Lin Youfu is greedy for life and afraid of death. It is reasonable for a person like him to choose to cooperate with Liu Changqing when he knows that no one will save him and he will be killed and silenced.
On this day, he talked a lot in the hall.
Although it did not involve a very high level, the more Liu Changqing listened, the bigger his eyes became.
Because these words involved the transfer of interests of Liangzhou officials and their corrupt methods.
Qi Ying was standing next to Liu Changqing. After listening to what Lin Youfu said, his eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face.
Liu Changqing couldn't help but stood up: "You... you are so brave! Do you still have the king's law in your eyes?"
Lin Youfu couldn't help but swallowed, lowered his head and said: "I know what I know, and what needs to be said has been said. You must keep your word..."
Liu Changqing took a deep breath and said sternly: "What you told me about the major corruption case is indeed meritorious. I will report the truth to the king. At that time, it will be up to the king to deal with it. However, I promised you that I will do it for you." Begging for mercy.”
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" Lin Youfu was overjoyed. You must know that Liu Changqing, the inspector of Liangzhou, would definitely be able to save his life if he interceded. After being overjoyed, he hurriedly said: "As for the personal safety of this subordinate..."
"Don't worry, no one can assassinate you here." Liu Changqing interrupted him.
After many days of hard work, the case finally made great progress.
At this time, Liu Changqing was also ready to close the net.
After asking Lin Youfu to be taken down, he immediately said to Qi Ying:
"Based on the information we currently have, we can comprehensively arrest a group of corrupt officials."
"Jinling County Magistrate."
"Officials under Jinling Mansion."
"The Lord of Liangzhou is Bo."
"Liangzhou Water Transport Envoy."
"Liangzhou officials."
"The leader of Liangzhou."
"Liangzhou Millet Control Envoy."
"Liangzhou warehouse official."
"Chief of Fu'an County."
"Kangyang County Magistrate."
"Songcheng County Magistrate..."
He named many officials in one breath.
"All the above-mentioned officials will be arrested."
"What!? Sir... Sir..." Qi Ying was shocked.
Liu Changqing glanced at him and said, "Go and prepare first. I will give you the list later."
As he spoke, he added: "At the same time, use Wang Jian to mobilize the army to fully recover the stolen official rations and arrest those who colluded with officials and businessmen."
After hearing what he said, Qi Ying swallowed: "But, sir, if this happens, the entire Liangdi will be in chaos. Not only the official system, I am afraid that it will cause countless businessmen to flee."
"Just go ahead and do it! Now, it's time to catch them all! No matter how big the matter is, corrupt officials cannot be spared! I will bear all the consequences alone!" Liu Changqing said righteously.
"Yes, yes! Let's do the humble job right now." Qi Ying couldn't resist him and had to accept the order.
Liu Changqing is a person who does things regardless of the consequences. In his position, he will only think about investigating and punishing corrupt officials without considering other factors.
His uprightness is rare, but at the same time, it will also cause a lot of trouble, including for Xiao Yuan.
And as this order was issued, first of all, large numbers of officials were broken into the mansion by soldiers and taken away by force, regardless of their official position.
Because at this time, Liu Changqing already had sufficient evidence in his hands.
Then, the army took to the streets and began to seal stores and recover official rations.
In this major corruption case, there was an unknown amount of collusion between government and businessmen before, but now that the big tree has fallen, it is conceivable how many businessmen will suffer the same consequences.
Many merchants were afraid that they would be implicated, so they packed up their bags and tried to escape from Liangzhou. However, Liu Changqing had already ordered the army to seal the city, and what they were dealing with was the issue of official rations.
For a moment, the entire Liangzhou seemed to be shaking.
This involved too many officials and wealthy businessmen, and the consequences are needless to say.
On this day, Li Yong, the magistrate of Liangzhou, finally couldn't help but come to the door.
Li Yong's official position was not low. He was one of the earliest confidant civil servants under Xiao Yuan. After Liang was destroyed, he was immediately transferred here and served as the magistrate of Liangzhou to assist in Liangzhou affairs.
To put it simply, if Liu Changqing did not have the status of inspector, then Li Yong would be considered the biggest here.
Li Yong should have been in the Jialing area before, handling other affairs, which had nothing to do with the official grain case.
Upon learning of his arrival, Liu Changqing naturally went out to greet him personally.
When the two parties met, Liu Changqing took the lead and said, "The last time we said goodbye, we were still in Qinzhou. Mr. Li, you are well."
"You're welcome, Mr. Liu." Li Yong returned the gesture with his hand, but anyone could hear the unkindness in his tone.
Liu Changqing squeezed a smile, extended his hand slightly and said, "Please, Mr. Li."
The two sat down in the living room, and someone brought tea. However, before Liu Changqing could speak, Li Yong got straight to the point: "Master Liu, you have been ordered by the king to investigate the case of official rations. How to investigate and what to do?" Officials have no right to intervene, but now, you have made the matter so big, and the whole Liangzhou people are panicking, is it over?"
"People are worried?" Liu Changqing said without even serving tea: "Who are people worried about? It's those corrupt officials! It's those profiteers who collude with corrupt officials! What has they got to do with the people?"
"In any case, Lord Liu, have you ever thought about how much the consequences of this matter will affect Liangzhou! As the order of Liangzhou, I have to remind Lord Liu that sometimes things don't work that way." Li Yong said calmly.
He was a real high-ranking official. Liu Changqing had to think about his words, but after thinking about it, he still said: "What do you think of Mr. Li? Let these corrupt officials go? Let these people who steal official food go?" A profiteer? No more official food checks?"
"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Li Yongdun showed his displeasure: "I want to tell Mr. Liu that things should be prioritized and that corrupt officials should be investigated and punished in a very strict manner. Such behavior is similar to Hu Lai's. What a difference!"
Liu Changqing said calmly: "If you look forward and backward and consider the intricate relationships, don't even think about investigating corrupt officials. I might as well eat and drink here and go back to resume my duties."
"You!" Li Yong was so angry that he couldn't help but stand up: "You really don't mean a word!"
"Master Liu insists on this! You should think about how to end it! I am not afraid that you will know about it. I will report the Liangzhou incident to your Majesty immediately and ask for your participation!"
Hearing this, Liu Changqing felt a little flustered, but still said: "Then let's take ginseng, Mr. Li."
"Huh!" Li Yong snorted coldly and walked away.
It is said that he is not in his position and does not seek political affairs. He is the magistrate of Liangzhou. This matter has a huge political and economic impact on Liangdi. Therefore, it is not surprising to come to Liu Changqing.
