Step on a branch

Chapter 372
In the imperial study room, Wang Shangshu and the others were all overwhelmed.

The paperwork brought in was spread out on the floor, and they didn't care about their image, they sat on their knees to read and sort it out.

Liu Yin's eyes were swollen, she rubbed vigorously, and said, "It's really hard to do."

It's not that he's pushing the blame.

The Yan family has controlled Qiyang's mineral resources for decades from the previous dynasty to the present.

Of course, today's affairs can't be controlled by the past.

But just looking at the present, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for more than 20 years, even if it is compiled in a year, it will take more than [-] volumes. What's more, the various tasks of mining in the yamen are not so simple, just list them The numbers are over.

There's just too much in it.

The summary of the previous year, the budget for the new year, how much labor will be used in each mine, how much food and tools will be equipped, how many blasting points, how long the mine will be dug deep, and the mines that have been mined have been cleaned several times. How is the selection and the situation, the subsequent smelting arrangement, the manpower and tools for smelting must also be arranged, and how many roads will be built for transportation...

What they moved here today is only part of it. If we really need to carefully calculate the relationship among them, there are still two shelves of old files in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry that need to be turned over.

Wang Shangshu naturally knew this too.

In all fairness, he thinks that he is quite careful in doing things, and the people under him are also responsible.

The numbers reported by the lower state government will be carefully identified in conjunction with the previous and subsequent years.

What an obvious mistake that has been discovered over the years.

It can only be said that the Yan family is worthy of being an old expert in mining operations, and they know how to do it.

These officials, no matter how hard they study, they have never been in the Qiyang mine, so they really can't see through those carefully designed documents.

"Don't worry if it's too early," Wang Shangshu said, "Let's start with the past few years, let's say ten years, just look at these ten years..."

Liu Yin and Guo Huaian exchanged a look.

On the side, Huang Taishi and Fan Taibao were also reading, there is no reason for them to be lazy.

Huang Taishi read every page, and exchanged a few words with Fan Taibao in a low voice from time to time.

Outside, the sound of hasty footsteps and the voices of servants and guards greeting, it was the emperor who had returned.

The emperor strode in, and when he saw the paperwork all over the floor, and Wang Shangshu and others who were about to get up from the ground in a hurry, his face was drawn long.

"What kind of decent!" He was very dissatisfied, and asked again, "Have you seen the name?"

Wang Shangshu honestly shook his head.

"Trash!" The emperor cursed.

Wang Shangshu raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He really couldn't see through Yan's tricks, but he still had a little bit of insight.

"Your Majesty," Wang Shangshu said, "although I don't know the specific situation, but when I just looked through it, I vaguely caught some clues, which are too vague, and I don't know how to express them. I want to go back to the Yamen immediately and compare them with other related documents." , maybe something can be gained."

Liu Yin was more active, and answered immediately: "The documents brought by the ministers are not comprehensive enough."

The emperor looked at the messy ground made by the paperwork in disgust, and waved his hand: "Clean up quickly, go back!"

Wang Shangshu hurriedly responded, and told the two servants to finish sorting out the documents in a hurry, how to carry them in, and how to carry them away.

In the imperial study, Fan Taibao and Huang Taishi did not leave.

"Did you go to see the empress dowager?" Fan Taibao asked.

"Fu Guogong is also in the Compassionate Ning Palace, and from what he and the queen mother said, he doesn't know anything about Qi Yang." The emperor said.

Grand Master Huang was not surprised by this, he asked in a probing tone: "What does that empress mean..."

As soon as the words came out, Grand Master Huang caught a trace of displeasure in the emperor's eyes.

"The empress mother asks the grand master to help." The emperor paused, and explained the empress dowager's thoughts one by one.

Master Huang stroked his beard.

Don't listen to what the emperor said was peaceful, but the emotion that flashed in his eyes couldn't be hidden from Grand Master Huang.

The emperor was at a loss for the current situation and had to follow the advice of the empress dowager. At the same time, he was not angry with the empress dowager's advice.

After he and Fan Taibao kept mentioning that the Empress Dowager was "reasonable" and "feasible", the emperor's grievances would continue to expand.

This point is quite similar to the situation between the emperor and Xu Taifu back then.

I have to accept the other party's overreach, and I feel rebellious...

What still maintains this relationship is nothing more than "mother-child blood relationship".

Grand Master Huang said: "Your Majesty's idea is a way to deal with it now, but it is far from enough to really break the situation."

"What good idea does the grand master have?" the emperor asked.

"The old minister said earlier that the old minister couldn't even refute Xie Yu's proclamation. Now, he just obeys the empress's wishes," Taishi Huang smiled wryly, and then, taking a deep breath, said, "There is one thing that the old minister has never figured out. .

In the eyes of the veteran, the old Hou Ye and his Qing Dynasty were a counterattack to the imperial decree that day.

They were undoubtedly loyal to Da Zhou, why did the emperor insist at that time that they would definitely rebel?

Can the emperor give the old ministers a certain word?
Do you really want them dead, or can this be eased?

If it can be eased, then take this opportunity to send veterans, the Taibao, or other people to jointly destroy the Qiyang Yan family on the surface, and negotiate peace in secret to see if they can reach an agreement.

If it's really a matter of winning and losing and not giving up, hey, the old minister really can't figure it out..."

Huang Taishi sighed and sighed, Fan Taibao also looked embarrassed.

The emperor gritted his molars, extremely upset.

Why couldn't he hear what the two of them meant?
They were blaming him for insisting on that imperial decree in spite of the opposition!

But what do they know?
They didn't know what he was worried about and what he was dissatisfied with sitting on the dragon chair? !

For a moment, he almost blurted out Lin Fan's identity, letting the two old men know that Lin Fan had been eyeing the throne for a long time.

As soon as the words came to his lips, the empress dowager's harsh questioning was recalled in his mind, the emperor held back and swallowed all the words.

can not say.

Once the word is broken, which side will they turn to?
Will it favor Lin Fan?
The emperor said badly.

Twenty years ago, Sangong was more satisfied with him than Zhao Lin, and the emperor wanted to say that even today, Sangong is still the same.

Besides, at Lin Fan's age, Zhao Lin had achieved more achievements.

Even Zhao Lin lost to him, let alone Zhao Lin's son.

However, the emperor dare not bet...

Seeing that the emperor resisted the impulse, Grand Master Huang sighed regretfully in his heart.

He tried twice to guide the emperor to tell the truth about Lin Fan's life experience before the emperor went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and after he returned.

If this matter can be said from the mouth of the emperor, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Unfortunately, none of them worked.

The heat still owes a little.

Then, it can only be stewed.

Stew until the heat is enough, lift the lid, and it will be full of aroma.

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