"Mr. Yi, do you have anything to add to this counterfeit money case? Do you want to defend yourself?"
Yi Qianzhang thought for a while and shook his head towards A Piao who asked the question.
"There is nothing to add, and there is nothing to defend." He raised his head and looked at a few people, "Back then, I didn't feel that I was being plotted. For such a big case, the entire treasury was involved. It may be fake silver, or even the inner treasury of the former king may have been replaced, so it is natural for him to be involved. He is in the household department, the center of the whirlpool. It is absolutely impossible to be alone. Even if it is not complete If His Highness Yan Qingmu follows the trend, he will be pulled in sooner or later. Regarding this..." He shook his head gently, "I don't bear any grudge against His Highness Wanyan Qingmu, and I am even very grateful to him."
"Thank you?" Ah Piao raised an eyebrow, "Did all your colleagues around you accept interrogation at that time? Is the Ministry of Accounts always a source of panic every day?"
"Yes, no one is interested in working. There is a little movement outside, just like a frightened bird. Either they are afraid that they will be taken away, or they are afraid that the people around them will be taken away. Looking back on those days seriously, In fact, he is the most secure in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment."
"You don't have to worry about whether you will be stripped of your official uniform and tied up in the next moment, right?"
"Yes." Yi Qianzhang sighed, adjusted his sitting posture, raised his head and looked at the sky, recalling the time when he first became an official many, many years ago, "To say something embarrassing, During the time when the case occurred, almost everyone lost weight quickly and visibly to the naked eye, but when we went to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, the flesh that had fallen off outside slowly grew back. My direct superior, Even a little plumper than before.”
“When your heart is completely at ease, you will sleep well and fully.”
"Your Majesty, you are right. Although the food in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment is indeed not that good, the advantage is that you are down to earth and don't have to worry about it all day long. When you are outside, you are in panic all day long, not knowing when it will be your turn. .”
"A frightened bird."
"That's true." Yi Qianzhang thought for a while and recalled it again, "Actually, that case didn't cause a particularly big stir at the beginning, and no one paid much attention to it." He took a look. Ziyi, the latter nodded silently, and he continued, "Because Prince Wanyan is responsible for managing the household department, he is very strict... No, it can be said to be very strict. No matter what the matter is, no matter how big or small it is, You have to do it yourself. All the documents in the yamen need to be handled and reviewed by the prince, not to mention the most important items such as treasury silver, which the prince has to personally look at and handle."
"Your Majesty is indeed famous throughout Yiqing Prefecture for his diligent work." Hei Lu'er nodded, "So, we are also very surprised that something like this happened to the Ministry of Revenue. However, since there is no problem with Treasury Bank , then if it was checked clearly from the beginning, wouldn’t it be solved? How could the trouble become so big later? This shouldn’t be the case!”
"Sir, I really don't know how things got to that point, but it is certain that Ku Yin has a problem." Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Yi Qianzhang shook his head, "Yes. In this way, the first time the petty official reported to his superior, the yamen, under the leadership of the prince, inspected the bank and found no problems. "
"Has every box of treasury silver been inspected?"
"I'm not sure whether every box has been checked, but the prince is a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he checks it in person, it means there must be no problem."
"Then why did there be problems again?" Ah Piao frowned slightly, "This... this doesn't make sense at all!"
"No problem was found during the first inspection, so the prince punished the clerk and his superior officer severely. These two people..." Yi Qianzhang thought for a moment, "After being punished, you can do whatever you have to do." Well gone. However, the relationship between these two people is becoming more and more incompatible."
"Fire and water are incompatible? What's wrong? Also, do you recognize these two people? Have you ever seen them?"
"Of course I have seen each other. We are both officials in the same yamen. We are under the same roof every day, and we see each other without looking up. Since the first inspection, these two people have been quarreling every day, and they have been so quarrelsome. of."
"What are they arguing about?"
"Everything can cause a quarrel, even a trivial matter like sesame seeds and mung beans can cause a huge quarrel."
I don’t know why, but that little official is so courageous. Half a month after the first inspection, the counterfeit banknote case suddenly broke out without any warning. The late king directly sent soldiers from the imperial army and patrol battalions to besiege the entire household department, not just the household department, but also the residences of all the officials working in the household department. This sudden change was something no one expected, and everyone was panicked at the time. That's why I had those feelings of panic later on. What caused this incident was that the clerk once again reported that Ku Yin was fraudulent. We don't know what method he used this time or where he went to report it. We still don’t know how it happened suddenly, but the result was like this, everyone was put under guard. As for Kuyin, it was also discovered that there was indeed fake silver mixed in it. "
"But it turns out that the fake silver was secretly put in by a junior official who bribed the guards of the bank in order to frame his superior." A Piao sighed softly, "I didn't expect that such a big case would reveal the truth. It’s actually like this.”
"Yes, so, as I just said, even without the help of His Highness Wanyan Qingmu, I am destined to be arrested. None of my colleagues in the Ministry of Accounts have escaped this disaster. At this point, To put it bluntly, I don't hate His Highness Wanyan Qingmu. It's just..." Yi Qianzhang looked at Ziyi, "I have already left Yiqing Mansion, why hasn't he let me go yet?"
