At twelve o'clock in the morning, curfew time entered.
Outside Yanzhou City, a team of hundreds of people roared in.
The first three people are Qing Gong, Admiral Zhao, and General Wang.
"Open the city gate!" Qing Gong ordered.
"Master Marquis, it's already curfew time. Isn't it good for you to enter the city overnight?" the general guarding the gate stammered.
Last time it was just General Wang, but now there are three people. He cannot afford to offend any one of them.
"Stop talking nonsense and open the door quickly. Don't you even listen to the words of the Marquis?" General Wang scolded.
"Master Marquis, I am not a villain who disobeys orders. I have to inform the prefect." The gatekeeper general said bravely.
"Bold, are you questioning me? If you don't open the door, you are disobeying me." Admiral Zhao scolded.
These generals who defend the city are not in charge of the city. They are still his subordinates. Even though he is here, if these people dare to disobey orders, then they are really disobeying military orders.
As for why they arrived suddenly, it's very simple: they have money.
They have no control over whether Magistrate Qin is corrupt, but they may still be willing to get some pensions for their brothers.
What's more, this money is not included in the pension, which can make the families of those brothers who died in the war live more comfortably.
Anyway, the source of the money is unknown, and Qing Gong is backing it, so I am not afraid.
The general guarding the city had no choice but to open the door.
At the same time, send someone to the city lord.
"The Yanzhou army has entered the city for business, and the people are at ease and will not fight."
The three of them quickly entered the city and went straight to the Qin Mansion.
Admiral Zhao shouted as he walked, and some people who were alarmed felt relieved after hearing this.
Soon, the hundred-man team appeared at the door of the Qin Mansion, but at this moment, the person who reported it had not yet arrived.
"Open the door!"
Admiral Zhao went to knock on the door himself.
"Admiral, why did you come so late at night? Magistrate Qin has already gone to bed. How about another day?" the gatekeeper responded.
"Asshole, if there is nothing urgent, why would I come in the middle of the night? If you don't open the door, I will have no choice but to break in." Admiral Zhao threatened.
Inside the mansion, Magistrate Qin was alarmed and hurriedly put on his clothes and came out.
If it were anyone else, he might not be anxious.
But Admiral Zhao is responsible for the security of Yanzhou City and surrounding towns. If he comes late at night, he is afraid that something big will happen.
As soon as he appeared, Magistrate Qin quickly asked his men to open the door.
The door opened, and Admiral Zhao took the lead.
"Admiral, what happened late at night?" Magistrate Qin asked hurriedly.
However, he was stunned the next second.
He saw General Wang, that hateful bastard who had earned him a lot of infamy.
In addition, there is another young man, alongside General Wang?
Who is this person? Is he the Marquis of Zhenbei?
Magistrate Qin's expression changed drastically.
Although this was his first time meeting Qing Gong, these three people controlled all the armies in the North, so arriving together was definitely not a small matter.
"Master Marquis? General Wang, what happened?" Qin Zhifu asked anxiously.
"Someone reported that some of the Ma family's money was not confiscated and was hidden in the city lord's mansion. I'm here to check it out."
Qing Gong ordered: "Search the whole house immediately. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find the silver. Prefect Qin, the people in your Qin house should cooperate with us instead of obstructing us. Otherwise, we will be killed without mercy."
The soldiers responded and rushed out one after another.
"How outrageous! Marquis of Zhenbei, I am also the magistrate after all. It would be too much for you to bring people to my house to search my house." Magistrate Qin scolded.
"Excessive? If Magistrate Qin had known that it was too much, he would not have framed me and Bai Yan to protect his own pockets. Magistrate Qin and I have never had any interactions. Don't you think it's too much to treat me like this?" Qing Gong asked back.
He said this just to tell Magistrate Qin that he was here for revenge.
If I don't provoke you, don't provoke me either. Otherwise, if I take revenge, you, as a prefect, will not be able to bear it.
"This is nonsense. I am a magistrate, so why would I accuse you falsely? Marquis of Zhenbei, please don't be deceived by others." Magistrate Qin refused to admit it.
As long as he doesn't admit it, no one can prove that he is the one who spread it.
Rumors, this is the most impossible to find evidence for.
"Prefect Qin, so Ni knows about these rumors? But why didn't you find the person who spread the rumors? Do you think that my reputation, Qing Gong, is not important?"
Qing Gong continued to press.
Not far away, a general stabbed a guard who was blocking the way.
It caused a commotion.
The remaining servants and guards also stayed far away and did not dare to stop him. These people were really good at taking action.
If he is really killed, his death may be in vain, and the Qin magistrate may not stand up for them.
Without the obstruction of the guards, the soldiers went straight to the backyard.
Bai Jinghao has already found out where the money is hidden, so there is no need to look for it.
The Qin magistrate was furious and gnashed his teeth: "Marquis of Zhenbei, if you dare to attack my home, I will definitely report this matter to Your Majesty. Even if you have made great contributions to protecting the court, don't even think about escaping unscathed this time."
Qing Gong didn't care at all and said calmly: "I will report today's matter to the court truthfully. I, Qing Gong, value my reputation most, and everyone knows it. If you falsely accuse me, I will naturally prove my innocence."
After the words fell, a soldier who had left ran back and reported: "The Marquis, General, we have found the silver. Please go over and check it out."
The Qin magistrate's expression changed drastically. Just in case, he hid the money underground in a very secretive manner.
Why was it found so quickly?
Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to work for hours to find this batch of silver, right?
Qing Gong looked at Magistrate Qin and said with a smile: "Master Magistrate, the thief calls to catch the thief. This move of yours is very clever."
"Zhenbei Hou, it's not what you think. This money has a fixed purpose." Qin Zhifu lowered his voice and said.
Even if he was found, he wouldn't be too worried. Although the money came from the Ma family, it was really not corruption by him.
"Prefect Qin, you don't have to tell me this, I can't care less. I only know that all the money coming out of the Ma family has to be confiscated. I took this money away."
Qing Gong said no more, ordered someone to stop Magistrate Qin, and went to the backyard to check in person.
He was very lucky that Prefect Qin did not directly specify that the money was used to build the college.
Otherwise, he would be really unlucky and take the money away.
Magistrate Qin still wanted to tell the difference, but no one gave him a chance. He could only watch Qing Gong and the others taking away one hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Prefect Qin, you are so disappointing." Admiral Zhao couldn't help but sigh in front of Prefect Qin.
In his eyes, Qin Mu is an upright person.
It's just that Bai Yan didn't handle the problem well, but he can still understand it.
Before coming, he didn't believe that Magistrate Qin really hid so much money.
One hundred thousand taels, enough to feed the soldiers for a year.