Where there are supporters, there are naturally people who oppose.
But no matter how they jumped up and down, they could not make Emperor Wu take back his order, nor did it affect Prince Consort Qiao's mood.
On his first day in office, Qiao Erlang simply showed up and got acquainted with his subordinates and colleagues. Apart from taking a look at the Ministry of Revenue's account books, he did not take any other action!
But before leaving, he asked the officials below to find all the account books of the Ministry of Revenue in recent years!
No one knows what Qiao Erlang is up to.
But this request was not difficult, so everyone agreed readily!
Some people even laughed at Qiao Erlang privately, saying that instead of rushing to raise money for food and grass at this time, he was actually checking the deficit of the Ministry of Revenue first. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Many people hoped that Qiao Erlang would make as much trouble as possible, and it would be best if he could offend all the forces in the capital.
A young boy won’t know his place unless he falls a few times!
Some of the accounts in the Ministry of Revenue were simply bad debts and could not be recovered at all, especially some accounts that were falsely reported for royal expenses.
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The chief steward of the princess's mansion looked at Qiao Erlang with difficulty.
"My Lord, are you sure you want to do this? That's the Prince of Runan's Palace."
Qiao Erlang looked at him with a smile.
"What's wrong with the Ru'nan Palace? It's only natural to pay back debts, not to mention that he owes the country money. As a royal family, shouldn't they set an example?
Besides this, there is this one! If you don’t want to do it, just tell me, I don’t need any help!”
The steward felt aggrieved, did he dare to say no?
If he refused, he would be kicked out of the princess's mansion!
The princess is the apparent owner of this princess's mansion, but it's obvious that the princess listens to her husband in everything!
If the prince consort is determined, he will drive him away as a servant.
How could the princess fall out with her husband because of him? He thought he was not that important!
Forget it, since I can’t refuse, I’ll just leave it to fate. The King of Runan is not a good guy anyway!
I already had a grudge against the prince consort's family and we are no longer gangsters. So if I've offended them, I've offended them!
But why is it that someone in Dingbian Marquis's Mansion owes money to the court?
If you think about it, isn't that the Prince Consort's family?
Oh my god, what is the prince consort thinking? He even doesn’t let his own family members go?
The chief steward was shocked, but also a little excited. He really wanted to see the reactions of the ministers tomorrow!
Prince Runan was feeling very proud these days. He got up from his concubine's bed early in the morning and started teasing Huamei.
He was happy for only a few minutes when he was frightened out of his wits by the sudden noise outside the mansion.
He hurriedly asked the people around him what was going on, but before they could go out to ask, the manager at the concierge came running over.
"My Lord, this is bad. Prince Qiao is here to collect the debt! He said that our family owes the Ministry of Revenue money and won't pay it back."
"Bullshit, when did I ever owe the Ministry of Revenue money? That little bastard is just talking nonsense!"
The King of Runan was immediately furious.
When he followed the housekeeper to the gate of the mansion, he found that his door was surrounded by people.
The space opposite the gate was left alone, and several artists holding musical instruments were playing and singing with all their might.
Especially the one playing the suona, he performed with all his might with his eyes closed and his head shaking, and each tone became louder and louder.
The wind was blowing so hard that his soul was about to leave his body!
The King of Runan was so angry that his beard stood on end, and his eyes were filled with rage as if he wanted to tear Qiao Erlang apart alive.
He knew it was true that Qiao Erlang was a bastard with bad intentions and a black heart. He actually allowed someone to play a sad song in front of his house!
If he hadn't heard it before on a certain occasion, he would have been fooled by this little bastard!
At this moment, Qiao Erlang was a tough guy in the heart of King Runan.
He suppressed his anger and said, "What is Prince Consort Qiao doing? Since he came to visit my palace, he didn't send me a visiting card. Why is he acting like this now?"
"Your Highness, you are joking. The threshold of your house is too high. I have submitted my visiting cards many times and still cannot enter hungry.
I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
"Humph! Now that I am standing here, why don't you let them go away?"
Qiao Erlang followed suit and raised his hand, and the music stopped.
Seeing that the other party did not mention asking him to come into the house to discuss things, he was not in a hurry.
He took the initiative to take a few steps forward, which instead caused the King of Runan to retreat again and again.
"What are you doing? Take your people and get out!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As long as I finish my work, I will leave immediately when it's time to leave!"
"I don't remember anything to say to you!"
“There is really nothing to say between the prince and me, but I will do my job.
Now that I am in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, I should naturally fulfill my duties! Shouldn't the 10,000 taels that the prince borrowed from the Ministry of Revenue be returned?"
"Stop spitting blood, kid. When did I borrow money from the Ministry of Revenue? If you continue to slander me, I will go to the palace and ask His Majesty to administer justice!"
Qiao Jilang was not at all panicked when he heard this. Instead, he took a step closer and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"You, Old Mo, have you forgotten that a few years ago, a fire in the Taiyuan warehouse in Shanzhou burned 200,000 dan of grain? You were responsible for this matter, Your Majesty. Was the grain really burned?"
King Runan's heart skipped a beat and he stared at Qiao Erlang intently.
"What does the fire in the transfer warehouse have to do with me?"
Qiao Jilang sneered, turned around and nodded in response.
"If the prince says it's okay, then it's okay! I'll take my leave and continue looking for the second debtor!"
"stop!"
Qiao Erlang's indifferent attitude made Prince Runan even more uncertain.
He didn't know whether Qiao Jilang was bluffing or really had some evidence!
"What else do you want, my lord?"
"I just remembered that I do owe a sum of money. Minister Qiao, why don't you go with me to the palace to get it?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I am sorry to refuse your offer!"
"My Lord, I will accompany you inside!"
Qiao Erlang said loudly: "No need, give the order, I will only take a cup of tea at most. If you are still not here after a cup of tea, you don't have to wait any longer, just leave and do what you need to do."
Upon hearing this, King Runan was so angry that he fell backwards!
This little bastard is always on guard against me!
This was telling him that if Qiao Erlang could not walk out of his mansion safely within half a cup of tea, the evidence in his hand would be immediately sent to where it should be.
By then, not to mention that His Majesty will not forgive me, even that crazy woman Qiao Xin who is as strong as an ox can tear down my house!
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