A mere seventh-grade county magistrate dared to contradict him and deny himself face.
Well, wait until we get to the city and see how arrogant you Su Cheng can be.
Humph, I can’t believe that I can’t find any flaws in you!
The furious Zhao Kangyu gave the order, and Su Cheng didn't stop him. He turned around and motioned for them to enter the city.
After entering the city, the widened roads and renovated houses on the streets are eye-catching.
Even Jiangzhou City is far inferior to Liuhe County.
When Zhao Kangyu saw this scene, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes and sneer again and again.
It must cost a lot of money to renovate these houses, right?
Among them, was Su Cheng involved in corruption?
As long as there is corruption, regardless of the amount, his power as chief envoy can directly remove Su Cheng from the position of Liuhe County Magistrate.
On the other hand, Yang Yushi's heart moved as he looked at these houses with splendor.
This is a big project. I didn't expect that Su Cheng didn't have any rumors. If this matter spreads, it will not only be the merit of Liuhe County, but also the merit of his Jiangzhou prefect.
Different from what Zhao Kangyu thought, Yang Yushi wanted to use these achievements to further his career.
Once he reached the position of prefect, it was difficult to climb up. Part of the reason why he was so ingratiated with Zhao Kangyu and even handed his daughter over to his son was because he wanted to climb up.
Now that Liuhe County is managed so well, it is natural that he, the prefect of Jiangzhou, is doing well!
Su Cheng didn't pay attention to the expressions of the two people. He rode his horse to lead the way and soon arrived outside the county government office.
Seeing such a wealthy county government, not only Yang Yushi was shocked, but even Zhao Kangyu's eyes flashed, wondering what he was thinking.
"My two gentlemen, the county government has arrived. If you want to investigate anything, just ask and I will try my best to cooperate!"
Su Cheng knew that Zhao Kangyu came to the county government office to cause trouble, but he was not afraid and directly exposed his purpose.
Zhao Kangyu narrowed his eyes, his brows suddenly trembled, stared at Su Cheng and sneered: "It seems that Mr. Su is very confident in himself!"
"I'm telling you the truth. According to the rules, the expansion of your county government will cost a lot of money. You must clearly explain the source and expenditure of this money, otherwise you will be waiting to go to jail!"
"Come on, I will start with your county government expansion and renovation of houses in the city today!"
"Master Yang, as the prefect of Jiangzhou, you don't want a corrupt official under you, right? You and I will investigate together!"
Now that the relationship with Su Cheng has reached this point, Zhao Kangyu will naturally no longer hide it, and will directly go in to check the accounts.
As soon as these words came out, Yang Yushi felt somewhat reluctant.
If something that could have been regarded as a meritorious deed was investigated, then his plan would have failed again.
All fools know that Zhao Kangyu is deliberately looking for trouble. Even if there is no problem, he will find it for him!
"Master Zhao, we have come a long way, why don't we eat something first, rest for a while and then check again?"
Yang Yushi felt that with this time, Su Cheng might be able to prepare in advance.
After all, it is something that can be regarded as a merit, but it cannot be ruined by Zhao Kangyu all at once!
"Eat something?"
Zhao Kangyu sneered, stared at Yang Yushi and asked, "Do you think I can still eat now?"
"If it weren't for your good county magistrate, would I be here?"
The more he talked, the angrier he became, and Zhao Kangyu almost told him directly that his son had been imprisoned.
Yang Yushi was scolded like this and immediately laughed, not daring to speak anymore.
Su Cheng, on the other hand, neither humble nor overbearing, stretched out his hand to signal: "Since Mr. Zhao doesn't want to eat, then please invite me!"
"Master, go and take out all the account books of our county government!"
"yes!"
Shen Xiangxing, who had returned, immediately responded and winked at Su Cheng, which meant that Shen Youwei had taken Yang Lingxuan to the Shen Mansion.
Su Cheng did not respond, but he felt a lot more relieved, as long as Yang Lingxuan was not discovered by Zhao Kangyu and others.
As for the audit?
Haha, Liuhe County's account books are very transparent. The whereabouts of every account are well documented, and there is no problem at all.
He, Su Cheng, is an upright man and has served as an official with integrity. Why is he still afraid that you, Zhao Kuangyin, can't investigate him?
After leading everyone into the county government lobby, Shen Xiangxing had already led several government servants to carry the account books and place them on the official case.
"Sir, these are all the account books of our Liuhe County. Please take a look at them." Shen Xiangxing smiled on his fat face and narrowed his eyes.
Zhao Kangyu snorted coldly, reached for a ledger and opened it.
Yang Yushi on the side was also helpless and could only follow along to check the account book.
The account book was written very clearly. As the chief envoy, Zhao Kangyu naturally knew the account book very well. After just a few glances, he found that there was no trace of the account book.
But he doesn't believe in evil. A county magistrate is not corrupt at all. Is there such a good official in the world?
As the chief envoy of a province, Zhao Kangyu has reached the point where he has met hundreds of officials, including upright officials.
But even the most honest officials are more or less corrupt.
But there is no sign of corruption at all in Liuhe County's account books, and the source and destination of every sum of money are marked.
Yang Yushi on the side, as the prefect, has seen many account books, but this is the first time he has seen such a transparent account book.
After looking at a few ledgers, the two couldn't help but raise their heads and look at each other.
Yang Yushi saw the confusion in Zhao Kangyu's eyes and couldn't help but turn to look at Su Cheng: "Mr. Su, is this money really donated by you when you rented the land and big households?"
"You have to know that three hundred thousand taels is not a small amount of money!"
"And you have actually built so many villages in Liuhe County, and even the population has reached a terrifying 80,000. This... this is too shocking to spread."
Su Cheng did not publicize these things to the outside world. People outside only knew that Liuhe County had become wealthy and built houses for the people. There was not much other news.
These matters were Liuhe County's own county affairs, and Su Cheng did not report them. He only reported the influx of people into Liuhe County and the autumn harvest.
But when Yang Yushi learned that people were pouring into Liuhe County, he couldn't handle it himself, so he sent a message to Su Cheng and Liuhe County to handle it themselves.
Yang Yushi himself didn't believe that such a huge battle had been launched now. After all, building so many villages would require countless amounts of money, and even he, the prefect, could not raise so much money.
Zhao Kangyu didn't speak at this moment, he just stared at Su Cheng, waiting for Su Cheng's answer!
Su Cheng smiled calmly: "This is the fact. If you two adults don't believe it, you can go and verify it."
"It's getting late now, and I have arranged a dinner for the two adults..."
"No need!" Zhao Kangyu snorted coldly, put down the account book in his hand and stood up: "Let's go eat by ourselves!"
"As for the verification you mentioned, I will naturally do it!"
It can be seen that Zhao Kangyu does not believe what is recorded in the ledger at all, and he wants to continue the investigation.
Su Cheng just shrugged: "In that case, I will excuse you and take my leave."
If the other party didn't give him face, there was no need for him to give him face. After saying that, he turned around and left.
Zhao Kangyu stared at Su Cheng's leaving figure, a cold light flashed in his eyes!