Chapter 448 Fabricating Charges
Xie Zhan looked straight at him, "Do you know that your concealment almost delayed the family's major event?"
As I said, he can't fight, but he understands human nature. He realized that the final result of the battle between the northern border of Dali and Wuhuan was not right, so he asked someone who was proficient in military affairs.
This led to the two crucial steps later. One was to use the news that Zhuya Island's rice could be harvested three times a year to exchange for the position of Lingnan governor, and the other was to join forces with Qiao Xitong and Hu Jiangyi to harvest the rich people in Shu and Gusu, seize wealth, and arm themselves to strengthen themselves.
Xie Wei looked like it was none of my business.
Xie Zhan didn't want to say anything, "You go to Uncle Yuan to get the silver."
Xie Zhan's people and the army he found escorted six million taels of silver back to Chang'an. For safety reasons, they walked slowly.
When they arrived, the trap set by Lu Desheng was almost set.
Chang'an, North City
Chang'an is expensive, but each district is different. As the saying goes, the east is rich, the west is expensive, the south is poor, and the north is cheap.
North City is famous for its mixed crowd.
Xia Tiejun's family lives in the area of North City near the market.
It was raining today, so Xia Tiejun didn't go looking for work, but moved a chair to chat with the neighboring ladies.
In fact, the ladies were listening to him bragging.
"Auntie Wang, you don't know that my good brother Wang Dong is now a bodyguard (not really), traveling all over the country, and he always thinks of me as his brother. Every time he goes to a place, if there is something good, he never forgets to ask someone to bring a portion back to Chang'an for me."
"Your brother is really kind."
"That's right, we grew up wearing the same pants."
The lady next to him thought, isn't it? You two are both idle, lazy, and love-making!
At this moment, a young man with an unfamiliar face appeared. He was carrying a bulging flower bag and knocked on the door of Xia Tiejun's house in the sight of everyone.
"Xia Tiejun, it's for you, why don't you open the door?"
"Oh, you've received something again."
"Is it your good brother who sent you something?"
Xia Tiejun knew it was time for work.
The last time Wang Dong returned to Chang'an, he also set up a den in Chang'an, no, a contact point. He developed his good brother Xia Tiejun into the person in charge of the contact point.
His good brother is just like him, idle and fond of gossiping about his wife.
People like them are the most well-informed.
Lord Lu is very generous. Chen Zongguan has allocated a lot of funds to him. Lord Lu doesn't care how he uses the money, but it's just a little. When he needs it, he has to do things well.
With money in hand, he can't just watch his good brother suffer, right? Shouldn't he help him?
At this moment, Xia Tiejun is not in a hurry to go home for the urging of the neighbors' aunts and sisters-in-law.
Before going home, Xia Tiejun had to brag a few words before he was willing to move, "It must be my good brother who sent me something again. I have told him that I have everything in Chang'an and asked him not to send me anything, but he just didn't listen. There is really nothing I can do about him."
His bragging covered up the correspondence of letters from other places very well.
After Xia Tiejun left, the ladies grumbled a few words.
"Really, I have never seen such a gossipy man."
"But he is lucky to recognize a brother and never leave him."
After Xia Tiejun opened the bundle, he found a letter in a secret place inside. He secretly sent the letter to Lord Zhang Xian as instructed.
After Zhang Xian received this secret letter, he tried to find opportunities to accompany the emperor these days.
Song Mo has been in a good mood recently, and Zhang Xian is good at talking, which often makes him happy and smile.
He had received accurate information. Xie Zhan had set up a trap in Shu and Gusu and made a lot of money. The silver he gave to him was on the way.
It would replenish the national treasury.
In Song Mo's mind, the wealthy merchants in various places were the fat pigs raised by Dali. Now the national treasury was empty, so what's wrong with lending them some fat meat? It didn't take their lives.
As Song Mo expected, six million silvers were finally transported to Chang'an.
The silver was counted by Wu Chunyu, the Minister of Finance, and put into the warehouse.
As soon as such a large amount of silver was put into the warehouse, Song Mo was in a good mood and praised with his left and right, "Xie Zhan is really talented."
Prime Minister Shen Wan stepped out, "Your Majesty, here is a memorial submitted by the governor of Pingzhou."
He had received this memorial two days ago and had been hesitating whether to take it out.
Recently, the emperor was too close to Zuo Anmin, and even Zhang Xian had to retreat. In addition, before Xie Zhan was exiled, he had worked in the Secretariat and had a history with his arch-enemy, the Secretary-General. No matter how you look at it, Xie Zhan can't stand on his side.
As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. In addition, people have come from Gusu and Shu in the past few days...
He felt that he could help Lv Desheng.
Hearing this, Song Mo refused. He was very happy now and didn't really want to see Lv Desheng's memorial.
Shen Wan bowed and handed the memorial in his hand forward, "Your Majesty, what Lv Desheng said in the memorial is quite important, you should take a look."
Lv Desheng pretended not to know that the emperor had a hand in this game, and directly impeached Xie Zhan as the governor of Lingnan for competing with the people for profit.
Although Xie Zhan has been hiding behind the scenes, he can't hide it from the emperor who knows the inside story, or some people with ulterior motives.
Song Mo frowned as soon as he saw the memorial. Is Lv Desheng so well-informed? Looking again, it turned out that the merchants who were hit hard left their hometown and ran to Pingzhou to make a living. I see.
Song Mo looked down again.
The ministers present seemed to be observing the emperor's expression, but in fact they were observing the emperor's expression with the corner of their eyes.
They saw that the emperor's expression was not right, and those who were close to Shen Wan couldn't help but quietly ask him, "What did Lv Desheng write on the memorial?" Judging from the emperor's expression, it must be bad news!
Shen Wan said seriously, "Lord Lv impeached Xie Zhan. Lord Xie, as the governor of Lingnan, a local official, formed a clique for personal gain, used despicable means to make a lot of money, and accused Xie Zhan of having a rebellious heart."
The ministers present took a breath of cold air. What if Lv Desheng put Xie Zhan to death? The charges he fabricated for Xie Zhan were more serious than one.
Wait, something seems wrong?
No, what's wrong with Lv Desheng? Has he forgotten his current identity? He is a governor, a local official, why is he still trying to steal the job of the censor?
Overstepping, do you understand?
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