Chapter 546: Don’t You Really Know?

The second prince Zhang Jingyang smiled and said, "Master Zhou, you have worked hard on the journey. Father is already waiting in the palace. Just leave this to me."

Just as Zhou Shuren was about to speak, someone around the Second Prince came back from the prisoner car and said, "Lord Lin is dead."

The second prince looked a little unhappy. He had specifically asked for the order to take this opportunity to put the fifth prince in a difficult situation. "Lord Zhou, do you have anything to say?"

Zhou Shuren took a step forward, "I need to talk to the Second Prince alone."

Zhang Jingyang had a playful look in his eyes. He knew that this old fox would not be so easily tricked. "Please come in, Lord Zhou."

"Please, Second Prince."

After the two men left the team, Zhou Shuren said, "Lord Lin is not dead. The fourth carriage was driven by Lord Lin. The one who died was just a fake death row prisoner."

The second prince laughed and said, "Lord Zhou is more skilled."

Zhou Shuren lowered his head, "I am just being more cautious."

The second prince was holding the beads, so he was an old fox. He was still thinking that Zhou Shuren would fall this time. "Master Zhou is too modest."

Zhou Shuren curled his lips. If a person does not think about the future, he will have immediate concerns. He does not like to have immediate concerns. "Second Prince, I will go to the palace first. The rest will be left to you."

Finally got rid of it, no need to worry about it anymore!

The second prince was full of excitement. As long as he was not dead, he would give the fifth prince a taste of his own medicine even if there was no evidence. "Okay."

Zhou Shuren took Lord Wang into the palace alone, and Yao Zheyu was responsible for staying behind to assist the second prince.

At the palace gate, Lord Wang was tidying up his official uniform. He looked at Lord Zhou's relaxed look with the rest of his eyes. He felt so stupid. He silently put down his hand and moved closer to Lord Zhou, "Lord Zhou."

Zhou Shuren was thinking, "What's wrong?"

When Lord Wang saw the eunuch coming, he shut his mouth and said, "No, it's okay."

Zhou Shuren saw that it was Eunuch Liu, and he felt very upset. He wanted to give him a reward again, "Eunuch Liu."

Aren't you busy? His purse!

Eunuch Liu, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Master Zhou has become younger again."

Zhou Shuren said with a wooden face, "The Emperor must be anxious, please come in, Eunuch Liu."

As he spoke, Zhou Shuren handed over the purse. The smile in Eunuch Liu's eyes became even more intense. He was childless and asked for money more and more as he got older. Lord Zhou was a generous man. He just held the purse without pulling it. "Lord Zhou, you can let go now."

Zhou Shuren released his hand with a heartache. The palace was the biggest money-eating beast. "Hehe."

Eunuch Liu took the silver with a smile. Seeing the reluctance in Lord Zhou's eyes, he felt relieved. "Please, Lord."

Zhou Shuren held the folder and the directory and said, "Please."

Lord Wang was being ignored. He looked at Lord Zhou with a twitching mouth. It was the first time he saw Lord Zhou's reluctant look. He glanced at Eunuch Liu and shrank his neck.

Zhou Shuren was already very familiar with the Zheng Palace. He had had a night chat with the emperor there. He followed Eunuch Liu into the Zheng Palace. Except for the second prince, everyone was there.

Zhou Shuren knelt down to pay his respects. He felt pained when he heard what Lord Wang said. "I pay my respects to the Emperor."

The emperor glanced at Zhou Shuren, and more of his eyes were on Wang Ju. As the eldest son of the Wang family, he would have to go to the capital sooner or later. His eyes turned back to Zhou Shuren, and he understood. "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Shuren and Lord Wang stood up. Zhou Shuren held up the folder and the list. "Your Majesty."

Lord Wang also held up, "This is the register of sealed property."

Eunuch Liu took it and stepped forward quickly. The emperor motioned to the prince, "Take a look first."

Eunuch Liu paused for a moment and quickly changed direction, "Prince."

The prince ignored the jealous looks of his brothers, reached out to take it, and first read the letter from Lord Zhou, which contained the entire incident in a clear and coherent manner without a single word of nonsense. He then handed it to his father, "Father."

The emperor took it and scanned it. He knew the contents of the folder clearly, and then put it down.

The prince skipped over the list and focused on the confiscated property. The more he looked, the angrier he got. "Lord Lin's family is richer than mine."

He was not really a poor prince. The money given by his father was little, but he had a mother. When his mother married his father, she brought a large dowry. His grandfather also plundered many things in his conquests, and most of them went to his mother, who then gave them to him.

The prince looked at the fifth son. He had always known that the fifth son had money in his hand. At first he thought it was given by his mother, and as a son he would not be biased. But now he realized that his mother would not give the fifth son a penny. Lord Lin's family fortune was worth more than 400,000 yuan in silver, so the fifth son must have even more.

The emperor took it and looked at it carefully, his expression became a little uglier. This was only a small amount that the Lin family had withheld. Then, how much money had been spent on maintaining people and soldiers in the past ten years?

The emperor looked at Zhou Shuren. Should he say that he was lucky to have a good general? Otherwise, when the imperial power was transferred, even if he took ruthless measures, there would be chaos. The emperor looked at Lao Wu with sharp eyes.

The Fifth Prince was not well to begin with, and when he felt his father's gaze, he trembled and immediately knelt on the ground, saying that he was innocent and suspected of being a cover-up. He could only bite the bullet and say, "My son knows nothing, please investigate."

Zhou Shuren secretly thought it was a pity. This time he didn't dare to find a place to watch the show. The emperor's eyes changed. He was angry. When he saw the property book, he was also shocked. At the same time, he was secretly lucky that this line of making money was terminated. Otherwise, if he waited for a few more years, there would be chaos in the court.

Zhou Shuren looked at the Fifth Prince kneeling on the ground with a frown. He couldn't help but wonder, the other party hid it so deeply, did he really not realize that the Emperor knew that the Fifth Prince was a fake?

He always felt that there was something incongruous, but he couldn't figure out what it was. Never mind, things will work out when the time comes!

The emperor seemed not to hear what the fifth prince said. He continued to look at the booklet and silently calculated the total value in his mind. Now it was only the confiscated property in Jinzhou, and there were also several other states. The tax revenue of Jinzhou would be equivalent to one-sixth of the tax revenue of last year. The annual tax revenue of the entire court was only more than 20 million taels, and this was brought by maritime trade in the past two years.

The war has been going on for a while, taxes have been low, and the court has been collecting money. In Jinzhou alone, nearly five million taels of silver were confiscated. Although most of them were savings of merchants for generations, where was the silver that flowed away?

The third prince had never taken his second brother's job, and he originally wanted to add insult to injury, but when he saw his father's gloomy face and shrank his neck, he decided to keep his mouth shut.

The fourth prince didn't dare to laugh. He lowered his head and remained motionless.

Lord Wang's back was covered with sweat. There was no sound in the Zheng Palace. It was too depressing. He quickly glanced at Lord Zhou who was not affected at all. Lord Wang was silent. No wonder his father said that he could only guard and never think of surpassing Lord Zhou in this life.

Zhou Shuren looked at the Fifth Prince. He felt that if he waited a little longer, the Fifth Prince would definitely pass out. He was shaking all the time. After all, the Fifth Prince was the same age as Rongchuan, both fifteen. Even though he was mature mentally, he was still a child.

So many things have happened recently, but this child has not been tortured crazy and his mind is already very good. No one in ancient times should be underestimated!

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