Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Who is Steward Xie?"

As Wu Song asked his question, all the servants in Liang Zhongshu's mansion turned their gazes toward Old Xie.

Those who were close to him even moved to the side.

This freed up Lao Xie's time.

"So you're Manager Xie?"

When Wu Song took a look, he thought, "Wow, he's quite old."

"This, this, Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding? I, I don't know Your Majesty either."

Old Xie was very uneasy. What was going on? He didn't even recognize these people in front of him.

"Whether this is a misunderstanding or not, we'll talk about it later. You'll know that we have something to settle with you, and that's enough."

Wu Song took one look and thought, "Okay, I haven't chosen the wrong person. I'll leave the rest of the work to Yang Zhi; I won't participate."

"This Steward Xie, please stay. As for the others, if they are willing to help us find out about Liang Zhongshu's treasure vault, they will be rewarded. Those who are not willing can go to the side and wait until we leave, then you can go find your own way to make a living."

All Wu Song needed to do was point out the way and then ransack Liang Zhongshu's house. As for the other servants, they could just make a living on their own.

"No, Your Majesty, you can't just pin a crime on me for no reason. Even if you want me dead, you have to give me a clear explanation!"

Wu Song's words terrified Lao Xie. In order to survive, he actually mustered up his courage and stood up to demand an explanation from Wu Song!

"statement?"

Wu Song was taken aback, then looked at Lao Xie.

"Steward Xie, do you still remember Commander Yang from back then? Yang Zhi, the Blue-Faced Beast?"

"Yang, Yang Zhi??"

When Lao Xie heard this, he was stunned. How could it be? How could it be related to Yang Zhi?

"He...he didn't fall off the cliff and die, did he?"

Old Xie trembled and knelt down again!

"He's not dead. Commander Yang is a lucky man, how could he die so young? Deputy Steward Xie, you underestimate him too much."

"Commander Yang is here today, but he hasn't arrived yet. You'll probably have to wait here for a while. Your life is in Commander Yang's hands."

Wu Song signaled to the junior officer to keep a close eye on Steward Xie, and then they prepared to start ransacking the house.

That Liang Zhongshu has embezzled an untold amount of money; we can't let him get away with it!

"You, you can't treat me like this! Do you know who I am? I'm the madam's wet nurse! I even have connections with Grand Tutor Cai in the capital!"

Old Xie seemed to think he was going to be killed, so he quickly started screaming and yelling at the top of his lungs.

"Cai Jing?"

After hearing this, Wu Song laughed.

"Don't even mention Cai Jing. Even if the Emperor himself came, we wouldn't give him any face. Let alone Cai Jing. Chief Steward Xie, you'd better save your energy. You can cry when you meet with Commander Yang later."

"Besides, you're just a wet nurse. Your wife has already run away, but she didn't take you with her. What does that mean? It means you're not important at all. If I were you, I would shut up right now."

Wu Song left behind his last words, then ignored Xie Duguan and turned to walk into Liang Zhongshu's residence.

Getting down to business is the priority!

The government office of Daming Mansion.

Although Liang Zhongshu was not present, there was still a prefect in Daming Prefecture named Wang Wancang. When Liang Zhongshu was not around, Prefect Wang was in charge of all the affairs of Daming Prefecture.

However, at this moment, the prefect had been tied up by Lu Zhishen and hung at the entrance of the Daming Prefecture government office.

"Master, Master, spare me! I'm really not a corrupt official! It's all Liang Shijie's fault. He embezzled a lot of things, and I only got a small share from it."

Magistrate Wang, hanging up, looked terrified. Who could understand? He was just lazing around in the yamen when suddenly a big monk rushed in, punched himself without saying a word, and then hung himself up.

"Hmph, Liang Shijie is a scoundrel. You're in cahoots with him, so you're no better!"

Lu Zhishen was angry at the sight of Prefect Wang.

"I ask you, why didn't you exonerate Master Lu when you knew he was a wrongly convicted criminal?"

"Master, you've wronged me!"

Magistrate Wang immediately began to protest his innocence:

“Master, I am just an ordinary prefect. Liang Shijie is the official in charge of Daming Prefecture. How could I disobey him? No!”

"Liang Shijie was trying to curry favor with the officials, so he had been frantically accumulating wealth in Daming. Unfortunately, Master Lu was the richest man in Daming, with assets of nearly ten million! Liang Shijie had long wanted to embezzle his wealth!"

"That's why he conspired with Li Gu, the steward of Master Lu, to make Master Lu's case airtight, so that he could get nearly three million in wealth. He planned to give all that money to the officials in Tokyo!"

"I'm just a minor prefect. How could I possibly refute what Liang Shijie has decided? Master, you've really wronged me! This matter has nothing to do with me!"

Magistrate Wang protested his innocence, and as he spoke, he began to cry.

"Commander, is it possible that we have indeed wronged him? Perhaps he is a good official?"

Han Shizhong had always followed Lu Zhishen. Although he was only a battalion commander in Lu Zhishen's Vajra Legion, everyone knew that Han Shizhong was actually the deputy general of the Vajra Legion, and the chieftain thought highly of him!

"Take some men to the warehouse and see how much inventory the Daming Prefecture government still has. Then release him. If he is indeed a good official, I will apologize to him."

No matter how Lu Zhishen looked at it, he felt that Prefect Wang had nothing to do with being a good official. On Liangshan, people like Mr. Wen were the real good officials.

"Master, how is it? What's the situation at the government office?"

Just then, Ren Yuan also came over. Seeing Lu Zhishen there, he came in to take a look.

"Brother, you've come at the right time. There's some prefect of Daming Prefecture here. He says he's a good official, but he doesn't seem like one to me at all."

Lu Zhishen said to Ren Yuan.

"The Prefect of Daming Prefecture? What's his name?"

Ren Yuan was somewhat curious.

"His name is Wang, Wang Wancang? Yes, that's him."

Lu Zhishen thought for a moment and then said the name of Prefect Wang.

“Wang Wancang? Then you’re right, Master. This guy isn’t as greedy as Liang Shijie, but he’s not exactly innocent either.”

Ren Yuan thought for a moment and seemed to realize who this guy was.

"So, you're saying we didn't arrest the wrong person?"

Lu Zhishen was relieved; he had genuinely wondered if he had arrested the wrong person.

“You didn’t arrest the wrong person. Come on, Master, I’ll go with you to ask him.”

Ren Yuan smiled, and then followed Lu Zhishen to Wang Wancang.

"Prefect Wang, is that right?"

"Oh dear, Your Majesty, you must..."

"Hey, don't say anything yet. If I remember correctly, you're in charge of the finances of Daming Prefecture, right?"

Ren Yuan asked Wang Wancang.

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I'm in charge of."

Upon seeing Ren Yuan, Wang Wancang astutely realized that Ren Yuan must be the leader, so he quickly adopted a serious demeanor.

"Because that bastard Liang Shijie only knows how to amass wealth and doesn't care about actual affairs, the finances of Daming Prefecture are actually managed by me. It's just that Liang Shijie, relying on his higher rank, has been making things difficult for me!"

"Alright, then tell me, how much are the various taxes in Daming Prefecture each year? How much silver is in the prefecture's treasury? How much grain and military supplies are there? Don't give me the wrong answer, or you know the consequences."

"That's right, since Lord Wang says he's a good official, why don't we go to his house and have a good chat..."

(Happy Lunar New Year's Eve! Wishing all readers a happy Spring Festival, a blessed family, and a prosperous and successful future! Also, there will only be one update today, as I need to prepare for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner and will be using my leave slip for this month.)