Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Sweat dripped down Liu Hongjiang's face, but he couldn't say a word because the truth could not be told.

The court stipulated that there should be one inn every 50 miles, but these local officials often secretly reduced some of these inns in order to reduce expenses and did not have this part of money.

Telling the truth would be a death penalty, so Liu Hongjiang was hesitant at this time, unable to say a word, just kneeling there and trembling.

"I'm giving you a chance to explain the situation clearly. If you don't, I will immediately order someone to kill you."

Ning Fan's eyes already showed murderous intent.

The leaves turn yellow, which means winter is coming.

The disappearance of a post station shows that the roots of these officials are completely rotten.

This is not just a problem of one inn, every aspect is likely to be broken, and the entire Pingzhou has become a den of corruption.

"Your Majesty, I realize that I was wrong. I will immediately ask someone to repair the inn. Please give me another chance."

Liu Hongjiang knew that telling the truth at this time would mean death, so he simply admitted his mistake. He did not admit that he had been greedy for the money, but said that he would correct his mistake when he knew it. This was a very smart approach.

Ning Fan's eyes stared coldly at Liu Hongjiang, especially looking back and forth at Liu Hongjiang's pig-head-like neck.

In the end, he sighed towards Liu Hongjiang and said: "Then let me give you a chance. I will give you two days. All the stations in Pingzhou must be restored in accordance with the imperial system. If I find anything missing, Yes, then just wait for your head to move."

"In addition, I will leave some manpower to check the accounts in Pingzhou. If any evidence of corruption is found, then you know the consequences."

When he heard Ning Fan's first words, Liu Hongjiang breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that he had landed smoothly, but Ning Fan's second words scared Liu Hongjiang half to death.

There are many things that cannot withstand investigation, especially the fact that he has been acting recklessly over the years and plundering people's wealth and wealth. Whenever the imperial envoy is sent by the imperial court, he can kill Liu Hongjiang a hundred times just by asking him anywhere.

But now, if he directly admitted these mistakes to Ning Fan, he would definitely be dead, so Liu Hongjiang remained silent, but his heart was in a mess. With an uneasy mood, Liu Hongjiang left in a hurry with his men, and Ning Fan He looked at the direction Liu Hongjiang and others were leaving, with a gloomy look on his face.

"Your Majesty, why don't you just capture this person? This person controls all aspects of Pingjiang. If you let this person go back, the evidence will be destroyed and we won't be able to find it."

When Xiao Lingxi saw how Ning Fan dealt with such a corrupt official like Liu Hongjiang, she suddenly felt a little confused.

Ning Fan sighed, looked at the direction Liu Hongjiang left and shook his head: "Now is the time of war. Pingzhou borders Pingnan Pass, and the logistics materials of the seven adjacent Jiangnan provinces must be transited through Pingzhou.

If you kill this person at this time, it is no less than changing the commander on the battlefield, then the entire Pingzhou is likely to be directly paralyzed, which will affect the entire Pingnanguan war! "

It has to be said that after Ning Fan ascended the throne and became emperor, he often focused on the big picture and the overall situation when considering problems. His thinking mode was not comparable to that of ordinary people. After hearing Ning Fan's explanation, Xiao Lingxi also nodded to express her understanding.

Sometimes a corrupt official or a moth does not mean that the person is incompetent. On the contrary, it is precisely that many corrupt officials are particularly capable, while some honest officials are too noble and lack the ability.

Ning Fan let Liu Hongjiang go at this time because he wanted to shock him and make him restrain himself and concentrate on serving the court. When the war in the northwest was over, Xiao Lingxi believed that Ning Fan would definitely deal with this kind of person.

Killing or not killing is a different matter, but Liu Hongjiang, a corrupt official, will never be allowed to sit in the position of Pingzhou Prefect again.

"Sir, if we go back now, it will be no less than waiting to die. Why don't we just go out and join the northwest rebels? I heard that Emperor Dafeng is also in the northwest and will soon be proclaimed emperor. If we join forces at this time, we may still get rewards. "

On the galloping horse, a staff member said to Liu Hongjiang.

This staff member is a sensible person, until he was discovered by Ning Fan today. This kind of evidence will never be escaped in the future. It may be safe to go back now, but this matter will explode sooner or later.

As the prefect of Pingzhou, Liu Hongjiang was even more thoughtful. Although he looked short and fat, he looked simple and honest, but the city was extremely deep.

"What's the use of defecting to the past at this time? Since we want to defect to the northwest, let's be a big vote."

There was a cruel light in Liu Hongjiang's eyes, and even the staff beside him felt scared.

On the second day, a large group of people came to the inn, bringing a large number of horses. They quickly repaired the inn and started working in the inn.

Ning Fan and others changed their horses and got on the road again, continuing to drive in the direction of Pingnan.

However, because some time was wasted before, Ning Fan ordered the team to speed up and not waste time. He wanted to rush to level the difficulty as quickly as possible.

As the team was moving forward, suddenly a galloping horse quickly rushed into the advancing team and directly stopped the advancing team.

A scout rolled off his horse. He was out of breath and looked extremely panicked.

"Why are you panicking?"

Ning Fan's guard captain walked over and asked this man.

"Reporting to your lord, a large number of soldiers and horses appeared in front, setting up an ambush in the hidden place of the pass ahead, with the intention of treason."

The scout was out of breath, but what he said shocked everyone.

We haven't reached Pingnanguan here yet. Could it be that we have encountered rebels?

After hearing what the scout said, everyone immediately became nervous.

Even Ning Fan showed an expression of surprise. He didn't expect that the rebels in the northwest could overcome the difficulties and set up an ambush here. Could it be that the news that he was rushing to the northwest had been leaked, and this caused the enemy to ambush again?

"Have you seen clearly? Which part of the troops are they?

"

Ning Fan had some vague suspicion that this group of people was not the rebels from the northwest, but someone else, but he did not dare to confirm.

"These guys look a lot like local team coaches."

The scout caught Ning Fan's gaze and said directly.

Ning Fan finally confirmed his thoughts, and an angry look appeared on his face.

"I kindly spared this bitch's life, but I didn't expect that he didn't cherish it at all, and even wanted to set up an ambush."

Ning Fan immediately concluded that this ambush was not the rebels from the northwest, but the work of Liu Hongjiang of Pingzhou Prefecture.

Seeing that the matter was exposed, he would definitely have no good fruits in the future. Liu Hongjiang's heart must have wanted to make a big move, and then directly defect to the northwest rebels.