However, Ye Qingxian was observant and had long noticed Cui Yuan 'er's outstanding image.
Seeing that Cui Yuan 'er was trying to escape, Ye Qingxian immediately broke away from the guards and caught up to her in an instant. The sword in her hand carried a sharp killing intent as she stabbed the woman's back.
After dealing with Cui Yuan 'er, Ye Qingxian turned back to help Zhang Chen deal with the guards.
In just a moment, the guards in the house were all taken care of.
Ye Qingxian heaved a sigh of relief." We're the only ones who know that the tax money is hidden here."”
Zhang Chen nodded, feeling a little helpless.
If they had enough manpower, they wouldn't have to kill all the people who knew about the situation. They only needed to send a team of elite soldiers to guard this place.
However, the reality was that there were only two of them. In order to ensure the safety of the tax money, the fewer people who knew where the tax money was, the better.
After all, three million taels of silver was a huge amount of wealth. It was impossible to just casually find someone to guard it.
"Let's go to the treasury first and look for evidence. Jiang He said that there's an account book hidden here, which is the key evidence.”
According to Jiang He's confession, the two of them quickly arrived at the secret vault where the tax money was hidden.
White silver was neatly piled up in piles. Pearls, agates, jade, glass, and gold paintings were piled up into mountains, dazzling people.
Ye Qingxian did not have much desire for money, but seeing so much wealth piled up together, she could not help but gasp.
"This is probably more than three million taels of silver, right? A mere Zhizhou was actually able to take so much silver. He was truly audacious!”
Not only did the treasury store the three million taels of silver this year, but it also stored the gold, silver, jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, and antiques that Jiang He had plundered through other channels in the past.
Zhang Chen didn't feel anything. To him, it was enough as long as he had enough money. If he really ran out of money, he could just capture a few criminals and use the money rewarded by the system for a long time. There was no need for him to covet the wealth of others.
Therefore, his expression was calm and unperturbed. It was as if what was piled up in front of him was not a mountain of gold and silver, but a pile of dirt.
He walked around the treasury but did not find anything useful. He simply left the treasury and went to Jiang He's study.
Ye Qingxian followed closely behind.
There was a secret compartment in Jiang He's study. There was an account book hidden inside, which recorded the money transactions between Jiang He and other officials.
According to the confession, Zhang Chen quickly found the account book.
He opened it to take a look and found that as he had expected, the entire Tingzhou had rotted to the roots.
The entire prefecture, be it civil or military, had been bought over by Jiang He.
Jiang He was simply a local tyrant in Tingzhou. No one dared to go against his words. If the officials sent by the imperial court obeyed him, they could still live in peace.
As long as he disobeyed, he would not live to the next day.
After Zhang Chen finished reading the account book, he sneered." No wonder the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court couldn't find anything. It would be strange if he could live to see the sun the next day if he used normal methods to investigate."”
In Tingzhou, it had already reached the point where it was better to have no official than to have an official. The common people were just short of raising the flag to rebel.
However, Great Xia's martial arts were flourishing, and the military's combat power was very strong. Even if the commoners raised their flags to rebel, they would be quickly suppressed.
This was also the reason why the imperial court did not know that Tingzhou had been in chaos for so long.
If it wasn't for the tax case, Tingzhou's situation would have continued for a long time.
"It seems like the interest group that Jiang He belongs to is ready to abandon him!" Zhang Chen suddenly said.”
Ye Qingxian was stunned.”
"Do you think His Majesty will send someone to investigate him if Jiang He honestly handed over the ten million taels of silver?" Zhang Chen laughed.”
Ye Qing Xian shook her head." Of course not. No one impeached him. Why would His Majesty investigate him for no reason?"”
"That's right!" "As long as nothing happens, no one will investigate." Zhang Chen said leisurely. Then why did he give up his position as a local emperor and insist on attracting the attention of the imperial court for a few million taels of silver? This was completely illogical! He stole from himself and even stole 10 million taels of silver. He could steal, but he could only keep one million taels of silver. Would you do such a stupid thing if it were you?”
" Of course not," Ye Qingxian said thoughtfully." Since I've already turned Tingzhou into an iron bucket, I only need to reduce the amount of tax returns and I can pocket all the remaining silver." After spending a portion of the silver, he could naturally rest easy. There was no need to steal all the tax money.”
" Of course." Zhang Chen nodded." Even you know how to do this. Jiang He is proficient in corruption and bribery. He must know how to do this." Obviously, it wasn't his intention to steal, but someone forced him to do so. Forcing him to do this was forcing him to blow up the matter. When the matter was so big that it could not be covered up, Jiang He would not be far from death.”
Ye Qingxian frowned and asked in confusion,""But why would the interest group behind Jiang He do this?”
" Maybe it's to divert the Martial Emperor's attention," Zhang Chen thought for a moment and said." Or maybe it's because he's dissatisfied with Jiang He's decision to burn the forest to hunt." There were many possibilities, but he couldn't be sure for the time being. If it was to divert the Martial Emperor's attention, then something big would definitely happen in the imperial court!”
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