Chapter 1313 I still want to send someone into the water to see
It is perfectly normal for the Hubu Yamen to have a lake.
The Tang Dynasty inherited old customs and had very high requirements for Feng Shui.
Not only the Hubu Yamen has a lake, but also other small Yamen, big or small, will also have a small pond.
When there is wind and water, this is called Feng Shui.
Zhao Chen looked at the fork in front of him and saw that there was no place to hide anything around the lake ahead.
"It's just a lake. Is it possible that Zhao Shangshu still wants to send someone into the water to take a look?"
"I remember that this lake is ten feet deep. If you go down, you may not be able to come up." Jin Chun followed a few people and said jokingly.
Ma Hu also thinks not to waste time here.
While there is still time, they can search the entire household department again.
"Master Shangshu, let's go look elsewhere first."
"Here, wait until you really can't find it, then look again." Ma Hu and Zhao Chen suggested.
"Okay, then let's keep looking forward." Zhao Chen did not insist, but agreed with Ma Hu's statement.
Ma Hu walked in front and led the way, Zhao Chen and Miss Xue's family walked in the middle, and Jin Chun followed at the back.
Zhao Chen suddenly slowed down and stopped in front of Jin Chun.
Jin Chun was still thinking about things and didn't notice Zhao Chen in front of him, and almost bumped into Zhao Chen.
"Why didn't Zhao Shangshu leave? Is there any new discovery?" Jin Chun sneered.
"I didn't insist on sending people to the lake just now. Isn't Minister Jin relieved?" Zhao Chen looked at Jin Chun with a smile.
Jin Chun was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Zhao Chen was testing him.
"Why are you so angry? If Zhao Shangshu thinks there is something in the lake, just send someone to look for it now." Jin Chun glared at Zhao Chen and said.
Zhao Chen smiled, but did not answer Jin Chun's words.
Jin Chun looked at Zhao Chen's back as he continued to move forward, and suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
After a moment of silence, he took steps to move forward.
The Hubu Yamen is not big, compared with the entire palace.
The Hubu Yamen is so big that at least Miss Xue feels like her legs are going to give out.
After searching all morning, they found nothing.
After a hasty lunch, Ma Hu sat slumped on the steps at the door.
One morning, the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion and the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs were all looking for the missing 500,000 guan of silver.
But disappointingly, they found nothing.
Ma Hu has completely lost confidence now. He feels that tomorrow is the day when Ma Hu will die.
Now, he just needs to wait for the emperor's decree to take his life.
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Ganquan Hall.
The emperor is reviewing and approving zhezi from various places.
A large part of them are from the Hedong area.
Hedong officials repeatedly petitioned the court to allocate funds to Hedong and speed up the construction of canals in the Hedong area.
The emperor also understood that the incident in Hedong was imminent.
Otherwise, Hedong officials wouldn't be handing over dozens of folds a day like this.
"Your Majesty, Duan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, would like to see you." The eunuch accompanying him came in and talked to the emperor.
"Duan Lun?" The emperor hesitated for a moment, and then thinking about what happened in Hedong, he also had to explain it properly, and then said: "Let him come in."
"Duan Lun, Minister of Industry, pays homage to Your Majesty." Duan Lun walked into the Ganquan Hall and held hands with the emperor.
"Duan Qing, your Ministry of Industry and Engineering should take matters in Hedong seriously. Today I have seen more than 20 letters from Hedong."
"Building embankments is a matter of great importance, so we must not be careless." The emperor raised his head and said to Duan Lun.
Duan Lun's face twitched twice.
He also wants to send people to support Hedong quickly, but isn't this a serious situation?
"Your Majesty, I came here today just for matters concerning Hedong," Duan Lun said to the emperor.
"What happened in Hedong?"
"What happened to Hedong again?"
"Why don't I know?" The emperor frowned.
If something happened in Hedong, why didn't he tell him as the emperor, but Duan Lun knew about it in advance?
"Your Majesty, something happened not to Hedong, but to the 500,000 guan of silver that Your Majesty allocated to the Hedong area to build embankments. Something happened!" Duan Lun sighed and said.
"Is there something wrong with the household department?" the emperor asked with a gloomy face.
"yes."
"Today I sent someone to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect the five hundred thousand guan of silver that Your Majesty used to support Hedong."
"But the minister who reported back said that 500,000 guan of silver had disappeared without any reason from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"In one day, the entire warehouse was empty."
"Today, the Ministry of Revenue is still digging deep into the ground to find the lost silver coins." Duan Lun explained his purpose to the emperor.
The emperor's face looked even more ugly at this moment.
Five hundred thousand guan is the only money left in the Ministry of Revenue.
There was not enough to support the construction of embankments in the Hedong area, so the emperor had to find other ways to raise another 500,000 yuan.
But now, the only 500,000 yuan has disappeared?
I thought that if the river east of the river burst its banks, hundreds of thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty would be displaced and become refugees.
The emperor could no longer control his inner anger.
"boom--"
He slapped the table hard.
Ganquan Hall instantly fell into deathly silence.
Duan Lun did not dare to speak, he knew how furious the emperor was at this moment.
He didn't want to tell the emperor about this matter, but it was of great importance. If Duan Lun didn't tell him, he would help everyone hide it.
If something big happened in the end, Duan Lun wouldn't even think about escaping unscathed.
In Ganquan Hall, Duan Lun didn't dare to show his anger.
The head is also lowered.
"What did Zhao Chen say?" After a long time, the emperor's voice slowly sounded.
This made Duan Lun, who was in a depressed state, breathe a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, the people sent by the Ministry of Industry said that the King of Han promised to deliver 500,000 guan of silver to the gate of Beicheng at noon tomorrow." Duan Lun replied.
He didn't know what Zhao Chen meant by this.
But that's what he got.
"With half a million guan in one day, is he going to collect it himself, or is he going to find the lost 500,000 guan?" the emperor said.
I don’t know whether he was talking to himself or asking Duan Lun.
Duan Lun hesitated, not knowing how to answer.
Then I heard the emperor say: "Go to the Ministry of Household Affairs with me."
…
Of course the emperor was angry.
The only 500,000 gold coins he had were lost, and he was already thinking about killing people.
But the emperor also understood that killing someone would have to wait until the truth came to light.
The people in Hedong are all waiting for this money.
When the emperor and Duan Lun arrived at Hubu, they saw Ma Hu sitting blankly on the steps of Hubu Yamen.
"Your Majesty, this is Ma Hu, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue." Duan Lun quickly explained to the emperor.
"The right minister of household affairs, he is in charge of the warehouse, right?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at Ma Hu.
"Yes." Duan Lun nodded.
He had already anticipated Ma Hu's fate.
"Put all Ma Hu and his family in prison. If the five hundred thousand gu silver cannot be found, they will all be executed." The emperor said sternly.
The attendants who came from behind rushed over and instantly controlled Ma Hu.
After Ma Hu was captured, he came back to his senses. Seeing the emperor looking at him coldly, Ma Hu didn't struggle.
He knows that this is his own life.
The emperor quickly walked into the Hubu Yamen. Everyone who saw the emperor lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly.