The rising sun indicates another sunny day. Sunny days in this season are often associated with the warmth of spring and the blooming of flowers.
However, in the east lobby of the Zhejiang Chief Envoy's Office, due to the angle, the sunlight only shines into a small area inside and outside the threshold, so the interior of the lobby looks quite dark and deep. This is also the case in most public halls around the world.
It has a unique atmosphere, and many prisoners with ulterior motives feel that this is the truth of Suspicion of the Wind as soon as they go to court.
Ning Liangqiang, the chief envoy from Zuo, was sitting behind the public case with all his strength. He had been sitting in this place for several years and it was so familiar that he couldn't be more familiar with it.
According to common sense, a person will feel safer in a familiar place, but Mr. Ning has been a little uneasy since sitting in the public case today. He doesn't know what this is a sign.
It's a pity that Mr. Ning is not a true Taoist cultivator and cannot "just calculate on a whim". It is probably because he is old and weak and his energy is not as good as the day. Ning Liang can only laugh a few times in self-deprecation.
The old man pressed the official document with his palm and was in a daze for a while. When he was about to recall the past, his train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the doorman from the front coming to report.
"Fang Yingwu, a student from Chun'an County, came to visit and ask for an audience!"
Ning Liang was surprised that Fang Yingwu would take the initiative to ask to see him. He had met Fang Yingwu a few days ago and could tell that Fang Yingwu did not want to participate in the fight between him and Lu Chen.
This cannot be blamed on his cold nature. In fact, Fang Yingwu does not have much interest in this. It is normal to not want to participate. Who would be interested in something that harms others and does not benefit oneself? It is not enough to expect that he will be taken care of during the provincial examination.
Let Fang Yingwu help him resolutely and unconditionally.
So in order to avoid disputes, Fang Yingwu should have avoided him. Why did he come to ask for an audience? Has he changed his mind? Ning was confused, but still raised his hand and said: "Please!"
The lobby was obviously not a place to receive guests. Ning Liang got up and went to the inner hall at the side. After a while, Fang Yingwu was ushered in.
Fang Yingwu's face was gloomy, as if someone owed him thousands of taels of silver, but it was not lifeless, as if he was a volcano about to erupt. He was indeed unhappy, and he had enough reasons to be unhappy.
"Yesterday Mr. Lu from the West Hall sent someone to see me and told me the next thing." After Fang Yingwu sat down, he spoke first without waiting for greetings: "He pointed out that the boss has embezzled money. The stolen money has been stolen in the past three years.
Corvene silver confiscated during seawall construction!"
Mr. Ning was completely unprepared. His wrinkled old face suddenly froze, his eyelids kept trembling, and his cloudy eyeballs showed a bit of confusion. He was originally very dissatisfied with the rudeness of the other party, but at this time
Do you still care about this?
On the one hand, he was shocked, but on the other hand, he tried his best to gather his remaining energy and think hard. Did the man named Lu over there really figure out the matter? Why did the man named Lu tell Fang Yingwu about it?
Fang Yingwu didn't care about Ning Liang's expression, and asked like the chief judge: "If they didn't have confidence or evidence, they definitely wouldn't use this to deceive me, otherwise it would be child's play and it would be too easy to expose!
So I came to visit you just to ask if this is true? I hope you will tell me the truth and don't try to avoid it. Even outsiders know it, so what's the point of hiding it from me?"
Fang Yingwu's tone was very aggressive, showing that he was in a very uneasy mood. To be honest, this incident made him extremely passive, and the anger in his heart was self-evident.
Ning Liang remained motionless. After a long while, he sighed, nodded slowly, and replied in a very serious tone: "It is true."
Bang! Bang! Fang Yingwu was so furious that he had no way to vent, so he suddenly slapped the table next to him, then waved his hand fiercely, sweeping all the tea cups on the table to the ground, smashing them to pieces one by one.
His mouth was not idle, and he spat out a barrage of accusations: "Mr. Ning, are you worthy of Mr. Shang's cultivation? Who in the world can serve as the chief envoy in the prosperous land of Zhejiang for more than ten years?
?How many chief envoys in the world are exempt from the control of the governor?
As an official, you have reached your level. Even if you are not a general or a prime minister, you are still a high-ranking official and an important minister. What else are you dissatisfied with? You have been innocent in your official career for decades, but when you are old, you have committed the crime of corruption.
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It took three years for the seawall to be built, but tens of thousands of dollars were spent on it? You dare to raise such a large sum of money, you are really an old fool!
If you just covet the money, you won't even finish the construction! On the one hand, the corvee is heavy, and on the other hand, the tide destroyed the dike this year. This caused the local people to go to the Chief Envoy to cause trouble in the government office.
Do you want to sit here without attracting anyone's attention? Do you feel at ease sitting here?
Who doesn't know your relationship with Mr. Shang? How can you bring Mr. Shang into such disrepute by doing this? Mr. Shang has always had a good reputation, a mainstay of righteousness, and is respected by the world, but he will be destroyed because of you! Ask yourself, don't you feel guilty?"
Fang Yingwu, who was less than 20 years old, had an impressive aura and a stern tone. He scolded Mr. Ning, the chief envoy in his sixties, and he was scolded like a grandson. If outsiders saw this scene,
He must have been extremely shocked. But under the special circumstances, he naturally suppressed the evil Ning Liang with his righteousness.
Mr. Ning had endured Fang Yingwu's scolding all his life without any reaction. He could tell that although Fang Yingwu's tone was bad, it was not necessarily really bad.
The reason is very simple. If you are reprimanding people with great principles, the line should be: "You have repeatedly received favors from the country, but you do not want to repay, but instead take bribes and bend the law. What is the reason? Is this worthy of the country and the people?"
However, Fang Yingwu did not mention a single word about the country, the emperor's favor, the country, and the people. He only said that he was sorry for Shang Xianggong and brought shame to Shang Xianggong. This shows that Fang Yingwu still stands on his own side.
Above. So this was probably a moment of anger, and there must be a turning point later.
Fang Yingwu accused again: "When I came to visit you, you concealed this matter and deliberately tricked me into getting involved. What's your intention! I really wanted to agree to you at that time, and now even I say
It’s unclear! It’s really abominable!”
I'll admit it if I admit it to others, but I can't admit this one. Mr. Ning did have the idea of using Fang Yingwu, but he definitely had no intention of deliberately concealing the deception. Who would say to someone they meet for the first time, "I'm embezzled."
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He opened his mouth to defend himself and said: "This is wrong. How could I ever have the intention of deceiving you? Stop making wild guesses and talking nonsense!"
Fang Yingwu took a few breaths to calm down, "Sir, you didn't tell me, but someone told me! Now that the other party has pointed it out, what do you want to do?"
Ning Liang didn't know what Lu Chen said to Fang Yingwu when he sent people, so he asked at this time: "I wonder what you have in mind?"
Fang Yingwu replied: "There are not many ways. Master Lu said, sir, please don't hesitate when it's time to become an official. The sooner the better. It just so happened that people were causing trouble in the government this time. Let's take advantage of it.
The chance of being impeached will end your career.
Of course, Mr. Lu will naturally find a way to cover up the deficit in the vassal treasury caused by your corruption, sir, provided that Mr. Lu can take over smoothly."
Ning Liang had no idea at all and asked unwillingly: "Besides this, is there any other way? The promise that the man named Lu made to you may not be fully fulfilled, so we must be careful about this."
Fang Yingwu couldn't help feeling disgusted with the greed of the people in front of him. At this time, what else do you want to do? Now your control is in the hands of others, not you!
"From my point of view, the most important thing at the moment is to cover up this matter. You must not bring shame to Mr. Shang because of your scandal. It is superfluous to think about anything else!" Fang Yingwu said.
For some reason, he let out another sentence: "However, I really can't completely believe Mr. Lu's guarantee. Who knows whether he will turn his back on me and deny me. So when necessary, I will rush back to Chun'an and report to Mr. Shang face to face.
Please ask Mr. Shang to come forward and correct the situation."
After hearing this, Ning's heart ignited hope again, and she lowered her head and began to calculate in her heart.
Fang Yingwu didn't bother him, and waited quietly for a moment before saying, "Master Lu didn't give me much detail about what I said. I need to know the whole thing, otherwise there might be something missing.
If the boss has time now, he might as well tell me all about your embezzlement, so as not to make any mistakes in doing things if I don't know much about it."
At this point, what else can be concealed? The following still expects Fang Yingwu to mediate and even ask a businessman to act as a guarantor. Therefore, it is better to tell Fang Yingwu the whole situation, otherwise there will not be enough coordination and problems will indeed arise.
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Ning Liang sighed and replied truthfully: "This matter has nothing to do with Hangzhou Prefecture. The Xian Yin was mainly collected through Haining, Qiantang, and Renhe counties, and was eventually transferred to the vassal treasury.
When the money entered the vassal treasury, its name and color became blurred. Through the vassal ambassador's collusion with Haining County, a certain amount of money was falsely spent on embankment construction, and the money was extracted, and then divided up."
Fang Yingwu frowned and deliberately helped analyze: "There is a key point. Where did Mr. Lu know about your matter? Who is most likely to leak it, the treasury or Haining County?"
Ning Liang was at a loss and shook his head. Fan Kuli and the magistrate of Haining County were both his confidants and were unlikely to betray him.
Fang Yingwu looked concerned, made random guesses, and finally said: "You can't accomplish anything behind closed doors. You can check it out later. I have made everything clear today, and I still have some things to do."
, take my leave now!"
Ning Liang cupped his hands and said, "Xianggong Shang, I can rely on you for everything!"
Fang Yingwu nodded solemnly, then walked out of the lobby of the Chief Envoy's Office and slowly walked outside the door. It was already noon, and the sun was hot, shining directly on Fang Yingwu's face.
However, Fang Yingwu showed a strange smile, which was incompatible with the bright sunlight. He rubbed his palms. He was so angry inside and glared at Mr. Ning when he slapped the table. He had exerted too much force and his palms hurt.
(To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
