A few months later, in the late autumn and early winter, the renovation project of the residential area has gradually come to an end, Nangong Xue thought that the project would be completed smoothly, and then the shops will be renovated and planned in the spring of the next year, but she never expected that at this time, the moth would come out. At the moment when she received the report, although she was a little surprised, she still seemed very calm, and said in her heart: "It seems that Dad's worries are not groundless, I naively thought that there would be fewer such things in the court, and there would be fewer accidents in the things assigned by the emperor, but now it seems that I am too ideal and naïve, and I am still too young and naïve." ”

At this moment, Hua Hua also heard the news and rushed over and was about to ask, but was interrupted by Nangong Xue: "You are finally here, don't say anything now, let's go to the construction site and take a look together." Hua Hua nodded again and again, and then the two of them took a carriage to the construction site together.

After arriving at the construction site, Huang Haijiang hurriedly reported to Nangong Xue: "Two adults, there are only a few families left so far, but at this time there is a problem with the sand. You two, please see that I grabbed a handful of sand from the construction site, and this sand is completely different from the previous one. No matter how you sift through the particles, the particles are still so coarse, and this is not water and sand at all. As he spoke, he showed him the sand.

Although Nangong Xue had a little bit of common sense after reading it, after all, this was not her profession, so she didn't have any comments, she turned her head and asked, "Hua Hua, what do you think about this?" Hua Hua took the sand in his hand and looked at it carefully, and soon frowned and became confused. Nangong Xue stood on a plate and saw him silent, so she guessed that the situation was a little unoptimistic, and asked, "Lord Huang, I need the source of this batch of sand, please help me check the records." After saying that, Huang Haijiang temporarily left to check the information. After Huang Haijiang left, Nangong Xue asked Hua Hua: "Hua Hua, I was embarrassed to ask you just now, but now that he has left, can you tell me what you think about this matter?" ”

"In my opinion, it's not easy." Hua Hua said sternly, "Let's not say what purpose you deliberately took away Lord Huang, just say this batch of sand, I have seen it, this is definitely not water and sand, there is no doubt that this kind of sand is used in gardening, but it is absolutely not usable in architecture, and the other point is that this kind of sand is much cheaper than water and sand, and a bag will be about fifty percent cheaper than good water and sand, at most sixty percent, according to this calculation, then a large batch of such sand will get a lot of silver taels." So it seems that this is a real ill-intention. ”

Having said this, Nangong Xue said without hesitation: "Since the incident has happened, it is necessary to quickly stop the severity of the situation, which is related to the people's views of the imperial court, if it is not dealt with in time, the consequences must be unimaginable." Hua Hua, I still have some funds, you take it, hurry up to purchase serious water and sand, come back and continue to complete the project, and tell the engineering team not to talk nonsense, let them give me the project to complete the project is the right way. I'll deal with the sand matter quickly, and you don't have to worry about this part of the matter. After saying that, the two of them went their separate ways.

Nangong Xue first grabbed a handful of sand and put it into a cloth bag she carried with her, and then ripped off the part of the time and date written on the bag and the words "exclusive for the imperial court" as a evidence for the future confrontation court, and then went to Huang Haijiang to check the source of this batch of sand. After returning to Kyoto Mansion, Nangong Xue went directly to Huang Haijiang to ask about the follow-up.

"How's Lord Huang doing?" As soon as Nangong Xue entered the door, she asked, "Who bought this batch of sand?" ”

"Lord Nangong, I'm about to report this to you." Huang Haijiang held the text in his hand and said, "Take a look, this is a detailed record of this batch of sand procurement, according to the records, it is indeed supervised by the imperial court, it was procured by the Ministry of Industry Materials Office Master Peng Yuepeng, and was reviewed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Industry Zhao Hao Zhao reviewed and registered in the warehouse, and finally distributed by the Ministry of Industry Materials for Pants Miao Jingmiao." But I don't know why we obviously want water and sand, but what we send down is such inferior sand, which is really incomprehensible. If you investigate deeply, I am afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble, Lord Nangong, do you think we will investigate next? ”

After getting these records, Nangong Xue has a direction in her heart, even if she is looking for the responsible party, it is reasonable. No matter what you say, Nangong Xue must find out about this incident. No matter what she said, it was her own thing, and she would never allow any stain on her hard work. It's the first time that she can be an official, and she doesn't expect everyone to assist her in doing things, but she doesn't want to have an accident, otherwise this is a slap in the face. Nangong Xue is the strongest, and she is somewhat obsessive-compulsive, so she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, and said: "If I don't find out about this matter, I will be sorry for the mission given to me by the emperor." I'm even more sorry for the title of the first female official of the Xuanwu Empire. Examine! I'm going to get to the bottom of it! For the sake of the court, for the people, and for myself, no matter who he is, if I swallow my anger today, next time these people will become even worse, I must strangle their behavior and put it in the cradle, and I must not encourage their despicable hearts. Their purpose is not pure, and I will not allow them to succeed! ”

After speaking, Huang Haijiang was stunned by Nangong Xue's battle, and said in his heart: "I can't see that she is so strong and upright at such a young age, in such a big dye vat, it is really not easy to produce her like this, if she completes this project and wants to stay in the court, then the court will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes." It's really exciting. It seems that what Master Zhu said is right, this woman may be the savior of the Xuanwu Empire. ”

Then Nangong Xue took the record, a sample of sand and the mark on the sandbag, and went to the Ministry of Industry with Huang Haijiang to investigate the matter. As soon as she arrived at the Ministry of Works, Nangong Xue gathered the three people involved in this matter together, and then put the sand and sandbags on the table and said, "Lord Peng Yuepeng, Lord Zhao Hao, Lord Zhao and Lord Miao Jingmiao, I just want to ask a few words when I brought the three adults here today." I hope a few adults can cooperate with you. ”

As soon as the three adults heard Nangong Xue's words, they knew that something must have happened to the project, and they looked at each other and then responded in unison: "Your Excellency Inspector, please say that the officials must answer their questions." ”

"Good. Then I'll get straight to the point. Nangong Xue said lightly, "Please take a look at the sand sample on the table and the logo on this sandbag, do you have any impression of the logo of this sandbag?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the three adults all looked at these samples on the table, looked at them in a daze, and then Peng Yue asked suspiciously: "The logo on this sandbag is indeed from the Ministry of Industry, and it is also recently purchased from the date, but this sand is ......, forgive the official for being stupid and ask the adults to make it clear." After his question, the other two adults were also a little dazed, and some didn't quite understand what Nangong Xue meant, and looked at Nangong Xue in a daze, waiting quietly for Nangong Xue to show off.

Seeing that the few of them were so dazed, Nangong Xue was no longer playing dumb riddles, and said directly: "That's the case, the project itself is about to end, and the three adults also understand this, but what?" When it was time to finish before the winter, there was a problem with this batch of sand, and the sand sample on this table was brought back from the construction site this morning, and the bag wrapped in this sand was also from the Ministry of Works, and it was also written with the words "special for the imperial court". But I don't understand, it is clearly written on my subscription form that I want water and sand, but why do I give this kind of sand? I am a little puzzled below, so I would like to ask a few adults to give me a clear answer. ”

"This ......," Master Peng didn't know how to answer for a while, he looked at the two adults beside him in a daze, and didn't know how to ask, so he paused, thought for a while, and said, "In this way, please your lordships later, I will go and get a record, which has a detailed purchase record." Just look it up. After speaking, Master Peng asked Nangong Xue for the time being, and went to get the record. After watching him leave, Nangong Xue moved her gaze to the other two adults, looked at the two of them, and then asked rhetorically, "What do you think, two adults?" Asked by Nangong Xue, these two adults seemed to want to www.biquge.info something in the Fun Pavilion, and then said in unison: "Please let the inspector let the adults rest for a while, and we will also go and fetch the relevant records of this batch of sand for you to consult." As soon as the words fell, the two of them also left temporarily.

After Nangong Xue watched them leave, Nangong Xue said to herself: "It's good to have a record, and when the time comes, let's confront each other and see what else you have to say, you just wait to sit down on such a big rebellious thing as corruption and kickbacks." At this time, Huang Haijiang, who was standing aside, said: "Maybe there are other people who can talk about this matter." Don't rush to conclusions. When Nangong Xue heard this, she nodded, and responded: "What Lord Huang said also makes some sense. Let's ride a donkey and read the record book. ”

After a while, the three men came over with a notebook in their hands, and they put the notebook on the table, and then began to flip through it, and found a record of the purchase of this batch of sand. The one in the hand of Master Peng is a detailed record of the source of the sand and the way of procurement during the procurement, and he first said to Nangong Xue: "Inspector, please see, this is the record of this batch of sand, from September 15 to the present, there is no procurement record, that is to say, this in the hands of the adult must be recorded on the record." But when I received it here, it was indeed recorded that it was water and sand, and at that time, I was also recorded and included in the Ministry of Industry after careful inspection, and then handed over to Zhao Hao Zhao into the warehouse, and finally it was distributed by Miao Jing Miao. But why the water and sand I collected became the sand it is now, then the lower officials don't know, and they can't give an explanation to the adults. Forgive the incompetence of the lower officials, if you really want to blame the lower officials, then the lower officials will still be the ones you said before, even if they are handed over to the criminal department to deal with one day, I still have the same words as before. ”

Zhao Hao saw this scene, and quickly flipped through the records, and found some records about the storage of September 15, he first carefully checked it, and after having no doubts about his signature record at that time, he told Nangong Xue here: "Inspector, please take a look, this is the storage record of the lower official on September 15th, from here, it is a detailed storage record of this batch of water and sand, these are the lower officials carefully checked little by little, and then allowed to enter the warehouse, and signed the name, There is also a record of the list of the workers who carried this group of water and sand workers at that time, if you don't believe in the lower officials, you can ask these workers, and they can all testify for the lower officials. The lower official can swear to the inspector that it was indeed water and sand when it was put into storage, it couldn't be such sand. ”

"Uh-huh." Nangong Xue nodded while listening, "In this way, you are also recording water and sand, and the workers who transported it at that time can also testify to this." That is to say, the packet drops that occur after storage? Master Miao Jing, have you seen it all? It's not good for you. ”

Miao Jing, who was standing on the side, couldn't sit still for a while, and hurriedly flipped up a distribution record of this batch of water and sand at that time, because the current form is extremely unfavorable to him, he is just a five-grade petty official, a small Ministry of Industry material trouser official, once this thing happens to him, then his guilt is conceivable, how afraid he is of the old and the young, he can't afford such a corruption crime. So when he thought of this, he seemed very panicked. He desperately hoped that the part of the bag drop was not on his side.

Nangong Xue quietly observed the expressions of these adults and their movements on the side, hoping to find some clues so that she could make a judgment. Miao Jing's series of expressions Xiàn Nangong Xue saw it all in her eyes, and said in her heart: "Is this Miao Jing's fear afraid of revealing himself or being implicated?" ”

Finally Miao Jing found the record of the distribution of water and sand out of the warehouse at that time, he couldn't help but raise his arm to gently wipe the sweat oozing from his forehead, and then carefully reviewed his relevant records about water and sand at that time, and after reviewing back and forth three times to make sure that it was correct, he reversed the record book and told Nangong Xue: "Inspector, please see, this is the distribution record of this batch of water and sand, September 20 is the beginning of the distribution of this batch of water and sand, and when it leaves the warehouse, it is written with water and sand, and it has also been checked, If not, it will not be shipped out of the Ministry of Works' warehouse. At that time, all departments also signed and inspected before letting the workers move out of the warehouse. You see, Lord Hua Hua also signed here. Kyoto Governor Shi Yasu-fumi also signed. And here, at that time, Zhao Hao and Peng Yue also confirmed that they had signed. You can take a look, this is all fake, the handwriting is written by yourself, there will never be a ghostwriting, we can all compare on the spot. This stands up to scrutiny. I, Miao Jing, am just a small five-grade official, there is no backer, there is no party at the bottom, how can I be so bold to do such a corrupt thing, I have the old and the young, if I am found to be corrupt, the whole family will be implicated because of me, how can I disregard the lives of my family? Inspector envoy, my little man will never take his life to embezzle, I Miao Jing dare to use my personality to vouch for why this water and sand became such sand in a few days It is definitely not my doing. I also ask the inspector to make your Excellency aware of the situation. ”

The other two adults saw that Miao Jing was fine, and then they all vouched for Nangong Xue's personality: "Yes, the two of us also dare to use our personality to guarantee that this matter really has nothing to do with the lower officials." If you don't believe it, ask the inspector to verify it. ”

Seeing that several of them swore and promised, Nangong Xue was a little embarrassed, and after thinking for a long time, she said: "Since you all said that you didn't do it yourself, and you all decided to verify it, then I will fulfill you, Lord Huang, I bother you to bring Lord Huahua over, and then everyone who has touched this batch of water and sand during this period on the Ministry of Industry will be called here, I want to ask carefully." I don't believe it, with such a large amount of water and sand, could it be that a big change of life has come to me in a few days? So much water and sand is just going to change again? There has to be somewhere to go, right? There must be some traces, right? You say it's not you, he says it's not him, he says it's not him, is it me? The huge capital, even if it is for me to steal the beam and change the pillar, it will take time to change it, can't you change it in one sentence, right? What the hell is this daylight! What I hate most in my life is corruption. If I don't catch a culprit, I really won't let go. ”

Several adults stood aside and listened to Nangong Xue's venting, and none of them dared to speak. looked at her in a daze. Huang Haijiang got the order, so he hurriedly left to find Hua Hua. After Huang Haijiang left, the remaining three instantly felt that the air at this moment was filled with an extremely strong smell of gunpowder. It's like a little bit. The three adults looked at Nangong Xue's angry appearance, and they were all scared for a while, and they didn't dare to raise their heads to look at her. I'm afraid that Nangong Xue's eyes will make them worse than dead. At this moment, Nangong Xue's aura was very depressed, so much so that the three adults wanted to find a crack to hide.