September 9th.
Zhang Chen and the others followed half of the Vermillion Bird Legion to escort the Tingzhou tax money back to the capital.
Along with him were Tingzhou Zhizhou Jiang He, Tongzhi Wu Yong, and other surviving prisoners.
Before attacking Luosha Sect, Zhang Chen thought that Wu Yong had escaped to the ends of the earth.
Who knew that after taking down the Luosha Sect, he would actually find this guy in a guest room.
In order to prevent anyone from silencing them in the capital, Jiang He and the others were strictly protected by Ye Qingxian and two swordsmen.
Zhang Chen and Ye Qingxian went to see Princess Kagura as soon as they returned to the capital.
Immediately after, he brought people to the residence of the Assistant Minister of Personnel to arrest him.
Because the news had not been leaked, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel did not know why he was arrested until the moment he was arrested.
"Who are you? How dare you barge into the official residence of the Imperial Court?" The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Yan Wenbing, glared at Zhang Chen and Ye Qingxian, his eyes almost spewing fire.
The servants and guards of the Yan residence swarmed in like a tide. Ye Qingxian took out two imperial gifts from her luggage calmly and said coldly,"The imperial sword and the death-exemption medallion are here. Who dares to act rashly?”
The expressions of Yan Wenbing and the guards changed drastically, and they stopped in their tracks.
After all, he was under the feet of the emperor, and the weight of the imperial sword here was far from what it could be compared to in Tingzhou.
Ye Qingxian raised her imperial sword high and walked towards Yan Wenbing. The guards of the Yan residence did not dare to stop her and stepped aside.
Zhang Chen followed behind and said casually,""Lord Yan, Tingzhou's tax money entered the capital through your hands. You haven't forgotten about this matter, right?”
Yan Wenbing's expression changed, but he immediately returned to normal. He said calmly,"I don't understand what you're talking about. Collecting taxes is the business of the Ministry of Revenue. What does Tingzhou's tax and silver have to do with me?”
Zhang Chen smiled and looked at Ye Qingxian.
Ye Qingxian took out a pen and paper to record.
Zhang Chen looked straight into Yan Wenbing's eyes and silently circulated the Soul Shifting Technique.
Then, the interrogation began.
"Where is the tax money from Tingzhou to the capital?”
Yan Wenbing's expression was dull as he honestly spat out two words,""The national treasury."
Zhang Chen and Ye Qing Xian were stunned when they heard this answer. No matter how many guesses they had, they never expected the tax money to be in the national treasury.
At that moment, one of the servants of the Yan family suddenly rose up and attacked. His target was not Zhang Chen or Ye Qingxian, but Yan Wenbing!
This person was extremely fast. A dagger carrying a blue cold light slashed at Yan Wenbing's throat like lightning.
Once it hit, Yan Wenbing would die without a doubt!
However, this lightning-fast attack still missed in the end!
Ye Qingxian pulled Yan Wenbing and moved a little, easily dodging the knife.
Zhang Chen reached out and grabbed the dagger.
The assassin disguised as a servant tried again and again, but he could not take back the dagger. He could only give up and pounce on Yan Wenbing barehanded.
However, Zhang Chen arrived first and broke his limbs.
The assassin lost his support and fell to the ground. Then, he completely lost his breath.
Zhang Chen sighed softly,"They are men of sacrifice."”
He didn't even need to look to know that he must have bitten the poison sac in his mouth.
With this interruption, Yan Wenbing's Soul Shifting Technique had been removed. He was scared out of his wits and said with a trembling voice,"Could it be that this person wants to silence us?"
" You can think of that?" Ye Qingxian sneered." You can still use your brain."”
Zhang Chen waved his hand and used the Soul Shifting Technique again. The interrogation continued.
"Who else is involved in the Tingzhou tax case?”
Yan Wenbing recovered his dullness and spat out one official position and name after another."Minister of Personnel, Qiu Wenli, Minister of Revenue, Zou Jinghuai, Minister of Revenue, Yu Zeshui…"
"Let's go to the Chou Residence."
After the interrogation ended, Zhang Chen ordered his entourage to guard Yan Wenbing while he took Ye Qingxian on horseback to the Minister of Personnel's Office.
After leaving the Yan Residence, Ye Qingxian asked telepathically,""Why didn't you report to the princess and send more people to capture everyone separately?”
Zhang Chen sighed." It's already too late to gather manpower now. If we go to arrest the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs now, we might fail. How can we care about others?"”
" You mean the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs might have escaped after receiving the news?" Ye Qingxian pondered.”
" No," Zhang Chen shook his head slightly." It's also possible that when we arrive, we will only see a corpse."”
" You mean the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs isn't the mastermind behind the Tingzhou tax case?" Ye Qingxian frowned. There was someone behind him…and they wanted to silence him?”
"How do the Ministers of Revenue and the Ministry of War compare to the Minister of Personnel?" Would they be willing to be led by the Minister of Personnel? Would he be willing to listen to the orders of the Minister of Personnel Personnel?”
When Ye Qingxian heard this, she also thought that the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs could not be the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Could it be the prime minister and the chief assistant who could make these second-grade officials collude? But the prime minister and the chief assistant had long been replaced by the Emperor's trusted aides! How could it be them?"
"You've left out another possibility."”
"Other than the Prime Minister and the Chief Assistant, who else can make a group of second-grade officials submit?”Ye Qingxian felt like her brain was about to explode.
"There is a type of person whose status is higher than the Prime Minister and the Chief Assistant, and who is more worthy of the loyalty of the court officials," said Zhang Chen with narrowed eyes.”
"The same type of person?" " You mean…the royal family?" Ye Qingxian's eyes lit up.”
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