Du Zhicao cleaned up his account, in addition to discovering that some officials had joined forces inside and outside the country to embezzle more than one billion yuan by various means, but more than this money was the loan of a large number of court officials. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info borrowing money from the imperial treasury is absurd, but in fact, the Great Jin Dynasty had it a long time ago, and the first example was Emperor Taizong, however, during the period of Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu fought in all directions, and the treasury was empty, and he ordered that he was not allowed to borrow money from the treasury, and strictly ordered all borrowers to repay the money within three months, and since then, for hundreds of years, no one has reached out to the treasury.

After Emperor Wu, borrowing money from the treasury and intermittently, to the early days of Emperor Taiding, the war with Xianbei exhausted the treasury, after subduing Xianbei, the court eased up, Emperor Taiding felt that the world was stable, and I don't know when it started, officials began to borrow money from the treasury, and the current emperor knew when he was still the prince, but he didn't expect that there were so many, which was thrilling.

Gu Wei cleaned up Duzhicao and impeached a large number of Duzhicao officials, resulting in more than a dozen officials being removed from their posts and questioned, but the emperor could see clearly that Gu Wei had not made much progress on the biggest problem, the problem of arrears, and the core of the problem was that Gu Wei did not dare to offend these officials, these officials were too powerful and their backgrounds were too hard.

In the face of the emperor's accusation, Gu Wei was speechless, he could only sigh silently, the emperor still refused to let go, and scolded with a fierce voice: "I know what you think, it's nothing more than that these officials are either from a family of lords or relatives of the clan, you don't dare to offend them! But you just forgot about the imperial court! Show people with personal favors!"

The emperor's words peeled off the skin and cut the heart, Gu Wei was silent, he didn't dare to distinguish, Pan Lian sighed slightly, of course he knew the reason, this is a big hornet's nest, not to mention Gu Wei, even if he Pan Lian didn't dare to poke it easily.

The emperor scolded, seeing that everyone was silent, his heart was even more angry, but there was nothing he could do, these were important ministers of the court, and any of his decisions had to be implemented by them.

"Master Pan, you Shangshu go down to the stage and think about how to recover these arrears as soon as possible," the emperor looked at the sky outside the hall, the sky was gloomy, and there was a heavy snowfall: "Spring, it will only be a few months, and there will be no military funds at that time, I am asking for you." ”

Pan Lian hurriedly agreed, and was about to turn around and leave, when the emperor called Pan Ji and Qiuyun to stop them and let them stay.

"Two Aiqing," the emperor said with a pleasant face: "One of you is a captain, the other is a hussar general, you will send troops to the grassland next spring, mainly rely on the two Aiqing, you say, if you want to send troops next spring, what preparations should be made now?"

Pan Ji and Qiu Yun were silent, Pan Ji was very familiar with various personnel relations in the army, but the battle was about to be worse, so he had to look at Qiu Yun, and the emperor looked at Qiu Yun when he saw it.

Qiuyun had no choice but to say: "The army has not moved the grain and grass first, if the spring of next year will go out to conquer the outside of the Saiwai, now you have to go to the Mobei Capital Protectorate, Yunzhong Yanmen to mobilize grain and grass, in addition, if you really want to go out to the outside of the Saiwai, when the two roads send troops, Mobei 1st Road, Yongbei 1st Road, Yongzhou is under the jurisdiction of the King of Qin, Your Majesty should summon the King of Qin back to Beijing to ask for his opinion, of course, the grain and grass must also be mobilized to Yongbei now. Second, the selection of generals, if Your Majesty wants to conquer the outside of the Saiwai, who will the leader of the army use, has Your Majesty ever considered it?"

The emperor really didn't think about these two questions, he hesitated to ask: "What is the opinion of the two Aiqing?"

Pan Ji thought for a while and replied: "On the side of Bingzhou, the minister thought that he could not use Fang to return to the old general, so he let Taiyuan Wang Yanqin be the commander, and in Yongzhou, the minister suggested consulting the King of Qin." ”

The emperor looked at Qiuyun again, Qiuyun thought for a while and said: "Most of the generals of the Yongzhou border army, the minister is not very familiar with it, but the minister knows that Zhonglang will Li Yan, Li Yan has gone to fight outside the Saiwai, participated in the battle outside the Saiwai more than ten years ago, has experience in grassland operations, the emperor can consider, in addition, the minister recommended the lieutenant colonel of the Liangzhou border army Fang Da and Zhonglang will Ma Jing, one of these two transferred to Yongbei. ”

The emperor did not say anything, and Qiuyun continued to say according to his own thoughts: "In terms of Bingzhou, the minister thinks that neither the king of Taiyuan Yanqin nor the king of Xiaojun and the Duke of Dongying can bear the heavy responsibility of fighting out of the fortress, so the minister suggested that General Duan Chang be transferred to the state and he will lead the army. ”

"Can King Qin command the army?" The emperor suddenly interjected, Qiu Yun shook his head hesitantly: "The King of Qin is virtuous, but he has never commanded a large army to fight, especially in such a complicated place as outside the Saiwai, this battle is the first time since the emperor has been in the imperial pole, and he can only win but not lose." ”

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent, he suddenly understood, Qiu Yun had actually seen why he insisted on sending troops, the new dynasty was just established, and it must be suppressed, but the court was so difficult, and the situation was so harsh, if this battle was lost, all the contradictions that had been suppressed some time ago could erupt.

Brother and brother, Chen Guo checked the land, Du Zhi Cao checked the accounts, and there will be in the future. , a series of plans he wants to implement, all of which may be stillborn.

"Qiu Qing," the emperor's expression eased slightly, and he asked with a heavy heart, "Am I too anxious?"

Qiuyun was expressionless and sighed softly: " The first emperor conquered Xianbei for half his life, but it has only been more than ten years Xianbei has risen again in the desert, these years, the minister is in Liangzhou, has more understanding of the desert, and the army alone can not completely conquer the desert, and my Dajin is now weaker than ten years ago, the emperor, we need time, perhaps, after three or five years, Xianbei is stronger than now, but my Dajin is stronger than now, I am rich in the world, our strength grows faster and stronger than Xianbei, so, the emperor, the minister does not approve of sending troops to the desert in the spring of tomorrow. ”

The emperor lowered his head and thought for a while, his brows were twisted, and he turned his head to look at Pan Ji, Pan Ji also sighed: "Your Majesty, what General Qiu said is from the bottom of his heart, and the ministers do not agree with the dispatch of troops in Ming Chun. ”

"Taiwei Pan is right," Qiu Yun added: "Take advantage of these years to enrich the imperial treasury, rectify the border army, and then unite the Southern Xiongnu and the Xianbei Tuoba tribe in the west to jointly send troops, and this battle is eighty percent certain." ”

"United Tuoba Tribe!" the emperor's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Isn't it okay in Mingchun?"

Qiuyun shook his head with a wry smile: " Your Majesty, the Tuoba tribe is a Xianbei person after all, and it is very difficult for him to send troops to the central tribe that also belongs to Xianbei, the reason why it is feasible in a few years is because, Xianbei now has no owner, and the original Xianbei country was divided into four tribes, except for the southern Xianbei who clearly stated that it belonged to my Great Jin, the other three supported a descendant of the bald tree function, the Golden Eagle Tribe and the Mingdi Tribe, no matter who wins and unifies the central Xianbei, they will expand outward, so that the Tuoba tribe will feel their pressure, and it is possible to join forces with my Great Jin to conquer the central Xianbei。 ”

"Actually, there is another strategy," Pan Ji took a step forward and said, "We can support the expansion of the Southern Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu to the north, so that the war on the grassland can be postponed and time will be won for our Great Jin." ”

The emperor thought for a while, waved his hand and said, "Let's go down first, two Aiqing, and I will think about it again." Qiuyun Pan Ji Shi Li retired, and when he was about to reach the door, the emperor suddenly said: "The preparations that should be made still have to be made." ”

"Minister, Commander. Qiu Yun and Pan Ji bowed down again and replied, and then the two turned around and walked out of the gate.

The emperor pondered in the study for a long time before he looked up at Gonggong Mu and asked, "Tell me, what should I do?"

Gonggong Mu slowly walked out of the corner, looked up at the emperor, if Emperor Taiding said: "Regarding the military affairs, the old slave is not as much as the general Pan Taiwei, the old slave, the old slave thinks that the two adults are reasonable, but whether Ming Chun sends troops or not, the matter of Chen Guojun must be solved first." ”

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but rise up again, Peng Zhu was assassinated in Chen Guojun, and the three killers actually assassinated the ministers of the imperial court in full view, and Hu Benwei suffered heavy casualties, which was simply a blatant provocation!

"Did the inner guard find any clues?" the Emperor asked angrily.

Father-in-law Mu shook his head: "At present, the internal guard is investigating, but judging from the clues obtained so far, it may be that the three families have joined forces." ”

The emperor asked in a deep voice, "Is there any evidence?"

Father-in-law Mu shook his head again, the emperor's heart suddenly became irritable, Father-in-law Mu frowned slightly, and instantly stretched out again, and replied in a low voice: "The exact evidence is not yet available, the internal guard and the tiger guard are pursuing with all their might." ”

The emperor walked back and forth in the study twice, and suddenly stood in front of Gonggong Mu: "You say, who is the most suspicious at present?

Gonggong Mu was silent for a moment before he said: "Your Majesty, this matter can't be rushed, as far as the current clues are concerned, among the four major families of Feng Shifan and Li, the Shi family and the Li family are more suspicious, and the main figures in the Shi family have left Chen County and moved to Jingzhou Jiangxia, and some have moved to Changsha. ”

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't help but sneer: "The shore of the land is not the king's land, Jiangxia Changsha, isn't it my great Jin world!"

Gonggong Mu didn't speak, the emperor looked up at the outside of the study, and was silent for a while before saying, "Is there a way to find the evidence of the Shi family?"

Father-in-law Mu did not hesitate at all: "If the emperor needs it, he can have it at any time." ”

The emperor didn't speak again, Gonggong Mu bowed down and went out, after the emperor returned to the case, he picked up a copy of the note and read it, and Gonggong Huang carefully brought a cup of tea and replaced the cold tea on the case.

"Are Xue Mi and Ma Song here?"

"Back to Your Majesty, they are waiting outside the palace. Huang Gonggong replied with tea.

"Declare them in. The emperor's pen was lit in the cinnabar, and he read it on the note.

After a while, Xue Mi and Ma Song came in, both of them were holding a few copies of the Song, the emperor looked up at them, Xue Yu smiled silently, put the Songshu on the emperor's desk, and then sat down opposite the emperor unceremoniously.

After Ma Song placed the song on the emperor's desk, he also knelt on the side.

The emperor picked up Ma Song's criticism and looked at it, there was not much surprise, and he quickly finished reading it, put it aside, called Huang Gonggong, and asked him to take it aside to be approved, and then picked up Xue Mi's criticism again, and quickly read it.

"Are you handing it over to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" the emperor asked with a copy of the recital, this recital was to ask for the erection of a monument for the martyr's wife, and Xue Yu's comment was handed over to the Prime Minister's Mansion to respect the old routine of the Taizu.

"This kind of trivial matter should have been handled by the prime minister, and the widow's festival should also be handled by His Majesty, and it should be handed over to the prime minister. Xue Mi's answer was without hesitation.

"Well," the emperor was about to agree, but then changed his mind: "Taizu's old practice, hmph, I think it was made by those Confucian students, so I can follow Taizu's old practice." ”

After saying this, the book of commending chaste martyrs was put aside, the Great Jin Dynasty has never commended the widow for keeping the festival, and the Great Jin Dynasty has never forbade the widow to remarry, Emperor Taizu has been on the table to ask for the recognition of the widow for the festival, Taizu instructed: "The ladies are all observing, who will pass on the ancestry, who will add Dingjia people to the Great Jin! What bullshit! The magistrate does not check, is it forced by the in-laws, and truthfully returns!"

With Taizu's approval, there has never been such a martyr in the local government, and after Taizu, all successive emperors of the Great Jin Dynasty have been dealt with according to Taizu's instructions, and local officials rarely report such things.

"This Liu Zheng, this whole has been drilled into the red tape of Confucianism, it seems that Confucianism has been implemented, the world will be peaceful, the displaced people will be gone, and the treasury will be full, isn't this nonsense!" Xue Yu scolded with a smile, but unfortunately the emperor was in a bad mood and did not react to this ridicule, this Liu Zheng is an old Confucian student, very famous in the Confucian world, but unfortunately, now Shilin is popular with Taoist academics, which is incompatible with his ideas, and is often ridiculed by people in Shilin, but Prime Minister Gan Tang appreciates him very much, and Gan Tang himself is also famous for studying Confucianism.

"Confucianism also has merits, it is not completely useless," the emperor looked up at Xue Mi, and said slowly: "Let's talk about the classics, this dynasty has ruled the world with Taoist classics for hundreds of years, but there are still so many displaced people, and the treasury is still empty, so this is not an academic problem, you haven't studied Confucian classics, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Hehe, yes, yes," Xue Mi was not ashamed at all, and smiled and agreed, Ma Song's eyes flashed with disdain, if this Xue Mi hadn't relied on the queen's cousin, how could he have entered the middle secretary, let alone the imperial study, dare to be so presumptuous in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the auction of salt and iron that the minister said last time, the minister has already thought it through, and wants to talk to the emperor, maybe it can alleviate the embarrassment of the empty treasury. Xue Mi said slowly in a whisper.

The emperor looked at him in surprise, and when he saw that he looked cautious, he put down the pen and picked up the teacup: "Then you can talk about it." ”

Xue Mi quickly recalled what Liu Han said in his mind, and then said: "Clean up the salt and iron, the minister thinks that this matter is too slow, the most important thing is that the matter of salt and iron is intertwined, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will fall into complex personnel entanglements, just like Lord Pengzhupeng is checking the land in Chen Guo, there are many resistances, and it is likely that it will not be completed in a few years, so it is better to put it on hold for the time being, temporarily seal the accounts of the salt and iron supervisor, and directly auction next year's salt and iron leads."

Salt is taxed according to each stone, as long as the tax is paid, the salt and iron supervision will issue a business license, which can be sold publicly, from the place of origin, all the way to the place of sale, can be tax-free, this auction can be participated by any merchant, and the higher price will be obtained. Your Majesty, the minister has estimated that it will be at least five billion dollars more per year. ”

After Xue Mi finished speaking, he looked at the emperor, and then looked at Ma Song, the emperor looked at him in a daze, Ma Song was also a little stupid, and both of them looked at Xue Mi as if they didn't know each other.