high official

Chapter 427 Questions
"This, this, where did this come from?" Zhifu He was out of his mind, didn't Wang Xian return all the account books?Why do you still have the original book?

"Oh, I'm so sorry to say it." Wang Xian couldn't hide the pride on his face and said: "The time was too tight at that time, and I made a mistake in my busy schedule, so I actually returned the transcript as the original. However, Master Futai's subordinates were careless enough to actually I didn't find it." But he said secretly in his heart, without looking at where Lao Tzu came from, to forge official documents and account books, that's the skill of the subordinate staff.

"This, this is all right?" Zhifu He was sweating profusely. His first reaction was to eat this booklet, but he had no choice but to give up when he saw the thick stack that could hold a person to death.

"Look carefully, do you need an abacus?" Wang Xian said coldly.

Magistrate He shook his head dejectedly, and hissed: "Don't waste time on business trips, report the number directly on business trips."

"Alright, listen carefully. In the first requisition, there were a total of [-] ox carts, horse-drawn carts and mule carts in each county. In the second requisition, the total was [-], and in the third requisition, there were [-] in total. Every time, the amount of food and grass shipped is not even half of the amount!" Wang Xian stared closely at the prefect He and said, "May I ask what was used to transport the extra half? Could it be that the army is like Liu Zijin? An expert who knows the art of transporting five ghosts?"

"No, no..." Zhifu He never expected that Wang Xian would expose their lies so easily.Little did he know what Wang Xian did in his previous life, auditing accounts of this level, and any tricks were obvious to him at a glance.

"Even if you know how to carry the five ghosts, why don't you learn a lesson, knowing that there are rebels robbing the road, and still have to deliver food to them every time? Normally speaking, you should wipe out the rebels first and ensure the safety of transportation before you can get rid of them." Shall we restart the food delivery?" Wang Xian skipped over this problem and continued to ask questions.

"This is not decided by the lower officials." Zhifu He wiped his sweat with his sleeves, and said with difficulty.Wang Xian's previous question had already broken his defenses, and he was about to collapse.

"It doesn't matter who decides to deliver food to the rebels again and again, as well as [-] head of livestock, countless armors and weapons, bows and arrows!" Wang Xianzhong clapped the case and said, "You can't escape the suspicion of being an enemy!"

As if frightened by the sound of beating the case, Zhifu He trembled suddenly, for an official to become an enemy would lose his head.What's more, what Liu Zijin blocked was the grain road for the emperor's army, and subsidizing Liu Zijin was treasonous, and he wanted to copy the Nine Clans!

"With your official position, it shouldn't be the main thing." Wang Xian straightened up, approached He Zhifu, and said in a deep and earnest voice: "Even if you really have to take responsibility, you shouldn't take the main responsibility. You are planning to use the whole family People’s lives, how about taking them all?” He paused and said, “It’s better to take the crime and make meritorious service, expose the culprit, and I will protect you from prison...”

"I, I..." Zhifu He muttered, not knowing how to answer.Of course he couldn't easily sell Zhang Chun and King Jin, because he knew that the prince still had his back, Wang Xianneng could be arrogant for a while, but he couldn't turn the tables!But he couldn't justify Wang Xian's question, so he had to keep silent.

"I don't know how to answer?" Wang Xian was not surprised, he had prepared for a heart-to-heart battle, and he had long thought that the key figure of Prefect He would not be easily left here.Even if he forced him to a dead end, he could still keep silent like now.

"..." Prefect He did not say a word, anyway, Wang Xian can't torture him, he just put on the posture that a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

"Okay, let's change the subject," Wang Xian was not in a hurry: "Talk about something else."

"Okay." Prefect He couldn't wish more, no matter what, he is also a respectable person, the feeling of pretending to be a dead pig is really aggrieved.

"Let's talk about the case of Fenyang Zhaozhi County." Wang Xian took a sip of tea, put down the teacup and said, "He was under your command before he died, right?"

"Yes..." The corners of Zhifu He's mouth twitched unnaturally, and he said in his heart that it was really... which pot was not opened and which pot was lifted.

"Tell me about his situation." Wang Xian said slowly.

"Strictly speaking, he is not my subordinate. Fenzhou is Zhili Prefecture, and it is not under the management of Taiyuan Prefecture. It was only during the grain transportation period that cadres were transferred from the whole province that he was transferred to my subordinates," said the prefect. "However, there were more than a dozen of my assistants at that time, and he was taciturn and withdrawn. After finishing his errands every day, he would go back to the posthouse to study behind closed doors, and never participated in the social gatherings of his colleagues, so the subordinate officials treated him poorly." Don't know much."

"Which one was he in charge of?" Wang Xian asked.

"Storage." He Zhifu said: "Because he is very careful in his work, I assigned him to be responsible for receiving the grain and grass shipped to Taiyuan from various places. The main task is to count and put in the warehouse." I've seen his name above."

"En." Wang Xian nodded and said, "Did anything happen to him during his official business?"

"No, he is meticulous in his work and has never made any mistakes." Zhifu He shook his head.

"Has it always been this errand?"

"Yes, until the end."

"Then does he usually drink?" Wang Xian asked.

"I don't seem to drink." Zhifu He shook his head and said, "This person is willing to live in poverty, he doesn't even drink tea, let alone wine."

"Then why did he get drunk the night before he died?" Wang Xian asked slowly.

"Oh?" Magistrate He didn't expect that Wang Xian would understand the case so deeply without consulting the files of the procuratorate.Since it was recorded in the file, Magistrate He naturally had nothing to hide, and replied: "That day was the end of the errand, and the masters of Fantai held a farewell banquet. The next day, the officials will return to their respective jurisdictions, so although Zhao Zhixian is not I like this kind of occasion, so I can't be absent." After a pause, he said: "That day, the vassals and ordinary Taiwanese were in great spirits and persuaded them to drink frequently. Zhao Zhixian couldn't violate it, so he had to make an exception and eat some. Later, colleagues ate with him one after another. Alcohol, Zhao Zhixian had already broken the precept, and could not refuse any more, so he had to eat some more until he was very drunk. Later he passed out, someone sent him back, and the next morning, it was heard that he was killed by a spell .”

"Then I don't understand." Wang Xian said with a gloomy gaze, "Just now, the government said that he has been in charge of storage, and it can be said that he has the least relationship with the Bailian monster. How did he become their target?"

"Well, I don't know." Magistrate He shook his head and said, "Although the case happened in Taiyuan, because he used to be my subordinate, the subordinate officials avoided him as usual, and it was handled by the yamen."

"You don't know, but I do know something." Wang Xian smiled coldly, picked up a file from the table, and read it slowly:

"On June 50, I received [-] shi of military rations raised by this province, and all of them went into the treasury."

Hearing this sentence, Zhifu He's stone heart, which is not afraid of boiling water, clenched tightly again. He looked at Wang Xian who shocked him again and again in shock, and almost forgot to breathe, only listening to his voice in his ears. The side rang and said:
On the twenty-fifth day, 30 stones were received from the Shaanxi Liberation Transport, and 15 stones were put into the treasury.

On the twenty-eighth day, 50 shi was received from Shandong, and 25 shi was transferred to the treasury.

On the first day of July, 70 shi was received from the Henan Liberation Army, and 20 shi was transferred to the treasury.

In the third day of the junior high school, 70 shi were received from the Hebei Liberation Transport, and 30 shi went into the treasury.

On the eighth day of the lunar new year, I received 200 million shi from the Huguang Liberation Army and transferred 50 to the treasury..."

After a pause, he finally read: "A total of 470 million shi has been received in military rations, and 190 million shi has been transferred to the treasury." After Wang Xian finished reading, he closed the file, looked at the prefect He and said: "My lord, you can hear what I read. What's wrong?"

"..." Zhifu He moved his mouth, only to feel his eyes darken, and he fainted.

"Master Futai?" Wang Xian called out, and Zhou Yong, who was standing behind Zhifu He, stepped forward to take a look, and reported: "My lord, he really passed out and lost control of his urine."

"This old boy looks like a piece of brown candy." Er Hei said with a smile: "I didn't expect to be so timid."

"Sometimes, fainting is also a kind of relief." Wang Xian said indifferently: "It's hard for you and me to guess what this old fox is thinking."

"Wake him up?" Er Hei suggested.

"No need," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "It's useless to wake him up, and he can't be punished."

"My lord, why are you so honest?" Erhei asked strangely, "You know a lot of tricks, just use a method that won't hurt you."

"In that case, he can withdraw his confession at any time, and we will be more passive in Taiyuan City." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "Get him down first, and then put him in custody. When he wakes up, tell him that I am not detaining him, but just asking him to Answer the questions, answer my questions, and he'll be gone."

"Yes." Zhou Yong waved his hand at the command, and the two guards dragged the dead dog-like Prefect He out.

"Invite that Zhao county magistrate over here." Wang Xian stretched his muscles and bones, and put on a sitting posture again.

Soon, Zhao Youde, magistrate of Yangqu County, was brought over from the next door, and bowed down to Wang Xian again.It can be clearly seen that there is a lot of awe in his bowing this time... In fact, he heard the conversation between Wang Xian and Zhifu He clearly from the next door.

"Sit." Wang Xian said lightly.

"In front of the superior, there is no place for the lower official to sit." Zhao Youde thanked hurriedly.

"If I tell you to sit, sit down!" Wang Xian said coldly: "You have heard all the conversation just now, do you still want to play tricks on me?!"

"I..." Zhao Youde said with a bitter face as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis, "I don't know anything."

"The knife is up to your neck, and you still don't want to save yourself. I think you are really tired!" Wang Xian said in a low voice, but full of convincing strength: "You know how deep the water is here. ? You little county magistrate, do you really want to get involved?"

These words hit Zhao Youde's weakness, he couldn't help sighing: "This official, a sesame mung bean official, can only follow orders."

"Then you just wait to be their shield and scapegoat." Wang Xian spat.

(End of this chapter)