King Yama seemed to be free, and spent the whole day with Youshu checking accounts, watching him use Zhu Zhu to quickly tick off problematic items and make notes. Unlike several other officials, he had an abacus at his hand, and he fiddled with it for a while, and then fiddled with it for a while, at a very slow pace. He almost didn't even have to think about it. At a glance, there were several red crosses. He was very refreshing. After checking one box and then opening another, the workload of half an hour was equivalent to the results of other people's busy days.
King Yama saw that the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he comforted him distressedly, "Check slowly, don't be in a hurry, be careful to burn your eyes."
Youshu replied with mental power, "You don't understand, the master has already arrested all the members of the household and sent them to the Heavenly Prison. These people have deep roots in the court, and someone must mediate for them, and even worse, they will erase the evidence and bite back. One bite. If we are later, they will be one step ahead, and many inside stories will no longer be found out, and the master will have to bear more pressure. "
King Yama stared at him for a while, then sighed, "After all, I'm still thinking about Emperor Xuanguang. Don't worry, he's the real Son of Heaven, and the dignitaries in the court can't help him."
"No matter how strong he is, he is still a person. I can help him a little bit." Youshu shook his head.
"How could he be alone? He is the emperor, and the whole world belongs to him." King Yama's tone was rather disdainful, but his eyes flickered slightly.
"How could that be? The emperor is the loneliest profession in the world. Because he stands too high, he is farther away from the people around him. I dare not say that I will fight alongside him, but standing in the place closest to him is the Yes. You are also the emperor, you should understand the truth of being at a high place." Youshu looked back seriously.
After being silent for a long time, King Yama suddenly pulled the man into his arms and rubbed him twice. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to pry open his teeth and taste the taste of his lips and tongue to see if it was as sweet and warm as what he said.
Ou Tai sat on the side and seemed to be in a daze, but in fact he listened to the movements of the two, and admired Zhao Langzhong's ability to please people unknowingly. Look at the master's move, tears are coming out soon, right
However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the situation is like this: Zhao Langzhong fell ill again, and after carefully checking the accounts, he began to shake his head wildly, tilted his official hat, and loosened a few strands of hair, making him look more and more like a lunatic. Three crazy days a day, if it goes on like this, it's time to start smoking, right? Do you really need to see a doctor
Thinking like this, someone tentatively said, "Zhao Langzhong, I see that your face is not good, do you want to find an imperial doctor to take a look?"
"I'm fine." Youshu glared at King Yama before waving at his colleague, then picked up an account book and continued to read. While sketching and complaining about the corruption of the household department with the King Yama, he also praised his wise and martial master to the sky, saying that he is the savior of the people and the messenger of justice.
King Yama smiled and said, "No matter how powerful he is, if there is no rectification of the underworld by this king, he will not be able to save Dayong Guozuo. In the final analysis, the mortal world is still caused by the chaos of the six realms of reincarnation."
Youshu also understood this truth and nodded seriously, "Yes, you are also very good, both of you are very good." Then a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: King Yama's method of rectifying the underworld seems to be the same as the master's method of rectifying the court
Seeing the suspicious look on his face, King Yama immediately changed the subject, "There are many ways to greed for money, but there is one that is the most bizarre. Do you want to know?"
Youshu nodded while checking the accounts, and King Yama then continued, "Kuyin is guarded by the Ku soldiers, and this position is often hereditary. If the Ku soldiers have children, they will put sesame oil on them when they are five or six years old. Eggs were stuffed into his backyard to expand the capacity, and he kept practicing day and night. When he became an adult, the place was enough to hold about 80 taels of silver ingots. Every shift, the soldiers would take a sufficient amount of the warehouse. Silver is stuffed into the body and taken out. Over the years, this has long been an unwritten rule. Everyone is like this, so they don’t shy away from it. Every time I get off my job, I look in the warehouse and they are all white buttocks. People take 80 taels every day, a total of thousands of soldiers, how many taels will they steal over the years?"
You Shu made a slight estimate and came up with an astronomical figure, which could not help but show a look of astonishment.
King Yama patted his head and sighed, "The embankment of a thousand miles has collapsed in the ant's nest, so it is often not the so-called dignitaries who can devour a country, but the humble officials. Emperor Xuanguang has revised the law. It is also understandable that he intends to behead all the upper and lower households."
He was afraid that Shu would resent his ruthless approach, which is why he said this now.
Where there is Shu will question the master's decision, naturally repeatedly said that the master is wise. One person and one soul checked the accounts and chatted, and before you knew it, it was evening. Hearing the drumbeat of You Shi, Ou Tai clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's time to pay, you can summarize the checked accounts and hand them over to Zhao Langzhong. Review, if there are no problems, let's go separately."
King Yama left a message that something happened to the underworld, and disappeared. Youshu tried to keep him, but only caught a mass of nothingness, and his heart was empty. When he saw the master slowly entering the side hall, his expression was rather cold.
"How much did you check?" He went straight to the main seat and sat down.
Youshu immediately forgot the little emptiness before, and cupped his hands, "Report to the emperor, I checked two boxes. Yuanguang's old accounts 20 years ago may be checked within three days."
The rest of the officials looked ashamed and said in a low voice, "Report to the Emperor, we are limited in our abilities, and we have only read twenty-two books."
This is the speed of a normal person, but compared with Zhao Langzhong, it is really not enough. Youshu couldn't help but puff out her chest, showing a proud look. He has always been very confident in his IQ and is not afraid of losing to anyone. In comparison, the master will definitely value himself more.
Emperor Xuanguang pressed his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and then waved at Zhao Langzhong, who was like a rooster, "Bring the account book in question and let me take a look."
Youshu pointed to the two large boxes beside her desk, "Report to the emperor, all the audited account books have problems, and they are extremely serious."
Emperor Xuanguang was not surprised, he ordered Wei Chen to carry the two suitcases to his bedroom, and then looked at the other people. Everyone understood and immediately said that there was no problem with the twenty-two account books. Youshu doubted the abilities of these mortals. When they half-kneeled to answer, they had already flipped through five or six books, and their brows were furrowed.
"How can there be no problem? How did you check it, and you didn't find such a big mistake?" It wasn't to express herself, she just felt that they had betrayed their master's trust. Shu took a few steps forward and pointed to one of the books. The account book said, "This is Yuanguang's 21st year grain purchase account book. It is clear that 480,000 taels was lost by the Ministry of Household. Why is it not marked?"
The official in charge of reviewing the account book was pale, and he took it over and looked at it without finding any problems.
You Shu hated that iron could not become steel, so she dug out the county newspapers from the 21st year of Yuanguang from the bookshelf and said, "I have read the newspapers of the Lishui Mansion over the years, so I am deeply impressed. In the 21st year of Yuanguang, Lishui There was no disaster in the nearby state capital, but the Ministry of Household spent a sum of 200,000 taels for disaster relief, and then spent 280,000 taels for the purchase of grain. And I was in charge of the government affairs of Lishui, and I knew the government treasury. I have never received these two sums of money. In other words, this is a fake entry made by the Ministry of Household for corruption. Look again, this year, there were 21 of the 34 prefectures in Dayong. If a natural disaster is reported, how much water does it contain? Will there be a situation where local officials and the Ministry of Household collude to falsely report the disaster situation and jointly embezzle money for disaster relief? Auditing accounts is not only to check whether the books are balanced, but also based on the actual situation.”
He said it easily, but he never thought about how other people have the same extraordinary memory as him, and even what happened in a certain year and a certain place can still be vividly remembered and integrated into the accounts. As he spoke, he read the remaining account books, and he pointed out a lot of mistakes and omissions, especially the salary account books, which were simply fabricated and messed up.
"Report to the emperor, this account book has a bigger problem. Wei Chen remembers that more than half of the Tiger Army had been killed or wounded ten years ago, but the Ministry of Household did not eliminate the military status of the dead soldiers, but paid them military salaries as usual. The Tiger Army is yours. The personal soldiers, have you received these military salaries? If not, whose pockets did they go into? The inside information needs to be thoroughly investigated."
But for a quarter of an hour, he had pointed out several monstrous corruption cases that were enough to subvert the Ministry of Households and shake the court, leaving all his colleagues dripping with cold sweat and their hearts torn apart. Zhao Langzhong is indeed a lunatic. He thinks that the matter is not big enough, do you have to pierce the sky
However, when the sky fell, there was naturally a tall person supporting him, especially that person's favorite was his honest and upright appearance. Emperor Xuanguang took the account book for a long time and didn't say anything. Just when everyone thought he would be furious, he stood up, walked up to Zhao Langzhong, rubbed his head vigorously, and praised, "Good job, worthy of being my worthy minister. , the pillar of the country!"
I was praised by the master? Touch your head? Master said I was his worthy minister? You Shu was rubbed to the ground, but a silly smile appeared on her face.
Emperor Xuanguang still wanted to rub him a couple of times, but because of the presence of others, he had to stop, "You all follow Zhao Lang's middle school, collect relevant information in detail before checking the accounts, so as not to be fooled by false accounts. home."
Everyone blushed and took orders. After stepping out of the hall door, they looked at the burning clouds in the sky, and suddenly felt a burst of heart palpitations. This is a sign of a bloody storm coming and a bloody rain coming.
Only Yu Shu, who had something in his heart, walked a few steps and turned back, rushing to Emperor Xuanguang on the steps to hand over, "Your Majesty, are you going to look through the account books I'm waiting to review all night? How can your body bear it? The account books that Wei Chen has checked have been recorded in your mind. If you trust Wei Chen, Wei Chen will compile all the questions after returning and present them to you for review, which will save you a lot of time and will not be tired. you."
His words are sincere and his expressions are sincere. It can be seen that he is not slapping the horses, but he really puts the emperor's health issues first, which makes people feel very comfortable. There was a faint smile in Emperor Xuanguang's eyes, but there was no expression on his face, and he responded calmly.
As long as you do your best, you don't need much in return. She stole a glance at the master eagerly and greedily, and then bowed to retire. It was night, and he was working hard to write, but found that the candlelight was much dimmed. When he looked up, he realized that it was his best friend. He quickly put a stack of rice paper on the table into his arms and covered it with his palm.
King Yama has been watching for a long time, and his tone is a little weird, "If this king remembers correctly, these entries are different from those books you checked during the day. You have an excellent memory, so you definitely won't make this kind of mistake, don't you think? you do this delibrately?"
Because the brush was thrown too fast, there were many ink dots on Shu's fingertips, sleeves, and front of the front, and she looked very embarrassed, and her chaotic and guilty face became more suspicious. King Yama walked around him twice, and seeing that he shrank his neck unconsciously, he said with certainty, "You really deliberately mixed up the accounts, so you are not afraid of Emperor Xuanguang's censure? You know, he acts extremely cautiously, Even if you do a good job in the general ledger, he will still look over the old account in person for proofreading, and then he will definitely find the problem."
He pulled the man whose head was getting lower and lower into his arms, and said in his ear, "You Shu, you are not that kind of confused person, what do you want to do? To be scolded?" What is going on in the mind of the pure and incomparable mind.
A thief looked around with a guilty conscience, and closed the window tightly, and then whispered, "I'll tell you, but you can't tell others."
"Besides you, who else does this king know?"
"That's good. You're right. I deliberately messed up the accounts, but I didn't delete them. I just need to sort them out a little bit." Youshu scratched her hot ears, looking extremely embarrassed. It was the first time for him to play such a small trick.
"And then? Are you not afraid that Emperor Xuanguang will question your ability?" King Yama couldn't understand Youshu's thoughts more and more. Shouldn't you look your best in front of your loved one? Why would he do the opposite
You Shu covered half of her face with her sleeves, and said in a sullen voice, "There is an idiom called 'You want to raise first, do you know that'? Look, I will hand in the confusing accounts first, so that the emperor will notice the old-fashioned accounting method. Then I pretended to be troubled and thought about it, and then proposed a new accounting method. Comparing the two with one another and setting off the front and the back, wouldn't it seem that I am inferring from other facts and have extraordinary abilities? Do you think the emperor will be impressed by me? Will it be reused from now on? Only by getting closer to each other can I find opportunities. Otherwise, like today, I will check accounts in the side hall, and he will work in the main hall. When will it be? I'm just a junior official from the sixth rank, and I don't even have the qualifications to go to court. If I don't seize this opportunity, what year and month will I have to wait?"
King Yama stared at him for a long time, and then slowly and lowly laughed. Heck, why even Youshu, who plays small tricks, is so cute? Want to promote first? Thanks to him for figuring it out!
You Shu's other sleeve also covered her face, feeling extremely ashamed.
"What are you covering, tell this king to see your quivering little face." King Yama couldn't help laughing, he pulled his hands away, and pulled him closer to take a closer look, "Look, it's already red and purple. , let this king touch it." Touching his hand, he laughed louder and louder, "It's really hot, just wait, this king goes to the kitchen to find an egg."
"What are you doing with the eggs?" Youshu dodged left and right, tears welling up.
"It's cooked on your face as a late-night snack." King Yama couldn't bear it any longer, pulling him into his arms, pinching his face and nose, even more wishing to strip it and eat it.
Because the handle was held, Yushu didn't dare to resist at all, and her hair and clothes were all rubbed in a mess, so she whispered, "You know this, I know it, heaven knows it, and no one else knows it. , is it done?"
King Yama burst into laughter again, and promised, "Okay, this king will never tell anyone else. Have you summed up your new accounting method, and show it to this king."
Finally opened the page, Shu has a long breath, and hurriedly handed over a stack of files that had already been written. King Yama nodded as he watched, and had to admit that Shu's head was indeed smart, but his methods were a little too raw. But that's exactly what makes him lovable, and needs no improvement at all.
One person and one soul were discussed until midnight, and only after hearing the sound of Ting Zi Shi's drums did they lie down side by side and fell asleep.
The next day, You Shu brought a stack of files to the Qianqing Palace for an interview. Because she was caught last night, she was inevitably a little nervous. When she stepped into the palace door, she tripped over the threshold and almost fell. I don't know where Emperor Xuanguang was standing, but he immediately came up to him and hugged him, and reminded warmly, "Be careful with your feet."
The familiar ambergris filled his nose, making Youshu a little drunk. He took a deep breath without a trace, trying to put the smell of the master into his lungs.
Emperor Xuanguang stared at his slightly twitching nose, and the corners of his mouth twitched quickly. After the person stood firm, he restrained and politely retracted his arm and asked, "Zhao Langzhong, have the accounts been sorted out?"
"That's right, the emperor, please take a look." You Shu shook his hands and presented a stack of files, with Heiliang's eyes looking here and there, but he didn't dare to look directly at Sheng Yan.
While coughing lightly, Emperor Xuanguang took over the file and looked at it carefully, and ordered Wei Chen to check the old account from yesterday. If his actions this time are as expected by King Yama, he is very cautious and strict, and if something goes wrong, he will definitely not escape his discernment. Yesterday, You Shu, who was still thinking about it, is now remorseful, and fine sweat can't help but break out from her forehead.
Emperor Xuanguang held the account book and looked at him, glancing at him from time to time, his expression extremely unpredictable. After about three quarters of an hour, he threw away the dossier and questioned Zhao Shilang why he was doing things so carelessly, and he made several mistakes in a row.
You Shu knelt down with a thud, begging for forgiveness in a trembling voice, and then explained the various drawbacks of the old-fashioned bookkeeping method, arguing that he made frequent mistakes when he was dizzy, and said that he had learned a lesson from it and summed up a new style. Accounting method, I implore the emperor to take a closer look and compare the pros and cons.
Emperor Xuanguang turned around, walked to the window and looked into the distance, his back was very dignified and cold, making Youshu feel frightened and dripping with cold sweat. However, if he looks from the front from another angle, he will find that Emperor Xuanguang's face has been distorted, not because of disappointment and anger, but because he is trying his best to laugh. Interesting, so much fun! Every moment he spends with Youshu makes him unbearable.
You Shu stammered and talked a lot, and then she turned out the accounts summarized by the new accounting method. I begged the emperor to check it again. Before the emperor turned around, he quickly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and then rubbed it. Rubbing his throbbing chest.
Emperor Xuanguang waited for the violent smile to dissipate before turning around. He first helped Youshu up, and then took the account book to check. After a long time, he nodded and said, "This method is very good! Wei Chen, call all the ministers, I want it. Let them see this new accounting method, and the accounting books submitted by various ministries will follow this method and be included in the law!"
Wei Chen led the way.
You Shu quietly let out a breath of turbid air, feeling that she was about to collapse. It's easy for others to be careful, he doesn't understand why he is so difficult? Climbing in the officialdom is indeed a technical job, and it is very difficult for people with a single tendon to get along.
Emperor Xuanguang had almost teased people, so he handed down the reward that he had already prepared. It was not gold and silver treasures, nor was it an appointment to an official or a rank, but a lot of butterfly specimens, some sparkling, some white, and some The colorful, one by one nailed to the wooden board, the surface is covered with transparent glass, which makes people's eyes dazzle.
These rewards are simply sent into the heart of Shushu. He stared at the specimen for a long time, and when the master asked him if he liked it, he suddenly returned to his senses, and said excitedly, "I like it, I like it so much! Thank you, Emperor Longen."
Infected by his undisguised joy, Emperor Xuanguang also raised the corners of his lips. If you like it, he is the one who travels through the worlds of yang and yin, and grabs each of these butterflies with his own hands. Seeing You Shu's bright and splendid expression is not worth his search and painstaking efforts.
When the officials of various ministries learned the new accounting method, a day passed, and some beautiful Shu walked into the house and saw King Yama sitting in the living room drinking tea.
The old ancestor who was waiting on the side hurriedly greeted him, "Master, you are back, do you want to pass the meal?"
"No, the emperor has left me for the royal banquet today."
Hearing the unconcealed smugness in his words, King Yama smiled and said, "It seems that your little cleverness has been shaken out? Did Emperor Xuanguang first get angry, then overjoyed, and finally give you an official promotion?"
Youshu's cheeks flushed red for a moment, and she shook her head honestly, "I didn't get promoted, just gave me a lot of gifts." Word Luo couldn't help raising the corners of his lips, revealing two small pear eddies.
"What gift? Take it out and let this king open his eyes."
"It's some butterfly specimens. They are very beautiful. I have never seen many species. I only mentioned it occasionally, saying that I like insects. , shouldn't you be impressed?" Youshu looked over eagerly.
Several ghost servants have already opened the box that he brought back, and placed a piece of wood on the table for the king to appreciate.
King Yama coughed, pretending to be sour, "How can this king know whether he likes you or not? It's just some ordinary things that make you happy like this. If you like it, this king will have a better gift. Send." When the words fell, the glass cover on the wooden board was removed at the fingertips, so that all the butterflies came back to life and danced gracefully.
You Shu was stunned, and waited until all the butterflies flew into the bright sunset and turned into a little scale powder before opening his mouth, and gave a short "ah", his voice full of surprise and admiration.
King Yama grabbed the tender meat on the side of his cheek and asked, "Which one do you prefer, the gift from this king or Emperor Xuanguang?"
Youshu thought about it and then said, "What the emperor gave me is real possession, and what you gave me is life and hope. Cherish everything you have and live in the present, but you can't lose hope for the future. , both are important, so I like both."
King Yama was stunned for a long time before he touched the tip of his nose, and said indulgently, "Very good, this king likes your serious nonsense."
Youshu vehemently denied it, but turned her face to reveal a guilty expression. After being teased for a long time, he also became cunning.