The king behind the empress

Chapter 104 Tea Worth 50 Taels
Mo Zizai is actually far less angry than the expression on his face, because he doesn't like drinking tea very much, whether it's the best Wuyi tea or high-grade broken tea, it's actually the same for him, it's just that the plain water has more taste , Can't taste good or bad.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the pot of Gaosha in the guest room, he has asked the housekeeper to refill the water twice, which is enough to prove that he doesn't care much about the quality of the tea.

And the main reason why he was so angry was to make it easier to find fault.

Although his main purpose of coming today was not to find fault, but it was so easy to catch the reason, how could he let it go so easily.

Seeing that Mo Zizai really made trouble on the issue of tea, Qian Min secretly groaned in his heart. Although he knew that Mo Zizai was making use of the problem, he did not dare to be negligent, and quickly argued: "My lord, forgive me, I will go to the palace to participate It's early morning, and I don't know about this matter."

"This matter should be my housekeeper's own decision. I will let him bring the best tea in the mansion to the prince."

As he said that, Qian Min yelled to the outside, "Qian Gui, why don't you hurry over here and replace the prince with good tea."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Hearing Qian Min's shout, Qian Gui, the housekeeper who was holding the tea carefully outside, walked in cautiously, and said to Mo Zizai with a little fear: "My lord, the little one was blinded by lard for a while, so I will give it to you." I hope the prince can forgive me for serving this kind of tea."

As he said that, the cashier put several cans of wrapped tea in his hand and put them on the table beside Mo Zizai, "My lord, this is the best Wuyi tea, it's a small favor."

"Is the lard blind?"

Mo Zizai looked at the obvious slap marks on Qian Gui's face, with a playful expression on his face, and after a while, he said directly to Qian Min: "Mr. Put it in your eyes."

"Why don't I take him to the imperial prison to help you discipline him? It will also save you from causing trouble in the future."

Hearing the word imperial prison, Qian Gui's face immediately turned pale, and he turned his head to Qian Min in horror, looking for help. If he was taken to the imperial prison, he would still be able to escape.

"My lord, it's fine to go to prison."

Hearing the word imperial prison, Qian Min also trembled in his heart. Seeing Qian Gui asking for help, he sighed helplessly. Qian Gui must not be taken to imperial prison. Feelings, and because Qianlong, as his housekeeper, knows too many unknown things about him.

If he really watched Qian Gui being imprisoned, then Qian Gui would have to confess everything about him.

"After all, Qian Gui has been a housekeeper in my mansion for decades. If the prince takes him to prison, the subordinate officials will not bear it."

"Besides, the reason why he would serve such poor tea to the prince is because the lower official just paid out 1000 million taels of silver, which is really hurting, so he ordered the mansion to be more frugal, which is why the guest's salary was reduced. treatment."

"The lower official can testify that everyone is treated like this. He definitely didn't do this to target the prince."

Hearing the consciousness in Qian Min's words, Mo Zizai said in a low tone, "According to what Elder Qian Ge said, this king's half-hour high brokenness is for nothing?"

Seeing Mo Zizai who was holding on to this issue, Qian Min felt like cursing others. The high brokenness you drank for nothing is mine too. Even if I didn’t ask you for money, you still hold on to it.

Of course, I just thought about these words in my heart, and if I really wanted to say it, it would not be Qian Gui who was sent to prison, but him.

So he was silent for a while, and then waved his hand directly to make Qian Gui retreat, "My lord, just tell me, what compensation do you want."

Mo Zizai brought Zhou Qi alone when he came here today, so he was definitely not looking for trouble. Now that he is holding on to the issue of tea leaves, it is probably a temporary intention to blackmail himself, so he just said it out. Ask Mo Zizai what he wants.

Mo Zizai poured a cup of high broken tea from the teapot, took a sip, and said with a smile: "As expected of Mr. Qian Ge, he is straightforward in his work."

Qian Min sighed in his heart, you have blackmailed my face, if I still can't see it, then I have been an official for decades, wouldn't it be in vain, "Please express it clearly, my lord."

Seeing that Qian Min is so up-to-date, Mo Zizai stopped playing around in circles, just like what he thought before, he was trying to find an excuse to blackmail him, so why bother to enter the memorial archway after becoming such a thing, "Let's do it, the king said the number, What do you think, Elder Qian Ge?"

Hearing Mo Zizai say that he said the number, Qian Min's heart trembled suddenly. The last time Mo Zizai said that he said the number, he directly took away most of his net worth, and now he said the number?
"My lord, please tell me, my lord."

"500 million taels."

Mo Zizai opened his right hand and said to Qian Min, "How does Mr. Ge feel?"

Hearing Mo Zizai say 500 million taels, Qian Min's face darkened in an instant, "My lord, don't bother you to do it, I'll send Qian Gui to the imperial prison right now, if you feel uneasy , The next official will also stay in the imperial prison."

The opening is 500 million taels, this is not extortion, it is clearly killing him.

"Do you want too much? Not enough." Mo Zizai thought for a moment in his heart, and then said with some dissatisfaction: "As the number one corrupt official in my Great Zhou, Mr. Qian Ge can't even give me this little money?"

"My lord, I'm just a corrupt official, not a cash cow."

Speaking of this, Qian Min didn't have much scruples, and simply found a chair to sit down, and said frankly: "Your official admits that I have been greedy for a lot of money over the years, but that's because of my hard work. I saved it."

"You asked for 1000 million taels before, but now you want to get 500 million taels because the tea tastes bad. I really can't get it out."

"Anyway, no matter what you say today, the 500 million taels will definitely not be available to officials. If you can't do it, you can just arrest Qiangui and forget it in prison."

"I can't take it out..."

Mo Zizai pinched his chin and pondered for a while. Yu Zhisi actually didn't know how much money Qian Min had in his family.

And judging from Qian Min's previous move of easily taking out 1000 million taels, it is absolutely no problem to force him to take out 500 million taels. Some can't justify.

"Then how about this, Mr. Qian Ge, since you said you couldn't get it out, let you tell me how much money you can get out this time?"

Qian Min took a deep breath, weighed the pros and cons in his mind for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "My lord thinks, how about five...50 taels?"

He originally wanted to say 5 taels, but when he thought of the 500 million taels that Mo Zizai wanted, he felt that 5 taels seemed too much of a bargain, so he temporarily added ten.

As soon as Qian Min finished talking about the price, Mo Zizai immediately showed the speed of his hand, slapped the table suddenly, and said, "Deal!"

(End of this chapter)