As soon as Chu Yuanzhou finished speaking, he strode out, not allowing the Minister of Punishment to refuse.
The Minister of Punishment was very happy when he heard what he said. He hurriedly saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chu Yuanzhou's eyes turned cold when he heard the words of the Minister of Punishment, but he just waved his hands extremely gracefully. That look perfectly conveyed the image of a proud playboy.
The Minister of Justice's eyes deepened, and there was a bit of complexity in his eyes.
After the Minister of Punishment returned to Beijing, he told the emperor everything about the matter, but he changed Chu Yuanzhou's words of dividing the money between him from 30% to 20%. After hearing what the Minister of Punishment said, the Emperor's eyes were filled with deep thoughts.
, but did not speak.
The Minister of Punishment said softly: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Chu is a greedy man, and using such a person may bring trouble to the imperial court."
The emperor glanced at the Minister of Punishment and said, "He said he would give you 20% of the silver. According to your calculation, the total amount of silver is more than 800,000 taels. If you divide it into 20%, you still have 160,000 taels. Can't you be tempted?"
The Minister of Punishment hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Wei Chen is loyal to the emperor and will never do anything corrupt and pervert the law. Wei Chen will donate all the money to the national treasury."
"You do have a good intention." The emperor said calmly: "It's just that I think you did a good job on this errand. That's good. You can keep 10% for yourself!"
The Minister of Punishment was quite surprised when he heard the emperor's words. He thought that the emperor was testing him. He wanted to refuse, but the emperor said calmly: "This matter will be handled like this. Go down, it's none of your business."
The Minister of Criminal Affairs had no choice but to retreat after hearing this. He couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart. However, he had been an official for a long time and had become a veteran. His face remained calm. But because he was too excited, he almost got tripped when he walked through the threshold.
fall.
When the emperor saw the behavior of the Minister of Justice, there was a hint of coldness and disdain in his eyes, but he said calmly: "Zhu Dequan, what do you think of this matter?"
Eunuch Zhu replied: "According to the report from the spies, the Crown Prince wants to divide the money from the Minister of Punishment three percent, and the silver is divided from the silver dug out by the Crown Prince, and does not touch the silver on the official side of the Lu Mansion."
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"Continue." The emperor took a sip of tea.
Eunuch Zhu glanced at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty has the ability to discover the money. Although he has become greedy, it seems that there are not many people who can't afford to be greedy in the face of so much money."
The emperor smiled, and Eunuch Zhu continued: "In the final analysis, these are just human nature. On the other hand, the Minister of Punishment, besides being greedy, is also a bit of a villain in his behavior."
The emperor glanced at him and said, "What he said seems to make sense, so I will reward him."
"Old slave, I don't quite understand what the emperor means." Eunuch Zhu glanced at the emperor curiously.
The emperor seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled and said, "It's just that you don't understand!"
Eunuch Zhu has been with the emperor for many years and knows the emperor's temperament. The emperor has never liked his thoughts being seen through. At that moment, he could only chuckle and said: "Your Majesty, this old slave is just a slave. How can you guess the emperor's thoughts?"
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The emperor nodded lightly, stretched out his hand and knocked on the table gently and said: "Ask the great scholar Qiao Zhenxing to come here. I have something to draw up!"
Eunuch Zhu responded and asked the young eunuch to go and ask for help, but he knew in his heart that this matter might have an unexpected ending.