Evil Girl Reborn: The Eldest Princess, She Takes Manchurian Civil and Military Affairs

Returning to the princess mansion, Yiman thought about it carefully, and happened to meet Zhige in the study who came to deliver memorials and reports.

"Zhi Ge, don't leave yet."

Zhi Ge turned around and saluted, "Princess, do you have any other orders?"

"Please help me ask the emperor brother, what is going on with the 'Emperor Shang Qi Family'?"

"Just these four words?"

Yiman nodded, "Just ask these four words, and then ask if you can give me a warrant. I want to go to the Ministry of Punishment to transfer some files."

"Yes, my subordinates retire."

Watching Zhige retreat, Yiman leaned on the backrest and took a deep breath.

The more this matter goes on, the more doubts arise and the more things come up.

First, there was a problem with the accounts in the Queen's palace, and then the files and accounts in the palace were lost.From the files of the Ministry of Household Affairs, it was found that there was an extra 700 million silver in Hezhouyan the year before last. Just now, the case of the Qi family of the imperial merchant more than ten years ago was implicated.

One by one, this happened, and it was like being pushed forward.

"Princess."

Hearing Xiao Shenzi's voice outside, Yiman responded, "Come in."

Xiao Shenzi looked troubled, "Princess, General Wei Qing and Commander Bai are fighting in the training room. Many people in the mansion are watching, and it's almost chaos."

The most powerful person in the army, the method Bai Yi used was a labor-saving method.

He calmly took a sip of tea and said, "Isn't there still no chaos? Bai Yi has just joined the government from the post of Ordnance Supervisor. They should be dissatisfied. Let them go."

"Yes."

In the afternoon, the prince's warrant arrived. Together with You Hua Xiang, Yiman and his men successfully entered the Criminal Department.

"Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know much. It was only at noon today that he called Wei Chen to ask about the Qi family of the Imperial Shang. According to His Highness the Crown Prince's wishes, I will tell you again."

Yiman nodded, "Master Hua, please speak."

Hua Xiang glanced outside the courtyard and said, "The Qi family was originally a prestigious imperial merchant. Because they were imperial merchants and close to the government, it was sometimes inconvenient for shipping companies. Some goods were shipped on Qi family's merchant ships.

The year the Qi family's accident happened, there was a problem with salt transportation, so the Qi family's merchant ships were used to add river channels.Unexpectedly, it was that time that the Qi family replaced the fine official salt with stone salt. They also argued that there were storms on the waterway and several ships sank. They threatened that the Qi family had paid for it themselves.But that salt could not flow into the market at all. There was a shortage of salt in those two years, which caused salt prices to remain high in the following two years.

Later, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment were held accountable, and it was found that the Qi family not only resold official salt, but also dug private salt, enriched their own pockets, embezzled and accepted bribes. In short, they were found guilty of many crimes.

In the end, all members of the Qi family were executed and their relatives were exiled. "

Yiman rubbed his sleeves twice with his fingers, "Why does this sound like an unjust case?"

Hua Xiang lowered his voice, "No one raised questions back then, and some people who were related to the Qi family wanted to complain, but there was no way to appeal. At that time, Wei Chen was just a seventh-grade official, and he really knew There are not many, and this statement is also the most widely spread."

"Then why did the Qi family show up again the year before last?"

"I don't know who brought up the case of injustice to the Qi family in the court the year before last. I asked carefully and found out that it was a branch of the Qi family who escaped from exile and found a memorial to the court that was determined to avenge the injustice. The memorial to avenge the injustice later disappeared. , and now there is no news about that branch of the Qi family."

If the memorial is missing, it must be related to the three provinces.

Yiman took a deep breath and said, "So that's it. Which family held it back?"

Hua Xiang cupped her hands and said, "The eldest princess knows things well. The Duan family was the one who was mobilized the most the year before last." Sure enough, it was the Duan family. As soon as Hezhouyan was mentioned, she felt something was wrong.

"Ji Lan, check it out and write down everything important."

"Yes."

Seeing Ji Lan and others starting to check, Hua subconsciously stretched out his hand to stop him, "Princess, there is no problem if you check it in person, but officials from the Ministry of Justice can usually check these things with a warrant. These female officials -"

Yiman's face turned cold, and he smiled again, "Master Hua, even if you don't get the warrant from the emperor, I still have a way to come in and check it. By choosing Master Hua's way, I respect the emperor and Mr. Hua. I hope Mr. Hua will also respect me. I am a woman and I am most fed up with these pedantic arguments. I hope Mr. Hua will step aside."

When Hua Xiang lowered his head slightly and hesitated, Ji Lan glanced at Yiman, raised his hand to block it, directly passed Master Hua's arm, and began to give instructions.

Mr. Hua stretched out his hands in confusion, glanced at the eldest princess in embarrassment, sighed deeply, and left the warehouse with his hands behind his back.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and Ji Lan and his men recorded more and more doubts about the Qi family's case.

Yiman looked at the piles of papers and rubbed his neck. He hadn't slept well in two days.

Ji Lan looked up and saw Yiman looking tired and bloodless, and smiled, "Princess, go and have a rest. The servants here will keep an eye on you."

Yiman glanced at the rising moon and nodded, "I'll go outside for a walk and I'll be back soon."

Seeing that Ji Lan agreed, he walked out of the warehouse. Seeing that there was no one in the office, he started walking around.

Thanks to Hua Xiang's arrangements, no one disturbed the warehouse today.

Today I will first find out the suspicious points in the Qi family case, take a rest tomorrow, sort it out, and then discuss it with the prince and brother.

Although I don’t know whether the Queen’s ban was due to the Duan family’s handiwork, the Qi family’s case must have been due to the Duan family’s handiwork.

Now that the Hezhou Weir is under heavy load, it will be repaired and cleaned up again next year. The Duan family will definitely be responsible. This time, the Duan family in the capital will be directly hollowed out.

Yiman turned around and suddenly saw a white figure standing on the roof under the moon with his hands behind his hands, his clothes blowing in the wind, looking down at her.

Zhou Yu?

Yiman frowned and stared at him intently.

Suddenly, Yiman had a bad feeling in his heart and looked towards the warehouse.

Fires shot up into the sky and dyed half of the warehouse red.

"what--"

Suddenly there was a scream, and Yiman quickly turned around and ran towards the fire. Before he could run a few steps, he saw Zhou Yu falling in front of him.

Yiman had a rare look of fear on his face, "Ji Lan and the others are still inside."

Zhou Yu was like a god under the moon, incapable of emotions and with a cold expression, he just stood in front of Yi Man.

Yiman staggered around and tried to pass, but was blocked by Zhou Yu again.Yiman suddenly grabbed Zhou Yu's arm and pulled it to the side, "Get out of the way, Ji Lan and the others are still inside. You, you have secret guards, can you help-"

Yiman suddenly stopped, unable to think of a reason for him to help her.

Zhou Yu's cold face finally changed, "The secret guard has already gone to check and can't find Ji Lan."

Impossible. In such a short period of time, the fire broke out. Where could Ji Lan go? Was there someone premeditated to arrest her?
But she is just a female official, why arrest her?
Could it be that he is the target behind this?