red wheel

Chapter 188 It's Different Now
Ink Garden, study room.

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi had doubts in his eyes: "But these three accounts have existed since the sixth year of Zongyuan. How old was Emperor Mingxi at that time! How is all this possible?"

Mo Yi nodded and said, "Xi'er, you are right. It is impossible for Emperor Mingxi to be at that age."

"But if the transfer of this large sum of money is not used for rewards, where will it be used?"

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi understood instantly, and said: "That's why fourth brother dare not mention the repair payment to Emperor Mingxi at this time. Because fourth brother also felt that there are too many unusual things in it, right?"

Mo Yi nodded and replied: "Xi'er is right, the fourth brother chose to investigate secretly just now because he was worried."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said, "I understand."

After a while, Mo Yi said again: "It's a pity that the repair funds of the imperial court are now distributed in silver. Otherwise, it would be easier to check the account from the molten silver."

Xiao Jinxi replied: "Well, that's right. At the beginning of the founding of the Apocalypse, the repair funds allocated by the imperial court to the localities were originally distributed in the form of official silver. After the official silver went down, the localities would melt it down and use it."

"But later, the Yunbai River broke its embankment frequently, in order to make it easier for the state capitals to use it in time after receiving the repair funds, and also to prevent the state capitals from being greedy and cheating when melting silver. Later, the imperial court directly melted the official silver into silver , and then continue to allocate.”

"This move was to deal with the corruption of silver melting. But now, it has become another evil."

Mo Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xi'er, Fourth Brother is already thinking of a solution."

Xiao Jinxi asked suspiciously: "But how does the fourth brother plan to investigate? The local water supervisor, if the fourth brother wants to investigate secretly, he can still find out."

"But for the imperial court, I'm afraid it will not be so easy."

"Fourth brother has always kept a low profile. He is only in charge of the sacrifices of the ancestral temple. Now it is not easy to intervene suddenly to investigate. Moreover, it is easy to be discovered by Emperor Mingxi, and it will arouse fear at that time."

Mo Yi smiled and said, "Xi'er, don't worry, I'm still here, and I will help fourth brother."

Xiao Jinxi was taken aback for a moment, and asked suspiciously: "You help fourth brother check the court? Mo Yi, is there anyone in the court?"

Mo Yi nodded and replied: "It happened many years ago. Before that, I only thought about Concubine Cha's mother, and I was not interested in the previous court, so I seldom paid attention to it."

At this moment, Mo Yi smiled and said, "However, it's different now. I want to protect Xi'er, so naturally I need to know more about the Tianqi court."

Xiao Jinxi was taken aback for a moment, someone could use this, but it has been useless!Then he smiled and said: "Okay, you and fourth brother can find a way."

"Although the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion is the mansion of the Founding Marquis, it is a family of generals after all, and its ability in this area is limited."

After hearing the woman's words, Mo Yi turned his head and picked up the snack again, and said, "Xi'er, eat another piece."

Xiao Jinxi smiled, took the snacks and continued to eat, and said again after a while: "It seems that I don't need to eat dinner, I can be full with just these snacks."

At this moment, Mo Yi had a smirk on his face, and said: "It's okay, I won't have dinner then."

"I'll ask the kitchen to make some Xi'er likes to eat at night, and I'll accompany Xi'er for supper later, okay?"

Xiao Jinxi smiled helplessly for an instant, and replied, "Okay."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Mo Yi smiled instantly, handed over the teacup, and said, "Xi'er, drink tea."

"En." Xiao Jinxi took the teacup, drank it slowly, and after a while, asked again: "Mo Yi, what else can Mr. Zhao find out about Yunzhou?"

"Since the repair money will be delayed, how will the Water Superintendent below deal with it?"

"The situation is not very good." Mo Yi said: "But Xi'er, don't worry, Zhao Yutang is a practical man, he will handle it."

"When the repair money was used in Yunzhou, those officials exploited it layer by layer. In the end, there was less money actually used for the project."

"And every time the repair funds from the imperial court have not yet entered the account, the Water Superintendent of Yunzhou will embezzle it from the local bank."

"Naturally, we have to pay interest. When the repair money from the court arrives, we will pay it back. If the interest is not paid, I am afraid it will be even more unclean."

"In this way, less money will be spent on the dam project."

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi shook his head, with helplessness in his eyes, and said: "Planting the party for personal gain, collusion between government and businessmen!"

"But now that the Yunbai River has burst its embankment, it is the hard-working common people who finally suffer."

When Mo Yi saw it, he frowned and said, "Xi'er, don't be unhappy."

"Now Zhao Yutang and the fourth brother are watching the post-disaster reconstruction of Yunzhou. The progress in all aspects is very good. Soon the people will be able to return home."

"After all these things are investigated, the fourth brother will deal with those that should be dealt with."

Xiao Jinxi nodded and said: "Well, I understand. Now is not the time, and if those people are arrested now, I'm afraid they will startle the snake."

"That person took the repair money and manipulated it secretly for so many years, and the roots of the tree are deep and deep into the bone marrow."

Mo Yi nodded and said: "Yes. And this is only the situation in Yunzhou. The other prefectural capitals are a bit alarming, and they haven't been investigated yet."

At this moment, Xiao Jinxi sneered at the corner of his mouth, and said: "From the end of the sixth year of Zongyuan, the repair funds have been late."

"But so far, no one has reported to all the water supervisors, and the officials are protecting each other. I'm afraid it's a mess of bad debts."

Mo Yi smiled, and said: "The fourth brother said, wait until all these things are cleared up. Let Yun Rui and the others go to each place one by one, and deal with them on the spot again."

"Xi'er, you said this arrangement, okay?"

Xiao Jinxi smiled instantly when he heard the words, and said: "It seems that Yunrui has become famous in Yunzhou in the first battle! Even the fourth brother misses him."

But Mo Yi shook his head, said with a smile: "No, the fourth brother said it, it's Miss Xiao who is well trained."

Xiao Jinxi smiled instantly: "It seems that I have to be more careful, I don't have many people in my hands, and it will be bad if the fourth brother thinks about it."

"Xi'er is right." Mo Yi responded, "Then next time, I won't help Fourth Brother pass the message."

Xiao Jinxi smiled instantly, and said, "My fourth brother has been protecting you since I was a little boy, but you don't help him pass on the message, are you afraid that he will get angry?"

Mo Yi smiled and said, "Then let him get angry and it's over. A wife is naturally more important than a fourth brother."

Xiao Jinxi wiped her forehead helplessly in an instant, she was digging a hole for herself!Then he said, "I won't tell you about this anymore."

"Okay." Mo Yi smiled triumphantly, turned his head to pick up the snack, and said, "Then Xi'er will have another piece."

"Yeah." Xiao Jinxi took the snack with a smile and continued eating.

After a while, he asked again: "Mo Yi, Brother Han really plans to visit the palace at night?"

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