The county magistrate Guo Anzheng dragged his chin with one hand and dozed up and down on the table, with a faint trace of crystal clear wire hanging on the corner of his mouth!
"County Zun, County Zun..."
Wang Zhen walked in with a weird look on his face.
"Well, what's the matter?"
Guo An was frightened and quickly sat up straight, looking at Wang Zhen with some blame.
Wang Zhen was accustomed to this kind of look. He walked directly to Guo An and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, yesterday His Royal Highness King Yan suddenly called a court meeting in the afternoon, and both the chief minister and the palace manager of King Yan's palace were punished by His Highness.
As for the master's book, the treasure keeper, the cook, the treasury ambassador, the Gongzheng office... there are more than 20 palace ministers and eunuchs, all of whom were confiscated by His Highness!"
"hiss……"
Guo An couldn't help but take a breath, widened his eyes, and looked at Wang Zhen in disbelief.
"More than twenty palace ministers and eunuchs were confiscated?"
"This matter is absolutely true. Almost all the officials in Beiping Mansion know about it!" Wang Zhen said.
Guo An licked his lips, looked at Wang Zhen nervously, and said, "Do you know what crimes those officials whose homes were confiscated committed?"
Wang Zhen replied honestly: "It seems to be because of corruption!"
"Corruption..."
Guo An nodded thoughtfully and asked again: "How are the remaining officials in the palace doing?"
"Everyone is in danger, and some are extremely frightened!"
Wang Zhen grinned widely and said with a ferocious smile, "Those thieves are so audacious and don't care about life and death. They dare to be greedy for money under King Yan. Don't you know that His Highness King Yan and the Emperor have the same character, and they hate to see anyone corrupt?"
As he said that, Wang Zhen couldn't help but put his head in front of Guo An and asked with curiosity: "County Lord, His Highness kept you in the study a few days ago. Is it related to this matter?"
"Fuck you... you fart!"
Guo An was furious, "Your Highness punishing corrupt subordinates, what does it have to do with me, a small county magistrate?"
Wang Zhen couldn't help but nodded, "I think so too, this matter should have nothing to do with you!"
Guo An's head jumped and he quickly looked at Wang Zhen, "But someone asked you about this?"
Wang Zhen shook his head and said, "Don't worry, county magistrate, no one will inquire about this matter!"
"Um!"
Guo An then nodded with relief.
Suddenly, a panicked announcement came from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan is here!"
"The King of Yan is here?"
Guo An was stunned.
Wang Zhen, on the other hand, glanced at Guo An strangely and ran out quickly.
Unfortunately, before reaching the outside of the house, Zhu Di had already opened the door and walked in.
Outside the house, there were a group of county officials, standing respectfully aside.
"I'm here to see His Highness King Yan!"
"I will see you at last, Your Highness!"
Wang Zhen and Guo An quickly saluted Zhu Di respectfully.
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and walked straight into the public room.
"I wonder why Your Highness came here today..." Guo An asked cautiously.
At the same time, he couldn't help but look at the small wooden box held in Zhu Liang's arms.
"Let all the officials outside go down!" Zhu Di said.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo An felt strange in his heart and still gave instructions to the officials outside.
"Everyone, please get down!"
Outside the public house, all the county government officials responded in unison and disappeared without a trace outside the house in less than a moment.
At this moment, Zhu Di was already sitting on Guo An's official chair.
"Your Highness is here today, but do you have something to tell me?" Guo An asked tentatively.
"Bring it up!"
Zhu Di looked to Zhu Liang to one side.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang quickly stepped forward and placed the wooden box he had been holding in his arms on the table!
The sound of 'dong' made Guo Anxin's head tighten, fearing that this heavy wooden box would crush his desk.
"Your Highness, what is in this wooden box?" Guo An couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Di said: "This is the contribution of the magistrate of Qiguo County that the princess has thought about, so I asked the king to give you a reward!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess!"
Guo An quickly bowed respectfully in the direction of Prince Yan's palace, and then felt that Wang Zhen, the guy beside him, was looking at him with curiosity again.
His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly and solemnly saluted Zhu Di with his hands raised.
"I would also like to thank Your Highness for going all the way to personally deliver these to me."
"You, a thief, have some conscience!" Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.
After saying that, he looked at the wooden box.
Guo An couldn't understand this look and asked him to open it face to face.
However, Guo An also had some vague guesses about the contents of the wooden box, but if he was asked to open it in front of everyone, it was Wang Zhen again...
Um?
Thinking about it, Guo An thought of something and opening the wooden box in front of everyone might be a good thing.
Immediately, he slowly opened the wooden box, and his eyes lit up.
On the side, Zhu Liang and Wang Zhen stared wide-eyed.
The whole wooden box was filled with a box full of silver, and there was a stack of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes on it.
"Your Highness, all these are for the lower officials?" Guo An couldn't help but confirm to Zhu Di again.
Zhu Di's face suddenly darkened, "Humph, can I still lie to you?"
"But Your Highness, with so much money, this official..."
Zhu Di said: "A mere two hundred taels of silver and two hundred Ming Dynasty treasure notes. Compared with the contribution you have made this time, these money are nothing to worry about!"
"so much?"
Guo An's eyes narrowed and he quickly closed the wooden box.
Since he traveled through time, apart from receiving his monthly salary, he has never had much contact with money, and he doesn't understand much about money.
He did not expect that such a small box in front of him contained two hundred taels of silver, as well as two hundred taels of Ming Dynasty treasure notes.
"Thank you, Your Highness. This money is enough to feed a low-ranking official for three years!"
"snort!"
Zhu Di glared at Guo An with disgust.
"I have never seen an official who is so greedy for money like you. If you, a thief official, dare to be greedy, I will personally hand you over to the Jinyi Guards to rectify the law!"
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, don't worry. I can get money fairly and honestly, but I will never do anything to destroy the family!"
Zhu Di was relieved, "As long as you understand!"
Guo An was also relieved. Now he could live a relaxed life for at least two years.
However, Wang Zhen on the side kept looking at him with inquiring eyes, which made him extremely uncomfortable.
"His Highness has given me so many rewards today. I am very grateful. I wonder if I can entertain Your Highness again for a banquet as a token of my gratitude!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.
"Since you beg like this, I will grant it!"
Pleading?
Guo An couldn't help but feel slanderous in his heart, he was really arrogant.
However, he quickly called Guo Erniu in from outside, handed the box of money to Guo Erniu, and asked him to take it back first. He also asked Guo Erniu to buy more meat, make a big meal, and entertain distinguished guests in the evening.