Chapter 676: His Majesty has been to the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce?
Emperor Kangxi suddenly remembered something and frowned: "So, you two mixed up the 500,000 taels?"
"Your Majesty! It's all because of this old scoundrel!" Lord Wang grew increasingly angry. "If it weren't for him, I would have gotten the 500,000 taels! I could have paid for Changxin Garden and the Mountain Resort, so there's no need to stop construction. I could even have money to repair the roof of our Ministry of Works!"
"Wang Daogan, you really don't know what's good for you. How can someone from the Ministry of Works talk about raising money? This is my Ministry of Revenue's business. Besides, this person was the first one we contacted, so how did he become yours? I went to help you and caused trouble?
Your Majesty, our Ministry of Revenue is running out of money. Military rations and disaster relief all require money, right? The Ministry of Works can be delayed, but I'm really anxious. I'm just trying to see if we can negotiate more. Even if we can't, we still have 500,000 taels, right?
Emperor Kangxi rubbed his brows and said, "Just for such a thing, you two came to blows. You two are really capable."
Seeing that Emperor Kangxi looked unhappy, the two adults lowered their heads and dared not shout for a moment.
"Let me ask you, is the Raindrop Merchant Guild some kind of hidden danger? If he's hiding there, can't you just go in and look for him?"
"Your Majesty, this... Raindrop Chamber of Commerce... I really can't get in." Lord Xu scratched his forehead. "It's so complicated in there. I spent a hundred taels of silver to get admission, but my room is far away from the Shen family. I'm at the very bottom, without even a wing. The Shen family is the gold medal, in the Tianzi Chamber. I went there several times but never saw anyone. Even the people from the Xuanzi Chamber are nowhere to be seen; they don't even follow the same path."
Lord Wang rubbed his nose and said, "I went there too, trying to get the gold medal, but I found that I didn't have the financial resources. It's not that we don't have other options, but if we want to get people to raise funds, we can't resort to violence, right?"
Emperor Kangxi: "Oh, you've grown up, but you still want to use violence."
Lord Wang laughed awkwardly, "Your Majesty, I'm just thinking about it. I wouldn't dare to damage your reputation."
Emperor Kangxi glanced at the two of them unhappily before saying, "Why is that gold medal so hard to get?"
Emperor Kangxi remembered that Wenjiu seemed to have two hanging on his body.
"Your Majesty, it's naturally not easy to get. The gold medal requires a cumulative transaction of one million taels of silver. I believe that the number of people in the entire capital who have gold medals is limited. Only the gold medal is in the Tianzi Room. I am still far away from the Shen family..."
"One million taels!"
Emperor Kangxi's voice suddenly rose, and he looked at Liang Jiugong beside him: "I remember correctly, last time you took Miss Wen to the Tianzi Room, right?"
Liang Jiugong was also trembling at this moment, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, that's right."
When these words were spoken, the two adults were also stunned.
Wen girl?
Who is he?
etc...
Has His Majesty ever been to the Tianzi Room of the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce?
"Your Majesty, you are actually allowed to enter the Chamber of Commerce?" Lord Wang smiled. "Can I borrow your gold medal? I will return it to you immediately after I have discussed it."
"Your Majesty, I admire you deeply. Will you lend me the gold medal? I am more competent in this matter than you, Lord Wang. You are busy with the Ministry of Works, so I will handle the silver business. Lord Wang, please take a rest."
"Hey, Xu Xueqian, don't be so arrogant!"
"What? Am I wrong? Look at your appearance, let the emperor see it, will he be scared away by you?"
"You're going too far!"
"What? I'm afraid of you!"
"Bang!"
Emperor Kangxi slammed the table angrily, and with a bang, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
"You've never changed. If you keep arguing, each of you will receive fifty lashes."
"I am guilty."
The two of them looked at each other, neither willing to admit defeat, and immediately knelt down to admit their mistakes.
At that moment, Master Xu glanced at Emperor Kangxi and said, "Your Majesty, the sign at the Fourth Master's..."
"What brand?" Emperor Kangxi rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Lord Xu was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, if the Fourth Master is busy, how about you send Little Lord Meng over?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Wang's eyes lit up. "Oh, and what about Lord Xiao Meng? His family has a very close relationship with the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce. With Lord Xiao Meng's help..."
"shut up!"
Emperor Kangxi narrowed his eyes and asked, "When Meng Qinglang sees your behavior, do you think his first move will be to help you or to report you two?"
After these words were spoken, both of them fell silent.
After a while, Lord Xu said, "Your Majesty, you are the emperor. Why don't you order Lord Meng..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw the look on Emperor Kangxi's face and immediately swallowed the rest of his words.
"What nonsense!" Lord Wang asked, "Is His Majesty such a person?"
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, how about you just summon the head of the Shen family to meet you?"
"Oh, you two are really promising." Emperor Kangxi was amused by the two of them. "It seems that your job is nothing, and you are just waiting for me to clean up your mess? Among all the civil and military officials in the court, who looks like you two? Next time there is a lawsuit like this, don't come to me. Go directly to the Dali Temple and ask Zhang Xian to give you a proper trial."
The two adults listened and bowed their heads again to admit their mistakes.
They didn't want to come either. Wasn't it because the Fourth Prince was angry that he had them brought to the Emperor?
Liang Jiugong glanced at Emperor Kangxi secretly, thinking to himself, it was only these two adults who were here. If it were anyone else, the Emperor would definitely be angry.
These two were elected in the same year, one the top scholar and the other the third. They were capable, but their tempers were rather blunt. Over the years, neither of them had given in.
I don't know if the emperor did it on purpose, but one of them released the Ministry of Revenue, and the other released the Ministry of Works. Even so, they still started a quarrel.
However, everyone had almost gotten used to seeing these two fighting. The Emperor had probably worn himself out with their temper. Beating and scolding them was useless; they still started fighting whenever they met.
"Forget it," Emperor Kangxi glanced at the two of them and said, "Kneel outside. I am annoyed when I see you."
"I obey your order."
They both bowed, then looked at each other. Finally, Lord Xu said, "Your Majesty, how long shall I kneel? I can't let go of the Shen family's donation for the time being... I still have to guard outside the Raindrop Chamber of Commerce..."
Hearing this, Emperor Kangxi glared again and said, "If you dare to bargain with me again, you will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison."
Lord Xu also shut up and stopped talking.
Emperor Kangxi glanced at them unhappily and said, "After court tomorrow, come to the Palace of Heavenly Purity and wait."
As soon as these words came out, the two adults understood and immediately said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Kangxi rolled his eyes at them and turned to look at the memorials.
The next day, the morning court ended early, and the Fourth Master breathed a sigh of relief. At this hour, Jiu'er should not have left the house yet, and he should still have time to ride back on horseback.
Who knows. The next second, Emperor Kangxi said, "Fourth Brother, follow me to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
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