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Chapter 157 Destroy Zhang Zhi

The smile on Zhang Zhi's face froze. Before he could identify who from Dongchang was coming to arrest him, several people rushed over from all around and captured Zhang Zhi and Lu Ping.Zhang Zhi shouted anxiously: "I am the owner of the West Factory. Why do you, the East Factory, arrest me? I am a meritorious minister! I want to see the emperor!" Zhang Zhi is a eunuch, "I am an official" When he screamed, his voice changed shape and was really harsh.

Lu Ping saw that Zhang Zhi could not protect himself, so he kept shouting to Zhao Xiaohou: "General, save me! General, save me!"

"You will meet the emperor, but only after you confess." Yan Shisan said coldly to Zhang Zhi.After they were shackled, two prison cars came out of the city gate, loaded Zhang Zhi and Lu Ping, and took them to Dongchang Prison.

"Cousin, I came back in a hurry to drink your wedding wine," Zhao Xiaohouye said with a smile to Prince Duan: "I didn't expect that you gave me such a big gift before I even entered the city."

"I'm not partial. I also have a big gift for Mr. Shen." Prince Duan also smiled.

A clerk from the Ministry of Civil Affairs came forward and preached: "We order Shen Congxi to serve as the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He will take office as the left deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He will report to the Metropolitan Procuratorate today." Shen Congxi accepted the appointment letter and said to Prince Duan with a smile. Yi Yi.

Zhang Zhi was in jail for the whole night, but Yan Shisan was stunned and refused to let him sleep. The next day, he took him to the Dongchang Hall. The smile of the past was gone from his face, and he waited for the people sitting in the hall with bulging eyes.

Wang Man sat in the middle of the hall, and King Duan took a jury position.Zhang Zhi no longer pretended to be a smiling tiger, and sneered: "Wang Man, you and I are equals, why do you take advantage of me?"

"Why? Just rely on the emperor's orders!" Wang Man said with a sideways look: "You are so happy about your success, you lied about the military situation, defrauded the court of disaster relief funds, saved military pay, and split it privately with Lu Ping. This is not the first or second time, right? Zhang Zhi ? Also, how much silver did you collect from various prefects? Don’t you know this?"

Zhang Zhi was shocked.At this time, he didn't know that the magistrate of Lianghu, Xiao Jing's money had been robbed.He thought that if the case happened, Duke Ji and Prince Xian would definitely be involved, and Concubine Ji would definitely try to protect herself.So he was heartbroken and said: "What is 'searching'? It's just that the magistrate below is filial to the emperor through me. Go check and see if there is any money from me in the emperor's small treasury?"

Wang Man expected that he would raise this issue and was already prepared.He took out the detailed list of filial piety submitted by the prefect of Guangdong and Guangxi, waved to Zhang Zhi and said: "Of course the emperor knows that you only put into the treasury 1 taels, but what you can take back is 300 million taels! You are so brave. , under the banner of the emperor, oppressing the local area and lining his own pockets!"

Zhang Zhi panicked when he heard this. It was true that he had received 300 million, and it was true that he had given 100 million to the emperor. But weren't there Duke Ji and King Xian?Could it be that they eat chicken without spitting out the bones and let things go?
As everyone knows, Duke Ji did not receive the money this time. When he saw the number of 300 million, he thought that Zhang Zhi had taken it all by himself, and he felt angry.Simply put aside all contacts with Zhang Zhi.

Seeing that something happened to Zhang Zhi, King Xian hurriedly came to Duke Ji and said, "My lord, some time ago, Zhang Zhi sent someone to send 20 taels of silver to my house. What should I do if he finds out?"

"You, a prince, are so worried about a mere 20 taels. How can you do big things in the future?" Ji Guogong said with a dark face: "Who is the person who sent the money?"

When King Xian heard this, he calmed down and recalled: "I saw them calling themselves 'Governor Zhang'. They should be Zhang Zhi's personal soldiers in the Japanese army this time."

"What kind of soldiers does he have? In Xichang, he eats meat and his subordinates can't even drink soup. They should be Lu Ping's people. Call the person who received the money from the house that day. I'll ask Ji Chuan to check and chop him to death if he finds him. It's over. Just forget about it." It's just a small matter. With just one word, Duke Ji made King Xian come out.

In the lobby of Dongchang, Zhang Zhi still wanted to resist: "Don't think I don't know what Dongchang has done. Do you dare to ask me to see the emperor? Don't dare! Whatever Xichang has done, I am not the only one." Handle it, where are the people from the West Factory? Ask them to come out and confront you. Of all the piles I, Zhang Zhi, made in the past, which one was not for the emperor?"

Wang Man glanced at him sympathetically and said calmly: "Bring the Xichang witnesses." Zhang Zhi's two deputies were brought in.Zhang Zhi usually covers the sky with one hand in Xichang and uses his subordinates when doing things. This has been beneficial, but he never thought of his subordinates who would take the blame for his work.I haven't reaped the benefits, but people from the West Factory still get spit on when they go out. Are you unjust or not?His two deputies poured beans into bamboo tubes, ransacked Zhang Zhi's house, kept private goods, and blackmailed the officials below.

Zhang Zhi's face turned green, but he still felt lucky: Your Majesty, I haven't seen the Emperor yet!

"Pry open his mouth for me!" Wang Man shouted bitterly.He had always hated Zhang Zhi for dividing his power in front of the emperor. Now that he had captured Zhang Zhi, he would not let him leave Dongchang easily. He thought that it would be more perfect if he could get the handle of Duke Ji from Zhang Zhi. .

Unexpectedly, within half an hour of being dragged on, Yan Shisan came back and said, "This Zhi was not beaten. He just took away a torture instrument and died when he came down."

King Duan stood up and said with a smile: "Since the person is dead, there is nothing to watch if he stays, so I will take my leave!"

It turned out that King Duan collected [-] pieces of evidence of Zhang Zhi's various crimes, most of which were deceiving the emperor, deceiving superiors and subordinates, and seeking bribes for corruption.So King Duan found Wang Man. Wang Man was overjoyed and quickly presented it to the emperor.The emperor saw that the dead eunuch had given me less than half!The emperor was indeed furious, smashed the whisk in his hand, and ordered Dongchang to investigate Zhang Zhi immediately and punish him severely.

Getting rid of Zhang Zhi not only made Xichang unable to recover, but also cut off the financial path of Ji family and King Xian.

Mrs. Yu's father, County Magistrate Yu, suggested to King Xian: "Why make money through a servant like Zhang Zhi? You have the power of recommendation, King Xian. As long as you give him some official positions, The white money can flow directly into Prince Xian’s Mansion!”

King Xian was silent, but he kept this alive in his heart.

In the green fragrance building.

"You are getting married in a month. I'm worried that Ji and Prince Kang will take action in advance. Recently, their messages have been very frequent, and their common concerns are all focused on one person, and that is Feng Guangcai, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army Camp! " Ji Baiyu said, shaking the goose feather fan in his hand.

Prince Duan nodded and said: "Yes, the emperor recalled Prince An and Prince Xiang to Beijing. After the Tiankuang Festival, no news came out, so he let them go. I guess it's not that there is no news, but that Someone doesn’t want the news to get out!”

He asked Yan Shiyi again: "Are you still staring at Qingmu Ya?"

Yan Shishi nodded and said with a smile: "The main thing is that Prince Chu is watching. He is more concerned about Wushuang and Wuying. But there is not much movement in the valley. I guess Jichuan is also quite disappointed with Jiudian."

Tang Yu looked at Prince Duan and said with a smile: "Ji and Prince Kang are going to seize the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies. King Xian and Ji are very different in appearance. It's interesting! Once we have the military power, we will start fighting each other. The position of crown prince is about to be announced." "

"His Royal Highness Duan Wang, you can finally hide your clumsiness no longer!"

(End of this chapter)