Chapter 904 The King Wants His Subject to Die
Luo Qinghan asked slowly, "King Ying is a prince, and he also holds the title of Right Patrol Officer. How dare he leave Shengjing without my permission?"
Luo Yanzhi was speechless after being asked.
It's not that he hadn't thought about this. He thought the King of England left Shengjing quietly. After all, the King of England was very low-key when he left Beijing, and it was obvious at a glance that he left in a hurry.
I never thought that the King of England would leave Beijing on orders!
Luo Qinghan swept his gaze across the faces of everyone present and spoke lightly.
"The iron mine that the King of England is mining belongs to me. Part of the ore mined from this mine will be invested in military construction, and the other part will be sold at market price. Half of the money will go to the Ministry of Finance and the other half will go to the national treasury. Do you have any objections?"
The Minister of Revenue was immediately excited when he heard this.
He was the first to stand up and responded loudly: "I second the motion. Your Majesty is wise!"
Others followed suit and shouted.
"I second your proposal. Your Majesty is wise!"
Luo Yanzhi had no choice but to lower his head and follow everyone in shouting that the emperor was wise, but he was filled with resentment in his heart.
He originally thought he could take the opportunity to sow discord between the Emperor and the King of England, but he didn't expect that he would be tricked by the Emperor instead.
When the emperor heard what he said just now, he must have been secretly laughing at his ignorance in his heart. Maybe in the emperor's heart, he was as ridiculous as a monkey being teased on the street.
The more Luo Yanzhi thought about it, the angrier he became. He clenched his hands into fists in his sleeves, his eyes filled with hatred for the emperor.
The meeting is over.
The news that the King of England was mining iron ore under imperial orders spread like wildfire.
Hengjia responded the fastest.
They immediately tried to bribe Cao Nuo, the eunuch beside the emperor, hoping that Cao Nuo could help them intercede with the emperor and let the emperor agree to let the Heng family assist the King of England in mining iron ore.
Cao Nuo relayed the silver note sent by the Heng family, along with the request made by the Heng family, to the emperor without missing a word.
After listening to this, Luo Qinghan said calmly.
"Take the banknotes and tell them that I have several more sailing routes, but I will only tell them to people I trust."
"Yes."
Cao Nuo conveyed the emperor's attitude to the Heng family.
Everyone in the Heng family gathered together to think about what kind of person could be considered trustworthy by the emperor?
It's not just the Heng family.
Other families who wanted to obtain the sailing routes received the same reply.
Everyone was worried about how to become someone the emperor could trust.
Wang Gan was one of the few who was not interested in the sailing route.
He knew very well that this was most likely a bait deliberately thrown out by the emperor in order to lure those noble families into the trap and make those noble families who were originally on the opposite side of the emperor change sides and become vassals of the emperor.
In the evening.
Wang Gan went to visit his father-in-law.
He met Jing County Wang Luo Yanzhi in the study of his father-in-law's house.
When Luo Yanzhi saw Wang Gan, he immediately stood up and called out to him respectfully.
"teacher."
When Wang Xie was teaching at the Imperial College, Wang Gan worked as his father's assistant for a period of time. He was responsible for helping Wang Xie with some chores and occasionally substituting for him in classes when Wang Xie was busy.
Wang Gan happened to have taught Luo Yanzhi two lessons. At that time, Luo Yanzhi was just a little prince who was nearly eight years old, and there was no intersection between him and Wang Gan.
Now Luo Yanzhi has become the King of Jing County, and Wang Gan has become the head of the Wang family.
The two people who had no contact with each other suddenly became close.
Luo Yanzhi even affectionately called Wang Gan "teacher".
And Wang Gan also responded with a smile.
The two sat opposite each other.
Wang Gan first exchanged a few pleasantries with the other party before getting down to business.
"Recently, all the noble families have been trying their best to show their loyalty to the emperor in order to obtain the sea routes. If this continues, the noble families' positions will gradually shift to the emperor's side, and the situation will be even more unfavorable to you, Your Majesty."
Luo Yanzhi's peach blossom eyes showed a sinister look: "What a short-sighted bunch! It's only been a short time, and they have forgotten the losses caused by the tax reform. In the blink of an eye, they surrendered to the enemy for a little profit."
Wang Gan wanted to say that an iron mine was not a small profit.
But he knew what kind of character Luo Yanzhi was, and he knew that Luo Yanzhi would not listen to such words.
So Wang Gan wisely chose to keep silent.
Luo Yanzhi gritted his teeth and said, "That guy is just lucky. It was like this before and it's still like this now. It seems that no matter what he does, he is more successful than others. God is too partial to him!"
Although he did not mention anyone by name, Wang Gan knew he was talking about the current emperor.
Wang Gan comforted him, "Your Highness, calm down. Now is not the time to worry about these things. The current trend is not favorable to you. We can't just sit there and wait for death. We have to find a way to stop the noble families from continuing to lean towards the emperor."
Luo Yanzhi: "Teacher, do you have any advice?"
Wang Gan whispered, "It's definitely not possible to think of other solutions at the last minute. We can only implement the plan we arranged earlier."
Luo Yanzhi's eyes flashed.
He hesitated and said, "Now is not the best time, right?"
Wang Gan: "Now is indeed not the best time, but if we wait any longer, I'm afraid we won't even have the chance to implement our plan. You should be able to see that the current emperor is not a simple person. The longer we wait, the more stable his throne will be. So we can't wait any longer and give him the opportunity to strengthen himself."
Luo Yanzhi's fingers slowly closed, then slowly loosened, and then closed quietly again...
He thought of the humiliation he suffered in front of the emperor, gritted his teeth, and said cruelly.
"Okay, let's do as the teacher says!"
Wang Gan raised his teacup and said, "I wish Your Majesty success in your endeavor!"
Luo Yanzhi also raised his teacup: "If I can achieve great things, I will never forget the kindness of my teacher!"
The two cups of tea clinked gently, making a crisp sound.
The tea in the cup swayed gently, creating ripples.
That night.
Wang Xie, who was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, committed suicide.
By the time the jailer discovered something was wrong, Wang Xie's body was already cold.
He used broken pieces of porcelain to cut his wrists and throat and died of excessive blood loss.
Before he died, he used his own blood to write a line of bloody words on the wall:
If the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die!
Even though the Minister of Justice Dong Mingchun tried his best to conceal the matter, it still got out and was known by the aristocratic families.
The line of blood words written by Wang Xie clearly showed that he did not commit suicide voluntarily, but was forced to do so.
As for the person who forced him, it was naturally the current emperor.
When Luo Qinghan learned about this, he finally understood why Wang Xie said those words.
Wang Xie said that he was in a situation and had to do some things, so he asked Your Majesty to forgive him.
At that time, Luo Qinghan thought that Wang Xie was talking about the fact that he ordered people to kill Li Qingyan.
Now it seems that what Wang Xie was talking about was actually the current incident.
He used his life and blood to forcibly cut off the last chance of peaceful coexistence between the emperor and the aristocratic families.
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I know you probably forgot about Wang Xie. Chapter 874: The lips and teeth are cold
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