But as long as you have enough patience, then you won't have to wait for this old fox to show its fox tail.

However, this adult Zhang was still more breathless than Chen Mu thought.

In the early morning of the same day, an official said that there were locusts in the Dongyuan area, and the grains were not harvested.

A large number of people have fled their homes because they have no food to eat.

Chen Xingtian frowned and thought for a moment, then handed over the handling of this matter to Chen Mu.

This is a major matter related to the people's livelihood, and Chen Mu did not dare to be ambiguous, so he convened a meeting of relevant officials in his house on the same day.

Among them, because it involves the relief of the victims, it is natural that Mr. Zhang, who is in charge of finance, is indispensable.

After discussion, everyone, including Chen, agreed to immediately allocate food for the relief of the victims.

Soon, Chen Mu finalized the amount of grain allocated according to the population and disaster situation in the Dongyuan area.

Next, the most important question becomes.

Which official should be sent to Dongyuan to release grain for disaster relief?

As soon as Chen Mugang asked this question, Master Zhang immediately stood up.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, regarding the matter of this grain release, the minister has a candidate to recommend to you."

Needless to say, the official recommended by Master Zhang is, of course, also a member of his party.

Some of the other officials immediately chimed in, while others remained silent.

Chen Mu's heart immediately keenly sensed that something was wrong.

It stands to reason that each official should have his own thoughts on the matter of sending a messenger.

This high degree of agreement is rare.

Moreover, a few of the silent officials obviously wanted to say something, but they sat back after Mr. Zhang proposed it, looking like they wanted to say something.

Looking at Mr. Zhang again, he looked confident at the moment, and he did not hesitate at all when he proposed the candidate just now.

Obviously, this is prepared.

Maybe they'll be able to do something on the way this time.

With this idea in mind, Chen Mu tentatively mentioned a few officials as candidates.

But they were all vetoed by Lord Zhang and the officials who had previously attached him on various grounds.

This time, Chen Mu was even more sure of his guess.

But he didn't question anything on the spot, but approved the candidate.

After this matter was reported to Chen Xingtian, it was immediately approved.

The next day, the official recommended by Lord Zhang went to the Dongyuan disaster area with the money and food from the imperial court.

After all, it is a major event related to the livelihood of tens of millions of people, and of course, the sooner the better.

Chen Mu also wrote a letter for this purpose and ordered someone to send it to the magistrate in the Dongyuan area as soon as possible.

In his capacity as the crown prince, he expressed sympathy for the disaster in the Dongyuan region, and also listed a simple account of the relief efforts of the imperial court.

Although the amount of money and food is not too detailed, the approximate amount is written.

In fact, Chen Mu's purpose was to inform the magistrate of the disaster relief situation of the imperial court in advance, so that he would have the bottom of his heart, so as not to be swallowed by the Qin Mission.

The Dongyuan region was not close to the capital, and it took at least a month for the Qincha to return to the capital with a large number of teams transporting grain and money, plus the time to put grain in the local area.

During this time, Chen Mu increased his vigilance against Master Zhang.

But it's a pity that this old fox who has been in officialdom for a long time is as cautious as ever, and Chen Mu failed to catch any handles.

On the contrary, it was Chen Xingtian who was dissatisfied with Chen Mu's suspicion of an important minister of the imperial court.

"Son, my father knows that this Lord Zhang has objected to you a few times before, but he is also thinking about the country, but his language is just mean and extreme."

"As the crown prince, and now you are in charge of state affairs, how can you declare a personal vendetta because of this?"

Chen Mu told Chen Xingtian about his suspicions, but Chen Xingtian still felt that he was thinking too much.

Facing Chen Xingtian's duties, Chen Mu didn't say anything more.

At this time, any explanation is pale in comparison.

The best proof is only when the evidence is put on the table.

A few days later, a fast horse came from the Dongyuan area and came to the door of the prince's mansion, saying that there was a letter for Chen Mu.

It stands to reason that personal letters to the crown prince were to be sent through the official inn.

But the messenger didn't seem to be an errand boy at the inn.

However, Chen Mu had already ordered: all those who came to deliver letters to him would be brought into the house.

Therefore, the subordinates in front of the Prince's Mansion did not stop it.

After Chen Mu learned the news, he personally met with the postman.

When he saw the postman, Chen Mu couldn't help but secretly say bad in his heart.

I saw that the postman's face was full of wounds, and his clothes were in tatters, as if he had just fought with someone.

"Who are you? Where did it come from? Why this look? ”

"The villain Li Biao, the head of the fast arrest squad in Qingqu County, Dongyuan, only became like this because he was surrounded and chased by people on the way to deliver the letter."

It's similar to Chen Mu's guess.

At that moment, Chen Mu didn't talk nonsense, and directly opened the letter and read it.

The content of the letter is also similar to what Chen Mu guessed.

In the letter, he wrote a complete account of how the Qin Cha embezzled money and food for disaster relief and how he colluded with local officials.

What made Chen Mu even happier was that a complete account was attached to the back of the letter.

There are detailed records of how much grain should be put and how much grain should actually be put from the chincha.

There is also a list of officials involved, and even a record of how much money each official has taken.

The only thing that surprised Chen Mu was that there was also the name of the county magistrate of Qingqu County on this list.

"What? Isn't this what your prefectural order wrote? ”

Li Biao shook his head and reported truthfully.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qiqi, this letter was written by the master, and he asked me to send it."

"My master and I are both from Qingqu County, and our family is in Qingqu County."

"In this catastrophe, the people of Dongyuan were waiting for the life-saving food of the imperial court, but they didn't expect it to be swallowed by these officials."

"My master and I couldn't look at it, so my master risked his life to write down these accounts and asked me to send them out, but I didn't expect to be almost killed on the road."

"If it weren't for the villain's fists and kicks, I'm afraid of ......"

Chen Mu read the letter several times again, and his face gradually turned cold.

The situation was even more dire than he had imagined.

He originally thought that this Lord Zhang was just recommending his own people, and he was going to transfer money and food to fill his pockets after he arrived at the place.

However, I didn't expect that this time the corruption incident covered so widely.

From Lord Zhang and the Qin Cha of disaster relief, to a small county order, they all participated in it.

How much did Lord Zhang's henchmen look down on him Chen Mu, so they dared to make such a big move under his nose!

If it weren't for the master of Qingqu County and Li Biao risking death to tell each other, I am afraid that Chen Mu would have no choice this time.