The fourth master was alarmed. The emperor's father-in-law would not tell him anything. When he entered the palace, he felt something was wrong. Now he saw the thief smile on his uncle's face, as well as the other princes and Lord Leng in the palace.
His expression reminded him of the stone he saw outside, and he probably knew what was going on.
He first met his father-in-law and uncle according to the ritual, and then asked directly: Does the father want to know whether the jade mine in Zhuangzi is real or fake?
As soon as these words came out, everyone present gave a thumbs up. No wonder the business is so big. He just has the courage and confidence to know that he can bear all the consequences after exposing it.
Emperor Ming Yuan said, "That's right. I asked Gu Si to pick up a piece and put it outside the yard. Come, let's go out and take a look."
The Fourth Master shook his head and said, "Don't look at it. They are ordinary stones. Among the stone mountains in Zhuangzi, the most valuable ones are white marbles, but there are not many of them."
Emperor Ming Yuan straightened his neck and suddenly felt it was difficult to breathe. Ordinary stone? You can tell it just by looking at it?
The fourth master said with certainty: I have been to Meizhuang many times without just taking a look. There is nothing valuable in the entire Meizhuang and on the entire hill. If there is anything valuable, it will be cleared away. There is no way there is such a valuable jade mine.
Not mined.
Emperor Ming Yuan breathed out from his nose, but his uncle said that there was a jade mine underneath, how could it be false?
This is a matter of character, and everyone didn't know how to answer the call.
King Wei said: Father, maybe even my great-uncle was deceived?
Fourth Master smiled. Sometimes, laughter can express a desperate attitude. Emperor Ming Yuan's face suddenly shrunk, as if the strong belief in his heart was suddenly destroyed.
How could my uncle do this? Isn't this just grabbing food from a beggar's bowl? He is already poor enough.
Seeing that their father was so sad, everyone looked at the Fourth Master, should they express their feelings?
The Fourth Master also generously advised: Father, don’t be sad. You are not the first person to fall into his hands, and you will definitely not be the last one. Besides, money is not a thing, just spend it to make him happy.
good.
Emperor Ming Yuan couldn't be happy and kept a long face. What about the trust between people? Why was it gone when he was here?
Feeling troubled, he sent everyone away and asked Eunuch Mu Ru to prepare the car. He personally asked his uncle if there was really no jade mine and he wanted to return the goods.
After arriving at Prince Su's Mansion, he was invited to wait in the main hall. After a while, a group of old people arrived. After Emperor Ming Yuan paid a visit to the Supreme Emperor, since a million taels was not a small amount, he directly said to Prince Anfeng: Uncle, yes
In this way, I sent someone to Meizhuang and collected a few stones. When I came back, I found that they were just ordinary stones. One of them was white marble. There was no jade or jade. What happened?
Prince Anfeng was slightly surprised, "No? How could there be no? Impossible."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at him and said, "There is indeed no jade. I have asked someone to look at it. I asked Leng Si. Leng Si said that there is indeed no jade in Meizhuang. Uncle, didn't you lie to me?"
Prince Anfeng is dissatisfied, how can he say that he lied to you? I don’t know either. Those who don’t know can at most say that everyone has been deceived, how can he say that he lied to you?
Emperor Ming Yuan said, "In that case, I don't want Zhuangzi anymore, so I'll give it back to you. You can return one million taels to me when it's convenient for you."
Prince Anfeng said: "Okay, if you don't want it, just return it. As for the one million taels, just wait a moment and I will get it for you. It's really ridiculous. It has been sold for so long, and you still have to take care of the after-sales service.
This king can do this.
Emperor Ming Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, as he got his pension back, but in case something unexpected happened, he said: Well, if it is a bank note, it is best to be from a bank account opened by the imperial court.
Prince Anfeng stood up, don't worry.
The three giants looked at each other. Brother Wei had one million taels. Didn't the one million taels be divided? There were so many guards, and each person only got a thousand taels. They all enriched their own pockets, and no one had any money.
Willing to give up.
After a while, Prince Anfeng came back and handed Emperor Ming Yuan a piece of paper, one million taels, and you return Zhuangzi's deed to me.
Emperor Ming Yuan hurriedly took it and unfolded it. He couldn't help but be stunned. IOU?
What? Are you worried that I won’t return it to you? Prince Anfeng’s eyes were a bit cold.
Emperor Ming Yuan is anxious. I don't have this intention, but you also know that I plan to retreat. This money is still scraped together. The money in the inner government is not enough in the first place, so I can't touch it.
As long as you know that the money is not from the imperial family but your own, that's fine. I owe it first and will pay it back to you slowly. Prince Anfeng said.
Emperor Ming Yuan had some difficulty breathing, but it didn't make sense.
Prince Anfeng smiled faintly, oh? You are allowed to issue IOUs to others, but I am not allowed to issue IOUs to you? You asked all over the court, how many meritorious officials are holding the IOUs issued by you? You sent out so many
Zhang, can’t you just accept one?
Emperor Ming Yuan hesitated, this
He looked at the Supreme Emperor as if asking for help.
The Supreme Emperor said goodbye to his helpless head. Every cause must have its consequences. As a member of the Yuwen family, do you want to live the rest of your life rich and wealthy? It is impossible. Starting from Emperor Wen, the Yuwen family has been poor. The higher they are, the poorer they are. At the beginning, he
It was also because he was afraid of poverty when he was young that he took a gold mine in his own name. Otherwise, how could he have money to give to Little Phoenix?
Xiaoyao Gong helped me by saying that Zhuangzi was quite good. It was so big and well-built, so it was the most suitable place for people to enjoy themselves and cultivate their character.
Emperor Ming Yuan immediately said: Sell it to you!
Xiaoyao Gong took a deep breath, and the air suddenly became quiet.
After a long while, the first assistant came forward and said, don't retreat, that Zhuangzi is very good, and all the emeralds and jade are fake. The scenery beside the imperial city is infinite. Guarding the gate of the capital, enjoying the gifts of flowers, that is the City of Ten Thousand Golds.
You can't buy it.
Emperor Ming Yuan felt quite comfortable listening to the words of the first assistant. It was impossible to retreat. If he retreated, he would not get the money and Zhuangzi would be gone.
Looking at the colorful words on the IOU, I was really upset. I said a few words with a sad face and took Eunuch Mu Ru away.
As soon as he left, the Supreme Emperor told Prince Anfeng that he didn't have much money. After he retired, he couldn't touch the money in the inner palace, which was quite pitiful.
Prince Anfeng looked at him, do you believe he has no money? You are stupid if you believe me. I investigated him before taking action on him.
The Supreme Emperor said: Other people dare not say it, but in the years since he has been in power, he has really not purchased any private property for himself.
Prince Anfeng raised his robe and sat down, right? Ask Lao Liu to check the accounts of the inner government and the Ministry of Household where he paid the rewards. Once you check, you will know how much money he has.
It is said that he spends all the money in the inner palace where it should be spent, and the inner palace does not have much money every year. Such a large harem has a lot of expenses.
It’s not like you don’t know how frugal the harem is, and it’s nonsense to say so. You ask Lao Liu to check it out. Prince Anfeng said.
The Emperor didn't believe it. Although he had not checked the account books, he knew that his son was frugal and would not bear to eat.
In order to silence Prince Anfeng, he issued a decree asking King Huai to thoroughly investigate the accounts of the Imperial Household over the years, and to conduct a thorough investigation quietly.