Hearing this, the emperor frowned slightly, this corruption case is to be thoroughly investigated, but who to send? If it is handed over to those of the six parts, will they be able to find out? Or should it be handed over to the Bai family?

Ding Guogong saw the embarrassment on the emperor's face, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, if the emperor does not give up, the old minister is willing to investigate this case himself, but the officials to investigate, the old minister has to choose by himself." ”

Hearing that Ding Guogong was willing to automatically ask Ying to investigate this case, how could he not agree, who wanted this hot potato, he would not hesitate to throw it to whom, and immediately agreed to Ding Guogong's request.

"Okay, since Dingguo Gong is willing to share the worries of the country, I am grateful for your loyalty, this matter will be handed over to you, rest assured and bold to do it, no one dares to stop you, I will be your backing."

Hearing this, Dingguo Gong pouted, who wouldn't say anything with empty white teeth, just a sentence I am your backing, what's the use, if you find other mansions, even if he is the grandfather of the country, there is no reason to trespass. It seems that what King Chen said is right, he still wants the emperor to issue an edict and get another royal gold medal, so that it is not only convenient to do things, but also to protect himself from being harmed.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a reluctant request."

"Uncle said that it doesn't matter, as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to you." The emperor was already a little impatient to throw this hot potato out, and seeing that Dingguo Gong was a little hesitant, he was very anxious.

"The minister asks the emperor to give him a gold medal to avoid death, to protect the life safety of the officials investigating the case, and to grant the ministers the right to inspect the mansions of all the emperor's relatives and relatives."

"This ......" the emperor was a little embarrassed for a while, if this right is really granted to Dingguo Gong, then those who have been investigated and punished will definitely come into the palace, if not, then I am afraid that Dingguo Gong will not take over this matter, now his monarchy has been threatened, if he does not do anything, the people's complaints against him will be deeper. The king is a ship, the people are water, and the water can carry the boat and capsize the boat, and he understands this truth better than anyone else.

Thinking of this, the emperor finally agreed to issue an edict on this matter the next morning, so that the Dingguo Gong would thoroughly investigate the people involved in the corruption and fraud case of the river embankment, and once it was found out, no matter what their identities were, they would be severely punished.

Dingguo Gong chose some low-ranking and more pragmatic officials to participate in this matter, because only such officials can really clean up the atmosphere of officialdom.

The officials selected by Dingguo Gong are all just investigators on the surface, Chu Lixue, Jiang Tian and Ye Wushuang have long been unable to collect a lot of incriminating evidence in secret, so they are waiting for the opportunity to present these documents in front of Ding Guogong.

It was night, Chu Lixue was sitting in the room waiting for the news from Ye Wushuang's side, she had just knocked on the second watch, and no one had brought the news yet, Chu Lixue couldn't help but feel a little anxious in her heart.

"Miss." Wanyue and Canxue were surprised. Originally, they didn't have the chance to see each other in this life, but they didn't expect Chu Lixue to return safely, if it wasn't for the lord telling them that Chu Lixue is now the identity of the county lord of Qinghe, they wouldn't believe it if they met it.

"Wanyue, Wanxue, are you? It's been a long time, are you okay? ”

"We are all very good, since you jumped off the cliff, Miss Miss, King Chen let us go back to the Cold Moon Palace first. Today the Lord told us that you are still alive, and we are so happy. Rean Xue cried with joy.

"And what about Ningxiang?"

"Miss, don't worry, Sister Ning Xiang is fine, she has been staying in Yayuan, no one dares to bully her." Wanyue said with a smile.

"I'm relieved that you're all good. It's rare that you two are cautious and know that I have a special identity now, otherwise I might get into trouble if I call it wrong. ”

"Miss rest assured, the lord has explained, if you are in front of people, you will be called the county lord, if you are called Miss in private, even if you eavesdrop on people, you will only think that we are your personal maids, and you can't change your mouth for a while."

Hearing this, Chu Lixue chuckled, Ye Wushuang was clearly deliberate, let them call themselves Miss, that is the title of the woman to be married, and the county lord is a title, which is not restricted from whether she is married or not, "Wushuang is a careful person, and I am very relieved about the things he arranges." Closer to home, what did you find? ”

"Miss, this matter, in fact, the Lord has already asked us to check it out, but there is a lack of a suitable opportunity to expose this matter, we found out that Su Tong was connected with Master Qi through Bai Zhiyuan, and the person who took the most in this matter was Bai Zhiyuan, and Su Tong shared the remaining silver taels with Qi Meng."

"Bai Zhiyuan? His official position and military department are high, how dare he? Chu Lixue wondered. If she wants to say that this matter has something to do with Bai Zhiming, she will believe a few points, if it is Bai Zhiyuan, it seems unlikely. Unless...... There is another person behind this matter, otherwise how could Bai Zhiyuan let people ride on his head and point fingers.

"Miss, the lord also has this concern, but if there is really such a person behind it, he can't find any clues, so he can only say that this person is really well hidden."

"Well, you send the evidence of Su Tong and Qi Meng's corruption to Lord Cai of Dali Temple as soon as possible, and the two of you must secretly protect Lord Cai's safety in the near future, so as not to be killed."

"Yes." The waning moon and remnant snow were ordered to leave, Chu Lixue breathed a sigh of relief, but she couldn't sleep while lying on the bed, the person hiding behind her was really powerful, and it was terrible to have such a person hiding behind her to make people vigilant all the time.

"County Lord, have you rested?" Li Ping said softly outside the door.

"Oh, not yet, you come in and talk about it."

Hearing this, Li Ping was a little embarrassed, although they were upright and had nothing to worry about, but it was indeed a little inappropriate for him to appear in the county lord's room alone at such a late hour.

"County Lord, I won't go in, I'll talk outside. My family found a clue that there were more than a dozen officials in the court who embezzled the construction of the river embankment, and they also had an account book that recorded how to divide the spoils. ”

"And an account book? So where is that book? Chu Lixue didn't feel sleepy when she arrived, Jiang Tian asked Li Ping to bring a very important piece of news, if you can find that account book, it will be more useful than other evidence, and it can eliminate this corrupt party in one fell swoop.

"Li Ping, so does this account book have eyebrows?"

"Not yet, the prince is still letting people investigate in secret."

"Li Ping, let people check if Qi Meng and Su Tong have any other industries, they must be carefully investigated, perhaps, they will let others act as shopkeepers, and they will be the bosses behind the scenes."

"Yes, county lord, my subordinates will pass on the news to the prince."

After Li Ping sent the dissipation back to Jiang Guogong's mansion, Jiang Tian arranged for people to start investigating the situation of some shops near Yuncheng and the disaster area, and even pawnshops were also investigated.

Sure enough, the hard work paid off, Jiang Tian really found some clues, and found evidence in a money village located in the southwest corner of the east gate of Yuncheng.

The ostensible boss of this money bank is a businessman surnamed Cao, but in fact, the boss behind the scenes is Su Tong, and it is precisely because of this that this money bank has seized most of the business of other money banks, and even monopolized the money bank business for a time. Fortunately, there is Ye Wushuang's Hengtong Money Zhuang, which is equal to it.

It's just that the boss of this money bank has a very regular schedule all day, from going out in the morning to check the accounts of the money bank, taking care of business, and after closing the door at night, he takes a carriage back to the house, and for a month, he stays in his new concubine's room all day. In this way, without his fox tail to catch, the clues of the ledger were interrupted again.

Immediately, Jiang Tian asked Li Ping to send a letter to Chu Lixue and invited her to meet Qingliang Temple. Some things should be discussed face-to-face, or at least there are any problems that can be resolved together, so as not to delay the best time.

Three days later, Qingliang Temple.

Early in the morning, Chu Lixue changed into a plain dress and prepared to go out with Xiangzhi, but when she arrived at the door, she met the eldest princess standing in the front yard, as if she was deliberately waiting for her arrival.

"The daughter greets her mother." Chu Lixue stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"Excuse me, today my mother wants to go to Qingliang Temple to offer incense, are you willing to accompany you?" The eldest princess said lovingly.

"Since the mother wants to go, the daughter should accompany her."

The carriage of the eldest princess's mansion was walking on the road, naturally no one dared to stop it at will, and soon, the carriage went out of the city gate and headed in the direction of Qingliang Temple.

"Qinghe, my mother knows that you have something important to deal with when you go to Qingliangtai this time, but one of your daughters goes out alone to this remote Qingliangtai, I am afraid that it will arouse the suspicion of others, if your mother wants you to accompany you, maybe the other party will not think of the true meaning of your trip." The eldest princess said lightly. It was as if he was talking to himself.

Hearing this, Chu Lixue made a big gift to the eldest princess, if it wasn't for the carriage, she would definitely kowtow to the eldest princess.

The eldest princess is right, if she travels, she will definitely be targeted by someone with a heart, or the other party has already targeted herself, and the eldest princess wants to accompany her to Qingliang Temple to fast and worship the Buddha, which is indeed a good way to hide people's eyes.

"Thank you mother for reminding me, it's still the mother who thinks thoughtfully, otherwise my daughter will definitely have a bad thing." Chu Lixue blamed herself.

If it was really because of her carelessness that the other party got some news, not only would she not be able to thoroughly investigate the case, but even Dingguo Gong and other officials who were in charge of handling the case might be implicated by herself.

"Between you and my mother and daughter, there is nothing to thank, but after arriving at Qingliang Temple, you must be more careful."

"Well, my daughter understands."

Qingliang Temple, is a century-old ancient temple, is also the royal temple of Beichen Kingdom, the presiding officer is also the first emperor to respect the Zen master, the old Zen master has a very high understanding of the Buddhist scriptures, is a rare master outside the world, Qingliang Temple in addition to the special time, the people nearby can also enter the incense to worship on weekdays, the incense is very prosperous.