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After speaking, Gan Tang was about to leave, and the king of Yanping County hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, Prime Minister, alas, please ask the Prime Minister for advice." ”

Gan Tang shook his head: "I don't know what to do, if you want to collect it all within three months, the old man is probably a fool's dream, if the prince can take back half of it, we will persuade it again, and the emperor should be able to accept it." ”

The king of Yanping couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, half of 1.2 million is 600,000, if he can really recover 600,000, even if he offends all the courtiers, he is willing to do it, but is it so easy? Gu Wei is such a smart person, and he can't move this group of powerful people.

The king of Yanping County walked to the outside of the palace with a heavy heart, Du Zhicao was in the inner city Qianliang Hutong, this Qianliang Hutong was not originally called this name, since Emperor Taizong moved Duzhicao here, this name has gradually replaced the original old name, and now it has become the official name of this Hutong.

The carriage passed through the inner city, and the king of Yanping County was very worried, and he had to collect at least 600,000 yuan, which was taken from the wolf's mouth, and if he was not careful, not only could he not find food, but he also had to be bitten by the wolf.

A team of forbidden troops came over on the street, and the king of Yanping saw Liu Han, the leader of the team, at a glance, and was slightly surprised in his heart, so he stopped the carriage and went out.

Liu Han was bored to follow the team, early this morning he went to the army to sell his leave, just when his troops were patrolling the inner city, Ye Li also specially told him that due to the recent poor security in the imperial capital, the palace asked to strengthen the patrol, Zhonghou Yang Hui ordered that every patrol should be led by the team leader, Liu Han naturally would not push Ye Li, and led the team out by himself.

"Lord, the young general is in armor, he can't make a big salute, he can only meet with a military salute, and I ask the prince to forgive me. Liu Han respectfully hugged his fists at King Yanping.

Seeing his appearance, the king of Yanping couldn't help but smack: "You are such a person!

Liu Han smiled: "Don't blame the prince, in this public place, the court etiquette is still required." ”

"You are a person who does not observe etiquette, why do you have to talk about so many courtesies, and I am not a person in the army, so what kind of etiquette do you use," the king of Yanping smiled, Liu Han also laughed dryly, and the king of Yanping suddenly smiled: "Get in the car, go drink tea with this king." ”

Liu Han looked at the team that was gradually moving away, and smiled bitterly: "Thank you for looking up to me, but, no, the young general is patrolling and can't leave." ”

"You still have to patrol? Hey, this Yang Hui is really good at employing people. The king of Yanping County sneered, obviously he knew that Liu Han was cultivating, and letting a top-grade grandmaster come out to patrol and spread it out was really a joke, not only Hou Yang Hui in the forbidden army would be laughed at, but Liu Han would also be laughed at.

"Don't say that, the young general is just a small team, and it is my duty to lead the team to patrol. Liu Han's posture was very low, and he explained with a smile.

"Come on, that's it, get in the car, Yang Hui, I'll do it for you. King Yanping said.

"The prince misunderstood, during this time, the security of the imperial capital was not good, and the palace asked to strengthen the security inspection, and the Lord Zhonghou ordered that when patrolling, not only the young general is such a team, even if he is the commander, he must also patrol the streets to deter gangsters. Liu Han said.

The king of Yanping County was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he couldn't stop laughing, attracting the attention of the pedestrians around, and Liu Han also laughed with him, but his expression was very relaxed.

"How long do you have left to finish patrolling?" asked the King of Yanping, Liu Han smiled bitterly: "It should be at the end of the Shen period, and it should be over." ”

The king of Yanping County frowned slightly, this time was a little late, Liu Han saw this and asked tentatively: "If the prince has time, after the young general patrols, he will invite the prince to drink in Baiyi Garden." ”

The king of Yanping shook his head, he must not go to Baiyi Garden tonight, at this moment, a beautiful carriage came from the opposite side, and the carriage stopped opposite the carriage of the king of Yanping.

"Brother Eleven, what are you talking about with Mr. Liu?"

When Liu Han heard this, his head suddenly became a little big, but the king of Yanping County looked calm, looked up at the carriage and said gently: "It's nothing, it's just small talk, Sister Wang is going to enter the palace?"

Princess Jingming lifted the curtain of the car door, got off the car, curled Tingting, walked slowly, and when she arrived in front of the car, she smiled before saying a word, and saluted the king of Yanping County, and the king of Yanping County smiled bitterly when he saw this.

"Brother Eleven, I can give you a salute, you can't rob Mr. Liu with me anymore. Princess Jingming said softly, and the head of the king of Yanping County was immediately a little confused.

"What is the princess talking about, the young general still has to patrol, and there is really no time now. Liu Han said and clasped his fist at Princess Jingming, and was about to slip away.

"Mr. Liu, don't worry, the palace just went to the barracks, and I know that Mr. is on duty," Speaking of this, Princess Jingming suddenly stepped forward, approached Liu Han and lowered her voice and said: "The slave family is here to send an invitation to Mr., please Mr. to the slave house for a banquet tonight, and please don't refuse." ”

Liu Han really wanted not to accept this invitation, but when he thought of the consequences, this prince would drive the carriage to the gate of the barracks and wait, if this is the case, the matter will be big, this is the inner city, and all the people living in it are powerful and powerful people, the upper echelons of the imperial capital, this princess really wants to do this, it doesn't have to be until tomorrow, I'm afraid that tonight, Liu Han's name will spread all over the city, and even into the palace.

Liu Han is very famous now, and he doesn't want to add to his fame, hehe laughed dryly, and still accepted the invitation, Princess Jingming was very happy, and the smile on her face was even bigger.

"The slave family is preparing wine in the house tonight, Mr. is famous all over the world, and he will not do anything to miss the appointment, thank you Mr. ”

Saying that Princess Jingming was about to give a salute, Liu Han hurriedly stopped her, and said helplessly: "Her Royal Highness the princess is calling, how dare the young general not go, how can he not go, but if the princess wants to be polite, the little one has to fart and urinate, and he doesn't dare to get close." ”

The king of Yanping couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, and looked at Princess Jingming worriedly, Princess Jingming just smiled, but she didn't give a salute again: "In this way, the slave family is rude...."

Liu Han looked at the king of Yanping who was looking at him with a smile, rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the princess, otherwise, the prince will also go with the little one, what do you think?"

"That's naturally better, Brother Wang also invite a piece of it. Princess Jingming did not refuse, and looked at the king of Yanping with a smile, and the king of Yanping could only nod with a wry smile.

Liu Han turned his head to see that his team had gone away, and hurriedly hugged his fists to say goodbye to the two nobles, and without waiting for the two of them to open their mouths to stay, they ran away, and the king of Yanping looked at his back and asked Jingming: "In addition to us, who else are they?"

"Well, Xue Yu, Qiu Ge, and a few young talents from the academy. Jing Ming smiled and said goodbye: "Brother Eleven, I'll go first." ”

The king of Yanping looked at her back and couldn't help but shake his head, before he ordered the coachman to drive.

When he arrived at Duzhi Cao, the king of Yanping County asked people to bring the list of debts, and at the same time asked people to call Wang Xun, the left servant of Duzhi Cao, he looked at the name on it, and he couldn't help but sigh again and again.

Shilang Shi Xun arrived quickly, saw the list in front of the king of Yanping County, his expression changed slightly, this list is a disaster star, no one wants to touch it, when he took office as Shangshu Gu Wei, he locked it in the cabinet, after this prince took office, he just looked at it, and then he didn't pay attention to it, he didn't think that he would want this list as soon as he came back today, could it be that he ate leopard gall and wanted to touch these nobles?

"Lord Wang, who are you?" asked Wang Xun with a little uneasiness.

"The emperor ordered that all the arrears should be returned within three months, what do you say?" said the king of Yanping with a wry smile.

"Ahh , Lord Wang, did you take this errand?"

"Don't you take it!" "The king of Yanping County smiled bitterly: "The matter of the food king's loyalty to the king, the situation of the treasury, you are clear, now the imperial court can't even pay the military salaries of the border army, but these people owe the court 1.2 million taels of silver, alas, the emperor is also in a hurry, oh, by the way, the emperor ordered that the prime minister's mansion and Shangshutai must send people, however, this king estimates that we can still support Cao, you think about it for this king, first take a charter out, and when they come, let's discuss together." ”

Shi Xun looked bitter, this money is good, Gu Wei has already asked for it, and he still needs to worry about you, Lord Wang.

Looking at Shi Xun's sigh, the king of Yanping frowned, and said unhappily: "Lord Shi, there is no other way back now, we either want this money back, or take off the black gauze hat, there is no second way." ”

"Alas, the humble position understands," Shi Xun smiled bitterly and said dejectedly: "But has the prince thought about it, I'm afraid that when the money will come back, that is, when our heads are not guaranteed." ”

The king of Yanping frowned, looked at Wang Xun, and said solemnly: "I can't think so much now, what I have to think about now is how to do things to satisfy the emperor, if you are blindly afraid of difficulties, then it is not far from death." ”

Wang Xun woke up suddenly, and hurriedly thanked the king of Yanping County: "The prince is right, and he understands his humble duties. ”

"It's good to understand, that's it," the king of Yanping said, pushing the list in front of Wang Xun: "You take this list and study it, check all the people on the list, the amount of money they owe, their positions in the imperial court, and most importantly, the property they have now, both public and hidden, and make a detailed list of them." ”

"Yes, my lord. Wang Xun promised to take over the list, and the king of Yanping County added: "This matter is the top priority for me to support Cao, and all the personnel under this Cao will be transferred by you, and the rest will be done for other things." ”

"Yes, I understand. Wang Xun felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly in his heart, and the list was heavy in his hand.

In fact, according to the official system of the Great Jin Dynasty, Duzhi Cao also belongs to the jurisdiction of the Prime Minister's Mansion, but in addition to the Six Cao, the Prime Minister's Mansion also has other subordinate officials, and these subordinate officials are responsible for verifying the work of each Cao and belong to the direct subordinate of the Prime Minister.

This petty official's name is Yan Zhi, and he looks like he is in his twenties, with a tall figure, a well-defined face, and a keen eye, standing in front of the king of Yanping County, without a little crampedness.

"It's okay if you're here, let's get a charter with Wang Shilang first. The king of Yanping didn't ask much, so he sent him to Wang Xun, those officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion are all smart people, Gan Tang probably has nothing to do, so he had to send a junior official who had just joined the company, and the candidate for Shangshutai has not yet arrived, it seems that Pan Lian is also in trouble.

Not long after Yan Zhi passed, the king of Yanping County heard the quarrel coming from there, he was a little strange, hurriedly passed, and before he entered the door, he heard Yan Zhi say loudly: "The emperor's decree is to recover all the debts of the treasury within three months, if Lord Shilang's plan is not possible to complete it within three months!"

"Young people, don't be too impulsive, things in the court, that's as simple as that. Wang Xun's voice was full of helplessness, but also with some lessons.

"I haven't been an official for a few days, and my official position is only eight grades, but I am not weaker than adults in terms of the king's luck, loyalty to the king, and the heart of the country! Yan Zhi did not flinch and retorted loudly.

"Lord Yan, Lord Yan," an official on the side hurriedly persuaded, and then looked up and saw the King of Yanping coming in, so he quickly shut up and quietly stepped aside.

"What's the matter? It's so noisy, spread out, what kind of system!" the king of Yanping County scolded, Wang Xun smiled bitterly, but Yan Zhi did not have the slightest fear, but instead stepped forward and said to the king of Yanping County:

"Lord, the emperor will hand over the important matter of collecting the arrears of the treasury to the prince, dare to ask the prince if he really wants to recover the arrears for the imperial court? Or is it just a show? If it is the latter, the lower official will resign now!"

"What are you talking about!" King Yanping frowned and looked at him unhappily: "This collection of arrears is a major event in the imperial court, how can you make a show!"

"The prince said it well! In this case, please list Taishi Pan Lian as the first batch of people to collect, in addition, there are Taiyuan Wang Yanping, Xiao Zhao Wang Ye Yanyuan, Xue Yuxue, and Wei General Xiao Han, all of whom are listed on the first batch of collection list!" Yan Zhi bowed down and pleaded.

When the king of Yanping County heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Wang Xun, Wang Xun had a bitter face, and the king of Yanping County scolded in his heart, what a fool, not even a petty official.

"Why?" asked the king of Yanping with a pleasant face.

"Lord Pan Lian, Lord Xiao Zhao, Lord Xue Mi, General Xiao Han, is an important minister of the imperial court, only by taking them down first can we deter the small group and let them know that the imperial court has made a big determination this time, otherwise, it will be a busy time to collect the arrears! Delay the military affairs of the imperial court!" Yan Zhi replied loudly and unequivocally.

"You don't have to push like that. The king of Yanping County first rebuked a little, but in his heart, he was in favor of Yan Zhi, if he took down these people first, it would be of great help to collect the arrears of the treasury, but the question is, these people's debts are so easy to collect?

"However, you are right, if you can pay back the debts of these people, the rest will be easier. The king of Yanping nodded yes, turned his head and asked Wang Xun, "How much silver do they owe to the treasury in total?"

"If you add Taiwei Pan Ji, a total of 440,000 taels of silver is owed to the treasury, Pan Taishi is not the most, the most is Xiao Zhao Wangye, Xiao Zhao Wang Ye owes 140,000 taels of silver, Taiyuan King owes 70,000 silver, Xue Mixue owes 40,000 silver, General Wei Xiao owes 80,000 silver, Taiwei Pan Ji Pan owes 50,000 taels of silver. Wang Xun just turned over the account book, his memory is very good, and he immediately reported the numbers.

The king of Yanping County couldn't help but sigh softly when he heard this, 440,000 taels of silver, accounting for more than 30% of all the arrears, if he could pay back all of them, the salaries and ordnance of the Northwest Frontier Army would be settled.

"Lord Wang, it's not that you don't dare to do your job, but," Wang Xun said: "These people owe a lot of money, if they can pay it back, of course it's good, but is three months enough? It also takes time to raise silver, Lord Wang, the others still owe more than 700,000 taels of silver, and if half of these people's silver can be recovered, it is also very good." ”

The king of Yanping County understood the meaning of Wang Xun's words, not only did he understand, but this little official named Yan Zhi also understood.