Wu Xian looked at Jin Deokxiu in horror. Seeing that Zhen Deokxiu's face was very solemn and did not seem to be joking, he suddenly felt that the situation was serious. With a pop, he knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, save me."
Zhen Dexiu thought about the feelings of his colleagues and said: "How long has it been and you are still crying? Please tell me quickly."
Wu Xian did not dare to lie, so he had to tell the truth: "Back then, when I was serving as the chief registrar of the charity warehouse in Changhua, because of my family's financial difficulties, I exchanged part of the grain in the warehouse for old grain and sold it for profit. I had nothing else to do but ask you.
If you ask me to save my life, I must trust my subordinate."
"How many times did you do it, and how much profit did you get?"
"I did this more than 20 times, and gained more than 12,000 guan. I gave more than 5,000 guan to my colleagues, but only more than 7,000 guan went into the hands of the subordinates. This money,,, this money is not much.
ah."
"Why."
Zhen Dexiu sighed, was silent for a while, and finally said: "If you go to Funing Palace and kneel down to plead guilty, you still have a chance of survival. If the officials are angry, you will be the chicken who kills the chicken to scare the monkeys. Do you understand?"
Wu Xian was surprised, "Your Majesty, is it really so serious? I, the Song Dynasty, do not kill scholar-bureaucrats."
Zhen Dexiu stared at him and said: "That's all for old Huang Li. Chen Guiyi also served in the Ministry of Household Affairs for a period of time. Don't you know his character at all?"
Today's officials are enterprising and have extraordinary courage. Although they are kind and generous, they are limited to not killing the Lian family. As for the parties involved, no matter how many people they kill, it is nothing in the eyes of the officials. With the support of the officials, Chen Guiyi can't do anything.
?This is all I have to say, you can weigh it yourself."
After saying that, Zhen Dexiu walked out of the check-in room and ignored Wu Xian.
Wu Xian collapsed on the ground, his face expressionless.
Soon, Wu Xian stumbled to the entrance of Funing Palace, knelt down and confessed.
"Your Majesty, Wu Xian, the minister of household affairs, knelt down in front of the palace gate to plead guilty, saying that it was because of the Yicang case." Gao Shi reported in a low voice to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun was holding a book and studying it carefully at this time. Without raising his head, he said: "Let him kneel down. I want to see how hard these officials' bones are."
Wu Xian knelt outside for a long time, but Zhao Yun did not summon him, and he became more and more panicked.
Soon, Chen Guiyi arrived. He walked up to Wu Xian with a stern expression and said, "Mr. Wu, I have asked you to go back to help investigate the case. Why don't you go?"
"I,"
Wu Xian didn't have any confidence at this time. He hesitated for a long time, unable to say a strong word. Finally, he got up obediently from the ground and followed Chen Guiyi to the Lin'an government office for interrogation.
Wu Xian was just a microcosm, and more officials were invited to the government offices one by one.
Some of these people do not have a very strong background, while others can be involved with many people, and of course these people cannot sit still and wait for death.
After leaving the office, Qiao Xingjian returned to the mansion in a sedan. Unexpectedly, before the sedan arrived at the mansion, the servants from the mansion hurriedly came over. The servant said: "Master, there are many family members of officials coming to the mansion. They
They all say they want to see the Lord."
Qiao Xingjian was surprised. She got off the sedan and took a quick look. She saw that there were already crowds of people in front of her mansion, including young and old. Some of them were holding nursing babies in their arms. It looked like they were dragging their families with them.
It's like going to Bao Qingtian to complain and cry for grievances.
Qiao Xingjian knew that these people came to intercede because of the Yicang incident, but Zhao Yun personally ordered to deal with this matter strictly. How could he, Qiao Xingjian, dare to participate?
Having no choice, Qiao Xingjian ordered his people to take a detour and return to the house through the back door.
Late at night, two black figures suddenly appeared in front of Chen Guiyi's residence. They were holding buckets in their hands. When the officers and soldiers patrolling at night walked away, they stepped forward, poured the buckets at Chen Guiyi's house, and then escaped.
Into the darkness, disappeared.
At dawn, Chen Guiyi was woken up by his servants, and the housekeeper said: "My lord, it's not good, someone poured chicken blood on the door of our house."
Chen Guiyi was startled at first, then regained his composure, and got dressed hastily. When he got to the door of the mansion, he saw that the door was covered with bright red blood, which was very shocking. Many people were pointing and talking there.
Chen Guiyi sneered, not caring at all, and said: "The more they react, the more it proves that the investigation has hit their pain point."
Chen Guiyi was upright and not afraid at all. He ordered people to clean up and ignored it.
Then, Chen Guiyi went on duty and came to the Lin'an government office to personally interrogate the officials involved in the case.
But many of these officials are still taking chances and refuse to confess. On the contrary, Wu Xian, because the words Zhen Dexiu gave him, made him realize the seriousness, so he quickly confessed the facts of his crime.
Funing Hall.
At this time, the privy envoy Han Hong looked excited and said to Zhao Yun: "Your Majesty, I have received a military report. Yan Yujie brought 100,000 soldiers and civilians from Xia to join us in the Song Dynasty. Meng Gong has led the army to successfully respond. In a few days,
They will return with the Jianghai army."
"Oh, is this happening?"
When Zhao Yun heard that Yu Jie had come to surrender to the Song Dynasty with one hundred thousand Xixia soldiers and civilians, he was very happy. Before Gao Shi handed over the military information document, Zhao Yun stood up and walked to Han Hong, took the document and looked at it carefully.
"Not bad."
Zhao Yun nodded while watching, in a good mood, and praised: "The people we fight are people, and the money we fight is money. These people can be arranged in the Sichuan and Shu area. In this way, it can not only strengthen the defense power of Sichuan and Shu, but also pass through
Their personal experiences let the people of Sichuan and Sichuan know the terror of the Mongolian army and inspired the people's willingness to defend their hometown. In this way, when the Mongols invade in the future, the resistance of the Sichuan and Sichuan soldiers and people will be greatly strengthened. This time Yu Jie made a great contribution.
"
Han Hong agreed with Zhao Yun's point of view. He said: "What your Majesty said is true, and through the surrender of the people of Xia Dynasty, it can also demonstrate your Majesty's generosity and the prosperity of the Song Dynasty. This is also a great contribution to the rule of our court."
favorable."
Speaking of Sichuan and Shu, Han Hong couldn't help but think a lot. He said: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin is declining. Compared with Mongolia, it is already a thing of the past. Once the Kingdom of Jin is destroyed by the Mongols, we, the Song Dynasty, will also face the threat of Mongolia.
, I wonder what your Majesty’s response is?”
Zhao Yun turned his head and looked at Han Hong, knowing that he was asking the question knowingly, so he smiled and said: "The Qing family is in charge of the Privy Council. Such important matters must have been discussed by you for a long time. Let me know what your plans are."
Han Hong did not dare to show off, so he solemnly raised his hand and said: "Returning to your majesty, I have indeed had such discussions with many colleagues in the Privy Council, and they have been discussed many times. Among many opinions, I believe that Mongolia has suddenly risen and is powerful.
After they destroyed the Jin Kingdom, they could not tolerate the existence of the Song Dynasty, which was like a colorful world, so the war between Song and Mongolia was inevitable."