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

Xu Zengde slowly stood up, his tone no longer condescending, and he said tremblingly: "My position was also arranged by the court."

It was obvious that he had no confidence in what he said.

"Which court?"

Jiang Zuo asked back.

"Which one... But this letter of appointment cannot be fake."

Xu Zengde glanced at Situ Hua in panic.

Jiang Zuo believed that the current emperor would not break his promise and suddenly send a new county magistrate down from the sky.

Then there is only one possibility now. This so-called Lord Xu must be someone with ulterior motives who deliberately disgusts Jiang Zuo...

"Okay, since you don't want to tell the truth, I won't ask any more questions. Let Qianqisi come."

Jiang Zuo lost his patience.

"Don't worry, sir. I will never waste time. In half an hour, you will hear the truth, or see the body of this person."

Situ Hua's voice was extremely cold, and even Jiang Zuo felt a chill on his back when he heard it.

Hearing this, Xu Zengde's legs suddenly weakened, and he quickly stepped forward and said, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

Jiang Zuo was about to turn around and leave, but when he heard Xu Zengde's words, he stopped.

"I bought this position..."

Xu Zengde spoke hesitantly, and finally told the truth.

The buying and selling of local officials has always been commonplace. Jiang Zuo was not surprised, but was angry that the official position was sold to his Anding County.

“Who sold it?”

Jiang Zuo continued to press the issue.

If anyone is so bold, Jiang Zuo will definitely complain to the empress.

"Yes Yes……"

Xu Zengde didn't want to say it, but when he looked up at Situ Hua's murderous face, he immediately said, "It's Ming Qin from the Ministry of Personnel."

Mingqin?

Jiang Zuo had never heard of this person, but he silently memorized the name and prepared to report it to the emperor.

"Take him to prison first and wait for your majesty's order."

Jiang Zuo ordered.

The Qianqi Division followed the order and threw all the other people in the yamen into prison.

Only when he sat back on the chair in the yamen did Jiang Zuo feel comfortable.

This position is more comfortable.

A moment later, Master Guo came over with the account book and said angrily, "Master Jiang, this is bad. These bastards not only stole the official positions, but also squandered the finances of Anding County."

"what?"

Jiang Zuo hurriedly grabbed the account and found that the deposit in Anding County was missing a full 200,000 taels of silver.

Not long ago, he became the governor-general of Zhenbei and worked hard to earn 200,000 yuan from the court. Unexpectedly, when he returned to Anding County, not only was his house robbed, but his money was also taken away.

"I must make this Xu give me back the money!"

Jiang Zuo said angrily.

If you dare to take his money, you will take his life.

"Let's go out and patrol the streets."

Jiang Zuo stood up.

When he returned to Anding just now, no one on the street recognized the county magistrate, which made Jiang Zuo quite unhappy.

When I came to the street, the people passing by were still numb.

Jiang Zuo shouted from a high place: "My fellow villagers, I am Jiang Zuo, the magistrate of Anding County, and I am back now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of others.

Everyone thought that Jiang Zuo would never come back, but they never expected that the man standing on the high place was actually the Anding County Magistrate who was once loved by everyone.

"Oh my god, it's Lord Jiang!"

Someone said excitedly.

"Master Jiang? Wasn't Master Jiang transferred away?"

"Master Jiang, you are finally back!"

At this time, the people became more energetic and quickly surrounded Jiang Zuo.

"It's really Lord Jiang."

As a result, it spread from one to ten and to a hundred.

The people put down what they were holding and came forward to greet them.

The girls from Yihong Courtyard also came forward to greet him, crying and laughing: "Master Jiang, why did you leave Anding County for so long? I missed you so much. When will you come to listen to the music again?"

Jiang Zuo hurriedly said: "Miss, you remembered it wrongly. I have never been to your place to listen to music..."

"Sir, are you still the county magistrate?"

someone asked.

Jiang Zuo affirmed: "I have always been the Magistrate of Anding County, and I have never changed."

"What's going on with that Lord Xu?"

The people were confused.

"I have already investigated clearly that he is a fake county magistrate. He will be executed on a certain day!"

Hearing this, the people cheered. It seemed that they had suffered a lot during this period.

Jiang Zuo said again: "Everyone, that damn Xu Zengde has messed up Anding County. Now that I am back, all the old things will return to their original state. Moreover, I have decided to open two new foot massage parlors."

After Xu Zengde's actions, Anding County's income dropped sharply, and it is very likely that all the money fell into the pockets of corrupt officials.

Jiang Zuo had been away from Anding County for a long time. The first thing he did when he returned was to make money!

"Sir, what is a foot-washing city?"

Master Guo asked doubtfully.

"As the name suggests, it is a place for foot washing and massage."

Jiang Zuo explained.

These entertainment venues are all formal!

Moreover, it was built by the government, so it is absolutely reliable.

Jiang Zuo has spent a lot of time in Yecheng in the past two months. Now that he has returned to Anding County, he is bound to make a lot of money.

"Sir, does this foot massage parlor make money?" Master Guo asked curiously.

"This is not a question of whether it makes money or not. This is an entertainment venue that ordinary people like to see and hear."

Jiang Zuo explained.

"Master Jiang, do we need to rebuild the bathhouse and the dance hall as well?"

Master Guo looked at the accounts and said that he had learned all these strange names from Jiang Zuo.

"That's natural."

……

Beijing.

In the palace.

After four hours of intensive work, Chen Qingyun finally finished processing the last batch of memorials.

From then on, she could finally relax.

At this time, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Chen Qingyun said.

The guard pushed open the door and presented the memorial.

Chen Qingyun opened the letter and saw that Jiang Zuo had returned safely to Anding County, so he felt relieved. However, when he saw the other contents in Jiang Zuo's letter, his brows immediately frowned.

Mingqin sells official positions?

Chen Qingyun didn't think much about it and immediately ordered: "Throw Mingqin into jail and investigate the matter of selling official positions in the court."

The guard nodded and said, "As you wish."

"Go back."

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to tell you. The spies on the grassland reported that the barbarians from Mobei are about to invade this cold winter, and their goal is to go straight to Daizhou and Youzhou."

Hearing this, Chen Qingyun frowned immediately.

The affairs in the court have just been resolved, and now there are troubles on the border again.

Fortunately, the court is now calm and the officials on the list are relatively law-abiding.

Chen Qingyun can also free up his hands to deal with the threat from the north.

Suddenly, something came to her memory.

Back then in Anding County, Jiang Zuo used a strategy to defeat the barbarians on the grassland. So, can the responsibility of expelling the barbarians be handed over to Jiang Zuo?

But she also knew Jiang Zuo. If she directly issued an imperial decree and asked him to obey, Jiang Zuo would definitely start pretending to be sick again. So it would be better...

Chen Qingyun was stunned for a moment, remembering that she now had another identity.