Great Ye Empress

Chapter 240 Huge
After all, Xie Yunchu was not the law of Daye, let alone the emperor.

"The matter of the granary... I really have nothing to explain. As the prefect of Taiyuan, I may be guilty of oversight, but why there is so much grain in the granary, I don't know, and I also ask the imperial censor to ask the Secretary of Shen Cang. ." Zhang Siyuan said, "As for the number of grain cellars in the granary, that is the matter of the predecessor of the lower official, and the lower official does not know."

"The number of grain cellars is wrong, and I don't mention it in advance. Your Majesty wants grain warehouses in various places to send grain for disaster relief, but the grain has not been sent out of Taiyuan City... As the prefect, Mr. Zhang doesn't know, I'm afraid this is not a word of oversight to prevaricate?" Xie Yunchu looked at Zhang Siyuan's plan He couldn't help but chuckle and picked up the ledger in his hand, "What's more, there is also Zhang Zhifu's personal ledger! Or... Master Zhang thought that the official said he found the ledger, and he was trying to deceive you?"

This time, Zhang Siyuan really saw the ledger, and his face really changed.

"Even if Master Zhang doesn't confess, it doesn't matter. Check it according to the ledger... In addition to the testimony of Liu Sanyuan and Li Shangjin, after checking up and down, it doesn't matter to this official whether Master Zhang confesses or not."

Xie Yunchu put down the ledger, and tapped his finger on the ledger: "It's just... Master Zhang's frankness can make the Censor's desk less troublesome, Master Zhang has reduced the trouble for this official, and I will naturally be able to use it. Come to save the lives of Zhang's family."

"If Master Zhang is not frank, this official will first conceal the affairs of the ledger, and then protect Master Zhang closely, and no one will be allowed to approach." Xie Yunchu smiled lightly.

Zhang Siyuan looked up at Xie Yunchu in confusion.

"It's not the heart of this official's villain, this official just thinks that the people above Master Zhang should be very cautious! Otherwise... At the beginning, it would not have been because the two magistrates in the disaster-stricken area and the blood letter written by a general sentence were not found. Using the rioting of the refugees as an excuse, he killed the entire family of the three adults, leaving nothing behind."

Zhang Siyuan tightened his hands hidden in his sleeves.

Xie Yunchu smiled even deeper: "Master Zhang said that this official will protect you secretly, will they stage another riot in the life of the displaced people in order to find the ledger?"

"Master Xiao Xie is not young, but he is very good at talking." Zhang Siyuan gritted his teeth.

"It's just a factual analysis." Xie Yunchu smiled, "Smart people need to learn to judge the situation, the emperor needs to investigate corruption cases... The general trend is that even the two princes are trembling and unable to survive alone. Who can keep Master Zhang, Master Zhang thinks about it carefully? This reason? Why don't... everyone be more honest, get what they need, and let each other have less trouble, Master Zhang... also won't suffer from flesh and blood."

"What did Liu Sanyuan and Li Shangjin recruit? Mr. Xie wouldn't tell me, would he?" Zhang Siyuan asked.

Xie Yunchu nodded and said frankly: "Naturally, you have to tell your confessions separately before you can see the problem."

Zhang Siyuan was silent for a long time, and said again: "I can say, but... you have to promise me to save the lives of my two children! I swear by your future!"

"As long as your two children are not involved, nature is safe!"

Zhang Siyuan's two children, one is six years old, and the older one is only thirteen, so naturally they will not be involved.

"I believe you!"

Xie Yunchu heard what Zhang Siyuan said, looked out, and motioned Yechen to call in the official who recorded the confession.

The official who recorded the confession sat behind the desk, dipped in ink and picked up a pen.

"It wasn't me who asked the imperial court to fund the construction of the granary... but I know what happened." Zhang Siyuan explained bit by bit, "This matter... Mr. Wang Qiudao, who has already returned to his hometown, took over the position. I came to Taiyuan Mansion late, and I don't know these things very clearly. If the Censor Desk wants to investigate, it has to be investigated from the officials who were in office a few years ago... and now they have gone out of Taiyuan Mansion to be promoted."

Xie Yunchu nodded, this was the ledger that Shen Wenduan hid a few years ago, Xie Yunchu had already seen the clue.

The number of granaries is not enough... The largest granary construction in Taiyuan Mansion was indeed not when Zhang Siyuan was in office, and Shen Wenduan was just a little official at that time.

"In the beginning, Lord Wang requested to build a granary and repair the grain cellar on the grounds of a bumper grain harvest. Taiyuan Prefecture asked for money from the imperial court, and the Ministry of Household, Ministry of Industry and Taiyuan Prefecture colluded... The Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry took the big bucks. Lord Wang and the officials of Taiyuan Mansion, took the small heads, and the food that could not be saved... they were all sold and exchanged for silver."

"The more greedy they are, the more daring they become. They almost emptied the granary, so... they lied about the drought in Taiyuan. Not only did they report to the court that they had used up the food in Taiyuan, they also asked the court to pay for the disaster relief."

"Originally, when the government's disaster relief food was turned into money, the officials of Taiyuan Prefecture hurriedly built a granary, and this matter could be wiped out, but the so-called disaster relief food salaries... But the household officials who came to disaster relief at that time, and A group of Taiyuan officials have divided it up, leaving a mess for me."

Xie Yunchu tapped the ledger with his fingers and listened quietly to Master Zhang.

She really didn't expect to investigate the disaster relief corruption case... In addition to involving the Ministry of Household, the Ministry of Industry was also involved, and the corruption case of the former prefect was found.

As Zhang Siyuan said, if the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court were used to build the granary as soon as possible, this matter would have been wiped out.

It's just that these people are too greedy...

"And this time for disaster relief, it's not that the food has not been out of Taiyuan City! It has been out..." Zhang Siyuan said, "Your Majesty let the first batch of food for disaster relief out of Taiyuan City, but where did the food go and whether it went to the disaster area? , we don't know, after several times...the grain never left the city, and later...the grain was transported to the Taiyuan granary."

Zhang Siyuan said everything he knew little by little.

Including the Taiyuan Mansion, who are those who have been greedy for food for so many years.

It's just that Zhang Siyuan may not have thought that according to Shen Wenduan's confession, Shen Wenduan is many times more greedy than Zhang Siyuan...

No one could have imagined that Shen Wenduan, a small warehouse chief, would have such a huge appetite.

Perhaps because it is inconspicuous, it is not noticeable.

From top to bottom in Taiyuan Mansion... almost none of the officials who are innocent and have real power are involved.

The trend of selling officials and titles in Daye was prevalent. Xie Yunchu, an official of Taiyuan Prefecture, asked the people from the Censor Desk to investigate... Most of them were bought with money. Why did these people spend money to buy officials?Not for greed?

Xie Yunchu made a rough calculation, and the guards she brought this time were all used... and there was still a shortage.

After Zhang Siyuan explained, it was already late at night, and Zhang Siyuan couldn't hold it anymore, so he asked Xie Yunchu for a bowl of water.

(End of this chapter)