"Haha! Father has already made the decision, why are you still discussing it with your son?" Ming Zhaoyuan's tone was extremely cold, "Father makes the decision, and your son will follow your arrangements in everything."
After saying this, he bowed, bent over and walked out.
He acted first and asked for permission later. What was the point of asking him to discuss this? What the hell!
The reason why he kidnapped his wife was because he was targeting the fourth daughter of the Yue family. If this marriage is successful, wouldn't it make his father's wish come true?
He also knew quite a few people in the Yue family.
It shouldn't be difficult to pass a message to the head of the Yue family.
He returned to his room, spread out the rice paper, wrote a few words, and gave it to his trusted servant, asking him to slip out through the back door.
The head of the Ming family was completely unaware of his little tricks and thought that the marriage was a sure thing.
If he marries the Yue family, he will drive the Nangong family away, at least they will not object. The Ye family has always remained neutral and has no dealings with anyone. Such a family is not to be feared.
Even if the Nangong family trusts them, they can't accomplish anything on their own.
Ming Zhaoyuan's note passed through the hands of several people and finally reached the hands of the head of the Yue family.
There are only eight words on it: "Turning stone into gold, wedding cancelled."
He didn't know who sent him this note, and there were these words written on it for no apparent reason, which made him feel uneasy.
The Yue family is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue of Nanyun State, and all the money and grain in the world are in their hands.
Since the year before last, some people have been secretly exchanging gold in the market, whole boxes of it. They need to exchange it into silver notes, and they only charge half the price.
At first they were confused and didn't dare to exchange more, so they only exchanged a small box.
When the gold was taken out for inspection, it was all yellow and left two tooth marks when bitten.
The person who exchanged the money was very mysterious and did not reveal his true identity. The transactions were conducted secretly in private, and always in the middle of the night.
The Yue family has borrowed a lot from the national treasury over the years, and the treasury has been in deficit. If the high priest is not dead, the king will not pay attention to the national treasury. That is what the high priest should pay attention to.
He wanted to kill the high priest because of this. Later, he heard that someone was exchanging gold secretly, so he ordered people to exchange a lot of gold and put it into the national treasury.
When the high priest sent people to check, they didn't find anything. Instead, he praised the Yue family for their diligence and meritorious service.
What do the eight words on this note mean?
The gray-haired head of the Yue family paced in the study with his hands behind his back, holding the mysterious note in his hand, and looking at it in front of his eyes from time to time.
"The Midas Touch, the wedding is cancelled? Wedding? Whose wedding?"
The head of the Yue family murmured softly, turning it over in his mind, and then he remembered his fourth daughter's marriage. His eyes widened instantly and he looked at the note in his hand in disbelief.
Could it be that the person who wrote the note was reminding him not to marry his daughter to the Ming family? Could it be that the Ming family was the one who could turn stone into gold?
Minghui, the old fox, has always been a secretive person. If this is true, he will never let him go.
It was late today, so it was not convenient for him to go to the treasury to check. He would have to go to the treasury tomorrow to see if there was any problem with the gold that was stolen.
If they really all turned into stone, the Yue family would be badly harmed.
Tonight, the head of the Yue family was unable to sleep and was exhausted because of the eight words on the note.
The next morning, he hurried to the treasury after leaving the court, dismissing everyone, and he almost held his breath. He knew better than anyone which boxes of gold were exchanged.
The boxes were numbered, so he knew which ones they were even if they were not put together.
He walked over tremblingly, opened a box with his hands, took a look inside, and fell to the ground with fright.
Oh my god! What did he see?
Stone.
A box full of stones, neatly stacked.
It was the same gold nugget he had seen before.
I got up from the ground and opened another box, but it was still full of stones.
Another box, also filled with stones.
Not believing it, he opened all the boxes with codes on them, and found that they were all filled with stones, without exception.
The face of the Yue family's patriarch suddenly turned pale. If this news leaked out, the Yue family would be finished.
Not only will the king hold him accountable, but the other three major families will not let him go either.
He has always been in charge of the national treasury. Suddenly, the gold turned into stone. How is he going to explain the trick here?
The question is, if he explains it, will others believe it?
Where would he find that damned gold exchange seller?
The head of the Yue family became more and more frightened the more he thought about it. He collapsed to the ground and was unable to recover for a long time.
Afraid of arousing suspicion if he stayed in there for too long, he struggled to get up, put the lid down, closed it, and left the treasury with an expressionless face.
Ming Zhaoyuan had long known that his father had exchanged the gold that could turn stone into gold at a low price. He had even investigated who exchanged it and through what channels.
There is no other way. People who do business must be shrewd. If he is confused about everything, how can he maximize the profits of the Ming family's industries?
Unfortunately, no matter how much he did, it was useless. No one in the Ming family treated him as a human being.
In his father's eyes, he was just a handy tool, nothing more.
After a day, the head of the Yue family probably discovered that the gold in the national treasury had turned into stone. He wrote another note and sent someone to deliver it.
The note contained two names and an address.
The head of the Yue family looked at the address, took a deep breath, and couldn't help but read it out: "Wuzhe tribe? You Liuqi, Wu Kezhi."
The Wuzhe tribe is said to be a race cursed by the sun god. They cannot see the sunlight. Once exposed to the sun, they will develop densely packed red rashes on their bodies that are extremely itchy.
They only come out on rainy days, cloudy days or at night. They hide in caves during the day and never go out.
Especially on sunny days, they are nowhere to be seen.
No wonder they chose to exchange the gold at night, with their faces covered.
The Wuzhe tribe was in extreme decline, and no one was willing to form an alliance or marry with them. They were like rats hiding in the sewers, rarely appearing in front of the world.
"You damned Wuzhe tribe, you actually dared to deceive me. When I catch you, I will make you spit out what you ate."
The head of the Yue family was a man of action. He called people in and made arrangements.
The Bat King who came out in full force last time must have failed and has not returned yet. Neither have his people come back either. I wonder where he went.
After worshipping him for so long, he turned out to be useless and couldn't even deal with the Dongsheng National Master.
Bat King: "......"
If you have the guts, go and try it yourself. If you can handle it, I’ll chop off your head.
Is Dongsheng State Master so easy to deal with? Even the High Priest was defeated by him, let alone me?
You old man, you don’t know the difference between God and the devil, and you just like to shirk responsibility.
The head of the Yue family sighed deeply. Now that the matter of the national treasury has been exposed, the Yue family is likely to be ruined.
It was not difficult to capture the people from the Wuzhe tribe. The person on the note was quickly captured and interrogated personally by the head of the Yue family.
I didn't use any tricks at all and both men confessed.
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