lied to Kangxi

Chapter 530 They Are All High IQs

During the days in Rehe, Yu Zhu felt extraordinarily relaxed and comfortable.

The fly in the ointment is that now he has to take a shift in the South Study Room again.

Since the old emperor had spoken, all the records of the household department had to be read through Yuzhu.

Naturally, troublesome things followed suit.

The old emperor's sixtieth birthday will hold a feast for thousands of seniors.

On the household side, after careful calculation by the fourth child, about 300 million taels of silver are needed.

However, the group of people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs never knew what saving was. The feast of the thousand elders had not officially started yet, and they had already spent more than 180 million taels of silver.

The fourth child likes to be serious, and insists on the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to list the details of the expenses.

The people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs have long known that the fourth child is difficult to deal with, and the ledger has been prepared long ago.

However, the dirty officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs never dreamed that the fourth child would raise a group of capable accountants after receiving Yu Zhu's guidance.

These accountants quickly checked the accounts.

The fourth child didn't get used to the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he went straight to the book and wanted to deal with these greedy guys.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with Yuzhu.

However, in the brochure of the fourth child, it was about money, so it had something to do with Yu Zhu.

The old emperor had spoken, and Yu Zhu, Lao Ba, Lao Si, Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu, the academicians, discussed together and came up with a result.

The eighth brother is the elder brother in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the fourth is in charge of the household department, and Li Guangdi and Zhang Yushu represent the prime ministers.

As for Yuzhu, all fools know that only if he nods, the old emperor can take out the money from the internal treasury and subsidize it to the household department who is seriously short of money.

Ever since he was scolded by Kangxi as the son of a bitch in public, Lao Ba has remained calm on the surface, looking calm and breezy.

Among the five people present, Yuzhu had the smallest official position and the lowest status. He was still as quiet as before, sitting silently on the chair by the door.

Li Guangdi is the prime minister. He is ordered to coordinate funds, so he must speak first.

"Cough," Li Guangdi coughed lightly on purpose, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said, "According to the emperor's orders, the old man will preside over the discussion on the allocation of funds for the Banquet of Thousand Seniors."

Li Guangdi is a veteran and important minister of the Xi Dynasty, and everyone, more or less, wants to give him face.

"According to the brochure written by Prince Yong, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spent more than 100 million taels of silver in just over two months, which is really too fast." Li Guangdi spoke very levelly, and he didn't say it was too much. , but rather, the money is going too fast.

The meaning is roughly the same, but it gives the impression that Li Guangdi did not intend to criticize Lao Ba.

Yuzhu sat leisurely by the door, silently listening to Li Guangdi's words.

Li Guangdi's old background, who is present, who doesn't know?

The old man is partying!
However, Li Guangdi was extremely cunning and hid it deeply, and was not tabooed by Kangxi.

On the contrary, Tong Guowei, who was not so important, was kicked out of the position of real power by Kangxi.

Although Li Guangdi's status was very high, in fact, he was just a great think tank beside the emperor, and he did not hold any real power in his hands.

Tong Guowei is the emperor's uncle, and his influence is quite different.

In Old Tong's family, the one who can really respond to everyone is the old ancestor Tong Guowei!
It is impossible for anyone to be the emperor and just sit idly by.

Therefore, Tong Guowei went home to take care of his great-grandson, while Li Guangdi still sat on the throne of prime minister.

In the past, when Wu Fan was in office, Li Guangdi was overwhelmed.

Now, it was finally Li Guangdi's turn to feel proud.

Lao Ba smiled shallowly, shook out the folding fan, and slapped the wind lightly twice, saying: "According to the calculations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the expenses on the way for old people who come to Rehe from all over the place are really not small, such as transportation fees, hotel expenses, etc. , food money, you have to spend money everywhere."

What does the Ministry of Internal Affairs do?
A yamen dedicated to spending money for the emperor.

When did the Ministry of Internal Affairs become frugal, and outsiders have to laugh at the emperor as a cheapskate?

The fourth child is in charge of the third treasury of the household department, and originally lived on borrowing money from the internal treasury.

People in the Ministry of Internal Affairs still spend money like water, and the fourth child must not like it.

"More than a thousand old people came to Rehe, and the governors from all over the country paid for them and sent them off, so what's the matter with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" The fourth child pointedly exposed the eighth's lie.

The eighth child had been waiting for the fourth child to get into trouble. He put away his folding fan slightly, and said with a smile: "Fourth brother, how can you search for the people's fat and anointing from all over the country for Khan Ama's eternal life? Naturally, it should be fully reimbursed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. .”

The fourth child was laughed angrily, and said angrily: "Eighth brother, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is too outrageous, how can there be a reason for a little chicken and two taels of silver?"

Bannermen don't talk about eggs, they only talk about chickens.

The old man came prepared, and explained without any panic: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs also follows the usual practice. Besides, after auditing the accounts over the years, Khan Ama has already approved the reimbursement."

It all depends on the old emperor's will to say a thousand things and ten thousand things, whether it is reasonable or not.

The chickens purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs cost two taels of silver each, and it didn't start today.

As early as the Shunzhi Dynasty, when the eunuch Wu Liangfu was in power in the palace, this rule was in place.

The eighth child is still very good, just a mere sentence makes the fourth child choke and roll his eyes.

That's right, the old emperor agreed to reimburse the expenses of the settlement, and your fourth child turned out to pick things up again, what is your intention?

The fourth child was not a fuel-efficient lamp either, so he said viciously, "Eighth brother, why don't we let the Ministry of Households purchase chickens instead of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and only charge [-] Wen per chicken, how about it?"

"Crack." The old man shook his folding fan violently, showing a warm smile, "Fourth brother, as long as Khan Ama agrees, I won't have the slightest problem here, little brother."

Going around, the attitude of the old emperor can't be avoided.

This is the cancer of the era of imperial autocracy.

Everyone here knows that two taels of silver for a chicken is absurd and outrageous.

However, who would dare to openly overthrow the account that Kangxi promised to reimburse?

When Xu Jie killed Yan Shifan, he intentionally framed him for the serious crime of collaborating with the Japanese.

But the problem is that without the strong support of Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son, Hu Zongxian would have been impossible to curb the spread of Japanese pirates.

Yan Shifan is too greedy and should be killed.

However, the crime of killing Yan Shifan is extremely absurd and cannot withstand scrutiny at all.

Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, there is almost no right and wrong in the power struggle, and some are just winners and losers.

The fourth child felt very unhappy, but he was helpless.

The old emperor's principle of employing people is not to be afraid of corruption, but to be afraid of reckless people.

After the fourth brother came to the throne, he became much meaner. He neither allowed corruption and bribery, nor was he domineering, and he also helped draw the blood of scholars.

In short, one emperor and one courtier, one master and one law.

Yuzhu's mentality has always been very leisurely.

The eighth child showed his real kung fu, and with a few words, he made the fourth child speechless.

Well, this is Lao Ba's true level.

It's a pity that Lao Ba woke up too late, made a strategic and fatal mistake, and was completely out of the game in the battle for the throne.

The old emperor never made it clear, who is the prince?
However, Yu Zhu knew very well in his heart that the throne was no more than three people: Hong Xi, the fourth child and the fourteenth child.

The old emperor's internal treasury, said to be Yuzhu can have the final say, but it is actually a blindfold.

Daxiu Palace, extensive gardens, and spending millions of taels of silver to hold a feast for thousands of seniors are not what Yuzhu meant.

However, since the old emperor said it publicly, Yuzhu can be the home of the inner library.Then, Yuzhu must bear the blame.

To put it bluntly, the old eight wanted to take the scapegoat and almost went crazy, but the old emperor refused to let him take the blame.

So far, the only important official who is qualified to take the blame for the old emperor is Yu Zhu.

Others, including the most capable fourth son, counted as one, they were not capable of getting the old emperor more than 1000 million taels of pocket money every year!

In the PK between brothers, in the first round, the eighth brother wins and the fourth brother loses.

Li Guangdi, an old fox, saw that the situation was not going well, so he took the initiative to smooth things over.

"Qingqing, you have been silent all this time, could it be that you have different opinions?"

Let alone Li Guangdi's cunning and cunning, no matter how you look at it, what he said makes sense.

If you are stupid and fall into the pit of speech skills, you can only blame yourself for not being smart enough. Don't blame Li Dashi for being too cunning.

Lao Ba hasn't caused any trouble for a long time, and Yuzhu misses it very much.

In the past, as long as Lao Ba made trouble, Yuzhu would take advantage of it.

Now, the old man stopped making trouble, and Yu Zhu was being targeted by Kang Mazi, thinking about when to cut some power and gain momentum?

It is not in Yuzhu's fundamental interests to speak for the fourth child publicly, and it is completely brain-dead behavior.

"Back to Li Zhongtang, I will obey the emperor's orders." Yuzhu's words are universal, and no one dares to say that his position is incorrect.

After Yuzhu kicked the ball back, it hit Li Guangdi's arms. He just needed such a transitional link before attacking the real target.

Li Guangdi turned his head to look at Zhang Yushu, and said with a smile: "Zhang Zhongtang, the emperor has ordered that this matter must not be delayed, and the regulations must be discussed today."

Zhang Yushu sneered secretly in his heart, old man, no one else is easy to mess with, so is this old man easy to mess with?
"Li Zhongtang, the emperor has ordered you in person, and you will preside over it." Zhang Yushu's Tai Chi magic is not something to brag about.

After playing a round of Tai Chi, the ball was kicked back into Li Guangdi's arms.

After Li Guangdi grasped the right to speak, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Zhang Yushu was not very talented, and he was far worse than that dead ghost Wu Fan!
Yuzhu glanced at Zhang Yushu, then at Li Guangdi, what could he say?It's hard to say anything.

At first glance, Zhang Yushu forced the contradiction into Li Guangdi's hands and avoided major troubles.

However, the old emperor wanted to hold a banquet for thousands of seniors, and what he wanted was to be beautiful and full of face.

These days, if the emperor wants to have face, he must be willing to spend money.

Anyway, all the money spent is from the Ministry of Accounts or the internal treasury.

Spending the court's money to please the old emperor is the last word!
Li Guangde stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "In my opinion, now is not the time to discuss which money should be spent or not. If we want to establish a new regulation and set the rules, we have to wait until the feast of the thousand old people is completed. What can we do?" , the Holy Birthday must also be done decently, right?"

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Zhang Yushu immediately realized that he had made a big mistake and actually gave Li Guangdi the opportunity to take the blame for the emperor.

(PS: I'm very tired, go to sleep.)
(End of this chapter)