Chapter 222: Corruption and bribery
The prefect's yamen is divided into two places, one yamen, which is dedicated to handling cases.
Behind the yamen is connected to a house, which is where Lin Ji lives.
As soon as Murong Li and the others entered, a middle-aged man came out of the yamen.
I saw that the other party was dressed in gray clothes, and after walking in front of Nalan Qi and them, he knelt directly on his knees and shouted in his mouth.
"Xiaguan Li Fu visited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose Chitose Chitose, His Royal Highness the Crown Princess Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose."
When Murong Li heard this, she was still a little uncomfortable.
After watching so many costume dramas, she still knows what to do.
She directly set her eyes on Nalan Qi, and sure enough, she heard him speak.
"Don't be polite, do you find anything wrong?"
Hearing Nalan Qi say no courtesy, this Li Fucai got up from the ground and replied to Nalan Qi.
"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, after this place was taken over by the lower officials, I didn't find anything abnormal."
"Didn't you find anything abnormal......
When Nalan Qi heard this, he pondered for a moment and said to Li Fu.
"It's okay, there are few clues now, don't rush to investigate first, do you know how many troops there are in this Quanyue Town?"
Li Fu felt a little puzzled because Nalan Qi suddenly asked about the strength of Quanyue Town.
However, although he was puzzled, he did not hesitate and reported the troops of Quanyue Town to Nalan Qi.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, although this Quanyue Town is called a town, but because of the many rivers and rivers away from the state, the development is quite rapid, and it has also developed into a city, but there are not many troops."
When Nalan Qi heard this, his brows furrowed.
Seeing Nalan Qi's frowning brows, Li Fu had also heard of the prince's former methods, and he didn't dare to talk too much about it.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, there are more than 2,000 troops in this Quanyue Town, including one or two hundred people guarding the city gate, more than one or two hundred officers and soldiers of the Yamen, and the remaining more than 1,600 people are soldiers stationed in the city."
Hearing this, Nalan Qi's brows relaxed a little.
"By the way, where is Lin Ji and his family now?"
"Lin Ji and his family, because Lin Ji has been dismissed and investigated, their family is still in Lin Ji's mansion now, and Weichen has sent someone to take a strict look at it."
Nalan Qi nodded, then looked around the yamen and asked.
"Did you find anything useful?"
"Back to Your Highness, up and down here, Wechen has sent someone to investigate, and all the objects have been placed in Lin Ji's study, please move Your Highness, and Wechen will lead the way for a few people."
Speaking of this, Murong Li understood that this Li Fu turned out to be an official on Nalan Qi's side.
It seems that Nalan Qi let people come to Quanyue Town early in the morning, and presumably Na Lin Ji was also arrested very early.
Murong Li looked at Li Fu, an official, and he was not sure what the other party's official position was.
Although Murong Li has some understanding of the official positions of the officials of Nanshu Kingdom, Murong Li really can't see this Li Fu, who is not even wearing an official uniform.
The group was led by Li Fu to Lin Ji's study, and everyone was shocked when they looked at the scene in this study.
I saw that in this study, the original decoration was plain and elegant, which was pleasing to the eye at a glance.
Several famous calligraphy and paintings were hung on the wall, and there were countless large and small furnishings in the room, only An Huaijin was a little amazed.
"The calligraphy and paintings here are all from different famous artists, and there are some decorations over there, and some of them are rare treasures, this Lord Lin is really not simple."
Li Fu heard An Huaijin's words and said with some appreciation.
"Yes, these calligraphy and paintings are all authentic works that can not be found, and this son seems to have some research on calligraphy and painting."
Hearing Li Fu say this, An Huaijin humbly bowed to Li Fu and said.
"Master Li, when it comes to research, this grass people don't dare to be a doctor, the grass people are just doctors in a small medical hall."
When Li Fu heard this, a few flashes of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said with a smile.
"Childe is humble, and he is still asking Childe's name."
"An Huaijin, a grass citizen, is the son of the An family."
When Li Fu heard An Huaijin's name, he knew who An Huaijin was, and said directly.
"It turned out to be Gongzi An, I had heard of An Huaijin, the eldest son of the An family, who had admired his name for a long time, and now he is really famous at first sight, and it is better to meet, and it is better to meet than to be famous."
Hearing Li Fu's praise, An Huaijin smiled a little warmly.
Nalan Qi's face darkened, and his eyes were a little unkind when he looked at Li Fu, and he seemed to be very unhappy with Li Fu's evaluation.
Although An Huaijin is very famous, this Li Fu actually praised his rival in front of him, didn't it make him uncomfortable?
Murong Li listened to Li Fu's praise of An Huaijin, and turned his head to notice Nalan Qi's expression.
She grinned, she really had no choice but to deal with Nalan Qi's vinegar jar.
So Murong Li approached Nalan Qi, put his hand into Nalan Qi's hand, and held it directly.
This next time, Nalan Qi calmed down, and his eyes were no longer so sharp.
Then Murong Li looked at the things in the house, and now there were more than a dozen large boxes in the house.
These boxes were not opened, and Murong Li didn't know what they were.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, these things are some evidence of his corruption and bribery found from Lin Ji's house, because these things are very important, so after we search them out, they are just placed here."
"Moreover, listening to Lin Ji's family, this Lin Ji likes these calligraphy and paintings very much, but it's a pity that he is too greedy, although it may be planted by others, but he can't get rid of it."
Li Fu's words made Nalan Qi and his party understand what was in the dozen or so big boxes here.
Looking at the dozen or so large boxes, Murong Li said with some emotion.
"It is said that the corrupt official's family has money, but I didn't expect this Lin Ji to have such a point, no wonder Qi said that this Lin Ji didn't have the courage to use the disaster relief money for dam repair."
Nalan Qi heard Murong Li's emotional tone and said with a smile at her.
"Li'er, what you said is right, this Lin Ji really doesn't have much courage, but this can't rule out that someone framed him."
"Oh? Brother Qi, did you find something? ”
Murong Li also heard the question in Nalan Qi's words and asked his doubts.
"I'm going to ask Master Li about this."
Li Fu on the side was a little surprised when he heard the conversation between Murong Li and Nalan Qi.
I didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be so indulgent to the crown princess, and even call each other so unusual.
This Li Fu's position is that of an inspector and governor, and he is an official of Nanshu Middle School who specializes in investigating major cases involving people's livelihood.
Since Nalan Qi returned to Shangjing, this Li Fu was sent to Quanyue Town by Nalan Qi.
He came to Quanyue Town with the Holy Decree, and his responsibility was to stabilize the situation here first, and investigate some things by the way.
This person is also one of Nalan Qi's henchmen.
It's just that this person's style of judging cases is very iron-faced and selfless, and he turned over countless unjust cases at the beginning.
When Nalan Qi subdued him, he also observed it for a long time.
found that he was very talented in solving cases, so he was assigned such a position.
In order to uproot some tumors in Nanshu Kingdom, and by the way, disrupt some forces outside the king and them.
As expected, because of the appearance of Li Fu, some major unjust cases have been overturned.
It also made some restless officials in Nanshu Kingdom much more honest, and Nalan Qi's voice in the court became even louder.
A few days ago, Nalan Qi and Murong Li got married, and Li Fu did not go to the ceremony to investigate the corruption case in Lizhou.
And the arrival of Nalan Qi can be regarded as allowing him to directly report his discovery.
Now Nalan Qi asked him directly, and he asked the guards at the door to go down.
He looked out the door again, then closed the door to the study and returned to Nalan Qi and them.
Murong Li asked a little strangely when she saw Li Fu's cautious appearance.
"Master Li, why did you do this? But what are the concerns? ”
Li Fu heard Murong Li's doubts, so he could only answer with a wry smile.
"Back to the crown princess, there is no way for Weichen to do this, when Weichen was sent to this Quanyue Town by His Royal Highness the Prince, accompanied by two secret guards of His Royal Highness the Prince and some guards of Weichen, after we arrived here to catch Lin Ji, a secret guard arranged for someone to send him to Lizhou City, and a secret guard was arranged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in order to protect my safety."