Save the Bachelor of Heaven

After Wang Tingzan hid in the side room, he heard the voices of Xiang Nan and Wang Danwang from the main hall.

"Didn't Mr. Wang go up to Ningbo with the saint, why did he turn back suddenly?" Xiang Nan laughed.

"The Holy Majesty ordered me to come back to get a document, and I have to go back immediately." Wang Danwang explained, "I heard that Wang Tingzan of the Ganzhou domain came to my lord, so I came to take a look."

"Oh, unfortunately, Master Wang Tingzan just left." Xiang Nan laughed.

"It's fine to leave. I just want to remind the adults that this Wang Tingzan is a petty person. The adults have to guard against it." Wang Danwang said.

"How do you say that?" Xiang Nan asked.

"Your Majesty Ji doesn't know that Wang Tingzan is the most irresponsible person. He is a scoundrel and a cunning one. This time, the old man made troubles in Ganzhou to such an extent that it was all because of Wang Tingzan's incompetence!" Wang Danwang said contemptuously.

"No way, I think Wang Tingzan is smart and capable, and he can be regarded as a pillar of the Qing Dynasty." Xiang Nan said in surprise.

"Master Ji, Lu Yao knows the horsepower." Wang Danwang said again, "The next thing I want to do is to make Mr. Ji a friend, so I don't hesitate to offend Wang Tingzan, lest Mr. Ji be deceived and used by him. When the emperor investigates in the future, Mr. Ji will get involved with him." .”

"Oh, thank you so much." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"So Wang is leaving." Wang Danwang said immediately, and then he heard footsteps, walking further and further away.

...

"Master Wang, come out." Xiang Nan then shouted.

Wang Tingzan came out blushing. He just heard it really clearly inside, he was so angry that his heart and lungs were blown, and his teeth were shattered. He wholeheartedly protected Wang Danwang, but he stabbed him in the back. It's really knowing people, knowing their faces, but not knowing their hearts!

"Master Wang, please go back first. We will talk about the food supervision issue in detail when Lord Wang Danwang comes back." Xiang Nan said intentionally.

"Lord Ji, since the Emperor is so concerned about the matter of grain supervision, it should be sooner rather than later." Wang Tingzan said hastily, "I would like to tell Lord Ji all about the joints of grain supervision, so that I can present it to the emperor as soon as possible, so that I can share my worries with you. "

"Don't wait for Master Wang Danwang?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Master Ji, why bother to ask questions knowingly." Wang Tingzan said in embarrassment, "People don't harm tigers, but tigers harm people's hearts."

Xiang Nan nodded, "Then let's start."

...

On the same day, Xiang Nan and Wang Tingzan summarized the details of grain supervision.

"Not bad, very good." Xiang Nan nodded, "It really is meticulous and thoughtful."

"I don't know if Mr. Ji has any doubts, but I know that I can say everything." Wang Tingzan said again.

"Yes. The so-called no profit can't get up early. Supervising food is a special matter. If the officials don't say it, if the subordinates, masters, and travellers below have no benefits, how can they work hard. Where do these expenses come from?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

"It's simple. Just add one tael for miscellaneous fees in addition to the supervising food." Wang Tingzan said with a smile.

"Oh, will they come out?" Xiang Nan asked worriedly.

"Of course. You think, fifty-five taels of silver have been paid out, so why would you care about adding another tael?" Wang Tingzan spoke quickly and told the truth.

"Isn't the prison grain harvested grain? How come it's fifty-five taels of silver again?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile when he heard this.

"Ah, this... food is not easy to store, and it is easy to store when it is converted into silver." Wang Tingzan quickly explained.

"You didn't say that just now." Xiang Nan glanced at him with a smile and said, "By the way, I still have a question. The grain supervision is complicated. There are many people who handle it, and there are wise and foolish people. How can we avoid it?" What went wrong?"

"So there is a secret here, that is, power cannot be dispersed." Wang Tingzan said hastily.

"Oh, centralization of power." Xiang Nan nodded, "In this way, the leader of Ganzhou was Lord Wang Danwang before, and now it is you, Lord Wang."

"Don't dare, I'm just doing my duty." Wang Tingzan said modestly.

"Then Ganzhou Supervising Grain, did you cheat, pretend to be false, and fill your own pockets?" Xiang Nan asked again.

"Of course not. All the officials in the province are honest and devoted to their duties. How could they do such a thing?" Wang Tingzan flatly denied.

"Haha, Master Wang, do you still dare to quibble?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Come on!"

With an order, the guards rushed in immediately and firmly restrained Wang Tingzan.

"Wang Tingzan, listen to the Holy Spirit and kneel down!" Xiang Nan immediately said righteously, "There are many doubts about the matter of supervising food, and it depends on whether you tell the truth or not! Make up your own mind. I will never break my word! This is it."

"My lord, you are wronged!" Wang Tingzan continued to shout.

"My lord, the matter of grain supervision in Ganzhou, the emperor has already been furious, and he vowed to thoroughly investigate it." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Otherwise, why do you think Lord Wang Danwang was transferred to be the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang; He Shen, the chief assistant of the military aircraft, will come to suppress the bandits in person; even my Lord Zhongtang accompanied you to act for a day... Don't you understand?

This all shows that the emperor is going to be serious. It's a pity that you are short-sighted, and you still can't see the situation clearly. Let me tell you clearly, Wang Danwang is doomed. If you confess honestly, you can still survive. Otherwise, you will die with him. "

When Wang Tingzan heard it, he immediately became terrified and couldn't scream anymore.

...

"Come on, take it down and interrogate it carefully." Xiang Nan announced immediately.

At that moment, the guards took Wang Tingzan down like a dead dog, and began the fatigue interrogation.

In the grain supervision case, which officials were involved, how much stolen money was distributed to each of them, where is the ledger, where is the money, and what kind of protection is there... Four subordinate officials transferred by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs took turns to interrogate them.

Wang Tingzan originally wanted to be tough, but he was frightened by Xiang Nan's words first, and then he was bombarded by the fatigue of the subordinates. He was not given food, drink or sleep for three consecutive days.

He was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and his belly was rumbling like a drum. Thirst made his lips chapped and his mouth full of blisters. These can still be tolerated, and the worst thing is that I can't sleep.

As soon as he closed his eyes, those subordinate officials would knock on his ears with gongs, tortured him so much that he could not live or die, and in the end they all had to be put down. Even how old he was when he didn't wet the bed, he said it in detail.

Xiang Nan then asked him to sign the pledge.

...

A few days later, the emperor came back from Ningbo, and Xiang Nan went to pick him up.

"Ji Xiaolan, how is the crab feast I asked you to prepare?" He asked Xiang Nandao with a smile.

"Everything is ready, just wait for the emperor to take the blame." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Okay." Qianlong said proudly, and then he read Wang Tingzan's confession, and saw that Xiang Nan really asked everything.

There are hundreds of officials in Ganzhou, from the governor Wang Danwang, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu Erjin, to the county magistrates and warehouse officials... There are hundreds of people with names and surnames.

"Ji Xiaolan, you've done a good job." Qianlong nodded and said, "He Shen went to Ganzhou himself, and up to now, no case has been found. You are in Hangzhou, and within four days, you will settle this matter." It's done beautifully. You really deserve to be my minister of the Qing Dynasty!"