Guo Jitong nodded vigorously: "Yes, I remember it very clearly. There is no mistake in it."

A bad premonition arose in his heart: "Is it possible that the data in the memorial is different from the data calculated by the minister?"

Before Xiao Ge could answer, his pupils suddenly opened wide, as if he had thought of something. However, he quickly lowered his head to cover up his gaffe.

But Xiao Ge sat on it and could see clearly.

He asked: "What did Mr. Guo think of?"

Guo Jitong shook his head: "No, I just think that the officials who raised the grain may have made a mistake. But there is no real evidence, so it's hard to talk nonsense."

Xiao Ge's eyes narrowed, and he turned around and ordered: "Ask Qi Xugu to leave the matter to others and ask him to come over immediately."

After hearing this, Guo Jitong lowered his head and knelt there, rolling his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

After a while, Qi Xugu arrived.

Xiao Ge directly threw the memorial and the small book written by Guo Jitong in front of Qi Xugu. Before he could read the number of words on it, he scolded: "Look what's going on? How come the data from the Ministry of Industry are not in your memorial?"

The data, Mr. Guo’s data are all different?”

He spoke to Qi Xugu openly, but his attention was on Guo Jitong. Guo Jitong was obviously relieved when he heard this.

Qi Xugu was shocked when he heard this. He quickly picked up the memorial on the ground and the small book written by Guo Jitong and read it.

There are two memorials, one is submitted by their Household Department, and the other is the memorial prepared by the Ministry of Works for the vehicles.

The military situation is urgent. In the past few days, not only the Ministry of Revenue has been busy collecting food, but other departments are also taking a break. The Ministry of Industry is responsible for preparing transportation vehicles and inspecting vehicles, while the Imperial Guard is preparing to select teams to deliver food.

The number of vehicles to be prepared by the Ministry of Industry is based on the amount of grain calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The data from the Ministry of Household Affairs are consistent with the data written by Guo Jitong just now, but in the memorial from the Ministry of Works, the number of grains and vehicles that need to be transported are obviously not consistent.

Guo Jitong also wanted to take a look, but because he was kneeling and Qi Xugu was standing, he couldn't see it even if he stretched his neck, and he couldn't be disrespectful in front of him. He had to look away and kneel there honestly.

Qi Xugu knelt down: "I don't know why the data is wrong. I wrote the memorial based on the data written by Mr. Guo. And the vehicles at the Ministry of Industry should have been determined based on my data. Now there is an error.

, I don’t know what the problem is, and I hope the emperor will investigate it thoroughly.”

Guo Jitong became suspicious when he heard that the number of vehicles did not match up. Now when he heard Qi Xugu's words, he immediately understood where the problem lay.

He gritted his teeth and said: "It's Zhou Zhao, it must be Zhou Zhao. He said that the data calculated by me is wrong, and I must decide on food and vehicles according to the data calculated by him. I was impatient to listen to his noise, so I asked him to calculate me.

The data was sent to the Ministry of Works to calculate how much grain a vehicle could carry, and he was asked to calculate the vehicle data clearly and supervise the Ministry of Works to prepare the vehicles. Chen Shi did not expect that he would be so bold as to tamper with the data."

Xiao Ge asked Qi Xugu: "Who is Zhou Zhao?"

"They are the officials who assist Mr. Guo in calculating the amount of grain." Qi Xugu said, "There is also one named Gu Shanyue."

As he said this, he also became nervous.

If something goes wrong here with Zhou Zhao, then he, the Minister of Household Affairs, will also be implicated. After all, he was the one who sent Zhou Zhao to assist Guo Jitong.

Xiao Ge ordered the imperial guard: "Go and call them both. First interrogate them separately, and then bring them here."

Zhou Zhao and the two men were at Hubu, which was not far from the palace. Not long after the imperial guards left, they examined the two and brought them in.

Gu Shanyue was in his forties, an eighth-rank official, and would never see his face. Now he was brought to the imperial court under such circumstances, and he was so nervous that his whole body was like chaff.

Zhou Zhaoze is only in his twenties and is very young. He is a ninth-rank official and is younger than Gushan. Although he looks very nervous, compared with Gushan, his performance is not bad.

The imperial guard pointed at Zhou Zhao and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou said that he felt that the data calculated by Mr. Guo was wrong. The number of vehicles at the Ministry of Industry was prepared based on the data calculated by him."

When Xiao Ge heard this, he slammed the table hard: "Bold."

Gushan was frightened and trembled more and more. He didn't know, but he thought he had done something wrong.

Zhou Zhao was not in a hurry, saluted Xiao Ge and said: "Your Majesty, I think the data calculated by Mr. Guo is wrong, so I reminded you many times. But Mr. Guo not only ignored it, but also wanted to take it out on the grounds that I was disturbing his work.

I hurried back home. I don’t want him to bring harm to the soldiers at the border, so I am marching in danger.”

Guo Jitong scolded: "Mr. Zhou, how old are you? It's good if you can do the math on the abacus. I've been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for seven or eight years. How can you question your arithmetic ability? What evidence do you have to prove that you can do the math?"

It is right, but my calculation is wrong? Why harm the soldiers at the border? You will be punished for slandering your superiors."

"Furthermore, if you think you are wrong, shouldn't you report it to Master Qi? Why are you making arbitrary claims and tampering with data?"

Xiao Ge and Qi Xugu also nodded.

If you think Guo Jitong is at fault, just report it. How can you be good at making opinions?

"Wei Chen must be able to meet Master Qi." Zhou Zhao spread his hands helplessly, "Master Qi is so busy that no one can be seen, and Master Guo is eyeing him eagerly. I am worried that I will go to find Master Qi, but I haven't been able to see Master Qi yet.

He died in an accident. As a last resort, he pretended to be good and asked for a job from the Ministry of Works in order to seek a glimpse of Tianyan."

Guo Jitong laughed angrily: "Then you have really good intentions."

He turned around and saluted Xiao Ge: "Your Majesty, I have been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for seven or eight years, and the calculated data has never been wrong. The military situation at the border is very important, and a wrong calculation is a major crime for the Zhujiu tribe.

How dare you not be cautious? The data calculated by me must be correct."

Xiao Ge also heard about Guo Jitong's behavior from time to time. Xiao Lingyan even mentioned him from time to time. Xiao Ge had a very bad impression of him.

At this time, Guo Jitong was steadfast in his oath, but Xiao Ge couldn't believe his family's words. He had just become suspicious of Guo Jitong.

You must know the data calculated by Zhou Zhao. The grain shortage here in the capital is eight cartloads, and this is still under the noses of him and Qi Xugu. If the difference in grain quantity in the northern city is even greater, wait until all the grain and grass are shipped.

Wouldn't there be big trouble at the border gates? They thought in the capital that the food and grass at the border gates were sufficient, but there was not enough at the border gates.

It's freezing cold, the journey is long, and the war situation is still tense. When a message is sent over there, and food is sent from the capital, it will inevitably be delayed. By then, the situation of the border officers and soldiers will be extremely dangerous.

He couldn't put the safety of the entire border on the same person as Guo Ji.

This person has a bad character and a very bad reputation. If he trusts Guo Jitong, once something happens at the border, he will be a sinner forever.
Chapter completed!