The emperor glanced at the thick pile of memorials on the table and frowned involuntarily.
Ning Weimo was dismissed from his official position, and without the prime minister to sort things out, the emperor suddenly became more tired.
Even a child will get tired of playing one kind of game all the time, let alone an adult who faces a lot of complicated things every day?
Everyone has a period of burnout, and everyone has a sense of rebelliousness.
Some people are stronger precisely because they can endure this period of fatigue and suppress their rebelliousness.
The emperor was tired, but he did not leave his desk. Those memorials were his war, and the desk was his battlefield.
Every ambitious person will shout, I want to conquer my own piece of the country.
Those are just shouts, and their power is actually not that big.
The common people thought that the emperor was happy and comfortable all day long, otherwise what would he be like?
But in fact, the emperor was fighting every day, dealing with all forces, and also dealing with himself. He defeated all enemies and himself.
Therefore, he could still sit as peacefully as a mountain in the imperial study room, watching the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers and rolling clouds from the memorial.
"Have Lin Ye gone?"
The emperor put down the ink pen and raised his hands to rub his temples and asked.
Gu Xiujin had just received the latest news, but he didn't know how to tell the emperor because this matter was outrageous.
"General, he... went to the pawn shop."
"Well, how much money did his two broken stone heads sell for?"
Gu Xiujin hesitated, and the emperor glanced at him: "Did he bribe you and told you not to tell me anything?"
Gu Xiujin quickly said: "I am just... afraid that you will be angry, Saint."
The emperor snorted: "That guy can still make me so angry? I rewarded him two hundred and fifty taels of silver, just to treat him as a two hundred and fifty. Would I be angry with a two hundred and fifty?"
Gu Xiujin: "It is because of the two hundred and fifty taels of silver that I am worried that the saint will be angry..."
The emperor looked at Gu Xiujin: "What's going on?"
Gu Xiujin said: "The people below just came to report that... the general auctioned off the two hundred and fifty taels of silver awarded to him by the saint."
The emperor's eyes instantly became bigger.
"Um?!"
Gu Xiujin said: "The people I arranged followed the general to the Linji pawnshop. The general saw that there were many people coming, but no one dared to buy the two heads, so... so the general
Just say, since you are not interested in human heads, then I will give you the most amazing treasure in the world."
The emperor curled his lips: "The most amazing treasure in the world? Did you add these words, or did Lin Ye really say it?"
Gu Xiujin quickly said: "These are indeed the general's true words...how dare I lie to the saint."
Emperor: "Then, two hundred and fifty taels of silver is not a rare thing. Is there anyone who would really buy it at a high price?"
"have."
Gu Xiujin said: "When the people below reported the news just now, they said that before I came back, someone had already bid ten thousand taels."
The Emperor said: "Who is so stupid as to take ten thousand taels of silver to buy two hundred and fifty taels of silver? There is no mark left by me on the silver. How can you prove that it is the silver I rewarded him?"
Gu Xiujin said: "Because the general is a general. How could the general lie about your majesty?"
He glanced at the emperor: "But... what the general wants to sell is probably the tray worth that square of silver. The tray is not worth much, but the tray is indeed something from the palace."
The emperor sighed and said, "He is so brave."
Gu Xiujin nodded, with a look of approval: "General, he is really brave."
The emperor doesn't care about this. If Lin Ye is really capable of selling a mere 250 taels of silver for a high price of tens of thousands taels, the emperor is also happy. After all, he can take advantage of it.
He asked: "You just said that no one bought the two stone heads that Lin Ye put in the pawn shop?"
Gu Xiujin replied: "No one bought it, no one even asked."
The emperor couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "These idiots were fooled by Lin Ye again."
Gu Xiujin didn't understand. The General wanted to auction two heads, but no one dared to ask. It was obvious that someone behind the scenes had told him something. Why did Your Majesty say that those people were tricked by the General?
He didn't understand, but he didn't understand it for the time being. With Gu Xiujin's cleverness, he quickly thought of the answer.
What Lin Ye wanted was not for someone to buy the two worthless stone heads at a high price. He just wanted to see how influential the Wang family was.
Look at it this way, those who went to the pawn shop but didn't pay a price are all people that the Wang family can influence.
"They spent so much time in Geling City in vain, and they were actually plotted by a stupid young man like Lin Ye."
The emperor shook his head and took the memorial again: "It's boring..."
Lin Ye found it interesting, but it was so interesting.
There are a lot of people coming to Lin Ji's pawn shop, and those who want to watch the excitement can't help but be curious.
Especially today, Lin Ye will be here in person. Even if they don't want to see what the two-stone stone head looks like, they still want to see what the feudal official looks like.
First-rank officials, they are not something you can see casually.
It won't take long for Lin Ye to find out the identities and origins of these people. After all, the people who come here are all well-known.
These people came but did not dare to bid, which means that they are all connected to the Wang family in some way.
If there was one of them that the Wang family didn't say hello to in advance, they would definitely bid for the two heads to please Lin Ye.
The people who came came from all walks of life and were not ordinary people. This was enough to show that the Wang family's business might have taken hold of Geling's lifeline.
In addition to people in the business world, there might also be spies from North Korea and China officials in this pawn shop.
And since they can come, they all have something to do with the Wang family.
Although the emperor didn't say anything to Lin Yeming, the emperor's intention was to let Lin Ye do something extraordinary and do something that others wouldn't dare to do.
Before the emperor abdicates, there are only two major things left to do.
One is from the Wang family and the other is from Shangyang Palace.
At this time, the two hundred and fifty taels of silver given to Lin Ye by the emperor, plus a palace tray, had been bid at 20,000 taels.
This is not a fantasy. As long as Lin Ye really dares to sell, then someone will really dare to buy.
Once you buy it, the silver and the tray will be well preserved and placed in the store, which is a treasure for the store. If placed at home, it is an heirloom.
When the bidding price reached twenty-eight thousand taels, Lin Ye was elated.
He really dares to sell.
At this moment, Lin Ye saw Xumi Pianruo in the crowd, looking at him with half helplessness and half admiration.
Lin Ye immediately stood up and looked at the shopkeeper of Lin Ji's pawn shop: "You can help me keep an eye on it. The one with the highest price will get it. After the transaction is completed, 10% will be yours."
How could the shopkeeper dare to accept his commission? He refused again and again. Lin Ye said I'd give it to you and don't let me talk nonsense, so the shopkeeper agreed.
Lin Ye strolled to the door, Xumi Pianruo glanced at him, and then raised his thumb.
"I would like to call the general the best tiger in the world."
Lin Ye cupped his fists: "Thank you."
Xumi Pianruo: "Thank you...General, you are really not afraid."
Lin Ye said: "I will definitely spend the money your Majesty gave me last time. If I spend it, can the two hundred and fifty taels be used as tens of thousands of taels?"
Xumi Pianruo has nothing to say.
Lin Ye asked: "When you come here, you shouldn't just come to tell me that you are the best tiger in the world, right?"
Xumi Pianruo gestured and said while walking, and Lin Ye followed immediately.
Xumi Pianruo said: "General, you did this to find out how much influence the Wang family has in Geling City?"
"no."
Lin Ye answered quickly: "I just want to make some money."
Xumi Pianruo: "..."
Lin Ye said: "You should be able to keep an eye on everyone who comes to this shop today."
Xumi Pianruo: "No."
Lin Ye: "No?"
Xumi Pianruo became determined: "No."
Lin Ye: "Why not?"
Xumi Pianruo said: "Because those tens of thousands of taels of silver have nothing to do with me as a copper coin."
Lin Ye sighed and said: "You are still too superficial... Do you think those tens of thousands of taels of silver can have the same relationship with me as a copper coin?"
Xumi Pianruo thought for a while, then nodded: "It's true that I'm superficial, even the general can't get a single copper coin."
Lin Ye said: "But I can let you catch it."
Xumi Pianruo: "Where did it come from?"
Lin Ye replied: "I gave it to you forcefully. Before Your Majesty takes away all the money, I gave it to you forcefully."
Xumi Pianruo: "You spend a small amount of money to do big things. The general is really a good businessman."
Lin Ye said: "The Wang family's business in Geling City is as well connected as the roads in and out of Geling, but in the final analysis, all business cannot be separated from one place."
Xumi Pianruo: "Qianzhuang."
Lin Ye said: "If you follow the clues and find a bank, does Mr. Xumi think it is still small money?"
Xumi Pianruo: "Then I have to ask the general for advice, how to follow the clues?"
Lin Ye said: "The Wang family can control the business field, but it cannot rely on the Wang family's strength in the court to suppress businessmen from all walks of life, so their only way is to bank."
"Only the bank can connect these businessmen. All the businessmen who came here today will be checked one by one to see where their money is going. It will not be difficult to find out."
Xumi Pianruo: "The general used to talk very little."
Lin Ye: "So?"
Xumi Pianruo said: "The general talked too much today, too much and sincerely, so this must be a big hole dug for me."
Lin Ye: "What if it's a great achievement?"
Xumi Pianruo: "What if is a great achievement, but nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine are all big pitfalls. The general really thinks I'm stupid."
Lin Ye glanced at him.
He said: "Then do me a little favor."
Xumi Pianruo asked: "How small?"
Lin Ye said: "If you don't check the Wang family's bank, then check all the businessmen who came to this pawn shop today to see who has a master in their family."
Xumi Pianruo was stunned.
Lin Ye said: "The reason why the Wang family can use these businessmen is not just for business matters. If the black knights who protect the teachings in various places in Shangyang Palace are arranged by the Wang family, then there must be hidden secrets in Geling City.
The Black Cavalry is a larger and more powerful team."
Xumi Pianruo nodded: "It makes sense."
Lin Ye: "Do you want to do it or not?"
Xumi Pianruo: "I won't do it."
Lin Ye: "You are really courageless."
Xumi Pianruo said: "It's not that I don't have the courage, it's that I really don't have the time."
He cupped his fists towards Lin Ye: "I'm sorry, General. Your Majesty sent someone to tell me that General Lin Ye, the Protector General, has insulted the dignity of the court and secretly sold the emperor's rewards. In accordance with your Majesty's decree, please
Ask General Dali Temple."
Lin Ye: "I'll join in?"
Xumi Pianruo sighed: "I have already told you, General, I don't dare to take the money you give me... This is Geling. It is not the General's turn to dig holes for others."
Lin Ye asked: "Tell me, what will happen if I don't go to Dali Temple."
Xumi Pianruo said: "Your Majesty said that if you don't go to Dali Temple, it won't be business. The general's money involved in the case doesn't have to go into the national treasury. Where can it go if it doesn't go into the national treasury?"
Lin Ye: "..."
Xumi Pianruo said: "Your Majesty said that not entering the treasury is a private matter. If it is a private matter, Your Majesty would like to thank you for your willingness to share 90% with Your Majesty."
"Ninety percent!"
Lin Ye's eyes widened.
Xumi Pianruo sighed: "It's a bit dark, but after all, the general still has 10% left."
Lin Ye turned around and left, and Xumi Pianruo followed: "Where are you going, General?"
Lin Ye said: "Just now I said that Lin Ji's pawnshop would take 10% of the commission as commission. Now I'm going to show off and see if I can get it back..."
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[These two chapters have not been revised today. My heartbeat is a little fast, I feel dizzy, and my cervical spine feels particularly uncomfortable. 】