Chapter 387 (1/2)

Chapter 387

Chapter 387: Picking Up A Giant sobll

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The investigation of the Ministry of Revenue ressThe officials of the three departoalThe Crown Prince's expression also becah occasionally when in conversation with Hu the ScholarNo one knehether he was sighing about the purge that the Ministry of Revenue was facing or the stronger and stronger spring

The description of rolling a sobll was appropriateIn Cangzhou, where there was snow year-round, the winter jackets of the tens of thousands of soldiers did not bring too much trouble for the Ministry of RevenueBut from there, traces could be followed to the capital and that led to other old incidencesAll of the clues were gathered at the Ministry of Revenue

The deficit becadom's wound, which the Ministry of Revenue officials had always carefully hidden, was bloodily torn apart and revealed for the officials to appreciate

After the investigation unit went into the Palace to report, they increased the intensity of the investigationAt this point, even Hu the Scholar new that the Ministry of Revenue could not be protected anyht still leave the Fan manor some face for Fan Xian's sakeIf this confrontation went on, it would not be as sih Hu the Scholar and the civil officials were terrified by the Ministry of Revenue's deficit, they also did not wish the court toof wavesThey also did not want the temporarily balanced court to have soh some channels, they conveyed kindness to the Fan n, Hu the Scholar and Shu the Scholar illing to jointly guarantee his safety

This was the only kindness of these officialsFor Fan Jian, a veteran official who had followed the Emperor for almost 30 years, once he had decided on an idea, the response he ratitude for the kindnesses the various manors secretly made, but as for the kindness themselves, Fan Jian himself still did not make any specific responses

He had not entered the Palace crying and sobbing to the EnationIn fact, he was still ill at ho a turn for the better

The officials knew that Minister Fan was not sick, and the Palace also knewBut, the E to check up on the Fan manorSince the Palace that had not treated the Fan fa resent days, the Crown Prince sat in the Ministry of Revenue and watched the people below investigatingIt forced Hu the Scholar to also personally coated were both quite tired

On this day, the work of investigating the Ministry of Revenue ressThe silver in the accounts did not e amount of deficit pointed in four directions to four unremarkable officials

Finally, they found specific people executing the orders and specific incidents of the deficitHearing this report, the Crown Prince's eyes lit up, but his expression re, If we follow these officials all the way up, e not pen you into a dead end, Fan Jian? Wait until we trace it all the way to JiangnanThe court will re of silver that was to Fan Xian's credit, but the corresponding crime would force Fan Xian to suffer all of the consequences!

When Hu the Scholar heard the names of the four officials, particularly the last one, his eyes also lit upHis expression reht Minister Fan's methods were truly very exquisiteIt looked like he and Shu the Scholar's worries these days had been unnecessary

The Crown Prince was young and did not have the saht that Hu the Scholar hadHe also did not have Hu the Scholar's ability to remember all that passed before his eyes, so he did not see the trap withinUnder theable to successfully capture their eneht to his reputation, ordered his officials to focus their attack on this probleh the Minister of Appointments stood secretly on the side of the Eldest Princess and the Second Prince, in front of this positive situation and with the Crown Prince leading the way, he cheerfully joined inHe stood beside the Crown Prince and cheeredAlthough he didn't personally participate, his cheers rang out without stoppingHu the Scholar watched froation of the Ministry of Revenue had reached a critical junctureIn the main hall, deep in the courtyard, the Crown Prince's proud laughter rang outIn his hand, he held the official's confessionWith an iradually in his eyes, he forcefully questioned the Ministry of Revenue official in front of hi of silver in this account go?”

It was deep into spring, and the weather had beco in front of the others was already soaked through with sweat, and the color of his official robes had beco he wanted to cry but had no tearsHe was only an agent, how could he knohere the Minister had moved this cache of silver?

The Crown Prince saw the official's frightened state and glanced at hioal and softened his voice”The ned by youYou have to explain where this silver went nextThe court's silver cannot just randomly be used like this”

This official could not stand the pressure of the questioning and stammered, ”It was unfinished work left by the vice-director of Jiangzuo”

The Ministry of Revenue had seven departed by the director and the vice-director, fifth-level officialsThe vice-director of Jiangzuo was Fang Li, a relatively high-level official in the Ministry of Revenue

His na with the other three directors in the Ministry of Revenue, were targets the Crown Prince's investigating officials had already foundToday, they were to be questioned in court, so the Ministry of Revenue could no longer deny anything

The Crown Prince was quite pleased with this sixth-level official's behavior, although his face remained darkHe said in a cold voice, ”Go wait below and listen”

The official left the hall in a fluster and sullenHe didn't knohat he was about to face”

”Send in the person called Fang Li”

The Crown Prince was in high-spirits and did not notice that his actions had already overstepped the regulationsIn his ordering of people around, he did not consult the opinions of the no official, Hu the Scholar

In a moment, that vice-director of the Ministry of Revenue, Fan Li, walked inHe bowed to the various officials standing aroundHis bearing was proud, and he did not seem to knoas about to happen

The Crown Prince looked at this person's face and found his heart thuddingHe felt he looked a bit familiarHe took a closer look and found that he seemed to have heard this official's name somewhere before

Fan LI had already come into the hall, and the Crown Prince didn't have shu still e to the Crown Prince and let him play on it alone

The Crown Prince looked at the two officials beside hiIn the future, this whole world would be his, as it to question a few Ministry of Revenue officials? As long as it could implicate Fan Jian and connect all the deficits with the silver in Jiangnan…even if it looked ugly right now and danity of the Eastern Palace, he could not worry about that right now

He slammed the table and said in a cold voice, ”Report your name and rank”

The Ministry of Revenue vice-director of Jiangzuo started, and his lip treazed at the Crown PrinceHe had not expected that the Crown Prince would be so severe to himHis face flushed redHe raised his clasped hands with difficulty and said, ”I a Li”

The Crown Prince frowned and had an Overwatch Council official hand over the file found a few days ago as well as the confession of the official who signed the silver transferHe asked darkly, ”TellLi looked like he had been struck by lightningHe stared at the Crown Prince like an idiot, or perhaps…he stared like the Crown Prince was an idiot?

He sta voice, ”Your Highness, I truly don't know”

The Crown Prince froith a look of worry for the country and its people”Just saying you don't know…I' Li was truly stunnedParticularly when he heard the Crown Prince say ”I'm afraid” with a twist, his heart dropped into an ice vaultHe understood what he heard and sawThe Crown Prince not only forgot who Fang Li was, he had co