"I was ordered to open a position!"
After giving the order, the official lowered his hands and obeyed the order. He took out a large ring of big keys, checked them, and opened the big lock of the first warehouse.
As soon as the door opened, a smell unique to food came out.
There was no smell of old corruption in his imagination, it was very dry and clean. Zhang Dai's eyes flashed, but he didn't speak, and just stood at the door and watched.
I saw bags of grain piled neatly and orderly in this warehouse. It looked like a lot of them.
"You go!"
Zhang Dai glanced at the people beside him, and immediately several people came in, coming from different directions, inside and outside, and randomly opened a bag of grain to check.
It was originally a hot day, but now it was even more silent. People outside were holding their breaths and watching. They saw these people checking, roughly estimating the weight, and counting the quantities.
Although no one else has gone in, they can roughly tell from a rough count that the amount of grain in this warehouse is similar to the amount of grain that should be stored in this warehouse.
The person who checked it nodded to Zhang Dai at the door after a moment, meaning that there was no problem.
"Is it?"
When Zhang Dai saw it, his expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even make a sound. He stepped forward and looked at each bag. He couldn't make out his expression clearly while pacing.
Suddenly he stopped at any time and picked out a few bags: "Open!"
"Yes!" The person accompanying him immediately responded, took out a knife and cut it, and the white rice flowed out. Zhang Dai remained calm and put his hand in to stir it up. It was indeed genuine rice and there was no mixture in it. Other things - the bags are full of rice.
Zhang Dai took out a small handful, put it in his mouth and chewed it. It was still good food, not old grains, but new rice.
At this time, Zhang Dai looked up and saw Xu Zhiming serving him respectfully, with a trace of pride on his face, and the muscles on his cheeks couldn't help but twitch.
"Keep turning, keep checking!"
"yes!"
The fifty-eight warehouses were turned down one after another, which took a lot of time. As a result, there was no problem with the quantity and quality of the granaries.
Starting from the morning, everyone accompanied them, and they didn’t even have lunch. They completed all the fifty-eight warehouses and stayed connected for most of the day. When the last one was inspected, everyone was hungry. They looked up at the sky and found that it was already... In the afternoon, the sun began to set westward.
At that moment, the atmosphere became much more relaxed, and the officials all breathed a sigh of relief. Someone coughed, followed by coughs and discussions.
"Xu Cangshi, you really did a good job. There were no leaks and the rice was well kept. It seems that you really paid attention." The prefect Xu who was accompanying him remained silent until this moment. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xu Zhiming's eyes. Showing satisfaction, he opened his mouth to praise.
Hearing this, Xu Zhiming, who managed the granary, showed a proud and inexplicable look, but he immediately saluted in panic and said: "When a lower official receives a salary from the court, he naturally has to work hard. This is the official's duty. I dare not Praise, sir!"
"Master Zhang, look..." Magistrate Xu deliberately asked Zhang Dai, as you are the deputy imperial envoy, you naturally have the right to inspect the accounts and issue orders. But since you can't find out, you can't continue to show off your authority. It’s only from the fourth grade.
After hearing this, the officials also looked over, but Zhang Dai only glanced at Magistrate Xu, his eyes fell on Xu Zhiming, and asked: "Have you finished your declaration?"
"I have finished speaking to you, sir." Xu Zhiming was a little nervous at the look, but he still answered bravely.
"Very good, come here, take off Xu Zhiming's gauze and official uniform immediately!" No one expected that Zhang Dai suddenly became angry and shouted harshly.
The crowd of people opened their mouths in shock, looking like a monster.
"Huh, I am an imperial envoy who has been ordered to investigate. I am a stranger to him. If I have done anything wrong, if I confess my guilt, I will lose my official integrity, but I will not lose my integrity as a monarch or minister."
Zhang Dai had a sinister smile on his face and said in the silence: "But wait, you dare to falsify when you are ordered to inspect the warehouse. This is not to despise me, but to bully the emperor - this is so heartbreaking!"
"Come here, take off his official robe, ask the king to order a flag, and behead him immediately."
After saying that, Zhang Dai turned to stare at a hundred households and shouted: "Ah, you still won't execute it?"
"Ah-yes!"
Baihu understood clearly. This was a very serious label, as it was directly bullying the emperor. If he hesitated again, he would be equally guilty. He immediately waved his hand without hesitation.
The armored soldier responded loudly, and immediately rushed forward, knocking off Xu Zhiming's black gauze hat with a wave of his hand, and then tore it open. In this case, there is no need to peel it off completely. If there is a tear, it will be peeled off. Then the two of them Just press it and drag it away.
Xu Zhiming was shocked, and when he realized what he was doing, he immediately shouted: "It's unfair! It's unfair! My lord, it's unfair!"
Magistrate Xu's expression changed when Zhang Dai came, while fellow magistrate Sun Dewen, who had been silent, blushed even more, feeling shocked and angry.
Is this Dai too arrogant? If something was wrong, it would be normal for Xu Zhiming to be dismissed immediately, but in full view of the public, the petty official responsible for the management of the granary was not wrong!
Even if there is a mistake, there must be evidence. How can one kill someone casually?
No matter how low-grade an official is, he is still an official of the imperial court!
"Master Zhang, why is this? Xu Zhiming is also an eighth-grade official after all, and is the official of the imperial court..." Fellow advisor Sun Dewen immediately stood up: "How can you kill just as you say?"
"Yes, Master Zhang, please give me a reason. Otherwise, I will impeach you immediately!" Magistrate Xu also looked downcast. He said with a livid face that he had not called himself brother or virtuous brother for years.
Zhang Dai immediately looked coldly at his fellow prefects.
The three of them were facing each other, and it was obvious that they were in a confrontation.
Two foxes were lying not far away, following them all the way. When they saw this scene, they were frightened and hid behind a pillar, not daring to move at all.
The two foxes looked at each other and saw panic in their eyes.
Human officials are truly terrifying, ruthless and will kill people whenever they are told.
The two foxes lay there honestly, just watching, not knowing what was going to happen next.
Zhang Dai glanced with disdain and snorted coldly: "I am an imperial envoy, carrying an imperial edict to investigate, and he dares to deceive the emperor. This is deceiving the emperor. I, the imperial envoy, have the right to rectify the law on the spot!"
"If it is to deceive the emperor, maybe it is possible, but where is the evidence?" Sun Dewen, a fellow acquaintance, was furious, his face flushed as red as blood: "The warehouse is full of food, not a single stone is missing. Although your sword is sharp, how can you kill the imperial official for nothing?"
"If I don't say you killed me, even if you didn't kill me, I will still take part in your investigation." Sun Dewen was obviously very angry and broke his face.
"I'll wait for my second opinion."
"The lower officials and others agree, I wonder what the crime of Mr. Zhang's killing was?"
After waking up from the shock, the county officials couldn't help but change their expressions and asked questions one after another. Some stepped forward and even blushed.
It was obvious that Zhang Dai had angered the crowd.
