Chapter 471: Arrest
As soon as the three-day deadline arrived, the Emperor of Northern Qi sent Eunuch Liu to Prince Xian's mansion to bring Prince Xian into the palace.
The virtuous king met Zhao Yi at the gate of the Yangxin Palace.
They were mortal enemies.
Now that the relationship has fallen out, there's no need to act like brothers anymore.
The virtuous king ignored Zhao Yi and entered the hall first.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully wish you the best of health." The virtuous prince paid his respects to the Northern Qi Emperor and then signaled the eunuchs to place an old, cracked box in the center of the hall. "Your Majesty, the 112,000 taels of silver are all in this box."
During his work report in Yongqing County, Feng Zhihuan gave a total of more than 101,600 taels of silver to the virtuous king.
"Father, I didn't know people well enough to be deceived by Feng Zhihuan and do the wrong thing." The virtuous prince pretended to reflect on himself, then said with a guilty look on his face, "I feel guilty towards you, and even more so towards the people. I originally planned to donate more silver to the people of Yongqing County, but I sold everything I could in the mansion, emptying my entire family savings, and only managed to scrape together this little money."
After hearing the sympathetic words of the wise king, the Emperor of Northern Qi looked at him meaningfully.
Except for the virtuous prince and his confidants, the rest of the people in the virtuous prince's palace are the Northern Qi emperor's men.
Therefore, the Emperor of Northern Qi knew everything about the wise king.
This included the virtuous king sending Zhang Weiping to extort money from each household.
According to the spies, each family contributed more than 100,000 taels of silver to the wise king.
"Well, admitting your mistakes is the best way to improve. You don't have to blame yourself too much." The Northern Qi Emperor saw through it but didn't say anything. "I hope you will change your ways from now on and be consistent in your words and deeds."
When the wise king heard the words "be consistent in your words and deeds", he vaguely felt that the Emperor of Northern Qi was warning him.
The Northern Qi Emperor's spies are everywhere in the palace.
In order to avoid the surveillance of the Northern Qi Emperor, he deliberately forged another identity for Zhang Weiping.
Could it be that what Zhang Weiping did could not be hidden from the Emperor of Northern Qi?
Thinking of this, the wise king's heart began to beat fast.
The Emperor of Northern Qi said nothing more and signaled Eunuch Liu to count the banknotes in front of Zhao Yi.
Eunuch Liu opened the box and counted the banknotes: "Your Majesty, the amount is correct."
The Northern Qi Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Give the banknote to the Prince of Guangling."
Eunuch Liu handed the box to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi took the box and said, "Your Majesty, I have important matters to report. Please send away those who are not involved."
Having said that, he glanced at the wise king.
It was at this glance that the wise king realized that Zhao Yi was talking about him.
Zhao Yi sent him away.
Are you going to sue him again?
The virtuous prince was so angry that his eyes widened and his neck turned red: "Father..."
The Northern Qi Emperor interrupted the virtuous king and said, "Now that you have gathered the silver, return to the palace."
The virtuous king was not convinced, but he did not dare to disobey the Emperor of Northern Qi. He glared at Zhao Yi fiercely and left the Yangxin Palace.
Only the Northern Qi Emperor, Zhao Yi and Eunuch Liu were left in the hall.
Zhao Yi wrote down Shen Qingtan's proposal in a memorial and presented it to the Northern Qi Emperor: "I hope Your Majesty will approve it."
The Emperor of Northern Qi quickly read the memorial. Even though he did not like Zhao Yi, he had to admit that Zhao Yi had the talent to govern the country and was dedicated to the country and the people.
If Zhao Yi did not have the blood of the Great Zhou in his body, he would be the only candidate for the crown prince.
The plan proposed by Zhao Yi did not harm the interests of the court. The Emperor of Northern Qi also wanted to solve the people's livelihood problems in Yongqing County as soon as possible, so he approved it immediately.
"Settle the Yongqing County case as quickly as possible," the Northern Qi Emperor instructed. "The evidence of Feng Zhihuan and the others' crimes is irrefutable. There's no need to submit their cases to the Three Judicial Departments. I've already personally examined them. You can execute them directly."
Zhao Yi accepted the order: "I will clean up all those involved in the case one by one, and will definitely not leave any trouble for the wise king."
The Emperor of Northern Qi was very satisfied. He gave Zhao Yi some precious medicinal herbs and told him to take good care of his injuries.
Zhao Yi thanked the emperor for his grace and returned home with rewards and banknotes.
After lunch, Zhao Yi led his men to arrest the Vice Minister of Justice, the Vice Minister of Personnel and others.
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