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Chapter 31: A Big Corruption Case

The Yun Kingdom in the south did not suffer as severe a disaster as the An Kingdom. They did not attack the An Kingdom because a hundred-year peace treaty had been signed between the four countries.

Otherwise, every hit now is accurate.

It seems that the silver went into someone else's pocket, and this person's power was quite strong, so that both the court and Guicheng were kept in the dark.

However, the county magistrate who returned to the city thought he had a powerful backer and was very arrogant.

Yuan Man smiled and asked, "Who was the adult who met you when you returned to the city?"

The county magistrate asked her this question and she was really stumped.

It's not that he doesn't know, it's just...

Yuan Man continued, "Do you have His Majesty's imperial edict or golden book when you return to the city?"

"According to normal procedures, after the agreement is signed, His Majesty will issue an edict or a golden decree to confirm the matter."

"And you have nothing."

"As far as I know, your Majesty and the Crown Prince don't seem to know about this either."

Of course, this was just her guess, but she was 90% sure that the two of them didn't know about the existence of the money and food, otherwise Guicheng wouldn't be so peaceful and Anguo wouldn't be so passive.

"If you really do something to me, it will be a disaster."

"Impossible." The county magistrate jumped up, and the gavel on the desk fell to the ground.

"Whether I lied to you or not, you will know if you name that person." Yuan Man raised his lips and continued, "Besides, you know whether I am really guilty and whether I really poisoned him. There is no need for me to use such a lie that is so easy to expose."

"I will say nothing else, but I can still say a few words in front of the Crown Prince and His Majesty."

At this time, you naturally have to brag a lot, otherwise it will not be effective.

The county magistrate became suspicious. If it was true as he said, then Guicheng would have wasted five million taels of silver in vain, and all the money given by the other party were blank bills.

No one's backing is as reliable as the emperor's. What's more, they have done countless secret things in the past ten years. If an imperial envoy really comes, he will be the first to suffer, no matter what happens to Guicheng.

"Does the Marquis know Yongxing Marquis? He was the main force at that time. He led 50,000 troops to attack our Black Tiger Village."

"The village chief was concerned about the elderly and children in the village, so he surrendered after having a quarrel with Yongxing Hou."

"It was also the agreement he signed with the village chief."

Yuan Man frowned and thought for a moment. She seemed to have heard of the name of Marquis Yongxing somewhere before.

By the way, Hu Yazi said that Li Guanjia’s previous master had offended Yongxing Hou, so no one dared to buy them.

"When your village leader signed the agreement with the Marquis of Yongxing, whose seal was used?"

The county magistrate frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "I have never seen it, but I have heard that it seems to be a seal from the imperial court, but it is signed by the Marquis of Yongxing."

After hearing this, Yuan Man raised his voice and said, "Yuan Yi."

Yuan Yi immediately appeared beside her, "I'm here."

This frightened the county magistrate, the man who was still kneeling there, and the officers and soldiers standing on both sides.

Yuan Man glanced at them and said, "Send a message to the prince and ask him if he knows about the five million taels of silver that must be handed over to the city."

"No, let's send a message directly to the emperor and ask him what to do."

"What about five million taels? What did the Yongxing Marquis do with it?"

"If these five million taels had entered the national treasury, why would Anguo have declined so much?"

"Also, since Yongxing Hou made a promise to Guicheng, other counties have appeared in the case of embezzlement of disaster relief grain, but Guicheng has not, then did Yongxing Hou participate in the case of embezzlement?"

"Yes." Yuan Yi agreed and walked away.

He not only sent the message to the emperor, but also to the prince.

After giving his orders, Yuan Man looked at the county magistrate and said, "You know who the murderer is in today's incident."

"Tomorrow I hope to hear the news that the murderer has been imprisoned. Otherwise, I don't mind muddying the waters of Guicheng even further."

The county magistrate wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly, not caring about Sheng Zhihuai's identity.

Yuan Man stood up and said, "By the way, where is your village leader now? I want to visit him."

The county magistrate shook his head and said, "Our village chief does not see outsiders. If you have anything to say, I can help you get it across."

"Then tell your village chief to keep the agreement safe. I'm afraid the other party will be desperate and might come to kill people and steal the agreement at any time." Yuan Man guessed that there was someone behind Yongxing Marquis, otherwise Yongxing Marquis would not be so bold.

Once the emperor starts investigating the matter, the people behind it will inevitably kill people and destroy evidence.

"I won't say much about the importance of the agreement. I think your village chief also understands it."

The county magistrate nodded repeatedly and said, "I will definitely pass on your message."

Yuan Man nodded and walked out. After two steps, he stopped and said, "Oh, right, have someone detoxify that scholar, and sentence those who deserve it, and pay those who deserve it."

"I won't bother with what happened today."

Otherwise, she would really make the county magistrate suffer twice as much.

However, people with the surname Sheng can naturally do whatever they want.

"Yes, I will arrange someone to do it right away." After the county magistrate said this, he immediately winked at the captain of the police.

The captain immediately took the order and ran out.

After Yuan Man left, the county magistrate changed out of his official uniform, left the county government office through the back door, and walked out of the city to the foot of Yuqing Mountain, three miles away.

He waved his hands downwards and then began to climb up.

After climbing for nearly a quarter of an hour, we finally arrived in front of a bamboo courtyard.

The county magistrate stood in front of the bamboo courtyard and bowed, saying, "I, Yu Yang, come to see you."

"Come in." As the voice fell, a little boy opened the door.

The county magistrate clasped his fist towards the little boy and walked towards the bamboo building.

When I walked into the bamboo building, I saw an old man with white hair sitting cross-legged in front of the window.

"Why do you want to see me at this hour?" The old man didn't look at him, but looked at the chessboard in front of him.

The county magistrate Yu Yang bowed and said, "Master Qing, a marquis has come to the county office today. He is the Marquis of Leshan."

"According to him, the Yongxing Marquis who negotiated surrender with you ten years ago did not hand over the five million silver and grains you handed over to Your Majesty, but embezzled them instead."

"The Marquis even said bluntly that neither His Majesty nor the Crown Prince knew about your surrender."

"He also had the secret guards pass a message to Your Majesty in front of me, saying that Marquis Yongxing not only embezzled your money and grain, but also embezzled the relief grain."

"He asked me to remind you to be careful. Yongxing Hou's men may come to kill you at any time."

The old man looked up at him, but his eyes were a little obscure, "Why would this Leshan Marquis suddenly tell you this?"

The county magistrate wiped the sweat off his forehead and whispered, "It was because the descendants of the Sheng family poisoned Liang You, and they found a scapegoat, who happened to be this Leshan Marquis."

"Haha, the Sheng family is really becoming more and more successful." The old man retracted his gaze and looked back at the chessboard.

"The Sheng family's affairs must be handled according to the law. No favoritism or corruption is allowed. If they have anything to say, let them come to me."

"Yes." Yu Yang agreed immediately.

After placing a chess piece, the old man said, "Also, find out the origins of that Le Shan Hou. I have never heard of a Le Shan Hou in Kyoto before."

"When there is a result, come back again."

"Yes." Yu Yang bowed and walked out.

The old man looked at the chess pieces on the board for a long time before he sighed.

How could he not know? After that, Wang Zhi knew it before he even received the emperor's edict.

However, how could he, a surrendered leader of a mountain stronghold, compete with Marquis Yongxing? What's more, there was someone behind Marquis Yongxing.

He even knew who was behind it.

Now that a marquis has revealed it, I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, but no matter what, it shouldn’t be that bad.

When Sheng Zhihuai was taken away by soldiers, the Sheng family realized that they were in trouble.

When I wanted to find Marquis Leshan, he had already left the inn and walked out of the city.

When Yu Yang knew that Marquis Leshan had left, he frowned.

Why did he leave? Was he just passing by?

But he still sent someone to do what he was ordered to do, in case the other party could make a counterattack.

After Yuan Man left the city, he continued on his way towards Dongyuan City.

She had to hurry, otherwise if she was delayed for too long, her son wouldn't recognize her when she returned.