The officials examined themselves, and one person was imprisoned.

The prisoner was a servant of the ministry, surnamed Qian.

It is said that not long after the tax case of the Ministry of Civil Affairs came out, Shen Muyan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, found that in the tax case, in addition to the part of the tax silver obtained by the private government of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was embezzled by Qin Hao, part of the tax silver was lost, but its flow has not been observed.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu, the secretary of the ministry, checked and found out that Qian Shilang had hidden a sum of silver in the treasury of the ministry. It's really the money lost by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it seems that the tax case has finally come to an end.

Fung Lok Street, Choi Glass Court.

In the private room, through the screen of the gauze, a figure leaned on the small couch, eating grapes leisurely, a pair of phoenix eyes were half-closed, looking at the person sitting in front of the desk.

At this time at the beginning of the month, he pursed his lips and carefully looked at the confession obtained by Qian Shilang in Dali Temple.

"What do you think?" Seeing her put down her confession and raised her eyebrows slightly, Min Shuo asked.

At the beginning of the month, he lightly folded the confession that he had transcribed, glanced at Min Shuo and said, "Do you think that money is really greedy for this money squire?" ”

"Of course not." Min Shuo squinted, picked up a grape and gently kneaded it, "A servant of the ministry? Hehe, I don't believe he has such great ability, and I don't believe he can be so bold. ”

Yue Yue frowned slightly, and said after a moment's silence: "But the people in the court can believe it." ”

As the words came out, Min Shuo's body leaning on the couch stiffened.

"I think...... Xu Shu may not be the mastermind behind the tax case. At the beginning of the month, his face was calm and resolute, and he said thoughtfully.

Min Shuo was slightly stunned, "Do you suspect that there is a higher Lord Messenger?" ”

"I don't know, but I don't think it's that simple." The moon sighed and said calmly.

"If you want to confirm, you still need to find Xu Shu out first, and only then can you look for it further. Is there any way to get him out? After a moment's thought, he asked.

At the beginning of the month, he looked at the confession in his hand and pondered for a long time. Just when Min Shuo was a little disappointed, she said lightly: "In the confession, there is a mistake. ”

When Min Shuo heard this, his eyes lit up. "How?"

"There is a discrepancy between the money reported by Qian Shilang and the loss of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it is much less. They should have turned some away. She nodded.

However, his brows soon frowned again, "I just know that I know, and what I have to do to ask for a retrial is still a problem...... After all, the East Party has begun to exert pressure, and I am afraid that this case is about to be concluded. ”

didn't think that the words at the beginning of the month would fall, but Min Shuo smiled and said, "I have a plan." ”

The next day, in Anyang City, a communiqué was posted everywhere, saying that Qin Hao, the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had set up a private tax item, which caused the taxes in Fengzhou to be heavy and the people were not able to make a living, and it also implied that there were people behind Qin Hao who instructed him to do it. The communiqué was signed as a fox.

This incident aroused a lot of emotion, and soon spread to the central government and also to the land of Fengzhou, and there was some chaos inside and outside the court. Taking advantage of the situation, the Western Party rose up and demanded an extension of the trial, and various localities also submitted a letter to the people.

On the one hand, the East Party demanded that the murder of the official be found out and the people behind the posting of the communiqué this time; On the one hand, the Western Party demanded to conform to the will of the people and postpone the trial of Qin Hao to reply to the people.

On the Jiuzhen Palace, the people of the two parties quarreled for several days, and the non-party people on the side couldn't help but shake their heads secretly when they saw it, the emperor has no real power, and the two parties are so entangled, and some people are beginning to faintly spread that this Da Chu is afraid that he is going to die.

In the end, what brought this matter to an end was a local rebellion in Yuanzhou

The tax case had a far-reaching impact on Bonju, and it was learned that the DPRK and China had been delaying and had no intention of postponing the trial. Although there were not many people who rebelled, and it was quickly suppressed, it eventually attracted the attention of the imperial court, and the trial of the tax case was postponed.

At this time, in the Qingwang Mansion, someone was jumping like thunder.

When Xu Shu entered King Qing's library, he saw broken artifacts scattered all over the ground, all of which had just been thrown by King Qing in anger. The people in the house were hiding outside the door and shivering, for fear of accidentally provoking the prince to suffer.

In the library, King Qing sat in front of the bookcase, his head bowed, motionless. The corners of Xu Shu's eyes twitched, and he hurriedly stood on one side and didn't dare to speak.

After a while, King Qing slowly raised his head, looked at him and asked, "How is the news outside now?" ”

"The will to postpone the trial has come down, and the Queen Mother has not stopped it." Xu Shu bowed and lowered his eyebrows.

"Damn!" King Qing slapped the case, then swept it resentfully, and the hot tea that had just been served on the case was spilled on the ground. "Where did the Diao people come from, they dare to go against this king like this! Still haven't found out who did it?! ”

"I haven't ...... yet" Xu Shu's forehead, there was a faint cold sweat oozing. Just after King Qing snorted coldly, he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, it is useless to find out who did it now, and the most important thing now is to solve the current situation." ”

"The situation in front of you, the situation in front of you! Does this king want this to happen? This group of Diao people! Diao Min! King Qing clenched his hands into fists, gritted his teeth with hatred and said, "When he catches them, this king must break them into pieces!" ”

"And that Hang Yue!" Immediately afterwards, King Qing's eyes narrowed, and he flashed ruthlessly, "Didn't you say that you found the same party?" Who exactly? ”

Xu Shu was shocked, bowed down and said, "The old minister is about to report to His Highness, that Hang Yue...... I met Min Shuo. ”

"Min Shuo? You mean it's all a conspiracy of the Western Party? King Qing was slightly stunned, "They have been calculating us from the beginning? ”

"This ...... Perhaps. Xu Shu said with low eyebrows.

There was a quiet pause on the top, and then King Qing snorted coldly, "This king will not let them go." ”

"Your Highness, what is your plan at this moment? If the trial is postponed, the old minister is worried about ......" King Qing's mood eased slightly, and Xu Shu asked again.

King Qing knew that it was useless to lose his temper while patronizing, so when he calmed down, he began to think seriously about what to do at this time.

"What does Lord Xu do?" After thinking about it, he still had no clue, and King Qing could only ask rhetorically.

The old minister thought...... Perhaps the scapegoat is not weighty enough. Since King Qing asked, Xu Shu couldn't help but answer, so he opened his mouth thoughtfully.

"Not enough?" King Qing raised his eyebrows, thought about it sideways, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Shu's words were reasonable, and suddenly he thought about it, and he smiled faintly: "Since this Qian Shilang is not weighty, then it would be good to find someone with weight to replace him soon......"

Hearing him say this, Xu Shu was stunned, "Your Highness has an idea?" ”

"Well," King Qing replied and said, "This king needs to go into the palace to find his mother, if it can be done, not only can someone make a scapegoat, but also can solve a big concern of this king." Saying this, his frowning brow finally eased, and there was a faint look of pride, obviously thinking of a good candidate.

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and looked at King Qing, "The person His Highness said is ......"

"Su Yi." (To be continued.) )