The Peerless Demon of Martial Arts

Chapter 709

In the middle of the night, Tian Haofeng searched for files in the yamen of the Ministry of Officials alone, and read a lot, but he didn't see anything related to the two Ministers of the Ministry of Officials.And in the dark, a person has been here for a long time, sitting still, not speaking.

Tian Haofeng was holding a candle, and suddenly saw him: "Oh, you scared me to death."

The man in the shadow said: "Don't look for it, I destroyed the file."

"Destroyed? You are so stupid. How can you destroy this kind of thing? You can modify it. Destroying corpses and leaving traces is the most stupid behavior. You are setting me on fire."

The man replied: "This is the master's intention, not what I want to do. However, I brought you a new one, you can read it."

Tian Haofeng took it over: "Yes, it looks like the real thing, even the color of the dossier pages is very similar. I hope this can deceive Feng Yueqing, you don't know, this Feng is also a very smart character, I feel, He didn't completely trust me."

"There is no certainty of victory in anything you do. He is a corrupt official. It is too difficult to make a corrupt official believe in others." The man changed the subject: "The master has a new order, let you fight for the secretary of the household department, the treasury." It cannot fall into Feng Yueqing's hands."

Tian Haofeng smiled and said: "You said it lightly, his official position was appointed by the emperor, what can I do? I am so careful, didn't Li Tianxing just give me a minister of the official department? I have already appointed all the officials in Liangjiang as our There is no one to look for, and there is nowhere to check, and I can't think about money now."

The man shook his head: "No, the master has other plans for the appointment of officials. Now that Du Liang is dead, in order not to arouse Li Tianxing's vigilance, we can only make up our minds on money."

"Hehe, you said that if you let me fight for it, I will be able to fight for it?"

The man said: "There was news from Shaanxi that Feng Yueqing originally found out that Du Liang had 250 million taels of silver, but he only brought back 200 million taels, and the other 50 taels were given to Du Liang's family. The 50 taels Yinzi is his life-threatening talisman, and it is best for you to play the emperor's talisman."

Tian Haofeng really didn't want to do this: "This is putting me on the bright side. If the emperor doesn't hold him accountable, he will definitely point the finger at me. There is no impenetrable wall. If he finds out What clues come, what should I do?"

"You should have been loyal to your master long ago."

The man stood up and looked out the window: "I'll stop here for the time being. This ledger can save your life. Even if they track it down, they won't be able to find the second ledger."

The next day, after the morning court, Tian Haofeng came to the upper study room alone, begging to see Li Tianxing.The eunuch led him in, and seeing Li Tianxing reading a book, Tian Haofeng knelt down and didn't speak for a long time.

"It's Mr. Tian? Don't say anything when you come, just sit down."

Tian Haofeng thanked him and sat on the stool: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not. If you say it, it's injustice, if you don't say it, it's disloyalty."

"Heh, apart from the monarch and his ministers, we are also good friends, so there is nothing we can't say."

"Your Majesty." Tian Haofeng knelt down again: "This time Feng Yueqing thoroughly investigated the case of Du Liang, governor of Shaanxi Province. I suspect that he has been enriched for his own money and has not changed his nature. The day before yesterday, Feng Yue returned to Beijing early in the morning and came to discuss Du Liang. He brought back 200 million taels of treasury silver, but according to my investigation, Du Liang actually has 250 million taels of treasury silver, and it is really difficult to find where the extra 50 taels will go."

Li Tianxing put down the book in his hand: "You mean, Feng Yueqing swallowed 50 taels? One corrupt official went to investigate another corrupt official... I was also confused, but during this time, Feng Yueqing has been loyal and devoted to filling the imperial treasury. I have done so many things. I can’t pretend that I don’t see it, if he is really involved in corruption, the 50 taels should be considered his reward.”

"Impossible." Tian Haofeng said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the emperor has been the leader of the ministers, and the ministers should serve their lives. Let alone 50 taels, even 5 taels cannot be taken. The minister and Mr. Feng have no personal grievances, and have shared each other before." However, as far as this matter is concerned, we have to guard against him."

Li Tianxing understood, and said to the eunuch, let Xuan Feng Yueqing come to see him.

An hour later, Feng Yueqing arrived in the palace. Seeing Tian Haofeng standing at the side, he seemed to understand something, but he was not sure: "Mr. Feng Yueqing, please see me long live."

"Feng Yueqing, you came back very early, why didn't you come to see me first?"

"Chen..." He looked at Tian Haofeng and said, "Because there are still doubts about Du Liang's case that have not been clarified, so I am hesitating, wondering whether the matter is appropriate for the emperor."

"What's the matter, speak slowly."

"Du Liang is a man. I know very well that he is greedy for money and disregarding righteousness. He is as cowardly as a mouse. He never has the guts to swallow 400 million taels of treasury silver. The minister checked that there are 200 million taels of treasury silver in his yamen, but Du Liang However, he himself said that he only spent less than 3 taels. I asked him why he did this, but he kept silent and committed suicide by taking poison in front of his face. Therefore, I concluded that there must be something behind this matter, and knowledge is not enough. I found out the clues, so I dare not meet the emperor rashly, please forgive me."

Li Tianxing looked at the two people: "I heard that you even embezzled 50 taels, right?"

What Feng Yueqing did was indeed presumptuous, but he had good intentions.I thought to myself, I have helped the court earn so much money, it shouldn't be too much to use this little money to comfort my friend's family.But he couldn't tell what Li Tianxing was thinking. If Li Tianxing got upset about this matter and recovered the 50 taels of silver, it would be considered a waste of time.

However, Feng Yueqing has always been responsible for things: "Back to the emperor, I don't know about the 50 taels of silver."

Tian Haofeng said: "Lord Feng, you didn't tell the truth in front of the emperor. I have already sent someone to investigate, and Tian Cewei who went with you also said that in Du Liang's house, there was also a The 50 taels of silver add up to a total of 250 million taels, could it be that all these silvers have gone to the sky?"

The biggest regret is that I shouldn't have told Tian Haofeng, but Feng Yueqing didn't feel that Tian Haofeng did something wrong, he always thought that Tian Haofeng was an outspoken minister.Blame myself for not saying it.

Li Tianxing asked the eunuch to bring those Tian Cewei over.

Feng Yueqing took off the official hat by himself: "No need. Your Majesty, the money is taken by the minister."

"why?"

"I was originally a corrupt official. I was favored by the emperor and became the Secretary of the Household Department. However, there was no oil and water in the capital, so I begged the emperor to ask the minister to investigate the governor of Shaanxi. He wanted to extort his money. He refused, so he committed suicide on the spot. , please ask the emperor to punish his ministers for an unforgivable crime."

Such a straightforward confession, even Tian Haofeng did not expect it.

Li Tianxing asked: "Master Tian, ​​what do you think of this matter?"

"We must not tolerate it. Cracking down on corruption is the emperor's policy all along. We cannot change our original intention just because Feng Yueqing is alone. Even relatives of the emperor are guilty of the same crime as the people."

In such a short time, Feng Yueqing was arrested and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

(End of this chapter)