Chapter 114: The person behind the scenes strikes again, Li Si can no longer hold back

"When this batch of silver passed through the Northwest suburbs, it was intercepted by a group of men in black."

"But those men did not kill a single one of our people transporting the silver."

Zhang Han still bit the bullet and told everything that happened that day.

He had also participated in the transport of the silver that day.

He naturally encountered the men in black who descended from the sky and had exchanged blows with them.

But his strength was simply no match for the leader of those men, and he was knocked unconscious.

Just when Zhang Han thought his group was about to be wiped out,

he woke up the next morning to find the silver gone, but the men lying on the ground unharmed.

After Ying Zheng heard Zhang Han’s words, he exerted force, and the teacup in his hand shattered at the sound.

The remaining shards turned into ash directly in Ying Zheng’s palm.

Even though Zhang Han was an old subordinate who had followed him for many years, it could not hide the failure of this incident.

"Go and receive your punishment."

Ying Zheng had no intention of forgiving Zhang Han.

This was a full one hundred thousand taels of silver.

Without this one hundred thousand taels, the people in the Northwest would be even more destitute.

Zhang Han walked outside without hesitation.

Although he knew the punishment he faced would be extremely cruel,

he did not regret it at all.

It was his negligence that caused such serious consequences.

He was willing to bear such a cruel punishment.

"Gai Nie, go and investigate the situation there."

Ying Zheng said to the space behind him with a gloomy face.

Under normal circumstances, Gai Nie would always remain hidden by Ying Zheng’s side, but would not appear before him.

As soon as Ying Zheng’s voice fell, a presence in the room seemed to vanish.

………

Zuo Residence.

Ying Mo listened calmly to the news reported by Lu Li.

"You mean to say that Ying Zheng swapped out that batch of silver himself?"

"And you hijacked that batch of silver?"

Ying Mo’s brows twitched slightly.

Lu Li rubbed his nose in embarrassment.

"This matter was done by Lu Bing; I didn’t expect him to hijack that batch of silver either..."

Lu Li indicated that he would absolutely not take the blame for this guy, Lu Bing.

"Since you have hijacked this batch of silver, then send it back to where it was originally intended to go."

Ying Mo rubbed his brow.

He didn’t feel there was anything wrong with doing this.

If this silver were handed to those people of the Great Qin, it was feared that less than one in ten would reach the Northwest.

But if this silver were escorted there by himself,

it could all be used for the people of the Northwest.

Although Ying Mo wanted to avenge the blood feud from five years ago,

he had never intended to harm any of the people’s interests.

Lu Li was also very clear about his Young Master’s character.

After nodding, he walked out directly.

But not long after he walked out, he turned back again.

"Young Master, someone is here."

As soon as the words fell, a servant walked in.

"Lord Zuo, our master invites you."

The servant brought an invitation and handed it to Ying Mo.

Seeing the content on the invitation, Ying Mo’s brows twitched again.

He hadn’t expected that Li Si and this Zuo Zhongtang had so much interaction in private.

"Go back and tell your master that I will definitely attend the appointment."

Ying Mo said to the servant calmly, imitating Zuo Zhongtang’s usual tone.

Seeing that his task was completed, the servant turned and left.

"Young Master, this is?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

"Li Si actually invited Zuo Zhongtang to meet."

"It seems there is something between Li Si and Zuo Zhongtang that we don’t know about."

Ying Mo threw the invitation in his hand onto the table.

The date on the invitation was midnight tonight.

"Since Young Master is disguised as Zuo Zhongtang, why not go and probe Li Si?"

Lu Li suggested.

Ying Mo chuckled.

Time quickly arrived at midnight.

Taking advantage of the night, Ying Mo’s figure appeared at the gates of the Li Residence.

Clearly, Li Si had invited more than just Zuo Zhongtang tonight.

Ying Mo carefully sized them up.

These people held official positions in the court that were neither high nor low.

Most of them, like Zuo Zhongtang, drifted outside the circle of the hundred officials.

He hadn’t expected Li Si to have such good relations with these people.

This was something he had not anticipated.

"Lords, please come inside; my master has already prepared the evening banquet."

Several servants appeared at the gate, guiding everyone inside.

The five men soon followed the servants into the main hall.

And in the main hall, Li Si had already prepared tonight’s banquet.

"Since you have all arrived, please be seated."

Seeing the officials who had arrived, a kind smile immediately appeared on Li Si’s face.

"...I wonder why Lord Li summoned us here in the middle of the night?"

Lord He said with a smile.

He was the Minister of Rites.

Although the Ministry of Rites was not an important position in the entire court, they were the department with the best relations with all officials.

After all, the Ministry of Rites would not offend other officials; on the contrary, other officials had to consult the people of the Ministry of Rites for all sorts of big and small matters.

"Lords, you also know that I have been suffering from a headache recently due to the tax silver case."

"Summoning you all here today is to discuss countermeasures together."

A bitter smile appeared on Li Si’s face.

Ying Mo hadn’t expected Li Si to call these people over just to deal with the tax silver case.

"We have also heard a little about the tax silver case."

"But that one hundred thousand in tax silver all disappeared into the moat, which makes me somewhat puzzled."

Another person spoke up.

Although the entire court was paying close attention to this matter,

Ying Zheng had even purged several batches of officials for this, making the entire court tense.

Regardless of whether they were related to this matter or not, everyone was paying high attention to it.

Lord Li Si was once an absolute favorite in front of His Majesty.

But this time, he was held accountable by His Majesty because of this tax silver case.

This shows the importance His Majesty places on this case.

"This is what I cannot understand."

"One hundred thousand in silver all entered the moat, yet not a single trace was left behind."