novelonline Chapter 562 Killer
Chapter 562 Killer
Chapter 562 Killer
After Hu Mu finished speaking, Zhu Di frowned, obviously he heard the meaning behind the words.
So Zhu Di put his palms on the case and stood up slowly.
Zhu Di did not expect that Hu Mu of the post office would also be involved in the yellow book.
Zhu Di is generally satisfied with the matter of the yellow book, because this time the number of people in the world has increased by [-]%, which is really a rare happy event for Zhu Di.
Just when Zhu Di's expression was solemn.
Although all the great scholars were stunned, they soon calmed down.
Xie Jin, in particular, had an attitude of having nothing to do with himself and hanging on high.
Hu Guang, on the other hand, felt his heart skip a beat.
He couldn't help cursing his stupid son inwardly, he didn't want to be his postal agent's transfer envoy, he just wanted to go through the muddy water, he really didn't learn any of the advantages of being a father.
Hu Mu's words alone have offended everyone in the world.
Not only that, but regarding the Yellow Book, His Majesty was very happy, but at this moment, any statement, if not handled properly, may lead to backlash.
Not only does His Majesty dislike it, but all the officials must also rise up and attack him.
Therefore, Hu Guang even had the urge to stand up and give a "reminder".
Fortunately, I knew this, but he still held back after all.
As for the top and bottom of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, when they all showed surprise, they couldn't help feeling vigilant in their hearts.
Regarding the matter of the Yellow Book, all the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate have received the emperor's letter, and many people have made meritorious deeds for it. Now, someone suddenly mentions it, which is enough to make people feel a little unusual.
Zhu Di still had a calm expression on his face, and he just smiled and said, "The yellow book? What's the matter with the yellow book?"
Hu Mu glanced at Zhang Anshi, as if he had absorbed courage from Zhang Anshi, so he continued: "The Postal Service records the household registrations in the world, and from this...the total number of household registrations in the world is obtained."
Zhu Di said: "The imperial court has just gone through an investigation. Why, the post office has also checked it?"
In fact, this question was not for Hu Mu, but for Zhang Anshi.
Zhang Anshi immediately replied comprehendingly: "Your Majesty, it is not that the post office took the initiative to investigate, but since it is necessary to send letters, and subscribe to residence newspapers, etc., it is necessary to investigate thousands of households in the world. If you don't know the person, you don't know. address, how to deliver the letter efficiently and quickly?"
Zhu Di nodded, and then he smiled and said, "It took a few months for a mere post office to find out?"
You must know that although it took several months for the imperial court to investigate this time, after all, the imperial court, three divisions, prefectures, counties, and countless Jiachang and Baochang were mobilized. up.
In addition, the vast majority of them are parents, officials, or Jia and Baozhang who know the local situation thoroughly in the prefecture and county, but even so, it took several months of hard work.
Although the postal department also spent a lot of money and food, it has only been established for more than half a year after all. Most of the people are newly recruited. As for this Hu Mu, he is also young and his qualifications are very shallow.
It would be beyond Zhu Di's imagination to say that their efficiency is higher than that of all the prefectures and counties in the world.
Hu Mu replied: "It has indeed been investigated."
Zhu Di smiled, stared at Hu Mu, and said, "Okay, then I want to hear, how many people have been found out?"
Hu Mu then said: "Return to Your Majesty, in today's world, the provinces in the two capitals, the households that have been investigated... are..."
Hu Mu paused here, and then said, "Twenty-two million and seventy million households."
As soon as this statement comes out...
There was a deathly silence in the hall.
Zhu Di's gaze changed from the dullness just now to a bright one.
Even his tiger body couldn't help shaking.
Then he said in an aggressive tone: "How much?"
"270 million..." Hu Mu was also very nervous at this time, as if he was afraid that Zhu Di would think he was lying, so he answered more carefully: "Nine thousand, four hundred and fifty nine households."
Zhu Di: "..."
The hall was still silent.
The great scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion have turned their heads to another place one by one.
At this time, it's still none of your business, hang it high, and feel more secure!
Hu Guang was about to suffocate.
Obviously, the numbers don't match up.
No, it's not just that they don't match up, it's simply a world of difference.
Originally, there were more than 800 million households in the whole country, but after an investigation, the number rose to 270 million.
But now... on this basis, it has almost doubled to 200 million households...
The difference is enough to kill tens of millions of people.
The question is, who wants the head to fall, the officials, or his stupid son?
No matter which one it is, it is not what Hu Guang wants to see.
At this time, Hu Guang's heart began to beat, and he turned to look at Zhang Anshi with resentful eyes.
He has always known that Zhang Anshi is the devil of the world, and he always speaks shocking words endlessly.
It's all right now, Zhang Anshi did it himself, and even dragged Hu Mu into the water.
Amidst the mixed emotions of worry and fear, finally, whispers began to appear in the palace.
The censors have changed their colors.
No matter how stupid they are, they are aware of the dire consequences that may be caused by this number.
But the smile on Zhu Di's face has long since disappeared, and his eyes have begun to become sharper.
"Twenty-two million and seven million households?" Zhu Di seemed a little unsure of his ears, and reconfirmed.
Hu Mu said firmly, "Exactly."
"But it's a lie?"
Hu Mu had no choice but to say: "I...don't dare to lie, so I entered the palace to have an audience and report to His Majesty..."
Zhu Di still seems to have some disbelief, because in fact, if there is a false report, he can understand it.
Zhu Di is not a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, and he also knows... In the actual process, there must be some illegal and under-reported situations.
But he was also confident that under Longyan's wrath, the officials must work harder in order to make up for their mistakes, and give him an explanation for the emperor.
Therefore, he can accept the result of 200 million households reported earlier.He thought that even if there was an error, it should be around a million households at most.
But Zhu Di did not expect that this situation of underreporting and illegal concealment would have a scale of more than tens of millions.
Zhu Di also seemed to hope that he could find some clues from Hu Mu so as to make a judgment, and said, "Do you know the consequences of deceiving the king?"
Hu Mu said: "I know, exterminate the clan!"
Hu Guang trembled all over.
Zhu Di looked at him solemnly and said, "You know the consequences, how dare you lie?"
Hu Mu said: "If I report a mistake, I would rather exterminate the family!"
Zhu Di subconsciously glanced at Hu Guang.
In fact, everyone's eyes fell on Hu Guang.
Hu Guangren was numb, only his heart was beating extremely fast!
Probably scared!
He felt that he should clarify a few words, but he opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't make a sound for a while.
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed into a slit, and then his eyes fell on Hu Mu.
He asked: "More than 2000 million households? But why did the court find out that there were only 200 million households?"
"Your Majesty, the facts are more terrifying than the data gap on the surface." Hu Mu obviously had to fight it out, and he was actually calmer than before.
more scary?
Zhu Di asked in surprise, "Where is the horror?"
Hu Mu said more and more calmly: "The fact is that recently, in many prefectures and counties, there have been demolition of households, and even... it has even appeared that the father and son in the family were originally one household, under the same roof, but It had to be divided into two households. There was also a Han with two sons, the eldest son was only nine years old, and the second son was seven years old, but they were divided into three households... and the age of the eldest son was changed to 17 without authorization... "
Zhu Di's eyes widened slightly when he heard this, and for no reason, he also felt his hair stand on end.
A person like Zhu Di was killed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and his courage is extraordinary.
In the past, he would never frown even if there were corpses everywhere.
But after hearing this, I felt an indescribable chill.
Zhu Di sat upright, seemed to be adjusting his breathing, still kept calm on his face, stared at Hu Mu and said, "How do you know this?"
Hu Mu immediately said: "The postal department has checked the households and also the people. Naturally, we can know."
"His Majesty!"
At this moment, someone let out an angry roar.
Everyone looked subconsciously, but it was Shi Zhongcheng, the censor of Zuodu.
Speaking of the censor of Zuodu, he is the most noble. Since Chen Ying, the censor of Zuodu, was convicted, Shi Zhongcheng replaced him and became the head of censor ever since.
As the chief official in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, although Shi Zhongcheng's reputation is not prominent, his status is quite high.
After all, this Zuodu censor is only a third-rank official on the surface, and his official position is even lower than that of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Or it may not be impossible to be the Minister of the Ministry of Households, or even the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
Shi Zhongcheng's expression was very ugly at this time. Normally, the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached others, but today, what Hu Mu said meant that this person had impeached the entire Metropolitan Procuratorate, let alone the Tianxia State that was involved in this matter. government.
Shi Zhongcheng said with a sullen face: "Your Majesty, the words of this son are not trustworthy. During the investigation process, there were some illegal acts, and I believed them. It is also supervised day and night, and there is no need to mention the first three divisions, prefectures and counties! In this world, how come there are 200 million households? As for the division of households, maybe... it may not be a small number of people who practice favoritism and cheat! But if... say... the world is like this, I... think that this statement is just a sensationalist, and it is not worth mentioning."
He talked eloquently, but even Hu Guang could immediately hear that his words were full of murderous intent.
On the one hand, Shi Zhongcheng talked about that this investigation was the result of the joint efforts of the emperor, Wenyuan Pavilion, various ministries, and all the officials in the world. People declare war.
On the other hand, he also left a little bit of leeway. Of course, it is not surprising that such a situation exists, but if he wants to use some partial situations to attack and investigate, then... it shows that this person is ambitious.
Driven by this Zuodu Yushi, the other censors also nodded one after another, and some immediately stood up and began to speak plausibly.
For a while, the scene got out of control.
After all... Once Hu Mu's words convince His Majesty, the consequences will be unpredictable.
Even if it's not for the sake of quick tongue, just for the sake of my own head, I can't stop.
Perhaps it was because Hu Mu's memorial was so terrifying that Zhu Di couldn't distinguish it for a while, so he simply kept silent and watched the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate start to question, but he used this to see some clues.
Therefore, Zhu Di did not stop it.
At this time, Zhang Anshi said: "Why don't you ask the Postal Service's transshipment envoy... to finish the sentence."
However, Shi Zhongcheng said arrogantly: "I have never heard of any transfer envoy from the Post Office, but only heard of a transfer envoy from the Salt Transport Department. I don't know how high this transfer envoy was in the imperial examination, and what qualifications does he have after entering the court?"
Zhang Anshi became angry immediately, and said angrily: "He is the son of Hu Guang, a great scholar."
Hu Guang: "..."
Hu Guangren was numb again. At this time, he was completely confused. When he heard the words Hu Guang's son, he subconsciously wanted to argue, but found that this was a fact, and it was indistinguishable from reality.
Shi Zhongcheng was already furious at this time, and said angrily: "Even if Hu Guang utters such slanderous words, I still have to speak up. I only look at right and wrong, not who it is. What qualifications, and why do you say such things?"
Hu Guang: "...
Zhang Anshi sneered: "At that time, I will have my own evidence, so why are you deliberately trying to make trouble here!"
Shi Zhongcheng's face was livid, his eyes widened, and his teeth were bared. After all... this was already related to his own life, so he couldn't care about other things at this time. He would bite whoever provoked him.
At that moment, Shi Zhongcheng couldn't help laughing and said: "What a proof, since there is a real proof, then I have something to ask this son of Hu Guang for advice."
His tone was full of sarcasm, and he didn't even bother to call Hu Guang Mr. Hu.
For this sake, you, Hu Guang, indulged your son in wanting to put the big guy to death, and it would be considered polite not to call you Hu Guang an old dog of Hu Guang.
After Shi Zhongcheng finished speaking, the noise in the hall barely subsided.
Shi Zhongcheng immediately said to Hu Mu aggressively: "Since you dare to report, then... dare to ask, why do you say that there are 200 million households in the world?"
"The post office...has written down the number." Hu Mu's voice obviously lacked the strength just now.In fact, Hu Mu at this time was also a little timid, after all, it was the first time he encountered such a big scene.
Shi Zhongcheng felt that he was trying to hold on, so he laughed and said, "Is it all right to memorize a number?"
Hu Mu said: "Every number has its basis."
"Every one?" Shi Zhongcheng still wanted to press on, but when he heard each one, he seemed to find the loopholes in Hu Mu's words immediately: "You mean... these two thousand and two million households, Do you have credentials for every household?"
When Hu Guang heard this, he was in a hurry. He was insulted by Zuo Du Yushi, but Hu Guang actually didn't care, because the most important issue was how his father and son escaped when things got to this point.
But now, he clearly had a premonition that his son was really stupid, and it wasn't long before Shi Zhongcheng caught the conversation.
Shi Zhongcheng had calmed down quite a bit at this time, but calmly grabbed his beard and said: "Okay, I want to see how each of these 2000, 70 households can be done! I would like to ask for advice." , these people... where is their origin, how old are they, how many children they have, where their parents are, and what their appearance is..."
"Yes..." When Hu Mu heard this, he actually calmed down. After all...debating is not his specialty, but it happened to be the field he is best at. Didn't everyone cheer up?
"Yes, there are, age, place of origin, name, description, and every household has a newspaper box hanging in their home, with their numbers..."
Shi Zhongcheng: "..."
Suddenly, his face became ugly, and hesitation flashed across his eyes.
In fact, in Shi Zhongcheng's understanding, it took only a few months. It is obviously impossible for a mere postal department to conduct such a detailed investigation.
Unexpectedly, his question happened to be about his field of expertise.
So Shi Zhongcheng had no choice but to continue to put on a calm attitude and said, "Huh...there are 200 households, all of them?"
"Yes, both!" Hu Mu replied very firmly, without any hesitation.
Shi Zhongcheng's face also began to become a little bit unconfident.
He took a deep breath, collected himself, and said, "Where is it? If that's the case, why don't you take it and test it."
Speaking of this, it had to be like this.
Hu Mu frowned, and began to be in a dilemma.
Seeing Hu Mu's suspicious expression, Shi Zhongcheng seemed to have confidence again, and he cheered up, thinking that he must have hit the other's pain point, and immediately sneered, "Why... can't you get it out?"
"It's not that I can't take it out...it's really...too many..." Hu Mu said in embarrassment: "There are dozens of warehouses...even if they are moved to the palace...I'm afraid it will be...also...also... ...It will take a day or two...not to mention that most of the documents have already been sorted, if they are moved without authorization, I'm afraid...it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to clean them..."
Shi Zhongcheng: "..."
Zhu Di had been watching the two of them coldly talking to each other, but now seeing Hu Mu's appearance, he felt that... this matter might not be impossible.
Just at this time, a censor said: "This is just an excuse. This man is not a kind person. You must not listen to his nonsense."
Zhu Di's thoughts moved slightly, so he said, "All the documents are in the Post Office?"
Hu Mu said: "Your Majesty, they are all in the Post Office."
Zhu Di glanced at all the officials with serious faces, and then said: "This is a big matter, if you don't verify it yourself, how can you convince the public? Today, I have to distinguish right from wrong. Come here, drive me, and go to the post office!" "
(End of this chapter)