Chapter 129 Where did the box go

Zhao Sheng used the Wuji Kung Fu of Heaven and Earth to make sure that he would not hear wrongly.

Looking back at the seized property at the back, I found that the box was indeed missing.

The way he looked at Chen Yuanzheng became even weirder.

Look at the little old man here, with his righteous look on his face. Who would have thought that he would do this secretly?

But the box was still here yesterday, why did it go to Chen Yuanzheng?

Is there a mole here?

He naturally turned his attention to Zhuang Jingshuo.

The chief prisoner of Qianhu in Dongchang still drank tea slowly, but the Jiangnan chief envoy came up and started chatting with him.

It seems that the two of them are quite familiar.

Isn’t it said that officials all over the world are eager to eat the flesh of Dongchang eunuchs?

Zhao Sheng was thoughtful and slowly shifted his gaze.

I saw the criminal prosecutor walking up to Deng Yuanchao and said that he had just inspected it a few days ago and he could help if necessary.

Deng Yuanqiao just had a hot face but a cold butt and didn't want to talk to him at all.

He just said perfunctorily that the censor of Jiangnan Prefecture had already handed it over to him before, so he just had to check it carefully.

The prosecutor who ordered the punishment smiled and went to Zhuang Jingshuo's side.

After all, he is a high-ranking official in the same place, how can he be like a loser?

Zhao Sheng felt contempt in his heart.

On the other hand, Chen Yuanzheng never got close to Zhuang Jingshuo, as if he wanted to draw a clear line with him.

He just paced in front of the hospital with his hands behind his back, always supervising Deng Yuanchao and Yuan Huaji.

It stands to reason that Chen Yuanzheng has already retired and should not get involved here.

As a censor, Deng Yuanchao also had the power to supervise all officials. Chen Yuanzheng's doing this was tantamount to a slap in his face.

He also wished he could have someone take this old immortal out now.

However, Chen Yuanzheng's reputation in the court has always been good. Even though he was born in Jianghuai, he was also known as Qingliu.

What's more, he moved out the imperial flag as soon as he arrived, which made Deng Yuanchao unable to use his power.

If Chen Yuanzheng is taken out now, wouldn't he be telling the world that he has a guilty conscience?

He knows the methods used by these gossip officials best.

Because he was also a public official... Deng Yuanqiao looked awkward and stopped talking to Chen Yuanzheng.

Fortunately, Chen Yuanzheng did what he said and just watched them do things.

Deng Yuanchao, Yuan Huaji and others acted according to the rules, and he couldn't find anything wrong with them.

Seeing that Zhao Sheng was doing nothing, he pointed the finger at him.

"How long has it been since I became an official? The imperial court has such a lazy person?"

Chen Yuanzheng said coldly: "If it were before, I would definitely read your book."

Zhao Sheng was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a smile.

"But now Mr. Chen has retired to the official career, right? It's better to retire with peace of mind."

Chen Yuan looked gloomy and was about to reprimand him.

"Besides, Mr. Chen's eyesight is not good either. Looking at the clothes I'm wearing, you can tell that I'm just doing business in the palace."

Zhao Sheng lifted his collar and said with a smile.

Only then did Chen Yuanzheng see clearly that he was wearing a red unicorn suit.

His expression became even more ugly, and he was blocked by Zhao Sheng until he was speechless.

Zhuang Jingshuo next to me was drinking tea and chatting with others, but I didn't see you talking about him... Zhao Sheng sneered and ignored him.

Deng Yuanqiao on the side felt it was funny, but he didn't dare to laugh out loud.

Seeing that Chen Yuanzheng wanted to continue to cause trouble for Zhao Sheng, he quickly stopped him.

"Mr. Chen, gentlemen, the money that Zhu Jichang embezzled has been settled."

He held an account book and said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand taels of salt and eighty-nine thousand taels of silver.

There are also paintings, calligraphy and antiques, which if converted into silver, are worth twenty-three thousand five hundred taels, which will only be lower, not higher."

Deng Yuanchao put down the account book and said bitterly: "It's just a local magistrate, but he has stolen so much money! Is there any law of heaven and earth?"

Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver... Zhao Sheng was not surprised.

One salt weighs 500 kilograms. The price of Dali salt varies from place to place, but it is about one tael per 100 kilograms (Note 1).

Those ten thousand salts are equivalent to fifty thousand taels. Adding silver and antiques, there are 162,500 taels!

It sounds scary.

But when he took Zhao and Wen's family to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw the government's way of squeezing the people along the way, and he knew that few of these officials were clean.

Especially during the Jiangnan rebellion in the past few years, Huaicheng has always been stable, which is a good time to plunder money.

As the prefect of Huaicheng, it is not surprising that he has so much wealth.

It's okay if it's not found out, but it's found out. With so much money, Zhan Lijue can't escape.

I guess the whole family will be implicated.

The men were made slaves and the women were employed as teachers.

The Jiangnan criminal prosecutor nodded and said: "It's not far from what I calculated back then. It's really shocking."

The chief envoy, however, shook his head and sighed: "Zhu Jichang was blinded for a moment and did such a treacherous and unethical thing. It is a pity and a shame."

Deng Yuanchao said coldly: "Is it really just a moment of blindness? Or is there another accomplice who dares to be so unscrupulous?"

The faces of the two adults changed, and Chen Yuanzheng's face also became ugly.

"The young man is not talented. Although he was only a sixth-rank official when he became an official, most of the officials in the south of the Yangtze River were my students.

I quite understand their character and character, and this will never be the case. Ji Chang accidentally went astray.

Brother Deng must never overturn a whole boat of people with one stick."

Deng Yuanchao's face didn't look good either, but because of Chen Yuanzheng's face, he still endured it.

"Is that so? You can find out if you check it out."

For a moment, the scene became silent.

Chen Yuanzheng stood for a while, looked at Deng Yuanchao and said: "The reputation of officials in the cities south of the Yangtze River can only be determined by Brother Deng's thoughts. Brother Deng must be more careful."

After that, he turned and left.

This is threatening Deng Yuanchao... Zhao Sheng watched all this with interest.

He is just a melon-eater, happy to watch the show.

The chief envoy and the inspector-general left one after another, and Deng Yuanchao's eyes were gloomy.

All the money embezzled by Zhu Jichang was confiscated, and Deng Yuanchao and Yuan Huaji began to investigate the Huaicheng Salt Farm case.

This is the highlight of their coming here.

Zhao Sheng can't get involved and is not responsible for taking care of this.

He came here just to help the emperor deal with Chen Yuanzheng.

Before, I was still wondering if he was a good person. If he was, I would let him go.

Now it seems that it’s not much better.

He sneered and followed secretly out.

Wandering around the streets of Huaicheng, he quickly found Chen Yuanzheng's home based on the smell.

It was an ordinary house, and compared to his reputation, it seemed inadequate.

But there is no way for a sixth-grade person to have enough money.

Chen Yuanzheng has always regarded himself as a pure man, so it is not surprising to live in a courtyard like this.

Zhao Sheng used the interest method, hid in the corner of the house, and secretly observed.

He looked for a long time but didn't see anything special.

But he firmly believed that this old thing was definitely not simple, so he waited until night.

It wasn't until six o'clock in the morning when the sun was setting in the west that Chen Yuanzheng walked out of the house, got on a carriage, and headed straight to the countryside.

Zhao Sheng followed.

At three o'clock in the morning, Deng Yuanchao and Yuan Huaji were still in Zhu Jichang's residence, looking through the yellow book of the salt field.

Zhao Sheng opened the door and walked in with a strange look on his face.

"I went to the countryside and discovered something amazing."

The two looked at each other, both confused.
Chapter completed!