The lotus flowers on the pond have stopped blooming, and the withered yellow lotus leaves are swaying in the night wind. A long fence of white stones surrounds the edge of the pond. As Rong Tong walks with a lantern, he can't help but hesitate in his heart. This does not seem to be the way to the political hall.
The waiter who led the way took her onto the stone bridge between the ponds. There was a small pavilion on the bridge. Two puppet attendants opened the curtain and allowed her to enter with a low body. When she raised her head, she saw Yunhua Yuanjun leaning on the opposite side. A beautiful woman slumped down, and the emerald jade steps on her temples swayed like blue waves. It was a cool late autumn night. She only wore a thin shirt and skirt with beaded beads on her chest, and no other accessories. The hem of the skirt is so huge that it flows straight down, almost dripping on the terrazzo tiles on the ground. At first glance, it looks like a white jade-like beauty rising from a stream of water.
There were two people kneeling down, and she listened to their arguments. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be closed, and her whole body seemed to be lazy. She didn't open her eyes when Rong Tong came in, and she was completely different from the red lips he used to treat her. The dexterity of smelling before laughing.
Rong Tong's heart skipped a beat, but he still behaved himself.
"Junior has met Yunhua Yuanjun."
"You're here just in time, take a seat." Yunhua Yuanjun pointed to a position next to the pavilion, leaning on the railing.
She could only adjust her skirt and sit down first. This pavilion is too small. On weekdays, it can only accommodate three or two people enjoying the lotus and making tea. Now that Yunhua Yuanjun is in a state of collapse, and there are two attendants waiting around him, the person kneeling on the ground is almost like leaning against him. At Rong Tong's feet.
The man wearing a moon-white Taoist robe knelt straight and looked up at her with cold eyebrows. His face was actually quite masculine and handsome. His wide sleeves were also embroidered with clouds, rain, dragons, cranes and flying phoenixes, but There is one more silver cloud shoulder than Yunhua Yuanjun's disciple, and it is probably the chief minister who has been patrolling outside since she took office - Yuhua Zhenren.
Because of this tight distance, Rong Tong felt slightly embarrassed by him. The person kneeling next to him was Zhang Jiucheng. At this time, he hesitated as if he was about to blurt out the word "Sir", but was stopped by Master Yuhua who raised his hand. .
"It turns out that this is the leader of my Kunlun disciples. I have been busy with official duties and have never had the chance to meet you. I never thought that we would meet each other, but you gave me such a big gift first." Even if he knelt down and looked up, his eyes There was still only disdain and annoyance, the kind of annoyance caused by accidentally being bitten by a snake or scorpion in the grass.
Rong Tong looked with his eyes, his nose and his heart, practicing the method of silence.
"That's enough! It's your turn to train people under my command." Yunhua Yuanjun was displeased.
"Please give me a clear warning from Mr. Yuan!" Master Yuhua suddenly turned around, cupped his hands and bowed. Zhang Jiucheng was stunned and quickly bowed his head.
"Why are you so anxious? Aren't I giving you a chance to explain?" Yunhua Yuanjun frowned, and immediately an attendant leaned over to rub her forehead, "No, I've summoned everyone for you, you guys go first Let’s face it, I’m listening.”
Rong Tong: "??"
Don't you understand what I mean? I have already said that I have only discovered that there is a problem with Kunlun's spiritual veins. As for who the culprit is, I am just guessing, and the evidence chain is not sufficient. It's just something unexpected happened, so I have to let you know everything first. It's up to you whether to continue the investigation or not. It doesn’t mean that the case has progressed to the interrogation stage of the suspect! Do you know how to alert the enemy?
Also, I told you that I gave up on this case. Once I found out that my immediate superior had too little authority to control me, I handed over everything I know to you. Why do you want me to get involved? ah?
Confrontation? Sorry, I don’t have enough evidence to back it up, I’m scared——
"Zi Guang, the real person has read the jade slips you handed over. I have to say that you can see the clues from the prices. You are indeed very smart and quite pragmatic, but..." The real person Yuhua's face was filled with emotion. Arrogant, the sarcasm in the "praise" almost overflowed, "I would like to ask you to use your smart mind to think about it more pragmatically. After all, you have been in charge of Tusi for several months. , since you pay attention to even the smallest details such as price changes, then you wouldn’t have noticed anything wrong with Kunlun’s income and expenditure accounts, right?”
"Kunlun's income and expenditure accounts will naturally be summarized and submitted to Yuanjun in detail by the end of the year. As for how this is related to the spiritual lineage issue, I would like to ask the real person to make it clear." Rong Tong felt that something was wrong with the development of the matter, and there was something wrong with the accounts. Of course she knew the problem, but if he insisted on linking the two, he was thinking... No, wouldn't that be...
As if confirming Rong Tong's guess, Yuhua sneered, "Over the past few hundred years, it has become a common practice for major sects to hide land and mineral resources under their registered residences. The scattered monk organizations pass by like locusts passing through, leaving no trace of human habitation for thousands of miles. Every year The tributes that can be collected are getting less and less, but the number of Kunlun disciples is only increasing. The expenditures of the major peaks, the military expenditures to suppress the rebellion, and the selection of Kunlun disciples every ten years, have you ever deducted it? Do you think it’s possible to do it with just that little tribute?”
He excitedly punched the ground, "It can't be done! Do you know that it's impossible! This year, the Sixteen Kingdoms of Haixi will be lost, and the tribute will be reduced by 30%. If I don't move my spiritual veins, Kunlun will already be unable to make ends meet. Oh! Do you think I am just trying to enrich myself? What a joke! I have been my disciple since the founding of Kunlun, and it has been nearly a thousand years! Will I betray the sect because of those spiritual stones?!"
Rong Tong took a deep breath in her heart. She began to think that what Yuhua was arguing with her was whether he had committed corruption. What she suffered from was the lack of evidence. In the end, he actually admitted in disguise that he had indeed embezzled spiritual veins, but now he The debate with her was whether he should be corrupt.
Question: A corrupt official embezzled a huge amount of state-owned property, but he said that all the money he embezzled went to the state treasury, which has a fiscal deficit. Is he guilty?
Nonsense, of course! It is a state-owned and national law. If you are greedy, you are greedy. As long as you can't find any legal provisions that can explain the rationality of your behavior, then you are breaking the law!
But... is Kunlun now... considered a legal government?
……no
If so, she would have packed up her baggage and run away by now; if so, what awaits Yuhua Zhenren should be a trial attended by the seven elders. In the political hall, they will be questioned according to a process as strict as asking the heart barrier. Inquire, defend, present evidence, and pronounce judgment.
But there is only Yunhua Yuanjun here. Rong Tong didn't know how she suppressed the news from the Presbyterian Council, but looking at this posture, she wanted to solve this trouble in advance... She should have expected this situation. The Kunlun Guards are Kunlun's army. But now most of the military power in Kunlun is in the hands of Taizhen Yuanjun. They are in the same group. It is not the Presbyterian Council who wants to suppress the news, but Jinmu Yuanjun's party who wants to suppress the news to avoid being exposed in the party dispute.
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"...Although I have spiritual connections in Kunlun, Emperor Xuan's laws cannot be violated. Since mining cannot be done, I have no choice but to make this decision. I am very worried and don't know how to tell you. I have concealed my crime. Accept the punishment." Master Yuhua turned around and bowed his head sadly to Yunhua Yuanjun, "However, I have the same heart for Kunlun and the emperor, and I am brave and courageous. The emperor, the emperor, and the empress have learned this from each other!"
Yunhua Yuanjun slowly opened his eyes, "Really? It sounds like you have worked hard."
Her voice didn't distinguish between joy and anger, but Rong Tong's heart kept sinking——
The decision-making power now rests entirely in Yunhua Yuanjun's personal hands, and Si Ji Tang is her sphere of influence, which means that Kunlun's financial power is in her hands. Insufficient financial means is obviously a major personal concern for her. At this time There is a clever subordinate who solves the problem without saying a word. Even if there is a suspicion of killing first and reporting later, will she really reveal the whole story and "enforce the law impartially"?
If nothing goes on like this, since the Wenxin Formation has notified the entire Presbyterian Council, Master Yunhua will definitely give an explanation to the Presbyterian Council. Will she put all the blame on herself, and Ziguang's family background? , can you still protect her?
"Miss, there's something new——" Baoqin's voice suddenly broke into her mind.
