"Or do you want a 'fulfillment'?" The old emperor asked.

Jin Yuan nodded.

The old emperor laughed again, then shook his head helplessly, and replied: "Then I will allow you this 'fulfillment'!" ”

"Your marriage to the fourth princess is over." The old emperor said: "The right to do it has fulfilled your mind." ”

"Weichen knocks on the emperor Longen!" Jin Yuan knelt on the ground again, and after speaking, an imperceptible smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

With the old emperor Chrysostom, Jin Yuan's marriage with the fourth princess Murong Jiao was completely abandoned, and without this thorn diaphragm to respond to Jin Yuan, Jin Yuan also had the heart to talk about other things.

"In addition, there is an unexpected harvest from this trip to Zhigu Zhai Weichen." Jin Yuan smiled gently, his eyes shining slightly.

The old emperor couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and asked, "Could it be that you caught Zhang Xingzhi and the others again?" ”

Zhang Xing of Daxing, how long has it been, and now the imperial treasury is empty, corruption is a serious crime, and the old emperor is even more worried.

If the water is clear, there are no fish, but if it is too turbid, it will not be able to see the situation clearly, which is very unfavorable to Yan Guo and him, the emperor!

"The emperor is too worried." Knowing that the old emperor had misunderstood, Jin Yuan hurriedly explained: "The officials and people of Zhigu Village are united, and Weichen is very pleased to see such a harmonious scene with his own eyes on this trip, and he is also happy for the emperor." ”

The old emperor's heart fell to the ground suddenly, and when he heard Jin Yuan say this, his mood improved, and when he remembered the unexpected gain that Jin Yuan mentioned earlier, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "That is it, what is the unexpected gain of Aiqing's trip?" ”

The old emperor couldn't help but think of something like a strange treasure from the sky, if this is the case, it is the weakness of the court right now, if there is a strange treasure in the world, it can be hyped up to consolidate the prestige of the court in the hearts of the people.

The old emperor's heart was full of twists and turns, but Jin Yuan didn't speak for a long time, which made the old emperor's heart itch, if it weren't for the imperial prestige accumulated over the years, it would be time to scratch his ears and cheeks.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Jin Yuan arched his hand towards the old emperor, then took two steps back and beckoned to the eunuch at the door.

The old emperor looked at him with burning eyes, and when he saw his move, his guess about the strange treasure deepened a little, until the little eunuch entered the hall with something covered with a red cloth, and the little eunuch knelt beside Jin Yuan in a proper manner.

The old emperor craned his neck to look down, Jin Yuan unhurriedly uncovered the red cloth, the old emperor's eyes slowly widened, and then paused slightly.

He pointed to the tray full of silver tickets, opened his eyes wide, and asked Jin Yuan puzzled, "What is this?" ”

"Money." Jin Yuan said with a smile.

"Nonsense, of course I know it's money!" The old emperor stood up as soon as he slapped the table, came to Jin Yuan's side in a few steps, looked down at the silver ticket in the tray, and asked, "I am asking you, where did the money come from, and why are you sending it to me now?" ”

No one has the audacity to bribe the Emperor.

If anyone does that, then they must be crazy.

Jin Yuan didn't seem crazy, so this money would have come from something else.

"This is the tax revenue of the border ferry trade for half a year." Jin Yuan hurriedly explained.

"Border Crossing Trade?" Not to mention, the old emperor almost forgot that there was such a thing.

Before asking Jin Yuan and Murong Cheng to deal with the smuggling of the border ferry, Jin Yuan not only negotiated, but also signed an agreement to come back, adding a sum of income to the imperial court.

It was precisely because of this incident that Jin Yuan was promoted from the Hanlin Edict to the head of the household.

However, the tax collector is free to deal with, and the old emperor only needs to know the total income in a year, but he doesn't want Jin Yuan to bring the money directly to him today.

The old emperor was also very interested, the treasury was empty, and now the most lacking thing was money, Jin Yuan traveled to the village, but brought back the border taxes, which was an unexpected gain.

When he saw how many silver tickets there were, the old emperor was surprised again, "This is half a year's tax?" ”

Half a year is so much, the old emperor is overjoyed.

Jin Yuan nodded and responded, "Yes." ”

"How did you get the money?" The old emperor asked again, pulling the question back to the previous one.

Jin Yuan had nothing to hide, and replied truthfully: "When I was in Zhigu Village, I happened to meet the ferry owner who came to deliver the goods, and this was handed over to me by the owner himself. ”

As he spoke, Jin Yuan glanced at the old emperor's expression.

Sure enough, the old emperor's smile gradually converged, and the gaze he looked at Jin Yuan was also worth playing.

Jin Yuan slowly retracted his gaze, and then said: "The border to Kyoto, there are still thousands of miles away, layer by layer, Wei Chen dare not say that no bold person will start the idea of taxation. ”

"The head of the house is also well-intentioned, and if he wants this money, he came to the emperor with all his tails, and then handed it over to Weichen in person." Jin Yuan explained.

In addition to forming parties for personal gain, collusion between officials and businessmen is also the most feared by the imperial court, and naturally it is also what the old emperor is afraid of now.

The court has no money, but those businessmen can be rich and rival the country, if they collude with the courtiers and want to do something, it is really not impossible.

However, after listening to Jin Yuan's explanation, the old emperor was looking at Jin Yuan's expression, very calmly, and he couldn't see the nervous appearance at all. Xu was not humble or arrogant to win the trust of the old emperor, and the old emperor laughed loudly, ending the previous silence.

"Very good, very good!" The old emperor twisted his beard and laughed, and praised: "I originally asked you to go to Zhigu Village to assist in the construction of the official road, but Aiqing not only completed the mission, but also brought me back unexpected joy." ”

As he spoke, the old emperor walked back to his seat, immediately waved his hand, and said, "Reward!" Must Reward! ”

"Someone!" The old emperor shouted, "Proposed decree!" ”

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Jin Yuan, the head of the household, is honest and honest as an official, fair, and has made outstanding achievements in his reign, and the construction of the official road is for me to relieve my worries, and he is respectful in handling things, and I am very pleased with it, and he is specially promoted to Jin Yuan as the servant of the Zhongshu Province, and he is also hand-appointed to supervise the imperial history, and is fully responsible for the construction of the official road, Qin this!"

In front of the magnificent and majestic Jinluan Palace, hundreds of officials lowered their eyes, respectfully listening to the eunuch announcing the holy decree, Jin Yuan knelt in the hall, held up the jade wat, and kowtowed to the old emperor to thank him.

"Weichen Xie Emperor Longen, long live the emperor, long live long live!" After that, I took a deep look.

The steward eunuch held the holy decree in both hands and handed it to Jin Yuan, Jin Yuan respectfully accepted it, and the old emperor was full of smiles, and he was in a very good mood.

Since the accident of the fourth princess Murong Jiao, the old emperor has rarely been happy, and at this time he is even more friendly, raising his hand and smiling: "Aiqing is flat!" ”

"Emperor Xie!" Jin Yuan stood up with the holy decree in his hand.

The old emperor then smiled and said: "The matter of official roads, I will have to work hard for Aiqing from now on, and I am waiting for Aiqing's good news." ”

"Wechen obeys! will live up to the emperor's trust! Jin Yuan's loud voice, clear voice, hovering in the hall, announced his determination.

After the early dynasty dispersed, Murong Cheng waited outside the hall, saw Jin Yuan come out, turned sideways to block Jin Yuan's way, snorted, and said, "Congratulations to Lord Jin on his promotion." ”

The sourness in his tone was almost overflowing, but Jin Yuan smiled faintly and replied, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

Murong Cheng's smile gradually retracted, and his eyes stared at Jin Yuan for a moment.