Brother Jiu saw Shu Shu acting strangely and walked over, curiously asking: "What are you looking at?"
Shu Shu did not answer, but took a look, found an inconspicuous place behind the washstand, touched it for a while, and then carefully peeled off a piece of wallpaper, revealing the mottled marks underneath.
The smell will be faintly revealed when there are cracks on the wall, peeling off the wall skin, mixed with moss, and traces of mildew.
"Wow! These bastards! It turns out this is a repair! What kind of labor and construction period? It's all just a wallpaper?!"
When Brother Jiu saw this, he was furious and wanted to go out to look for someone.
Shu Shu quickly stopped him: "Master, don't 'snatch the snake'!"
Brother Jiu didn't struggle, but he was unconvinced: "The physical evidence is here. I'm afraid of 'snatching the snake', can I still run away?"
"If this place is moved, and the news spreads to the front, isn't it 'alarming the snake'?"
Shu Shu, on the other hand, was very calm.
You must know that the palace's repairs are not just spending the money as it is allocated. There are inspections and acceptances, and the accounts are written off every year.
Just like embezzling the food and drinks of others, this is definitely not the only place.
Otherwise, yesterday, the diet of Kosatsu and the others would not have been of the same standard.
Brother Jiu listened and widened his eyes: "If they are all like this, then we have to find a bunch of them..."
"Take your time, I will take care of it first. It is important to be on the safe side. Only then will the emperor be able to hand over the errands with confidence..."
Shu Shu spoke slowly and softly, feeling excited.
If this is the case for a small business, what about other yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?
Three major weavings?
If the ninth elder brother could really take over the task of investigating the Ministry of Internal Affairs, would he be able to leave the capital and go out for a walk?!
If there is a chance to go to Jiangnan, it will take two years in three years...
How could Brother Jiu have thought that Shu Shu would think so far ahead?
He thought about the behavior of all the brothers. Except for the fourth elder brother who was irritable in his early years, the others seemed to be quite reliable.
Every time I take on an errand, I can’t say that it’s done perfectly, but it still seems like I’m doing my best.
I had only been out for half a day, and there was really no need to be so dumbfounded and unsteady.
"Well, I understand... I won't act rashly. Let's take our time..."
Brother Ninth was very responsive to his advice and his mood was much more stable.
“Do you know how much it costs to repair this place every year??”
Shu Shu asked curiously.
This place is not comparable to Miyun Palace, but I have seen it roughly. It has three spans and five entrances, with a hundred or dozens of rooms.
"Don't say it. It only costs a few hundred taels of silver..."
Brother Jiu replied with a dark face.
How many palaces are there along this road?!
Khan Amma advocates frugality, and every meal is delicious, and the money saved goes into the pockets of these dog slaves.
Shu Shu was silent.
The corruption of the Kangxi Dynasty has been deeply recorded in history.
However, according to the data reviewed by the "Textual Research Party", the conclusion reached was that in addition to the corruption of the emperor, it was also related to the factional strife in the court caused by the prince's seizure of heir apparent.
Unexpectedly, it was only the thirty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, the prince was first crowned, and the pattern of seizing heirs had not yet been formed, but there were already signs of corruption in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Master, Master..."
Sun Jin came back at this time, took out two cucumbers and a head of garlic from his sleeve, and told the palace people what they had seen in the kitchen.
The couple looked at each other and were both shocked.
This is not greed for money, it is simply a dark heart.
It's not that I'm greedy for half or most of the share, but I'm just wiping it out.
Brother Jiu sneered: "I thought they would be greedy for half of the pork, but I didn't expect it to be so bad. What's the point of putting two fans of pork as a display? To prevent me from sending people to check? Does this mean I am a fool?"
"Don't be upset, sir. They are all 'grasshoppers in the autumn' anyway, and they can't survive for a long time... No matter how bad it is, the emperor doesn't have to hesitate to deal with it if it is completely bad... If it is just a thief, it will be unreasonable if the attack is severe.
Kindness, it would be disgusting to keep using it..."
Shu Shu comforted.
Nowadays, everyone has a default view, "If the water is clear, there will be no fish", so they turn a blind eye to petty greed.
Shu Shu disagreed with this view from beginning to end.
This will only embolden the corrupt, and small corruption will turn into big corruption.
The ninth elder brother was still not happy: "If it were any other elder brother, how dare they fool me like this? They just look down on me and don't even bother to cover it up. I'm afraid they don't have awe at all in their hearts and feel that if they offend me, I won't make a fuss...
"
Shu Shu thought too much.
No matter how respectful the minister-in-charge and minister Xingzai were, they knew how rampant they were when they knew that Brother Jiu had an errand to check on Xingzai and left him alone.
"Master, after checking this time, we really have to find a way to live outside... This time we lift the lid, and we will offend a lot of people. We really need to be on guard...'It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain.
',Who knows what sneaky things they will do..."
Shu Shu's inner vigilance escalated, but she also intended to sound more serious when she spoke.
This is an opportunity. This is the only reason why I can’t leave the palace early!
Don’t be afraid of offending people!
These people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs were purged once the prince was deposed.
A rabbit's tail can't grow!
Brother Ninth may sometimes act awkward, but he is actually quite well-behaved and has always followed the crowd.
Hearing what Shu Shu said, he felt a little regretful: "Shouldn't I use this excuse to come out?"
"No, no... I am doing this all for me. I am happy... I am already married. If I don't have this errand and other things, I have to learn to take responsibility..."
Shu Shu's eyes were bright.
We were also on the road, and the first two days were extremely difficult following a large group of people.
Today is different, I feel much more comfortable and my mood is better.
Brother Ninth felt more comfortable now, but he still remembered what Shu Shu said just now: "Whether it is in Zhenghongqi territory or Beixinqiao, this time I will find a residence with Khan Ama..."
Even if you don't get a title, it's better to be the master of the family early than to be the little elder brother in the palace.
Shu Shu became excited in her heart, but she was used to being careful, so she thought for a while and said: "Sir, we also need to confirm whether it is a coincidence... What if it is unlucky, and it happens that this room is like this, and if we reveal it, it will look like...
To make a fuss out of a molehill, I’d better go to Uncle Ten’s room to take a look first, and then go to the next few rooms to take a look…”
Brother Ninth stood up immediately, thinking a little too much: "Yes, I have to prevent such a bastard from setting a trap for me... I will go to Lao Shi's place now..."
Since it was so big here, the ninth elder brother went to the tenth elder brother's house, after the row of rooms at the back, and then to the place where the concubines were placed in the middle road.
There is a small courtyard house with more than a dozen rooms.
The walls are still white, and there are incense burners placed on the tables.
Brother Jiu walked away from the incense burner, sniffed it carefully, then turned and left.
Returning to the row house, Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said: "The empress' place has an incense burner just like ours... I'm afraid it's the same everywhere except where Khan Ama lives... How dare they?"
Here, it’s hard to hide the anger: “I’m afraid I’ll die from suffocating myself if I don’t deal with them…”
The flaws have been found and the faults have been found. How to deal with these borers?
Shu Shu said sternly: "The rest will naturally be left to the emperor to decide... I am responsible for the 'inventory', isn't this an investigation? As for the follow-up, you don't have to think so carefully, otherwise how can you be called a errand? Yes.
If there are any shortcomings, the emperor will teach you step by step."
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "It's a beautiful thought. Except for the prince, how can Khan Ama have the patience to teach others step by step? It's just the boss, the third, and the fourth who take advantage of Xuzhi. In those days, the emperor
I taught him personally. Who said that my elder brother Jingui would occupy these few after he died?? From the beginning of the fifth brother, it was just like being free-range, and there was no serious management..."
Shu Shu was so helpless that she really didn't dare to say anything.
She walked to the door, but luckily there was no one else around.
Townhouses also have the advantage of being in a row house. The yard is open and you can easily see someone coming in.
"That's enough. Just report it to the Emperor in private. No need to add any extraneous details. As I said just now, they are well-informed. If it is mentioned in public this time, they will definitely send the information to the front..."
Shu Shu advised.
"So what if you're well-informed? The house can't be repaired in a day, and the most it can do is provide food..."
Brother Nine muttered.
"But in that case, my only contribution will be lost..."
Shu Shu took Brother Jiu and sat down next to him: "This is my first errand. Naturally, I have to do it carefully to show my ability..." At this point, he lowered his voice: "Besides, what a good thing this is.
What? 'Family scandals should not be made public', it is also related to the emperor's face. If it is revealed now, it will probably be 'big things are reduced to trivial matters'... Even if I want to make meritorious deeds, I don't need to do it at this time..."
Brother Jiu thought for a while and nodded in agreement: "You are right, especially since this place is too close to Mongolia. If there is any noise, it will spread to the other side and make people laugh... I will make a note first and return to
The capital will settle accounts with them again..."
"Brother Ninth, sister-in-law, is it convenient to come in?"
The tenth prince stood at the door, shouting in a drake voice.
"Come in!"
Brother Jiu didn't move and raised his voice.
Brother Ten followed him in, Shu Shu stood up and asked him to sit down.
"Brother Ninth, did you go to the dining room just now? Are there any good ingredients?"
Brother Ten asked eagerly.
"There is pork, do you want to eat it?"
Brother Jiu replied: "We have both big and small pigs, how about grilled pork belly?"
"It's fishy. Who's going to eat that? What about the others?"
Brother Ten then asked.
Brother Jiu thought for a while: "What else can there be? Chicken, duck and mutton... chicken and duck are the examples of the Queen Mother and Khan Amma, and we can't misappropriate them... Sheep are different. In addition to big sheep, there are also
Two lambs, less than three months old..."
After hearing this, Brother Ten was immediately moved and turned around: "Sister-in-law, a lamb that is less than three months old has not yet begun to eat grass. It has grown up with milk. It only weighs more than ten kilograms without the fur and internal organs. It is very tender...
It’s just that the only way to eat it in the palace is to bake it, and I’m tired of eating it already. Is there any other way to eat it?”