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When Jin Yuchen went back, he didn't find that the window of Jin Haiyan's room, which had been on a shelf before, fell down and closed.Jin Haiyan knew what Jin Yuchen would definitely do. The prince who came out of the clan's mansion was powerless, and he who could really be confident was a fool.The identities of Nanfeng Hall and the owner of the hall that he deliberately mentioned in the carriage were a hint to Jin Yuchen that Jin Yuchen, who had nothing, would definitely choose to put all his eggs in one basket.

Fu Bai also discovered Jin Yuchen's actions. She is a martial arts practitioner. She is too ashamed of her title of great general if she can't even hear this movement. She secretly followed Jin Yuchen all the way and found that he not only He exposed his identity to the Quanzhou prefect, and took out a ledger from it to hide on him.

Fu Bai really didn't understand the intrigues in the palace, but Jin Yuchen visited the prefect's mansion suspected of corruption late at night, and brought out something like ledgers, she knew no matter how simple she was, Jin Yuchen definitely did something inside A dark conversation.

She wondered whether she should tell the emperor about this matter. It is a serious crime for the prince to collude with his courtiers in private. The emperor will definitely punish Jin Yuchen severely after he finds out. Other people's pawns.Jin Yuchen deliberately chose this time to go out. He must have guessed that everyone was asleep. Besides, if she told the story, would it be possible to dispel the emperor's concern for the Fu family?

No, on the contrary, it will recruit another enemy to the Fu family, and at the same time expose itself to the other princes. It's better to keep it in your heart, and if something happens in the future, you can use it to save your life.Then her trip to the south is not completely meaningless, go to Suzhou and Hangzhou to see what the fourth prince wants to do.

But if something really happened to the fourth prince someday, then Qing Bie... Fu Bai couldn't help feeling uncomfortable when he thought of this, as long as he thought of these two people, he would think of Shen Qing Bie at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet that he heard from others The oath, this life is not the fourth prince not to marry.But if the fourth prince is a beast with a face and a heart, then Shen Qingbie is not sincere and sad?

How sad should Shen Qing be?She doesn't want Shen Qingbie to be sad, but she also doesn't want Shen Qingbie to marry Jin Yuchen in the future, so she has to find a way to let Shen Qingbie find out what kind of person Jin Yuchen is and what kind of deep thoughts he has. .

The next day, Jin Xuanhao and Jin Yanchi got up very early. They made inquiries on the street yesterday and found out that Zheng Wentao, the prefect of Quanzhou, collected taxes privately to fill his pockets, and many people were so poor that they had to sell their land to others. The local wealthy businessmen and the government do long-term jobs for them, the wages are pitifully low, the work is heavy and tiring, and they don't even have decent houses to live in.

Although the common people can't tell the reason, they can infer the fact that the Quanzhou prefect collects private taxes according to the real life conditions reflected in their mouths.

Jin Mingzuo was very dissatisfied that the two sons were coming to make trouble early in the morning, but he couldn't show it on the surface, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction and said, "Are you really sure that the Quanzhou prefect is indeed corrupt?"

"I can be sure, as long as the father and the emperor show his token, and then find out the ledger from the eunuch's study and check it one by one, we will know whether it is corruption or not." Jin Yanchi said.

"Then if what you say now is inconsistent with what you found later, what should you do?" Jin Mingzuo narrowed his eyes, and his tone was a little majestic.

"Impossible, father, my son-in-law and my sixth younger brother have already inquired about it yesterday, and have gone to many places to investigate the people's conditions. They are very careful in doing these things, and their identities have not been discovered by the nearby bureaucrats." Jin Xuanhao fits the bill. Dao, with a very flustered expression, "But I always feel that if this drags on, there will be changes. Please hurry up and go with me, and bring this corrupt official who is a fish and meat to justice."

Jin Mingzuo's dissatisfaction was already written on his face, but he had no reason to shirk, so he hurried out of the inn, got into the carriage and drove to the prefect's mansion.

The seats on the carriage were still the same as last time, Jin Yuchen absently lifted the curtain at the window and looked out.

"I didn't expect the fifth and sixth sons to be so anxious, and the intention to claim credit and receive the reward in front of the father is too obvious. I don't know if it will be counterproductive if there is a big oolong." Jin Haiyan's tone seemed to have nothing to do with himself , just talking about this matter as a bystander, "As the saying goes, haste makes waste, this matter of the fifth and the sixth is indeed abrupt, and the hardships of the people's lives are not necessarily related to the government, but also related to natural disasters and seasons. , and the tax increase decree came from the imperial court, and ordinary people don’t understand the strategies of meat eaters, they only care about petty profits, so how do they know what kind of tax they are talking about collecting private taxes?”

"Second Brother's words are wrong," Jin Yuchen said in a good mood, "If one or two people slander the local parents and officials because of their selfish desires, it's okay to say, but if everyone says that, it is indeed the fault of the local officials , Corruption can be big or small, and it can’t be careless.”

"That's right, the fourth brother is right, I would rather be short than excessive. It seems that the fifth and sixth brothers will steal the spotlight this time." Jin Xuefan shook his head with a look of regret.

"Everything can't be said so deadly, the world is unpredictable, who can know what will happen in the next second?" Jin Haiyan said to Jin Xuefan with a light smile, but his eyes glanced at Jin Yuchen, and the calculation in his eyes was clear .

Jin Yuchen naturally noticed it, and thought about all the things yesterday, secretly exclaiming that he was careless, and continued to pretend nothing had happened, silently heading to the prefect's mansion.

This time, Jin Mingzuo made a private visit to the south on his micro-service. He didn't want to make a big noise so that the people in Shandong would know about the Emperor's southern tour, so he quietly showed a small emperor's special stamp to him. The servants of the prefect's mansion looked at it, and the other party immediately wanted to salute after seeing the same thing, but was dismissed by Jin Mingzuo, so Eunuch Li conveyed Jin Mingzuo's meaning and came out of the hall to greet him.

"I don't know that the Holy Majesty is here, so I slack off and hope that the Emperor will punish me." Zheng Wentao led the crowd, and a large group of people knelt in the yard, all lowering their heads and not daring to look at Jin Mingzuo.

"Aiqing is free from courtesy," Jin Mingzuo walked into the hall and said, "I come to your house this time, do you know why?"

Zheng Wentao dismissed the crowd, ordered his servants to make tea, and went forward to reply: "I... don't know what the purpose of the emperor's visit this time. Forgive me for being dull, I hope your Majesty will clarify."

"I have received news that, as a magistrate in the Qilu area, you have privately withheld public funds allocated by the court and collected taxes from the people. Is this true?"

"How is that possible, Your Majesty!" Zheng Wentao's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty has clearly investigated that corruption is a capital crime in Anqing, and even if you kill your relatives, how dare you know that you are breaking the law!"

Jin Mingzuo's eyes fell on Jin Yanchi and Jin Xuanhao, and the latter immediately realized it. Jin Xuanhao jumped out and said, "When I came to Quanzhou, I asked the local common people about the fact that the tax increase in Quanzhou is too heavy. , and the official road from Qilu to Suzhou should have been built with funds from the imperial court, why is it so clumsy? You still haven’t admitted your corruption and perversion of the law, and when the king brings you in, search your accounting room, and you will be able to find the records Evidence of this sum of stolen money!"

"Your Highness, the lower official is not afraid of the slanting shadow. If His Highness wants to do a search before he believes the lower official's words, then the lower official has nothing to say, and the lower official will send someone to lead His Highness to search the bill." Zheng Wentao With an awe-inspiring look on his face, he wanted to ask someone to take Jin Yanchi and Jin Xuanhao to go. In order not to attract suspicion, Zheng Wentao did not follow, but stayed in the lobby to wait for the results of the search.

Jin Yuchen clenched his fists tightly, trying to calm down the ups and downs in his heart. After a while, Jin Xuanhao and Jin Yanchi will find the so-called evidence, and he will jump out to stop Zheng Wentao before he falls into prison, and say Doubts about the case.

But this is very suspicious. Jin Xuanhao and Jin Yanchi pointed out that Zheng Wentao was corrupt and found evidence. Then Jin Yuchen came out and pointed out the loopholes, proving that Zheng Wentao was wronged. The impression was greatly discounted, and the final winner was the fourth prince, Jin Yuchen.

It's hard not to be suspicious, but he can't lose this opportunity to win over Zheng Wentao, and he has Zheng Wentao's handle in his hands. If Zheng Wentao has always been Qilu's prefect, then not only Qilu, but even Suzhou is under Jin Yuchen's control Among them, such benefits are too great, so tempting that he has to show his fangs and ambition.

But Jin Yuchen doesn't want to be guarded by Jin Mingzuo so soon, it's not the right time, but the consequences will be even worse if he doesn't stand up, Zheng Wentao will confess what happened yesterday, and there will be no good end by then.

He should have made preparations long ago, but at the critical moment, he still couldn't help trembling, but there was no way out.

But who knows that the clenched fist was held by another pair of warm hands, Jin Yuchen shuddered all over, and turned to look at Shen Qingbie who was holding him.

"Ah Chen, do you trust me? Don't say anything when the fifth prince and the sixth prince come back, just leave it to me." Shen Qingbie said flatly, looking forward all the time.

"Farewell, you..." Jin Yuchen still couldn't control the panic and anxiety in his heart.

"I saw you last night." Shen Qing didn't turn her head back, there was a hint of pleading in her eyes, "Please, don't talk later."

Of course, if the doubt comes from Shen Qingbie's mouth, no one will be suspicious, because the benefits will not fall on anyone, and no matter how much Shen Qingbie is appreciated by Jin Mingzuo, he will still be an outsider , can't really do it.

Jin Yuchen opened his palm, held Shen Qingbie's hand instead, clasped his fingers together, and murmured, "Thank you."

It's not a formality, but a whole-hearted relaxation and trust.