Chapter 161 Shuo Rat

Author: Siping Road God of War

Chapter 161 Shuo Rat

The emperor's decision seemed to be somewhat beyond Chen Yuansi's expectations. He frowned slightly and glanced sideways at Gu Shihai.

Sensing his gaze, Gu Shihai also turned his head and looked at him.

The two looked at each other tit for tat, and then looked away at the same time.

"Mr. Lu, please stay here too." As the crowd dispersed, Ye Qinghuai suddenly stopped Lu Yanchen who was about to leave.

"Qin Yang is not here, and I don't have any guards around me. Please Sir, please condescend to do it for me." Ye Qinghuai spoke to Lu Yanchen with the same respect as before.

After saying this, she took off the sword from her waist and handed it to Lu Yanchen.

Ye Qinghuai didn't think there was anything wrong with this move, but it attracted everyone's attention. Gu Shihai even frowned when he looked at the sword.

Even Chen Yuansi raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yanchen, with an unfathomable look in his old eyes.

Lu Yanchen made a full salute to Ye Qinghuai and said: "Wei Chen accepts the order. But Your Majesty wears a sword and Wei Chen does not dare to accept it."

After saying that, he turned to Zhao Yinshi outside the door and said: "Please also ask Commander Zhao to help find a handy weapon."

Only then did Ye Qinghuai realize that his move was inappropriate.

As an emperor, handing over the only weapon she has to her ministers is equivalent to entrusting her life to her. This is a huge trust and reliance.

However, if she treats her teacher like this, she will inevitably be suspected of nepotism and will arouse great jealousy.

Ye Qinghuai nodded, acquiesced to Lu Yanchen's request, and took back his sword.

In the end, only four courtiers, Chen Yuansi, Gu Shihai, Yu Jianghui and Lu Yanchen, were left in the hall.

"Come on, everyone, let's go into the warehouse and take a look." Ye Qinghuai said.

Yu Jianghui stood still. He looked at Chen Yuansi anxiously, as if waiting for him to say something to the emperor.

But Chen Yuansi stood there without even raising his eyelids and said to Yu Jianghui: "Jiang Hui, find a steward to guide the way."

Yu Jianghui's face was already very ugly, and even his voice sounded pleading: "Mr. Ge..."

Chen Yuansi immediately interrupted him and said sternly: "What? This huge warehouse can't be turned around without Xue Song?"

Yu Jianghui's face turned a little pale when he drank.

He lowered his head and said, "I'm going to find someone right now."

After a day of hard work, Ye Qinghuai finally stepped into the door of the sub-warehouse at around midnight.

As she expected, the grain in the warehouse was not only mixed with all kinds of debris, but also far from enough.

"What's going on! How do you manage it? Go and call Xue Song... No, go get the account book!" Looking at the pile of grain in front of him, Yu Jianghui's face was filled with astonishment, and he faced the warehouse steward who was leading the way.

scolded angrily.

Unlike his rage, Ye Qinghuai did not have an attack. She said very calmly: "Don't rush to get the account book. Let's check the other warehouses first."

She checked several warehouses with serious adulteration according to what was recorded in Wang Yunzhong's account book.

The situation was even more serious than what Wang Yunzhong remembered.

Some warehouses are even filled with piles of fine sand, with only a layer of rice grains sprinkled on the surface of the sand pile to cover it. You can spot the dirt by poking it with your hand.

Ye Qinghuai grabbed a handful and spread it out in his hand. He looked at the "grain" in his hand under the dim candlelight and said, "Xue Song said there is evil in this warehouse. He cannot see the light. If he sees the light, he will eat it."

Human life. That’s what I’m talking about.”

If such military rations were exposed to broad daylight, it would indeed kill people.

Officials from all over the warehouse, from the Finance and Grain Department to the Household Department, no one knows how many people are going to die.

"Do you know the grain in the warehouse is like this?" Ye Qinghuai asked the warehouse manager who was leading the way.

The man immediately knelt down, bowed his head to Ye Qinghuai, and said: "Your Majesty, this villain is just a key keeper. The food in the warehouse is not under my control. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

He had seen Ye Qinghuai dismiss Xue Song on the spot today, and he was a little afraid of the young emperor.

Ye Qinghuai didn't make things difficult for him. She turned to Yu Jianghui and asked, "Does Yu Qing know?"

Yu Jianghui's face was already pale, but when Ye Qinghuai suddenly called him by name, his legs softened and he immediately knelt down, saying: "Your Majesty, I really don't know that they are so audacious, even daring to touch military rations."

After he finished speaking, Chen Yuansi, who was nearly 70 years old, slowly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not strict in his rule. Please punish him. The old minister will definitely get to the bottom of the matter, recover the lost military rations, and give

The imperial court will give an explanation and will never let the front line have food and grass worries."

Gu Shihai, who had been watching the show, had a sneer on his lips.

He and Chen Yuansi had been officials in the same court for more than ten years, and this was the first time he saw him in such a mess, and he felt indescribably happy.

However, things are not over yet.

Ye Qinghuai did not answer Chen Yuansi's words. She let the sand and gravel in her hands flow slowly from her fingers, and whispered: "Shuo Shuo Shuo Shuo, no food for me. A three-year-old girl, I am not willing to take care of you. I am four years old."

I had memorized this children's poem when I was young, and the teacher at that time told me that the rats here were a pest to farmers and bandits. But today I discovered that the so-called rats may also be the imperial court."

She took out an account book from her arms, threw it in front of the kneeling people, and said: "This is the account book left by Wang Yunzhong, the former warehouse owner, before he was burned to death. If the records in it are true, the two million yuan on this land

Among the stone grains, 1.3 million stones are composed of sand, gravel and chaff."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present looked shocked. Yu Jianghui looked at the booklet and frowned, as if looking at a difficult problem.

"Mr. Chen Ge, can you recover this 1.3 million shi of grain?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

This number was so large that it far exceeded Chen Yuansi's expectations, so he paused for a moment before replying: "I will do my best to recover the shortfall."

"Mr. Chen Ge, there is not only a shortage of military rations, but there are also two fire cases and the murder case of the warehouse owner just mentioned by His Majesty. I am afraid that these are not things you can find out. They will have to be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial." Gu Shi

seaway.

"Now that the war is imminent, food and grass should be the first priority. As for the fire case and the murder case, Jingzhao Mansion has already reviewed them before. If Mr. Gu Ge has any questions, he can go to Jingzhao Mansion to retrieve the case files." Chen Yuansi answered accurately.

Ye Qinghuai was silent.

Chen Yuansi's meaning is very clear. Now that the matter has been exposed, he does not shirk and cover up. He just wants to hold the power of investigation in his own hands.

He was right.

Ye Qinghuai originally just wanted to give him a slap and ask the Ministry of Revenue to find a way to make up for the shortfall in military rations, and then forget about it.

But the fire in the warehouse and the disappearance of Qin Yang made her change her mind.

If this case passes by in confusion, it will be difficult for anyone to respect her as an emperor.

This is also the reason why she kept Gu Shihai, an outsider who seemed to have nothing to do with Cangchang.

She thought for a while and said: "Food is the lifeblood of the country, and military ration is even more important. How dare someone dare to adulterate it, set fire to it twice, and kill people. This matter is already a major matter that endangers the fate of the country. Gu Ge

Sir, you supervise the Criminal Department, and I will leave this matter to you with full authority to investigate, and be sure to get to the bottom of it."
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