Chapter 569 The head of the household, kneel down for me!
Soon, a steward from the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly broke into the clerk's room, and he brought two yamen servants with him just in case. He was not afraid that thieves would come to the yamen of the Ministry of Revenue. This was the important place of the imperial court, and ordinary thieves would come.
It's just a matter of death.
Even if he considers himself to be highly skilled in martial arts, the Hubu Yamen is not far away and there is a faint royal family to protect and look after it, which can be said to be impregnable. The reason why he brought the Yamen with him was because the clerk surnamed Yi had not been here for so long, and he was afraid that something might happen to him.
, his body suddenly suffered from some hidden illness, but he, a frail scholar, could not lift a big living person.
Before anyone arrived, the words came first, "Brother Yi, what did you do? Today's documents haven't been delivered and stamped yet. If something goes wrong, the higher ups will blame me, and I won't be able to bear the consequences."
As soon as the steward came in with the yamen servant behind him, they saw an unforgettable sight, and they were stunned for a while.
I saw Yi Wenwen, who was supposed to be immersed in the case, with his head lowered and kneeling in front of the case. Behind the table, sitting was a young man wearing a python robe, elegant temperament, with his legs crossed. There was also someone standing behind him.
Two door-god-like guards.
When Di Xin saw the three people who broke in, he secretly thought that it was really hard to wait.
He waited here for half an hour before the Ministry of Revenue realized something was wrong, and finally someone came over to check on the situation. This administrative efficiency was too low. If he changed to a big merchant, something would happen to the important place of the imperial court where he works, and within two days something would happen.
Within three minutes, the place was surrounded by a dragnet.
After waiting for so long without drinking a sip of water, Di Xin felt like smoke was coming out of his throat. After all, his martial arts skills were only average and he was still a mortal body. He would feel thirsty even if he didn't drink water for a period of time.
The head of the Household Department was stunned for a while, and soon came to his senses. Being able to be the head of the household means that he is a high-level official. He knows most of the famous people in the court. Although King Yu is low-key, he is also a high-ranking official.
Remember the appearance.
Knowing the real owner of the table, Prince Yu's matter was no secret in the Ministry of Revenue. So he looked at Yi Wenwen kneeling on the ground and soon understood the whole story in his mind. It was probably Prince Yu who came here to ask for money.
This Yi Wensheng had a bad attitude and offended people.
Having learned from past mistakes, the principal's attitude was extremely polite.
He gave a half-bow to Prince Yu who was sitting in his seat, and said, "I didn't know His Highness Prince Yu was coming, so it would be rude for me to greet him from afar."
Without reaching out to hit the smiling man, Di Xin could only stretch out his hand to support the head of the household department as he looked at the head of the household department, who was bent down deeply.
This is what you call disturbing, I hope you don't find it annoying to me."
"How dare you, how dare you." The boss repeatedly handed over his hand.
"May I ask this lord, who is his surname and his official position?" Di Xin said calmly.
"The lower official, Cao Zhenglu, is the chief of the Hubu Branch, and is in the fourth rank." The area official named Cao Zhenglu answered with clasped fists.
"You are in the fourth rank, and your official rank is not low." Di Xin's voice was low and majestic, "You must be very clear about my purpose of coming, right?"
Cao Zhenglu smiled bitterly: "The lower officials naturally understand."
"What's the answer?" Di Xin asked.
Cao Zhenglu first replied, "Well, it stands to reason that Your Majesty's salary is the amount set by His Majesty himself. There is no reason for the Ministry of Revenue to keep your money." Then the conversation changed, "However, the Ministry of Revenue has its own difficulties.
, as the money bag of the entire Dali, all expenses of the imperial court must be allocated from the Ministry of Revenue. Your Majesty, I will tell you that the Ministry of Revenue just allocated a large part of the military pay for the border army a while ago.
We have also allocated funds to repair several dilapidated palaces in the royal palace. Now the treasury is really empty and I cannot get the money you asked for. Please allow me some time. When the treasury is full, I will naturally make up all your money.
superior."
An official of the Ministry of Household Affairs who can become a fourth-rank official certainly has the ability to speak impeccably.
Di Xin couldn't help but laughed angrily, "Hey, what you mean is that your household is having a hard time now, so I have to be considerate of you, and I have to go home to eat steamed buns and porridge, right?"
Moreover, as far as King Yu knew from his father-in-law, the Minister of Hubu, the Hubu did not have any money at all, but just withheld it and did not want to give it.
Di Xin slapped the table, stood up from his seat, clasped his hands behind his back, walked past Yi Wenshu, who was kneeling in the hall, and came to Cao Zhenglu, looking down at him with threatening words.
, asked: "So, what you mean is that your household department is holding on to my money and you don't want to give it to me, right? Don't rush to answer. Think about it in your mind now. Think about offending this king."
Let’s talk about what the consequences will be.”
Cao Zhenglu smiled bitterly, hearing what King Yu meant was that if he couldn't get a satisfactory answer from his own mouth, he might not be able to live well.
Although King Yu is not a clique and has no influence in the court, he is a first-rank prince after all, and his father-in-law is still the Minister of Household Affairs. I am just a small fourth-rank official. I am afraid that King Yu will really hate him.
There is no good fruit to eat.
If nothing else, let’s just say that Taishan is nominally in charge of the entire Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the real power is controlled by the left and right ministers, as a minister, he still has many powers that cannot be ignored, such as the evaluation and promotion of officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
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At that time, all that is needed is Wang Pengxing's faint ink brush, and it is impossible to say that Cao Zhenglu will not get a promotion in ten years, and may even be demoted and his salary reduced due to low evaluation.
So Cao Zhenglu just smiled bitterly. He couldn't afford to offend Prince Yu, but the person who ordered this matter was none other than Yang Youxu, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was his immediate superior. He undoubtedly couldn't afford to offend him.
Moreover, although Cao Zhenglu could not ignore the threats from King Yu and the Minister of Household Affairs of Taishan, they were all long-term concerns that he did not know when they would come. And left minister Yang Youxu was a real immediate concern. If he let
He knew that Cao Zhenglu dared to allocate this amount of money to King Yu, and Cao Zhenglu, an official in the Ministry of Revenue, would be unable to do it immediately.
Moreover, as the saying goes, it is better to bully good people than evil people.
King Yu and his brother Pengxing, the king of Taishan, have always had clear hopes and are modest and gentlemen in character. Even if they offend them, it is expected that there will be no big embarrassment.
But Yang Youxu, the left minister, was different. Standing behind him was the most arrogant and domineering King Jing. This man was a master who killed people without blinking an eye. Cao Zhenglu was really afraid that if he was not careful, his entire family would be wiped out.
Therefore, in the end, Cao Zhenglu could only reply with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to be accommodating, it's that the Ministry of Revenue really can't let the blame go."
Di Xin laughed angrily, "Okay, you have the guts."
Before he finished speaking, a slap hit Cao Zhenglu's face. Cao Zhenglu felt the sky spinning and the earth spinning with this huge force, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.
The officials behind him were shocked. They never expected that King Yu would take action immediately after a disagreement. They were about to make a move, but unexpectedly, Wei San and Han Wu behind Di Xin suddenly pulled out his sword, scaring them so much that they did not dare to move.
Di Xin didn't bother to embarrass the two little pawns who knew nothing, and waved his hand: "You two have nothing to do with it anymore, why don't you get out of here."
The two government officials hurried out of the room as if they had been granted amnesty. They could not bear the responsibility for such an incident and had to report it to their superiors immediately.
