Peerless Pirates

Song Zheng was transferred to the Ministry of Rites as a doctor to participate in the reception of envoys, but he was asked to focus mainly on the sacrifices of Yousi. In other words, before letting Song Zheng take charge of Yousi, he had already expected that he would suffer The outcome of the impeachment. At this time, Song Zheng was withdrawn from Yousi and went on a mission to Shu.

All this seems so natural. Song Zheng was originally surprised that the little emperor's palace could actually come up with such a way out. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Huang Yuandu had already laid a plan and was waiting for him here. No wonder he In Yousi's wanton seizure of power, Huang Yuandu didn't even fart; while Lu Junqing deliberately retired from illness, although it was said to avoid his own edge, but his real purpose was to make a comeback.

As for why Pang Hui agreed to this arrangement, Song Zheng could guess it, and he had no resentment in his heart. From Pang Hui's point of view, since he had no ambition to be emperor again, his biggest wish was to expand his territory before leaving this world. Everything must serve this wish. As the imperial master and the top scholar in both civil and military affairs, Song Zheng could at least delay or confuse him a little bit when he arrived in Shu. This was enough.

Now, Song Zheng could only say that the little emperor was still too naive and was deceived by Huang Yuandu, or that he was dazzled by the plan to invade Guanzhong and then plot the Shu Kingdom, and he became the doctor of the Ministry of Rites in a daze. He didn't think about it either. He thought that he was just the supervisor of Yousi now. Once he left Yousi, Lu Junqing and Shao Zhijie would definitely take the opportunity to take back the leadership of Yousi. Shuiding would not be able to control Yousi, who had not yet completed the rectification.

In this way, Huang Yuandu can not only continue to control Yousi, but also put himself on the road of no return. It can be imagined that if he does not agree to go to Shu as an envoy, then Huang Yuandu will definitely take action and lead the officials to impeach Yousi. Shi Chao even joined forces with Huang Jiao and Pang Hui to put himself to death.

Every step of this was carefully planned, and it was a dead end that Song Zheng had to step into.

Song Zheng's face tightened, and his teeth clenched loudly. Pang Ying seemed to have realized something, and her face turned a little pale.age:url(img1353904757252403631393 1465.age:url(img1353904757726126020941782524036313931465.age:url(img1353904757726126020941782524036313931465.png )'span

Seeing the awkward atmosphere in the palace, Qian Mancai quickly changed a cup of tea for the little emperor, poured another cup for Song Zheng, and handed it to Song Zheng, "Master Song, have a cup of tea first."

Song Zheng glanced at him, and Qian Mancai quickly lowered his head to hide the joy in his eyes. Pang Hui would not rebel, and he would not live long, so his sister Qian Xiaoying would be much safer in the palace. Once that happens, After Pang Hui's death, Qian Manqi used some tricks to allow Qian Xiaoying to leave the palace and become a free person.

Without Qian Xiaoying's concern, there would be no need for Song Zheng. Song Zheng was the enemy who caused him to become an eunuch. He would never mind stepping on Song Zheng when he was unlucky. At least he could take pleasure in his misfortune.

Song Zheng snorted softly, "My dear father-in-law, Lu Junqing and Uncle Er Guo are still alive and kicking." The look on his face that the cabinet was full of money did not hide it from Song Zheng's eyes.

Qian Mancai's face darkened, and he stepped aside silently. Yes, if Song Zheng is unlucky, then Lu Junqing and Huang Song will gain power, and the family's great feud will be even more difficult to avenge. Qian Mancai is not crazy enough to think that As a little servant, I can give advice to the prime minister's house.

Song Zheng took a deep breath and thought hard about how to break the situation. After drinking two cups of tea, Song Zheng gradually calmed down. He said calmly,

"The county magistrates of Fuzhou Zhizhou and Jianchang and Chongren counties were searched, and a total of ninety-three thousand two hundred and sixteen taels of silver were obtained. In addition, I have also temporarily closed the Xu family's business in Fuzhou. We can discuss it with Xu Yinshun. In addition to asking the Xu family to make up for the shortfall of 40,000 taels in the official treasury and the shortage of grain in the official treasury, they must also spend another 50,000 taels, otherwise they will be prosecuted for the crime of implication. Lin Han spent all the corrupt money on the Xu family In business, Xu Yinshun is responsible."

The little emperor was stunned for a moment, wondering why Song Zheng changed the topic to money.

Song Zheng thought to himself and said, "Over there in Shanzhou, there are a total of sixteen thousand two thousand seven hundred and eighteen taels of silver. In this way, Yousi's income is one hundred and fifty-nine thousand nine hundred and thirty-four taels, which is almost ten Sixty thousand. I want your Majesty to set up a separate inner treasury for this money. From now on, all the silver confiscated by the Right Secretary will be put into this inner treasury."

"Put it in the inner treasury?" Pang Ying blinked. What does this have to do with the crisis at hand?

"When Da Qi uses troops abroad, the key is logistical support. All these 160,000 taels can be used as military supplies, and during Da Qi's use of troops abroad, the silver taels confiscated by corrupt officials can also be used as military expenses. In this way, If so, I think the prince will be very happy to speak a fair word for Yousi."

Pang Ying's eyes lit up and she said quickly, "Okay! Okay!"

When Da Qi uses troops abroad, what it lacks is military pay. Although the salt tax has been nationalized, the time is too short after all, and it is not possible to collect that much tax for the time being. Although 160,000 taels of silver is not much, it can It solved many problems for Pang Hui. What's more, Song Zheng agreed that all the fines and confiscations from Yousi would be used as military resources.

Song Zheng did this in exchange for Pang Hui to come forward and say something for Song Zheng. Fortunately, Pang Hui did not write a letter to impeach Song Zheng this time, so Pang Hui still had room to speak. As long as Pang Hui speaks, he can influence A large number of people in the court stopped to impeach Song Zheng, and even Huang Yuandu had to think about it.

Pang Hui's previous reform of abolishing redundant troops and rectifying the garrison camps in various states was spent on confiscating the property obtained by the Ji family. Pang Hui must have reaped the benefits. If the confiscation of silver by You Si was used as a condition, Pang Hui should Will stand up.

The young emperor was very aware of Daqi's current financial situation. Because Huang Yuandu had previously colluded with the Jiangnan clan and sold out the interests of many countries, including salt taxes. In addition, Daqi's taxes were already low, so the entire Daqi's finances were not stable. No good. This time we use troops externally, we can only say that we are trying hard to manage it.

If we postpone it for another two years, with the combined efforts of Pang Hui and Huang Yuandu, the financial situation will be greatly improved. Unfortunately, time does not wait for me. If we do not take the opportunity to use troops in Guanzhong, then once Dajin captures Guanzhong and strangles the important area of ​​​​Tongguan, Then Da Qi would no longer want to get involved in Guanzhong, let alone plot against Shu.

"As for the Duke, the Holy One can send a message to him, and the Right Secretary can ask the governor of Yuanzhou to let Lu Bingxuan out."

"Oh?" The little emperor was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that Song Zheng would directly trade with Lu Bingxuan. No wonder he only mentioned Fuzhou and Shanzhou, not Yuanzhou.

If the deal with Pang Hui was justified, the deal with the Duke's Mansion was obviously a violation of the law. The little emperor was a little unhappy.

Song Zheng understood the little emperor's thoughts and said calmly, "Lu Bingxuan's crime is not serious in the first place. Those who can be verified in the materials are at most a punishment of dismissal from office. What's more, if the Duke's Palace is involved, the Holy Emperor should give him a warning. There is a chance for subsequent effects. As for the two magistrates of Fuzhou and Shanzhou and the two magistrates of counties, they should be beheaded immediately. Only in this way can the grace of the Holy One be shown."

The little emperor nodded, and Song Zheng's words made sense. What he didn't expect was that Song Zheng had originally planned to let Lu Bingxuan go. Over at the Duke's Mansion, Song Zheng lacked a nail. Since Pang Tong could bribe him a lot, Why couldn't Song Zheng bribe Lu Bingxuan because of his reliance on Ding Long? If the laws of Daqi were followed, it would be more than enough for Lu Bingxuan to behead his head and confiscate his family. 2524036313931465.age:url( img1353904757726126020941782524036313931465.age:url(img1353904757726126020941782524036313931465.png)'span

"The Queen Mother's side..." Song Zheng paused and looked at Pang Ying's face, "I heard that there are two young monks giving lectures to her now?"

Pang Ying's face suddenly turned gloomy, and she punched her seat hard with her clenched fists, "Master Song, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Song Zheng cupped his hand and said, "I just found out that these two little bald donkeys have become monks halfway, and their monks can only stay for two years. Before that, these two people seemed to have been recruited by the Duke's government."

Pang Ying suddenly stood up, "Is this true?"

"I just heard about it. Of course, if Your Majesty doesn't want to alert others, you can ask the Prime Minister to investigate."

After Pang Ying's expression changed several times, he slowly sat down and said "snatch the snake", which obviously made the little emperor calm down a little. Pang Ying had met these two so-called "monks" and they were very handsome. In fact, Pang Ying It is also known that these two guys often regarded themselves as Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi who were around Wu Zetian. Since Tantric Buddhism does not abstain from eating meat, these two monks also learned the Zhang brothers' method of eating geese and ducks to enjoy themselves in the Queen Mother's Palace.

This method is not complicated, that is, put the geese and ducks into an iron cage, put charcoal in the middle of the cage, and put a copper basin next to the charcoal. In the copper basin, put the liquid mixed with oil, salt and other ingredients. Light it. After the charcoal fire, the geese and ducks had to take shelter next to the iron cage. However, because the cage was too hot, the geese and ducks were thirsty, and had to go to the copper basin to drink "water". The copper basin was next to the charcoal fire, and the geese and ducks drank. After taking a bite, they were roasted back. The "water" in the copper basin gradually heated up, and the geese and ducks lost their feathers. Finally, the "water" in the copper basin boiled, and the geese and ducks also lost their feathers. It's mature inside and out.

After Pang Ying learned about the virtues of these two guys, she couldn't help but feel resentful. One Jingchen monk was killed last time, but now there are two. Even if these two are killed, maybe four more will appear. He is a monk. Before the little emperor officially takes over the throne, he can only endure it.

What the little emperor didn't expect was that these two "monks" actually came from the Duke's mansion! Although Song Zheng had only "heard about it", how could the little emperor not know that this must be Pang Tong's method. The old bald donkey came to Jiangning It didn't take long. If there was no one to help him, how could he get established so quickly and find suitable people?

After considering the pros and cons, the little emperor was angry and alert, his expression was just like Song Zheng's just now, his face was tense and his teeth were clenching.

Song Zheng waited quietly for a while, and then Pang Ying said slowly, "I will persuade the Queen Mother not to interfere. However, the most difficult hurdle is with the prime minister. Is Master Song able to deal with it?"

"The Prime Minister can release the news, and I agree to go to Shu. However, I have a condition!" Song Zheng said solemnly. In any case, he would not leave Jiangning so willingly.