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? 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."
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 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 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. 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.
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 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 emerald. What’s going on?”
Prince Anfeng was slightly surprised, "No? How could there be no? 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 that 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 I say that I lied to you?"
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 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, please return Zhuangzi's deed to me."
Emperor Ming Yuan hurriedly took it, unfolded it, and was 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 was anxious, "I don't mean that, but you also know that I plan to retreat. This money is still scraped together. The money in the inner government is not enough to begin with, so I can't touch it..."
"Knowing that it's not the money 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, "It just doesn'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 around, how many meritorious officials are holding the IOUs you issued? You sent out like this
If you have multiple copies, 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? 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, "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 while, the assistant came forward and said, "Don't retreat. That Zhuangzi is very good. All the emeralds and jade stones are fake. The scenery beside the imperial city is endless. Guarding the gate of the capital and enjoying the gifts of flowers, that is the City of Ten Thousand Golds."
You can’t buy it.”
Fu's words made Emperor Ming Yuan feel quite comfortable. 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 and said, "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: "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 Ministry of Household where he paid the rewards. 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 thoroughly investigate the accounts of the Imperial Household over the years, and to conduct a thorough investigation quietly.