I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 117 Is the chief secretary's yamen a lair of hooligans?
"Aren't you talking nonsense, the key to open the silver vault has been kept by the official himself, how could someone steal it without anyone noticing?" Zheng Michang sneered at Hai Rui's words, and mocked .

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Michang followed this train of thought and continued to speak.

"Even if my key is stolen by someone, I can't open the treasury. After all, no one is allowed to go near the treasury except when counting the silver. Under the circumstances, steal the key, and then..."

The more Zheng Michang thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, and his eyes gradually became sharper, no wonder he was so sleepy before, someone must be playing tricks behind his back!I used something similar to ecstasy incense, otherwise, with my own will, how could I fall asleep so easily?

"You, come over to me immediately!"

Perhaps to verify his conjecture, Zheng Bichang called the subordinate who was in charge of waking him up earlier, and said in a deep voice, "What else do you have to argue about, hurry up and tell the truth! Where did you hide the 10 taels of silver?" ?”

"My lord, this subordinate has been wronged! All along, the work of counting silver bills has been carried out under your supervision. How can this subordinate do anything wrong?" The subordinate who was called out by Zheng Bichang flashed in his eyes A trace of panic, weeping.

"It seems right to think so, but the suspicion on you can't be cleared for the time being, and the guards in charge of guarding the bank must be colluding with outsiders and stealing from themselves! Come, let me take them down together. "

"Yes!"

As soon as Zheng Michang's words fell, soldiers immediately responded, wanting to take all the guards down for interrogation.

"My lord, I have been wronged! Since we got your order, we have been doing our duty all the time, and we dare not let a mosquito in." Seeing this, the guards fell to their knees with a 'plop' and pleaded with Zheng Michang .

"Hmph, you still dare to quibble, and I will drag you down and serve you with great punishment! Make sure they tell the whereabouts of the silver taels."

Zheng Michang ignored his subordinates' begging for mercy, but waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to pull them down for torture.

In fact, Zheng Michang knew very well in his heart that the stolen silver had nothing to do with these guards, it was just that someone had to stand up and take responsibility for such a big case.

There is no way, for the black hat on the head, let them suffer again.

"Wait a minute, Chief Minister, the officials think they were wronged!"

Just as the guards were about to be escorted down, Hai Rui stopped the soldiers.

"Hmph, you said they were wronged, so they were wronged? I think they are suspected of committing major crimes, and they must be interrogated before they can prove their innocence, so I will detain them!"

"Master Chief Minister, please give me some more time! You already have some clues about the case, and I think the case will be solved soon." Hai Rui cupped his hands to Zheng Michang and said softly.

"My lord, this..." Regarding Hai Rui's request, Zheng Michang didn't dare to make up his mind, so he handed over the decision to Hu Zongxian who was at the side.

Hu Zongxian nodded slightly, expressing his agreement.

When Zheng Michang saw this, he said to Hai Rui: "Okay, then I will give you some more time. If you still can't find the stolen money by then, you have to act according to my wishes. Do you understand?" ?”

"Well, the lower officials understand that if the lower officials can't find out when the time comes, then they will follow the Chief Minister's wishes!"

After listening to Zheng Michang's words, Hai Rui nodded, and began to look around in the bank, searching for clues that might be left behind.

I don't know how much time has passed. Just when Zheng Michang was getting impatient, he heard Hai Rui's voice: "Master Chief Executive, you issued an order after you discovered that the silver was stolen, and no one is allowed to enter the Chief Secretary. Bar?"

"That's natural, not only that, the official immediately asked everyone to leave the bank vault, and also controlled all those who were responsible for counting the silver!"

After Zheng Michang finished speaking, his face was full of complacency.

"The lower officials have already discovered the key clues. Combined with the words of the chief minister, it can be concluded that the 10 taels of silver have not been lost all this time!"

"In other words, the 10 taels of silver have always been in the warehouse."

As Hai Rui said, he showed Zheng Michang and Hu Zongxian the soil he found in the corner.

"This...this is mud, how could there be mud in this bank! Could it be..." After Zheng Michang saw clearly what Hai Rui was holding, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

Hu Zongxian on the side also seemed to have realized something, and shifted his gaze to the stone bricks on the ground.

"Come here, dig out the floor tiles and see if the floor is empty." Hu Zongxian frowned and ordered.

After a while, several soldiers came forward with shovels in hand and pried open all the floor tiles in the warehouse.

After the floor tiles were pried open, a large rectangular hole was revealed, which was filled with silver taels of the same color.

Hai Rui leaned down, picked up an ingot from it, and brought it to Zheng Michang: "Master Chief Political Officer, take a look, is this the silver that was lost in the warehouse?"

Zheng Michang took the silver coins from Hai Rui, and after comparing the color, weight, and size, he said happily: "That's right, these are the stolen silver coins, I'll ask someone to count the number. "

After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he glanced at the subordinate who was kneeling on the ground with an extremely cold gaze, and it was this one who disturbed his dream before.

……

"My lord, the amount of silver taels has been counted, a total of 10 taels, exactly!"

I don't know how long it took, the person in charge of counting the silver finally finished counting and reported to Hu Zongxian.

"Okay, since the stolen silver has been found, let's close this case! You can deal with the people involved." Hu Zongxian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor! This case should be closed, and I will definitely not let anyone go."

Zheng Michang bowed his hands to Hu Zongxian and responded respectfully.

"My lord, my lord, please forgive me this time! This subordinate is also obsessed with money. His wife is seriously ill and needs money for medical treatment. This subordinate has no choice but to..."

"Fuck you, use your family as a shield if something goes wrong, right? This officer looks down on you as a waste! Fuck you!"

As Zheng Michang said, he became furious, and then kicked the man hard on the chest, knocking him to the ground.

Perhaps because he felt that it was not enough to relieve his anger, Zheng Michang took the shovel from the soldier at the side, and hit the man's head a few times, blood flowed profusely in an instant.

"Damn it, let you move the salt tax, let you move the official's black hat, let you fool the official! Who gave you such courage? You fucking!" Zheng Michang scolded, while throwing the shovel to Greet him.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Beat me to death! Fuck it!" Perhaps because he was tired from the beating, Zheng Michang threw the shovel on the ground and ordered to the soldiers outside.

"Yes!" The soldiers outside immediately surrounded Zheng Michang after hearing Zheng Michang's order, followed by another severe beating.

"Okay, is the chief secretary's yamen a lair of hooligans? Look at what you are doing now, it should be done in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty!" Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Hu Zongxian waved his hand and said softly.

"Quick, stop! Quickly stop!" Seeing this, Zheng Michang hurriedly told the soldiers to stop.

At this time, the man on the ground was already breathing in but not breathing out, looking like he was dying.

(End of this chapter)