After all, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is used to seeing this kind of scandal ruined after being exposed.

It's just that I didn't expect that one day I would become like this.

Chen Mu, who was eyeing him from the side, and the emperor, who made it clear that he didn't intend to help him this time, made Master Zhang's heart gradually sink.

But he wasn't going to give in.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the disaster relief grain this time is a moment of confusion for the ministers."

"But the minister was loyal to the country in the past, and heaven and earth can learn from it!"

At this moment, even Chen Xingtian shook his head helplessly.

"Master Zhang, you are really ...... Bigotry! ”

"Okay, then I'll show you how loyal you are to the country on weekdays!"

"Where is Prime Minister Liu?"

In the team of officials on the side, Prime Minister Liu hurriedly stood up and saluted Chen Xingtian and Chen Mu respectfully.

"The minister is here."

"A few days ago, you thoroughly checked the accounts of the state treasury, how did you do?"

"Back to the emperor, the minister has ascertained that there are indeed many doubts in the treasury accounts in the past five years."

Master Zhang's face turned pale in an instant.

What's going on?

He is in charge of the state treasury, how can someone want to check the accounts of the state treasury without knowing it?

Chen Mu saw through the thoughts in Lord Zhang's heart at a glance.

"Lord Zhang, if we let you know in advance, what else do we have to check?"

"With your vast powers, you're bound to be perfectly prepared, aren't you?"

Master Zhang's lips were buzzing, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Alright, it's useless to talk more." Chen Xingtian waved his hand impatiently, "Prime Minister Liu, read it!" ”

"Yes." Prime Minister Liu Cheng opened an account book in his hand and recited it aloud in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

"The ...... of the repair of the Imperial Garden in March of the 28th year of Zhenkan"

As Prime Minister Liu read it out one by one, Master Zhang's body collapsed little by little.

It was as if the vitality in his body was gradually flowing away with Prime Minister Liu's voice.

It's over, it's all over.

After so many years of painstaking management, everything has been done without leakage, and even the emperor has never noticed anything abnormal.

Unexpectedly, this time, it was actually served by the prince.

There were a lot of problematic accounts, and it took Liu Cheng nearly an hour to finish reading them.

Hearing this, Chen Xingtian put his hand on his forehead and sighed.

"Master Zhang, tell me, how many heads do you have that are worth cutting off for me?"

Lord Zhang was speechless at this time, and his whole body trembled like chaff.

The Manchu officials were all shocked by the accounts that Prime Minister Liu had just read out.

Even those officials who were usually close to Lord Zhang were frightened one by one.

They didn't expect that Mr. Zhang, who seemed to be dedicated to the country, would do so many shady things behind his back.

Soon, Qin Wei, the commander of the forbidden army, presented the silver that Lord Zhang tried to bribe him, the carrier pigeons that flew out of Zhang's mansion, and the letters written by Lord Zhang himself to the officials of Dongyuan.

There are all human and material evidence, and at this time, it is difficult for Master Zhang to argue even if he has a hundred mouths.

By now, any language has pale in color.

Soon, Chen Xingtian's holy decree came down.

The magistrate of Qincha and Dongyuan was sent to the heavenly prison and beheaded after the autumn.

Nian Zai Zhang's contribution to the imperial court for many years was confiscated by confiscating all his family property, and the men in the family were exiled to the southern Xinjiang region with him, and all the women were used as official prostitutes.

For Lord Zhang, who has been pampered all his life, this makes him more uncomfortable than killing him.

Of course, there should be clear rewards and punishments for doing things.

Now that the punishment is over, it's time to talk about the reward.

The first contribution of this series of events naturally belongs to Chen Mu.

Chen Xingtian did not shy away from openly praising Chen Mu in the court, and according to Chen Mu's intentions, Li Biao was appointed as the commander of the prince's mansion.

In other words, it is Chen Mu's personal bodyguard.

As for this arrangement, Chen Mu was also well thought out.

In the process of visiting Dongyuan twice, he also made further discoveries about this Li Biao.

Although this Li Biao is only from the head of the fast catching team in a small county, he is extraordinary and courageous.

As for what Li Biao said when he first met, "he will know how to punch and kick", it was completely his self-humility.

And on the way to and fro, Chen Mu also has a very good impression of Li Biao.

Cheerful, capable, and most importantly, loyal.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Chen Mu gave him this position.

And the master of Qingqu County, who recorded all kinds of illegal acts of corrupt officials at the beginning, was exceptionally promoted by Chen Xingtian to the new governor of Dongyuan.

Not to mention Prime Minister Liu Cheng, he naturally received a rich reward from Chen Xingtian.

All in all, Chen Mu's two trips to Dongyuan are still of great significance.

got rid of a large number of moths in the court, and solved the big trouble of Lord Zhang.

If this scourge is not removed, I don't know what will happen in the future!

And those friends of Lord Zhang must have stopped for a long time because of this incident.

Sure enough, in the subsequent court, the group of officials who shouted the most fiercely in the past honestly shut their mouths.

It is worth mentioning that on the day that Master Zhang was exiled from Beijing, none of the Manchu officials went to see him off.

The officials who usually flattered him regarded him as a plague during this time.

lest it be avoided.

A generation of powerful ministers completely withdrew from the political arena in this way.

For Chen Mu, these trips to Dongyuan also have a great significance.

That is to ruthlessly buy a wave of people's hearts.

Now, the people of Dongyuan all know that corrupt officials are unscrupulous and deduct their life-saving food.

It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came and they were able to survive.

And such a major matter, of course, is not only known to the people of Dongyuan.

Chen Muxia's deeds of releasing grain to catch corrupt officials in Dongyuan have spread ten, ten, and hundreds, and more and more people know that they have an upright and honest prince.

The only fly in the ointment is the former henchmen of Lord Zhang in the DPRK and China.

Although the big tree of Lord Zhang fell, it did not mean that they would be of the same mind as Chen Mu.

On the contrary, there are not a few people who secretly resent Chen Mu.

Many officials feel that it is because of Chen Mu that they have nothing to rely on in the DPRK now.

Until they find new asylum, these officials will keep a low profile, but this resentment is indispensable.

For these, Chen Mu naturally knows it.

But there wasn't much he could do.

But after all, open guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to prevent.

Chen Mu also understands that he must be careful in the future, and must not be exploited by those villains with ulterior motives.

After the turmoil, Prime Minister Liu Cheng's status in the DPRK and China has undoubtedly improved a lot.

Many people have clearly expressed their intention to take refuge, but Prime Minister Liu Cheng rejected them one by one.