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Chapter 247

"What a dull person. I, the king, see you. Mr. Li is very shrewd. He is so shrewd that he will not let go of any opportunity to take bribes. He even dares to line his own pockets with money for disaster relief!"

Qi Yan sneered. After speaking, his tone suddenly became harsh. Li Zhiyuan was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground with a "pop".

"I am wronged. All the disaster relief money and food allocated by the imperial court have been spent on the people. All accounts are recorded. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

"Every penny was spent on the people?" Qi Yan snorted.

"Indeed, but how should Mr. Li calculate the personal profits he gained from joining local merchants, hoarding goods, and taking advantage of the situation to drive up prices?

I don’t know that Mr. Li is still a business genius. Mr. Li might as well abandon his official position and go into business! "

Qi Yan said and threw the stack of bills in his hand directly into Li Zhiyuan's face.

The black and white writing on the paper was clearly recorded one by one, but he had clearly already had people deal with these things, so how could they still fall into the hands of the regent.

The evidence was all in front of him, and Li Zhiyuan had no way to quibble, but for such a serious crime, he would never admit it until the last moment.

Rolling his eyes, he began to shirk responsibility and said: "I really don't know about this. I must have been busy with disaster relief and did not notice, allowing my subordinates to take advantage of the loophole.

It is my fault that my rule is lax. Please give me some time, and I will definitely find out the matter and give an explanation to the emperor and your prince. "

"It seems that Mr. Li worked very hard to provide disaster relief. According to Mr. Li himself, it can be said that Mr. Li took the greatest credit in this disaster relief!"

Qi Yan raised his lips like a smile but looked sideways at Li Zhiyuan.

"I don't dare. It's all because the emperor and the prince ruled well. I just followed the emperor and the prince's arrangements. I don't dare to take credit."

"Since there is no merit, then the lax governance should be punished. Considering that Mr. Li has done his best in this disaster relief, I will give you three days to investigate and deal with those who colluded with the traders.

In addition, according to the amount recorded on the bill, the money embezzled by the government and businessmen this time should be equivalent to Mr. Li's annual salary.

Then I will sentence Mr. Li to a one-year fine, which will be paid into the national treasury. This is my sentence. Does Mr. Li have any objection? "

After finishing speaking unhurriedly, Qi Yan glanced at Li Zhiyuan with a vague gaze.

It would be good if he could keep his black gauze hat and his life. How dare Li Zhiyuan have any objections? His body was almost drenched in cold sweat. He responded repeatedly and hurriedly kowtowed in thanks.

There are only a few people in the officialdom who can be completely clean. The court needs people. As long as you don't go too far, within a certain range, most of the people in office will not delve into it.

Because everyone is greedy, once you enter the officialdom, it is difficult to avoid using power for personal gain. Replacing people is just removing the old worms and replacing them with new ones.

If people's greed is endless, the moths will never be cleared away. If there are so many official positions, if they are replaced frequently,

Firstly, it consumes energy. The incumbent is busy with these things all day long and has no time to deal with state affairs. Secondly, new recruits will delay the progress of things.

Therefore, most of the people in power have no intention of taking care of this kind of thing. They just turn a blind eye and muddle along.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhiyuan dared to unite with the vendors in Spring City to gain profits from it.

In Xiling, officials who embezzle more than 50 taels will be exiled, and those who embezzle more than one million taels will be beheaded.

But if the money for disaster relief is more than a thousand taels embezzled, Wushamao will not be protected.

Li Zhiyuan is already a veteran in officialdom, and he is well versed in this. He does not dare to get more than two or three hundred taels.

As the Minister of Household Affairs, he is basically responsible for disaster relief work in various places. He has done this kind of thing many times.

Spring City is so high that the emperor is far away. He never thought that this time the incident would come to light.

The regent was obviously deliberately trying to make things difficult for him. It was a good thing now that he would get back all the money he made. Not to mention that all his hard work was in vain. He almost frightened him to death when his name was called in the court.

Fortunately, his life was safe, so he stood up and retreated to his seat. Li Zhiyuan spent the rest of his life secretly brushing away the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeves.

"Master Su!" After dealing with Li Zhiyuan, Qi Yan immediately looked at Su Zhen in the crowd.

It was definitely not a good thing to be called at this time. Su Zhen's back felt cold, and he stood up bravely, "I'm here."

"Recently, the King of Japan has heard that rumors about the Right Prime Minister favoring concubines and killing his wives have become more and more popular. Is this true?"

Men all have three wives and four concubines, and they are not monks. Isn’t it normal to have one or two doting concubines in the family?

Moreover, it was not just a year or two since he doted on his concubine, Mrs. Zhang. Why did the regent suddenly mention it in court and still have time to take care of his backyard affairs?

Furthermore, he didn't hear any rumors.

Although it is not surprising to spoil a concubine and destroy a wife, it is always harmful to one's reputation if it is mentioned openly. Su Zhen thought about it and responded:

"I am not as stoic as the prince. I have always had equal exposure to the wives and concubines in my house. I am not too biased. Please be clear to me and don't listen to rumors from outside."