The sleet snow shattered lightly, hitting the bicolor and golden glazed tiles, covering them with a thin layer. The cold wind blew past and poured straight into people's necks. It was bitingly cold, and in a blink of an eye, it was already the severe winter of March and September.
Wei Zongping opened the curtain and entered the Shangshu Provincial Value Room, and the heat from the charcoal fire rushed towards him. Yin Jian had a stack of files stacked in front of him, looked up from the front of the case, saw that it was Wei Zongping, got up and said, "Mr. Wei."
The fine snow in the yard poured into one piece with the rise and fall of the curtain, and the sound was lukewarm. Wei Zongping didn't notice, shook off the snow on the cloak, and passed some edicts, "Look at it!" , this month is silk again, and silk is discounted, which one has heard of it since ancient times? It’s also a festival, and the officials criticize it, and the public opinion doesn’t even look at it, what’s the matter!”
Yin Jianzheng received the edict and looked through it. It is said that the public opinion is difficult to calm down, but it is just to create momentum, but how many of the key members of the central government only live on their salaries? Discounting salary is just wronging those low-ranking officials. But if it is a grievance, now it seems that it is not necessarily true. The silk, which is more expensive than gold, was robbed by the shops as soon as it was released from the inner court, and the price has always been high. few. Then the ban was abolished in the Western Regions. As long as the severe winter passed, the Central Plains and the Western Regions would be full of vehicles and travel, and the trade routes would be smooth, so the Western Regions would have nothing to say. This is really the soldiers coming to cover up the water and the earth, and they dealt with it seamlessly. But this is not the most irritating thing. The Examination Department was ordered by the emperor to inspect the household department. Not only has the money and food sales this year been audited repeatedly, but the accounts over the years have also been liquidated one by one. It is inevitable to find out the deficit. But fortunately, almost all the supervisory censors sent out by Yushitai a month ago have not made an inch of success. The states and counties have long been prepared, and no one can find out the clues.
"It's snowing so hard, even a few edicts are enough to bother Prime Minister Wei to come here in person, just have someone deliver them."
This is a polite word, of course Wei Zongping didn't come to Shang Shuxing because of these edicts, "The prince's illness is no longer serious, what can you say?"
Zhan Wang has been resting these days, and it is reasonable to say that he should be almost better, but he has never seen them so far. Yin Jian was lowering his eyes, as if he was continuing to look at the edicts. He had already seen King Zhan, but some people wanted to see King Zhan, and some people didn't see him. "It's not the root cause of a day or two. It must not be very good, and we don't want to disturb it. When there are troubles, I am very busy here. I haven't gone to say hello to the prince. It's not as easy as Wei Xiang."
Wei Zongping said: "It's the New Year's Eve, all departments are busy, and I can't be free either!"
Yin Jian raised his eyes and said, "It's better than us, at least the emperor's kindness is great, and the members and disciples of the Wei family are all honest and honest."
Wei Zongping finally heard something unusual from the words: "What do you mean?"
Yin Jianzheng didn't say much, just smiled, "Everyone can see the emperor's reliance on Minister Wei. Congratulations to Minister Wei."
Wei Zong straightened up: "You are saying that my Wei family regards him as the master!"
Yin Jianzheng said: "The new lord is coming to the court and serving him. This is also the best policy to protect himself. The emperor's six relatives don't recognize him, and even the Feng family has been moved, but only the minister's family is safe and sound, which shows that the holy family is rich!"
"This..." Wei Zongping was speechless. This time, the order to investigate the deficit caused a commotion in the court. Na Siweiyun acted according to the order, and he was so rigid that he couldn't even pour a drop of water in. As soon as the canceled accounts were passed in his hands, he immediately knew whether it was right or wrong. According to the practice of the Ministry of Accounts in the past, as long as the department's fees are paid in private, almost all the accounts will be passed by turning a blind eye. However, Si Weiyun refused to take the hard and the soft, and the real money was delivered to his eyes. He set up a high platform in front of the official examination office, and ordered people to put it on the platform if there was a bribe. The following lists who gave it and when, followed by this person The details of the shortfall amount, so I don't know how many people have been offended. Less than ten days after the deficit was investigated, it was heard that the Si mansion caught fire, and half of a mansion was destroyed. The next day, Si Weiyun went about his business as usual without changing his face. On the high platform of Zhengkaosi, in addition to those heavy gifts, there were some other things, such as hidden weapons and swords. Below it was written when and where robbery and killings were encountered. On average, every three days on the high platform, there must be There are many new things, but Si Weiyun has never been injured, and he can go in and out calmly. Only the deficits in the center have been investigated one after another, and a series of officials have been involved.
It can be seen that the situation is intense, but that's it. From clan members to disciples, Wei Zongping was also very surprised by the fact that Wei Zongping managed a few insignificant people from clan members to disciples. As the prison said, the holy family is rich
"What is the emperor's mind, the old man is also unable to figure it out."
Yin Jianzheng sneered slightly: "The emperor's thoughts, I think Wei knows better than anyone else, but Wei Xiang must not forget that your son still has hundreds of thousands of shortfalls here."
Thinking of his only son Wei Qian, Wei Zongping felt tense for a while. The loss of his son was so sad. Yin Jianzheng's words were really irritating, and he immediately lowered his face: "People are gone, once everything is over, why mention these things?"
Yin Jianzheng pointed out the edict on the case: "Didn't Minister Wei see it? The emperor doesn't even give him a way to die. When a person dies, his parents, children, grandchildren, children, relatives and friends will also pursue it. Killing people is nothing more than a nod, but this debt collection Go to Lord Yan, will your son live in peace? Wei is quite determined to ask the dead to pay the debt!"
Wei Zongping was quite displeased: "Why should you worry about the old man's affairs!"
Not to mention that the Yin family and the Wei family were not in harmony at first, but because of recent events, Yin Jianzheng decided that the Wei family was more angry than him, so he immediately cupped his hands: "In that case, Minister Wei, please go ahead!"
Wei Zongping also had a fiery temper, and he stood up in a huff, angrily said: "Everyone goes their own way, farewell!"
The door curtain was lifted, and it was thrown down with a "bang dang", and even the wind and snow swept half of the room. Yin Jian was throwing the edict in his hand fiercely, stood up and shouted: "Come on, prepare the car!"
Xiaoxue didn't stop, it swirled and fell down. The chariots and horses had been gone for a long time, Yin Jianzheng was still angry, and when he was about to arrive at Prince Zhan's mansion, he lifted the curtain of the car, and suddenly shouted: "Stop!"
The carriage stopped in place, and someone stood on a high place on a bluestone arch bridge in front of it. He got out of the car and walked quickly to the bridge, and shouted: "My lord!"
The man turned around, and it was Ye Tianzhan. He was wearing a pure white crane cloak in the scattered snow, the jade belt fluttered in his hair, his handsome face was thin, and his figure was slightly thin.
A lot of snow fell on his shoulders, and he seemed to have been standing here for a while. "My lord, it's cold and snowy, why are you standing here?"
Seeing that it was him, Ye Tianzhan raised his head slightly to signal, and Yin Jianzheng looked across the bridge. Over there is the most prosperous commercial market in Shangjiufang. There are more than 3,000 shops, which look like one in the distance. In such a snowy day, cars and horses are still crowded with cars and horses, and the stream is endless. Among the passers-by, there were many merchants from other prefectures, not to mention Hu merchants, and they were extremely busy transporting bolts of silk in and out.
Yin Jianzheng sighed: "It's still snowing, and it's almost New Year's Eve. There were even more people in the past few days. In order to rush to buy silk for the inner court, business travelers from all over the world came to Yige."
Ye Tianzhan did not look at Shangjiufang as he did. His eyes followed the light snow and looked at the distant mountains covered in silver. A cold plum branch stretched out beside the bridge, and the snow was dyed with fragrance and cold.
"Prosperous business travel and the circulation of goods will bring great wealth and profits to the people of the Celestial Dynasty, making our country prosperous and powerful. A small country in the Western Regions still needs to be tempted by soldiers and lures. In less than ten years, they will be willing to treat us. The Celestial Dynasty has bowed its head and proclaimed itself a vassal, so it is no longer qualified to sit and negotiate conditions."
Yin Jianzheng didn't expect that he was thinking about this, and said: "My lord, but now..."
The expression in Ye Tianzhan's eyes gradually cooled down with Xueluo, "You just said that it is almost the New Year."
Yin Jianzheng said: "It's only been a few days, but judging from what they mean, at least the Examination Department does not seal it, and there is no annual leave. If this is the case, how can we live this year?"
Ye Tianzhan said: "I said a long time ago, no one should think about this year. I'm afraid they have forgotten who owns Yige City and even the world's financial businessmen. Pass on my words, From today onwards, if any merchant buys another bolt of inner court silk, all business under the name of the Yin family in Jiuzhou Bafang will be cut off from him, and if any official sells another bolt of silk with discounted salary, he will not be used to see it in the future. me."
Yin Jianzheng was overjoyed: "My lord, I have been waiting for your words for a long time."
Ye Tianzhan didn't have the slightest joy on his face, he shook hands and coughed lightly on his lips, before turning around indifferently: "Go home."
Yin Jian was just remembering what happened to King Zhan's mansion, so he went along with him, briefly talked about the situation between Cai Cai and Wei Zongping, and then said: "The Wei family is unreliable after all, this time they come up with a silk discount to say Maybe Wei Zongping leaked the key."
Ye Tianzhan's footsteps faltered, his two sword eyebrows frowned, and his voice was cold: "Wei Zongping is not so capable of seeing the key to this, you overestimate him." After saying this, he stepped into the car.
The surroundings were cut off from the wind and snow, and suddenly it was very quiet. Ye Tianzhan leaned in the car and closed his eyes to rest, but everything was turbulent in his heart.
Finally got into a quarrel with the Wei family, although it was a bit early, but it was just right. Wei Zongping dared to say "everyone goes his own way" today, he must have thought that Emperor Hao really wanted to win over, and if he didn't know Emperor Hao too well, he would almost have thought it was a trick.
But he was very clear that Emperor Hao didn't move the Wei family, it was for him to keep these misbehaving disciples and the concubine who stirred up wind and rain. He was waiting for his own choice, whether he would choose to continue to put the burden that was stuffed in, or he couldn't bear to clean it up by himself, which made the teeth of the civil and military of the court chill.
Know yourself and know your enemy, this is indeed a good opponent. But he is not scary, what is scary is that there are people around him who understand him better, this is his fatal weakness. Thinking of this, Ye Tianzhan felt irritated for a while, returned to the palace and couldn't calm down in the study, so he walked on the snow and went to Jin Hui's place.
Stepping into the corridor, there was a burst of cheerful laughter. As soon as the curtain was raised, a small figure staggered towards him. Ye Tianzhan had quick eyes and quick hands, and he held him up. The villain avoided falling. laugh.
It turned out that Yuan Xiu had just learned to walk and was running around. The maids behind were afraid that he would fall and rushed to help him. Unexpectedly, Ye Tianzhan came in and almost bumped into each other. He knelt down in a hurry: "My lord!"
The black hair was drooping, and the embroidered silk long clothes stretched on the ground one by one. Ye Tianzhan waved his hand to make them excuse him, and picked up Yuan Xiu. Yuan Xiu recognized him a few days ago and was a little afraid of him, but now he has learned to call him father, and he grabbed his neck and called twice.
Jin Hui went up to see him: "Your Majesty, don't let this little magic star entangle you. Warm up your body first. You still have a cough. It's not good to be cold."
She carried Yuan Xiu over, Su'er dusted off the snow on Ye Tianzhan's body, and offered tea.
Snow fell in the courtyard, and the house was as warm as spring. Silver charcoal was burning in the kylin copper stove. Ye Tianzhan took a deep breath in comfort, Jin Hui's face in front of her was slightly reddish by the charcoal fire, and the light glow made her look charming, the begonia-colored brocade dress, Xue Ning normal skin. She was taking a winter pear and was peeling it for him with her own hands. The juicy slices of the pear fell from her fingertips, like a piece of white stone sinking into the deep emerald green pool. demure.
Looking at the beautiful wife and children in front of him, and listening to the rustling snow outside, Ye Tianzhan suddenly became interested, and turned his head to order: "Come here, go get the wine stored in the mansion. It's rare to have a good snow scene. You should cook it around the stove." Wine, enjoy the snow with a cup."
Su'er hurriedly agreed to do it, but came back in a hurry after a while. The wine was not brought, so she quietly invited Jin Hui aside and said a few words. After hearing this, Jin Hui seemed a little surprised and frowned.
Ye Tianzhan was putting his hands on the charcoal fire to keep warm, "What's the matter?"
Jin Hui forced a smile: "It's a little thing, it's nothing, I'll go and have a look and I'll be back."
Ye Tianzhan didn't ask her, "Su'er?"
Seeing him asking, Su'er didn't dare to hide any more, she knelt down and begged: "My lord, please save Tao'er, she is about to be beaten to death by the princess."
Ye Tianzhan raised his eyes: "What's going on?"
Su'er hesitated, Jin Hui said: "It's my fault, I didn't restrain my servants well, Tao'er forgot the rules and called me 'Princess' by mistake that day, I just need to pay a present in the past."
The corner of Ye Tianzhan's eyes twitched coldly, and he raised his hand and threw the gold-encrusted pliers into the snow coal, sparks flew and fell to the ground.