The next day, the sky was slightly bright.
Lin Yaoguang carried a full 500,000 taels of silver in his arms, and set out with two followers to donate money.
As soon as he left Zhenguo Mansion, Lin Yaoguang whispered:
"Let's go to a nearby restaurant first, have a good meal, and then go donate."
The two followers had been with Lin Yaoguang for many years, so they dared to ask:
"Prince, didn't you just have breakfast? Are you hungry again so soon?"
Lin Yaoguang gritted his teeth and said, "Bullshit! In all these years, when has the Zhenguo Mansion ever had such a bad breakfast? What are they eating now that they're trying to save money?"
The two followers nodded and started complaining as well.
"Yes, I said that today's breakfast was terrible."
"We in the Zhenguo Mansion don't need to skimp on food, do we? Prince, you are currently at a critical stage in your pursuit of the Fifth Stage of True Essence Realm. Unstable daily diet will cause fluctuations in your cultivation."
Lin Yaoguang got angry when he heard this: "Didn't I know there would be fluctuations? Humph, you wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Lin Yaoguang was feeling irritated.
In just a few days, Zhenguo Mansion became like this.
In fact, he knew what was going on.
Initially, Lin Pojun was fined for three years, losing his monthly salary and the crucial Zhen Yuan Pill. His family wanted to buy him more Zhen Yuan Pills, so they spent a large sum of money.
Then, Cheng Xuan was arrested by the Ministry of Justice.
This case concerns the reputation of Zhenguo Mansion. The elders directly used money to smooth the relationship, but this case was initiated by His Majesty himself. Who dares to make an exception in this case?
As a last resort, the elder directly spent a large sum of money.
They also found Cheng Xuan's parents, Lin Yaoguang's uncle and aunt, and gave them a large sum of money and various treasures, trying to persuade Cheng Xuan to take charge of everything.
At this point, the Zhenguo Mansion was already stretched to the limit.
No one could have imagined that Lin Che, after a heated debate with the great scholar in front of the imperial mausoleum, actually persuaded all the civil and military officials to make the list of donors and the amount public.
The Zhenguo Mansion tightened its belt and scraped together another 500,000 taels.
Therefore, starting from today, the Zhenguo Mansion will have to save money.
It will take at least a year or two to recover from this situation.
Lin Yaoguang suddenly remembered that Lin Che had snatched away the Beast Subduing Ring that originally belonged to him, and he became even angrier.
After a big meal at the restaurant, Lin Yaoguang was finally satisfied...except that he felt a little reluctant when paying the bill.
After eating, we set out to the Ministry of Revenue to donate money.
When we arrived at the door of the Ministry of Revenue, we found that there were people queuing up.
"So many people?"
Lin Yaoguang was also surprised. Looking carefully, he found that many of them were familiar faces from big families.
Their purpose is the same, which is to come and make additional donations so that when the list is made public, it will not look so shabby.
"Oh, Prince Lin. You are here too!" Several rich young men in front saw Lin Yaoguang and immediately took the initiative to greet him.
Lin Yaoguang forced a smile and nodded in response.
"How much does Prince Lin plan to donate this time? I will donate an additional 300,000 taels this time." A young man in white clothes said proudly.
"I'm about the same." Lin Yaoguang showed little interest and didn't want to bother with these people.
He is the prince of Zhenguo Mansion and one of the thirty-six geniuses. How can he be compared with these unlearned young men in front of him?
"Huh? You want to donate 300,000 taels. That's too much. Isn't your father just a captain? How could he have saved so much silver?"
"Hehehe. Then you don't have to worry about it."
"You're not trying to become famous, are you? With three hundred thousand taels, aren't you afraid that the Mingjing Division will investigate your family?"
"Haha, haven't you received any news? Qian Fazheng of the Mingjing Division has already been reprimanded by His Majesty and ordered to be grounded for a month. His Majesty has clearly stated that the Mingjing Division is not allowed to interfere in fundraising. What are you still worried about?"
Lin Yaoguang didn't want to listen to them at first, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"What did you say? Qian Fazheng was grounded for a month? What happened?"
"Eh, Prince, you don't know either? This is what happened..."
At that moment, the rich young man told everything about Duke Qianling's request for a donation of at least one million taels.
After hearing this, Lin Yaoguang frowned immediately.
What's going on?
Something is wrong! Why did Your Majesty do this?
Could it be that in a month, the Mingjingsi will investigate all officials, big and small? Is it that they are deliberately asking officials, big and small, to donate, with the ultimate goal of investigating all corrupt officials, big and small?
If his Zhenguo Mansion continues to donate money, will His Majesty also think that the money of their Zhenguo Mansion comes from unknown sources?
Thinking of this, Lin Yaoguang suddenly felt that something was fishy and it was definitely not that simple.
He didn't even wait in line and turned around and left.
After leaving the gate of the Ministry of Revenue, I found that the two followers had run far away and kept looking at the end of the street.
"What are you doing?"
"Prince, you're ready so soon? We seemed to have seen that Lin Che just now."
Lin Yaoguang had originally planned to return to Zhenguo Mansion to discuss the matter with his father, but when he heard the name Lin Che, he immediately became angry.
"Who did you say you saw?"
"I saw Lin Che. He was accompanied by a few followers and seemed to be coming out of the Duke of Wei's residence in front. The carriage belonged to the Duke of Wei."
This Lin Che really managed to get close to the Duke of Wei.
Lin Yaoguang felt contempt in his heart and immediately thought of the Beast Subduing Ring.
It is indeed inappropriate for others to snatch it back, but he is the nominal big brother. If he just goes and snatches it back, who can say a word?
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