Reborn Empress Loves Farming

After some reminiscence, Gu Qianqian knelt down and sat back on the mat, stretched out his hand to compare the position in front of him, and said, "bo'an, please sit down."

After Chen bo'an sat down opposite Gu Qianqian, Jiang Hanming looked left and right. Naturally, he came to Gu Qianqian's side and sat down, learning Gu Qianqian's posture.

Gu Qianqian gently pushed the tea cup in his hand. Chen bo'an took it, sipped it carefully, and said with a smile: "Yuqin used to laugh at me before, saying that I drank tea like a cow chewing peony flowers. I couldn't taste it. I wasted the best tea."

Gu Qianqian then remembered that although Chen bo'an was a scholar, he was not very keen on tea drinking because he was poor from childhood. Drinking tea is no different from drinking water.

So Gu Qianqian apologized to Chen bo'an and said, "it's because I didn't think about it well. I chose this teahouse. I hope you don't blame Mr. Chen."

"Ah." Chen bo'an waved his hand and said with a smile, "sister-in-law, I haven't finished yet. Today, after drinking her sister-in-law's tea, bo'an understood it. No wonder old lady Chu praised her sister-in-law's tea skills. Even bo'an, a rude man who didn't know how to make tea, felt the taste of it. Although this cup of tea is bitter and astringent in the mouth, it is as delicate as orchid in the tongue. It has a long aftertaste and a clear and mellow aftertaste Sister in law, I'm quite right? "

Gu Qianqian's smile deepened and said, "next time Mrs. Yuqin says that you've wasted good tea, bo'an can take these words to refute her. I expect that Mrs. Yuqin will look at you with new eyes!"

"Seriously?" Hearing this, Chen bo'an was as happy as a child. As soon as he raised his eyes, he noticed that the elegant room they were in was very unique, worthy of the word "elegant".

Since Hu bed spread from outside the pass to the Central Plains, the etiquette of sitting on the ground gradually lost, and gradually became the hobby of elegant people.

This teahouse imitates the romantic and freehand architectural style of the previous dynasty everywhere. Out of the window, the bamboo forest is surrounded by beautiful scenery.

White sandalwood is burning in the house, landscape paintings of celebrities of the former dynasty are hung on the wall, there is a mahogany tea table in front of the window, on the right side is a Bogu rack, on which jade and celadon are displayed, and on the left side is a cool pearl curtain, behind which is an ancient Qin.

If at ordinary times, literati get together to drink tea and write poems, one side is picturesque scenery, one side is the curling sound of the piano, and the other side is the fragrance of tea into the teeth, it is really the bliss of the world!

Chen bo'an looked Ya Jian inside and outside, and said with emotion: "I've been in the capital for such a long time, and I've never known such a quiet place. Next time, I must bring my colleagues to get together, even if it's elegant."

"It's just because this place is clean that I asked you to come here. I have some important things that I need you to solve my doubts." Gu Qian looked at Chen bo'an and said sincerely.

"Oh." Chen bo'an's face was all right. He was serious and said, "sister-in-law, if you ask, bo'an will know everything."

Gu Qianqian held the tea cup in his hand until he felt a touch of warmth. Then he said: "years ago, Han Ming and I went out to work under the order of the king. Later, when we were resting in the post station, we met the auditor who came to check the money and grain in the capital. From their conversation, I learned a kind of blank document with a local seal but no content. I dare to ask Mr. Chen about it Is it true

When Chen bo'an heard the speech, he was puzzled and said, "sister-in-law, what do you want to do with this?" However, Jiang Hanming's family will not have anything to do with this.

Gu Qianqian buttoned the corner of the table, frowned and said, "bo'an, I know it's hard for people, but I still hope you can tell me the truth, because it may be related to the safety of a family."

Gu Qianqian's eyes flashed past Xie's tragedy, and he couldn't help closing his eyes.

"My sister-in-law is serious. It's not a secret of the court. It's OK to tell her." Chen bo'an touched his forehead and thought for a moment, "I have just learned about it. At the end of each year, when the money and grain handed over to the imperial court are put into storage, the Department will send someone to check it. Once it is found that the money and grain are inconsistent with the registration, it will be sent back to the auditor's office to make a new record, and then it will be stamped with the local seal. But this time, it is too labor-intensive, so some officials will seal it in advance Blank documents for use. "

Gu Qianqian's hand on his knee trembled slightly, his eyes fixed on the tea cup, silent.

Seeing that Gu Qianqian didn't speak, Chen bo'an continued to say: "in fact, there is no way to do this. There will be some loss of money and grain in the process of transportation. Therefore, the figures from the time of transportation to the time of receiving by the Ministry of accounts will not match. Officials can't predict the loss on the road. Only when the Ministry of accounts is going to declare can they know the difference, so the audit is very important Officials are used to using blank documents to fill in the actual number in the capital. "

"Was it done with the support of Prime Minister Xie Hua?" Gu Qianqian asked difficultly.

"Although the prime minister did not explicitly support it, he turned a blind eye to it." Chen bo'an said with a smile, "if it wasn't for the prime minister's sympathy, we would not be so relaxed. We would be busy until next year just for the reexamination."

"What about the emperor? Does the emperor know about this?" Gu Qianqian suddenly raised his head and stared at Chen Boan, asking quickly and anxiously."Emperor, what does this matter to the emperor?" Chen bo'an asked suspiciously.

Gu Qianqian closed his eyes and said, "you said that the prime minister secretly supported the empty seal. Does the emperor know? Did the emperor acquiesce in it? If the emperor doesn't know, do you know what the charge of Prime Minister Xie Hua is? Bullying, emperor, Zhi, sin, knot, party, camp, private, all of them are enough for the whole family of Xie Hua to be killed! "

The last sentence, Gu Qianqian said word by word, with gnashing hatred.

Chen bo'an was startled by Gu Qianqian's words and stammered: "no, it's not so serious!"

"You have been a minister of the Ministry of household for a period of time in the court. You must know something about the emperor." Gu Qianqian said with a sneer, "to exercise power under his eyes, no matter what his original intention is, has already touched his bottom line as the emperor."

Chen bo'an grew up reading a Book of sages, and the word "loyal king" is engraved in his bones. Hearing that he was unconvinced, he wanted to argue for the emperor, proving that he was not such a cold-blooded person. But after a long search, he could not find any words to defend the emperor.

Indeed, according to the emperor's headstrong character, if he really didn't know about it, it would be

Chen bo'an thought about the consequences, and he was also surprised in a cold sweat. If the Prime Minister Xie Hua fell down, Qin Canghai, the father-in-law of the Ministry of household affairs, and he, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, would not escape the crime of "dereliction of duty"!