boyutpedia Chapter 235 Neighbors
Chapter 235 Neighbors
Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites stood up unsteadily.
Take a look.
This damned Prefect of Yunzhou has finally shown his true colors.
He let out a burp, tried to say something, but then collapsed straight onto the table.
[Oh dear, Minister Chen has passed out drunk.]
The Prefect of Yunzhou was preoccupied with who the next governor would be, so why was Shen Zhiyi concerned with such completely unimportant matters?
"Minister Chen must be drunk. It's alright. I've already had a superior room prepared. Minister Chen can go there and rest for a while."
"Someone is coming."
After dismissing Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites, the Prefect of Yunzhou put on a fawning smile.
"Shen Lang, you must have a good relationship with the Minister of Personnel. Could you do me a small favor?"
As he spoke, the Prefect of Yunzhou silently handed a wooden box towards Shen Zhiyi.
When Shen Zhiyi opened it, her eyes were blinded by the brightness.
Wow, so many gold ingots!
She swallowed hard, reluctantly giving up her beloved.
"Take it, I'm not that kind of person."
No, actually, I am that kind of person. I do like small amounts of money, but accepting this kind of small amount would kill me.
The Chief Secretary of Yunzhou understood.
"Don't worry, this matter is known only to heaven, earth, you, and me, and there will be no third party involved."
Hmm, how can I subtly tell Chief Secretary Yun that I actually have An Qi by my side?
Dark Seven?
The Prefect of Yunzhou was stunned for a moment. What was this thing?
However, since he is by Shen Zhiyi's side, he should be one of Shen Zhiyi's people, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
[Dark Seven is the old emperor's man. If I recruit him, wouldn't the old emperor know? Do you think I'm stupid?]
Shen Zhiyi silently moved the stool under her, keeping a distance from the Chief Secretary of Yunzhou.
When the Chief Secretary of Yunzhou looked over, Shen Zhiyi's gaze was clearly that of someone looking at a fool.
Holy crap, Shen Zhiyi actually has the old emperor's men protecting her all the time!
This is indeed a favorite of the Emperor!
He came to the right place to curry favor with the other party.
wrong?
The Prefect of Yunzhou slowly lowered his head, looked at the stolen goods on the table, and chuckled, "Hahaha, actually, Mr. Shen, this is just a fake, not real."
"fake?"
"Yes, yes, it's fake."
The Prefect of Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief and silently took back the gold ingot that had not been given away.
Anyway, he didn't send out the gold ingots, so the old emperor couldn't say anything!
[Holy crap, this old man actually dared to try and fool me with a fake gold ingot!!!]
Shen Zhiyi is angry.
She doesn't need the gold ingot, but it has to be real!
After all, she was sincere!
Shen Zhiyi was speechless, which made the Chief Secretary of Yunzhou's eyelids twitch.
Not to the point.
That can't be right!
He's trying to save them both!
[Holy crap, that old man really did lie to me! These are clearly real gold ingots!]
The Prefect of Yunzhou nodded silently.
Yeah yeah.
How could he possibly give Shen Zhiyi a fake gold ingot?
But this old man really does make fake gold ingots.
Shen Zhiyi looked up at the Chief Secretary of Yunzhou opposite her.
That look was clearly directed at a dead person.
These days, officials can mess around with anything. Even if you philander with women, the old emperor won't care. But if you get your hands on the emperor's money, he'll fight you to the death.
[This Yunzhou is really something else! The governor cheated the people out of their incense money, and the chief clerk was just there exchanging fake gold ingots for real silver! Unbelievable!]
Upon hearing this news, An Qi, who was guarding outside, jumped out of the window and landed in the main room of Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites.
They immediately poured cold water on me.
"Who?"
"who!"
An Qi spoke softly, "Minister Chen."
Having regained some clarity, Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites quickly wrapped his younger brother up tightly.
"I have neither money nor sex."
Looking at that large chunk of fat, An Qi couldn't help but sneer, "Why would I choose your one-pack abs over a man with his own eight-pack?"
Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites is about to be shattered.
Those are such hurtful words.
That's why it's so heartbreaking.
That's because it's a blunt truth he doesn't want to hear.
"How can you be so honest?!"
"Have you been corrupted by Shen Zhiyi?"
Anqi was speechless and choked with emotion.
Who exactly has been led astray?
"Minister Chen, there is news that you need to report to the Emperor immediately."
She still had to stay by Shen Zhiyi's side to protect her, and couldn't leave her side.
"what's up?"
When Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites became serious, he realized that if he needed to speak to the Emperor, it must be a very important matter.
Anqi told him the truth.
The drunkenness of Vice Minister Chen of the Ministry of Rites had subsided considerably, and he quickly tidied his clothes and went to find the old emperor.
So, an hour later...
The Chief Secretary of Yunzhou, who was having dinner with Shen Zhiyi, was taken away so suddenly and beautifully.
In just a few days.
The top two officials in Yunzhou are both in jail.
The two are even neighbors living across the hall from each other!
The Prefect of Yunzhou and the Chief Clerk of Yunzhou looked at each other from afar through the iron bars of their windows.
"What crime have you committed?"
The governor of Yunzhou was surprised to find that his chief clerk had also entered.
The chief clerk exhaled a breath of stale air in frustration.
He really tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!
He clearly wanted to please Shen Zhiyi, but instead his attempt to please her backfired, landing him in jail.
hateful.
regret.
If he had known, he would have gone directly to the Minister of Personnel.
Otherwise, this whole ordeal wouldn't have happened.
"It's nothing, just a few fake gold ingots. They're still not as good as yours, Governor."
The governor of Yunzhou did not believe what the chief clerk said and sneered, "If you really did a few, would you still be my neighbor?"
The Prefect of Yunzhou felt guilty for a moment.
There are definitely not just a few.
There are several thousand.
"Oh dear, I never thought that after so many years of being colleagues, we would even die together."
After twisting his face several times, the Chief Secretary of Yunzhou was full of confidence.
"If you die, I will never die!"
Although he made several thousand fake gold ingots, only a few hundred were actually distributed, so his crime did not warrant death.
At worst, he won't be able to hold an official position anymore.
At most, he'll serve a few decades in prison.
It's better than being a governor. By the time he gets out of prison, the grass on that other man's grave will be overgrown with weeds.
That Prefect of Yunzhou is truly unlucky.
Yunzhou's chief secretary's eyelids twitched.
Why is that voice of the living Yama coming from here?!
He didn't want to hear it.
He doesn't want to hear it at all right now.
He kindly invited her to dinner and even offered to give her gold ingots.
As a result, the other party sent him a prison meal.
Originally, only a few hundred gold ingots were to be distributed, but the old emperor decided to let it go and not impose any capital punishment.
The Prefect of Yunzhou raised an eyebrow triumphantly at the Governor of Yunzhou opposite him.
See? See? He said he wouldn't die.
And the result?
The Prefect of Yunzhou suddenly felt a little flustered.
[It turns out that the Prefect of Yunzhou has a grown son!]
Chief Secretary of Yunzhou: Where did he get such a good son?
If he had a son, would he still be looking for the secret formula to have a son from that old Deng, the governor?