In the middle of the night, He Louqi came in and said, "Prime Minister, my subordinates led people to raid Wang Shichao's mansion overnight, and the harvest was amazing. Please go out into the courtyard. ”

He led Yuwentai to the courtyard, and a dozen or so soldiers lined up, all holding things in their hands.

Yu Wentai looked at the past in the same way under He Louqi's explanation.

Gold, gold of great purity with a red glow, blinds the eyes in a courtyard lit only by dim candles. Yu Wentai picked up a gold ingot, and He Louqi immediately drew a torch and asked him to take a closer look at the torch.

He Louqi said: "I really didn't expect that Wang Shichao's privately built smelting furnace could also produce gold of such high purity. ”

The so-called seven green, eight yellow, nine with red, four or six are not gold. Gold like this faintly red has almost reached the purity of official smelting.

Yu Wentai sneered, threw the gold ingot in his hand back into the tray, and said, "It's a pity that a talent like Wang Shichao doesn't go to the full-time Metallurgical Department." It's not appropriate to use people alone. ”

The crowd did not dare to speak, and continued to look down.

Books. Yu Wentai picked up a book and flipped through it casually, and saw several familiar names.

He Louqi said: "According to the preliminary point of view of these account books, a large part of the gold mined by Wang Shichao went to Chang'an. ”

This is unexpected, and it must be expected.

Yu Wentai frowned and didn't speak, and continued to watch.

Epistle. He took a few of them, opened them and glanced at them. It's shocking.

Unexpectedly, the history of a state and county has a lot of tentacles in Chang'an.

At this time, another guard came in, holding a pile of books in his hand: "Prime Minister, this is the flow record of the local government office officials in Qinzhou that you want." ”

Early the next morning, in the lobby of the state capital, all the officials sat tremblingly.

The crowd was on their toll. I heard that the long history who traveled the same line as Cheng was hit by a phoenix feather arrow, and his life and death were uncertain. I heard that the long history was personally promoted by the prime minister after the Battle of Xiaoguan, and this private tour brought Qinzhou, which is obviously extremely important. Something like this happened, but I don't know how the prime minister is going to attack.

In a moment, Yuwentai came. Overnight, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his eyes were dark and blue, but his eyes were undiminished.

That night, he checked the circulation records of the official office and found that there had been frequent personnel transfers in Qinzhou for more than a year, and almost all the officials who had a good reputation and good character in the past were transferred from their original posts or even disappeared. Today's Qinzhou officialdom is either the same party or dumb.

He already had a rough understanding of how impermeable Wang Shichao ran a private mine. bullied the court, pressed the people, and made a fortune with a group of rats and dogs.

This trip to the muddy waters is really unfathomable.

At this time, he glanced at the crowd and said coldly, "Invite Wang Tingshi up." ”

Monalo, who was standing beside him, shouted, "Bring it on!" ”

Two soldiers carried Wang Shichao in on a stretcher. Everyone held their breath and peeked in, only to see that the man's head and eyes were swollen, and his arm was broken, and he was in a state of embarrassment.

Yu Wentai didn't look at him, and said to the officials: "The main culprit has been brought to justice, how long are those of you who are fighting for the tiger still ready to resist?" ”

The cold and majestic voice echoed in the lobby, shaking the eardrums of those officials.

Everyone bowed their heads and didn't dare to speak, and they didn't dare to come out.

Yu Wentai looked at them around, and when he saw that no one confessed, he sneered: "You bullied the orphans to this extent!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone left their seats and knelt on the ground.

"Since last year, there has been a great drought in Longyou, and the whole country has been suffering from famine. Last year, the imperial court allocated 200,000 stone to Qinzhou for disaster relief alone. Unexpectedly, this grain fell into the hands of some of you, who used it to blackmail the victims and privately mine gold mines! ”

Speaking of this, he picked up the celadon paperweight on the case and played with it in his hand.

"It's a long time to come to Qinzhou alone, it turns out that money can still be made like this. Take the grain of the imperial court, buy the supreme people, dig up the mineral deposits of the imperial court - you are simply bold and do not know whether to live or die!! ”

The paperweight flew out of Yuwentai's hand and slammed into an official's forehead. He screamed and fainted, bleeding profusely from his head.

"Prime Minister spare his life!!" Seeing that the matter had been completely exposed, someone finally couldn't bear the psychological pressure, crawled out and knelt in front of Yuwentai, begging for mercy: "This thing is all the mastermind of the king's assassination, and he wants to coerce me to do it!" The youngest son of each of us was locked up in the dungeon of Wang Tingshi's house. If we don't cover it up for him, the child's life will be in danger! ”

"Send other people's children, fathers, and even mothers to hell for the sake of your own children! This is what you court officials who have received their salaries have done! ”

Yu Wentai slapped the long case hard, and the angry reprimand roared like thunder.

"Your Majesty is guilty...... some officials bowed their heads one after another.

Yuwentai looked up to the sky and sighed, sneered again, looked at Wang Shichao, and said: "Wang Tingshi is a good method, this matter has been concealed impermeably for a year, and he has made a fortune in a muffled voice." ”

Wang Shichao raised his head from the stretcher with difficulty, gritted his teeth and said, "Yuwentai, don't think that if you catch me, the world will be peaceful." Can you wipe everyone out? ”

Yuwen Taiyi sneered: "Kill one, it's one." Since you have confessed your guilt, you will take it back to Chang'an and hand it over to Dali Temple for careful trial. He looked at the embarrassed Wang Shichao and ordered: "No matter what method is used, let him spit out the list of all the people involved in the case." He added again: "Especially those in Chang'an!" ”

A soldier ran in: "Prime Minister, Jingzhou Assassin Hou Mo Chen Chong and Wei General Su Rang have arrived!" ”

Then, two people strode in, and the young general with a magnificent weapon, dressed in Mingguang armor and a scimitar at his waist, strode in, and bowed his head: "Hou Mo Chen Chong is late, I have seen the prime minister!" Five thousand soldiers and horses were encamped twenty miles outside the city. ”

Su Rang was in his thirties, white and clean, with two whiskers on his lips, and he also bowed to the ground: "Su Rang has seen the prime minister." ”

Yu Wentai stood up and said, "Okay." It's good that you're here. From today onwards, Hou Mo Chen Chong will take over Qinzhou in an all-round way, in addition to distributing disaster food, he will also find those who participate in the ironclad people among the state soldiers, and kill them by military law. Monaro escorted all the existing officials in Qinzhou back to Chang'an and handed them over to Dali Temple and Yushitai for interrogation and conviction together. There are also some officials who disappeared inexplicably in Qinzhou before, and they must also be carefully investigated and avenged for them. Su Rang, you go to Dali Temple and supervise the case. ”

After a pause, he said, "You tell them that this case is unprecedentedly wide-ranging and deep. Let them have no scruples, no favoritism. If there is the slightest mistake, it is the same crime. ”

"Yes!"

"Su Rang led the prime minister's life!"

Yu Wentai felt a deep pain in his heart, and his mind was always coiled around Ran Ying asking him "is it worth it". He didn't want to see these people kneeling on the ground anymore, and with a wave of his hand he would have them all taken away.

After the people dispersed, he put up his hands, walked back and forth in the hall, and said to Hou Mo, Chen Chong and Su Rang: "Since the first emperor moved west, we have always been at a disadvantage to Gao Huan. Lone is from the army, and some ideas are too simplistic. It's the first time I've been a prime minister, and I don't understand a lot of things. Gu Yuan thought that Chang'an was at a disadvantage to Yecheng because the land of Henan, Hebei and Shandong was rich in products, while Guanlong was relatively barren. Now it seems that there are many more reasons for this. ”

Speaking of this, he stopped, and his sharp gaze swept over everyone in front of him: "A small Qinzhou is hiding such a shocking case. A thorn history, there are so many high-ranking officials in Beijing who deliver news to him - including Lone's news. This is really terrifying. If Guanzhong wants to protect himself, if he wants to win the battle with Gao Huan, we must do something first-"

He looked at Su Rang: "Su Qing, think about it, come up with a fold." About Guanzhong's economy, agriculture, industry and commerce, soldiers, and especially the rule of officials. It's a matter of life and death, and you have to think about it. ”

"Yes." Su Rang responded.

Coming out of the state capital, Su Rang walked silently alone, his heart was surging, thinking, Yuwentai is really amazing, it turns out that his purpose is here.

He judged the situation and took advantage of the situation, and the Qinzhou case was linked to the existing chronic disease in the country, and he used the momentum of thunder and roar to make up his mind to break the kettle. The proposal that Yuwentai asked him to write is a long-term plan for Guanzhong, and it will inevitably have a far-reaching impact on the situation of confrontation between the east and west in the future.

Su Rang paid tribute to the young man who was a few years younger than him. He is not the kind of hero of Er Zhurong who has been divided for a while, he is a generation of heroes with foresight and a broad mind.