When Chen Keqiu heard Duke An Guo’s words, he immediately smiled and said, “The old Duke is selfless, and I admire him!”

Duke An Guo said expressionlessly: "What does Chen Jingshi mean?"

"The Ministry of Revenue was managed by the old Duke in the past." Chen Keqiu said slowly: "Today, the old Duke still has many disciples and old friends in it. This thorough investigation will start from the Ministry of Revenue. The person investigated will inevitably lead to the old masters and old friends of the old master. The old Duke does not avoid his relatives and supports the thorough investigation, so that his officials will admire him!"

Duke An Guo said lightly: "The people in the world are all the people of the saints, and all the officials in the world are also all the ministers of the saints. Chen Jingshi's words are already wrong!"

Chen Keqiu is the main character of the princeling party, and An Guogong is the main character of the Han Wang Party. This is well-known. It is common for both sides to confront each other in court or in private, and occasionally speaking in words.

Chen Keqiu smiled indifferently and said to the emperor: "Master, the old Duke's intention is to thoroughly investigate this matter. Although the main culprit Hu Bufan has committed suicide for fear of the crime, there are many officials involved. These scums are all worms among the officials of my Great Qin. If they cannot be thoroughly investigated and punished, they will definitely cause harm to the Great Qin!" He paused, glanced at Duke An and sneered: "The officials involved in this account book include Beijing officials, foreign ministers, and civil officials. There were military generals and local taxes, and half of them were concealed and not paid, while half of the expenses of the Ministry of Revenue were greedy. The huge amount of silver in the middle was divided by these people. It was already a huge thing for the emperor to divide the national taxes, but the ambition hidden behind them was even more shocking. As soon as the Weichen got this account book, he looked at only a few pages and was frightened. This was not an account book, but a ill-intentioned intention!"

Perhaps because of his practice of Taoism, the emperor was calm and composed, but he asked calmly: "Aiqing Chen, you all have the responsibility of supervising all officials. If you want to thoroughly investigate at this time, how do you plan to investigate?"

"The main focus is on Dali Temple, and the Censorate and the Ministry of Justice assist. The relevant people and matters involved in the account book should be found out with three feet of ground." Chen Keqiu said seriously: "Once it is verified, it will not be merciless and punished according to national laws!"

The emperor looked at the disciples of the emperor, Zhou Ting, and asked, "Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?"

Zhou Ting stood up and bowed, "I think this account book is of great importance and has a wide range of involvement. A thorough investigation will definitely be conducted. However, Hu Bufan died immediately. Whether all the records in this red and silver book are true and there is no evidence of death, you should be careful. If there are really corrupt people, they must be severely punished in accordance with the national laws. However, if there are too many officials involved, they should still investigate them in detail. Never make people panic because of a book book, and even more unjustly a good person."

Chen Keqiu sneered: "Zhou Nayan, the Censorate has always been cautious in doing things. Good people will not be wronged, and bad people will not be allowed!"

Zhou Ting looked very good-tempered, but just smiled and said, "What the Censor Chen said is."

However, the emperor signaled the eunuch to bring the red silver book. The eunuch took the red silver book back. The emperor took the red silver book in his hand, opened it, tore off the five or six pages in front, and handed the red silver book to the eunuch beside him, and said lightly: "Take it and burn it!"

The eunuch was stunned, and the ministers under the jade platform were also stunned. The emperor's eyes turned cold. The eunuch hurriedly took the red silver book and walked to the side of a fire platform. There were still lights on it. In front of everyone, he actually placed the red silver book on it and ignited it. Soon, the red silver book burned, and everyone except the emperor was stunned.

This red and silver book has at least forty or fifty pages, but the emperor only tore off a small part. The ministers really didn't understand what the emperor was going to do.

The emperor ordered the eunuch to hand over the pages of paper to Chen Keqiu, and then slowly said: "I really don't believe that all the red and silver books are true. I don't believe that the ministers of the Qin Dynasty are treating me like this. However, the treasury is empty, and the taxes are increasing again and again. The Ministry of Revenue cannot escape his responsibility. Hu Bufan is dead. Among the six clans, all male members are beheaded, and female relatives are charged and prostitutes. All their property is confiscated and handed over to the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue." He pointed to several sheets of paper in Chen Keqiu's hand and said: "The officials on this are taken to Dali Temple and the Censorate to investigate together. Once it is verified, all the people involved in the case will follow Hu Bufan's handling!"

No one spoke for a moment, and didn't know what to say, but the emperor said: "I can't kill all the ministers who serve me, but I also want to let some people understand that this is my country. Whoever wants to play tricks at my feet will never forgive me!"

All the ministers bowed to the ground and said "Long live"!

The emperor looked at Duke An and smiled and said, "Old Duke, since Hu Bufan committed suicide because he was afraid of his crime, the Ministry of Revenue cannot delay it. Why don't you take on the courage of the Ministry of Revenue again and let me feel at ease?"

Duke An Guo immediately said: "Report to the emperor, the old minister is old and has a heart but is powerless, so it is really difficult to take this great task. I would like to ask the emperor to choose another wise man!"

"Yes!" The emperor nodded and sighed: "We are all old, and many things are no longer within our ability." He shook his head and said: "It's a pity that I am the king of a country. I cannot easily get rid of the burden of the country. Otherwise, I really want to find a place to live in seclusion and cultivate my mind, and not ask about the world's affairs. How comfortable it is!"

The ministers felt that the emperor's words were unusual and dared not speak.

"Duke Anguo, you recommended Hu Bufan. Now that the Minister of Revenue is vacant, you are unwilling to take on the heavy responsibility. What if you recommend another person?" the emperor said in harmony.

An Guo said justice: "The emperor is very loving, but the old minister cannot repay him. But the old minister is becoming more and more confused, and he really can't think of a suitable candidate. The emperor is very wise, so please tell him!"

The emperor pondered for a moment and finally said, "Ma Hong!"

The Minister of Rites Ma Hong had already stepped forward to worship and lay on the ground. The emperor said, "You should take on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue first." After a pause, he said, "The position of Minister of Rites is promoted from the Left Minister of Rites. The Ministry of Revenue is the lifeline of the country. The Ministry of Money and Grain, Ma Hong, what I have given to you is a heavy burden. If you are negligent, I will never forgive you!"

Ma Hong bowed to the ground and said happily: "I must do my best to serve the emperor!"

Compared with the Ministry of Rites, the errand of the Minister of Revenue is naturally a big flaw.

All the ministers were a little surprised.

Looking at this situation, the emperor seemed to have already thought about the candidate for the Minister of Revenue, and just asked Duke An to take on the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue again. It was obviously just a false trap.

Duke Anguo's face remained unchanged and was very calm.

"Have Tongren Pavilion been repaired and completed?" The emperor seemed not going to continue talking about the Red Silver Book, and changed the topic: "I heard that the Xiliang delegation was very fast, and it arrived in the capital half a month earlier than expected."

Ma Hong hurriedly said, "Report to the emperor, report to the emperor, the Xiliang delegation is working tirelessly along the way, even day and night. If nothing unexpected happens, they may arrive in the capital within five days!"

"Master, the people of Xiliang are so anxious that they are very eager to seek peace." Lin Yuanfang, the Minister of Personnel, finally found the opportunity to speak and hurriedly said: "My Great Qin country is rich and powerful. When the people of Xiliang fight in the northwest, they must have felt the power of our Great Qin army, so they were eager to negotiate peace with our Great Qin. The saint is the might of heaven and surrender to the world!"

The emperor smiled and said, "I built a country with martial law, but ruled the world with harmony."

"The Lord is wise!" the ministers said in unison.

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As soon as Duke An returned to Duke's Mansion, Huang Tiandu was already waiting in the mansion. When the father and son entered the study, Huang Tiandu couldn't wait to ask, "Father, what does the emperor mean?"

Duke An Guo sat on the chair and sneered: "I have been making trouble for so long, and I only realized today that Yingyuan's spearhead may not be the King of Han, but my Huang family!"

Huang Tian was surprised and asked quickly, "Why did my father say this?"

"Yingyuan burned the red silver book, leaving only a few pieces of paper." Duke An Guo's expression was sinister, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "The account book is full of people from the Han Wang Party. If he was determined to suppress the Han Wang, he would take this opportunity to make a big fight. But this is not the case. The list in front of the Red Silver Book is all the list of officials from the Ministry of Revenue in the capital and local areas. They are all students of our Huang family. Many of the burned ones are the officials who really defected to the Han Wang. From this, it can be seen that Yingyuan's heart is not in the Han Wang, but in my husband!"

Huang Tiandu's face darkened, and he clenched his fists and said, "In this way, Yingyuan wants to take this opportunity to suppress our Huang family's disciples, rather than suppressing the entire Han Wang Party?"

"It must be like this." Duke An Guo sneered: "He even knocked indirectly today, asking me to withdraw from the court and retire to the mountains and forests..." His old and dry hands were already squeezing, and he said hatefully: "Yingyuan, Yingyuan, you are still thinking about attacking me. If it weren't for my Huang family, how could you have today? Now seeing my Huang family prosperous, I began to regard it as a thorn in my eyes... I want me to retire from the mountains and forests, hehe, it's really a delusion!"

Huang Tiandu leaned over and said angrily: "Father, Yingyuan really wants to drive you out of the court?"

"He doesn't dare to do that now." Duke An Guo sneered: "The Qin Dynasty belongs to his Ying clan, but the Qin Dynasty also has the marks of our Huang clan. It is not easy to erase our marks easily."

Huang Tiandu's eyes showed a look of worry and said, "Father, since Yingyuan has moved this heart, our Huang family is in danger. Do you really have to wait for him to attack us?"

"No hurry!" Duke An Guoshi shook his head and said, "Now that internal and external troubles are in trouble. Before everything is settled, Yingyuan dares not act rashly. If he really can do it, he would not let me retreat. Moreover, he regards himself as a saint, and the whole country knows the contribution of our Huang family to the Qin Dynasty. He even said that he would treat our Huang family kindly. If he doesn't ask the truth, he will destroy his promise. With his temperament, he will not do it easily." After a pause, he said, "But we can't sit still and wait for death. Our Huang family helped him to conquer the country back then was a big bet. Now everything is not his reward, but the bet we won. All of this is our own thing. If he wants to take it away from us, it will never happen."

"Kill the donkey!" Huang Tiandu also sneered: "He wants to treat our Huang family as a donkey, and that's not what he says!"

Duke An Guo sat on the chair, pondered for a moment, and finally said, "The tyrant monarch has no virtue. If he continues to toss like this, the Qin Dynasty will fall into pieces again in just twenty years. He wants me to retreat, but I still want to let him retreat!"

Huang Tiandu gritted his teeth and said, "Father, if someone hurts me, I will hurt others. The foolish lord has sinister intentions, and we must make plans early!"

Duke An Guo didn't say anything, got up, picked up the wolf's hair, took a piece of paper, waved his pen, wrote a big word "death" on the paper, and then said softly: "Don't be impatient, hold on to your mind, we won't wait too long!"

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