Li Ling's stern scolding made Ma Bangwen's body shake again, and he felt pressure clearly. He opened his mouth to defend himself, but was blocked back: "Also, you just made an idea about Changping Cang official grain, and the finance and taxation in the government offices elsewhere did not have the idea of ​​invading? Do you think this official will really not do a detailed investigation?"

This sentence really became the last straw that crushed the other party, making Ma Bangwen's body soft, but he couldn't say a word. Not only him, but the officials in and outside the government hall were all afraid of their faces, wanting to ask for love, but they didn't have the courage.

Yes, since they even dared to make up their minds on the grain in the long-term liquidation warehouse, how could they not pluck their hair if the treasury deposits and annual taxes? It was just that they did these things more secretly, and Li Ling did not intend to investigate them carefully, so they were not exposed.

After only scanning the changes in the expressions of these people, Li Ling also had an answer in his heart and felt even more bored. The corruption in Yingzhou was far more serious than expected. It can even be said that it was terminally ill. Only those little officials who had no power, no power, no backing were kept in the dark and were silenced because of accidental knowledge!

It can even be said that in fact, the deaths of Xuan Huai, Zhao Guang and Qian Hai were not killed by Hu Yi or Ma Bangwen, but by the accomplice of the entire yamen. When all this was about to be revealed, even Li Ling couldn't help but weigh the consequences and felt embarrassed.

As Ma Bangwen said, Yingzhou is poor and the people are in trouble, but the annual taxes are never short. If the people know that half of the money and food they pay are put into the private pockets of these corrupt officials, the consequences will be unimaginable. This is the reason why it is called "stopping the rat and being afraid of weapons".

As if he noticed Li Ling's concerns, Ma Bangwen kowtowed again: "Mr. Li, the official knows that I have a lot of fault in his actions, but there are too many people in the government office to support him, and the imperial court has not paid enough money. What can I do? Yingzhou is not as good as other places. It has a weak foundation. Apart from withdrawing some money and food from the public, there is no better way. Otherwise, it will only increase the taxes of the people, but that is not what the official wants to see, and it may also bring greater disasters to the court..."

"According to what you say, you not only have no mistakes, but have made contributions?" Li Ling asked with a sneer.

"I dare not, the officials are just doing their best." When they looked up again, the panic in Ma Bangwen's eyes gradually disappeared and his heart was settled. When the inside story of the matter was revealed bit by bit, he believed that Li Ling could only put the overall situation here first, and could not slap the court in the face and declare everything to the public, right?

In addition, there is also the saying that the law does not blame everyone. At least half of the officials in the government office have gained many benefits. If they want to punish themselves, what should these people be dealt with? If they are punished, what should the government office do? Who should govern the entire Yingzhou?

After thinking about this, he was a little confident and was really not worried about how Li Ling would do to him for several lives. Now the court is concentrating on military forces in the north, and there is no more trouble in the heart of the Central Plains. Moreover, he still has a backer, and as long as the other party is wise enough, he will not hold on to him.

In order to give Li Ling a step forward, Ma Bangwen then said sincerely: "Sir, your difficulties are actually not impossible to solve. Don't you just want to transport military rations to the north? Although our government office can't get out of food now, it does not mean that there is no food available in Yingzhou City. As long as you speak, the subordinate will definitely help you raise the grain and let you do your job beautiful..."

"Oh? Are you planning to use the Jia family's food? I remembered that there is a key prisoner outside who didn't interrogate it carefully." Li Ling suddenly changed his mind and said.

"Please listen to what the officials said. You can't touch them at will in the Jia family." Ma Bangwen was a little panicked when he heard this and quickly dissuaded. Not only him, but the other officials were also a little nervous at this time, but it was not easy to directly object because of his identity.

"Oh? But why? I just found it strange. He was a local gentry who dared to do such lawless things, but who was relying on his power?" Li Ling suddenly felt refreshed and felt that he had already grasped a key point.

But this time, Ma Bangwen did not explain directly, but looked at his left and right: "Sir, can you let the official know everything alone?"

Li Ling stared at the other party with a quiet look for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked out: "You follow me."

Originally, today's interrogation was not too formal, and he didn't care about being more special. He called the person to the side hall aside and asked separately. But after seeing Li Ling reacting, Ma Bangwen was even more relaxed and felt that this thing could be spent calmly.

At this time, the side hall was quiet, with only two candles illuminating the small area. The two sat and stood, and at first a quiet moment until Li Ling said, "Now talk about it, what secrets are hidden in this that cannot be seen."

"Sir, can you tell me how the Jia family is prosperous?" Ma Bangwen seemed to want to keep a secret, but after seeing Li Ling frowned slightly, he hurriedly smiled and replied, "In fact, the Jia family was just a small family in Yingzhou more than ten years ago. There have not been any scholars in the past few years, let alone a juren Jinshi. However, his family had three sons one after another - joined the Huaibei Guard Army and became the confidant of the current Huaibei governor, Lord Fei...

"It is precisely because of this that the power of Governor Fei is being promoted and taken care of by Governor Fei, his family's influence in Yingzhou has continued to grow, and eventually became the leading wealthy and wealthy family in Yingzhou City. Their business has become bigger and bigger, and grain, rice, cloth and other businesses have already left the borders of the two Huaihe Rivers, and even the capital has their semicolons."

Li Ling listened quietly, and was not a little scared. In just over ten years, a small person could reach this point with a high-ranking official, which shows how amazing the power of those high-ranking officials is in the local area. This is just a governor of Huaibei, what if it were replaced by a governor?

"It's because of this that you colluded with them and reselled the official grains in the Changping Store? It seems that they have gained a lot of benefits from it, right?"

"Sir, I understand that the Jia family has not gained much benefit in this matter, and it is not even comparable to their usual business gains."

"Since that's the case, why do they take such risks?"

"Because... this is what the officials asked them to do, and half of the money sold for the grain actually has to be handed over to Governor Fei. They have reached this point with the support and care of Governor Fei, how dare they deduct it from it?"

Now Li Ling could tell what he wanted to express in his words. He was not to tell how powerful the Jia family was, but to point out that he had such a backer - the third-rank governor, holding military power, which was something that the magistrate in the court had to weigh.

Li Ling narrowed his eyes and looked up and down at the Yingzhou prefect: "I can't tell that Prefect Ma actually has such a backer, so I am disrespectful."

"Haha, the lord is so rude. It is impossible for the lower-ranking officials to be in the officialdom. Since Governor Fei respects me, I should listen to it with all my heart and dare not let it go." Ma Bangwen smiled proudly and felt even more at ease.

"So you don't care about the lives and death of the people, regardless of the major affairs of the court, and just think about how to flatter the fee?" Li Ling suddenly sneered and asked with a sharp look.

"Sir, you are wrongly accusing the officials. I work diligently and dare not slacken at all. As long as it is a errand assigned by the court, I will do my best to do it... As for the people under my control, I dare not say that they can have food and clothing, but at least I have never starved to death in a few years. Although these are not considered merits, they are not guilty, right?" Ma Bangwen immediately called out to himself, "The officials are just a small fifth-rank prefect, and are still in a poor and small place like Yingzhou. If you think you can do this, you will do your best."

"Well, do you think you are wronged because you have done everything you can do?" Li Ling suddenly stood up and slowly walked beside him. The smile on his face was a little sarcastic, "Yingzhou is poor and backward in his eyes. As long as the people can live, they should be grateful. In order to please your superiors, you stole all the food and silver that should have been used to protect the local people into your own pocket. Finally, when the court needed you to take out the food, he pushed him and stopped him. Until the official arrived, he still wanted to cover up, and even killed people to silence the warehousing and burned the cabinet...

"After doing all this, when I finally found out the truth, you brought out the backer again, trying to use him to suppress me. Even determined that I dare not blame you, but actually wanted to keep the Jia family, which has always been accomplices of the tiger and constantly seized the interests of the people!"

Li Ling said as he walked faster and faster, and Ma Bangwen's expression became increasingly ugly. A huge pressure was put into effect with those words, causing his heart to gradually sink, and he realized that things seemed to be very bad.

It shouldn't be. He was obviously already deliberately showing weakness and used the most tactful method to reveal the inside story, hoping that the other party could be proud of his efforts. But how did he get such a sharp and hostile target in the end?

"Yingzhou shouldn't have been like this. No matter how poor it is, it is in the Central Plains and in the fertile land of the two Huaihe Rivers. Even if the people just dig food from the soil, they can live a wealthy life. But as a result, after seeing this during this period, all I saw were poor people who were barely surviving. How could you claim to be a meritorious person? Why did you say that you had done your best?

"A mediocre official like you should not stay in the place to harm the people. Not to mention that you have a small governor as your backer, even if you have a royal relative to protect you, I will definitely deal with you this time!"
Chapter completed!