Qin Huaidao told all the horrors he saw in Kanshan Town: "Some children were thrown into the water tank before they were even full moon, and some were already eighty years old and still died brutally. There were thousands of people in the town.
Of the rest, only two people survived, how could they dare to be so cruel?"
"This is just the case in the town of Kanshan. Over the years, you can imagine how many people these bandits have killed and how many crimes they have committed, and all of this is just because of your ambition, Situ Xing!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!
In fact, over the years, they have known that Situ Xing dominates Jiangnan East Road, and they have not dared to oppose him. Anyone who opposes him will disappear soon. Everyone knows that there are many bandits on Jiangnan Road. Some generals have tried to
He applied to lead troops to suppress bandits, but was blocked by Situ Xing one by one. He could only look at the bandits and sigh.
When His Majesty went to Jiangnan, everything changed.
The bandits were all wiped out in Yuecheng Mountain, which was regarded as revenge for the people who were killed. Now the sword is aimed at Situ Xing, and the chief culprit is eliminated for Jiangnan Road.
Facing His Majesty's accusation, Situ Xing's expression changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense about this matter. I have always been conscientious in my work since I became the supervisory envoy, and I have never thought of neglecting my duty. Even if the bandits are causing trouble, I will try my best to deal with them. I don't dare to be careless.
As for the tax ministers who have been serving for several years, they have been prepared for Your Majesty, so why would Your Majesty do this?"
"Why is this so?" Qin Huaidao said coldly: "Where were you when those bandits killed ordinary people? Where were you when more than a thousand people in Kanshan Town were turned into corpses? When I was surrounded in Yuecheng Mountain, where were you?
Where is it again? Situ Xing, is it too late to tell me this now?"
Situ Xing was frightened and hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I am wronged. Those mountain bandits have three cunning burrows. After committing a crime, they will change their strongholds and hide for a period of time. I can't trace them at all. In addition, the bandits are so large that the government
The army only has a few tens of thousands of people. If we really fight, I don’t know how many people will die. How can I dare to act rashly?"
"As for the siege on Yuecheng Mountain, your Majesty acted too quickly. Just when I was about to mobilize the government troops to leave the city, all the mountain bandits were wiped out. It really has nothing to do with me. If I don't believe it, your Majesty can call on the marching commander Su Wuwei to testify."
He expected that Su Wuwei had escaped and His Majesty could not find him at this time, so he boldly said this.
Qin Huaidao did not expose him immediately, but instead talked about the incident on Yuecheng Mountain.
"Situ Xing, I was not without gains on Yuecheng Mountain. I heard someone who survived mentioned that the bandit's leader was named Wang Jianshan, and he had a military advisor named Zhuge Yue, and this Zhuge Yue was...
It’s your deputy, Zhuge Yue, deputy supervisory envoy of Jiangnan East Road! How dare you say that this matter has nothing to do with you?”
Situ Xing's expression changed again.
He did not expect that the bandits were so diverse that His Majesty could still find clues to Zhuge Yue among the fifty thousand people.
Without time to think, Situ Xing subconsciously placed all the blame on Zhuge Yue.
"Yes, what your Majesty said is true. All bandits are actually ordered by Zhuge Yue behind the scenes. Why do these bandits always know the news in advance and avoid them every time they want to send troops to suppress the bandits? I see. I understand.
Your Majesty, Zhuge Yue is planning all this behind the scenes."
"Oh?" Qin Huaidao looked at him coldly: "You mean, these bandits have nothing to do with you, Zhuge Yue is behind everything, and the tax money he embezzled has nothing to do with you, or is it Zhuge Yue who is behind it?
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"Yes." Situ Xing was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
Qin Huaidao was furious: "Situ Xing, you are farting. According to your wishes, Zhuge Yue can embezzle tax money behind your back and recruit 50,000 mountain bandits under your nose. However, as the supervisor of Jiangnan East Road, you have no idea.
, Zhuge Yue is the biggest official in Jiangnan Road?"
"Your Majesty, I really don't know. I am stupid and derelict in my duties. Please ask Your Majesty to remove me from my official position. I don't have to be the supervisor. No, I know that my abilities are limited and I am no longer suitable for official positions. Now I have to retire.
Township, no longer participate in political affairs."
"Resign yourself to old age and return to your hometown. After so many people have died, why are you telling me to resign and return to your hometown?" Qin Huaidao couldn't help but cursed at him: "Situ Xing, where is your conscience?"
Situ Xing kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty, it's really none of my business."
Seeing that he still wanted to quibble, Qin Huaidao sighed and could only produce evidence.
He yelled at the three armies: "Where is Cheng Chumo?"
Cheng Chumo came up in response.
Three days ago, he conducted a surprise investigation on various prominent families in Yuezhou City and learned that the head of the Wen family, Wen Yuanbo, was still alive before His Majesty entered the city, but died suddenly a few hours before entering the city. Following this clue, he
Finally, we got the key evidence that Situ Xing threatened the major families to borrow silver to offset their taxes.
I saw him take out the account book and report the numbers on it one by one.
"The Taoist Wen family in Jiangnan gave out 690,000 taels of silver, using the person of the supervisor Situ Xing as collateral, and loaned it to the Taoist government to offset the tax."
"The He family in Jiangnan Province gave out 550,000 taels of silver, using the person of the supervisor Situ Xing as a mortgage and lending it to the Taoist government to offset the tax."
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"Yuezhou City Qingyi Building provided 110,000 taels of silver to the Taoist government free of charge, Wang's Medical Center supported 30,000 taels, and various street shops contributed a certain amount, totaling 6.5 million taels."
Hearing this figure, Qin Huaidao's anger suddenly rose. He pointed at the supervisor who was kneeling in front of him and did not dare to move: "Well, Situ Xing, you didn't forcefully borrow six million taels of tax silver, but you dared to collect an extra five hundred thousand taels.
You are greedy, you are so greedy, you are so good at being a frontier official."
Situ Xing never expected that His Majesty would actually produce evidence. How could he have imagined that in the days when Cheng Chumo and others followed Qin Huaidao, their investigative and interrogation capabilities were no longer what they used to be. With his little trick of supervising the envoy
, how could it not be seen through?
"Don't worry, let's call the witnesses again."
After Qin Huaidao gave the order, Cheng Chumo helped Su Wuwei onto the stage.
Seeing Su Wuwei, Situ Xing's eyes were as wide as bells.
"I have evidence that proves that Mr. Situ Xing, the supervisor of Jiangnan East Road, is the real master behind the fifty thousand bandits!" His words were so loud that everyone took a breath of surprise.
If His Majesty just made an accusation just now, what Su Wuwei has brought out now is genuine evidence!
Su Wuwei took out the letters and money exchanges with the bandits one by one. These were items he had collected in daily life for self-protection at critical moments, and they came in handy.
When he saw these evidences, Situ Xing felt as if he had been struck by lightning and could no longer quibble.
"You, you," he never dreamed that Su Wuwei not only did not escape, but also directly threw these things: "Su Wuwei, I have been promoted all the way and treated you like a confidant, but you treat me like this?"