Chapter 6 Orders from the Palace

Of course Nie Yao knew that Sun Ji was a big fat sheep.

But this is the capital, not some mountain where someone can't appeal for justice after robbing someone of their fat sheep.

The capital has its own rules.

They have to play by the rules.

Nie Yao: "Then I only promised to give him three hundred taels. I haven't seen him go outside to look at the mountains in all these years. If he has three hundred taels, just keep it for now. It's a good omen after all."

In the past, Sun Ji was cautious in his actions.

Over the years, they haven't found any evidence to directly rip him off.

Now his ambition is exposed.

How far can it be from a house raid?

"I understand, sir! Don't worry, I'll take care of this!"

He has a lot of money but he is an old bandit.

He's very good at scaring people.

He patted his chest and promised, "I guarantee that I'll scare that old guy into a panic and make him reveal his true identity!"

It's a complete mess.

This guy, how come he only grows muscles but not brains?

Nie Yao waved his hand and told him to leave quickly.

Don't hang around in front of him and give him a headache.

"Sir, someone has come from the palace."

As soon as Qian Duoduo left, someone from outside came in to report that someone from the palace had been sent to issue an imperial decree.

He was given an imperial decree on the first day of his official appointment. It seems that it is not so easy to coexist peacefully with the new emperor.

Nie Yao shook his sleeves.

"Let's go and see what the new emperor has to say."

No advice at all.

This imperial decree simply ordered him to go to the palace at night. It was around eight o'clock in the evening, and it was already dark.

Why let him enter the palace at that time?

Nie Yao stood up to receive the imperial edict without even kneeling, and without rewarding the eunuch, he asked, "Eunuch, why has His Majesty summoned me to the palace so late at night?"

The attitude can be said to be extremely rebellious.

However, the elderly eunuch did not rebuke him. Instead, he bowed his head and spoke respectfully, "Your Excellency, His Majesty only asked you to go once, and did not specify anything else."

"Okay, I understand."

Nie Yao casually threw the imperial edict to the people around him and said, "I'll go after dinner."

Watching the group of people from the palace walk away.

Nie Yao curled his lips.

He said to the people around him, "Do you think this new emperor is letting me get ahead of myself and waiting for me to reveal my flaws so he can kill me with one strike, or is he trying to show me some goodwill?"

"To answer your Excellency's question, it seems that the other party has no intention of breaking up with us at the moment."

"Well, I don't know how long he can endure it."

Nie Yao's dinner consisted of three dishes and a soup.

After eating, he went to the palace.

The person who came to pick him up looked familiar. Nie Yao lowered his eyes and thought about it. Only when he arrived at the door of the new emperor's palace did he recognize the other person: it was the person he had given to his little brother before.

The other party still keeps it.

It seems that he is being reused.

"Your Majesty, the Major General has arrived."

"Um."

The palace door opened.

The few palace servants who were already there all stopped and waited with their heads down for Nie Yao to enter.

In the past, the old toad never attended court and spent all day in the concubines' chambers, hardly using his own chamber. However, after the new emperor came to the throne, he demolished it and rebuilt it.

The new palace was built with gold and jade.

Very gorgeous.

Nie Yao felt like he was stepping on money every step he took.

Why is the new emperor so wealthy?

Is Nie Yao the only one in the world who is too poor to open a school?

Nie Yao was filled with grief and indignation, but his face remained expressionless. Perhaps influenced by his father's genes, his face was much more fierce than in his previous life.

As long as he's not smiling, he looks sharp.

Frightening.

"Lord Nie." The new emperor, who had just finished a bath and was drying his hair with a handkerchief, let him in. He leaned back on the low couch, his posture extremely relaxed. "I heard that Lord Nie is doing business. As long as you can afford it, you can even use the Nie family's army."

Nie Yao took the initiative to have someone distribute flyers to him.

Naturally I won't deny it.

"Your Majesty, have you seen it?"

Nie Yao carefully observed the new emperor's reaction, but surprisingly, he never saw a single sign of dissatisfaction on his face. In fact... he seemed to be happy about this?

Nie Yao paused, then asked tentatively, "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace late at night just for this matter?"

"Yes and no."

The new emperor lazily tossed his handkerchief onto the low table. He didn't keep the topic a secret for long. "You must have felt wronged today because you let Nie Qing take the blame for me."

The coronation ceremony was prepared by the Prime Minister's people.

Their simplicity was entirely their own business and had nothing to do with Nie Yao.

But because it was so similar to Nie Yao's previous style of hosting banquets, everyone put the blame on him.

Nie Yao was too lazy to argue.

However, he didn't want to take the blame for the new emperor in vain. He had already figured out how to get the hard work fee he deserved from the prime minister.

It just hasn't been implemented yet.

"So His Majesty knows."

What's the grievance?

Nie Yao had long been accustomed to it.

But he couldn't say that, he still had to ask for money.

Nie Yao: "However, I understand your Majesty's actions. As long as your Majesty and the Prime Minister pay the mental damages I deserve, I will forget this matter."

Whether it was his brother dressing up as a man or trying to shift the blame on him, he could forget it.

The prerequisite is that the money is in place.

"Mental damage compensation?" The new emperor toyed with the words between his lips, then smiled. "Don't worry, my dear minister. The remaining 700,000 taels from this banquet are all yours."

"How is it, Nie Qing, are you satisfied?"

How many?

Seven hundred thousand!

Nie Yao's heart trembled. He was quite satisfied with this number.

"Your Majesty is wise." Nie Yao swore that today's banquet would be hosted by him, Nie.

Even if God came, he would say so!

"Your Majesty, would you like to pay this 700,000 taels in cash or..."

"Nie Qing likes cash?" The new emperor's tone was full of indifference to money, and he agreed casually, "Then have someone carry it back later."

Cute rich man.

Nie Yao's attitude towards the new emperor instantly became much more respectful. "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions? If not, then I will take my leave first."

"Mr. Nie, I want to do a business with you."

The new emperor got up from the couch.

He picked up a stack of papers from the desk on the other side and handed it to Nie Yao.

The above is what the new emperor wants Hu Sheng to do.

He knew that Hu Sheng would not follow his arrangements, and the order could only be issued through Nie Yao.

"Mr. Nie, take a look. How much silver do I need to pay you to complete this task?"

Nie Yao didn't expect this either.

Not only did the new emperor not express dissatisfaction with his inability to control the army, he also freely did business with him according to his rules.

Is this a bit too quick to accept?

He hasn't even made a move yet!

Nie Yao rubbed his fingers twice on the document given by the new emperor, and quickly got into the state and finished reading the information on it.

——The new emperor actually wanted to uproot the Zhang family in the south.

Nie Yao of the Southern Zhang family also knew something.

They were practically the wealthiest family in the South. They loved to exploit the people's wealth, and their influence was immense. It wasn't an exaggeration to call them the local tyrants of the South.

When Nie Yao was a bandit, he gained the most from robbing people.

"One million taels."

Nie Yao shook the documents and made an offer, "As long as Your Majesty can give me one million taels. Within three days at the latest, 20,000 troops will be sent from the border to the south to assist Commandant Hu in eradicating the Zhang family, this social parasite!"