"No need to be polite!"
Yun Zheng waved at Wang Qi.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wang Qi stood up, glanced at Guo Kai and the others, and immediately asked: "I don't know how they offended Your Majesty. Please tell me if they have done anything wrong..."
"Ask them yourself!"
Yun Zheng smiled faintly.
Wang Qi was suspicious and immediately came to Guo Kai and shouted angrily: "Tell me, what's going on?"
Faced with Wang Qi's questioning, Guo Kai was so frightened that he could not speak a word. He stammered for a long time but could not make any clear answer.
Of course he knew why Yun Zheng came.
The moment he saw Zhang Xu, he understood.
...
...
Thinking about the consequences he would face, Guo Kai was already scared out of his wits.
Seeing that the three were so frightened that they couldn't speak, Zhang Xu couldn't help but shake his head, "Forget it, let me do it!"
Having said that, Zhang Xu then told them the truth about how they had robbed the wine.
After hearing Zhang Xu's words, Wang Qi's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and his eyes looking at Guo Kai became extremely sharp, as if he wanted to cut this bastard into pieces.
"Is what he said true?"
Wang Qi glared at the three people who fell to the ground and roared murderously.
He knew the wine.
Moreover, he has drunk it himself and still has two jars of it as a treasure at home!
But he never expected that the wine was actually stolen by Guo Kai and his men.
Moreover, he even robbed King Jingbei’s friend?
Isn't this just asking for death?
The three wanted to deny it, but under Yun Zheng's power, they dared not deny it and could only nod with difficulty.
“You…you…”
Wang Qi was so angry that he was shaking all over, and his hand that was pointing at the three people was shaking.
"General Wang, what do you think we should do with them?"
Yun Zheng looked at Wang Qi with a smile.
When asked by Yun Zheng, Wang Qi's heart trembled suddenly.
Wang Qi looked at Yun Zheng, then at Guo Kai, and couldn't help feeling extremely sad and angry.
After a long while, Wang Qi tried to remain calm and gritted his teeth and said, "It's up to you, Your Majesty!"
"Do you really want me to deal with you?"
Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
Wang Qi said with a stiff face, "It's up to you, Your Majesty, to decide. I won't say a word!"
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded slightly: "Guo Kai is a military supply officer, but he robbed a huge amount! I brought people to his door, but he dared to speak wildly and tried to murder me! Punish him for both crimes and execute him immediately!"
As Yun Zheng uttered the word "behead", the three people trembled with fear, and Wang Qi's heart also trembled.
Guo Kai turned over and knelt, kowtowed hard and begged for mercy with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, spare my life! Please, Your Majesty, spare me this time, I will compensate, I... I can compensate..."
Wang Qi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I know his crime is unforgivable, but I beg Your Majesty to show mercy. I am willing to compensate Guo Kai, and I only ask Your Majesty to give him a chance to live!"
After all, Guo Kai is his brother-in-law.
Their parents have passed away many years ago.
If he, as his brother-in-law, didn't save Guo Kai, Guo Kai would be dead!
Once Guo Kai dies, the Guo family will be completely extinct!
"Compensation?"
Yun Zheng smiled, "I'm afraid you may not be able to afford to pay for those bottles of wine!"
Wang Qi's expression changed, and he asked tentatively: "My Lord...how much compensation do you want?"
Yun Zheng looked at Zhang Xu and said with a smile: "Tell him how much the wine is worth!"
"One hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!"
Zhang Xu replied with a smile.
"How much...how much?"
Guo Kai screamed.
Wang Qi looked at Zhang Xu angrily, "How could it be possible to ask for so much silver? It's only five hundred jars of wine!"
"That wine is really worth 150,000 taels of silver!" Yun Zheng said calmly, "One jar of wine weighs ten catties, and five hundred jars weigh five thousand catties. Even if he sells it in bulk to those traveling merchants, he still sells it at thirty taels of silver per catty! He has brought the account book with him. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the account book!"
Without Yun Zheng saying anything more, Zhang Xu immediately took out the account book that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Wang Qi.
Wang Qi took the account book with trembling hands and began to look through it.
Zhang Xu smiled and said, "If you think the account book is unreliable, you can also go to Mayi and Beiluguan to ask. Those merchants who brought wine into the pass should have sold some in these two places on the way..."
Wang Qi's heart trembled, and the hand holding the account book continued to tremble.
According to the records in the account book, 5,000 kilograms of wine equivalent to 150,000 taels of silver is too little!
They sold it in retail at the price of forty taels of silver per pound!
One hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!
Where can they get 150,000 taels of silver?
Looking at the constantly trembling royal weapon, Miaoyin and Mingyue couldn't help but smile at each other.
These two insidious things!
They had set the trap long ago, just waiting for Wang Qi and the others to fall into it!
There would be no chance for Wang Qi and the others to make compensation!
If Wang Qi and his men could really afford to pay 150,000 taels of silver, Wang Qi would probably lose his head.
After all, Wang Qi was just a fifth-rank general.
If he only relied on the salary from the court, Wang Qi would have started saving money since he was in his mother's womb, but he still couldn't save enough 150,000 taels of silver until now!
If he really took out 150,000 taels of silver, he was either embezzling it or he was just drawing a salary for nothing!
No matter whether they can afford the compensation or not, Wang Qi and the others have no choice but to let Yun Zheng take control of them!
"Do you need to go to Mayi to ask?"
Yun Zheng looked at Wang Qi with a half-smile, "My horse is a BMW that can travel 700 to 800 miles a day. If you want to confirm it, I can lend you my BMW."
Wang Qi raised his head with difficulty, his voice trembling: "No... no need, I believe in you, Your Majesty."
"Then do you want compensation?" Yun Zheng asked with a smile.
Wang Qi choked slightly, and said bitterly: "I can't afford the compensation."
One hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver!
How can he compensate for this?
Even if he doesn't eat or drink for a hundred years, he still can't afford the compensation!
Yun Zheng: "Since you can't afford the compensation, then I will just kill Guo Kai!"
Wang Qi's face twitched when he heard this. He wanted to plead for Guo Kai, but he didn't know how to start.
Yun Zheng gave them the chance to compensate!
But they can’t afford to pay!
what to do?
What should I do now?
Do I really have to watch my wife's brother being beheaded?
Looking at Wang Qi's appearance, Yun Zheng couldn't help but shake his head secretly, and secretly winked at Miaoyin.
Miaoyin gave him a reproachful look, and then she pretended to be shivering from the cold, "My Lord, it's quite cold outside, how about we find a place to sit and talk?"
"That's fine!"
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, "Keep them in custody first! I will deal with them later!"
"yes!"
Gao He immediately accepted the order.
Yun Zheng didn't care about Wang Qi and took Miaoyin directly into the room where Guo Kai and the others were drinking.
The others knew that Yun Zheng wanted to discuss serious matters with Wang Qi, so they did not follow him in and just waited outside to prevent anyone from interrupting their conversation.
Wang Qi looked at Guo Kai with hatred, hesitated for a moment, and followed him in.
Wang Qi is not a fool.
Since Yun Zheng is still willing to talk to him, it means that there is still room for maneuver.
I just don't know what price I have to pay to save the life of that bastard Guo Kai.
This bastard!
If he is lucky enough to survive this time, I will definitely teach him a lesson!
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