At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

"Although this money was obtained through corruption and bribery, why didn't you spend a penny?"

After the atmosphere in the hall was silent for dozens of breaths, Xia Yun asked.

"In reply to your words, sir, I know that my moral conduct is flawed, so I have not dared to spend money recklessly over the years." Gu He responded.

Hearing this, Xia Yun roughly understood what Gu He had done and his mentality over the years.

However, how to deal with Gu He has become a difficult problem for him now.

In his original plan, he intended to confiscate all the money that Gu He had embezzled and accepted bribes, and then let him remain in his original position while serving his sentence.

But to his surprise, the amount of corruption and bribery that Gu He had accepted was as high as 870,000 taels of silver!

This level of corruption is one of the highest in the entire Daliang Dynasty!

"If I ask you to write a letter to the court to report the corruption in the officialdom of Nanzhili over the years, would you be willing?"

The atmosphere in the lobby was silent for dozens of breaths again, and Xia Yun took the initiative to ask again.

"Forgive me for being so bold. Over the years, there have been many people in the Nanzhili officialdom who bribed their subordinates, but many of them were just forced to follow others and become corrupt."

"I took the initiative to plead guilty, just to have my property confiscated and exiled. Even if it means death, I don't want to implicate others. Please forgive me, sir."

Koga knelt on the ground and responded one after another.

Although he is a corrupt official, he has his own code of conduct and he does not want to drag any other officials into it.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xia Yun suddenly applauded.

"good very good!"

A round of applause came from Xia Yun's palms.

"Based on what you just said, I have decided to spare your life and order you to continue serving as the governor."

Xia Yun nodded at the same time.

When Gu He heard this, he was immediately shocked.

"Remain in office despite being convicted?"

Gu He, who had already made up his mind to die, never expected that Xia Yun would make such a decision.

"Yes, although the amount of money you embezzled is rare in the world, fortunately your hands are not stained with the blood of innocent people, so I will let you go."

Xia Yun began to explain.

All crows are black. Even if he dismissed Gu He from his post and replaced him with a governor, he would probably not be much better than Gu He.

In this case, considering all the actions taken by Gu He, it would be better to let him continue to hold his original position with a guilty conscience!

"Thank you very much, sir...for your mercy!"

Gu He's eyes were filled with tears, and his head immediately fell heavily to the ground with a thud.

"Remember, although I have spared you now, you will need to assist me in managing the famine in Nanzhili as the governor in the future."

"If I find you committing any corruption or bribery again, I will execute you without mercy!"

After giving a sweet date, Xia Yun's big stick followed.

"Don't worry, sir. From now on, I will definitely turn over a new leaf and never do anything like corruption or bribery again!"

Two lines of tears immediately fell from Gu He's eyes, and he burst into tears.

He never thought that there would be a day when he could start a new life!

"Okay, you can go down now. Use the 870,000 taels of silver to buy grain. Quickly buy grain from Huguang."

Xia Yun nodded again.

Another reason why he did not dismiss Furukawa from his post was because of Furukawa's character.

Even if he voluntarily surrendered and confessed his guilt, this person did not intend to implicate anyone else, including the former Governor of Southern Zhili, Su Chen.

This made Xia Yun very satisfied.

If Gu He had really agreed to his request just now and reported Su Chen and others to the court, although he said that he would still give Gu He a way out, he would definitely not continue to use him.

After all, if Gu He chooses to betray Su Chen today, he may also betray him tomorrow!

"Yes, sir, I will do it right away!"

Gu He wiped away his tears, then stood up, bowed respectfully to Xia Yun, and quickly left the hall.

"Sir, is this man really reliable?"

At this time, Chong Heihu, who had been standing behind Xia Yun, suddenly uttered a questioning voice.

"Don't employ people you doubt, and don't doubt people you employ. This person did not choose to betray the former Nanzhili Governor Su Chen, which is enough to prove that he is a useful person."

Xia Yun explained slowly.

However, at this moment, Xu Wan'er suddenly walked into the hall in a hurry, with a letter in her hand.

"Sir, it's not good!"

As soon as Xu Wan'er opened her mouth, she said something terrible had happened, and her face looked extremely panicked.

After walking forward, he quickly handed the letter to Xia Yun.

"Zhejiang sent an 800-mile express horse to the 200,000-man imperial army led by Zhili Governor Zhao Gongming. I don't know how they marched, but they arrived at the anti-Japanese front in Zhejiang at dawn today!"

"Lord Zhao Gongming then joined forces with Xiao Zongnan to take the initiative and defeat the 250,000-strong Japanese pirate army in one fell swoop!"

"Now, the Japanese pirates know that they cannot win quickly on the front battlefield, so they have divided their troops into 100,000 and landed in the coastal areas of Fujian, preparing to attack the southern Zhili area of ​​Fujian!"

"..."

When Xia Yun opened the letter to read, Xu Wan'er's voice rang in his ears again and again.

It was not until Xia Yun finished reading the entire letter and looked up that his eyes had become extremely gloomy.

Yesterday he was still thinking that if the Japanese pirates failed to make any progress on the battlefield in Zhejiang, they would most likely move to the Nanzhili area of ​​Fujian.

Unexpectedly, less than a day had passed and his wish had come true!

You must know that Fujian has no strategic location to defend and has been a place that military strategists have not fought for since ancient times.

Once the 100,000 Japanese pirates move in from Fujian, coupled with subsequent reinforcements, it will take less than half a month for the Japanese pirates to directly attack Southern Zhili from Fujian!

By then, the entire Jiangnan region will become a purgatory-like battlefield!

Xia Yun looked at the letter again and found that the writer was Qin Tianye.

"Has Lei Zhenning received any letter?"

Xia Yun asked with a gloomy look.

As the governor-general of Zhejiang and Zhili of the imperial court, Lei Zhenning not only governed Zhejiang and Nanzhili regions, but also Fujian region.

Xu Wan'er was about to shake her head and say no.

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his words, an urgent voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Report, the general under the command of Zhejiang Governor Lei Zhenning, Chen Jingzhong, is outside the governor's gate and is requesting to see His Excellency!"

A servant appeared in the lobby and immediately began to report.

"Send him in quickly!"

When Xia Yun heard that it was Chen Jingzhong who had arrived, he was shocked.

Under normal circumstances, even if Lei Zhenning had any news to tell him, it would only be through correspondence.

Now the other party has sent out Chen Jingzhong, their most capable subordinate, and it is obvious that they have important matters to discuss!