All the officials entered the palace and stood in two rows, all wet.
The emperor, who was wearing a black gown, did not change into a dragon robe, and spoke in a solemn tone.
"Xiaxian County was hit by the disaster, and the household department was left without money or food."
Chang Chengyou glanced at the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Wei Changfeng was the first to leave work and kneel down: "Old minister, I am guilty."
Qiu Wanshan, the right servant, also walked out and prostrated himself on the ground.
Zuo Shilang is not in the capital. He went to the border at the beginning of the year and has not returned yet.
Although the Minister and the Right Minister said they were sorry, their expressions were very calm.
Because they know, the emperor knows, and everyone knows, it is not to blame that the Ministry of Revenue does not have money for disaster relief. The reason is very simple: no money.
The running of the country depends on taxation. Taxation is not getting better every year. What can the Ministry of Revenue do? Everyone knows this situation.
The emperor, a drunkard, was not interested in drinking, so naturally he would not really blame Hu Bu, so he spoke in a deep voice again.
"If I remember correctly, the Lan County official road and the two military guards were only built at the beginning of the year. Why, why are they so dilapidated in the wind and rain, especially the official road, which is even more difficult to pass!"
Liu Xun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up and prostrated on the ground: "I know my crime."
Chang Chengyou was no longer so polite to the people from the Ministry of Works. He stood up suddenly and stood with his hands behind his back.
"Liu Xun!" Huang Laosi actually called out the name of the Minister of Industry: "Today, you have to explain to me why the pipelines and auxiliary barracks built with money and grain at the beginning of the year are so dilapidated!"
"Old minister..." Liu Xun's forehead was already covered with sweat.
Along the way, officials from the Ministry of Industry were worried, worried that the emperor would hold him accountable and punish him.
However, the emperor did not say anything after seeing the pipelines and military guards destroyed by the flash flood. Everyone thought that the emperor did not care, but who knew that he would settle the accounts after he came back.
"Wine bags and rice bags are all wine bags and rice bags!"
Chang Chengyou's tone was extremely cold: "After countless amounts of money and food were allocated, did the Ministry of Industry really use it for civil construction? The Ministry of Industry..."
After a pause, Chang Chengyou slowly walked down the steps: "The Ministry of Industry and Commerce are all rats. Rats that gnaw at the bones and blood of Dachang. Rats have teeth. There is no stopping for people. If there is no stopping for people, why wait until they die?"
There was a "buzz" sound, and all the officials were shocked.
Liu Xun suddenly felt dizzy.
The sound of "plop" was heard endlessly, and the officials from the Ministry of Industry, who were seven or eight meters away, had their legs weak and fell to the ground. Then they knelt and walked behind Liu Xun, including the pale-faced right minister of the Ministry of Industry, Hiroshi Shang.
It is worth mentioning that among the officials of the Ministry of Industry, a minister stood alone, while all the officials next to him knelt down and walked away.
This person was Chu Wensheng. Among the Ministry of Industry, he was the only one who remained indifferent under the emperor's glance. He looked at his nose and his heart.
Chang Chengyou narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Wensheng who was indifferent.
You have a temper, I like it!
Chang Chengyou came to Liu Xun and said condescendingly: "Liu Xun, tell me, where is the money and food that the Ministry of Household Affairs gave you from the Ministry of Works to build official roads and station soldiers and guards?"
Liu Xun was sweating like rain: "Old minister, veteran..."
Gritting his teeth, Liu Xun banged his forehead on the cold bricks on the ground: "I know my crime, the Ministry of Household Affairs did allocate money and food at the beginning of the year to let the Ministry of Industry build official roads and military guards in Lan County. This matter was caused by Hiroshi..."
"Your Majesty!" Hong Haishang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, how dare the Ministry of Industry dare to sit down and eat nothing? It's just that there are people in high positions who are well-fed all day long in the government office, and this is why we missed the big event."
"A person who has had enough to eat all day long?" Chang Chengyou clasped his hands behind his back, a cold light flashed in his eyes, looking at Hiroshi Shang with his head lowered, as if he were looking at a corpse: "Then tell me, you, a person from the Ministry of Works who have had enough to eat all day long, what about you?
Who is it?"
"The left minister of the Ministry of Industry, Chu Wensheng!"
"You fucking fart!" Chu Wensheng actually scolded his mother directly in front of the palace: "The official roads you built, Guan Laozi..."
Sun An's eyes twitched and he shouted loudly: "Master Chu, the palace ceremony!"
Chu Wensheng stopped in time and lowered his head.
Damn eunuch, you are pretending to be a bitch!
Chang Chengyou didn't get angry, and couldn't tell whether he was happy, angry, sad or happy. He just walked back to the dragon chair minding his own business.
After sitting down, the emperor looked directly at Hong Haishang: "Okay, then you can tell me and the officials why the official roads and military guards are built like this."
"Your Majesty." Hong Haishang lowered his head and replied: "It's not that the money and food were embezzled. It's because Chu Wensheng didn't do anything about his affairs. The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated money and food, and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works were dispatched to Lan County and hired
He is young and strong, but Chu Wensheng was born as a military general and has no experience in civil engineering. After completing the work, he could not see anything fishy, so...that is why the common people and merchants were deceived."
"Really?" Chang Chengyou leaned on the dragon chair and turned the blood jade finger in his hand.
"So, not only was Chu Wensheng ignorant of civil engineering, but he also neglected the emperor's orders to build the Taowu Palace, yes, the Taowu Palace. He repaired the palace for the emperor, but he never entered the palace to take a look. He just sent his son Chu Qing to act like a fool.
Generally, some people are hired at will to build it, and it can be seen from the inside."
The angry Chu Wensheng lost his temper. When he heard this, he had no choice but to leave work and kneel on the ground.
"I was ill a few days ago and was recuperating in my mansion. As a last resort, I asked Quanzi to lead people to repair Taowu Hall."
Huang Laosi suddenly smiled slightly: "I think this Taowu Hall is well built."
Hong Hai didn't see the smile on Huang Laosi's face, so he quickly lowered his head and continued to throw dirty water: "Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs all day and doesn't know what to do. I have already searched for people to find out that most of the bricks and stones used to build Taowu Palace are
The materials used are all hollow and flashy. This is obviously done to save money and food. Taowu Hall is the palace of nobles. If something goes wrong, it will be a big mistake. Chu Wensheng’s move is undoubtedly... undoubtedly harboring evil intentions!"
Words that kill the heart, words that kill the body.
These words could be said to put Chu Wensheng to death.
Chu Wensheng didn't make any excuses, he lowered his head and showed no expression on his face.
There was really nothing to defend. He didn't know how the palace was built. He only knew that Chu Qing came to build it. His eldest son didn't know anything about civil engineering. He thought he was just fooling around like what Han Haishang said.
Several officials from the Ministry of Industry also reacted. They were on good terms with Han Haishang on weekdays, and they had secretly planned to mess with Chu Wensheng countless times. When they saw that Hong Haishang was willing to go all out, they immediately followed suit.
All of them criticized Chu Wensheng.
However, he didn't mention anything about officialdom. He just focused on the fact that Chu Wensheng was "not good at business".
The incessant "bang" of thunder came from outside the temple, and strong winds mixed with heavy rain.
Chang Chengyou's face was extremely calm, and he glanced at these Ministry of Works officials without speaking.
Sun An sneered secretly.
These officials from the Ministry of Industry were so ridiculous that they wanted to pour all the dirty water on Chu Wensheng. Little did they know that the names of these people had long been written in secret letters by Qianqiying, and the secret letters were placed on the imperial palace
on the case.
Today is the time for the showdown between the Emperor and the Ministry of Industry!
Seeing that Chu Wensheng was being beaten by thousands of people, Wei Changfeng suddenly raised his head: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask..."
Before he finished speaking, a young eunuch hurried in from outside the palace. As soon as he entered the threshold, he knelt down and trembled.
Sun An's expression changed drastically: "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it collapsed. The rain was too strong and the wind was strong. It collapsed. The palace collapsed and was destroyed."
Several officials from the Ministry of Industry, including Hiroshi Shang, had expressions of ecstasy on their faces.
At this time, even Chang Chengyou couldn't sit still and shouted: "Is the Taowu Palace collapsing now?"
"Taowu Palace?" The little eunuch raised his head and said in panic: "Your Majesty, yes, it is Qilin Palace, Nanxun Palace. In addition to this palace and one palace, there are three other palaces that were damaged in different ways. The wind was too strong and the rain was also
big."
Chu Wensheng, who was kneeling on the ground, prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.