"This...there is such a rule." Jiang Dai's face was already covered with layers of cold sweat. At this moment, he was really scared.
Shen Ao, who had already been familiar with the laws of Daqian, saw Jiang Dai admit it, and he sneered: "Even so, the number of acres is a secret of Daqian and cannot be leaked easily, even if others ask about it. No. But this time, in order to count the number of acres, Mr. Jiang used other officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, many people participated, and even the confidentiality was lost. Is this a crime? "
"Ah! I didn't mean it. I was questioning the discrepancy in your statistics. I had no choice but to use officials from other departments. It was not intentional to leak secrets. It was not intentional." Jiang Dai, who was sweating coldly, broke out in a shrill voice at this moment. shouted.
It is not terrible for officials to make mistakes. The terrible thing is that there is no chance to correct the mistakes. If this is the case, they will be in a desperate situation and there will be no chance to rise. The mistakes Jiang Dynasty has made now are exactly He belongs to this category. If someone really pursues him for leaking major secrets and convicts him for it, he may not have a chance to turn around.
Well aware of the seriousness of the matter, Jiang Dai, who was howling in pain, turned around and looked at Rui Butong and Qiu Xu, who had not spoken much, and said: "Rui Shangshu, Lord Qiu, you have to speak for me. In a word, it was really an unintentional act of disobeying the official. It was not intentional. You are also aware of this matter."
In line with the mentality that the law should not be blamed, Jiang Dai wanted to pull down Rui Butong and the others. With them blocking the front, Emperor Qianwen would be able to reduce the big issue to a trivial one. After all, the Ministry of Household Affairs is very important. In the department, even if the officials are transferred, they will not replace all three important ministers. That would cause trouble.
Jiang Dai's idea was good, but neither Rui Bu Tong nor Qiu Xu would easily fall into his trap. Seeing that he said that he was an insider, Qiu Xu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "Master Jiang, don't you want to You are talking nonsense and checking the land, I only found out about it early in the morning, you transferred people from other departments of the user department, I just found out about it."
How could Qiu Xu fall for Jiang Dai's verbal trap casually? Although with his influence in the Ministry of Household Affairs, Jiang Dai wanted to mobilize people from other departments to help, it was impossible for him to be unaware of the rumors, but he was not directly involved after all. , let alone an order to mobilize people to cooperate. Even if such a thing has never been done, it is even less likely to take the initiative to admit anything and take responsibility.
Qiu Xu pushed the matter aside completely. As the minister, Rui Butong also sighed and said: "What Qiu Shilang said is right. I only found out about this matter this morning. As for Jiang Shilang before, I really don’t know what I did.”
Both Shangguan expressed their opinions, but unfortunately no one spoke to Jiang Dai. In an instant, he was dumbfounded. When he stood there, his whole face was pale, and he suddenly had an extremely terrifying feeling. Worry, that means he has become an abandoned person.
Maybe neither Rui Butong nor Qiu Xu like Shen Ao very much. After all, a sixteen-year-old boy has become the head of the Finance Department, the most important department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I wonder where they were when they were sixteen years old. , but they don’t even have official status. Even so, of course they want to teach Shen Ao a lesson, at least let him understand that if you have talents and learning, the household department is the household department. It is far from you who have the final say. You have to guard it when you come here. Rules, you need to know how to advance and retreat.
It's true that the two of them don't like it, but there's really no need to go into battle in person to deal with Shen Ao. After all, everyone had no grudges before. After all, although the position of the head of the Jin Department is important, it does not threaten them. Isn’t it under the buttocks?
If Jiang Dai takes action and takes care of Shen Ao, they will naturally be happy to see the result. Even if necessary, they can also make use of the situation. But seeing that Jiang Dai is at a disadvantage, what can they do at this time? Maybe stand up and speak for Jiang Dai?
The so-called dead Taoist friends are not dead but poor Taoists, what they are talking about is their psychology at this time.
The two rejected it in front of the emperor, which made Jiang Dai's idea of recruiting people to share responsibilities for him come to nothing, and also made him a lonely person and a person who was about to be abandoned.
Emperor Qianwen, who was in the high seat, had already understood what Shen Ao meant, and also saw what Rui Butong and Qiu Xu meant. That is, His Majesty wants to deal with Jiang Dai. We have no objection, as long as he doesn't get involved with us. .
Even if everyone's attitude is so clear, there is no reason why Emperor Qianwen should not deal with Jiang Dai. Even if it is to let Shen Ao take charge of the overall situation of Qianqian Bank, he must help him clear the obstacles. Jiang Dai is always looking for someone. The trouble with Shen Ao is that he can't be kept.
"Jiang Dai, do you know your sin?" With a decision in his mind, Emperor Qianwen spoke with firmness in his voice.
"I...I know that I am guilty, but I..." Jiang Dai was so frightened by this question that he fell to his knees, but then he wanted to explain. He wanted to say that his starting point was good, but he didn't trust him. A sixteen-year-old boy was able to take charge of the overall situation of the Jin Ministry, so he took action to test.
But at this time, Emperor Qianwen would not listen to his explanation. He must stand up when he is beaten, and he must be punished if he does something wrong. He needs Shen Ao's ability to preside over the overall situation of Daqian Bank. He must give an explanation now, and more Bu Xiao said that even Rui Butong and Qiu Xu had already tacitly given up on Jiang Dai, so why would he give him a chance? "Come here, take Jiang Dai and send him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. Rui Aiqing, this matter will be handed over to your Ministry of Household Affairs." Finally, any other officials involved in leaking secrets must also be severely punished. Rules are rules. We have to tell others that no one can break them easily. Do you understand?"
"I understand, the emperor is wise." Rui Butong didn't know that the emperor wanted to endorse Shen Ao. If you want to blame Jiang Dai, he couldn't see the importance of loyalty to the emperor in the emperor's heart, and acted rashly, without the sacred heart, and nothing would happen. That's strange. Fortunately, the emperor had no intention of touching anyone else, and his official title was saved. But precisely because of this, Jiang Dai needed to be severely punished. Only by spreading all the emperor's anger on Mr. Jiang, the emperor Only then will the anger dissipate and not affect yourself.
Jin Jiawei quickly entered the hall and dragged Jiang Dai out, who fell to the ground like a dead dog. It was obvious that this man's life was over.
It was originally intended to impeach Shen Ao, but there was no proof of who was right and who was wrong. Jiang Dai was immediately captured. Emperor Qianwen's protective heart was as protective as Sima Zhao's, and everyone knew it.
"Your Majesty, I have a request. After giving you ten days, I will organize the personnel of the Ministry of Finance to recalculate the number of acres according to the correct regulations, so as to verify whose result is correct. Rui Shangshu and Qiu Shilang can complete the whole process. Supervisor, if I am in the wrong, I am willing to accept any punishment, and I will ask your Majesty to punish Mr. Jiang sternly." Shen Ao suddenly stood up and said something that no one had expected.
Jiang Dai has been taken to prison for leaking Daqian secrets. This crime will probably make it difficult for him to recover in his lifetime, and no one will speak for him for a while. But no one could have imagined that Shen Ao would stand up He came out and said something that no one expected.
Is this interceding for Jiang Dai? Or is Shen Ao extremely confident and convinced that the calculation results he calculated will not be wrong? Will he completely put Jiang Dai to dust?
After a moment of reflection, everyone in the hall came to the conclusion that it must be the latter. Shen Ao would not speak for Jiang Dai who was causing trouble for him. Doing so would be nothing more than completely trampling Jiang Dai under his feet. It makes him unable to stand up and at the same time proves that he is right. It really kills two birds with one stone.
She sighed at Shen Ao's quick reaction. This is not what a sixteen-year-old boy should have. His calmness in the face of his opponent, his fierce counterattack, his careful deployment, and even his ruthless methods all left an impression on everyone. Profound. At this time, Rui Butong and Qiu Xu looked at each other involuntarily. Although they did not speak, they obviously reached a consensus that they should not easily provoke the Duke of the country in the future. Not only that, they should also support him more. At work, some people can make you laugh when you treat them as friends, but if you treat them as enemies, you may not be able to sleep well.
How could Emperor Qianwen fail to see Shen Ao's thoughts? He wanted to crush Jiang Dai severely, but also wanted to prove his innocence and correctness. Since he was so confident, how could he not support it? "Okay, I'm sure!"
Jiang Dai's false accusation against Shen Ao has come to an end. This confrontation in front of the palace has also confirmed Shen Ao's position as the head of the Jin Department. At least within the Jin Department, no one will have any doubts about this decision.
Why, it's not enough for Jiang Dai to be imprisoned. Does anyone else want to try it?
Taking advantage of this aftermath, Emperor Qianwen once again proposed to put 100 million taels of silver into Daqian Bank to show his support. Neither Rui Butong nor Qiu Xu would stop them. They had just made a leadership mistake. , I’m lucky that I wasn’t held accountable.
So not only will I not oppose it, but I will strongly support it.
Under the happy scene, Daqian Bank has money, which accelerates the due process. The establishment of the bank has also entered the countdown, completing the common goal of the emperor and Shen Ao.
After exiting the Yangxin Hall, Shen Ao naturally began to prepare for the bank affairs. Rui Butong was not idle either. He did not forget to investigate the leak. In the final analysis, it was Yang Xun who was the chief investigator. This man was still thinking about the position of the head of the financial department. All the people must also be taken down together. This is not an explanation to the emperor, but an explanation to Duke Zhongguo and the head of the Jin Department.
After this incident, Shen Ao was confirmed as the head of the Finance Department, and his work also received limited support from the Minister of Household Affairs and Zuo Shilang. The opening of Daqian Bank was about to begin, and all preparations were carried out very smoothly.
