"With this account book, can we find out the corrupt officials behind it?"
"Brother, do you want to do something for the government?" the short and fat man exclaimed.Ww W．
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The handsome man looked at the handsome man, shook his head and said: "We are bandits, and we are on the same level as the government. It's okay not to go through this muddy water. But now that we are being plotted, we have to leave an extra escape route in case of emergencies."
The handsome man glanced at the account book in the woman's hand and said Wen Yan: "This account book alone is not enough to find the person behind the scenes. The officials of Shangzheng Yamen have changed a lot since five years ago. Many people have either retired and returned home or are unknown. Even if there are any flaws in these account books, the Yamen in charge will be able to remove them completely."
"Brother, what else do we need with this hot potato? Throw it away as soon as possible."
"Take it one step at a time. They are unkind. Don't blame us for being unjust. This little brother, I have wronged you to follow our brothers for a few days. When this matter is over, I will leave."
"Okay." The handsome man agreed without any hesitation.
The handsome man was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect the handsome man to agree so readily. He asked in surprise: "Aren't you afraid?"
"Some, but now I should be of use to you. My life is not in danger right now. I will try my best to save my own life."
The handsome man nodded, looked at the handsome man approvingly, and said with a sincere face: "I am from a noble family, and I am indeed quite famous. If you are a massacrer, you carry him on your back, and we will go."
"My dear, if you bring me back, I will have to carry you everywhere." The short, fat man said dissatisfiedly.
"Hehe, fourth brother, do you want me to carry it?" the woman said with a sweet smile.
"Bye bye, you are from a big girl's family. Men and women do not interact with each other. Forget it. It is easy to pray to gods but difficult to send them away. Just carry it on your back.
Baby, come here, I just gained weight and will lose weight soon."
"If you make noise, leave quickly!" the tall and thin man scolded.
Several people filed out and took advantage of the time before dawn to quietly change their places to stay.
The handsome man was Li Luo, and what he was holding in his hand was indeed Shangzheng Yamen's account books from previous years.
The Shangzheng Yamen is in charge of the emperor's external business affairs, including the northern border of the Western Region and the lands in the East China Sea.
All business transactions in the name of the imperial court had to go through Shangzheng Yamen, which was very tricky and had always been a piece of fat in the eyes of officials.
During this inspection, Shangzheng Yamen was also one of them.
Li Luo had a detailed discussion with Zhang Rongzheng. Originally, the Tomb Zaifu had asked about Shangzheng Yamen, but since six or seven years ago, Shangzheng Yamen had the intention of becoming independent.
There were several changes in the people in charge in the court, and all the officials who had been placed there by Tsukazaifu were swept out, and they slowly escaped from Tsukazaifu's control.
Behind the yamen are the shadows of the imperial family and the powerful concubines in the harem, and Tsukazaifu cannot control them even if they want to.
This time the inspection department took charge of Shangzheng Yamen and conducted an inspection for more than a month. At first there were many obstacles, but finally Li Luo went there in person and obtained some account books.
Before Li Luo could find out the details, he encountered a fire and almost lost his life in the bank.
Li Luo checked the amount of silver in the treasury, and it happened that thieves broke into the house to steal, and what they were looking for coincided with Li Luo's.
Originally, Li Luo was accompanied by Chu Ying'er, but when Li Luo saw these bandits coming in and out as if there was no one around, he was obviously being instructed by someone, so he decided to infiltrate among the bandits to find out the cause, and secretly ordered Chu Ying'er not to act rashly, so as not to arouse the enemy. .
Chu Ying'er had outstanding qinggong skills and was in the bank at that time, but none of these people noticed it, and was smoothly taken out of Shangzheng Yamen by the short and fat man.
If it is true that the Shangzheng Yamen was in deficit, the amount of money that was used to enrich the private pockets was really an astronomical figure. Three million taels was not much. Once it was revealed, it would be the biggest case of corruption and perversion of the law during the reign of Emperor Wanlong.
The inspection department was on standby, Zhang Rongzheng contacted his confidants and acted cautiously, while the Privy Council hid in the dark to investigate.
Mu Tianlang's Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches divided into eight groups and spread throughout Dagan to search for Shangzheng Yamen officials who had resigned and went into seclusion and whose whereabouts were unknown.
Outsiders couldn't see anything, but several ministers in charge of business in the court all smelled the dangers involved, and they were all anxious, not knowing what kind of big rat they would uncover this time.
Li Luo followed the seven others and hid in an ordinary house in the south of Zhuocheng. The courtyard was not big, but it was more than enough to accommodate eight people.
Chu Ying'er had already concealed Li Luo's whereabouts from the court, only saying that Li Luo was still sorting out the case files at the Inspection Department and had not seen any outsiders.
Zhang Rongzheng knew the opportunity to cover it up and acted according to his plan. He was relieved. All the officials in the court knew that the Inspection Department was inspecting Shangzheng Yamen, and their minds were focused on the Inspection Department, which gave Li Luo an opportunity to act secretly.
Anyway, as long as it wasn't Emperor Wanlong's order, others could get over it when they came.
For several days, these seven people never mentioned their identities. However, when Li Luo was kidnapped that day, he heard the short and fat man talk about them, calling themselves the Seven Bandits. He didn't know what kind of people they were in the world.
Among the seven, the eldest is a man named Gu Tiexin.
A tall and thin man dressed as a beggar ranked second. He called himself a mad beggar, but he didn’t mention his name.
The capable man is the third child, and his name is Shenji Zhiming, named Mengzhuang.
The fourth child was the short, fat man who was carrying Li Luo on his back. He was slaughtered by Diao Cheng.
Lao Wu was the handsome young man who scolded Li Luo for standing too close that night, the jade scholar Jiang Wan.
There was also Lao Liu, the oldest among these people, who looked like a street scoundrel and was nicknamed Sun Jiu, the street rat.
The last one on the list is the beautiful woman.
Li Luo found out the names of these people from the butcher's mouth. This short, fat man was informal, carefree, and spoke very loosely.
Li Luo only praised a few words, and then he became a little moody. He told Li Luo the names of several people, but he did not mention this woman's maiden name, and only called her Little Spirit Fairy.
Li Luo was trapped in this courtyard. Every day, some of the seven people would go out early and come back late. He didn't know what they were busy with.
However, at least two people will be left to watch Li Luo to prevent Li Luo from having evil intentions and leaking the whereabouts of several people.
Li Luo looked at the account book carefully again. Although the account books contained some scattered information, the numbers were the same. It was obvious that he had put a lot of thought into it.
If you want to find out the truth, you may have to find another account book under this account book.
It was true that the seven bandits had someone to point them to when they broke into the house to steal. However, no one mentioned the reason, and Rentu also kept silent.
Li Luo tried several times, but Diao Cheng always made fun of him and failed to find out the hidden truth. A fire made the Shangzheng Yamen case even more confusing.
On this day, Li Luo frowned after reading the account books, thinking in his mind how the Shang Zheng Yamen could embezzle such a large amount of stolen money without anyone noticing.
There is evidence for entering and exiting, hundreds of thousands of taels of real gold and silver at every turn. It is impossible for the court to not be aware of it at all. Following the clues, it seems that Shangzheng Yamen has been running this matter for much longer than the six or seven years previously estimated. I am afraid that there has been close contact before and after.