Chapter 155: One million taels in advance
Zhu Honglang has a lot of energy in his heart.
When he wants to accomplish something, he is willing to leave his face and dignity behind.
Therefore, no matter how Chang Gaozhuo scolds him today, as long as he lends him money, he can say anything.
"No, if I can't get the money today, I won't leave!" Zhu Honglang playfully pulled Chang Gaozhuo's clothes, looking like a scoundrel and not letting go.
Chang Gaozhuo's patience ran out, he narrowed his eyes, and warned in a cold voice: "Since this is the case, then don't blame this official for being polite. ”
As he spoke, he raised his fist and made a gesture to punch him.
Zhu Honglang refused to give up, and the two court officials actually scuffled on the street.
There were more and more onlookers, and Li Yunxing's expression became more and more heavy.
The two of them are shameless, is it really shameless for him to be the imperial power of the Wu Dynasty?
Shouting and scuffling on the street, what kind of system is it?!
Li Yunxing took advantage of the fact that the two of them were fighting inseparably, and kicked the two of them violently.
Zhu Honglang was kicked in the back, and then he was caught off guard and fell to the ground, he struggled to get up, but because of an ankle injury, he fell back again.
This time, Gao Changzhuo reacted, looked up at Li Yunxing, and was instantly frightened.
The attention was all on Zhu Honglang, and he didn't notice that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was here.
"Too ...... His Royal Highness the Prince! ”
Gao Changzhuo knelt down, "Wechen see His Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know His Highness is coming, We, Wechen ......"
Li Yunxing ignored him, and said in a cold tone, "The two adults are so Yaxing, they are arguing and fighting here. Do you want the whole of Gangneung City to see your jokes? ”
"See, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Yunxing glanced at the two kneeling on the ground, one of the necklines was torn, leaking out of the undershirt, and the other belt was scattered, revealing half of the trouser legs.
"Shame!" Li Yunxing looked away in disgust, and then strode into the county guard's mansion.
The two people who had just scuffled together lost their momentum, and followed Li Yunxing into the walk in a gloomy manner.
The onlookers were even more dumbfounded.
They heard you right, right?
The county guard actually called the young man His Royal Highness the Prince?
His Royal Highness the Prince, who is far away in the sky, actually came to this small Gangneung City?
This news was enough to shock the entire Gangneung City, so after a short silence, the entire Gangneung City was fried.
Zhu Honglang was still a little confused, but after seeing Chang Gaozhuo limping into the mansion with His Royal Highness the Prince, he suddenly seemed to understand something and hurriedly followed.
Gao Changzhuo and the crown prince had only met a few times in a hurry, but they didn't expect to suddenly appear in Jingzhou.
is even more beating in his heart, could it be that the prince Cha Su Tianyang has found out about himself?
But he has never had too deep a relationship with Su Tianyang!
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, why did you come to such a place?" Chang Gaozhuo endured the pain and reluctantly squeezed out a flattering smile, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a lot of opportunities, how can he come to Jiangling City in person?" ”
Hearing this, Li Yunxing raised his eyebrows, glanced at him sideways, and did not answer.
When Li Yunxing sat in the hall, the two officials officially bowed to him.
"Weichen see His Royal Highness the Prince, the prince Chitose, Chitose, Chitose."
Li Yunxing lowered his eyes and looked at the two kneeling officials, and did not immediately call them flat.
"Lord Zhu, Master Chang, what is the reason for today's events?"
Li Yunxing's face was serious, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
The two officials glanced at each other, Gao Changzhuo knew that the prince and Liu Zhongqing's faction had been fighting for a few days, and they could kill Su Tianyang, a cancer that had been entrenched in Jingzhou for many years, and it was by no means an ordinary person.
It's just that......
Gao Changzhuo sighed secretly and decided to hide it.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood, today's incident is just a private matter between me and Lord Zhu, and it is really embarrassing, so the two of us will have a few arguments, it is not official business, please don't blame Your Highness."
Gao Changzhuo's attitude is respectful, his tone is gentle, and he seems to be very cultivated.
But where would Li Yunxing believe his words, if it wasn't official business, who would be idle and fight on the street?
Li Yunxing was silent, and Zhu Honglang became even more nervous, he didn't understand why Gao Changzhuo wanted to hide it from His Royal Highness the Prince.
In Gao Changzhuo's opinion, this is a good opportunity, and he may be able to get his things done.
"You two really think that this palace is a three-year-old child, is it so easy to deceive?" Li Yunxing snorted coldly, and then ordered, "Come on, drag these two people outside to fight, when to recognize the mistake, when to stop!" ”
When Zhu Honglang heard this, he panicked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, no!" The two of us are arguing over the money to repair the dam! I definitely didn't want to hide the meaning of His Royal Highness the Prince, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find out! ”
"The construction of the embankment needs to be done by the two of you adults? It's a strange story. ”
At this time, Gao Chang Zhuo saw that it was impossible to hide it any longer, so he told the story of the matter.
Everything has to start after Su Tianyang was executed, Su Tianyang is dead, his money has been confiscated, and the disaster relief money allocated by the imperial court to King Zhaoyang has not been sent to the local government.
This made Zhu Honglang anxious like an ant on a hot pot, since he became an official in the court, he has been in charge of Jingzhou's water conservancy projects and grain and grass. Now that Jingzhou has suffered from floods, the people are struggling to make a living, and the people are complaining.
It's a pity that although he is talented, he is still underqualified, and he can't directly ask the court for money.
However, the repair of the embankment could not be delayed, and in order to survive the last month of the rainy season, Zhu Honglang had to find Gao Changzhuo, the county guard of Jiangling City.
The people of Gangneung City are rich, and the affected area is small, and the amount of money and silver is much higher than that of other counties.
Therefore, Zhu Honglang wanted to cut it first and then embezzle the one million taels of tax in Jiangling City to build the embankment, and after the king of Zhaoyang transported the grain back to Jingzhou, he asked the king of Zhaoyang to make up for the deficit of one million taels.
At that time, the resentment of the people of Li will slowly turn into joy, and as long as they have this money, the lives of the people of Jingzhou will be much better.
It's just that Zhu Honglang didn't expect that as soon as he found Gao Changzhuo, the latter rejected him.
This is just a bill that has been lost before and made up for later, Zhu Honglang doesn't think there is any problem, he thinks that Gao Changzhuo just doesn't want to come up with a million taels.
"So His Royal Highness the Prince, the two of us scuffled together today, precisely because the lower official wanted to advance one million taels of silver from Lord Gao." Zhu Honglang said sincerely, "The lower officials know that this matter is not done properly, but in order to relieve the victims, they have no choice but to be brazen and hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Haihan." ”
How could Gao Changzhuo not understand Zhu Honglang's good intentions.
He also wanted to help, but he couldn't help, embezzlement of public funds was a felony in the court, especially Su Tianyang's incident before, how dare he touch the prince's moldy head at this juncture.