Due to the appearance of Yin Situkong in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mansions, and due to Chu Liuyan's accurate judgment one step ahead, Hu Zhengken was finally captured. But he refused to speak, denying any of his crimes.

In order to get evidence of Hu Zhengken's corruption, Chu Liuyan and Xu Da jointly signed a letter, asking Zhu Yuanzhang to order the two to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the two of them came forward to investigate.

The excerpt soon reached Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not read out the matter in the court, but left Hu Weiyong alone after the dispersal of the dynasty.

&;Hu Weiyong, I know that you have worked hard for many years, and you should remember your great achievements. But what do you think of what this excerpt presents? After speaking, he threw the fold on the ground, and Hu Weiyong hurriedly knelt down when he saw it: &; The crime deserves death. &>

&;This matter has nothing to do with you, it is all Hu Zhengken's fault. Zhu Yuanzhang was obviously a little angry about this incident, but his face changed, and he said to Hu Weiyong: &;Hu Aiqing, I didn't say anything about it, I have done my best. &>

&;The ministers and governors have no way to teach, but they want to die, and they hope that the emperor will take good care of the dragon body, Hu Weiyong can't be in the clothes of the emperor in this life. After speaking, he kowtowed three times.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and sighed: &; Alas, you are also forced to me, it is really difficult for this emperor to do. &>

Hu Weiyong just didn't say anything.

This Xu Danai should be the commander of the Heavenly Army, the Ying Heavenly Army has strict military discipline, strong soldiers and strong horses, although I love it, but I have always regarded it as a tiger. Water can carry boats, but also can overturn boats, should be the heavenly army is huge, if there is a rebellion, the world is bound to be chaotic again. And this Chu Liuyan is not only the military advisor of the Ying Heavenly Army, but also the prince of my Ming Dynasty, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all bow down. With the help of Liu Bowen's generation, under the pressure of the Manchu Dynasty, it is difficult for me to take care of both sides. Xu Da was angry with me because of his sister's death, if I made a slight mistake in this matter, then he would have betrayed me, and the only people I could rely on were you and Chang Yuchun. It's a pity that Chang Yuchun has always taken Xu Da as an example, and regards Chu Liuyan as a relative, although he is loyal to me, he is afraid that he will not be able to help. &>

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang say this, Hu Weiyong knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to solve this matter himself. Zhu Yuanzhang likes Hu Weiyong, because only Hu Weiyong can please himself in the Manchu Dynasty, and he doesn't want Hu Weiyong to be implicated in this matter.

&;The emperor is worried about Weichen, and the emperor can rest assured, Hu Weiyong is willing to ask for an investigation of this matter and give the emperor an explanation. &>

&;Okay, you go down. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his head hurt a little at this time, so he let Hu Weiyong do it himself.

Hu Weiyong knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must be resentful of Hu Zhengken's corruption, but he didn't expect Hu Zhengken to be more ruthless than himself, and after being half greedy, he would have to deduct and fidget at home.

&;Master, Mr. Hu has a letter. &;The housekeeper of Hu Mansion came to Hu Weiyong with Hu Zhengken's distress letter, but Hu Weiyong didn't read the letter, and threw it directly on the ground: &; The blame is self-inflicted, self-inflicted! &>

&;Master, after all, Young Master Hu is your own nephew, so you just let it go? &; The housekeeper asked.

&; Tube? What do I do? This Xu Da and Chu Liuyan are like tigers, they want to eat people. Don't say that he is Hu Zhengken, if this matter is not handled well, I am afraid that your master and I will be difficult to protect, how can I take care of others. After speaking, I suddenly thought of something, picked up the letter, and read it for a long time.

On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang's secret decree arrived, asking Xu Da and Chu Liuyan to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Xu Da and the two received the order, and soon regained their smile and happiness, and together with Situ Kong, they began to draw the account book and start to reconcile.

This figure will not lie, and soon through the investigation of the account books, Xu Da and Chu Liuyan found that many accounts were obviously wrong. Either make false accounts, or simply make false reports, or in some places do not issue them at all. Among them, the silver money allocated to Jiangsu and Zhejiang is 800,000 taels, but the actual income in the following account is only 300,000 taels, and there are still 100,000 taels owed.

The 800,000 taels of silver in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have been reduced under such a severe disaster, and only 200,000 taels have actually arrived.

Originally, there were 10 million taels, but when they arrived on the ground, it was only 200,000 taels, not counting the deductions of officials, this number made Xu Da and Chu Liuyan extremely angry.

Zhu Yuanzhang soon got the news and learned that the 10 million taels of silver he had allocated to Jiangsu and Zhejiang only cost 200,000 taels, and he was immediately furious, and the Manchu Dynasty was shocked.

Soon, there was also news from the southern Fujian region where the Chu Liuyan faction smiled and happily investigated. The actual amount of money allocated over there was 700,000 taels, and the money that went out here was 1,000,000 taels.

After careful calculation, the total amount spent was twenty plus seventy, a total of 900,000 taels of expenses, less than one-tenth of the general ledger.

Then Chu Liuyan summed it up for him, the actual cost was 900,000 taels, but the account book records added together were 2.5 million taels, which means that there were always 1.6 million taels lost in the two places at the time of handover.

Hu Zhengken was interrogated several times, but he refused to answer, and finally Hu Zhengken was tortured, and finally said that the 1.6 million taels were hidden in the garden of the mansion.

Chu Liuyan sent a smile to dig, and really dug up a large amount of silver taels, a lot of money, 1.6 million taels.

But Chu Liuyan was still worried, because Zhu Yuanzhang issued a total of 10 million taels of silver.

At this time, hundreds of officials in the court were staring at Hu Weiyong, and I saw Hu Weiyong asking Zhu Yuanzhang for a break, and broke out the cold news: &; Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is guilty, and he has no way to discipline him, causing his nephew to commit a heinous crime. The minister knew that he could not escape the blame, dragged his guilty body, searched Hu Zhengken's old house overnight, and found two or five million taels of silver, which was really shocking, so he reported to the emperor, not asking the emperor for mercy, but only asking for good feelings. &>

Zhu Yuanzhang's facial muscles twitched twice, as if he had slapped himself hard, and the disaster relief and grain release officer he personally appointed took half of his 10 million taels of disaster money before leaving the capital, how could he not be angry. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and slapped the dragon chair: &; Bold! What a Hu Zhengken, he is so arrogant and reckless, is there still a king in his eyes!? Spread my words, Xuan Hu Zhengken is willing to make a decision! Hu Weiyong punished the crime together, went to prison, and was not allowed to come out for the rest of his life! &>

&;Your Majesty! No! &;Hu Weiyong fell directly to the ground, Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: &;Hu Weiyong, you are about to die, what else do you have to say, say it quickly, I will listen to you and see what else you can say. &>

Hu Weiyong snorted in his heart: Good you are a faint gentleman, if you really accompany the monarch like a tiger, you will kill if you say kill.

However, this was not the case on his face, but he burst into tears, and his vocal cords choked: &;The emperor, the guilty minister was not abandoned by the emperor, because he was so small that he was so small that he was unified, he didn't want to commit the unforgivable sin, so he didn't want to survive. But Your Majesty, this Hu Zhengken can't be killed! &>

&;Oh? Why can't you cut it? Zhu Yuanzhang's face was even more ugly, because Hu Weiyong's words were like another slap in the face, and he was even more faceless.

&;Your Majesty, the five million silver is now lost and recovered, plus the prince of Chu and the Duke of Wei have regained 1.6 million taels of silver, and the 900,000 taels spent, there is a total of 7.5 million taels. But Your Majesty, do you remember the total amount of silver? &>

As soon as Hu Weiyong's words came out, there was a whisper around him, Liu Bowen stood up first, nodded and said: &;Your Majesty, what Lord Hu said is very true, this money has not been found in full, if Hu Zhengken dies, there will be no clues, if you want to get this money, you are afraid of looking for a needle in a haystack, it is difficult to climb to the sky. &>

&;The emperor, Hu Zhengken embezzled two silver taels, only he knew about it, and Weichen also felt that he couldn't cut him, and it would not be too late to cut him when he returned both the silver and the silver. &>

&;The ministers also asked the emperor to think twice. &;Everybody said it in unison.

&;Yes. Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: In this way, this Hu Zhengken can't be beheaded. Then pull Hu Weiyong down first, I don't want to see him. &>

&;Your Majesty is slow! &;Seeing a person out of the ranks, Zhu Yuanzhang was angry: &;Do you want to intercede with Hu Weiyong? But there are those who intercede, and they are guilty of the same crime! Zhulian Nine Clans! &>

Wang Song laughed: Thank you, Your Majesty! &>

At this time, not only Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned, but also the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were also stunned.

Wang Song's official position is not large, and he serves in the Ministry of Rites, but he can speak well, and he is a famous eloquent person in the dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew his literary knowledge, but he just snorted coldly: &;Hmph! When the catastrophe is at the head, you are bringing disaster upon yourself, if there is no convincing words for the Manchu Dynasty, I will give you nine clans! &>

Wang Song laughed: &;Does the emperor want to live for a hundred years? &>

&; Nature. &;Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have a good airway.

&;Does the emperor want to kill Hu Weiyong? &>

Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a blank look: &; Nonsense! This person has committed a heinous crime, if I don't kill him, how can I block the mouths of the people, and how can I convince the people!? &>

&;Hahahaha! Hahahaha! Wang Song only smiled and said nothing, Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth and said: &; Wang Song, I know that you know, but I am the emperor, you are just a small official, I want to kill you like a bag to get something, you still dare to be arrogant! Someone, take down this person for me, behead him and hang it at the east gate to warn the world! &>

Two guards came over and pulled Wang Song away, Wang Song still laughed wildly: &; Hahahaha, the name of my emperor will be stinky for a thousand years. &>

Liu Bowen jumped out at this time and shouted: &; Slow! &>

The guards stopped, and Zhu Yuanzhang was furious: &; What? Could it be that even Berwyn wants to be my enemy today? &>

Liu Bowen shook his head: &;Your Majesty, Wang Song has something to say, you might as well let him finish speaking, if it doesn't make sense, it's not too late to kill. &>

&;yes, it's not too late to kill. &; The Manchu Dynasty echoed.

Okay, Wang Song, I'll give you a chance, if you have something to say, if you have any more flirtatious colors, you will be killed on the spot! &>

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang said this, the two guards drew their knives out of the sheath and stuck them on Wang Song's neck, Wang Song was not afraid, and said: "The emperor is the king of benevolence and virtue, Wencheng is martial, admired by ten thousand people, and the world is looking forward to it. However, the emperor is so mediocre, black and white, indiscriminately killing the humerus ministers, so that the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are frightened, and they will not dare to speak out about loyalty in the future, then the decline of my Ming Dynasty can be predicted, although my Wang Song is dead, I am helpless. &>

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids jumped when he heard this, and he waved his hand to signal the two guards to withdraw their swords.

Wang Song looked at it, rubbed the place of his neck, and said: "The emperor has all the opportunities, and if he doesn't know the truth, he will take it." However, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty eat Junlu, and they should think about serving the country. At present, seeing that Lord Hu, the pillar of the country, has suffered an injustice, it is really difficult for Song to be alone, if Lord Hu dies, Song is willing to go together. &>

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: &; This Hu Weiyong is a Ming sinner, how did he become a pillar? Even if he has done meritorious deeds in the past, how can he be spared the death penalty if the law is before him? &>

Wang Song laughed: &;Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, Hu Weiyong and Lord Hu are not only innocent, but also have great merit. &>

What do you mean by that? &>

Wang Song shook his head and shook his ears, and then said: &; Master Hu is strict in discipline and enforces the law like a mountain. In order to help the emperor recover the stolen money, he did not hesitate to turn against his relatives and friends, which is a righteous act of killing relatives, and this is one of them. Lord Hu is honest and honest, and he is unmoved in front of five million silver, if Lord Hu absconds with the silver, can the emperor catch this person? This is also the second. Lord Hu knew that his confidant would die, but he did not look back, in order to repay the country's kindness, he was not afraid of life and death, which was the great righteousness, and this was the third one. Besides, Lord Hu interceded for his nephew and collided with the emperor, but it was for my great foundation. I think I was built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and my foothold was not stable, although the small border countries had worship and tribute, more of them were shoddy, or they found reasons to reduce or act on their own, and looted their own tribute. It is really too much for the worst person not to come to pay tribute. I have no financial resources to continue, and there is a great drought in the world, I am afraid of losing the support of the people, and many places are exempted from paying poverty taxes, so that the treasury is empty, and the annual tax revenue is only one million. Although Lord Hu died, he especially remembered the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, and recovered more than 2 million taels of silver for the emperor. If the emperor kills this person, he will be ridiculed in the future. Even if you don't laugh now, can you block the decay of time, the evaluation of future generations? If the emperor can't leave his name in history for this stain, wouldn't it be a pity? According to the minister's opinion, not only can Master Hu not be killed, but he should also be promoted to an official position and entrusted with important tasks. The emperor has a discerning eye and a clear sense of righteousness, but he can be kinder to Jiang Ziya than King Wu, and Liu Beisan invited Zhuge Liang. What do you want, please think twice. &>

Wang Song's words suddenly stunned the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused when he heard it, but he felt that it seemed to make sense. Especially in the last two sentences, he was moved to compare him to King Wu and Liu Bei.

&;Liu Aiqing, what do you think? At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was better to ask Liu Bowen.

Although Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong have always been at odds, he felt that Hu Weiyong also had merit in dealing with his nephew, so he nodded: Master Hu is indeed meritorious, and Hu Zhengken's fault is not Hu Weiyong's intention, and the emperor also asks him to decide. &>

As a result, Hu Weiyong relied on Wang Song, whom he knew, to save his life, and his official position remained unchanged.

Hearing the news, Chu Liuyan and Xu Da couldn't help but scold Zhu Yuanzhang in their hearts for being confused, but there was nothing they could do.

On the other hand, Hu Zhengken got Hu Weiyong's old housekeeper to see him, because Hu Weiyong was also awarded by Zhu Yuanzhang to assist in the investigation, the old housekeeper was able to go to see Hu Zhengken casually.

&;Butler, what's wrong with my uncle? Why hasn't he come to my rescue? Why didn't he come to see me? Hu Zhengken shouted.

&;Young master, the old man is not feeling well and can't come, so I have to send a little one to see the young master, and see that the young master has always been good. &>

Hu Zhengken seemed to be a little angry: I don't believe it, my uncle refuses to come to save me, why! Why? &>

&;Young master, the master asked me to bring you a few words, I don't know if you want to hear it or not? &;The old butler still spoke slowly.

&;What's the matter, come on! Hu Zhengken had just been severely punished a few days ago, and the death row was damp and smelly, so it was unbearable for a long time.

&;The lord asks you, where do you want to go the most? &>

At my father's grave, I am ashamed of my ancestors, and I have no face to see my ancestors. Hu Zhengken said.

The housekeeper nodded with satisfaction: &; The master also asked me to tell the young son, your four wives have committed suicide, and you can come to accompany the young son. &>

When Hu Zhengken heard this, he immediately didn't understand: &; Why is this? Why did my uncle kill my wife? Why? &>

&; Young son. &;The old butler no longer calls him the young master, but the young son: &; The old man said, the deception of the king, the sin is unforgivable. Now your wife and children don't know, and the emperor also says that those who don't know are not guilty. However, the four wives and concubines of the young son were unwilling to remarry and were unwilling to be widowed, so they were one step ahead of the young son, just waiting for the son to meet on the Huangquan Road. &>

Hu Zhengken's tears began to flow, and he sighed helplessly: &; I am to blame for doing this, and my uncle treats me well, I only hope that my uncle can help me take good care of the children at home, and I have nothing else to ask for. &>

The old housekeeper was also a little helpless: &; The young man always refused to say where the hidden silver was, and I was helpless, so I knew for myself. &;After speaking, he said to the two cell bosses on the left and right: &; This time I returned in vain, alas, I am really helpless. &>

Chu Liuyan specially instructed that the old housekeeper or others must be accompanied by at least two people to see Hu Zhengken to prevent them from secretly communicating with each other. The old housekeeper just came to ask a few words this time, and the cell boss didn't remember much, and reported that Chu Liuyan said that the old housekeeper couldn't ask for money, but just reported the funeral, saying that Hu Zhengken's wife and concubines were all dead.

Chu Liuyan was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly went to death row with Xu Da to see Hu Zhengken, but found that Hu Zhengken had already bitten off his tongue. Since then, the remaining 2.5 million taels of silver have been difficult to find, and the case has become a mystery, and the two cell bosses were later killed, somehow.

Chu Liuyan and Xu Da had to return to the capital, although Zhu Yuanzhang was more satisfied with the case, but he felt that the reckless actions of the two caused him to lose 2.5 million taels of silver and blamed the two for meddling. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent Hu Weiyong to take the rest of the silver taels to the disaster relief.

Chu Liuyan Xu Da went again, and found that Hu Weiyong had no crime with Minqiu this time, and all the disaster relief silver was distributed evenly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and southern Fujian, so that the people could be guaranteed until the next harvest.

Chu Liuyan and Xu Da knew that the two of them would definitely not be able to grasp anything this time, but they also felt that this was very important to the country, at least this was a blessing for the Ming Dynasty.

Hu Weiyong returned to the dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded him, although he was not promoted, but the trend of gaining power around Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more obvious.

Chu Liuyan determined that the housekeeper and Hu Zhengken had said something special from the death of the two cell heads, but she was too anxious to ask clearly, which also made her particularly regretful now. However, her opinion on Hu Weiyong is worse than before, and the relationship between the two is more tense, Zhu Yuanzhang saw it in his eyes, but remained silent.!