Since the order was given to recover arrears, many officials who had borrowed little money went to Lin Ruhai privately and exchanged the money. The only requirement was that it should not be made public.
The emperor would definitely give a reward to the first person to repay the money. The officials who repaid the money also knew about it, but they still declined.
Although there are many benefits to taking the lead in repaying the debt, people who can see the situation clearly are actually fools. Compared with those benefits, the small amount of money returned by oneself does not actually bring much benefit. On the contrary, the first person to pay back the money
People from this family are destined to become the public enemies of officials.
This was a personal choice, and the emperor did not delve into it. Although there was no direct reward, these people were remembered in the emperor's heart, so it was not a loss.
Now I'm just waiting for powerful people like the Four Kings and Eight Dukes to come out and pay back the money I owe.
The officials in the capital were also watching the actions of the four princes and eight princes.
On the side of the four princes and eight princes, apart from the fighting in their own families, there was no action. The Emperor did not see his ministers, not even Concubine Zhen, which made them very anxious. If they could not see the Emperor, no matter how many methods they tried, it would be useless.
usefulness.
Their top priority is to see the Supreme Emperor, and only the Supreme Emperor can stop him.
After trying various methods, there was only the last one left, which was to ask the old lady of the Zhen family to come forward. The old lady of the Zhen family was the wet nurse of the Supreme Emperor, and had done many assassinations for the Supreme Emperor. It can be said that
, without Mrs. Zhen, there would be no current Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor also always remembered these kindnesses and treated Mrs. Zhen and the Zhen family very favorably.
Let Mrs. Zhen come forward, which is their only way.
The emperor is also waiting for the Zhen family to come forward. If they don't come forward, the emperor will not be able to bring the war to the Zhen family.
The Chu State ruled the world with filial piety. The old lady of the Zhen family suffered a lot of plots for the sake of the Supreme Emperor. In fact, she did not have long to live.
The emperor would not have been so eager to deal with the Zhen family, but the Zhen family couldn't wait to stand up and seek death, and the emperor had no good solution.
Songjiang Mansion is an important support point for the emperor's preparations to shift to a maritime strategy. Once the border troubles in the north are completely resolved, he will turn to the south. At that time, the status of Songjiang Mansion will be greatly improved.
In order to keep the Songjiang Mansion completely under his control, everyone in the Songjiang Mansion was surrounded by the emperor's cronies. To ensure nothing went wrong, the emperor even sent the crown prince of Cheng'en Mansion to personally take charge.
The relationship between the emperor and the queen is deep, the queen's status is stable, the prince is also the daughter of the queen, and the status of Cheng'en Palace is even more extraordinary.
But even such a high-level arrangement was met with obstacles.
Everyone knows that the Zhen family is very powerful in Jiangnan. But what they don’t know is that they are also extremely courageous. They actually want to interfere in the affairs of Songjiang Mansion, and even secretly besieged Songjiang Mansion, causing all kinds of necessary problems.
Neither materials nor food can be transported in.
In order to reduce trouble, the emperor had no choice but to advance his plan to deal with the Zhen family.
Things are developing as expected.
When the news from the capital reached Jinling, the Zhen family couldn't sit still. It's not that their family couldn't afford to owe money. Even if it was doubled, the Zhen family could still afford it. However, who would be willing to give away such a large sum of family property?
give others.
Their family's debt was for the construction of the palace by the Emperor. In the Zhen family's view, it was money spent by the royal family, so why should they return it? As for the rewards given by the Emperor later, they were all exchanged for merit.
This understanding is obviously contrary to the original intention of the Supreme Emperor.
The old lady of the Zhen family is now similar to Jia Mu. She also loves her grandson wholeheartedly. The only difference from the Jia family may be that she does not artificially create conflicts within the family like Jia Mu.
The best option at the moment is for the old lady of the Zhen family to go to the capital in person and plead with the emperor. However, this is simply wishful thinking. The old lady of the Zhen family is not in good health. If there is an accident along the way, no one can afford this.
Responsibility, and may even anger the Emperor.
In the end, they could only let the old lady of the Zhen family write a letter of pleading to the emperor. In order to avoid the emperor sending someone to stop her, she used a secret passage.
King Zhongshun watched the messenger deliver the letter to the Supreme Emperor, and had no intention of blocking it. Without reading the content of the letter, he knew what was written, and it was nothing more than a plea for mercy.
"Tingxuan, you continue to drink here, I am going to meet my father with my brother."
Seeing King Zhongshun as if he was going to war, Wang Tingxuan found it funny. The emperor was only interested in fame, otherwise he would not pass the throne to the most suitable emperor.
The emperor's intention is obviously that as long as the old lady of the Zhen family dies, he will no longer interfere with the affairs of the Zhen family.
But now the emperor has advanced the plan, and the two parties must fight once for whatever reason. This fight will not affect the court at all. King Zhongshun just wanted to find a reason to watch the excitement.
However, he never thought that the Supreme Emperor would be angry with him and punish him to shut up and think about his mistakes?
Wang Tingxuan didn't stop at all. He went to the nearby Pinxiangzhai, took the pre-ordered snacks and went home. Pinxiangzhai is a famous snack shop in Beijing. The snacks they make have a particularly strong fragrance, so they named them Pinxiangzhai. Pinxiangzhai
Zhai's snacks are indeed good, but they are quite troublesome to make. The daily quantity is fixed, and there is simply not enough to share. He once saw that Lin Daiyu loved to eat, so he often bought some for her.
In the residence of the Supreme Emperor, there is no one else except the Supreme Emperor, His Majesty, and King Zhongshun who insists on staying here.
The Supreme Emperor first looked at King Zhongshun: "What are you still doing here?"
King Zhongshun said with a smile: "Father, of course I am here to help your brother."
"Unfilial son." The Supreme Emperor cursed in a low voice, and then looked at the Emperor: "You also know why the Zhen family owes money. At that time, the northern Xinjiang was unstable, and in order to prevent accidents in the south of the Yangtze River, I visited the south several times.
The Zhen family is responsible. The Zhen family's debt is also due to these, and the debt of the four princes and eight princes is also related to these. I know your intention to innovate. It's just that you are too hasty in doing things."
When the Emperor saw the Emperor saying this, he felt relieved. The worst case scenario did not occur. If the Emperor was really angry because of this incident, he would not be able to explain it.
"Father, my son also knows about the money owed by the Zhen family. Normally, they should be let go. Just seeing Jiangnan's account books, I want to kill them. In these boxes are the account books handed over by Lin Ruhai.
These are the account books that the Zhen family and others have embezzled and violated the law for more than ten years. Because of these account books, Lin Ruhai almost lost his life. If I hadn't sent someone there, these account books would never have seen the light of day again."
The Emperor's eyes also turned to the box the Emperor brought: "Tell me, what is written in the account books?"
"The money in the money department of the Zhen family is five million taels. Before my son ascended the throne, he paid back two million taels one after another, and never paid it back again. But over the years, the Zhen family's annual income has been more than two million taels.
These are all things that Lin Ruhai can find, and there are many that Lin Ruhai cannot find. According to my spy report, the Zhen family's property alone contains more than five million taels of silver. These are all properties on the surface. I think
Ask, how did they acquire so much property?"
This chapter has been completed!