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Not only Zhang Qing, but everyone else was stunned. Hadn't the matter already been investigated and clarified? There were four officials in the Ministry of Revenue, and the one who colluded with Magistrate Liang Qingjun was another official, Zhou Dongcai. How did Zhang Qing get dragged into this again?
But Xi Wei asserted, "Zhou Dongcai has always been very close to Zhang Qing, and has taken good care of Zhang Qing. He has even given Zhang Qing gifts. If the two were not in cahoots, why would Zhou Dongcai give gifts to Zhang Qing, a minor official who was promoted from a local position?"
Apart from Zhang Qing and Chuan Wen, everyone looked at Xi Wei with a puzzled expression. Didn't you know why you gave Zhang Qing a gift? Wasn't it because you wanted to curry favor with Prime Minister Zhang through Zhang Qing, his daughter?
Xi Wei's head was lowering lower and lower. He knew it, but the Prime Minister had forced him to say it!
Yesterday, Prime Minister Zhang first went to the Ministry of Revenue to inquire about Zhang Qing's situation, and then went to see him, asking him to use this excuse to impeach Zhang Qing today. He also tried to persuade the Prime Minister, but the Prime Minister's threatening eyes clearly said that if he didn't impeach Zhang Qing, someone else would impeach him!
What could he do? He was just a lower-ranking official than the others!
The relationship between Zhang Qing and Zhou Dongcai was just normal interaction between colleagues. Although they had tea together twice in private, they only talked about trivial matters and never colluded with any refugee issues.
She knew this was a trumped-up charge, and no matter what she said, the other party would have something to say. So she didn't say anything more, but stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please see the truth. I have never colluded with Zhou Dongcai. He gave me a packet of tea to thank me for helping him organize the documents. It was just ordinary tea from the market, not expensive at all. It's not as serious as the gift that Lord Xi is talking about."