There was a banquet in the Lantern Festival Palace, but Qin Zhao had resigned early in the morning and did not plan to enter the palace to attend the banquet.

For the red wall, he always has more resistance in his heart, there are many things that are predestined in the early days, he can't change anything, and now, he has no ability to change anything, so he just wants to stay away from that place as much as possible.

He relieved his military power and raised himself in Beijing, the emperor was jealous of him for the dignity of Guangyang Palace, as long as he did not trespass and did not go out of line, his life would always go on like this.

Therefore, in Qin Zhao's heart, the palace may not be a good place, and the court is not a good place for him.

Over the years, whenever there is a banquet in the palace, he can also push and retreat, and he really has the spare time to see those people who are vain and wronged, to see enough of the disgusting faces that are piled up with smirks, it is better to spend a happy holiday with the children at home.

It's just that he never expected that this year's Lantern Festival, he would wait for such a guest.

Wei Ye didn't just come uninvited, at this time, Wei Ye should honestly shrink in Qizhou City, live with his fingers crossed, and hope that Luan'er will pass and pay the ceremony as soon as possible, so that he can marry into the Qi palace as soon as possible, and become the rightful princess of Qi, becoming his best protection, so that these evil things he has done, maybe no one will pursue them, instead of suddenly appearing in the capital and appearing outside his palace like now.

Chapter 348 has a deficit of three thousand taels

These words frightened the kneeling people in the hall.

Yes, what's the use of keeping your mouth shut?

If the evidence of the crime had not been confirmed, Cui Changling would not have taken them into custody as soon as he arrived in Nanzhang, so a few days have passed, but the hall has not been arraigned, Luan Ziyi has sent people to threaten and intimidate several times, they haven't asked back, anyway, they haven't been dismissed, they are always locked up like this, what is it called?

But what did Luan Ziyi say at that time?

- It was Cui Lingjun who took you into custody, no matter how much you talk to me, no matter how much you ask me, I can only say that I don't know, I don't know.

You see, it was Cui Changling who called them to escort them, but Cui Changling came on the orders of the emperor, and what he did was what the court meant.

At this moment, they looked at each other, and the man kneeling in the middle raised his head first: "What does Ling Jun want us to say?" Say we're not greedy for money? Or are we just ants, the real culprit is greedy, and there are other people, so you can just check it? ”

After he finished speaking, the curvature of the corners of his lips was self-deprecating, he lowered his head, and shook his head again and again: "The imperial court has no empirical evidence, and will not directly call Lingjun to Nanzhang, and has not done it, we know best in our hearts, a few days ago, the county commander went to the prison, and told us that the excerpt that participated in us was from the imperial history Pei Ji'an, we are not fools, we have been in the officialdom for a long time, and this idea can be understood." ”

He raised his head when he said this, and went to see Cui Changling: "What kind of character is Pei Yushi, and is it worth wronging us?" We don't have to shout grievances for ourselves at all, what kind of guilt does Ling Jun want us to confess, we can all admit it, if we can't keep it like this, we can still ask Your Majesty to be gracious, so that we don't deny it to death, and we will be punished lightly. ”

Wang Xian listened to him say a lot of words, and only later did he understand that this was resignation, and it could be regarded as admitting it, what they had done, as long as Cui Changling could say it, they would all recognize it, even if Cui Changling couldn't say it, they themselves knew it, and they didn't dare to deny it, let alone have nothing to deny.

Such behavior seems to be frank, but are they really frank?

Wang Xian sneered in his heart: "This adult is full of confidence when he speaks, I don't know, I think it is really Your Majesty who wronged you, it was Pei Yushi who falsely accused you, you are sitting upright, you have never done those bastard things that cannot be disciplined, even I listened, I couldn't help but applaud you, you are really eloquent, you have lived in this Nanzhang County for several years, you have really wronged you!" ”

She opened her mouth and counted the people, only to make the man's face red and blue for a while.

He looked over with an unkind gaze: "Xiao Langjun of the Taiyuan Wang family, a first-class family, how do you know the suffering of our people?" ”

"Suffering? No matter how much suffering you have, you should not covet the money of the Mo court. Wang Xian sneered disdainfully, "You're right, people like me don't know the suffering of people like you, but there is no way-" She dragged out her last note, with indescribable pride, "I was born in a first-class hairpin family like the Taiyuan Wang family, and I grew up, and I worshiped Shangshu Ling Cui to become a student under Bo Ling Cui without asking his disciples, from my father and brother to my master, all of them are first-class backgrounds and first-class characters." It's probably my fate, I accumulated virtue and blessings in my last life, and God gave me such a good fate in this life, as for you-"

As she spoke, she held her chin and smacked her tongue, and her eyes were full of pity: "In this life, you will harm the people with a black heart and liver, and in the next life, it will be no good to be reincarnated as a human being." But you are also pitiful, you were a good official, just in front of it, but you hugged together to be greedy, and the amount of greed was not very much, and you had to honor someone else, and when something happened, you were taken to blame, and people were at large, and they still lived happily, and it was you who died, and it was others who lived, and you were not wronged at all in your heart? ”

Cui Changling laughed silently, and the corners of his mouth rose and flattened.

This girl is really slippery now, and her words are clear and ugly, but every word pierces her heart, and these people are kneeling underneath......

No matter how cold he swept over, the tallest background was just the Shu clan, there was no family to protect, the case was cleared and closed, no one would speak for them, with His Majesty's deep hatred for greedy ink, he couldn't hide from the different places.

But what about those people in Xiangyang City? They are already from a high family, they have a family to protect them, and no matter how bad they are, they have in-laws to protect them, so it is smooth sailing, and if they are greedy for money, they will not be exposed and denounced.

Cui Changling shook his head and sighed: "Then what are you going to say when you go to the court?" He pouted, "Since Luan County Ling has seen you in prison, didn't he persuade you not to hold on?" ”

The man's eyebrows jumped, and his intuition told him that this sentence must be a pit.

Cui Changling is probably too good at digging pits for people, digging it, waiting for you to jump in, a little careless, you fall in, I don't know when he dug this pit.

He replied, with 120,000 points of caution, with more heart.

Raising his eyes, he found that Cui Changling was looking at him for a long time, and his heart suddenly burst: "Whatever Ling Jun wants to ask, we will say anything, if Ling Jun doesn't ask, we confess our guilt, and how we deal with it is all up to the court." ”

"I ask, do you really say?" Cui Changling sneered, and his eyes were sharp, "Then I'll ask you—"

The sound of the wood was shocking, and Cui Changling's face was solemn: "In July of the first year of Jiahe, Nanzhang encountered water, and the torrential rain became a disaster, and the imperial court allocated 10,000 taels of silver for disaster relief and 5,000 stone of grain. ”

Wang Xian sighed in his heart, he should have wanted to push the matter to Xiao Fozhi's body, she vaguely guessed that the three thousand taels of disaster relief silver that were not seen should have gone into Xiao Fozhi's account, but how did he know?

Bao Hu was sent away yesterday, but Bao Hu didn't have time to leave any valuable clues, but just said that when he thought clearly, who to investigate, he would call him to talk back.

Wang Xian was puzzled, and looked down at him with a twisted brow.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed her mind - the roster?

Cui Changling hurriedly flipped through the roster, and she also squinted at it, even more hurriedly than he did.

There is a more detailed record in that register, who and when, and how much money was obtained by greedy ink, but I can't forget it......

No, he's not forgetting.

Wang Xian's heart sank vigorously.

It turned out that from seeing Xiao Fozhi's name on the roster, he was determined to move this Xiangyang assassin.

The figure of Feng Qigong kneeling suddenly for a while, his shoulders shook again, obviously frightened, and what flashed on his face was even more shocked and incredulous.

Cui Changling saw it at a glance, and also saw what the emotions flashed on his face, and sneered for a while: "You look, I've been in Nanzhang County for so long, I don't know anything, I haven't checked anything?" This is also what Luan County Decree told you? ”

Feng Qigong subconsciously said no.

Cui Changling understood.

It seems that these people who are locked up in the county jail have all called Luan Ziyi to deceive.

Also, if he hadn't ignored these people for a while, Luan Ziyi wouldn't have the courage to come up with such a lie.

No wonder Fang just asked him to bring someone here, he pushed back and forth, and there were so many words, it turned out that he had lied before, and now he was afraid that he would see someone, and this lie would not come back.

Cui Changling had anger in his heart, but his face did not show it: "Say, where did the three thousand taels of silver go." ”

Feng Qigong lowered his head again, and his voice was also buzzing: "Zuo is just us people who are greedy, why do you still ask such things when Ling Jun arrives here?" When his words fell, Fang raised his head, his eyelids lifted, and he looked at it so casually, but it happened to meet Cui Changling's scrutinizing gaze.

All his inadvertences are forced, as if he is so leisurely and idle, which can make him feel less nervous.

But when he and Cui Changling looked at each other, a sense of oppression invisibly came straight to the door in front of him, shattering all the ease he was trying to support.

Feng Qigong sat down for a while: "Ling Jun asked about the deficit of three thousand taels of silver, I can only say that I don't know." ”

I don't know?

Wang Xian's body moved, and his words almost blurted out: "At this time, I make the truth as clear as Lord Feng said, Lord Feng's upper and lower lips touch, or do you say I don't know?" Her voice was a little sharp, and she looked very excited, but in fact, Feng Qigong's attitude was angry, "What are you covering up?" And what can they hide for them? ”

Feng Qigong's eyebrows moved, and his eyebrows were raised high: "How can Lord Wang know that I am covering up for someone?" ”

These words seem to have killed Wang Xian, but Wang Xian has been by Cui Changling's side these days, in the end, she has benefited, plus she is a little smart, and her brain turns quickly, so she will not easily fall into the words of others, unless she is angry and loses her mind, otherwise it seems that Feng Qigong's words like this right now will not be difficult for her at all.

"It's just a rainstorm in July of the first year of Jiahe, and the amount you are greedy for is almost half of the imperial court's disaster relief silver, and the three thousand taels of silver are gone, and the greed in your hands has to be counted separately-" Wang Xian raised his head and raised his voice, "Lord Feng shouldn't want to tell me that with your background and your official rank, you have the courage to privately swallow the three thousand taels of silver, right?" Are you not covering up for others, but are you covering up for yourself? Now, what do you have to cover up your sins? As you yourself said before, now be honest, I can't say that Your Majesty will be kind for a while, and you will be lightly punished, and you will be able to clear your guilt if you don't admit it to death? ”

Even Cui Changling couldn't help but applaud her in his heart.

This girl is now more and more able to speak, up the road, more reassuring than anyone else, really a reliable girl, but still a little childish, angry and angry, or too easy to bring to the face, one is easy to let people hold her shortcomings, the other can not withstand the stimulation of others' words, once she is angered, she doesn't care about anything, nothing cares.

Cui Changling had a smile hidden in his eyes, even if he was such a Wang Xian, he was still his pride.

Feng Qigong was irrefutable for a moment.

There are some things that Wang Xian doesn't need to say, who can't understand the people who have been in the officialdom?

From the beginning, Cui Changling didn't say this, just for the tacit understanding.

This can be regarded as leaving him room and face, after all, among the subordinate officials of Nanzhang County involved in the case this time, he should be the highest official rank, and now he is kneeling under the hall with his former colleagues, Cui Changling is actually ......

Feng Qigong's heart was sour, he shrunk his shoulders and sniffed: "Ling Jun has saved me face today, I know in my heart that these words are not supposed to be asked, and I am ...... Confused. ”

Cui Changling raised his eyebrows: "You are not confused today-" He calmed down, but still stared at Feng Qigong with burning eyes, "So after all this, you still don't want to let go and tell me the truth." In fact, you should know that since I have arrived in Nanzhang, I will not leave easily without finding out. When Luan Ziyi came to see you in prison, he should have said a lot to you, but I don't know if he told you that I have a white jade toad given by His Majesty, which has both the name of cheap power and the fact of cheap power. ”

When he said this, the burning in his eyes faded a little, and he was replaced by seven points of peace: "I remember that you were an official when you were an official in the first emperor's dynasty, and you have also been a county official in Nanzhang for more than ten years. ”