Liangzhou is not far from the provincial capital Gaocheng, because it is the first to enjoy a series of policies that benefit the people implemented by Yuxi, so the people here have a very good life. The position of the prefect of Liangzhou is also a lack of fat.
Qiyou didn't make any private visits, but first went to find the chief of the garrison stationed in Haocheng. Called a hundred elite soldiers with the garrison leader, and then went to Liangzhou.
Zhao Qian was too worried: "Master, there is such a big battle, what should we do if we make a mistake?" At that time, it will not end well.
"It's better to make a mistake." If you make a mistake, he will be beaten up by the Zuo Shi Lang of the Criminal Department, and in the future, he will be as free and at ease as his third brother.
In fact, Qiyou has always been envious of Qixuan, go wherever he wants. Unlike him, he has to report for more days out of Beijing. It's really not free.
In fact, Qiyou knew in his heart that even if Qihao was mistaken, he would not be slapped. He was scolded at most, and was sprayed twice by Yu Shi.
Zhao Qian: ... Don't guess what the prince thinks, he can't understand it even after guessing. So, don't bother to think about it.
When he arrived in Liangzhou, Qiyou approached Zhao Lifu, the prefect of Liangzhou, and said that he wanted to check the bank.
Inventory of the silver treasury is a major issue in the country, and Zhao Lifu certainly opposes it, even if Qiyou is the prince, he will not give in.
Zhao Lifu righteously said: "My lord, our bank is heavily guarded, and people who enter and leave must be checked strictly. My lord, there will be absolutely no problems with the bank."
No matter how strict the guard is, there are loopholes to drill. Qiyou didn't talk nonsense with him, and directly took out the imperial decree. At this time, Zhao Lifu dared not object anymore.
Qiyou is a vigorous and resolute person, and immediately took people to the bank.
Regardless of whether it is the provincial or state capital, the silver stored in the silver inventory is a daily expense, so there is a limit. For example, the amount of silver in Liangzhou silver inventory is 200,000 taels. If there are too many, they will be escorted to the capital. This is why the Ministry of Households must allocate funds for large local expenditures.
For the official silver of ten taels of silver and one ingot, 200,000 taels would be 20,000 ingots of silver. Qiyou directly asked his personal guard to check it out.
Qiyou was not idle either, taking a silver ingot from the shelf to look at it from time to time. Take a silver ingot from a shelf and put it back after reading it. When it came to the silver ingot on the eighteenth shelf, Qiyou felt wrong as soon as he held it in his hand.
At this moment, Zhao Qian said: "My lord, we have checked 10,000, and there are a lot of 20,000 official silvers." When he said this, Zhao Qian had endless worries in his eyes. This is a mess, but I don’t know how to end it!
Zhao Lifu immediately straightened his waist: "Master, I have already said that there can be no problems with the silver treasury."
Qiyou chuckled lightly, and then handed the silver in his hand to Zhao Lifu: "You have seen this silver ingot, and it will not be too late to speak big." There is clearly a problem with this silver ingot.
Zhao Lifu didn't feel right holding the silver, so he turned it over involuntarily at the moment. At this glance, he almost didn't scare to death. There will be words or patterns engraved under the official silver, but this ingot of silver does not.
Before Zhao Lifu could speak, Qiyou called a guard to break the silver ingot.
When Zhao Lifu saw the black thing in the silver ingot, he rolled his eyes in shock and fainted.
Qiyou curled his lips, thinking that the quality in his heart was really bad. However, in view of Zhao Lifu's previous performance, Qiyou felt that the silver was lost, he should not have participated in it. If not, it won't keep looking black.
After verification, thirty thousand taels of the 200,000 taels of silver were lost. Immediately, Qiyou increasingly believed that Zhao Lifu was unaware of this matter.
It has been five years since Zhao Lifu served as the prefect of Liangzhou. It is impossible for him to steal thirty thousand taels of silver from the bank for five years. You know, as a prefect, if you give a certain merchant some convenience, you can get twenty to thirty thousand taels of silver. The crime of embezzling money from the treasury is much more serious than the crime of using one's power to make money.
With this idea in mind, Qiyou ordered the prefect: "Immediately control the relevant personnel, and find out who exchanged the silver in the bank as soon as possible."
With these words, Zhao Lifu was amnesty. Qiyou asked him to hear the case, which is equivalent to believing that he was ignorant of the matter. At that time, he was eventually charged with negligence or unfavorable supervision. This charge, at best, is that losing an official will not be in danger of life: "It's the prince, let's deal with it when he is under the official."
Qiyou just let go of the rest of the matter.
Zhao Qian said: "The prince is really good at knowing things. If this matter is spread out, the name of the detective can be confirmed."
He was very worried when he saw that there was no shortage of money. Because if Qiyou's judgment is wrong, it will affect his career.
The status of the master directly determines the future of their followers. The emperor's personal entourage, like Zhao Hui, is now a sixth-rank official. He didn't dare to compare with Zhao Hui, but he also hoped that Qiyou's career would be smoother and officials would become bigger and bigger. In this way, people like them have a straight waist when they go out, and it is especially convenient to go out on errands. On the contrary, if the master is an idle prince, he will not be able to find someone to do errands with dignity.
Qiyou glanced at Zhao Qian and said, "I can't even compare to Yuan Bilin, saying that my detective is not afraid to flash your tongue." The case he solved was also lucky.
Of course, this is Qiyou's humility. The most important thing to solve these cases is that he is serious and responsible, and luck only accounts for a small part.
Within three days, the case was solved. The thirty thousand taels of silver was conspired to exchange them by two soldiers in the treasury. Later, there was an infighting due to the uneven distribution of the spoils, and the other accomplice was killed by the name of Ding Hu. After killing someone, plant the spoils on another colleague. The man had enmity with the deceased. When he was caught, he held a knife in his hand, and Ding Hu testified again. The hard evidence was as fast as the verdict.
If you don't know, you can't do it yourself. The book official Li Ershi unexpectedly discovered this. Li Ershi did not go to tell the mansion, but blackmailed Ding Hu. If Ding Hu can steal official silver and kill his accomplices, how could he be threatened by Li Ershi. He simply didn't do two things, and killed Li Ershi. This time he didn't go out on his own, but instead spent money to buy someone to kill Li Ershi.
As for the military service of the treasury, he had an affair with another's wife and was hacked to death by the other's husband, and had nothing to do with this case.
After reading Ding Hu's confession, Qiyou asked curiously: "Why didn't it say how he secretly changed the treasury?" Even though the guards were tightly guarded, how did this person change money under everyone's eyes. Qiyou is also very curious about this.
Zhao Lifu coughed and said, "Because it's a bit indecent, so I omitted this paragraph."
Hearing that the silver ingot was brought out by the police, Qiyou asked incredulously: "How did he put in such a large silver ingot? And even if it is inserted in, the walking posture is definitely not correct. Isn't it possible for the hall officer to check? Doubt?"
Zhao Lifu explained, “Ding Hu’s father is a soldier from the former Treasury. This is the unique skill of their family.” The so-called unique skill also needs to be practiced since childhood. Ding Hu has been practicing since he was three years old. .
"Don't you want to check three generations of people related to the bank?" However, after the review, it was not allowed to be selected.
Zhao Lifu said: "The Ding family spent some money, and then they got this job." Who would have thought that Ding Hu would have such a bold man to steal the money from the treasury. If not, people wouldn't dare to take him the money and arrange for him to be a soldier in the treasury.
The case was clear, Ding Hu beheaded to show the public, Ding's family and the two accomplices who were killed by Ding Hu were ransacked and all exiled. All involved in the case were dealt with severely. All relevant officials were downgraded to three levels.
Zhao Lifu and other officials hated Ding Hu and the two families so much that all their families died on the road. Of course, this is something later.
When the case was over, Qiyou did not rush back to Beijing. Instead, he went to Gaocheng and lived in the palace.
As he walked, Qiyou looked at the scenery in the palace and said, "Time flies so fast. I have left Gaocheng for more than ten years." When he left, he was only fifteen years old. Now they are all fathers.
Zhao Qian smiled and said, "Fortunately, everything here hasn't changed." There are people cleaning here every day, and everything is clean. It's just that it's unpopular, and it looks a bit deserted.
Qiyou visited the palace again, and then moved back to the former courtyard. On the second day, I went shopping.
After staying in Haocheng for half a month, Qiyou returned to Beijing. It was also because Qi Hao sent someone to urge him three times, otherwise he wanted to stay for another half month.
Back in the capital, it was already mid-October. At this time, the leaves are beginning to turn yellow.
When Qi Hao saw him, he said, "The Ministry of Household has begun to send people to check the situation of the treasury in various places." If the problem is found earlier, it can be solved earlier.
He stopped intervening in the household affairs: "I want to take Brother Xu to see the maple trees in Fragrant Mountain in two days." Now in late autumn, the maple leaves are all red.
Qi Hao smiled and said, "Meng Xuemin has written his resignation, and I have already approved it."
"Old man Meng is less than 60 years old. I saw him eating before. Why is he so sick this time?" After saying that, Qiyou glanced at Qihao suspiciously: "Brother, it's not you who suggested to him, right? ?"
Qi Hao didn't speak, just glanced at Qiyou.
Qiyou hurriedly said with a grin: "Brother Yingming Shenwu, he certainly wouldn't do such a thing. But elder brother, I'm still too young, and Yuan Bilin is competent enough for this position in terms of qualifications and experience."
"If this matter comes out, no one will question if I leave you as the Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry." This time the Liangzhou silver treasury case did not spread. After all, the official silver was secretly exchanged by the Kurdish soldiers, which was not a glorious thing for the court. Therefore, it is not as well known as the two previous cases that Qiyou handled. But officials basically know it.
Qiyou looked at something wrong, and said hurriedly: "Brother, I have asked my parents about this matter."
Hearing this, Qi Hao took out a letter from the drawer of the book case: "This is my mother's reply, please take a look."
Qiyou saw that Yuxi said in his letter that it would be good for him to be a minister of criminal justice, and couldn't help wailing at the moment.
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