"Master of the Ministry of Revenue, how is the Prince's inspection of the accounts at the Ministry of Revenue?"
In the Taiji Hall, the rest of the government affairs were almost discussed, and the emperor suddenly remembered that he had not seen Chen Changfeng for a few days.
I don’t know if Chen Changfeng has made any progress in checking the accounts of the household department for him.
When all the officials heard the emperor's question, they couldn't help but look at the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
Shangshu Hube felt nervous and secretly thought that the emperor would not care too much about this matter. After all, the emperor himself had not found anything before.
What can Chen Changfeng find out?
But the emperor suddenly asked this question, which made the Minister of Hubu clearly feel that the emperor cared more about this matter than before.
He said hurriedly: "Reporting to your Majesty, the prince has not been seen in the past few days. There are more than a dozen shopkeepers sent by the prince to check the accounts."
"And every day as soon as it gets dark, the lights are turned off in the accounting area and I go to bed early."
"I think we haven't found out much yet."
"You said those people who checked the accounts took a break early every day?" When the emperor heard this, his face immediately showed dissatisfaction.
As an emperor, I don't even dare to rest after dark.
Chen Changfeng was sent to check the accounts. If his people didn’t check the accounts properly, why should they rest so early?
Is this an audit?
This is obviously making fun of yourself!
"Is such that……"
"Bastard!" The emperor was furious, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.
"Father, maybe the sixth brother felt that the accounts in the household department were too many, so he simply gave up." The second prince said with a smile.
"give up?"
"I asked him to check the accounts, not to give up."
"Liu Xi, hurry up and tell the prince to come see me. I will give him a good beating today." The emperor looked at Liu Xi beside him with a cold look in his eyes.
Liu Xi was shocked, knowing that the emperor was indeed angry today.
The same goes for the secret prince. Even if you can't find out anything in the end, at least you can't slack off.
Isn’t this just showing off openly?
Can the emperor not be angry?
When the second prince saw that the emperor was so annoyed with Chen Changfeng, he felt happy and secretly nodded to the Minister of Household Affairs.
Tobe Shangshu smiled.
This is not nonsense on his part, but this is what Chen Changfeng's people did.
I still want to check the accounts of the Account Department and find out corruption. Isn’t this just a dream?
Liu Xi hurriedly walked down the steps and was about to go to the East Palace to report that Chen Changfeng had come to ask questions. Before he could leave the Tai Chi Hall, he hurried back.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Yao are here." Liu Xi looked at the emperor.
The emperor was stunned and waved his hand to signal Liu Xi to come back.
Chen Changfeng and Yao Xiaoren walked into the Tai Chi Hall together.
The emperor saw the uneasiness on Yao Xiaoren's face at a glance.
He seems to be worried about something.
"Sixth brother, just now my father was talking to the minister about you. I heard that the shopkeepers under sixth brother check the accounts every day and go to rest as soon as it gets dark."
"If you do this, how can you check the account?"
"Is the sixth brother so uninterested in the things my father told me?" When the second prince saw Chen Changfeng, he gave him a slap in the face.
If there was no explanation for Chen Changfeng's matter, the emperor would definitely take care of him given his current expression.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not shown up since he kicked the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince out of the household department that day. I don't know what His Royal Highness is up to."
"Isn't what your Majesty told you the most important thing?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue stood up and attacked Chen Changfeng.
"What, His Royal Highness also kicked the fourth and fifth princes out of the household department?"
"Before, in the Yao Mansion, the prince beat up the fourth and fifth princes. This is nothing."
"His Royal Highness, it is too much to act like this. He is still the prince, and he behaves like this. If he succeeds to the throne in the future, then we..."
When the Minister of Household Affairs said this, the faces of the officials looking at Chen Changfeng became very ugly.
No one wants the future emperor to be an unreasonable and foolish king.
But now, Chen Changfeng has already taken the form of a faint king.
"Are you done?"
"After that, it's my turn." Chen Changfeng turned around and looked at the courtiers.
The emperor frowned, his patience had reached its limit.
It’s okay for Chen Changfeng to act recklessly in trivial matters.
Checking the accounts of the Household Department is something the emperor cares about very much. If Chen Changfeng doesn't take it seriously anymore, he will definitely teach Chen Changfeng a lesson.
"Father, all the account books of the household department for the past three years have been checked..."
"What?"
"Have you checked all the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts for the past three years?"
"What a joke, Sixth Brother, what are you talking about? Do you really think that everyone present is a fool?" While everyone exclaimed, the second prince sneered.
How many days has it been?
Today is only the fifth day since Chen Changfeng started sending people to check the accounts.
Now Chen Changfeng told everyone that he had checked all the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts for the past three years.
Chen Changfeng really dared to say such nonsense!
Yao Xiaoren was not surprised, but there was still a worried look on his face.
"Father, this is the account book after statistics, as well as the whereabouts of all the missing silver in the household department, where it went and when it went."
"Father, do you want to read it yourself, or should I read it to my father?" Chen Changfeng ignored the second prince and looked at the emperor.
Everyone's hearts trembled inexplicably, but they felt that this was simply impossible.
In five days, they checked out the account books of the Account Department for three years, which they could not even imagine.
When the emperor heard Chen Changfeng's words, he was immediately stunned.
Then he frowned, with doubt in his eyes: "Read it to me first."
Baiguan suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
"On the third day of May in the eighteenth year, Zhang Baoyi, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, withdrew 250,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs in the name of public funds, of which 50,000 taels were used for Dali Temple's public expenses, and the remaining 200,000 taels were missing."
"On the first day of June in the 19th year, He Yiming, the commander of the guards, took 500,000 taels of silver from the household department on the pretext of strengthening the city defense. After investigation, the city defense army replaced weapons and armor, totaling 170,000 taels, and the whereabouts of the remaining money was unknown."
"This year……"
"That's enough!" Chen Changfeng was interrupted by the angry emperor.
Chen Changfeng closed the account book and looked at the second prince.
The second prince's whole body trembled, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Zhang Baoyi, He Yiming, you two, tell me, do you need me to send someone to investigate what the prince said?" The emperor's eyes fell on the two officials kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am aware of my guilt!"
The two men's begging for mercy completely shattered the last trace of happiness in the emperor's heart.
The emperor hoped that the account Chen Changfeng found out was false.
These two people can say righteously that the prince is framed by them.
But no, the two admitted it!
In three years, a fifth-grade official and a fourth-grade official embezzled nearly half a million taels of silver from the Ming Empire.
What about the rest?
How much corruption was involved?
This year's tax revenue of 15 million and 130,000 taels has only left a balance of more than 100,000 taels.
You know, there are still three months until the New Year.
If something happens, be it a natural disaster or a war, where can the Ming Empire get money?
Wouldn't the Ming Empire collapse in one fell swoop?
The Minister of Hube actually had the nerve to tell himself that everything was normal.
Okay, very good!
The emperor's teeth are almost broken, no wonder he has been unable to find out the corruption.
It turns out that these bastards are so greedy.
As an emperor, I only eat two dishes per meal. If I order a little more at night, I have to save it for the next day.
The results of it?
One of them is more greedy than the other.
The emperor was so angry that his whole body was shaking.
Liu Xi got the account book from Chen Changfeng and presented it to the emperor, who opened the account book.
The dense list of names directly made his anger rush to the top of his head.
Turning to the last page, a final calculation of the total amount of corrupt money made the emperor almost faint.
"asshole!"
"Bastard!" The emperor punched the royal table in front of him. This chapter has been completed!