However, Zhao Lan and Qian Si are Qin Cha this time, and the emperor ordered them to go to the Qinglou, this is not just as simple as dereliction of duty, Zhao Lan is just confused, and she shouldn't make such a mistake at this juncture, right?

"Where is Lord Zhao?" Emperor Xi asked sharply.

"In ...... Annex. The subordinate said.

Emperor Xi snorted and strode away.

Zhao Lan and Qian Si lived in the courtyard of Ye Mansion, the two of them each lived in a room, Zhao Lan's house was in front, when the emperor rushed to the ground, Zhao Lan was sitting on the ground, smoking a bag of dry tobacco that I didn't know where to find it, let's click it, and look unhurried.

And what's even more interesting is that this Zhao Lan is obviously not an old smoking gun, don't look at him smoking too much, but the smoke floats out, and he is afraid of it.

After Emperor Xi walked outside the courtyard, he waved his hand to let his subordinates go down, and then walked in: "Lord Zhao is very leisurely. ”

"County ...... Madame, you are here. Zhao Lan put the dry tobacco on the ground, but she didn't want to get up and salute, but fortunately, the emperor was not vain, she compared it to the house, and said, "Lord Zhao, go in and talk." ”

Zhao Lan responded, extinguished the smoke in the smoke pot, and then grabbed the dry tobacco pole and walked in.

As soon as Zhao Lan entered, Emperor Xi asked him to close the door: "Lock the door, let's talk in the room." ”

"Yes, County Lord." There was no one around, and Zhao Lan resumed her title of Emperor Seal.

"Lord Zhao, I think you are a very smart person, how can you not control yourself and get up with others in such a situation? If Ye Buxiu informs the court of this matter, you will have to be charged with dereliction of duty and loss of office. Because of Zhao Lan's reputation, Emperor Xi believed Zhao Lan more, and she thought in her heart that a clean official like Zhao Lan should not be so indiscriminate.

Zhao Lan sighed heavily, because she had just smoked a dry cigarette, and there was still a smell of smoke in her mouth when she spoke: "County Lord, you have wronged me, no matter how confused I am, I can't be at this point in time...... Hey, county lord, do you believe me? I'll tell you the truth if you believe me. ”

"I believe you or not, you should be honest with me." Emperor Xi did not answer Zhao Lan's words. It was clear that Zhao Lan wanted to seek help, but Emperor Xi was still not sure whether Zhao Lan was good or evil, and of course he couldn't easily agree.

And Zhao Lan is not a confused person, seeing that Emperor Xi turned his head, he said clearly: "County Lord, I was framed. Xiaguan and Lord Qian yesterday together, accepted the invitation of Lord Ye to have a meal, where did I think of a glass of wine, I fainted, and when Xiaguan woke up again, in the Xianglou that day, there were two disheveled girls lying on the bed, and I myself ...... Embarrassed, you say, how can I open my mouth about this kind of thing? But you have to believe me, the county lord, I really didn't sit down so profligately. ”

Emperor Xi understood, but he still felt a little incredible: "According to what you say, someone deliberately framed you?" ”

"Isn't it? County Lord, what did Qian Si and I come to Broken Leaf City for? Isn't it just to thoroughly investigate corrupt officials? Now that Qian Si and I are holding a large amount of treasury disaster relief silver, Ye Buxiu naturally regards me as a thorn in the flesh, and does not hide from the county lord that on the day of the incident, Ye Buxiu wrote a letter of thousands of words, and sent it to Liuyue City quickly. Zhao Lan said, her eyes full of sadness.

When Emperor Xi heard this, he sneered: "As soon as the incident happened, he wrote a thousand-word statement and handed it over? Ye Buxiu is really talented. ”

"Who's to say it isn't? County Lord, I don't believe you can confront them, I really have been framed for this. Zhao Lan may have thought of the spring house of Tianxianglou, and she was stunned with goosebumps.

From the emperor's point of view, the emperor has reason to believe that Zhao Lan is not the kind of person who forgets his righteousness, not to mention that Dayi is currently going to Tianxianglou to have fun, and it is estimated that this matter is nine times out of ten Ye Buxiu's ghost: "What about Qian Si?" Didn't something happen to Qian Si? ”

"The bad is bad here, Qian Si said that he and Ye Buxiu also drank it yesterday, but the two of them woke up earlier, so they went back first, only me...... said that I went to Tianxianglou in a daze after I woke up, and Qian Si met me halfway, and he couldn't stop me if he wanted to, so this happened. County Lord, you say, where is such a coincidental thing? Zhao Lan said heartbreakingly.

Emperor Xi raised his eyebrows: "Lord Zhao, let me ask you, how is Qian Si a person?" Is it really as rumored? ”

"It's more than that. Don't you know, county lord, this Qian Si's private property is almost more than our three years of taxes, this person is greedy for everything, dare to be greedy for anything, as long as he sends silver to his hand, it is a matter of deceiving His Majesty, and he dares to do it. As soon as Zhao Lan heard Emperor Xi mention Qian Si, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows were full of disdain, obviously scorning Qian Si's actions to the extreme.

"Then you haven't impeached him?"

"Impeachment? What is impeachment for? Qian Sike is notoriously twisted and turned, and he was in a desperate situation several times, but he still let him escape, and the new emperor ascended the throne and he was even more unscrupulous. This time I came back to Shattered Leaf City, I bet that Qian Si also took a fancy to these disaster relief silver. Zhao Lan said very firmly.

"Do you have proof?" Emperor Xi suddenly felt that Zhao Lan was really too hard, if he wanted to keep an eye on the distribution of disaster relief silver, and find Qian Si's feet, even if she could help behind her back, she would not be able to reach the heavens for him. On the surface, Zhao Lan is fighting alone.

"No, this person is like the cunning rabbit with three holes, and the handle is difficult to catch, this time I am afraid that it will be more auspicious and less auspicious, and it will inevitably be a prison sentence. Therefore, the county lord, if I am imprisoned by His Majesty, please keep an eye on this batch of disaster relief silver, and you must not let them swallow all the money. Zhao Lan said very painfully.

Emperor Xi looked left and right, and didn't think that Zhao Lan had any deceptive elements in it, thinking that he really thought that Qian Si and Ye Buxiu had colluded.

"You're going to let me help watch the disaster relief silver?" Emperor Xi asked.

"Yes, these disaster relief silver are used to dredge underground rivers, and they should be distributed to river workers, I went to investigate a few days ago, and these river workers can only get five cents a day when they dredge every year. Do you know what you can do with five cents? It's enough to buy two white-flour steamed buns, which is the money a river worker gets in a day. And if the silver money allocated by the imperial court is apportioned to the river workers, each person should be able to get 1,000 wen per day. Zhao Lan said and calculated an account for the emperor: "In the past three years, Ye Buxiu has embezzled at least eight million taels of disaster relief funds. ”

"Eight million taels, that's a lot of money." When Emperor Xi heard this number, he couldn't help but be speechless. It is a prince of the level of Dijiang, if he wants to get eight million taels, he will have to pay for a full eighty years, and Ye Buxiu can get eight million taels in three years, is this not just a corrupt official? It's just a huge greed.