Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 243 Private money is so important?
Yunguo Imperial Palace, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

In the huge palace, all the palace people were screened back at this time.

Before Xiao Chenggao sat in the court case, he kept his head down and read the memorial attentively without saying a word.

In the main hall, Shen Wansan leaned down, pressed his forehead firmly to the ground, and knelt for an unknown how long.

Without Xiao Cheng opening his mouth, he dared not raise his head at all.

At this time, there was silence in the great hall, and Shen Wansan, who was kneeling on the ground, felt a panic in his heart, and all kinds of messy thoughts kept rushing into his heart.

The clothes on Shen Wansan's back were also wet with cold sweat at this time, and they were tightly attached to his back.Beads of sweat on the forehead kept rolling down on the gold bricks in the temple, leaving large water stains on the ground.

Xiao Cheng looked at the blank gap in the memorial in his hand, the cabinet walkers Xiao Yu and Yang Yanhe were mature and prudent, taking into account the suggestions of the overall situation of all parties, nodded slightly, and immediately with a wave of the ink brush, a "ke" word, and put together the memorial Put it aside.

Looking up and noticing Shen Wansan, who was drenched in cold sweat and trembling unconsciously above the main hall, Xiao Cheng leaned back slightly, leaning on the dragon chair, and said in a deep voice:
"Why are you kneeling!"

This is not a question, but a hint of scolding.

Ju Yi Qi, Yang Yi Body, as the emperor in charge of the Yun Kingdom, even though Xiao Cheng's words were only implicitly scolding, but the power of the emperor still made people feel terrified and frightened.

Hearing Xiao Cheng's scolding, Shen Wansan only felt the abyss and sea of ​​majesty pave the way, and even his heart stopped, a chill spread from his heart.

He knelt down on the ground, trembling, and opened his mouth, but he didn't even dare to speak out to defend himself.

"Say!"

Seeing Shen Wansan shut up, Xiao Cheng sipped again, echoing in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Shen Wansan trembled even more, his voice was full of fear, and said:
"Your Majesty, the grassroots have the audacity to bribe the palace servants..."

Xiao Cheng looked down at Shen Wansan, immediately sneered, and said:
"If you haven't figured it out yet, kneel for a while longer!"

Shen Wansan's thoughts changed sharply, he closed his eyes remorsefully, and said in extreme panic:
"The grassroots knew it was wrong. They shouldn't just sit back and watch Jintang Peak secretly manage the top and bottom, embezzling the court's food and grass, and causing the refugees in the north to suffer because of personal grievances..."

Shen Wansan was also involved in organizing merchants to deliver food to the imperial court this time.

After all, Jin Tangfeng underestimated Shen Wansan, he only thought that relying on the influence of miscellaneous family among merchants and acting secretly would be enough to hide Shen Wansan from him.

But how can Jin Tangfeng underestimate Shen Wansan's ability?
Not long after Jin Tangfeng started to move, Shen Wansan already knew what was going on.

But remembering how Jin Tangfeng suppressed him with the power of miscellaneous families and the competitive relationship between the two, he decisively chose not to report it, and waited for the right time to reveal it, giving Jin Tangfeng a fatal blow.

With such thoughts, he cannot say that Shen Wansan is no longer loyal to Xiao Cheng.After all, as long as you are a human being, you will inevitably have your own calculations and careful thoughts.

Anyway, it won't have any bad influence on His Majesty, and afterward, he was able to copy the industrially rich treasury under the name of Jin Tangfeng.That being the case, why not take advantage of this opportunity and bring down your opponent?
On Xiao Chengjin's finger panel, the loyalty value attribute of the courtiers is displayed, which can indeed be used to distinguish the courtiers who can be reused.But obviously, this thing has its limitations.

Loyalty is something that sometimes cannot be measured by a numerical value!
When Xiao Cheng heard what Shen Wansan said, he shook his head, casually picked up the memorial that was on the side, looked down, and said in a deep voice:

"Think again!"

It is worthy of being Shen Wansan who built the city wall for Ming Taizu in history and rewarded the army. This political value of only 22 points really did not wrong you, but you can't figure it out at the critical moment!

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Shen Wansan, who was filled with remorse in his heart, was taken aback for a moment, with a dazed look on his face.

Not this one either?
In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, apart from the sound of Xiao Cheng flipping the memorial, there was no other movement.

At this time, Feng Bao's respectful voice suddenly came from outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your Majesty, this slave has something to report!"

Without raising his head, Xiao Cheng replied:
"come in!"

Hearing this, Feng Bao carefully pushed open the palace door, and immediately noticed Shen Wansan who was kneeling on the ground.

His eyelids twitched, and his heart trembled suddenly.

Feng Bao didn't forget that when he was beaten by His Majesty, it was because he took money from Shen Wansan!

But at this time, Feng Bao obviously didn't dare to show any strangeness, quickly restrained his thoughts, walked quickly behind Xiao Cheng, and said a few words in a low voice.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng paused in his hand, raised his head and said:
"really?"

"Yes!"

"Send someone to..."

Having said that, Xiao Cheng suddenly stopped, changed the topic, and said casually:
"Forget it, I will go there myself later!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he quickly bowed his head and agreed.

Xiao Cheng put together the memorial in his hands, then looked at Shen Wansan who was kneeling in the hall, pointed at Feng Bao and said:
"You two have some friendship with each other. If you really can't figure it out, you can ask Feng Bao for advice."

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, both Feng Bao and Shen Wansan's heart skipped a beat, as if they were being grabbed by someone, their breathing became rapid.

Xiao Cheng stood up, stretched his waist slightly, and said:

"I'll go and have a look. After I come back in a while, I hope you, Shen Wansan, can give me a satisfactory answer!"

Shen Wansan quickly kowtowed and said in a trembling voice:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Feng Baoqiang smiled, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and watched him walk out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When there were only two people left in the hall, Feng Bao suddenly walked up to Shen Wansan and said:

"You in the end..."

"What did you do without telling our family!" Feng Bao realized that his voice was too high, quickly lowered his voice, and asked anxiously.

Shen Wansan got up slowly, his face was pale and sweaty, when he heard Feng Bao's question, he seemed to have grasped the life-saving straw, tremblingly, he sat and watched Jintang Peak hooked up and down, and replaced the imperial court's relief food with bran, in order to obtain Tell me all about the profiteering.

Hearing this, Feng Bao breathed a sigh of relief knowing that His Majesty was not turning over old accounts from before.

But when he thought about it again, he reacted suddenly, his veins twitched violently, he stared at Shen Wansan, gritted his teeth and said:
"You stupid bastard, you can forget about other things on weekdays. I didn't expect, I didn't expect, you are so brave enough to play tricks on His Majesty! You don't want to die, and you can't drag our family together!"

Because Feng Bao took the money, he used to speak for Shen Wansan in a roundabout way when Jin Tangfeng made things difficult for Shen Wansan.

It was this small thought that Xiao Cheng saw through at a glance, and beat Feng Bao hard.

During this period of time, Feng Bao was a man with his tail between his legs and handled his errands meticulously, which forced Xiao Cheng to temporarily forget about it.

But in the end, Shen Wansan's matter was discovered, and Feng Bao was immediately involved again.Feng Bao at this time was really anxious and angry, regretting that he was greedy for a moment and took Shen Wansan's money.

Shen Wansan looked bitter, bowed his head and said:
"Elder-in-law, please guide me! Shen Wansan knew he was wrong!"

If it was put before this, Feng Bao wished to be as far away from Shen Wansan as possible.

But what Xiao Cheng said when he left just now, obviously made Feng Bao have to take care of this matter.

Feng Bao took a deep breath and said:

"You repeat what His Majesty has said to you since entering the palace!"

Shen Wansan also knew at this time that Feng Bao in front of him was his only hope, so he hurriedly described everything that happened after he was summoned into the palace in detail, for fear of missing something.

Feng Bao went over these things in his mind, and after pondering for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's okay, okay! It must be your Majesty's benevolence, and I still owe you some credit. Since we asked our family to stay and guide you, it means that you still have a chance."

Hearing Feng Bao's words, Shen Wansan's eyes lit up, he quickly grabbed Feng Bao's clothes, and said anxiously:
"I also ask my father-in-law to give me some pointers! Shen Wansan will definitely repay you for your kindness and virtue in the future!"

When Feng Bao heard it, his head got bigger, he hurriedly pulled it away, and said repeatedly:

"Don't, don't! Let's stop dating from now on. Well water doesn't violate river water. Take this kindness to heart. If our family loses power one day, you can provide our family with some food and clothing!"

"Yes, yes, everything is according to father-in-law!" Shen Wansan said excitedly.

Feng Bao squatted down and said aloud:
"Your fault lies in your daring to think carefully about His Majesty."

Shen Wansan was a businessman after all, and he didn't know how to serve the emperor.

The most taboo thing for a minister is to use the power of the king for his own profit.Because once you succeed, even if you don't realize it, you will subconsciously feel contempt for the king.

Over time, under subtle influences, no matter how loyal the courtiers were before, they would also have treasonous thoughts that crossed the boundary between the monarch and his ministers.

Although Shen Wansan didn't understand these things, his political value was low.But his intelligence is not low, but Feng Bao made a point, and he immediately understood the key point, and acted as if he had suddenly realized it.

But even if he knew the reason, Shen Wansan did not show a happy expression, and still had a bitter face, saying:
"Father-in-law, Shen Wansan already knows his mistake... But is there any way to remedy it?"

Feng Bao nodded slightly, and said solemnly:

"Yes! Since Your Majesty didn't ask the crime directly, besides your credit, there is also the value of your ability. If you want to make amends, you have to pay the crime!"

Shen Wansan immediately felt as if he was drinking, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of a remedy.He finally let go of the heart he had been holding on to before, and showed gratitude to Feng Bao, and said repeatedly:

"Thank you, Eunuch, thank you, Eunuch!"

Feng Bao nodded, stood up, looked at Shen Wansan's appearance, felt the same feeling immediately, and said with lingering fear:

"Your Majesty is kind enough to give us a chance. From now on, we will do our best and never think about anything else!"

"Yes, Shen Wansan must keep it in mind!"

Feng Bao stood up, looked up and saw a young eunuch at the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation looking at them without hesitation.

When he noticed that Feng Bao was looking at him, the little eunuch did not avoid it, but bowed slightly to Feng Bao generously.

Feng Bao's expression froze, and after a moment of silence, he murmured:

"Serve the king with loyalty, serve the king with sincerity, and there must be no arrogance!"
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Harem, Lanlin Hall.

Xiao Cheng raised his hand to stop the palace servants who wanted to report, and walked in casually.

Yang Yuhuan in the hall suddenly raised his head and saw Xiao Cheng walking into the hall, he was taken aback for a moment, then showed surprise, got up quickly and said happily:
"Why is Your Majesty here..."

Walking quickly in front of Xiao Cheng, Yang Yuhuan remembered to salute, and hurriedly bowed slightly, with a smile on his face, and said:

"Your Majesty, why do you have time to come here at this time of day?"

Xiao Cheng chuckled, noticed the tea and cakes that had been used on the table in the palace, and said casually:

"Sneaking in today's busy schedule, I wanted to take a look at Lian Yu'er..."

Xiao Cheng pointed at the somewhat messy desktop in front of him, and asked casually:
"Is this Liu Yun or Shu'er has been here?"

Yang Yuhuan heard the words and said directly:

"The eldest sister came to the palace to see the concubines today, and she just left!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Yuhuan quickly ordered his servants to tidy up and bring tea and snacks again.

Xiao Cheng nodded when he heard the words, but didn't ask further questions immediately.

The eldest sister of the Yang family is also Qu Cheng's only heir and Qu Jing's wife.

The people in Dongchang have already investigated the case of embezzlement of food and grass in the northern border, which has something to do with the Qu family.As for the Qu family, it is natural that the surveillance is extremely strict at this time.

As the daughter-in-law of the Qu family, the eldest sister of the Yang family entered the palace suddenly, so Dongchang naturally noticed her and reported it to Xiao Cheng.This is what Feng Bao reported just now.

When the tea and snacks were served, Xiao Cheng sat down straight away and asked casually:

"Oh? Your eldest sister, but because I miss you, my sister, came to the palace to visit?"

Yang Yuhuan has a pure and innocent personality, and didn't notice Xiao Cheng's strangeness at all, so she immediately replied:
"No, the eldest sister entered the palace this time to complain!"

Xiao Cheng turned his head slightly, looked at Yang Yuhuan's wet deer eyes with a hint of innocence, nodded and said:
"complain?"

"Well, the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law are not close like they were when they were newly married. During this time, the eldest brother-in-law often came back exhausted late at night." Yang Yuhuan said.

Xiao Cheng frowned, and said with a half-smile:
"Your eldest brother-in-law is Qu Jing?"

"Yes."

"So your eldest sister thinks that Qu Jing is looking for flowers and asking Liu?"

Hearing this, Yang Yuhuan blinked her eyes, shook her head and said:

"That's not true. Eldest sister is in charge of the family affairs now, and elder brother-in-law doesn't have much money in his hands... It's just that elder sister simply feels that elder brother-in-law is not as attentive to her as before, and the relationship between husband and wife has weakened, so she came here to complain."

Listening to these remarks, Xiao Cheng blinked his eyes a few times, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

If Qu Jing is really the person behind the scenes who colluded with Jintangfeng to embezzle the food and grass, then his purpose of doing this is to save money for his own house?
A man's desire for private money should not be enough...
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Yunguo, the government office of Jianchang Prefecture.

Zhi Du led several accompanying servants and walked quickly into the courtyard of Tui Mansion in Jianchang Mansion.

A group of government officials noticed Zhidu who suddenly barged in, and looked up one after another.

Zhi Du coughed lightly, slightly cupped his hands towards the officials, and said:
"Where is Mr. Tuifu? It is under the command of Mr. Censor Hai, who supervises the records of affairs, and under the order of Mr. Censor, come to collect the file of He Yang's case!"

Hearing Zhidu's words, a burly man in official uniform walked out of the crowd, slightly cupped his hands at Zhidu, and said in a neutral manner:
"Jianchang Mansion Tui Mansion Wu Wen, I have seen Zhi Lushi!"

Tuifu refers to the government and county-level yamen, which assists the chief official and is in charge of criminal and prison affairs.The copy of the file of He Yang's case was naturally kept by him.

Zhidu has a keen intuition, and immediately sensed Wu Wen's vague malice towards him and others.

However, if it is true, his temperament is not too lenient compared to Hai Rui, so how could he take Wu Wen's vague malice to heart?

Zhidu cupped his hands slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Please push the mansion to find out the file, so that the next official can go back and return!"

Wu Wen heard the words, looked at Zhidu, and said with a smirk:

"How dare I disobey Lord Yushi's orders? It's just that, here are the files of several counties under the Jianchang Mansion, which are really numerous. I will send someone to search for them. If you find them, I will send them to Lord Yushi immediately." go!"

Zhi Du heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, his face was serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"Master Tuifu is in charge of criminal and prison matters. The files are extremely important, and they should be classified into categories so that they can be collected. How come it is so messy when it comes to Mr. Tuifu that it takes time to find it?"

Seeing Zhi Zhi's attitude, Wu Wen didn't want to put on a smile again, so his face darkened immediately, and he said:
"Jianchang Mansion has just gone through war, and the files are lost and messy, which is why. Even if Lord Yushi is dissatisfied, the lower officials can't do anything about it!"

Zhi Du heard the words, snorted coldly, and said:
"But this case of He Yang was just a few months ago. At that time, Xia Guo's soldiers and horses had been expelled by Cheng Zhenbei's army leader! I'm afraid Mr. Wu's words are deliberately evading!"

Wu Wen was a little annoyed by Zhidu's words, so he waved his sleeves and scolded:
"I am in Jianchang Mansion, the situation is different. You are a small censor station recorder, how can you ask more questions? If you are dissatisfied, please ask the censor to come and ask for accountability!"

At this time, Wu Wen had already put on his face the meaning of making things difficult.

Zhi Du looked at the unscrupulous and confident Wu Wen, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

At this time, Wu Wen saw that Zhidu was still standing where he was and did not intend to leave, so he sneered and scolded again:
"Go away now! Don't delay official duties, it was ordered by Lord Yushi before. If you don't leave, don't blame me for suing you for disrupting official duties in front of Lord Yushi!"

Zhi Du looked at Wu Wen with coldness in his eyes, and said in a deep voice:
"So, Lord Tuifu really blocked Lord Censor's order?"

Wu Wen raised his head slightly, looked at Zhidu contemptuously, and said with a sneer:

"Hey, don't give me a label! I have said so, so I will send someone to look for it. If you find it, send it to me immediately. What do you want me to do? I tell you, don't rely on it being Yushitai's." People, so presumptuous. If you don't retreat, I have plenty of ways to strip you of your official uniform!"

Zhi Du looked at Wu Wen, who was deliberately provocative, and was silent for a moment. Suddenly, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said:

"Since that's the case, I don't need to bother Mr. Tuifu. Mr. Yushi is in a hurry and can't afford to delay, so he went in and looked for it by himself!"

After finishing speaking, Zhi Du waved his hand slightly, and several people behind him immediately walked towards the treasury where the archives were visited in the courtyard.

Seeing this, Wu Wen immediately took a step forward, stopped in front of Zhidu, and scolded:

"You dare! The dossier warehouse is an important place, you wait to break in wantonly, be careful that I will join you..."

Zhi Du lowered his eyelids, and suddenly raised his fist, hitting Wu Wen's square face hard.

Before Wu Wen could react, he immediately fell on his back.

A group of government officials who dared not speak were suddenly startled at this moment, and hurried forward to help Wu Wen.

Wu Wen touched the swollen and painful scar on his face in disbelief, watched Zhidu barge in unscrupulously, raised his trembling fingers, and pointed at Zhidu's figure, feeling so angry and anxious that he didn't say anything for a long time Come.

(End of this chapter)