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 with his father-in-law and uncle according to the ritual, and then asked directly: "Father, do you want to ask 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."
Fourth Master shook his head, "Don't look at it, they are ordinary stones. Among the stone mountains in Zhuangzi, the most valuable ones are white marble, but there are not many."
Emperor Ming Yuan straightened his neck and suddenly felt difficulty breathing, "Ordinary stone?
Can you tell with just one look?"
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."
Rather than mining.”
Emperor Ming Yuan breathed out from his nose, "But my uncle said that there is a jade mine underneath, how can 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 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 advised generously: "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 something you should spend on making his old man happy."
That’s fine.”
Emperor Ming Yuan couldn't be happy and kept a long face. Where is the trust between people?
How come it's gone when we get to him?
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.
When they arrived at Prince Su's Mansion, they were 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 one million taels was not a small amount, he directly said to Prince Anfeng: "Uncle,
It’s like this. I asked people to go to Meizhuang and collect 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’s going on?”
Prince Anfeng was slightly surprised, "No?
How could it not be?
impossible."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at him, "It's true, it's not true. I've asked someone to look at it and asked Leng Si. Leng Si said that there is indeed no jade in Plum Village. Uncle, you... didn't you lie to me?"
Prince Anfeng was dissatisfied, "How can I say I lied to you?
I don’t know either. Those who don’t know can at most say that everyone has been deceived, how can they say they are cheating?”
Emperor Ming Yuan said: "In this case, I don't want Zhuangzi anymore, so I will give it back to you. You can return one million taels to me when it is convenient for you."
Prince Anfeng said: "Okay, if you don't want it, just return it. As for one million taels...just wait a moment, I will get it for you. It's ridiculous. It has been sold for so long, and you still have to take care of the after-sales service."
, only I, the 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's a bank note, it'd better be from a bank account opened by the imperial court."
Prince Anfeng stood up and said, "Don't worry."
The three giants looked at each other. Brother Wei has one million taels?
Wouldn’t that one million taels be divided up?
There are so many guards, and each person only gets a thousand taels. Everyone is lining their own pockets, and no one is willing to give up.
After a while, Prince Anfeng came back and handed Emperor Ming Yuan a piece of paper, "One million taels, please return Zhuangzi's deed to me."
Emperor Ming Yuan hurriedly took it, unfolded it, and was stunned, "IOU?"
"how?
Are you worried that I won’t return it to you?”
Prince Anfeng's eyes were a bit cold and stern.
Emperor Ming Yuan was anxious, "I don't mean that, but you also know that I plan to retreat. This money is still scraped together. The money of the inner government is not enough to begin with, so I can't touch it..." "I know it's not the inner government.
The money is your own, so 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, "It just doesn't make sense."
Prince Anfeng smiled lightly, "Oh?
You are allowed to issue IOUs to others, but I am not allowed to issue IOUs to you?
You have been asking around, how many meritorious officials are holding the IOUs issued by you?
You sent out so many, why not 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?
Impossible. Starting from Emperor Wen, the Yuwen family has been poor. The higher the position, the poorer it becomes. He was also afraid of being poor when he was young, so he took a gold mine in his name. Otherwise, how could he have money?
For little Phoenix?
Xiaoyao Gong helped, "That Zhuangzi is pretty good. It's so big and well-built. It's the most suitable place to relax and nourish one's 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. All jade and jade are fake. The scenery beside the imperial city is endless. Guarding the gate of the capital and enjoying the gifts of flowers are worth ten thousand gold."
You can’t even 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 said to Prince Anfeng, "He doesn't have much money. After he retires, he won't be able to touch the money in the inner palace. It's quite pitiful."
Prince Anfeng looked at him, "Do you believe he has no money?
You're stupid for believing this. I investigated him before taking action against him."
The Supreme Emperor said: "Others don't dare to say it, but he really hasn't purchased any private property for himself in the years he has been in power."
Prince Anfeng raised his robe and sat down, "Really?
You ask Lao Liu to check the accounts of the inner government and the household department regarding how he received rewards, and once you check, you will know how much money he has."
"Supposedly, he spends all the money in the inner palace where it should be spent, and the inner palace doesn't 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. 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 conduct a thorough investigation of the government's accounts over the years, and to do so quietly and thoroughly.