Yuan Zonggao frowned: "You mean, Zhang Fengzheng hinted that your mother should give him five hundred taels of silver?"
"yes."
Zhu Hao looked innocent, "I discussed with my mother at that time. Although we could make lenses, we had no experience in manufacturing the copper bodies and gold and silver decorations of telescopes. The construction schedule was very tight at that time, so we temporarily
I didn’t have enough time to find a craftsman, so I asked Zhang Fengzheng to do it for me, purchasing raw materials and finding craftsmen to help with processing.”
Zhu Hao's frankness showed that he had no secrets in this matter.
or……
Zhu Niang and her son were very dissatisfied with Zhang Zuo's behavior of directly taking advantage of others. Now that Yuan Zonggao came back, they reported to him directly.
Yuan Zonggao could only think so.
if not?
Do you think this is Zhu Hao's plan?
If the truth is that it is all a conspiracy, it would be too difficult to withstand scrutiny.
Yuan Zonggao asked sharply: "Then do you think that the outer body of the telescope needs to be as much as five taels of silver each?"
"this……"
Zhu Hao hesitated for a moment, as if calculating the cost in his mind, and after a while he said: "Maybe it won't be used. But the business was given by the palace. Maybe Zhang Feng wanted to save costs?"
This is another truth that cannot be more straightforward.
Yuan Zonggao said: "When these situations come to King Xing, can you tell them truthfully?"
Obviously, after Yuan Zonggao heard Zhu Hao's "Gonghuo", he immediately wanted to attack Zhang Zuo.
I thought you, Zhang Zuo, were so clever in making money for the telescope, but it turned out that you just asked for bribes directly, and now you have forced the victim to report in front of me...
It’s not in vain that I have supported Zhu Hao and his mother from the beginning. Perhaps in the eyes of their mother and son, I am their backer and can support them, right?
Zhu Hao nodded: "Yes...but why do you have to talk about these trivial matters in front of King Xing?"
At this time, Zhu Hao had to pretend to be innocent.
I have analyzed it for you. Zhang Zuo may have taken back the five hundred taels of silver to save costs for the palace. He was a bit mean to us, mother and son, but for the palace, he should be regarded as a great contributor to increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, right? You actually let me
Go to King Xing and tell him about this?
Could it be...
Didn't Zhang Zuo hand over the five hundred taels of silver to the palace's account?
Yuan Zonggao did not answer Zhu Hao's question and said cautiously: "No matter who comes to you these two days, you are not allowed to mention the cost of the telescope. I will arrange for you to meet Prince Xing later!"
"Yes, Mr. Yuan."
Zhu Hao pretended to be ignorant of world affairs and nodded heavily at Yuan Zonggao.
…
…
Then Yuan Zonggao left anxiously.
Even the knowledge of the children who had agreed to take the exams had been forgotten, as if finding out the corruption in the telescopes purchased by the palace was the top priority at the moment.
When Tang Yin came over in the afternoon, he clearly felt his nervousness. He quietly called Zhu Hao outside the classroom and asked, "Yuan Changshi came to see you? What did you say to him? Why did he go to see King Xing with great caution?
Reject all the people on the left and right, and seize all the account books and other things in the government?"
Zhu Hao spread his hands: "I told the truth."
"Tell the truth? How to tell the truth?"
Tang Yin was puzzled.
Zhu Hao recounted his conversation with Yuan Zonggao in general. Tang Yin was shocked after hearing this: "Zhu Hao, you knew that this would cause a bloody storm in Prince Xing's palace. You... aren't you sincerely trying to make the princes in the palace uneasy?
?”
Zhu Hao said flatly: "Everyone in the palace is in harmony, so what's the matter with us? Isn't it the first step of our plan to intensify the conflict between them?"
Tang Yin was stunned for a moment.
Feelings, you kid, tell the truth in front of Yuan Zonggao just to instigate the relationship between Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo? Let them fight among themselves for the position of the palace's chief steward? You want to reap the benefits?
"But Zhu Hao, don't you want to take Yuan Changshi as your opponent? If you do this, it seems that you are harming Zhang Fengzheng. Unfortunately, I have been planning with him day and night these past two days..."
Tang Yin became anxious and told the truth.
Planning day and night.
In order to make Yuan Zonggao lose power in front of King Xing, you are really willing to work hard. Why don't you remember that I asked you to come to discuss something with me earlier?
Do you think that with you and Zhang Zuo, nothing will happen to me? Do you really think you can deal with this old fox Yuan Zonggao without me?
But don’t forget that when purchasing telescopes for the palace, it was indeed Zhang Zuo who asked for bribes first. Yuan Zonggao had enough reasons to report to King Xing and find out the problems from the accounts of the past six months.
"Mr. Lu, you don't really think that you can suppress Yuan Changshi by checking the accounts in the palace and finding out that the treasury has been in deficit for the past two years, right?"
Zhu Hao suddenly said something for no reason.
Tang Yin frowned: "What do you mean by that?"
Zhu Haodao: "In addition, if Yuan Changshi found the errors in the accounts for the past six months, will it make Zhang Fengzheng lose power? Why did Yuan Changshi not go to check the accounts directly, but came to me first?"
"this……"
Tang Yin thought about it: "You mean, Yuan Changshi can pass the losses of the past two years to the people below to guard and steal them, and he can be said to be completely unaware of it?"
Zhu Hao nodded, his eyes seeming to say, Tang Yin, you are not so stupid after all.
"Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao, you analyzed the pros and cons with me before. In fact, you just wanted to use me to give Zhang Fengzheng advice and make him think that the dispute can be resolved by checking the old accounts. In fact... this is just part of your plan? You really have ulterior motives!
"
Tang Yin didn't understand until now.
Zhu Hao said so much before just to provoke Yuan Zonggao and Zhang Zuo to confront each other.
Zhu Hao nodded: "When Yuan Changshi returns to the palace, he may not necessarily light three fires first. He and Zhang Fengzheng can coexist. If we don't make Zhang Fengzheng nervous first, let him take the initiative to take action against Yuan Changshi."
If so, how can we ensure that Yuan Changshi will definitely fight back and start the war?"
Tang Yin felt like he had learned another lesson.
All the hypotheses put forward by Zhu Hao were based on the fact that after Yuan Zonggao returned, he fought with Zhang Zuo for power.
But the problem is...
After Yuan Zonggao came back, he did not necessarily fight with Zhang Zuo to get back the power of the treasury.
Perhaps Zhang Zuo would not fight with Yuan Zonggao and directly hand over the management of the treasury to Yuan Zonggao?
Who will manage the accounts of the treasury? It’s not just a word from King Xing? Is it necessary that the people below will fight to the death for something that can be decided by the lord with just a word?
But with Zhu Hao's analysis, Tang Yin believed that Yuan Zonggao would definitely seize power immediately after his return and attack all political opponents. He went to Zhang Zuo to analyze, making Zhang Zuo also feel that Yuan Zonggao's return would be the end of his stay in the palace...
Then……
Everyone has fallen into a trap.
"Mr. Lu, let me tell you straight. In fact, in the power struggle in the palace, no matter who wins or loses, it will not change the status of our subordinates in the palace. It seems that Zhang Fengzheng will be beneficial to you after he gains power. After all, Zhang Fengzheng often relies on think tanks to make plans, but
The question is...will Zhang Fengzheng really treat you as one of his own?"
Zhu Hao's sincere words made Tang Yin fall silent.
Zhu Hao said: "So our goal is not to let Zhang Fengzheng win or Yuan Changshi win, but to let them fight among themselves. Only in this way can people like us who are struggling to survive in the cracks win a place in the palace."
Tang Yin nodded slightly.
Although he didn't agree with the way Zhu Hao used him, he knew that Zhu Hao's position was consistent with his. In the palace, there was no one else but Zhu Hao who really cared about Tang Yin.
Tang Yin finally knows who is "one of his own".
"Now that Yuan Changshi wants to use the incident of someone corrupting ink in the palace's purchase of telescopes to establish his authority, Zhang Fengzheng must be at a loss. I estimate that today and tomorrow, King Xing will summon him to ask how to deal with it."
Tang Yin became pragmatic and directly asked about his doubts.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Isn't Mr. Lu's role reflected? At this time, for Zhang Fengzheng, finding compensation is the most important, and he will definitely ask you for advice... Since the account of five hundred taels can no longer be recorded in the accounts of the palace treasury
Yes, but this is not the only account of the palace..."
"What's the meaning?"
Tang Yin was stunned and didn't understand.
After all, Tang Yin had no access to the core accounts of the palace and did not know much about the operation of the palace.
Zhu Hao said angrily: "It's obvious that we need to allocate two thousand taels of grain and baggage to the imperial court. In addition to the transfer from the treasury, we also need to allocate it from this year's new autumn grain. This account has not been recorded yet."
Go to the palace account.
"Zhang Fengzheng is still the manager of the treasury. Even if the big account was sealed by Yuan Changshi, Zhang Fengzheng was asked to record the money in his wallet to the external account, and then told King Xing that he actually took 500 taels from me.
, is to save money for the palace, isn’t the reason very good?”
Tang Yin roughly understood what he was saying, and immediately put forward his opinion: "Then how should we explain this to King Xing... If money is passed without accounting, isn't it obvious that there is something fishy?"
"Hey hey hey..."
Zhu Hao laughed.
Tang Yin felt that his IQ was being crushed, but he was still unconvinced: "Why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong? Doesn't making up for it after the fact equal to telling the truth?"
Zhu Hao continued to smile and said: "Mr. Lu, please be patient and listen to me... The five hundred taels I gave Zhang Fengzheng were not originally deducted from the palace's account. They were money allocated by the imperial court. Suppose, Zhang Fengzheng is like this
If a person who is good at calculations wants to save money for the palace from the money allocated by the court, will he record five hundred taels in the big account? Is this to record the evidence of the crime and wait for the court to conduct a thorough investigation in the future? "
Tang Yin wilted.
He thought about it carefully.
yes.
No matter how hard you say, these five hundred taels cannot be recorded in the big account!
Doesn’t recording it equal to a self-reported confession?
After all, the imperial court appropriated the silver, and the palace was trying hard to decide whether it was two thousand taels or ten thousand taels. There was no guarantee that the imperial court would not send someone to check the accounts later.
If you find these five hundred taels, how can you explain it to the court?
"As for not telling Prince Xing in advance, it's easy to explain. Just say that we'll wait until the supplies to support Jiubian are transported and the autumn grain storage is completed. After all, the palace treasury currently involves the autumn grain storage and donating money and grain to the court.
There are large incomings and outgoings, and the general ledger has not been calculated yet, so why rush to summarize them? Mr. Lu, do you think so?" show_htm3();