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

The case of "disaster relief grain" has finally come to an end.

Liang Ming, the deputy envoy of Yuzhou who was in charge of trying the case, had already left in disgrace.

Jiang Zuo's counterattack almost scared Liang Ming to death.

The relief grain that was auctioned did come from Yuzhou.

Fortunately, the Qianqi Division did not force Liang Ming to reveal the details of Yuzhou's grain, allowing him to escape the disaster temporarily.

If someone were to investigate further, more people would surely be implicated.

As for the Qianqi Division, they did not leave immediately.

Their mission is to escort the one million taels of tax silver requested by His Majesty.

Jiang Zuo returned to the position of Anding County Magistrate, but now he doesn't seem that excited.

"I've been really unlucky these past few days. I've been in jail and lost my money..."

Jiang Zuo sighed helplessly, "This Thousand Cavalry Division is clearly there to supervise us to collect the tax silver, otherwise we will definitely not leave."

I originally wanted to gather a large sum of money and run away immediately.

Now, let alone escaping south, being able to save one's life is already a worthwhile situation.

"Okay, sir, this time you escaped death, just consider it as spending money to avoid disaster." Master Guo said. For him, staying alive is more important than anything else. "It is said that life is more valuable than a thousand pieces of gold. If you are alive, you can make a comeback in the future."

"Well, what shall I do?"

Jiang Zuo paced back and forth, hesitating repeatedly.

"Master Jiang, don't panic..." At this time, Master Guo was repeatedly counting the account books.

"Am I panicking? Master, you almost cried yesterday. Have you forgotten?"

"Ahem..." Master Guo hurriedly changed the subject, "Sir, I will go to the treasury to check the amount and pay the tax first."

"go Go."

Jiang Zuo felt quite distressed.

This is not asking for Jiang Zuo's money, it's clearly cutting his flesh!

After calming down, Jiang Zuo needed to seriously analyze how he had offended the current empress, otherwise she would not have issued imperial edicts one after another and made things difficult for him everywhere.

"What went wrong?"

After thinking about it again and again, Jiang Zuo still couldn't understand.

"Could it be that I'm too aggressive in making money and have already attracted the attention of the empress?" Jiang Zuo held up his chin and fell into deep thought. "That doesn't make sense. They were pretty aggressive in the past few years, but I've never seen such a big show by the Thousand Cavalry Division..."

"This cruel old witch, no wonder no man wants her until now."

Jiang Zuo cursed inwardly, then got up and went out.

I have been locked up in prison for the past two days and haven't gone out to get some fresh air and relax for a long time.

……

"Ah!"

Chen Qingyun suddenly felt her nose itchy, and for some reason she felt a chill on her back. She shook her shoulders and continued to review the memorials.

Qiuyue hurried forward, put the sweater on the empress's shoulders, and said with concern: "Your Majesty, you have been sneezing frequently these days. I am worried that Your Majesty has caught a cold. Anding County is quite cold. Why don't you return to Beijing tomorrow..."

"I'm fine, my nose just feels a little itchy." Chen Qingyun didn't take it seriously and ordered, "Bring that perfume over, I want to smell it."

"Yes."

Chen Qingyun took the perfume, sniffed it carefully, and felt less tired. He applied it on his body, and it smelled refreshing.

She also wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible, but after the public trial, she decided to stay for a few more days to get to know Jiang Zuo better.

Not only should Jiang Zuo not be killed, but he should also be reused!

"Tell Jiang Zuo to come to the capital. I have an important position for him."

If Jiangzuo can apply the successful experience of Anding County to all parts of Dayan State, unification of the world will be within reach.

"Okay, I want to go out for a walk."

Chen Qingyun stood up slowly.

After dealing with government affairs for a day, she looked a little tired.

Cross the street and come to a green garden.

Looking up at the plaque, it clearly reads "Anding People's Square".

People's Square?

It's quite novel.

Chen Qingyun walked into the garden with light steps.

"Miss, this place has a really nice view."

Qiuyue looked around.

Although it is a small county in the northern frontier, the scenery before us is like a small town in the south of the Yangtze River, with weeping willows and clear streams, which makes people feel bright and reluctant to leave.

In the garden, everyone has a happy smile on their face.

I have been in Anding for some time, but I didn't know there was such a good place.

Chen Qingyun leaned on the stone railing by the river, and the breeze from the shore made him feel comfortable.

There were shouts coming from the pleasant garden.

"Master Jiang, what a coincidence!"

"Master Jiang, it's nice to see you. We heard that you were arrested yesterday. We were so worried..."

Jiang Zuo was dressed in casual clothes, smiling, and had a lively conversation with the people.

"Everyone, please do as you please. I just want to take a quiet walk alone." Jiang Zuo said. His thoughts were a bit complicated at the moment and he wanted to relax a little.

He took a step forward, his eyes fixed on the quietly flowing Baixi River.

"Master Jiang."

Suddenly, someone called out.

Jiang Zuo turned his head and saw Chen Qingyun and Qiuyue not far away.

"Miss Chen, what a coincidence."

Jiang Zuo's originally tense face suddenly showed a hint of smile.

The breeze blows on your face and the beauty is pleasing to the eyes.

"I have nothing to do, so I come over for a walk."

Chen Qingyun walked forward slowly.

"How's the scenery here?" Jiang Zuo asked.

"It's very nice. I wonder which rich businessman funded its construction?"

Chen Qingyun asked doubtfully.

After all, a garden of this size is bound to cost a lot of money.

"Miss Chen, this was built with government funding from Anding County," Jiang Zuo explained.

"I see."

Chen Qingyun was not surprised by this answer.

She had also long seen the wealthy finances of Anding County.

After a few greetings, the atmosphere became quiet for a moment, and only the sound of light breeze blowing through the willow catkins could be heard, making a rustling sound.

"Qiuyue, you go back first."

Chen Qingyun turned around and gave instructions.

Qiuyue hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes, Miss..."

After Qiuyue left, only Chen Qingyun and Jiang Zuo were left, walking side by side along the stone bridge.

"Lord Jiang is truly a man of both virtue and talent. Not only has he governed Anding County so well, he is also so deeply loved by the people."

It was rare for Chen Qingyun to praise Jiang Zuo.

However, these words were indeed the true feelings spoken by this empress who was regarded as dark and cruel by people.

"Miss Chen, you're too kind. I just did what I had to do."

Jiang Zuo said modestly.

He kept a little distance from Chen Qingyun and didn't get too close.

"Miss Chen, the smell on you is quite familiar. Did you use the perfume produced in Anding County?"

Jiangzuo Road.

Chen Qingyun nodded and smiled: "Yes, Lord Jiang has a very sensitive nose."

"How about this perfume? It must be top quality, right?" Jiang Zuo said.

Chen Qingyun nodded and said, "It's really good."

Although they were a bit expensive, those perfumes were very much to Chen Qingyun's liking. However, there were only a hundred bottles and he didn't know how long he would have to use them up.

Thinking that the imperial court had already collected one million taels of tax silver from Anding County, Chen Qingyun was no longer so obsessed with the "25,600 taels".

Anyway, if Chen Qingyun wants Jiang Zuo to return the money, he has plenty of ways to do it.

Jiang Zuo was kept in the dark at this time and had no idea how terrifying the woman in front of him was.