The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 364
Cheng Wenguang sat in the duty room in the office area of ​​the Changshi Division, waiting for the person he had summoned to arrive.

He had been waiting for a full quarter of an hour, and just as Cheng Wenguang was feeling impatient, there was a knock on the door outside the duty room.

"Who?"

"Sir, it's me!"

"come in!"

The door of the duty room was pushed open, and Ding Yan, the warehouse manager, came in from outside the house.

"My lord, on the way here just now, the people from the court hurried out, what happened?" Ding Yan found a chair and sat down by himself.

As an official of the Longyou Clan, Ding Yan behaved much more casually with his old boss Cheng Wenguang.

"Go and close the door!"

Hearing this, Ding Yan was slightly taken aback, then got up and walked towards the door, closing the door directly.

When Ding Yan turned around, he heard Cheng Wenguang ask: "The people in the trial office went to your warehouse management office!"

Ding Yan was shocked, and immediately asked: "My lord, what happened?"

"Ding Yan, tell me honestly, have you tampered with the grain?" Cheng Wenguang asked with a gloomy face.

Hearing this, Ding Yan was stunned, how did he think of it.

"My lord, how can a lowly person do such a thing, seeking death is not such a way!"

Speaking of this, Ding Yan said in a solemn tone: "A lesson learned from the past, how can a humble job repeat the same mistakes?"

Last year also because of the shortage of food, a major case broke out inside the palace, and a total of more than a dozen officials were involved.

The final result was that more than a dozen officials were beheaded, and Yu Changhui, the former treasury manager, was dismissed.

It is precisely because of this incident that Ku Guanzheng's position is lacking, and Ding Yan has the opportunity to take the position.

Cheng Wenguang then asked: "You are not greedy, are the people below greedy?"

Ding Yan wanted to speak, but finally swallowed the words back. People's hearts are the most unpredictable, and he dared not give assurances to the people below.

"The treasury manages dozens of warehouses, and there are at least 200 officials under your command. Are these people greedy/"

Speaking of this, Cheng Wenguang said sadly: "Your Highness summoned you today, and you are extremely annoyed by this matter. After you go back, you must check every granary in person, and find out the gaps for me!"

The entry and exit of grain are all registered. If someone embezzles grain, the clues can be found from the accounts, but this is a very large project.

"Yes, after the humble post returns, I will check it myself!"

"But I think that the adults at the book office also have to intervene, maybe there is something wrong with them!"

Ding Yan knew the temperament of those ambassadors under him, so he didn't think there was a problem with them.

If it wasn't a problem on his side, it could only be a problem with the book.

Cheng Wenguang nodded and said, "Wu Hong has already been here!"

So Ding Yan bowed and said: "The humble job will be resigned!"

"Go!"

When Ding Yan was on his way back, Wu Hong himself was sitting in the lobby with a serious expression in the book office on the other side.

His life was very comfortable, but after hearing Cheng Wenguang's questioning, Wu Hong's heart sank to the bottom.

Of course he wasn't greedy, after all, he almost broke what happened last year, how dare he play with fire again this year.

At this time, Wu Hong and Ding Yan were in the same mood. He really couldn't figure out how anyone could be so stupid and dare to tamper with food.

Wu Hong was thinking, but there were more than 20 officials in the lobby, and everyone in the book office was already here.

Outside the lobby, there are a large number of guards busy, and these are the people sent by the trial office.

In the warehouse of the book office, there are more than a dozen large boxes, all of which are filled with account books.

These account books are divided into categories, including weapons, armor and other equipment, as well as food and other items.

As for the grain account books, there are a total of five lanes full, and the warehouse management office has another set of these things, which can be used as proof of each other.

"All the account books related to grain are sealed up, and no one is allowed to open them without my order!"

"As ordered!"

The original judge, Wang Zhengjun, has been promoted to be the magistrate of Yuanyang, and the current judge is called Cai Xinghai.

To be promoted to this position by Zhao Yanxun, Cai Xinghai also relied on his upright character.

As the supervisory force of the royal family, there was a case of embezzlement of food, and Cai Xinghai was excited all over.

Most of the time he is idle, and some small cases can be handled by the subordinates, which is rare for him to encounter such cases.

After dealing with the affairs in the warehouse, Cai Xinghai walked towards the lobby of the book office.

Before he got there, Cai Xinghai heard buzzing discussions in the lobby.

When everyone found out that he was coming, everyone's discussion stopped.

Cai Xinghai had just stepped into the gate, and Wu Hong said, "Old Cai, why are you sending so many soldiers here!"

Wu Hong wanted to get close, but Cai Xinghai didn't give him the slightest chance.

"Master Wu, you have already met Master Cheng, so you must already know what is going on!"

Speaking of this, Cai Xinghai glanced at the people present and said: "You are all decent people, whoever committed a crime knows it by himself!"

"Your Highness has already said that you can be given a lighter punishment if you take the initiative to confess, and those who deliberately conceal it will be severely punished!"

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this, Wu Hong hasn't told them what happened yet.

Under the eyes of everyone asking, Wu Hong said slowly: "Everyone, there is a batch of food missing out of the city, who is greedy... Let's be honest now!"

There are people who are greedy for food. Isn't this eating the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard? The graves of those who died because of this matter last year should be high.

At this time, Cai Xinghai said coldly: "Now confess, you can be punished lightly!"

There was still silence in the lobby, and no one came out to confess the crime.

Cai Xinghai said with a dark face: "If no one admits it, then everyone can only stay here and leave after the matter is clarified!"

At this time someone asked: "Lord Cai, is the Book Office closed?"

However, Cai Xinghai asked: "Is this official going to disturb your work? It's just that everyone is not allowed to leave!"

The person who spoke turned to Wu Hong, cupped his fists and said, "My lord, they are like this..."

Before this person could finish speaking, Wu Hong said, "Lord Cai is right, the most important thing right now is to return the innocence of our bookstore!"

"Everyone is doing well, so why worry about them investigating the case, just do what you have to do, it's nothing more than being unable to get out of the gate of the book office!"

Wu Hong talked about this part, and the others had nothing to say.

After a while, tables were set up in the lobby, and everyone will be doing business here, so that it is convenient for the people in the trial office to supervise.

After a while, more than a dozen accountants were sent over, and their task was to check the accounts.

As for Cai Xinghai himself, he didn't stay long at the book office, so he had to rush to the treasury office immediately.

At this moment, the warehouse management office has also been controlled by the guards of the trial office, and Ding Yan himself was also placed under house arrest in the lobby after returning.

With the attitude of the court, Ding Yan realized that the matter was more serious than he imagined.

So where is the problem, exactly who is the problem?

So Ding Yan began to investigate the character of his subordinates in his heart, trying to find clues from it.

(End of this chapter)