I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 451 Questioning
Seeing that there was hope, Lin Wuque immediately regained his spirits, and he didn't care about arguing with Zhu Zhanji about the things that had passed before.

He snatched the wire saw, found a railing that looked thinner, and sawed it creakingly.

"Slow down and be careful, if people hear it, our plan will come to nothing."

"Shut up, I only have a sense of proportion! And... quickly put your shoes back on, it's too smelly!"

Zhu Zhanji squinted, smiled, and said while putting on his shoes.

"Okay then, it's all up to you if you can do more!"

Lin Wuque didn't realize it for a while, when the two life and death enemies suddenly became like a pair of good friends for many years.

But he didn't care. For Lin Wuque now, the most important thing is to escape from this place as soon as possible.

Although the wire saw is very delicate, but because it is very short, it takes half a day to saw a piece of wood the thickness of an adult's arm.

Zhu Zhanji was on the sidelines giving Lin Wuque an atmosphere, while observing the movements of Mingjiao disciples, ready to call Lin Wuque at any time.

……

They are working together to prepare to escape, and Li Tian in the capital is not idle.

Although it was almost late at night, the lights in the imperial study room were still brightly lit.

Because a person Li Tian had been waiting for for a long time finally came back.

This person is none other than Yang Shiqi, the Yang Dao who opened the tea horse trade fair privately, and even brought a caravan into the desert for trading.

He was brought back to the capital by his elder brother Yang Su at ten o'clock this evening.

As soon as he got home, before he had time to take a rest, Yang Shiqi drove him in front of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, took him to the palace, and met Li Tian directly.

Finally seeing this Yang Dao who even Li Tian suspected to be another time traveler, Li Tian looked up and down, inside and out, at this twenty-year-old guy who looked a little thin.

No matter what, there is no way to see where he got the guts and courage to manage such a big event.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, the old minister brought this unfilial son to you personally. You want to kill him or cut him into pieces, so please listen!"

Although Yang Shiqi said so in his mouth, the look of hope in his eyes still revealed his inner expectation that Li Tianneng would treat Yang Dao leniently.

Li Tian circled around Yang Dao again and again, but he didn't speak, but made the Yang family father and son even more flustered.

In the end, Li Tian slumped to the steps not far in front of Yang Dao, stared into his eyes and said,
"Yang Dao, do you know what kind of heinous crime you have committed!"

This Yang Dao is also a bachelor, he raised his head to look directly into Li Tian's eyes without being humble, and said loudly,

"Your Majesty, all this was done by the villain in private, and has nothing to do with my father or brother. If His Majesty wants to punish, he must punish the villain alone.

I also ask Your Majesty to spare the Yang family for the sake of my father's hard work for the court for so many years! "

Li Tian laughed,
"Unexpectedly, you are quite responsible at such a young age."

After saying this, Li Tian's face suddenly turned cold, and he snorted coldly,
"However, do you really think that if you resist everything by yourself, this matter can be exposed so easily!"

When Yang Shiqi saw that Li Tian was really angry, he knelt down on the ground eager to love his son, kowtowed and prayed,

"Your Majesty, please be merciful. The dog made a big mistake when he was young and ignorant. It is all the old minister's fault to indoctrinate him. Please be merciful to save the dog's life!"

Previously, he took one mouthful at a time, and let everyone know what to do if he wanted to kill or cut.

But now, before Li Tian said what to do with him, Yang Shiqi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Li Tian looked at the father and son who sang and cooperated with Wushuang in a funny way, and couldn't help feeling a little funny in his heart.

He got up slowly, and said lightly while pacing,

"What is the main purpose of the tea horse department opened by the imperial court, Shi Qi, you must know!"

"The veteran knows that it is natural to win over those tribes who are willing to get close to my Ming Dynasty, give them some benefits, and implement a strategy of gradual division.

The second is to exchange important materials such as war horse leather, which is scarce in Ming Dynasty, with the grassland people. "

Li Tian nodded, chuckled lightly,
"At least you are not completely confused!"

Pausing for a moment, he turned his gaze to Yang Dao again.

"Sky, you are right.

Once those ethnic minorities got used to eating rice noodles, drinking strong wine and tea from the Central Plains, and wearing cotton clothes and silk from the Central Plains, Daming would have grasped part of their lifeblood, and thus had the opportunity to absorb them as the people of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, it will not only create extra income for my Ming Dynasty, but also benefit the defense of the frontier, which is a good thing that serves multiple purposes. "

As he spoke, he changed the subject and his tone became very sharp.

"But all of this needs to be done under the banner of the imperial court to let them know that it is the imperial court and I who bring them tea, fine wine, and silk.

But what did you Yang Dao do? You held a tea-horse trade fair privately and conducted large-scale transactions with ethnic minorities in the grasslands. In August and September alone, during these two months, the amount of goods you traded with them was almost It is comparable to the sum of three tea horses!
The transaction is completed, but those prairie people only remember your name, Yang Dao, and know that there is such a generous and generous businessman like you on the border!
Yang Dao, if you do this, where will the court be placed, and where will I be placed.

To put it seriously, you are clearly a treasonous act of capitalizing on the enemy and undermining the court's century-old plan. "

Hearing Li Tian's harsh accusation, not only Yang Shiqi was completely panicked, but even Yang Dao, who had been calm and composed before, began to change his face drastically.

Before Yang Shiqi could continue to speak, Yang Dao slammed his head on the ground heavily, and said with a pale face,
"Forgive me, Your Majesty. The villain is just greedy for a while, and he never thought about supporting the enemy and destroying the stability of the court's frontiers!"

Yang Shiqi also followed Yang Dao and said,
"Your Majesty, please see that the dog is only a first-time offender and has not caused any serious consequences. Let him spare his life, old minister... I am willing to hand over the proceeds of this exchange to the court without leaving a penny, and beg your majesty to forgive me." Let's get the dog this time!"

Li Tian watched the two of them flustered like this, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But he continued to say coldly,

"Yang Dao, as your son of Yang Shoufu, knows how to break the law, even if I want to let you go, I can agree, how can the officials agree.

Once this opening is opened, anyone can use money to exonerate themselves from now on. Wouldn't the world be in chaos that day, with corrupt officials everywhere who extort money! "

(End of this chapter)