A bright smile finally appeared on Rong Changan's exquisite face.
"There's nothing else to do, Lord Inspector can go!"
The governor was happy to allow Chang'an to say: "Okay! Okay! I'll leave now, my subordinate."
The governor retrieved a small life, gave Rong Changan and Yan Li a few big gifts, then wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh of relief, and quickly left the posthouse.
After getting on the sedan chair, a contemptuous and hateful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Yan Li, Yan Li, at the beginning, he acted like a clean and upright official, but in fact he was just a sheep of the same breed! Hmph, the wealth and benefits gained from punishing us officials , but it was in their pocket. I lost one hundred thousand taels of silver and a priceless Ganoderma lucidum! When I go back, I will definitely give you a copy from the emperor and queen mother! Just wait and see!"
After leaving at this time, Yan Li turned around and stared at Rong Changan, as if he really knew her at this time.
"You don't have to scold me, killing a prefect is enough to make you powerful." Rong Chang'an said, "Leaving a governor can save you from the suspicion of the people above. I think this is the best for you. "
Rong Changan's words were like a knife piercing his heart, and her words were tantamount to humiliating him.
"Do you think I killed the prefect just for my own sake?" Yan Li looked coldly at Rong Chang'an standing in front of him. She made him more and more afraid, and made him feel more and more unfamiliar. It is the people of the entire Great Jing Kingdom!"
"I've argued with you on this issue many times, and it's useless to argue any longer." Rong Changan looked at the shredded papers all over the floor and shook his head, "Why bother! You can use the money to help more people The common people. Take the ganoderma lucidum on the table..."
"Hmph, I won't take things from corrupt officials!" Yan Li replied very coldly.
"I'm actually helping you. If you take over the Ganoderma lucidum and the prefect's property, then the emperor won't suspect that you have a different direction, and you can continue to hide your identity. Otherwise, your days of keeping a low profile are probably coming to an end." Yes. At that time, not only the emperor will be looking for you, but the queen mother will also be looking for you. You can figure it out yourself!"
Rong Changan and Chuntao left. Yan Li slumped down on the Grand Master's chair, eyes half-drowned, looking at the dead body of the prefect lying on the ground in a pool of blood, carefully thinking about Rong Changan's words just now.
If a prefect is killed, the victims will not scold Yan Li; if he accepts the money from the governor and the prefect, Li Hai will think that Yan Li is just a money-loving official with no big ambitions, so he will give up on Yan Li. Suspicious, trust him more and more. It is a good thing for Yan Li to restore the country in the future, or for the safety of the country and the people.
God, who the hell is Rong Changan? The scheming was so deep that he thought of something he hadn't thought of.
"Come here!" Yan Li called.
The Imperial Forest Army came in again.
Yan Li pointed at the dead body on the ground, and said loudly: "Take the eunuch out, tie him up and patrol the streets, insert a crime sign on the back, with the words 'corruption of huge sums of money' written on it; bring some more troops, and go raid the eunuch's house!"
The next day, the news that the prefect was killed by the imperial envoy sent by the emperor and his home was ransacked was spread on the street, and the people said that a good and honest official came. It's just that Yan Li was very unhappy when he heard this; what an upright official he was, he was just like the prefect.
But in Rong Changan's star pupils, there was a light of incomparable happiness.
The governor went to the capital overnight, and after meeting Emperor Li Hai, he went to Fengzao Palace to meet the Queen Mother.
"Empress Dowager, Yan Yushi is so arrogant that he killed the prefect on the grounds of fighting corruption! He still wants to kill me. Fortunately, the Empress interceded, otherwise I will not be able to honor the Empress Dowager in the coming year!"
A big man knelt at the queen mother's feet, crying, very desolate.
"You didn't tell Yan Li, are the prefect and you my people?"
Killing a prefect was not a big deal to the Queen Mother, but at worst, she would play a side drum and ask Li Hai to agree to the person she chose to take over as the prefect.
The governor tried his best to flatter: "I said it! The prefect and I both told Yan Yushi that we are officials personally selected by the queen mother. Killing us is equivalent to not giving the queen mother face. Who knows, Yan Li said...but said..."
"What did he say?" The Empress Dowager looked displeased.
The governor said: "Yan Li said, 'What is the queen mother? In my eyes, it is not worth mentioning. I am the emperor's man. I work for the emperor. I only have the emperor in my eyes.' I said, even the emperor has to look at it. For the sake of filial piety, save face for the queen mother, isn't it too much for you to do this! Yan Li said again, "I don't care, as long as anyone breaks the law of the court, even the queen mother, I will... '"
As he spoke, the governor slightly raised his eyes to observe the changes in the queen mother's expression.
"What else does he want?" With a bang, the Empress Dowager jumped up, her eyes bursting into flames.
The governor was delighted: "Yan Li also said that even if it is the Queen Mother, I will cut off her head!"
"It's the other way around!" The queen mother got down from the bed, and walked back and forth beside the governor, her whole body was so angry that it almost burned her body. "Even the emperor wants to give me seven points of face, what is he Yan Li! I must earn it back!"
The Empress Dowager looked at the peach blossom tree in the courtyard of Fengzao Palace with deep eyes. Yan Li's audacity really made her angry, but what she couldn't figure out was why Rong Chang'an wanted to help the governor speak for you? Could it be that Rong Changan wanted to please himself because he knew that the governor was his own
"Go to the study!"
The Queen Mother is a vigorous and resolute person. After hearing what the governor said, she couldn't sit still anymore, and wanted to ask Li Hai if he should be severely punished for his misdemeanor like Yan Li.
"Queen, it's inconvenient for me to go see the emperor..." The governor raised his eyes slyly and looked at the queen.
The queen mother naturally understood. If Li Hai sees the governor and the queen mother together, he will definitely doubt who the governor is serving as master.
"Okay, you go out of the palace! Remember, go through the back door!"
The queen mother took a sedan chair and came to the upper study.
Before going to see the Empress Dowager, the governor had already met Li Hai, and told about Yan Li's story. Naturally, he slandered Yan Li for stealing the prefect's house, filling his own pockets, and accepting 200,000 taels of bribes.
"Oh? I think Yan Yushi is usually a very upright person, how could he do such a thing?" Li Hai didn't get angry like the governor expected, but reacted very coldly, looking at the pages of the book calmly. .
The governor frowned. Isn't the emperor usually very angry when he sees corrupt officials, and vows to kill them one by one, why is he so calm when he hears about Yan Li's corruption today? It's really weird.
"Your Majesty, an official like Yan Li should be escorted back to the capital and interrogated severely! He is an imperial envoy, but he did something that insulted his mission. He should be executed!"
However, what responded to the governor was just an "oh" in Li Hai's throat, followed by his answer: "I see, I will punish him when I come back. You go down first!"