Soon, Zhu Ping'an heard footsteps, and then saw Li Shu, the second lady of the Marquis's Mansion and others walked into the study with unfriendly faces.
"I mean Rui Ge'er. Take off Rui Ge's clothes, change his clothes and put him on the bed. His clothes got dirty when he was eating the ice bowl."
Facing the angry faces of Li Shu and others, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly explained with sweat all over his face, and he almost swore to the sky.
"Then how come Rui brother imitated you and said that you asked second sister to take off her clothes and come to bed with you..." Li Shu glared at Zhu Ping'an in shame and anger, revealing her pointy little fangs, as if she would pounce on him and bite him twice if he didn't give a reasonable explanation.
The little maid Baozi looked at Zhu Ping'an with complicated eyes, mixed with indignation and resentment.
The second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion had a flushed face and her eyes were filled with mist, as if she would burst into tears in the next second.
The naughty boy Rui Ge'er hid behind the second lady of the Marquis's Mansion, secretly looking at Zhu Ping'an with his two small eyes squeezed through his fat face.
"Oh my god, just now Rui Ge'er was about to go to bed, and I saw his clothes were covered with milk stains. I thought that it was my second sister who brought Rui Ge'er here, and she should have prepared some change of clothes, so I said to him, 'Go find your second sister and ask her to take off her clothes before coming to bed.' What I meant was to let my second sister change Rui Ge'er's clothes and then let him go to bed." Zhu Ping'an pointed at the naughty child speechlessly and said frankly.
"Is that so, Rui brother?" Li Shu asked the naughty child.
"My brother-in-law just told me not to go to bed, and then said, 'Tell your sister to take off her clothes before coming to bed.' I thought my brother-in-law wanted my second sister to take off her clothes and go to bed..." The naughty child raised his chubby face, squinted his eyes, and said innocently.
Okay, it was Rui Ge who made a mistake.
After listening to Zhu Ping'an's explanation and getting confirmation from the naughty child, Li Shu and others came to a conclusion.
At this point, the misunderstanding was resolved, and Zhu Ping'an was finally not accused of molesting his sister-in-law, otherwise Zhu Ping'an would not have the face to stay in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion.
Although the misunderstanding was resolved, the second young lady of the Marquis's Mansion felt a little embarrassed. She found an excuse to leave after staying for only a while.
"Haha, come here, Rui brother..."
Looking at the innocent-looking kid, Zhu Pingan smiled "gently" and rubbed his wrist...
The next morning, it was still dark outside, but Zhu Ping'an had already gotten up and went to the West Garden to work.
The focus of the cabinet's work was still on the court meeting the night before.
Yuan Wei came to Wu Yizhen today, wearing the green hat bestowed by Emperor Jiajing, looking very proud and arrogant in front of Zhu Ping'an.
Yuan Wei had his reasons to be proud in front of Zhu Ping'an.
The Ming Dynasty set up military defense towns along the Great Wall to protect the safety of the Central Plains. From Liaodong Town in the east to Gansu Town in the west, a total of nine military towns were set up, which were historically called the "Nine Frontiers". The "Nine Frontiers" were Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yansui Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and Gansu Town.
Today, Yuan Wei was summoned to the Western Garden by Emperor Jiajing to make an appearance and receive instructions in person. He was then appointed by Emperor Jiajing as the Inspector-General of the Nine Frontiers. Together with two military secretaries and two supervisory censors, he rushed to the towns of Xuanfu and Datong to investigate the expenditure on military pay, border repairs, relief and other expenses. If any embezzlement was found, he would have the power to execute first and report later.
The two towns of Xuanfu and Datong, which Yuan Wei and others were ordered to investigate, had the highest military expenditure among the nine frontiers and were also the main towns for defending against the northern barbarian Khan Altan Khan, so they were of great importance.
Yuan Wei and others are equivalent to imperial envoys, which is somewhat similar to modern inspection teams.
Yuan Wei was the chief inspector of the nine frontiers appointed by Emperor Jiajing. He was the main person in charge of this investigation. The two officials and two censors were all under his control. He was equivalent to the leader of the inspection team. He was in a very glorious position.
Of course, there is another reason why Yuan Wei is so arrogant in front of Zhu Ping'an.
Zhu Ping'an was also assigned a job today. Compared with Yuan Wei, the powerful leader of the inspection team, Zhu Ping'an is the least noticeable member of the team.
At the court meeting the night before, Emperor Jiajing not only mentioned that the nine borders should verify the military expenditures, but also sealed the Taicang silver vault.
Today, Emperor Jiajing revealed the purpose of sealing the Taicang Silver Vault - to inspect the silver in the Taicang Vault.
The Taicang Silver Treasury Inspection Team was established at the same time as Yuan Wei and his Nine Border Inspection Team.
Liu Guangzuo, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who was a third-rank official, served as the chief inspector of the Taicang silver treasury, and Qu Tongyang, the right junior minister of the Dali Temple, who was a fourth-rank official, served as the deputy inspector of the Taicang silver treasury. Also joining the inspection of the Taicang silver treasury were Gao Rui, a fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Works, Zhu Ping'an, a sixth-rank reader of the Hanlin Academy, and Si Nan, a seventh-rank censor.
Zhu Ping'an was not the lowest-ranking official here, but the Supervisory Censor Si Nan, although of low rank, had great power and was also well-known among the censors. Relatively speaking, Zhu Ping'an was the least prominent one in the Taicang Treasury Inspection Team, almost just a bystander.
Zhu Ping'an didn't know how he got into the Taicang Silver Treasury Inspection Team. He was notified of this appointment today after he joined the Wuyi Sizhi position.
Anyway, it was not chosen by Emperor Jiajing.
It is precisely because the contrast is so sharp that Yuan Wei is so arrogant in front of Zhu Pingan.
Okay, I see your green hat.
Is it necessary to be so proud
Zhu Ping'an was secretly complaining about Yuan Wei who was wandering around.
Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to the inspection of the Taicang silver treasury. Just after taking the "magic pill", Emperor Jiajing came to Wuyi in a green Taoist robe. In fact, although Emperor Jiajing did not attend court, he was still very concerned about state affairs.
Emperor Jiajing had probably just taken the "magic pill" that had been refined, and his face was abnormally rosy, and he was wearing a blue Taoist robe with his sleeves fluttering in the wind.
Emperor Jiajing summoned the Nine Frontiers Survey Team and the Taicang Silver Treasury Inspection Team to the cabinet respectively.
As a member of the Taicang Silver Treasury inspection team, Zhu Ping'an listened to the holy teachings. Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to the inspection of the Taicang Silver Treasury. The Taicang Silver Treasury was the national treasury of the Ming Dynasty and the purse of the Ming Dynasty. It was related to the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the annual budget of the Nine Frontiers, official salaries, military pay, or supply to the inner treasury and disaster relief for the people, it was inseparable from the support of the Taicang Silver Treasury.
It has to be said that Emperor Jiajing was a genius.
While emphasizing the importance of this audit, Emperor Jiajing also set up a cross-audit system. Starting from this year, the Taicang Silver Vault will be audited every other year, with a different audit team each time.
This year it is Zhu Pingan and other five people, but no one knows who will be there next time. The only thing that is certain is that it will definitely not be these five people.
If there is fraud or perfunctory work this time, it will be very likely to be exposed during the next inspection of the treasury.
This is the extraordinary political scheming of Emperor Jiajing.
"Don't let me down."
Emperor Jiajing glanced at the five people one by one with sharp eyes. The whole hall was filled with supreme pressure for a while. It was not until Zhu Ping'an and others broke out in cold sweat on their backs that Emperor Jiajing said something sinister.