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Kyoto, Dugu Mansion.

Dugu Yihe's study is filled with secret letters.

He was currently sitting in a chair, flipping through the secret letter, and at the same time holding a red pen in his hand, he was constantly sketching and annotating.

The old butler Ah Fu was sharpening his ink aside:

"Sir, are there any candidates for the raid on the Chen Mansion?"

"No, we want to raid the home of the Minister of War. According to Daxia law, the official in charge is the lowest fourth rank." Dugu Yihe shook his head:

"There are only a few of the fourth-grade officials.

Apart from some military commanders or generals, what else is left?

In the end, the person in charge should still be selected from among the officials of the same rank as the Minister of War..."

"Sir, there aren't many people of the third or third grade... I'm afraid they will fight for this good job." Ah Fu sighed.

"If it's just a good job, as long as the interests are appropriate, there will naturally be fewer disputes and an agreement can be reached.

It's a pity that this job is not only a good job, but also a fatal job..." Dugu Yihe shook his head and smiled:

"There is no prince in the Great Xia Dynasty. Let's not talk about the prince's guests and prince Zhan for the moment. Just the six ministers, nine temples, nine ministers, censors, officials, Zhongshu Ling and others all have different ideas.

Jiu Qing should not be involved in this muddy water. Zhongshu Ling is an old fox, and he will not end up personally.

Doctor Censor, well, I can’t say for sure.

The rest is the business of the six ministers themselves.

However, Chen Anbang's case involves corruption of the country and he is suspected of collusion with foreign countries. In recent years, he has secretly formed a party with many ministers to engage in private corruption and pervert the law.

The point is, who are the ministers involved?

Did Chen Anbang leave any recorded secret letters?

Once there is, it is a fatal thing!"

Ah Fu took a deep breath and widened his eyes. There was such a big secret involved in Chen Anbang's matter.

"Some people want to fight for their own interests!

Some people want to fight to save their lives!" Dugu Yihe's eyes were deep:

"With all the good and bad people mixed up, it is impossible to easily decide on the position of the person in charge of the house raid."

"Sir, tell me, if everyone gets into a fight, will the emperor send an unexpected person to take charge of this matter?" Ah Fu asked.

Dugu Yihe shook his head:

"almost impossible.

There are only a few candidates. As for the others, once their official ranks are lower, how can the officer in charge suppress the senior officials involved?

Will anyone who can conspire with Chen Anbang be a small person?"

The old butler Ah Fu nodded, thinking that the master has a far-sighted view, and it is impossible for officials below the fourth rank to get involved in this matter.

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Kyoto, the residence of the Minister of Revenue.

The servants in the mansion were all very frightened.

At this moment, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance was furious in the study, and kept smashing pens, inks, papers, inkstones, tables, chairs, and benches, making a loud noise.

In the study room.

The Minister of Household Affairs lowered his eyebrows and nodded:

"My lord, it is indeed impossible to enter the residence of the Minister of War. The emperor has already sent the imperial guards to guard it. No one inside or outside is allowed to enter or exit until the decree of confiscating the house comes.

If anyone breaks in, he will be killed immediately."

Zhang Tuizhi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, kept stroking the mustache on his cheek, and the worry and anger in his heart began to grow again.

He was not sure whether Chen Anbang had any evidence of his own corruption. He didn't dare to take a gamble. He had to go in and investigate in person.

"Go and inform the other ministers that I agree to their conditions." Zhang Tuizhi took a deep breath. After the news came out that Chen Anbang's mansion was about to be confiscated, the ministers discussed the conditions.

If someone is motivated by profit, then whether it is the benefits brought by confiscating the house or accepting "gifts" from colleagues, it is feasible.

And some people must pay a heavy price to save their lives and for the possible "evidence".

Although the six ministers do not all get along well with each other, they at least belong to the same ministerial province. They often cooperate and their relationship is not much different.

Each of them understands that the others are tortuous and careless, but they just turn a blind eye and don't care.

"Yes, sir." The Minister of Household Affairs resigned.

Zhang Tuizhi's face trembled, showing a look of heartache, but mostly he breathed a sigh of relief.

With Jiu Qing basically determined not to interfere, Chen Anbang of the Ministry of War's house raid was basically regarded as Shangshu Sheng's own business. As long as Zhang Tuizhi could raid the house, he could hide things that were detrimental to him.
Chapter completed!