Chapter 820: Deceived

The lord in charge of the treasury also looked at the two guards, pointed to the two carriages parked on the side, and asked:

"What's going on? This official heard that the Great Britain Kingdom sent us a thousand taels of gold to compensate our Jinfeng Kingdom, is there such a thing? ”

One of the guards also replied with a fist at the lord in charge of the treasury:

"Lord Hui, there are five boxes of gold in these two carriages, a total of 1,000 taels of gold, which is the Great Britain Kingdom to our Jinfeng Kingdom to make peace and promise to compensate us for the 1,000 taels of gold of the Jinfeng Kingdom."

After hearing the words of this guard, the lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom couldn't help but choke up, and said with shock:

"What! The Great Britain Kingdom has taken the initiative to sue for peace with our Golden Phoenix Kingdom! He also compensated us with a thousand taels of gold from the Golden Phoenix Kingdom! And such a good thing! ”

Another guard also clenched his fists and chimed in:

"Lord Qiqi, it's true, the two subordinates are the envoys sent by the emperor to the Great Britain Kingdom, and they have brought back the 1,000 taels of gold that the Great Britain Country has compensated us for the Golden Phoenix Kingdom, please count it as soon as possible, this 1,000 taels of gold is not a small amount."

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also understood that the 1,000 taels of gold contained in these two carriages were the compensation that the Great Britain Kingdom had asked for peace and compensation from the Golden Phoenix Kingdom.

Nodding, he took a mouthful, and the adult in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Country also said with a serious face:

"Okay, then the official will let his guards count the one thousand taels of gold that the Great Britain Kingdom compensated us for the Golden Phoenix Kingdom."

After speaking, the lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also shouted at several guards under him:

"Someone's coming!"

Several guards also walked quickly in front of the master in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom, clasped their fists and said in unison:

"Your Excellency!"

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also pointed to the two carriages parked on the other side, and said loudly:

"Immediately bring down the chests in both wagons, and then count the gold in each chest. ＂

Several guards of the treasury also responded:

"Yes, sir."

Immediately, several guards in the treasury also went to the carriage carport.

Soon, the guards of the treasury carried the wooden boxes contained in the two wagons parked on this side to the ground outside the carriage carport.

After carrying it out, the lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom saw that a total of five boxes were lifted out of these two carriages.

On the side, one of the guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also immediately hugged his fist at the adult who was in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom:

"My lord, there are five chests of gold, and each box contains two hundred taels of gold, which adds up to a full thousand taels of gold."

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Country also nodded and said:

"Okay, I know."

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also said to the guards under him:

"Hurry up and open these five boxes, count the amount of gold in the boxes one by one, whether the amount of gold in the boxes is two hundred taels of gold, and then report them to the official truthfully."

Several of the guards of the treasury immediately obeyed the order, and they all began to open the wooden boxes placed on the ground.

When the lids of the five boxes on the ground were opened, I saw that the top of the five boxes were neatly placed with gold bars.

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom looked at the box with the lid of the box opened, all of which contained golden bars, which were shining with gold from time to time.

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom couldn't help but choke up, and he was also very shocked.

After all, these five boxes are all 1,000 taels of gold from the Great Britain Kingdom to compensate the Jin Feng Kingdom! It's hard to believe.

Several guards of the treasury immediately began to count the gold in the first chest.

I saw that a guard of the treasury also bent down and stretched out his hand to count the gold bars stacked on the upper floor of the box.

After a while, the amount of gold in the upper layer was also counted, and the guards of the treasury reached out and picked up the golden satin cloth that was underneath.

When the guards of the treasury picked up the golden satin cloth at the bottom, the worn porcelain at the bottom of the box blinded his eyes.

Seeing this, the guards of the treasury couldn't help but be surprised:

"Ahh How can this be, the bottom layer of this box is not a gold bar at all! This is a worn-out porcelain! ”

After hearing the words of the guards under his command, the lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom who was standing on the side couldn't help but look surprised, frowned, and walked quickly to the side of the wooden box, looking at some of the worn porcelain contained under the box, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said with a tangled face:

"How can this be! How much gold is in this chest? ”

The guard of the treasury also choked up, and reported to the lord in charge of the treasury:

"Lord Qiyu, only the upper layer of this wooden box contains fifty taels of gold, and the subordinates thought that there should be one hundred and fifty taels of gold left on the bottom floor, but when the subordinates uncovered the silk cloth, they saw that the bottom of the box contained this worn porcelain!"

The two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom who were standing on the side also stepped forward quickly, looking at the dilapidated porcelain contained at the bottom of the box, they were also very surprised, and they felt that they couldn't believe their eyes.

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom looked at the other four boxes with the lid of the box open, and said to the guards under him:

"Take a look at the remaining four chests and see if the bottom of the four chests contains worn porcelain and miscellaneous items."

Several treasury guards also nodded their heads one after another, and they all began to bend down and start counting the remaining four boxes of gold that had not yet been counted.

When several of the guards of the treasury also quickly counted the gold bars contained in the top layer of the remaining four chests, and then, after uncovering the golden satin cloth underneath, they saw that the bottom of the chest was worn-out porcelain and some worthless bronzes.

Several guards of the treasury also reported to the lord who was in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom:

"My lord, there is still worn-out porcelain at the bottom of this chest, and the amount of gold is not right."

"My lord, there are only fifty taels of gold in the chest."

"Lord Qiyu, the bottom of the box is some tattered porcelain and old bronze."

"Lord Qiqi, the amount of gold in the box is only fifty taels of gold, which is not enough for two hundred taels of gold at all."

After listening to the number of guards under his command counting the five boxes of gold decorated by the Great Britain Kingdom, the Lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom was also very shocked.

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also said with a tangled face:

"Didn't this Great Britain Kingdom compensate us with a thousand taels of gold from the Jinfeng Kingdom! After the counting, there were only fifty taels of gold per box, and the total number was only two hundred and fifty taels of gold, which was still a thousand taels of gold! What's going on? ”

The two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom who were standing on the side were also speechless for a moment after seeing this situation, and they didn't know where to start, after all, the person who inspected the five boxes of gold in the Great Britain Kingdom was the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom, and these two guards did not participate in the inspection of the specific amount of gold at all!

Therefore, the two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also had blank expressions, and their faces were also surprised!

Seeing such a situation, the Lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also gasped, and urged the guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom:

"Why are you two still stunned? Why don't you hurry up and ask your adults what's going on? Didn't it say that the Great Britain Kingdom compensated our Jinfeng Kingdom with 1,000 taels of gold, how did it become only 250 taels of gold now? ”

The two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also said with a panicked face:

"Yes, yes, your lordship is angry, and your subordinates will report this matter to your lordship, and then let your lord come here to explain to your lord in person."

After saying that, the two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also left the gate of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom in a hurry, and went to find the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom.

The lord in charge of the treasury of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also suddenly wondered:

"Could it be that this envoy has been deceived by the people of the Great Britain Kingdom, and the Great Britain Kingdom used this method to deceive our Jin Feng Kingdom, saying that it compensated our Jin Feng Kingdom with 1,000 taels of gold, but in fact there are only these 250 taels. ＂

The two guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom also ran quickly and went to the envoy's mansion.

After going to the mansion of the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom, the two guards were also full of panic and entanglement:

"My lord, oh no! It's a big deal! ”

"Lord Qiyu, the one thousand taels of gold that the Great Britain Kingdom compensated us for the Golden Phoenix Kingdom are actually only two hundred and fifty taels in total! There is no one thousand taels of gold at all, we have been fooled! ”

After listening to the words of the two guards under him, the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom suddenly said with a tangled and surprised face:

"What are you talking about? The Great Britain Kingdom compensated us with one thousand taels of gold from the Jinfeng Kingdom, and there were only two hundred and fifty taels of gold! ”

One of the guards under the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom clenched his fists and continued:

"Yes, my lord, the Great Britain Kingdom deceived us, there were no boxes in those five boxes, but they were only filled with fifty taels of gold, and the bottom of each box was filled with some tattered porcelain and the old bronzes, but the top layer of each box contained fifty taels of gold, so we were fooled!"

When the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom heard this, he immediately felt that something was wrong, and he gasped, and his brows were furrowed in an instant, full of excitement and entanglement:

"How unreasonable! dared to deceive the official, blamed the official for being careless, and when he was leaving, he didn't check the five boxes of gold one by one! Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a thing! ”

One of the guards also said anxiously at the envoy of the Golden Phoenix Kingdom:

"My lord, what can I do now? You'd better come up with an idea! If the emperor knows about this, then you will be questioned! ”