Chapter 231: The Stunning Secret Guard in Ancient Power Conspiracy and Hegemony (34)
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Zhou Yu'an, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, for making false statements and enriching his own pockets. There is a nest of snakes and rats in the Ministry of Revenue, secretly covering up!"
When the twins born to Shi Ran were three months old, the thunder buried by the household exploded.
The person who impeached this matter was Marquis Xuande, an old minister who had followed His Majesty to conquer the world.
The fact that he stood up to impeach the Minister of Household Affairs was really shocking.
After all, he could be considered a fair and respectful person before.
But now, Gongyi Mu Zheng is in charge of the household department. No matter what happens below, he, the person in charge, is responsible.
What's more, Zhou Yu'an's identity is very special.
His step-wife is a sister to Gong Yimu's concubine Xie.
To put it bluntly, this week Yu'an is Gongyi Mu's brother-in-law.
What kind of thing does this man of public etiquette impeach his brother-in-law?
Not only were the officials surprised, but Gongyi Mu himself was also surprised.
Marquis Xuande is crazy, why should he impeach his own people?
Although he is now trying to distance himself from the Xie family, Zhou Yu'an is still very good at using it.
Although Gong Yishuo had been the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs for nearly a year, Zhou Yu'an was suppressed to the point of not getting ahead.
But after all, he had some real abilities, and the Zhou family behind him was also an aristocratic family where both father and son were Jinshi, so Gongyi Shuo didn't touch him for a while.
When Gongyimu arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, he immediately promoted Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan is Zhou Yuan, and the Xie family is the Xie family.
Besides, the Xie sisters, a stepmother, and a concubine are not the key to the situation.
If you had to avoid a few taboos when you were a concubine before, you don't need to care too much about an inconspicuous concubine.
Therefore, Zhou Yuan can be said to be very handy in using it.
Moreover, since Xie Jiaming's help was gone, and Gongyi Mu wanted to achieve something quickly, Zhou Yu'an was familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he had to make a lot of fuss for him here.
Now that Xuande Hou was impeached, Zhou Yu'an immediately knelt down without saying anything, and Gongyi Mu also immediately became concerned.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
Zhou Yuan could only cry out for injustice at this time.
But since Marquis Xuande dared to impeach in the court, he was naturally well prepared.
He took out a booklet and presented it respectfully.
"Your Majesty, this is evidence and confession that Zhou Yu'an falsified his books and enriched himself. In just a few months, Zhou Yu'an embezzled one million taels of silver from the household department. I can't even imagine how much he had embezzled before. Even Nan The provincial disaster relief rations were all shoddy by him, and now those rations are already on their way to the southern province. Your Majesty, if the victims see those grains that are mixed with sand and gravel and have become moldy, what will they think? How will you think about the imperial court?"
The Holy Emperor was not very angry when he heard what he said before.
After all, it is almost commonplace for Hube to line his own pockets.
He guards the entire country's tax money every day, and the money in vain has entered the national treasury through his own hands. How can he not be moved?
When the water is clear, there are no fish. Sometimes it is just a matter of turning a blind eye.
As long as it's not too much and as long as things are done effectively, the emperor generally won't care too much about it.
But if you use the disaster relief rations, this is a taboo!
There was a locust plague in Southern Province last month. It was supposed to be the harvest season, but now most of the fields have been affected.
The victims had no rations to survive and were all counting on the court's relief rations.
If those moldy grains are really sent away, most of the grains will be inedible by then, and the grains that can be eaten will be mixed with gravel. How can this not be a chilling experience for the victims?
I am afraid that they will all feel that the court does not care about them at all, and neither does the emperor himself.
People who don't even have enough to eat are the easiest people to become resentful.
Nowadays, the founding of Dadi has only been a generation, and many remnants of the previous dynasty are still watching.
When the time comes, it will definitely make a big fuss and arouse the sensitive emotions of the victims.
Once a riot breaks out, it is definitely not a trivial matter.
The chamberlain quickly went down and took the fold from Xuandehou's hand.
The Holy Master silently read the excerpt, and then suddenly got up and walked down from the dragon chair. He came up and kicked Zhou Yu'an, who was kneeling there, in the mouth.
The Holy One was born in the army and was a master of martial arts. This kick was so powerful that it actually caused Zhou Yu'an, a scholar, to vomit blood.
But Zhou Yu'an didn't even dare to wipe it off. After being kicked down, he quickly got up and knelt there respectfully.
"I am guilty, but your Majesty, please investigate clearly!"
Zhou Yu'an didn't know what was written on the note, but he had indeed done what Marquis Xuande said just now.
At this moment, he said this clearly with a guilty conscience.
But, how could someone from his own side stab him in the back?
Marquis Xuande belongs to the second prince, and what he did was all under the instruction of the second prince. Does the second prince want to see him die now?
Zhou Yuan's eyes fell on Gong Yishuo without any trace.
Gongyi Mu naturally saw it.
He knew that Zhou Yuan was asking him to save him.
Of course he was saved.
Just how to save?
Xuande Hou did not discuss it with him, but directly revealed the matter in the court, obviously he was not ready to take any measures.
Will he be dragged into the water if he saves Zhou Yu'an?
But if he doesn't save him, will Zhou Yu'an feel resentful and bite him? !
When Gongyi Mu was in a dilemma, the Holy One made the decision directly for him.
"I will personally supervise this case, and all those involved must be severely punished! I sent a message to Prince Rui, and ordered him to immediately be responsible for supervising the new disaster relief food in Southern Province. Within half a month, this new disaster relief food must arrive in Southern Province first. !”
Did the Holy Emperor directly allow the eldest son of the Emperor to return to the court?
Many people were surprised at first, and then felt that the Holy Master's arrangement made sense.
Zhou Yu'an had never dealt with the emperor's eldest son before. When he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs, he often gave trouble to the emperor's eldest son. He had also impeached the emperor's eldest son's confidant, Mr. Chen, the governor of Dingxi County.
Therefore, His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, must not be involved in this corruption case in the Ministry of Revenue.
How could Zhou Yuan do something for him?
Moreover, when there was a problem with the disaster relief food, the eldest son of the emperor stopped doing errands in the household department.
No matter what, you can't bite him.
Nowadays, everyone in the Household Department is under suspicion. At this time, the eldest son of the emperor, who has supervised the errands of the Household Department for a year, is familiar with the internal situation of the Household Department, has a valuable status, and has no suspicion, is undoubtedly filling the hole for disaster relief food. The best candidate.
For others to come, in such an emergency, the eldest son of the emperor may not be suitable.
Moreover, this is not necessarily a good job. If you do it well, it is your duty. If you don't do it well, you will be angry.
As for the second prince.
Many people were secretly thinking that this household turmoil might pull him off his horse.
It's just a pity, how long have you been so proud?