I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 71 Send troops to suppress Onozawa?
At dusk, in the main hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a servant lit the lamps in the main hall and left in a hurry.

At this time, the Xiangfu, which had been noisy all day, finally returned to its former tranquility and majesty.

But the whole Changyi county and Changyi country are still not peaceful.

The waves that occur here during the day are like a stone thrown into the lake, and the ripples will spread throughout Changyi.

Half a quarter of an hour later, several figures came to the main hall one after another, and sat on the couch according to their rank.

They are Changyi Prime Minister Anle, Changyi Lieutenant Wang Ji, Changyi County Magistrate Duoli, Xiangfu Gate Downstream Jian Kou, and Xiangfu Chief Bookkeeper Zhang Wuji.

The reason why these few people are so anxious to be together is naturally because of what happened in Xiangfu during the day.

From noon to now, these five people are probably the busiest people in this Changyi country, and they are all rushing here and there for His Highness's affairs.

Some things went well and some things didn't.

Lieutenant Wang Ji was in charge of national security and anti-theft affairs. In the past half a day, according to An Lexiang's order, he dispatched more than a dozen soldiers to arrest all the people involved in the corruption case in the palace to the county prison.

In addition, he also sent people to control the houses of these corrupt officials.

In addition, because many of these officials were not from the county, Wang Ji also sent troops to other counties at night to control all the houses as soon as possible.

Among them, the largest group of soldiers went to Gaocheng, because the home of the first criminal Tian Buxie was there.

The chief bookkeeper Zhang Wuji began to arrange trustworthy officials to search the mansions of those corrupt officials in Changyi.

Due to the shortage of manpower, this matter can only be done little by little, and it will take at least ten days to get a clue.

Simultaneously ransacking the homes of more than a dozen officials, this is the first time in Changyi, and the manpower in the prime minister's mansion alone is absolutely too busy, so I asked Changyi county magistrate Zhen Wu to mobilize the officials from the county temple to help .

There was An Le Xiang in the middle to reconcile, and the rest of the people were also capable officials, so although things were complicated, they were done in an orderly manner.

The speed is not fast, but within three to five days, His Highness can definitely give a preliminary answer, which is not in vain of His Highness's trust in them.

However, there are things that go well and things that don't.

And what shocked them the most was the news that Jian Kou brought back.

According to preliminary estimates, the total number of people in this field who are greedy for ink is at least 500 million, and the money and grain of other officials involved in the case also total 300 million.

Almost all of these officials committed capital crimes, and since they were convicted of ransacking their homes, almost all the money confiscated would be confiscated.

However, An Le intends to return all the money and food that was stolen to the palace.

This is not only in line with the facts of this case, but also to appease His Highness.

In An Le's vision, this 800 million wealth is enough to make His Highness extinguish his anger, but now there are side effects, and 200 million is missing, which is unreasonable.

When Jian Kou reported the news he found in Shangliu Lu to several superior officials, all the faces present without exception were very ugly.

"Are you saying that 200 million yuan of wealth was stolen by water bandits and is being sent to Onozawa?"

Zhen Fu, the county magistrate of Changyi, was a marginal figure in the main hall, so he knew the least and was the most shocked.

"Exactly, according to the officials' calculations, the water bandits are probably about to enter the lake."

It is hundreds of miles away from Onozawa to gather in Changyi City. Even if we send the most elite cavalry to pursue it now, it may be too late.

Sitting here, they probably can't do anything but wait for the water bandits to send those money into the lake.

The main hall fell silent immediately, and the rest of the people turned their attention to An Le who was sitting in the main seat.

The evening wind blew in from outside the main hall's gate, causing the lights to flicker a little, and the uncertain light shone on An Le's face, making his expression look cloudy and uncertain.

After about half an incense stick, An Le spoke slowly in a calm tone.

"This 200 million is not a small sum, His Highness will definitely not let it go."

"You and I are both officials of the King of Changyi, so naturally we must get the money back for His Highness."

"This is not just fulfilling one's duty, but also repaying one's kindness."

Maybe he was afraid that other people would not understand what he meant, so An Le went on to say a few more words.

"Crafting Mo's royal palace's money of 800 million yuan is an answer. Although you have not been in Changyi Kingdom for a long time, you and I didn't realize it when we were in office, which caused His Highness to be wronged and suffer."

"Your Highness could have reported to the imperial court and reported everything to the court lieutenant. At that time, I am afraid that even if everyone can avoid the punishment of the lord, they will inevitably be dismissed from office."

"However, His Highness did not disturb the imperial court, but handed over the matter to us. This not only shows that His Highness still trusts us, but also shows that His Highness wants to give me a chance to pay off my merits."

"As long as we get this matter done, it will have nothing to do with this case at all."

"So no matter what, I will get the money back for His Highness."

An Le spoke in a slow and coherent manner, citing the key points in it so that everyone else in the room fell silent.

This is indeed a big case, not to mention that high-ranking officials like An Le and Wang Ji cannot escape the responsibility, even subordinate officials like Zhang Wuji and Jian Kou cannot escape the blame.

His Highness gave them a chance, and they couldn't help it.

"Can Lieutenant Wang Ji send troops to encircle and suppress Dayozawa again?" asked Zhen Fou, the county magistrate of Changyi.

Wang Ji is a Confucian student, just past his thirties, with a fair face and beardless, very elegant.

Don't look at his powerless appearance, but he is quite knowledgeable.

He has been in office for three years, and he has made great efforts to increase the combat power of the soldiers in the country.

Coupled with strict law enforcement, the law and order of Changyi Kingdom has greatly improved, and the number of bandits and thieves has decreased a lot.

And Wang Ji's greatest skill was the encirclement and suppression of the Guo bandits on Dayeze at the beginning of last month, and wiped out the most powerful water bandits on the lake in one fell swoop.

Even Guo Kai can be suppressed, let alone He Bing?

He Bandit grabbed such a huge amount of money, which is both a harvest and a burden, and it is impossible to spend it easily, so as long as they are wiped out, the money will naturally come back, and all problems will be solved.

From this point of view, sending troops to suppress Onozawa for the second time seems to be the best choice.

However, what I didn't expect was that Lieutenant Wang Ji had a look of embarrassment on his face.

And An Le, who should have thought of this method, seemed not very interested.

"Lieutenant Wang, do you have any secrets?" Zhen Fou asked again.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve the second suppression of Onozawa." Wang Ji said with some embarrassment.

(End of this chapter)