Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

Captain Wu frowned upon seeing this, reached out and snatched the paper from one of the scholars' hands, and looked at it carefully.

It would have been fine if he hadn't read it, but once he did, even with his courage and experience from a long battle, he couldn't help but be shocked, and his right hand holding the paper began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.

At this moment, Captain Wu was extremely anxious and had no time to read the contents written on the paper carefully. He just quickly glanced at the lines of text.

In this thick stack of papers were secret letters between County Magistrate Zhang and officials in the capital, as well as account books of financial transactions.

Some of these things he already knew, but many more were secrets that even he himself had never heard of.

According to the densely written words on the paper, the salt mines that they had painstakingly mined and managed for many years under the leadership of County Magistrate Zhang were now exposed to the world.

They captured young men from the county and surrounding areas to work in the mines and pretended they were missing, which was also recorded in detail.

In addition, the facts that County Magistrate Zhang used various pretexts to impose heavy taxes on the people in his jurisdiction, and that he embezzled disaster relief funds and relief grain issued by the court during the disaster, were also exposed.

Not only that, the money plundered from the people, including the year, month, and day, to whom it was distributed, how much was distributed, and what it was used for, are all recorded in great detail.

Even his own name, Captain Wu, was listed, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

What’s even more terrifying is that these things actually involve the current crown prince--King Qin Xiao Mo.

The conflict of interest between the King of Qin and County Magistrate Zhang could no longer be concealed. It was clearly recorded on the paper that most of the money was presented to the King of Qin, Xiao Mo.

The King of Qin used this money to form cliques for personal gain and eliminate dissidents, which ultimately allowed him to stand out among the many princes.

The more he read, the more nervous Captain Wu became, and finally he simply closed the paper.

Having been an official for many years, he naturally knew that the more he knew, the faster he died!

However, this matter is of great importance and cannot be neglected. He must report it immediately.

So he immediately ordered his soldiers to control the people who came to cause trouble, while he pretended to be calm and walked quickly towards the main attic.

He quickly climbed the stairs to the attic, and each step seemed heavy.

After reaching the attic, he did not report the situation immediately. Instead, he looked solemn and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He walked up to County Magistrate Zhang and said to him with a hint of embarrassment:

"Sir, the matter has been thoroughly investigated, but this is a serious matter. Could you please move to the small compartment next door for a discussion?"

Just as County Magistrate Zhang was about to explode, he saw Captain Wu's unusual expression and became puzzled, so he followed him.

After entering the compartment, Captain Wu immediately handed the paper in his hand to County Magistrate Zhang.

He reached out and picked it up, and after roughly scanning a few lines of words, his face instantly turned ashen.

Then, he suddenly became furious like a lit powder keg.

"Frame-up! This is absolutely a frame-up! Who on earth has such ulterior motives and evil intentions that dares to slander me like this?"

Zhang Junmao roared in fury, his voice deafening, and his saliva flew everywhere as he spoke because he was so excited.

At this moment, many officials who were drinking and chatting happily at the next table were all frightened when they heard the roar.

They put down their wine glasses and chopsticks, stood up, and hurried towards the small compartment.

However, just as everyone was about to reach the door of the compartment, County Magistrate Zhang suddenly rushed out of the small compartment at an extremely fast speed like a wild beast out of control.

His eyes were red and wide open, his anger was evident.

He ran straight to the door, tearing the thick paper with his hands. In the blink of an eye, the paper turned into countless pieces and scattered everywhere.

When the officials saw this scene, they were all stunned and completely confused.

But out of instinct, they could only hurriedly follow County Magistrate Zhang and rush out of the room, leaving Xiao Heng and Yun Yi sitting blankly at the table, looking at the chaotic scene in front of them, feeling puzzled.

The loud noise also alarmed the exiled officials sitting next door.

The messenger Wang Gui had already spotted the right opportunity. He held up the teacup and drank with Shen Qingge, and without anyone noticing, he added the "Fire Tree and Silver Flowers" in his arms into her tea.

But he was so frightened that his hands began to tremble and he almost dropped the pill on the ground.

He immediately turned around and hurriedly hid the pill back in his arms, fearing that it would be discovered.

Then he shouted angrily:

"What's going on outside? Why is it getting louder and louder?"

The officer standing by the door quickly opened it, took a look outside, and immediately reported:

"In reply to your question, I just took a look and it seems that there is something wrong with Master Zhang.

At this moment, they are rushing out of the restaurant!"

When Wang Gui heard this, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart, and he smelled something unusual.

So, he ordered, "Li Tian, ​​you take two people and stay here. The others, come with me to investigate!"

After saying that, he pulled Ma Si and others beside him and quickly ran towards the scene of the incident.

The Shen family members who stayed at the banquet were originally enjoying the food, but were also startled by the tense atmosphere.

They looked nervous and frightened, and their eyes all turned to Shen Qingge.

Shen Qingge, on the other hand, remained calm and composed.

She glanced at the officials, then smiled and comforted them softly:

"Don't panic, everyone. They probably just have some important matters to deal with in the county.

We can't do anything about it, right? So, why not just enjoy this hard-earned delicacy?"

At this moment, Xiao Heng happened to be leaning quietly against the window, staring at Shen Qingge from afar.

Their eyes met in the air, and they understood each other.

The upward curve of Shen Qingge's mouth became more and more obvious, and that smile contained deep meaning, as if telling Xiao Heng:

"Your Majesty, please sit here and enjoy this wonderful show!"

Then, Shen Qingge withdrew her gaze, her eyes suddenly became sharp, and the crescent-shaped mark on her left palm flashed a faint blue light again.

At the same time, the officials attending the banquet today, as well as Wang Gui and others, have gathered outside the Wangyue Tower.

In order to prevent any unpleasant incidents, Captain Wu summoned a group of soldiers to protect Zhang Junshou and others behind him, forming a standoff with the angry people.

As more and more people gathered, the scene became more noisy and the atmosphere became more tense.

There were also brave warriors among the crowd who were not afraid of death. They pointed at County Magistrate Zhang and began to ask questions:

"You dog officials, just tell me, is what's written on this paper true?"