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

It has been ten days since Jiang Zuo said goodbye to Chen Qingyun, but he still thinks of this woman from time to time.

"I guess I was tempted by your beauty..."

Jiang Zuo lay on the couch and said to himself, "No, this is called love at first sight."

No wonder.

It is hard not to be moved by Chen Qingyun's stunning appearance.

However, they spent very little time together, so Jiang Zuo did not fall too deeply in love.

What's more, after the last separation, I don't know whether I can see that girl "Chen Siyue" again in the future.

"My Lord, breaking news."

At this time, Master Guo walked anxiously to Jiang Zuo's ear with a mysterious look on his face.

"Master, if you have to fart, let it out."

Jiang Zuo has no patience.

"The Thousand Cavalry Division has arrived at Yuzhou Prefecture and is investigating the disaster relief grain issue." Master Guo said in a very low voice, "It looks like this time, there will be another bloody storm!"

"Oh, that's expected." Jiang Zuo was not surprised at all.

That group of so-called court officials in Yuzhou Prefecture should have been thoroughly investigated long ago.

Especially that Liang Ming, his crimes are extremely heinous.

"There is one more thing that you would never have thought of, sir."

Master Guo is mysterious again.

"Then why don't you tell me quickly?"

"Ahem..." Master Guo cleared his throat and whispered, "Something happened to the Jiangnan Huang family."

"Hmm?" Jiang Zuo suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

The Jiangnan Huang family has a lot of business dealings with Anding.

"I'm afraid it's related to the Yuzhou government grain case." Master Guo looked around and said, "The fourth and sixth sons of the Huang family were all escorted back to the capital. I heard they committed some capital crime."

"The fourth son of the Huang family?"

Jiang Zuo sat up straight and asked, "Is the fourth young master's name Huang Zhenbang..."

"Sir, that's right."

Master Guo nodded.

"Hiss... What a coincidence?" Jiang Zuo felt somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong, sir? Have you seen the Fourth Young Master Huang recently?" Master Guo said, "That's not good. Be careful not to get involved. After all, the lesson from the last time is still fresh in our memory."

"I have indeed seen it, but..." Jiang Zuo hesitated to speak.

Forget it. Jiang Zuo now just wants to be a good magistrate of Anding County and live a peaceful life.

……

Beijing.

Inside the imperial city, officials hurried toward the main hall.

"I wonder what you think about the Yuzhou case."

A minister asked.

"The affairs of the Yuzhou Party have nothing to do with me."

"That's right. His Majesty will definitely be angry again this time. By then, how many people will be implicated..."

The ministers were worried and went to court on time with the mood of visiting a grave.

All the civil and military officials in the court had their own thoughts.

On the surface, all officials are loyal to His Majesty, but in private most of them form cliques and often pretend to obey His Majesty while secretly disobeying His Majesty's orders.

Even though Empress Chen Qingyun was ruthless, she was ultimately unable to intimidate all the officials in the world.

Corruption and bribery happen all the time.

All Chen Qingyun could do was to kill anyone he saw.

All the ministers arrived, and the hall was filled with solemnity.

"Long live my emperor!"

The ministers knelt in unison.

"Flat body."

Chen Qingyun was wearing a yellow robe and sitting on the throne. Her eyes were stern and majestic, making people worry that she would get angry at the next moment.

In fact, many officials in the court were secretly dissatisfied with this woman, believing that it was against ancestral rules for a woman to ascend to the throne.

But after witnessing the ruthless methods of the empress, almost no one dared to question the emperor in court.

At this moment, the court was completely silent.

No one dared to say a word before the empress spoke.

"I urgently summoned you all to court today to investigate the matter of Yuzhou's disaster relief grain. The corruption involved really surprised me!"

There was clearly some frightening anger in Chen Qingyun's words.

The ministers who were familiar with the empress did not dare to speak at this moment. They lowered their heads and just begged His Majesty not to mention their names.

"Of the more than 300,000 disaster victims, only 30,000 received relief grain from the imperial court!"

Chen Qingyun continued angrily, "Ten days have passed, why hasn't all the relief grain been delivered to the victims? Has the number of refugees been clearly counted? Who is responsible for these important tasks?"

Almost no one among the ministers responded, for fear of being held responsible.

"Your Majesty, this was originally the post of the Zuo Fu Si, but the position has been vacant for several months. Now the post is handed over to the Ministry of Revenue. I know my crime..."

The Minister of Revenue stepped forward and said, he looked horrified, but at this moment he could only force himself to report to the emperor.

In fact, the Yuzhou case was not entirely the responsibility of his Ministry of Revenue. It was mainly because local officials pretended to obey the imperial orders but actually disobeyed them, making it difficult to correctly implement the imperial orders.

"The position of Zuo Fu Si is extremely important. Why has it been vacant for so long... Do you have any candidates to recommend?" Chen Qingyun asked.

Everyone was silent.

After a while, the left prime minister Wei Hong stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a candidate."

"speak."

"The magistrate of Anding County, Daizhou, Jiangzuo."

Left Prime Minister Wei Hong suggested.

In fact, this person Jiang Zuo had no connection with Wei Hong.

It is obvious that this proposal was secretly ordered by His Majesty.

If it were said by a minister, Your Majesty would have a way out in the future.

"Jiangzuo?" The other ministers were quite confused.

"Who is this person?"

"Never heard of it."

Chen Qingyun glanced at the ministers, and then asked, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly, but the person recommended by the Left Prime Minister is very inappropriate."

At this time, the right prime minister Lu Jun stood up.

This man is over seventy years old and has served as a veteran of three dynasties.

The left and right prime ministers have always been targeting each other in court, and the ministers are used to it.

Empress Chen Qingyun had long seen this kind of party struggle, but she did not care that much because she wanted the two factions to check and balance each other. As long as they remained loyal to the court, Chen Qingyun could tolerate these people's small actions.

But at this moment, Chen Qingyun's eyes became a little colder.

"What's wrong? Tell me."

Right Prime Minister Lu Jun said: "The person recommended by the Left Prime Minister has no achievements and no qualifications. He cannot convince the public. Moreover, I am worried that this person is not qualified for this position."

Lu Jun's words were in line with the inner thoughts of most of the ministers.

"Your Majesty, what the Right Prime Minister said is very true."

"How can a mere county magistrate be appointed as the Zuo Fusi? Does the Zuo Prime Minister have any selfish motives in recommending this person?" Lu Jun asked again.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their eyes to the Left Prime Minister Wei Hong.

"No matter what, we must find a candidate for the position of Zuo Fusi today." Chen Qingyun said coldly.

As for who it is, no one knows.

The ministers all believed that it was impossible for Your Majesty to choose such a person to hold such an important position.

But what most people didn't expect was that Chen Qingyun didn't think too much and ordered: "Pass on my imperial decree, order Jiang Zuo to be the left assistant minister, and come to Beijing for appointment within ten days."

Zuo Fu Si was a second-rank official position, which was quite high, second only to the emperor and the three ministers and six ministers of the imperial court.

From a ninth-rank official, he was promoted to the position of Zuo Fusi. This was unprecedented in the history of Dayan.

But since the emperor said it himself, no one in the court dared to object.

They had only one question in their minds.

Who exactly is this Jiang Zuo...