Destiny Phoenix

Chapter 702 Is Just a Scapegoat

On the second day, when Shangguan Songge left the palace, there was a lot of quarrel in the palace hall.

The reason is that as soon as he went to court in the morning, Gu Changci, the Minister of Dali Temple, joined Wu Mao, the minister of the Ministry of war.

It is said that Wu Mao is a bad official, embezzling military rations and embezzling military rations privately.Although the amount is not too large, soldiers are the pillars of the country. His actions seriously shaken the morale of the army and had a great impact on the morale of the Southern Chu army. Therefore, he asked the emperor to order a strict investigation and punishment, so as to serve as an example to others.

"Your Majesty, I have been wronged." Wu Mao knelt on the ground and cried out.

"Oh——" Gu Changci's cold face was full of disdain, "Master Wu said that Mr. Gu wronged you, and the military pay from the treasury was sent from you to the soldiers, which was a total of 3000 taels short. What do you say? Tell me, where did the [-] military pay that the soldiers underpaid go to?"

"This—" Wu Mao couldn't speak, and looked at Ma Jian for help.

The corner of Mo Zhanhua's eyes also glanced at Ma Jian.

Since he became the regent, the palace has specially set up an auditorium seat for him.The political seat should have been placed inside the hall, but under the steps, he had someone put it on the left side of the first step in the hall, only four steps away from Ma Jian's dragon chair.

Sitting here, he could not only see every move of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but also clearly see Ma Jian's movements.

Ma Jian had a headache at this time, and he could see it all in his eyes.

A smile curled up on the man's thin lips.

Ma Jian supported his forehead.

Wu Mao, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Song Yucheng, the new minister of the Ministry of War, are both his confidants.Now he is being watched too closely by Mo Zhanhua, the treasury money cannot be moved, and he has a lot of expenses. A few days ago, he embezzled 3000 taels of silver from the Ministry of War.It wasn't until the hole was filled that he was pulled out by Gu Changci.

In fact, it was not as alarmist as Gu Changci's. A mere 3000 taels was distributed to hundreds of thousands of people, and each person was only a few pennies.

He didn't mention it, no one found out.

But when Gu Changci said this in the hall, the matter became serious.

If you don't press down on the matter today and let Gu Changci continue to investigate, there is no guarantee that Song Yucheng will not be implicated.At that time, the two men in the Ministry of War will dismount at the same time, and it may be difficult to force his men in again.

But he was unwilling to abandon Wu Mao like this.

In the past year, Mo Zhanhua and Gu Changci sang together, coupled with a pedantic Feng Xiang, his power has been disintegrated a lot.

Although he also designed to get rid of a few people from Mo Zhanhua, compared to his loss, it is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

Seeing that Ma Jian didn't speak for a long time, Mo Zhanhua turned his head, and said in a majestic and indifferent voice: "Master Wu, while you are crying for grievances, you are looking at the emperor. Could it be that the silver taels you withheld should be handed over to the emperor?"

The voice was neither slow nor slow, but like a ray of magic sound, it swept across the hall in an instant.

The crowd fell silent.

There were still a few people who wanted to intercede for Wu Mao, but they shrank their necks knowingly and retreated.

Anyone who can stand in this hall is extremely intelligent, at least they have the ability to recognize the situation.In today's court, the real caller is the regent, not the emperor, and they know very well who cannot be offended.

"This, no." Wu Mao burst into tears.

He did hand over the silver to the emperor, but he can't say it!
"Prince Regent, it's only 3000 taels of silver. I think it will be enough to let Wu Aiqing return it to the treasury and punish her." Ma Jian said in a tone of discussion.

"I don't think so." Mo Zhanhua leaned on the couch, with a hint of laziness in his majesty.

(End of this chapter)