Rebirth of the second ex-husband

Chapter 416
Chen Qingyi heard from his subordinates that the Ministry of Industry encountered difficulties in finding the Ministry of Households to apply for silver, and wondered if the national treasury was quite full, not to mention the 15 taels of gold donated by Princess Linghua a while ago.

Suspiciously, he led his men to check the account books, and found that the palace and the military department had huge expenses.The renovation expenses of the Empress Dowager's Yongshou Palace and the expenses of purchasing chariots, horses, and armored equipment by the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Liu Zhengfeng, are nothing if viewed separately, but when they add up a little bit, it is a frighteningly huge amount of money.

His subordinates did not dare to report to him without telling him. Now there is only 100 million taels of silver left in the treasury, and it is only a few months to maintain the army and the palace expenses. There are still eight or nine months before the next tax payment. How can this be? Is good?

The empress dowager was upset, it was always an unpleasant thing to hear!
She just repaired her own palace, and now she is honored as a sage, so she can't live as comfortably as before. Except for a part of the official Lumi is tribute rice, there is no shortage of buying some for grain.Who is secretly manipulating food prices?
"Your Majesty, you are just repairing the Palace of Eternal Life. How can you be in deficit? In my view, Mr. Chen may be dissatisfied with His Majesty's hearing of the government, and use other methods to rebel against His Majesty." One.

He is very upset with this Chen Qingyi now, at the beginning the instructions for money went smoothly, but it became more and more difficult later on, how could he get the capital to buy armaments without money?

As far as Liu Zhengfeng's salary is concerned, it's not enough to give him a dental sacrifice, so how can he have the opportunity to honor the Empress Dowager?How could he have deducted part of the money without the purchase of armaments?

"Master Liu, you must speak with your conscience." Chen Qingyi is not a slippery person. He glared at each other and replied, "I have to ask Master Liu carefully. Nearly 200 million taels of silver."

"Master Liu, the account books returned by the Ministry of War are indeed unclear, and we need to check them carefully." It was Lang Yunmo from the Ministry of Household Affairs who spoke, "People pay taxes, but they are used for people's livelihood and state affairs, so don't take someone's money. bag."

Although he was demoted and lost real power, it doesn't mean he likes to stand with the Liu family.

After Yun Qianxue's death, there was always a slight pain on his face, and there were more and more times when he was lost in gazing into the distance, but he was not depressed.

Now that his grandson and granddaughter are all raised under the name of Concubine Su, for the future of the Yun family, he has made a decisive decision not to waste the decades of friendship between the Su family and the Yun family.

Yunmo's actions were very subtle, he didn't help the Su family, that is, he didn't help the emperor, but sometimes took advantage of the situation to speak for the empress dowager, and everyone thought that Yunmo was not valued by the emperor and had already taken refuge in the empress dowager.

In fact, Yun Mo hated the Mo clan the most. He firmly believed that the former emperor was forced by the empress dowager and the empress dowager to put Yun Qianxue in the cold palace.

Even though Yun Qianxue had bought assassins to assassinate Princess Linghua and the emperor who was still the crown prince, the previous emperor did not punish his nine clans, just for the sake of Yun Qianxue and the child in her womb.

"Yunmo, what do you mean? My sage, I will examine myself. I want to sue you for slander!" Liu Zhengfeng didn't expect this old fellow Yunmo to jump out and bite him. What?
"Lord Liu, I'm not talking about you, so why are you so angry? Could it be that Master Liu is guilty?" Yun Mo was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs back then, so he naturally has his ability, and it's easy to provoke him with words.

"Liu Aiqing, please be safe and don't be impatient. Those who are clear will clear themselves. There is no need to say more." The Empress Dowager advised calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Zhengfeng bowed slightly and replied respectfully.

"Yun Aiqing, I will leave this matter to you for a thorough investigation." The Empress Dowager ordered solemnly.

Liu Zhengfeng frowned slightly, he couldn't make up his mind, what did the Empress Dowager mean by this?

How could the Empress Dowager not know that Yun Mo and Liu Zhengfeng were not quite at odds, and she had seen the sincerity shown by Yun Mo, but now she was just resorting to a dog-eat-dog move, and she was happy to see it succeed.

She couldn't use Liu Zhengfeng exclusively and fuel his arrogance, but she had to give Yunmo her trust and appointment appropriately.

Liu Zhengfeng wondered to himself, could it be that the Empress Dowager thought he was useless and wanted to abandon him as a pawn?Liu Zhengfeng was flustered in his heart, staring closely at the Empress Dowager's expression, hoping it wasn't what he thought.

"Be sure to give Aijia a satisfactory answer!" The Empress Dowager said something with ulterior motives, and looked at Yun Mo at the bottom of the steps.

Yun Mo replied respectfully on his face: "Your Majesty obeys the order!"

Yun Mo sighed secretly, the Empress Dowager was asking him to give Liu Zhengfeng a break.

Liu Zhengfeng was a smart person, so he was relieved, but he might have a headache for a while if he went back to this account book, and if he had to pay back some of the money, it would be more painful than costing his life.

"Qizhuo Empress Dowager, Princess Linghua and Changshi Zhizhi jointly sued Changshi Mo Wanci, accusing him of accepting bribes, taking bribes, breaking the law, buying and selling official positions, and murdering other people's lives. Please let the Holy Majesty decide!" Master Shi Yang Sixi waited for the two of them to return to the column and immediately read a book, with a very serious expression.

Liu Zhengfeng's right eyelid twitched, why are there so many entries today?This Censor is a neutral faction, whether it is the emperor or the empress dowager, he only cares about his own duties and never criticizes who is in charge of the government.

Such a person was acquiesced by the empress dowager, and there was no staff transfer in the Yushi Academy, and it remained the same, but what was the trouble?To say that this Yang Sixi doesn't know how to judge the situation is to underestimate this guy. In Liu Zhengfeng's view, Yang Sixi is very good at protecting himself wisely.

But if this is the case, how could Yang Sixi not know that Mo Wanci is from the Empress Dowager?Such references should be suppressed.

Xiao Nianyou and Chen Qingyi hadn't received a reply from the Empress Dowager, it was an accident that Yang Sixi came out of the array and joined Mo Wanci's book.

King Qin and King Ning are not in court now, and they are staying in the palace respectively. Otherwise, according to King Ning's temperament, seeing this scene may add fuel to the flames. He is very upset that Mo Wanci's man is arrogant and bullying outside.

"My Majesty, please investigate carefully!" The Taibao lord Feng Shujin, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward to speak, with a serious face.

The Empress Dowager raised her brows slightly, and sneered in her heart: "I'm afraid this is a good deal, it looks very peaceful when everyone doesn't talk, but now when one of them speaks up, they all start to make trouble, very good, good Very much."

She wanted to see what kind of medicine Yang Sixi and Feng Shujin sold in the gourd, and she temporarily forgot about the renovation of Yongshou Palace and the skyrocketing food prices.

She didn't think that Xiao Nianyou was connected with Princess Linghua, she seemed very surprised by his appearance.

Besides, she is the sage now, if Mo Wanci is innocent, then she is innocent, but she is just watching a clown act, if it is plain, it is fine to have some fun, and by the way, let that girl know the importance of her as the empress dowager, without her as an aunt , Mo Wanci is nothing in the palace.

"Show them into the palace." The Empress Dowager said calmly.

"Princess Linghua, Xuan Rongzhi, and Mo Wanci enter the palace!" Jiang Yaxuan shouted loudly, followed by voices from outside the palace.

Rong Zhi and Eldest Princess Linghua glanced at each other, with the determination in their eyes to overcome all difficulties, they walked into Chengde Hall together.

Mo Wanci glanced at the two of them angrily, and cursed in her heart: "You two sluts, just wait, the Holy Majesty will definitely treat you well!"

The three of them saluted the Empress Dowager together and got up.

Mo Wanci still had a proud face, while Rong Zhi was dignified and polite, with a slight smile in his eyes.

Princess Linghua's beauty is unparalleled, and her brows are so dignified that everyone in the court can't help but marvel at such an all-worldly beauty!

"Rong Zhi, Ling Hua, are you going to sue Mo Wanci?" The Empress Dowager asked coldly, as if it was a routine matter, but she didn't seem to care.

Rong Zhi said with a serious face: "Yes!"

Eldest Princess Linghua also replied in a clear voice: "Yes!"

Rong Zhi slowly told about some of Mo Wanci's crimes. From entering the palace until now, Mo Wanci's crimes shocked everyone.

Mo Wanci was furious when Rong Zhi exposed the crime in public, but when she was angry, she was angry, when would she stay without pleading?

The Empress Dowager heard it dull, with a hint of bitterness.

Grand Duke Linghua entered the palace with Rong Zhi, looked at Mo Wanci coldly, and asked Lu Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice: "Lord Lu, you accept bribes, give bribes, corrupt the law, buy and sell official positions, and murder other people's lives. I don't know what to do. conviction?"

Lu Cheng straightened his face and replied with righteous words: "Those three crimes should be punished by beheading."

The Empress Dowager's heart skipped a beat. The Eldest Princess Linghua tried to criticize Mo Wanci's crimes in a different way. Apart from what she authorized, she also acquiesced in what Mo Wanci did. At that time, she turned a blind eye to Mo Wanci's behavior.

It's just because Mo Wanci is very good at handling things, he can do things for her, he can take the blame for her, and he can please her. It is tolerable to have some stains on such an easy-to-use chess piece.

Mo Wanci's face was pale, but there was hope in her heart, and she hurriedly looked at the Empress Dowager, "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, the servant was framed, it was Rong Zhi who was jealous of the servant, she has been against the servant, no one in the palace We all know, Empress Dowager, I beg you to rectify the name of this servant!"

Rong Zhi was calm, without the slightest panic, raised her head slightly, looked at the woman kneeling in the court hall with her, and sneered in her heart.

Mo Wanci, who has a beautiful face, does not have a trace of domineering momentum, but now she is already in a hurry, and she is afraid that thinking about getting herself out of trouble, even a little thought is not enough.

Rong Zhi sighed slightly, she and Mo Wanci have been together for more than ten years, from the little maid at the beginning to the head of the court, to the inner courtier, and then to the inner temple uncle, the inner servant, the inner regular attendant , From no grade to the current fifth grade, what they have experienced is enough to write a book.

Rong Zhi has been growing up, and the lessons she has learned will not make her commit the same crime again, so that she can realize her original dream step by step and become a female official, not the humble court lady back then.

(End of this chapter)