Princess of the auxiliary country

Chapter 348; Not giving an inch

"Hmph, that's enough."

Emperor Zhaowu snorted coldly, his eyes swept over the prince and King Chu, and finally settled on King Qi.

"Tell me, what did you ask that person to do for you? And what was the thing that was moved away?"

Emperor Zhaowu didn't care who took action first. Anyway, since both the prince and the king of Chu had already taken action, they would be punished together.

Therefore, he was even more curious about what could attract the prince and the king of Chu to take action at the same time.

Originally, I wanted to watch the two younger brothers peck each other, but I never thought that my father would pass by directly.

This made him unable to react for a while.

Seeing that he was silent, Emperor Zhaowu's face darkened and he asked in a deep voice, "Did you do some shameful deeds that you don't dare to let me know about?"

"No, father, please calm down. How dare you, my son, do such shameful things."

"I just want to do some small business, but as a prince it is not convenient for me to do it in person, so I asked Zhao Sanshun to handle it on my behalf."

"My son, I dare not say anything because I am afraid of being punished by my father."

"Doing business?"

Emperor Zhaowu raised his eyebrows slightly.

"My son, I know that I am guilty, and I should not waste my dignity as a prince by doing such a lowly and despicable job."

King Qi quickly handed over his hand to plead guilty. As the son of Emperor Zhaowu, although he didn't know his father very well, he still knew many things.

Their family has been aristocratic since their ancestors, and it was the residence of the Duke of the country during the previous dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have been married for generations.

Therefore, there are also some habits of the nobility. Emperor Zhaowu really looked down on merchants and craftsmen in the past. This is also the fundamental reason why the previous Yu Dynasty was so poor, and Emperor Zhaowu insisted on the strategy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing business.

It was because of the appearance of Huo Junyao that Emperor Zhaowu had many changes in his views on business.

Huo Junyao is quite special. He even said that if it were someone else who engaged in business, he might not be able to bring Emperor Zhaowu with him.

Because of her identity, and because of the incident involving the crown prince, Emperor Zhaowu felt some debts in his heart.

Only then did Emperor Zhaowu show the greatest tolerance and compensation.

And it was precisely because of Emperor Zhaowu's choice that he could see the huge benefits brought by business, which is why he often said that Princess Zhaode was the lucky star of the Yu Dynasty.

There are many factors involved, and it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Next, Huo Junyao's business empire could be built so easily. Although there were some plans by Huo Junyao, it was mostly because of Emperor Zhaowu's acquiescence and support.

Just kidding, this is an ancient dynasty and feudal society, where the imperial power is overwhelming. Without the acquiescence of the emperor, many things would not be so easy to succeed.

To put it simply, those guys from the gentry have been working hard for so many years. Have they never thought of building a business empire?

That must have been thought of a long time ago, but why can't they do it?
It was not precisely because they were feared by Emperor Zhaowu that they were unable to do it and did not dare to do it rashly.

But Huo Junyao's situation is very special, not only because she is a woman, but also because she is owed a debt, but also because of Princess Ningyang and Duke Ji Guo Jingzhi.

"I'm quite curious, what kind of business do you want to do?"

King Qi was silent for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "The hot spring villa company that Zhaode's cousin created during this period is very good. I heard by chance some time ago that a businessman was in urgent need of money and wanted to sell the two young men he owned. Shares are sold for money.”

"My son couldn't come forward on his own, so he left it to Zhao Sanshun to negotiate on his behalf."

"Fortunately, the negotiation was successful. I went to my grandfather's family to help raise money. I was worried that someone else would buy it, so I asked Zhao Sanshun to take 20,000 yuan to finalize the matter first."

"But I never expected that Zhao Sanshun would be attacked and killed by the Crown Prince and the King of Chu not long after he left home." "For these 20,000 yuan, I almost emptied the family fortune of Prince Qi's house. I never thought that innocent people would be killed." man of."

As he said that, he turned to look at the prince and the king of Chu with sadness and anger.

"You just took away the money, why do you still kill innocent people?"

"The prince of a country, the prince of a country, actually kill innocent people indiscriminately under the eyes of the father in the capital, you are really..."

He didn't say anything later, but turned directly to bow to Emperor Zhaowu.

"Please father, please make the decision for your son and ministers and redress the justice of the innocent people."

Emperor Zhaowu did not get angry after hearing this, but turned to look at Jing Zhaoyin who was shrinking like a quail beside him.

"Jing Zhaoyin, how do you think this case should be handled?"

When his name was suddenly called, Jing Zhaoyin trembled all over, walked out in small steps, and bowed his hands to Emperor Zhaowu.

"Your Majesty, I. I think we should investigate the specific situation first and recover the money."

Yaoshou, the three of them are fighting back and forth, why do they let their old bones suffer?
"Investigation? What else needs to be investigated? Didn't they just admit that they took action?"

Emperor Zhaowu sneered and pointed at the prince and King Chu.

"This, this, this"

"Now that it has been admitted, let's deal with it how to deal with it. Hand over the murderer. As for the money lost by King Qi."

He looked at the Crown Prince and the King of Chu and said, "Since both of you have accused the other of taking the money and I am too lazy to investigate, I will each take out 20,000 guan and hand it over to the King of Qi."

"As for King Qi, your man is dead and needs to be well cared for."

"Do you have any opinions?"

King Qi naturally had no objection. He lost 20,000 guan and got 40,000 guan back. Even though his father told him to give him a good pension, he could still make money if he spent one or two thousand guan on himself.

He really wants shares now, and naturally the more money the better, not to mention that the money comes from two competitors, the prince and the king of Chu.

"Father, I am not convinced. I did not take away the 20,000 guan from King Qi. Why did you give out 20,000 guan? It is unfair for you to do this."

King Chu was immediately unhappy. He didn't grab the money, so why should he pay for it himself?

It was obviously the prince who took away the 20,000 yuan, but now his father is handling it like this. The prince is just handing over what he grabbed, but he has to pay for it himself.

You didn't kill the person yourself, and you didn't steal the money yourself, but you have to pay 20,000 yuan for nothing. It makes no sense at all.

"Father, my son is not convinced, and my son didn't steal the money. Why should I pay 20,000 yuan?"

Seeing that the King of Chu had spoken, the prince felt relieved at this time, but he still yelled, joking, if he didn't yell, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling others that he had taken away the money?

Who knows, my father did this because he wanted to find the person who stole the money, and he had to be punished.

If you can avoid this penalty, you don't have to pay any money, and you can get more than 20,000 yuan.

"In that case, let's investigate. Investigate everything thoroughly so that everyone in the world can see how we, the Prince of Yu Dynasty and the King of Chu, care so little about human life."

"Check, I agree."

The King of Chu was the first to express his approval. He didn’t kill the person anyway, and he didn’t steal the money. What was he afraid of?
"My son also agrees."

The prince was not to be outdone. Having reached this point, he could not retreat or even show any guilt.