Jinyi champion

Chapter 233
Yuan Zonggao frowned: "You mean, Zhang Fengzheng hinted that your mother should give him five hundred taels of silver?"

"Yes."

Zhu Hao looked innocent, "At that time, I discussed with my mother. Although we can make lenses, we have no experience in manufacturing the copper body of the telescope and gold and silver decorations. At that time, the construction period was very tight. We temporarily There was not enough time to find a craftsman, so I asked Zhang Fengzheng to do it for me, to purchase raw materials and find craftsmen to help with processing."

Zhu Hao's frankness showed that he had no secrets in this matter.

or……

Zhu Niang's mother and son were very dissatisfied with Zhang Zuo's behavior of directly asking for cards. Now that Yuan Zonggao came back, they directly reported to him.

Yuan Zonggao could only think so.

if not?
Do you think this is Zhu Hao's scheme?

If the truth is all a conspiracy, then it would be too weak to stand up to scrutiny.

Yuan Zonggao asked sharply: "Then do you think that the cost of the outer body of the telescope needs to be as much as five taels of silver each?"

"This one……"

Zhu Hao hesitated for a moment, as if calculating the cost in his mind, before saying after a while: "Maybe it won't be needed. But the business is given by the palace, maybe Zhang Feng just wants to save costs?"

It's the truth that can't be more blunt.

Yuan Zonggao said: "These things are in front of King Xing, can you tell the truth?"

Obviously, Yuan Zonggao immediately wanted to attack Zhang Zuo after hearing Zhu Hao's "fire".

I thought you, Zhang Zuo, were so clever in making money for the telescope. It turned out that you just asked for bribes, but now you have forced the victim to report to me...

It's not in vain that I have supported Zhu Hao and his mother from the very beginning. Perhaps in the eyes of their mother and son, I am their backer, can I support them?

Zhu Hao nodded: "Yes...but, why do you want to talk about these trivial matters in front of King Xing?"

At this time, Zhu Hao will pretend to be innocent and innocent.

I have already analyzed it for you. Zhang Zuo may take back the five hundred taels of silver to save costs for the palace. It is a bit mean to our mother and son, but for the palace, it should be regarded as a major contributor to increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, right?You actually asked me to go to King Xing and talk about it?

Is it...

Zhang Zuo didn't hand over the five hundred taels of silver to the account of the palace?
Yuan Zonggao did not answer Zhu Hao's question, and said cautiously: "In the past two days, no matter who comes to you, you must not mention the cost of the telescope, and I will arrange for you to meet King Xing later!"

"Yes, Mr. Yuan."

Zhu Hao pretended to be ignorant of world affairs, and nodded heavily at Yuan Zonggao.

……

……

Then Yuan Zonggao left in a hurry.

Even the knowledge of the children who had agreed to take the exam was forgotten, as if finding out the corrupt ink in the telescope purchased by the palace was the top priority at the moment.

When Tang Yin came over in the afternoon, he obviously felt his nervousness, and quietly called Zhu Hao out of the classroom, and asked, "Yuan Changshi came to see you? What did you say to him? Why did he go to see King Xing, so he was extremely cautious. Screen off all the left and right people, and have someone detain all the account books in the mansion?"

Zhu Hao spread his hands: "I'm telling the truth."

"Tell the truth? How can you tell the truth?"

Tang Yin was puzzled.

Zhu Hao roughly explained the conversation between himself and Yuan Zonggao, and Tang Yin was shocked after hearing this: "Zhu Hao, you know that this will cause a bloody storm in the palace of Xingwang, you... are you sincerely making the princes in the palace restless?" ?”

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth: "Everyone in the palace is in harmony, what's the matter with us? Isn't it the first step of our plan to intensify the conflict between them?"

Tang Yin froze there for a moment.

Feelings, you boy, tell the truth in front of Yuan Zonggao, just to provoke the relationship between Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo?Let them fight among themselves for the position of the butler of the palace?How about reaping the benefits of the fisherman?

"But Zhu Hao, don't you want to use Yuan Changshi as your opponent? You seem to have harmed Zhang Fengzheng by doing this. It's a pity that I have been planning with him day and night for the past two days..."

Tang Yin panicked and told the truth.

Planning day and night.

In order to make Yuan Zonggao lose power in front of King Xing, you are really willing to work hard. You were asked to discuss something with me earlier, why don't you remember?
Do you think that with you and Zhang Zuo, nothing will happen to me?Do you really think you can deal with this old fox Yuan Zonggao without me?
But don't forget that it was indeed Zhang Zuo who asked for bribes to buy telescopes for the palace before. Yuan Zonggao had enough reasons to report in front of King Xing and find out the problem from the half-year accounts.

"I said Mr. Lu, you don't really think that you can suppress Yuan Changshi by checking the accounts in the palace and finding out that the treasury has been short of money in the past two years?"

Zhu Hao suddenly said something for no reason.

Tang Yin frowned: "What do you mean by that?"

Zhu Haodao: "Besides, Yuan Changshi found the leaks in the accounts for the past six months, will it make Zhang Fengzheng lose power? Why didn't Yuan Changshi directly check the accounts, but came to me first?"

"This……"

Tang Yin thought about it: "You mean, Yuan Changshi can push the deficit of the past two years to the people below to guard and steal, and he can say that he doesn't know about it?"

Zhu Hao nodded, his eyes seemed to say, you Tang Yin are not stupid after all.

"Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao, when you analyzed the pros and cons with me, you actually just wanted to use me to offer advice to Zhang Fengzheng, making him think that the dispute could be resolved by clearing up the old accounts. In fact... this is just part of your plan? You really have ulterior motives! "

Tang Yin didn't understand until now.

Zhu Hao said so much before, just to provoke Yuan Zonggao to confront Zhang Zuo.

Zhu Hao nodded: "Yuan Changshi may not necessarily light three fires first when he returns to the palace, he and Zhang Fengzheng could coexist, if we don't let Zhang Fengzheng get nervous first, let him take the initiative to attack Yuan Changshi If so, how can we ensure that Yuan Changshi will fight back and start the war?"

Tang Yin felt that he had learned another lesson.

All the assumptions Zhu Hao put forward before were based on the fact that Yuan Zonggao fought Zhang Zuo for power after he came back.

But the problem is...

After Yuan Zonggao came back, he didn't necessarily have to fight Zhang Zuo in order to get back the power of the treasury.

Perhaps Zhang Zuo would not fight with Yuan Zonggao, and directly hand over the management of the treasury to Yuan Zonggao?

Who will manage the accounts of the treasury, isn't it just a word from King Xing?Is it necessary for the following people to fight to the death for something that the lord can decide with a single sentence?
But with Zhu Hao's analysis, Tang Yin believed that Yuan Zonggao would seize power immediately after his return, and attack all political opponents. He ran to analyze with Zhang Zuo, making Zhang Zuo also think that Yuan Zonggao's return would be his end in the palace...

then……

All in a trap.

"Mr. Lu, let me just say it straight. In fact, in the power struggle of the palace, whoever wins or loses can't change the status of our palace's subordinates. It seems that Zhang Fengzheng's gaining power will be beneficial to you. After all, Zhang Fengzheng often relies on his brains when making plans, but The question is...will Zhang Fengzheng really treat you as one of his own?"

Zhu Hao's earnest words silenced Tang Yin.

Zhu Haodao: "So our goal is not to let Zhang Fengzheng win or Yuan Changshi win, but to let them fight among themselves. Only in this way can people like us, who are struggling to survive, win a place in the palace."

Tang Yin nodded slightly.

Although he didn't agree with Zhu Hao's way of using him, he also knew that Zhu Hao was in the same position as him. If he wanted to say that Tang Yin was really thinking about Tang Yin in the palace, there was no one else except Zhu Hao.

Tang Yin can tell who is "one of us".

"Now that Yuan Changshi wants to use the fact that the palace bought a telescope and someone was greedy for ink to show his prestige, Zhang Fengzheng must be at a loss. It is estimated that King Xing will summon him for inquiries today and tomorrow. How should he deal with it?"

Tang Yin became pragmatic and directly asked out his doubts.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Lu's role is not reflected? At this time, for Zhang Fengzheng, finding compensation is the most important thing, and he will definitely ask you for advice...Since the account of five hundred taels can no longer be recorded in the accounts of the palace treasury But this is not the only account in the palace..."

"What do you mean?"

Tang Yin didn't understand in a daze.

After all, Tang Yin didn't have access to the core accounts of the palace, and he didn't know much about the operation of the palace.

Zhu Hao said unhappily: "It's obvious, right now we need to transfer grain and grass worth [-] taels of silver to the imperial court. In addition to transferring from the treasury, we also need to transfer from the new autumn grain this year. This account has not yet been recorded. Go to the big account of the palace.

"Zhang Fengzheng is still the manager of the treasury. Even if the big account is sealed up by Yuan Changshi, let Zhang Fengzheng put the money in his pocket into the foreign account, and then tell King Xing that he actually took five hundred taels from me. , is to save expenses for the palace, isn't the reason very good?"

Tang Yin roughly understood it, and immediately put forward his opinion: "Then how should I explain this move to King Xing... Isn't it obviously tricky to pass money and not keep accounts?"

"Hey hey hey..."

Zhu Hao laughed.

Tang Yin felt that his IQ was crushed, but he was still unconvinced: "Why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong? Wouldn't seeking compensation after the fact be the same as being honest?"

Zhu Hao continued to laugh and said: "Mr. Lu, don't be impatient, listen to me...the five hundred taels I gave Zhang Fengzheng was not drawn from the palace account, it was money allocated by the court. Suppose, Zhang Fengzheng is like this A person who is good at calculating and wants to save money for the palace from the imperial court's money, will he record five hundred taels on the big account? This is to record the evidence of the crime and wait for the imperial court to investigate thoroughly in the future?"

Tang Yin fainted.

He thought about it carefully.

Yes.

The five hundred taels can't be recorded on the big account no matter what!
Doesn't recording it mean self-reported confession?
After all, the imperial court allocated money, and the palace was trying to argue whether it was two thousand taels or ten thousand taels of silver. There was no guarantee that the imperial court would not send someone to check the accounts.

How to explain the five hundred taels to the court?

"As for not telling King Xing in advance, it's easy to explain. Let's just say that after the supplies to support the Nine Frontiers are dispatched and the autumn grain storage is completed, we will talk about it together. After all, the palace treasury involves the storage of autumn grain and donating money and grain to the court. There are big ins and outs, and the general ledger has not been accounted for, so why rush to sum it up? Mr. Lu, don’t you think so?”

(End of this chapter)