I am fish

Hong Ai, the governor of Suichuan, managed to prepare a total of 60 carts of grain from the central government and all parties. When he was about to distribute it, he heard that Li Yanyi had already placed a circle of grain in Suichuan.Hong Ai was so busy that he had only raised half of the 100 million carts of food that he wanted to raise. Seeing that there was no way to collect more, it would be better to release this batch first. How many people could be saved? Unexpectedly, Li Yanyi was ahead of him. This was done before.

He already knew about this on one side, and only then did he receive a letter from Runing on the other side, which reminded him of Li Yanyi's matter.

This letter had been circulated for at least a month, Hong Ai didn't have time to investigate who was behind it and delayed the information, so he quickly sent a letter to his uncle Feng Kun to inform Suichuan of his love.He knew that it would be too late to wait for Feng Kun's reply, and he had to make up his own mind immediately.

This food still has to be released, and it must be released in the name of the emperor.Hong Ai immediately opened the granary to release the grain, emphasizing in every possible way that this was a gift from the emperor, and those victims who came to get the grain were still grateful to His Royal Highness the Chang Princess.

"It's food from the emperor! These foods are given to you by the emperor!"

No matter how loudly Hong Ai spoke, it was impossible to reach everyone's ears.Seeing that the food was released in vain but helped Li Yanyi win the hearts of the people, Hong Ai asked soldiers to stop the victims who were collecting food, and told them to say "Thank you for the grace of the Son of Heaven" before they could collect food.In this way, the people who took the food more or less knew who was giving them the food.However, Li Yanyi was ahead of him, and what he did now would only make people feel like a mere imitation, and the effect was not as good as preemptive strikes.

Hong Ai was busy for several days, but he did not finish distributing all the food in Qu County.Just as he was about to set off for the next county to continue stocking grain, a group of soldiers suddenly broke into his yard, surrounded all his subordinates and guards as soon as they came in, and faced each other coldly.

Hong Ai's first reaction was to say "bold", but the black helmets of this group were very familiar. Men are sharp.

"You are Hong Ai?" The man put his hands behind his back, looked at Hong Ai leisurely, and asked in a tone.

"Exactly." Hong Ai already sensed that something was wrong, so he bowed his hands to the other party, "Why did Ting Wei Shi come to find the next official?"

"Since you know me, you know you can't escape today. Come on, tie me up."

The people from the Ting Wei Department quickly tied Hong Ai's hands behind his back, and Hong Ai shouted: "Wait a minute! Can Ting Wei Shi tell the lower official, which law should the lower official violate? The prison must at least convince the lower officials! The lower officials came to Suichuan to provide disaster relief under the order of the emperor! How can you say that you can just take people!"

Ting Weishi smiled and said: "Okay, since you said that, I will let you understand. Where are your grain trucks?"

"Grain carts?" Hong Ai didn't expect him to ask such a question, "They're all in the backyard."

"Search!" Ting Weishi gave an order, and all the soldiers rushed to the backyard, opened all the grain barrels on all the carriages, and searched barrel by barrel.

Hong Ai didn't understand: "What does Tingwei Shi mean? Do you suspect that there is something wrong with my food?"

Ting Weishi folded his hands in front of him and didn't speak, and didn't even look at Hong Ai more.After searching the kung fu of two sticks of incense, the problem was quickly discovered.

"My lord! There is a layer in this barrel of grain!"

"My lord! There are also in this bucket!"

"Mezzanine?" Hong Ai was puzzled and looked at his subordinates. All the subordinates who were detained also had blank faces and didn't know what the so-called mezzanine meant.

Tingwei overturned the grain barrel before, the barrel hit the ground and split into two pieces, and two wooden boards fell out from the inside, and the wooden boards were full of mud and rocks.This is the case for more than a dozen barrels in a row.

"There are not a few grains of rice in the bucket that can hold a person, it's all mud and rocks. Governor Hong, are you using these things for disaster relief?"

Facing Ting Weishi's questioning, Hong Ai couldn't answer a word.How could he get mixed into the interlayer in the disaster relief food!

"You embezzled the disaster relief money and used it as a waste, and corrupting the law is a death penalty! Hong Ai! What else do you have to say! Come on! Throw it into the prison car! Take it back to the imperial prison!"

"Here!"

Hong Ai's hands and legs were locked together by iron chains, and she stood up in the air. Hong Ai yelled:

"Wait a minute! I was framed! I remembered, it was a female Hu merchant! All these barrels of grain were sold to me by a female Hu merchant!"

"Female businessman? You still want to deny it now. Food is rare and expensive now, so much food is collected without checking? If you say you don't know there is a mezzanine inside, who would believe it? It's ridiculous to lie and not draft!"

"I..." Hong Ai recalled that the female Hu merchant's bid was much higher than the market price, and she was also a barbarian. There are many Hu merchants taking advantage of the fire, all of them are in this way, so Hong Ai didn't become suspicious.Except for the 30 grains allocated by the imperial court, most of the others were bought from Hu merchants. How could he have time to check all these grains?

"If you have anything else to say, you can talk to my iron hook in the prison."

During the process of being thrown into the prison van, Hong Ai's legs didn't touch the ground at all, and she was directly lifted up and fell into it.The pain in the twisted limbs made him angry, and he yelled and called out his innocence.Ting Weishi's ears were itchy from the noise, he drew his knife and hurried towards Hong Ai.Hong Ai's face changed drastically, when Ting Weishi raised the knife, he yelled, but his head didn't fall to the ground, but was hit by the handle of the knife and passed out.

"A big man, shouting like killing a pig. Let's go!" Ting Weishi patted the prison cart, and the two black horses immediately strode forward.

The Ting Wei Department took Hong Ai and others away like a storm, the small courtyard door was hanging crookedly, and the broken bowls all over the floor were left unattended, leaving only a coolness.

……

"Hong Ai was arrested by the Ting Wei Department? When did it happen? Why was he arrested? Where is he now?" Feng Kun had already taken off his coat when he heard the report, only wearing a jacket and holding a teacup in his hand. Seeing Hong Ai's incident, everyone was immediately sent away, and when he closed the door and asked again, he found that the cold tea was still in his hand.

"Returning to the general, it is said that interlayers were found in the confiscated grain. It was not grain but mud and rocks inside. Ting Weishi took people to Suichuan to arrest him personally, pointing out that the governor Hong embezzled public funds and seized power during the disaster relief period in Suichuan. Those who accept bribes are gluttons!"

"Embezzlement of public funds?" Feng Kun said angrily, "How is that possible?"

The person who reported the letter said: "Now the Ting Wei Department has escorted Governor Hong back to the Imperial Prison, and Ting Wei Guan Xun is already waiting for him in the Imperial Prison."

Feng Kun said: "This Guan Xun is a well-known cruel official. It is said that his methods are extremely cruel. No matter how hard his mouth is, he can pry open his mouth. No matter how tough a man is, he can't stand his trial... Let him come to interrogate Hong Ai, isn't it? It is necessary to beat into a trick!"

Grandfather Da Yu always attached great importance to the integrity of officials. The late emperor once ransacked and beheaded a servant because he embezzled 800 taels of silver.In the early years of Shenchu, the Ting Wei Department was still strictly investigating corruption, so many court struggles would focus on corruption and pry political opponents down.Now it is difficult for Hong Ai to get involved in this fact, not to mention greedy for disaster relief money.If this matter gets out, it will definitely arouse public outrage, and then it will be difficult to end.

Corruption is a capital crime for the Yi people, and Hong Ai is Feng Kun's nephew. If Hong Ai is really convicted of corruption, let alone the Hong family, even his Feng family will not escape.And his daughter, the queen of the dynasty, will definitely be implicated.

Feng Kun put on his clothes and called the coachman, and rushed to the Forbidden Garden overnight.

What a trick!If this plan really works, then the lives of his family will be planted here.Once the Feng family falls, the emperor Li Ju will be in a very difficult situation. Only the Xie family can support him, how can he resist Li Yanyi's mighty power grab?

But does Li Yanyi have evidence?The mezzanine is obviously a frame-up, how could Hong Ai embezzle public funds, where did he have the guts?

Feng Kun rushed to the south gate of the Forbidden Garden, but was stopped by Jin Wuwei.

"Patriarch, the Forbidden Garden has been closed, foreign ministers are not allowed to enter, don't make it difficult for the lower officials."

"You bastard! The empress is about to give birth! I'm here to deliver medicine to her! If you delay and kill the empress and prince, how many of your heads will be chopped off!"

The queen has indeed been pregnant with the prince for a long time, this is something Quan Dayu knows, but Jin Wuwei only knows that she is pregnant but does not know when she will give birth.When Feng Kun said this, the Jinwu Guard hesitated a little. Feng Kun's experienced coachman saw an opportunity and immediately whipped his horse and galloped into the Forbidden Garden.

There were many Huben soldiers patrolling at night in the Forbidden Garden, and their confrontation with Feng Kun alarmed the servants.The servant quickly ran to report to Li Ju. Li Ju had just returned from seeing Guan Xun in the imperial prison, and hurriedly asked the servant to bring Feng Kun in quickly.

When the two met each other and saw that the other was covered in sweat, they immediately realized that they knew about Hong Ai, so they closed the door of the study and coaxed the servants to go outside.

"Your Majesty, what happened? How could Hong Ai be framed for such a crime?" Feng Kun couldn't wait to drink a sip of water, and asked impatiently the moment Li Ju closed the door.Li Ju said that he also just found out about this matter. According to Guan Xun, not only was the grain interlayer, but an anonymous document was handed over to the Tingwei Office earlier.This document is about the impeachment of Guang Luqing and Suichuan governor Hong Aixuan.After receiving this document, Ting Wei Guan Xun immediately acted to conduct a thorough investigation secretly. Now that they have found out, they immediately arrested people.

"Verification? How is it possible!" Feng Kun didn't believe it, "Has the Tingwei Office found concrete evidence of Hong Ai's embezzlement of public funds?"

In the face of Feng Kun's roar, Li Ju's calm made people extremely disturbed.

"Yes." Li Ju's response was stronger than a thousand pieces of gold.

Feng Kun seemed to be overwhelmed by Mount Tai, he was short of breath and couldn't speak for a while.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty, have you seen the evidence with your own eyes?"

"Yes."

There was no luck in Feng Kun's heart. He knew that Hong Ai was doomed this time: "What is the evidence? Can Hong Ai die in peace?"

Li Ju sat on the chair and slapped Diaolong's armrest hard, his palms were even red but he didn't feel any pain.

"The official bank for disaster relief was searched out from Hong Ai's mansion by Guan Xun himself, and a total of 3 taels was found under the watchful eyes of everyone. Guan Xun took the official bank to the Tingwei Office, and it took several cars to transport it. Carriage. I just saw the official silver with my own eyes, and the bottom of the silver collar is all stamped with the official seal and year number."

"This……"

"The anonymous document impeached Hong Ai, saying that Guangluqing Hong Ai was ordered to serve as the governor of Suichuan, but he took advantage of his position to embezzle the official bank for disaster relief. These official bankers are hidden in the Hong Mansion. Hong Ai is still in Suichuan, The house was sealed by the Ting Wei Department."

"How can the Ting Wei Department have such rights!"

"Yes." Li Ju couldn't get excited anymore, he felt that his blood was already cold, "The Taizu left the ancestral precepts, and the Ting Wei Department has the responsibility of supervising the country. Guan Xun holds the Taizu seal in his hand, and he can cut it first and then play it. Don't say it." It’s just a matter of shame, even if it’s my own affairs, I’m qualified to intervene, this is the rule left by my ancestors.”

"It's only 3 taels of silver, how big is their Hong family's family business, how can they value this mere 3 taels! Such an obvious frame, how can they be framed by others!"

Li Ju pinched the bridge of his nose: "I also know that it was framed, but now there is no evidence to prove that it was framed. What has real evidence is Hong Ai's corruption. Guan Xun has already asked Ting Weishi to go to Suichuan to arrest Hong Ai... ..." Li Ju's eyes were on fire, "This method is exactly the same as when we threw Wei Ziyun into prison."

"This is revenge." Feng Kun smiled forcefully, "This is revenge! Is that Wei Zizhuo's idea again?"

"This plan may have been laid out and implemented quickly when Hong Ai was just decided to be the governor of Suichuan, and those criminal evidences were also buried in Hong's mansion without anyone noticing. If this matter is really Wei Zizhuo For this reason, this person's strategy is so high and the city is so deep that people are afraid." Li Ju frowned, "Whether it is Wei Zizhuo's idea or not, I will try my best to suppress this matter, don't panic."

Feng Kun breathed heavily and said nothing.

"Don't worry, I won't let you have trouble." Li Judao, "How could I let you have trouble. If something happened to you, what will happen to my Zi Tong? Whoever wrote it, the origin of the official bank will also be investigated."

Feng Kun knelt on the ground and couldn't get up for a while.

"Then...please Your Majesty."

The edict to serve as Sima should have arrived in Mengliang.

Li Ju looked at the sky that would turn white - Xie Zhongcheng, when will you come back.

After receiving the news that Feng Kun and Hong Ai were being imprisoned together, Li Yanyi hurried back to Qu County and joined Wei Tingxu and A Liao.

"I didn't expect Guan Xun to investigate so quickly, much faster than I expected." Wei Tingxu set up a table of food and wine, and drank with Li Yanyi and A Liao.

"Now I want to see the color of Feng Kun's face the most." Li Yanyi drank three glasses of wine heartily.She also thought that the previous divorce plan was not done by Xie Fuchen, other than Xie Fuchen, it was Feng Kun's old thief, "Now Feng Kun's nephew has been escorted back to Beijing by the Ting Wei Department, I will go back to Runing next, make sure If you want to keep him sitting, you must never let him run away!"

"Your Highness is going back to Beijing?" Wei Tingxu said, "I will give His Highness a gift, and I will accompany His Highness to solve problems."

"Oh? What gift do you want to give me?" Li Yanyi continued to pour wine for herself.

"His Highness always keeps my affairs in mind, and I have never forgotten His Highness. It is somewhat inconvenient for His Highness to travel without a maidservant."

When Wei Tingxu said this, Zhen Wenjun shuddered, Wei Tingxu turned to look at her, and called her: "Come, Wenjun."

"exist……"

Wei Tingxu supported her waist and led her to Li Yanyi: "Mr. Wen is careful and capable, and will definitely take good care of His Highness. Let her go back to Runing with you."

Zhen Wenjun looked at Li Yanyi, his eyes darkened, and he didn't know the expression on his face.