Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

Chapter 146 Drag it out, ransack the house

Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Zhou Chen listened to Du Ruhui's several suggestions, he looked at Liu Ye again.

Liu Ye also said a few suggestions of his own.

The meanings of the two are basically the same, and it is not recommended to attack the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment at the same time.

Instead, break one of them first and disintegrate one by one.

This is also in line with Zhou Chen's thinking.

Without sufficient preparation, if the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment are attacked together, many officials will be involved at once.

It is not easy to make up for the positions of these officials at once.

In this case, it would be extremely detrimental to the stability of the court.

After Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, he looked at Du Ruhui and Liu Ye again; "What about the King of Shu?"

"What good suggestions do you have for the King of Shu?"

Zhou Chen looked at Du Ruhui and Liu Ye and asked.

The suggestions made by Du Ruhui and Liu Ye just now were aimed at the three great families and the prime minister Yuan Bo.

But there is nothing involved in the most important figure, the King of Shu.

Facing Zhou Chen's question, Du Ruhui and Liu Ye looked at each other.

I have a wry smile in my heart.

Their suggestions just now did not involve the King of Shu, in order to avoid this sensitive person as much as possible, and they were unwilling to participate in royal affairs.

From Du Ruhui and Liu Ye's point of view, as long as the prime minister and the three great families are resolved, the King of Shu will not be able to make any big waves.

How to deal with the king of Shu is the business of the emperor Zhou Chen.

But now, Zhou Chen directly asked the two of them.

Then the two of them can no longer turn a blind eye.

"My lord,

The King of Shu is His Majesty's younger brother, this is His Majesty's family matter, and it all depends on His Majesty's holy decision. "

Du Ruhui and Liu Ye said in unison.

The meaning of the two of them is obvious, that is, this is a family matter of the emperor Zhou Chen, and these courtiers have no suggestions, and it is all decided by Zhou Chen.

After Zhou Chen heard what the two said, he didn't say anything more.

Zhou Chen understands what the two of them are thinking, probably even a smart person would not intervene in such a matter.

Therefore, Zhou Chen no longer asked Du Ruhui and Liu Ye what they meant.

After Du Ruhui and Liu Ye left, Zhou Chen's eyes twinkled in thought.

After a while.

"Cao Zhengchun."

"You heard what Du Ruhui and Liu Ye said just now! Just do what they say."

"Furthermore, we will send factory guards to Shu, and I want to know all about the King of Shu's situation in Shu."

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun and said.

Now that the King of Shu has hooked up with wealthy families like the Yuan family and wants to change the world, Zhou Chen does not believe that the King of Shu, Zhou Zhi, is not prepared in Shu.

The news from the Shu land from the factory guards was just some basic news.

This time, Zhou Chen wanted the factory guard to find out all about Zhou Zhi's situation in Sichuan.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and said.

...

the next day.

Morning start.

Zhou Chen boarded the dragon platform, turned around and sat on the dragon chair, looking down at the civil and military officials below.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

Civil and military officials knelt down and shouted.

Zhou Chen looked down at all the civil and military officials, and said calmly, "Everyone is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After receiving Zhou Chen's permission, the civil and military officials stood up one after another.

"Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do."

Cao Zhengchun's sharp voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, I have something to play."

As soon as Cao Zhengchun's words fell, a minister stood up and said loudly.

...

An hour later, the ministers finished their work, and the morning court was coming to an end.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and glanced at all the civil and military officials; "Do you have anything else to play, dear friends?"

All civil and military officials looked at each other, bowed and said, "The minister is gone."

"Since all the lovers have nothing to play, then I have some things to ask all the lovers." Zhou Chen looked down at the civil and military officials below and said.

"There was a severe drought in the four northern states, and the imperial court issued an order to relieve the disaster. If I remember correctly, it allocated five million taels of silver to relieve the disaster in the four northern states."

"Among them, one million taels are used for disaster relief in the four prefectures in the northwest."

"But as far as I know, 200,000 taels of the one million taels was lost as soon as it left the household department. After arriving in the four prefectures in the northwest, only 500,000 taels of the one million taels of disaster relief money remained."

"My dear friends, who can tell me where the five hundred thousand taels of disaster relief money went?"

Zhou Chen calmly looked down at the civil and military officials below.

The expressions of the civil and military officials below all changed when they heard the words.

None of them expected that Zhou Chen would suddenly talk about the drought relief in the four northern states in this morning.

Now, the rebels in the four northern states have been wiped out, and the disaster relief is in full swing. The entire four northern states have gradually stabilized.

Could it be that His Majesty is about to start to settle accounts after autumn?

The thought floated up, and the hearts of all officials sank.

Especially the Minister of the Household Department and other officials of the Household Department had a bad premonition in their hearts.

His Majesty directly named the one million disaster relief bank account, and two hundred thousand taels was missing. What does this imply?

Doesn't this imply that they are going to attack their household department?

Just when Baiguan was thinking a lot, Zhou Chen's voice sounded again.

"The other four million taels of disaster relief money, as far as I know, is actually less than two million taels used for disaster relief."

"My dear friends, who can tell me where the other two million taels have gone?"

Zhou Chen looked down at the civil and military officials below, his face gradually turned cold.

"The disaster relief silver is taels of silver for disaster relief and relief for the people of our Great Zhou. It is life-saving money. One tael of disaster relief silver can save a few lives."

"I never thought that the officials of my Da Zhou are so dark-hearted that they would even dare to take this kind of life-saving money."

"I have always thought that the officials of my Great Zhou are honest and upright. Even if they have some selfish intentions, they will put the country and society of the Great Zhou first, and will not disregard the life and death of the people."

Zhou Chen's voice was deep and depressing, like a volcano before eruption, the tranquility of a storm.

"But now, I realize that I was wrong."

"My Great Zhou certainly has honest and upright ministers, but it also does not lack those moths who disregard my Great Zhou's country, regard people as nothing, and are corrupt."

Zhou Chen's voice vibrated in the hall, echoing in the ears of civil and military officials.

"These corrupt moths who don't care about the great Zhou country and the country, and who don't care about the people's life and death, corrupt our great Zhou country, and I can't tolerate it."

"I can't bear it either."

Zhou Chen's sharp gaze swept to the civil and military officials below, and the majesty of the emperor erupted instantly; "Are you going to stand up and admit the crime yourself, or let me find you all one by one?"

"I will give you a chance to choose."

"If you don't choose, I will ask Dongchang to help you choose."

Zhou Chen's voice was calm, but his tone was cold.

All the civil and military officials in the hall could not help but shudder.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was extremely suppressed.

Some officials have cold sweat on their foreheads.

In particular, when Zhou Chen said the words 'Let Dongchang help you choose', some officials' legs trembled.

"Plop."

An official lost his footing and fell to the ground.

The dense beads of sweat on his forehead have already explained the struggle and tension in the official's heart.

"Drag out."

"Copy the house."

Zhou Chen glanced at the official coldly, and waved his hand directly.

Two factory guards walked in, picked up the official, and dragged him outside.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

"I just have numb legs, I don't have money for corruption and disaster relief."

No matter how the official shouted, he was dragged out of the Golden Luan Hall by the factory guards.

Only the official's shouts were left echoing in the Golden Luan Hall.

Seeing that the official was dragged out and his house ransacked, the atmosphere in the hall became even more audible.

The ministers lowered their heads in silence, not daring to make the slightest movement.

After a while.

Zhou Chen's cold voice sounded in the ears of the officials again.

"It seems that some lovers don't intend to stand up and plead guilty."

"I want me to ask Dongchang to help him choose."

As Zhou Chen said, he looked at Hubu Shangshu; "Hubu Shangshu, don't you have anything to say to me?"

"As the minister of the household department, you are in charge of the household department's treasury. As a result, one million disaster relief funds were lost by 200,000 taels as soon as you left the door of the household department."

"Could it be that the rats in your household department even eat money?"

Zhou Chen looked at Hubu Shangshu expressionlessly and said.

Hubu Shangshu heard Zhou Chen's words, and seeing Zhou Chen directly pointing at him, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty."

"As the Minister of the Household Department, I don't know anything about such things happening in the Household Department."

"I have committed the crime of negligence, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"But I can assure you that I never embezzled a tael of disaster relief money."

"Your Majesty, please check clearly."

Hubu Shangshu knelt down on the ground with a 'plop' and said.

The Hubu Shangshu didn't know why Zhou Chen, the emperor, suddenly clicked on him, the Hubu Shangshu.

It stands to reason that the Minister of the Household Department has already dealt with the affairs of the Household Department, so it is impossible for him to be involved.

But now, Zhou Chen, the emperor's posture, obviously seemed to have found out that he, the Minister of the Household Department, was on the head.

This made Hubu Shangshu's heart tense involuntarily, and he raised his throat.

Yeah?

Zhou Chen sneered.

"Cao Zhengchun, read out what you found in the East Factory, and read it to my Lord Shangshu."

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun who was standing beside him and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cao Zhengchun took a step forward, glanced at the officials, and said loudly; "After the investigation of the East Factory, Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, embezzled 2.58 million taels of disaster relief silver from the four northern states."

"A month ago, the silver taels obtained from the annihilation of Wujin's party were transferred to the treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, embezzled 1.42 million taels of ink."

"Two million three hundred and forty-four thousand taels of bribes."

...

"Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Household Department, has twenty-eight mansions, hundreds of properties, several farms,..."

As Cao Zhengchun read out one by one, the expression of Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Household Department, changed directly.

Every time Cao Zhengchun read a sentence, Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Household Department, turned pale.

Because of all the crimes that Cao Zhengchun read out, Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Household Department, couldn't be more clear in his heart.

After Cao Zhengchun finished reading, Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, had no blood on his face.

Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, never expected that Dongchang would find out about these crimes against him.

How can this be?

He has already dealt with it very cleanly, how could Dongchang still find out?

What Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, did not expect was that Dongchang not only found out his crimes, but also his family property.

Although these family properties are not all of him, but only a part of him, it is shocking enough.

The ministers in the hall heard Cao Zhengchun's recitation of these crimes, and looked at the pale face of Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, they didn't understand that Cao Zhengchun's recitation of these crimes was probably not wrong.

Most of the officials suddenly became worried.

This Dongchang can find out so many things from the Minister of the Ministry of Households, so can't they find out?

Prime Minister Yuan Bo's face also changed slightly, and he secretly scolded Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs; idiot.

He had already reminded Fan Yongdou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Account Transfer, that the emperor Zhou Chen might start from this aspect.

Ask Fan Yongdou, Shangshu of the Household Department, to clean up everything that needs to be cleaned up, without leaving any traces, and don't move any money in a short period of time, so be safe.

But Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, did more than reveal more than he accomplished, so he actually ignored his words.

It's all right now, after being found out by Dongchang, is there still room for escape?

After Cao Zhengchun finished reading these crimes, Zhou Chen once again looked at the Minister of the Household Department, Fan Yongdou.

"My Lord Shangshu, is this what you told me just now that you didn't embezzle a tael of disaster relief money?"

"Dongchang only investigated part of your family property, and it has already paid for the taxes of Dazhou for two years."

"You can't tell me that your family property is the salary that Zhen Dazhou gave you!"

Zhou Chen looked at Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Household Department, and said with a sneer.

I really don’t know if I don’t check it, I’m shocked when I check it.

Part of the property of a Minister of the Ministry of Households has covered the taxes of Da Zhou and two years. If it is all the property, I don’t know how much it is!

Zhou Chen knew that these officials were greedy, but he didn't expect how greedy they would be.

It is estimated that the family property of the Minister of the Household Department can cover five years of tax revenue, which is even richer than that of the previous great general Wu Jin.

"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"

"I came from Jiexiu Fan's family, and these family properties are also divided among the clan, and none of them were embezzled by me."

"As for the relief money and the money in the treasury of the Ministry of Households, I'm not greedy. Someone must have framed me!"

"Please also ask the emperor to learn from it."

Fan Yongdou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, shuddered, and immediately reacted, regained his expression, and argued loudly.

Injustice?

"It's already at this time, and you still complain to me?"

"Drag out."

"Send him to Dongchang Prison and give me a good interrogation. I want to see how wronged he is."

Zhou Chen's cold voice fell.

Two factory guards walked in, stepped forward and grabbed Fan Yongdou, Shangshu of the Household Department.

"boom……"

Fan Yongdou's momentum changed, and the two factory guards were sent flying.

"Foolish gentleman."

"First you killed the Tai Tuo and the General for various reasons, and then copied the ministers of the Ministry of Industry and Ministers of the Ministry of Officials, these important court officials."

"Now, you want to beat me up again and wrong me, the Minister of the Household Department."

"You are so cruel to Zhongliang, you are ashamed of the past emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"For the sake of the country and the country of the Great Zhou, I will kill you, the faint king, first."

After Hubu Shangshu Fan Yongdou sent two factory guards flying, he flew directly to Zhou Chen who was sitting on the dragon chair.

Because Fan Yongdou has already seen the situation in front of him, that is, no matter what, he is doomed.

In this case, Fan Yongdou had nothing to worry about.

Anyway, death is inevitable anyway, so it's better to use a little bit of waste heat before death.

The most important thing is that Fan Yongdou didn't want to go to the prison in Dongchang.

He was afraid that he would not be able to bear the torture of Dongchang, so he said something he shouldn't have said.