Chapter 161 The Giant Corrupt Zhao Qian Seeks the Moon
Huangzhou City is extremely prosperous, with dozens of blacksmith shops in the city alone.
Zhangji Blacksmith Shop is located in Nancheng and is little known.
Those who come to Zhang Ji's blacksmith shop are regular customers, and the business of the blacksmith shop mainly relies on word-of-mouth word-of-mouth among regular customers.
Although the business is not very prosperous, it can barely maintain food and clothing and not go hungry.
Today, Zhang Chongzhi was still forging iron, and the extremely high furnace temperature made him sweat profusely.
He was shirtless, occasionally stopping to wipe away sweat.
Zhang Chongzhi looked up inadvertently and saw two men with extraordinary bearing and elegant clothes appearing in front of his shop.
Zhang Ji's Blacksmith Shop is located in an alley, in a relatively remote location.
Usually, there are almost no children of nobles or wealthy children coming here.
Zhang Chongzhi asked with some confusion: "What are you two nobles coming to customize?"
These two people were none other than Zhao Xun and Jia Xingwen.
Zhao Xun smiled slightly, pulled out the Minghong Dao and handed it to Zhang Chongzhi: "Can you help me see if the wear and tear on this knife can be restored?"
The Minghong Sword is a peerless artifact, and the wear and tear in Zhao Xun's mouth is only a very small amount.
Zhang Chongzhi is naturally knowledgeable, and was very surprised when he saw the flashing light of the Minghong Sword.
"Sir, where did you get this knife?"
"It was passed down from our ancestors."
"That's it, that's it...this is really a peerless sword."
Zhang Chongzhi stroked the blade of the sword, his eyes full of envy.
"If you want to repair the wear and tear on this knife, you have to fill it with the same grade of fine steel. You can't find such good steel nowadays."
Zhang Chongzhi said with some regret.
"It doesn't matter, I came here to repair the blade just by the way, mainly to ask a question for a friend."
Zhao Xun said calmly: "How is the Mingguang Armor made by the noble man from Chang'an many years ago?"
As soon as Zhao Xun said these words, Zhang Chongzhi, whose face was full of envy, immediately suppressed his smile and said in a deep voice: "The Mingguang Armor is ready, I'm just waiting for the noble man to send someone to pick it up."
This is the joint password agreed upon earlier.
After both parties confirmed that it was correct, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zhang Chongzhi, a delinquent in a humble position, pays homage to the two adults."
Zhang Chongzhi saluted Zhao Xun and Jia Xingwen very respectfully.
"You have worked hard."
Zhao Xun patted Zhang Chongzhi's tendon-covered arm, and then said in a deep voice: "Not long ago, Master Feng used teleportation to send an order from Chang'an, asking us to investigate Zhao Qian, the governor of Huangzhou, and to contact you.
You have been in Huangzhou for a long time, and based on your understanding of Zhao Qian, what kind of person is he?"
Now that the identity of the other party was clear, Zhao Xun got straight to the point and asked straight to the point.
"Reporting to your lord, Zhao Qian, the governor of Huangzhou, cares about the people on the outside and loves them like a son. But he secretly sells private salt, enriches his own pockets, and keeps fire money. This can be said to be a huge corruption."
Hiss! Hearing this, Zhao Xun took a deep breath.
Unexpectedly, this is the case.
If this is the case, it would not be surprising.
Zhao Xun and others happened to be passing by Huangzhou, and the bad coach Feng Hao must have calculated the time correctly and used teleportation to pass the instructions to Zhao Xun.
"In that case, Ming Yun, why don't we just take down this officer? You are the imperial envoy and you have this power."
"No."
Zhao Xun shook his head and turned to Zhang Blacksmith and said: "Zhang Chongzhi, I would like to ask you, do you have any paper evidence in your hand that Zhao Qian sold illegal salt, enriched his own pockets, and intercepted fire consumption?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chongzhi shook his head in shame and said: "I haven't gotten the paper evidence yet."
Zhao Xun spread his hands and said: "Since there is no paper evidence, it is not enough to convict Zhao Qian. A corrupt person like him will definitely be very cautious and will not be easily caught. Although I am an imperial envoy,
But if you don’t have a 100% certainty, it’s impossible to take action against a fourth-grade official. Otherwise, there will definitely be objections from the capital.”
Zhao Xun knew that his imperial envoy was the result of a compromise after a game between multiple forces.
There were multiple murders along the coast of Jiangnan Province. At this time, the imperial court needed to send an imperial envoy to take charge of the situation.
At this time, the faction of the imperial envoy becomes very crucial.
Zhao Xun happened to be a person without faction. Emperor Xianlong asked Zhao Xun to go because he didn't want him to take sides.
And this Zhao Qian... obviously dares to be so corrupt because he has backers in the government.
In other words, the money Zhao Qian embezzled not only went into his own pocket, but also into the pockets of his backers and factions in the DPRK.
Therefore, as long as Zhao Xun does not have conclusive evidence, Zhao Qian cannot be easily touched. Otherwise, the big boss behind Zhao Qian will definitely jump out to protect Zhao Qian, and then bite Zhao Xun again, and Zhao Xun's situation will be a bit dangerous.
Furthermore, Emperor Xianlong would definitely think that Zhao Xun was involved in a party struggle between factions, and his psychological impression of him would be greatly reduced.
Zhao Xun needs to take action, but he must ensure that the timing of his action is accurate enough.
Be precise and ruthless, and kill with one blow, without giving Zhao Qian and the big guys behind him and the party behind him a chance to counterattack.
"Then what should we do? As Mingyun said, isn't there nothing we can do about Zhao Qian?"
"It doesn't matter, I have a solution."
Zhao Xun smiled slightly and said, "I'll give this old fox a try."
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Huangzhou Governor's Mansion is located at the foot of Yuewei Mountain in the north of Huangzhou City.
Yuewei Mountain is located in the center of Huangzhou City, naturally dividing Huangzhou City into two halves.
There is also the Grand Canal passing through the city, so there is a folk song: a mountain is divided into two sides, and the canal runs through the city.
The governor of Huangzhou is the lord of a city, so the mansion where he works and lives is naturally the place with the best luck.
Unlike the yamen of most prefectures and counties, the Huangzhou governor's yamen was very extravagant.
The lobby and second hall are very majestic, and the back house is even more magnificent.
In the back garden, a pond was even dug and mud was piled up to create a mountain of earth. A pavilion was built on the mountain, called Wangjiang Pavilion.
Today, the governor of Huangzhou was watching koi carp by the pond in the back garden as usual.
Huangzhou is located on the dividing line between north and south of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so even though it is a season that turns from warm to cold, the temperature is considered comfortable.
Zhao Qian put the fish food into the pond and watched the koi fish in the pond competing for food while gently stroking his beard.
"Dong Weng, something serious has happened."
Zhao Qian turned around and saw Han Sanwen, the staff member, and asked slightly unhappily: "How is it appropriate to be in such a hurry?"
"It's the Imperial Envoy. The Imperial Envoy is here. The concierge didn't dare to stop him. The Imperial Envoy walked all the way across the courtyard towards the back house."
"Master Imperial Envoy? What is he doing here?"
Zhao Qian felt puzzled when he heard this.
The imperial envoy Zhao Xun only took a passing route to Huangzhou, and after a few days of rest, he would take a boat all the way south along the canal to Jiangnan Road.
Logically speaking, they shouldn't have much interaction.
Zhao Xun's sudden visit really caught him by surprise.
"You hold off for now, and then go see me after I change my clothes."