Zhang Wenyuan smiled faintly, "He just has something on his mind."
He is someone close to the emperor, and it would be strange if Governor Ning was not panicked when he suddenly appeared in Menglan City with so many imperial guards.
Only after he accepted the food sent by Magistrate Ning would Magistrate Ning feel at ease.
"This box of jewelry was also sent by Prefect Ning."
Zhang Wenyuan pulled out the bottom layer of the food box, took out a small wooden box from underneath, opened it and carefully placed it on the dining table.
When the servant of Prefect Ning's mansion deliberately placed this food box in his hand, he knew that there must be something hidden in it.
Sure enough, this box of jewelry was worth at least 30,000 taels of silver.
Prefect Ning has embezzled a lot of money, but he is very generous.
Every jewel here is bigger than the gems inlaid on his sword. No wonder they all want to be local officials.
Being a clean magistrate for three years and earning 100,000 silver coins is not just a casual remark.
Shen Yong looked at the box full of jewels, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
Otherwise, he could take over the warehouse in Ning Zhifu's mansion as well.
Chen Yong reached out and picked up a light blue gem the size of a quail egg, and played with it in his hand for a while.
"Prefect Ning is quite generous and has a lot of wealth."
Zhang Wenyuan twitched the corners of his lips slightly, "He's embezzled a lot."
The number of people in the entire Chinese Empire who can confidently declare themselves to be honest officials can be counted on one hand.
There were many upright and honest officials in the past, but they could not go far in officialdom. In the end, they were either framed and brought down, or forced to become corrupt. The more resolute ones would simply resign.
But their outcomes are generally not good. Even if they resign, those corrupt officials will not let them go.
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