Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan completed the search of Li Da's residence.
But the results are somewhat intriguing.
This Li Da does not seem to be involved in corruption at all in his own life, as his colleagues say.
Of course, this may also be a persona created by pretending to be incorruptible and fearing being investigated.
But since he chose to pretend to be incorruptible, his purpose must be to resist the scrutiny that will come later. However, Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan had just arrived in Yuezhou not long ago, and they had not yet tried him, so why did he commit suicide? !
On the surface, there is no direct connection between the disappearance of the Shenwu Army Salary Bank and the Yuezhou Bank. Even if Yang Qingyuan now thinks of Shui Xiaojin, there is no direct evidence to support this.
So as the treasurer, the most Li Da can do is reduce his position and remove him from office. If he really embezzled a large amount of money, he could take the money to live happily after he was removed from office. Why hang himself? !
This is equivalent to the alliance just attacking with the whole army, you got first blood, and then clicked.
In a landlord fight, the cards have just been dealt and you voted without even looking at your own cards!
Since he was so timid, how could Li Da get involved in this matter? !
If Li Da's daily integrity was really a disguise, and he was involved in corruption and this salary transfer incident, then why bother to hang himself in a hurry? !
Once he dies, all the efforts made before will become meaningless.
Judging from the current situation, Li Da is more like a scapegoat.
Because a dead person cannot defend himself, so all the responsibility and fault needs to be placed on Li Da, and then the dust seems to have settled.
This is how Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan feel now, without any evidence.
And this seems understandable. After all, the officials in the bank are unwilling to take responsibility. Since Li Da is dead, he naturally becomes the best scapegoat.
"Zhiyuan, ask someone to move all the books and manuscripts in Li Da's study back to the imperial envoy's office! Maybe there is something else that can be seen in them."
"Okay, I'll let them do it now!"
Yang Qingyuan flipped through the book in his hand, always feeling that there might be some clues in it.
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Qiantang County.
The residence of Qiantang County Magistrate Shi was already surrounded by the imperial guards.
It has just been verified that Qiantang County Magistrate Shi is suspected of corruption, and was personally led by Zuo Qiandu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Li Xunhuan, the Yuezhou Metropolitan Inspector to arrest him.
However, the long history of a county is indeed worthy of Li Xunhuan, the censor of Zuoqiandu, to visit in person.
The chief historian does not have any special responsibility. He usually serves as the deputy of the governor and the prefect (fuyin). He is usually called the "half-thorn". He can lead the Cao Cao to join the army, judge the affairs of the Cao Cao in the prefecture and county, and play the role of "inheritance and leadership". "Down" responsibility.
The so-called "Visa" appointment is quite flexible and can be real or imaginary, large or small, depending on the actual situation of the state or county.
It may be an executive deputy mayor, the kind who joins the Standing Committee, or it may be an ordinary deputy mayor, the kind in charge of education, science and culture. The status is very different.
The long history generally dealt with civil affairs and had certain powers. To a certain extent, it also had the role of restraining the governors of prefectures and counties instead of the imperial court. The official rank was the sixth rank.
Such a person is worthy of Li Xunhuan's personal visit.
He is currently the biggest fish that Li Xunhuan has found while investigating corruption in Yuezhou.
"Surround the mansion, don't let anyone escape!"
The imperial guards surrounded the mansion. No, it couldn't be called a mansion anymore. This should be regarded as a garden.
Even Li Xunhuan's house in the capital was not as big as his, and was comparable to Yang Qingyuan's imperial garden mansion.
After all, the Royal Forest Army is the emperor's bodyguard. In terms of equipment alone, it is also the best among the emperor's six armies.
Holding a spear, wearing a horizontal sword on his waist, and wearing bright armor, in the firelight, the sword and spear shone brightly, and the cold light shone everywhere.
However, it is a pity that the imperial guards are stationed in the Gyeonggi area all year round and are rarely seen by people from the south of the Yangtze River. This also caused the long-standing nurse to fail to recognize the imperial guards at the first time.
"Who are you?! This is the residence of Mr. Shi Wu, the governor of Qiantang County. You are so presumptuous, and the higher-ups will not spare you!"
The guards of the Wu Mansion all took out the sabers from their waists, "If you dare to act recklessly again, don't blame us for being ruthless!"
The Guardsmen have been strictly trained. No matter how funny it is, they will not laugh unless they can't help it.
These guards really made the Imperial Guard generals unable to hold their nerves!
They had really never entered the residence of a sixth-grade official.
Officials of this level in Gyeonggi Province are simply not qualified to let the Yulin Army raid their homes. Which of the Jinyiwei and East and West factories can't handle the matter? !
When the Royal Forest Army really takes action, it will be a catastrophe of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan!
Li Xunhuan, who was leading the team, also looked helpless. Why were these nursing homes so incompetent? !
Are these ordinary people here? !
Not to mention whether you recognize the armor or not, just looking at the equipment and aura of the Imperial Forest Army, you can tell that this group of people is not easy to mess with!
With this nursing home, why would Mr. Wu Ankang, the chief historian of Qiantang, worry about confiscating his family and exterminating his clan? !
"I'll say it again, we are ordered to arrest Wu Ankang, the chief official of Qiantang. If you continue to obstruct us, it will be regarded as resisting the law!"
The leader of the Royal Forest Army showed his cards to add strength to his statement.
However, this idea is just his wishful thinking, these people really have no knowledge.
"I'll say it again, this is the residence of Mr. Wu, the chief historian of Qiantang. If you are messing around, don't blame us for sending you soldiers to meet your general!"
Li Xunhuan sighed. He originally thought that bullying servants would only appear in Brother Yang's stories and Jiang Hu's storybooks, but he never thought that he would be lucky enough to meet them.
But Li Xunhuan didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, "Arrest him!"
With Li Xunhuan's order, the Royal Forest Army no longer showed politeness, swarmed forward and captured all the guards with swords.
Then a large group of people poured into Wu Ankang's garden and detained everyone in the mansion.
A quarter of an hour later, the leader of the Royal Forest Army came to report.
"Master Li, Wu Ankang, his wife and two sons are not in the mansion!"
"Trial!"
Li Xunhuan said to the two supervisory censors behind him.
The two supervisory censors immediately took the order and pulled out the chief steward of Wuyuan and the commander of the nursing home for interrogation separately.
"Search Wu Garden, arrest everyone from top to bottom, and seal all items in the garden!"
"yes!"
Less than half an hour later, the two censors asked the results from the housekeeper and the head of the nursing home.
These people have been dealing with corrupt officials in the officialdom for many years. After facing that kind of old fox, it is almost not difficult to interrogate the housekeeper and the nurse.
The two of them explained everything like they were pouring beans.
Hu Yunji, the supervisory censor in charge of the interrogation, said,
"Master Li, Wu Ankang has colluded with the Money Gang. Wu Ankang got the news from somewhere before, packed up his belongings and ran away. When we came, the four gates had been sealed. Wu Ankang could not leave the city. According to the housekeeper's instructions, According to the theory, Wu Ankang and his family are probably hiding in the money gang!"
Li Xunhuan closed the folding fan in his hand.
"Money Gang?!"
Sure enough, after leaving Gyeonggi Province, the power of gangs still has a huge influence on the local area.
A Jianghu gang dared to take in a criminal official of the imperial court. This was a bit too courageous!
"Let's go! Follow me to get someone!"
They can eliminate evil in the capital, and naturally they can also eradicate these illegal and criminal gangs in Yuezhou.
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Money helps.
Wu Ankang was having dinner with Shangguan Jinhong, but he always seemed distracted at the dinner table.
Shangguan Jinhong could tell at a glance that Wu Ankang was absent-minded and said, "Brother Wu, rest assured for now! I am absolutely safe here! Even if Yang Qingyuan comes in person, I can keep you safe."
After Wu Ankang received the news from Shanyin Mansion, he immediately packed up the gold and silver and left through the secret passage with his wife and children.
Although he was a corrupt official, he was loyal to his wife and loving to his children, and could not bear to leave them behind even if he ran away.
Looking at his wife and children who were eating, Wu Ankang sighed.
His nervousness at the moment did not only come from the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but also from Shangguan Jinhong.
Now he is no longer a long history under one person in Qiantang County. He is just a bereaved dog and has no great value to Shangguan Jinhong.
If Shangguan Jinhong had evil intentions, the power of the Money Gang could make him die without anyone noticing.
But now Wu Ankang has no other choice. If he falls into the hands of Li Xunhuan, he will not be able to escape the word "death" for the crime he committed.
Extending your head is a sword, and shrinking your head is also a sword. It's better to take a gamble and overwhelm Shangguan Jinhong. He is a man of his word!
"Brother Shangguan, please save me for the sake of the past!"
With a smile on his face, Shangguan Jinhong said, "Brother Wu, don't worry! I, Shangguan Jinhong, am not the kind of villain who follows red-topped whites and follows people's influence. There is no need to say much about our friendship. Today you were framed by a traitor and you were in misfortune. How could I just sit back and watch?" ignore?!"
After drinking the wine in the cup, Shangguan Jinhong said, "The person who is dealing with you is Li Xunhuan, the imperial censor of the Zuoqian capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This man is deeply trusted by the emperor and is Yang Qingyuan's best friend. You can't stay in Yuezhou any longer." Okay, Brother Wu, please feel free to stay here with me for a few days. I have already ordered people to arrange ships to go out to sea. When the storm has passed, I will send people to take you to the sea. You can get on the sea ship and go to Japan. Island, when the sky is high and the emperor is far away, what can Yang Qingyuan and the others do to you?"
A route for corrupt officials to flee the country has been planned and arranged by Shangguan Jinhong.
Wu Ankang also knew that he could no longer stay in China. The Sixth Department of Darkness had intelligence networks all over the world. Even if he stayed in China, his family could only live a life of disguise and survival. It would be better to go east to Japan like Shangguan Jinhong arranged.
With his talents and abilities, he might be able to show off his talents in Japan.
Thinking of this, Wu Ankang felt a little better. He raised the wine glass in his hand and said to Shangguan Jinhong, "I would like to propose a toast to you, Brother Guan. Thank you Shangguan for saving me when I was in trouble!"
"Brother Wu, you're welcome. Come, let's drink this cup together!"
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After drinking for three rounds, Shangguan Jinhong stood up and said, "Brother Wu, you and your wife, as well as Master Ling, please be patient. I still have some secular matters to deal with. Let's go ahead and talk to Brother Wu after the matters are dealt with." Come and have a drink and talk."
Wu Ankang was slightly uneasy, but he couldn't say anything, "Brother Shangguan, please!"
Shangguan Jinhong drank a full glass of wine, then stood up and left the room.
"Gang leader, Wu Ankang has no value to us now. Why not just get rid of him? We can also save a lot of trouble. Now we have to arrange merchant ships to send his family out of the country, which is unavoidable..."
The speaker was one of Shangguan Jinhong's confidants, Zhuge Gang, the "Vajra Iron Crutch".
Shangguan Jinhong smiled and said, "It's not easy to kill Wu Ankang. Even if I don't do it myself, I can still hand him over to the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and earn a favor."
Shangguan Jinhong's words at this moment are exactly what Zhuge Gang was thinking. It's not worth going against the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a criminal official!
It's not that he is afraid of going against the imperial court. How many of the money gang's actions are not against the imperial court? !
It's just that Zhuge Gang felt that it was totally unworthy to turn against the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a criminal official.
Immediately, Shangguan Jinhong gave an explanation, "The reason why I want to save Wu Ankang is because I want to use Wu Ankang as a golden sign. I tell those who cooperate with me that as long as you help me with money, I will help you with Shangguan With Jin Hong's cooperation, you will get more than just gold and silver beauties. Even if you are in trouble one day, I, Shangguan Jin Hong, will still protect you!"
Shangguan Jinhong has a grand plan. If this happens, the officials in Yuezhou will be even more seriously infiltrated by the money gang.
Because they saw the path to corruption and collusion, even if they were traced afterwards, the Money Gang could send them out of the Great Zhou Kingdom. In this way, these officials who were infiltrated by the Money Gang no longer had any scruples and could do whatever they wanted.
Zhuge has just been brought into this situation. If he were an official mediated by the money gang, his courage would inevitably become greater.
At this time, the Money Gang can completely infiltrate the entire Yuezhou, and even oust the Yuezhou governor and become the real controller of Yuezhou! As expected of a gang leader, his wisdom is truly incomparable!
Shangguan Jinhong dealt with chores in the study for half an hour. He estimated that Wu Ankang should have felt at ease now, so he came to the courtyard where Wu Ankang's family was housed again.
"Brother Wu, the hospitality was not good, the hospitality was not good! But this is an extraordinary time, I hope Brother Wu can forgive me!"
After finishing the meal, Wu Ankang became less defensive about Shangguan Jinhong. If Shangguan Jinhong really wanted to attack him, he could have done it just now, so why bother with so much trouble?
"Brother Shangguan, what are you talking about? Your ability to take in my little brother has already made our whole family very grateful!"
"Brother Wu, you're welcome!"
"I wonder...when will the merchant ships going out to sea be ready?!" Wu Ankang was still a little anxious. Although the Money Gang was famous in Jiangnan, it was still unknown whether it could fight against the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he still left. China is the safest.
"Brother Wu, don't be anxious. Now is the time when the limelight is at its peak. If Li Xunhuan doesn't catch you in your mansion, he will definitely be searching for you all over the city. At this time, the security is extremely tight and it will be difficult to get out of the city. Although my money gang has some people in Jiangnan Even though he has a great reputation, he doesn’t dare to confront the imperial court head-on.”
Wu Ankang repeatedly expressed his understanding, and he did not expect Shangguan Jinhong to fight against the court for him.
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