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In Lin'an City, Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of justice, is the one who likes to pay attention to ostentation. But this evening, when he came to the Minister of justice of the Ministry of justice, the mansion of Lord Wen Tianxiang, he did not make a big show, but came in a small sedan chair.

There was only one rider with him.

This person is Li Hu, the Secretary of the Ministry of household and the son-in-law of Zhang Yihong.

Since his wife, the daughter of Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, went back, Li Hu has more and more respect for his father-in-law.

He knew that although he had a lot of martial arts and was known as the number one martial arts scholar of the Song Dynasty, in Lin'an, where the powerful gathered, if he didn't have his father-in-law, Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, to support himself behind his back, it would be very difficult for him to further advance in Lin'an.

Originally, when Zhang Yihong came to minister of the Ministry of justice, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Lord Wen Tianxiang's residence, he did not ask his son-in-law, Li Hu, to follow him. Only his son-in-law, Li Hu, knew about it. In order to show his loyalty in front of his father-in-law, the Minister of the Ministry of justice, and Zhang Yihong, he offered to be escorted by himself and go to the residence of the Minister of justice, Mr. Wen Tianxiang.

After all, in the imperial court, the Minister of the Ministry of household, Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, and Lord Wen Tianxiang belong to two different camps. And the two factions are incompatible.

In case everyone is upset during the banquet, with his son-in-law, he can also protect the Secretary of the household department and Zhang Yihong.

Think about that, together with his master and Prime Minister Jia Sidao, he has secretly harmed many people who belong to the Minister of punishment and Lord Wen Tianxiang.

For these, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang can not forget.

To tell the truth, Zhang Yihong would not have asked to come to the residence of Wen Tianxiang, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of justice, if he had not shouldered the task of his master and Prime Minister Jia Sidao.

Although they are political enemies, they are all top officials of the imperial court after all, and the necessary etiquette should be followed.

When Zhang Yihong and his son-in-law, Li Hu, came to the gate of Wen Tianxiang's residence, the Minister of justice of the Ministry of punishment, he had been waiting for their son-in-law at the gate of his residence for a long time Li Hu Dao.

Compared with the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang, his rank is quite different. As a subordinate, Li Hu naturally has to salute the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang.

Sometimes people in officialdom are like this. Although they have no respect for others in their heart, they still pretend to respect others on the surface.

Li Hu and the young leader of the Huangshan sect, Xin Youxuan, and the wise master Hong Yin, have been married. The wise master Hong Yin and the young leader of the Huangshan sect, Xin Youxuan, are good friends. On weekdays, the Minister of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, is also respectful of Li Hu.

"Two, please." Wen Tianxiang, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Yihong and Li Hu.

With that, he led the way to his mansion.

The Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, is a clean official and thrifty man. Compared with the officials of the same rank, his residence is much chilly.

There are only two courtyards in front of and behind the mansion.

This is the front yard where the guests are received.

I saw a table of eight immortals already set up in the living room with two officials sitting beside it.

One of them is Zhang Shijie, the head of the Ministry of war, and the other is Lu Xiufu, who lives in the living room.

Seeing the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Wen Tianxiang comes in with Zhang Yihong and Li Hu, the Minister of the Ministry of war, Zhang Shijie and his family members. They get up from the chair and salute Zhang Yihong.

These two are the ministers of the Ministry of punishment. Lord Wen Tianxiang specially invited them to accompany us this evening.

He thought that if anything happened, Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie, the head of the Ministry of war, would be there to witness.

Of course, in public, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment and Mr. Wen Tianxiang said that there were more people and drinking together was the only way to have an atmosphere. Otherwise, it would be cold and meaningless.

No matter what the purpose of Zhang Shanghu's appeal to the Ministry of justice is.

It's said that the Ministry of war is a big bank in the user department and has a lot of business to do. And this Zhang Shijie is the leader among the subordinate officers of the Ministry of war. As the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, Zhang Yihong has long wanted to have a good chat with Zhang Shijie, the head of the Ministry of war.

Sitting on the Secretary of the Ministry of punishment, the right-hand side of Mr. Wen Tianxiang is naturally the Secretary of the Ministry of household, Zhang Yihong, and the rest of them have arranged the corresponding seats according to their positions.

"Here's to Mr. Zhang." Sit down, after a bite of food, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang raised his glass to this minister, Mr. Zhang Yihong.

With that, he touched his glass with that of the Minister of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, and drank it down.

Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, saw that the other party had finished drinking, and he did not hesitate, so he drank the wine in his glass.

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to drink so easily." Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang praised him after he finished drinking.He added: "I really admire you!"

"Ha ha, I'm flattered. I've heard for a long time that Mr. Wen is a huge quantity." Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, was very happy to hear him praise himself.

In this way, people toasted each other. It seems that these people here are not like people from two different camps at all.

It's really busy.

Drinking, drinking, Hubu Shangshu, Zhang Yihong suddenly put down his wine cup, a long sigh.

"What's the matter, Mr. Zhang?" Seeing him like this, the Ministry of punishment asked.

Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, replied, "I really don't know where to start."

"It seems that this matter is quite complicated?" Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang asked after listening.

Zhang Yihong, Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, replied, "yes."

He said that he was above the imperial court that day and that the imperial court had enough money to allocate food and pay for Shi Songzhi, who was in charge of Xiangyang. In fact, he had no choice but to do so.

In this year of shoes, the war continues. Although the household department has increased its income, it can't afford such consumption. If we really want to increase the grain and pay for Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, the household department still has to run out of money.

"Mr. Zhang, you are so bold that you dare to deceive today's emperor!" Living room, Lu Xiufu at the Ministry of the Secretary, Zhang Yihong cheered.

Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, said with a drooping face that he had no choice but to do so.

He has a hidden problem ..。

"What's the problem, Mr. Zhang?" Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang asked.

According to the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, Zhang Yihong told the public that that day, at the small imperial meeting, the reason why he said that was because he was thinking about Jia Sidao.

Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, has the same origin as Jia Sidao, the prime minister. He doesn't need the Secretary of the Ministry of justice. He is introduced by Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, living quarters, Lu Xiufu, the head of the Ministry of war and Zhang Shijie.

It is true to say that Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang, hopes to increase his grain and pay. Moreover, at the small-scale imperial meeting, Prime Minister Jia Sidao really said that to Emperor LiZong.

What's more, it is well known to both the government and the public that Zhang Yihong is the confidant of the prime minister Jia Sidao. He put pressure on his confidants, the Secretary of the Ministry of household, and Zhang Yihong's family to lie to Emperor LiZong in order to allocate more food to Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang.

"With respect, Mr. Zhang, you are treating state affairs as a joke." Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Wen Tianxiang great humanity.

He asked again, "Mr. Zhang, if you tell me this, don't you worry that I will play to the present Saint according to the truth?"

"Of course I'm worried." Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, replied.

He added: "but I have to take this risk."

"It seems that Mr. Zhang is worried, because if you say this, Mr. Jia will deal with you." Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Wen Tianxiang great humanity.

Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, said that the risk he would take was not this, but other ideas.

"Other ideas?" Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang asked after listening.

Zhang Yihong nodded and replied, "yes."

He still hoped that the Minister of punishment and Lord Wen Tianxiang would give a memorial to Shi Songzhi, who was in charge of Xiangyang, and insisted on opposing the increase of grain and pay.

As the representative of the Qing Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, what Lord Wen Tianxiang said in front of today's Saint still has considerable weight.

"Isn't there a trap?" Zhang Shijie, head of the Ministry of war, asked.

Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, replied, "absolutely not."

He said he had to do so.

If the idea of prime minister Jia Sidao and Shi Song, who are in charge of Xiangyang, can be realized, it will be Zhang Yihong himself who will suffer first.

Even if he wants to allocate money, he can't afford it.

Lu Xiufu said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, you do it for yourself."

"Lord Lu, you have to say that. I don't want to deny it." Zhang Yihong is the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs.

He added, "but that's what you want to do."

This means that in the past, there were some misunderstandings between them, but now they have common interests.

I had expected that Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of justice, would come to his residence this evening to drink wine. However, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Lord Wen Tianxiang, had never thought that Zhang Yihong, the Minister of the Ministry of justice, would come to his residence this evening in order to insist on opposing the increase of food and pay to Shi Songzhi, who is in charge of Xiangyang.

"You and Jia Xiang always share weal and woe!" Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Wen Tianxiang adults suddenly to the Ministry of justice, Zhang Yihong road.

The Secretary of the Ministry of accounts was stunned when he suddenly asked .。

He didn't perfunctory the Secretary of the Ministry of punishment. Mr. Wen Tianxiang said that in this court, everyone knows that he is the confidant of prime minister Jia Sidao, but as the confidant of prime minister Jia Sidao, he doesn't listen to everything.Being able to preside over the Hubu of the Song Dynasty for so many years has convinced the people of the Hubu, which is enough to prove that he is a man of his own opinions.

If I only knew how to follow the example of the prime minister Jia Sidao, I'm afraid I would have been unable to stay in the household Department of the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Yihong has been following the prime minister Jia Sidao and has done a lot of bad things. But there is one thing that can't be denied. Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, is really a bit good.

"It seems that you still don't believe me very much." Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, said that when he saw the look of the people, he was kind to them.

Zhang Shijie, the Minister of the Ministry of war, said to Zhang Yihong that if he wanted to win their trust, Zhang Yihong would have to show some sincerity. Otherwise, he would not be able to speak by mouth.

"Do you still want me to write a letter?" Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, asked after listening.

When he said this, his tone was already a little angry.

The Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Wen Tianxiang noticed the Minister of the Ministry of justice, Zhang Yihong's mood changed.

"It's unnecessary, Mr. Zhang," he said

"So you believe me?" Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household affairs, asked.

Mr. Wen Tianxiang, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, replied that it would not be overnight for them to build trust.

Before establishing mutual trust, Minister of the Ministry of punishment and Mr. Wen Tianxiang hope that Zhang Yihong can do something for himself. If Zhang Huhong does it, he can consider what he says he can do.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Yihong asked.

Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang replied, "I need Mr. Zhang to provide the total financial statements of the expenditure of the Ministry of justice this year and last year."

"What do you want this for?" After listening to the Secretary of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang's reply, Mr. Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of household, asked.

The annual financial expenditure statement of the Ministry of accounts is also highly confidential in the imperial court.

If it is disclosed to the enemy, we can know the trend of the court's expenditure through this report.

Generally speaking, except for the Ministry of the household, the present saint and the prime minister, the rest of the people who want to see these things need the permission of the present Saint before they can look at the total financial expenditure statement of the Ministry of the household.

Mr. Wen Tianxiang, Minister of the Ministry of punishment, told Mr. Zhang Yihong that if he did not agree to his request, he would not be able to recite to the emperor.

When he said this, his tone was very firm.

It sounds like there's no discussion.

"Well, I promise you." Zhang Yihong, the Secretary of the Ministry of accounts, is very happy this time.

He said that early tomorrow morning, someone would send the Minister of punishment and what Mr. Wen Tianxiang asked for to the Ministry of punishment for Mr. Wen Tianxiang to consult.

"But I also have a request." Zhang Yihong was the Minister of the Ministry of justice, and Wen Tianxiang was the Minister of the Ministry of punishment.

Minister of the Ministry of punishment, Mr. Wen Tianxiang asked, "what do you want, Mr. Zhang?"