"Was this Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng's doing? Or has the Salt Transport Commission always had such a custom?" Liu Zhe suddenly asked.
Zheng Xiao sighed heavily and said, "It should be something the two of them came up with. I investigated some of the situation in secret. The matter of pre-selling salt certificates should have begun three years ago."
Liu Zhe slightly nodded and continued pouring tea for the two of them.
If it was not a custom, then it would be easier to handle. That meant this matter only involved Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, and did not implicate the previous Salt Transport Commissioner or Salt Inspection Censor.
However, even if it only involved Luo Fu and Zhao Mingsheng, this was still an extremely dangerous matter for Zheng Xiao.
If Zheng Xiao was willing to cooperate with them, then all would be well, and everyone could make money together.
Clearly, Zheng Xiao was unwilling to wallow in the mire with them.
With their lives, fortunes, and futures involved, the two of them would certainly want Zheng Xiao removed as quickly as possible.
Yang Zhengshan pondered for quite a while before asking, "What is the situation now?"
Logically speaking, if both sides had laid their cards on the table, then Zheng Xiao should not have been able to leave Liao'an Prefecture.
At a time like this, Luo Fu would definitely keep a death grip on Zheng Xiao to prevent him from exposing their crimes.
"It's also lucky you sent that letter. Only then did I have the chance to come over. Did you not notice that there are many tails behind me?" Zheng Xiao said with a helpless smile.
He had already been in office in Liao'an Prefecture for several months. After discovering this matter, his first thought had