Can I get to the other side?

"Master, are you talking nonsense?"

The fifth-fang elder couldn't help but said, his tone full of doubts and incomprehension, "The top priority right now should be to find ways to delay time and make up for the shortfall. How can you take the initiative to plead guilty?"

"Isn't this pushing me, Mrs. Zhen, towards death?"

He wondered if Zhen Yi had lost his mind after being so angry that he fainted before. Otherwise, how could he even say such ridiculous things?

Not to mention how much trouble it will cause after the incident of intercepting and reselling relief supplies is exposed. Just the Zhen family’s past behavior of making money through various means will attract the emperor’s thunderous wrath!

"I'm awake."

Zhen Yi spoke in a deep voice, looking across the faces of the many clan elders present, and said: "What our Zhen family did this time went too far, otherwise His Majesty would not have sent someone to check the accounts."

"If we want to appease His Majesty's anger, the only way is to take the initiative to plead guilty; as long as we are sincere and willing to pay the price, there is still room for change in this matter."

"Otherwise, what better way do you have?"

Zhen Yi would not be willing to do this if there was enough time. The key is that the audit is imminent and there is no way to delay it any longer.

It is better to plead guilty than to be found out.

However, his proposal was unanimously opposed by the other clan elders. The Sanfang clan elder said: "This must not be done. I don't agree!"

Several other clan elders also agreed.

But Zhen Yi had made up his mind and said coldly: "I am informing you, not discussing with you!"

"Tomorrow I will go to the imperial envoy to confess the crime committed by my wife, Zhen!"

After saying this, Zhen Yi was too lazy to talk to the other clan elders and left the hall directly.

The elder of Sanfang kept hitting the ground with his cane and cursed angrily: "You're going against it, you're really going against it!"

"I said at the beginning that I couldn't let this boy be the head of the family. Our Zhen family would be destroyed at the hands of their eldest brother!"

Although the head of the family has the power to make decisions, he cannot ignore the opinions of other clan elders. After all, the Zhen family is not just the Zhen family of their lineage.

However, this time Zhen Yi acted arbitrarily, ignored everyone's opinions, and decided to take the initiative to confess to the emperor.

How could he tolerate this?

The elder of the fourth house hesitated and said: "Perhaps the head of the family has already discussed it with the noble man? Maybe he will take the initiative to plead guilty, and your majesty will not pursue it too much."

"Is this a matter of whether there will be any investigation?"

The elder of the third-fang clan had an ugly face. Hearing this, he directly interrupted the elder of the fourth-fang clan and said, "Can't you see that your majesty is planning to take the opportunity to take back the financial power from my Zhen family this time?"

"The so-called audit is just a pretext!"

"It's okay if nothing can be found. If we really find out something, His Majesty will have reason to ask us to hand over our financial power!"

"Without this power, how can I, the Zhen family, become the number one family in the world? How can I compete with Lu Bu for the positions of queen and heir apparent?"

The shortage of disaster relief supplies is a big deal, but what is even more terrifying is the danger behind this matter, which is the financial power of the Han Dynasty!

The reason why the Zhen family was able to develop to this point in just a few years was because they controlled financial power and relied on the imperial court to monopolize all walks of life.

Once this power is taken back, their Zhen family's status will plummet and they will become an ordinary wealthy family.

How can they, who have already tasted the taste of power, be willing to accept this?

Human desire is like a rolling stone on a high mountain. Once it starts, it cannot be stopped. The Zhen family has enjoyed this privilege for too long and has no way to give it up.

"Second room, let's make an idea. We'll listen to you on what to do."

The fifth-fang elder turned his attention to the second-fang clan elder.

The second-fang clan elder is the oldest and has the highest prestige. Someone must find a solution to this situation.

The other clan elders looked at him one after another.

The second-fang clan elder lowered his eyes and said nothing with a sullen face. After a long time, he said: "When things have reached this point, we can only give it a try."

"Doesn't Fa Xiaozhi want to check the accounts? Then we will send him the accounts tonight, and then burn the post house directly!"

The second-fang clan elder's eyes flashed with fierceness.

The other clan elders were shocked when they heard this.

"Are you crazy!"

The elder of the Sanfang clan looked at him in horror and said in a trembling voice: "Isn't it enough to burn the accounts? Why did you burn the imperial envoy?"

"If the imperial envoy dies, Your Majesty will definitely pursue it to the end!"

His idea is to burn all the accounts clean with a fire. If there is no evidence, it will be easy to deal with it.

But the second-fang clan elder planned to burn the imperial envoy sent by the emperor to check the accounts together. This behavior can no longer be described as crazy.

The second-fang clan elder said coldly: "If the accounts are burned, it means that I, Zhen, are deliberately evading the audit; but if the accounts are burned after the accounts are handed over, it has nothing to do with me, Zhen."

"And Faxiao has seen the accounts directly, how can he be allowed to live?"

"As for His Majesty's investigation... I just blame it on accidents. It's common for people to have cheats on them. Does it mean that I, Zhen, must be responsible for the leaks in the post house?"

"Without proof, death is invulnerable."

The idea of ​​the second-fang elder is very crazy, but once it succeeds, it will settle all Zhen's accounts and there will be no more leverage.

And they will also be given enough time to gather enough supplies to make up for the shortfall in disaster relief supplies.

"This is too bold..."

The elder of the fourth house had a look of fear on his face and was slightly pale, "If Your Majesty finds out that it was me, Zhen, who did it, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"This matter is of great importance, so we should discuss it with the head of the family and listen to the head of the family before we speak."

He could not even think about burning the imperial envoy.

Not to mention making it!

The elder of the second room sneered: "That kid is planning to plead guilty. Do you think he will agree to this?"

"Either don't do it, or if you do, don't let him know. Wait until we burn the inn clean before telling him. By then it will be too late for him to object."

"Stop talking nonsense and let's vote by show of hands!"

The elder of the second room raised his hand first.

Then he looked at the other people.

Elder Sanfang looked hesitant, but finally made up his mind, raised his hand and said: "There is no better way, why not give it a try!"

"I agree with Erfang's plan!"

The elder of the fifth room did not speak when he heard this. He just raised his hand silently to express his attitude. The elder of the fourth room was the only one who did not raise his hand.

"I, I..."

The fourth elder opened his mouth. After hesitating and struggling in his heart, he stood up and shook his head and said, "I don't want to get involved in this matter, but I won't tell the head of the family either."

"You can figure it out yourself."

He didn't have the guts to participate in the murder of the imperial envoy.

Although he knew that if he didn't participate, he would definitely be ostracized by other families in the future, but he still couldn't bear to do it no matter what.

"Humph, you are timid and afraid of getting into trouble."

The elder of the second room looked at the leaving figure of the elder of the fourth room and snorted coldly, and then said to the two people who stayed behind: "We will start taking care of this matter tonight, we can't delay it any longer."

"We must destroy all the evidence and silence the person while the head of the family goes to confess to the imperial envoy."

"Remember, arson must be done secretly, and no traces or evidence can be left behind!"

The elders of the third and fifth rooms nodded heavily.

…

Outside Wuji County, there is a post house.

After Fazheng rejected Zhen Yi's invitation, he came to live in the post house. Although the environment of the post house was hard to describe, he didn't care about it.

The emperor gave him the important task of checking Zhen's accounts.

Then he must keep a distance from Zhen.

It is said that he is short-tongued and soft-handed. Only by refusing any benefits offered by Zhen can he be treated fairly in the subsequent audit.

The only thing he was worried about was the noble Zhen who was pregnant with the dragon heir in the Zhen Mansion. If the emperor's beloved concubine came forward to stop him from checking the accounts, he would have a headache.

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That noble lady was the emperor's favorite concubine, and now she was pregnant with a dragon heir. If she tried to stop him from checking the accounts, he wouldn't dare to do it.

"Censor, it's time to eat."

At this time, a voice came and interrupted Fazheng's thoughts.

A middle-aged man with ordinary appearance dressed as a servant walked into the room and placed the tray with food in his hand on the table.

If Zhuge Liang were here, he would definitely recognize this person.

This man was the general in embroidered clothes who went to bring Zhuge Liang back from Jingzhou, codenamed Qingzhu.

This time he secretly protected Fazheng as a bodyguard.

Fazheng knew Qingzhu's identity and said to him: "The envoy has had a hard journey, please have a good rest tonight."

On the way to Wuji County, the embroiderer never left his five steps range and protected him closely. He was very conscientious.

"Thank you for your concern, Censor, but protecting the Censor's safety is a humble duty, and I really don't dare to neglect it."

Qingzhu bowed and said, declining Fazheng's kindness.

Hearing this, Fazheng had no choice but to stop persuading him, but a trace of curiosity inevitably arose in his heart and he asked, "I didn't see you sleeping much along the way. When did you rest?"

On the way to Wuji County, Qingzhu was still vigilant outside even when he was sleeping at night, and he never saw the embroidered messenger resting.

Qingzhu didn't hide anything, and said with a slight smile: "We have a unique way to rest our minds. We can rest while sitting or lying down, and we can quickly fall into a deep sleep."

“Using this method, you can stay energetic even if you only need a small amount of sleep every day.”

Hearing Qingzhu's words, Fazheng couldn't help but sigh: "It's really miraculous. Can you teach me this method?"

He often suffers from insomnia and has difficulty falling asleep. If he had this method of resting his mind, he would not have to worry about not being able to sleep, and he would be able to squeeze out more time to deal with government affairs and perform better in front of the emperor.

"There's nothing wrong with teaching it to the censor."

Qingzhu said with a smile: "It's just that this method of nourishing the mind comes from Taoism, and it must be practiced by the Yuanyang body to be useful."

"The so-called spirit is complete and the energy is sufficient. Only when the energy is not leaked can we hold on to the truth."

As soon as he heard that he could only practice it if he had a Yuanyang body, Fazheng twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and immediately gave up the idea.

The price is too high.

While the two were chatting, Fazheng suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "People from the Zhen clan, come to visit Fa Yushi!"

"Please also ask the censor to come forward and see me!"

Fazheng frowned slightly, stood up and walked to the window, looking out of the house along the crack in the window, and then he saw an old man who was quite old and dressed in unusual clothes standing outside the courtyard.

"Why did Mrs. Zhen suddenly send someone here?"

"Are you still not giving up?"

Fazheng thought in his mind that Mrs. Zhen had not given up her intention to show her good intentions to him, and had sent someone to invite him to a banquet or something.

Qingzhu asked: "Censor, do you want me to come forward and drive them away?"

Fa Zheng thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No need, I will go out to receive them myself and see what Zhen is going to do."

After that, he stood up and walked out of the house.

The elder of the second branch of Zhen was standing outside the courtyard. When he saw Fa Zheng walking out of the posthouse, he immediately smiled and greeted him.

"I am Zhen Hua, the elder of the second branch of Zhen. I meet the censor Fa."

The elder of the second branch bowed to Fa Zheng.

Fa Zheng nodded slightly and said with a smile, "I wonder why the elder of Zhen came to visit this time?"

The elder of the second branch laughed and said, "I am in charge of the account office of Zhen. I heard that the censor Fa came to check the accounts of our Zhen family under the order of His Majesty. So in order to cooperate with the censor Fa to check the accounts, I specially brought all the accounts of our Zhen family here so that the censor Fa can check the accounts."

Before Fa Zheng could react, the elder of the second branch waved to the servants behind him and asked them to move seven or eight large boxes off the carriage.

When he opened it, he saw piles of account books inside.

The second elder then bowed to Fa Zheng and said, "All the accounts of my Zhen family are here. Please take a look, Censor Fa."

Fa Zheng looked at the second elder in front of him, and then at the piles of account books in the box on the ground, and was stunned for a moment.

After coming to his senses, Fa Zheng walked forward quickly, took out a few account books from the box and flipped through them.

The more he flipped through them, the more unbelievable he felt, because these account books were not fake, they were indeed Zhen's account books!

"How is this possible?"

Fa Zheng's eyes were full of doubts and puzzled.

He thought that Zhen would delay and resist the audit, but he never thought that Zhen would actually take the initiative to hand over the account books!

"Censor Fa, is there anything wrong with this account book?"

The second elder had been observing Fa Zheng's expression. When he saw the shock on his face, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked with pretended curiosity.

Fa Zheng suppressed his doubts and smiled, "Of course there is no problem. Since Zhen is cooperating with the audit, I will report to His Majesty truthfully."

The elder of the second branch stroked his beard and smiled, "How can our Zhen not cooperate if His Majesty wants to audit? These accounts are here with Fa Yushi. If Fa Yushi has any questions or needs our cooperation, we will not refuse."

"The account books have been delivered. I will not stay for long. Goodbye."

After that, the elder of the second branch got on the carriage and left.

Only Fa Zheng, whose smile slowly disappeared, was left.

Qingzhu also came out of the house at this time. Seeing the boxes on the ground and looking at the carriage going away, he couldn't help asking, "Yushi, what happened?"

Fa Zheng retracted his gaze from the carriage and shook his head slowly, saying, "Nothing, maybe I thought too much... Help me move all these accounts in."

"Yes."