Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1148 The so-called open source

Seeing the emperor's meticulous look, Shen Shangshu was embarrassed for a while.

This plot is wrong. According to past experience, shouldn’t the emperor say that since the national treasury is empty, he should allocate half of it from the internal treasury to make up for disaster relief first?
Why did the emperor suddenly change his temper?

Feeling guilty, he looked up at the emperor, only to find that the emperor was also looking at him with deep meaning, so Shen Shangshu blushed and said.

"Uh, Your Majesty, I thought about it for a while. Now that the imperial court's finances are tight, there are still several months before the collection of summer grain. The spring is coming soon in the capital. The army to suppress the Japanese has already set out, and the supply of military supplies can't be different. Although Fengyang snow disaster It's heavy, but if you save everything, in fact, it won't cost as much as 30 taels..."

So, a few eyes swished over, making Shen Shangshu lower his head.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and took a look at Shen Yi. This old guy is used to playing in the autumn wind. He discovered it during the drought in Jiangxi before. When it was dialed down, there were not that many at all, and they were all moved to other places by Shen Yi to fill the holes.

It should be said that as a minister of the household department, this is not an excessive move, but it should not be too excessive.

For example this time...

"Oh? Tell me, Shen Qing, how much is the Ministry of Accounts planning to transfer?"

Raising an eyebrow, Zhu Qiyu asked 'sincerely'.

Shen Yi looked left and right, with a guilty look, and said in anticipation of Ai Ai.

"Probably... dial 20 taels first?"

It seemed that he was afraid that the emperor would not believe it. After saying this, Shen Yi immediately said again.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, if there is not enough in the later period, the Ministry of Household Affairs will continue to allocate more, and the disaster relief will certainly not be delayed."

20 taels...

Wang Wen and Jin Lian on the side also understood at this time, Shen Yi, this old guy, is really a lion.

It is obvious that 20 taels can solve the problem, but dare to pay half of the premium.

Thinking about all the major events in the past, when the emperor's internal treasury was sufficient, he would usually pay a part of it, ranging from [-] to [-] percent to as much as [-] to [-] percent.

From this point of view, this time Shen Yi is probably planning to get 10,000+ taels from the emperor first, and then the Ministry of Households will send tens of thousands of taels to handle the disaster relief.

It's really an old fox!
However, now that this kind of trick is seen through, it depends on how you end up!

Sensing the gloating emotions of the two people next to him, Shen Yi couldn't help grinding his back molars. If he had known earlier, he should have just moved out the pepper sum wood salary again.

It's as if he is playing this kind of trick to make money for himself. Where the court spends so much money, if they don't want to find a way to raise money, can it be useful to spend less?

Seeing the old men below staring at each other, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help shaking his head.

He also didn't bother to expose Shen Yi. The money transferred from the internal treasury had its whereabouts recorded. At least on this point, Shen Yi still had integrity. A small warning was enough, and there was no need to let him Can't get off stage.

"The national treasury is empty, and it is not easy for the household department to move around. Shen Shangshu has worked hard."

After a few words of reassurance, Shen Yi's complexion improved a lot, but he was still a little sullen.

After all, 20 taels is not much, but it is still the same sentence, the imperial court has to spend money in all aspects, and the imperial court has been unable to make ends meet in the past two years. Part of the silver taels used for disaster relief.

But it's just the beginning of the new year, and he has to spend so much, it still gives him a headache...

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and said.

"How about this, the 20 taels, I will think of a way, so I won't take it out of the treasury!"

? !
"Your Majesty's words are true?"

Shen Shangshu immediately cheered up, even ignoring etiquette, looking up at the emperor with burning eyes.

Facing Shen Yi who was so excited, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.

"You have no jokes!"

"Your Majesty's holy virtue!"

Therefore, Shen Shangshu immediately kowtowed and said.

"On behalf of the victims of the Eight Guards of Fengyang, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace!"

For Shen Yi at this moment, he didn't care about anything else, the important thing was to settle this matter first.

In case the emperor repented after a while, he would have no place to cry.

With this look, I was speechless for a while looking at the two ministers next to me, isn't it just 20 taels of silver, you are a majestic household minister, as for it?
But on the surface, the two of them didn't delay at all, and also bowed down to worship.

"Your Majesty's holy virtue!"

"Stay flat..."

Zhu Qiyu's face was calm, and he said with a smile.

"Shen Qing, you shouldn't thank me this time, you should thank Jin Shangshu!"

what?
Shen Yi just stood up, when he heard this sentence, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, turned his head and glanced at Jin Lian next to him, only to find that the latter was also confused.

So, both of them raised their heads together and looked at the emperor in bewilderment.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu picked up a memorial from his hand and said.

"This is a corruption case that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has concluded in recent times. Among them, there are seven people who are above the fifth grade, and 14 people who are above the seventh grade. It's a regular storehouse of food."

"The investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice was straightforward. Among these people, 11 were sentenced to dismissal, four were sentenced to exile, 16 were sentenced to ransacking their homes, and three were demoted to return the stolen money. I have ordered Jin Yiwei to go to various places. Confiscated all their family property, Jin Yiwei just reported yesterday, from these people's homes, a total of 5000 taels of gold, 4 taels of silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, farm houses, etc., totaling 32 taels were confiscated!"

"It coincides with the emergency of the disaster, and since the Ministry of Finance is unable to turn around for a while, I plan to get the 20 taels out of the confiscated silver taels."

"It can be said that if the Criminal Department hadn't worked overtime these days, Shen Qing's 20 taels, I wouldn't have been able to get it..."

Ah this...

What a loss!

Shen Shangshu was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

5000 taels of gold, converted into silver, at least 7 taels, plus silver, there are a full 11 taels of silver.

For things like antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and farm houses, Jin Yiwei must have falsely reported their value, but if they dare to report 32 taels, the market price must be at least 20 taels.

This adds up to more than 30 taels!

In other words, if he had just gritted his teeth and insisted on asking for 30 yuan, he might really be able to get it.

But he was so frightened by the emperor, and felt that the drought in Jiangxi, the emperor's internal treasury also helped a lot, and he estimated that the internal treasury didn't have much money, so he let go.

All of a sudden, 10 taels are gone...

Therefore, people will always suffer from inequality rather than scarcity. Shen Shangshu, who was originally complacent because he cheated 20 taels from the emperor, immediately lost his joy when he heard that he could have cheated 30 taels. live.

However, even so, he still had to thank Jin Lian next to him.

"Speaking of which, I really need more Jin Shangshu. In recent days, the adults of the Ministry of Punishment have really worked very hard, making those of the Ministry of Households feel ashamed!"

That being said, Shen Shangshu's eyes were full of "Old Jin is too mean, and he didn't tell me about it earlier...".

I don't know, at this time, Jin Lian next to him is also very innocent.

The Ministry of Punishment only dealt with cases, and reported to the emperor after the case was concluded. As for things like ransacking the house, it was Jin Yiwei who did it, and he didn't know how much money he confiscated.

Having said that, although he had expected it in his heart, Jin Lian was really taken aback when the number was said.

You know, although these people were convicted of ransacking their homes, most of them are small officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, and officials of the fifth rank and above. Because they have too many entanglements, he is cautious. At this stage, he has only picked a few ironclad evidence. Like a mountain, there is no room for mercy in the sentence.

But even so, they were able to confiscate things worth more than 30 taels, which shows how fat these people are.

Thinking like this, on the other end, the voice of the Son of Heaven has sounded again, said.

"These officials are actually moths of the court. The people of the world are working hard, but they are still suffering from the disaster and the epidemic, and they can't eat enough. But this group of people, eating the royal salary, don't want to appreciate the grace of heaven, and caress the people. They only think about how to fill their pockets. Really hateful!"

Seeing that the emperor was faintly angry, the people below quickly restrained their thoughts and cupped their hands.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

Glancing at each other, finally, Shen Yi said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, this big plan depends on the cooperation of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. All these moths in the court have been investigated. Jin Shangshu has been in charge of the Ministry of Punishment for many years and is familiar with criminal laws. I believe it will not take long. All these corrupt officials can be brought to justice, and the court can be restored to a bright future."

After receiving the money, I have to help say a few good words.

Although it is said that Shen Shangshu lost 10 taels of silver because he was not persistent enough, but he has one advantage, that is, he has always adjusted his mentality very quickly.

Regardless of 20 taels or 30 taels, anyway, it is a good thing to be able to get the money. You must know that according to the usual practice, all the silver taels confiscated by the criminal minister's family are usually put into the emperor's internal treasury.

Now, the emperor is willing to take over the silver taels needed for this disaster relief, which is already a great grace to the Ministry of Households.

In all fairness, although Shen Shangshu felt a little disadvantaged by the silver tael given by the emperor, it was not that disadvantageous.

After all, what the imperial court needs is silver, or food, charcoal, and cloth. However, most of the things that are confiscated are antiques, calligraphy and paintings, even if there are some silks, satins, and porcelain. Urgent.

However, what the emperor allocated was real money that could be used immediately, so Shen Shangshu quickly figured out the reason behind it, and began to speak good words for the Ministry of Punishment.

However, what he didn't expect was that the emperor didn't expose it this time, but sneered and said.

"Return the imperial court to a bright and bright world?"

"I don't think so!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Shen Yi, but also Jin Lian and Wang Wen present cheered up.

The intuition of the court for many years told them that the emperor said this, I am afraid that he had a plan. If there is no accident, this should be what he called them to do today.

Sure enough, right after, the emperor looked at Jin Lian who was at the side, and said.

"Recently, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has found a lot of things, right?"

"Jin Shangshu, I heard that you stay in the Ministry of Punishments every day and leave late at night. Are you really busy at that time, or are you hiding from the officials outside your house who are asking to see you?"

This……

Jin Lian didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly mention this, and said with a wry smile on his face.

"Your Majesty is wise, during the interrogation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, many ministers did come to inquire about the case, but I absolutely did not show any partiality. Please also learn from Your Majesty!"

So, sometimes, many things are independent of people's will.

Since the emperor summoned him last time, Jin Lian returned to the Ministry of Punishment. He really worked overtime and stepped up his handling of the case at hand.

However, the reason why this case is difficult is not because of the facts of the case itself, but because of the branches and tendrils in it.

Even if Jin Lian could withstand the pressure from the outside world and reject all intercessors, in the end, he would continue to stay in the officialdom, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment would also continue to stay in the officialdom.

That being the case, then, facing the situation in front of them, they have only two ways to go, either they raise their hands and let go, some people move around, and if they can't shirk, they take it, a few good words in front of the emperor, or delay for a while. Let's give these prisoners a chance to move around. In this way, even if the final result is still unsatisfactory, it can't be blamed on them.

However, the emperor's strict order came first, and this was the first time that the Criminal Ministry intervened in an official criminal case, so this road must not be taken.

Otherwise, the emperor will blame him at least, and at worst, the Ministry of Punishment will never have a chance to stand up again.

But if they don't do this, then they have to turn all the cases they handle into iron cases!

In this way, even if others are dissatisfied in their hearts, they will not be able to pick out their faults on the surface, and it is even less likely that they will be found out as a means of attack in the future.

But the price of doing so is that the entire criminal department is busy.

And, not only that, but more importantly...

"I definitely believe in Jin Shangshu's justice."

Looking at Jin Lian with a sincere face underneath, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.

"However, during these days, I have received a lot of intercession petitions, and even some ministers are willing to use their lives and reputations to protect some officials, either saying that they are forced to help, or that they are being deceived. "

"I only have one question. There are obviously quite a few ministers who begged for mercy, and they are all people who have served in Beijing for several years. However, most of the ministers found out by the plan are local officials..."

At this point, the faces of the three people below suddenly changed, as if they had faintly realized something, so Zhu Qiyu snorted softly and said.

"The two, even if they knew each other before, in the final analysis, when they are officials in different places, they may not see each other once a year. But what I can't figure out is how these ministers who begged for mercy can be sure that they are now in the Ministry of punishment. Are these ministers innocent?"

"Are they reckless and credulous, and they easily play on the character of their old friends who are the same age? Or is there another reason behind this?"

(End of this chapter)