Come on, Your Highness

Anyone who can achieve the position of Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the emperor's confidant.

Zhou Danai was an old man who lived in Emperor Tiangan's hidden residence, and was once his accompanying student, and accompanied him all the way here, so he naturally had a strong bond with the emperor.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of all matters inside and outside the imperial palace, the position of chief officer is undoubtedly the biggest fat job in the world, and the transfer of money is nothing more than adding or subtracting a few words on paper.

Many people were jealous and wanted to pull him off the horse, but Zhou Da still sat firmly in this position, not only relying on his affection, but also his ability to figure out the holy will.

Where it is easy to violate the taboo of the emperor, and where the emperor doesn't care, he knows it clearly, and his actions are absolutely unambiguous.

He has never missed a shot in so many years, but today he has no idea.

The 30 taels of Anjia silver that Emperor Tiangan bestowed on the King of England was based on precedents, and it was obviously used for the renovation of the palace.

It is logical for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to extract oil and water from it.

It was supposed to be the safest thing, but Ying Wang, the owner of the palace, suddenly jumped out, thinking about the 30 taels, and even wanted to check the accounts!

Zhou Da felt that this was simply absurd. The dignified prince didn't pay attention to the quality of the renovation of the palace, the materials used in the furniture, whether the environment is beautiful...but he was arguing with the Ministry of Internal Affairs about the expenses!

Do you want to be so tacky!mean!

Zhou Da felt that Xiao Hong was simply a strange creature.

It's just that if Xiao Hong was still just the prince who caused trouble and was not favored by the emperor, Zhou Da would not be too embarrassed.

If you want to check the accounts, there is no way!

This list is easy to sign or not, the money has already been distributed, it can only be a headless case, Zhou Da can even sue the emperor.

Xiao Hong deliberately made things difficult for the House of Internal Affairs, hindered the government's normal work, took the opportunity to blackmail, and made the king of England shut himself up and think about his mistakes as soon as he moved into the house.

But, no...

Now who knows how much His Royal Highness is loved by the emperor, he went out of the palace and went up the mountain to invite him back.

It is not common to put it in ordinary people's homes.

What's more, the emperor felt guilty in his heart, ordered three marriages, but none of them succeeded, and the face of the King of England was lost outside the imperial city. In the end, it was the host of the Qinglian Temple who made a divination to save face.

Now at this time, even if the king of England is serious with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the emperor will not blame him for making troubles.

"You mean that the king of England has the emperor's will?"

Wu Weiyong Master Wu hurriedly said: "Yes, what I saw with my own eyes is definitely true, so the account book's subordinates really couldn't stop it, and it was... all taken away."

This would be troublesome, Zhou Da frowned deeply, and fell silent in thought.

The emperor seemed to be following his son to vent the pent-up evil fire, and he also made it clear that he told the Ministry of Internal Affairs to be more informed and not to stop him blankly.

"My lord, what should we do now? If the King of England really finds out a large amount of loopholes and publicizes it... It is a trivial matter to lose the head of a subordinate official. Over the years, so many palaces and other courtyards, will they follow suit?" Need to check the accounts? This... the position of the adults may not be so stable..."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has a huge staff, and there are many people who are watching Zhou Da make mistakes and want to replace him, so he really can't afford the risk.

Zhou Da naturally wanted to get it, so he asked: "Can those accounts be settled? Can you find out?"

Wu Weiyong turned to look at his subordinate Master Zhang who followed, and Zhang Qi told him: "It's even done, the amount is so huge, how dare the subordinate officials fool around at will, these books, just look at the general accounting office, even if it feels wrong, you can't find anything Come on. But... just now, the eldest prince mobilized so many people, it doesn't seem like he just got up at will, he seems to have been prepared for a long time, and the lower officials are afraid that he has capable people under him, so they will find a loophole."

Wu Weiyong was a little puzzled, "The eldest prince has been crowned king for more than half a year, but he has been in the palace all the time. If the emperor hadn't gone up the mountain in person this time, everyone would have thought he was not favored. Where did he get the manpower? Could it be that the empress stayed here?"

When Emperor Tiangan got married, Zhou Da was already by the emperor's side. After ascending the throne, the queen he saw most was actually the empress.

Zhou Da could more or less guess who was in the hands of the queen, but he had never heard of anyone capable of doing so.

Zhang Qi saw the two superiors frowning in deep thought, he hesitated for a moment, and said with a measured tone: "Last year, He Xichao used a single math paper to recruit a lot of talented people to be the accountants of the Prince of England, did they come here just for us? "

"A talented scholar? A group of scholars?" Wu Weiyong laughed, "Master Zhang, are you joking? Those people are proficient in common affairs, and the ledgers in front of them may be blinding!"

Zhang Qi smiled apologetically, and he also felt that it was true. He is a scholar who is useless, and he did not plan to make a fortune if he passed the imperial examination.

In terms of making accounts, the ability to read accounts requires those small bookkeepers who deal with money all the year round.

"What your lord said is that the lower officials want to go left."

During the conversation between the two, Zhou Da didn't say anything, instead he was thoughtful.

Wu Weiyong reminded, "My lord?"

Zhou Dazheng turned his face to look at him, "Didn't you bring the money to find He Xichao, how about it?"

"This..." When the two of them thought of He Xichao's greedy face, they immediately revealed an indignation, and said the matter again.

"5 taels." Zhou Da repeated.

"Yes, don't look at that kid's hair is not fully grown, but he has a big appetite, and he can't lose 5 taels."

Zhou Da nodded, "Go promise him, 5 taels is 5 taels!"

Wu Weiyong and Master Zhang were taken aback together, "My lord!"

Zhou Da snorted coldly, "I have been by the eldest prince's side for seven years, and he is deeply trusted. He is also famous in the capital, Xie Yuan, the number one scholar favored by the emperor. Do you think it is because he finds these scholars as accountants for no reason? Is it for fun?"

"Whether they can find out or not, I can't take the risk." Zhou Da said calmly, "In addition to the 5 taels, I will bring another 1 taels. As a sincerity, I must ask this He Erlang to help me with this."

In the palace of the King of England, there is a large empty room at the corner of the front yard. No one knows why a large long table is placed in the middle, almost from one end of the room to the other. , which is spliced ​​by two tables and can be pulled apart directly.Twenty chairs were placed around the table, and several lockers and bookcases were placed at the four corners.

The most conspicuous thing is the wall next to the long table, which is inlaid with a huge cork long board. It looks very strange at first glance. The study room is not like a study room, and the living room is not like a living room. What is this arrangement for?

However, if this long board is replaced with a smooth white question board, it may be clearer from the perspective of future generations. This is a typical large conference room.

Except there are no projectors and big screens.

At this moment, the six-person teams led by Luo Li, Fang Jun, You Ziqing and Shu Yu were sitting on both sides of the conference table, Xiao Hong sat at the main seat, and He Xichao fixed a long form on the cork board with nails superior.

"Look over here." He knocked on the wooden board and made a sound.

After attracting all eyes, He Xichao pointed to the form and said, "This is the schedule of the audit project for the renovation of the Royal Palace. I have marked all the processes and time points on it. The estimated time for this audit is five days." , the next step is to carry out the work according to this. The main person in charge is He Xichao, the direct person in charge is Luo Li and You Ziqing, Fang Jun and Shu Yu are the assistants. The goal this time is to review all the repair expenses of the British Palace and check its accounts The rationality, authenticity and coherence of the Chinese government, seek its contradictions, ambiguities and false points. Find loopholes as much as possible, and give the most powerful support for our Royal Highness to recover the embezzled silver. Do you hear clearly? "

The 12 people said in unison: "Yes."

Xiao Hong smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to you all."

A few people didn't dare to say anything at once.

"His Royal Highness the account book has been taken out from the Construction Department. Luo Li, your group will first change the format of the account book to our format according to the number. The number is not large, and it will be completed within today." He Xichao looked at Luo Li and instructed.

Luo Li stood up, "Yes."

"You Ziqing, you have sorted out all the receipts, receipts, IOUs, etc., and sorted them into categories."

You Ziqing stood up, "Yes."

He Xichao continued: "His Royal Highness will leave a team of guards for you to send. If there is anything you don't understand, you can call the accountant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask. If you need a higher-level official, the person in charge of each team will ask me. Report, if necessary, I will arrange for you."

"Yes."

"This large conference room is the main office for everyone. The table can be divided into two parts, and the two persons in charge can arrange the work area by themselves. There are two small conference rooms next to it that can also be used, and the back room is for you to rest. .”

"Yes."

"Finally, I would like to reiterate the discipline again. During these five days, everyone must eat and live in the King's Mansion, and the scope of activities is only in this large conference room, the side room for rest at the back, and the small conference room next to it. It is strictly forbidden to go out, and it is strictly forbidden to contact idle things. Everyone, let alone passing on information privately, please take good care of your team members, and if you violate the rules, you will be severely punished!" He Xichao said sternly at the end with a serious face.

The 12 people immediately turned pale, stood up and said, "Understood."

He Xichao looked at these faces one by one with sharp eyes, that appearance, that aura, after passing by Xiao Hong, the latter's heart quickly burst into flames, and his eyes were locked on He Xichao's body without blinking.

The sight was so hot that He Xichao felt a little uncomfortable. He turned his face and tried to ignore the scorching heat. He said to the nervous 12 people: "Besides, while His Royal Highness is here, I want to mention it again. Auditor It is a very sensitive position, and you will be exposed to very core things, so there will be a lot of temptations in the future. Starting from today's account of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you are about to appear in the eyes of others. I can be very responsible. Let me tell you, money and beauties, you will see a lot, once you can't control it, you will wet your feet by the river. Humans have desires, but the difference between humans and animals is that they can control their desires with reason. Whoever does it, who can go further.”

"Of course, you are not alone in this world. Sometimes the situation forces you to be involuntary, and it is unavoidable. At this time, please turn your attention to our Royal Highness."

Unexpectedly, He Xichao mentioned himself, and Xiao Hong quickly retracted his idiot-like gaze almost as fast as he could in his life, coughed, and greeted twelve pairs of eyes with a slight smile on his face.

He Xi raised his brows slightly, sneered, and stopped paying attention to Xiao Hong's almost stiff back, continuing to say as if inadvertently: "In this situation, please remember that His Royal Highness is our reliance, take the initiative to speak out, Only when he comes forward to solve the problem for everyone can the harm and impact be minimized. If you hide the difficulty and don’t mention it, once someone finds out, it will cause huge troubles for the palace and His Highness, and no one will understand your difficulties. At that time But there is no regret that the medicine can be taken. Are you right, Your Highness?"

"That must be right." Xiao Hong affirmed, and said in a human-like manner, "The king has been soft on accepting gifts in the past two days, so there are so many people who want to come to the palace of the king of England to recommend themselves, and I have rejected them one by one. Yes. The threshold of the palace is very high, non-elite talents are not admitted, and if they don’t pass the exam, how can they come in casually?”

Xiao Hongke's ability to make jokes is simply top-notch. As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately laughed, with obvious pride in their eyes, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

"My king trusts Xi Chao the most. He recruited you all by himself. As long as things are done well, this king will not treat you badly."

When Xiao Hong said this, everyone's eyes lit up immediately.

All the people present are people with fame and fame, and they are going to be officials if they are rushing. It is naturally easier to have a backer behind them than to work hard for their qualifications.

The capital is only that big, and the eldest prince is extraordinary now, and following him obviously has a bright future, as long as he is not stupid, he will not do anything to self-destruct the Great Wall.

However, who knows, when the temptation is really in front of you, whether you can control it, and only then can you prove the truth.

It was already dusk when He Xichao received Wu Weiyong's invitation. He handed the invitation in his hand to Xiao Hong and said, "It's not without reason that the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been able to work steadily for so many years. He responded very quickly."

"That's natural, he's my father's reading companion..." Xiao Hong looked at the invitation while talking, and finally frowned, and shouted dissatisfiedly, "What kind of place is this appointment, Red Sleeve Band?"

He Xichao was taken aback, but he didn't look carefully.

"What are the two old thieves trying to do? You are still so young, how could they invite you to such a place!" Xiao Hong became more and more angry as he watched, and turned around and said to He Xichao, "Xichao, you are not allowed to go!"

Lu Feng was right behind Xiao Hong, and couldn't help but said after hearing this: "Your Highness, the Red Sleeve Band is not the kind of place to have fun, it's just listening to music and playing music, He Ban didn't even read it..."

Xiao Hong flew over with a sharp eye, Lu Feng closed his mouth, touched his nose and felt a little inexplicable.

He Xichao didn't know much about it, but it was clear from Lu Feng's explanation. To be honest, he hadn't been to those places yet, so he was quite curious.

Since ancient times, there has been a need for others, whether it is a banquet at a banquet, or a private room for entertainment. The combination of the two will get twice the result with half the effort.In this era, men, walking around the brothel, beauties and wine together, it is difficult to think about things.

But it's a pity that He Xichao is still young and a scholar, so taking him over rashly, let alone success, is very likely to be offended and become angry.

So in the midst of it, it's not abrupt to drink wine in a sound of silk and bamboo.

"If that's the case, it seems that I can't live up to the good intentions of the two adults." He Xichao said with some expectation.

When Xiao Hong heard it, he almost jumped up in anxiety, "What good intentions are there? There are ulterior motives. Isn't it a young girl who plays the piano and sings? What's the art but not the body? If you have enough money, you can do whatever you want."

After hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help but looked at Xiao Hong in surprise, that look seemed to say that he was quite knowledgeable?

He Xi raised his eyebrows, "My cousin is quite clear..."

"I went there early, and I accidentally listened to what the ministers said, ah, that's not the point. Think about it, why would a girl from a good family go there to show her face, and she is obviously up for sale!" Xiao Hong While explaining, he tried to persuade him.

If it weren't for the fact that it's not easy to roll around in public, he would definitely hug the opponent's thigh and not let him go, but now he is grabbing He Xichao's sleeve, "Xichao, really, listen to brother, don't go..."

Seeing Xiao Hong looking at him, He Xichao looked like a scumbag who had to go to San'er regardless of his wife and children's begging at home. He was speechless and asked, "If I don't go, how can we talk about money?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hong paused, and said, "Then I don't want money...or..." His eyes lit up, "I'll go with you!"

What a fart!

He Xichao rubbed the center of his brows with some annoyance, and when he looked up, he saw Xiao Hong's eyes wide open, his expression unyielding, thinking that this was all something.

"Okay." In the end he compromised, turned around and told Ah Fu, "You go and take a message, just say that I don't like to go to that kind of place, and invite them to the Crane Tower."

"Yes, sir."

Seeing Ah Fu's leaving back, He Xichao said helplessly, "My lord, do you want to let go?"

Xiao Hong was satisfied in an instant, laughed hehehe, let go of his hands and gave him the sleeves, and said: "Eat when you eat, don't drink, if they ask you to go somewhere, you must not agree, these people , Chicken thief. Bring more people, by the way, I will let Lu Feng stay."

Lu Feng could hardly listen anymore.

Xiao Hong is good at everything, and being decisive and bold is in line with his appetite. Emperor Tiangan transferred him to Xiao Hong's side as the commander of the guards, and he was quite happy.

Especially after the Xishan hunting ground, Xiao Hong didn't abandon any of his subordinates, and bravely fought the black bear to the death, and felt that he followed the right master.

The only thing is that when facing He Xichao, especially in private, he is full of foolishness, just like a fool on the street who is nervous about his wife, for fear that the other party will suffer.

But they don't know that He Xichao is a fox in rabbit skin, when facing him, it is often someone else who is tricked into not having any underwear.

Lu Feng really didn't understand what Xiao Hong had to worry about, and thanks to He Xichao's patient words of comfort.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know in my heart that if we don't finish this meal, we will break up unhappy. The key to the palace gate is about to be released, please trouble Commander Lu to send His Highness back."

"Yes, don't worry, Young Master He." Lu Feng felt fortunately that He Xichao was a normal person.

He Xichao stopped looking at Xiao Hong's worried eyes, and hurried away.

Only three people can eat a table full of delicacies.

He Xichao was hungry, so he ate safely and calmly, regardless of the other party's frequent glances.

After he finished eating slowly and put down his chopsticks, Master Zhang stood up and pushed a box in front of He Xichao.

"Young Master He."

After He Xichao finished drinking the soup, his eyes fell on the box, but he didn't open it, and asked directly, "How much?"

Mr. Zhang said: "The 5 taels requested by Mr. He are all here, and there is a lot of money."

"5 taels?" He Xichao calmly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and chuckled, "The two of you changed your mind quite quickly."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the words, Master Wu felt a little unhappy, but he still smiled and said: "After going back, I discussed with Master Zhang again, Mr. He is the No. No matter how many people fawn on you, it’s too late, and I’ve been given this opportunity today, so I must take advantage of it.”

"It's easy to say." He Xi smiled, but he still didn't reach out for the box, but pointed to the vinegared perch in front of him and said with emotion, "This meal, you must put it in your mouth as soon as you want to eat it, otherwise it will be a few days later." For an hour, I lost interest in perch and wanted to eat abalone. Master Wu, don’t you think so?”

Master Wu brought it up in one breath, and almost vented his swear words. Master Zhang hastily pulled him a bit before swallowing the breath. He collected himself and said, "It's only natural, Master Zhang. Serve a plate of abalone."

Master Zhang then took out a few more sheets from his bosom, put them under the box, and said with a smile: "Young Master He, should you be satisfied now?"

He Xichao didn't count, and asked directly, "How much?"

"6 taels." Master Wu said, "Master He, the extra 1 taels is our sincerity, please ask Mr. He for help."

"It's because of an expert's advice." He Xichao nodded and sighed, but he still didn't take it, but leaned back on the chair and said, "But this is not an abalone, at best it's just a yellow croaker."

As soon as this remark came out, Master Wu and Master Zhang all changed their expressions.

Master Wu stood up, "Young Master He!"

"It's all easy to talk about before checking the accounts. Now the accountants in the King's Mansion have turned on the lights and started checking the accounts. Now stop, how can I explain to His Highness?"

Master Zhang said: "Who doesn't know how much His Royal Highness the King of England trusts Mr. He, it must not be difficult, right?"

He Xichao said: "I've thought about it, but for a mere 5 taels, oh, now it's 6 taels, it's really not worthwhile to disregard His Highness's trust."

"How much does Mr. He want?" Master Wu asked, frowning.

"10 million taels."

"..."

"..."

He Xichao drank tea leisurely, got up and said goodbye: "If you agree, then send someone to come to me quickly, otherwise, when will I change my mind again."

When he came to the door, Master Wu suddenly called him: "Mr. He wait a minute."

He Xichao turned around.

Master Wu asked coldly: "Does Mr. He sincerely want to make this deal, or is he just kidding us?"

The smile in He Xichao's eyes remained unchanged, and he said: "Master Wu, you have to be clear about one thing. You are paying money to buy my loyalty to His Royal Highness, He Xichao. How much money do you think is worth it? As for the accounts, you know how much the Ministry of Internal Affairs has made, and so do I. It’s all His Highness’s money, so it’s not too much, right?”

"Thank you for this meal, I enjoyed it quite a bit, so I'm leaving." He Xichao cupped his hands and went downstairs leisurely.

Master Zhang looked at the box and bank notes on the table, and couldn't help looking at Wu Weiyong with a headache, "My lord, what should I do?"

"It's amazing, I've seen him amazing." Wu Weiyong let out a sigh of relief, "It's not too late, let's go see Mr. Zhou now."