"Shen Yong, tell me, among all the generals, who is the most suitable to investigate?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, how do I know? I am familiar with those generals, but I don't know their ability to command troops at all, so let me tell you, what should I say?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin in surprise and said.

"You bastard, don't you know how to get to know them?" Li Shimin pointed at Wei Hao and cursed angrily.

"I know what they are doing?" Wei Hao asked back. Li Shimin pointed at Wei Hao, not knowing how to scold him.

"Or let your father-in-law investigate. Your father-in-law has the highest reputation in the army. If he investigates, there must be no problem. As long as no one sneaks up on him, no one can shake him, okay?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao asked.

"I don't know, you didn't cheat me, you started cheating my father-in-law!" After Wei Hao shook his head, he said to Li Shimin, Li Shimin was ready to slip on his slippers, and his words were too irritating.

"No, then who are you talking about?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and continued to ask.

"I don't know, I really don't know, don't ask me!" Wei Hao shook his head and said.

"Well, why don't you go?" Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao and said quietly, Wei Hao stood up abruptly, and shouted at Li Shimin: "I knew that you were trying to trick me, father, we don't take such Just kidding, you know a lot about me, you want me to investigate!"

Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao, knowing that he would definitely lose his temper, but he didn't care, after losing his temper, he still wanted to talk.

"Father, you are my father, I am your son-in-law, let's not talk about anything else, just say my father, my family has five generations, and now I am still not married, I don't even have a baby, I am going to die , Father Emperor,

You said, my family will be extinct, don't you have the heart, if you let me, my father can break my leg, and he is willing to punish him however you want, do you believe it? "Wei Hao sat there and said to Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard it, it made sense. If something happened, there was really no way to explain it to his in-laws.

"That's right!" Li Shimin nodded and said.

"Originally, father, you can't deceive people like this!" Wei Hao saw Li Shimin nodding, and immediately said in agreement.

"Then tell me, whoever is going to investigate must have prestige in the army. Except for your father-in-law, that is Qin Qiong. But Qin Qiong has been in poor health for the past two years. If he is asked to investigate this matter, I can't bear it." !” Li Shimin said.

"This, can my uncle do it?" Wei Hao thought for a while, and immediately thought of Changsun Wuji, and immediately said to Li Shimin, Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao.

"Really, my uncle is suitable. You see, he is the Duke of the state, and he is also your confidant of the emperor. He also went to war with you before, and he is also a civil servant. He is thoughtful. If you let uncle investigate, he will definitely be able to investigate It's clear!" Wei Hao continued to talk without looking at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin kicked Wei Hao.

"what!"

"You bastard, it's too obvious for the retaliator to take revenge like this? You let the auxiliary machine go? He has such a reputation in the army, but how does he know the specific things about the army?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and scolded up.

"No, father, I really didn't take revenge on my uncle. Listen to me. Look, if you ask the general to investigate, what is the reason? Well? There must be a reason to investigate, right?" Wei Hao looked at Li Shimin explained,

Li Shimin looked at Wei Hao, wanting to hear what Wei Hao had to say.

"If you send uncle, say to patrol the border, on behalf of your father, you go to condolences to the soldiers on the front line. You are paired with a general. The rank should not be very high, but he is familiar with military affairs. In this way, those people at the border will not doubt it. , when they move forward, they will be paralyzed, and the general is the one who is really investigating secretly, wouldn't it be better?" Sitting there, Wei Hao explained to Li Shimin.

"It makes sense!" Li Shimin heard it and nodded.

"Furthermore, father, think about it. It is such an honor to represent you on patrol on behalf of father. Ordinary people don't have such a good opportunity. If you can enjoy such an honor, it must be uncle!" Wei Hao Seeing Li Shimin nodding, he became even more excited. This time, he had to trick Changsun Wuji anyway.

"That's right, but you boy, um, your mind is not pure! You are taking revenge on the auxiliary machine, don't think I can't see it!" Li Shimin said, pointing at Wei Hao.

"No, if you think so, then think of a way for yourself, I don't care, you don't let me go, if you let me go, I will publicize it, so that those people will not dare to commit crimes, I I don't need to investigate, how nice!" Sitting there, Wei Hao said angrily,
Li Shimin heard it and kicked Wei Hao again. He knew that Wei Hao could really do it.

"Well, it's really good. Then let your uncle go. Don't let this matter out. If it gets out, the father will punish you!" Li Shimin warned Wei Hao, Wei Hao heard, Immediately smiled and nodded.

"Well, tell me, did the people from the Ministry of War get involved?" Li Shimin stared at Wei Hao and asked.

"Father, what do you think?" Wei Hao immediately asked Li Shimin back.

"In that case, we can't let your uncle go. Your uncle and Hou Junji have a good relationship!" Li Shimin thought about it and said.

"I believe that uncle is not such a person. Uncle must be dedicated to the public!" Wei Hao said immediately, did he know that Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji had a good relationship?It was because of their good relationship that they were asked to investigate. If Changsun Wuji dared to lie and Li Shimin found out, then Changsun Wuji would be in trouble.

"Well, it's true in this regard, but the investigation will definitely not be thorough!" Li Shimin continued to think about it, and he hoped to thoroughly investigate this matter.

(End of this chapter)