Chapter 146: Extortion
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Zhang Taoguo, the chief housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the account room, is always restless at the moment. He has been following Prime Minister Zhao Guangyi for several years, although he has done a lot of things that should not be done behind Zhao Guangyi's back. But after all, for a few years, it is still difficult to part with the same roof. Before leaving, he wanted to find out who the cook Fu Lin was assigned and what his ultimate purpose was, but he was afraid that this matter was related to the royal family, so he couldn't make up his mind for a long time.
Zhang Taoguo wandered outside the dining room and thought for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to walk into the kitchen and said to Fu Lin: "Master Fu, can you borrow a step to speak?"
Fu Lin put down the cooking utensils in his hand and said, "Okay, I don't know what Steward Zhang has?"
"Just come with me. β
Zhang Taoguo led Fu Lin to the next room, and after Zhang Taoguo closed the door, he asked, "Master Fu, there is one thing, I don't know if I should say it?"
Fu Lin thought for a while and said, "Please ask Steward Zhang, but it's okay to say it." β
"Then I'll tell you directly, Master Fu, I already know the mystery in your meal. β
"What kind of mystery? I don't understand what you're saying?" Fu Lin asked, pretending to be innocent.
"Let's not talk darkly, the dishes you cook for the master are all ********, if you eat it like this for a long time, you will have tumors and strange diseases, don't think I don't know. Zhang Taoguo told everything he knew.
Fu Lin saw that the matter was revealed, so he vigilantly checked left and right, and after thinking about it, he asked, "How do you know this?"
"I don't care how I know, I ask you, do you really want to put him to death?" Zhang Taoguo asked.
Fu Lin hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Since you already know, then I won't hide it from you." In fact, this matter was asked by the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty to do this. If you preach it, you will be wiped out. Which is more important. Weigh for yourself. β
Zhang Taoguo said suspiciously: "The emperor treats the prime minister like a brother and a father, how can he invite a cook from Shuzhong to assassinate him? This doesn't make sense at all, you don't use these lies to deceive me." β
Fu Lin hurriedly explained: "What's impossible about this? Since ancient times, which emperor has not been unscrupulous for the sake of power? There are too many examples of carrying one set in front of one set and one on his back, don't you understand this?"
Zhang Taoguo thought for a while and said: "The military power of our Southern Han Dynasty has always been in the hands of the emperor. The prime minister is just dealing with some ordinary government affairs. Master, he worked day and night for the Southern Han Dynasty, even if the emperor wanted to kill him, it would not be now. So don't fool me with this rhetoric. Let's tell us what you really want to do. β
Fu Lin was shocked and frightened, and just wanted to defend himself, but was stopped by Zhang Taoguo: "You don't have to explain anything, and now I don't want to know what your purpose is, nor do I want to know who instructed you." I only want you to promise me one thing, or I will tell the lord about it, and then you will have ten heads, and it will not be enough to cut off. β
Fu Lin thought for a while and asked, "What do you want me to promise you?"
Zhang Taoguo said: "It's very simple. I only like money, and if you put money in my mouth, I won't say anything. Zhang Taoguo knew that since he was leaving. Just before leaving, knock Fu Lin again. Of course, the more money you can take away, the better.
Fu Lin thought for a while and said, "Okay, how much do you want?"
Zhang Taoguo said unhurriedly: "Not much. 100,000 taels of silver. β
Fu Lin was taken aback and said, "What? 100,000 taels? You are the national treasurer? β
"Although you can't take out 100,000 taels, I know the person behind you. He'll be able to get it. I'll give you three days, and if you can't come up with the money, I'll tell the lord about it, and you can think about it yourself. Zhang Taoguo raised his head and said.
Fu Lin thought for a while and said, "Okay, okay, I have to report this matter before I can give you an answer." But you promise me not to mention this matter to anyone again. β
"I naturally understand this by receiving people's money and eliminating disasters by people. I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise I dare not guarantee that the prime minister will not know about it when the time comes. Zhang Taoguo said.
At this time, a guy at the door said: "Lord Fu, the beef has been delivered, do you want to come to inspect the goods in person?"
Fu Lin said loudly to the guy outside the door: "Okay, wait a minute, I'll be here right away." β
"Okay, I've got something to do, and I'll let you know if I have any news. β
"Well, I'm waiting for your good news. With that, Zhang Taoguo opened the door and left with a swagger.
After Zhang Taoguo left, Fu Lin immediately picked up the pen and began to write on a small piece of paper. After writing, I put it away and held it tightly in my hand.
After returning to the dining room, the guy said, "Master Fu, you explained that this beef must be personally accepted by you every time, so we don't dare to move." Do you want to see what the beef is required today?"
"Well, when I take a closer look, you can get busy first. β
The guy left, and Fu Lin took out an extremely thin piece of paper from the crack in the beef. He looked around and saw that no one was looking at him, so he quietly opened the piece of paper, which read: "The new girl is a spy with strong martial arts, choose an opportunity to get rid of her." β
After Fu Lin saw the note, he quietly stuffed the piece of paper he had just written into the beef.
"I checked it carefully, and the beef was not fresh in color, so I returned it and asked them to send it again. Fu Lin said to the man.
"Yes, Master Fu, the small one will go and exchange it for fresh beef. The man agreed, and left the kitchen with the beef on his shoulders.
In Yongyi Village, Tang Liansheng received a note from his disciple, which read: "The housekeeper has known, let him give 100,000 taels within three days, otherwise he will be told." β
Tang Liansheng read the note, pinched it in his hand very angrily and said, "Hmph, you are insatiable and bring about your own destruction." β
Wei Guang Zheng said: "Helper, don't be angry, don't pay attention to the housekeeper first, as long as we get rid of that Zhao Guangyi, won't it be all over?"
"If you want to kill Zhao Guangyi, how can it be so easy? It's better to get rid of the housekeeper first, otherwise he will expose us, and it will be a failure," Tang Liansheng said.
"Well, my subordinates will arrange it. Wei Guang Zheng said.
At this time, Zhang Taoguo was in the Prime Minister's Mansion and met Li Xiong and Kou Fei head-on. I thought that I was going to leave anyway, so I didn't do anything, so I just knocked these two people hard. Zhang Taoguo knew that when Kou Fei and Li Xiong used to do procurement for the Prime Minister's Mansion, they must have made a lot of money. So Zhang Taoguo blocked the road and said, "Where are you two going?"
Although the two hated Zhang Taoguo to the core, Kou Fei even rushed up and beat him severely. Li Xiong grabbed Kou Fei and said calmly to Zhang Taoguo: "It's Steward Zhang, we are going to buy things, do you have something to do?"
Zhang Taoguo said straight to the point: "I let the two of you do procurement for the past few years, you must have earned a lot, right?"
Kou Fei said angrily, "What do you mean by that?"
"Okay, since everyone understands people, then I won't talk in secret. In the past few years, you have been doing the procurement of the Prime Minister's Office, but you have never expressed it to me. Isn't it a bit unreasonable?" Zhang Taoguo bluntly asked.
Li Xiong asked, "What do you want?"
"Now that we've talked about it, I'm going to get to the point. Within three days, send ten thousand taels of silver to my house. In the future, I will continue to let you two do the procurement, and I promise that in a few years, you will be full of money. Otherwise, I will let someone else do the procurement task of the Prime Minister's Mansion. β
Kou Fei was very angry when he heard Zhang Taoguo's words, and just wanted to get angry, but was stopped by Li Xiong. Li Xiong said unhurriedly: "Okay, Steward Zhang, no problem." The two of us will definitely send you the silver within three days, so you can rest assured!"
"Okay, sure enough, I am a person who knows the times, and I will definitely not treat you badly in the future. Zhang Taoguo nodded with satisfaction and left.
Seeing Zhang Taoguo go away, Kou Fei finally couldn't help but say, "Brother Xiong, are you crazy, where can we find so much silver for him?"
"A fool would give him money, he obviously wants to make another fortune before he slips away. Li Xiong said.
Kou Fei suddenly realized: "That's right, it's really hateful. So what are we going to do now?"
"Didn't he want money? Let's just give him a bigger gift, what do you think?" Li Xiong said.
Kou Fei looked at Li Xiong's expression, smiled and said, "Well, that's good, let's give him a huge gift." β
Tang Liansheng was afraid that Steward Zhang would leak Fu Lin's poisonous food and assassinate Zhao Guangyi's secret. He hid not far from the Prime Minister's Mansion, ready to wait for Zhang Taoguo to come out and wait for an opportunity to kill him, so that he was not afraid that his secret would not be revealed, let alone worry about 100,000 taels of silver.
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