Chapter 58: Disaster and Politics
Unlike Zhao's shopkeeper, Yong Wangxian didn't eat a bite of food tonight.
He sat cross-legged in a quiet room alone, buried his head between his legs, and tried to suppress his screams, at this moment, he wanted to find out the evidence of his deliberate murder from the whole process, but unfortunately, no matter how much he stood on his own standpoint, he still couldn't find any clues that others had framed him.
If there must be one, it should be that the Wu brothers promised too happily.
Piercing the sky......
From the time Liu Nayan brought back the first sum of money, and when they went to pull the second money, when they found that there was no money in the treasury, Li Xian knew that he might be in trouble.
However, no matter how bad he thought, the real result was still hundreds or thousands of times worse than his worst predictions, especially when he saw the desperate businessmen crying and jumping down from the five-story trading building, his heart was colder than ice at the moment.
Thousands of people pointed out, the target of the public, the betrayal of relatives, the loss of conscience...... and other words exploded in his head in an instant, and at this moment, Li Xian clearly understood that he had no future.
The character of the virtuous king has also completely collapsed.
Li Xian wanted to tell everyone that he only took a little bit of money from the pool, not all of it.
For this reason, he also asked Zeng Fu, the chief shopkeeper of the trading market, that the 110,000 yuan does not affect the operation of the market, as long as it is made up afterwards.
However, he got off to a bad start, and things took a turn for the worse, and everyone thought he was going to take all the money, causing everyone to scramble to withdraw it, and in the end, the money in the pool was gone.
"Woo, I'm not a money-hungry villain, I just want to get some money to annotate the Book of the Later Han Dynasty and contribute to the Tang Dynasty, I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious...... Father save me......"
Li Xian finally couldn't hold back and cried loudly...... Then came a boundless fear.
The army that is fighting in Yingzhou will have no money and grain supply, and the border army that is fighting in Wubian will have no supply of grain and grass materials, and the various expenditures of the imperial court next year will be stopped on a large scale, and there are still thousands of merchants in Chang'an City who want his life.
Every case, every piece is enough for him, Yong Wangxian, to use his life to atone for his sins.
Although he returned the money at the first time, and did everything he could to make up for more money in the Yongwang Mansion, although he executed Liu Nayan and Shi Zangjie at the first time, and also sent all the subordinate officials around him, including Xu Shuya, who had opposing opinions, to prison at the first time, and he also asked the emperor for his guilt at the first time.
It's a pity that after he has done so many things, things have not gotten better, but have gotten worse and worse.
Li Xian raised his head violently and roared angrily with a pair of blood-red eyes: "I just made an unintentional mistake, what else do you want from me?" ”
It's a pity that no matter how angry and aggrieved he is, there is still no way to hide the fear in his heart.
Without Li Xian's obstruction, the six hundred miles of urgent folds sent by Shen Ru, the chief secretary of Wannian County, and the urgent report of the Hundred Cavalry Division, were finally delivered to Li Zhi on the third day after the incident.
After reading Shen Ru's recital, Wu Mei felt that her heart was beating so badly that she forcibly suppressed the qi and blood that was about to boil, put these two letters in front of Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, these two letters and folds, the concubines dare not be good at it." ”
Li Zhi, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Wu Mei and said, "Didn't you say that there is no government affairs that can be difficult for you?" ”
Wu Mei pleaded guiltily and said: "Your Majesty is wise, please forgive your majesty for the sin of ignorance of your concubines, and you should not interfere in the affairs of Chang'an without authorization." ”
Li Zhi's eyes widened, and he looked at Wu Mei for a while, and then he opened Shen Ru's recital and looked at it, who would have thought that after seeing a beginning, Li Zhi angrily threw the recital on the ground, and roared loudly: "Is Li Xian a pig?" Didn't he go to Chang'an to facilitate the annotation of the Book of the Later Han? How dare he obstruct my will in public, and dismiss the officials I personally appointed in public, who gave him the courage to do so? ”
Wu Mei knelt on the ground and said expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, let's take a look at the secret performance of the Hundred Horsemen Division first." ”
Li Zhi sat down on the brocade collapsed, waved his hand weakly, and said: "Yun Chu has to retreat from the crisis, but Yong Wangxian dares to plunge in, I have nothing to say."
Say, since you have seen it, tell me that I can hold it. ”
Wu Mei said: "Chang'an is in chaos, and I am afraid that I will no longer be able to work for Datang." ”
Li Zhi picked up the recital of the Hundred Cavalry Division and read it again, and then said to Wu Mei: "Are you frightened? ”
Wu Mei said: "I am extremely frightened, but I am extremely happy. ”
Li Zhidao: "We have unparalleled authority, but also bear unlimited responsibility, the world is prosperous, we are glorious, the world is broken, we are guilty, in the past two years, we have done too much, too many things, and now, the consequences are coming." ”
Wu Mei said: "No matter what, we must stabilize Chang'an." ”
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "I can't hold it down, otherwise, Yun Chu won't resign from the government by arguing with you, and make a decision to become a monk." ”
Wu Mei said: "In this way, Yun Chu had long expected that the flowing water brand would collapse? ”
Li Zhi said: "If we don't restrict Xungui and punish the wealthy, Yun Chu will naturally have the confidence to continue to maintain the prosperity of the flowing water brand with Xunguimen, and after we have done those things, Yun Chu's certainty will not be great."
As smart as he is, he naturally wants to find a stable way out for himself. ”
Wu Mei gritted her teeth and said: "A wolf-hearted and dog-lunged man, it is in vain that His Majesty values him so much." ”
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "He is also a person, not a god, if he can't hold it, he can't hold it, there is nothing to blame, speaking of which, I am too radical and did not leave him time to turn around, otherwise, with his ability, maybe there will be a way." ”
Wu Mei gritted her teeth and said, "It's two million after all, and it's not a big deal." ”
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei and said: "The treasury must not be used, otherwise it will be a catastrophe in the world." ”
Wu Mei said: "The young eunuch can produce a million yuan, and there is no way to do more." ”
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Then the inner treasury will give another 500,000 yuan." ”
Wu Mei said: "The concubine knows that Your Majesty wants to protect Yongwang Xian, so Your Majesty, the thief Shangguanyi, needs to be handed over to the concubine." ”
Li Zhi frowned and said, "What are you going to do?" ”
Wu Mei said: "This person is ambitious and extremely disrespectful to his concubines. ”
Li Zhi snorted and said, "Yong Wangxian doesn't need you to help, since I gave birth to him, I can protect him." ”
Wu Mei smiled: "The concubine will wait and see." ”
Li Zhi no longer looked at Wu Mei, and coughed lightly: "Where is Ruichun?" ”
Ruichun, who had been hiding far away, heard his name keenly, and instantly ran over to wait for the emperor's orders.
"Go to Guangfu Temple and tell Yun Chu that this time I made a mistake, I prepared a 1.5 million yuan reconstruction fund pool for him, and in addition, I also gave him a will, if any official touches the fund pool in the future, he will be killed!"
Ruichun received the order, waited for a while, and waited for the secretary and supervisor to draw up the will, and then quickly walked away from the Zhongshu, and the two provinces under the door used the seal, and then went straight to Guangfu Temple under the protection of one hundred and ten people.
After the crown prince Li Hong received the news of the change in Chang'an. As soon as possible, he came to Xu Jingzong's room to ask for advice.
After reading the documents, Xu Jingzong said lightly: "Calculate the time, retribution should also come, Your Majesty treats the nobles so badly, the wealthy, although they dare not rebel, they can still use the existing rules to fight back."
I just didn't expect their counterattack to be Chang'an.
The old man was still puzzled why Yun Chu still had the heart to retreat bravely, but it turned out that he couldn't hold it anymore and found a way out for himself.
Your Majesty has a grand plan, and he took out 1.5 million yuan of money and grain at one time, but if this money is taken out, the young government eunuch, I am afraid that there will be nothing left in the inner treasury. ”
Li Hong said: "The East Palace also has some accumulation. ”
Xu Jingzong said: "Take it out, take it all out, Your Majesty, the queen is in a situation where there is no money, Your Highness's warehouse here is naturally not good to be full of money, and it is good to have less suspicion." ”
Li Hong said: "This time, the hole that Yong Wangxian pierced is too big. ”
Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "It's just a faint move made by Yong Wangxian this time, for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no matter how much money is spent, it is worth thousands of dollars. Your Li family has always been cruel in seizing the heir, if you just spend some money and food, you can avoid your brothers from falling into trouble, which is a blessing for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
Li Hong said: "Master, can you ask for an order to go to Chang'an with 1.5 million yuan of money and grain?" ”
After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Jingzong still shook his head and said: "The outcome is unpredictable, the prince must not have anything to do with this matter, otherwise, Yongwang Xian will think that the prince is cheating him, and then let him have an excuse to accuse the prince."
However, the crown prince can give all the accumulation of the East Palace over the years to Yong Wangxian, and let him plug the big hole of the Chang'an flowing water brand to end His Majesty's favor. ”
Li Hong nodded and said, "What the master said is very true, the lonely king will go to Chang'an." ”
Xu Jingzong pondered for a moment and said, "Go and visit Duke Ying, Duke Su, and Duke Cheng." ”
Li Hong said: "Will they embarrass the lonely king?" ”
Xu Jingzong sighed and said, "Liang Jianfang is ......"
Li Hong sighed and said: "Speaking of which, my Li clan can't stand them, even if they are humiliated, the Lone King can still endure it." ”
Xu Jingzong said: "When I went to Chang'an, don't make too many payments with the government, Your Highness, I also need to share some money and grain to take care of those who are ruined because of this matter, although it is just a bucket of rice and a spoonful of oil, it is also a piece of the prince's mind at this time." ”
Li Hong nodded seriously, and saw that Xu Jingzong closed his eyes and rested, so he pressed his steps and exited the room.
After returning to the harem, he said directly to the crown princess Pei: "Allocate all the money and food that can be transferred from the East Palace, and King Gu will go to Chang'an." ”
Pei Shi said in surprise: "The Longmen Courtyard is not repaired? ”
Li Hong looked at Pei Shi and said, "Don't you still have a lot of money, take your money to repair, the money of the lonely king is useful." ”
Pei Shi stroked his high bulging belly and smiled: "I gave the concubine a child, and His Royal Highness looked rude when he spoke." ”
Talking counts, and there's a chapter later,
(End of chapter)