You know, the governor's annual salary is only 155 taels of silver!

The annual salary for maintaining integrity is only 13,000 taels of silver!

When he got the five hundred taels of silver, he felt that he had made a good deal.

I feel I can make a lot of money from this for a long time.

As a result, he was told now that there were originally 50,000 taels of silver, but after it was passed down to him level by level, he only got 500 taels!

The key point is that as the person at the top, he bears the greatest risk!

He got the least amount of money!

Governor Pang almost fainted from anger.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please understand!"

"I indeed only received five hundred taels of silver!!"

"I am willing to hand over this money!!"

Yuchi Xi:?

[Goodness me! They embezzled 50,000 taels of silver, and you only got 500 taels? The difference this middleman made is quite shocking!]

Emperor Dewu:?

The difference earned by the middlemen?

Xier even understands this?

She is worthy of being my daughter!

So smart!

"Of course you have to hand over the money, but you can't escape this responsibility."

Emperor Dewu spoke in a calm tone.

No matter how much he got, others used his name to embezzle money, and he did accept bribes.

Of course you have to be responsible.

Governor Pang knew he couldn't escape, so he knelt down and kowtowed, "I am willing to plead guilty and accept punishment, but my son, daughter, and family are unaware of this."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Dewu held Yuchixi's hand as he wrote the last word, then carried her to the basin beside him to wash her hands. "Either you say they don't know about this, or they don't know."

"I will conduct a thorough investigation. If they were not involved and truly unaware, I will naturally give them a lenient punishment."

There is also joint liability.

Just a little lighter.

After all, everyone in a mansion shares the same fate.

Governor Pang knew that the emperor's actions were the greatest forgiveness he could show him.

He kowtowed and apologized quickly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

"Go to the Ministry of Justice and receive your punishment!"

Emperor Dewu picked up a towel to wipe Yuchi Xi's hands and spoke in a calm voice.

"Yes!" Governor Pang withdrew.

After walking out of the imperial study, he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he said it himself!

If he waited for the Emperor to bring up the matter first, his punishment...

Governor Pang didn't dare to think...

And... he only took 500 taels out of 50,000 taels!

Just thinking about it makes him want to vomit blood!

No, he had to go to the dungeon and beat Fang Qin up to vent his anger!

Emperor Dewu sent people to investigate for several days and confirmed that Governor Pang’s family was unaware of the incident and had not been involved.

Because the women in his family often went out to distribute porridge, they were not exiled. However, the Pang Mansion was also sealed off, and they had to move to the Pang family's villa.

Governor Pang and his family no longer have the glory they once had.

Governor Pang was dismissed from office and exiled, and his son was also dismissed from office and was never allowed to serve as an official. Governor Pang's daughter was Concubine Shu, and because the disaster did not affect her daughter who married out, she escaped.

As for Fang Qin, because many people in the mansion were involved, Fang Qin was dismissed and exiled. Everyone in the mansion was also exiled and was never allowed to serve as an official for the rest of their lives, even the female members of the family were no exception.

Fang Qin received much more silver than Governor Pang. In order to get the lion's share, he kept deceiving Governor Pang and didn't do anything too excessive. Therefore, Governor Pang never suspected that it was only 500 taels of silver.

In fact, Zhao Si and his friends did not get the most money. The one who got the most was Fang Qin.

Zhao Si, who directly embezzled workers' wages and caused the tragic deaths of some workers, was sentenced to death. The chief clerk indulged him in this and did not stop him even though he knew he had caused a death. Instead, he encouraged him to continue...

He was also sentenced to death.

Families on both sides were exiled together.

When the news came out, Pang’s grandmother fainted from fright.

She never thought that this matter could involve their house.

Mrs. Pang also fell seriously ill, and Governor Pang never dared to touch the money and kept it in savings, so they didn't even know about the existence of the money.

When Concubine Shu heard this, she felt dizzy and had to hold on to the table beside her to avoid fainting.

"What a mess!"

"Dad, this is so confusing!"

How dare Dad!

He dares to do such a thing?!

"Your Majesty!" The maid beside her hurriedly supported her, "Your Majesty, do you want to plead for the governor?"

Concubine Shu shook her head, her face pale, "My father did something wrong, it's useless to plead for mercy."

"Your Majesty...you are not the kind of person who will let my father go just because I beg for mercy."

Concubine Shu spoke in a hoarse voice, "Where is my mother?"

"Madam is ill..."

"The old lady is also ill..."

Concubine Shu closed her eyes and said, "I'm going to find the emperor."

Concubine Shu went to the imperial study. Although she rarely left her own courtyard, she knew that the emperor had a little princess and was particularly fond of her.

Most of the time was spent in the imperial study teaching the little princess to read and write.

These are things that other princes have never enjoyed.

But Concubine Shu was not jealous.

She knew that if she wanted to survive in the palace, she had to make herself as transparent as possible.

When her son, the second prince, was made a king, she let him take possession of the fiefdom.

Only by staying away from the palace, a place of conflict, can one survive.

When Concubine Shu arrived at the imperial study, Emperor Dewu was teaching Yuchi Xi to read. As soon as she entered, Emperor Dewu put down the book.

"Is it about your father's matter?"

Emperor Dewu asked her.

Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "I want to leave the palace and go back to visit my mother. Please allow me, Your Majesty."

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