"Sir, please take a seat. There is no need to be polite." Shi Kefa said with a smile.

Li Yi didn't expect Shi Kefa to be so approachable, so he sat down with a smile and said, "Thank you very much."

When he sat down, Shi Kefa picked up the letter on the table and said: "What the Master said in the letter is that he has reported a grievance and has some relationship with my household department. What is it?"

Li Yi immediately said: "I wonder if you know about the theft of official silver in Taicang?"

Shi Kefa paused for a moment, then said: "There are also people from our household department investigating this case. Could it be that this is the injustice you are talking about?"

Li Yi smiled and said: "Exactly."

"But haven't the criminals been arrested in this case and are being interrogated?" Shi Kefa frowned.

Li Yi shook his head and said: "The person arrested before was not the real murderer, but was framed by the real murderer in order to cover up himself. I am here today to petition you, hoping that you can investigate the matter thoroughly and return my relatives and friends."

clean."

This major case in Taicang alarmed the entire court. Even the emperor was very concerned about it. Shi Kefa did not dare to neglect it. He sat down sideways and said: "Are you saying that the criminal caught before was framed and the real culprit is someone else?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "That's true. Please take a closer look."

Shi Kefa asked: "You said there is another real culprit, so who is the real culprit?"

Li Yi took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Shi Kefa.

Shi Kefa opened it and took a look. He was stunned for a moment, then slapped the table with an angry face and stood up suddenly.

"In the important place of the capital, in the bright and clear sky, it is really hateful and abhorrent that such a major treacherous case happened."

The loud drinking was so deafening that the drinkers nearby all looked sideways.

Shi Kefa turned a blind eye and looked at the letter in his hand angrily. What was recorded in it was the evidence that Taicang's account book was in deficit and used it to frame everyone in Momen.

Shi Kefa was naturally jealous of evil. When he saw Taicang officials colluding to frame innocent people, his heart burned with anger. It could be said that he was extremely angry.

"Is everything you wrote above true?" Shi Kefa said angrily.

Li Yi immediately stood up and said: "Every sentence is true, I don't dare to lie."

Shi Kefa's eyes changed with hatred as he sat down and poured himself a drink. "It's really shocking that such a scandal happened in the capital of the Ming Dynasty..."

After saying this, he paused and glanced at Li Yi, "You should submit this kind of case to Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Why do you come to me?"

If it hadn't been for the angry shouting just now, Li Yi really thought that Shi Kefa didn't want to pay more attention to this matter. Now it seems that he was afraid that someone would harm him, so he did this deliberately.

Thinking of this, Li Yi said: "Your Excellency, although I am a scholar, there is no way to pass this case directly to the capital inspector. If it is handed over to the officials of the Yamen, I am afraid that there are treacherous people among them and deliberately hide it. I have thought about it.

, I heard that your Excellency is an honest official and hates evil as much as hatred, so I hurriedly paid a visit, hoping that Your Excellency can make decisions for my relatives and friends who are in prison."

This explanation was reasonable and reasonable, and Shi Kefa's expression relaxed slightly when he heard this.

In fact, Li Yi guessed well. Although Shi Kefa hated evil, he was not stupid. He had just joined the household department, but he had offended many people. Now that Li Yi came to him like this, he reported such a major case involving multiple yamen.

, how could he not pay more attention, lest someone frame him.

Looking at the handsome and polite young man in front of him, Shi Kefa's thoughts changed.

Reason told him that he must not be involved in such a major case, otherwise the officialdom would be complicated, his actions would offend many people, and his career in the future would be very difficult.

But he is kind-hearted by nature. Now that so many innocent people are being framed by officials, if he doesn't take action, then these people may have a dead end. How can his conscience be stable in the future if his mind is dusty?

I use my heart to shine the light, so why should I be afraid of difficulties and dangers?

Shi Kefa felt strong at that moment, looked at Li Yi and said, "Have you ever told anyone else about this?"

Seeing Shi Kefa's firm eyes, Li Yi was immediately overjoyed and said: "This matter is too involved. Before I came to see you, I anonymously handed a letter to the Engineering Department to Liu Anxing, who was involved in the matter. Otherwise, just come here directly

Looking for an adult."

"I went to see Mr. Liu." Shi Kefa suddenly stood up and looked at Li Yi with sharp eyes. "You are smart. You know that Mr. Liu is currently investigating the affairs of the Household Department. Doing this will open up the door."

Li Yi smiled and nodded, "We also knew that Mr. Liu was ordered by the emperor to investigate the Taicang invasion case, so we informed him. But we didn't know whether Mr. Liu was loyal or traitorous, so we reported it anonymously. But for your Excellency, I'm sorry.

After much thought, I decided to come and meet in person."

"Oh? Why is this?" Shi Kefa asked.

Li Yi said: "It is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, so I have to hold back. But we all know that your Excellency is a good official who is honest and upright, so of course we have to come forward and express our wishes personally."

This is half true and half false, but it is a beautiful piece of flattery.

Shi Kefa, who was not very old, had no expression on his face when he heard it, but he felt extremely relieved.

"Don't worry, I will take care of this case." Shi Kefa said decisively.

Li Yi immediately smiled after hearing this and wanted to bow down, but Shi Kefa held him back with one hand.

"It's the government's unknown fault that you are suffering this, so don't do this great gift." He shook his head slightly.

It seems that Shi Kefa is also a kind person. Li Yi hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, all the documents and account books this time are in my hands. I have prepared a template here for your review."

After speaking, hand the copy from the account booklet to Shi Kefa.

Shi Ke glanced at it and then understood what the other party meant.

This is obviously because he does not want to hand over the evidence to himself, so he uses this to compensate.

He didn't care about this and waved behind him. The servant Xiaofa lowered his head and held the booklet.

"I will check the yamen's documents tomorrow to see if the account books you gave me are true." Shi Kefa said, "If you have ulterior motives and deliberately confuse the public, be careful."

This is both a warning and a way to see off guests.

Li Yi stood up after hearing this, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, sir. I'll take my leave."

"Then I won't send it away." Shi Kefa sat back on the chair safely.

Li Yi bowed again and then stepped back in small steps.

The restaurant returned to calm. Xiaofa watched Li Yi leave and asked in confusion: "Master, you haven't asked his name yet?"

Shi Kefa gently shook the wine glass and said: "Now is not the time to know."

On the other side, Li Yi left the restaurant, and Zhu Qilong drove over in a carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Zhuang Rou immediately asked: "How is it? Is this Shi Kefa reliable?"

This girl was also frightened by the dark side of the government, and when she saw the officials, she started to feel nervous.

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiaorou. Since Jinyiwei said that Shi Kefa is a good official, it must be good."

The carriage started to drive with a slight bump, and Li Yi said: "Lu Qianhu is right, this Shi Kefa is indeed a rare and good official."

Hearing what Li Yi said, Zhuang Rou said happily: "In this way, my master and senior brothers and sisters will be saved."

Li Yi shook his head after hearing this and said: "Although Shi Kefa is willing to help, his current official position is still too small and his influence is limited. You'd better not have too much hope."

Hearing what Li Yi said, Zhuang Rou said worriedly: "What should we do?"

Li Yi was silent. They had no power and that was all they could do.

"The situation is like this, we can only do our best and obey fate." Sun Ce also said sadly.

The next day, Shi Kefa arrived at the Hubu Yamen and directly found an excuse to check the official documents.

The account books of Taicang Prefecture are all kept, and it is very convenient to check them now.

Shi Kefa searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

It stands to reason that documents should be stored in different categories, but why can't I find it after searching for it several times?

Shi Kefa had doubts in his mind, so he went to the clerk who was responsible for the official documents and asked: "Why can't I find the official documents from Taicang last month?"

The clerk was slightly startled when he heard this, and said, "It must be there. The young man put it up with his own hands last month."

When Shi Kefa heard this, he immediately noticed something fishy and said, "Then you go and find out. I have something to use."

The clerk didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly went to find him.

But he searched twice and still couldn't find it.

After coming back, he said with a puzzled face: "This is strange. I put it up myself last month. Why can't I find it today?"

Hearing this, Shi Kefa pretended to be casual and asked: "Did you remember it wrong? When did you sort it out last month?"

The clerk said: "It was late last month. It must have been in the afternoon. I remember it clearly."

Seeing that what he said was true and did not look like a lie or a misremembering, Shi Kefa suddenly had concerns in his mind.

Asked: "Did someone take it away and not return it?"

The clerk said: "If you want to borrow official documents, you need to register, and no one will check such official documents, but I don't have any memory, so I'm afraid I won't be able to borrow them."

When Shi Kefa heard what the little official said, he immediately realized the problem.

Obviously, the official document had indeed been stored, but was later taken away. As for who took it and for what purpose, this is intriguing.

Just then, an old man with a beard walked in and asked, "What happened?"

This is Treasurer Zheng, who is in charge of the clerical warehouse.

Zheng Kuguan was also a small official before, but every year the yamen would conduct examinations. As long as he had merit and excelled in the examination, he might be promoted to an official. In this way, Zheng Kuguan completed the transformation from a clerk to an official and became an official.

Ninth grade official.
To be continued...