No one knew that the matter originally targeting Zhao Lin suddenly became the matter of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
When Yu Youning was waiting for Prince Yu's answer, he suddenly realized that he was too excited and had forgotten about this.
In fact, not only Yu Youning forgot, but Zhao Chenhan himself also forgot.
Otherwise, he would never have instigated a division of Zhao Lin's horse.
If we look into it more closely, where did this silver come from?
Zhao Chenhan’s scandal could no longer be concealed.
Although basically everyone knows it.
It’s a pity that Zhao Chenhan was so focused on causing trouble for Zhao Lin that he forgot about this.
Emperor Chengping asked, "How much was the thank-you gift?"
Prince Yu had no choice but to answer: "Three million taels."
Zhao Lin’s money must be obtained, and as for Feng Siyuan’s money, it can be delayed as much as possible and an IOU can be written first.
Han Yuehua is not stupid, she won't give it all away.
Otherwise, regardless of anything else, everyone would know that there was something wrong when the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion took out so much money at once.
If Han Yuehua didn't really dislike Zhao Lin, she would have wanted to write him an IOU.
Feng Siyuan also knew that it was not easy to make money from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, so he would be satisfied with making a few hundred thousand.
Otherwise you won’t even know how you died.
"Three million taels of silver?"
Emperor Chengping urged Prince Yu and repeated again, "Really three million taels?"
Prince Yu said stubbornly, "Yes. Zhao Lin is taking advantage of others' misfortunes. This is blatant robbery. If he disregards the friendship between us as officials, please reprimand me, father."
Emperor Chengping flicked his sleeves and said, "Three million taels of silver, you can actually come up with it?"
When he wanted to build a garden, his ministers cried out that it was a waste of money and manpower, and tried to stop him in every possible way. But in the end, he could easily come up with several million taels of silver.
Where does this put him as an emperor?
The prince took the opportunity to say, "Father, the Zhenbei Marquisate doesn't have much property at all. How could they come up with so much money all at once? There must be something wrong. I beg you to thoroughly investigate the Zhenbei Marquisate."
Prince Yu quickly said, "The money of the Zhenbei Marquisate was obtained through legal channels, and the emperor knows it."
Thinking of how much silver Zhao Jingzhou gave him every year, Emperor Chengping nodded and said, "Prince Yu is right."
Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please ask the Zhenbei Marquisate to disclose their legal methods. Otherwise, it is unacceptable for a marquisate to easily come up with so much money."
"That's easy..." Emperor Chengping said disapprovingly.
Shao Yutang immediately interrupted Emperor Chengping: "Your Majesty, as long as it is a legal method, it cannot be made public. Otherwise, everyone will follow suit, and this will cut off the financial resources of the Zhenbei Marquisate."
Emperor Chengping shuddered.
Yes, if the income of the Zhenbei Marquisate decreases, my own income will also decrease.
Emperor Chengping immediately said, "Shao Aiqing is right. This cannot be announced."
Li Chengqian was a little disappointed.
If it were made public, he could legitimately incorporate the income from Zhenbei Pass into the national treasury instead of having it monopolized by Zhao Jingzhou.
"Okay, let's end this matter here. No one can say anything more." Emperor Chengping said.
Emperor Chengping became nervous at the thought of the impact on his own money.
There is nothing others can do.
The Prince Yu's party's plan to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail Zhao Lin for some horses also failed.
"Withdraw from the court."
Emperor Chengping turned away and left, and Zhu Zhongyan hurriedly followed.
When they reached a deserted place, Emperor Chengping angrily said, "This Zhao Lin made so much money, but he didn't even give me a penny."
Zhu Zhongyan quickly said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Zhao Lin sent someone to deliver it a long time ago. Because the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion was slow to give him a ride, he just arrived today. I didn't remember to tell you before I arrived."
Zhao Lin even gave benefits to Xu Zhong, so naturally he would not forget Emperor Cheng Ping.
This is the biggest support.
"Oh? How much?" Emperor Chengping asked in surprise.
"A total of five hundred thousand taels. Because he only got one million taels, the rest was taken away by others." Zhu Zhongyan said.
"Who dares to take my money?" Emperor Chengping was immediately furious.
Zhu Zhongyan was speechless and quickly said, "There were many people present at the time, and Zhao Lin couldn't take everything away."
"Tell me the whole story." Emperor Chengping said.
Zhu Zhongyan had no choice but to tell the story again with exaggeration.
Before, Emperor Chengping only knew that Zhao Chenhan was captured while suppressing a rebellion and was rescued by Zhao Lin, but he didn't know that Zhao Lin made so much money from this.
"So, Governor Feng Siyuan took the silver that should have belonged to me?"
Emperor Chengping keenly grasped the key point.
Zhu Zhongyan opened his mouth and said, "Yes."
Emperor Chengping was furious: "This bastard, he wants a share of the money that his subordinates have worked so hard to earn. Remove him and replace him with Zhao Lin."
Zhu Zhongyan quickly said, "That's not right. Zhao Lin is already very enviable. If he is made governor, an 18-year-old governor, the first in history, who knows what those people will do."
Feng Siyuan is his man and is more trustworthy than Zhao Lin.
"Who cares?" Emperor Chengping said unconcernedly, "Zhao Lin is capable, so he should be given a high position. Li Chengqian and Shao Yutang are old, but what have they done for me? Call Fu Chengwang, Li Xingye, and the rest of the Ministry of Personnel here."
Zhu Zhongyan secretly groaned.
Who knew Emperor Chengping would be so angry?
The key point is that Feng Siyuan was there, but he didn’t share Zhao Lin’s money.
Because Feng Siyuan raised the price even more than Zhao Lin, Zhao Lin didn't even think about giving it to him, and Feng Siyuan didn't plan to take anything from Zhao Lin anymore.
As a result, I didn't eat any fish but got covered in fishy smell.
Zhu Zhongyan had no choice but to ask someone to pass the message to these people.
Fu Chengwang and the others had not left yet. When they heard the emperor's call, they immediately hurried to the emperor's study.
"I wonder why Your Majesty has called me here?" Fu Chengwang asked.
Emperor Chengping said, "I want to make Zhao Lin the governor of Jiujiang. Do you think it's okay?"
Fu Chengwang, Li Xingye, as well as the Minister and Vice Minister of Personnel were all shocked.
Fu Chengwang quickly asked, "Why does Your Majesty think so highly of Zhao Lin?"
Emperor Chengping said, "Zhao Lin is a reliable person. I am going to give him more responsibilities."
You can't say that the emperor is angry that the current governor took his money, so he wants to replace him, right?
Fu Chengwang pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Lin is honored that His Majesty values him. However, he is so young that he may not be able to govern an entire province."
Although Fu Chengwang had high expectations for Zhao Lin, he was still too young after all, so he was very surprised that he could cure Qingzhou.
Fu Chengwang didn't dare to believe that Zhao Lin could do a good job as the governor of Jiujiang.
Li Xingye said, "How do we know if we don't try? Let him do it first. He has a habit of writing to us for advice anyway. If he doesn't do well, we can correct it in time."
"And you?"
Emperor Chengping looked at the Minister of Personnel Bai Hongbin.
Bai Shiyuan and Bai Shicheng's grandfather.
Emperor Chengping would also consult his opinion on the transfer of officials in the Ministry of Personnel.
Of course, it's just a reference.
Bai Hongbin also understood that everyone in the imperial study agreed, and if he disagreed, he would be in trouble.
Moreover, the Bai family has always supported the prince and is an accomplice of Zhao Lin.
Bai Hongbin immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise. Although Zhao Lin is young, he has your Majesty's teachings. His knowledge of statecraft is beyond the reach of old men like us. He should be given more power."
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