Chapter eight hundred and fortieth IX debt collection
Beijing.
After the morning court that day, Zhu Si asked Zhang Zuo to call Sun Jiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, to the Qianqing Palace.
Sun Jiao was suddenly summoned alone by the emperor, and he could feel the strange looks from his colleagues around him.
After arriving at the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Si handed the two manuscripts to Sun Jiao, who was shocked after reading them.
One is the memorial written by Zhu Haolin before he was "arrested" by the Jin Yiwei, and the other is the "confession" from Li Bor.
"Sun Butang, I want to hear your opinion...how should I handle this matter?" Zhu Si asked.
Sun Jiao was in a dilemma. He didn't know what Zhu Hao was up to. Li Boring's current confession only mentioned Huairou Bo Shi Zan and did not implicate Yang Tinghe. However, a discerning person could see that Shi Zan was pulled out as a middleman.
, the real instigator hidden behind must be Yang Tinghe.
Sun Jiaodao: "I dare not judge rashly... Your Majesty, this matter should be handled with caution."
Zhu Si sighed: "I never thought that there would be people in the court guarding and stealing, and they are hereditary nobles. If you really want to use those millions of kilograms of iron for military equipment, you can just give it to Sun Qing's family like you did.
I can just write a memorial. I am not an unreasonable person. Why did I steal? Now it has been lost? Why do I feel that they are just talking nonsense to me?"
Sun Jiao didn't know why such a result occurred.
There seems to be only one explanation.
Sun Jiaoxin said, Zhu Hao thinks that it is not enough to accuse Yang Jiefu of not telling him, but also let the world know that Yang Jiefu deceived the emperor and ignored him?
So where can we get a large amount of pig iron?
Zhu Sidao: "I discussed with you before that we would blame Di Yi for the incident of disturbing the mine, but now it seems that it was actually done by Mr. Yang Ge's people, right?"
"Your Majesty, be careful, how could this matter have anything to do with Mr. Yang Ge?"
Sun Jiao quickly excused Yang Tinghe.
"What Sun Qing's family means is that I don't have conclusive evidence? Guess if Uncle Huairou is taken to prison, will he bring out Mr. Yang Ge?" Zhu Sida said.
Sun Jiao said: "If this is true, the dignity of the monarch and his ministers will no longer exist. Your Majesty should let the old ministers go to make peace."
Zhu Si nodded with satisfaction: "That's what I thought."
Sun Jiao was startled.
Then he realized that this was not the emperor's intention, it was clearly Zhu Hao who was causing trouble... In the past, he liked to use Zhu Hao as a spearman, but now Zhu Hao has learned how to use him, Old Man Sun.
The emperor and Yang Tinghe had a conflict over a little bit of pig iron, and they wanted his grandson to come forward and act as a peacemaker, wandering between the two sides?
Sun Jiao said: "Then... I wonder, Your Majesty, what do you want?"
Since I act as the middleman between the two sides and the messenger of negotiations, your Majesty, you should put forward your side's conditions, right?
Zhu Si seemed to be thinking seriously, and after a while he said: "I don't want to go into details, and now I'm just focused on getting that batch of iron back!"
Sun Jiao almost wanted to vomit blood.
Why is Li Bori capable of losing such a large amount of pig iron?
Isn't it possible that Jin Yiwei had a flaw on his own and then thought of a way to get the iron back? Should Yang Tinghe be asked to pay for it?
"Otherwise, even if Bo Huairou goes bankrupt, he still has to compensate me for the huge losses I have suffered!" Zhu Si said fiercely.
Sun Jiao thought to himself, could it be that the purpose of such a big battle between the emperor and Zhu Hao was to make money?
Isn’t this a bit too ***?
Don't you want to target Yang Jiefu's official career? Let him retire early in exchange for the emperor not to pursue Huairou Bo, Li Bor and others?
Emperor, are you obsessed with money now?
Zhu Sidao: "Lao Sun, don't go see Elder Yang Ge. You can go directly to see Uncle Huairou... There is this testimony of Li Bor, the commander of the Yongping Guards, I want to ask him, he
What on earth are you going to do? I have seen him act like a moth, and he raised and lowered his hands so blatantly under my nose. Do you think that I am transparent? What does he think of royal laws and decency?"
Sun Jiao was speechless. After a while, he asked, "Your Majesty, are you leaving right now?"
Zhu Si waved his hand: "Go early and come back early."
Sun Jiao almost spat out another mouthful of old blood.
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Looking for Huairou Bo Shi Zan?
Sun Jiao is not that stupid.
Shi Zan was just running errands for people, so the emperor’s goal in this matter was just Shi Zan?
It was obviously aimed at Yang Tinghe.
So after leaving the palace, Sun Jiao was not polite and directly sent someone to notify Yang Tinghe. The two met at Yang Tinghe's private house in Jinyu Hutong.
Sun Jiao is open and honest.
"...Jiefu, I always think that you are calm and steady in your work, and you will not make any mistakes in major matters. But you knew that the pig iron could not be moved, but you asked the Yongping Guards to seize the pig iron.
,Aren’t you just telling the truth in vain?”
Yang Tinghe smiled faintly and asked, "His Majesty asked you to tell me this?"
"No."
Sun Jiao shook his head and said helplessly, "Your Majesty wants me to go to Huairou Bo and ask me to get this batch of pig iron back from him. No matter how I do it, I won't hesitate to bankrupt him."
The drunkard's intention is not to drink.
Yang Tinghe didn't believe that the emperor dug such a big hole just for tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Sun Jiaodao: "Not only have you involved Uncle Huairou and the commander of the Yongping Guards, you have even tricked Jingdao."
I don't care about others, what Sun Jiao means, I only care about the safety of my son-in-law Zhu Hao.
Yang Tinghe said with a straight face: "If Jingdao hadn't withheld this batch of pig iron and informed Quanzi, why would there have been so many troubles now?"
Sun Jiao glared: "From what you said, could it be that you still have to rely on Jingdao? Didn't we agree before that he will not be at your disposal now? Didn't you think about it before asking Huairou Bo to do things?
, if this matter comes to light, can you stay out of it?"
These words made Yang Tinghe very annoyed.
Originally, Li Bor was asked to seize the pig iron and negotiate with the emperor, but the emperor had no choice.
In fact, it was to prevent the emperor from directly transferring this batch of pig iron to build trains and railways, and to cook raw rice with cooked rice. The important thing was that the materials must be within the control of civil servants. Who knew that this batch of pig iron disappeared out of thin air? Until now Yang Tinghe
We still don't even know exactly how it happened.
Of course, Yang Tinghe also suspected that Zhu Hao and Li Bor were secretly up to something, but there seemed to be no direct evidence for this.
The emperor has now begun to take action. He only has suspicions, but he cannot go to Yongping Mansion to investigate in person. He has not cross-examined several important figures. What should he say if he really wants to be summoned to the court?
Can he convince the crowd by just telling his doubts?
Yang Tinghe said: "It's just a batch of pig iron, it won't be a big deal."
Sun Jiao said: "The matter may not be big, but it is not trivial either. Although Your Majesty does not make a big fuss about it now, and did not even mention it in court, he only asked me to collect debts from the Shi family. What do you call this?
What's the point?"
Yang Tinghe didn't want to continue to quarrel with Sun Jiao, and said: "It was you who, in the name of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, proposed that the batch of pig iron be returned to the Ministry of Hubu for transfer. Now that batch of pig iron is hidden, if you didn't come forward, who else could it be?"
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Sun Jiao heard it.
Yang Jiefu, do you mean you don't want to take care of it? Do you really want me to go collect debts from Shi Zan? This is what you said, don't regret it!
Sun Jiao said: "Well, I will go to collect the debt from the Shi family. I hope Huairou Bo will abide by his principles and not bring you out! Or even if he doesn't bring you out, if the matter becomes public, I think there will be no one in the world who will not.
I know it was you! You have to take care of yourself!"
After saying that, Sun Jiao walked away.
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Sun Jiao has a temper.
He is no longer the dim-witted old minister who liked to be a mere wallflower in the past, but has become a faction leader who can influence the situation of the government and call the shots in the government.
Sun Jiao looked back and thought about it, but he felt a little annoyed at his own performance.
Why do you have to brag and glare at Shouxu University? Does this do you any good? When did you become so shameless that you would break your principles again and again?
correct!
It started when I met that boy Zhu Hao!
When I returned to the court, I was obviously kidnapped by the Empress Dowager Chiang. I never thought about being an official. Even if I was forced to become the Minister of Household Affairs, I was prepared to be a monk and beat the clock for a day, but since I met Zhu
Hao, the world has changed, and the mentality has also changed. Now he actually lost his temper in front of the Shouxu University Scholar and scolded Yang Jiefu like crazy!
I'm really obsessed with lard.
Yes! That kid Zhu Hao is lard!
This guy is very smooth.
Sun Jiao made angry remarks in front of Yang Tinghe, saying that he was going to Shi Zan to collect debts. However, after leaving Yang's house, he calmed down and understood that even the emperor's purpose was not just for him to collect debts. After he left the palace, he saw Yang Tinghe
, take the emperor’s wishes with him, and maybe we can make a deal with the emperor.
mission completed!
The rest depends on how Yang Tinghe communicates with Shi Zan. After they have discussed it, if necessary, I will go to Shi Zan's house again. Otherwise, I will pretend to have forgotten this matter, unless the emperor urges me.
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Yang Tinghe first went to see Shi Zan that afternoon.
When Shi Zan learned that the pig iron had disappeared out of thin air, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. If he had not previously avoided having too many contacts with the civil servants of the DPRK and China, he would have asked Yang Tinghe to intervene.
"Zhongtang, you must make the decision for me."
Shi Zan almost knelt down before Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe was not nervous at all. Perhaps in his view, this matter was far from urgent. He said with relief: "At present, it seems that Li Bori betrayed his trust and secretly sent someone to smuggle the pig iron to Jin Yiwei.
This also explains why Jinyiwei can steal and change others under the nose of the local police station."
Shi Zan said: "I wonder if the person has been captured by the Jin Yiwei now? If he... continues to expose, will he..."
Yang Tinghe said coldly: "Did you mention to him that I asked you to do this?"
Shi Zan smiled bitterly.
Why do you need to tell Li Boring about this kind of thing? Even if you don't tell him, Li Boring still understands what authority I, Uncle Huairou, have to order him to do this? I still have your note!
"No evidence can be kept," Yang Tinghe said.
Shi Zan understood as soon as he heard that Yang Tinghe came here just to let him destroy the note, so that the other party could cut off all ties with this matter.