Chapter 1006 - 001 Departure, Arrival_2
Listening, Li Chang’s eyes slowly brightened, and he nodded in a hurry, "Right, right, if I can’t keep them, then so be it. Those are just worldly possessions. If even my life is gone, how could I spend any silver? This official thanks the Commandery Prince for the guidance, thanks the Commandery Prince for the guidance!"
Xia Zheng waved his hand, and before leaving, he didn’t forget to give a final instruction, "I’ve heard that Prefect Tang has already gathered all the evidence of your embezzlement and is preparing to personally go to the Capital city to present his case. Hey, stand firm now, don’t tremble. Look, there’s no time to delay. You go back right now and write a memorial, and send it off overnight. By early morning, it will surely reach the Palace, for the Emperor to see. Whether you can save your life or not, now depends on who runs faster—you or Tang Qing."
Li Chang nodded fiercely, this time forgetting even to say thank you, and ran outside, shouting "I’m the fastest, I’m the fastest" as he went.
After Li Chang had left, Lin Yuan curled the corner of her mouth and gave Xia Zheng a white-eyed look, "He’s a corrupt official, he deserves to have his head chopped off. Why would you save him!"
Xia Zheng stretched out his hand to pinch Lin Yuan’s pouting lips, poured himself a cup of tea, and laughed, "The silver he embezzled is at most enough for a few years in jail. It’s not enough to behead him."
"Yet still, you shouldn’t have saved..." Before she could finish her sentence, Lin Yuan suddenly realized and leaned in to ask, "How do you know how much he embezzled? Could it be?"
Xia Zheng looked at her approvingly, put down his teacup, and said, "Smart! I had actually seized the evidence of his corruption before Tang Qing started investigating him. I had planned to give it to Little White Rabbit after returning to the Capital so he could deal with it, but that Tang Qing beat me to it. However."
Xia Zheng sneered, "However, that fellow probably isn’t really trying to doom Li Chang to death. Most likely, he went to see Zhao Hongsheng with the evidence he gathered. Now, Zhao Hongsheng has an excuse to extort Li Chang mercilessly."
Extortion? Lin Yuan didn’t quite understand, "Didn’t Li Chang say he didn’t embezzle much? How can he be ’mercilessly’ extorted then?"
Xia Zheng flicked her forehead, "Have you forgotten who Li Chang’s wife is?"