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Chapter 404: Burning the Imperial Envoy! Silencing Him!
"Master, are you talking nonsense?"

The Fifth Elder couldn't help but say, his tone full of doubt and puzzlement, "The most urgent task right now should be to find a way to delay time and make up for the deficit. How can you take the initiative to confess your guilt?"

"Isn't this pushing my Zhen family to death?"

He suspected that Zhen Yi had fainted from anger and then had his brain damaged, otherwise how could he say such absurd words?

Not to mention how much trouble this interception and resale of relief supplies will cause once it is exposed, just the fact that the Zhen family has used various means to make money in the past will cause the emperor to wrath!
"I am not sleeply."

Zhen Yi spoke in a deep voice, his eyes swept across the faces of many elders present, and said: "What we did this time was too much, otherwise His Majesty would not have sent people to check the accounts."

"If we want to calm His Majesty's anger, the only way is to take the initiative to confess our guilt. As long as we are sincere and willing to pay the price, there is still room for improvement in this matter."

"Otherwise, do you have any better ideas?"

If there was enough time, Zhen Yi would not be willing to do so. The key point was that the audit was imminent and there was no way to delay it any longer.

It is better to confess guilt than to be found out.

But his proposal was unanimously opposed by the other elders. The third elder said, "Don't do this. I don't agree!"

Several other elders also echoed.

But Zhen Yi had made up his mind and said coldly: "I am informing you, not discussing with you!"

"Tomorrow I will go to the imperial envoy and confess the crimes I, Zhen, have committed!"

After saying this, Zhen Yi was too lazy to talk any more with the other elders and left the hall.

The third elder kept leaning on the ground with his cane, cursing angrily: "Rebellion, it's really rebellion!"

"I said from the beginning that we can't let this kid be the head of the family. Our Zhen family will be destroyed by the hands of their eldest branch!"

Although the head of the family has the power to make decisions, he cannot ignore the opinions of the elders of other branches. After all, the Zhen family is not just their lineage.

However, this time Zhen Yi acted arbitrarily and did not listen to anyone else's opinions. He decided to confess his guilt to the emperor.

How could he tolerate this?
The fourth elder hesitated and said, "Perhaps the patriarch has already discussed it with the nobleman? Maybe if he confesses on his own initiative, His Majesty will not pursue it too much."

"Is this a matter of whether or not to pursue it?"

The Third Clan Elder had an unpleasant expression on his face. Hearing this, he interrupted the Fourth Clan Elder and said, "Can't you see that His Majesty is planning to take this opportunity to take back the financial power from my Zhen family?"

"The so-called audit is just an excuse!"

"It would be fine if we can't find anything, but if we do find evidence, then Your Majesty will have a reason to ask us to hand over the financial power!"

"Without this power, how can my Zhen family become the most powerful family in the world? How can we compete with Lu Bu for the position of queen and crown prince?"

The shortage of disaster relief supplies is a big deal, but what is even more terrifying is the danger behind this matter, that is, the financial power of the Han Dynasty!
The reason why the Zhen family was able to develop to its current level in just a few years was because they controlled the financial power and monopolized all industries with the support of the imperial court.

Once this power is taken back, the status of their Zhen family will plummet and they will become just an ordinary wealthy family.

How could they, who have already tasted power, be willing to accept this?

Human desires are like rolling stones on a mountain. Once they start, they cannot be stopped. The Zhen family has enjoyed this privilege for too long and there is no way they can give it up.

"Second House, please make a decision. We will listen to you on what to do."

The fifth elder turned his gaze to the second elder.

The elder of the second branch is the oldest and has the highest prestige. Someone has to find a solution in this situation.

The elders from other clans all looked at him.

The second clan elder lowered his eyes, looked gloomy and said nothing. After a long while, he said, "Things have come to this point. We have no choice but to give it a try."

"Doesn't Fa Xiaozhi want to check the accounts? Then we will send the accounts to him tonight and then burn down the posthouse!"

There was a fierce light flashing in the eyes of the second-house elder.

The other elders were horrified when they heard this.

"Are you crazy!"

The elder of the Third House looked at him in horror and said in a trembling voice, "Wouldn't it be enough to burn the accounts? Why did you burn the imperial envoy?"

"If the imperial envoy dies, your majesty will investigate thoroughly!"

His idea was to burn all the accounts cleanly. Without evidence, everything would be easy to deal with.

But the elder of the second branch of the family planned to burn even the imperial envoy sent by the emperor to check the accounts. This behavior can no longer be described as crazy.

The second clan elder said coldly: "If the accounts were burned, it would mean that our Zhen family was deliberately evading audits; but if the accounts were burned after we handed them over, it would have nothing to do with our Zhen family."

"And if Fa Xiaozhi had looked at the accounts, how could he have let him live?"

"As for your majesty's investigation... just blame it on an accident. Fires are common. Could it be that the fire in the posthouse was caused by me, Zhen?"

"If there is no evidence, then there is no way to refute it."

The idea of ​​the Second House Elder was very crazy, but if it succeeded, all the accounts of the Zhen family could be settled without any handle.

And they will have enough time to gather enough supplies to make up for the shortfall in disaster relief supplies.

"This is so bold..."

The face of the Fourth House Elder was filled with fear, and he turned slightly pale. "If His Majesty knew that it was me, Zhen, who did this, the consequences would be disastrous!"

"This matter is of great importance. Let's go and discuss it with the head of the family and listen to his opinion."

He couldn't even think of burning the imperial envoy.

What's more, it's done!

The Second House Elder sneered and said, "That kid is planning to confess his guilt. Do you think he will agree with us doing this?"

"Either don't do it. If you do, don't let him know. Wait until we burn the posthouse down before telling him. By then, it will be too late for him to object."

"Stop talking nonsense and vote with a show of hands!"

The second elder raised his hand first.

Then he looked at the other people.

The Third Elder hesitated, but finally made up his mind, raised his hand and said, "There is no better way, why not give it a try!"

"I agree with the second room's plan!"

The fifth elder said nothing upon hearing this, but silently raised his hand to show his attitude. The only one who did not raise his hand was the fourth elder.

"me……"

The fourth elder opened his mouth, hesitated and struggled for a while, then stood up and shook his head, saying, "I don't want to get involved in this, but I won't tell the head of the family either."

"You can figure it out yourself."

He didn't have the courage to get involved in the murder of the imperial envoy.

Although he knew that if he did not participate, he would definitely be ostracized by the other families in the future, he just couldn't bear to do it.

"Humph, you are a coward."

The Second Elder snorted coldly at the Fourth Elder's departing back, and then said to the two people who stayed behind: "This matter must be dealt with tonight, and it cannot be delayed any longer." "We must destroy all evidence and silence the person before the head of the family goes to confess to the imperial envoy."

"Remember, arson must be done secretly, and no traces or evidence must be left!"

The elders from the third and fifth houses nodded heavily.

……

Outside Wuji County, there is an inn.

After Fa Zheng rejected Zhen Yi's invitation, he moved into the inn. Although the environment of the inn was hard to describe, he didn't care.

The emperor gave him the important task of checking Zhen's accounts.

Then he must keep his distance from the Zhen family.

As the saying goes, one should be grateful to the one who has received the favor, and one should be lenient towards the one who has received the favor. Only by refusing any benefits given by Zhen can he treat the matter impartially in the subsequent audit.

His only worry was Concubine Zhen who was pregnant with the emperor's heir. If the emperor's favorite concubine came out to stop him from checking the accounts, he would be in big trouble.

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That Concubine Zhen was the emperor's favorite concubine, and now she was pregnant with the emperor's heir. If she tried to stop him from checking the accounts, he would not dare to force her.

"Censor, it's time to eat."

At this time, a voice interrupted Fa Zheng's thoughts.

A middle-aged man dressed as a servant and with ordinary appearance walked into the room and placed the tray with food in his hand on the table.

If Zhuge Liang were here, he would definitely recognize this person.

This man was none other than the General in Embroidered Uniforms who had gone to bring Zhuge Liang back from Jingzhou, codenamed Qingzhu.

This time he acted as a guard to secretly protect Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng knew Qing Zhu's identity and said to him, "You have worked hard on the journey, envoy. Have a good rest tonight."

On the way to Wuji County, the embroidered robe envoy never left his five-step range and protected him closely, which can be said to be very conscientious.

"Thank you for your concern, but protecting your safety is my duty, and I dare not neglect it."

Qingzhu bowed and declined Fa Zheng's kindness.

Fa Zheng had no choice but to stop trying to persuade him, but he couldn't help but feel a little curious and asked, "I didn't see you sleeping much during the whole journey. When did you rest?"

On the way to Wuji County, Qingzhu was still on guard outside even when he was sleeping at night, and he never saw the embroidered messenger rest.

Qingzhu did not hide it and smiled slightly, "We have a unique way to nourish the spirit. We can rest while sitting or lying down, and we can quickly fall into a deep sleep."

"Using this method, you only need a few hours of sleep each day to stay energetic."

Hearing Qingzhu's words, Fazheng couldn't help but sigh: "It's really magical, can you teach me this method?"

He often suffered from insomnia and had difficulty falling asleep on weekdays. If he had this method of nourishing his mind, he would not have to worry about not being able to sleep, and he could also squeeze out more time to handle government affairs and perform better in front of the emperor.

"There is no problem in passing it on to the Imperial Censor."

Qing Zhu said with a smile: "It's just that this method of nourishing the spirit comes from Taoism, and it must be practiced by the Yuan Yang body to be useful."

“The so-called spirit is complete and the energy is sufficient. Only when the essence and energy are not lost can one hold on to the oneness and keep the truth.”

When he heard that only a Yuan Yang body could practice, Fa Zheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he immediately gave up the idea.
The price is too high.

While the two were chatting, Fa Zheng suddenly heard someone outside shouting, "Zhen clan members, come and visit Censor Fa!"

"Please ask the censor to come out and see me!"

Fa Zheng frowned slightly, stood up and walked to the window, looked outside the house through the gap in the window, and then saw an old man who was quite old and well-dressed standing outside the yard.

"Why did Zhen suddenly send someone here?"

"Have you not given up yet?"

Fa Zheng thought that Zhen had not given up her attempt to show her favor to him and had sent someone to invite him to a banquet or something like that.

Qing Zhu asked, "Yu Shi, do you want me to come out and drive them all away?"

Fa Zheng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No need, I will go out to receive them myself and see what Zhen is planning to do."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the house.

The person standing outside the courtyard was the elder of the second branch of the Zhen family. When he saw Fa Zheng walking out of the inn, he immediately went forward to greet him with a smile.

"I am Zhen Hua, the elder of the second branch of the Zhen family. I am honored to meet the Legal Censor."

The elder of the second branch of the clan bowed to Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I wonder why the elder of the Zhen clan came to visit you this time?"

The second clan elder laughed and said, "I am in charge of the Zhen family's account office. I heard that the censor Fa was ordered by His Majesty to check our Zhen family's accounts. So in order to cooperate with the censor Fa's audit, I specially brought all of our Zhen family's accounts here so that the censor Fa can check the accounts."

Before Fa Zheng could react, the elder of the second branch waved to the servants behind him and asked them to move seven or eight large boxes off the carriage.

When I opened it, there were piles of account books inside.

The second clan elder then bowed to Fa Zheng and said, "All the accounts of my Zhen family are here. Please have a look at them, Censor Fa."

Fa Zheng looked at the elder of the second branch in front of him, then at the piles of account books in the box on the ground, and was stunned for a moment.

After coming to his senses, Fa Zheng walked quickly forward, pulled out a few account books from the box and started flipping through them.

The more he flipped through the books, the more unbelievable it seemed to him, because these account books were not fake, they were indeed Zhen's account books!

"How can this be?"

Fa Zheng's eyes were filled with doubt and confusion, and he was extremely puzzled.

He had thought that Zhen would delay and resist the audit, but he never expected that Zhen would actually hand over the account books on her own initiative!

"Censor Fa, is there anything wrong with this account book?"

The elder of the second branch had been observing Fa Zheng's expression. When he saw the shock on his face, the corner of his mouth curled up slightly and he asked with pretended curiosity.

Fa Zheng suppressed his doubts, smiled and bowed, saying, "Of course there is no problem. Since Zhen is cooperating with the audit, I will report the truth to His Majesty."

The elder of the second branch stroked his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty wants to check the accounts, how can we, the Zhen family, not cooperate? These accounts are kept with the Fa Yushi. If the Fa Yushi has any questions or needs our cooperation, we, the Zhen family, will definitely not refuse."

"The account book has been delivered. I will not stay here for long. Goodbye."

After saying this, the second elder got on the carriage and left.

Only Fa Zheng's smile was left, slowly disappearing.

Qingzhu also came out of the house at this time. Seeing the boxes on the ground and the carriage going away, he couldn't help asking, "Imperial Censor, what happened?"

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng withdrew his gaze from the carriage and slowly shook his head, saying, "Nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it... Help me move all these accounts in."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)