Princess Fuyao

Chapter 210
Fuyao went to the yamen that day, and arrived a little early, standing at the door of his thirteen provinces' inspection department, watching several Shizhong and Yuanwailang arrive one after another.

In any case, they also bear the reputation of being subordinates, and when they see the superior, they all salute with a smile on their faces.

"Lord Hu, show me the accounts of Jingbei Province." After Fuyao finished speaking, he turned and went in. The remaining officials looked at each other.

This Hu Guangyi was timid and fearful. Although he didn't dare to disobey Sun Jiayan's instructions, he didn't dare not show Fuyao the accounts, which made him feel embarrassed. In the end, he had to take two account books and just do it perfunctorily.

Fuyao didn't say anything, just took it and sent him away.

There was nothing wrong with the two account books on the surface. Fuyao looked at them for a day, and then called Hu Guangyi: "There are three prefectures in Jingbei who reported flooding, and they only paid half of the money and food. What do you think?"

"My emperor is wise and considerate of the common people. I have sent a report to ask for approval." Hu Guangyi kept touching his lips as he spoke, appearing particularly frightened.

"This year, the new champion Qian Wenming returned to his hometown in fine clothes, and wrote a poem that is very popular in the capital. I wonder if Mr. Hu has heard of it?"

Sweat dripped from Hu Guangyi's forehead.

Qian Wenming praised the beautiful scenery of his hometown, the good weather and the people's well-being. In the last sentence, he had to praise the emperor, which meant that the people who paid for food lined up a line several miles long at the gate of the yamen.

"Since some people say that there is no famine there, you should report it to the imperial court and ask the officials to go and investigate. How can you be confused about what they say?"

Fuyao threw the ledger to Hu Guangyi: "I think you know better than me what to do. I don't want to see this kind of mistake again."

Hu Guangyi obediently agreed.

The people from the inspection department of the thirteen provinces heard about it in less than a morning. The governor of Jingbei Province was in the same year as Sun Jiayan. There may have been a little more rain this year, but no disaster has been caused. Anyone who pays the people's taxes but reports disasters to the higher authorities can figure out their thoughts.

In fact, Geshizhong and Yuanwailang do not settle accounts directly. They are all Jinshi-born, and naturally they have learned the four books and five classics. Some people may have never even touched the abacus. But the officials were in charge of controlling the general direction. This time, Fuyao was particularly accurate in attacking. When Hu Guangyi returned to the official office, he had no reason to lose his temper.

Although Fuyao's first step was considered a victory, she knew that this was only the first step of the long march, and the hard part was yet to come.

Hu Guangyi's story quickly spread in the household department, and there were people with all kinds of thoughts.

On this day, when the officials left the yamen, two or three of them greeted each other, and got together for tea at night.

"Master Zhang, Master Ji is trying to scare the chickens and monkeys to warn us, and wants to gain a foothold in the Ministry of Finance, or is it true that she is not ruthless in her eyes and will thoroughly investigate the accounts?" The questioner was called Li Guangming. He is Zhang Suisheng's subordinate, but the two are of the same age and have an unusual relationship.Although Zhang Suisheng became an official together, Zhang Suisheng was cautious and willing to work hard. He is now at the fourth rank, and he is still at the fifth rank, two ranks behind. Li Guangming is big-hearted and doesn't care.

"No matter what Master Ji's purpose is, we still do what we have to do."

"However, if it is really clear as water to do what we do, it will take too much effort, and it will also offend the people below. On weekdays, people often send earth ceremony and ice charcoal to respect."

"You, what can I say? You can't have both. If you want to be a clean official, you have to bite your teeth and suffer. If you want to be a corrupt official, you have to turn a blind eye and pretend to be confused." , how can you want to catch both?"

"Aren't I a clean official? It's just that I can't save face. Sigh, I can't compare to you. My father-in-law is powerful, and no one dares to touch you. As for me, among the officials reviewed this year, there is a stubborn problem that I can't afford to provoke. "

"What the hell do you mean?"

"If Mrs. Ji is tough enough to investigate thoroughly, then I won't be afraid of offending people. Anyway, she, a mighty King Kong, will stand up to the sky falling. But if she's just doing superficial things, won't she trap me in the end?"

"Well, it's hard for me to give you an idea, anyway, I'm sure I've got it all done. I've never been ambiguous, and everyone outside knows that there are basically no mistakes in the accounts handed in."

"That's right, we'll feel sorry for you if you end up idle." The other one, Wang Hongliang, is also a fifth grade. , Although the goal was not achieved in the end, the relationship between the two is still quite close.Mr. Wang is considered clean and honest. There are no corrupt officials around Zhang Suisheng.

The three of them chattered together for a long time, each filled their stomachs with water, and finally broke up without any regulations.

In fact, Wang Hongliang and Li Guangming already had an idea, that is to follow Zhang Suisheng. If the people above are not happy at that time, they can't blame everyone anyway.

There are many people who think the same as them. Yes, the law does not blame the crowd, it depends on your own feet, the crowd you stand on, and which crowd you are.

There is a man named Liu Suifeng in the household department who has been very active these days.

"Miss Ji, it's just to gain a foothold in the household department. I don't believe she can still beat Lord Shangshu. Now that the matter is here, she and Lord Shangshu don't show signs of it, and don't want to see if the arm can twist the thigh?"

"What does Master Shangshu mean?"

"Master Shangshu said, do what you want, and if you hear the cricket cricket, you won't grow crops?"

"But, Hu Guangyi is so pitiful now."

"Tch, why did she take Hu Guangyi as the knife? Isn't it bullying and fearing the hard, at least play some prestige, otherwise, I will lose face."

"Oh—" the listener understood.

Although Fuyao is the softest one, and her influence in the household department is not very great, but the matter has started, it will be easy to talk about later. Every day, her assistant will go to collect one or two account books to look at it. Call any responsible official to reprimand him. Even the most thorny person will have nothing to say in front of ironclad evidence.

Seeing that seven or eight of them were hit by bad luck, the rest couldn't sit still.

"What are you afraid of? I didn't see Guang's reprimand, but it's not as good as Zhezi's dismissal? Her responsibility and power are nothing more than that. What are you afraid of? If you scold me, just scold her."

"But what if she wins the book?"

"If she had the guts, it wouldn't be morning yet? How can Mr. Sun hold back?"

"But……"

"Don't worry, we've seen a lot. Which official didn't set fire to the fire three times when he took office? She, heh, her skills are beyond that."

Fuyao looked at the officials under him, and was very nervous at first, but then calmed down again, and guessed that someone was behind the scenes.In the end, someone quietly came over to show her credit, saying that Sun Shangshu said: "Who is wrong? My own account book is under review, and it is not the one who has completed the review and reported it to the emperor. What are you afraid of?"

"Hehe..." Fuyao was noncommittal, Sun Jiayan wanted to cover the sky with one hand in the household department, so he also had that ability.

After a round of inspections, Fuyao convened a meeting of his subordinates: "I have read 25 account books, and only two are correct, and they are all in charge of Mr. Zhang. Is this a coincidence?"

Under her stern gaze, all the officials bowed their heads, even though almost all of them were older than Fuyao.

"Go through all the accounts that you have audited before. If I see that the responsible part is full of mistakes again, don't blame me for being ungrateful!" Fu Yao issued an ultimatum, and waved his hands to make people leave.

The news was sent to Sun Jiayan, but all he got in return was a sneer: "The accounts of the thirteen provinces are collected together, which can fill a room. She has the guts to go through all of them. I still don't believe it."

"But my lord, Mrs. Ji can read two books in one day. The mistakes she pointed out are beyond doubt. If this continues, I'm afraid..." Liu Suifeng was very worried. How much, he can still know: "I'm afraid that she will subdue those officials, and be obedient from now on, I, I..." It turned out that he had already set his sights on the position of the right servant of the household department.

"It doesn't matter! The new official took office three fires, but it's just to show everyone off. I don't believe that she can face the boring account books every day without getting bored."

Perhaps Sun Jiayan was right, for the next month or so, Fuyao only asked his master to look after the accounts, and when he went to the official residence every day, he just drank tea and read the mansion newspaper, Liu Suifeng was a little more lenient.

Fuyao has a small notebook with her, and she often writes down something from the mansion newspaper. No one can guess it, and no one knows what it will be used for. Finally, the household department has calmed down.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and the account books of the Ministry of Accounts were finally cleaned up. Sun Jiayan wrote the memorial and reported the results to the emperor.

This year, due to severe disasters in various places, the tax situation is not very good.

Emperor Jiaming slammed his memorial directly on his face: "Go back and check the facts!"

Sun Jiayan stood there in a daze on the spot. Emperor Jiaming had a milder personality. If there were no real evidence, it would be impossible for him to be so shameless.You must know that Shangshu has already paid a first rank, and those who have reached this official position, there are not many in the whole court, they can be regarded as the emperor's right-hand man.

The prince picked up the memorial, looked at it carefully, and said: "Not only are there more disasters in various places this year, but also last year, and the year before last, and there are more and more provinces with disasters, and most of them have disasters for three consecutive years. , don't you think this is very strange?"

Sun Jiayan knelt on the ground and said nothing, but most of his thoughts were not convinced. Although he knew that there were two or three provinces, those people gave him generous gifts, but what about the others?Do you dare to do tricks?
The prince opened a notebook calmly, and asked Sun Jiayan, "Has there been any disaster reports in Suidong?"

"Yes!" Sun Jiayan licked his lips, "The eastern part of Suidong Province started spring this year, first drought and then flood, and there was almost no wheat harvest.

(End of this chapter)