Chapter 767 769. Eye drops
Zhou Shixiong received the letter on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Looking at the letter in his hand, he immediately asked someone to bring horses and galloped straight to the palace.
"Lord Zhou is not at home to celebrate the festival today, why did you want to go to the palace?"
Zhou Shixiong directly presented the letter in his arms, "Your Majesty, can you give me an explanation?"
Hua Shunming frowned and asked Le San to take the letter. After seeing the beginning, Hua Shunming raised his eyebrows and glanced at Zhou Shixiong before continuing to read.
He was worthy of being the top scholar. The whole letter was written with such indignation that Hua Shunming had the illusion that he was the despicable and shameless person who destroyed the bridge after crossing it.
Of course, the other party didn’t write the letter like this, and I don’t think he would dare to do that.
But implicit in his words was the unfair treatment from Haimao. Although he complained, he still gave a solution, just wanting Zhou Shixiong to help him handle Haimao's business.
"I don't know all this," Hua Shunming almost laughed out of anger when he saw Zhou Shixiong's suspicious look.
"I am the Son of Heaven, and my words are law. If I could not tolerate this, I would not have made the conditions before."
Zhou Shixiong said with a guilty look on his face, "I was reckless, but Brother Gu has already told me about this matter. How does Your Majesty want to deal with it now?"
Hua Shunming looked at Zhou Shixiong carefully. Where in the world are there any reckless men? Those who can fight in the army must have many tricks in their hearts.
"Since it has been handed over to you, it is natural for you to deal with it." Hua Shunming returned the words.
"What about this missing part?"
"Why, do you want me to fill it up for you?" What was he thinking? He didn't want to take the blame.
"Then I want to sell these remaining shares to at least help Brother Gu get back his capital. Otherwise, if the losses continue like this, it won't be long before Brother Gu has to put in more money. This deal is really not worth doing.
Your Majesty, if maritime trade is so difficult, you should stop it as soon as possible.
"It was all pushed forward by Lord Gu and I back then. This responsibility is too great for Lord Gu and I to bear."
Zhou Shixiong was complimenting Bai Jinglie without any guilt. It was obvious that Brother Zhou and he had almost the same shares, but the amount of money they received was so different. Bai Jinglie was really too bold.
Hua Shunming also felt extremely ashamed at this moment. The lackeys under his command were so bold that they deceived their superiors and subordinates. If they were able to get rid of Gu Wenheng this time, would they dare to covet the things in his hands next time?
He had originally considered letting Bai Jinglie regain his throne, but it seems he should stay at home and observe mourning to clear his mind.
"I have my own plans for these."
Zhou Shixiong sighed, "I am just a little disappointed. I think back to the time when the Gu brothers and their spouses worked so hard for this maritime trade, and even risked their entire fortunes to get to where we are now.
It is said that when a person leaves, his reputation fades. It has only been less than a year and I have been treated like this. I wonder if I will dare to try again if I have such an opportunity in the future.
Hua Shunming, "..." If this wasn't his uncle, he would have wanted to give him some face and take off his shoes and slap him.
This is so sarcastic and meaningful. Can he continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb?
Besides, is he the kind of person who would burn his bridges after crossing them?
Bai Jinglie was helping me, but he was not irreplaceable.
Gu Wenheng is different. Not only does he bring himself a lot of wealth, but he can also help him stabilize the world.
Isn't it obvious which is more important?
"Le San, send someone to Wu'an Marquis's Mansion and ask Bai Jinglie to hand over all the account books for the maritime trade in the past year.
No, all the account books must be handed over."
Hua Shunming was still suspicious. If Bai Jinglie dared to reach out to Gu Wenheng, how much was his trust over the years worth?
After Le San withdrew, Zhou Shixiong continued, "Your Majesty, here is another share that I received. I was able to get such a large amount of money because of your relationship with me. I feel guilty about it."
Hua Shunming walked over, picked it up and looked at it. When he compared it with Gu Wenheng's letter, he pursed his lips even tighter.
This damn Bai Jinglie has wasted his trust over the years.
"Should Gu Wenheng's share be transferred? Your Majesty, will you accept it?" Zhou Shixiong had a look on his face that showed favoritism to his relatives, leaving Hua Shunming speechless.
Hua Shunming kept the soles of his shoes pressed tightly against the ground, wondering if the queen would kneel outside the study door after he kicked her.
"This is because my subordinates did something wrong. I will give you an explanation.
As for the profit sharing, we will continue to handle it as agreed before."
Everyone knows that Mr. and Mrs. Gu Wenheng have already given up so much.
He did intend to hold all the shares in his hands, but doing so might mean losing a good minister and would also be a discredit to his own reputation.
Zhou Shixiong had achieved his purpose of entering the palace today. "On behalf of Gu Wenheng, I would like to thank His Majesty for his grace.
Your Majesty is a wise ruler of the time, who can see through everything..."
Even Hua Shunmin couldn't stand all this flattery anymore. He waved his hand and asked people to leave quickly, and finally he could catch his breath.
Wu'an Marquis Mansion
Bai Jinglie sat in the study with a pale face. The emperor had just brought all the account books into the palace. Did this mean he no longer trusted him, or had he already found someone to take over?
Just now he had stuffed several banknotes into the eunuch who announced the imperial edict, but did not get any useful information, which made him even more uncertain.
Wang Lei was also a little worried. At that time, he advised his master not to have that idea, and now he was afraid that something might happen.
But I still had some hope in my heart. The Marquis was in mourning now, and it was indeed inappropriate for him to continue keeping these account books.
"My Lord, you don't have to worry. You have been loyal to His Majesty over the years. Now we can only wait and see. He will eventually recover from his mourning period."
Bai Jinglie, "Now I'm afraid that there will be problems with this account book. At that time..."
At this moment, Bai Jinglie felt extremely regretful. If he had been able to resist the temptation and not reach out for his hand at that time, he would not have to sit there sitting restlessly now.
“……”It’s too late to say anything now. I just hope that no one above has found any problems.
They didn't know that once the account books were sent to the palace, Hua Shunmin asked the eunuchs who had learned mathematics from Gu Wenheng to calculate the accounts on the spot.
"Is there any problem with the account book?" Hua Shunming raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, it's very clean, there is nothing wrong with it."
Hua Shunming didn't think that Gu Wenheng would write to complain for no reason, "Have someone send over the accounts of Haimao this year."
He decided to see for himself what was going on.
After flipping through it and taking a few glances, Hua Shunming laughed out loud.
There is nothing wrong with this account book, except that the share amount that Gu Wenheng received doesn't match.
If Gu Wenheng had not written a letter to Zhou Shixiong to complain, when his term of office expired, even if the accounts were checked, there would be no evidence.
"What a good plan," Hua Shunming knew where the problem lay without having to verify it.
"Take these account books and ask Lord Bai for clarification," Hua Shunming called his confidant, "and summon those people who followed Bai Jinglie to me."
We sent them to supervise, but this is the result.
(End of this chapter)
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