The Dayan Dynasty had a rule that officials were not allowed to serve in their place of origin. Therefore, it is impossible for Xia Xuan to serve as a county magistrate in his family's location.

But Shen Shikang's intention to ask this is not here, his purpose is still to come.

"Exactly!" Xia Qing saw that the emperor did not open his mouth to stop him, although he thought that Shen Shikang was troublesome, but he had to answer his question.

"That's good, the lower official has questions, I don't know if Master Fu can solve the confusion for the lower official." Shen Shikang's expression was grim, but his eyes that looked at Xia Qing were shining.

"How much silver did your clansman Xia Xuan covet ink, and how did he covet ink? The other subordinates don't think it's important, you better explain these things clearly. ”

When Xia Qing heard this, he didn't rush to answer. He wiped his tears with a handkerchief, but he was thinking in his heart, what amount does it take for the emperor to be satisfied?

He thought about it for a moment, and then he felt that he couldn't say too much, but he couldn't say too little. Otherwise, the emperor would not leave him any leeway.

In Yishui County, in the name of Weichen, he accepted bribes from some businessmen, and also colluded with other businessmen to murder businessmen who had interests with them. The patriarchs did not elaborate in the letter, but only gave a general idea. ”

He knows this Xia Xuan very well, Xia Xun's father and mother were very close to his parents, and they were very good at meeting horses, so the two families moved around quite frequently.

Later, his parents passed away one after another, and the relationship slowly faded away.

However, this Xia Xuan is a person who is very good at camping. I have come to his house a few times and sent him some New Year's gifts from the clan.

This person is very upright, and he is clever in his tongue, and in the name of giving New Year's gifts, he has given him a lot of benefits in private.

Because he comes every year, and the gifts are very expensive. Xia Qing specially sent someone to inquire about this person, and only then did he know the general situation of this person.

This person took advantage of his reputation in Yishui County to covet a lot of silver, and naturally there were more filial piety to him every year.

In this regard, for the sake of silver, he also turned a blind eye.

The reason why he chose him was because he was familiar with the source of this person's money, and if the emperor sent someone to Yishui County to verify, then he would not be afraid.

The second is also because he is greedy for the most silver, and if he wants to satisfy the emperor, it is too little.

Xia Xuan has been greedy for ink a lot over the years, and the filial piety that he must have given him is only part of it, not even half of it.

Before, he was afraid that Yushi would stare at him, so he restrained himself, and he planned to clean up slowly in the future, so he had to fry more oil and water. didn't think about it, but now it's cheaper for the emperor.

"How much is that? Can you mention it from your own family patriarch? Shen Shikang saw that Xia Qing was still selling Guanzi, so he was a little anxious.

If there is too much silver, the emperor may punish Xia Qing with him. If Xia Qing hides it, it will definitely be debunked in the future.

The emperor said that he would send a messenger to investigate the case, this Xia Xuan himself accepted bribes, so what about his superiors? Could it be that the magistrate of Yishui County doesn't know anything about it?

"It's about 100,000 taels, and the official has already sent a letter back overnight, ready to interrogate this person properly."

Xia Qing pondered for a while and said this number.

"Huh? 100,000 taels? So much? ”

As soon as Xia Qing's words came out, the hall was immediately in an uproar. These people didn't expect that a small county prince would make him greedy for so much silver.

When the emperor heard this, his face immediately turned pale, he didn't expect the Xia family to come up with so much silver. It seems that in the past few years, the Xia family has relied on Xia Qing to be an official in the court, and he has been able to covet so many silver taels.

"Are you sure it's 100,000 taels? Hum! A small county man has the courage to be greedy for so many silver taels, and he is not afraid of the silver biting his hand. ”

The emperor snorted coldly, he didn't expect Xia Qing to be so willing this time. It can be seen that Xia Qing is really at a loss this time.

"Then why didn't your patriarch report to you earlier? What is the matter with this man now? Does the magistrate of Yishui County know about this? ”

When Shen Shikang heard so many silver taels, he couldn't help but feel excited.

One hundred thousand taels! If it is replenished to the national treasury, it will be able to maintain the expenses of the imperial court for a while.

Immediately, he suddenly had another flash of inspiration. The old man wants to solve the problem of side salary!

He solved the problem of 100,000 taels alone, and the household department had no reason to rely on the rest of the silver on his head.

Shen Shikang couldn't help but secretly hate, Xia Qing was really ruthless!

Even the clansmen can give it up, and the silver that Xia Xuan gives him every year will definitely not be less. Now whenever something happens, he crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, and pushes it out to be a scapegoat.

"This Xia Xuan is not in the county where his family is located, how can the people of this official clan know? He couldn't have done it blatantly, the patriarch knew about it from an informant. ”

Xia Qing was a little annoyed by Shen Shikang's clenching clench. But he couldn't do it at the moment, so he could only endure it.

"Humph! I ask you, he accepted bribes of so many silver taels, did the magistrate of Yishui County ever know? Did the prefect of Yingnanfu ever know? ”

The emperor doesn't believe that a county has such great ability, if it weren't for the protection of officials and officials, how could this person be so smooth?

The magistrate of Yishui County has also collected a lot, and the prefect of Yingnan Prefecture also needs to be verified.

"Back to the emperor, the patriarch is a cloth cloth, how dare you check these two adults? He stated in the letter that he only found a reason and tied Xia Xuan at home, and outsiders did not know the real reason. ”

After Xia Qing made a plan, he had already deployed it, and the magistrate of Yishui County was also greedy a lot.

This time they were uprooted, and he had to push out Nazhi County to block him in the first gear, so as to atone for his sins.

With Xia Xuan's weight alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to satisfy the emperor.

"Xia Aiqing! Is there anyone in your clan who is in collusion with this man? Don't hide and protect your people! ”

The emperor's words made Xia Qing's heart jump in shock, is the emperor still not satisfied? Many of his people have unclean hands and feet, and he can't push them all out.

Xia Qing hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, Xia Xuan does not have much contact with the clan, and the letter indicates that his family does not know about this matter. ”

Xia Qing finally felt a little guilty in his heart, and he had already indicated in the letter sent back that leaving one of Xia Xuan's sons-in-law was regarded as leaving him a bloodline.

At the same time, it also let Xia Xuan know what to say and what not to say.

The books of account relating to him were destroyed, and the person could no longer implicate him. The patriarch will definitely do what he says, and he is not worried about this.

"Since he has looted so much money, he must have been implicated in a wide range of things, why has it not been revealed until now? Xia Aiqing, it seems that you are famous, who dares not to give you face? ”

The emperor sneered, and looked at Xia Qing's eyes no longer calm.

"Your Majesty! Weichen is wronged! Wechen didn't return to his hometown for a long time, and Wechen didn't know what the clansmen did. This time, it was the patriarch who wrote a letter to report and learned about it. ”11