Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

"My lord, this is..." Liu Yan was startled when he saw the personal guards of the prince's mansion coming in fiercely, his hands trembled, and the stack of documents almost fell out of his hands, and he staggered to be safe. He stopped and hurriedly asked.

"It's nothing." Li Zhen smiled lightly and said, "I heard that Mr. Liu was originally in charge of the second department of driving and duty, and that the treasury department was originally in charge of Li Shilang. Is there such a thing?"

Liu Yan is not a member of the crown prince's lineage. He was wondering why he was about to be transferred, but Li Youling suddenly came to change duties with him. Hearing Li Zhen's words at this time, he already vaguely guessed that there was only one of them. Fearing that something else might be wrong, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly explained: "Returning to Your Highness, it is true, but the officials and Master Li often exchange responsibilities, this is a rule, there is nothing wrong with it, I don't know ..."

Although Li Youling didn't say anything, the paleness that flashed across his face could not be concealed from Li Zhen's eyes. After hearing Liu Yan's explanation, Li Zhen suddenly laughed and said: "Liu Shilang, this king is acting like this." I've always been strict, since I'm here to do business with the Ministry of War, I don't want to mess things up, some things have to be made clear before handing them over, don't you think so?"

"That's, that's, the official should handle the handover with His Highness. If Your Highness has any doubts, please enlighten me, and I will definitely explain it." Liu Yan put the stack of documents in his hand back on the table, raised his hand Wiping the sweat from his forehead with his big sleeves, he stammered slightly.

"That's good." Li Zhen laughed and said: "Although the affairs of the second department of the driver and the treasury are complicated, there is one thing that is fundamental-inventory is the key to it. Since the king wants to take over, he has to check the inventory. , Master Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Yan didn't understand the meaning of Li Zhen's words, and after a moment of stupefaction, he said: "Yes, yes, yes, what Your Highness said is reasonable, and I will accompany His Highness to the treasurers and take stock of one or two."

"That's the best, let's start with the arsenal first, Lord Liu, Lord Li, please." Li Zhen said yes, but the murderous look in the eyes of the captain of the Wangfu, who looked like a vicious screwdriver, didn't mean to ask at all. When Liu and Li saw this situation, they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only smile wryly and follow Li Zhen to the direction of the arsenal.

The Great Tang established the country with military force and valued military exploits, so the arsenal is naturally huge - the arsenal located in the northwest corner of Chang'an City has a total of twelve warehouses, and there is an open space within a hundred feet of the surrounding area, which is heavily guarded. There are as many as a thousand people, and all idlers are not allowed to approach the arsenal, otherwise they will be killed without mercy. Each warehouse is [-] feet square in size, and the various weapons and siege tools stored in it are various and huge in quantity. Tang Wuli's fundamental guarantee lies.

"Kowtow to Your Highness." Li Zhen just got off the sedan chair, but Yan Qin, the general accountant of "Yanji Company", had already led a dozen accountants to wait in the open space outside the arsenal. When Li Zhen got off the sedan chair, Immediately ran forward to greet Li Zhen.

"Excuse me, this king wants you to come here today for the purpose of checking the accounts, so you can go with me." Li Zhen waved her hand, said something casually, and planned to go to the arsenal He left, but never thought that Li Youling would catch up from behind and said: "Your Highness, this is an important place for arsenals, non-idle people can enter, please forgive me, Your Highness."

Li Youling's words are true, but it's not because of the rules, but because of his scruples about Yan Qin. Without him, Yan Qin is also known as Yan Da Suan, and he is the most famous accountant in the capital. Basically, all the tricks are students taught by Yan Qin, and Li Zhen's abacus is also promoted by Yan Qin. With such a character, Li Youling, who has ghosts in his heart, is naturally worried to the extreme, so he He came up with a rule, but how could he be so careful that he could not hide it from Li Zhen. Seeing Li Youling anxiously, Li Zhen immediately laughed, and looked at Li Youling with great interest for a long time, until Li Youling's whole body was covered. The hairs were standing on end, and Li Zhen said with a smile: "Master Li, you should know this General Accountant Yan, not to mention the various ministries, even the General Accountant Yan in Da Nei has been there, huh Well, if the king's records are not bad, the accounting office of the Ministry of War was also taught by Yan's general account. It seems that Yan's general account in the arsenal has been entered many times. What's wrong with this king asking him to help check the accounts? place?"

"This..." Li Youling was stunned for a while, but he couldn't think of a reason to stop him. His forehead was covered with sweat, but Li Zhen ignored Li Youling's embarrassment, smiled calmly, and led everyone into the warehouse area .

"The next official, Wang Ji (Lin Dayou), sees His Royal Highness the King of Yue." Wang and Lin had just met Li Zhen at the Ministry of War before their heads, but they didn't expect Li Zhen to go to the arsenal so quickly. As soon as they got the notification from his subordinate Ku Ding, they hurried After they came out, each of them nervously stepped forward to greet Li Zhen in a hurry.

"My lords don't need to be too polite. I want to take inventory of the inventory today, and I would like to ask you two to cooperate with one or two. How about that?" Li Zhen raised her hands lightly and signaled the two principals, Wang and Lin, to be flat, very politely. Said.

According to the practice of the Ministry of War, an inventory should be taken every three months. The inventory was just taken at the end of last year. Wang and Lin didn't expect that Li Zhenxin's new official would set fire to the arsenal.

"What? Are there any difficulties for the two adults?" Li Zhen asked with a smile.

"No, no, it means that His Highness wants to investigate, and the subordinates will wait for cooperation." Li Zhen's words have already reached this point, and Wang and Lin have nothing else to say, so they gritted their teeth and agreed.

Checking inventory is not an easy task, it is a tiring job, even if there are many arsenals, and with the cooperation of accountants such as Yan Qin, this check will be done from the morning until the sun is about to set. I made a rough idea, but at least I got the result Li Zhen wanted - a total of 3000 horizontal knives, [-] long spears, [-] bows, more than [-] arrows, and nearly [-] armors were lost in the arsenal. Sets, two rushing cars, and ten ladders, such a large amount is enough to equip an army of [-] people.

F*ck, what a vicious scheming, damn it, if I don't check it out, I'm afraid I'll jump into the Yellow River and I won't be able to clean it up!Listening to Yan Qin's summary results, Li Zhen's face remained calm, but she was terrified in her heart. After Yan Qin's report was finished, Li Zhen glanced at the group of officials gathered around, and said with a grinning smile: "Everyone My lord, what's going on here? How about giving me an explanation?"

"You are wronged, Your Highness, we are really wronged!"

"Your Highness, I really don't know."

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For such a large amount of loss, not to mention the two principals, even the two servants in charge of the Ministry of War and Mr. Su, the Shang Shu, are inseparable. Seeing that the matter is getting worse, everyone is pale at the moment With a snort, they all knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and shouted their grievances.

Injustice?Damn, I was really wronged.Li Zhen's face darkened, and she shouted loudly: "Chen Liang, pass on this king's order to immediately block the arsenal, and no one is allowed to leave this place without permission. This king will enter the palace to face the saint!"

"Yes, I obey!" Chen Liang bowed to Li Zhen, drew the horizontal knife at his waist, and ordered his personal guards to immediately block the gate of the arsenal. Li Zhen glanced coldly at those The officials who kept shouting their grievances didn't talk too much, and they didn't ride in the big sedan chair. Instead, they rode on the horses of the guards, and led three or five guards to hurry towards the palace.

At the second quarter of You, Li Shimin was eating dinner in the Chengqing Palace. He was having a good time when he suddenly saw Gao Yao, the internal servant, hurried in. He stopped immediately, looked at Gao Yao and said, "Why are you so panicked?" ?”

"Report to Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Yue has come down, saying that the Ministry of War has a serious case, and he wants to play it in front of the saint." Li Shimin never liked to be disturbed when he was eating. Gao Yao saw the slight anger in Li Shimin's words, so he hurriedly explained road.

"Huh?" When Li Shimin heard that the accident in the Ministry of War was still a serious matter, his face immediately turned ugly. After thinking for a while, he said lightly: "Xuan." Go out and call Li Zhen without mentioning it.

"I kowtow to my father." Li Zhen just walked into the Chengqing Hall, and immediately rushed forward, kowtowing respectfully.

"Pingshen, let's talk, what happened to the Ministry of War?" Li Shimin's face was so calm that he couldn't see the slightest fluctuation at all, and asked lightly.

"I want to report to my father, my son-in-law did not dare to be disrespectful to his father's great kindness after taking the post of Minister of the Ministry of War. He went to the Ministry of War this morning to perform his duties. During the handover, the son-in-law checked the inventory of the arsenal and found the arsenal. The weapons are seriously inconsistent with the accounts, and the amount of lost weapons is huge, and I dare not hide it, so I have come here to ask my father to make the decision." Li Zhen took out the detailed accounts from his sleeves while speaking, and held them above his head respectfully with both hands. .

"Hand it up!" Li Shimin's expression darkened when he heard about the accident in the arsenal, and he waved his hand and said something, and the little eunuch who was waiting on the side went down and took the folder from Li Zhen's hand, and handed it to Li Shimin.

"Bastard!" Li Shimin became more and more angry as he looked at it. At the end, he couldn't help but cursed loudly. He slammed his hand on the table, causing all the bowls and chopsticks to rattle. He got up together and paced back and forth in the hall. Stepping forward, he stopped his foot suddenly, glanced at Li Zhen and said, "Zhen'er, in your opinion, what should be done about this matter?"

how?Hey, old man, you are always trying to trick us, we are not fooled! As soon as Li Zhen heard Li Shimin's words, she knew that the old man was waiting for her own initiative to ask for orders, but Li Zhen is not a fool, how could she not know what happened? There are a lot of tricks behind the arsenal case, and he doesn't want to mess with it at all. He just lifts the lid. As for anyone who wants to jump in, it's up to them. Li Zhen won't jump in anyway. Seeing the old man asking , Li Zhen replied unhurriedly: "I would like to report to my father, my minister has ordered the arsenal to be sealed off, and everyone is under control. Please send someone to investigate, and my minister will fully cooperate. "

Although Li Zhen's words were very euphemistic, the meaning inside was clear - he would never preside over the investigation.Li Shimin is such a shrewd person, how could he not understand Li Zhen's meaning, seeing that Li Zhen didn't want to preside over the case, his face suddenly drooped, staring at Li Zhen coldly, never saying a word...