Under normal circumstances, would Jia Wensheng be afraid of a censor who had no real power and could only talk?
But today, the two standing over there were His Royal Highness Prince An and the damned Princess Anping, Princess Mo Ying.
He glanced at the unconscious yamen runners on the ground, and never expected that he had fallen into the trap of the Anping County Lady!
Seeing that Prince An and his men no longer mentioned the matter, he hurriedly said with a smile:
"Of course it's ready. Please ask the Imperial Envoy and His Royal Highness Prince An to go to the government office for inspection!"
After he finished speaking, he led He Wenqin and others out of the yard, but turned his head slightly and gave a wink to Master Huang.
Master Huang understood what he meant and deliberately slowed down his pace, walking behind the crowd.
Si Jinxing had been paying attention to Jia Wensheng, so naturally she did not miss the interaction between the two.
She paused and said in a loud voice:
"Why isn't Master Huang, Jia's military advisor, here?
Could it be that he is old and his legs are slow? Let's wait a while!"
Qi Nancheng and He Wenqin naturally did not say anything. After they stamped their feet, Jia Wensheng and others naturally did not dare to leave.
Just as Master Huang approached a blue-clothed secret guard, before he could say a word, he heard what Princess Anping said!
He just wondered why this yellow-haired girl was haunting him.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he quickly turned around and walked over, bowed to Qi Nancheng, and said with a smile:
"I wanted to help the county lady clean up the yard, but you called me Your Majesty. My Lord, I have kept you waiting for so long. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Qi Nancheng didn't say anything, but He Wenqin looked up at the people in the courtyard and said in a cold voice:
"Come here, search these yamen runners and soldiers!"
When Jia Wensheng heard this, his face turned pale, but he saw that Master Huang was nodding at him slightly.
He was confused, but he said nothing.
At this time, if he stopped the search, it would mean that he was guilty!
Since Master Huang nodded, it means that the other item is no longer with us!
As he thought about this, he couldn't help but straighten his back.
Si Jinxing looked at the strange behavior of the two people and caught a glimpse of Master Huang glanced at him inadvertently.
Her heart suddenly moved, and she turned her head to look at Zi Su and Song Xiner.
Could it be that Master Huang...
She stumbled and nearly fell, holding the two girls with her left and right hands, and said:
"I'm a little tired from the fight just now. Help me sit over there."
Qi Nancheng subconsciously raised his foot and wanted to follow, but heard He Wenqin say:
"Please take a rest, my lady. The prince and I are here."
He immediately collected his thoughts and shifted his attention to the team in front that was being searched.
Si Jinxing sat on a stone bench and asked the two men to massage her shoulders and legs. When others saw her, they really thought that the county lady was tired.
After everyone had checked, they found no second object.
Jia Wensheng heaved a sigh of relief and said:
"I never thought Cheng Shan was actually a spy!"
Cheng Shan, who threw out Han Lan's token, was guarded in the yard by He Wenqin's men.
The person sleeping on the ground was taken care of by Mo Qiu's men.
Those yamen runners and soldiers who were not asleep or injured followed them back to the yamen.
Qi Nancheng was riding on his horse, and from time to time he would turn his head to look at the carriage beside him. The woman sitting in it would make him happy physically and mentally just by looking at her for a second longer!
He just thought, how great would it be if he could continue like this?
But soon, the prefectural government office arrived nearby.
Qi Nancheng jumped off the carriage and wanted to reach out to help her get out of the carriage, but he was met with the disgusted gaze of her personal maid!
He quickly withdrew his hand and took two steps back.
This maid is none other than Qingchan!
Although she didn't know what Prince An's intentions were, she always felt that he seemed to be very special to her princess!
So special that it annoys her!
She doesn't understand the love between men and women, but Song Xiner does!
Just now in the yard, she saw at a glance what His Royal Highness Prince An was thinking about his own county lady!
On the one hand, Song Xiner felt that her own county lady was so outstanding that she attracted the hearts of the two princes!
On the other hand, I also feel that Prince An clearly knows that his own county lady is engaged to Prince Mo Ying, but he still wants to interfere?
It seems a little unauthentic!
Xuzhou Prefecture, government office lobby!
Because He Wenqin was the imperial envoy, he sat in the highest seat.
Qi Nancheng and Si Jinxing sat on the right, and Jia Wensheng sat on the left.
Jia Wensheng waved his hand and asked the yamen runner to bring out a dozen account books, saying:
"Sir, this is this year's account book. The tax revenue of each county, the expenditure of silver, etc., are all recorded one by one!
If you want to check the account books from previous years, you can also move them here."
He Wenqin picked up a book, flipped through it, and asked:
"Master Jia's income and expenditure account book is very detailed!
But isn't the expenditure of this treasury silver too huge? Just the relief porridge stalls alone cost 100,000 taels of silver?"
Jia Wensheng sighed:
"There's a disaster in Xuzhou Prefecture, and food is scarce everywhere!
You can only buy it from the surrounding landlords or the neighboring mansion, and the price is a bit expensive.
At least it can give the refugees some hot porridge, so it's worth spending all this money!"
He Wenqin shook his head and said:
"No, no!
This is compared to the money used to purchase rice and grain and for disaster relief, which is not the public money!
Therefore, there are omissions in this account!
Lord Jia, are you deceiving this Imperial Envoy, or are you deceiving the Emperor?!"
Hearing this, Jia Wensheng was slightly startled, then he smiled and said:
“Your Excellency is truly a noble man with many past events!
When you came to the court yesterday, Lord Fu Tong stated in court that he used the public treasury silver to run the porridge stall he set up to provide relief to the victims in the City God Temple!
How could this be a mistake?
Sir, please don't make such jokes in front of the prince!"
Qi Nan continued:
"If it's just a joke, then it's fine. But if it's not a joke, you've committed the crime of corruption and abuse of power!"
Jia Wensheng had been an official for twenty years and was not afraid. He raised his head and said:
"Since the prince has said so, please ask the imperial envoy to summon Master Fu Tong to come to the hall to speak!"
He Wenqin quickly glanced at the county lady who was sitting beside him as if nothing had happened, and said, "Please come in, Master Fu!"
After a while, Fu Tong came in, knelt down and kowtowed, then he said loudly:
"The rice and grain needed for disaster relief over the past two months was all purchased with the money I earned from selling my land and house, without spending a single cent from the public treasury!"
When Jia Wensheng heard this, he was filled with horror and felt a surge of anger rushing to his head!
He said with a gloomy face:
"Master Tongzhi, do you know what you are talking about?"
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