The medical concubine arrives: Prince, don't be arrogant

Chapter 353
"The empress wants to know, what has the admiral of the Shanxue Kingdom, my uncle, and the empress' brother, done behind the scenes?"

The emperor suddenly put away the smile on his face, put down the pen, picked up the paper in his hand, blew on the ink that was not yet dry, and walked in front of the two.

"Admiral Fu, you have been very rampant in the past two years. I heard in the early years that you withheld the salaries of local officials, and even raised taxes in areas far away from the capital, and then enriched your own pockets."

"In the past, for the prince's sake and the empress's sake, I never doubted you. I just thought it was some courtiers who were dissatisfied with you talking nonsense. But recently I started this investigation, guess what? What's the matter?"

As he spoke, the emperor shook off the piece of paper, and showed the empress and Admiral Fu what was written on it.

"Pinzhou, Yinzhou, Chengzhou, and sixteen cities including Yancheng and Hucheng. These places have all been affected by your thieves. You know, the lives of the local people are miserable, and all of them are Because of your greed!"

"You disregard the people's well-being for your own selfishness. What's the use of an uncle like you?!"

Although Admiral Fu is a first-rank official, he is really a freelancer.

In recent years, King You Jing has been stationed at the frontier, and the entire Shanxue Kingdom has not suffered from war for more than ten years.

Therefore, his military position is just an empty shelf, and it would be more appropriate to say that he is the uncle of the country.

If he didn't have a younger sister who was the queen of the dynasty, he would have been impeached and stepped down a long time ago according to his words and deeds.

"Your majesty, just listen to what I have to say!"

Just now the emperor personally summoned him, and he talked about the people's taxation as soon as he opened his mouth.

Ordinarily, he is not in charge of this taxation. If there is no reason, the emperor will not call him to discuss this in person.

Therefore, as early as when the queen was away, he had already realized that he had shown his feet.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Household Department has always been in charge of this matter of taxation. As a general, I really can't care about it! Moreover, the minister and the Minister of the Household Department are not close friends, and there is really no chance to covet this little money. !"

Admiral Fu was eager to get rid of the crime, but he couldn't care less about inquiring about the queen.

"Oh? In that case, I have wronged you?"

The emperor slightly raised his eyebrows, turned the paper in front of him, and examined it carefully.

It shows the location of the cities in Shanxue Country, and the ones that are drawn out are all the places where Admiral Fu sucked oil and water.

Count carefully, there are nineteen of them, large and small!
Moreover, Admiral Fu is a thoughtful person, and the territories he intervenes are far away from the capital.

As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.The emperor's hands are not that long, and the people below are protecting each other. If this matter is discussed carefully, a large number of people in the court will probably be dragged out and beaten.

So, a few years ago, Admiral Fu made such small moves, but the emperor always turned a blind eye and never said much.

It's just that now, it's time for the real liquidation.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to use this matter to eradicate the queen in one fell swoop.

"Come here, bring the Minister of the Household Department."

The emperor didn't continue to attack him, but in a blink of an eye, someone brought the Minister of the Household Department to confront him face to face.

As soon as he heard the name of Hubu Shangshu, Admiral Fu's heart was in his throat.

He has done this dirty thing for many years, and the emperor has never found any clues.

In fact, there is also the credit of the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

On the surface, he and the Minister of the Household Department are both officials. They have different paths and do not conspire with each other. There is really no intersection.

However, in private, the two of them "discussed big plans together".

Moreover, the two have similar temperaments and similar tastes in private, and they both feel that their actions can be regarded as "a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way."

However, the relationship between them is only a relationship of interest. Now that it is a life-threatening moment, Hubu Shangshu can't help pouring dirty water on him to clean himself up?

There was a leisurely smile on the emperor's face, as if admiring his anxious appearance.

"The Secretary of the Household Department has arrived."

After a while, the Minister of the Household Department hurried over, holding an account book in his hand.

"My lord, I have seen the emperor, I have seen the empress."

"Shangshu Hubu, what are you holding in your hand?"

The emperor saw the account book in his hand at a glance, but at the moment, he spent all his time asking questions knowingly, to see how the two of them could justify themselves.

"If you go back to the emperor, this is the account book for the tribute from foreign countries and the taxation of the common people. Please have a look at it."

"I haven't said why I asked you to come here. Why are you rushing to find a job for yourself?"

Seeing his fearful yet pretending calm appearance, the emperor only found it a little funny.

"Some time ago, the emperor's dragon body was sick, so the account book has not been seen for some time. Therefore, I guess, the emperor summoned the minister this time to check the account book."

What the Hubu Shangshu said is reasonable. Indeed, the emperor usually looks at it regularly, but recently, it is true that he hasn't seen it for some time.

"Bring it up."

"Yes."

The Minister of the Household Department presented the account book with both hands.

From the moment he entered the door, he acted as if he hadn't seen Admiral Fu, and he hadn't spoken a single word to him.

This instead makes people suspicious.

The more unfamiliar people are, the more they have to put on a show and be courteous.

"Well. I have already read the account book, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Hearing this, Hubu Shangshu heaved a sigh of relief, but at this moment, he subconsciously glanced at Admiral Fu beside him.

He originally thought that the emperor would have to take a closer look before giving up, but he didn't expect that he just flipped through two pages and gave up.

"I don't dare to neglect my duties. I sorted out the account books that night, so that I can present them to the emperor. I..."

"Wait a minute."

At this time, the emperor interrupted the self-promotion of Shangshu Hubu.

"I plan to go to Yancheng and Hucheng for private visits tomorrow. I don't know what the minister of household affairs thinks?"

As he said that, the emperor picked up the paper on the table and placed it in front of Shangshu Hubu.

Hubu Shangshu looked up and was so frightened that he almost sat down on the ground.

The places marked on it are all places where they have fished for oil and water, and they are still marked one by one, and they have never missed a single one.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's dragon body has been ill recently, so it's better not to work too hard. Private visits in micro-services may cause a lot of travel and fatigue among the people, so, based on the Emperor's dragon body, it's better to wait for a while."

Hubu Shangshu tried his best to dissuade the emperor to think twice.

(End of this chapter)