Chapter 287: The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant
Zhongli felt that he was complete, and he didn't say anything, just stood there calmly and let the ministers impeach him.
The emperor looked at Zhongli like this, and felt that he was a loyal person, and Jane was in the emperor's heart.
As a result, all those who made Zhongli's small report were all severely reprimanded by the emperor without exception.
Zhongli couldn't help but smile, the corners of his lips curled widely.
Wan Qiming looked at Zhongli in front of him, his eyes becoming more and more complicated.
He now found that he couldn't see through Zhongli, let alone what she was doing.
"What exactly do you want?"
Zhongli squinted his eyes and smiled at Wan Qiming, shaking his head gently.
"I didn't want to do anything! I'm doing this for your own good! I believe that now you go to contact those rich businessmen, and they will all hold on to the olive branch you extend out without exception, right? ”
Wan Qiming nodded silently.
The emperor treated those grain merchants like this, although everyone was a competitor on weekdays, but at this time, they all inevitably felt a little sad and cold.
The emperor was short of food, so he killed them and exterminated their families.
What if the emperor has no money? What to do?
Wan Qiming looked at Zhongli.
"Why didn't you take care of those cattle and sheep recently?"
Zhongli shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands towards Wan Qiming again.
"What do I do? Now after all, it's Yuanwu's Tobe Shangshu! Just take care of the emperor's affairs, and leave the rest to the king's housekeeper. Otherwise, I guess no one is able to do anything. ”
Especially recently, the emperor seems to like him very much, and he has to call him into the palace to sit when he is idle, God knows, he is not interested in the palace kind of place!
But after all, hospitality is hard, isn't it?
So every day he was in his own house, the palace and the household department, and he didn't go to other places at all, and even some colleagues asked him to go to the restaurant to eat.
One is that the food cooked in the restaurant is not as delicious as what he cooks.
The other is because there is a trend of great drought in the entire Yuanwu now, there is no food and no vegetables, what can there be to eat?
"By the way, there's one thing I don't know, do you know?"
Wan Qiming looked at Zhongli tightly as if he suddenly thought of something, and spoke word by word.
Zhongli smiled and nodded at him good-naturedly.
"What's the matter?"
"According to the information I received, the food that Apocalypse gave to Yuanwu was robbed after it was shipped out of Apocalypse."
Wan Qiming looked at Zhongli, as if he wanted to see something from Zhongli's face.
Zhongli found his gaze and couldn't help but tug at the corners of his lips at the man, asking curiously.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Could it be that you are doubting me now? However, according to the current situation, in such a situation of food shortage, everyone will think about the food and silver. ”
That's right, but Wan Qiming doesn't know why, and always feels that this matter is related to Zhongli.
He shook his head at Zhongli.
"Do you think it could be done by Zhao Yiyan?"
Zhongli raised his eyebrows, looking at Wan Qiming with some surprise, he didn't expect him to be able to guess this, but he didn't intend to admit it, but sneered coldly and looked at Wan Jiming with disdain.
"Don't think of others with your thoughts. My eldest brother is not that kind of person, and he will do it openly and openly if he wants to do it, and he will not do it secretly behind people's backs. ”
This matter was indeed not done by Zhao Yiyan, but by his own thoughts, and Zhao Yiyan's subordinates did it.
Zhongli explained in his heart.
Wan Qiming inexplicably felt that he shouldn't have said what he just said, didn't Zhongli mean that he was living the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain? also satirized that he always does things secretly.
Is he sneaking around?
He had no choice but to act.
It's just that Zhongli closed his mouth as if he didn't want to listen to his explanation at all.
Wan Qiming opened his mouth and opened his mouth, and finally turned away in desperation.
After the person left, Zhongli pulled the corners of his lips, and a big smile appeared on his face, and he immediately called someone.
"Come on, prepare an official uniform for me, I want to enter the palace."
The emperor was laughing with his favorite concubine at this time, when he received the news that Zhongli had entered the palace to ask to see him, he asked someone to bring Zhongli in, and saw Zhongli rushing towards the emperor with a panicked face.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty of capital crimes!"
The emperor couldn't help frowning, looked at him with some irritation, flicked his sleeves fiercely, and the good mood just now suddenly disappeared.
"What's wrong? What is not dead? Get up and talk back! ”
The emperor's words made the pet concubine next to him a little surprised, after all, there are not many people who can talk to the emperor like this, and there are not many people who are still angry and angry by the emperor.
Zhongli didn't get up, but said with a wry smile at the emperor.
"Weichen recently got the news that the compensation given to Yuan Wu by the Apocalypse was robbed!"
"What?"
The emperor couldn't help but widen his eyes as well.
How so? How can it be hijacked?
They are still waiting for this grain to help them survive this year's grain harvest! Now what? Now what?
Even if he is as tall as the emperor, he panicked at this time.
The emperor was flustered, but Zhongli was not in a mess! Not only is his mind not chaotic, but it is very good!
At this time, he hid the smile in his eyes and shook his head at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, not only can you not mess up at this time, but you must be sober. In Weichen's opinion, no matter who did this matter, we must be sure that it must be done by the people of the Apocalypse, otherwise why would the Emperor of the Apocalypse accept this matter so easily? ”
When Emperor Yuanwu thought of this, he immediately clapped his hands.
"Yes! It must have been done by their insidious and cunning people, otherwise how could Emperor Yuanwu agree to me so easily? Am I really a fool? What about the messengers? Inform the messenger that he must seek justice for me. This time, let them compensate me, double the grain and silver. ”
Zhongli knelt on the ground, his head hanging down, but the corners of his lips were sarcastically raised.
Behold, the human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant.
The more the Emperor of the Apocalypse connived like this, the more he wanted to cover it up, the more unscrupulous Yuan Wu's side would become, until he couldn't bear it anymore.
Let's take our time.
"Yes, the emperor is wise."
Zhongli kowtowed again to the Emperor.
The emperor didn't care, and spoke to Zhongli subconsciously, but the pet concubine standing next to him didn't think so, especially for what Zhongli said, the emperor didn't have the slightest suspicion at all.
Zhongli said that he had received the news that those things had been hijacked, and the emperor actually believed it, and continued to say so according to Zhongli's idea.
What does this mean?
It represents the emperor's complete new appointment to Zhongli.
She is the concubine of the emperor Xinna, and her father is just a minor official, so she has to find a minister she can rely on, so that she can make herself like a fish in water in the emperor's harem.
In particular, she also inquired, Zhongli, like her, has no background and family background, and was completely promoted by the emperor's maverick, so Zhongli met the emperor's favorite concubine before he left the palace.
Zhongli was helpless at this time, he originally felt that this matter was too smooth, but it seemed that someone was still worried that the emperor would not die fast enough, so he had to help him.
What can he do? People extended an olive branch to him, and he had to take it! A must!
Zhongli smiled and sent away the person who favored the concubine, and when he turned around, he told Wan Qiming about the matter, telling him that if there was a need to cooperate with the outside world, this woman might be a breakthrough point.
After Wan Qiming thanked Zhongli, he couldn't help but look at him.
"I'm glad I wasn't the one who was right with you."
Zhongli smiled, reached out and patted his arm, and turned to leave.
What could she say? So now it's better to take this matter into account!
By the time the news of their compensation being hijacked reached the court, causing everyone to be shocked, the emperor had already made a plan to deal with it.
And Zhao Yiyan, who was in the border city, couldn't help but sigh for Zhongli's awesomeness after hearing the envoy's arrogant questioning.
Things really went the way he said they would.
"King Qingyang, our emperor said that it is your responsibility that things have been hijacked, and you must give us an explanation."
Zhong Liyue had already returned from the capital, although he was injured, but the injury was not too serious, and when he heard him say this, he couldn't help but sneer.
"Hmph, what's the explanation? Explain what? If I'm not mistaken, this grain and silver has already arrived in your Yuanwu's territory, right? Hmph, in my opinion, maybe it was your people who stole the grain themselves, and wanted to beat it upside down, distorting the facts to seek the greatest benefit! ”
The envoy's face suddenly turned red, and he himself knew that this matter was not kind, but he was the one who sent the apocalypse, and this thing was lost in his hands, and even if he went back, he would not have any good fruit to eat.
Therefore, what he has to do now is to atone for his sins and perfectly complete the task assigned to him by the emperor.
"Hmph, what are you? This envoy is talking to King Qingyang now! Hmph, it is said that the king of Qingyang is strict in governing the army, but when I see it today, hehe......"
He sneered, which directly annoyed Zhong Liyue, his face changed, and he stepped forward directly, glaring at him deadly.
But the messenger sneered disdainfully.
As the saying goes, when two countries go to war, they don't cut them off.
He just knew that there was no danger in this matter, so he applied.
He is very sure that no matter what he says or does, the other party will not do anything to him, so he is even more arrogant.
Zhao Yiyan stretched out his hand to stop Zhong Liyue, who was angry and wanted to make a move, shook his head at him, then turned his head to look at the envoy, and good-naturedly arranged for people to stay, saying that this matter would definitely be communicated with the emperor.
After waiting for the arrogant departure, Zhong Liyue looked at Zhao Yiyan angrily.
"General, do you really want to do what he says? It's just too deceitful. ”