Li Yinfei's heart froze when he heard this, while Qian Xuanji was still struggling: "I am the magistrate of Youzhou, and your prince's actions are really insulting to gentlemen. I want to write to the court and give you a copy!"

Li Feng had heard these words more than once. He smiled and said to Qian Xuanji: "Qian Xuanji, if you want to join me, you are worthy!"

Qian Xuanji's face turned red and he kept struggling. Suddenly, he accidentally dropped the banknote from his arms.

Looking at the banknotes on the ground, Qian Xuanji couldn't help but froze on the spot.

At this time, he was filled with regret.

What he regretted was not that he had waded into this muddy water, but that he had been too impatient and accepted Li Yinfei's benefits early.

Now that the banknote is missing, he has no excuses.

Seeing a banknote falling, Li Feng's face darkened: "What is that?"

"Replying to the prince, it's a bank note!"

"Send it up!"

The guard picked up the banknote and handed it to Li Feng.

"check!"

Li Feng gave the order, and the guard immediately checked the banknotes in his hand.

After a while, the guard said: "Your Majesty, there are a total of three million taels of silver notes here, plus two land deeds to the capital!"

"Can you all see clearly where this banknote fell out from?"

"I saw it clearly, it fell from Mr. Qian's arms!"

When Li Feng heard this, his face became even colder: "Master Qian, you have a lot of money, but I just don't know what you want to do with these millions of taels of silver notes swaggering through the market?"

Qian Xuanji saw that the matter was exposed and decided to continue to be tough: "Your Majesty, those are all the private property of the lower officials. I took them out today to deposit them in the bank!"

"Your private property? Qian Xuanji, your official rank is no more than fifth grade, and your annual salary is only eighty taels. Where did you get your private property?"

When Qian Xuanji heard this, his expression suddenly changed: "Xiaguan, there is some business in Xiaguan's family..."

"Nonsense, I have a law since the founding of the Daqian Kingdom. Scholars, peasants, and merchants are the lowest. Anyone whose family is engaged in business will not be allowed to join the officialdom. Otherwise, the three tribes of Yi and other relatives will be consigned to slavery. Qian Xuanji, you are my king.

Are you a fool?"

Li Feng pressed forward step by step with overwhelming momentum.

Qian Xuanji's expression suddenly changed, and his chest trembled.

"Qian Xuanji, according to the laws of the Qian Dynasty, anyone who is an official and conceals his family background will be regarded as deceiving the emperor, and three clans must be executed, and the remaining six generations will be consigned to slavery!"

"You have to think carefully about what happens next!"

Qian Xuanji's face turned red, he hesitated for a long time, and finally raised his head to look at Li Feng: "Your Majesty, if I report truthfully, can I avoid the death penalty?"

Li Feng shook his head: "If an official takes a bribe of more than one hundred thousand taels, he will be dismissed from his post, and if he takes a bribe of more than five hundred thousand taels, he will be beheaded. I have found a total of three million taels from you. Do you think you are still alive?"

"If you plead guilty, I, the king, can spare your family. If you refuse to plead guilty, then you can only be punished as deceiving the king!"

Li Feng's last words undoubtedly brought a glimmer of hope to Qian Xuanji. Qian Xuanji turned to look at Li Yinfei and gritted his teeth and said: "These silver coins are the stolen money Li Yinfei used to bribe his subordinates. Li Yinfei was worried that he would be implicated by Liu Yuren, so he found

Your Majesty, I hope I can help him get out of jail!"

Li Yinfei's heart trembled, and he pointed at Qian Xuanji and cursed: "Qian Xuanji, how dare you betray me!"

"Li Yinfei, you manipulated food prices and oppressed the people. This is a dead end. You should just plead guilty!"

"Fuck you, I'll kill you!"

Li Yinfei flicked his sleeve, and suddenly a dagger appeared in his hand.

He rushed towards Qian Xuanji with a dagger in his hand, but before he could take two steps, he was pushed to the ground by the guards on the side.

Li Yinfei lay on the ground and kept struggling, while cursing: "Qian Xuanji, you son of a bitch, you want to save your family by sacrificing me? You are fucking dreaming!"

Li Feng immediately became interested when he heard this. He squatted in front of Li Yinfei and said, "Li Yinfei threatens the imperial officials. This will kill the nine tribes!"

Li Yinfei struggled and said: "Your Majesty, have mercy on me. I have evidence of Qian Xuanji's bribery every time. I am willing to hand it over. I just ask you to spare my wife and children!"

"Okay, if you can provide evidence, I can consider it as appropriate!"

Li Yinfei gritted his teeth and said, "Li Fu, why don't you take out the account book quickly?"

Butler Li Fu hurriedly ran over and handed a ledger to Li Feng.

"Your Majesty, what is recorded here is the account of Qian Xuanji's bribery. The date is clearly marked on it. Please read it clearly!"

Li Feng casually opened the account, and the contents described inside were truly shocking.

Qian Xuanji has served as the magistrate of Youzhou for more than ten years. During these ten years, he has embezzled more than four million taels of silver. If today's amount is added in, the amount of embezzlement has reached seven million taels of silver.

The annual tax revenue of the Daqian Empire is only eight million taels!

Looking at the account book in his hand, Li Feng felt angry.

Qian Xuanji wanted to defend himself, but Li Feng smashed the account book in his face: "Qian Xuanji, you have embezzled seven million taels in ten years. You are really capable!"

"Your Majesty, this money is not just for me, but also for other officials in Youzhou. They accepted bribes and suppressed other grain merchants, so they transferred all the business to the Li and Liu families. You can't take all the blame. Put the blame on me!"

"You still have the nerve to say it!"

Li Fenghan said in a loud voice: "After ten years of hard work, you were named on the gold medal list. I expected you to serve the country with your knowledge, but as a result, the imperial court has cultivated a group of corrupt officials like you!"

"Do you think what you are taking is money? What is recorded on this paper is the blood and sweat of the people, the fat and oil of the people, the secrets of money, and your sins will never be redeemed by death!"

Qian Xuanji collapsed on the ground, unable to struggle.

Li Feng turned to the guard and said: "Qian Xuanji is the prefect, but he does not care about the people. He is corrupt and perverts the law. His crime cannot be pardoned. Tomorrow he will be beheaded together with Liu Yuren. All nine members of his family will be beheaded and his body will be hung outside the city." , don’t let it go until it rots!”

"My lord, you just promised me that you would let my children go. You can't break your promise!"

When death was imminent, Qian Xuanji wanted to beg for mercy, but Li Feng glanced at him coldly: "Qian Xuanji, if I didn't kill your little ones together, I would be merciful!"

Qian Xuanji knew that his crime was unpardonable, so he immediately knelt on the ground and said, "I'm a lowly official, Qian Xuanji. Thank you King You!"

The guards on the left and right came forward, took off Qian Xuanji's clothes and official hat, and escorted him down.

Then Li Feng looked at Li Yinfei again: "Li Yinfei, do you know your guilt?"

"The common people are driving up food prices, harming the people, and bribing officials. They are unpardonable crimes. I only ask the prince to spare my wife and children because I have merit in reporting them. After all, they are innocent!"

Li Feng nodded: "Since you have done meritorious service by reporting this, I can absolve you of any implicated crimes, so I will punish your wife and children by demoting you to slavery, and confiscate your property!"

"Thank you so much, Lord!"

"Well, as for you, I will behead you at noon tomorrow to appease the people of Youzhou!"

Looking at Qian Xuanji and Li Yinfei who were being escorted aside, Li Feng looked sternly: "The Li's Rice Store will be banned and people from the palace will be sent to take over. Anyone who has purchased high-priced grain can go to the Li's Rice Store to exchange for an equal amount of grain with their vouchers." !”
Chapter completed!