At the beginning of the second year.

After several months of the official food case, it was finally solved, and Liu Changqing began to rush back to the capital to resume his life.

On this day, just after the lunar month, the cold winter has not receded, and the rare heavy snow is flying.

In the majestic palace of King Qin, all palaces are covered with a layer of snow white, which has a different artistic conception.

In the court hall, all the ministers of the Qin State gathered, and Shang Rui, the son of heaven, was not present, but was still asleep in the palace.

After a while, Xiao Yuan wore a royal robe and a crown on his head, walked in, and then walked straight to the throne directly above.

All the ministers knelt on the ground and began to shout: "The ministers see the king, my king is ten thousand years-"

"Zhongqing is flat." Xiao Yuan waved his sleeve robe and took a seat on the throne.

"King Xie—"

Everyone got up, and when they saw this scene, Shangguan Wenruo moved the corners of his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Xuan, Liu Changqing is here!"

"Xuan, Liu Changqing meets ~~~~"

After a while, the voices of the attendants came down one by one.

Outside the main hall, under the hundred-step steps, Liu Changqing was wearing an official uniform, covered in wind and snow.

After entering the main hall, he also stepped forward quickly, knelt on the ground, and said: "Minister, Liu Changqing, live up to the king's trust, after several months, finally solved the official grain corruption case, and came to the king to return the king's life. ”

As he spoke, he also knelt on the ground, raised his hands high, and presented the sword of King Qin.

This court discussion is obviously dedicated to this matter.

After Qin Wangjian handed it over, Liu Changqing respectfully handed over several volumes of official documents.

Unfolding one of the bamboo slips, Xiao Yuan first glanced at him, and then his eyes fell on the bamboo slips, and at the same time said lightly: "Let's talk about it." ”

"Yes." Liu Changqing first responded, and then said: "In this case, there are as many as 67 officials directly involved in the case, and 130 profiteers are implicated, and the evidence is conclusive. ”

"After Weichen's investigation, they used their power for personal gain, colluded with officials and businessmen, and used various means to steal and exchange official food, and made huge profits from it.

"What did you say!?" Hearing this, Xiao Yuan's hand holding the bamboo slip couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Thirteen million taels of silver." Liu Changqing repeated.

The number of officials involved, a huge amount of gold and silver, made Xiao Yuan a little shocked.

The ministers on the left and right in the hall also glanced at each other.

But this is not over, Liu Changqing continued: "These corrupt officials and corrupt officials, they use the power in their hands, or use old and moldy grain and rice, steal new grain, or make false reports, collude up and down, or falsify official documents, all kinds of means, endlessly, micro ministers in the king's official documents, have detailed reports. ”

"What's even more terrifying is that the officials above and below have stamped their official seals empty."

"What is an empty official seal!" Xiao Yuan was already suppressing his anger.

Liu Changqing explained: "For example, in the county government, there are several official documents, there is no text on them, and they are empty, but the county order is stamped with the official seal in advance, and then the blank official document with the official seal is handed over to the people who need it, and they then write the content they want on it, so that this official document is just like the real thing, and on the surface, nothing can be detected at all." ”

"Moreover, inside this gang of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there are still a set of unwritten rules, and even the price is clearly marked, the official seal of the county order, 30,000 taels of silver, and further up, the six-grade officials in charge of official food, 50,000 taels of silver, the county guard, 100,000 taels of silver, and the county guard, 200,000 taels of silver......"

"What!?" After Xiao Yuan heard this, his eyes widened, and he couldn't help but stand up, and said incredulously: "You mean, these officials sell money with official seals!?" ”

"Yes!" Liu Changqing is back.

Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, felt his head buzzing, as if he was unsteady on his feet, his body shook slightly, and he staggered and sat on the king's chair.

"The king......" Seeing this, the ministers hurriedly shouted.

"How can this be justified, how can it be !!?" Xiao Yuan's anger could not be contained, "These stolen officials! Is there still the Qin State in your eyes! Is there still a royal law! ”

With a bang, he slapped the case, the jade bead in front of his forehead trembled, and then pointed at Liu Changqing below: "Everything can be clarified!" Is the evidence conclusive! ”

"The case files are all described in detail, and the human and material evidence is complete, and nothing is missing." Liu Changqing said.

"Kill! Behead them all! "This may be Xiao Yuan's biggest fire since he took the throne.

As the so-called law does not blame the public, not to mention implicating so many officials, Shangguan Wenruo saw this, stood up boldly, and arched his hand and said: "The king is angry......

"Shut up!" Xiao Yuan naturally knew what he was going to say, and in anger, he shouted even more:

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill! These sixty-seven officials are the moths of my Qin State! ”

"How have you ever heard that there are officials who exchange their official seals for gold and silver!!"

"What a shame!"

"Insult me Qin State! Humiliating the king to the extreme! ”

After drinking, he also stood above, pointed his hand and said, "Immediately pass on this king's decree!" Mobilize the army and behead these sixty-seven officials, along with their family servants, all over the house, and leave not a single one behind! ”

"All those involved in the case, regardless of officials and businessmen, will be beheaded!"

This may be a king's greatest anger, Xiao Yuan's thunderous anger is not in anything else, most of it is in the matter of the official seal.

The official seal represents the right, and it is granted by him, the king, so you can imagine how he can endure it!

And such words also made all the ministers present startled, and then they all knelt on the ground, silent.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Yuan asked in a cold voice, "Who is the main culprit in this case?" ”

"Fan Yi, the head of the household department, Wei Zhong in Liangzhou, and Yang Taihe in Jinling County." Liu Changqing's face did not change.

"What? Is this matter also related to the Ministry of Households? Xiao Yuan was shocked again.

Liu Changqing said: "Yes, without the support of the Ministry of Households, it is impossible for the officials below to pass the handover." ”

After Xiao Yuan listened, he closed his eyes deeply.

Zheng Shiwei, the head of the household, hurriedly bowed down and said in a trembling voice: "King, this matter is ...... This matter is all in charge of Fan Yi, Weichen, Weichen doesn't know about it at all......"

"Say no more!" Xiao Yuan interrupted him angrily: "These three people, and the three clans!" Shangshu Zheng Shiwei, intervened by the Imperial History Office, dismissed and investigated! ”

What the!? Hearing this, Zheng Shiwei's body suddenly tightened, his face turned pale, and after panicking, snot and tears flowed out:

"Although the ministers are responsible for this matter, their loyalty can show the sun and the moon, the king is angry, and the king is angry......"

What level is the head of the household, when he is the second rank of the dynasty, he is a real high-ranking official, but he didn't think that he was also implicated.

Seeing this, the other ministers couldn't help but slide their Adam's apple and swallowed their saliva.

Xiao Yuan stepped down from the throne angrily and walked away.