Bai Jinghao saw off Huang Yuanwai and others, went to the college happily, and rushed into Bai Yan's study.
"Yan'er, it's a great event. I got accurate news. Ma Wen gave that guy Qin Mu one hundred thousand taels of silver, a full one hundred thousand taels... Well, you have a guest here."
Bai Jinghao coughed awkwardly and closed his mouth.
He was so happy that he didn't expect there was anyone in the room.
"Hello, uncle!"
Qinggong stood up and saluted politely.
This was the first time he saw Bai Jinghao, but he could identify Bai Jinghao's identity at a glance, and looked at him curiously.
"Father, this is Zhenbei Hou Qinggong." Bai Yan introduced.
"Marquis of Zhenbei?"
Bai Jinghao took a deep breath and bowed down.
The name of the Marquis of Zhenbei is known to everyone in the entire Northland. It is a legendary existence.
With such a person standing in front of him, Bai Jinghao was so excited that he almost fainted.
"Uncle, don't be like this. You are the elder, how can I accept your courtesy?"
Qing Gong quickly helped Bai Jinghao up without letting him kneel down.
"Master Marquis is here, and this guy didn't even say a word. I'm going to make arrangements now."
With that said, Bai Jinghao left to make arrangements.
"Uncle, you're welcome. I came here secretly this time and don't want to make a big deal about it. Besides, I regard Bai Yan as a brother, so uncle just think of me as one of Bai Yan's bad friends." Qing Gong said quickly.
"Master Hou, don't be joking. How can his friends compare with you?" Bai Jinghao said with a smile.
He was so happy. He had been in the palace for so many years, and no prince or minister had ever looked at him twice. Now Qing Gong and Bai Yan were brothers, how could he not be happy?
When I went to Kyoto in the future and met those old friends, I was able to hold my head high.
"Father, what did you just say? Ma Wencai gave Qin Zhifu one hundred thousand taels of silver? Is he openly bribing him? Is the information accurate?" Bai Yan asked.
Before, the Bai family sent money to Magistrate Qin, but it was all in bits and pieces.
Even if the two families get married, they would not dare to send a large amount of money rashly.
Ma Wencai actually gave away 100,000 taels. The key is that Magistrate Qin actually accepted it. Are you really not afraid of the news being leaked?
"It's absolutely true. I asked many people to inquire. The steward of the Qin Mansion also said the same. These one hundred thousand taels of silver are kept in the warehouse of the Qin Mansion."
Bai Jinghao said angrily: "Yan'er, this old guy broke off the engagement in public before, embarrassing our father and son. This time, I'm going to expose him for accepting bribes. Master Chu Jian will never stand idly by."
"Prefect Qin is so brave." Qing Gong also frowned and was very angry.
Now that the war has just ended, many people are still naked, and the pensions for the fallen soldiers have not yet been paid.
A prefect actually embezzled so much.
"Father, even if Magistrate Qin accepted the money, it may not be a bribe." Bai Yan pondered for a moment and said slowly.
"So much money, what else is it if it's not a bribe? Qin Mu had imprisoned Ma Daye before, and it was probably because of this money that he was released," Bai Jinghao said.
"If it was really a bribe, then why didn't Ma Wencai expose it? Both father and son were about to be beheaded, and Ma Wencai didn't have Li You to protect the Qin magistrate." Bai Yan said.
The only direct descendants of the Ma family were their father and son, who were about to be guillotined. It was unreasonable that Ma Wencai still did not expose Magistrate Qin.
If it were him, he would also have someone to support him.
Suddenly, Bai Yan's eyes lit up and he figured it out.
"That batch of money was not a bribe, but money used to open the academy. That must be the case. Ma Wencai and Qin Zhifu cooperated to open the academy to replace our family's position. One of them is rich and the other is powerful, so it is just right.
"Bai Yan said.
Bai Jinghao calmed down a lot. Thinking about it carefully, Bai Yan's words made sense.
"Yan'er, if that's the case, wouldn't it mean that we can't deal with Magistrate Qin? He represents the official government. If the academy really opens, our White Deer Academy will probably close down?"
"Father, do you know the specific location of that batch of silver?" Bai Yan asked.
"I don't know, but it's not difficult. If you want to know, it's easy. Yan'er, since this money is not a bribe, why are you still staring at it?" Bai Jinghao asked confused.
Now he is very worried about the college. He is a big boss, and his son opening a college is a matter of pride.
He now regards the academy as more important than the bank.
"Father, without this batch of money, the college will naturally not be able to open its doors. Why don't we take this batch of money away?" Bai Yan said with a smile.
"Bai Yan, what do you mean?" Qing Gong asked.
Bai Yan looked at Zhao Han and said: "In order to deal with my Bai family, the Qin magistrate did not hesitate to tarnish the reputation of the Marquis. Then there is no need for us to be polite. Didn't he say that the Marquis swallowed the money? Then we swallowed the money.
Okay." Bai Yan said.
Zhao Han nodded excitedly: "Master Bai, this is a great idea. Let that Qin magistrate balk at it."
"Don't be ridiculous!" Qing Gong scolded and looked at Bai Yan: "Bai Yan, that is official money. Even if I am the Marquis, I can't steal it openly."
"Who said this is the money of the official family? This batch of silver belongs to the Ma family, not the official family. Moreover, I have something here that can prove that it is the money of the Ma family. Didn't Magistrate Qin say that all the money is the money of the Ma family?
Was it taken away by the army? Then we will take it naturally, and he will have to suffer the consequences of being dumb. Even if the trouble came to Yanzhou Road, or even in front of His Majesty, he would not pay attention." Bai Yan said confidently.
This batch of money comes from the Ma family, which is a sure thing.
No matter what Magistrate Qin explained, it was useless, otherwise he would not have hidden it and refused to expose it until now.
Qing Gong was still hesitant and did not accept Bai Yan's proposal.
Bai Yan persuaded: "I heard from Zhao Han that the imperial court's pension for the fallen soldiers has not been paid yet, right?"
Qing Gong nodded: "Yes, the imperial court's inventory is running low, so we are focusing on the living first. I'm afraid the pension will have to wait for a while."
Qinggong gets a headache when this is mentioned.
It is possible to wait for a year and a half, and they can wait. But the families of those fallen soldiers have to live like a year. Some people have no brothers in the family, only old, young, women and children. It is really difficult to endure half a year, and they will starve to death.
It's all possible.
"In that case, why didn't the Marquis take this money to appease the families of the fallen soldiers? Marquis, you don't need this money, but they do. Marquis, you won't let those people go hungry.
"Every day is like a year, right?" Bai Yan said.
Qing Gong smiled bitterly, yes, if he had extra money, he would definitely spend it.
But he didn't, and those people really needed money.
After a long while, Qing Gong took a deep breath and made up his mind: "Bai Yan, what do you think we should do?"