I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 185

Hai Rui looked serious and replied:

"I'm wearing a cotton coat inside, so it's not cold."

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, took off the fox fur on his body, put it on his shoulders, and said calmly:
"After a while, the truth will send you to inspect the various states and mansions. In the cold winter months, pay attention to your health. If you catch wind and cold, the Northern Expedition will have to be postponed."

Hai Rui knew in his heart that apart from Fang Xiang, it was the same for everyone who left the imperial court. Fang Xiang said this because he cared about him.

According to his past temperament, he would definitely refuse such a luxurious fox fur.

However, looking at Fang Xiang with a sincere face in front of him.

He hesitated for a while, and finally let go of the hand on the fox fur, and saluted:

"Thank you Fang Xiang."

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said nothing.

Hai Rui tightened his fur, and asked, "What did Prime Minister Fang just say about inspecting the states and government?"

Fang Xiu looked at him with a serious expression, and said seriously:

"You should know that the truth has raised a large amount of money and food, part of which was sent to Yongzhou to be used as military pay and food for the Northern Expedition, and part of it was distributed to various state capitals to hire people and mine ore.

At the court meeting yesterday, the truth has already told all the officials what mistakes they made in the past, the truth can not be pursued for the time being.

However, whoever dares to embezzle this sum of money will be punished severely according to the truth!
Although the words have been released, you also know the situation of the local government. There must be some people who don't care about it, and still go their own way as usual, greedy for money and food.

This time, Truth sent someone out to monitor the movement of the money and food, if the people below dare to be greedy for ink, they will be severely punished!When necessary, you can kill chickens and monkeys! "

The words were loud and loud, which cheered Hai Rui up.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Xiu took out a gold medal from his pocket, handed it to Hai Rui, and continued:

"The truth has been revealed to His Majesty, and you will be appointed as the Censor of Zuodu in a few days, and you will be in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"You take this gold medal. Seeing the gold medal is like seeing His Majesty! Cut it first and play later, imperial power!"

Hai Rui reached out to take the gold medal, showing hesitation, and said:
"The Daqian court has not had a case of being recommended as an official for nearly 30 years"

Fang Xiu interrupted him and said, "The imperial court has never banned recommendation."

Hai Rui opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.

Fang Xiudao: "You don't have to worry about these things, you just need to tell the truth, this Zuodu censor, can you take it on!"

Hai Rui was silent for a moment, raised his eyes to look at Fang Xiu, showed firmness, and saluted:

"I will live up to Fang Xiang's great trust!"

When Hai Rui passed away, he was just the censor of Qiandu.

From the capital censor, there is still a deputy capital censor in the middle.

Now, Fang Xiu handed over such an important position to him, which shows that he values ​​and trusts him.

Fang Xiu looked at him, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with deep meaning:

"Ru Xian once said that three lives will not change the frost, ten thousand deaths will always stay in the body of the country, the truth hopes that you can stick to your heart and be the right arm of the truth."

Ruxian is Hai Rui's name.

Hai Rui raised his eyes to look at Fang Xiu, his eyes showed firmness, and he saluted:
"The next official must live up to the trust of the prime minister and work hard."

Fang Xiu nodded, waved his hand and said:
"Go back and get ready. After the appointment of the imperial court, you should leave Beijing."

When Hai Rui heard this, he hesitated to speak.

Fang Xiu glanced at him, as if he could see through his inner thoughts, and said:
"The truth has already ordered Gao Shun to lead a thousand Xuanjia cavalry to go out with you."

"When you get to the place, don't worry too much."

Got the desired answer.

Hai Rui didn't say any more, bowed and saluted, and said seriously:
"Hai Rui resigns!"

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

Hai Rui turned and left.

Fang Xiu looked at his back, and there was a sharp light in his eyes.

I hope Hai Rui can give some warnings to those maggots in the place, let them understand what can be touched and what can't be touched!

Time flies by like a horse.

In a blink of an eye, it was half a month later.

Zhangzhou.

In the yamen of the county where the state government is located.

The governor of Zhangzhou looked at the list in his hand, with a hint of greed in his eyes.

With so much money and food, if he deducted some casually, it would be worth his salary for several years.

"Zhangzhou is thousands of miles away from Chang'an. When the money and food arrive in the county, there are breakages in the middle. It's normal."

Thinking of this.

Zhangzhou Inspector's eyes flickered, he looked at the officials at the side, and asked:
"Compared with the money and food on the list this time, how much loss is there?"

The official was slightly taken aback, then immediately realized what was happening, and replied:

"According to my lord, there are more than three thousand taels of moldy grain, and more than three thousand taels of silver lost for no reason."

The governor of Zhangzhou frowned, and said coldly: "In a short distance of more than 1000 miles, how can there be food moldy and money lost? What are the escorts doing for food!"

The official said: "The lower officials think that someone must be guarding and stealing!"

The governor of Zhangzhou frowned and said nothing.

The official thought for a while, and said: "The name of the food security officer is Zhou Qi. He used to be a military household. I don't know who he managed to get into such a position."

The implication is that this is a small person with no background and can be manipulated at will.

The governor of Zhangzhou snorted coldly and said, "What are you talking about?"

The clerk smiled awkwardly and said, "This official is talking too much."

The governor of Zhangzhou was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "I will leave this matter to you. Check out that Zhou Qi carefully, whether he has been stolen by guards, why the food is moldy, and where is the lost money?"

The official looked solemn, and replied: "Yes, my lord!"

The governor of Zhangzhou nodded, opened his mouth, and wanted to give some advice.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the house.

Then, there was a knock on the door.

"What's the matter!"

The official asked loudly.

The person outside the door took a few breaths and replied:

"The urgent letter from the capital, please personally send it to the governor!"

The one sent from the capital is still an urgent letter!
The governor of Zhangzhou was slightly taken aback, and hurriedly said:
"Quick! Bring it in!"

"Yes!"

The person outside opened the door and entered, handing the letter in his hand to the governor of Zhangzhou.

After the governor of Zhangzhou opened it, he browsed it from top to bottom.

After only watching for a while, his expression changed.

First in a trance, then in astonishment, and finally in fear.

Followed by.

He seemed to have thought of something, turned his head to look at the official, and said hurriedly:
"You just said, how much money and food has been lost?"

The official didn't know what happened, he was a little confused, and replied:
"More than three thousand shi grains, more than three thousand taels of silver"

The governor of Zhangzhou slammed the table and sternly reprimanded:
"How can there be so much loss in a short distance of a thousand miles!"

The official was taken aback, with a look of fear on his face, and tremblingly said:

"Official, official"

Before he finished speaking, he heard the governor of Zhangzhou raise his voice:
"I will give you another chance to speak clearly, how much loss is there!"

Speaking of this, he paused and said:

"The money and food transported by the imperial court this time is very involved. If the grain escort officer really dares to guard and steal himself, I will kill him all over the house!"

It was the first time for the official to see such a situation, and he suddenly became nervous.

It took a while to calm down, and replied:

"Excuse me, my officer made a mistake just now. The moldy grains totaled more than [-] shi, and the silver taels were not lost."

"The food is not easy to mold in winter, why are there more than [-] stones?"

There was a cold light in Zhangzhou Inspector's eyes, and he asked coldly.

The official was startled for a moment, then showed a look of embarrassment, and said in a low voice:

"But my lord. It is true that more than 30 stones of grain have become moldy."

The governor of Zhangzhou was silent for a moment, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, put them on the table, and ordered: "Go to the market and buy thirty shi of grain, and exchange the moldy grain."

"This"

The officials are all stupid.

He also stayed in the Yamen for more than ten years, and this was the first time he saw such a situation.

Not only was the governor not greedy for the food sent by the imperial court to the government, but he also paid out the money himself to replace the damaged parts.

Simply incredible!
The official looked at the governor in front of him, wondering if he heard it wrong.

The governor of Zhangzhou glanced at him, and said angrily:

"Didn't you hear what I said? Hurry up!"

Only then did the official realize that he had heard correctly, the governor really wanted to fill the vacancy at his own expense, and hurriedly said, "I understand, I'll go now."

With that said, he picked up the banknote and left the house.

The governor of Zhangzhou looked at his back, heaved a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

"It's a good thing that Qin Butang didn't forget me as a student, otherwise I'm afraid there will be a real disaster this time."

to him.

It is really normal to be greedy for thousands of taels of silver.

After all, the whole Dagan, who isn't?

In the three years of Qing Zhifu, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver, this has been the case throughout the ages.

Even if the court wants to investigate, what can it find out?
It was nothing more than a certain person guarding himself, stealing himself, and hanged himself in fear of crime, and that's how it passed.

However, this time is different.

Fang Xiang put down his cruel words in front of His Majesty and civil and military officials in the court hall, anyone who dares to touch this money will be severely punished!

When he was an official in Beijing, he also had contact with Fang Xiang, and he knew that Fang Xiang had always been a person who said nothing.

Since it is said that there must be severe punishment, it must be severely punished.

Besides.

Fang Xiang also specially told Qin Butang that if any corruption of money and food is found out this time, no one will give face, and they will all be dealt with according to the Daqian law!
Dispose of in accordance with the law of Dagan.

Greed for more than three thousand shi grains and more than three thousand taels of silver is a capital offense!
Moreover, whoever is the first to be caught will definitely be killed as an example, and it is impossible to say that everyone will be executed.

With a single thought, it is possible to step into the land of eternal doom!

Fortunately, at the last moment, he received a message.

After calming down for a while, he suddenly thought of something, and his eyes froze.

Picking up a pen and starting to write a letter, I thought:

"The money and food will eventually be transported to the county government. We have to give these guys a good beating, and we must not let them implicate the officials."

After a while.

One letter after another is written.

The governor of Zhangzhou looked at the messenger in front of him, handed him the letter in his hand, took out the bank note, put it in his hand, and said solemnly:
"Be sure to send these letters to the yamen of each county, and the county magistrate will personally sign them, understand?"

The sender nodded heavily:
"Understandable!"

"Go!"

"Yes, my lord!"

…………

Seven days later.

Zhangzhou, Suishui County.

Qian Mengchuang, the county magistrate, looked at the letter in his hand and gradually frowned.

"It's just some money and food. When it arrived in the county, there was some wear and tear. It's normal, but it's all over the house... It's too alarmist."

With this idea.

He looked at the master book beside him and asked, "Has the money and food consumed been counted?"

The master book nodded and said: "If you go back to your lord, the money and food will add up to 1000 taels."

Qian Mengchuang was a little surprised: "So much?"

The chief secretary said: "This time the imperial court allocated a lot of money and food, and the first batch included 2000 taels of silver."

Qian Mengchuang revealed a touch of surprise in his eyes, and said: "The imperial court can finally understand my difficulties."

Disaster relief in the past.

When the money and food allocated by the imperial court arrived at the county government, there was only a little bit of money left, and there was no money at all.

This time.

It is a surprise to have so much silver just by hiring common people to dig mines.

Just when he was immersed in joy.

On the side, the master book showed hesitation, and said: "My lord, I always feel that something is wrong."

Qian Mengchuang looked at him, frowned slightly, and said calmly, "How do you say that?"

The chief secretary hesitated and said: "As far as I know, the money and grain allocated by the imperial court have not been wasted at all when they arrived in Zhoucheng this time, not even a catty of moldy grain.

As much as the imperial court allocated, the governor distributed as much, which is not in line with common sense. "

Qian Mengchuang frowned and said, "What exactly do you want to say?"

The chief secretary was silent for a moment, made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said: "The lower officials feel that it is better not to touch the money and food that even the governor dared to touch."

Qian Mengchuang snorted coldly, and said calmly: "I have been in Suishui County for more than ten years. I haven't seen any kind of ups and downs. I need you to teach me how to do things?"

The chief secretary hurriedly said: "The lower official has no such intention."

The voice fell.

The room fell silent.

Qian Mengchuang recalled the letters he had read before, his brows were furrowed, and his face was tangled.

On the one hand, they are worried that the incident will be revealed and have unpredictable consequences.

On the other hand, Suishui County is not rich, and there is not much money to be made.

The temptation of 1000 taels of silver is too great, it is worth a year or two of petty theft.

Time passed by minute by minute.

I do not know how long it has been.

Qian Mengchuang finally made up his mind, with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "A group of unscrupulous people, letting them work and feeding them is already a great favor, what money do you need!
Keep all the money, don't send it out, if someone traces it down, it won't be too late to send it out. "

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at the master secretary at the side, and said calmly: "You should understand what I mean."

Still a little hesitant, the chief secretary replied: "My lord, the imperial court expressly stipulates that the money and food for employing common people shall be distributed by the imperial court, and it shall be earmarked for exclusive use and shall not be in arrears."

There was a trace of anger in Qian Mengchuang's eyes, and he said coldly: "If the imperial court wants to investigate so many county government offices, it may not be able to investigate them all in three years. How could it be such a coincidence that the investigation happened to be on the head of this official?" !"

"Furthermore, it's just a postponement of the payment, but it's not a failure. Even if it's in front of His Majesty, I have a reason! In the cold winter, bandits are rampant, and the roads are icy. How can you send wages to the people in time? easy."

"grown ups……"

The master opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.

Qian Mengchuang reprimanded angrily:

"That's enough! The sky is falling, and I have to support it! You just do what I tell you!"

Speaking of this point.

Even if the chief secretary wanted to stop him, he had no choice but to sigh in his heart and salute: "Your official understands."

"Understand and do it!"

Qian Mengchuang ordered with a cold look in his eyes.

"Yes, my lord!"

The master made a salute, turned and left.

In an instant, only Qian Mengchuang was left in the room.

He was silent for a long time, lit the letter sent by the governor of Zhangzhou, and put it in the stove.

"Finally, if you make this sum again, nothing will happen..."

Qian Mengchuang took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and looked out the window.

The weather was gloomy, and the snowflakes were falling like catkins.

The first snow of winter has finally arrived, accompanied by bursts of chill.

Looking at the fluttering and falling snowflakes.

Qian Mengchuang suddenly felt a chill hit his whole body, his body trembled slightly, and he couldn't help wrapping his cloak tightly around his body.

"I hope all is well."

Qian Mengchuang muttered to himself and looked away.

(End of this chapter)