The magistrate of He County finally could not kneel any longer.
Damn it.
He saw a ghost.
Where did that voice come from? It actually knew such a secretive thing.
You know, he and the mother and daughter kept it a secret so well that even Yang Zhubu didn't know.
How did the voice know? !
The magistrate of He County was horrified.
He stood up hurriedly, looked at the newly appointed Minister of Personnel and said, "There is a ghost."
"puff."
An Qi couldn't help it, but he quickly held it back.
She stretched out her long knife and said, "How dare you! The Minister of Personnel will definitely get to the bottom of what happened between you and Yang Zhubu. Stop playing tricks here."
"I'm not playing tricks. There really is a ghost. You have to believe me."
An Qi was afraid that the He County magistrate would expose his secret in the next second, so he simply slapped the man and knocked him unconscious.
After knocking him unconscious, she looked at the new Minister of Personnel carefully.
Very good, no expression, which means he approves of her.
"Put both of them in jail, and then post a notice asking all victims to come to the county government office."
The new Minister of Personnel was extremely efficient. Shen Zhiyi originally thought that it would take two or three days, but unexpectedly, it was all done by noon the next day.
The group returned to the inn to report the matter to the old emperor.
"Your Majesty, there are a total of sixty families who were victimized, and the total amount of silver defrauded is seven thousand taels of silver."
The old emperor was so angry that he couldn't even take his lunch break.
"Has the stolen money been recovered?"
"Most of the money he defrauded from merchants was taken to another store and sold at a lower price. The money he defrauded from the lower-class people went directly into the name of Yang Zhubu's parents. Some of it went into the storehouse of the Hexian County Magistrate. He didn't keep a single cent of the money for himself."
"Humph, do you think I won't pursue the matter if the money isn't with him? You're just daydreaming."
The old emperor motioned to the new Minister of Personnel to continue.
"Your Majesty, we only recovered 2,000 taels of the 7,000 taels of silver. The rest was used by them. However, we searched the warehouse of the He County Magistrate and found a total of 1,000 taels of gold."
"One thousand taels?"
Everyone was surprised.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was shocked: "He County is poor, and I didn't expect that a small county magistrate could embezzle so much money. It is really shocking."
"Nothing surprising."
The Minister of Works gritted his teeth and said, "A few years ago, He County said that they needed to build a road. I talked to the Minister of Revenue about this matter, and then a lot of money was allocated to us. In addition to this, the construction of the canal is also a large amount of money. If you can embezzle so much..."
As for the rest, everyone knows it.
A small county magistrate was greedy for so much, let alone the governor here.
[The governor of this place is really not greedy. ]
Shen Zhiyi’s inner voice interrupted.
The Minister of Works almost took over the conversation before he could react.
But the old emperor glared at him and he glared back.
[That’s not right either.]
Shen Zhiyi was distressed. Looking at the actions of the governor here, he wondered if this could be considered greed.
Everyone: Greed is greed, how can there be a difference between greed and not greed?
Everyone wanted to hear what was going on, but who would have thought that Shen Zhiyi had fallen into a dead end of whether it was greedy or not, and nothing else came out for a long time.
"Forget it. First, confiscate the property of the local county magistrate and the chief clerk. By the way, the money that was cheated from the people must be returned."
"Your Highness, I accept your order."
The matter in He County was handled in a hurry, which of course soon alarmed the local governor.
The local governor's surname was Xu.
When Governor Xu came to see the old emperor, his official uniform was full of patches.
The old emperor stared at the patch in a trance.
From this perspective, Governor Xu is really not greedy.
What on earth is Shen Zhiyi struggling with?
"I wonder if your Majesty has come here and I am sorry that I have not entertained you well enough. Your Majesty, why don't you move your carriage and I will find you another place?"
“No, no.”
The old emperor waved.
"This place is quite comfortable, there is no need to move. But you, don't you know about what happened in Hexian County?"
The old emperor's gaze made Governor Xu break out in a cold sweat and he knelt down on the spot.
"Your Majesty, if I knew that such a thing had happened, I would punish you severely."
[You don't know, but you don't care about this place at all. ]
Governor Xu was stunned.
What's going on?
[This Governor Xu is truly a talent. He is a man who climbed up from the bottom. His parents died when he was young, and he grew up eating food from hundreds of families in the village. Because he has a talent for studying and is a scholar sent by the village through crowdfunding, he is also very promising. He did pass the imperial examination and even became a governor. ]
[It's exactly the same as the one that was found in my village as a college student.]
As soon as Shen Zhiyi said this, the old emperor's eyes turned much softer when he looked at Governor Xu.
He also climbed up from the bottom, and he had a natural liking for talents like Governor Xu.
He stretched out his hand.
"Alright, alright, get up."
Governor Xu was flattered and wiped the cold sweat from his face.
For some reason, he felt that the emperor seemed to be able to hear the voices just now.
It was after that voice was spoken that the emperor's attitude towards him changed.
[The following is interesting. Since this guy found a way to become the governor of his hometown, he has been working hard to seek benefits for his hometown. He has brought all the good things to his hometown. All of a sudden, all the villagers who once helped him have become people with a little money. This should not be considered greed. This guy is not greedy for money. He just brings all the good things to his hometown. All the money really comes from formal channels.]
Governor Xu did not dare to look the old emperor in the eye.
The old emperor was speechless at this moment and didn't know what to say.
"Is Governor Xu a person from here?"
"Your Majesty, yes, yes."
The old emperor sneered: "How long have you been here?"
"It has been five years since I returned to Your Majesty."
"Five years..."
The old emperor stretched out his tone and said in a deep voice: "I have been here for five years. It is time to move to another place. What do you think, Governor Xu?"
Governor Xu's legs went limp and he knelt down.
"I think it's good, Your Majesty, I think it's a good idea."
[Wow, it’s been five years. This old guy has married fifty wives in the five years here. He married ten wives every year, which means he only needs to get married once a month.]
"Pfft, cough, cough, cough."
Everyone couldn't help themselves.
Who gets married once a month for no reason? Is it so casual?
Governor Xu Suibian smiled awkwardly.
He was sure that these people could hear that voice!
[Strange, how tough is this man's fate? His parents died when he was young, and every time he married a wife, she died? He must be a jinx! ]
It was the first time that Shen Zhiyi had seen such an outrageous person, and he couldn't help but secretly glance at Governor Xu several times.
[It’s a pity that I can’t read faces, but he looks very kind. Why did his wife die so old? ]
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