There's A Beauty

Yan Luowang seemed to be free, and spent the whole day checking accounts with Youshu, watching him quickly tick out the problematic items with Zhu Zhu, and make notes.Unlike the other officials, he had an abacus in his hand, and he fiddled with it after looking at it for a while, and fiddled with it for a while, and the speed was very slow.He almost didn't have to think about it, he just saw a few red crosses at a glance, very refreshing, after checking a box, he opened another box, the workload of half an hour was equivalent to the results of several days of busy work by others.

King Yan Luo saw that the corners of his eyes were slightly red, and he comforted him distressedly, "Check slowly, don't rush for a while, be careful to burn your eyes."

Youshu replied with mental power, "You don't understand, the master has arrested all the members of the household department and put them in prison. These people are deeply rooted in the court, and someone must mediate for them, and what's more, they will erase the evidence and bite back." One bite. If we were a little later, they would be one step faster, and many inside information would never be found out, and the master would have to bear even greater pressure."

King Yan Luo stared at him for a while, then sighed, "After all, I'm still thinking about Emperor Xuanguang. Don't worry, he is the true son of heaven, and those dignitaries in the court can't do anything to him."

"No matter how powerful he is, he is still alone. I can help him a little bit." Youshu shook her head.

"How can he be alone? He is the emperor, and the whole world belongs to him." King Yan Luo's tone was quite disdainful, but his eyes flickered slightly.

"How come? The emperor is the loneliest profession in the whole world. Because he stands too high, he is farther away from the people around him. I dare not say that I will fight side by side with him, but standing at the nearest place to him is a good thing." It's ok. You are also the emperor, you should understand the reason why the heights are too cold." You Shu looked back seriously.

Yan Luowang was silent for a long time before he suddenly pulled him into his arms and rubbed him twice.If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to pry open the gap between his teeth and taste his lips and tongue to see if it was the same as what he said, sweet and warm.

Ou Tai sat aside and seemed to be in a daze, but in fact he listened attentively to the movement of the two of them, admiring Zhao Langzhong's ability to please people unconsciously.Seeing how moved the master is, tears are about to come out, right?

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the situation is like this: Mr. Zhao fell ill again, and after checking the account carefully, he began to shake his head wildly, tilted his official hat, and shook a few strands of hair, making him look more and more like a lunatic.Crazy three times a day, if it goes on like this, it should be smoked, right?Really don't need to see a doctor?

Thinking this way, one person tentatively said, "Mr. Zhao, I think you look bad. Do you want to find an imperial physician to take a look?"

"I'm fine." Youshu gave King Yama a hard look, then waved at her colleagues, then picked up an account book and continued to look through it.While sketching, he complained to King Yan Luo about the corruption at the bottom of the household department. By the way, he praised his wise and powerful master, saying that he is the savior of the people and the messenger of justice.

Yan Luowang smiled and said, "No matter how powerful he is, if it is not for this king's rectification of the underworld, Dayong Guozuo will not be saved. In the final analysis, the mortal world's sorrows are rooted in the rebellion of the six realms of reincarnation."

Youshu also understood this truth, and nodded earnestly, "Yes, you are also very good, both of you are very good." Then a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: King Yama's method of rectifying the underworld seems to be exactly the same as the master's method of rectifying Chao Gang?

King Yan Luo saw the suspicious expression on his face, and immediately changed the subject, "There are many ways to corrupt Mokuyin, but one is the most incredible. Do you want to know?"

Youshu nodded as he checked the accounts, and King Yama continued, "Ku Yin is guarded by Ku Bing, and this position is often hereditary. If Ku Bing has an heir, he will wipe the heir with sesame oil when he is five or six years old. Eggs were stuffed into his backyard to expand the capacity, and he worked hard day and night. When he was an adult, there was enough to hold about 80 taels of silver ingots. Every shift, the warehouse soldiers would each take a sufficient amount of silver ingots Stuffing it into the body and taking it out, after a long time, this has long become an unwritten rule, everyone is like this, so they don't shy away from it, every time they leave the job, they look in the warehouse, and they are all white butts. Everyone Taking 80 taels a day, a total of thousands of soldiers, how many taels will they steal over the years?"

After a little calculation, Youshu came up with an astronomical figure, and she couldn't help showing a look of shock.

King Yan Luo touched his head and sighed, "The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest, so it is often not the so-called dignitaries who can eat away a country, but those insignificant officials. Emperor Xuanguang has amended the law , intending to kill the household department from top to bottom, it is understandable."

He was afraid that Youshu would dislike his ruthless approach, that's why he said what he said now.

How could Youshu question the master's decision, so naturally she kept saying that the master was wise.One person and one soul were chatting while checking the accounts, and before you knew it, it was evening. Hearing the sound of drumming at You Shi, Outai clapped and said, "Okay, it's time to pay the bills. You guys summarize the accounts you have checked and hand them over to Langzhong Zhao." Review, if there is no problem, let's separate."

King Yan Luo left a sentence saying that there is something wrong in the underworld, and then disappeared.Youshu tried to persuade her to stay, but she only found a void, her heart was empty, when she saw the master slowly walking into the side hall, her expression was quite cold.

"How much have you checked?" He went straight to the main seat and sat down.

Youshu immediately forgot the little emptiness before, and cupped her hands, "I reported to the emperor and checked two boxes. Yuanguang's old accounts from 20 years ago may be checked within three days."

The rest of the officials looked ashamed and said in a low voice, "My Majesty, our abilities are limited, and we only read 22 books."

This is the speed of a normal person, but compared with Zhao Langzhong, it is really not enough.Youshu couldn't help puffing out her chest, showing a proud look.He has always been extremely confident in his IQ and is not afraid of losing to anyone.Compared with the two, the master will definitely value himself more.

Emperor Xuanguang pressed his fist to his lips, coughed lightly, and then beckoned to Langzhong Zhao, who was like a little rooster, "Bring me the account books with problems and let me have a look."

Youshu pointed to the two large boxes beside her desk, "I would like to report to the emperor, all the audited account books have problems, and they are extremely serious."

Emperor Xuanguang was not surprised, and ordered Wei Chen to move the two boxes to his bedroom, and then looked at the others.Everyone understood, and immediately said that there was no problem with the 22 account books.You Shu expressed doubts about the abilities of these mortals. When they half-kneeled to answer, they had already flipped through five or six books, frowning tightly.

"How could there be no problem? How did you investigate and not find such a big flaw?" It wasn't for showing off, but purely because she felt that they had failed her master's trust. Youshu stepped forward and pointed to one of the books. The account book said, "This is Yuanguang's 21-year grain purchase account book. It is clear that 48 taels were stolen by the Ministry of Accounts. Why is it not marked?"

The official who was in charge of reviewing the account book turned pale, and he took it and read it again and again, but he didn't find any problems.

Youshu hated that iron could not be made into steel. She dug out the county newspapers of Yuanguang in 21 years from the bookshelf, and said, "I have read the newspapers of Lishui Prefecture over the years, so I was very impressed. In the 21 years of Yuanguang, Lishui and its surrounding states There was no disaster in the government, but the Ministry of Household Affairs disbursed a sum of 20 taels for disaster relief, and then disbursed another 28 taels of food purchase. I was in charge of Lishui government affairs on my behalf, and I know that the government treasury has not received these two sums Silver. In other words, this is a fake entry made by the Ministry of Households for corruption. Look again, this year, 34 of the 21 state capitals in Dayong reported natural disasters. How much water does it contain? Will there be cases where local officials and the Ministry of Household Affairs colluded to falsely report the disaster situation and jointly embezzle money for disaster relief? Checking the accounts is not only to check whether the books are balanced, but also to combine the actual situation.”

He said it easily, but he didn't think about it at all, how could other people have the same extraordinary memory as him, and even remember what happened in a certain place in a certain year, and combined it into the account.While talking, he read through the remaining few account books, pointing out many mistakes and omissions one after another, especially the salary account books, which were simply fabricated and messed up.

"My Majesty, this account book is even more problematic. I remember ten years ago that more than half of the Weihu Army had been killed or injured. However, the Ministry of Households did not cancel the military status of the dead soldiers, but paid them as usual. The Weihu Army is yours. My personal soldier, have you received the military salary? If not, whose pocket did it go into? The inside story needs to be thoroughly investigated."

In less than a quarter of an hour, he had pointed out several major corruption cases that could overthrow the Ministry of Finance and shake the court, causing all his colleagues to sweat coldly and their hearts to burst.Zhao Langzhong is indeed a lunatic, he thinks the matter is not big enough, does he have to pierce the sky?

However, the sky is falling, so naturally there is a tall person to support him, especially what that person loves most is his honest and upright appearance.Emperor Xuanguang took the account book without saying a word for a long time, just when everyone thought he would be furious, he stood up, walked up to Langzhong Zhao, patted his head vigorously, and praised, "Good job, you are worthy of being my virtuous minister , the pillar of the country!"

I was praised by the master?Head scratched?The master said I was his virtuous minister?Youshu was staggered by rubbing, but she had a silly smile on her face.

Emperor Xuanguang wanted to rub him twice, but because of the presence of other people, he had no choice but to give up, "You all learn from Zhao Langzhong, and collect relevant information in detail before checking the accounts, so as not to be fooled by fake accounts. let's go home."

Everyone accepted the order with red faces, stepped out of the palace gate and looked at the Huoshaoyun in the sky, and suddenly felt heart palpitations.This is a sign that the bloody wind is about to rise and the rain of blood is about to come.

Only Youshu had something on her mind. After walking a few steps, she turned back and cupped her hands at Emperor Xuanguang who was on the steps, "Your Majesty, are you going to check the account books I have reviewed all night? How can the body bear it? The account books checked by Wei Chen have been recorded in your mind. If you trust Wei Chen, after returning home, Wei Chen will compile all the questions and submit them to you for review. This will save a lot of time and will not be tiring you."

His earnest words and sincere expression showed that he was not flattering, but actually put the emperor's health first, which made people feel very comfortable.There was a faint smile in Emperor Xuanguang's eyes, but there was no expression on his face, and he responded in a neutral manner.

You Shu only needs to do her best, and doesn't need much in return. She glanced eagerly and greedily at her master before bowing and leaving.It was night, and he was writing quickly, but found that the candlelight was dimmed a lot. When he looked up, he realized that it was his best friend. He quickly gathered a stack of rice paper on the table into his arms and covered it with his palm.

Yan Luo Wang had been watching for a long time, and his tone was a little weird, "If I remember correctly, these entries are different from the account books you checked during the day. You have an excellent memory, so you will definitely not make such a mistake, don't you?" you do this delibrately?"

Because the brush was thrown too fast, Youshu's fingertips, sleeves, and front were stained with ink, she looked very embarrassed, and her flustered, guilty face became more and more suspicious.King Yan Luo walked around him twice and saw that he shrank his neck unconsciously, so he said firmly, "You really mixed up the accounts on purpose, so you are not afraid of Emperor Xuanguang's censure? You know, he is extremely cautious in his actions. Even if you do a good job in the general ledger, he will still go through the old ledger himself for proofreading, and he will definitely find problems by then."

He pulled the person whose head was buried lower and lower into his arms, and whispered in his ear, "Youshu, you are not that kind of foolish person, what do you want to do? Asking for scolding?" Sometimes, he really couldn't understand this extremely smart and What is going on in the incomparably pure mind.

Youshu looked around guiltily, closed the window tightly, and then whispered, "I'll tell you, but you can't tell others."

"Besides you, who else is alive that this king knows?"

"That's good. You're right. I confused the accounts on purpose, but I didn't delete them. I just need to sort them out a little bit." Youshu scratched her hot ears with an extremely shy expression.It was the first time for him to play such a small trick.

"And then? Are you not afraid that Emperor Xuanguang will question your ability?" King Yan Luo couldn't understand Youshu's thoughts more and more.Shouldn't you be your best self in front of your loved one?Why did he do the opposite?

Youshu covered half of her face with her sleeve, and said in a muffled voice, "Do you know the idiom called 'If you want to rise first, suppress it'? You see, I will hand in the confused accounts first, so that the emperor will notice the old-fashioned accounting method." Then I pretended to be distressed and thoughtful, and then proposed a new accounting method. Comparing the two phases and setting them off, doesn’t it seem that I have extraordinary abilities by drawing inferences from one instance? Do you think the emperor will be impressed by me? Will it be reused from now on? Only by getting closer to each other can I find opportunities. Otherwise, like today, I will check the accounts in the side hall, and he will work in the main hall. When will it be? I'm just a small official from the sixth rank, and I don't even have the qualifications to go to court, if I don't seize this opportunity, when will I have to wait?"

King Yan Luo stared at him for a long time, and then slowly, he smiled softly.Hell, why is even Youshu, who plays tricks, so cute?Do you want to suppress first?Thankfully he figured it out!

Youshu also covered her face with the other sleeve, feeling extremely ashamed.

"What are you covering up, tell me to take a look at your shrewd little face." Yan Luo Wang couldn't look up his smile, pulled his hands away, and pulled him closer to have a closer look, "Look, it's already turned purple Let me feel it." I touched it with my hand, and laughed louder, "It's really hot, just wait, this king will go to the kitchen to find an egg."

"What are you doing with the eggs?" Youshu dodged left and right, tears streaming down her face.

"I cooked it on your face for supper." King Yan Luo couldn't bear it anymore, he pinched his face and nose when he pulled him into his arms, and he wanted to strip him naked and eat his stomach.

Because the handle was taken by someone, Youshu didn't dare to resist at all. Her hair and clothes were all messed up before she whispered, "You know this, I know it, God knows it, and no one else knows it." , is it done?"

King Yan Luo laughed again, and agreed, "Okay, I will never tell anyone else. Have you summarized your new bookkeeping method, show it to me."

Finally uncovering this page, Youshu heaved a sigh of relief, and hastily handed over a stack of dossiers that had already been written.Yan Luowang nodded while watching, and had to admit that Youshu was indeed smart, but her methods were a little too naive.But that's what's so lovable about him, and there's absolutely no need for improvement.

One person and one soul discussed until midnight, and then they lay down side by side after hearing the drumming sound of Tingzishi, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Youshu took a stack of files to the Qianqing Palace for an audience. Because she was arrested last night, she was inevitably a little nervous. When she stepped into the gate of the palace, she tripped over the threshold and almost fell down.I don't know where Emperor Xuanguang was standing, but he immediately came up to him and hugged him, reminding him in a warm voice, "Be careful where you step."

The familiar ambergris filled his nose, making Youshu a little drunk. He took a deep breath without a trace, trying to fill his lungs with the scent of his master.

Emperor Xuanguang squinted at his slightly twitching nose, and the corners of his mouth quickly turned up. After he stood still, he restrained and politely withdrew his arm, and asked, "Mr. Zhao, have the accounts been sorted out?"

"It's all right, please read it, Your Majesty." Youshu shook her hands and presented a stack of files, her black eyes looked here and there, but she didn't dare to look directly at Shengyan.

Emperor Xuanguang coughed lightly, took the file and read it carefully, and ordered Wei Chen to bring yesterday's old accounts to check.His behavior this time was exactly as King Yama expected, he was very cautious and strict, and if he made a mistake, he would definitely not be able to escape his discernment.You Shu, who was dreaming yesterday, is now full of regrets, and beads of sweat can't help but appear on the forehead.

Emperor Xuanguang held the account book to look it up, and glanced at him from time to time, with an extremely unpredictable expression.About three quarters of an hour later, he threw away the dossier and asked Zhao Shilang why he was so sloppy and made mistakes in several items in succession.

Youshu knelt down with a puff, begged for forgiveness in a trembling voice, and then tried to explain the shortcomings of the old-fashioned accounting method, explaining that she made frequent mistakes when she was dizzy, and said that she had learned from it and summed up a new accounting method. Accounting method, I implore the emperor to take a closer look and compare the advantages and disadvantages.

Emperor Xuanguang turned around, walked to the window and looked into the distance, his back was so majestic and cold, which made Youshu tremble with fear and sweat profusely.However, if he looked at it from the front from another angle, he would find that Emperor Xuanguang's face was distorted and deformed, not because of disappointment and anger, but because he tried his best to hold back his laughter.Funny, so much fun!He enjoys every moment with Youshu.

Youshu stammered a lot, and then she turned out the accounts summarized by the new bookkeeping method, and begged the emperor to check it again. Before the emperor turned around, she quickly wiped off the cold sweat on her forehead with her sleeve, and then rubbed Rubbing his throbbing chest.

Emperor Xuanguang waited for the violent smile to dissipate before turning around, first helped Youshu up, then took the account book to check, and nodded after a long time, "This method is very good! Wei Chen, call all the ministers here, I want to Let them see this new bookkeeping method, and the account books submitted by all ministries must follow this method and be included in the law!"

Wei Chen took the order and left.

Youshu let out a breath of foul air quietly, feeling like she was about to collapse.It's easy for others to play tricks, but he doesn't understand why it's so difficult for him?Climbing in the officialdom is indeed a technical job, and a single-minded person is very difficult to mix.

Emperor Xuanguang had teased people almost enough, and then awarded the rewards that had been prepared, not gold and silver treasures, nor the promotion of officials and ranks, but many butterfly specimens, some were shining, some were white, and some were butterflies. They are colorful, nailed to the wooden board one by one, covered with transparent glass, which makes people's eyes dazzle.

These rewards were sent to Youshu's heart.He stared at the specimen for a long time, and then suddenly came back to his senses when his master asked him if he liked it, and said excitedly, "I like it, I like it so much! Thank you, Your Majesty Long En."

Infected by his undisguised joy, Emperor Xuanguang also raised the corners of his lips.As long as you like it, these butterflies are all caught by him, one by one, by traveling between the yin and yang worlds.Seeing Youshu's bright and brilliant expression, it is not in vain for him to search and search for it.

After the officials of various ministries learned the new bookkeeping method, a day passed. Youshu stepped into the house happily, and saw King Yama sitting in the living room drinking tea.

The ancestor who was waiting at the side rushed up to greet him, "Master, you are back, do you want to pass on the meal?"

"No, the emperor left me for the imperial banquet today."

Hearing the unconcealable pride in his words, King Yan Luo smiled and said, "It seems that your little cleverness has been shaken out? Did Emperor Xuanguang get angry first, then overjoyed, and finally promoted you to rank?"

Youshu's cheeks flushed for a moment, and she shook her head honestly, "I didn't get promoted, but I was given many gifts." Then she couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips, revealing two dimples.

"What gift? Take it out and let me open my eyes."

"They are some butterfly specimens. They are very beautiful. I have never seen many species. I only occasionally mentioned that I like bugs, but the emperor remembered it in his heart. Do you think he has a good impression of me? Even if he didn't , should be impressive, right?" Youshu looked over eagerly.

Several ghost servants had already opened the box he had brought back, and placed pieces of wood on the table for the king to admire.

King Yan Luo coughed, pretending to be sour and said, "How can I know whether he likes you or not? It's just some mortal things that make you so happy. If you like it, I have a better gift for you." Send it off." With just a touch of the fingertips, the glazed cover on the wooden board was removed, causing all the butterflies to come back to life and dance lightly.

Youshu was dumbfounded, and waited until all the butterflies flew into the bright sunset and turned into little scales before opening her mouth, and said a short "ah", the voice was full of surprise and admiration.

King Yan Luo grabbed the tender flesh on the side of his cheek and asked, "Which gift do you like more, the gift of this king or Emperor Xuanguang?"

Youshu thought for a while before saying, "What the emperor gave me is a real possession, but what you gave me is life and hope. Cherish everything you have and live in the present, but you can't lose hope for the future." , both are important, so I like both."

King Yan Luo was stunned for a long time before he nodded his nose and said dotingly, "Very well, I like the way you talk nonsense in a serious manner."

Youshu vehemently denied it, but turned around with a guilty expression.After being teased for a long time, he also became cunning.