Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The next day, in the morning, Hong Yao, Lu Liu, and Zhou Dahai were in a small room in the yamen.

The two women stood in place, anxiously recounting the terrifying story of the previous night.

Zhou Dahai's eyes were vacant, but a trace of terror still flashed through them from time to time.

After he finished speaking, Zhou Dahai burst into tears with a 'wah' sound.

He knelt on the ground, hugged Liu Xun's thigh, and shook it vigorously: "Lord! Lord! Please send someone else! I'm really scared!"

"This humble one hasn't even gotten married yet. If I'm really taken advantage of by that scoundrel Fang Zheng Yi, how will I ever face anyone again! !"

Hong Yao and Lu Liu couldn't help but turn their heads away and cover their faces with their hands.

They were also afraid. This Fang Zheng Yi seemed a bit abnormal.

He felt disgusted at the sight of a woman's body. What if he became displeased with them one day? Wouldn't they be beaten to death?

Liu Xun's brows furrowed into a knot, annoyed by Zhou Dahai's crying and闹ing.

He then kicked Zhou Dahai to the ground and scolded angrily: "You dog slave! You can't even handle this little matter. Don't even mention waiting for him to torment you. If you utter another word, this official will chop off your dog head first!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dahai immediately knelt down in front of Liu Xun, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"What exactly happened between you and Fang Zheng Yi yesterday? Tell me in detail!"

Zhou Dahai looked at Liu Xun, then at Hong Yao and Lu Liu, his lips moving slightly.

Then, with a hoarse voice, he murmured: "Last night, after I entered the room, Fang Zheng Yi asked me to sit beside his bed... Then... Then he gave me ten taels of silver."

"He wanted me to accompany him... accompany him to sleep... Wuu wuu wuu..."

Liu Xun was getting interested in the story, but seeing his useless appearance, he kicked him again.

"Damn it, speak quickly! Stop dawdling here!"

Zhou Dahai sobbed twice: "He had a lot of silver notes... a whole bag full of them! Naturally, I didn't agree, so he wanted to force himself on me!"

"In the end, I resisted desperately, and he didn't succeed. In the end, he was angered and beat me up. He also said... that there would be plenty of time to slowly train... teach."

"Lord! I definitely can't do it! I beg you, please send someone else! !"

"That scoundrel not only beat me, but also stole the silver from me! ! He insisted that I embezzled his money for buying groceries. How could five taels be enough for that table of meat in this day and age! I even had to add my own money!"

Zhou Dahai wept uncontrollably.

Little did he know that Liu Xun was already in a state of great shock.

This person was not only greedy for money and fond of men, but also liked to eat beef, which showed that he had no regard for the laws of the imperial court.

How could such a person be so successful in the capital? Who gave him such confidence....

Without a doubt, it was the Crown Prince. This person... this person was actually the Crown Prince's plaything!

No... No, that's not right. Judging from the situation, Fang Zheng Yi was actually the one on top!

My heavens啊.......

Liu Xun gasped, feeling that he had discovered a shocking secret!

Yes, that was the situation.

No wonder Fang Zheng Yi dared to create such a newspaper in the capital. He had been shocked when he first saw it.

He never expected that there would be such a bold person in the world. Now he understood everything.

This Fang Zheng Yi was simply relying on the Crown Prince's favor to be so unscrupulous. The content in the newspaper offended everyone in the imperial court. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he deserved to be killed for such a great crime!

It must have been the Crown Prince who spoke well of him in front of His Majesty, and his uncle, the Grand Secretary of the Court, Li Yansong, who was able to save him from the death penalty and even let him become the Tongpan of Jianjiang!

Liu Xun, who was frantically imagining things, had unknowingly made up the story, and he felt that it was gradually becoming reliable!

In this case... this person was just a mediocre, greedy, and lecherous villain.

Then he was not worth mentioning.....

Liu Xun trembled with excitement, such a big secret had been easily deciphered by him.

Next, he would have to handle this Fang Zheng Yi properly!

Liu Xun put on a stern face and said to the three of them: "Go back! You must serve Fang Zheng Yi well for me, do you understand?"

"Zhou Dahai! You must go along with him. If he is even slightly dissatisfied... this official will not let you off lightly! Go!"

"Uh... I..." Zhou Dahai wanted to cry but had no tears!

............

During the time they were talking, Fang Zheng Yi had already reviewed the grain records of Jianjiang Prefecture in the Household Department.

There were no problems with the records. Except for the 20,000 shi missing in the capital, the grain that was taken out of the warehouse and the grain that was put into the warehouse all matched.

It could be said that there was evidence to check and it was impeccable.

But the people of Taoyuan County would definitely not lie to him. If there were no accidents, this group of people should want to make a fortune by taking advantage of the national crisis!

After two years, the planting of sweet potatoes should gradually spread, and then the grain in the granary would be gradually replaced.

The yield of sweet potatoes was already well known, and the decline in grain prices in the future had become a consensus among everyone.

This wave... I don't know how many people will be able to eat their fill, but the silver of these people is not silver, it is clearly human life!

Fang Zheng Yi closed the grain record with a cold expression, and then asked the scribes on the left and right: "Very good, there are no problems with the account books."

"But... this official came from the capital, and 20,000 shi of grain should have been transported from the capital to Jianjiang. Why is there no record of it in the book?"

Seeing that his face was a little unsightly, the scribe nodded and bowed and said: "Reporting to the Lord, that batch of grain has already been delivered."

"It should have been distributed and then sent to various places, but now the disaster is serious and there is a shortage of manpower, so it has been delayed for some time. It will be inventoried in a few days."

"Hmm." Fang Zheng Yi nodded, sneering in his heart, probably preparing moldy rice and gravel to replace the new grain.

He also had to speed things up and find the evidence of corruption by officials and collusion with grain merchants as soon as possible so that he could start the knife.

If the movement was too big or the evidence was insufficient, firstly, those people would run away in advance and destroy the evidence. If Liu Xun was the mastermind, he might even counterattack him with troops.

Secondly, there were many people in the court who resented him. If he killed people indiscriminately without sufficient evidence, he would probably be slandered in the end, and His Majesty would not be able to protect him anymore.

He still needed to act cautiously.

Thinking of the disaster victims outside the city, Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but feel a headache. Dragging it on for a day would kill several people, but he couldn't rush it.

If there was a lottery sign-in strengthening system or something, it would be so damn good!

The more Fang Zheng Yi thought about it, the more irritable he became, and he ordered to the left and right: "This official is going out for a walk, you guys continue to be busy."

After speaking, he strode out.

Fang Zheng Yi walked straight out of the yamen, looked around, and slipped into an empty alley nearby as if nothing had happened.

Before long, Bai Rui came over the wall, his movements light and agile, his figure as nimble as a bird.

Fang Zheng Yi couldn't help but feel a little envious when he saw him. Bai Rui's movement technique was really no joke.

If he hadn't found dozens of people to block him with dung scoops below, he really wouldn't have been able to take him down.

As soon as Bai Rui saw Fang Zheng Yi, he immediately said: "Lord, I found it!"

"Yesterday, they really returned to the yamen. The inside was heavily guarded and I couldn't get in, but I saw them enter a room on the wall, and then the door was closed."

"I don't know who exactly was there, but the prefect must be there. I waited until the second half of the night for someone to come out to pour the leftovers, and I found a lot of good things inside."

"There were abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw, all kinds of delicacies."

Fang Zheng Yi wondered: "You can distinguish pig bones and cow bones in the swill?"

Bai Rui rolled his eyes, unable to help but complain in his heart.

Here it comes! Here it comes! The Lord really paid attention to strange places again!

"I saw that the bone marrow hadn't been eaten, so I slurped it twice."