Beautiful step by step

Chapter 124

How could Emperor Qinglong appear here?

Wei Wei was surprised at first, but only for a moment, the fear that occupied the whole heart disappeared completely, and bubbles of joy burst from the bottom of his heart.

Some people do not need to be in contact for too long, and often one or two things can make people trust. This is leadership.Whether it was the decision to set up camp on the spot regardless of his own safety after the fire in Youzhou, or the people's "voluntary donation of grain" and the order to distribute subsidies, Emperor Qinglong all showed the mind that the Son of Heaven should have.

Wei Wei firmly believed that with him, Yan Heng would never suffer injustice.

"See Your Majesty."

Confidence rose in an instant, and Wei Wei knelt down subconsciously.Her cry woke up everyone, whether it was the soldiers holding torches around, or the governors of Yuan and Chu who had different thoughts, they all knelt down around the grain cart.

"Flat body."

Under the rage, Emperor Qinglong calmed down instead, and these two words were spoken with the majesty of an emperor.His aged and cloudy eyes seemed to look down on everyone, but in fact he had been paying some attention to Chu Cishi.Seeing him getting up and looking eager to try, Emperor Qinglong asked kindly:

"Chu Inspector is talking about what is going on."

The emperor is asking him?
The black and strong Chu Inspector was surprised, but he did not forget what the emperor said just now.Wu Shangshu's method of transporting money for many years must have been found out by King Duan who returned to Beijing.Chu Inspector Shi's heart was ups and downs for a moment, what is the most beneficial argument for him?
Emperor Qinglong snorted coldly: "En? Why didn't the governor of Chu speak?"

Under the sleeve, Yan Heng grabbed Wei Wei's hand and comforted her silently.Wei Wei turned her head and gave him a grateful smile.The moment the underside of the truck was pried open just now, she was indeed like a thunderbolt, but with Yan Heng's aura by her side, she was not so shocked and frightened before she knew it.

"Report to the emperor," the governor of Chu arched his fist: "The relief money from the Disaster Relief Department was stolen, and the colleagues and ministers of Dali Temple worked together to recover it. The smuggled silver vehicles that were found were related to the command envoy of the Yan Dynasty."

Emperor Qinglong walked up to Yan Heng and Wei Wei, bent down and carefully looked at the carriage.It turned out that it was this kind of car that devoured his splendid world bit by bit.

"What's the matter?"

Glancing at Wei Wei from the corner of his eye, Inspector Chu stepped forward and touched the corner of the truck.

"In the corner of the cart is the chestnut rice from the northwest, and the first thing Mrs. Yan did after she came to Liangzhou was to pack and transport the chestnut rice from the fields reclaimed by the Yanheng army to the capital, and use it as millet in her mother's rice shop. Selling it at a high price. Regardless of whether it is against the law of Da Yue for officials to do business, the vehicles used by Mrs. Yan to escort millet are exactly the carriages and horses used by the imperial court to escort good wages to the northwest."

Emperor Qinglong turned his head and stared at Wei Wei with burning eyes: "Oh, are you serious?"

Wei Wei's face was calm: "It's true."

The corner of Chu Inspector's lips raised a triumphant smile: "Your Majesty, the truth is now clear. There are indeed chestnut rice growing in the Northwest, but Madam Yan is the only one who has the ability to transport the chestnut rice to this cart."

He stretched out his hand to pick up a silver ingot, stroked the official title imprint on the bottom, and followed the words of the governor of Chu, Emperor Qinglong nodded repeatedly.

"Ah Mo!"

Surprised voices came from the side, along the gap made by the officers and soldiers when Emperor Qinglong came, Princess Nine ran over with her skirt in her hands, calling her anxiously.A Tong followed behind her, with the same anxious expression on his face.

"Father," Princess Jiu walked up to the carriage and said firmly, "Ah Mao is definitely not that kind of person. You know how popular the nude makeup formula she gave me is now. I said that day that I would give her a share of it." , she flatly rejected it."

How could it be the Ninth Princess again? Inspector Chu's heart skipped a beat.I don't know what ecstasy soup Mrs. Yan poured into the most favored princess to make her so heartbroken.

The scouts he sent out came to report that it had started snowing in the north.At the end of this summer, the Northwest was victorious, and the Oirats did not get any benefits from Dayue.After heavy snowfall, severe cold and hunger hit together, and the Oirats whose lives were threatened would definitely counterattack desperately.

Anyone who has stayed in the Northwest for a long time knows that fat and strong wolves are not scary, but the most terrifying thing is hungry wolves.As soon as the northwest account is inserted, Wu Shangshu's downfall is certain.After waiting for 20 years, he even stooped down to win Wu Shangshu over, just for today.As long as this battle is fought, the Chu family must be the number one hero.This is the most critical time in his life, and Yan Heng must not be given a chance to make his mark.

After weighing the matter again and again, the Lingtai is extremely clear, Chu Inspector smiled and said: "After all, Your Highness is young, but it is just a box of incense powder, which is not as important as your friendship."

Princess Nine had an expression of "Who are you?", but she retorted without hesitation: "That's a box of incense powder, the whole harem is using Ah Wei's nude makeup powder. The imperial dining room requires an egg." Two taels of silver, and a middle coat worn by the father cost 5000 taels of silver. Although the face powder is not as good as the father's middle coat, it is not too much for a box to cost a thousand taels of silver. So many boxes add up, one It’s worth several 10 taels of silver per year.”

Speaking of this, she pointed to the inside of the car: "Ah Mao doesn't even want mountains of gold and silver. Could it be that she has a small eyelid for this little piece of silver? She donated the 1000 taels of gold that her father rewarded without blinking. Now that she is risking her head to embezzle this point, she was kicked in the head by a donkey, right?"

"Ayi!"

Emperor Qinglong frowned, seeing his precious daughter pouting with displeasure, he hastily explained: "Miss, please be careful with what you say."

"Daughter knows~" The ninth princess dragged her voice: "Father, you believe me, if you don't believe me, you have to believe in the eyes of the concubine mother. The apprentices she accepts will never be people with shallow eyes."

When did she become Concubine Shu's apprentice?With a relaxed face, Wei Wei tilted her head to Princess Nine in doubt.

Princess Nine turned her head, and her right hand compared scissors with a click, and Wei Wei suddenly realized.It's flower arrangement, Concubine Shu taught her how to do it all afternoon.I am ashamed to say it, but at that time Concubine Shu told me to practice more, but she was too busy these few days, and almost forgot about it afterwards.

When she was blaming herself, Emperor Qing Long, who was going to watch another show, finally couldn't bear the Ninth Princess's coquettish obsession, and comforted him: "Ah Yi is good, Father knows it well."

Inspector Chu raised his head in surprise, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, this is both stolen goods."

Yan Heng, who had been standing silently by the side listening, moved, and rushed forward. He quickly subdued the governor of Chu, and cut his hands behind his back.

"Although Lord Inspector is emotional, the emperor is not someone you can offend at will."

Realizing his disrespect, Chu Inspector quickly knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Yan also admitted it just now, I just couldn't help it for a while."

"What do I admit?" Wei Wei asked back, pointing at the tip of her nose.

"The governor of Chu may have misunderstood something. I just admitted that I was in business. I admitted that I did hire a vehicle to escort the well-paid vehicles to the northwest, and transport the millet to the capital."

Ninth Princess was puzzled: "Employment?"

Ah Yi's question was really timely, Wei Wei had been worried since just now, how to explain the use of government vehicles.Although when she first found out that the carriage had a laminate, she regretted that she should not save trouble.But now she also understands, what's wrong with her?Even if she uses the bus for private use, it will spoil the atmosphere to a certain extent.But unlike those who use the court's manpower and material resources to do their own private work, she pays the fare and manpower according to the market price.Even if there is a mistake, it is not a huge mistake.

It's just that she lacked a chance to speak out. It would be too deliberate to explain directly, and she would be too aggrieved if she didn't explain.

"Well, I would like to ask the emperor's daughter-in-law to explain a thing or two."

Emperor Qinglong waved his hand: "Sure."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Thank you Fushen, to prevent someone from saying that she made noise in front of the emperor at will, which should be the most disrespectful.

Then she said in a soft voice, unhurriedly: "This matter has to start with corruption. Because the soldiers' salaries cannot be paid in time, and there are many exorbitant taxes in various names, the life of the military households in the northwest is relatively difficult. The minister's wife's family She is a businessman, so she knows a little bit about the trade. So she partnered with the Husband's family to sell some Northwest local products to the capital, and everyone shared the money. I am afraid that cooperation will be a hot topic for shaving your head."

The governor of Chu retorted: "Then you use the imperial chariot and horses privately."

Wei Wei ignored him, but stared at Emperor Qinglong.Seeing that the emperor nodded, and there was no sullen expression on his face, she continued to speak.

"The emperor also knows the military household system of the imperial court. It has been rooted in the military reclamation area for generations. It is not allowed to leave the original place unless the imperial court summons it. Not to mention that there is no way for military households to seek help after being exploited. Anyway, if this one comes down, the military households will not Prepare a carriage for a long journey. The court lady is impatient and wants to transport fresh rice to the capital as soon as possible. I happened to see the carriages from the imperial court to deliver good wages and learned that they were empty when they returned, so I started to think carefully. The court wife investigated I paid the market price, and paid double the money for carriages and horses. The court officials, soldiers and ministers did not dare to tamper with it, and the domestic slaves transferred from the merchants in Liangzhou City paid the same subsidies as the domestic slaves and ministers.”

After finishing speaking, Wei Wei knelt down: "The minister's wife pleaded guilty to the emperor, and the minister's wife used the bus for private use, which brought about an unhealthy trend."

Yan Heng walked over from behind the Governor of Chu, and knelt down in front of him: "Your Majesty, Ah Mao is a woman, and even if she has the heart, she can't control the court. It's a minister's private use of power. If there is a crime, it is also the minister's responsibility." .”

Wei Wei turned her head and looked at him with a frown: "I suggested this, and I was the one who started it."

"Ah Mao is just thinking about it. At most, I will say it out. I am the one who will actually implement it."

Seeing that the two were about to argue endlessly, Emperor Qinglong coughed: "Stop arguing, I think both of you are guilty."

The emperor is really angry?Wei Wei and Yan Heng lowered their heads and knelt down obediently.However, Chu Inspector Shi behind him felt joy in his heart, no matter what the reason was, it would be good if Yan Heng's crime could be punished.

"You!" Emperor Qinglong walked up to Wei Wei: "Empty government carriages are also empty, why do you have to pay double the money for carriages and horses? Not only that, but also send money to those officials, and let them do what they want If you hire others and don’t let them work, then don’t pay them. It’s a waste of you as a merchant woman, and such a simple account can’t be settled.”

After a pause, he pointed at Yan Heng: "And you are even more confused, she can't figure it out as a woman, don't you know how to stop her?"

Seeing that the two were being educated humbly, Emperor Qinglong looked up at the Inspector of Chu: "As for the theft of official money this time, I know very well that it was you who stole it yourself!"

(End of this chapter)