"Zhao Lin spent one million taels of silver to buy 20,000 horses?"
The next to Feng Siyuan to receive the news was the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, which had been keeping an eye on Zhao Lin.
Upon receiving the news, Han Yuehua was shocked and said, "Which stable has so many horses? Where did that rebellious son get so much money?"
The secret guard said, "It's the Ganxi Horse Farm. Because the national treasury is empty and there's not enough to pay the Northwest Border Army, they haven't bought any horses in recent years, which has led to a large accumulation of horses at the Ganxi Horse Farm. As for Zhao Lin's silver, it was given by Madam."
"I gave it to you?"
Han Yuehua's face suddenly darkened.
It was really given by her.
Zhao Chenhan caused a group of young masters to be captured. Zhao Lin asked for 200,000 taels per person, and Feng Siyuan increased it to 500,000.
Although the families of those young masters agreed, the money must be paid by the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Han Yuehua had to leave even though she was unwilling.
With so many aristocratic families joining forces, even the emperor had to think twice about what the Zhenbei Marquisate was.
Later, Han Yuehua regretted not bargaining.
Han Yuehua's heart bleeds when she thinks about how much money was given to Zhao Lin.
Now that she heard that Zhao Lin used the money given by their Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to buy horses, Han Yuehua felt even more uncomfortable.
"This rebellious son actually openly traded war horses. Doesn't he know that war horses are a regulated resource, subject to imperial restrictions? Without the Ministry of War's approval, his private trading of war horses is a capital offense. I'm going to report him!"
Zhao Mingyu quickly said, "It's impossible for Zhao Lin to openly buy and sell horses without permission. Why not ask first?"
"Yeah." Han Yuehua nodded and said, "Let Han'er check it out."
Zhao Chenhan was ecstatic when he heard the news.
As long as we can catch Zhao Lin buying and selling horses privately, he can be punished.
There are many people in the court who dislike him.
Zhao Chenhan went to the Ministry of War to ask.
The Minister of War said, "Zhao Lin's permission to buy horses? Yes, here it is."
Xiao Weilun, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, took the blank document next to him, quickly wrote on it permission for Zhao Lin to buy and sell horses, and then stamped it with the official seal.
"Prince Zhao, do you think this is okay?"
Zhao Chenhan's nose was so angry that it almost became crooked.
"Sir Xiao, you are shielding someone, which is a crime." Zhao Chenhan said angrily.
Xiao Weilun blew the permission and said with a smile: "Prince Zhao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. When did this official cover up a crime?"
Zhao Chenhan angrily pointed at the permission document and said, "Isn't this it?"
Xiao Weilun rolled his eyes and said, "This is a serious official document, with the seal of our Ministry of War on it. You call it a cover-up?"
"Isn't this a cover-up?" Zhao Chenhan said angrily.
Xiao Weilun said: "Go and sue me."
"I?"
Zhao Chenhan was so angry that he was fuming.
But Xiao Weilun looked like a tough guy, and he almost said, "This is how I am. What can you do about it?"
"Okay! Okay! Just wait. If I don't sue you, I'm not surnamed Zhao." Zhao Chenhan turned around and left angrily.
Xiao Weilun muttered: “Your surname is not Zhao, who knows what your surname is.”
Zhao Chenhan staggered, feeling extremely angry.
Zhao Chenhan returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and did not go to see Han Yuehua. He went straight to Du Yun and told him what had happened. He said, "Mr. Du, what do you think I should do?"
Du Yun was a middle-aged man in his forties with a pale face and three long strands of beard under his chin.
At this time, he twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Xiao Weilun is so arrogant, there must be retribution, the prince does not need to worry."
Zhao Chenhan sighed, "I'm not worried about him. Xiao Weilun is a member of the eunuch party. He is so arrogant, which proves that the eunuch party is too powerful and too rampant. It is not good for the court and must be curbed as soon as possible."
Du Yun smiled.
He is such a shrewd person that Zhao Chenhan has no privacy at all in front of him, so how could he not see that Zhao Chenhan's words were insincere.
But he was the master, so Du Yun couldn't slap him in the face. He said, "There are priorities. Don't worry about Xiao Weilun for now, just focus on Zhao Lin."
Zhao Chenhan quickly said, "Please teach me, sir."
Du Yun said, "Zhao Lin purchased war horses privately. Although Xiao Weilun helped complete the official documents, 20,000 war horses is a significant amount. Can the Qingzhou army use so many war horses? What does he want to do?"
Zhao Chenhan asked, "He wants to form a cavalry of 20,000 people?"
Du Yun's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he said, "Indeed, but that's not the problem. The problem is why he assembled such a strong cavalry? Is he going to rebel?"
Zhao Chenhan finally reacted and said in surprise, "As long as he holds on to this, I'm not afraid that His Majesty will not punish him."
Du Yun said, "He is now deeply favored by His Majesty. His Majesty may not punish him, but he will definitely be unhappy. For example, he can't use so many war horses, right? Why not support other armies?"
Zhao Chenhan suddenly realized: "Yes. He has a backer, so we can't deal with him with just that. But giving him some war horses will be enough to disgust him."
Du Yun said, "Another point. He has already defected to the Crown Prince. Dealing with him is not just your responsibility, but the responsibility of the entire Prince Yu's party. Tell Prince Yu about this, and he will naturally come forward to resolve it. You know, it's always better to use someone else's strength to defeat them than to take action yourself."
Zhao Chenhan nodded repeatedly: "Sir, your teaching is correct. Chenhan has learned his lesson. I will go find my brother-in-law now."
Zhao Chenhan left in a hurry.
Du Yun sighed.
Zhao Chenhan is so stupid that he needs to be taught by himself before he can learn. How can he inherit the great responsibility of Zhenbei Army?
But after all, he is the general's only son, so this is the worst that can be done.
Is it possible to change it?
Zhao Chenhan found Prince Yu and told him that Zhao Lin had bought 20,000 horses. Prince Yu immediately became jealous.
"Twenty thousand horses, at the very least, should be enough to form a cavalry of over ten thousand. He already had several thousand cavalry, right? Does that mean he can muster twenty thousand cavalry?"
Prince Yu pondered for a moment and was surprised: "The Qingzhou army is so small, but it actually has 20,000 cavalry. In time, this will become a formidable force."
Zhao Chenhan took the opportunity to say, "There's no need to wait, the time has come. He has defected to the Crown Prince and is our enemy. These cavalrymen may be used against us in the future."
Prince Yu's face darkened. "Do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhao Chenhan said, "He is currently enjoying the favor of His Majesty, and he has Li Xingye, Fu Chengwang, and Zhu Zhongyan as his backers, so it's difficult to deal with him. But we can divide the horses and make him empty-handed."
Prince Yu's eyes lit up and he said, "Not bad, it's rare that you have such a good suggestion."
Zhao Chenhan was annoyed.
What the hell does that mean? Haven't I given good advice before?
Just wait until I become the King of Zhenbei...
No, if I become the King of Zhenbei, he will be the emperor.
Zhao Chenhan could only smile apologetically: "Fortunately, I have lived up to His Highness's cultivation."
"Well, it's worth it that you've suffered so much."
Prince Yu nodded and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Do you know what to do?"
Zhao Chenhan immediately said, "I know. First, let's report Zhao Lin to the censor, and then propose to share the cost of the horses. We want Zhao Lin to pay for the horses for us."
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