Shangguan Lingyun paused for a moment and then continued.
"Also, gold mines were discovered in Maoshan and silver mines were discovered in Xichengshan, and fake silver filled with lead immediately appeared in the capital."
"My dear ministers, tell me, is there any connection between these two?"
As soon as Shangguan Lingyun finished speaking, the court was in an uproar.
"There's actually a gold mine in Maoshan. Who is so bold as to mine it privately?"
"Didn't His Majesty just say that it was the city guards of Xicheng Mountain who were mining?"
"No, although Maoshan belongs to Xicheng, it is far away from Xichengshan."
"No matter how long the West City Guardian's arms are, he can't reach both mines at the same time."
"Besides, he's just a small city guard. I'm afraid he doesn't have the ability to keep the two mines tightly closed."
"Yes, there must be someone supporting him."
"The West City Guard was recommended by Lord Li Si. Could the person backing him be..."
Everyone's discussion stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at Li Si with a strange expression.
Prime Minister Wang originally thought that Li Mo was greedy and lustful, but he did not expect that the other party would dare to mine privately.
No wonder the Li family was willing to give so much money to recommend Li Mo to the position.
At first, he thought he had gotten a great deal, but unexpectedly, the other party only gave him a drop in the bucket.
However, now is not the time to think about these things. He needs to quickly distance himself from the matter.
Otherwise, given His Majesty's current dislike for the Prime Minister's Office, I'm afraid his tenure as Prime Minister will be over.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Wang asked Li Si in a low voice with some disbelief.
"Lord Li, is what His Majesty said true?"
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