C179 Funding for disaster relief

Prime Minister Bai knew that the Emperor had handed over the financing of the disaster to Prince Chu. He had also guessed that the Prince Chu would seize the opportunity to find trouble with him.

Just that when he walked out of the door, he was shocked. Morong Gan, followed by a large group of people, rushed into his courtyard. After looking carefully, he noticed that they were all civil and military officials of at least the third grade of the imperial court.

He was stunned for a moment before bowing, "Prince Chu has arrived. If this official is out of the way, please forgive me."

Prince Chu snorted with his nose to the sky, treating it as a form of courtesy, the many officials behind greeted Prime Minister Bai, causing the crowd to boil, causing him to be unable to control himself and directly entered the house.

When everyone had settled down and tea was served, Prime Minister Bai smiled and asked, "I wonder what business does Prince Chu and the various masters have in the cold house?"

Morong Gan took out a folded piece of paper from his bosom and placed it in front of Prime Minister Bai, "This king would never come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, so I have come to ask for money. The Prime Minister Bai knows about the drought in the south, but now that the treasury is empty, the Emperor has ordered me to help you out. Since the Prime Minister is the cornerstone of the current dynasty, he should be doing what he needs to do, everyone has done their best, and it's all up to the Prime Minister now. "

He roughly added them together and also gave a total of thirty to forty thousand taels of silver. He saw that the person who gave the most was Grand Scholar, with a total of five thousand taels of silvers, he could be considered to be in the same grade as Xiu Min, being a cabinet, being a prime minister, and being the left and right arm of the emperor. Since Xiu Min gave him five thousand taels, then he might as well give him five thousand too.

Therefore, he smiled and said, "This is a good deed, of course this official cannot be an exception. Although this official has a good salary and worships the prime minister, this large family depends on this official, and thus does not have much savings. Originally, this official had left a sum of silver as a dowry for the young lady. "It's not much. Five thousand silver taels, please accept, your highness."

Morong Gan laughed, "Prime Minister Bai is a famous hidden rich person in our dynasty, why would he donate five thousand gold? Aren't you being a little too stingy? "

"Your highness, please understand, this official has a clear mind, I rely on my salary to support my family. Look at my family, with so many mouths to eat and drink, it is not easy for this official. This amount of five thousand liang was removed from the dowry of a lady, no matter how much it is, this official is truly powerless."

Morong Gan said with a smile that was not a smile, "Everyone here has so many sleeves, let alone having many walls, it's truly difficult. To take the initiative to donate his own savings, Prime Minister Bai has nothing to do with the two sleeves, the matter at hand here, will not affect the Emperor, everyone just open their eyes, close them, and understand."

Prime Minister Bai blushed in front of everyone, wanting to pester him like this. The secret of the matter was that he couldn't let his reputation be tarnished like this.

"Your words are wrong. This official has always been determined to serve the imperial government, as the world can be seen. I have never done anything with my conscience, I have always been a well-behaved person. Even if it comes to the emperor, this official is not afraid."

Morong Gan laughed, and turned to look at him.

Jia Tong cleared his throat, and spoke with a loud and clear voice, "On the seventh day of the seventh month, the Bai Clan had a beggar girl with five thousand taels of silver.

Prime Minister Bai's face turned white, "To think that there is such a thing, begging is controlled by my wife, I know nothing about how much they spend, today I know, I will definitely discipline them properly."

Morong Gan declined to comment, and raised his chin, indicating that Jia Tong should continue.

"On the twenty-ninth day of the sixth month, Prime Minister Bai bought a copy of the ancient poster from the Precious Tree Sect. The price was fifteen thousand silver taels."

The Prime Minister Bai blinked his eyes, "Your Royal Highness, Mingcha, this is not true. I, on the 29th of June, have never been to the Treasure Shop."

Morong Gan said slowly, "Could it be that head manager saw a ghost in broad daylight? "Bring people up."

Ning Jiu quickly walked out and quickly brought a person in. He looked to be about fifty years old, with a goatee, small eyes, and a suit of silk robes with bamboo leaves.

Prime Minister Bai said with a gloomy face: "Shopkeeper Chen, has this official ever come to your place to search for things on the 29th of June? Speak the truth! " Although he was a civil servant, his speech was full of vigour.

Shopkeeper Chen didn't even dare to raise his head as Nie Li said, "Yes. On the twenty-ninth day of the sixth month, Prime Minister Bai bought an ancient tome from my Treasure House. It cost twenty-five thousand silvers."

"You're slandering me!" Prime Minister Bai slammed the table and shouted: "Men, tie up this thing that slandered the officials of the imperial government."

"What officials? Aren't we officials?" Morong Gan crooked his lips, "Prime Minister Bai is getting angry out of embarrassment? He could buy a few pages of scrap paper for fifteen thousand taels, but he refused to pay for the disaster. From a third rank official, our Shui Li Division's Vice Minister Liu only spent less than two hundred taels of silver for his mother's birthday, but he donated three thousand taels of silver. From a third rank official, our Shui Li Division's Vice Minister Liu only spent less than two hundred taels of silver for his mother's birthday, but he donated three thousand taels of silver. He did not know how long he had kept these three thousand taels of silver. The moment he heard that the imperial government was in trouble, he immediately took them out. This was a good example of clean government. This time, this king has visited every household and has seen many honest officials, but no one has been able to take out 15,000 silver for a few pages. Lord Prime Minister, if you really want to speak to the Emperor about this, it will be more than that. "

Even the tea they drank was just ordinary flowery tea, but he never thought that when the Prince Chu sword went on a rampage, they would actually investigate him from the outside. Not only him, but probably his unskilled sons, were all ancestors who spent money and money, if they were to do it in front of so many people, he would really lose all face.

Seeing that the Prime Minister Bai did not make a sound, Morong Gan raised his voice: "Continue reciting."

Jia Tong's lips moved, and he opened his mouth again, "On the twentieth of June, Prime Minister Bai was drinking flower wine at the lotus pond, bestowing a jade bracelet to the Red Rank Lady Water Immortal, which was worth three thousand silvers. On the second day, he also sent someone to send a pair of earrings."

"Shut your mouth," Prime Minister Bai was really angry from the embarrassment, "Prince Chu said." Prince Chu, this official knows that you are purposefully finding trouble, for such a slander, this official has no choice but to report it to the Emperor! " According to the law of the dynasty, it was a felony for an official to have sex with a prostitute. Of course, he could not admit it.

Seeing that the Prime Minister Bai was panicking, Morong Gan smiled, "Prime Minister, don't be so anxious. I was the one who asked about this, maybe there was a misunderstanding. How about this, the Prime Minister and I will talk for a bit, if there is any misunderstanding, it can be made clear."

Prime Minister Bai was a smart person, and if they were to force each other again and again, they would only end up dying today. Of course, that was not what he was willing to do. He had made a miscalculation, and with seven inches in his hand, he had no other choice but to pay for the silver. He secretly swallowed his saliva as he thought that once he donated the silver, he would be able to get it back sooner or later.

The Prince Chu and the Prime Minister Bai closed their doors for a discussion, and the entire room was filled with people waiting for the results. However, everyone was sure that if they were to fall into the hands of the Prince Chu, he would not be able to escape.