When Zhou Xian was a censor, Lu Yi once met him.
In Lu Yi's memory, Zhou Xian was already a clean official with a difficult life.
So Zhou Hao felt that it was a bit strange that he was greedy for 100,000 taels of silver.
If he is really greedy for 100,000 taels of silver, why should he wait to be arrested?
Of course, it is difficult for someone to get out of the mud in the officialdom to avoid staining.
He sat there and stared at Zhou Xianyi and said, "Mr. Zhou, I don't know if you still remember it. We met once three years ago."
Zhou Xian had been lowering his head. Hearing this sentence, he raised his head and looked at Zhou Hao.
"At that time, Lord Zhou was a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and was a ninth rank. Although he was a censor, he was taciturn and not eye-catching at all. However, he left a deep impression on me. The reason why I remember Lord Zhou was because of a pair of boots."
Zhou Xian looked at Zhou Hao curiously, he didn't know what Zhou Hao wanted to say.
"In the cold winter, after the snow, the officials at that time wore either deerskin boots or sheepskin boots. No matter how bad they were, they were a pair of cotton shoes. Lord Zhou wore a pair of torn old leather boots. I guess a lot of snow water leaked in it. It is a fact that Beijing officials are poor, but most officials have their own ways to make money. It is rare to be poor like Lord Zhou."
Zhou Xian had already looked at Zhou Hao, as if he was recalling something. Suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "You are Lu... Zhongyong Bo, I am giving up the torture instrument, so I can't give you a full courtesy."
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "Forgive, it seems that you still remember me. I was ordered by the emperor and had full power to repair the river money and corruption case. Lord Zhou had any injustice but said it would be okay!"
Zhou Xianyi: "Do you believe me?"
Zhou Hao: "Believe it? I haven't investigated it yet, so why don't you believe it? I only believe in the truth."
Zhou Xianyi smiled bitterly and said, "It's hard for anyone to believe it, but I did embezzle the river repair money."
Yuan Jinxia asked: "Did you admit it? Where are those official silvers now?"
Zhou Xian looked at Zhou Hao: "If I said I only took 10,000 official silver and had returned them all, I don't know where the official silver was lost, Lord Lu dares to believe me?"
Next he explained what he did.
On the night when the official silver was transported to the bank treasury, Zhou Xian had indeed returned and sent away the person guarding the warehouse. He took away 10,000 taels of official silver from it.
But soon because the money was useless, I returned it again.
When he returned the official silver, all the official silver was still there.
But when the prefect Wei Ying counted the next day, he found that all four boxes of official silver disappeared and only empty boxes were left.
Then he was caught.
Yuan Jinxia: "What did you do to embezzle 10,000 taels of official silver?"
Zhou Xianyi looked a little ashamed and said, "This matter is of great importance. I have no choice but to do so. I hope you two will understand."
Yuan Jinxia: "Since you know that the relationship is important, you should say it out loud, so that we can help you clear your grievances."
Zhou Xianyi's expression was very entangled, but he just didn't want to speak.
Zhou Hao: "Now that people and physical evidence are all in one's own way, it is difficult to judge just by your side. If you don't cooperate, no one can help you."
Zhou Xian sighed: "It is said that the Jinyiwei is the most ruthless in his work, and the punishments in the imperial prison are all kinds of. Mr. Lu is willing to listen to the next words and does not torture them severely. I am so grateful."
Zhou Hao: "I will never let go of the person you should beat. If you investigate the case, it is torture and force confession. That is not cruel, that is stupid. Our Jinyiwei is not that kind of idiot. Lord Zhou may have something to hide, but that may be the key to solving the case. For example, who will know you will get the official silver, and who will know when you will send the guard? Lord Zhou will think about it carefully. If you want to say it, you can ask the jailer to notify me."
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Everyone who should ask asked, but Zhou Xianye wouldn't say anything else after asking.
Zhou Hao took Yuan Jinxia to walk outside the cell.
"Sir, can you believe what Zhou Xianyi said?"
Zhou Hao glanced at her: "What do you think?"
Yuan Jinxia curled her lips: "When talking about lies, there are too many people who don't blush and don't beat their hearts, so I only believe in the evidence."
Zhou Hao smiled and said, "Constable Yuan is a sensible person. Next, let's go to Yangzhou Yinku to take a look."
Yuan Jinxia felt that Zhou Hao was praising her, and she felt happy.
It is not easy to let King Lu praise him.
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Yangzhou Silver Deposit, with heavy troops guarding the inside and the outside.
Unless you know magic, it is impossible for gods to move away the silver without realizing it.
Of course, if someone can take over these guards, things will be much easier.
So someone should have stole the silver when the guards had not yet filled the seat after he released the silver.
Of course, the premise is that what Zhou Xian said is the truth.
Four empty boxes are opened and placed in the center of the room.
Yuan Jinxia took out a magnifying glass and searched there carefully.
After a while, she reported: "Sir, there are many people coming and going here, with their footprints chaotic, but they are all official boots. If they are all from the government office, is it true that what Zhou Xianyi said? You think that if the 100,000 taels of official silver is really greedy for Zhou Xianyi, it would be too time-consuming to carry it with him alone."
It's really laborious. According to the current pounds, a hundred thousand taels of silver costs more than three tons.
It is difficult for a scholar who has no power to tie a chicken to complete it in a short period of time.
And he didn't have much time left, so the guards couldn't not come back all night.
He can transfer ten thousand taels in a short time, but it will not be easy to transfer ten thousand taels.
At this moment, a gurgling sound rang.
In the quiet room, the movement seemed a little abrupt.
Yuan Jinxia subconsciously covered her stomach and smiled awkwardly.
Zhou Hao: "The most important thing is to know why he stole this official silver, let's go!"
Yuan Jinxia: "Where to go?"
"Go to have a meal" Zhou Hao walked out.
He complained in his heart: "It's just been an hour after dinner..."
Yuan Jinxia smiled and said, "Sir, you are so understanding!"
"I'm still good at dressing!"
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After having dinner at Qifen Pavilion, the two returned to their place of residence.
In the hall, Zhou Hao sat there with a big golden sword.
Yuan Jinxia was standing next to her, and she poured tea for Zhou Hao attentively.
At this time, Yang Yue came in from outside. He came to Zhou Hao and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I have found out that Zhou Xian has received 100,000 taels of official silver and was handed over to Wu'an to escort it, so when the official silver was sent into the silver treasury, Shangguan Xi and Xie Xiao were both present."
Zhou Hao frowned. Did Xie Xiao make the idea of ​​robbing the wealthy and helping the poor?
Then no one can save him this time, the Wu'an Gang will be destroyed.
Zhou Hao's thinking this is well-founded, and Xie Xiao is a criminal record.
Yuan Jinxia: "It is not very appropriate to hand over the river repair money to private gangs to escort it?"
Zhou Hao sneered: "He was afraid that the silver was already exploited before it was sent to Yangzhou, so he asked Wu'an to help with the escort."
Yuan Jinxia: "Zhou Xianyi, so many escort agencies in Yangzhou, was handed over to the Wu'an Gang for escort. It seems that their relationship is not simple!"
Zhou Hao: "Then let's ask Shangguan Xi. If you dare to escort the official silver, you must have the awareness of taking these risks."
Well, there is also the awareness of taking the blame.
Zhou Hao didn't understand that Shangguan Xi was a smart person, so why did he take on this hot job?
Yuan Jinxia curled her lips: "Sir, do you want to meet the Lord Shangguan Hall? Isn't there a young leader? Why don't you ask him?"
Yang Yue widened his eyes and had just left for the whole morning. The atmosphere between the two was subtle.
Chapter completed!