On the 19th day of the first lunar month, the jail term ended. Officials of all sizes, who had been resting for a whole month, put on court clothes again, hung court beads, and went to their respective yamen to handle the work.

The emperor was always worried about the conversation with Yan Jingming and others during the period of the ban period. When the Military Affairs Office called out, he asked about this again, "How much is there in the Ministry of Revenue's Bank of China now?

"After the exact number, please go down and sort it out carefully, and then come back to the imperial court to report it." Yan Jingming replied, "But I roughly estimate that it is about 360 million taels."

"Well, tomorrow, let's get an accurate digital report. This money seems to be a lot, but once the country has something to do, the money will be spent like water, and no amount of money can be used." He said, "In the future, many errands that should be exempted should be exempted if they should be exempted. If they should be saved, they should be saved. Don't always think that the country has money, and it is too busy to use it. When it is used, it will be difficult."

"What the emperor said is very true, I should tell my subordinates carefully."

"Also, why did the military money reimbursement in Yunnan and Guangxi last year cost so much? I remember that when I fought against Russia, it was only more than 10 million. This time it took a shorter time, and the casualties of soldiers were much better, so why did it make a lot more more?"

"Reply to the emperor, there is a reason for this." Yan Jingming said calmly, "A large part of the 23,000 taels of silver used this time is used to rest the ships damaged by the navy in the naval battle. In addition, the Ministry of War has ordered twelve Leijia-class gunboats from the Anqing Shipyard and the Mawei Shipyard, so the cost is even greater."

"That's fine." The emperor said, "I know that military expenditure reimbursement has always been a good opportunity for the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War to be the chief minister. In the seventh year of Xianfeng and the eleventh year of Xianfeng, it seems that even after the two wars in Xianfeng, it is not very effective. These bastards, holding their swords around their necks, refused to shrink them, and Yan Jingming, I tell you that if there is such a lowly errand in this time, no matter who is investigated, I will not forgive me! At that time, we will start with you, the military minister who is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Don't blame me for not making any mistakes, huh?"

Yan Jingming was shocked and touched the ground with his head, "I have all recorded it!"

After leaving, Yan Jingming was secretly shocked and had always been reimbursed for military expenses, which was the great way for the Ministry of Revenue and the clerk. According to rumors in Beijing, Wang Wenshao, who was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, and another military minister were involved in a reimbursement case, and it was said that he had taken huge bribes.

The reimbursement cases in Yun and Guizhou provinces were launched at the end of last year. Governor Cen Yuying, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Liu Kunyi, respectively sent Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingjun, Yongchang Prefecture, to Beijing to handle the situation. They followed the path of Zhou Ruiqing, the chief minister of Taichang Temple.

Zhou Ruiqing was a third-rank official in the Great Jing, but he was also a military officer, Zhang Jing, lobbying Wang Wenshao and Jing Lian respectively. The opportunity for him was very coincidental. Du Han asked for leave and was idle at home due to illness, and Wang Wenshao was in charge of department affairs. He was in charge of power and was enough to settle the matter. However, the Ministry of Revenue Librarians asked for 130,000 silver, but when the bargaining price could not be done, Zhou Ruiqing kept hiding in front and behind and held two families with one hand, so the Ministry of Revenue Librarians gave in to 80,000 silver.

Although any military expenditure reimbursement case is handled by the Ministry of Revenue, it is necessary to inform the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works that are involved in a wide range of matters, and it is difficult to cover the inside story and will not be leaked. If it is useless, it will be a vain to make a grudge, but it will only be a private sigh.

It's okay for the people around him. The third prince, who has been in the Ministry of Revenue for nearly two years, has had no direct relationship with the military expenditure reimbursement this time, but they both work in the department. The news they heard was enough to shock the young people.

But he became more sensible and did not go directly to the emperor to tell the emperor. Instead, after retiring, he went to the teacher's mansion and asked the teacher and his wife for care. The two of his junior brothers sat opposite each other in the study. "The student wanted to report this to the emperor, so that they could completely rectify the unhealthy trends in the various yamen in the capital! What do the teacher think?"

Xu Tong pondered for a moment, shaking the pigtail behind his head, "This is difficult!"

"What did the teacher say?"

"Third Prince, you have the courage to break the bad and promote the good, so it is naturally difficult to stop the army. But think about it, even if you report it to the emperor, can these people be killed and arrested? In the seventh year of Xianfeng and the eleventh year, you used troops to reimburse military funds and money, and were there few people killed in the court?"

Gentle and blinked in confusion. When these two things broke out, he was still very young and didn't know the details. "Is anyone also invading the fish?"

"In my opinion, it's a little better than this time!" Xu Tong looked like he was not at all concerned about his affairs. "Those two times, once was the first time the imperial court fought against the outside world; the other was the emperor personally led his troops outside. The army demanded all kinds of demands, and the emperor always had a account in his heart, and the people below dared not act recklessly; and this time, the situation was different."

He said, "If it breaks out, I don't know how many people will fall to the ground and their families will be destroyed!"

"Then, according to the teacher, will they let them be greedy?" Gan is a young man after all. He is an ordinary clerk in the Ministry of Revenue, but he is in the blood of the Tian family. He asked himself that he could not ignore these bad policies in the central government of the Beijing department. "The imperial court... Emperor Ahma has worked hard to govern over the years, and the wealth he has accumulated has fallen into these people's pockets in vain?"

Xu Tong smiled, "This is not possible. Not only does it not work, but once this matter breaks out, the emperor will be angry and vent his anger, for fear of starting a massacre again." He said, "But third prince, have you ever thought about it? If this matter is introduced by you, what will happen in the future?"

Before Zai could speak, he gave a major case himself, "Even if you can win the emperor's heart for a while, you are only afraid that you will be trusted by the emperor and his father, but what you will get is the grudge of all the officers of the central government of the capital! If you continue for a long time, how will you in the future?"

This sentence dissolves all the courage to be invisible! Even if you get appreciated by Emperor Ama, it is only a matter of time. If you offend all officials of all sizes in the capital, how can you establish yourself in the future? Even if Emperor Ama continues to be honored and favored by him, when he is old, he is afraid that when he chooses to succeed the throne, he will also consider the position of the court officials? What will he do then?

"Then" his tone began to become more difficult, "Just watch them, the money of the greedy country, without saying a word?"

"What are you worried about? If you don't speak, there will be people talking. Are you still afraid that Wang Kuishi, can Jing Qiuping and others really cover up the eyes and ears of the world with one hand?" Xu Tong said in a divine manner, "I think when things start to happen, the emperor will definitely ask you for a question. Then you will tell me about it. Is it better than today's battle of being so stubborn and overwhelming today?"

Zai nodded, "Since that's the case, I will do what the teacher teaches!"

The progress of the matter was as Xu Tong expected. Seeing that Yan Jingming had received strict orders and thoroughly investigated the bribery incidents in the reimbursement cases of the two provinces, enthusiastic people revealed the disadvantages. One of them was a censor named Chen Qitai. He asked from many sources and was confident in his words, so he submitted a memorial, pointing to Zhou Ruiqing and explaining the depository of the silver. His tone was also related to the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, so he naturally had to deal with it.

However, the imperial edict investigated was very simple and said: "The Censor Chen Qitai reported: Zhou Ruiqing, the Minister of Taichang Temple, took charge of reimbursement in Yunnan. After Cui Zunyi, the governor of Yongchang Prefecture, Pan Yingzhang, came to Beijing to exchange silver, bribes and entrusted Guan to speak and other words, wrote a letter of letter from Lin, Pan Zuyin found out, and the facts were reported."

Not mentioning Wang Wenshao and Jing Lian, he was only assigned to investigate and deal with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice. It did not seem as resolute as the emperor said at the time, and some people began to move up and down to save the two Ministry of Revenue and Han Dynasty who were about to fall into the water.

Even Zheng Dunjin and Ele and Bu were planning to take the plan to protect themselves first, and they only treated this matter as a normal cheating case and wanted to fool them easily.

The people in the clear stream naturally refused to let go. Although there was no reproach in Ming's edict, Zhang Peilun, #Zang Chengxiu, and the rising celebrity Sheng Yu and others were all very dissatisfied in internal and external occasions, and privately stated that if the Ministry of Justice could not investigate and deal with it impartially, even the two Ministers of Justice would participate together.

When Erle and Bu heard this, they became very panicked. Zheng Dunjin was quite calm and insisted on following the order and doing his business. First, he assigned the officers to inquire about the whereabouts of Cui Zunyi, the Grain Road of Guangxi and Pan Yingzhang, the governor of Yongchang Prefecture.

This is to be found in the Ministry of Personnel, because Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang were both promoted to Beijing and introduced. Pan Yingzhang arrived in Beijing in September last year. After the introduction, he was "released" in mid-October. After two months, he received the "departmental license" and should have returned to Yongchang Prefecture, Yunnan to take office.

Cui Zunyi was originally a supplementary road, distributed to Guangxi, and sent to serve as the General Office of the Aftermath Bureau, which is the rear grain station for Guangxi's military affairs. Military expense reimbursement should be sponsored by him. He was the grain road released last spring. After entering Beijing, he was inspected and released on the tenth day of the second month. He received a 12-day license, but he did not return to Yunnan to take office and took leave to return to his hometown in Anhui to visit the graves.

"This is a problem." Zheng Dunjin told Erhe Bu, Zhu Guangdi and others while eating in Baiyunting, "There are reimbursement cases in Yungui provinces, and Cui Zunyi is the protagonist in the case. He got the department's license in twelve days, and he was surprised to find that he had to take a leave to return home. This was obviously because he heard the news that the news was not good, so he deliberately avoided it."

"This is a good thing. However, we should follow the rules. If you can escape, the monk cannot escape the temple. Whether you return to your hometown or take up your post, as long as you want to pass on the case, you should follow the provincial and provincial departments to handle the documents. There is no need to worry about this. Now you need to prevent the merchant from escaping, and it is important to take action first."

So he immediately informed the infantry commander's yamen and arrested two people, one was Wang Jingchen, the shopkeeper of Shuntianxiang Huiduizhuang, and the other was Yan Shican, the shopkeeper of Qianshengheng Huidui Bureau. Because Chen Qitai's original compromise said: Cui Zunyi and Pan Yingzhang's exchange silver were transferred from Yungui provinces to these two places and stored for spare use.

Wang Jingchen and Yan Shican had already received the news. Although they were panicked, they did not escape. Because they fled for fear of crime and could no longer distinguish them. So when the official arrived, they followed them calmly.

He was taken to the Ministry of Justice and interrogated by the officer of the Qiu Judicial Office. Because he was a witness, he talked in plain clothes. He first took Wang Jingchen and confessed that he was from Mile County, Yunnan. He had been in Beijing for five years and opened a Shuntianxiang Huiduizhuang in a polishing factory, specializing in exchange business in Beijing, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces and Guangxi.

"Official Cui of Guangxi Aftermath Bureau, has the money transferred from Nanning to you?"

"I don't know." Wang Jingchen replied, "The trumpet has always followed the rules of the people who have been with me, and they recognize votes but not people."

"Magistrate Pan of Yongchang Prefecture, have you paid the money with the money?"

"some."

"when?"

"From last fall to the winter of this year, we have been used one after another, more than once."

"How many times are there, how many total?"

"The total amount is about 60,000 yuan. I can't remember it a few times in total. I have a small account and it's easy to check.

"You can make a order."

Wang Huichen stepped down to issue a order. Taking advantage of this gap, he was from Pingmiao County, the birthplace of Piaohao in Shanxi, and opened a Ganshengheng Exchange Bureau in Jinmao Hutong.

The same thing he asked about him was the same as Wang Jingchen, and he also issued a list. The silver returned from Nanning was 67,000 taels per place, but Cui Zunyi also borrowed 28,000 taels from Shun Tianxiang.

"It seems that you have a friendship with President Cui." The officer of the Qiu Wen Office seized this point and asked.

"General Cui has been in Guangxi for many years and has been a vassal state. Although he has no friendship, he knows his fame." Wang Jingchen also said, "He naturally has a guaranteed person to borrow money, and he is not afraid of his small quotation."

"Who is the guarantor?"

"It's the prefect Pan of Yongchang Prefecture."

"So, why do you believe in Prefect Pan again?"

"Reply to the master," Wang Jingchen replied, "President Pan is the current magistrate. Of course, he believes that he will release the debts of the capital."

"Okay, let me ask you again, President Cui, what is the purpose of the Prime Minister Pan taking the money from your shop?"

"Then I don't know."

When asked about Yan Shican, the same answer was also true. The exchange dealers and bill numbers in Beijing all made friends with officialdoms. Whenever foreign officials came to Beijing to handle the matter, they would be able to help them pay. They would never know what the money of Cui and Pan were used for, but they had to shirk responsibility and had no choice but to hand over the security.

In the next step, the six officials of the Ministry of Justice had different opinions. Some advocated the correct origin and first spread Cui Zunyi, and Pan Yingzhang was arrested and then explained the case. Some thought it was better to ask for an order to order Zhou Ruiqing to submit his personal confession first.

The discussion result was asked Zhou Ruiqing to submit a personal confession first, but there were many inappropriate points. First, one-sided words were difficult to trust; second, Zhou Ruiqing was a military officer. Before the case was clear, it was not appropriate to be involved in the military officers' office. Therefore, he decided to order the governors of Yunnan and Anhui, and ordered Pan Yingzhang and Cui Zunyi to come to Beijing quickly and wait for the trial.

The imperial edict was approved and the Taichang Temple Minister Zhou Ruiqing was dealt with: "I wait for investigation and do not need to walk on the military computer."

Zhou Ruiqing was withdrawn from the military plane and was waiting for investigation and prosecution, and he used a clear edict, which shows that the emperor's attitude towards the case was to handle it impartially, regardless of what background Zhou Ruiqing had. Some people were worried about Wang Wenshao.

This is what people say, but the celestial phenomena are warning again. Last year, the broom star, which was seen in the northwest, was seen in the southeast again around the Qingming Festival. As usual, the imperial edict was issued to repair the province, and there must be censors discussing current affairs. The arrows naturally pointed at Wang Wenshao and Jing Lian.

There was a Hubei native named Hong Liangpin. In the same year as Chen Qitai, he was appointed as the Censor of Jiangxi Road. He submitted a memorial, citing historical facts and saying that all changes were caused by political failures. Therefore, in ancient times, he often dismissed the prime minister because he was responsible for yin and yang. The blame was unavoidable. Now the emperor is in power and governs the state affairs, and the military affairs are all in the ministers. Next, he mentioned the reimbursement case in Yunnan: "I have been informed that Chen Qitai has not spoken out.

Recently, there was a rumor that Yun Gui reimbursed the remit and the Ministry of Revenue sought 130,000 taels of silver. Because the emperor tried his best to refute the corruption, he was afraid that he would argue with the right and refute, so he used 80,000 gold to settle the matter. Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao were all bribed and left a huge 10,000 yuan. The rest were divided according to the friends, and the discussions were boiling. The words were not only heard by the ministers, but the country knew it. The matter was exposed and the eyes were hard to hide, which led to many legends. The ministers secretly thought about the plan to eliminate the corruption and the accumulated problems for decades, and all depended on the ministers who were the masters to rectify the habits. Jing Lian served as a clan, and Wang Wenshao had been in charge of the ministry for a long time. He knew that the evil in this kind of love was completely untainted. Why was it difficult to verify the evil in impartially and destroy the evil? He was willing to accept his bribes and cover it up for him. For those who presided over the national affairs, for the sake of making profits and making personal gains, why did he blame the corrupt officials for taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail them?"

Therefore, Hong Liangpin asked for an order to be ordered to be rebuked, Jing Lian, Wang Wenshao, or 'according to the Zhou Ruiqing's rules, withdraw the military aircraft and wait for investigation and prosecution. Finally, he made a comment: "The way of heaven is unpredictable, and people are at the forefront. The day before yesterday used cypresses, Wenxiang, but the great difficulties could be settled. Today, Jing Lian, Wang Wenshao was often seen, and the response was quick and effective."

Although this memorial only attacked Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao, King Gong, Zeng Guofan and others felt very sad when they saw it. The past disaster was attributed to Wenxiang, and today the celestial phenomena warned him, and it should also be on Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao. It seemed that the rest of the military ministers were all mediocre and mediocre, and they had no merits and no mistakes to be said. Isn’t it a disregard?

This naturally made Jing Lian and Wang Wenshao even more uneasy, so they could only express their request to be dismissed from their posts. The official article should do this as usual. In fact, I hope that the big things will be reduced. It is best to refute Hong Liangpin's memorial and say, "It should be no question, but if you can't say this, you can say it. King Gong is not willing to support it, so it's better to be more beautiful.

"This matter is very strange!" The emperor seemed very sad, "I am so proud of the reputation of the important officials. I think Hong Liangpin dares not accuse others of others!"

This was Hong Liangpin's "precise words". It was believed by the emperor. Yan Jingming's color changed a little, but he had also practiced a set of skills over the years. He could hear it as if he didn't hear it, and had no expression.

King Gong also felt that the topic was not good, and he did not dare to do it for the sake of the scenery. The two of them confessed and answered according to his words: "The emperor is wise and has great reputations and honors. For such incidents, there must be certain evidence. Even if the censor can hear the news, he must have a sense of justice. If you get the wind and rain, you will insult the ministers at will. This trend must never last long."

"Of course, of course. Everything needs evidence. You can ask Hong Liangpin for a question and then ask clearly." The emperor smiled all over his face, but when everyone savored it carefully, it seemed like he was malicious no matter how he looked. The silence was not completed.
Chapter completed!