Chapter 80 Daughter's Debt and Father's Payment
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Lu Yuanze knelt upright in the court.
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I have never allowed you to borrow money, never!" Lu Yuanze felt more bitter in his heart.
As expected, Lu Chaochao should not have been given birth.
Jingyao is his lucky treasure.
The emperor looked at him coldly: "You mean, Lu Chaochao borrowed all of it himself?"
Lu Yuanze was a little confused: "Your Majesty, of course she borrowed it herself."
The emperor grabbed the memorial and threw it straight at his head.
The cover of the memorial was quite hard, and the emperor threw it at it with all his anger.
The emperor has experience in hitting people.
Hit him directly on the head.
"Asshole!" The emperor stood up suddenly.
Lu Yuanze's head was broken and bleeding from the sharp corner of the memorial.
But when he heard the emperor's angry rebuke, he was so frightened that he kowtowed quickly.
I dare not cover my bleeding head.
"She's only one year old, how would she know how to borrow money?"
"If it wasn't for the adults' instigation, would she know to borrow money? She can't even walk steadily and stumbles when she speaks, how can she borrow money?"
"Lu Yuanze, do you still have a heart? She is a child less than one year old, what does she know?"
"You actually used a one-year-old child to make money, Lu Yuanze, you are so bold!" The emperor picked up another memorial and threw it at him.
Hey, it’s great to take the opportunity to hit someone.
Lu Yuanze had no words to express his pain.
He really didn’t, really didn’t! !
But when he saw Eunuch Wang secretly shaking his head at him, he didn't dare to explain the matter any further.
After all, who the hell would believe that an eleven-month-old child would borrow money.
Lu Yuanze was really feeling frustrated and panicked now.
"Master Lu, how can you use a child to make money? The child has saved up his New Year's money for seven or eight years, and you are so embarrassed to borrow it?"
"Not only did your daughter borrow money, she also gave her a talisman, saying it would guarantee her safety."
"What nonsense."
"Master Lu, we are colleagues and we won't say anything. But you have to return the money to the child, right?" Several adults surrounded Lu Yuanze.
"I also have eight copper coins and a pot of milk." The Minister of the Ministry of Rites hastily expressed his opinion.
Lu Yuanze had no words to express his grievances, but thinking that a one-year-old child was borrowing even milk, he probably wouldn't be able to borrow much in total, so he agreed immediately.
"I, Lu, will definitely pay it back. I will send it to your house tomorrow, and none of my colleagues will lose a single cent." Lu Yuanze expressed his position while wiping the sweat off his face.
"I have asked around, and she has borrowed a lot. She has an IOU from each family. We will give it to you later." The Minister of Rites said calmly.
He was already a veteran in the court, and even the emperor had to give him some face.
The emperor glanced at Lu Yuanze and said: "He used his daughter to make money. He must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."
"Come here, punish Lord Lu with thirty strokes of the cane."
Lu Yuanze pursed his lips tightly, but did not dare to protest.
He could only be dragged out by the palace servants.
The club hit Lord Lu again and again. Lord Lu's face turned pale in pain and his lips were bleeding from biting.
I just hate Lu Chaochao for not living up to expectations.
Not as sensible as Jingyao.
When the morning court was over, the emperor immediately summoned several people who had borrowed money to the imperial study.
Several people looked at each other.
"She also gave you the talisman?" The emperor sat on the dragon throne, suppressing the ecstasy in his heart.
Talisman?
Why don't you give me such a good thing?
Is there something I did wrong?
I even gave her a personal jade pendant. With this jade pendant, it is as if I were in person, and I can even enter the palace at any time and summon a hundred thousand imperial guards.
Is there anything I did wrong?
The more the emperor thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.
The Minister of Taichang Temple took out a yellow talisman with ancient and mysterious patterns painted on it, which had now been crumpled into a ball.
"Now, my grandson borrowed eight coppers and a jug of milk from her. What truth charm did she give him?"
"It is said that there are no lies under the spell."
"The little guy is quite good at fooling people. He tricked my grandson out of all his eight copper coins." The Minister of Taichang Temple casually held the yellow talisman, but Eunuch Wang walked straight up to him.
The Minister of Taichang Temple was stunned?
Didn’t he plan to present this kind of thing that was used to fool children? ?
But when he saw Eunuch Wang, he had no choice but to hand it to Eunuch Wang with both hands.
The emperor looked at his ministers again.
Lord Zhou of the Guanglu Temple was stunned. At this moment, he presented the yellow talisman: "I borrowed two hundred and eighty taels from my grandson and gave him a talisman to ward off evil spirits. It is said that no evil spirits dare to enter the house." He handed it to Eunuch Wang.
Grand Secretary of the Cabinet: "I borrowed three hundred taels from my granddaughter and gave her a weather charm. It is said to be able to summon wind and rain. My granddaughter believes it very much and treasures it very much. She will not allow me to break it and must return it."
So, he didn't give it to Eunuch Wang.
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Ministry of Rites both received a longevity talisman.
"The little guy said that this talisman can increase one's lifespan by three years. The little guy is quite good at fooling people." Both of them handed it to Eunuch Wang.
The emperor held four pieces of talisman paper and coughed softly, "This talisman is physical evidence. I will accept it."
"My dear ministers, please leave." He couldn't stop smiling.
The Minister of Rites had a head full of white hair. He looked at the emperor suspiciously, only to feel that the emperor was inexplicably happy at the moment.
The few of them didn't think much about it and just left the palace together.
The imperial study is some distance away from the palace gate.
But it's raining heavily again today.
There is still snow on the ground, which makes people feel irritated.
"It has been raining for seven days in a row. There have been several urgent reports from Linluo. I'm afraid the flooding will get even worse." The old minister sighed.
Mr. Liu, a cabinet scholar, held the talisman paper in his hand and responded casually, "Yes, it would be great if the rain could stop and the sun could come out for a few days."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a burning pain in his hand.
"Hey hey hey." He shook his hands in fear.
Then he saw that the yellow talisman actually ignited in the rain without any fire.
The yellow talisman suddenly burst into flames.
In just a moment, the yellow talisman was burned out.
But what is surprising is.
The moment when the yellow talisman burns out and the ashes fall to the ground.
It actually started from here, and it rained for three days straight, unexpectedly...
Stop! !
But in the blink of an eye, the downpour stopped.
The dark clouds dispersed, revealing the high sun, which gradually fell on the earth.
Lord Liu was stunned.
He pointed at the sky, then at the ashes: "This...this...this!!" He pointed at the sky, then at the ground, his expression of shock beyond words.
"This... this talisman..."
"It can't be a coincidence, right?" Lord Liu stuttered. But this scene was too coincidental!
Unfortunately, he couldn't convince himself.
The Imperial Astronomical Observatory clearly said that the rain would last at least half a month.
The court officials looked at each other.
They suddenly remembered His Majesty's reaction.
Your Majesty, take away all their talismans.
And the mood is obviously good.
The Minister of Rites turned around and walked back: "I have something else to do, so I have to go back."
I want my talisman back.
My hair and beard are getting white, I need a longevity charm! !
At this moment, no one was willing to leave the palace and they all turned around.
But when they reached the palace gate, they saw that it was closed. Eunuch Wang stood at the gate with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is tired and has already rested. Please go back, everyone."
After saying that, he added: "My Lords, you must understand what should be said and what should not be said." Your Majesty, you are planning to keep it a secret.
The ministers were filled with regret.
He was so angry that he slapped his thigh outside the palace gate.
Your Majesty is taking a rest so early in the morning. Who are you trying to fool? ? !
This talisman paper is real! !
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