In the inn, Xu Minghua's arms were like a few rabbits, and he was so excited that he couldn't sit still.

Song Chong confessed: Jingyuan County obtained disaster relief silver by falsely listing the names of migrant workers, and a total of 3,800 taels of silver were taken in 16 days, and Zhao Zehe got 500 taels of these money, Deng Huaibin, the county Cheng got 400 taels, Lin Xiang, the chief bookkeeper, got 300 taels, Song Chong got 200 taels, and Cao Tou of the six Cao got 100 taels each, and the rest was divided between the county officials and small officials, and everyone in Jingyuan County had a share.

Xu Minghua has been a county magistrate, knowing that local officials do not rely on meager salaries to live, when he was the county magistrate of Li'an County, there were more than 300 taels of silver in the account every year, after being transferred to the Yushitai, the annual income was less than 30 taels, and the miscellaneous money added up to 80 taels to the sky. Xu Minghua was born in a wealthy family, but he didn't have to worry about the money, he was promoted to a Beijing official, and he had a good future.

Thinking of the 3,800 taels of silver, Xu Minghua was still a little red-eyed, his annual income was not as good as the income of corrupt officials at one time, it was hateful to think about, and this group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials had to be punished heavily.

Xu Minghua gritted his teeth, couldn't help laughing, wrote the chapter excitedly, and revised it carefully a few times before putting down his pen with satisfaction, reading his wonderful article twice, sealing it, and preparing to let Xu An send it to the capital through the post road.

When the words came to his lips, Xu Minghua suddenly paused, put the piece back on the desk, and sat back in the chair. This letter has something to say, there is solid evidence, and there are witnesses, and reporting to the Yushitai will definitely attract attention, but corruption in a county is not a big deal at all, and it can't even alarm the Yushi Dafu Hua, let alone be known by the Son of Heaven, even if all the officials in Jingyuan County are demoted and punished, it will not be of much benefit to themselves.

Stretched out his hand and took a sip of the tea, the already cold tea calmed Xu Minghua's fiery heart a little. No, this letter can't be easily sent, watching the wind for a year, seeing that he is about to return to the capital to report on his work, although the Jingyuan County corruption case is enough to make himself a "middle-upper" or even "upper-level" performance, but it is still far from his goal, he is rushing to the "top" of the outstanding achievements, otherwise how can he be promoted, catching up with Jiang Anyi is not a fool's dream.

When it came to the huge gap between him and Jiang Anyi, Xu Minghua's expression was gloomy, his own twists and turns did not damage Jiang Anyi at all, and he also helped him clean up political discipline, so he couldn't be cheapened so easily. Reaching out and dipping some cold tea in the tea, rubbing it gently on his temples, the corners of Xu Minghua's mouth gradually curled, and he had an idea.

Pushing the letter aside, Xu Minghua re-wrote a whistleblower letter, describing in detail the case of officials from top to bottom of Jingyuan County colluding to embezzle disaster relief money, and then wrote on the envelope that Jiang Anyi, the assassin of Huazhou, personally accepted it.

Xu An heard the sound and entered the house, and Xu Minghua ordered: "You immediately go to the area of Lutong County, find Jiang Tingshi and find a way to hand over this letter to him." ”

"Sir, what do you mean by that? Do you want to get closer to Master Jiang? Xu An knew the inside story, and guessed wisely.

Xu Minghua shouted with a straight face: "Do whatever you are told to do, why are you so much talked, don't forget your identity?" ”

Yes, the horse's fart slapped the horse's leg, and Xu An's drink last night made Xu An a little carried away, and this scolding made him sober up.

After Xu An left, Xu Minghua called for wine and food, and drank himself in the house alone, although Xu An, a house slave, was a little smart, but how could he understand the master's clever plan, this letter was the real brilliant pen. Xu Minghua proudly raised his glass and drank a cup of himself, secretly thinking, what will Jiang Anyi do when he receives this whistleblower letter? If he makes a public decision and takes down all the officials of Jingyuan County, then the reputation of his classmates in Zechang will be ruined, and he will not think of his classmates at all, and not only will he not get the support of the Ze Party in the future, but he will also be boycotted by the common people; If Jiang Anyi favoritism, then he has something to do, maybe he can take the opportunity to bring him down, and he is really free to advance and retreat, which is wonderful.

At the post house in Migu County, a post guard took Xu Minghua's letter and presented it to Jiang Anyi. At this moment, Jiang Anyi has been separated from Guan Pingzhong, Guan Pingzhong returned to the Huiye Mansion with his subordinates, Li Yingfa's incident made him lose face, and with him was Longwei Qin Ziyan, Liu Weigang's appearance was suspicious, and after the preliminary interrogation, it was already determined that he was a Yuantian cultist, and now Qin Ziyan was preparing to follow the vine and clear out a group of Yuantian disciples lurking in the army.

Jiang Anyi was reading the report of Long Wei's inspection in the post house, and judging from the situation reported by Long Wei, the situation of embezzlement of disaster relief money was very serious, and what he said in the government office, the local officials obviously did not take it to heart, and it seemed that he was too soft-hearted and was regarded as weak and bullying by the local officials.

Zhang Wenjin openly went against himself, and even gathered the squires of Huazhou to impeach himself to the sky, Feng Daoliang and others violated Yang Fengyang, and he did not have a seizure, which made people feel that they were seeking stability and peace in Huazhou, and they would not make a big move, this time for disaster relief, they had to kill a few chickens.

Jiang Anyi slapped the report on the table heavily, startled the post man who came in the door, and hurriedly said: "Lord Jiang, the little one didn't mean to snoop, so someone sent a letter and asked the little one to hand it over to you." ”

There were two guards in the room, who took the letter and handed it to Jiang Anyi, Jiang Anyi opened the letter, frowning as he looked at it. Just wanted to kill the chicken to make an example, someone sent the chicken to the door, but this chicken is really not easy to kill.

Among the fifty-three counties in Huazhou, in addition to Senior Brother Fan, Jiang Anyi and Zhao Zehe have the best relationship, not only because both of them are born in Zechang Academy and are naturally close, but also because Jingyuan County's decree on the government has been completed well in the past half a year.

However, how could this Zhao Tongmen be so confused and stretch out his hand on the major matter of disaster relief, isn't this giving people a handle. Jiang Anyi stood up anxiously and came to the window, which was gray and gray, maybe it would snow again. The cold wind blew, and Jiang Anyi made up his mind that no matter whether what the report letter said was true or not, he would go to Jingyuan County to see it in person.

A day later, Jiang Anyi took two guards to Jingyuan County. It was still early, and after settling in at the inn, Jiang Anyi left the county seat and found Huaning Village, ten miles west of the city, where a group of migrant workers were repairing houses that had been crushed by snow. With experience, Jiang Anyi came on foot, and his clothes were covered with mud along the way, looking like a migrant worker looking for work.

The village is a thin man, led him to a grass shed in the village, in the shed there is a servant holding Erlang's legs and drinking tea, explaining the intention, the official asked Mingjiang Anyi's name, added his name to the account book on the table, and then asked: "Lao Yang, have you told him the rules?" ”

Muramasa Lao Yang smiled: "Don't worry, let him talk while me." ”

On the way back, Lao Yang said: "Young man, you have to do more and talk less when you work here, and your salary of 20 yuan a day is indispensable, of course, if I introduce you to you, you have to give me 5 yuan in benefits." ”

Jiang Anyi pretended to smile honestly: "Uncle, it should be." ”

"Good guy", Lao Yang saw that the five cents had arrived, and happily patted Jiang Anyi's shoulder, and said: "Today can only be counted as half a day, and when the work is finished, you will be asked to sign and receive the money, you just do what you are told, don't ask questions, do a good job, and continue to come tomorrow." ”

Jiang Anyi saw that there were more than 80 people working in Huaning Village, and when it was time to call it a day and get the money, Jiang Anyi glanced at it, and there were more than 200 names densely recorded in the account book. When he arrived, in addition to Chen Sanhuo, who was under a pseudonym, he also asked him to sign five names on his behalf.

took ten yuan and gave it to the village old Yang Wuwen who was waiting on the side, and Lao Yang smiled and said: "Xiao Chen, come back tomorrow, the work here is done, I will introduce you to other places, but the benefit fee is not less." ”

Jiang Anyi did not leave immediately, but hid in the dark and waited for the official to come out, and followed him into the city. The official entered the county office, put the account book when he went out again, and entered a restaurant with a few people who were also dressed as officials.

In the private seat next door, Jiang Anyi heard the group of officials exchanging today's harvest, and even heard how much they handed over to Cao Tou and how much they secretly concealed, it seems that what was said in the report letter is the truth.

waited in the restaurant until it was dark, Jiang Anyi came out of the restaurant, came to the back door of the county office, saw that there was no one left and right, floated over the wall, avoided the servants in the house, and quietly came to the study. Zhao Zehe was not there, it was pitch black in the study, Jiang Anyi did not make a sound, and sat on the chair and waited.

A pillar of incense, footsteps from far and near, Zhao Zehe came. Jiang Anyi flashed in the dark, Zhao Zehe waved off the servant, and was about to sit at the desk to read a book, Jiang Anyi flashed out and said coldly: "Brother Zhao, don't come to the lamb." ”

A sentence almost didn't scare Zhao Zehe to sit on the ground, and just about to open his mouth to call someone, Jiang Anyi stepped forward to cover his mouth and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhao, it's me, Jiang Anyi." ”

Zhao Zehe saw clearly that it was Jiang Anyi through the light, and he breathed a sigh of relief first, and then his eyes showed horror again. Seeing that he understood, Jiang Anyi let go of his hand and took a step back, and Zhao Zehe said in a panic: "Lord Jiang, why is it so dark at night?" ”

Jiang Anyi didn't make a sound, and found a chair to sit down.

Zhao Zehe stood stunned for a long time, guessing, fluke, suspicious, uneasy, and panicked, and finally "pounced" and knelt on the ground, pleading in a low voice: "Lord Jiang, the lower official is guilty." ”

Jiang Anyi really wanted to slap this Zhao Tongmen a few times, and he repeatedly ordered that officials were not allowed to embezzle disaster relief money, these people were regarded as wind in their ears, but when the case was discovered, they made a pitiful image, which was really hateful. Jiang Anyi took out the letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zehe, by the light of the candle, Zhao Zehe finished reading the letter, the letter in his hand trembled so much that he couldn't hold it, and fell to the ground, his body was weak, and he sat on the ground.

Ten years of hard study flashed in front of him, flashed a moment of being rewarded for his ambitions, flashed the miserable words of being in prison, Zhao Zehe was sweating profusely, he didn't dare to think about it anymore, walked a few steps on his knees and hugged Jiang Anyi's legs, and lamented: "Anyi, for the sake of the same door, you must save me." ”