The county magistrate of Chen County embezzled nearly ten thousand taels of silver within a year, and was found out on the spot by the picket censor. Even if he was captured by the imperial guards, he was escorted to Kyoto.
Wang County.
A certain censor bowed his hands to the county magistrate of Wang County, and said with a smile: "Master Cui is honest and honest, and he really sets an example for our court officials. These accounts are clear and there is no problem."
"My lord censor praised me a lot for the matter of my duty." Magistrate Cui said with a smile.
"I still have responsibilities, so I won't stay here any longer. I'm leaving." The censor said to Cui County Magistrate, then turned to the three young men behind him and said, "Let's go."
"I will send you two adults."
County magistrate Cui sent those people to the door, and when the two censors turned around, he nodded to one of the young men imperceptibly.
Qinghe County.
"Three thousand taels for half a year, Wei Xiancheng, you are very capable!"
The imperial censor named Wan Xu gave Qinghe county magistrate a cold look, waved his hand and said, "Take it!"
Just now I checked the account books of the Qinghe County Government, and found that there was a deficit of three thousand taels. The accounts involved were all handled by the magistrate of Wei County. Take it and escort it to Kyoto.
Wei Xiancheng was pressed on the shoulders by two guards, looked at a young man behind, and said loudly: "I recognize you, Zeng family, you are from the Zeng family, didn't I just reject your offer? How dare you frame me like this, I will definitely seek justice from the Holy Majesty!"
"take away!"
Wan Xu snorted coldly. The students of the School of Mathematical Sciences this time were ordered by His Majesty to assist them in checking the account books. In fact, it was no longer assistance. Without them, this task would not have been carried out so smoothly.
The deficient accounts are clearly there, no matter what personal grievances they have had before, corruption is corruption, and there is no excuse.
"Looking for death..." Zeng Zijian twitched the corners of his mouth as he watched the county magistrate of Wei being escorted away. Holding an abacus in one hand, he followed everyone and left the county government office.
Within a day, three officials were escorted to Beijing for corruption. Officials in counties near Kyoto were panicked.
As for the people in the yamen in the capital who were not found, they finally began to panic in their hearts.
The imperial court would send people to check the accounts every year, but in fact, very few were found out. How could anyone who had the guts to make a fuss about the accounts be found out so easily
However, this time, His Majesty seems to be serious. He invited students from the School of Computing to assist in checking the accounts. The court has not found out for many years. Once they intervene, everyone will have nothing to hide. Everyone knows that such a thing will happen The source lies in those students.
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"You bastards, that's how they work for the court!" In Qinzheng Hall, Emperor Jing slapped the table fiercely, his face extremely gloomy.
In one day, a case involving tens of thousands of taels was discovered, and the treasury was tight. In recent days, he has carefully calculated almost every penny, but he did not expect that these officials, above corruption, are so The boldness!
If this is the case even in Kyoto, what will happen in more remote places
Where have all the financial allocations from the imperial court in recent years gone
How many people are falsifying the annual tax accounts in various places
"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon's body. Don't get angry." Chang De stood behind him, put one hand on Emperor Jing's back, and spoke slowly.
"Your Majesty, according to the old minister, we can't continue to check the accounts." At this moment, Prime Minister Qin stood up and said something with a bow.
"Check, why can't I check!" Emperor Jing patted the table and said coldly: "I want to see how many moths like this are still in front of my eyes!"
Qin Xiang looked up, sighed, and silently returned to his original position.
It is necessary to check the accounts. The imperial court sends censors to various places to check every year, and some moths will always be caught. It is also a deterrent to other officials.
However, it is said that being an official is clean and honest, with a clean sleeve, but how many people can really do these words
He has already understood the method of checking the accounts of the students of the calculation academy. In this way, almost all the officials' accounts will be exposed in broad daylight. How much shock will this have on the entire court and the whole world
If you really want to do a thorough investigation according to what His Majesty said, I'm afraid... the country will not be a country!
Emperor Jing lowered his head and glanced at the dozen or so people below, and asked, "Ai Qing, what else do you want to say?"
Including the two prime ministers and six ministers, no one answered.
They are all old foxes in the officialdom. His Majesty is clearly determined to purge a group of people this time. Doesn't it mean that there are ghosts in his heart when he raises objections at this time
What's more, His Majesty has acted more vigorously and arbitrarily in recent days, even to the point of not listening to advice.
Even though most of the edicts are for the sake of Jingguo and the world, the means are still too strong. If they are not handled properly, the entire court may be shaken...
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In the School of Mathematical Sciences, Chen Lisen, Cui Xixin and others just came back, all of them were full of vigor and vigor.
"Our luck is really bad. Why are you the only ones who found out?" Li Jianren said with a depressed expression on his face.
The other three groups of people have gained something today, but the accounts they checked did not have any major flaws, so they returned without success.
Cui Xixin smiled, and said: "It's okay, I'm afraid it will take a long time to check the accounts, and your luck will not always be so bad."
At this time, Zeng Zijian suddenly took a look at Cui Xixin and asked, "Magistrate of Wang County..."
Cui Xixin looked at him and said, "That's an uncle in the family."
The two looked at each other, looked at each other and smiled, and both understood something from each other's eyes.
"Going back this time, I can finally feel proud." Chen Lisen smiled, his face unavoidably showing complacency.
Before today, they didn't even think that there would be such a big gain in this check of accounts.
Those censors are all decorations, as long as they don't make it too obvious, this is a feast for them.
Thinking about the faces of those people in the family at that time, I couldn't help but feel extremely happy.
The other students of the Mathematical Academy watched them pass by with envious expressions on their faces.
They have already heard about what happened today. In terms of ability, they are far superior to these people, but they have no chance. They can only watch helplessly as the credit of the sky falls on them...
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The Qin family.
In a certain room, a woman said with a worried expression: "I don't know what's going on with Feng'er there. I can't go home for several days. How can I take care of myself?"
The middle-aged man sitting in front of the table said: "Madam, don't worry, he is no longer a child, he can take care of himself."
"As parents, we can't give him anything, and we can only rely on him to earn everything..." The woman sighed, and said, "Fortunately, His Majesty attaches great importance to the School of Mathematical Sciences. After Feng'er comes out from there, go ask I beg my lord father to find him a good job in the court, Qin Yu is the eldest son of the Qin family, but the blood of my Feng'er is also of the Qin family!"
"I see." The middle-aged man pondered for a while, then nodded.
There was a moment of silence in the room, and the woman said again: "Your Majesty is going to check the accounts this time, will you be found here?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "The following is just a small fight. It is enough to arrest a few county magistrates and county officials. This matter is very involved. Your Majesty's order is only temporary and will not last long. If things go on like this, the court will be chaotic in a few days, and it will definitely stop at that time, and there will be no places like Liubu."
"This matter has nothing to do with us."
The middle-aged man raised his head and said, "Even if it's not easy to enter the academy, otherwise, someone should tell Feng'er not to get involved in this matter. Even if Yushitai concealed the identities of those people, it would not be able to bear it." If you have the opportunity to be an official in the future, I'm afraid it will be a disaster rather than a blessing... "