Chapter 6 Jinyiwei does not need evidence!
The next day.
Because the matter of auditing the accounts was of great importance, Xiao Yan ordered that there would be no early morning court for three days.
Several people from the Hanlin Academy also arrived at the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Eastern Palace early.
"This is the account book for the past three years. There's no need to trace back further. Just check one year's worth of accounts in one day!"
Xiao Yan knew that even if he investigated more, he might not be able to recover all of them.
"Your Highness obeys your order!"
Now that they have chosen Xiao Yan, they can only give it their all, otherwise their fate will not be good.
After all, they can't afford to offend Hu Zhenghe.
While Xiao Yan was checking the accounts, Hu Zhenghe was also busy.
"Master Prime Minister, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly checked the accounts. Should we do something?"
"After all, we embezzled the money from the national treasury without authorization. If the amount doesn't match, wouldn't that be bad?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Zhenghe waved his hand and threw an account book in front of him to him.
"This is the account book of your embezzlement in recent years. Others may not know what you have done, but I know it very well!"
"What can you do? Make up for the shortfall?"
Looking at what was in front of them, several people were trembling with fear. What they had done was flawless, but Hu Zhenghe had found out everything clearly.
If this handle fell into Xiao Yan's hands, there was no doubt that all of them would be beheaded.
"I am terrified!"
As they spoke, several people knelt at Hu Zhenghe's feet, looking obedient.
"Everyone, stand up. There's no need to be nervous. You are all my disciples. How could I sell you all out?"
"Don't you know who the prince is ? What can he find out? Just go back and do your job well. Just be quiet for the next few days."
Hu Zhenghe knew that these people were becoming more and more arrogant and would eventually harm him, so Xiao Yan's audit was a good opportunity for him to give them a warning.
"I obey your orders!"
Only then did the few of them stagger out of the Hu residence.
"Xiao Yan, it seems like we really can't keep you here!"
As he spoke, his eyes like a poisonous snake looked towards the direction of the East Palace.
"Come here, do a few things for me."
Three days later.
"Your Highness, the accounts have been checked!"
Xiao Yan suddenly became much more energetic, and all the fatigue from the past few days was swept away.
"How is the result?"
The people from the Hanlin Academy quickly handed the final verification total to Xiao Yan.
“Bang!”
After seeing this, Xiao Yan was so furious that he slapped the table.
"How could they? How dare they?"
I thought it was just a small deficit, but the discrepancy was so huge.
"The national treasury received 30 million taels in three years and spent 15 million taels, leaving a surplus of 500,000 taels."
Looking at the results above, Xiao Yan was deeply moved.
"Can each account corresponding to each department be sorted out separately?"
“Which department has the biggest deficit?”
Upon hearing this, the people in the Hanlin Academy dared not hide it.
"Your Highness, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War have the biggest deficits!"
"As much as 10 million taels doesn't match!"
After checking the accounts over the past few days, these old scholars were also shocked.
I thought a deficit of one or two million taels was enough, but I never expected it to be as high as tens of millions taels.
"You've worked hard, go back and rest first, and tell everyone that nothing has been found!"
Several people looked at each other and immediately understood what Xiao Yan meant.
"Your Highness obeys your order!"
After those people left, Xiao Yan began to think seriously.
How should I start?
"San De, go get Duan Tianya to come over here!"
"I obey your command!"
Whether this matter will succeed now depends on whether the Jinyiwei dare to do it.
After a long time, Duan Tianyan appeared.
"Your Highness, I, Duan Tianya, pay my respects to you."
This time, Xiao Yan was not going to control Duan Tianya, but instead threw an account book to him!
"This is the final . What do you think I should do?"
Duan Tianya was puzzled by the final account book. He looked at the final verified number with eyes as big as cow's and a face full of disbelief.
"Why is there such a big discrepancy?"
"I now know who is the embezzler, but I don't have any concrete evidence. Now it depends on whether you dare to arrest him!"
Duan Tianya smiled and said, "Why not?"
"The door of my Northern Pacification Office is open. Please come in at any time!"
Xiao Yan didn't expect Duan Tianya to be so courageous.
"Listen carefully, I said there is no definite evidence!"
Duan Tianya still said firmly : "Dare!"
"I, the Jinyiwei, don't need evidence to arrest someone. Once we enter the gate of the Northern Pacification Division, we will have evidence!"
Xiao Yan was a little stunned when he heard this. He thought he was arrogant enough, but he never expected that the Jinyiwei were even more arrogant.
There is a saying that goes, if you are innocent you will be guilty even if you enter the Northern Pacification Office. This is indeed true.
"Okay, then go and find out everything. I want it tonight!"
Duan Tianya stood up and left immediately, apparently the matter was no longer a problem.
On this day, there were cries of grief and grief everywhere in the capital, but when they saw the man in the flying fish suit handling a case, no one dared to stop him.
The prison of the Northern Pacification Office was also packed.
night.
The lights in the East Palace were still bright. Xiao Yan leaned back in his chair and waited quietly for news from Duan Tianya.
"Your Highness, Duan Tianya requests to see you."
Xiao Yan stood up and walked to the door. Duan Tianya did not expect that Xiao Yan would come out to greet him.
"how?"
"Come in first!"
After following Xiao Yan in, Duan Tianya took out a stack of account books from his arms.
"We have done our best. We have only found out where eight million taels of silver went, involving thirty-six people. We cannot find out where the rest went."
Xiao Yan naturally knew that he could not find out the whole story, but there was no need to rush, as the truth would eventually come out.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for being blunt, but these people cannot be touched."
"If this happens, there will be chaos in the court!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan said disdainfully: "Will my court still not function without them?"
"Just use new people. I really don't believe that there is no one left in my Great Zhou!"
Xiao Yan flipped through the names on the account book and said to Duan Tianya, "Search the property!"
At this moment, Duan Tianya put away his contempt for Xiao Yan.
I thought you would be timid and decisive. Even if Your Majesty knew about this, you probably wouldn't dare to do so.
"I obey your order!"
At this moment Duan Tianya's perception of Xiao Yan changed.
That night, the Jinyiwei searched everywhere in the mansion. People were in a panic and every household locked their doors for fear of being implicated.
It was not until it was quiet outside when the court was about to start that someone dared to open the door and come out.
However, the streets were still deserted, with no one in sight.
Court.
The court was deserted, with many people missing. Everyone knew what had happened, but no one dared to speak.
"I have a memorial to report to you. If nothing else, I will leave the court!"
This shout startled everyone.
"Your Highness, I have something to report!"
Upon closer inspection, the person who stood out was Duan Tianya, and all the officials were even more terrified when they saw this!
