"Sir! Sir is out!" The lawyer rushed in hurriedly.

Lin Han asked hurriedly: "What happened?"

"The salt merchant who came to pay his respects to you that day was arrested!"

Lin Han was shocked when he heard this, and his face changed: "How could it be..."

"They say he's suspected of corruption and smuggling, and the imperial envoys from the capital are here to investigate. Even Prefect Zhao was alarmed and came to investigate personally!"

Lin Han hurriedly got up from the bed: "Then throw away his gift..."

"It's too late."

As soon as the lawyer finished speaking, Zhao Fuyin personally rushed in with his men.

"Why is Lord Zhao here?"

Zhao Fuyin said coldly, "Shiya County arrested a fugitive salt merchant yesterday. I heard he had contact with you?"

Lin Han waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, no, it's not that, I don't know him!"

"But his account books clearly record that he gave you gifts and bribes."

Lin Han froze, and hurriedly defended himself, "It wasn't a bribe! He did come to visit me, but he just heard I was getting married and sent me a wedding gift. It wasn't a bribe!"

"You still dare to quibble! The account book says he bribed you 20,000 taels of silver!"

Lin Han was shocked and his face turned pale: "How is this possible? He only gave me a pair of jade ruyi!"

"Come here, search for me!" Zhao Fuyin didn't waste any more time talking to him and directly asked the officers to search.

The officers searched around and turned everything upside down, and finally found the brocade box containing the jade ruyi.

Lin Han hurriedly said, "Look, sir, they are really a pair of jade ruyi. I dare not deceive you! Where did you get 20,000 taels of silver? How dare I accept so much silver!"

Zhao Fuyin took the brocade box, took out the jade ruyi, and opened the brocade at the bottom of the box. Inside was a thick stack of silver bills.

Zhao Fu Yin said coldly, "Is this what you meant by confiscation?"

Lin Han was struck by lightning, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze. He staggered and fell to his knees on the ground.

Prefect Zhao took out the banknotes and pointed at him: "Lin Han, you are quite courageous. You are a new official, and before you have figured out the affairs of the government, you have already learned to accept bribes and engage in corruption."

"I, I didn't... I really didn't have any. I didn't know there was so much money in here. If I had known, I would definitely not have dared to accept it. My lord, my lord, please help me!"

Zhao Fuyin snorted coldly, "I will conduct a thorough investigation and get to the bottom of it. If you really did embezzle money, don't say I can't keep your official position."

Zhao Fuyin said this and turned to leave.

Lin Han was so frightened that he quickly grabbed his official robe and knelt on the ground, begging repeatedly: "Sir, sir, please save me, I am really being wronged, I don't know, I don't know anything."

As he spoke, he hurriedly took out a box from the cabinet and stuffed it into Zhao Fuyin's arms: "Sir, please save me. As long as you are willing to help me, I am willing to do anything!"

When Zhao Fuyin opened the box and saw that it was full of gold ingots, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Sir, please! Please give me a way out. I studied hard for ten years before I passed the imperial examination. My mother spent her whole life supporting me in my studies. I can't let myself be dragged down like this. I beg you, sir!"

Lin Han was crying with tears all over her face.

Zhao Fuyin raised his hand and waved, asking everyone below to retreat.

After the door was closed, Zhao Fuyin sat in the armchair and patted him on the shoulder: "Lin Han, your case can be big or small. To put it in a small way, you were wrongly accused and you didn't know there was stolen money in it. To put it in a big way, you are corrupt and accepted bribes!"

"No, it's not 㱕!" Lin Han hurried to explain.

Zhao Fu Yin nodded and said, "Of course, I know it's not easy for you. Since you beg me like this, I am willing to show you a way forward."

Lin Han raised his head anxiously, looking at him hopefully: "Sir, please speak."

Zhao Fuyin stroked his mustache and lowered his voice, "I heard that your unmarried wife is a beautiful woman, a rare beauty."

Lin Han stood there frozen, his face pale.

"If you are willing to give her to that powerful man from the capital and curry favor with him, he might let you go. Even if the big thing turns into a small thing, you can still keep your official hat."