Datang: I was overheard by the Empress

Chapter 440, The Military Salary Robbery!

Rejecting his elder brother's kindness to send him to the Household Office, Di Ping'an went to the Household Department alone. After all, Di Ping'an thought very clearly about this matter. He would be targeted if he went to the Household Department. If my elder brother took it with me, I'm afraid he was forcing others to wear small shoes for me!
It's just that Di Ping'an didn't expect that going to the Ministry of Accounts this time was not as bad as he imagined. Helan Anshi received him in a neutral manner, neither showing too much enthusiasm for him, nor directly facing him. I just put on small shoes for myself, which made Di Pingan heave a sigh of relief,
In this case, it shows that the majesty of the empress is still there. At least Helan Anshi dare not deal with him blatantly. This is already very good for Di Pingan. As long as he comes to the Ministry of Accounts, he will not be targeted!
So Di Ping'an's life fell into a strange calm again. The inspector of the household department said that he had a lot of responsibility, but He Lan Anshi obviously planned to let Di Pingan hang out like this, neither intending to wear small shoes for Di Pingan, nor He intends to entrust Di Pingan with a heavy responsibility,
I just want to suffocate Di Pingan to death. Others will naturally be furious about this situation, and they will fight for power immediately, but for Di Pingan, this is the best, as long as you can let me live Comfortable, then we can write off the rest, right?

However, what Di Ping'an never expected was that less than half a month had passed since this comfortable day, and a major event that shocked the court was reported, which made the court and the public all anxious about it!
That day was also the event when the Empress convened the Great Court Meeting in April. The Great Court Meeting was no small matter. The Great Court Meeting was only held once a month. It's just for a walk.

Even foreign debriefing personnel in Beijing have the opportunity to participate in such a grand event, but if the grade is below a certain level, they are not eligible to enter the Ziwei Palace. Even the magistrates released outside are not eligible to enter the Ziwei Palace. There are hundreds of magistrates, whether they are big or small, they can be regarded as middle-level officials, but they are really not high-ranking officials!

And this time the Great Court Meeting is also the Great Court Meeting in April. Generally speaking, this kind of Great Court Meeting does not have any major events, but the situation is often unexpected.

What happened at the Dachao Clubhouse on this day was beyond everyone's expectations, because according to the information sent back by the spies, the 500 million military pay and 80 dans of food and grass escorted by Wang Xiaojie led [-] forbidden troops to Liangzhou were actually robbed .

Among them, the 500 forbidden soldiers who escorted 80 million military pay and [-] dans of food and grass all died in the northwest desert. The general Wang Xiaojie disappeared, and even Xue Dingshan, who was walking with the army, also disappeared.
As for the 500 million military pay and 80 dans of food and grass, let alone they disappeared without a trace. Poor Xue Rengui waited for a month in Liangzhou, thinking that he would be able to see the military pay, but In the end, he didn't even see a hair. If Xue Rengui hadn't sent troops to look for it in a hurry, I'm afraid it would have been a few months later to find out about this matter!
The Empress was furious. It can even be said that this is the biggest anger the Empress has ever ignited since she ascended the throne. 500 million military pay, 80 grain and grass, half of the national treasury was taken to Liangzhou, but such important supplies disappeared. , it is simply unreasonable!

However, no matter how furious the empress is, since the matter has already happened, she must find a way to deal with it, and if she wants to deal with the disappearance of the 500 million military pay and food, she must send a loyal and reliable humerus minister to Liangzhou in person to deal with this,
After all, according to reports, the place where the 500 million military pay and 80 dans of grain and grass disappeared was only five hundred miles away from Liangzhou City. At a distance of five hundred miles, these grains, grass and military pay disappeared strangely in the northwest desert, and there was no one there. People found that this matter can be said to be extremely weird!
Therefore, it is urgent to investigate the disappearance of the army's salary in the Northwest, because the Liangzhou army has not received the army's salary for a long time. Suppress the Liangzhou army,
Liangzhou is easy but not stable. If the Turks take advantage of the situation to attack, the border of the Tang Dynasty will be in danger, so the empress even thought about ordering Helan Anshi to call for another batch of food and grass, but this time Helan Anshi was sullen and told the empress Dao, the raising of the 500 million military pay and 80 grain and grass has already exhausted the strength of the household department.

Although there is still some grain and money in the national treasury, it is not enough to pay 500 million military pay and 80 grain and grass. What's more, Liangzhou is not the only one in the Tang Dynasty that needs to spend money. Should the local military pay be released?
If there is another major disaster in various places, do you want money for relief?So it's impossible not to put a little bit of money in the treasury, right? It's all going to Liangzhou. They eat and drink whatever they want, and they don't work!All the people in Chang'an city drink the northwest wind!
Therefore, under such circumstances, a kind of public opinion came into being immediately, and this kind of public opinion has to be said to be very vicious, because the rumors spread like this,
That is to say, the country is generally stable and stable now, the Liangzhou army is ringing, and the court has resolved it, but it is completely unimaginable why the military pay for the escort of [-] forbidden troops still mysteriously disappears in the boundary of [-] miles away from Liangzhou. one thing,
After all, even if there are any bandits along the way, it is impossible to defeat the 5000-strong Forbidden Army. This is the 5000-strong Forbidden Army with the highest combat power in the Tang Dynasty, which can completely surpass tens of thousands of people. What kind of bandits and bandits can organize Can afford such an attack?

Not to mention, these forbidden troops are all equipped with the most elite armored bow and arrow weapons of the Tang Dynasty. If you want to repel these five thousand forbidden troops, it cannot be accomplished by just a few thousand bandits, let alone killing one of the five thousand forbidden troops. , clean and without a living,
Even Wang Xiaojie disappeared, and even Xue Dingshan, who was traveling with the army, did not hear any news. In the entire Tang Dynasty, the only person who can do this now is probably only from Liangzhou. That Xue Rengui, Generalissimo Xue,

It was only then that the five thousand forbidden troops could be wiped out without anyone noticing, and all the food and salaries of the army were robbed back to Liangzhou, and then deliberately evaded the matter, which led to the current passive situation. It can be said that there is a lot of noise, and it spreads more and more widely. Many people can't help but believe this rumor. They have no choice but to believe it. This rumor is really so false that it is true!
In the palace, the imperial study room was in a mess. The fact that Liangzhou’s military salary disappeared for no reason directly made the empress very angry. Even the imperial study room was messed up by the empress. There is no way, she is so angry.
I thought this year would have a good start, but I didn't expect the reality to give the Empress such a heavy blow, and the Empress already knew about this rumor, and even the Empress was not sure for a while, whether it was Xue Rengui herself The reason is that someone really framed Xue Rengui!

After all, when the empress ascended the throne, she did have conflicts with Xue Rengui. If Xue Rengui secretly cut off the military salary, it is not impossible. After all, it has only been more than a year since the empress ascended the throne.

Some people are dissatisfied with the empress, this is a very normal thing, and even the empress can't help secretly wondering whether this matter was caused by Xue Rengui,
If it wasn't for Xue Rengui's actions, then the situation would be terrible. If it wasn't for Xue Rengui's actions, then the military pay must be recovered now.

If these military salaries are not recovered, something will happen to Liangzhou, and the entire Tang Dynasty will be dragged into the quagmire of war. No one can afford such a loss.

But if this matter was really done by Xue Rengui, it would be even worse. The military salary was originally allocated to Xue Rengui.

But now Xue Rengui has directly robbed these military salaries, so what is Xue Rengui's intention?Naturally, it is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it. Under such circumstances, the court is even more dangerous.
You must know that Xue Rengui is now the most capable general in the Tang Dynasty, and he is one of the famous generals who have made great achievements even in the Zhenguan Dynasty. His real strength is not inferior to that of Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong.

Nowadays, there is no one in the world who can match Xue Rengui. If Xue Rengui really has objections, 15 Liangzhou soldiers will be together, and the Tang Dynasty will be in flames. The empress is not the Li family. If there is a war , I am afraid this matter will be even more difficult to deal with!
(End of this chapter)