Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

It seems that many ministers already know about it.

Fang Yuan calmly came to the forefront of the civil servants.

"My lord, Fang Yuan, pays homage to your majesty. Long live my emperor."

Fang Yuan saluted seriously.

He didn't pay any attention to the eyes of the people around him.

"Free gift!"

"Fang Yuan, can you tell me why I came to you?"

Li Shimin said calmly.

After finishing speaking, Gao Shilian looked at Fang Yuan with a half-smile.

Liu Zhenghui and Changsun Wuji also looked at Fang Yuan.

It can be said that they were the most informed about what happened last night, and they were all curious about what Fang Yuan wanted to do.

"I don't know, please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

"Gao Shang Shu, please tell me."

Li Shimin looked at Gao Shilian.

Gao Shilian stood up and bowed his hands to the emperor.

He wanted to move all Fang Yuan's money away last night.

But it was a pity that Qin Huaiyu brought someone here when he wanted to take action.

There was no choice but to have a stalemate in the end. If their household department didn't move the money, Qin Huaiyu couldn't move it either.

Finally, during the morning court, Gao Shilian rushed back from the shipyard to attend the morning court.

"I received a tip last night that someone was trading illegally in the shipyard."

"I immediately sent troops to go there, and sure enough they found a lot of money in the shipyard, hundreds of boxes of it, either gold, silver, jewelry, or precious calligraphy and paintings."

Gao Shilian glanced at Fang Yuan and said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials in the imperial court were in an uproar, and they all looked horrified.

There are hundreds of boxes. If one box is calculated as 100 million, how much does it cost?

At this moment, even Li Shimin was horrified and shocked by Fang Yuan's family background.

"May I ask who gave the tip to Gao Shangshu? Can he be summoned for a confrontation?"

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

"Citizens report, and after reporting, people leave."

Gao Shilian said casually looking for a reason.

"Gao Shilian, you are so funny!"

"Your Majesty, I still say what I said before, Gao Shilian is not suitable to be the Minister of Household Affairs, please consider replacing him!"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

Li Shimin's expression changed and he didn't answer.

The faces of the court officials also changed, and their expressions became richer.

"Fang Yuan, don't think that just because you have become the king, you can talk nonsense!"

Gao Shilian said angrily.

I said before that I was not suitable to be the Minister of Household Affairs, but now I said, what do I want to do?

"You said that the common people reported it, and this king is surprised."

"When did your household department play the role of the criminal department or the Dali Temple or even the county government?"

"People should not go to the county government office, the Ministry of Justice, or the Dali Temple, but Pianpian will go to your household department to report?"

"Forget it, the key point is that you, the Minister of Household Affairs, blockaded the shipyard with great fanfare because of a common man's report. It's really shameful."

Fang Yuan mocked.

"you!"

"It doesn't matter who reports it. What matters is how do you explain the shipyard's so much money?"

Gao Shilian was half dead with anger.

I finally understood why Fang Yuan was sarcastic.

But that was just a reason he made up casually, and he couldn't say more.

But that's not important. What's important is how Fang Yuan explains so much money.

"How do I need to explain my money?"

"I will transport all the money to the shipyard, so what's the problem?"

Fang Yuan chuckled.

Saying that, Fang Yuan looked at Li Shimin.

This time Li Shimin called himself to come to the morning court early, and he should have been the instigator of this matter.

Since this is the case, there is nothing to be polite about, and there is nothing to hide. Let’s explain the situation first.

After saying this, many ministers were in an uproar. They were all shocked by Fang Yuan's so much money, and they all felt incredible and envious.

"Hahaha, you admitted it, right?"

"You are a king of Zhou, but you are greedy for such money from the Mo court!"

Gao Shilian suddenly burst out laughing.

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Fang Yuan with suspicion.

"Hmph, why is this king so greedy for ink?"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly and said disapprovingly.

"You have only been an official for more than ten years, but you have hundreds of boxes of money."

"Your monthly salary is not that much at all. How can you have so much money?"

Gao Shilian snorted coldly.

A look of being determined by Fang Yuan.

But compared with the ministers present, it is not like that.

Even Changsun Wuji looked at Gao Shilian with a little worry.

As we all know, Fang Yuan has many careers in his hands.

"Gao Shilian, you were not so stupid when you robbed my bank and three major factories!"

Fang Yuan was wondering what happened to Gao Shilian, how could he say such words.

Almost none of my money comes from my salary.

They are all earned from major factories.

"First, the bank has not made money for a long time, and the bank's money is not yours. You can't have that much money."

"Second, other people don't know about the three major factories and even other factories, but I don't know. They are all money-losing things, and you are even less likely to make too much money because of them."

"Yi Yi and Er, His Highness King Zhou, please tell me how you made so much money when they all lost money?"

Gao Shilian smiled confidently.

He knows best about the three major factories, and they don't make any money at all.

Since none of the three major factories make money, how can the others make money?

When the officials heard this, they felt it made sense and looked at Fang Yuan one after another, waiting for Fang Yuan's explanation.

Only Li Shimin, who held shares in the bank, sighed in his heart and felt that Gao Shilian was really not suitable to be the Minister of Household Affairs.

"Just because the three major factories don't make money in your hands doesn't mean they don't make money in my hands."

"As for how the bank makes money, I guess His Majesty the Emperor knows this, right, Your Majesty?"

Fang Yuan laughed.

Li Shimin's face darkened, but he still didn't speak.

But everyone looked at Li Shimin and probably understood that what Fang Yuan said was true.

"I don't know about the bank's affairs, so I won't talk about the bank's affairs."

"I finally understand the problems of the three major factories, right?"

Gao Shilian said in a low voice.

"I just said that if the three major factories don't make money in your hands, doesn't that mean they don't make money in my hands?"

"I have the account book in my hand. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Accounts. Why don't you check if I have made money and how much money I have made?"

Fang Yuan laughed.

He clapped his hands, and someone immediately appeared outside the court, waiting with a large box of account books.

"Bring it up!"

Gao Shilian's eyes darkened, he glanced at Li Shimin and shouted.

Soon, people from the Fang Mansion delivered three boxes of account books, all of which belonged to the three major factories.

"This is the account book of the three major factories from their establishment to yesterday. If you want to check, feel free to check."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

Fang Yuan was prepared before coming.

To be precise, Fang Yuan was prepared when he decided to transport the money away.

If you are targeted, reported for corruption, etc., you must have these account books to prove your innocence.

Gao Shilian looked at the three boxes full of bills and knew that it was almost impossible for him to target Fang Yuan.

Obviously, Fang Yuan was well prepared, but now he is in a difficult position, what should he do?
"Your Majesty, these account books are huge and it will take time to check them. Why don't you keep them for now and we can talk about them in a few days?"

Changsun Wuji stood up and said at this time.

Seeing Fang Yuan move out the ledger, he also knew that Fang Yuan had been prepared.

Since they were prepared in advance, the idea of ​​blocking Fang Yuan's shipyard with the intention of seizing Fang Yuan's money was probably going to come to nothing.In order to prevent his uncle from being so embarrassed, Changsun Wuji knew that he had to stand up and go on.

"allow!"

Li Shimin finally spoke.

But he followed Changsun Wuji's wishes.

Even if he knew that Fang Yuan's money was legal, he still wanted to know what he used it for.

"Okay, let's not talk about whether the money is normal. Let me ask where His Highness King Zhou wants to transport the money."

"It is no exaggeration to say that this money is enough to drive countless people crazy, and even cause chaos in the court!"

Gao Shilian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

The ministers became interested again and looked at Fang Yuan.

If it was really that much money that Gao Shilian said, it would be really scary.

If it is used for improper purposes, the court may really be shaken.

"Do I still need to tell you how to use my money?"

Fang Yuan frowned, said coldly.

"For the sake of the imperial court, please answer truthfully!"

Gao Shilian stared at Fang Yuan and said in a deep voice.

"For the sake of the court, I ask King Zhou to answer truthfully!"

Liu Zhenghui also stood up and said in a deep voice.

He had known about this for a long time and already had an idea in his mind.

"For the sake of the imperial court, Dali Temple also asks King Zhou to answer truthfully."

Li Daozong also stepped forward.

It can be said that the judicial branch of the imperial court has spoken.

Including Li Shimin, everyone looked at Fang Yuan.

Because someone has already received the news that Fang Yuan has met Li Jing.

No one knows what they talked about during this period.

It just so happened that Fang Yuan now transferred so much money in a large sum.

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

Faced with the pressure from the ministers, he didn't bother to explain.

But when he noticed that Li Shimin was also staring at him, Fang Yuan sighed in his heart.

The king and his ministers are suspicious of each other. This is the king and his ministers being suspicious of each other.

"I am already the King of Zhou, with a fiefdom in Lingnan, and I will have to leave Chang'an City sooner or later."

"There seems to be no problem in moving the money ahead of time."

Fang Yuan said indifferently.

When the ministers heard this, they felt relieved.

"But now there is no port in Lingnan, and there is no palace for you, King of Lingnan. Where are you going to transport it?"

Gao Shilian's face lit up, feeling that he had caught Fang Yuan's key point.

This is what Li Shimin also knows. There is no Fang Yuan palace or port in Lingnan, so what is the purpose of transporting money there?
"Although there is no palace for me in Lingnan, who said there is no port in Lingnan?"

"When I left, I already had people building the port. It will be repaired in a few days."

"Lingnan is now desolate. I am mobilizing money to build a palace and develop Lingnan. What's the problem?"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

"Is there a port in Lingnan?"

Gao Shilian exclaimed.

He didn't believe that Lingnan would have a port so soon.

Fang Yuan has only been to Lingnan a few times, how could he reach the port so quickly.

It will take at least three months to create a qualified port. How many days has Fang Yuan been back?

Gao Shilian did not believe that there was a port in Lingnan, but he did not dare to refute it too much, because there might be one.

For example, if you do it casually in some places where fishermen stay for fishing, it can also be called a port, so he can't guarantee whether Fang Yuan is perfunctory like this.

"You can send someone to investigate!"

Fang Yuan smiled confidently.

But in fact, there is no port in Lingnan.

Although Fang Yuan has already chosen the location, it has just been built.

According to normal procedures, it should take about a month to complete.

But if the court really wants to investigate, it cannot be said that there is no port and it is just being built.

And Fang Yuan didn't say when the money would be shipped away. It could take about a month.

In fact, Fang Yuan wanted to transport the money to Future Island, and it was only safe if it was placed on Future Island.

"I'll investigate."

Gao Shilian said in a low voice.

"presumptuous!"

"You are worthy of investigating this king!"

Fang Yuan suddenly became furious.

The sound shook the court, frightening all the officials.

Gao Shilian's face turned green and white, and he pointed at Fang Yuan and was speechless.

"Your Majesty, I want to sue Gao Shilian for three major crimes!"

"First, privately lead troops to blockade my king's shipyard and seize my money."

"Secondly, they seized my clean money and tried to investigate me!"

"Third, maliciously slandering me!"

Fang Yuan shouted loudly.

As a king with a different surname, without evidence it is slander.

The charge of defamation can be serious or minor, and serious dismissal is not impossible. Who calls Fang Yuan a king with a different surname?

"His Royal Highness King Zhou, your bill has not been checked yet, and we cannot yet determine whether your money is clean!"

Changsun Wuji saw that Gao Shilian was so angry that he could not speak, so he immediately stood up and spoke.

But he was indeed in a heavy heart, worried about Gao Shilian and himself.

Failed!
Fang Yuan has been prepared for a long time!

I hope the emperor will not abandon his uncle.

"If that's the case, then I will give Gao Shilian three days to check the books."

"Your Majesty, please give me a reasonable explanation and fair treatment when the time comes!"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

It doesn't matter, just look it up.

If you don't give yourself a satisfactory result by then, this matter will never give up.

"Disperse!"

Li Shimin stood up and left in a complicated mood.

He still felt that Fang Yuan was conspiring with Li Jing.

I don’t believe that Fang Yuan transferred the money to Lingnan.

But it was obvious that Fang Yuan was prepared and there was no way he could catch Fang Yuan.

This made Li Shimin feel even more that Fang Yuan and Li Jing were conspiring.

"Gao Shilian, three days. I am waiting for you!"

Fang Yuan dropped these words and turned to leave.

The ministers watched Fang Yuan leave with complicated expressions.

In the end, Prince Li Zhi chased him out.

"King Zhou, wait for me!"

Fang Yuan was a little surprised and slowed down to wait for Li Zhi.

Soon, Li Zhi caught up with Fang Yuan and the two left side by side.

In the main hall, Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji looked at Fang Yuan's back with hard expressions.

In the end, the ministers dispersed and left with their own thoughts.

the other side.

Fang Yuan and Li Zhi walked side by side.

"Fang Yuan, do you want to leave Chang'an City?"

Li Zhi changed the title, as if he wanted to get closer to each other.

"Why did the prince say that?"

Fang Yuan looked at Li Zhi with some surprise.

If this is what I thought of, it must not be as simple as being precocious, but as smart as a demon, right?
"Now that you stay in the court, there is no place for you in the court."

"Furthermore, my father, Gao Shangshu, and Changsun Shangshu all have opinions about you. Staying in Chang'an will only make you unhappy. Wouldn't it be better to leave?"

Li Zhi said slowly.

The words were filled with sighs and regrets.

This time, Fang Yuan was really surprised and looked at Li Zhi with twinkling eyes. (End of chapter)