The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 129 200 million taels of silver
Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, Wei Jinyang put his mind on the business and said: "Father gave me full authority to investigate the matter of Hulong Pavilion. I know that you arranged the matter of Hulong Pavilion, so I came here to know , What is your plan, so I know how to do it without affecting your plan."

Li Meiying was slightly startled when she heard the words, and then smiled lightly: "Duke An Guo was not dead on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival feast, so you should know my plan. The emperor has given you full power to handle the matter, so you can do whatever you want. I don't know anything."

Wei Jinyang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and thought for a while as if he thought of something, he said in surprise: "You didn't intend to kill An Guogong this time, did you, so when Father asked you to come forward to intercede, you Will readily agree!"

"Why, aren't you happy that I spared his life? Maybe you'll be really happy if I don't deal with him!" Hearing his question, Li Sister raised her eyebrows and asked in displeasure.

Knowing that she misunderstood, Wei Jinyang became anxious, but he couldn't tell her about his life experience right now, so he hurriedly argued: "Xiao'er, you misunderstood me, I just feel that it's a pity, the matter of Hulongge, it's a pity. This is the best time to overthrow the Wu family, and it would be too cheap to let Duke An go like this."

When Li Meizhen heard the words, a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she was replaced by sadness. This person actually started to tell lies. It was his uncle, and she didn't believe that he could really be indifferent.

What was she thinking in her heart, Li Meiying didn't let her emotions show, she just said lightly: "Mr. An stabbed such a big arm, although he was able to save his life, but he still has to pay the price. I have done what I have to do. , I have nothing to do, the prince should not delay the time of evidence collection with me, I can't afford to miss it."

Hearing this, Wei Jinyang naturally understood that Li Meiying was issuing an order to evict guests. Although he didn't want to leave so soon, and worried that the evidence Li Meiying said would be destroyed by Anguogong's people, he didn't dare to delay. He got up and was about to leave, but suddenly he stopped and turned around and said, "Pi'er, don't worry, even if An Guogong survives this time, I will let him take off his skin." After finishing speaking, he quickly stepped out of the gazebo.

Yunyu and Qing'er returned to the gazebo, Qing'er cleverly stepped forward to put away Wei Jinyang's used cup, and then quietly retreated to the side, while Yunyu looked at the direction in which Wei Jinyang was leaving, and spoke softly Said: "Princess, have you noticed that the crown prince's address to Wu and An Guogong has changed, they are the closest relatives, but don't you find it strange that they use the most distant address?"

Yunyu's question did not change Li Sister's indifferent expression, but under her calm appearance, she already had doubts in her heart.She was silent for a moment before she said lightly: "Of course it's strange, and it's very strange, but Xueyin hasn't found any useful information recently. Let's take this matter for a while. I asked you to arrange it for Wu Shaoyou." You have arranged everything."

In fact, regarding Wu Shaoyou's matter, Yunyu was looking for an opportunity to report back to Li Sister-in-law, so she took this opportunity and said: "The fish has already entered the net, just wait for the princess' order, and the net can be collected over there."

Hearing this, Li Sister-in-law smiled coldly and said, "Don't worry, let him stay in the net for now. Wouldn't it be more interesting if the danger is approaching without knowing it?"

Yunyu knew that Li Sister-in-law was implying that the time was not yet ripe for her, so she responded: "Your maidservant knows about it, so I will send a letter to let them guard the net."

Hearing this, Li Meizhen nodded reassuringly, then got up and stepped out of the gazebo, walked in front of the blooming chrysanthemums, and watched them carefully.

Another three days passed, and Wei Jinyang handed over the brochure to Emperor Cheng. The brochure explained that Hulong Pavilion was vulnerable because Duke An did not consider natural disasters when he built the pavilion. One of them was the entire attic of Hulong Pavilion. The frame is made of high-quality golden nanmu, but it ignores the hidden dangers of the wood being easy to corrode and being eaten by termites due to its age. , is a problem that must be considered.Therefore, as the chief supervisor, An Guogong had to bear full responsibility for his poor consideration of the matter.

Once the contents of Wei Jinyang's booklet were read out, Duke An, who had been worried for several days, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his corruption was not found out, he could handle such trivial matters, but Duke An didn't know, Wei Jinyang There is still a trick waiting for him.

Emperor Cheng read the scriptures, and said to Wei Jinyang with a satisfied smile on his face, "Your Majesty, according to your opinion, how should I punish An Guogong is better."

Wei Jinyang deliberately pondered for a moment, and then slowly opened his mouth and said: "My son thought that it was a loss to build such an unstable attic with 100 million taels of silver. There are many properties under the name of An Guogong. Maybe it's too easy to earn, so I didn't take the 100 million taels of silver seriously at the beginning. Since it was his mistake, then please ask An Guogong to pay for the cost of rebuilding the Hulong Pavilion. I think this proposal from Erchen is good."

Hearing the words, Emperor Cheng's eyes lit up. He was furious with the batch of silver that he had embezzled for Mr. An. Now, using this excuse to get the silver back, he could breathe a sigh of relief. Thinking of this, Emperor Cheng So he looked at An Guogong hesitantly: "An Guogong, what do you think of the prince's proposal?"

Poor An Guogong fell into the abyss again before he had time to be proud. Looking at Emperor Cheng's increasingly cold eyes, An Guogong could only bite the bullet and said: "Actually, even if the prince doesn't say it, the minister has this plan. The dragon vein is the foundation of Daxin. , He was robbed because of his fault, and the emperor did not severely punish the humble minister, which is the emperor's great tolerance for the humble minister."

Seeing Duke An's heartbroken appearance, Emperor Cheng felt very happy, and said with a hearty smile: "Grand An is really a good minister of mine, then you should get together 200 million taels of silver as soon as possible after you return to the mansion. It’s not that much.”

As soon as Emperor Cheng's words came out, the faces of all the officials in the court hall suddenly became very exciting. Some were happy and some were worried. The happy ones were naturally those who were in the opposite faction with An Guogong, while the worried ones were of course those who supported the Wu family.

Even though his heart ached beyond measure, Duke An still had to force himself to put on a smile and said, "My minister complies with the decree, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Prince, you will be fully responsible for the rebuilding of the Hulong Pavilion, and I will wait to see your results." The depression in his heart disappeared, and Emperor Cheng said in a good mood.

"Father, don't worry, my son will not disappoint my father." Wei Jinyang hurriedly accepted the holy decree, and seeing Duke An's instantly aged face, he felt extremely happy in his heart.

(End of this chapter)