After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 183 Sorting out the case

After Mrs. Shen's funeral, Shen Yuyao moved back to Prince Ning's Mansion.

The Ning Prince's Mansion in Kyoto is much smaller than the Ning Prince's Mansion in Yanjing.

After the move was completed, Shen Yuyao's things were moved back to Chunhuayuan.

Zi Su was busy for a long time before finally packing up all the things.

Hearing that Xia Yu was still in the study, Shen Yuyao went straight to find him.

After returning to Kyoto, the two only met briefly at Mrs. Shen's funeral. They didn't even have the chance to exchange a few words about daily life. Xia Yu returned to the Guard Bureau and continued to be busy.

"Your Highness should have received the two censors' report on the Minister of Revenue." Shen Yuyao said as she entered the room, "I have already made arrangements for their families."

Xia Yu looked up at her.

Shen Yuyao didn't notice Xia Yu's look and said, "Guo Heng is really too bold. He actually privately divided the taxes of two prefectures! That's a whole year's autumn grain for western Zhejiang!"

Xia Yu put down the secret report he was reviewing and asked, "Do you know the exact number?"

"Yes, the total amount of autumn grain that should have been turned over to the national treasury that year was 450,000 shi, but only more than 200 shi actually entered the treasury." Shen Yuyao said these shocking figures calmly.

"The princess's report is so accurate?" Xia Yu was also shocked by what Shen Yuyao said.

However, he was shocked that Shen Yuyao knew every detail of the complaint that had just been sent to him, even down to the exact numbers.

This is a fact that the Black Dragon Guards spent two full months to find out.

How did Shen Yuyao know about it?

"I also know that the incident was caused by the two censors Yu Min and Ding Tingju, who jointly reported that the officials of the Jingdu Provincial Administration and the Provincial Surveillance Department colluded with the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Mr. Guo, for corruption."

"The emperor originally sent the case to the Dali Temple for trial, but the result of the Dali Temple's trial did not satisfy the emperor, so he ordered the Black Dragon Guard to take charge of investigating the case."

Xia Yu nodded.

What Shen Yuyao said was absolutely correct.

"If I am not mistaken, the memorials and secret reports on your desk are all related to this matter."

Xia Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Princess, your guess is correct. I have sorted out the results of the investigation into this case and will report it to my father for disposal at the court tomorrow morning."

"The timing is exactly as Xiaoxian said." Shen Yuyao murmured to herself.

"What?" Xia Yu only heard the three words "Xia Xiaoxian".

"It's nothing. If Your Highness doesn't blame me, I would like to continue guessing the results of the investigation!" Shen Yuyao's eyes were fixed on Xia Yu's eyes.

"Oh? Princess, how could you know the memorial that I just wrote?" Xia Yu couldn't help but be extremely curious when he heard this.

Unless Shen Yuyao was a god, there was no way she could know the contents of the memorial he had just compiled.

"First, Lord Guo and his men privately divided up all the taxes from Zhenjiang, Taiping and other places."

The first sentence Shen Yuyao said made Xia Yu stand there in a daze.

"Second, Lord Guo and others privately divided up the autumn grain of western Zhejiang, 2.5 million dan."

After hearing the second sentence, Xia Yu already began to doubt his own ears. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Shen Yuyao.

"Third, Lord Guo colluded with local officials to collect miscellaneous taxes under various pretexts, such as treasury money, money for gods and Buddhas, money for bamboo baskets, etc..."

After Shen Yuyao said this, Xia Yu was so shocked that he stood up immediately. He picked up the memorial he had just written and read it again.

He had just finished writing it, and Shen Yuyao wrote it exactly the same?

If this isn’t a god, could it be a ghost?

"Fourth, Lord Guo also colluded with officials from the six ministries to privately mint paper money."

Shen Yuyao ignored Xia Yu's shock and continued.

"Fifth, Lord Guo also colluded with some eunuchs and internal officials to steal food, jewelry, and banknotes from the national treasury."

The memorial he had just written slipped from Xia Yu's hands, and he sat down dejectedly on the chair.

"The princess is not only very foresighted, but also has an extraordinary memory..." Xia Yu sighed in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, do you know how many people will be implicated by the memorial you submit tomorrow?"

"According to the Black Dragon Guard's investigation, almost all officials from the six ministries are in cahoots with Lord Guo." Xia Yu was also shocked by the results of the investigation.

"Not only that, those involved in this case will also include officials from various state governments, large grain growers, wealthy households, big businessmen, etc!"

When saying this, Shen Yuyao couldn't help but admire Xu Yunxuan's foresight.

Whenever she appeared, she was disguised, and those merchant accounts were all held by someone else.

"The Black Dragon Guards have only found that most of the officials from the six ministries are accomplices of Lord Guo. As for those officials from the prefectures and wealthy merchants, they have not yet pursued them."

Anyway, she knows it even if I don't tell her, so why not hide it? It will make communication easier.

Xia Yu walked up to Shen Yuyao, stopped, and gently put his arm around her shoulders.

"Your Highness, don't you think there are many suspicious points in this matter?" Shen Yuyao looked up and met Xia Yu's gaze, only to see that Xia Yu's eyes were full of tenderness and joy.

Xia Yu shook his head. "The case has been investigated clearly. There is nothing suspicious."

"Your Majesty, let me ask you a few questions. Your Majesty, please think about them more."

Seeing Xia Yu nod, Shen Yuyao turned around and said to him, "First, Lord Guo has only been the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue for one year. How could he win over the officials of the six ministries and make them follow his lead?"

Xia Yu's heart sank.

"Secondly, the annual treasury revenue of the Great Xia Dynasty is only a little over 24 million dan of grain. How could Lord Guo dare to embezzle more than 22 million dan and only leave 2 million dan for my father? Is he crazy or are all the officials of the six ministries crazy?"

Xia Yu felt even gloomier in his heart.

"Third, a few years ago, after the emperor abolished the prime minister system, he personally decided all matters, big or small. How did Lord Guo escape from my father and was instead reported by two small censors?"

This is almost impossible!

Xia Yu's expression also became heavy, and he quietly withdrew his hand from Shen Yuyao's shoulder.

"Fourth, in the Great Xia Dynasty, if an official embezzles only 60 taels of silver, he will be beheaded. Some officials will even be skinned and stuffed with straw for public display. Is Lord Guo really so arrogant?"

Xia Yu and Guo Heng had also had several interactions, and no matter how you looked at him, he didn't seem to be such a crazy person.

Xia Yu couldn't help but shook his head again.

"Fifth, ordinary people always hope that as few people as possible know about the crimes they have committed. But why did Lord Guo seem to be afraid that everyone would not know about it, and he even lured the officials of the six ministries to become his accomplices?"

Xia Yu's face was already clouded with gloom, and he began to pace around the room again.

"Sixth, the Black Dragon Guards that you are in charge of now have long been omnipresent. I even heard that there were officials who drank and had fun in their own homes and you painted their portraits and handed them to the emperor. When did the crimes of Guo Heng and his accomplices only come to light today?"