NOVEL NEXT Celestial Immortal
Chapter 450 Wan Yuqian's Wealth【Seeking Monthly Ticket Subscription】
Chapter 450 A treasure of millions of jade coins 【Seeking monthly ticket subscription】
After listening to Xuan Lingzi's description, Chu Chen immediately had a better understanding of the matter.
First of all, Xuan Lingzi is not greedy for treasures, but misappropriating public funds.
The biggest difference between the two is that Xuan Lingzi subjectively has no intention of embezzling the treasure house, but only temporarily possesses and embezzles it, and plans to return it in the future.
The nature of these two crimes is different, and the crime of misappropriating the treasury is lighter than embezzling the treasury.
It is necessary to identify whether Xuan Lingzi is greedy for ink or embezzled.
In fact, it's very simple, you just need to check the account books of the ghost treasure house in Zhongming County.
If Xuan Lingzi hadn't acted to reconcile the accounts, and hadn't made accounts to embezzle the property, then it was misappropriation, not greed.
The inspector censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the imperial court discovered that Zhongming's treasury was in short supply during a surprise audit, and the accounts did not match.
This proves that Xuan Lingzi did not want to swallow the goods from the treasury subjectively, but wanted to wait for the female cultivator to return the goods after the turnover to make up for the shortfall.
He came to a conclusion in his mind - eight to nine out of ten Xuan Lingzi was tricked by someone.
The so-called "understanding of others" and "understanding your heart" are nothing but high-ranking female cultivators, who can control you to death.
If he, Xiucai, and Wang Ping had encountered such a situation, they would have been on alert for a long time.
But Xuan Lingzi is different. He was born in a hermit sect, and grew up in the deep mountains and swamps. He has a relatively small circle of contacts. Under his arrogant and indifferent appearance, he hides a simple heart, and he has never seen too many intrigues.
Even though he entered the world to practice, he has not made much progress in human relationships and sophistication because of his pure and arrogant temperament.
Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh secretly:
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Lingzi, do you know the origin of that woman?"
Xuan Lingzi kept silent as if he had never heard of it.
I don't know if it's because I don't know people well, or because I don't want to confess that female nun, and I'm just getting into a dead end.
Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help shaking his head.
In either case, it's not a good thing.
The former shows that Xuan Lingzi is naive and terrifying. Without knowing the details, he gave away his savings to others, and even had delusions in his heart to embezzle the treasures of the Department of Ghosts and Gods. He is ignorant and stupid.
If the latter, then Xuan Lingzi didn't see the true face of that "female cultivator" clearly, and had unrealistic delusions about her.
Xuan Lingzi has met the world of mortals.
Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The disciples of the Hidden World Sect cultivate in the mountains, and they have different temperaments, but most of them are simple in mind, ignorant of human relationships and worldly skills.
If you can't make it through, not only will the future of Xianting's cultivation practice be ruined, but also your future self-cultivation practice will be greatly affected.
Chu Chen knew that Xuan Lingzi still wanted to protect the female cultivator, so he didn't ask the female cultivator any more, but made sidelines:
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Lingzi, what urgent matter has happened to the female cultivator's family, why do you need a lot of money?"
Xuan Lingzi didn't say a word, and remained unmoved, unwilling to disclose any news about that "female cultivator".
Seeing this, Chu Chen lost his patience: "Do you think she will return the property? If you pretend to be deaf and dumb, you will harm yourself."
Xuan Lingzi sighed and said:
"Whether the goods in the treasure house are returned or not, my future will be ruined. If so, I will bear it alone."
When Chu Chen heard this, he was quite disappointed in Xuan Lingzi.
I used to think that he was just a bit arrogant, and there was nothing out of the ordinary about him, but now it seems that he was wrong about people.
"What do you take on? When the time comes, won't your teacher cover the bottom line for you and make up for the shortfall?"
"Perhaps, you feel that you are stubborn, plead guilty and accept punishment, and you don't need the teacher to help you make up the shortfall, but have you ever thought that no one will make up the shortfall in the treasury, and the unlucky one is not you, but the local people of Zhongming County."
"The treasury of the County Department of Ghosts and Gods is seriously short, and the income is not enough to make ends meet. How to pay the taxes? How do the officials and inspectors of the various classes distribute the rewards on weekdays? How do the ghosts, gods, soldiers and horses from all over the place support them?"
"In the next few years, who will protect the safety of the local people? Are you worthy of the people of Zhongming County?"
"You are in charge of the county, tell me, how can you bear it alone? Could it be that you have the supernatural power of avatars, plucking a pinch of leg hair, you can conjure countless mysterious spirits, and you can kill the county ghosts and gods and the local ghosts and gods alone? Have you done all the work of soldiers and horses?"
"What kind of bastard are you talking, a three-year-old child is more sensible than you!"
When it came to excitement, Chu Chen was eloquent without being polite at all.
Xuan Lingzi was scolded bloody.
At first, he was unmoved, but later he was still a little touched.
After all, he has been in charge of Zhongming County for more than half a year, and he still has feelings for Zhongming.
"I will beg the elders of the division to make up the shortfall for me, and I will not let innocent people suffer for nothing."
Chu Chen was at a loss for words when he heard the words.
Come on, Xuan Lingzi just didn't want to speak.
Not only was he deeply in love, he was even a little bit obsessed.
"Forget it, up to you."
Chu Chen waved his hand, too lazy to talk nonsense with Xuan Lingzi.
Out of the side courtyard where Xuan Lingzi was under house arrest.
Chu Chen contacted Han Chen with a yellow court order and reported the situation of the treasure house in Zhongming County truthfully.
In the fragrant cloud, Han Chen couldn't help sighing after hearing the report:
"Xuan Lingzi really fell into the world of mortals."
"Fellow Daoist Chu, pass on the command of the governor of our county to immediately remove Xuanlingzi Zhong Ming from his position as governor, and truthfully report the crime of embezzling public funds to the Xianting Procuratorate and the Tianchao Metropolitan Procuratorate, and hand him over to them."
"You are solely responsible for this case, and recover the shortfall in the treasury as soon as possible."
"If the property cannot be retrieved, I will communicate with Emperor Taixuan and try my best to let them make up for the shortfall in the local treasury."
"Yes!"
Chu Chen received instructions from the governor Han Chen, and went straight to the county governor's compound, summoned the officials of the ghost and god department, the ghost and god department, and took over temporarily to stabilize the situation.
After some arrangements, Chu Chen was free and transferred to the treasure house account book to check the accounts.
As Xuan Lingzi said, he didn't balance the accounts, and he was clear about the money he misappropriated from the treasury without authorization.
From the accounts, Chu Chen saw some clues.
Xuan Lingzi misappropriated the jade coins first, and then there were not many jade coins, and then misappropriated various spiritual materials and precious medicines.
The most recent appropriation was two days ago.
Before and after, a total of millions of jade worth of goods were embezzled, and more than half of the treasure house was emptied.
Whether it is jade money or spiritual materials and medicines, they are all hard currency, and they can be traded with people everywhere, there is no need to sell stolen goods, and it is extremely difficult to recover the deficit of the treasury.
Even if you want to check, it is difficult to find clues.
The only clue was that, from Xuan Lingzi, the female cultivator lived in Longling Mountain.
To be precise, it is the Jinzhong Mountains, a branch of Longling Mountain near Zhongming County.
The Admiralty Mountain Range is also very large, with boundless green forests. For other people, searching for it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, and it is difficult to be effective.
However, Chu Chen has a dog brother, the sixth brother, and brothers from the Mutual Aid Association in the Jinzhong Mountains.
A human family living in seclusion in the Admiralty Mountains may be able to hide it from outsiders, but it can't hide it from the spirits and goblins who were born and raised here.
Thinking of this, he picked up the dream stone and invited him into the dream.
Brother Gou, the sixth son, was very happy to see Chu Chen:
"Brother Chu, have you finished refining the Dream Stone Ritual?"
Chu Chen shook his head. These two days, he has been busy seeking the Dafa of Tongtian.
"Something is delayed. In a few days, I will finish the sacrifice and give it to you. I have something to do with you."
Brother Gou Liu heard the ins and outs of the matter, and said with a smile:
"There are only a few human families who have lived in seclusion in the Jinzhong Mountains for a long time. Brother Chu, you and I sneaked into the investigation quietly, and maybe we can find clues and recover the treasure house of millions of jade coins."
(End of this chapter)
After listening to Xuan Lingzi's description, Chu Chen immediately had a better understanding of the matter.
First of all, Xuan Lingzi is not greedy for treasures, but misappropriating public funds.
The biggest difference between the two is that Xuan Lingzi subjectively has no intention of embezzling the treasure house, but only temporarily possesses and embezzles it, and plans to return it in the future.
The nature of these two crimes is different, and the crime of misappropriating the treasury is lighter than embezzling the treasury.
It is necessary to identify whether Xuan Lingzi is greedy for ink or embezzled.
In fact, it's very simple, you just need to check the account books of the ghost treasure house in Zhongming County.
If Xuan Lingzi hadn't acted to reconcile the accounts, and hadn't made accounts to embezzle the property, then it was misappropriation, not greed.
The inspector censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the imperial court discovered that Zhongming's treasury was in short supply during a surprise audit, and the accounts did not match.
This proves that Xuan Lingzi did not want to swallow the goods from the treasury subjectively, but wanted to wait for the female cultivator to return the goods after the turnover to make up for the shortfall.
He came to a conclusion in his mind - eight to nine out of ten Xuan Lingzi was tricked by someone.
The so-called "understanding of others" and "understanding your heart" are nothing but high-ranking female cultivators, who can control you to death.
If he, Xiucai, and Wang Ping had encountered such a situation, they would have been on alert for a long time.
But Xuan Lingzi is different. He was born in a hermit sect, and grew up in the deep mountains and swamps. He has a relatively small circle of contacts. Under his arrogant and indifferent appearance, he hides a simple heart, and he has never seen too many intrigues.
Even though he entered the world to practice, he has not made much progress in human relationships and sophistication because of his pure and arrogant temperament.
Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh secretly:
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Lingzi, do you know the origin of that woman?"
Xuan Lingzi kept silent as if he had never heard of it.
I don't know if it's because I don't know people well, or because I don't want to confess that female nun, and I'm just getting into a dead end.
Seeing this, Chu Chen couldn't help shaking his head.
In either case, it's not a good thing.
The former shows that Xuan Lingzi is naive and terrifying. Without knowing the details, he gave away his savings to others, and even had delusions in his heart to embezzle the treasures of the Department of Ghosts and Gods. He is ignorant and stupid.
If the latter, then Xuan Lingzi didn't see the true face of that "female cultivator" clearly, and had unrealistic delusions about her.
Xuan Lingzi has met the world of mortals.
Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The disciples of the Hidden World Sect cultivate in the mountains, and they have different temperaments, but most of them are simple in mind, ignorant of human relationships and worldly skills.
If you can't make it through, not only will the future of Xianting's cultivation practice be ruined, but also your future self-cultivation practice will be greatly affected.
Chu Chen knew that Xuan Lingzi still wanted to protect the female cultivator, so he didn't ask the female cultivator any more, but made sidelines:
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Lingzi, what urgent matter has happened to the female cultivator's family, why do you need a lot of money?"
Xuan Lingzi didn't say a word, and remained unmoved, unwilling to disclose any news about that "female cultivator".
Seeing this, Chu Chen lost his patience: "Do you think she will return the property? If you pretend to be deaf and dumb, you will harm yourself."
Xuan Lingzi sighed and said:
"Whether the goods in the treasure house are returned or not, my future will be ruined. If so, I will bear it alone."
When Chu Chen heard this, he was quite disappointed in Xuan Lingzi.
I used to think that he was just a bit arrogant, and there was nothing out of the ordinary about him, but now it seems that he was wrong about people.
"What do you take on? When the time comes, won't your teacher cover the bottom line for you and make up for the shortfall?"
"Perhaps, you feel that you are stubborn, plead guilty and accept punishment, and you don't need the teacher to help you make up the shortfall, but have you ever thought that no one will make up the shortfall in the treasury, and the unlucky one is not you, but the local people of Zhongming County."
"The treasury of the County Department of Ghosts and Gods is seriously short, and the income is not enough to make ends meet. How to pay the taxes? How do the officials and inspectors of the various classes distribute the rewards on weekdays? How do the ghosts, gods, soldiers and horses from all over the place support them?"
"In the next few years, who will protect the safety of the local people? Are you worthy of the people of Zhongming County?"
"You are in charge of the county, tell me, how can you bear it alone? Could it be that you have the supernatural power of avatars, plucking a pinch of leg hair, you can conjure countless mysterious spirits, and you can kill the county ghosts and gods and the local ghosts and gods alone? Have you done all the work of soldiers and horses?"
"What kind of bastard are you talking, a three-year-old child is more sensible than you!"
When it came to excitement, Chu Chen was eloquent without being polite at all.
Xuan Lingzi was scolded bloody.
At first, he was unmoved, but later he was still a little touched.
After all, he has been in charge of Zhongming County for more than half a year, and he still has feelings for Zhongming.
"I will beg the elders of the division to make up the shortfall for me, and I will not let innocent people suffer for nothing."
Chu Chen was at a loss for words when he heard the words.
Come on, Xuan Lingzi just didn't want to speak.
Not only was he deeply in love, he was even a little bit obsessed.
"Forget it, up to you."
Chu Chen waved his hand, too lazy to talk nonsense with Xuan Lingzi.
Out of the side courtyard where Xuan Lingzi was under house arrest.
Chu Chen contacted Han Chen with a yellow court order and reported the situation of the treasure house in Zhongming County truthfully.
In the fragrant cloud, Han Chen couldn't help sighing after hearing the report:
"Xuan Lingzi really fell into the world of mortals."
"Fellow Daoist Chu, pass on the command of the governor of our county to immediately remove Xuanlingzi Zhong Ming from his position as governor, and truthfully report the crime of embezzling public funds to the Xianting Procuratorate and the Tianchao Metropolitan Procuratorate, and hand him over to them."
"You are solely responsible for this case, and recover the shortfall in the treasury as soon as possible."
"If the property cannot be retrieved, I will communicate with Emperor Taixuan and try my best to let them make up for the shortfall in the local treasury."
"Yes!"
Chu Chen received instructions from the governor Han Chen, and went straight to the county governor's compound, summoned the officials of the ghost and god department, the ghost and god department, and took over temporarily to stabilize the situation.
After some arrangements, Chu Chen was free and transferred to the treasure house account book to check the accounts.
As Xuan Lingzi said, he didn't balance the accounts, and he was clear about the money he misappropriated from the treasury without authorization.
From the accounts, Chu Chen saw some clues.
Xuan Lingzi misappropriated the jade coins first, and then there were not many jade coins, and then misappropriated various spiritual materials and precious medicines.
The most recent appropriation was two days ago.
Before and after, a total of millions of jade worth of goods were embezzled, and more than half of the treasure house was emptied.
Whether it is jade money or spiritual materials and medicines, they are all hard currency, and they can be traded with people everywhere, there is no need to sell stolen goods, and it is extremely difficult to recover the deficit of the treasury.
Even if you want to check, it is difficult to find clues.
The only clue was that, from Xuan Lingzi, the female cultivator lived in Longling Mountain.
To be precise, it is the Jinzhong Mountains, a branch of Longling Mountain near Zhongming County.
The Admiralty Mountain Range is also very large, with boundless green forests. For other people, searching for it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack, and it is difficult to be effective.
However, Chu Chen has a dog brother, the sixth brother, and brothers from the Mutual Aid Association in the Jinzhong Mountains.
A human family living in seclusion in the Admiralty Mountains may be able to hide it from outsiders, but it can't hide it from the spirits and goblins who were born and raised here.
Thinking of this, he picked up the dream stone and invited him into the dream.
Brother Gou, the sixth son, was very happy to see Chu Chen:
"Brother Chu, have you finished refining the Dream Stone Ritual?"
Chu Chen shook his head. These two days, he has been busy seeking the Dafa of Tongtian.
"Something is delayed. In a few days, I will finish the sacrifice and give it to you. I have something to do with you."
Brother Gou Liu heard the ins and outs of the matter, and said with a smile:
"There are only a few human families who have lived in seclusion in the Jinzhong Mountains for a long time. Brother Chu, you and I sneaked into the investigation quietly, and maybe we can find clues and recover the treasure house of millions of jade coins."
(End of this chapter)
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