The eldest son of the red mansion

However, Jia Ke prefers that Mother Jia already knew the whole story, but because of Jia Zheng's face and his reputation, she pushed the matter down.

But he didn't take these house fighting matters to heart. What he was most worried about now was whether the grain storage road could raise grain.

One or two months passed, and these days, Jia Ke sent a letter to the Ministry of Households almost every day to ask about food.However, the receipts given to him by the Ministry of Household Affairs were all ambiguous, and they did not say whether the grain could be transported to the capital on time.

It has now entered May, but there is no news from the Ministry of Finance.

Jia Ke felt that he could not wait like this any longer, otherwise no matter how many officials were dealt with at that time, the lives of millions of people in Shaanxi would not be saved.

So Jia Ke said to several other ministers of the military aircraft at the military aircraft junior high school on this day: "My lords, it has been more than five months now, and there is no news from the household department. I think we can't wait any longer, we must Ask the Ministry of Households to give a clear time, can the grain be transported there?"

Liu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, immediately retorted, "Lord Jia, is this inappropriate? The emperor has issued an order, saying that it can be shipped on the fifth day of June. It is only May now, and there is still a month to go. What's the rush?" .”

"Master Liu, are you really confused or fake? At this time, there is no news from the Ministry of Households. Is this normal? If there is grain in the warehouse of the Ministry of Households, it should be transported to some anyway, and in the water transport There should be some news. But it's quiet everywhere now, don't you find it strange?" Jia Ke's words made Liu Yu speechless.

In fact, Liu Yu was also during this time, scratching his heart for his old friend. Regardless of whether he took the money or not, he was ultimately responsible for this matter.

Lei Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, said: "The matter is already obvious. I am afraid that the Ministry of Households will not be able to provide these grains. We should make plans early."

The old Hanlin Mengming said: "We should send people to search the grain storage and road warehouses immediately, so that everything will come to light. If we wait like this, there will be no grain in Shaanxi in September. What shall we use to relieve the disaster?"

Among them, only Zuodu Censor Tianye didn't say a word. In fact, he already knew something tricky from his experience, but seeing Hubu Shangshu's confident appearance, I'm afraid there are bigger figures behind them to support them.

Jia Ke thought for a while and said, "Who do you think it is appropriate to send to investigate thoroughly? Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, or let the people from Yushi Yamen go."

When Liu Yu saw that Jia Ke really wanted to send someone to conduct a thorough investigation, he immediately became anxious. He knew in his heart that the Ministry of Household Affairs could not stand up to the investigation, and never had the money and food paid out of the Ministry of Accounts been paid in full.

Now if he wanted to save his old friend, he could only get rid of this old face.

"Lord Jia, can you show me a few more days? I think Liu Wan, Minister of the Household Department, will definitely give you an explanation." Liu Yu said to Jia Ke, clasping his hands.

Jia Ke stared at Liu Yu for a long time, only to see that Liu Yu's face was pale and covered in sweat.Then he said: "I can't wait long, and neither can the imperial court and the victims in Shaanxi. I'll give Liu Wan another five days, and he must give me a satisfactory explanation, otherwise he will not be dismissed from office." Let him touch his neck first to see if the head is still there."

When everyone heard what Jia Ke said, they couldn't help but look serious. Jia Ke said this very seriously, but everyone thought it was not too much. After all, such a big event is rarely encountered once in many years.

Liu Yu's heart was also pounding in panic now, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful for taking the blame for Liu Wan, but he knew the seriousness of this matter.But now he has no room for repentance.

Liu Yu decided to go to the Ministry of Households to find Liu Wan in a while, and ask him clearly.See what's going on in his house?And the person behind him, can he come out and take this matter down.

Liu Yu bowed to Jia Ke and said, "Thank you, Mr. Jia, for this time, I will keep it in my heart. I will definitely repay you generously if I have the opportunity in the future."

Jia Ke was able to give him five days this time, which is considered a great kindness. During these five days, Liu Wan can do a lot of things, such as introducing a scapegoat, or supplying food. There is a chance to make amends, and the operation is good. , this time can save the lives of many people.

Chapter 382

After leaving the office at the Military Aircraft Department, Liu Yu went straight to the household department without any delay. Now Liu Yu also felt a little annoyed by this old friend, why did these things happen to him.

When Liu Yu came to the household department, he didn't let anyone inform him. He went directly to Liu Wan's study where he handled official business, and Liu Wan was holding a few ledgers and doing calculations there.

Liu Wan heard the sound of the door opening, looked up and saw that it was Liu Yu, and quickly stood up to meet him.

Liu Yu didn't care about his etiquette, stepped forward a few steps, grabbed his hand, and immediately asked, "My dear brother, what's the matter? Can the food be collected?"

Liu Wan was still smiling, but when he asked this question, the smile on his face disappeared immediately.

"Brother, can't we not mention this matter? You also know my difficulties, brother. If I had food, I would have transported it to the capital long ago."

Liu Wan was also a little helpless, he really didn't dare to investigate this matter further, as everyone in the household department counted one by one, and there were more or less corrupt behaviors.If this is checked, there will be no one in the entire household department.

Liu Yu didn't care about him, but said to him with a green face: "Today at the military plane, Jia Ke is going to check your household department. It was I who stopped and bought you five days. Inside, if you want your household department to avoid being investigated, you must prepare food. Otherwise, Jia Ke will turn his face and deny anyone, and I will have no way to speak for you anymore."

Liu Yu paused, and continued to warn Liu Wan, "You have to be careful this time, I think Jia Ke is already in a hurry, if you don't get things done, he will kill someone."

Sweat broke out on Liu Wan's face after hearing this, his hands and feet were cold now, and he couldn't even stand still.He has been to the Zhongshun Palace several times these days, hoping that the Zhongshun King can come forward and take this matter down.

King Zhongshun tried to persuade him with kind words, telling him not to worry, and if something happened to this matter in the end, he would stand in front of him.Because of this, Liu Wan was able to work in the household department with peace of mind these days.Now that I think about it, I'm afraid I'll never forget it because I lied to him.

Seeing Liu Wan's appearance, Liu Yu knew that something was wrong, and now he couldn't control it anymore, so he bowed his hands to Liu Wan and was about to leave the household department.

But now Liu Wan grabbed his hand and wouldn't let go, "Brother, don't go, brother, don't go, I'm afraid there will be another catastrophe this time, please give me some advice to save my life."

Although Liu Yu wanted to shake off his hand and leave directly, but he couldn't bear to look at his pitiful appearance.

"You, how could you do such a foolish thing? Since you didn't take the money, why did you cover it up for them? Now I can't tell." Liu Yu knew that Liu Wan would not lie to him, he said that he didn't take money. If you don't have the money, you will definitely not take the money.

"Elder brother, it was also the younger brother who was confused for a while and was afraid of King Zhongshun's power, so he buried it for him." Liu Wan finally said the name of King Zhongshun now.

Liu Yu was startled when he heard the name, and only then did he feel Liu Wan's embarrassment.Although King Zhongshun can only be a prince of Taiping now, with his relationship with the emperor, as long as he doesn't rebel, there will be great things, and the emperor can't do anything about him.

Liu Yu came back and walked around the study floor a few times.Then he said to Liu Wan, "There are only two options now."

"Please teach me, brother."

"The first method, you immediately go and talk to those people in the grain storage road in person, let them raise money separately, and immediately replenish the grain."

"Brother, even if you have money, you can't buy so much grain?" Liu Wan was a little embarrassed. After all, if you buy grain on a large scale now, the price of grain will rise, and they will lose a lot of money by then. How can officials who are used to making money be willing to do so?

"Then you can only use the second method. You enter the palace immediately and confess this matter to the emperor. This matter involves King Zhongshun, and the emperor cannot deal with it publicly. Otherwise, King Zhongshun's life will be lost. I will transfer money from the inner treasury to make up for you."

As soon as Liu Wan heard this idea, he immediately became excited, "This is the way, brother really has a clever plan."

Liu Yu gave him a disdainful look, and said, "If it were me, I would rather pay for the food myself than go to see the emperor."

Liu Wan asked puzzledly: "Brother, what is the reason for this?"

"Now that you have met the emperor, the emperor may have to cover up this matter for you, but you have given all the money of the household department to the emperor. Do you think what the emperor will think when he knows that you are so corrupt and perverting the law? What will the emperor do in the future? Trust you, what will happen to these officials from the Ministry of Households in the future?"

Liu Wan suddenly realized it now. He thought for a while, and his face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water would drip out.Finally, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said to Liu Yu next to him: "I understand what brother means, I'll call up people and ask them to give me the money, otherwise I don't need to take people from the military plane, I will let them alone tonight One will see Hades."

Seeing that Liu Wan already understood what he meant, Liu Yu was relieved.

"You have to get this matter done as soon as possible. As for King Zhongshun, I'm afraid he won't be involved in any government affairs from now on. Now that something happens to him, he will abandon all these people in his hands. Who will dare to follow him in the future, so you From now on, you don't have to take him seriously." Liu Yu has seen the stupidity of King Zhongshun, and after this incident, who else in the world can buy his face?

Liu Wan nodded fiercely and said, "Brother, I understand. This little brother of King Zhongshun can't afford to be tainted."

Liu Yu wanted to ask about the savings and said to him: "This matter can't be so vague. You will go to Zhongshun Prince's Mansion in a while and tell King Zhongshun about this matter clearly. If he pays the money, then the grain storage will do other things." Those people will also give out the money happily, and they can be regarded as having an explanation for this matter."

Liu Wan heard the burst of crying and laughing here, "Brother, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. That King Zhongshun is an iron rooster, and now he is penniless. If you ask him to pay for the money, it is better to expect those people in the grain storage road to pay for the money."

Liu Yu glared at Liu Wan fiercely and said, "Idiot, don't I know that King Zhongshun is an iron cock? I want you to tell him clearly that you will have nothing to do with him from now on. If he If you dare to meddle in the affairs of your household department, you can beat him back in an open and honest manner."

Only when Liu Wan heard this did he understand that Liu Yu was asking him to have a showdown with King Zhongshun.

Liu Wan heard this and thought about it for a while. This King Zhongshun is extremely stupid now, and he can't tolerate anything other than money in his eyes, so there is no need to have any contact with him.

Liu Yu left in a hurry after giving Liu Wan instructions. After all, he still had other things to do.Even if the Military Aircraft Department was dismissed in the morning, he had to go to the Ministry of Officials to work in the afternoon.

After Liu Yu left, Liu Wan walked around the study a few times, and finally gritted his teeth.Directly ordered people to be called to Zhongshun Palace.