Qian Shiyan's face twitched, he clutched his sleeves tightly, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, where do you start with this?"
"Thirty thousand taels!"
Li Chen stood up, walked to Qian Shiyan, and sneered: "Now that natural disasters continue, the money coming in and out from the Ministry of Household Affairs needs Xu Changqing's approval, ranging from 100,000 to 80,000 yuan every day. If there is a large-scale disaster relief, or
The disbursement of salary and military pay can easily exceed a million dollars."
"With so much turnover, Xu Changqing has the authority to approve the entry and exit. If he is greedy and has worked in the household department for half his life, he can easily take away a large amount of money without anyone noticing by just touching the numbers on the account.
And if it hadn’t been for the imperial court to audit the accounts, it would never have been discovered.”
"Ignore the gold and silver. He went to find outsiders to steal the treasury for the thirty thousand taels of silver. Do you think he is a pig?"
Staring at Qian Shiyan, Li Chen shouted: "Or are you, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, just a pig!?"
Qian Shiyan felt short of breath, but no matter how hard he gasped, the thin air just couldn't be sucked in.
The great panic and fear left him at a loss.
He knew that what the prince said was reasonable and reasonable. Originally, this groundless frame-up could not withstand scrutiny. Even if there was so-called ironclad evidence, it would still be false.
Just when Qian Shiyan felt that he was a drowning man and about to suffocate, an announcement came outside the door and saved his life.
"Your Highness, Wang Tenghuan, the governor of the capital, would like to see you."
Li Chen raised his eyebrows.
He expected that maybe Zhao Xuanji or other bachelors from the cabinet would come, but when Wang Tenghuan came forward, he really didn't expect it.
Looking at Qian Shiyan in front of him, and remembering that he was also a student of Wang Tenghuan, Li Chen understood.
Wang Tenghuan came here on his own initiative because he was afraid that something might happen to his students.
"Let him in."
After Li Chen finished speaking calmly, he turned back and sat down in his seat.
Qian Shiyan gasped for air and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look into Li Chen's eyes. But as soon as he lowered his head, the sweat on his forehead slid down. It was obviously still winter, and the weather outside was so cold that he didn't even have to wear a cotton coat.
It could freeze someone to death, but his whole body was soaked with sweat.
At this moment, there was only infinite fear of Li Chen in his mind, nothing else.
The sound of footsteps came from far away, and Wang Tenghuan appeared at the door of Xi Zheng Palace. After entering the door, Wang Tenghuan, who was missing an ear, looked old and ferocious.
"The humble minister Wang Tenghuan has met His Royal Highness. His Royal Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Be strict and orderly, and no one can find fault.
Li Chen said calmly: "No courtesy."
Wang Tenghuan glanced at Qian Shiyan and saw that the latter's face was pale and his toes were wet with sweat. He immediately knew that he had come to the right place this time.
He cupped his hands and said to Li Chen: "Your Highness, there are some doubts about Xu Changqing's case."
This first sentence made Qian Shiyan confused.
Didn't we agree that everyone would work together to trick Xu Changqing?
Why did you do the work yourself and send it to the East Palace, only for your teacher to betray you!?
The person who was raped for co-authoring was not Xu Changqing, but himself!?
Qian Shiyan was completely stunned.
But he couldn't see that Li Chen's expression was much more serious than when he faced him.
Li Chen raised his hand to pick up the warm teacup at hand, took a slow sip, put down the teacup and said calmly: "Master Wang, tell me where the doubt comes from."
