I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Amid the panic and anxiety of the people, Jiang Zuo was arrested by the Thousand Cavalry Division.

The only good thing is that Jiang Zuo is temporarily detained in the prison in Anding County, which can be considered as his own place.

The cell was cold and damp, and screams of pain were heard from time to time.

In this environment, Jiang Zuo felt uneasy.

"What is this empress doing?"

Before he could figure it out, he heard hurried footsteps again.

Two soldiers from the Qianqi Division were escorting another prisoner and locking him up in a cell opposite Jiangzuo.

Looking closely, I found that it was one of our own.

Master Guo.

"Hey, Master, are you here too? What a coincidence, I have someone to chat with and relieve my boredom." Jiang Zuo said calmly. "I still have a chicken leg here, do you want to try it? You won't know until you try it, the food in our Anding County Prison is not bad."

Master Guo had a worried look on his face and sat down.

There's no mood for joking in this dark prison.

"Hey, sir, please stop joking. We are really dead this time."

Master Guo was in tears.

"Don't panic. Once they find out the truth, they will let us out. Why does that old woman seem to be targeting me on purpose?"

If Jiang Zuo really died unjustly, even as a ghost he would fly to the capital and find the empress to settle the score.

He had worked so hard to run Anding County, and it had finally developed to where it is today. However, the empress sent him various imperial edicts, asking him to pay millions of taxes from Jiangzuo and arresting him for no reason.

It’s so unfair.

"Old woman?" Master Guo didn't react at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he was so scared that he trembled, "Sir, why are you like this again? Trouble comes from the mouth!"

"What are you afraid of? This woman has already charged us with dozens of crimes. Is this one more crime?"

Jiang Zuo didn't care.

Although he didn't want to die like this, he couldn't do anything now except sit there.

Now, the entire Anding County government office and prison have been taken over by the Qianqi Division.

Jiang Zuo had no way to escape no matter what.

Even communicating with the outside world has become a problem.

"Master, how are the other colleagues doing?" Jiang Zuo asked with concern.

He didn't want to implicate the entire government.

Master Guo lowered his head, supported his forehead, and said, "I don't know. Sir, please bring me in. I had just returned to the yamen when I was caught by the Qianqi Division."

"Oh, I hope they're okay."

Jiang Zuo shook his head helplessly.

He just hoped that the empress far away in the capital came only for him, Jiangzuo.

"This empress must want to reap my fruits and get rid of me so that she can enjoy the fruits of our hard work. She is so vicious." Jiang Zuo continued to complain.

Master Guo suddenly sat up straight and said to Jiang Zuo in a panic, "Sir, don't say anything for now. It seems someone has come in."

"is it?"

After saying this, I indeed heard the faint sound of a door opening.

After a while, the footsteps gradually approached.

"Master Jiang Zuo, why are you so embarrassed?"

The man who walked into the prison had narrow eyes, a hooked nose, a wrinkled face, a goatee, and an old look.

Jiang Zuo looked up and was slightly surprised: "It's you... Liang Ming, Sir Liang, long time no see."

This person was also Jiangzuo's direct superior at that time, but was later transferred to Yuzhou.

This person had a conflict with Jiang Zuo five years ago. Jiang Zuo was targeted by him everywhere because he didn't want to go along with Liang Ming.

Fortunately, he was transferred four years ago, otherwise Anding County would not have developed to its current state.

I didn't expect that we would meet again today, in this safe prison.

"Master Liang, have you had lunch? I still have chicken legs here."

Jiang Zuo looked calm and was still in the mood to greet the other party at this moment.

Liang Ming sneered, "You haven't changed in all these years, you are shameless. I came to Anding County today not to reminisce with you."

"Oh? Lord Liang is going to come in and keep me company?" Jiang Zuo joked.

"Heh..." Liang Ming was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that Jiang Zuo could be so calm and laughing while in prison. He didn't know whether to say that he was ignorant and fearless, or shameless.

"I just came to see the criminal." Liang Ming said sharply, "I am the person in charge of this case. I wonder how Lord Jiang feels."

Jiang Zuo was a little surprised, but soon calmed down and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. Sir Liang, thank you for doing it yourself at your age."

"Jiang Zuo, you have come to this day!" There was a hint of sarcasm and ridicule in Liang Ming's words.

The tiger was bullied by the dog in the open air, and Jiang Zuo could do nothing about it.

"Lord Liang, you must investigate thoroughly to prove my innocence." Jiang Zuo smiled helplessly.

"Okay, okay, if Lord Jiang is willing to ask me for help, then I will conduct a thorough investigation and send Lord Jiang to his death as soon as possible..." Liang Ming said with a smile, and then deliberately patted his thigh and said, "Look at my mouth. I said something wrong, I said something wrong. I want to clear Lord Jiang's name as soon as possible."

"That's good. I hope Sir Liang takes care of himself and dies earlier than me." Jiang Zuo joked unceremoniously, and then followed suit, patting the straw beside him and adding, "No, we should learn about the case as soon as possible so that Sir can rest more and take care of himself."

"Humph……"

Liang Ming snorted, then turned and left, saying, "I want to see how long you can keep your mouth shut..."

After Liang Ming and others walked away, Jiang Zuo continued to lie down and rest.

"It's over, it's over." There was a hint of tears in Master Guo's words, "It's completely hopeless this time. It's still Lord Liang who is in charge of the case. Isn't it over?"

"It will be the same no matter who judges the case." Jiang Zuo disagreed.

"Then, then how can it be the same..." Master Guo was about to collapse, and he couldn't speak clearly. He was silent for a moment, and then he said slowly: "You and I know that Lord Liang had a conflict with us in Anding County in the past. Now that we are prisoners, how can he not add insult to injury?"

"Master, do you really think that Liang Ming can try our case?" Jiang Zuo was quite calm.

"What, what do you mean?" Master Guo didn't understand.

"Whether we live or die is up to that person." Jiang Zuo said.

"that person?"

Master Guo understood quickly.

That person is the current empress.

Yes, if the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die.

Ever since the empress suddenly issued an imperial decree a few days ago, Jiang Zuo had increasingly felt that something was not right.

It was obvious that the current empress had already set her sights on them.

"I don't think I, Jiang Zuo, have ever offended that female emperor?"

"Uh... probably not, right?"

Jiang Zuo thought again and again, he was always meticulous in his work, how could he suddenly offend the emperor.

"Maybe the empress is in menopause..."

"Sir, what is menopause?" Master Guo leaned against the wall in despair, trying to distract himself from his inner fear by chatting.

"This... means that the empress has reached the age where she becomes easily angry..."