Emperor Qianxi choked at the sudden question, rolled his tongue, and blurted out, "You...what did you say?"
Ling Yun's question obviously caught Emperor Qianxi off guard. He was calm at first and intended to tease him, but unexpectedly, his anger suddenly spiked when he heard Ling Yun's speech.
Then he took a deep breath, calmed down, pointed at Ling Yun's nose with a sullen face and cursed, "You bastard, you have to think about it for me. Do you really prefer to be exiled to Nanyi Province than to be my consort?"
Even if Emperor Qianxi wanted to restrain himself, when he thought of this bastard in front of him, he would rather choose to be exiled to Nanyi Prefecture than become a consort, and he became very angry.
The current situation was completely different from what he had expected in the court. What he originally thought was that when the bastard heard the words Nanyizhou, he immediately shivered and had to bow his head and surrender to him.
In this way, he could not only knock off Ling Yun's arrogance, but also tie Yu Cheng tightly in his hands by marrying her. At the same time, he could also eliminate the negative influence of the royal family and save the royal family's face.
This is simply a good thing that kills three birds with one stone, but the current situation is completely opposite to what he expected. The officials and officials changed their expressions upon hearing this. They would rather pretend to be sick or beg for bones than set foot in this place. This bastard actually Want to go.
It really made him feel angry and resentful. He wished he could just stay here and be locked up for a few months, waiting for Ling Yun's spirit to fade away and him to appear.
Facing Emperor Qianxi's outburst, Ling Yun felt a little panicked, worried that his actions would offend Emperor Qianxi and demote him to a commoner and then exile him to Nanyi Prefecture.
If it really ends up like that, it can be regarded as the worst ending, but rather than being imprisoned in a prison and dying alone, he would rather choose to be exiled to Nanyi Prefecture.
Because he is confident and relies on his later generations' thinking, even if he is demoted to a commoner, he will definitely be able to make a comeback.
Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.
He didn't believe that Emperor Qianxi would do this.
Because during this period of time, it can be seen from Emperor Qianxi's attitude towards him that Emperor Qianxi did not want to do anything to him, but wanted to recruit him as his consort.
After thinking about it carefully, Emperor Qianxi not only did not think about how to punish him when such a scandal happened, but also asked him to marry Princess Yucheng. From this, it can be guessed that Emperor Qianxi should know about this matter and have nothing to do with him. He doesn't have much of a connection, he's just a victim.
As soon as his mind changed, he had a plan, so he looked at Emperor Qianxi with a sincere face and begged, "Your Majesty, I have my own reasons for thinking this way. I hope your Majesty will allow me to come to you one by one for the reason." .”
When Emperor Qianxi heard this answer, he was very angry. Then he glared and snorted coldly, with a bad smile on his face and said, "Humph! Explanation? Okay, today I will patiently listen to your quibbles. If you can't tell me, For this reason, I will demote you to a commoner and exile you to Nanyi Prefecture to feed wild beasts."
As soon as these words came out, Ling Yun trembled in shock, fearing that Emperor Qianxi would actually demote him to a commoner if he kept his word.
So he hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, I made a huge mistake this time. If I continue to stay in the capital, it will have immeasurable consequences for the reputation of Wei Chen and even the princess. Originally, Wei Chen wanted to let Your Majesty let me go. I asked for orders to be sent abroad, even if I am outside the capital, I would like to serve as a county magistrate. So when Your Majesty mentioned Nanyi Prefecture, I felt that this might be the destination that Your Majesty had prepared for me after careful consideration."
Emperor Qianxi was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice, "You... want to be released?"
Ling Yun swallowed his saliva solemnly, then nodded heavily and said with firm eyes, "Your Majesty, I sincerely request your Majesty to allow me to serve as a county magistrate in another place..."
In order to get Emperor Qianxi to agree to his request, Ling Yun made up his mind and promised Emperor Qianxi, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty lets Wei Chen be the magistrate of a county, there will be absolutely no so-called natural or man-made disasters within Wei Chen's jurisdiction, and Wei Chen guarantees , As long as I serve as the magistrate of a county, I guarantee that the taxes paid within the jurisdiction will be twice that of other county magistrates."
The more Emperor Qianxi listened, the more he felt that Ling Yun was talking nonsense, because which county magistrate dared to say in front of him that the taxes in the county under his jurisdiction were twice that of other counties?
Such nonsense made him suddenly angry. He lowered his voice and chuckled, "Twice? Haha... Ling Yun, are you kidding me?"
Ling Yun naturally knew Emperor Qianxi's distrust. After all, no one would believe such words, but in order to get out safely, he could only try his best to make Emperor Qianxi believe in him, because he really had this ability.
So he paused and said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, I am not joking. As long as your Majesty agrees to let me be the magistrate of a county, I promise to your Majesty that the tax will be doubled within one year. If I can't do it, you don't need to do it." If you hold me accountable, I should die to apologize!"
When he heard what Ling Yun said, Emperor Qianxi's expression changed a lot and he confirmed again, "You...really want to do this?"
Ling Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't believe me. Although I am young, I have a way to make money. If the people's taxes don't go up, I can pay for it myself! Of course, Wei Chen said this, This does not mean that I want to exploit the people, but that I have other ways to make money, just like I produce fans."
Emperor Qianxi was very surprised by his answer, especially knowing that he actually had a way to make money. Thinking of this, Emperor Qianxi had strange thoughts in his heart.
Just talking about the fan, he earned hundreds of thousands of taels in just one month. If the method Ling Yun is talking about now is more valuable than the fan, wouldn't he be able to earn millions of silver?
Just thinking about it made Emperor Qianxi very excited, so he gestured, "Oh? So, you still have a way to make money? Just tell me, if you convince me, it is not impossible to let him be the magistrate of a county. possible."
Ling Yun shook his head and sighed softly, "Your Majesty, it's not just that I don't want to say it, it's just that I can only make money by myself."
Emperor Qianxi frowned and said, "So, only you can use this method?"
Ling Yun was afraid of arousing Emperor Qianxi's dissatisfaction, so he used the fan to explain, "Your Majesty, think about it, if I told others about this when I was producing the fan, would your Majesty think that anyone would think this could be done?" make money?"
Sure enough, after hearing his explanation, Emperor Qianxi's stiff face immediately relaxed.
Then Emperor Qianxi took two steps in the prison, suddenly turned around, and said slowly, "In this case, I won't force you to tell me, but I have a condition."
Hearing the word "condition", Ling Yun felt happy. If there were conditions, it was enough to show that Emperor Qianxi was prepared to agree to his proposal.
Of course, as long as he agrees to the conditions proposed by Emperor Qianxi, he is only one step away from leaving the prison.
Although he was happy in his heart, in order to prevent Emperor Qianxi from noticing, he tried his best to suppress his inner joy and deliberately slowed down his speaking speed.
"Your Majesty, please make it clear."
Emperor Qianxi raised three fingers and said in a low voice, "I want you to promise that in three years, I want you to have two million. What do you think?"