seemed to solidify, making it hard for him to breathe.With all his courage mustered, Xu Changqing said: "The four million taels of silver from the Hu and Chen families is not in Beijing. It is stored...Chapter 1774: National Public Letter

Upon hearing Xu Changqing's words, Zhou Changle and Zhou Ping'an both furrowed their brows. The relaxed expressions on their faces were replaced by solemn ones.

The unrest has already begun, and Xu Changqing's words, both spoken and unspoken, are still quite conservative. There has been unrest in the Jingji region, so in more remote areas with even more severe situations, such as Southwest and South China, it is likely that something has happened.

"If there is an uprising, the local garrison and the governor's office must immediately report the news to the imperial court at the fastest speed possible. Do we have any confirmed information" Zhou Changshou asked.

What can I say

Xu Changqing furrowed his brow and said with difficulty, "There has been some fragmentary information, but it only says that small bands of refugees are causing trouble. This includes robberies and arson targeting shops, including government banks. It seems that the rebellion is not caused by banks being unable to pay out silver, but rather like a common band of bandits."

The problem is that the regions reporting these situations are scattered and isolated. There are reports from southwest China and south China, but the total number is not large. Especially in the south, there are only sporadic and fragmentary reports. Most counties and cities seem to be unaffected, eerily silent.

After hearing Xu Changqing's words, Zhou Pingan pondered for a moment with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Zhou Changshou pondered for a moment and said, "Intentional."

Xu Changqing immediately turned to Zhou Changshou, bowing and asking: "Who is this"

"May I live a long life next week."

Zhou Ping'an continued the introduction, and Xu Changqing nodded to Zhou Zhangshou, exchanging a few pleasantries as a greeting. He immediately asked: "Brother Zhou, what you just said was intentional I also feel that there are strong traces of human manipulation in this matter. However, within the court and government, very few people can suppress news of unrest in most provinces. This is a major issue, and I dare not act on my own."

Zhou Changshou looked up and asked, "May I please see the specific official documents and all correspondence from the past half month of each individual"

According to regulations, each province had to submit a work report-like letter to the imperial court every half month. If there were major events, it would be directly presented to the emperor in the form of an edict. For ordinary work reports, they would be compiled and sorted by the Ministry of Rituals, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Revenue, etc. On one hand, this was for archiving and record-keeping. On the other hand, once a term ended and officials were promoted, demoted, or transferred, these accumulated work reports became important references.

Right now, Zhou Changshou wants to look at these things, but it makes Xu Changqing hesitate a bit.

These things aren't exactly top secret. If you have even a little bit of connections within the government, wanting to look at a specific province's information is usually doable. But saying that everyone could just come and casually browse through everything That's definitely not appropriate.

If it were Zhou Ping'an making this request, Xu Changqing would naturally have no qualms. However, Zhou Changshou is merely a newcomer and holds no official position. Regardless of which path one takes, neither aligns with protocol.

Zhou Ping'an saw Xu Changqing's concerns and said, "Xu Da, I also want to take a look. Would you mind"

That's fine then.

Xu Changqing smiled and politely declined. He immediately ordered someone to bring over everything Zhou Changshou needed.

In just a few moments, nearly a hundred letters had appeared in the tea room.

Zhou Changshou wasn't being polite either, he stepped forward and began to look at them one by one. voice because he was being walked all over, and said coldly: "Are you afraid of the world's accusations Afraid of the condemnation of all officials in the court Or are you afraid that you, Wang Tengh...