When Si Yunlan arrived, Li Su was already there.

After he saluted, Emperor Jianzhang waved his hand to let him get up.

"First there was Liu Yuan's private salt case, and then there was Lin Jingdan's corruption case. Yinchuan is now leaking through a sieve." Although Emperor Jianzhang's face was not as ugly as before, it didn't get much better.

Although he is not like being an emperor, he thinks that in this position he is still conscientious and conscientious. But what Liu Yuan said just now means that the world is not good, doesn't it mean that he is not ruling well.

It would be strange if he was in a bad mood.

Si Yunlan glanced at Li Su, who was standing beside him, and lowered his eyes without making a sound.

Emperor Jianzhang looked at Li Su and Si Yunlan and said, "The illegal salt case is now over. I came to see you two today about the Yellow River corruption case.

Li Su, how are Lin Jingdan doing now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Lin Jingdan is staying in the prison well. During this period, several groups of people sneaked in and wanted to kill people, but they have all been solved."

"Kill someone and silence them?" Emperor Jianzhang snorted coldly. It seemed that someone couldn't sit still.

"We must keep Lin Jingdan's name before he dies." Emperor Jianzhang said coldly, "Si Yunlan, tell me what you have investigated."

"Yes. Your Majesty, I was not the one who discovered this matter in the first place." Si Yunlan said frankly.

"Oh? Who is that?" Could it be that girl Aning.

A name suddenly appeared in Li Su's mind, and he looked at Si Yunlan incomprehensively.

"Your Majesty, this is Si Ning, the princess of Changle County."

Li Su raised his eyebrows, and it turned out to be her.

"It's really her." Emperor Jianzhang looked a little surprised, "Tell me the whole story."

"Yes, this is what happened. After Princess Changle came to Yinchuan, she told me... I didn't take it to heart at first, but I still sent someone to check on the embankment.

Unexpectedly, there was something really fishy on the embankment. The stones and wooden piles used to repair the dam were replaced with rotten wood, and the tung oil used to make glutinous rice was replaced with yellow mud.

They even deduct money and food expenses from migrant workers.”

Si Yunlan also felt very angry when he said this. If you say others are corrupt, you would at least think of doing something to show your dignity, at least on the surface, you can get by.

I wonder if this Lin Jingdan has no brains and acts like a locust, so he does it so brilliantly.

The Yinchuan section of the Yellow River was not the only levee that needed to be repaired. He specially sent people to the places where Lin Jingdan had been before, and his operations were the same.

Using inferior materials and cheap labor, what was embezzled was not just silver, but golden gold, and it all flowed into his pocket.

"I specially sent people to check the repaired embankments. They are all the same as the Yinchuan Dam."

Emperor Jianzhang slapped the table hard and looked very ugly, "There are such moths in the imperial court, which is really a disaster for the imperial court."

Emperor Jianzhang closed his eyes and said, "Did you find any embezzled money when you arrested Lin Jingdan?"

He wanted to know how much money this audacious Lin Jingdan had embezzled.

Li Su said, "Go back to Your Majesty and find 500,000 taels of silver where he stayed."

"Two hundred thousand taels of gold." Emperor Jianzhang smiled, "Okay, you are really a good minister for the great expedition."

Emperor Jianzhang paced back and forth angrily, "This time to repair the Yellow River dam, the imperial court allocated a total of three million taels of silver, and he has five hundred thousand taels at his disposal. Okay, okay, why worry about not subjugating the country!"

Li Su: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

Si Yunlan: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

The eunuchs and maids serving in the palace knelt on the ground.

Emperor Jianzhang calmed down his mood, closed his eyes, and waved his hands feebly, "Okay, everyone, get up."

"This matter must be investigated strictly. Since you two are meddling in this matter, let me leave it to you two. I want a result within three days." Emperor Jianzhang looked at Si Yunlan and Li

Seriously, he said seriously.

"I accept the decree."

After Emperor Jianzhang finished speaking, Li Su accepted the order calmly.

Si Yunlan was slow for a moment, but quickly recovered and replied, "I accept the order."

"Okay, back off." Emperor Jianzhang rubbed his temples and dismissed them.

After leaving the room, Li Su stopped and looked at Si Yunlan who was standing aside. Si Yunlan paused and said, "What? What's wrong with Mr. Li?"

"How did Princess Changle know about Lin Jingdan's problem?"

When Si Yunlan talked about this part just now, he was evasive. He didn't say how Si Ning knew it. It can't be said that he was evasive, because that was how Si Ning was talking about it.

Si Yunlan knew that Li Su asked this question to investigate the case, and did not hide it. He repeated what Si Ning said to Li Su, "She said she overheard it when she went to attend the Peach Blossom Banquet. As for who said it?"

Yes, she didn’t see that person’s face.”

Peach Blossom Banquet?

"Master Li, Your Majesty has only given us three days. How do you think we should get started?"

Si Yunlan didn't think he was worse than Li Su, but after all, he had less experience in this area, and the time was tight and the tasks were heavy, so they had to cooperate well.

Li Su took out a token from his arms and gave it to Si Yunlan, "Don't you already have an investigation direction? Liu Yuan is in prison now."

Si Yunlan put away the carelessness on his face, "Are you investigating me?"

"Don't ask these meaningless questions. Liu Yuan will leave it to you. I have other things to be busy with." After Li Su finished speaking, he turned and left before Si Yunlan could speak again.

Si Yunlan looked at Li Su with an ugly expression. What kind of attitude was he? No wonder that Si Ning girl looked down on him. With his temperament, it was suitable for him to die alone.

Si Yunlan snorted coldly, figuring that time was tight, the task was heavy, and he didn't have the same experience as him. Si Yunlan took the token and turned around and went to the prison.

The prison was very dark, with light shining in through the small window of the cell. Liu Yuan, who had been sentenced to death, sat on the broken reed mat in the cell with his eyes closed. He heard footsteps coming, but he did not open his eyes.

"I have said everything that needs to be said, and you don't need to ask any more questions. I have nothing to say."

"Liu Governor." Si Yunlan looked at Liu Yuan's current appearance and felt infinite sadness in his heart. Like the people before him, he always thought Liu Yuan was a good official. Unexpectedly, they were deceived by his disguise.

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Liu Yuan and Si Yunlan were officials in Yinchuan before, and his voice was still familiar to him. He opened his eyes and said, "Magistrate Si, I am no longer the governor. I am just a prisoner under the rank. I don't know where Magistrate Si is coming."

What's the point of this?"
Chapter completed!