Chapter 387 (2/2)

He was sorrowful in his heartHe laughed self-deprecatingly and helplessly, after all this, what did he count as? He was just a small fry in the Ministry of RevenueHe had worked for the Crown Prince before and drunk with him at the same tableWhy would the Crown Prince need to remember his nor for? That year, the Crown Prince liked woardens for women to play in, and reward his trusted aidesWho was the Crown Prince? He was the future master of the countryEventually, all the money in the world was hisIf he used it, he used it, ould he waste his thoughts to re Li's mouth was dryHe stared speechlessly at the Crown PrinceHe wished that the other party would be able to re to prevent this absurd and unbelievable situation fro to a point of no return

Unfortunately, the Crown Prince did not seeaze of this Ministry of Revenue official

The investigation as still ongoing, and the vice-director of the Ministry of Revenue knew that thisOnce he spat out the truth in front of all the officials, it could not be taken back againHe deterritted his teeth and refused to say another word

The Crown Prince felt this was very strangeHe frowned as he looked at the fa officialHe didn't understand where the other party got their daring fromThe confession was before them yet he said not a as the other party…did they want to take all the blasilent Minister of Appointressively slammed the table and said severely, ”This bastard sure is daring! Co him out and question him properly!”

He turned his head and asked, ”Sir Hu, can corporal punish at the ants fighting in front of his shoes the entire tiHe opened his pair of listless eyes and said, ”Ah? Use corporal punishment?”

The last word of ”use corporal punishment” was said without much tone, and it wasn't clear whether it was a question or consentYan Hangshu impatiently raised his clasped hands and said, ”All will be as you order”

An official of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council took the order and prepared to go forward to drag out this stubbornly quiet vice-directorThe stubbornly silent Fan Li heard that he was going to prison and the words ”use corporal punishment” In his fear, he finally couldn't control his state of raduate in the first year of the Qing calendar and became the vice-director in four yearsIt is all because of the power and ?”

This succession of sentences spewed forth, but he truly had soazed at Hu the Scholar while he explained hilance at the Crown Prince

When the always silent Yan Hangshu ju corporal punishment, a sense of oddness deepened in the Crown Prince's heartWhen he heard Fang Li's explanation, he felt a chill go down his back that pierced right to his bone

A graduate in the first year of the Qing calendar? The son of the previous Director Guo of the Board of Rites, Guo Baokun, who had always had good relations with the Crown Prince was a graduate of the first year of the Qing calendar—Fang Li and Guo Baokun were the same year

Countless memories resurfaced in the Crown Prince's sThat year, because of Guo Baokun's recommendation, he had condescended to have had a meal with a low-level official of the Ministry of Revenue called Fang LiThrough the arrangements of the Eldest Princess, he had the other party receive two promotions in the Ministry of Revenue

Later, the Crown Prince had hinted to Guo Baokun, and this trusted aide of his and Fang Li had secretly moved a cache of silver from the Ministry of Revenue for his own use

Only, many years had passed, so no one knehere that cache ofdied sootten all about this ht he wouldthe Ministry of Revenue?

Had…that 400,000 liang of silver flowed into his own pockets?

The Crown Prince's face was filled with shock as he watched Fang Li being dragged out of the hall by the Overwatch CouncilA bitter taste rose in his htenHe knew that this official could not be questioned by the three depart problemHe understood that he had already made the stupidest lared fiercely at the Minister of Appointht smile on his faceHe roared out, ”Wait!”

The manor of the director of the Board of Rites, who had been knocked down by Fan Xian, was, in name, close to the Easter PalaceIn reality, they were the Eldest Princess' trusted aidsThe Crown Prince had discovered this the night His Highness recited poetrySince the other party was the Eldest Princess' people, Yang Hangshu knew of theh Guo BaokunThe Crown Prince thought fiercely that it was fine that this old man hadn't reminded him, but he wanted to strike hi?” Yan Hangshu gazed at hiht smile

The Crown Prince was speechless for a le-handedly begun to investigate the case with great fanfareIn the end, he had implicated himselfHow could he wrap this up?

He frowned and narrowed his eyes, ”It looks like this official has soshu smiled and nodded his headHu the Scholar naturally also did not have any objections

Fang Li, who had just narrowly escaped death, knew that the Crown Prince had finally re breathWhen he aze, he knew that today's ht flashed through the Crown Prince'sdisappeared so and found a way to have Fang Li keep histhought through this point, he said with a war Li, think carefully before you tell us where this silver wentI a this case by io of a corrupt official, but…I will also not wrong a good official”

Hope flashed through Fang Li's eyesHe knew the Crown Prince was hinting to hi account had been dug out,, there was no way to close it in front of Hu the Scholar, Minister Yan, and the officials of the Supreme Court and Overwatch CouncilHe knew it could only be like thisHe lowered his headHis eyes darted wildly as he made up his mindHe only had a moment of ti the money back then, he had secretly destroyed the accounts, but it was difficult to give this large alanced at the Crown Prince and sighed in his heartHe knew that the other party was preparing to sacrifice a pawn, and this pawn seemed to be prepared to be sacrificedIt was a little unexpectedHow could such a useless individual such as the Crown Prince haveLi, so obedient? It was clear that the Crown Prince had not recognized this person earlier

He didn't understand that in Fang Li's heart, the Crown Prince was the one to inherit the throne one dayAs long as he could survive this matter, he would always have a chance to turn his fortunes aroundHowever…for 400,000 liang, ould the Emperor take pity on the life of a low-level vice-director? Fang Li had clearly not thought about this point

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Not letting Fang Li think for too long under the inspecting gazes of the hall of officials, a slightly tired voice had already helped him answer and resolve his dilemmaAt the same time, it looped a chain around the Crown Prince's body

”I recorded this transaction”

”That year the Board of Rites sent out orders because the Es in various locations for the autumn examinations as well as the school residences, so he needed the Ministry of ether there were 14 transactions for a total of 400,700 liang of silver”

”The silver had already been sent to the Board of RitesThey should have the receiptsHowever, I did not handle this o check toto the Qing law and court regulationsPlease don't s difficult for my poor subordinates”

”As for whether or not there is a problem with this cache of money, word just needs to be sent to the various provinces to see the conditions of the autu will be clear”

Minister Fan, who had been sick for ed his weak and ill body to the Ministry of Revenue yamenHe stood near the door and recounted each transaction weakly to the officials in the hall

The official from the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council quickly went forward to help, while Hu the Scholar led Yan Hangshu and the investigating officials to quickly rise and bowAlthough there were special investigation officials, not a single person dared to show a trace of disrespect

This Minister of Revenue, who had led the Ministry of Revenue for nine years, defended his subordinate as well as explained word by word exactly where the silver had goneAs long as it was checked, the truth of this rew pale, and his eyes began to wander

Chapter 387 Picking Up A Giant sobllTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe 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 springThe 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 RevenueThe deficit becadom s wound, which the Ministry of Revenue officials had always carefully hidden, was bloodily torn apart and revealed for the officials to appreciateAfter 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 so as Minister Fan personally asked to resign, Hu the Scholar and Shu the Scholar illing to jointly guarantee his safetyThis 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 responsesHe had not entered the Palace crying and sobbing to the EnationIn fact, he was still ill at ho a turn for the betterThe 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 tiredOn 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 officialsFinally, 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 unnecessaryThe 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 voiceThe ned by youYou have to explain where this silver went nextThe court s silver cannot just randomly be used like thisThis official could not stand the pressure of the questioning and stammered, It was unfinished work left by the vice director of JiangzuoThe 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 RevenueHis 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 anythingThe 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 listenThe official left the hall in a fluster and sullenHe didn t knohat he was about to faceSend in the person called Fang LiThe 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 ScholarIn 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 happenThe 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 beforeFan 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 aloneThe 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 nowHe slammed the table and said in a cold voice, Report your nazuo 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 LiThe 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 knowThe Crown Prince froith a look of worry for the country and its peopleJust saying you don t know ILi 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 coHe was sorrowful in his heartHe laughed self deprecatingly and helplessly, after all this, what did he count as He was just a small fry in the Ministry of RevenueHe had worked for the Crown Prince before and drunk with him at the same tableWhy would the Crown Prince need to remember his nor for That year, the Crown Prince liked woardens for women to play in, and reward his trusted aidesWho was the Crown Prince He was the future master of the countryEventually, all the money in the world was hisIf he used it, he used it, ould he waste his thoughts to re Li s mouth was dryHe stared speechlessly at the Crown PrinceHe wished that the other party would be able to re to prevent this absurd and unbelievable situation fro to a point of no returnUnfortunately, the Crown Prince did not seeaze of this Ministry of Revenue officialThe investigation as still ongoing, and the vice director of the Ministry of Revenue knew that thisOnce he spat out the truth in front of all the officials, it could not be taken back againHe deterritted his teeth and refused to say another wordThe Crown Prince felt this was very strangeHe frowned as he looked at the fa officialHe didn t understand where the other party got their daring fromThe confession was before them yet he said not a as the other party did they want to take all the blasilent Minister of Appointressively slammed the table and said severely, This bastard sure is daring Co him out and question him properly He turned his head and asked, Sir Hu, can corporal punish at the ants fighting in front of his shoes the entire tiHe opened his pair of listless eyes and said, Ah Use corporal punishment The last word of use corporal punishment was said without much tone, and it wasn t clear whether it was a question or consentYan Hangshu impatiently raised his clasped hands and said, All will be as you orderAn official of the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council took the order and prepared to go forward to drag out this stubbornly quiet vice directorThe stubbornly silent Fan Li heard that he was going to prison and the words use corporal punishmentIn his fear, he finally couldn t control his state of raduate in the first year of the Qing calendar and became the vice director in four yearsIt is all because of the power andThis succession of sentences spewed forth, but he truly had soazed at Hu the Scholar while he explained hilance at the Crown PrinceWhen the always silent Yan Hangshu ju corporal punishment, a sense of oddness deepened in the Crown Prince s heartWhen he heard Fang Li s explanation, he felt a chill go down his back that pierced right to his boneA graduate in the first year of the Qing calendar The son of the previous Director Guo of the Board of Rites, Guo Baokun, who had always had good relations with the Crown Prince was a graduate of the first year of the Qing calendar Fang Li and Guo Baokun were the same yearCountless memories resurfaced in the Crown Prince s sThat year, because of Guo Baokun s recommendation, he had condescended to have had a meal with a low level official of the Ministry of Revenue called Fang LiThrough the arrangements of the Eldest Princess, he had the other party receive two promotions in the Ministry of RevenueLater, the Crown Prince had hinted to Guo Baokun, and this trusted aide of his and Fang Li had secretly moved a cache of silver from the Ministry of Revenue for his own useOnly, many years had passed, so no one knehere that cache ofdied sootten all about this ht he wouldthe Ministry of Revenue Had that 400,000 liang of silver flowed into his own pockets The Crown Prince s face was filled with shock as he watched Fang Li being dragged out of the hall by the Overwatch CouncilA bitter taste rose in his htenHe knew that this official could not be questioned by the three depart problemHe understood that he had already made the stupidest lared fiercely at the Minister of Appointht smile on his faceHe roared out, Wait The manor of the director of the Board of Rites, who had been knocked down by Fan Xian, was, in name, close to the Easter PalaceIn reality, they were the Eldest Princess trusted aidsThe Crown Prince had discovered this the night His Highness recited poetrySince the other party was the Eldest Princess people, Yang Hangshu knew of theh Guo BaokunThe Crown Prince thought fiercely that it was fine that this old man hadn t reminded hihness, what s wrong Yan Hangshu gazed at hiht smileThe Crown Prince was speechless for a le handedly begun to investigate the case with great fanfareIn the end, he had implicated himselfHow could he wrap this up He frowned and narrowed his eyes, It looks like this official has soshu smiled and nodded his headHu the Scholar naturally also did not have any objectionsFang Li, who had just narrowly escaped death, knew that the Crown Prince had finally re breathWhen he aze, he knew that today s ht flashed through the Crown Prince sdisappeared so and found a way to have Fang Li keep his ht through this point, he said with a war Li, think carefully before you tell us where this silver wentI a this case by io of a corrupt official, but I will also not wrong a good officialHope flashed through Fang Li s eyesHe knew the Crown Prince was hinting to hi account had been dug out,, there was no way to close it in front of Hu the Scholar, Minister Yan, and the officials of the Supreme Court and Overwatch CouncilHe knew it could only be like thisHe lowered his headHis eyes darted wildly as he made up his mindHe only had a moment of ti the money back then, he had secretly destroyed the accounts, but it was difficult to give this large alanced at the Crown Prince and sighed in his heartHe knew that the other party was preparing to sacrifice a pawn, and this pawn seemed to be prepared to be sacrificedIt was a little unexpectedHow could such a useless individual such as the Crown Prince haveLi, so obedient It was clear that the Crown Prince had not recognized this person earlierHe didn t understand that in Fang Li s heart, the Crown Prince was the one to inherit the throne one dayAs long as he could survive this matter, he would always have a chance to turn his fortunes aroundHowever for 400,000 liang, ould the E Li had clearly not thought about this pointNot letting Fang Li think for too long under the inspecting gazes of the hall of officials, a slightly tired voice had already helped him answer and resolve his dilemmaAt the same time, it looped a chain around the Crown Prince s bodyI recorded this transactionThat year the Board of Rites sent out orders because the Es in various locations for the autumn examinations as well as the school residences, so he needed the Ministry of ether there were 14 transactions for a total of 400,700 liang of silverThe silver had already been sent to the Board of RitesThey should have the receiptsHowever, I did not handle this o check toto the Qing law and court regulationsPlease don t s difficult for my poor subordinatesAs for whether or not there is a problem with this cache of money, word just needs to be sent to the various provinces to see the conditions of the autu will be clearMinister Fan, who had been sick for ed his weak and ill body to the Ministry of Revenue yamenHe stood near the door and recounted each transaction weakly to the officials in the hallThe official from the First Bureau of the Overwatch Council quickly went forward to help, while Hu the Scholar led Yan Hangshu and the investigating officials to quickly rise and bowAlthough there were special investigation officials, not a single person dared to show a trace of disrespectThis Minister of Revenue, who had led the Ministry of Revenue for nine years, defended his subordinate as well as explained word by word exactly where the silver had goneAs long as it was checked, the truth of this rew pale, and his eyes began to wander