With Xiang Nan having a solid account and Wang Zhanzhu's assistance, the case will be tried much faster.

In less than two days, the case had come to light.

"Your Majesty, Chen Huizu has confessed that during the search of the palace, he, together with the officials at all levels who participated in the search, enriched his own pockets. This is the list of those involved in the case. Please see it for Your Majesty!" Xiang Nan reported the results of the case trial.

"How courageous! I just beheaded dozens of people in Ganzhou, and now there are such a group of people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!" Qianlong saw that there were more than thirty people on the list.

There were more than ten officials above the Taoist government alone, including the governors of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the inspectors of Jiangsu and Zhejiang among them, which was simply shocking.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, not all of the officials involved in the case may be greedy. They may also be involved in Chen Huizu's power and dare not disobey them." Heshen advised him as soon as he saw them.

He didn't receive any news about this matter in advance. Unexpectedly, Xiang Nan had just finished investigating the case in Ganzhou, and now he was also investigating the officialdom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. And the case was finalized so quickly that he didn't even have time to collect money.

"Your Majesty, your words may seem reasonable, but in fact they are completely absurd!" Xiang Nan sneered, "As far as I know, these officials involved in the case actively participated in it.

For example, Xie Ruowen, the prefect of Hangzhou, paid a bribe of 5,000 taels of silver to Wang Danwang in order to participate in the raid. Later, when he raided the palace, he hid three Yushanzi worth 20,000 taels of silver.

After the incident, they colluded with each other and confessed, claiming the same story and insisting that they had no knowledge. If Shiyewang hadn't been careful and kept a thorough account in advance, the case would have been a complete mess in the end.

Therefore, I believe that these officials are not innocent. They formed a clique for personal gain beforehand and shared the wealth among themselves. Afterwards, the officials protected each other and concealed and did not report anything.

If we don’t punish them severely, it will be difficult to uphold the law and order, and it will also be difficult for those who come after us to learn from them.”

Qianlong nodded.

"Chen Huizu, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and Xu Chengwen, the inspector-general of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, are sentenced to death as prison guards if they steal from their supervisors and deceive the emperor! Any other officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who embezzle more than 10,000 taels will be hanged as prison guards!

Those with more than 5,000 taels will be sent to the northwest for military confinement, and will not be released if they are pardoned! Those with more than 1,000 taels will hand over the proceeds of corruption, and each will receive 20 big pieces of ban, as a warning to others." Qianlong then ruled, "The king has done meritorious service by standing still to investigate the case.

Specially promoted to the rank of Sixth Grade General Judge, we will make up for any shortcomings!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Xiang Nan and He Shen bowed together.

…

"Okay, Mr. Ji, another dozen heads fell to the ground." After the emperor came out, He Shen smiled at Xiang Nan and said, "You are really the reincarnation of a killer!"

"Master He put the blame on me again." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "If they were not greedy, no matter how murderous Ji was, the knife would not fall on their heads.

The only blame is that they are too greedy. As far as the prefect is concerned, the annual official salary plus a small amount of silver is enough to spend. But they still resort to plundering and breaking the law. Who can blame them for being in this situation today?

"

"Huh!" He Shen was a little unhappy.

"Master, I really want to ask you, why do you think you are greedy for so much money?" Xiang Nan said with a smile, "There are thousands of mansions, but only seven feet of sleep; thousands of hectares of fertile land, but only three meals a day.

.You still have to worry, lest something comes out. What do you want?"

"Then Ji Xiaolan, why are you so troubled?" He Shen also asked, "Does your life have meaning, and what benefits have you fallen into?"

"Sir, you don't understand that people's needs are divided into five levels." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "The first level is physiological needs; the second level is safety needs; the third level is social needs; the fourth level is respect needs; The fifth level is self-actualization needs.

Sir, you only care about making money and don't care about your reputation. You are still only on the first level. No matter how high your official position is and how much money you make, you are no different from the ordinary people who work hard and live in poverty just for three meals a day.

Ji Xiaolan is now on the fifth floor. I want to realize my ideal. My ideal is that the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no more corrupt officials in the world. So every time I kill a corrupt official, it is a happy thing for me. Do you understand? "

"Ji Xiaolan, you are arrogant, you are rude, and you are only on the first floor!" After hearing what Xiang Nan said, He Shen, although he could not fully understand it, knew that he looked down upon her, and suddenly said in anger.

Xiang Nan laughed and ignored him.

…

As Wang Danwang and other officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang dismounted, Qianlong's southern tour officially came to an end and he set off back to Beijing.

The boat went north along the canal.

We arrived in Huzhou that day. After the boat stopped, Du Xiaoyue took Su Qinglian to go shopping.

After Wang Danwang's death, Su Qinglian had been in a bad mood and depressed, so Du Xiaoyue and Xiang Nan tried their best to make her happy.

After the two went shopping for a while, they returned to the boat.

"Sir, I just heard that someone in Jiaxing Mansion is making trouble, saying they want to resist the transfer of imperial grain." Du Xiaoyue reported to Xiang Nanhui.

Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan nodded, "The common people have always been timid and afraid of trouble. As long as there is a way to survive, they will not get up and make trouble. Now they dare to resist the payment of imperial rations. They must have been forced into desperation."

"Yes, sir, you have to help them." Du Xiaoyue quickly advised, "Why don't you tell the emperor about this."

"Hey, I have been a corrupt official these days. The Emperor starts to have a headache when he sees me. It may not be effective for me to report this matter." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

During this period, officialdoms in Ganzhou, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were in turmoil one after another, and hundreds of officials were beheaded. For the common people, the death of these corrupt officials was certainly a good thing.

But for Qianlong, it was a big blow. Most of these officials were promoted by him. But now, so many major cases have been committed and his trust has been betrayed. How can he not be sad?

By the way, even Xiang Nan, who discovered the problem and raised the issue, actually didn't like him very much.

Otherwise, this time Chen Huizu oversaw the robbery case and Xiang Nan investigated it so cleanly, Qianlong should have given him another reward. In the end, only Wang Zhanzhu was rewarded.

"Then what should we do, sir? Don't you care?" Du Xiaoyue asked hurriedly when she saw what Xiang Nan said.

"You still have to take care of it. So, Xiaoyue, what do you do..." Xiang Nan whispered for a while.

When Xiaoyue heard this, she nodded.

…

The next day, the royal boat sailed from Huzhou to Jiaxing Prefecture.

Xiang Nan was playing chess with Qianlong in the cabin. At the critical moment of the game, he suddenly heard a noise outside the window, which filled the sky.

"Shunxi, what are you doing outside? It's so noisy?" Qianlong said displeased.

"Your Majesty, there seems to be a group of villagers, armed with rakes, wooden forks, shovels, etc., in groups. I don't know what they are doing." Shunxi went out to take a look, and then came back to report.

"The villagers gathered together, could something happen?" Qianlong frowned when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, please go take a look," Xiang Nan said immediately.
Chapter completed!