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When Shen Keqiu heard what An Guogong said, he immediately laughed and said: "The old man is selfless, I admire him!"

An Guogong said expressionlessly: "What does Shen Yushi mean by this?"

"The household department was managed by the old Duke." Shen Keqiu said slowly: "The current household department, the old Duke still has many old disciples in it. This thorough investigation will start from the household department. Those who are being investigated are inevitably old disciples of the old Duke, the old Duke does not avoid his in-laws, supports a thorough investigation, and makes the lower officials admire him!"

An Guogong said indifferently: "The people in the world are all the people of the Holy One, and all the officials in the world are also the subjects of the Holy One. What Shen Yushi said is wrong!"

Shen Keqiu is the main figure in the Taizi Dang, and An Guogong is the main figure in the Hanwang Party. This is a well-known fact. Whether in the court or in private, the two sides occasionally confront each other verbally. That is also a common thing. .

Shen Keqiu smiled indifferently, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, what the old Duke means is to thoroughly investigate this matter. Although the main culprit, Hu Bufan, committed suicide in fear of crime, there are not a few officials involved in it. If they cannot be thoroughly investigated and punished, it will surely bring disaster to Great Qin!" After a pause, he glanced at An Guogong, and said with a sneer: "The officials involved in this account book include Beijing officials, foreign ministers, officials, and others. Military generals, half of the local taxes were concealed and refused to pay, and half of the expenditures of the household department were also corrupted. This huge amount of silver was divided up by these people. Your Majesty, divided up the national taxes. It's a big deal, but the ambition hidden behind it is even more shocking. I just got this account book, and after reading only a few pages, I was terrified. This is not an account book, but a malicious intention!"

Perhaps because of his cultivation, the emperor calmed down and asked very calmly: "Shen Aiqing, you all have the responsibility of the procuratorate to supervise all officials. If you want to conduct a thorough investigation at this time, how are you going to do it?"

"The Dali Temple is the main one, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment are assisted. The relevant people and things involved in the account book must be thoroughly investigated." Shen Keqiu said solemnly: "Once verified , will not be merciless, and will be punished according to the laws of the country!"

The emperor looked at Nayan Zhou Ting under his door, and asked, "Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?"

Zhou Ting stood up and cupped his hands and said: "I think that this account book is of great importance and involves a lot, and a thorough investigation must be done, but Hu Bufan is about to die. Whether all the records in this red and silver book are true or not, there is no proof of death. However, if there are too many officials involved, we still need to be careful. If there are too many officials involved, we must be careful. We must not make people panic and feel wronged just because of one account book. nice guy."

Shen Keqiu sneered: "Zhou Nayan, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been cautious in doing things, good people will not be wronged, and bad people will not be let go!"

Zhou Ting seemed to have a good temper, but said with a smile: "Shen Yushi said so."

But the emperor signaled the eunuch to bring the red and silver book, and the eunuch took back the red and silver book. The emperor took the red and silver book, opened it, tore off the first five pages, and then handed the red and silver book to the eunuch beside him. He said lightly, "Take it and burn it!"

The eunuch was stunned, and all the officials under the jade platform were also dumbfounded, and the emperor's eyes turned cold. The eunuch hurriedly took the red and silver book, and walked to the edge of a fire platform, which was still lit, in front of everyone. In front of him, he put the red and silver book on it and ignited it. Soon, the red and silver book burned, and everyone except the emperor was dumbfounded.

The red and silver book had at least forty or fifty pages, but the emperor only tore off a small part. The officials really didn't understand what the emperor was going to do.

The emperor ordered the eunuch to hand over those pages to Shen Keqiu, and then slowly said: "I really don't believe that all the red and silver booklets are real, and I don't believe that all the courtiers of Daqin treat me like this. But the treasury is empty, and the taxes As the number increases again and again, the Household Department cannot escape its responsibility, Hu Bufan is dead, all the male members of the clan have been beheaded, the female family members have been filled into the bureaucracy, all their property has been seized and confiscated, and handed over to the Household Department treasury." Pointing at guest Shen. A few pieces of paper in Qiu's hand said: "The officials above will coordinate the investigation with the Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Once they are found out, all those involved in the case will follow Hu Bufan's example!"

None of the ministers spoke for a while, and they didn't know what to say, but they heard the emperor said: "I can't kill all the ministers who serve me, but I want some people to understand that this is my country, who would want to If you play tricks at my feet, I will never forgive you!"

All the ministers bowed to the ground and said "Long live" together!

The emperor looked at An Guogong again, and said with a smile: "Old Duke, since Hu Bufan committed suicide in fear of crime, the household department can't delay it. Why don't you take up the courage of the household department again so that I can feel at ease?"

An Guogong immediately said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, the old minister is old and has no strength. It is really difficult to take on this important task. Please also ask the Holy Majesty to choose another wise man!"

"Yes!" The emperor nodded and sighed softly: "We are all old, and many things are beyond the capabilities of us old people." Shaking his head, he said: "It's a pity that I am the king of a country, and the burden of the country cannot be easily thrown away. Take off, otherwise I really want to find a place, live in seclusion and cultivate my mind, and don't ask about world affairs, how comfortable it is!"

All the ministers felt that the emperor's words were very unusual, so they dared not speak.

"An Guogong, Hu Bufan was recommended by you, and now there is a vacancy in the household department, and you don't want to take on the heavy responsibility, how about you recommend another person?" the emperor said in a harmonious voice.

Anguo Gongdao: "Your Majesty loves me so much, and the old minister can't repay it. It's just that the old minister's mind is getting more and more confused, and I really can't think of a suitable candidate. Your Majesty is very wise, please show me!"

The emperor pondered for a while, and finally said: "Ma Hong!"

Ma Hong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had already stepped forward and prostrated himself on the ground. The emperor said: "You should take care of the errands of the Ministry of Household first." The lifeblood of the country, the Ministry of Money and Food, Ma Hong, what I entrust to you is a heavy burden, if you are negligent, I will never forgive you lightly!"

Ma Hong bowed on the ground and said happily: "I will do my best to serve the Holy One!"

Compared with the Ministry of Rites, the errand of the Minister of the Household Department is naturally a great job.

All the ministers were a little surprised.

Looking at the situation, the emperor seemed to have already thought about the candidate for the Minister of the Household Department, and it was obviously a lie to let An Guogong take up the errand of the Household Department again.

Mr. An Guo didn't change his face, he was very indifferent.

"Has the repair of the Tongren Hall been completed?" The emperor seemed not to continue talking about the red and silver books, and changed the subject, "I heard that the Xiliang mission arrived in the capital half a month earlier than expected. "

Ma Hong hurriedly said: "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, I will report from below that the Xiliang Mission has been traveling non-stop along the way, even day and night. If there is no accident, it may arrive in the capital within five days!"

"Your Majesty, the Xiliang people are so impatient, it can be seen that they are very eager to seek peace." Lin Yuanfang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, finally found a chance to speak, and hurriedly said: "Our Great Qin is rich and the people are strong, and the Xiliang people fought in the northwest. You must have sensed the strength of my Great Qin army, so you eagerly want to make peace with my Great Qin, the might of God, and the world will surrender!"

The emperor said with a smile: "I build a country with force, but rule the world with peace."

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers said in unison.

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As soon as An Guogong returned to the Duke's mansion, Huang Tiandu was already waiting in the mansion. When the father and son entered the study, Huang Tiandu couldn't wait to ask: "Father, what does His Majesty mean?"

An Guogong sat on the chair and said with a sneer, "I've been making trouble for so long, and I didn't realize until today that Ying Yuan's target may not be the King of Han, but my Huang family!"

Huang Tian was taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Why did father say such a thing?"

"Yingyuan burned the red and silver books, leaving only a few sheets of paper." An Guogong looked sullen, his eyes flickering: "The books are all members of the Hanwang Party. If he intends to suppress the Hanwang, he will definitely I took this opportunity to go to war, but this is not the case. The names on the front of the red and silver book are all the lists of household officials in the capital and localities. They are all disciples of our Huang family. Many of those who were burned were those who really defected to the King of Han. The officials under the sect, it can be seen from this that Ying Yuan's heart is not with the King of Han, but with the old man!"

Huang Tian's complexion sank, he clenched his fists and said, "So, Ying Yuan wants to use this opportunity to suppress our Huang family's disciples, instead of suppressing the entire Hanwang Party?"

"It must be so." An Guogong said with a sneer: "Today he even made side-talking remarks and asked the old man to withdraw from the court and go back to the mountains...!" His old and withered hands had already been clenched, and he said in a hateful voice: "Yingyuan, Yingyuan , after all, you still want to do something to this old man. If it weren't for my Huang family back then, how could you Yingyuan have today? Now that I see my Huang family's prosperity, you start to see it as a thorn in your side... want to The old man retreats into the mountains and forests, hehe, what a wishful thinking!"

Huang Tian moved closer and said angrily: "Father, Ying Yuan, he really wants to drive you out of the court?"

"He still doesn't dare to do that." An Guogong sneered, "Da Qin belongs to his Ying clan, but Da Qin also has the imprint of our Huang clan, and it is not easy to erase our imprint easily. "

Huang Tian showed worry in his eyes, and said: "Father, since Ying Yuan has moved his mind, our Huang family is in danger. Do we really have to wait for him to attack us?"

"No hurry!" An Guogong shook his head and said, "Now that there are internal and external troubles, before everything is settled, Ying Yuan dare not act rashly. If he can really do it, he won't make old man go back to hermit by sidestepping. And he regards himself as a sage. Well, the whole country knows our Huang family's contribution to Daqin. Back then he even boasted that he would treat my Huang family well. I won’t do it easily.” After a pause, Yin said coldly: “But we can’t sit still, our Huang clan helped him conquer the country back then, it was a big gamble, everything now is not rewarded by him, but by us The winning bet, all of this is our own, and if he wants to take it away from us, it is absolutely impossible."

"Unload the mill and kill the donkey!" Huang Tiandu also sneered and said, "He wants to treat our Huang family as a donkey, that's not up to him!"

An Guogong sat back on the chair, pondered for a while, and finally said: "A foolish king with no virtue, if he continues to toss like this, the Great Qin Dynasty will be torn apart again in only 20 years. He wants the old man to retire, but the old man is still thinking about it." Let him retreat!"

Huang Tiandu gritted his teeth and said, "Father, if someone hurts me, I will hurt them. The Emperor Hun has sinister intentions, we must make plans early!"

An Guogong did not speak, got up, picked up the wolf hair, took a piece of paper, swiped the pen, and wrote a big "death" on the paper, and then said softly: "Be safe, don't be impatient, be patient!" Stay calm, we won't wait long!"