Another World's Imperial Examination Official Path

Those who are a little more sensitive have noticed that Yu Wenchang seems to be a little different today. The grand court meeting was noisy, but no one dared to speak out today. The same shrinks his head.

Sima Weibo felt uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know why his heart became more and more uneasy.

"Everyone has nothing to do today..."

Just when everyone thought that Yu Wenchang was going to say something about Sanchao, Yu Wenchang changed his voice and said, "I have something, I want to talk to you all."

After speaking, Yu Wenchang glanced at Hong Da.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hong Da understood, he quickly bent down to respond, and sent someone to the side hall to call Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin.

Hong Da's voice was not low, and the officials in the front row heard the names of Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin.

For a while, everyone couldn't help but whispered.

"Chu Zhuang? Zhang Yuanbin? Aren't the two of them imprisoned by the emperor and put into the prison?"

"That's right, why did the emperor announce their audience at this time?"

"What did these two people do? The emperor hasn't given an explanation until now."

"Could it be to convict Chuzhuang and the others today? Let's see what the emperor says."

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"You have no reason to be caught by Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin, do you?"

Hearing Chu Zhuang's name, Sima Weibo's left eyelid began to twitch and jump up. Sima Weibo became more and more disturbed, and couldn't help turning his head to look at Wu Mingyu behind him, and asked him in a low voice.

"This, no!"

Seeing that Sima Weibo was so nervous in a small Chu village, Wu Mingyu couldn't help being stunned, and quickly shook his head in denial.

Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin have been sent to settle accounts by him since they entered the household department. Except for the value of the house, the two have never been anywhere.

Wu Mingyu really didn't think they would pose any threat to him.

Sima Weibo looked at Wu Mingyu's appearance, and felt that he was a little too nervous. Chu Zhuang was just a mere sixth-rank editor. Can he make trouble?

Yu Wenhong originally focused on dozing off, but when he heard the names of Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin, he slowly opened his eyes.

During this time, he has been waiting.

Today, he finally arrived!

A good show is about to be staged!

A group of people appeared at the gate of the palace, Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin walked in the front, and behind them were the petty officials who had disappeared recently.

"See the emperor!"

A group of people slowly stepped forward to salute Yu Wenchang under everyone's gaze.

Yu Wenchang had a panoramic view of the reactions of the officials, and he waved his hand to let Chu Zhuang and the others excuse themselves.

"Before, I sent Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin to join the household department. Chu Zhuang, please tell me what you found in the household department!"

Yu Wenchang didn't talk nonsense, and directly asked Chu Zhuang to speak.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Chu Zhuang clapped his hands in response, and at the same time looked at Wu Mingyu, Shangshu of the household department.

Wu Mingyu looked at Chu Zhuang's gaze, his heart skipped a beat, and he began to faintly feel uneasy.

"Reporting to the emperor, the ministers and others have found out that there is corruption in the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts, and it has been for several years. Now the accounts of the past two years have been investigated. Last year, the amount of corruption in the accounts totaled 560 million gold coins. The year before last The amount of embezzlement totaled 860 million gold coins!"

"As for the accounts of previous years, they are currently under investigation, and the statistics have not yet been completed."

As soon as Chu Zhuang opened his mouth, he immediately threw a heavy bomb, which knocked everyone in the hall.

The household department is a fat job, and there must be corruption. Everyone present knows this.

But so what?

No one can check it out, this account is so complicated, who can check it out?

However, Chu Zhuang told them today that he found out.

And it was found out that there was a shortfall of two years in one fell swoop!

And the amount of the shortfall turned out to be an astronomical figure that they couldn't even imagine!

Regardless of everyone's reaction, Chu Zhuang took the account book and loudly announced all the embezzled funds one by one.

The amount he mentioned just now is just the various taxes of corruption. In addition, there are land and food, etc.

The Yue Dynasty has a vast territory, with a total of [-] prefectures in the country, involving more than [-] prefectures and counties.

The taxes paid by these state capitals should be at least 2000 million gold coins, which is the amount that a country should have in taxes.

But only 800 to [-] million are handed in every year. To be precise, it is the figure given by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Where did the missing money go?

Needless to say, I know that I was ignorant.

And even the money that was handed over to the national treasury was very little that could be used.

They will use various reasons to reissue the money to the officials of the faction in order to maintain the stability of the party.

Originally Chu Zhuang didn't know about this, he just thought that the country only collected a few million gold coins in taxes, and then the Ministry of Households embezzled part of it.

It was the small official of the household department who reminded him to ask Chu Zhuang to look up the local account books, so that Chu Zhuang was able to check all the accounts of the real household department.

These petty officials are the lowest-level existence among the various ministries, and the things they are responsible for are also very messy. Basically, every link is inseparable from them. Naturally, they are very clear about the affairs of the Ministry of Accounts.

Wu Mingyu was shocked when he heard Chu Zhuang's words.

Chu Zhuang checked the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts for two years by himself?

Has this cowhide been blown up to the Hall of Supreme Harmony? !

Although he is the Minister of the Ministry of Accounting, in fact, since he took over the Ministry of Accounting, the accounts inside have been a mess, even if they themselves have not figured out the accounts of the Ministry of Accounting.

So he didn't believe what Chu Zhuang said at all.

"Your Majesty, the above is what I found in the household department."

After Chu Zhuang finished reading, he closed the account books, looked at Yu Wenchang and said.

Although Yu Wenchang already knew about these accounts, but hearing this again, he still couldn't help but feel anger welling up in his heart.

"Where is Wu Mingyu?!" Yu Wenchang asked coldly.

"Minister, I am here!"

Wu Mingyu came back to his senses, and hurried forward to answer.

"You are the Minister of the Household Department, what do you think of what Chu Zhuang said?" Yu Wenchang stared at Wu Mingyu and asked.

Wu Mingyu squinted his eyes. He didn't believe that Chu Zhuang checked the account books of the Ministry of Accounts at all!

What Chu Zhuang said today, in Wu Mingyu's eyes, was nothing but sensationalism, trying to win Yu Wenchang's attention!

Wu Mingyu sneered in his heart, since Chu Zhuang came to his door, he would never let go of this opportunity to suppress him!

"Your Majesty, I have objections to this matter! The accounts of the household department involve the world's money and food, and the matter is of great importance. How can you listen to Master Chu alone?!" Wu Mingyu said indifferently, cupping his hands.

"The accounts of the household department involve the world's money and food..."

Yu Wenchang thought about this sentence, took a deep look at Wu Mingyu, and said in a deep voice: "You are right, you really can't just listen to Chu Zhuang's words."

Yu Wenchang glanced at Chu Zhuang, Chu Zhuang understood, and said, "My Majesty, these accounts were not calculated by me alone, but were settled by fifty small officials behind me."

"The ministers and others learned new types of mathematics and accounting methods from Mr. Chu, so that they were able to clear all these accounts in a short period of time."

Those little officials also responded again and again, telling them about the new mathematics and accounting methods taught by Chu Zhuang.

For a while, everyone in the hall was in an uproar.

"There is such a new type of mathematics in this world?"

"Is what Master Chu said true or false?"

"Could it be that the household department really embezzled so much money and food?"

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Looking at the chaos below, Yu Wenchang frowned in displeasure.

"Silence!" Hong Da hurriedly stepped forward and scolded.

Only then did the court restore calm.

Wu Mingyu looked at the 50 people with a look of fear in his eyes. Sima Weibo glared at him and told him to refute quickly. He must never admit to Chu Zhuang's mathematics and accounting methods!

Once this matter is really confirmed, then Hubu will definitely suffer a fatal blow!

Neither Wu Mingyu nor Sima Weibo could afford this consequence!

"It's nonsense! How could there be such a math method in the world!" Wu Mingyu denied excitedly.

"Master Wu hasn't seen it, it doesn't mean he hasn't!"

Chu Zhuang narrowed his eyes, and was about to refute, when he saw a person standing beside him.

It was Huang Guanping, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, who was also the one who gave full marks to Chu Zhuang's paper on water control.

"Your Majesty, I can prove that Master Chu's words are true!"

Huang Guanping does not participate in party disputes, but in this matter, he thinks he must stand up.

Chuzhuang's water control strategies were very good at the beginning, but until now, few have been put into practice.

It's not that the people in the Ministry of Industry are unwilling to do it, but that the imperial court can't allocate money.

Water control is a big project, and it cannot be done without money.

So it was delayed.

Even if you know that the people are suffering from the flood, even if you know that there is a solution.

But because he had no money, he could only watch and do nothing.

Huang Guanping has been tormented by this sense of powerlessness these days.

Now it is known that the Ministry of Households has embezzled so much money, and part of the money should have been allocated to the Ministry of Industry.

How could Huang Guanping endure it!

Of course, he stood up to testify for Chu Zhuang not only because he hated the household department, but because he really knew how miraculous Chu Zhuang's calculations are!

The Ministry of Industry needs to apply a lot of mathematics knowledge, and in the whole world, only the Mathematics Department of Yushan Academy is the best in mathematics.

Officials from the Ministry of Industry often go to He Daoming in Mathematics to ask questions in private.

Chu Zhuang taught He Daoming and them mathematics, and did not allow them to spread it, but encouraged them to teach it to more people.

So He Daoming also taught it to Huang Guanping and others in the Ministry of Industry.

It's just that the Ministry of Industry is a marginal department, and there is no sense of existence on weekdays, so even though Chuzhuang's mathematics has been praised to the altar within the Ministry of Industry, it is only limited to the Ministry of Industry and has not caused any movement in the court. .

Therefore, Huang Guanping has the confidence to testify to Chu Zhuang!

Because he has studied mathematics in Chuzhuang!

Wu Mingyu did not expect that Huang Guanping, who has never participated in these fights, would stand up here, and was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted, and said coldly: "Master Huang, some things must not be said nonsense!"