On October 1, Zhu Youzhen felt that he had almost trained the members of the metropolitan governor, and after knowing them better, he divided the metropolitan magistrates into 10 groups.

He decided to conduct a project accounting of the three major halls as an assessment of the members of the Metropolitan Governor's Supervisor.

From the forty-third year of Wanli to the beginning of construction, to the seventh year of the Apocalypse in August to complete, the construction was stopped for 3 years, the whole project took a total of 9 years to build, and the cost of funds reached more than 5,788,000 taels of silver.

As far as Zhu Youzhen knows, this is just the money that has already been paid, plus the later decoration project, at least more than 100,000 taels. The three major halls were built without lightning protection projects, which undoubtedly had to be supplemented.

In his opinion, the labor cost of the construction of the three major halls is basically negligible, and it is unimaginable that there can be a construction cost of nearly 6 million taels.

Under Zhu Youzhen's arrangement, all the documents and materials during the construction of the three major halls were found, and then 10 groups of people from the capital governor were classified for tracking and accounting.

Regarding Emperor Chongzhen's mobilization to investigate the construction costs of the three major halls, Wei Zhongxian just watched coldly from the sidelines, while Li Yongzhen, the eunuch in charge of the construction of the three major halls, was restless.

Li Yongzhen was so anxious because he had collected nearly 600,000 taels in the three major halls, and he only had 100,000 taels to supply Wei Zhongxian. He knew that if Chongzhen's subordinates found out the facts, even Wei Zhongxian would not help him.

If it was in the past, Li Yongzhen could still use his identity to exert pressure on the eunuch in charge of auditing the accounts. But Chongzhen didn't follow the old practice, and set up a metropolitan governor to check the accounts, and divided it into 10 teams, even if he wanted to pressure or bribe, he didn't know who to look for.

Li Yongzhen thought about it for a long time, and decided to go to Wei Zhongxian to see if there was any solution.

When he came to Wei Zhongxian's residence, he found that Wei Zhongxian was actually chatting with someone in the room. He couldn't help but carefully ask the eunuch guarding the door, "Who is Grandpa Wei meeting with?" ”

Gao Yun, who was about to report Wei Zhongxian, replied expressionlessly: "It's Tu Wenfu, Father-in-law Tu has come back from inspecting the river workers." ”

After finishing speaking, he saluted Li Yongzhen, and then turned around and went in to report. A moment later, Gao Yun walked out and invited him in.

After Li Yongzhen entered the room, he found that in addition to Wei Zhongxian and Tu Wenfu, Li Chaoqin was also in the room. After seeing Li Yongzhen come in, the three of them were silent.

"Father-in-law Li, why is it too late." Tu Wenfu joked to Li Yongzhen with a smile. "I don't know that Grandpa Tu has returned, I'm really ashamed. Xia Guan has been busy with trivial matters recently, and it is really a sin not to come to ask Gonggong Wei for peace. ”

"Excuse me, excuse me, find a place to sit down by yourself. Father-in-law Tu traveled this time, but he had a lot of things to see. Wei Zhongxian waved his hand absently and said.

After the four of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, Tu Wenfu said to Wei Zhongxian openly and honestly: "Father-in-law Wei, now that the dark tide inside and outside the palace is surging, even our party has been torn apart, I want to ask Father-in-law Wei, what are you going to do next?" ”

Li Yongzhen also echoed the situation: "Yes, Father-in-law Wei." Since he ascended the throne today, he has not distinguished between dignity and inferiority, disrespected the rules of his ancestors, and has been messing with those low-level eunuchs and palace maids all day long. If Your Majesty continues to mess around like this, I am afraid it will be another martial temple, which may not be the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. Gonggong Wei has the hope of the government and the opposition, and he should speak out at this time to help my Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Chaoqin looked down on Li Yongzhen with his despicable character the most, and he saw through Li Yongzhen's intentions at a glance, so he mocked: "Recently, Your Majesty made an account of the three major palaces of the Metropolitan Governor, but Gonggong Li is sitting and lying down?" It seems that in the construction of these three major halls, Gonggong Li has made a lot of oil and water. ”

"You are a bloody squirting person, Duke Wei appointed me to build the three major halls, I have always been diligent, loyal to my duties, and never do this kind of stealing chickens and dogs..."

Seeing the two Li father-in-law arguing, Tu Wenfu smiled silently, just holding the teacup and blowing the hot tea.

Wei Zhongxian watched coldly for a while, and after watching the two of them talk more and more unlikely, he interrupted the two with a loud shout. After reprimanding the two, he sighed and said slowly: "With the hope of the government and the opposition, hehe, what a hope of the government and the opposition." Do you think I'm dying fast enough? Since he ascended the throne, he has been very wary of me, so how can he still listen to my advice. ”

"Then we can't do it either, Grandpa Wei, just sit back and wait." said to Wei Zhongxian's loyal Li Chaoqin Tieqing's face.

"Father-in-law Wei still has the East Factory in his hands, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun still hold the Jinyi Guard, and Xu Yingyuan and Gonggong Xu, who are next to His Majesty, are good with the factory. As long as you make up your mind, then the inside and outside of the palace are in the hands of the factory, after all, Your Majesty is still young, as long as you get rid of the traitorous party around Your Majesty who slanders the factory Gong, with our assistance to Your Majesty, it may not be impossible to reverse the situation. Tu Wenfu unhurriedly gave Wei Zhongxian a poisonous plan.

Everyone in the room suddenly fell silent, waiting for Wei Zhongxian's decision. After a long time, Wei Zhongxian let out a breath, and then said: "Although I haven't read a few books, I also know that those who are ministers should be loyal and those who are sons should be filial. The first emperor treated me well, and when he was dying, he entrusted me with the present, and I could not violate the edict of the first emperor. Besides, this is Daming is not Li Tang back then, and Dongchang is not the Shence Army. I would not do such a disloyal and unfilial thing. ”

Looking at Grandpa Wei's old appearance, the three of them suddenly fell silent, and the current Grandpa Wei is no longer the high-spirited Gonggong beside His Majesty the Apocalypse.

When Tu Wenfu walked out of the courtyard where Wei Zhongxian lived, he looked up at the sky for a long time before he walked in a different direction.

The personal little eunuch beside Tu Wenfu hurriedly reminded: "Father-in-law, it's wrong, the way back is to the left." ”

Tu Wenfu stopped, turned back to his cronies and said, "You don't have to follow me, I have to go to another place." ”

After Tu Wenfu sent away the people around him, he walked down the road between the palace walls. Wang Chengen, who avoided everyone's ears, quietly came to the small pavilion on the right bank of the Taiye Pool, and there was already a person waiting here in the small pavilion.

Wang Chengen walked to the person who was standing in the pavilion looking at the lake, and then said: "Why is Grandpa Tu so anxious, you must see me at this time, aren't you afraid that Grandpa Wei will find out about your meeting?" ”

"I just came out of Grandpa Wei, even if someone announces the secret to Duke Wei, will Duke Wei believe it?" Tu Wenfu said calmly.

Wang Chengen was silent for a while, and then asked, "Then what does Grandpa Tu want to say to me?" ”

"Arrange for me, I want to meet Your Majesty alone." Tu Wenfu said plainly, but Wang Chengen was taken aback, "The current situation? Shouldn't Grandpa Tu avoid suspicion and wait for His Majesty to fall? ”