Chapter 295 Embezzlement
Liu Yiyi rolled her eyes immediately upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words.
"What, are you in a hurry? You're leaving as soon as I arrive?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and whistled, raising her little finger.
Two bald boys climbed in through the window. "Boss!"
The two men were among the gatekeepers at Baique Temple.
"These are Ah Chun and Ah He. They protected you in Jiangnan."
Ah Chun and Ah He stepped forward with smiles, "Doctor Liu, don't worry, we will definitely protect you well."
Liu Yiyi greeted them with a smile.
Then, she said haughtily, "I won't be angry since Your Highness is so busy with official duties but still remembers me."
Qin Jinzhi stepped forward, saying, "It is Physician Liu who is truly magnanimous."
Liu Yiyi shook her head.
Qin Jinzhi patted Ah Chun and Ah He's bald heads, "You should grow your hair out."
The two men said with a grin, "Then remember to buy us hairpins, boss."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and replied, "Okay, see you in the capital."
She turned and left Chidori Tsukasa.
The arrival of the Dali Temple and the Thousand Birds Division threw the officials in Jiangnan into disarray.
When Lian Yongnian returned to his residence late at night, he suddenly felt that someone was staring at him from inside the house.
He turned around abruptly.
The moonlight shone on Qin Jinzhi's eyes.
The red mole under his eyes looks strangely odd.
Lian Yongnian was startled. "Who is it!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Lord Lian's memory isn't very good. Didn't he say at the banquet that he wanted to see this princess?"
Lian Yongnian was taken aback. At the banquet, the officials from the sixteen prefectures were very resistant to the establishment of the Thousand Birds Bureau.
This is not like planting spies for the imperial family for no reason.
Some of them mentioned Qin Jinzhi, who is now in charge of the Chidori Division.
She was the emperor and empress's darling, and was recently granted the title of Princess Zhenguo.
The extent of their pampering is evident.
Lian Yongnian had heard of the princess's deeds.
He was arrogant, domineering, lawless, and had a penchant for accumulating wealth.
Since they love money, that makes things easy. If we find an opportunity to offer them money, I doubt any princess would object.
During the banquet, Lian Yongnian drank a few cups and became a bit outspoken, telling others that he wanted to meet the princess.
As soon as I got back to my place, I met him in person.
Lian Yongnian's drunkenness vanished in an instant.
He immediately knelt on the ground, "You, you are the Princess Zhenguo?"
Why is this ancestor here?
Qin Jinzhi slowly crossed her legs, rested one arm on the armrest of the chair, and propped her face up with her hand.
"Lord Lian is indeed more astute than those people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to pocket the bulk of the embezzled silver. Lord Lian is a master of the trick of embezzlement."
Lian Yongnian's face turned pale. "Your Highness, I don't know what you're talking about?"
The moonlight made Qin Jinzhi's nonchalant expression appear somewhat cold.
She was just a young girl, yet Lian Yongnian felt his legs trembling.
Qin Jinzhi curled one corner of her lips. "Lord Lian, if only one official from the sixteen prefectures of Jiangnan could survive, who would you choose?"
She established Suzhou as her main base for two reasons: firstly, because the Zhao family's ancestral home was there.
Secondly, Qin Jinzhi discovered that most of the missing disaster relief funds had ended up in the pocket of the Suzhou prefect.
Lian Yongnian couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "With your intelligence, Lord Lian naturally knows what I'm talking about. Of course, this person will have to pay a price to survive."
Lian Yongnian felt a buzzing in his head.
Qin Jinzhi's voice echoed in his mind.
"A rat got into the silver warehouse and stole three million taels of silver. Sir, you must get it back."
Lian Yongnian's face turned pale. Three million taels of silver—that was truly the amount they had embezzled.
Qin Jinzhi knew all of this perfectly well.
He couldn't even find the sound for a long time.
Qin Jinzhi was a close associate of the emperor.
If she knows the truth, then does His Majesty know it too?
Corruption is a serious crime; even three million taels wouldn't be enough to execute his entire family.
Lian Yongnian swallowed hard, and it took him a long time to find his voice.
"If I can recover the three million taels of silver, will the princess spare my entire family?"
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud and looked down into his eyes.
"That's not a very clever question, sir."
She stood up, her back to Lian Yongnian, and said, "As the prefect of Suzhou, Lord Lian will surely seek justice for those villagers who died tragically, right?"
Lian Yongnian's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
There was no movement behind me for a long time.
Lian Yongnian turned around stiffly.
There was no one behind him anymore.
It was as if no one had ever been here.
Lian Yongnian collapsed to the ground.
This princess who protects the country has such a strong aura.
He had some connections in the capital and had heard of Qin Jinzhi.
All these events made him feel that this only son of the Prince of Zhenbei was not as simple as he appeared.
Lian Yongnian had no connections and could only play a minor role in the capital.
His arrangement to send him to Jiangnan was specially made.
The Shen family fell from power, and Jiangnan was hit by floods.
Everything starts from scratch.
Once he establishes himself in Jiangnan, he might just become the next Shen Changqing.
So when he saw Qin Jinzhi, his first thought was that Qin Jinzhi thought the same as him, she was indeed not simple!
Qin Jinzhi meant that he should return all the money he had embezzled.
They also wanted to expose and kill the corrupt officials in the other fifteen states.
He has a chance to survive if he does all of these things.
Did the Dali Temple and the Thousand Birds Bureau come to Jiangnan not only to assist Lord Wang in controlling the floods, but also for the purpose of embezzlement?
However, if he were to become an enemy of the officials of those fifteen states, his life would be in danger.
This person actually has such methods.
They were forced to kill each other.
Lian Yongnian even had an absurd idea.
Qin Jinzhi chose him because he had the ability to deal with the officials of those fifteen states.
The wind suddenly blew the window open.
Lian Yongnian was startled.
A storm is brewing.
Qin Jinzhi left Lian Yongnian's residence, where Yuecheng's carriage had been waiting for a long time.
"Let's go to the dock."
When the two arrived at the dock, someone was already waiting there.
Qin Jinzhi stepped down from the carriage, and Zhao Wuji walked over.
"Greetings, Princess."
Qin Jinzhi said, "After the matter in Jiangnan is resolved, you will become the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review when you return to the capital."
Zhao Wuji replied respectfully, "Thank you for your planning, Princess."
He took out two letters from his pocket. "These are letters that His Majesty and the Empress asked me to bring to you."
Qin Jinzhi took the letter and said, "There are too many rats in Jiangnan. Remember to get rid of them before you return to the capital."
"yes."
Qin Jinzhi turned and boarded the boat.
Only when there was no trace of the ship on the sea did Zhao Wuji turn and leave.
The boat was prepared by Wei Xuan.
The helmsman was replaced by an old man who couldn't speak.
The old man bowed to Qin Jinzhi with great respect.
Yuecheng asked with some confusion, "Why isn't it the same ship we came on?"
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "That ship has enemies."
Wei Xuan was worried that the boat that collided with Wei Ziming's boat would cause trouble for Qin Jinzhi, so she specially changed her boat.
Moon City,?
Does the ship have enemies?
Qin Jinzhi smiled, walked onto the deck, and said to the old man:
"Let's go to Yangzhou."
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