Zhao Li was almost scared to death. It was so fucking scary. No one could be so unlucky.
Zhao Huan looked at him and said, "Zhao Li, do you recognize me?"
He was dead anyway, so Zhao Li was calm: "I don't know him, I've never seen him."
"Yesterday you cheated me out of five thousand taels of silver, and you still want to deny it? You really are not afraid of death." Zhao Huan said coldly.
Zhao Li stared curiously and asked, "Are you, Brother Zhao?"
The officials from the Grand Imperial Clan's Office were all shocked. Linghu Yunlong shouted angrily, "How dare you! How dare you speak disrespectfully to His Majesty?"
Zhao Li feigned surprise: "It's Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!" He then bowed: "Your Majesty, dressed in a dragon robe, is incredibly handsome. I was unable to recognize him, and I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"
Zhao Huan chuckled. "Zhao Li, I never thought you were such a master of flattery. But you've cheated me out of five thousand taels of silver. It's useless to say anything. Come! Strip this fellow of his title of prince, demote him to a commoner, and send him into exile!"
Zhao Li was shocked. "To be demoted and exiled is a serious crime. Besides, you offered the five thousand taels of silver to me on your own initiative. I didn't force you to do it."
Zhao Li was terrified and cried out, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I wanted to take these five thousand taels of silver to the Ministry of Imperial Clan Affairs to explain the situation, but Your Majesty sent someone to arrest me first. I didn't intend to take the silver."
"So you originally wanted to hand over the bribe money to the court, and I wronged you?"
Zhao Li nodded hurriedly: "That's right, Your Majesty is wise. I have always deeply detested the selling of official positions and titles. Yesterday, I simply wanted to gather evidence. I had intended to come to the Grand Chamber of Imperial Clan Affairs this morning."
"That's nonsense!" Zhao Huan was furious. "You've tarnished the reputation of the royal family through your drinking, whoring, and gambling. You're also a scoundrel who owes money and cheats people, completely destroying the reputation of the royal family. I'm not going to kill you, so I'm showing you some mercy. Drag you down! Send you into exile!"
Several guards put a large iron chain and wooden shackle on Zhao Li's head and marched him away. Zhao Li cried out, "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. Please listen to my explanation, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Huan and Linghu Yunlong smiled at each other. This Zhao official was indeed unlucky.
Linghu Yunlong smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, is this person qualified to serve as the Dragon Boat Envoy?"
Zhao Huan pursed his lips. "This bastard is very much to my liking. I feel no one is more suitable for this position than him. However, he has a bit of a vulgar air about him, and is a bit selfish and profit-driven. He needs to be tempered."
Sent to Jiao County, Zhao Li had previously been a prince of the imperial clan. Although he was a bit of a prodigal, he at least enjoyed a salary from the imperial court. Now he had become a commoner, and a criminal who had been exiled to the army. He had fallen from heaven to earth.
But he was a man who could deceive people everywhere, and now he had set his sights on the two officials escorting him. As soon as they left Bian Jing, Zhao Li tricked them into removing the shackles from his head, but he still had to wear the chains.
"Two officers, do you want to get rich?" Zhao Li started to deceive people again on the way to exile.
Perhaps because he was a prince in the past, the two officials were quite polite to him.
The fatter one said to him, "Your Majesty, who doesn't want to get rich? We are just happy to have a meal, and we don't care about anything else."
Zhao Lishen said mysteriously: "It's not easy to get rich, but you don't have any brains. Getting rich requires thinking. Just follow me and I guarantee you will have a good time."
The fatter of the two officers was called Cheng Bupang, and the other was called Guo Tianzhen.
After leaving Bianjing and entering Taixian, Cheng Bupang found an inn. The innkeeper saw that it was the officials escorting the imperial criminals and did not dare to neglect them. After all, ordinary people in Xingdou did not dare to provoke these officials.
Due to limited funds, Cheng Bupang and Guo Tianzhen could only stay in the cheapest inn and eat the most sloppy meals.
"Boss, if you have any delicious food or drinks, just bring them to me!" Zhao Li sat down at the table with an iron chain on his shoulder.
Cheng Bu Pang and Guo Tian Zhen exchanged a glance, neither of them moving their chopsticks. This prince was so used to enjoying himself that he thought he was just on a trip.
The innkeeper was even more shocked. A prisoner so arrogant. More than arrogant, he was simply arrogant. The innkeeper had seen prisoners before, but this was the first time he had seen such an arrogant prisoner.
Zhao Li slammed the table and said, "What are you looking at? Go get ready. Fatty, tell him who I am."
The shopkeeper was baffled. Who the hell could you be? Just a criminal, a convict sent into exile.
Cheng Bu Pang didn't understand what was going on, but he still said, "This is the prince of the capital. He offended the emperor and was exiled."
The shopkeeper was shocked. He couldn't believe that this ruffian-looking guy was actually a prince.
Zhao Li was very proud: "Boss, what's your name? How long has this inn been open?"
The shopkeeper did not dare to neglect the matter: "I am Wan Dequan, this Mingfeng Inn has been passed down from my ancestors. It has been the eighth generation since I came here."
Zhao Li nodded: "Yes, the eighth generation. Manager Wan, come here." Then he waved at him.
Shopkeeper Wan hurried over, and Zhao Li asked, "Shopkeeper Wan, can you read?"
Shopkeeper Wan nodded and said, "I attended a private school for a few years."
Zhao Li nodded, pointed to the simple food on the table, and said, "I have offended Your Majesty and was exiled. I left in such a hurry that I have no money on me. Could you please lend me some paper and pen from your house so I can write a letter to my relatives in the capital?"
Who could be the relative of the prince? Of course, he must be a relative of the emperor. This lean camel is bigger than a horse, so Shopkeeper Wan naturally didn't dare to neglect him and hurriedly went to the inner room to get paper and pen.
Zhao Li shook the iron chain on his arm and said, "It is inconvenient for me to write, so please write for me."
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