Drunk House Chapter 269

Chapter 269 Happy (one update)

The Minister of the Household Department quickly took the account books of the Ministry of Household expenditures for the past three years on the second day and handed them to the emperor for review.

The emperor flipped through the account books, his face became darker and uglier the more he turned, he didn't know the real statistics, he was shocked by the statistics, in the past three years, Nanpinghou's Mansion and Pingxi General's Mansion have eaten nearly ten million taels.

Such a huge amount, how did he give the approval all these years in a daze?

The emperor dropped the account book and ordered with a sullen face, "Call me Yan Li and Yan Lin."

Eunuch Yu should be, and immediately sent someone there.

Although Yan Li and Yan Lin didn't find out the reason yesterday, they reached a consensus to rely on the Nangong family and clan of Nanchu to deal with Ye Guixue and Su Rong, and then deal with Zhou Gu, Duke Huguo and Donggong. Who made it obvious to all that Zhou Gu took the initiative to get involved in a case related to Su Rong, and he was in danger twice, and Su Rong rescued him. Although the two of them called off their engagement, they still had an inseparable relationship.

Since Ye Guixue did not agree to cooperate, there are plenty of people in Nanchu to cooperate with them.

After the two brothers were ready, they split up and acted separately. One went to the Nangong family, and the other went to the Nanchu clan.

It's just that the two of them were called into the palace by the emperor before they had any results so quickly.

The two met at the gate of the palace, and looked at each other, both very puzzled, but they heard that the Minister of the Household Department had entered the palace again today, and the two wondered if it had something to do with the Department of Household Affairs?

Yan Lin wanted to be more sensitive, approached Yan Li, and said in a low voice: "Brother, why do I feel that my father asked us to enter the palace today? I have an ominous premonition?"

Yan Li glanced at him, "Don't be crowed."

Yan Lin really felt that something was wrong, but there was no illness or disaster. He couldn't claim that he was sick when his father summoned him. If he claimed to be sick at this time, he would not know what happened without them knowing. So, he could only grit his teeth and follow Yan Li to see the emperor, secretly praying that he was thinking too much.

The emperor was waiting for the two in the imperial study. When he saw the two coming, his face turned black, and he threw the account book of the household department to them, "Look at this for yourself."

Yan Li and Yan Lin felt a "thump" in their hearts, and they both held up the account book. After a while, the two looked up together. Yan Li tentatively asked: "Father, this is the account book of the Ministry of Households. You show it to the two sons and ministers...why?"

"Why? See for yourself, in the past three years, how much money has your Yue family swallowed up the national treasury?" The emperor turned sullen and lashed out at the two, "You guys are really nice. You told me that you emptied my treasury. What do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"

Yan Li and Yan Lin were taken aback, their faces changed drastically, and they all knelt down on the ground with a "plop", "I dare not!"

"Don't dare? The other one doesn't dare! I think you are very brave." The emperor stared at the two of them, "The Marquis of Nanping governs one side, and his subordinates control only 30,000 soldiers. He has to ask the treasury for three million taels of silver every year. General Pingxi's mansion is even more daring. This year, he asked for an extra eight million taels of silver. He only has 100,000 soldiers. You two told me that you don't want to rebel, what are you thinking?"

"My son and minister are terrified." The two shouted in unison.

Elder Prince Yan Li said: "Father, the Marquis of Nanping's mansion is due to the recent natural disasters, so the Marquis of Nanping asked Father to allocate funds from the treasury."

The second prince Yan Lin followed closely and said: "Father, this has nothing to do with my son. You approved the request from General Pingxi's mansion. My son didn't say a word. You can't settle accounts afterwards and find my son."

The emperor choked.

Yan Lin said innocently: "Father, think about it carefully, this is not my son's claim. If you don't approve, the Minister of the Household Department will not transfer money to the Nanping Houfu."

The emperor's face was dark, and he was so blocked that he couldn't speak.

Yan Lin is very bachelor, "Father, think about it carefully, why did you allocate money to General Pingxi's mansion? This really has nothing to do with my son."

The emperor naturally understood that it had nothing to do with Yan Lin, because General Pingxi Zhang Ping told him that if His Majesty wanted to restrain the Huguo Mansion, only relying on his 100,000 soldiers, the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Jinglu, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Nanping Marquis Mansion would not be enough. After all, the Huguo Mansion itself controlled 300,000 soldiers and horses. His Majesty has to secretly support him. After all, if the military power of the Duke Huguo's Mansion is seized, it may cause shocks in the government and the public. If the military power of the Huguo Duke's Mansion is not seized, there is no reason for the Pingxi General's Mansion to expand its military strength, and it will be obstructed by the Crown Prince and the Huguo Duke's Mansion. After all, it is still very difficult for the imperial court to raise 600,000 troops. In this way, he can only help His Majesty secretly raise soldiers and horses.

It was the emperor's heart disease that the Duke Huguo's mansion was in charge of a large number of soldiers, and Zhou Gu was born in the Duke Huguo's mansion and served as an accompanying student in the East Palace.

So, the emperor struggled for a long time, agreed to Zhang Ping, and raised 100,000 soldiers and horses in private. Fifty thousand of them were cavalry. Cavalry costs more.

The emperor had nothing to say for a moment, he just stared at the two of them and said, "The Ministry of Households is short of money. From today onwards, the two of you should find ways to enrich the national treasury."

Yan Li and Yan Lin looked up at the emperor in amazement.

The emperor's face darkened, "Sharing the country's worries, why, you are not happy?"

Seeing the emperor suppressing his anger, the two dare not say they are not happy. After all, the money from the household department for the past three years has flowed to their Yue family no matter what. They can only nod together, "I am happy."

The emperor was satisfied, and waved to the two, "Go down!"

The two resigned and left the imperial study.

Walking away from the palace, Yan Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked Yan Li: "Brother, what do you mean by this? Why did you suddenly attack us? To enrich the treasury?"

Yan Li had vaguely had an idea in his heart, and said angrily to him: "Think for yourself!"

Yan Lin was not happy, "Brother, didn't we agree? Let's work together. You keep throwing face at me these days. What do you mean? How did my brother offend you?"

Yan Li thought to himself, if you always shrink back when your inaction is critical, you will offend me, but at this time, the brothers must be tied to the same boat, otherwise it will be no good. He eased his tone, "Father should be preparing for battle."

"Huh? Preparing for war?" Yan Lin was shocked.

Yan Li glanced at him, "I really don't know if you are really confused or not. Now that the world is peaceful, Father suddenly pays close attention to the Ministry of Households. What else can he do besides preparing for war? It can't be for the sake of large-scale construction, and now it's winter."

Yan Lin is naturally not really confused, he just has a lot of thoughts, he wants someone to stand in front of him and charge into the battle, he wants to take advantage of the opportunity, he holds back whatever he thinks in his mind, and let others talk first, now that Yan Li said this, although he was pretending to be surprised, but he had already started to make up his mind in his heart, "Where did this start? To start a war with Wei? At the beginning, I signed a non-violation treaty for 30 years, and now it has only been 16 years."

"Because of Su Rong." Yan Li simply didn't care about what he was thinking, anyway, this time, he couldn't hold his hand anymore, "Think about it, once her life experience is exposed, the world will know, Da Wei can do it?"

Yan Lin nodded, "So, what does Emperor Father mean? Do you want to recognize Su Rong? Waiting for the Great Wei to go to war?"

"I'm afraid it's because of her father's disapproval. Look at what Su Rong has done since she came to Beijing. She first lived in Princess Qingping's mansion, then resigned from Zhou Gu's marriage, and now she lives in Shen's mansion. She is involved with Rui'an Palace, Duke Huguo's mansion, and the East Palace. In addition, from my contact with Ye Guixue, his attitude shows that both Nanchu King and Yexiang Mansion have recognized her. In this way, the situation is already like this, so what can father do? Don't forget, Princess Zhenmin back then But sacrificing himself and protecting the girder, although many years have passed, everyone will remember that if the emperor wants to be an ungrateful person, I am afraid it will not work."

"What a trouble, just kill her." Yan Lin said.

Yan Li glared at him angrily, "That sounds nice, why don't you do it?"

Yan Lin said: "Brother, what is it that I don't do it? It's because the capital is not a good place to do it. Why can't we bear it and send someone to kill her on the way back to Nanchu? You know, there are many people protecting her in the capital, but when she leaves the capital, it will be different."

Yan Li had to admit, "What you said makes sense."

It seemed that he was rash.

(end of this chapter)

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