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Chapter 70: Golden Ground
He suddenly felt guilty and fell to his knees with a thud.

"It turns out that it is the King of Han who has come to visit. I am sorry for not coming in person to greet you."

Yes, since he is the King of Cold, how could he possibly ask him for military pay? He is the emperor's younger brother, and there are few people in the world who can compare to him.

King Han snorted coldly, this man is quite smart.

"King Han, can we go into the courtyard and talk? Don't worry, I will make good arrangements for these soldiers and make sure everyone is well fed and well watered!"

No matter what, we couldn't talk outside the yard because there was a crowd of people outside pointing and talking about what had just happened.

Some people had wanted to step forward and ask, but because of King Han's aura, they didn't dare to step forward.

King Han said loudly, "No need. I have been ordered to investigate a corruption case. I hope Mr. Ma will do me a favor and let my people go in and search!"

Ma Dashan's heart skipped a beat and he raised the corner of his mouth, "King Han, the people all know what kind of person I am. How could I possibly be corrupt?"

This sentence shocked the people around even more, and an older man stepped forward.

"Your Highness, Prince Han, I am here to tell my people that the kind-hearted Ma Da always helps us. In the face of disasters, he spent all his wealth just to keep everyone alive. So, Your Highness, is there any misunderstanding during this period?"

The person who was helped by the kind-hearted Ma Da stepped forward and said, "Yes, Your Highness Prince Han, there must have been some misunderstanding during this period!"

"Your Highness Prince Han, we can all prove that Mr. Ma is a good man and will definitely not embezzle money!"

The people present were very excited and they crowded around him, wanting to plead for Mr. Ma.

The soldiers around stopped the crowd.

King Han took out an imperial edict and said, "Two years ago, there was a great disaster in Shu. The imperial court allocated 1200 million taels of silver and purchased a lot of grain. In the end, only 500 million taels of silver were delivered to the people, and half of the grain disappeared..."

"At that time, Mr. Ma donated 200 million taels of silver in his personal name and a lot of grain..."

"A year ago, there was a flood..."

King Han recounted the donations made after the disaster and the amount of silver that was lost.

After such a while, Mr. Ma was sweating profusely and couldn't help shaking all over.

It is so detailed, as if he has an account book. Oh, the account book... could it be that the account book is lost?

Everyone's eyes turned to Mr. Ma, and he could only stand straight and pretend to be calm.

Mrs. Ma almost collapsed to the ground and was supported by Miss Ma, but she was shaking all over.

King Han spoke for a long time and finally finished reading it all. "This king will give you one last chance. If you can take the initiative to confess, this king promises you that only the relevant personnel will be punished. If you are stubborn and unyielding, killing all nine clans will be the least of your punishment!"

King Han's voice was filled with cold murderous intent. Ma Dashan shuddered and instantly met King Han's eyes. He was exposed!

"King Han...you are joking, I have never done that..."

He could only keep silent and hope that his protectors could rescue him.

King Han looked at him expressionlessly and raised his hand, "Swoosh!"

"Yes, King Han!"

The soldiers rushed into the yard one by one, and no one dared to stop them. The people did not dare to step forward. They were not sure whether what King Han said was true.

Prince Han stood in the middle of the yard, with people around him suppressing the people of the Ma family and not giving them the chance to tip off.

"Report to King Han, nothing was found!"

"Report, nothing unusual!"

After a while, a soldier came forward to report, and the Ma family breathed a sigh of relief. King Han walked to a courtyard that was newly built and the houses were all brand new.

King Han pointed at this place and asked, "What is this place?"

Ma Da Shanren stepped forward and replied, "Replying to King Han, this is my daughter's yard. After all, my daughter is getting married, so I built a new yard..."

King Han glanced at the entire house and said, "Smash it for me. Smash the entire floor of the house. If there is really nothing left, I will pay ten times the compensation!"

Ma Dashan's face turned pale instantly. He took a step forward and tried to stop them, but the soldiers rushed forward, picked up tools and started smashing.

Mr. Ma’s yard was very large, and many people came in to watch the fun, and the soldiers did not stop them.

"Bang, woosh..."

After a strange noise, a soldier ran out, "King Han, there's something, all gold bricks!"

He said excitedly that he had never seen so many golden bricks and it was simply dazzling.

King Han glanced at the Ma family and saw that they had collapsed to the ground one by one.

King Han walked into the courtyard and found that the house, which had been neat and beautiful just now, had become shabby.

The knocked-down walls and dug-out ground revealed a layer of golden bricks.

Some people who squeezed in saw the scene and suddenly shouted, "It's really gold bricks, so many!"

The floor is paved with gold bricks, and the walls are made of gold bricks. Who dares to say that this person is not corrupt?

What do you mean by giving away all your wealth? I'm afraid it's just to cover up your evil deeds!

The Ma family's corruption case shocked the entire country and the court. The emperor was furious and removed all the officials involved, involving more than a dozen surrounding provinces.

The Ma family has more than one house. They also have other houses in the names of Mrs. Ma and Miss Ma. After a careful search, they found several places where gold was hidden, totaling 500,000 taels of gold.

When the number was announced, the whole court was shocked. How could a small merchant from such a small place have so much gold? The gold embezzled and obtained through various coercive means was almost as much as the national treasury.

A big part of the reason why King Han was able to do this so smoothly was because of the Akatsuki organization, who had obtained the account book by some unknown means, and even the courtyards where the gold was stored were marked in detail.

King Han was very surprised. He thought it would take a long time to investigate thoroughly, but he didn't expect the results to come out so quickly.

Mu Qingqing knew about this matter. In the previous life, when the incident involving Mr. Ma happened, it was still a year later. King Han had only investigated half of it, but before he could come up with any results, he was sent to another place.

The good man Ma was eventually dealt with by the second prince, and from this opportunity, the second prince gained the attention of the emperor.

But this time, the credit should go to King Han!

The whole matter took half a year to handle and the interrogation lasted for a long time. When all the clues finally pointed to the third prince, all the clues were cut off.

The imprisoned official was poisoned to death, and other personnel were unaware of the mastermind behind the incident.

The major case that shocked the whole country ended so anticlimactically. When Prince Han came out of the palace, he suddenly felt powerless. His royal brother was old and no longer as decisive as he was when he was young. If it were in the past, he would definitely punish the third prince, and it would not be an exaggeration to even suppress him and put him in prison.

When people get old, they become confused. They always think about the family affection in their hearts. Unfortunately, their eyes are blurry and they can't distinguish between jackals and wolves.

King Han was in a bad mood and suddenly wanted to see Mu Qingqing.

When Mu Qingqing saw him, she was not surprised at all and poured him a cup of tea.

The two of them sat facing each other quietly, no one spoke, and a faint warmth lingered in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)