Chapter 229: Infernal Affairs.

"So what should we do next?"

The servants' expressions were filled with horror and resentment.

This matter has been thoroughly discussed. This matter is not glorious. In order to calm down the price of goods and fill the empty treasury, His Majesty had to plot against the wealthy merchants such as the Jiangnan Ming family. And from what the master said, this matter was personally presided over by His Majesty. Now that the matter has been exposed, the master has to take the blame. There is no benefit in the first place, but he has to be the scapegoat. Why bother?

Fan Jian sighed and rubbed his fingers continuously.

These are all your hard work.

The image of the beautiful figure in his mind became clearer and clearer, as if he had never forgotten it. The woman's eyes were so gentle and bright, with compassion overflowing from her eyes. Fan Jian understood that it was compassion for the world. She was the saint in Fan Jian's heart, a real saint!
As for Li An of Northern Qi?
Steal your reputation!

There was more mischief in the girl's eyes, which was what Fan Jian liked most.

For the sake of the beautiful woman in his heart, he would not allow any problems to occur in the inner treasury.

"If only your Majesty, Chen Pingping, and I had not returned to our hometown in Danzhou, we would not have met you, and you would not have suffered such misfortune!"

Unfortunately, there is no if in everything.

The beautiful figure in my heart has always been just a brother worthy of respect. Even if there is no love, just the trust, who in the world can betray it? Who dares to betray it?

"Since this matter can no longer be hidden at the end, it is better to point it out directly! Let me put an end to this matter for Your Majesty!" Fan Jian said firmly.

"grown ups!"

The retainer looked sad, but in his heart he was more moved. He no longer called him "master", but changed his address solemnly.

This is why he has worked so hard for so many years and has not sought fame for Fan Jian. In his heart, Fan Jian has always been a loyal and good man. Even at this moment, he is still more concerned about the dignity and respect of the court.

"Sir! Please resign! For now, you should focus on protecting yourself. As long as you have the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood!"

Fan Jian shook his head. All the years of persistence seemed a bit boring at this moment.

"I know that you are not someone who cares about power. The people who are checking the accounts now also understand this. They can still use this as a handle to bring you down. But if they want to completely eliminate you, it will be extremely difficult given your relationship and involvement with His Majesty! If you resign from your official position, it must be the outcome His Majesty wants to see the most. If you make a break with this, His Majesty will come forward to protect you and order the audit to end!"

"I also want to get rid of this burden and become a rich man! But now is not the time, I can't retreat!"

Fan Jian lowered his head slightly, and even his voice sounded a little hoarse: "Now the treasury is empty. Although I am not talented, I have managed the Ministry of Revenue for nearly ten years! No one knows better than me how much money the court needs now! If it were a prosperous time, I could let one or two mediocre people take over my position, but now is a time of trouble. Li An of Qi State in the north is eyeing it covetously, and wants to avenge your majesty's palm!"

"My son Anzhi is now in Jiangnan. He is in charge of the financial power of the inner treasury. Even for him, I can't retreat!" Fan Jian knew more in his heart.

He understood the importance of the old shopkeepers of Qing Yu Tang that Fan Xian brought to Jiangnan! They were a group of old people that even His Majesty could not kill and could only be placed under house arrest in Kyoto!

With their help, Fan Xian will take over all the arrangements and industries of the inner treasury in Jiangnan like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, and take full control of them! His Majesty has put a lot of effort into the inner treasury, and letting Fan Xian take over is not because he wants to compensate Ye Qingmei, nor is it because he has any noble reasons, but because he understands that the power left by Ye Qingmei can only play the greatest role and power in Fan Xian's hands!
After Fan Xian takes over, he will use the inner treasury to quickly turn around the finances of Qing Kingdom and fill the empty treasury!
Just for this reason, Emperor Qing would not let himself resign!
As for how to end the audit, it is nothing more than making the fire burning on the Ministry of Revenue burn more fiercely! When the fire gets bigger and becomes out of control, it will naturally spread to the outside world and eventually burn on others!
By then, you won't be the only one putting out the fire.
"Let's leave this matter at that! It's getting late now, you should go down first." Fan Jian sat back in the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

The servant knew that he could not persuade him, so he just sighed slightly, quietly left the study, and then disappeared in the Fan Mansion.

After the guests had completely left, Fan Jian suddenly opened his eyes with a sneer on his face!

That’s right, everything and conversations that happened in this study today were just Fan Jian’s disguise!

This is his show!

This retainer had followed him for many years. Fan Jian could understand his character, but he could not see clearly what kind of person he was! Perhaps even this retainer himself could not tell what kind of person he was!
No matter what, Fan Jian was only clear about one thing, that is, this person was not his own - he was sent by Emperor Qing.

I treated him as my confidant and asked him to do so many things just to satisfy the wishes of the people behind him. My every move was in the eyes of Emperor Qing, and even the fact that I lost money playing mahjong with my son at home was known to His Majesty. All of this was almost explicit.

And today, my words of justice and loyalty to my master will surely reach the ears of Emperor Qing!

"Lin Ruofu, Lin Ruofu, if we talk about the way to govern a country and be an official, I am not as good as you, but if we talk about who knows Your Majesty best in the world today, I am afraid that even that old dog in the Supervisory Council is not as clear as me!"

Fan Jian laughed silently as if he was speechless, laughing so hard that he was out of breath, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes!
This batch of silver was transferred from the Ministry of Revenue to Jiangnan, and the whole process was instructed by Emperor Qing. But when the incident happened, Emperor Qing angrily ordered a thorough investigation of the matter, and tacitly allowed the crown prince and the university scholar to dig deep and hard, Fan Jian only felt cold all over, and even a sense of absurd powerlessness.

He indeed knows Emperor Qing best.

He had already guessed this result.

Because he understood how ruthless Emperor Qing really was!

Fan Jian would not be defeated by the people around him, just because he would not trust anyone around him. Even Liu, who accompanied him every night, was on guard against him, let alone that retainer? Ever since the day Ye Qingmei died, he had made up his mind that he would never trust anyone in Kyoto!

Without trust, how can there be betrayal?
The silver was transferred to Jiangnan not to hedge against the Ming family, but to cover up for Fan Xian. Fan Xian had a huge amount of silver in his hands, but he didn't know where it came from or how much it was. Fan Jian just knew that there was such a large amount of silver.

If the Ministry of Revenue had not transferred the money, it would be difficult for Fan Xian to explain the origin of the money. He would have many concerns if he wanted to act afterwards!
Fan Jian had been dealing with silver for so many years, and he had some guesses in his mind. It seemed that his son was really brave. Was this a trick he left behind when he was on a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi? He didn't expect that he had actually teamed up with the person from Northern Qi before.
These are the facts of this whole incident!

With the news breaking, it seems that the cooperation between his son and Ang Lee has ended.
(End of this chapter)