The emperor's face turned livid now. He did not expect that Liu Wan, whom he trusted, could do such a thing.
"Did Liu Wan embezzle all this money?" the emperor asked with a bad look on his face.
Xia Shouzhong next to him didn't know how to answer, so he stood there with his head down, as if he didn't hear the emperor's words.
"You are mute, what should I ask you?" When the emperor saw Xia Shouzhong not answering, he kicked him over.
The emperor's kick was with all his strength, and he only kicked Xia Shouzhong away a foot or so. Now Xia Shouzhong finally knew how angry the emperor was.
He quickly crawled towards the emperor and said, "Long live my lord, calm down your anger. It's a small matter if you kick the slave. What if your anger breaks your own body?"
The emperor looked at the old eunuch who had served him for decades, lying humbly on the ground. He couldn't bear it, so he calmed down the anger in his heart and said, "If you want me to be healthy, tell the truth quickly."
"Long live Lord, it's not that I didn't tell you the truth, but now I'm afraid that if I tell you the truth, Lord Long live, you will be even more angry." Xia Shouzhong also spoke skillfully, and he nodded a little to make the emperor feel prepared.
As soon as the emperor heard what Xia Shouzhong said, he began to beat his heart. I am afraid that one of the emperor's relatives was responsible for this matter, and Liu Wan had no choice but to deal with these funeral affairs for him.
So the emperor gritted his teeth and asked: "Who is it?"
"It's Prince Zhongshun." After Xia Shouzhong said this, he lowered his head and did not dare to raise it, for fear of seeing the emperor's angry expression.
The emperor felt helpless for a while when he heard his name. If it were someone else, he would have been able to control it ruthlessly, but there was really nothing he could do about King Zhongshun.
After all, he owed the upbringing of Queen Zhongshun, and King Zhongshun also protected him when he was a child. He really regarded him as his biological brother. During the period when King Zhongshun was most favored, at a banquet
King Zhongshun personally promised the current emperor in front of his party members that once he succeeds to the throne, he will make the current emperor a ****, and even if he rebels, he will be spared three times.
It can be said that King Zhongshun was truly deeply affectionate towards the emperor, something that has almost never happened in the royal family of the past dynasties.
Because of this, what the emperor did to King Zhongshun after he ascended the throne was to turn a blind eye and never strictly control him. But he never expected that such a big thing would happen.
Now the emperor began to feel a little grateful to Jia Ke. If he hadn't discovered this matter in advance and reported it to him, when Shaanxi had no harvest and there was no grain in the grain storage road, the emperor would have had no choice but to take Zhongshun in order to appease the people's resentment.
Wang opened the knife.
"How long has the incident at the Grain Storage Road been going on? Why didn't anyone report it to me?"
Xia Shouzhong was frightened now, but he had to answer the emperor's question, so he could only say cautiously: "Long live my lord, I have received the news that King Zhongshun has been reselling rice reserves for several years. At the beginning, there were
They had restrained themselves, but by this year they had become unscrupulous. As soon as the new grain came in, they made up their minds and sold almost all the grain in the grain storage channel."
The emperor was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that King Zhongshun would be so bold and didn't take the court's laws into consideration.
At this time, the emperor also felt a little impatient with King Zhongshun. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor was right. This King Zhongshun was simply unable to hold up the wall. If this continues, the court will see if there is any law. This time Jia Ke discovered
There has been no major incident, and if he is not severely punished, there may be another one. Then by then, Jia Ke will not have to seek the throne, and his country will be gone. It seems that he will be severely punished, otherwise he will not remember the lesson.
The emperor thought for a moment and said: "You should go to Prince Zhongshun's palace now and tell that villain. Ask him to replenish my grain reserve with 5 million tons of grain within two months."
Xia Shouzhong asked helplessly: "Long live my lord, if Prince Zhongshun doesn't agree, what should I do?"
After hearing this, the emperor felt a little scratched his head. When King Zhongshun still had a chance to compete for the throne, he seemed so wise, but now that all hope is gone, all he can do is make money and play with women.
"Go and tell him that if he cannot replenish 5 million tons of grain within the time limit, I will imprison him in the palace." The emperor felt that if he did not scare him, King Zhongshun would not obediently pay for the money.
After receiving the emperor's reply, Xia Shouzhong bowed and exited the Yangxin Hall.
Xia Shouzhong came out of the Yangxin Hall and felt his back was wet. This time he was really frightened. Fortunately, he had been prepared. Otherwise, if the emperor asked about this matter, he didn't know how to answer. I'm afraid he
The position of the eunuch of the Sixth Palace has come to an end.
Xia Shouzhong and a dozen eunuchs rode out of the palace on tall horses and went straight to Prince Zhongshun's palace.
At this time, Prince Zhongshun's palace was still full of singing and dancing, and Prince Zhongshun now lived a life of drunkenness and dreams every day.
Since Liu Wan came to knock on the door a few days ago, but King Zhongshun received the news in advance and refused to accept the door, King Zhongshun sent people on the street to inquire about the news from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
As the intelligence kept coming back, he learned that Liu Wan had forced the people in the grain storage road to pay money, and was now buying grain on a large scale near the capital. Only then did King Zhongshun feel relieved and felt that the matter was over.
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King Zhongshun also felt that he was very wise now. Once he handled this matter, the people in the Ministry of Revenue not only collected the food and sent it to the emperor, but he also did not lose a penny. Now he felt at ease.
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No, it was almost noon now. He had just gotten up. After he got up, he held a feast. While drinking wine and eating delicacies, there were groups of singing girls dancing beside him.
In addition, there were many actors waiting there, just waiting for these singers to go down, and then went up to sing some popular verses for King Zhongshun.
Not to mention, in addition to one or two beauties accompanying King Zhongshun, there was also an actor disguised as a woman. The actor was gentle and charming, and a bit prettier than the two beauties next to him. I saw him there.
He stopped to persuade King Zhongshun to drink.
King Zhongshun didn't pay much attention to the two beauties, so he only grabbed the actor's hand and kept stroking it. The actor also acted coyly and kept cooperating with King Zhongshun.
While King Zhongshun was looking on happily, several eunuchs suddenly broke in, led by Xia Shouzhong.
When King Zhongshun saw that Xia Shouzhong dared to break into his palace without telling him, King Zhongshun's face was filled with anger. This Xia Shouzhong used to be a dog in front of him, but now he dared to break into his palace without calling him.
It's simply lawless.
"Xia Shouzhong, you little slave is so brave now. Believe it or not, I will kill you right now. Let me see what the emperor can do to me." How many glasses of wine did King Zhongshun drink? He couldn't see the situation clearly.
He did not even think about how Xia Shouzhong would have dared to be so bold without the emperor's order.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This servant is here under the Emperor's order to deliver a message to Your Majesty." Xia Shouzhong said expressionlessly.
Xia Shouzhong knew that King Zhongshun had caused a big disaster this time. Although the emperor tried to cover it up for him, his relationship with the emperor might have faded away.
When King Zhongshun heard that Xia Shouzhong said that he was here on the emperor's order, he immediately woke up.
He quickly stood up from the wine table and staggered to Xia Shouzhong's side, "You didn't lie to me, did you? The emperor really sent you to deliver the message."
"Even if I have great courage, I would not dare to falsely convey the imperial edict. It is indeed the emperor who has spoken the decree to the prince."
"Then just tell me, my brother the emperor, if you have anything to tell me." King Zhongshun no longer cares about anything and just wants to spend his life eating, drinking and having fun.
"The emperor's decree." After Xia Shouzhong said this, he glanced at King Zhongshun and the meaning was very clear, that is, to ask him to kneel down to receive the order.
King Zhongshun could only kneel on the ground unsteadily.
"The emperor ordered King Zhongshun to raise 5 million tons of grain and send it to the grain storage channel within two months. If he fails to comply, the prince's palace will be imprisoned from now on."
As soon as King Zhongshun listened to the emperor's oral instructions, he immediately sobered up from all the wine. It seemed that the emperor knew about his secret purchase of grain for storage. During this period, Liu Wan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came to his house several times, and he was always attracted by him.
He excused himself for various reasons. A few days ago, he heard that Liu Wan ordered his men to collect money and planned to replenish the food supply in the grain storage channel. He thought he was safe and sound. Why did the emperor suddenly give such an oral order?
And seeing that the emperor's tone was so stern, I thought this time it was something serious.
King Zhongshun himself was also talented, but he had given up on himself before and no longer thought about it. Now he woke up and realized that this was the emperor's last compromise. Otherwise, if something happened, the emperor would have to kill him.
The people of the world have given an account.
"Your Majesty, I have finished speaking the emperor's instructions. You can take care of it yourself. I have something to do in the palace, so I will leave now." Xia Shouzhong didn't want to stay in Prince Zhongshun's palace any longer, so he left.
But King Zhongshun suddenly got up from the ground at this time, grabbed Xia Shouzhong and asked: "Why is the emperor suddenly concerned about the grain storage road? Please explain it clearly to me."
Xia Shouzhong was grabbed by the wrist by King Zhongshun and was unable to escape. As soon as he heard his question, his eyes started to roll, and he immediately came up with an idea to kill two birds with one stone.
This King Zhongshun is now a bastard, and he is arrogant and lawless. He uses such a person to give Jia Ke a warning and let him know that the world still belongs to the emperor.
Xia Shouzhong smiled when he thought of this. Only he could think of such a thing. He thought that the emperor would reward him greatly if he knew about it.
Then a helpless expression appeared on Xia Shouzhong's face, "My lord, everything was fine originally. But a few months ago, Mr. Jia Kejia, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, suddenly asked the grain storage channel to transport more than one million tons of grain to the capital.
You know, now that Jia Ke has so much power in the government, even the emperor has to give him three points, so this matter of grain storage came to light."
Xia Shouzhong couldn't resist and spoke ill of Jia Ke to King Zhongshun. King Zhongshun was so angry that his teeth itched after hearing what Xia Shouzhong said.