Chapter 692: The Golden Key

Qin Ming had already made up his mind that the Hubu Shangshu and the Hubu Shilang must die.

This is not only because they are corrupt, but also because they have a grudge against Qin Ming, but also because the emperor said that the day when Hubu Shangshu died was the day he announced that Qin Ming was a concubine.

In any case, this Hubu Shangshu and Shilang will definitely die.

Fadu couldn't execute him for the time being, so Qin Ming took matters into his own hands, and the emperor acquiesced in this matter anyway.

So, Qin Ming walked towards Dali Temple alone.

Dali Temple, the case of the prison is accepted, which is equivalent to the Supreme Court of Chu State.

Today, the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Department have formed a three-division trial and are continuing to investigate and try corruption cases in the household department.

Dali Temple interrogation hall!

The highest officials of the three divisions sat above, namely the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, the Dali Temple, and the Imperial History of the Left and Right Metropolitan Procuratorates, a total of four chiefs.

Below, there are officials from the three divisions, and on both sides, there are all messengers with swords and sticks.

In the middle of the hall, there stood an official of the household department, who was still on trial at the moment.

In fact, it is better to say that they are being tried, but it is better to say how these officials are trying to exonerate these people in the household department.

Even if they can't be exculpated, try to reduce their guilt to a lesser extent in order to achieve their goals.

There is no way, the case of the household department is too involved.

After all, the household department is equivalent to a finance, and the officials who are related to the finances of the imperial court are all related to the household department.

As a result, many people will be more or less involved in the corruption of the household department.

Although it is really necessary to find out, the part of their embezzlement is somewhat insignificant, but after all, it is not a glorious thing, once it is found out, not to mention the ruin of reputation, they may be punished.

This is what many officials involved with the household department don't want to see, so these people are in a hurry to jump off the wall for the sake of the household department's book, so they will find a way to help him openly and secretly.

Qin Ming came to Dali Temple and went directly to the outside of the public hall.

In the state of Chu, whether it is a case tried in a local court, or a case tried in Shuntianfu, Dali Temple, the Criminal Department and other places, the common people are allowed to come and observe.

At this moment, there are no less than a few hundred people outside the public court, who are observing the trial.

Qin Ming walked into these people, stood behind a big man, and began to look at the trial.

In the public court, Dali Siqing spoke: "Lord Zhao, you really used these accounts in the corresponding places?"

"Indeed, these are all accounting errors, and it is really unjust to say that I am corrupt. If you don't believe me, even if you go to the household department to check the accounts, there are too many accounts, it's just too messy, and it's normal to miscalculate some places. ”

Zhao Shangshu is very calm at the moment, and everyone cooperates with each other as if acting.

So the Shangshu of the Criminal Department said: "It makes sense, tens of thousands of accounts are indeed prone to errors, and they are also more reasonable. What do the three adults think?"

Dali Siqing frowned, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

The left and right imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate nodded together, and listened to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department continue:

"In this way, our third division will send someone to search Lord Zhao's house, if we can find millions of taels of silver, then this corruption will be established.

If the search can't be found, it means that the money is correct, but the accounts are wrong, and then our three divisions will report to Your Majesty. ”

In the crowd, Qin Ming's brows furrowed.

It means that the account problem may be written incorrectly, and if the embezzled silver cannot be found, it means that there is no corruption?

If you have to explain it so strongly, it's actually okay.

However, it is inevitably unfair.

And today, whether there can be justice in the triage of these three divisions, Qin Ming is hopeless.

He is here to seek justice.

"Thank you, four adults!"

In the hall, Zhao Shangshu smiled.

So, Shangshu of the Criminal Department ordered: "Come on, go to Zhao Shangshu's house to search." ”

Immediately, a servant left quickly, and Qin Ming sneered.

He turned and left.

Since these officials are going to come to the void, Qin Ming will play with them first.

So, he rode all the way and took the lead to the mansion of Lord Zhao, the head of the household.

In this Lord Zhao's mansion, the wife and children of the family were worried, and when they saw Qin Ming coming to the mansion, everyone's faces were ugly.

They naturally knew that their master and Qin Ming were very difficult to get along with, and they also knew that it was because the master tied up Qin Ming yesterday that Qin Ming was involved in a lawsuit for corruption.

Now that they see Qin Ming, the family of Lord Zhao, the head of the household, can't wait to beat Qin Ming to death.

However, they did not dare.

"What are you doing here?" scolded a woman, her lady of Lord Zhao.

"My son was killed by you, and my lord was killed by you and ate a lawsuit, what do you want?"

Qin Ming smiled and said, "Now your master is being interrogated by the three divisions, madam, you should know the consequences." ”

"You didn't hurt that?" said the woman, angrily.

Qin Ming said: "In fact, everyone is an official, your master is greedy, and I am also greedy." Isn't it all about the money?"

The Zhao family was stunned for a moment, and then the woman said, "Are you also in it for money?"

"Madam, this is not nonsense?Manchu Dynasty civil and military, who doesn't like silver?" Qin Ming smiled.

Then the woman said, "...... you are here today."

"As long as Mrs. gives me enough money, your lord, I will keep him fine, after all, who wants to be right with money, right?" Qin Ming stepped up, and a greedy smile appeared on his face.

In fact, he does like money.

The woman said, "How much do you want?"

Qin Ming looked like a fan of money, and said: "Madame, how much does your master think your master is worth?" Now that the three divisions are tried, if you want to keep him, a little money is not enough, and you have to get some money.

Of course, if Madame is reluctant, once Lord Zhao dies, the Zhao family will be raided, and you don't even have a place to stay, so Madam, think clearly!"

The woman thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can take whatever you want with the family property, as long as you keep my lord, money is not a problem." ”

As she spoke, she took out a golden key from her body, and then walked into a study with Qin Ming, and used the golden key to open a lock in front of a wooden bookcase, and there was a switch inside, and the woman turned it.

The whole bookcase suddenly moved, moved to the side, and then revealed a wall with a white cloth, and when the white cloth was lifted, there was a secret door.

The woman opened the door, and inside was a small dark room with boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, and stacks of silver tickets.

Qin Ming was stunned at that time, this Nima is a treasury.

"The surname is Qin, here is all the money of my Zhao family, you can take it as you like, but you must keep my master. The woman said.

Qin Ming sneered and said, "This ...... I'm afraid I really want to protect it, but I can't keep it, there are at least tens of millions of taels of silver here, your Zhao family, it's over!"

It was at this time that the search officer of the three divisions came to interrogate.

Originally, when they came this time, they couldn't find anything at all, but Qin Ming rushed to the front and fooled this woman.

So Qin Ming shouted: "The silver is here." ”

At that moment, the search officials immediately rushed in.

At this moment, the woman's face turned pale and she knew that she had been deceived.

In the public hall of Dali Temple, the criminal department Shangshu walked to the side of the household department Shangshu and asked in a whisper: "Silver, can't you find it?"

"Don't worry, you can't find it, it's tightly hidden, only my wife and I know where it is. Lord Zhao said very confidently.