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Chapter 15 Everyone deserves to die

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen put down the memorial in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

Since Empress Wu Ying's right to visit the court was abolished, all the rights to approve memorials have returned to the hands of the emperor Zhou Chen.

Looking at the pile of memorials in front of him that was higher than his head, Zhou Chen felt a little tired.

They all say that it is good to be an emperor, but it is only after you sit in this position that you realize the difficulties of this position.

Take the memorials in front of me as an example. The emperor Zhou Chen had to complete them in a very short period of time.

This is no easy task.

And there can be no mistakes.

otherwise.

One mistake made by the emperor may result in the death of tens of millions of people.

Of course, except Hunjun.

This is only a small part of it.

"It seems that we have to find a way to set up an agency specifically to handle government affairs in the future." Zhou Chen thought to himself.

He didn't want to be burdened with so many memorials every day that he couldn't do anything.

However, the selection issue requires system sign-in.

Except for Grand Master Wen Zhong, no one in the court could be trusted by Zhou Chen.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhao wants to see the Emperor."

At this moment, the eunuch in charge came in and bowed to report.

Zhao Gao?

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed.

"Let him in."

Three days have passed, and he wants to see if Zhao Gao has found any results?

"Old slave, I have seen the emperor." After Zhao Gao walked in, he immediately knelt down and saluted.

Zhou Chen waved his hand: "Get up!"

"Zhao Gao, I gave you three days. Now that the three days have passed, what is the result I want?" Zhou Chen asked directly.

"Go back to your Majesty. This is the result that I have found out over the past three days. Your Majesty, please take a look at it."

Zhao Gao took out a small folder and handed it over.

Zhou Chen took the small book handed over by Zhao Gao and saw dozens of messages written on it.

Zhou Chen glanced at...

"Three million in disaster relief money left the Ministry of Household Treasury, leaving a balance of 2.8 million."

"With the approval of each government office, there are still two and a half million taels left in Luoyang."

"The four northwest prefectures' disaster relief money was one million taels on the surface, but the actual silver reached the local area was 500,000 taels."

…

Zhou Chen looked at the information on the small booklet one by one, his face turned ugly.

OK!

The three million yuan for disaster relief was short of two hundred thousand taels as soon as he left the house.

Right after I was discharged from the hospital, I was immediately short of 500,000 taels.

Where did the money go?

Could it be that they were all lost during transportation on the road?

Zhou Chen's anger filled his forehead.

Especially in the four northwest prefectures, the imperial court originally allocated 1 million yuan for disaster relief, but when it arrived, only 500,000 taels were left.

Five hundred thousand taels seems like a lot, but if it is allocated to the four prefectures for disaster relief, how much can each prefecture get?

Zhou Chen now knows why the situation in the four northwest prefectures is so corrupt.

However.

When Zhou Chen saw the remaining messages, he was even more angry and slapped the small book on the table.

"The four prefectures in the northwest allocated 1 million taels of silver for disaster relief, but the actual silver taels received by the local governments was 500,000 taels. The actual amount used to provide relief to the victims was less than 100,000 taels."

"The government office only opens a porridge stall in front of the door for two hours every day. Those who arrive first will receive half a bowl of clear water porridge, while those who arrive later will not receive it."

"Victims gathered at the gate of the government office to pray for their lives, but the government office forcibly drove them away and suppressed them, sparking civil unrest."

…

Less than one hundred thousand taels?

In the land of Sifu, the actual amount of silver used for disaster relief is less than 100,000 taels?

In other words, each government does not even have 30,000 yuan for disaster relief.

What a terrible thing.

Zhou Chen was furious.

You know, the four northwest prefectures are the hardest-hit areas, and there are many counties below each prefecture.

A mere 100,000 taels of disaster relief money is probably not even enough for one prefecture. How can we provide disaster relief to the entire four northwest prefectures?

besides.

The government office only opens Porridge Peng for two hours every day. The first person to come here can get half a bowl of clear water porridge, and those who come after that don't get it.

What kind of disaster relief is this?

If it were him, Zhou Chen, he would have killed these dog officials for rebelling.

"Damn."

"Everyone deserves to die."

Zhou Chen got up and slapped the case, and angrily threw the small book on the dragon case.

One million yuan was used for disaster relief, but in the end, only less than 100,000 was used for disaster relief.

Where have the rest of the disaster relief funds gone?

Zhou Chen knew it without even thinking.

A thousand miles away from being an official just for money, there has never been a shortage of such corrupt officials in all dynasties.

Dazhou is naturally not lacking either.

Although Zhou Chen had expected it, what he never expected was that these people had huge appetites and were not afraid of dying.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"Your Majesty, calm down."

The maids and chamberlains in the main hall were so frightened that they knelt down.

Even Zhao Gao is no exception.

When he handed over this little note, Zhao Gao had already anticipated that the emperor would be furious.

But I just don't know if the emperor will be so angry that he will raise his butcher's knife at this time and go to war to investigate this matter thoroughly.

"Zhao Gao, I ask you, are all these true?"

"Have you found out who specifically embezzled this batch of disaster relief funds?"

Zhou Chen looked directly at Zhao Gao, with anger rising in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gao immediately said, "Everything is true when I return to the emperor. I haven't found out who exactly they are. I haven't found out yet."

Didn't find out?

Zhou Chen's gaze became sharper, staring at him, which made Zhao Gao's heart tremble.

It wasn't until Zhao Gao almost couldn't bear it any longer that Zhou Chen withdrew his gaze and sat back on the throne of the dragon chair.

No matter whether Zhao Gao really didn't find out, or he pretended that he didn't find out.

Zhou Chen knew that none of that mattered.

The important thing is that now is not the time to deal with this matter.

Corruption has been a major issue in all dynasties since ancient times. Once it is investigated, it will be like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud, and a large number of people will be implicated.

This is not a good time at this critical moment of disaster relief.

If not done properly, it will cause internal and external turmoil.

Therefore, we can only wait until the disaster relief is completed and the civil uprisings in the four northwest prefectures have been quelled, and then it will not be too late to settle accounts after autumn.

After thinking about this, Zhou Chen suppressed the anger in his heart, raised his eyes at Zhao Gao and asked again: "How is the investigation of Zhang De's matter? Is there any result?"

Zhou Chen didn't see any news about Zhang De in Zhao Gao's little notes.

I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart, whether Zhao Gao really didn't understand his thoughts, or Zhao Gao had other thoughts.

"Back to the Emperor, Zhang De's case was traced to a doctor from the Imperial Hospital."

"However, the imperial doctor committed suicide and all the clues were lost."

Zhao Gao said bravely.

Committed suicide?

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes when he heard Zhao Gao's words.

Zhao Gao has been unable to find any clues behind Zhang De, but now he has found out that an imperial doctor is dead.

Is this accidental or man-made?

Zhou Chen thought for a moment, looked at Zhao Gao and said, "Take the token I gave you with you!"

When Zhao Gao heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment and nodded: "When you return to the emperor, I will always carry it with you."

Zhao Gao was a little confused. Didn't he ask about Zhang De? Why did he suddenly ask about the token again?

"Now, take that token with you and go to Qingfeng Palace to convey the decree. The queen is suspicious of Zhang De and is banned from the Qingfeng Palace. She is not allowed to step outside the Qingfeng Palace without the decree." Zhou Chen did not give Zhao Gao time to think.

, said directly.

(End of chapter)