After the surprise, Emperor Yanguang's heart swelled up with endless anger.

Five million two hundred and twenty thousand taels, this is the tax amount of the Chu Dynasty for a year! In fact, in recent years, the state treasury has received far less than this amount.

Rich to rival the country, rich to rival the country! But the son of heaven lowered his face and asked him for 200,000 taels, but he couldn't get it.

200,000 taels, not even a fraction of it. How ridiculous and infuriating!

……

A hundred times in his heart, it took a long time for Emperor Yanguang to come back to his senses.

He looked at Wang Xiao and said slowly, "Wen family...... Is there evidence of guilt? ”

"Yes, half a bottle of poisoned wine was found in Wen Hongyu's house, and there is money to carry evidence that he intended to murder the prince."

Emperor Yanguang nodded.

This is a capable person.

Wang smiled and said: "It's a pity that Wen Hongyu was just instructed by someone. That's why he saved the prince at the last moment. I'm incompetent, and I haven't found out who the real murderer is yet......"

Emperor Yanguang raised his eyebrows.

He naturally understood the meaning of this sentence.

- You can also get some more money from these 'real murderers'.

That's really ...... That's great!

Emperor Yanguang then sat upright and said: "Assassinating the prince, complicit rebellion, this case must be thoroughly investigated!" ”

Wang Xiao kowtowed.

He has no official position, and he can't respond to the "minister's order" or something like that, at this time, he kowtowed and looked up at Emperor Yanguang, looking quite well-behaved.

"Get up." Emperor Yanguang said: "You are Chunning's quasi-attached horse, participating in these things and staining the blood of the soldiers, but you are afraid of the impeachment of hundreds of officials?" ”

This sentence is a gentle word, but it is also a beating.

- What do you want to do with power and military power?

For the emperor's deep thoughts, it is really a little difficult to coax.

Wang Xiaocai stood up, was stunned when he heard the words, showed a serious expression, and said solemnly: "I smiled at the sky with my horizontal knife, and went to keep the liver and gallbladder two Kunlun." ”

Hearing this poem, Emperor Yanguang's gaze stared at his face for a moment, and Hu'er chuckled.

The young man is still shallow in the world, and he is also bookish, so it's good.

"It's hard for you to have the heart to serve the country." Emperor Yanguang gave a word of encouragement, waved his hand and said lightly: "That's it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The king smiled and bowed, and then slowly stepped back.

The bright yellow curtains swayed slowly, and the atmosphere was a little depressing.

Emperor Yanguang suddenly spoke again, and said slowly: "Your marriage with Chunning is imminent, and in the future, you will call me 'Father Emperor' and call yourself 'Son', understand?" ”

Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed a look of panic.

And then, grateful.

When he exited the hall, he pouted secretly.

Father?

Phew, is this a reward? I got you five million taels of silver, and I didn't give any benefits, so I took advantage of me.

You, the emperor, are too stingy, don't think I don't know what you think, it's nothing more than this: I should reward you, but I don't have any money, what reward do I have for not spending money......

Then, Emperor Yanguang summoned Zhang Yongnian again, and Wang Xiao waited at the bottom of the stairs.

He stood in the palace, looking at the deep night before dawn, listening to the weepings of the ministers in the distance, feeling the undercurrent surging in the high places of this temple, and suddenly felt that he did not necessarily want to save the country and save the people, maybe he just liked this kind of intrigue.

Ha, power is such a thing.

He chuckled in his heart and shook his head.

After only a while, Zhang Yongnian withdrew from the hall.

Presumably, Emperor Yanguang and this martial artist have nothing in common.

The two walked side by side for a while, Zhang Yongnian glanced around, and said softly: "Your Majesty has ordered three things, first, to calm the anger of the courtiers; second, punished me with a year's salary; Third, in a few days, the royal driver will inspect the brocade guard. ”

Wang Xiao nodded, quite satisfied in his heart.

Although he has no official position, Zhang Yongnian listens to himself, this is the potential.

Although this martial artist doesn't talk much, he is clearly organized and thoughtful, and he is an excellent talent.

"The last two points only mean one thing, Your Majesty punishes on the surface, but in his heart he is still satisfied with our performance tonight. You must deliver the more than five million taels safely. Military discipline is the top priority, we can punish the Wen family without asking, but Your Majesty's silver cannot be ignored, this is the foundation of the foundation. Wang Xiao confessed.

Unconsciously, his tone was a little like Lu Zhengchu, slow and solemn.

After speaking, he also said again: "Don't be a flower head when the royal driver is reviewed, come 1510, Your Majesty understands people, don't play false in front of him." ”

Zhang Yongnian nodded and said, "The last general understands." ”

Wang smiled and said, "As for the first thing, do you have any opinions?" ”

Zhang Yongnian shook his head and said: "The factory guard has touched the root of civil officials, and I am afraid that he will not be good." ”

Wang smiled: "You are right. But civil officials are also human beings, do you know what human beings are fundamentally? ”

Zhang Yongnian shook his head again.

"Pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages."

Wang said with a smile, looked at the strip of cloth on Zhang Yongnian's face, and stretched out his hand to untie it.

Behind the strip of cloth, there was a shocking empty eye socket, which was terrifying to look at.

Wang smiled and sighed: "It's a pity that you have this eye, you have to be careful in the future." ”

Zhang Yongnian listened and lowered his head silently.

"Raise your head and show the civil servants." Wang smiled: "Let them see what the Jinyi Guard is!" Ask them, crying day and night, can they save the Chu Dynasty? ”

Wang smiled and said, took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yongnian, and said: "The Wen family's participation in the assassination of the prince is complete, and His Majesty has already seen it. This is Wen Hongyu's account, supervising the imperial Shi Kongbin to accept bribes from the Wen family, inciting the Metropolitan Procuratorate to die, and having ill intentions. ”

The paper in his hand was obviously torn from the booklet, indicating that Wang Xiao not only had evidence of the crime of Kong Bin, an official.

"Let them all look at this stack of accounts and know what to do?"

Zhang Yongnian said: "I know." ”

Wang Xiao nodded and sighed: "I didn't expect that the first place in the Elephant Garden to be opened was the Imperial Prison ......"

As they spoke, the two of them bypassed the palace and could see the heads of people on the Jinshui Bridge from a distance.

Wang Xiao groaned, "I won't go with you." To appease the anger of the officials, there are two points. First, the real culprit behind the prince's case has not yet been found, and the officials who asked for advice today are all suspicious. Second, during the reign of Emperor Taizu, nearly 20,000 people were implicated in the Dingguo Gong case. We are not afraid of death, and if this Manchu official falls a stubble, he will be able to grow a stubble immediately. ”

Zhang Yongyong arched his hand: "Thank you for attaching a point." ”

Wang Xiao chattered a little: "You remember, the factory guards and civil officials are already powerful, don't expect them to agree with you." You are the Brocade Guard, and what you need is their fear. ”

"Yes!"

"By the way, there is also a man named Luo Yuan, this person His Majesty has mentioned it, don't kill it." Wang smiled and said, "Let him see how open-minded we are......

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When the news was transmitted back to the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Yanguang on the imperial couch sighed deeply when he heard that the officials who had died had retreated.

"I thought I could avoid an early pilgrimage today."

But thinking of the more than five million taels of silver that he got out of thin air, he was happy again.

He stood up, looked at the hazy sky outside the hall, and suddenly reminded himself in the bottom of his heart:

Before I died, if Wang Xiao was still there, I had to remember to kill him first......