Chapter 57: Money, no! Life, one way
In the palace, the third prince pestered for a long time, and the emperor finally agreed to give him a subsidy of 400,000 taels of silver when he left the palace and set up his own government.
Normally, the amount of money required for a prince to establish a government office is 200,000 taels of silver.
Look, it’s doubled, which made the third prince very happy. It’s rare for his father to be so generous.
Speaking of which, we have to thank that idiot Yun Zheng. He thought he was smart, but in fact, all the benefits went to the royal family.
The emperor was also very happy. Now that his private treasury had several million taels of silver, he could finally spend money as he pleased.
Two million silver coins to build a palace for cultivation, and go there to escape the heat when the weather gets hot.
The rest is enough to appease the concubines in the harem and the princes and princesses.
Just as the father and son were enjoying themselves, a guard walked in and said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened..."
After hearing the guard's words, the emperor's face darkened. "How can she be so troublesome? She runs off to fight people when she gets a little angry. She has nothing in common with the chastity and virtue of a woman."
The key point is that they just had a fight and made things worse.
Now that all the civil and military officials knew about this, how could he embezzle the money quietly?
The Third Prince's eyes turned red with rage. "She's reckless, cruel, and unreasonable, with no tolerance at all. No wonder Jiang Wenzhou looks down on her. How despicable!"
The father and son were so angry that they cursed each other, but they did not suspect that Yun Zheng did it on purpose.
On the day of her wedding, she turned her husband's family upside down and ruined their reputation. How could she be a person who knows the big picture and has a broad perspective?
The normal practice is to put the matter aside for the time being and negotiate terms secretly, which will benefit you, me, and everyone else.
But, she overturned the table and no one could eat!
"Father, you should punish her severely and teach her a lesson."
The emperor asked coldly, "What's the crime?"
The third prince was speechless. Could it be that his father had withheld the money, and she accidentally revealed the matter, causing the officials to become indignant?
"What should we do then?"
The emperor was silent for a long time, then took a deep breath and said, "You, go and deliver the silver to the officials."
He realized that the matter could no longer be suppressed. If it continued, it would be the royal family that would be embarrassed.
The Third Prince was heartbroken at the thought of losing the four hundred thousand taels of silver that was about to be in his hands. "I won't do it."
The emperor glared at him and said, "Idiot."
"Come here, pass on the order and let the Ninth Prince do it."
"yes."
After the people left, the third prince realized that his father asked him to distribute money to the officials in order to improve his reputation and accumulate connections.
If you can’t keep the money, then build up your reputation.
"Father, I will go. I will go."
The officials were still surrounding the Minister of Revenue to ask for an explanation. The Minister of Revenue was tired and annoyed. What the hell was going on?
"Nine thousand years old has arrived."
All the officials immediately saluted in unison. The Minister of Revenue was finally relieved and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Li Wuyang and his men escorted dozens of large boxes over. "According to the Emperor's order, silver is distributed to all civil and military officials. All the officials from various departments are to come and reconcile their accounts."
When the box was opened, it was full of white silver. Everyone's eyes widened and their faces were flushed with excitement.
Everyone happily ran around to tell everyone.
The heads of various departments rushed over and took turns to reconcile the accounts.
"Ministry of Revenue, 320,000."
"Ministry of Personnel, 160,000."
"Wait a minute, why is the Ministry of Revenue doubled?"
Li Wuyang sat in the carriage, drinking fragrant tea, and supervised with a cold eye, "I helped the village chief. This is a reward based on my work."
Well, this is a sufficient reason. The Ministry of Revenue is very happy, while other departments are very upset because they missed the opportunity.
"I heard there's another auction. Do you need help?"
"Our Ministry of Revenue has enough."
"Why is it always your Ministry of Revenue who helps? It's our Ministry of Personnel's turn now."
Someone suddenly shouted, "That's not right. The village chief said we had 200,000. How come there's 40,000 missing?"
Everyone looked at Li Wuyang, but he seemed not to hear them. He waved his hand indifferently and continued.
"The Censorate doesn't have it."
The overjoyed imperial censors were like being doused with a bucket of cold water, their hearts chilled. "Why?"
Lord Guyu, who was in charge of distributing the money, sneered, "No one has impeached the Jinyun Township Lord. After all, this is her dowry money, and it cannot be given to those who hurt her."
The censors were stunned. Was it just for this reason? "She was wrong. We were right to impeach her."
Lord Guyu didn't even bat an eyelid, "We are just following orders."
Just when they were unwilling to accept it, the Third Prince hurried over and said, "Uncle Ninth Prince, this is indeed a bit unfair."
Everyone bowed and said, "Greetings to the Third Prince."
"Everyone, get up."
The Third Prince said righteously, "Uncle Ninth, impeachment is their job. It is unfair to deprive them of their right to share the silver. I believe that silver should be distributed to everyone."
The imperial censors were very moved. The third prince was the best.
Li Wuyang's slender fingers tapped the car wall again and again, making the person who was doing it feel uneasy.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally spoke slowly, "You have some truth in what you said."
He added, "Okay, you'll pay for this expense."
The Third Prince's smile froze, "Why should I?"
He just wants to be a good person with other people's money, but he doesn't want to spend a dime himself.
Li Wuyang didn't indulge him, "Whoever makes the suggestion pays."
The Third Prince was angry and annoyed, "There is money in the account."
Li Wuyang bowed towards the palace, his eyes cold and fierce. "The Emperor has granted permission for this sum of money to be incorporated into our Mingjing Division. Are you trying to steal our money?"
Who dares? Even the Third Prince doesn't dare, for he's afraid of being bullied.
He suddenly had an idea and came up with a good idea, "Then... let the Village Master Jinyun make up the difference."
The Third Prince felt relieved and assured the officials, "Don't worry, you won't lose a cent."
The Imperial Censor was the first to bow and express his gratitude, "Thank you, Third Prince, for your compassion for our subjects and your respect for the virtuous. We are blessed to have you."
The third prince was extremely proud, humph, let her be tricked to death!
Li Wuyang frowned slightly, his eyes fixed on a corner.
"Ha." A light laugh was heard, and Yun Zheng walked out from the darkness.
The Third Prince's anger suddenly flared up. "Master Jinyun, you've come just in time. Hurry up and make up the difference. Go get it now."
He relied on his status and used Yun Zheng as a stepping stone to build up his reputation.
But Yun Zheng was as hard as a rock, extremely stubborn. "If you want money, I don't have any! If you want a life, I have one."
The Third Prince flew into a rage, "You don't want to? You don't need this little money."
Yun Zheng looked around calmly, "Am I that cheap to pay the person who impeached me?"
"This is an order." The third prince knew that Yun Zheng's action had offended his father, and his father was not a magnanimous person.
In his eyes, Yun Zheng would be dead sooner or later. Before that, she was still useful, and his father wanted to use her.
"You are blackmailing me." Yun Zheng knew very well that if she compromised today, she would be blackmailed by all parties.
"I only listen to the king. Wait until you are in power before you give me orders. Right now, you are not worthy!"
This was a slap in his face in public. The Third Prince was so angry that his mouth twisted and his head became hot. "How dare you! This is an imperial decree!"
A sly look flashed in Yun Zheng's eyes; she had caught him! "Your words are the imperial decree? Do you think you're the emperor? How dare you! Our emperor is in good health and can live for decades. Unless you kill the emperor first..."
"Yun Zheng."
"Lord of Jinyun Township."
"Shut up! Shut up!"
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