Long Xiao wipes Qingfeng

It was the first time that Zhong Shuo took the initiative, he didn't know anything, he could only rely on what Xiao Jiu did in his memory last time, slowly groping and biting Xiao Jiu's lips, but last time he was too frightened, he only remembered sporadic Fragment and Xiao Jiu's powerful arm, he was licking and kissing slightly tremblingly, and even accidentally bit Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu was only startled when he was pushed down, and then he lay down in peace and waited for Zhong Shuo to move. He didn't expect him to be so clumsy, and he didn't make any progress after a while, so he had no choice but to open his mouth and carefully taught the little general who taught him. .

He lured Zhong Shuo deeper little by little, letting him brush his teeth and entangle his tongue. The two embraced each other on the couch, entangled each other tightly. The cracks in the window poured into the house, Zhong Shuo got up and closed the window, Xiao Jiu was still not satisfied, he said: "Beining, you..."

Zhong Shuo turned his back to him, "Your Highness, it's getting late, go to bed."

This situation is quite similar to last time.

Sure enough, it was revenge.

Zhong Shuo ignored Xiao Jiu and went to bed. Xiao Jiu stayed on the couch for a while and went to bed too. Looking at Zhong Shuo's back against his back, he silently said: Did you hear that?

The next day, Jiang Yanzhao took the emperor's people to the government office with Zhong Shuo.

Zhong Shuo took out the ledger, and Jiang Yanzhao immediately put Xiang Zhu on trial for Daoming regarding the weapons payment, and all officials big and small in Linye were on the jury.

There was another heavy snowfall last night, and Xiang Zhu was frozen in the prison all night. When he was brought out, he couldn't even speak very well, and his temper naturally disappeared.

Jiang Yanzhao sat at the head in official uniform, asked someone to warm Xiang Zhu's body, and then gave him the account book and asked him to explain about the weapons.

The cost of weapons in the account book was much higher, so Xiang Zhu naturally knew what was going on, and said without thinking, "Your Excellency, it is clear that this is the cost of buying new weapons for the soldiers in the army."

Jiang Yanzhao said: "But why, I heard that the weapons of the soldiers in the army have not been replaced for many years?"

Xiang Zhu shivered, and suddenly thought of Zhong Shuo. He only thought that his corruption was exposed when he entered the prison yesterday, and he didn't want to be involved in the army's account books. Only then did he realize that it was Zhong Shuo.

He suddenly shouted, "Zhong Shuo, my lord, it was Zhong Shuo who framed me! The account book is in his hands! He must have tampered with it!"

Zhong Shuo didn't look sideways, Zhang Canjun came in and said something in a low voice, Zhong Shuo said, "Well, let them in."

After a while, Zhang Canjun brought in a few men in military uniforms, all of whom were the lowest-ranking soldiers in the army.

Zhang Canjun saluted and said, "Your Excellency, General, here is the witness."

Jiang Yanzhao asked those soldiers, "Are the weapons issued to you by the barracks new?"

The leading soldier knelt down and said, "My lord, no, we haven't changed our weapons in the barracks for ten years. The brothers use old ones. Your lord can send someone to the barracks to have a look."

Two people behind Jiang Yanzhao quickly came out and followed Zhang Canjun to the barracks.

Jiang Yanzhao asked Xiang Zhu: "You said you were buying weapons for the soldiers, so why are the old ones still used in the army? You said that Zhong Shuo framed you, it's nothing but nonsense!"

Xiang Zhu could no longer argue, "My lord, this..."

Jiang Yanzhao said directly: "If you really used the military salary to buy weapons, where are you now? Hoarding weapons privately is a serious crime of treason!"

Conspiracy is a serious crime against the Nine Clans, and corruption of Mo's military salary is absolutely incomparable.

Xiang Zhu had no choice but to say: "Yes, the account was revised by the guilty minister, and there was no new weapon. The criminal minister was just greedy for money and never dared to plot treason!"

At this time, some of the soldiers said: "My lord, the admiral is not only greedy for money, but also treats the soldiers harshly. We don't even have charcoal fire and cotton coats in winter. This year, it is because of the general Zhong that he didn't freeze to death. There is also military pay, which is only a few cents." Son, I can't even afford decent clothes, and I can't even touch meat on weekdays."

Jiang Yanzhao had already checked the military regulations. What the soldier said was indeed far from what was stipulated in the military regulations. He passed on to many soldiers, and the words were all consistent.

Xiang Zhu's embezzlement of ink's military salary is naturally a certainty, and even the participating officials and generals cannot escape.

Zhong Shuo also told the truth about the inconsistency between the money allocated by the court and the actual account book, followed the clues to deal with Shen Yu's people, and was implicated in the cover-up by Liu Ye from the household department, so he didn't investigate further. When touching Shen Yu, it was only necessary to make Emperor Longde have some doubts.

In terms of official affairs, Jiang Yanzhao was selfless, and Emperor Longde felt relieved of him. After the group of people were imprisoned again, Jiang Yanzhao wrote a memorial and sent it to the capital in a hurry. Temporarily manage Linye.

So Xiao Jiu can go on duty with Zhong Shuo every day in an open and aboveboard manner, and deal with the remaining problems with him.

After Jiang Yanzhao investigated Xiang Zhu's matter, he could just wait for Emperor Longde's imperial edict, and Zhong Shuo would naturally hand over the finishing touches.

Xiao Jiu took the seal and immediately drew up an order to search the Admiral's Mansion. Xiang Zhu's relatives were put under house arrest for the time being. Zhong Shuo went to search the Admiral's Mansion himself. For a whole day, he brought out twenty boxes, large and small, together with tens of millions of dollars. Two silver bills and a few boxes of real gold and silver, even if they were all filled into the treasury of Linye, the soldiers in the army were paid back, and the kitchen cooks were changed, and the skinny horses in the stables could be fed.

There is no one below who is not grateful to Zhong Shuo.

Zhong Shuo was busy for a few days, while Xiao Jiu took advantage of Emperor Longde's decree and quickly replaced several important places with his own people. He spent every day bored in the government office reading paperwork, and finally sorted it out. The account books are also matched.

After five days like this, Emperor Longde's will came.

The person in charge of passing the decree flew all the way, and finally arrived in only five days.

Because of the urgency of time, the eunuch did not pass the decree, but the urgent decree sent by the post station.

Xiao Jiu removed the tightly sealed wooden tube, took out a piece of bright yellow cloth and looked at it, and said to Zhong Shuo: "The emperor asked to beheaded immediately to show the public, all relatives of criminal officials will be punished as slaves, and the post of admiral will be temporarily held by you." , New officials will be elected in the spring of next year."

Zhong Shuo frowned and said: "Your Majesty seems to want to end this matter as soon as possible." Letting him serve as the admiral temporarily is no different from handing over Linye to Xiao Jiu, but he is so relieved that something is wrong.

Xiao Jiu smiled and said: "I must have been afraid of me. When I first came to Ye, there was such a big incident. If I don't give me authority, I'm afraid there will be more involved. And now he is probably still having a headache about Liu Ye. I don't have the energy to take care of me."

Indeed, this time Shen Yu will definitely abandon Liu Yu for self-protection, so no one will doubt that the beheaded Xiang Zhu and Liu Yu colluded with each other. Liu Yu has been in the household department for many years. Officials in the frontier gave and received privately, disregarding the law, and the households were deep in water. Naturally, Emperor Longde would investigate. Xiao Jiu's people who stayed in the capital would then guide him. It should not be difficult to lure him to Shen Yu's private soldiers. After this level, even if he tried to cover up for the Shen family, it would be useless.

It's just that in order not to alarm Shen Yu, it takes some effort.

After Xiao Gong entered the household department, he temporarily attracted the attention of Shen Yu and Shen Guifei. If they were fighting in the west, they would not be afraid of their stumbling.

Things are handled well, Jiang Yanzhao needs to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and can't stay longer.

Three days later, Zhong Shuo and Xiao Jiu bid farewell to Jiang Yanzhao at a pavilion five miles outside the city.

The snow has melted a lot, and Xiao Jiu's affairs are less. After handing over the admiral's affairs to Zhong Shuo, he has already rested at home for two days.

Before going out, Zhong Shuo forced Xiao Jiu to wear the thickest cloak. At this moment, Xiao Jiu looked like a white water tank from a distance, plump and round.

Zhong Shuo and Xiao Jiu stood side by side in front of Jiang Yanzhao, looking like a good match.

Jiang Yanzhao sighed silently. Looking at the two of them these days, he had already thought through a lot, but he felt sorry for his sister who had passed away, and also regretted that he didn't discipline Xiao Jiu properly. He gave Xiao Jiu a few words, and called out again. Zhong Shuo spoke alone.

"Your Highness, be self-willed, and accommodate him more in the future." Jiang Yanzhao consciously assumed the responsibility of his father.

Zhong Shuo said: "Your Highness has never been self-willed with me, but I always let His Highness accommodate you."

Jiang Yanzhao said: "That's good, you and His Highness are also considered fate, I can't stop it, there is only one thing, he has suffered a lot since childhood, don't let him down, he is for you... that's all, I shouldn't talk about it. "

Zhong Shuo said solemnly: "Does your lord want to talk about what you and His Highness said that night?"

Jiang Yanzhao was a little surprised.

Zhong Shuo explained: "Because there are Xiang Zhu people in the mansion, you have to be more careful in your actions. Later, I was worried, so I went to look at it for a while. His Highness's voice became louder, and I overheard it." He paused. , and continued: "In the past, I dodged to Your Highness many times. I didn't want to delay His Highness's future, and I didn't want His Highness to come down to reassure me in the end. Bei Ning is ashamed."

Jiang Yanzhao said: "My son Jiang Xi told me about you earlier, and Jiang Huai also made friends with you. You can be trusted. Now that you have heard it, you must know it in your heart, and you don't need me as an elder. There's more to say."

Zhong Shuo said: "Yes, junior, thank you for taking care of Your Highness." He didn't say anything else, but let Jiang Yanzhao feel relieved.

Jiang Yanzhao patted Zhong Shuo on the shoulder, said goodbye to Xiao Jiu, and got into the carriage. The group of people gradually drifted away on the official road, and finally even the dust returned to calm.

Xiao Jiu smiled and said, "What did uncle just tell you?"

Zhong Shuo said: "Your Excellency didn't say anything else, he just asked the minister to take good care of His Highness, saying that His Highness is coquettish and capricious."

Xiao Jiu said: "It's nothing, why don't you understand me? Uncle is just a few words of modesty, don't take it seriously."

"Really?" Zhong Shuo looked sideways.

Xiao Jiu affirmed: "Yes."

"Okay, what would you like to have for dinner today, Your Highness?"

"Eat fish, isn't there another fish in the water tank? Make fish soup for drinking."

"Okay, listen to Your Highness."

Songzhu raised his horsewhip, and their carriage drove towards the city. In winter, when it gets dark early, the lanterns of each house are gradually lit up, not as bright as in the palace, but they don't have the satisfaction of living alone.

The stretch of sand dunes outside Yumen Pass in the distance is extremely calm in the twilight, but at some point, quicksand is flying.