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Zhao Liangchen explained, "Father, Su Jijing was arrested because of Zhao Kuo's confession. Now that Zhao Kuo has escaped, the authenticity of his confession has been greatly reduced.

If Zhao Kuo could frame Su Jijing, then it is possible that someone would frame my father.

It is true that Zhao Kuo is a member of the Zhao family, but precisely because he is a member of the Zhao family, it is even less likely that his father would save him. Replacing prisoners is a serious crime, so how could his father take the entire family to die for an insignificant member of the family?

Zhao Kuo was involved in the case of disaster relief funds. Now that they were rescued, it is very likely that the real murderer behind the embezzlement of disaster relief funds was responsible.

Maybe if we find Zhao Kuo, we will find the disaster relief money. Now Zhao Kuo is dead. Even if he is rescued, he can't escape far. This case is too big. Lord Tong has even risked his life. He will definitely dig three feet into the ground to dig them out.

When they are caught, I don’t know whether they will reveal the mastermind behind the incident. If he points out that it was his father who saved them, then his father’s suspicion will not increase but decrease.

After all, the credibility of a liar's words is very low. My father can protest his innocence and say that Zhao Kuo and others framed him in order to divert the disaster relief funds.

Tong Zhongqian is a thoughtful person. He has already wrongly accused Su Jijing once, so he will definitely be more careful in your case and will not convict you easily.

By then, as long as we find the real mastermind behind the embezzlement of the disaster relief funds, find the disaster relief funds, and rescue Zhao Kuo and his men, the truth will naturally come to light, and our Zhao family will be safe."

Zhao Jian looked deeply at Zhao Liangchen and asked, "How do you know they won't falsely accuse me of embezzling the disaster relief funds from my father?"

Zhao Liangchen: "To arrest the person who embezzled the disaster relief money, it is necessary to find the disaster relief money as well. Tong Zhongqian arrested Su Jijing once but didn't find the disaster relief money. It is impossible for him to make such a mistake again.

Now this case not only concerns hundreds of thousands of silver coins, but also the stability of the imperial court and the life and death of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims. Not only the civil and military officials but also the emperor will certainly not let it go.

Anyone who embezzled disaster relief funds will hand over the money if they don't want to be pursued by Tong Zhongqian and Master Yan. "As long as the money is found, it doesn't matter who embezzled it."

Zhao Jian asked tentatively, "Then who do you think might have embezzled the money?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "My son doesn't know, but not many people have access to disaster relief silver, and the Ministry of Revenue is not the only official Su Jijing. If it's not him, it must be someone else. As for the person behind this, it can be big or small. It doesn't matter who takes the blame. The important thing is that this matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the wider the area involved.

The Emperor has been absent from government affairs for many years and has long been dissatisfied. Now that he is gaining more influence, he may take this opportunity to eliminate some of his opponents, and the impact may be widespread."

Zhao Jian fell into deep thought after hearing this. In fact, he was not worried about something going to happen to him, but about who would take responsibility for this matter.

Although he is not the highest official in the Ministry of War at present, and there is a Shangshu above him, he also has real power. That person will not give up on him, but it will be difficult to find someone who is capable of rescuing Zhao Kuo and others and is willing to take the blame.

He knew that Zhao Kuo and the others were probably not going to survive. Zhao Kuo still had family, and he would not betray himself even for the sake of his family. The same was true for the other imperial guards. What he had just thought was that as long as Zhao Kuo and the others insisted that the people he saved were not those he saved, it would be easy to deal with the runners from the Ministry of Justice.

But after Zhao Liangchen's analysis, he felt that the more people who testified against him, the safer he would be.

Their original plan was to replace Su Jijing from the Ministry of Revenue with one of their own, and then use the disaster relief money to improve their reputation. Now it seems that it is difficult to do this. If they delay any further, they don’t know what Tong Zhongqian will find out.

He needs to communicate with the higher-ups again. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, so the disaster relief money should be released for the time being.

He pondered for a moment, and his gaze softened as he looked at Zhao Liangchen. "You've worked hard for the disaster victims these days. Take this opportunity to rest at home and don't leave the house."

Zhao Liangchen replied respectfully, "Yes, father, don't worry. If you have anything to say, just tell your son."

Zhao Jian nodded and waved his hand to let him leave.

Zhao Liangchen left the study and slowly walked towards his own courtyard. He lived in the side courtyard, which was far away from the study in the front yard. When he was halfway there, a soft voice came: "Big Brother."

He turned around and saw a delicate woman in a goose yellow dress. It was his elder sister, Zhao Gupan.

This sister was born out of wedlock like him. Her aunt was a maidservant who came with the mistress as a dowry. Her birth was approved, but their situations were similar.

He was born before the mistress married in, and was a disgrace to her, so the mistress hated him and treated him as if he didn't exist. His father also treated him as a disgrace and didn't like him, so his life in the mansion was a bit difficult.

As for this eldest sister, her aunt suffered a lot when giving birth to her and was injured. She could not give birth to children in the future. In addition, she was a girl and could not be relied upon by her aunt. Her aunt hated her very much. If her aunt did not like her, then Zhao Jian and Madam Zhao would be even less likely to care about her. Therefore, her life was very difficult.

In his previous life, he felt sorry for his elder sister and felt a sense of sympathy, so he took better care of her. The two of them were more like two pitiful little sisters who depended on each other for survival.

At that time, he felt that they were the only family relationship in this cold family, so he tried his best to meet his sister's requests.

At that time, he might not have been unaware that his sister sometimes used him to achieve some goals, but he did not care at the time, because he really needed this family affection, and sometimes he was happy because he could help her.

Silver, jewelry, clothes, a satisfactory husband's family, as long as his sister wanted these, he would find a way to get them for her.

Originally he enjoyed doing all this, but now when he saw the deliberately flattering smile on Zhao Gupan's face, he suddenly felt a little annoyed and nauseous.

After being reborn, he doesn't want to be used by anyone anymore. He just wants to do what he wants to do.

Therefore, he did not greet Zhao Gupan with the same enthusiasm as before, but asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Gupan was stunned by his attitude. In the past, her elder brother always smiled when he saw her, and every time he came home, he would bring her something and take the initiative to visit her. But now, not only did he come back empty-handed, but she even took the initiative to find her elder brother, but why did he have a cold expression?

She felt aggrieved, but still pretended to be magnanimous and caring: "Brother, are you in a bad mood?"

Zhao Liangchen originally wanted to say no, but then he changed his mind and nodded, "Yes."

Zhao Gupan asked tentatively, "Brother, do you have anything on your mind that you can tell me? Although I don't have much ability, I can still comfort you."

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "You can't help. Father is in trouble. Our Zhao family may be in trouble. You...you'd better plan for yourself in advance."

Zhao Gupan's face turned pale. "Something happened? What happened?"

Zhao Liangchen: "The court hasn't verified the specifics yet, so I can't tell you. I can only tell you that it's a serious matter, and the entire government may be implicated. Be prepared."

After saying that, he turned and left without giving Zhao Gupan a chance to speak.

Zhao Gupan was so scared that her face turned pale. She wanted to call Zhao Liangchen, but no sound came out when she opened her mouth. Tears fell instantly. Seeing Zhao Liangchen's back disappear, she turned around twice in a hurry, then remembered something and turned around and ran away.

After Zhao Liangchen walked away, he looked back and his eyes sank: My dear sister, you always take advantage of me. This time, please help your brother.