Chapter 8 Chapter 8 What can a tyrant emperor do in a brothel?
Since taking over the national treasury, Ning Wujie's inventory and account checking work has become extremely busy, taking up almost all of his time.
Wen Xing hadn't heard the cool and handsome voice of a man reading a story to him for a long time.
Life suddenly became boring.
Looking at his own emperor lazily lying on the couch, gazing out the window and sighing, Li Dequan thought worriedly: The beauty is too busy to come, what should our emperor do?
If you miss them so much, don't assign them so much work.
Moreover, their Majesty is really good to Ning Wujie. Knowing that he is busy, he has rarely summoned him recently.
How could he know that Wen Xing's experience as a leader in his previous life was to assign tasks to people while also giving them freedom.
The most annoying thing is when leaders constantly lecture and try to make their presence felt.
As the old eunuch shook his head and sighed, he suddenly heard their emperor call out, "Xinghe."
The shadow guard fell down in response.
"Master!" A clear and childish boy's voice sounded.
Wen Xing turned around and saw the young shadow guard in front of him, no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, with twin buns, still underdeveloped, and a hint of baby fat still lingering on his cheeks. He was licking a bright red candied apple.
Wen Xing saw the apple, raised his eyebrows, and hooked his finger: "Give it to me."
Xinghe cautiously hid the candied apple behind him: "...No."
Wen Xing narrowed his eyes and said, "You disobeyed my order. I will fine you your salary. Let's see what you can use to buy fruit next time."
Xinghe curled his lips and said, "Master, I have licked this." As he said this, he hid the candied apple more tightly.
Wen Xing smiled, "Then I punish you by telling me what fun things you've seen outside lately?"
He met Xinghe when he first came here, during an incognito trip.
At that time, he went to Nanquan Mountain for a trip. Outside a village at the foot of the mountain, he saw the child sitting on the doorstep holding a sword, his body covered in blood, with countless fallen corpses behind him.
To avenge his master, this child destroyed an entire mountain villa with just his sword.
Wen Xing felt at the time that if he didn't pick the person up, the child would be gone.
It took him several months to wash away the murderous aura in Xinghe, but in the end he found out that he was just an ordinary child who loved to eat snacks and run out of the palace to play.
In addition to that amazing kung fu.
Xinghe tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "There are new plays in the brothels recently, and there are also fantasy plays from the Western Regions."
"Illusion? What is that?"
Xinghe licked the apple and said, "It's beautiful."
Wen Xing feigned dissatisfaction: "No wonder you've been out of the palace for so long. How many new things have you tried behind my back? Come on, tell me the truth!"
Xinghe's eyes lit up, "I'll take the master there!"
Li Dequan lowered his head and sighed, knowing that their Majesty would run after Xinghe again this time, so he instructed the eunuch beside him: "Tell the guards to arrange a team to follow His Majesty, and don't let His Majesty run too far."
Xinghe rummaged through the emperor's wardrobe and took out a sky-blue robe embroidered with cloud patterns, and also took out a belt with a dragon-head jade belt hook.
Li Dequan felt helpless when he saw Xinghe rummaging through the emperor's wardrobe as if it were his own belongings.
Their Majesty never restrains Xinghe, allowing the child to act recklessly.
Wen Xing excitedly put on the clothes recommended by Xinghe and ran after the child.
"No light martial arts this time. Go through the palace gates honestly. I can't catch up with you."
The child said in a sullen voice, "Oh."
*
Ministry of Revenue Treasury.
A group of inspectors from the Supervisory Department, dressed in dark robes, were moving around the storeroom. Numerous silver boxes were opened, revealing mountains of silver ingots of all sizes piled high inside.
The chief accountant was counting the quantity and recording it in the book.
An official from the Ministry of Revenue, hunched over, holding a ledger, said in an almost fawning tone, "This is the treasury ledger. Lord Ning, please take a look."
"Don't worry, the treasury silver is counted every quarter, and there will be no mistakes."
Ning Wujie took the account book, glanced at it casually, and handed it to his subordinate, saying coldly, "Since the doctor has the ability to manage the treasury of an entire country, the account book must be watertight. I won't look at it."
Upon hearing this, the doctor from the Ministry of Revenue smiled awkwardly.
"Your Excellency, you are exaggerating."
At this time, an inspector clasped his fists and saluted Ning Wujie, saying, "We've counted it, and it's indeed 13.51 million taels of silver."
Ning Wujie narrowed his eyes and saw that the doctor from the Ministry of Revenue slightly curled up the corners of his mouth after hearing this, and then quickly straightened it, with a calm look on his face.
A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "Master Langzhong has indeed fulfilled his duties and managed the treasury money perfectly."
Upon hearing this, the Ministry of Revenue doctor smiled and said, "The commander-in-chief is a man of both ability and virtue. He is a loyal and devoted minister to your majesty."
Ning Wujie casually picked up a silver ingot from the silver mountain beside him and held it up to his eyes. Observing it in the torchlight, he sneered, "But I've heard that skilled silversmiths can pour molten lead into hollow silver ingots. Not only is it invisible on the surface, but the weight is also perfectly controlled."
"Master Langzhong, have you heard anything?"
Although the Ministry of Revenue doctor tried his best to keep a straight face, the tension in his eyes still did not escape Ning Wujie's eyes. He smiled shyly and said, "I am ignorant."
"Really? How about we give it a try?"
The doctor of the Ministry of Revenue froze in his tracks.
Ning Wujie placed the silver ingot on the stone steps beside the doctor and suddenly drew his sword. "My frost blade can cut iron like mud, but I don't know how to cut this official silver."
The doctor was startled, and before he could react, the silver-white blade just passed by his side. The blade wind seemed to be substantial, and it frightened half of his body so much that it froze instantly, as if this blow could really take away half of his life.
clang--!
The harsh sound of metal colliding with stone was heard, and the echo made people's ears buzz.
The doctor turned around in panic and saw that the ten-liang silver ingot on the stone steps was cut in half like a rotten wood.
The outer silver skin twisted and curled, revealing the dark lead core inside.
He knew the situation was hopeless, and his legs went limp with fear. He fell to his knees with a thud, crying out, "Commander, spare my life!"
The inspectors were secretly shocked. They originally thought that their boss had only relied on the emperor's favor to rise to power, but after following the investigation for a few days, they also saw his methods.
He is thoughtful, bold and decisive, which is not what one would expect from a man of his age.
Ning Wujie ignored the limp doctor and walked out of the treasury. He walked quickly to his subordinates and said, "Cut open all the silver ingots for inspection, and the treasury officials will take them into custody!"
As soon as he left the warehouse, an inspector came to report, "There's news about the Huanhai Tower we're keeping an eye on, and it's coming today."
Ning Wujie nodded, turned around and called for people, "Team one, team three, follow me."
Then he led a group of inspectors armed with swords and walked out of the palace quickly.
*
Huanhai Tower.
The five-story building, with glazed eaves and gilded bronze hooks, shines like a dazzling beacon from thousands of lights, even in the brightly lit night of the capital.
There were crowds of people outside the building.
Li De, dressed in casual clothes, sat down at a streetside tavern. He nervously watched the movements inside the building and asked the guard beside him, "Are everyone inside keeping a close eye on us? Make sure nothing goes wrong."
The guard nodded, "Du Qiao Zhuangbu has already gone in, and with Xinghe here, there shouldn't be any problem."
The old eunuch nodded and sighed slightly, "Our master is such a worry to us."
As an emperor, he is the center of attention wherever he goes, and is followed by a large crowd of people. But this emperor of theirs loves to shake them off and run to these bustling places in the city, which really makes the eunuchs worried.
But at this moment, the guard suddenly alertly drew his sword three inches away, and stared at a group of people rushing towards Huanhai Tower with his eyes as sharp as torches.
The old eunuch followed his gaze and exclaimed, "Eh!" "Isn't that Xiaomei... Bah, General Ning?"
He was about to shout for help, but Ning Wujie seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly stopped and turned to look at him.
Ning Wujie frowned slightly, "Eunuch Li?"
Since Li Dequan is here, it means that His Majesty is also...
Ning Wujie noticed something was wrong, so he turned to his subordinates and said, "You sneak in first, stay put, and wait for my signal." After that, he walked towards Li Dequan.
"Eunuch Li," he said, looking around. "Is His Majesty nearby?"
Li Dequan glanced at Huanhai Tower and said helplessly: "It's inside."
Ning Wujie was puzzled, "What are you doing here, Your Majesty?"
But then he thought it over again, what could a tyrant emperor do in a brothel?
Oh.
Thinking of this, his face turned cold and his voice lost its warmth: "I have a case today and I am afraid of offending Your Majesty. I'd better ask someone to invite him out."
Li Dequan noticed that Ning Wujie's expression was different, his eyes rolled around, and he suddenly figured it out.
How could he be so stupid as to openly admit in front of the little beauty that His Majesty had been in a brothel?!
hiss......
What if the little beauty gets angry and doesn't help him to appease His Majesty anymore?
Li Dequan felt like he was shooting himself in the foot.
Remedy it quickly.
The old eunuch's mind was working rapidly. When Ning Wujie mentioned the key word "case", an idea suddenly occurred to him. He said seriously, "Your Majesty is also here to investigate the case."
Ning Wujie:?
A tyrant emperor would also investigate cases?
Seeing the hesitation in his eyes, the old eunuch quickly made up a story: "I heard that a lost palace treasure has been found here, and Your Majesty wants to come and confirm it in person."
Ning Wujie was suspicious: "Why don't you send someone to investigate the case? Why do you want Your Majesty to go in person?"
However, he also came here today because he found a clue that the underground money house here was planning to auction off a batch of treasures that had flowed out of the palace, all from the inner treasury. He came here to intercept and seal off the Huanhai Tower.
Could the treasure Your Majesty is looking for be among them?
Li Dequan had no idea that his fabricated excuse perfectly matched Ning Wujie's case. He simply felt that the man before him was too clever to be fooled. After racking his brains, he finally said, "That treasure... belongs to His Majesty. Others who are unfamiliar with it wouldn't be able to recognize it."
"So that's how it is." Ning Wujie didn't know whether he believed it or not.
Li Dequan wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "How about I go in and persuade His Majesty."
Let's go! If the little beauty finds out that Your Majesty is not investigating a case but visiting a brothel, that scene...
The old eunuch didn't dare to think about it.
He was about to stand up, but Ning Wujie stopped him, "No need."
Before the eunuch could react, Ning Wujie had already flashed into the building.
Li Dequan: ...
Your Majesty, you are on your own. This is the best I can do for you.
The author has something to say:
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5j: Why would I still go to a brothel when I have one? Haha (clenched fist)
Lust makes one lose one's mind!
The tyrant who only wants to have fun: Huh?
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