When Chu Qing came out, the officials from the Hubu Yamen Office surrounded Chang Laoer like stars holding the moon.
Standing tall, with a calm smile on his face, and wearing a black unicorn robe, he looks like an inspection leader. He is obviously a twelve-year-old child, but he can see the majesty of the noble Tianhuang at a glance.
Wei Changfeng, who was as tall as a blind bear, stood aside, stroking his beard and smiling.
According to their rank, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue greeted him one by one. Changxian nodded slightly like a grown-up, and if he was polite, the officials from the Ministry of Household's face flushed with excitement as if it was a huge honor.
As the right minister, Qiu Wanshan naturally had to step forward and salute. Chu Qing was extremely surprised when Lao Qiu was neither arrogant nor humble. He just gave a salute, which could not be called warm, but could not be called cold either.
He thought that according to Qiu Wanshan's moral character, he would lick it as soon as he came up.
"I, the right minister of the Ministry of Finance, have met His Royal Highness King Langya."
"It turns out to be Mr. Qiu. My father occasionally mentioned that the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's money and food, which is the lifeline of the country. Mr. Wei has done a lot of work in charge of the Ministry of Households. Mr. Qiu is the right servant, and he is also the right-hand man of Mr. Wei. The country and the dynasty
A minister who relies on you."
"My duty is my duty." Qiu Wanshan smiled slightly and began to talk: "It is my duty to share the worries of the king, and to be in charge of the world..."
b Before he finished pretending, Changxian suddenly noticed Chu Qing who was yawning outside the crowd. Lao Qiu ignored him and walked over quickly with an excited expression.
The officials from the Ministry of Revenue stepped aside one after another, and Changxian came to Chu Qing. In full view of everyone, he straightened his clothes, saluted with both hands, bent down and bowed down, and spoke loudly.
"Xian, I have met Master Chu. I haven't seen you for two days. My student is thinking about it very much. When I leave the palace today, my brother has many instructions. I must ask for Master Chu's greetings."
After finishing the sentence, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue looked shocked.
In one sentence, there are three information points. First, King Langya does not call himself the king, but calls himself a wise man.
In the Chang Dynasty, calling oneself by a single name was mostly used to express respect in front of elders or elders, not respect, but reverence.
The second information point is, I haven’t seen you for two days, I think about it very much. It sounds awkward to hear this, but I think about it after not seeing you for two days. The amount of information is undoubtedly huge.
The third information point is that the royal brother of King Langya is naturally the prince. The prince told his brother to greet Chu Qing when he saw him!
Did this Chu Qing go to the palace to teach arithmetic, or did he become blood relatives to the two princes?
But what shocked the Ministry of Revenue officials even more was Chu Qing's attitude.
Instead of showing that he was flattered, Chu Qing had a look of disgust on his face.
"Male Gobi!" Chu Qing cursed secretly, his face full of displeasure: "Go in and say, don't scream here."
After meeting Chu Qing, Changxian's smiling face was originally full of joy, but when he saw the sinister look on the former's face, he suddenly felt aggrieved.
"Master Chu, are you angry with your students again?"
There was a gasp of cold air all around. Everyone understood, feelings... When Chu Qing was in the palace, he was always "angry" with the prince for nothing?!
Wei Changfeng's expression also changed slightly, and he hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Your Highness, come in quickly, enter the main hall quickly, other subordinate officials are busy with their official duties, so hurry up and leave."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes fiercely.
He was really unhappy, and he wasn't just pretending.
Originally, he had a good plan, and the second prince Changxian took the lead on the tax inspection, at least that was what the outside world thought. If the Li family really jumped over the wall in a hurry, it would be because of Changxian.
It's better now. As soon as Changxian entered the government office, he saw himself as if he were meeting his long-lost biological father. Let other people think and let the Li family think whatever they want.
If the Li family "misunderstood" that the second prince was following his own example, if he jumped over the wall in a hurry, and stabbed himself a few times, who could he find to deal with it? Moreover, if something happened in the future, there would be no way to blame him.
The officials from the Ministry of Revenue dispersed with different expressions on their faces. Before leaving, they stared at Chu Qing.
Qiu Wanshan also looked at Chu Qing, with a strange expression and his eyes rolling around.
Changxian turned around three times and was led into the main hall by Wei Changfeng. Lao Wei also winked at Chu Qing and asked him to follow him.
Just as Chu Qing was about to follow, Qiu Wanshan pulled him back.
"Good brother." Qiu Wanshan's eyes shone: "You are indeed a malleable talent."
"What kind of thing is so malleable?"
Qiu Wanshan lowered his voice: "Brother Yu asked you to please only one prince at the beginning. Choose one of the two, and you should please King Langya. Who would have thought that Brother Xian would draw inferences from one example and catch them all in one fell swoop? It's really awesome."
Chu Qing: "..."
Qiu Wanshan's face was full of emotion, feeling like the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead.
"It's not like you want to catch all the fish in one catch."
Chu Qing didn't want to explain and quickly entered the main hall.
Although Wei Changfeng was old, Chang Lao Er was the prince after all. After entering the main hall, the old minister went to make tea himself and handed the tea cup to Chang Xian.
After Changxian took it, he turned his head and handed it to Chu Qing again, showing great respect.
The captain of the guard was very angry, but it was hard to say anything.
Chu Qing took the tea cup and handed it to Wei Changfeng with a smile on his face.
"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Wei, please drink some tea and rest."
Wei Changfeng stroked his beard and smiled, took the teacup, sat down, took a sip, and glanced at Changxian.
You are not afraid of comparing goods, but you are afraid of comparing yourself to others. Unfortunately, you are still a prince and don’t understand any etiquette. Let’s see what little Chu can do.
Today at court time, Wei Changfeng was left behind by Huang Laosi, and the two of them went to the Yizheng Palace to chat for most of an hour.
Huang Laosi gave Wei Changfeng a solid foundation. The accounts must be checked. The accounts must be checked. The poor rats in the treasury now come out with tears in their eyes. Before leaving, they must leave a few grains of rice to support Dachang.
toward.
According to Qianqiying's investigation, embezzlement of taxes and money has almost become the norm, especially those local officials who come from aristocratic families. They are so confident that they withhold 70% of the money and send 30% to the capital. This is shocking.
What made Huang Laosi the most angry was that all the ministers knew about this situation, as if it had become an unwritten rule. If some local officials did not intercept it and sent it to the state capital, they would still be corrupted.
It’s not that there aren’t good officials, there are, but in the same state capital, the population is about the same. If you don’t withhold it, the taxes sent to Beijing will be much higher than ours. Then who can tolerate you? Everyone is greedy, only you.
If you’re not greedy, I’ll kill you if I don’t say anything!
If one family does this, Huang Laosi directly lets the Qianqi camp confiscate the family, even if the family is exterminated and the nine clans are killed, it is just a decree.
But the problem is that although there are fights among the aristocratic families, once someone infringes upon their common interests or core interests, they will unite to fight to the death, no matter who it is, not even the emperor.
What's so funny is that everyone says that the emperor is the most powerful person in the world, but the one who is really everywhere is not the emperor, but the aristocratic families and local tycoons.
Huang Laosi has made up his mind. Don't play any foreplay tests. If you want to have a big one, do it in one step. Come from the Li family first, do the Li family, and scare others. Don't spit out the money and food that you used to be greedy for.
, as long as this situation can be prevented in the future, this is also his biggest concession as the emperor.
In fact, it is a helpless move to give in. If the pressure is too strong, Huang Laosi has just ascended the throne, and there may be some trouble.
To kill the chicken to scare the monkey, the Li family is this chicken, but this chicken is very capable of fighting. There are three generations of old, middle and young people. The old one is the veteran minister of the three dynasties. The middle generation is the official Zuo Shangshu. The younger generation is either an official in charge of the government or a talented and famous scholar.
People, so Huang Laosi withdrew Chang Laoer and replaced him with someone else. Even important ministers like Tao Shaozhang or Wei Changfeng might not be able to control the situation.
