Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 168 Do something that makes me look down on myself
Ding Sanjiao frequently persuaded him to drink, and the four grain merchants could not refute his face, so they exchanged glasses during the dinner.After a while, everyone drank up two jars of Xinghua Village.

Boss Chang's drinking capacity is poor, and he has already started talking drunk.

He Liu lost no time in quoting Boss Chang's words: "Boss Chang, did someone sell you a large amount of polished rice from the grain store recently? I'm talking about a transaction of millions of catties."

Boss Chang, with a pair of drunken eyes, said mysteriously: "Yes, yes, it's a total of 100 million catties. It was sold by Mr. Xue Yang, Mr. Xue from the Department of Construction and Maintenance of the Ministry of Industry, to my grain store. Heh, Mr. Xue was originally One of the proprietors of my food store..."

After finishing speaking, Boss Chang made a "plop" and fell drunk on the wine table.

Ding Sanjiao laughed loudly: "Boss Chang can't drink too much. Sixth Lord, come, let's drink."

Although He Liu picked up the wine bowl, his mind was not on the wine.

He knew that Xue Yang was Yan Shifan's confidant.This shows that the 100 million catties of good rice allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs to the porridge market did allow Yan Shifan and the others to replace it with 10,000+ catties of good rice.

He Liu's heart suddenly thumped.

A voice said to him: Yan Shifan did so many evils that he didn't even spare the living food of the victims.You, the sixth master of Jinyiwei, should take good care of this matter.

Another voice said to him: Elder Ge and Elder Xiao Ge control half of the imperial court.People like Yu Wang, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng are no match for the strict party, so why bother with your carelessness?

It was the first time in He Liu's life that he was so entangled like this.

If he really wanted to thoroughly investigate the transfer of the relief food, then He Liu would be fighting the entire Strict Party.

In the war against the strict party, even Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, may not be sure of victory.What's more, he congratulates Liu and inspects hundreds of households in a small way?

The reason why the strict party is invincible is simple: the emperor knows that Yan Song is greedy!However, Yan Song followed the emperor's wishes in everything, and the emperor used it smoothly, so he turned a blind eye to the Yan family's father and son's greed for ink.

Even if the truth about the distribution of food relief packages is found out, will the emperor really deal with the culprits, the father and son of the Yan family?I'm afraid not.

At that time, the strict party will not be punished, but He Liu will become a thorn in the side of the strict party and a thorn in the flesh.

After eating at the Jiangnan Guild Hall, He Liu went back to his home.

Lao Hu was already waiting in the living room of He Mansion.

"Have you finished your meal?" Old Hu asked.

"It's over. The four major grain merchants really gave Ding Sanjiao a face. They have already agreed to sell me grain. Tomorrow Ding Sanjiao will ask the coolies of the Cao Gang to help me transport the grain." He Liu said.

Bai Xiaoyan brought a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup to He Liuduan: "Xiangxiang has fallen asleep. Come, finish drinking the white fungus and lotus seed soup to relieve the hangover."

Old Hu said: "I asked Yang Lian in the afternoon. The 20 taels of grain, plus the original 10,000+ catties of brown rice, can only keep the porridge field for ten or eight days. Let the victims survive. In the spring famine, at least five to six million catties of grain are needed. Nearly 600 million taels of silver are needed to resettle the victims to return to their hometowns and sow spring seedlings."

When He Liu heard this, he suddenly looked at Bai Xiaoyan.

Bai Xiaoyan shook her head: "Husband, don't think about our family's money anymore. It is true that money is something outside of your body. But have you ever thought that spending 20 taels of silver to help the victims is your kindness. If the sixth Taibao of Jinyiwei, Giving millions of taels of silver to the disaster victims is not showing kindness, but buying people's hearts! You have been working in Jinyiwei for 20 years, and you should know that another way of saying buying people's hearts is conspiracy. If it gets to the ears of the emperor, your Errand, your head, can our family's life be saved?"

Old Hu said: "My nephew and daughter-in-law are right. Sixth, you must not do anything stupid to make the emperor suspect that you are plotting something wrong."

He Liu sighed: "Hey, Lao Hu, why didn't I know that doing so would give others a slap in the face? But I can't bear to watch those 10,000+ victims starve to death."

Bai Xiaoyan comforted her husband: "The life and death of 10,000+ disaster victims is under the control of the cabinet and the court! You, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, are doing the work of investigating and handling imperial cases for the emperor. These important national affairs should be handled by the court officials. Go ahead."

He Liu sighed again: "The cabinet? The imperial court? Who are the cabinet and the imperial court? Just now I had a drink with the four major grain merchants. Boss Chang was drunk and told me that it was the Ministry of Industry who dispatched the relief food. Secretary Xue Yang! Xue Yang is the confidant of Xiaoge old Yan Shifan. This shows that it is Yange father and son who exchanged millions of catties of good rice for glutinous rice!"

Lao Hu pondered for a long time, and said: "Lao Liu, I have been in Jinyiwei for 40 years. I am old and old, but I want to do something that makes me respect myself. Don't worry about the food and package transfer! I am also The dignified third master of Jinyiwei, I will take care of this matter. Let me use this old bone to fight Yan Song and his son."

After the old Hu finished speaking, he turned and left.

Bai Xiaoyan told He Liu: "You must watch Uncle Hu tomorrow, and don't let him do anything out of the ordinary. Yan Song and his son have been running the court for many years, and they have countless followers. Prince Yu is the emperor's relative. Even the sons have nothing to do with him, if Uncle Hu goes to fight with them, it will be like hitting an egg against a rock!"

Prince Yu's Mansion, the living room.

King Yu sat at the head of the living room.In front of him sat Xu Jie, Minister of the Cabinet, Gao Gong, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and Zhang Juzheng, Minister of the Ministry of War.

There is a screen in the back suite of the living room, and Concubine Li is sitting inside the screen.

Concubine Li is the virtuous wife of King Yu.The prince discussed state affairs with several confidant ministers, and Concubine Li always listened to politics behind the screen.

King Yu asked Gao Gong: "Suqing, you are in charge of the household department. Two days ago, Yan Shifan asked you to transfer 500 million catties of grain to the victims, but you excused yourself by saying that there was not enough grain in Tongzhou warehouse, so you only allocated 100 million catties to him. Tongzhou warehouse Is there really not enough food left?"

Gao Gong replied: "Tongzhou warehouse can produce 500 million catties of grain. But I don't want to, and I won't give Yan Shifan that much grain!"

Yu Wangdao: "Although we are in the same boat as the Yan Party, it is related to the lives of 10,000+ victims in Beizhili. Is it wrong for you to do this?"

Gao Gong talked eloquently: "I would like to ask the lord. Even if 500 million catties of grain are allocated to Yan Shifan, will it end up in the stomachs of the victims? Didn't the people from Youchunfang, Zhan Shifu, tell you?" The 100 catties of good rice I transferred to Yan Shifan have already been handled by them, and they have been transferred into 10,000+ catties of moldy old brown rice, which has been transported to the porridge market! The Yan family and his son have made another windfall through this!"

Xu Jie, the cabinet assistant, said: "What Gao Suqing said is the truth. My lord, even if he transfers all 500 million catties of grain to Yan Shifan, it will not save the lives of 10,000+ Zhili disaster victims."

King Yu was surprised and said: "Only 10,000+ catties of brown rice were transported to the porridge market? After three to five days, wouldn't those victims in Zhili starve to death?"

Gao Gong said coldly: "My lord, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. If 10,000+ Beizhili victims were starved to death, it would be a good thing for the common people in the world!"

(End of this chapter)