About 10 minutes later, everyone arrived at Yao Zheng's house.
Just as he entered the courtyard, a graceful old woman led a group of people to Yao Zheng and said worriedly,"Master, what happened to your hand? And these are…"
"My hand was bitten by a cunning little snake. It's fine!”Yao Zheng glared fiercely at Lin Beifan and said to the old woman,""When I passed by my house, I brought a few colleagues over to take a look! This is the current Saint Martial Empress. Hurry up and greet Her Majesty!”
Everyone panicked and immediately bowed.""Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!”
"Everyone, please excuse us!" The empress smiled.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up.
"Your Majesty, this is my wife, Yao Zhang-shi!" Yao Zheng proudly introduced. Virtuous and virtuous, we have been hand in hand for more than 30 years. These two are my sons, and both of them have achievements!”
"That's right!" The empress smiled and nodded. It's getting late. Let's hurry in and take a look!”
"Your Majesty, and my colleagues, please come in!" Yao Zheng hurriedly called out.”
At the same time, he did not forget to remind his wife to prepare some refreshments.
Yao Zheng's house had the layout of a front yard and a back yard. It wasn't considered big, and there weren't any luxurious decorations. It looked elegant, neat, and clean.
After walking around, the empress was very satisfied."It seems that Minister Yao is a good and honest official! It's my fortune to have you in Dawu, and it's the fortune of the country!”
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. I don't deserve it!”"Normally, I'm strict with myself and lead by example to educate everyone!" Yao Zheng was overjoyed. Just so that…he would not let down the emperor's grace!”
At this moment, he felt a little grateful to Lin Beifan.
If it wasn't for his suggestion, he wouldn't have had the chance to show his incorruptness in front of the Emperor and the officials!
There was hope for him to be promoted to an official rank and leave his name in the history of the Qing Dynasty!
"Great!" The empress clapped her hands and cheered.
Yao Zheng was ecstatic. He came to Lin Beifan's side and said proudly,""Lord Lin, what else do you have to say?”
"Lord Yao, it's too early for you to be happy!”
"What? You can still point out my faults?" Yao Zheng was dissatisfied.”
Lin Beifan pointed with his finger.”
Following Lin Beifan's finger, everyone saw the tables and chairs in the hall.
"Is there a problem with this set of tables and chairs?”
"There's a big problem! This set of tables and chairs were all made of black gold nanmu! Black gold nanmu was hard and as black as ink. It was not easy to corrode or burn. It was a good material for making furniture! On the current market, black gold nanmu was very expensive. It could only be bought for ten taels of silver per catty! And this set of tables and chairs was a total of five to six hundred catties. This meant that the total value had reached five to six thousand taels of silver! If the cost of processing was included, the price would be even higher!”
Lin Beifan smiled." May I ask, Lord Yao, where did you get this set of tables and chairs?"”
" This…" Yao Zheng was speechless and couldn't help but look at his wife.
"Minister Lin, are you telling the truth?”The empress looked left and right and asked doubtfully,"This set of ordinary-looking tables and chairs is actually worth 6000 taels of silver?”
Lin Beifan bowed and said sternly,"Your Majesty, you can send someone to investigate. I'm not lying!"”
The empress glanced at Yao Zheng, and her expression darkened.
"And this tea is also extraordinary!”
What's wrong with this tea?"
Lin Beifan smiled and said,"This tea is produced in the neighboring country's Mount Huangshan. After it is washed with water, its fragrance will spread everywhere and will not dissipate for a long time. It can also refresh one's mind. It is a kind of medicinal tea! Due to the low production, it was especially sought after by people! One tael of gold and one tael of tea were also known as golden tea! This tea, even many dignitaries can't drink it. Lord Yao, where did you get it?”
"Is this tea…really that valuable?”Yao Zheng was shocked.
"If you don't believe me, you can get someone to investigate and see if I'm telling the truth!”Lin Beifan smiled.
Yao Zheng's face paled, and the empress's expression darkened.
Then, Lin Beifan pointed out a few more places.
For example, there was a painting hanging on the wall, a rockery in the middle of the courtyard, and some small accessories.
They all looked ordinary, and if one didn't pay attention, they would ignore them.
However, all of them had hidden secrets, and the total value was 40,000 taels.
Yao Zheng's face was already as pale as paper, and sweat was dripping down his face.
The empress was furious. She slammed the table and stood up."Yao Zheng! I trust you, that's why I let you take on the position of censor and supervise the officials! I didn't expect you to be involved in corruption and bribery yourself. You... what crime should you be punished for?”
"Your Majesty, you're being wronged. These lowly officials don't know!”Yao Zheng was so frightened that he knelt down and begged.
"You still dare to say that you're innocent?" The empress was even angrier.”
Lin Beifan smiled." Your Majesty, please calm down. Lord Yao might not be greedy, but it might not be the case for his subordinates!" Lord Yao had read the books of the sages and held the position of a censor. He could control himself, but the people under him might not have the same self-control! After all, power could blind people!”
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