Northern Song Dynasty gangster: Start the game with a dog's head, and Mr. Bao spares his life

At this stage, he didn't want to have conflicts with Pan Renmei either.

Five days later, Cao Bin cried and mourned in the old emperor's mourning hall. As soon as he returned to the third division, he saw Zhang Dun hurrying over with a few account books.

"Zi Hou found a problem?"

Zhang Dun nodded and said:

"Master Hou, I found some problems, but more importantly, I was greatly hindered."

Cao Bin handed Zhang Dun a cup of hot tea, leaned back on the chair and said with a smile:

"Zi Hou, don't worry, it's only been five days."

Zhang Dun said seriously:

"Master Hou should not be underestimated. These people respond to each other and are widely distributed in the third department. I found that they have a tacit understanding and a deep connection."

Cao Bin nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Okay, I'll ask someone to come and ask."

After a while, the head of the Department of Household Affairs arrived.

Hearing Zhang Dun's doubts, he said in a deep voice:

"Master Hou, if it's so difficult to find out, it should be Wang Fu who made the move!"

"Perhaps Zhang Zhiyuan found some flaws in him."

It took only five days to find the flaw. It seems that this guy has a big problem, but he can hinder Zhang Dun from all aspects, and his power is not small.

Cao Bin casually asked:

"What's his situation? Why is he so awesome?"

The head of the Department of Household Affairs was taken aback for a moment, as if he was not used to Cao Bin's way of speaking, and explained:

"This was expected. Wang Fu turned out to be Cai Jing's confidant."

"After Cai Jing's downfall, most of the original three divisions gathered under him. I don't know exactly how powerful he is."

Seeing that Cao Bin was thinking, the head of the Department of Household Affairs continued:

"Master Hou, Wang Fu is quite influential in the Third Division."

"If you are not absolutely sure, don't tear yourself apart with him easily."

"You are in charge of the third department now, and you will be able to slowly suppress him in the future."

Although the deputy envoy of Duzhi has an adverb, it is the official position of Duzhisi. His official position is second only to Cao Bin, and he is also an important minister of the court.

If you want to investigate him, you must discuss it with the court and obtain the consent of the emperor or the political affairs hall.

If Pan Renmei backed him up, it would not be easy for Cao Bin to deal with him.

Zhang Dun did not expect that he would encounter such difficulties as soon as he took office.

Therefore also advised:

"Master Hou, Dun also thinks it's better not to rush, it's better to take your time."

Cao Bin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said:

"This marquis doesn't have time to play with him slowly, and the third division doesn't allow such an awesome existence."

"Got to find a way to kick him away..."

With that said, Cao Bin called his entourage officials and said:

"Go and call Deputy Envoy Du Zhi, and tell him that I have something to look for him."

The head of the Department of Household Affairs was a little helpless when he heard the words, and quickly stopped him:

"How can Lord Hou be impatient? In officialdom, it is most taboo to rush for quick success."

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Don't worry, even Cai Jing was moved by this Marquis, let alone a small deputy Duzhi?"

"This is the last chance for him. If he doesn't leave by himself, I won't let him go."

When Wang Fu walked in in a daze, Cao Bin cut to the chase and said:

"Vice Envoy Wang, I won't bother with you about the things you did before."

"How about I recommend you to serve in the Privy Council now? This should be exactly what you want, right?"

Cao Bin said that he recommended him to the Privy Council, but he actually asked him to ask for a transfer, otherwise the court would not agree so easily.

Wang Fu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked at Cao Bin and said:

"What do you mean by Lord Hou? The lower official thinks he has never done anything wrong, so why did he transfer me?"

Four or five days have passed in the blink of an eye since Cao Bin and Wang Fu had an unpleasant quarrel.

At first, Wang Fu was also a little nervous, for fear that Cao Bin would catch him.

But in the next few days, when he saw that Cao Bin was just waiting for Zhang Dun to check the account, and did not do anything else, he also secretly laughed in his heart.

Although you are majestic and majestic on the battlefield, this officialdom is not a battlefield.

It's not about using power to overwhelm people, talking big words can make people succumb, after all, you are still younger...

Without the scruples of offending Cao Bin, the resistance he caused to Zhang Dun became more serious. After punishing several officials who made false accounts, the situation still did not improve.

One day, Zhang Dun came to Cao Bin and said with a ruthless face:

"Master Hou, it's time-consuming and energy-consuming to go down like this. Why don't you use your hands to find out and kill one by one."

"As long as you give the next official a month, you will be able to check the account books clearly and take down Wang Fu."

Cao Bin glanced at him, a little speechless, this guy was even more ruthless than himself.

If this is done, it is true that Wang Fu's influence can be uprooted, but there may not be many people left in the third division.

Now the emperor's funeral is not over yet, if the third division makes such a big commotion, it will definitely cause the court to intervene.

He didn't care too much, but for a Wang Fu, it wasn't worth it, and it went against the court's original intention of maintaining stability.

Thinking so, Cao Bin shook his head and said:

"Zi Hou doesn't need to investigate too closely. You find a way to find out some of Wang Fu's small details, and the rest of the matter should be reasonable."

After sending Zhang Dun away, Cao Bin called Shi Qian again...

Time flies and it is the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and it looks like the New Year is coming.

Although the old emperor's posthumous title and temple title are not urgent, the new emperor's year title must be determined as soon as possible, and then announced to the world.

After passing Zhengdan, the new year name will be changed immediately.

At the court meeting, after a brief discussion, the ministers selected a "Xuanping" year name for the new emperor.

"Honor Zhongjing, the Emperor Daxing is going to have a funeral soon, and there seems to be a shortage of [-] guan in money. You should raise it to the Ministry of Rites as soon as possible."

"There are also rewards from the officials, and the salary owed can't be delayed..."

After agreeing on the year name, Empress Dowager Pan directly called out Cao Bin to give orders.

Hearing this, everyone looked at Cao Bin expectantly.

Cao Bin didn't care about the eyes of everyone, and went out of the class to play:

"The Empress Dowager Rong said that now the treasury has no money, and the money has always been unable to come out."

After speaking, he returned to the class as if nothing had happened, his expression didn't change a bit.

All the ministers were in an uproar when they heard the words.

Not all officials have gray income.

Except for a small number of people who have other ways to make money, most officials rely on court salaries to maintain their lives.

Although the imperial court treated officials very generously, Bianjing also cost a lot.

Even the ministers who served as prime ministers, there are many people who have no real estate in Bianjing and can only live by renting houses, let alone those middle and low-level officials in the Qingshui Yamen.

They were owed five months' salary by the court, and some of them could not even afford rice, and they had been waiting for the salary to save their lives.

I didn't expect such a result in the end.

The funeral of Emperor Daxing didn't have enough money, they could still bear it, at worst, it should be simpler.

But without salaries and rewards, they couldn't bear it anymore, after all, it was their own interest.

"Marquis Cao, everyone said that you are the little God of Wealth, and that's why the late emperor let you take charge of the Third Department. Is that how you take charge?"

Some irascible officials couldn't help complaining to their faces.

Hearing Bin's answer, Empress Dowager Pan couldn't help frowning, but Concubine Pang looked at the complaining officials with some displeasure.

Wang Fu, on the other hand, gloated a little. Without his own help, you, Cao Bin, couldn't even use the method of dismantling and repairing... It depends on how you get rid of the criticism from the ministers.

Cao Bin didn't care and said:

"It's not my fault. When I took over the Third Division, there was no money in the treasury."

"During the war last year, we lost a total of 2000 million yuan in money, grain and supplies, and in the first half of this year, we lost another 500 million yuan in silver, as you all know."

"Emperor Daxing's funeral was also solved because Cai Jing's house was copied."

"This marquis is the real God of Wealth, and it is impossible to conjure money out of thin air."

"unless......"

Hearing the first half of the sentence, all the ministers said nothing. They did know the financial deficit, and the salary was also owed by Cai Jing when he was in office.

But after hearing the second half of the sentence, Wang Yanling hastily said:

"Can Zhong Jinghou find a way to raise money?"

Cao Bin laughed and said:

"Unless one or two more copies of Cai Jing's family are copied, and one or two million silver coins are copied, the court's predicament will be solved."

"After the new year, I will find a way to increase the court's income......"

Wang Yanling was still looking forward to it, but when he heard this, he was speechless immediately, his beard was raised up in anger, and he angrily said:

"Don't talk nonsense, Marquis Zhongjing, what's the point of that?"

This bastard thing, even if you want to do it, don't say it in public.

If he ransacked someone else's house because the court had no money, wouldn't he be scolded to death?This imperial court also stay away.

In terms of wealth, your Cao family is the richest, wouldn't it be best to copy your family?

It's just that the Cao family cooperates closely with the royal family and has great power, so no one dares to think so.

Cao Bin said indifferently:

"The prime minister is naturally noble, but some people do not rely on their own ability to make money. They take the money from the court to their homes."

"Cao just felt a little unfair to his colleagues..."

When everyone heard this, they were taken aback for a moment, and Wang Fu's eyelids twitched even more, as Du Zhi's deputy envoy, always feeling that Cao Bin had malicious intentions.

At this moment, a censor of the Jianyuan stood up and said:

"Empress, I want to talk about the impeachment of Deputy Shi Wang Fu."

"He was originally Cai Jing's old party, he worked for tigers, and embezzled millions of dollars. The evidence is convincing..."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and murmured inwardly:

"One million pennies?"

The other imperial censors moved their expressions when they heard about it, remembering the anonymous report they received a few days ago, and hurriedly said:

"I want to impeach Wang Fu..."

Kou Zhun also received a report. He originally wanted to investigate it himself before making plans. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but stand up and say:

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, I received a report last night."

"Wang Fu, Duzhi Division, has a big problem, and the next official suggests a strict investigation."