It's raining and snowing in Qudu today, and it's chilling. Helianhou knelt in the hall, his legs and feet were numb, and his sleeves were wet from crying.
"Then Xue Yanqing is unscrupulous and shameless, and will do anything to frame me. How can Juexi Governor pay bribes to involve us in Trent? That is the situation of Jiang Qingshan. If we really investigate it, he is also the chief envoy of Jiang Qingshan!" The official hat he took off was placed on his knees, and he cried, "There is also Cen Xunyi, who is biting me at the moment, obviously to reprimand dissidents and join forces with Xue Yanqing to do the game. They are doing the gougou fly camp, Kong Boran still wants to appease the traitors, and the only thing that's bad is the atmosphere of the court!"
"Don't fool the Aijia with such words!" The Queen Mother was furious, "If you really want to behave yourself, Xue Xiuzhuo will be able to follow up on the account problem? Juexi Governor Grain Road has been embezzled a lot in Trent City. Paul, does he have that much ability?!"
The hall was brightly lit, and the eunuch Gong'e all retreated to the door of the hall, only Aunt Liu Xiang knelt by the side to serve. Marquis Helian came to apologize to Jing Jing, wearing thin clothes, and now trembling under the empress dowager's wrath.
As soon as Emperor Tianchen died, the Empress Dowager was in this position to make up for the aristocratic family, and she was exhausted today. She sighed at Helian Hou through the beaded curtain.
Helianhou heard that the words were bad, so he hurried forward on his knees and said, "The queen mother calms down. Now it is the best policy to abandon the soldiers and protect the car. No matter what, you must protect Pan Lin first."
Pan Lin is Pan Xiangjie's son-in-law and an important member of the Ministry of Households. They lost Wei Huaigu last year, and now only Pan Lin can still stand in the Ministry of Household. If Pan Lin is lost, the money shopkeeper of the aristocratic family will be gone.
The queen mother said, "If you can keep Pan Lin, you can't keep Pan Yi either."
This Pan Yi is the husband of the Zhaoyue County Lord. Without Pan Yi, Zhaoyue would be a widow. Helianhou was sad for a moment, fell to the ground and choked, wiped his tears and said, "I am a father, if I hadn't been forced into the Jedi, how would I have abandoned such a good son-in-law? I am also helpless. I would rather she be a widow than be implicated in this. "
The queen mother's face in the bead curtain, she finally only said: "Go back and let Zhaoyue and Pan Yi reconcile."
The rain and snow outside the palace knocked against the eaves of the palace, and the red walls were covered with white snow. The ancient bell in the watchtower, resentful, urged him to enter the tribunal hall. Pan Lin has a rank in his body, so he does not have to kneel and bow to the presiding judges in the hall.
"After the Yongyi year, Dancheng will no longer be rewarded with fields, but now the total measured by the Ministry of Household is different from that reported by Dancheng." Xue Xiuzhuo sat upright and looked at Pan Lin, "Pan Yi is serving in Dancheng. The prefecture, concealed the extra land from the Ministry of Household and did not report it. You are in charge of the taxation of the Ministry of Household, and you have not raised any doubts in the inspection of the vacancies in the field tax over the years. Let me ask you, do you know that the Dancheng field tax is making false accounts? "
Pan Lin was locked for a few days, and his official robe was wrinkled. He sat across from the desk and watched Xue Xiuzhuo without answering.
Xue Xiuzhuo confronted Pan Lin.
Pan Lin is not good at trial. Such high-rank court officials are familiar with the review process. Smart people will remain silent in the face of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment's interrogation, because the officials who come to the presiding trial are all good at tempting, and it is easy to fall into trouble when dealing with them. Pan Lin was obviously a smart person, and he was always silent to Xue Xiuzhuo.
If the case is stuck here and there is no progress, then the remaining seven cities will have enough time to clear the accounts, and clean up all the pickles before Xue Xiuzhuo transfers them to investigate. Xue Xiuzhuo had been dormant for many years before he had the opportunity now, and he couldn't let Pan Lin escape.
"Pan Xiangjie's original post remains unchanged," Xue Xiuzhuo interlaced his fingers, "the queen mother praised him as the minister of auxiliary prime minister. After this spring, he is expected to be transferred from the Ministry of Works. This is a hint to promote him to the cabinet. The investigation and evaluation will inevitably be implicated.”
Pan Lin leaned over, took a sip of contempt, and said, "You encouraged the supervisor to pay bribes, and took the opportunity to bridge with the cabinet Kong Qiu. Now you want to take our Pan family, but it's because I let Yao Yuanzhuo go. Concubine, what are you pretending to be able to rule the world?"
Xue Xiuzhuo's expression did not change, he said: "Before Pan Xiangjie was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry, your Pan family was in Dancheng. His eighty-year-old father was killed at the entrance of Dancheng Yamen—you are right, I did take you Pan for Yao Wenyu, but Yao Wenyu was just an opportunity you gave me, even without Yao Wenyu, Pan would have to repay the debt."
Pan Lin's hands and feet were cold, he leaned back on the chair, avoiding Xue Xiuzhuo's gaze.
"In the first year of Xiande, the old leader of Haige inspected Dancheng's land tax, and the official assigned to him was Jiang Jun, who was my colleague in the household department. Jun fell off a horse and died on the way back to the capital to report his work, and the ledger he was carrying was gone." Xue Xiuzhuo said calmly, "Xiande's two-year-old patriarch pursued the account, Hua Siqian thought we had evidence in our hands, so he ordered the family to pay the air tax. , you refused to pay from your private treasury, and in order to make up for the money, you intensified the expansion in the eight cities. That year, seven families in Dancheng swallowed medicine and committed suicide, do you know why?"
Of course Pan Lin knew why.
That year, Hua Siqian was forced to be anxious, and even Pan Xiangjie was anxious. For this reason, while expanding the private land, the original land tax was distributed to the people in the city. These flat-headed people have lost their fields to eat, and they have to pay high taxes.
This is not a special case of Dancheng, it is a common sight in the eight cities after the Xiande year.
When Xue Xiuzhuo said this, there was no one else in the hall. He continued: "Later Juexi was hit by a disaster, Jiang Qingshan... Do you know why Jiang Qingshan refused to join forces with Hua Siqian at that time? Because his brother from the same family was Jiang Jun, There is karma in this world.”
Pan Lin's throat tightened. He forced a laugh out loud and said, "Then you are now framing the innocent, aren't you afraid of karma?"
"Innocent? Is Juexi Dianliang innocent? He was able to serve as the Dianliangdao through your recommendation, and then the Ministry of Household praised the inspector, and put it in Juexi to check and balance Jiang Qingshan. He is in this position with the Hezhou Yan clan. There are exchanges, reselling domestic copper and iron for the two cities of Trent and Di, and the corrupt tariffs can rebuild this office." Xue Xiuzhuo stood up, and the official robes looked dark in the hall, he said, "If the governor of the grain is with Helian Hou doesn't matter, how could he rush to pay bribes when he hears the hint? You call this framing, but it's just a 'trick' you used to use in the past, I'm drawing a tiger after a cat."
Pan Lin swallowed his saliva, and he became anxious and said, "You have tried your best to support the prince to ascend to the throne, but I am afraid that in the end, the bamboo basket will be empty."
"My prince is called Li Jianting, not Li Jianheng." Xue Xiuzhuo supported the edge of the table, looked down at Pan Lin, and suddenly asked, "Do you know Scorpion?"
Pan Lin's eyes were blank, and he refused to re-enter Xue Xiuzhuo's room with silence.
"The defeat of Bo in the four years of Xiande gave Hua Siqian a chance to breathe. Whether it was Shen Wei avoiding the war or Biansha's invasion, God seemed to be helping the family escape." Xue Xiuzhuo said, "This kind of thing, I don't believe it."
Pan Lin didn't know what Xue Xiuzhuo was talking about, but he smelled danger. He was able to keep his mouth shut about embezzling people's fields, but he couldn't scribble over the matter of collaborating with foreign enemies. Once this kind of thing starts, it is a disaster!
"Are you trying to frame me again?" Pan Lin said sharply, "You are courting the crown prince and inviting you to a position of power, but you exclude dissidents from the court and bend the law for personal gain! If you truly serve the country, why would you force Lu Guangbai to turn against him!"
"Who is responsible for the military rations in Bianjun?" Xue Xiuzhuo suddenly dropped the confession in his hand, "Who has stolen nearly half of the Qidong army's salaries? You have repeatedly suppressed Qi Zhuyin, let the Libei family dominate the northeast, and 120,000 iron cavalry soldiers in the northeast. If there is no Xiao Chiye, who can tie Xiao Fangxu and Xiao Jiming? You might as well ask yourself, how has the pavilion been making up for you all these years! The queen mother controls the government and the opposition, but she still refuses to give up the family to make up for it Qidong army pay!"
Xue Xiuzhuo's chest heaved and he turned his head to calm down a little.
"I'm excluding dissidents," Xue Xiuzhuo looked at Pan Lin again, "I'm going to uproot you scumbags, and that 'scorpion'."
* * *
Yao Wenyu suffered cold from a long distance and collapsed on the first night in Duanzhou. Seeing Yuan Zhuo's illness, Shen Zechuan was worried, so he asked the doctor to stay in the hospital at any time.
When Xiao Chiye saw that Shen Zechuan was going to go over, he said, "Let's go together, I'll go see him too."
The two put on their cloaks after dinner, Fei Sheng followed from a distance, Xiao Chiye held an umbrella and walked with Shen Zechuan to Yao Wenyu's yard.
Seeing the empty space under the eaves, Shen Zechuan asked the maid who came to greet him, "Why don't you go in and serve?"
The maid saluted and said in a low voice, "Sir, no one will be served at night."
Xiao Chiye shook Shen Zechuan's hand and signaled the maid to step back. He shook his umbrella and said, "Yuan Zhuo's spirit is high."
"I didn't see Qiao Tianya," Shen Zechuan looked around, looking at the main room, "knock on the door."
While the two were talking, the door had already opened. Qiao Tianya, dressed in normal clothes, gave them a slight salute, moved out of the way, and said, "Yuan Zhuo... Mr. hasn't gone to bed yet, and he's waiting for the man and the second master in the house."
Yao Wenyu was already up, his clean face rested on the back of the chair, and the book on his knee was scratched by Hu Nu and fell to the ground. Xiao Chiye leaned over to pick it up for him, looked at it, and said, "A picture book, you also have a set in the study of Mei's house."
"Second Master spent a lot of money, it's a pity to stay in the house." Yao Wenyu's voice was like a jade, he had cleared up his fatigue, turned the four wheelchairs, and motioned Xiao Chiye to sit.
Shen Zechuan took off his cloak, looked at Yao Wenyu's face, and said, "I traveled a long way, I shouldn't have called you to the hall today."
"The snow has melted recently, and sooner or later I have to suffer like this." Without anyone else, Yao Wenyu and Xiao Chiye were considered old friends, so naturally they were more relaxed than usual. He poured tea for Shen Zechuan, and he couldn't see Shen Xie when he raised his hands and gestures, and said, "Fu-Jun is definitely still thinking about the matter of Hedu at this moment."
"Spring ploughing is imminent," Shen Zechuan put his index finger against the tea cup, and the agate beads in his ear dangled in the dim light, "If the Dancheng case is investigated, the other seven cities will also be affected, and this matter is related to the granary in Dazhou. "
"Abandoning the pawns to protect the car is the usual method of the noble family. If Xue Xiuzhuo really pushes them into a hurry, they will lose a Pan Lin," Xiao Chiye rearranged the chess pieces on the small case next to him, "it's not impossible."
"Xue Xiuzhuo killed three birds with one stone this time. He used gold to pull Liang Luoshan into the camp, and put the Dancheng land tax on the agenda. He also made preparations for the inspection of Trent City tariffs in the future," Yao Wenyu said. It is true that he has something to do with Hou Helian, and the queen mother has some hardships. But Kong Qiu is willing to help him, and there must be more than this reason."
Shen Zechuan saw Hu Nu running to his feet, moved away quietly, looked at the cat and said, "... Qi Zhuyin's dispatch of the army to the army of mice caused a frown. At this juncture, if Xue Xiuzhuo is willing to give the cabinet several million taels of silver, Kong Qiu will naturally not refuse."
Hu Nu stretched his waist, put his paws on Shen Zechuan's boots, and stretched himself out with his buttocks. It called "meow meow" a few times, rubbed back and forth against Shen Zechuan's calf, and was about to pick off Shen Zechuan's robe when Xiao Chiye held him by the back of the neck.
Xiao Chiye stared at it and said, "Yes, I almost forgot, Xue Yanqing still has a pen and money in his hand."
Hu Nu circled in the air, and when he saw Xiao Chiye, his ears shrank, and he didn't dare to move his front paws. Xiao Chiye threw it back, it landed lightly, turned to the side of the four-wheeled vehicle with its tail erect, and climbed back to Yao Wenyu's knee to be stroked.
Yao Wenyu touched Hu Nu and said, "Xue Xiuzhuo has made up for the Qidong army's salary this time, and the commander will also accept his love. If you watch the fire from the other side of the mother, you will lose the opportunity."
"This matter is easy to solve," Shen Zechuan raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, "As long as the queen mother gives the commander a marriage, Qidong's military power will be divided into two."
"Marrying a handsome..." Xiao Chiye said, "then you have to have the title of honor, and now the old men with the title are not suitable and can't hold back."
"Since Marquis Helian has been involved in Trent City, let's just kick him out," Shen Zechuan took the chess piece in Xiao Chiye's palm and placed it on the board, "Isn't the little Marquis Fei Shi still in position? He married the commander and went to Qidong to be a 'vase', and the military power that was divided was taken over by the Queen Mother. Fei Shi and Pan Lin are still close friends, and with this relationship, as long as Pan Lin does not die, there will be a chance for a comeback."
Hua's daughter has been married for nearly a hundred years. Today, it is finally the Queen Mother's turn to "marry" a man. As Xiao Chiye said, abandoning the pawn to protect the car is the queen mother's usual method, but it is not only Pan Yi that she wants to throw away, but also Helianhou. Xue Xiuzhuo had already taken hold of Trent City, and Liang Luoshan had the Trent City account in his hand. Since it is the account of Trent, let Trent bear it.
The Queen Mother was at the mercy of others for the first half of her life, and being passive may not be a desperate situation for her. Rather, she has long been accustomed to being passive. There is only one Supreme Being in the world, since the Crown Prince Li Jianting can, why can't she Hua Hewei
"So far, Li's family has successively lost Emperor Guangcheng, Emperor Xiande, Emperor Tianchen, and Prince Yongyi East Palace in the hands of the Empress Dowager," Xiao Chiye looked at Bai Zi in his palm, "If we lose again this time, Da Zhou will really changed hands."
In the rain and snow, Li Jianting stood in a cloak. She faced the Queen Mother across the snow curtain.
The queen mother looked at the young prince and saw the shadow of Emperor Guangcheng in Li Jianting's brows. It was her husband who had restrained her for half her life and the shackles that once trapped her in the harem. Now that she is standing at the pinnacle of the ninth level, she is no longer afraid of these eyes.
The queen mother showed a kind smile to Li Jianting and thought silently.
incest seed.