Fortunate Young Gentleman

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Tang Ning originally thought that Xiao Jue and he had a tacit understanding, but he didn't expect that such a simple hint would be misunderstood by him.

One draw costs 100,000 taels, isn't this extortion?

As an official appointed by the court, how can he secretly extort a prince?

Xiao Jue asked: "What do you think of a 50-50 split?"

Tang Ning said: "Deal."

He thought about it, looked at Xiao Jue and said: "Aren't you worried that he will regret it?"

Xiao Jue shook his head and said: "No."

Since Xiao Jue was so sure, Tang Ning stopped asking.

In fact, even he himself did not expect that this draw would have unexpected gains, because Emperor Chen lost 10,000 taels of silver, but also because Emperor Chen got 50,000 taels of silver. It is really hard to say whether things in the world are blessings or disasters, whether they are gains or losses.

The victory and loss of this final of the Sixteen Guards Competition also affect the interests of many people in Beijing.

As soon as the game ended, countless news spread in all directions.

Although Zuo Xiaowei's victory was incredible to many people, it was not as shocking as the first time they defeated Zuo Yuwei.

As the only team that remained undefeated in this competition, many people bet on them in the last game. Although they did not make a lot of money, they still made a small profit.

At the same time, the identities of the two "koi" drawn by Tangren were also spread out at the first time, attracting countless people's discussions.

"Oh my god, it's Old Wang from East Lane. This guy is really lucky. He lost money in gambling a while ago and was blocked by creditors. He suddenly became rich..."

"The Tang people's gift is real. I thought they were just pretending and would give it to those dignitaries in the end..."

"The other one was given to your majesty, no wonder they added another gift later. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on..."

"I heard that your majesty's share was drawn by the prince of Dian. Maybe he was the one who played tricks to please your majesty?"

"If he hadn't played tricks, maybe I would have had a chance!"

...

The discussion about the Sixteen Guards Competition was very popular, but the people had more discussions about the ownership of the two gifts.

For some reason, when the details of the lottery were announced, the prince of Dian immediately received a lot of scolding. He picked two out of three thousand people, but he happened to be the current majesty. Even if people didn't use their brains, they knew that someone must have played tricks.

Obviously, the most suspicious person is the prince of Dian who personally took action.

On the streets of the capital, a young man in Confucian clothes stopped a passerby and asked, "What do you think about the Sixteen Guards Competition and the Chosen One?"

"Opinions, what opinions..." The man rolled his eyes at him and said, "The Cavalry Guards are so weak, but they can win. It shows how corrupted the Sixteen Guards of the Imperial Army have become. The Chosen One was already decided in advance, just to fool those fools..."

The young man in Confucian clothes was stunned and didn't know what to say for a while.

After the man finished answering, he was about to leave, but his footsteps suddenly stopped. He looked at the young man in Confucian robes, then looked at the paper and pen in his hand, and asked: "Are you a reporter from Tangrenzhai?"

He looked at a mark on the young man's chest, was stunned for a moment, coughed lightly, and said: "You just said your opinion on the Sixteen Guards Competition and the Chosen One..."

He cleared his throat and said seriously: "The Zuo Xiaowei was ranked last among the Sixteen Guards last year, but won the championship in this year's competition. It can be seen that they have made great efforts in this year, which is worth learning for all the guards; Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, blessed by God, and it is natural for you to become the Chosen One. I believe that my Dachen will become more prosperous and stronger under the governance of the current emperor..."

…

The Prince of Dian's Mansion.

The Prince of Dian sat in his seat, holding the armrest tightly with one hand, his face uncertain.

This time, not only did he lose 100,000 taels of silver in vain, but he also bore the infamy for no reason. It can be said that he lost both the wife and the army.

He expected that there would be some shady dealings in this lottery, but he didn't expect that the biggest shady dealings were with His Majesty, who almost caused a disaster.

He hated Xiao Jue, hated that he didn't warn him in advance, hated that he took the opportunity to extort 100,000 taels of silver from him, but he hated himself even more.

If he hadn't insisted on embarrassing Tang Ning, there wouldn't have been anything like what happened today.

But Tang Ning had robbed Su Mei and made him lose money, and he couldn't let it go.

But he really couldn't blame anyone else for what happened today, he could only blame himself, which made the Prince of Dian feel so depressed that he had nowhere to vent, and his chest felt like it was about to explode.

After taking a few deep breaths, he gritted his teeth and said, "Come here!"

Someone ran in quickly from the door and asked, "What do you want, Your Highness?"

The Prince of Dian looked gloomy, as if his heart was bleeding, and said, "Send 100,000 taels of silver to the Xiao Mansion."

He had to send this 100,000 taels of silver, because he had to accept Xiao Jue's favor. In their circle, favors are much more important than money.

...

Ministry of Rites.

The Shangshu, the Shilang, and the doctors of the four ministries all went to the Xiaoqiying to watch the competition. The officials of the Ministry of Rites were much more relaxed than usual.

"Have you heard that Zuo Xiaowei won? I bet 10 taels of silver on them!"

"Damn Zuo Yuwei, or what kind of emperor's guards, this time I lost miserably!"

"Go back to your offices quickly, Lord Shangshu is back!"

After hearing that the minister and other ministers had returned to the yamen, everyone immediately returned to their yamen and pretended to be serious about their work.

Before Tang Huai walked into his yamen, he paused, looked back at Liu Feng and said, "Shilang Zhang resigned and retired. This time there is a vacancy in the position of Shilang. I have asked His Royal Highness Prince Duan to help me transfer your When you tell your name, you should also be careful."

Liu Feng immediately said: "The official knows."

The Minister of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites are the most powerful among the six Ministers. Naturally, there are countless people competing for it. If they can win it, they will immediately have a lot of resources in their hands. Liu Feng has enough qualifications, and the only difference is an opportunity.

Tang Huai walked into the Yamen. The doctor from the driving department cupped his hands to Liu Feng and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Liu."

Liu Feng waved his hand and said, "Congratulations are still too early."

The doctor from the driving department said: "Since His Highness Prince Duan is willing to help, as long as nothing goes wrong, the matter will be settled..."

Liu Feng said a few polite words to a few people and then walked away.

The doctor from the temple looked at his leaving figure, sighed, and shook his head slightly.

The doctor in the driving department looked at him and asked, "Mr. Liu, what's wrong? Why are you sighing?"

The doctor at the temple said: "Just now in front of His Majesty, Mr. Liu almost caused Tang Ning to suffer a hidden loss..."

The doctor in the driving department nodded and said: "If he hadn't been astute and moved His Majesty out at the critical moment, today's matter would have been difficult to deal with... It's a pity for Mr. Liu that he saved the day, right?"

"No." The doctor from the temple shook his head and said, "I feel sorry for Mr. Liu."

"Master Liu?" The other three doctors looked at him and asked, "What's wrong with Master Liu?"

The doctor from the temple sighed and said, "The three of us had never offended Tang Ning before, and even though we were tortured by him to an inhumane state, Liu Shilang embarrassed him in front of so many people. Do you think he would let Liu Shilang go so easily? ?"

…

Tang Ning sat in the study and threw the stack of banknotes handed over by Xiao Jue into the drawer.

He originally thought that appointing Emperor Chen would affect the credibility of the Tang people in Beijing, but he didn't expect that a prince of Dian Prince would show up halfway, and not only gave him 50,000 taels of silver for no reason, but also took the blame for them.

There are now widespread rumors in the capital that the reason why His Majesty was selected was because the Crown Prince of Dian was secretly operating and wanted to flatter the Emperor...

Xiao Jue put another stack of banknotes into his arms and said, "His Royal Highness is such a good person."

Tang Ning was convinced of this. His Royal Highness was a good person, but some people were not.

For example, Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites.