Happy Little Scholar

"Uncle, the court seems to be checking some accounts recently. A dozen corrupt officials have been found, and there are rumors outside. Should we also check the accounts in the shop?"

Lao Fang walked into the room from the outside, looked at Li Yi and asked.

"No need." Li Yi lowered his head and was busy, waving his hands and said.

The accounts in the shop are checked by dedicated personnel every month. They have been taught how to check the accounts a long time ago. Maybe someone can take advantage of it, but it is unlikely that a larger amount will happen.

"This is not one of our own, I'm sure he has other thoughts." Lao Fang said still a little worried.

"Everything that needs to be checked has been checked. No matter how much we check, nothing will be found. On the contrary, it will make others think too much, which will do more harm than good." Li Yi raised his head and said, "If it were you, would you like to be investigated all day long? Check?"

"Okay then." Lao Fang thought for a while, and it made sense to say so. He felt uncomfortable being suspected of hiding private money by his mother-in-law all day long.

"If you are really greedy and someone comes to check you, what will you do?"

Lao Fang glanced at Li Yi and said, "Uncle, I didn't hide any private money. You can't say this nonsense."

"I didn't say you hid your private money to buy jewelry for Xiaohong." Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I mean, if you were the shopkeeper of a certain shop and took money, and someone came to check you, what would you do? "

"It depends on how greedy you are." Lao Fang thought for a while and said.

"A few thousand taels?"

"A few thousand taels?" Lao Fang curled his lips and said, "Can a few thousand taels be called greed?"

I almost forgot that this guy's current net worth cannot be measured by common sense, and asked again: "Hundreds of thousands taels?"

"Hundreds of thousands of taels..." Lao Fang looked at Li Yi and suddenly smiled.

"If hundreds of thousands of taels were found out, would it be fatal? If it were me..."

There was a sinister smile on Lao Fang's face, and he slowly raised a hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck.

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The magistrate of Chen County had all his property confiscated, his official position was removed, and he was thrown into prison. The magistrate of Qinghe County was treated the same as him. It was later discovered that the two officials who had embezzled tens of thousands of taels of money would lose their heads.

His Majesty was furious in the Golden Palace just now. Prime Minister Qin and several ministers were scolded for their advice to stop checking the accounts. His Majesty's move directly showed that the checking of the accounts will not be stopped for a while.

This also indicates that many people will continue to be unlucky.

"Prime Minister Qin, what your Majesty is doing is absolutely inappropriate!" After the morning court, Prime Minister Qin walked out of the hall, and a middle-aged official followed him from behind and said anxiously.

"Putting out all the corrupt people in the court, we can't be so eager for quick success. If Your Majesty is so radical again, within half a month, the court will be in chaos!"

"Your Majesty has made up his mind, and no one can persuade him. Let's just watch." Qin Xiang waved his hand and walked forward slowly.

Watching Prime Minister Qin leave, a trace of undetectable gloom flashed across the middle-aged official's face. He walked out of the palace gate, got into a carriage, and whispered: "Check!"

There was a noise outside the carriage, and someone walked away slowly.

"Who are they? Find them out right away. We can't let them continue to investigate!"

"Send people to Chen County, Wang County and Qinghe County to inquire..."

"Find a way to make them stop, if necessary, at all costs..."

The same gloomy voice also sounded in some places in Kyoto.

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The School of Computer Science is different from places such as the Imperial College. It implements a semi-closed management, with five days of classes and two days of rest. During these five days, no student is allowed to leave the college unless they have a mission.

Today is the long-awaited rest day. The students can go out freely. Whether to visit relatives and friends or go to the brothel and Chuguan to relax, it is their freedom.

When Qin Feng stepped into the Qin family's door again, he finally felt a little proud.

"Young Master, please slow down."

Qin Yu walked out of the house, and several servants in green followed him, carefully reminding him.

Qin Yu glanced at Qin Feng, then looked away and passed him.

"waste!"

Qin Feng watched the eldest young man of the Qin family pass by him. When the others walked away, he whispered.

The thing he dislikes the most in the house is the eldest son of the Qin family who is so notorious that he has almost brought the Qin family into disgrace. However, this person is the eldest son of the Qin family, and the Qin family will eventually make friends. In the hands of this person.

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, secretly sighed in a certain direction, and strode into the house.

"Feng'er is back. How is it at the college? I'm still used to the food and living conditions..." A middle-aged woman came out of the courtyard to greet him from a distance, grabbed his arm and asked repeatedly.

"I'm still used to food and accommodation." Qin Feng said with a smile, "Mom, let's go in and talk."

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The prime minister of Qin was Ding Xingwang. There were five sons under the prime minister of Qin, three of whom were officials in the court. The eldest son of Qin was considered to be the most likely person to succeed the prime minister of Qin. However, because of a certain game in the court, failed and was transferred away from the center of power. Now, although Prime Minister Qin is still supporting him, the decline of the Qin family has become apparent...

Today is the Qin Mansion’s once-a-month family banquet.

Although Qin Feng was qualified to participate in the family banquet, in the past, he could only sit in the corner. As for the topics at the banquet, it had nothing to do with him.

"Feng'er, how is it in the School of Calculation? I heard that your Dean Li is very powerful. How powerful is he?" A voice came from the side. Qin Feng turned his head and looked over. He casually said a few perfunctory words and then put his mind back.

Sitting next to him was his fifth uncle. Although he was a generation older than him, his presence in the Qin family was not as good as his own. Because of an incident two years ago, he lost face and became a laughing stock in Kyoto. Even the servants of the Qin family were respectful to him on the surface, but they were probably laughing at him in their hearts.

Glancing at Qin Yu, who was sitting very close to the front, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes again.

At this time, Qin Yan, the eldest son of Qin Xiang, said: "The School of Calculation is a good place. If you can graduate from it successfully, your future prospects will be limitless. Qin Zhong..., it's a pity."

Knowing the importance of the School of Calculation, the Qin family arranged two people in the School of Calculation, Qin Zhong and Qin Feng. However, Qin Zhong was expelled from the School of Calculation on the first day of enrollment. The reason given by the School of Calculation was very sufficient, and even the Qin family had nothing to say.

Qin Zhong lowered his head. It was better for him not to speak at this time.

Qin Yan didn't seem to want to continue the topic. He thought of something and looked at Qin Feng and asked, "Feng'er, do you know who are the people who cooperated with the Imperial Censor to check the accounts?"

For officials of Qin Yan's level, he didn't pay much attention to the events of the past two days. The audit would not affect him and the Qin family, and he would not offend His Majesty at this time. He just asked casually.

Qin Feng was thinking about how to reveal this matter. He wanted to see the shocked expressions on the faces of his uncles and grandfather. He smiled and said, "About this matter, I'm afraid that my uncle will have to remind Uncle Fang more. Brother Fang has been an official for only two years, but his eating manners are a bit ugly. If it weren't for my nephew who helped him hide it yesterday, my uncle might have heard his name in the court today."

The Uncle Fang he mentioned was a close friend of his uncle Qin Yan. If he hadn't raised his hand yesterday, the son of Uncle Fang would not have a good time today.

After saying that, he smiled at Qin Yan and several uncles, and even looked at Qin Yu obscurely. Although his words were a little euphemistic, it was not difficult to guess that the storm that swept the entire Kyoto in the past two days was caused by them, right?

"What do you mean?" Qin Yan frowned and looked at him, as if he thought of something, his face changed, and asked: "Could it be that you are one of the people who assisted the Censorate in checking the accounts?"

Seeing that several uncles, including his father, showed "shocked" expressions on their faces, Qin Yan was extremely happy and nodded slightly.

"It's me."

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"Stupid!"

Qin Yu raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, glanced at Qin Feng, and said with a curled lip.

Qin's fifth master turned his head, looked at him twice more, patted his shoulder, sighed, and turned away.