Chapter 78 Draw from the bottom of the pot! Turn the table over
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Kangjun Prince's Mansion.
At dusk, the sunset was brilliant. The whole house was bathed in the orange-red sunset, as if coated with a layer of reddish warm light, adding a bit of magnificence and beauty.
This picture is undoubtedly extremely beautiful.
Normally, Prince Kang might have stopped to admire it for a while, but today, he was not in the mood and let the carriage drive directly into the mansion.
He was in an extremely bad mood at the moment.
After the court meeting, he should have rushed back to the county prince's mansion immediately to deal with tax matters.
Unexpectedly, he was entangled by the people from the Engineering Department, who had to drag him to ask about the specific plan to conquer the barbarian Gu tribe in southern Xinjiang, as well as the engineering equipment, civil materials and other details that would be used during the expedition. There were endless questions.
His posture was gone, which made him get angry and then he got out.
Although the number of the Barbarian Gu tribe in Southern Xinjiang is far less than before, it still occupies a large area of land south of Tianfu. Even if the plan is finalized, there are preliminary preparations such as preparing food and grass, confirming the list of personnel accompanying the army, and then dispatching the army and preparing to set off.
, it will take several months at the earliest, why is there such a need to be in such a hurry?
This group of people did this on purpose, it must be a delaying strategy devised by Wang Zhouhui.
What he is most anxious about right now is to deal with the tax audit. If he doesn't do that well, not to mention conquering the generalissimo, even his prestige as the quasi-emperor's son will be severely damaged, which will then affect the struggle between emperor and son.
Wang Shouzhe!
The name that he had heard the report about but didn't take it seriously was a person worth wooing in terms of intelligence, but he didn't take the initiative to attack.
Instead, he adopted a condescending attitude, and even seemed unfazed by Long Wuji's efforts to win over the other party.
He privately believed that even if Wang Shouzhe was indeed a talented person and had made some achievements, in the final analysis he was just the patriarch of a small and remote family. He should not have taken the initiative to come immediately after hearing that Prince Kang's lineage was interested in recruiting him.
Surrendered?
If the other party doesn't come, it means that the other party has no vision and it is the other party's loss.
result……
The other party not only took refuge in Wu Mingyuan, but also drew Long Wuji over and poached him severely.
Not only that, but he also continued to perform various tricks, which narrowed the gap between Wu Mingyuan and him, causing him great harm again and again.
But this time, Dui Ang not only forced His Majesty to inspect the taxes, but also compared him side by side with Prince An, which was undoubtedly a severe stab in his heart.
Damn Wang Shouzhe!
The carriage slowly drove into the courtyard, and Prince Kang got out of the carriage with a frown.
"Your Highness." Princess Zhao Yijing had already been waiting here. She stepped forward to support Prince Kang and said softly, "I have ordered the kitchen to prepare your favorite West Sea Bingxin oysters. Tianfu County has just shipped
Here are the fresh phoenix mushrooms, stewed snow dragon, and the East China Sea Spirit Sword swordfish fillet porridge.”
"How can I, the king, think about eating now?" Prince Kang felt agitated and waved his hand impatiently, "You go back to the house to rest first, I still have important matters to discuss with all the guests."
"Your Highness, I have heard about what happened at the great court meeting." Zhao Yijing said softly, "Now that things have happened, no matter how urgent it is, there is no time to rush. As the saying goes, whenever there is calm in an important event, you should take a shower and change clothes first. Let’s have some time, eat a few mouthfuls of delicious food and calm down before arranging complicated matters.”
"That... you are right." Prince Kang calmed down a little and followed Zhao Yijing's arrangements. He took a shower and changed clothes, and ate some of his favorite delicacies. His impetuous heart suddenly calmed down a lot.
Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Yijing also helped him arrange everything, and then exited obediently. She knew that not everything she could do was involved.
A lot of people have gathered in Prince Kang's luxurious study, including the confidants and retainers of Prince Kang, the chief steward of the palace, and the general accountant who has been followed by the palace for generations, etc.
One of the staff members is called "Jiang Zhuyi", and he is a direct descendant of the Jiang family, an inconspicuous fourth-grade family in the Immortal Dynasty. It is said that the Jiang family is also a branch of the first-grade Jiang family.
However, the Jiang family is an ancient surname and is considered a common surname in the Immortal Dynasty. There are not a few families with the surname Jiang in the Xian Dynasty. There are many families with the surname Jiang in Lian Daqian. The current master of the Holy Land of Lian Daqian is "Jiang Zhencang". ", also named Jiang.
However, even if they are both from the Jiang family, they are not necessarily from the same clan.
Jiang Zhuyi is handsome, talented, and quick-thinking. He is one of Prince Kang's most trusted advisers. Over the years, he has helped Prince Kang handle many things, especially "that matter." "It is Jiang Zhuyi who is fully responsible.
He is also completing the meeting with Luo Yuqing of "Breaking Dawn". After all, with Luo Yuqing's identity, it is impossible for him to frequent Kangjun Prince's Mansion.
"Zhu Yi." Prince Kang drank tea and asked with a slight frown, "Isn't there any news from Gongyang Xiandi?"
"Your Highness." Jiang Zhuyi cupped his hands and said, "Miss Yuqing sent a message back, saying that Tianque and another emerging intelligence organization have been preventing her from inquiring about the news recently, and many sources have been reported by that group. Bian was cut off. She had to devote a considerable amount of her energy to fighting them, so the news was somewhat delayed."
After a pause, Jiang Zhuyi said again: "However, Your Highness, don't worry too much. Mr. Ce is a great genius of the Holy Land, and he is a disciple of Master Langya, so he has a special status. Now he is in the realm of our Daqian, that is, The Yao family of the Immortal Dynasty must give him some face. This time must have been delayed due to some reasons. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be news within these two days."
Jiang Zhuyi talks eloquently and is extremely confident in his gestures. This is the attitude that the heroes of Xian Dynasty often have. Xian Dynasty is far superior to Daqian in terms of economy, education level, and overall strength level. People in Xian Dynasty have been since childhood. The more knowledgeable you are, the higher your mentality will tend to be.
However, as an outstanding member of the family's direct lineage, Jiang Zhuyi also had the ambition to branch out and create his own lineage, and assisting Prince Kang to ascend to the position of Emperor Daqian was undoubtedly the best shortcut.
"Yes." Prince Kang frowned slightly and responded noncommittally, "Xiandi Gongyang has always been arrogant and arrogant, so he tends to act in his own way. That's all. With his strength, he won't suffer a loss."
After a pause, he asked again: "Where's Mr. Xin? Is there any news?"
If Xin Lao succeeds, he can use this to contain Wang Shouzhe privately. In fact, it is not impossible for Wang Shouzhe to use him in turn.
As soon as he said this, Jiang Zhuyi's face turned solemn: "There is news, but the situation is not good."
"I heard that when Mr. Xin and the Wushi brothers were doing business, they were very unlucky. They met Tianhe Zhenren, the dean of Longzuo Zifu Academy, who happened to be staying in the Wang family... As a result, the three of them were shot on the spot as evil cultivators.
kill!"
"What!? Mr. Xin was also killed?" King Kang suddenly stood up, his face suddenly changed, "And that old guy from Tianhe, why is he in the Wang family in Changning?"
"I have found out from the official residence newspaper that all three of them were killed. Fortunately, Xin Lao chose to 'self-destruct' before he was captured and his identity was not exposed." Jiang Zhuyi lowered his head and said, "I heard
Master Tianhe was hired by the Wang family to use his magical powers to help draw out spiritual veins and lay the foundation for building the family's spirit gathering array."
"This incident must be a coincidence. Wang and Tianhe are just three wanted criminals from our court. Otherwise, if they capture 'Xin Lao', they will definitely take the opportunity to attack us."
Jiang Zhuyi's analysis was "very reasonable", but unfortunately, he didn't understand Wang Shouzhe's true mentality at all.
Whether it is Xin Lao or the Wushi brothers, although they are indeed members of King Kang, even if they are captured, if they want to argue with King Kang on this matter, it will not be clear in a short time. They have many
Way to shirk the blame.
On the contrary, once this incident comes out, it will expose the true strength within the Wang family and easily attract more powerful enemies. It would be better to blame the matter on Master Tianhe and let him take the blame. It would be most appropriate.
"Xin Lao!" Prince Kang's eyes were faintly red, and a surge of anger and hatred rose in his heart, "Wang, Tianhe, this Prince is incompatible with you!"
Unlike others, Wu Zhongxin followed Prince Kang from a very early age and protected him all the way.
No matter how ruthless Prince Kang is, he is still a human being and still has feelings.
"Your Highness, please calm down." Jiang Zhuyi cupped his hands and said, "The matter has come to this, and anger is meaningless. What we have to do now is to find a way to survive this tax audit crisis, at least to minimize the losses. Only you will win in the end.
Only with the position of emperor's son can I avenge Mr. Xin."
"Hoo, hoo~"
Prince Kang took several deep breaths before barely restraining his emotions, and looked to the other side with sharp eyes, "Mr. Yude, I sent my entourage back earlier and asked you to sort out the accounts. How is the situation?"
Mr. Yude is the general accountant of Kangjun Prince's Palace, and is in charge of dozens of accountants. He comes from a sideline of the declining royal family, and his full name is "Wu Yude". His ancestors all handled the accounts for Dexin's family.
"Go back to Your Highness." Mr. Yude said, "The accounts of our Prince Kang's Mansion are extremely complicated. In a short period of time..."
"That's all. I would like to ask you, if the tax is actually payable and we have paid taxes, what is the difference? Is it 50% difference..." Prince Kang has always been in charge of the overall situation. Of course, the family's income and expenditure ledger is clear, but
It’s unclear how much tax evasion was committed. Normally, he doesn’t need to take care of this kind of thing.
"This..." Mr. Yude said with sweat on his forehead and gritted his teeth, "Your Highness, you are too conservative. Yes, at least 80%..."
Prince Kang was so startled that he almost fell over.
He was furious and roared: "How is it possible? You guys are so brave, you really are so brave! Eighty percent, how could you do it?"
"Your Highness is unjust." Mr. Yu De said with a bitter look on his face, "It turns out that our Kangjun Prince's Palace also follows the usual practice of paying about 50% less. However, in the past hundred years, His Highness has been working hard for the position of the emperor's son, and the funds in the palace are gradually running out.
, if tax avoidance is not stepped up, many things may no longer work.”
What's more, he didn't have the guts to make an independent decision on this kind of matter, so he had already asked His Highness for permission before the operation, but His Highness probably forgot to agree.
"Can't you try to smooth out the accounts?" King Kang had a headache and rubbed his temples.
Mr. Yu De was so breathless that he almost burst out. Come on, come on, I'll give you the accounts. Can you tell me how they are?
But if you dare to say this, you will probably be beaten to death.
In desperation, he had no choice but to say dryly: "Your Highness, the financial accounts can affect the whole body. Although we have been very cautious, no matter whose family evades taxes, as long as the scale is slightly larger, once it is fully
Check, check carefully, and you will definitely be able to find the problem."
"No matter how good the accounts are, the Sancai Division only needs to carefully examine the scale of each industry, carefully check the expenditure and income, and then interrogate the relevant people. After all, it will not be able to escape."
The chief steward of the county prince's palace on the side frowned and said: "Your Highness, otherwise we will still use the old method. Those tax officials who are responsible for tax inspections always have relatives and family members, and they always have what they want. Let's try to bribe a few of them. During the tax inspection process
Do some tricks..."
However, he was interrupted by Prince Kang before he finished speaking.
"Stupid!" Prince Kang glanced at him coldly, "Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us now? What's more, Prince An was well prepared this time and must have sent someone to keep an eye on us secretly.
Waiting to grab my pigtails at any time. Do you believe it or not, you just send the person out on the front foot, and the person on the back foot will be detained by the people from Prince An, and become a witness for me to try to bribe the tax official? "
"Yes, yes, this old slave didn't think carefully." The butler broke into a cold sweat.
"Not only will bribery not work, but threats and assassinations will not work either." King Kang said coldly, "Wang Shouzhe is a naked conspiracy because he sees that the accounts in my house and that of our ancestors cannot withstand inspection. This sword attack...
It hit me in the heart."
"Your Highness, please be patient." Jiang Zhuyi offered advice, "On the surface, this matter seems to be quite unfavorable to you. Once a large number of tax evasion and tax evasion is found, it will have a huge blow to your prestige."
"But if you think about it carefully, this matter may not really be beneficial to Prince An. His plan is beneficial to the country, but it has offended most of the royal family and aristocratic families. Everyone may not say it on the surface, but in their hearts they must feel sorry for Prince An and others.
People hate it to the core, and no one wants to have the meat they have eaten forcedly ripped out of their throat, right?"
"What is the dispute between the emperor and his son about? Naturally, it is to represent the interests of the royal family and the interests of the aristocratic family. Although Wang Shouzhe's plan is clever, it has cut off Prince An's popularity in the aristocratic family."
Prince Kang's expression brightened: "What Zhu Yi said makes sense, so what should we do next?"
"On the surface, we are actively cooperating with the tax inspection, but we cannot leave any clues in this crisis." Jiang Zhuyi analyzed, "Second, I took the initiative to confess to His Majesty, claiming that I was unaware of it, and promised to correct it."
"Third, secretly report the tax evasion of various princes' palaces, county princes' palaces, and major aristocratic families, forcing the Sancai Division to investigate, or at least force them to pay taxes, and then Luo Yuqing will publicize it. That's right.
, we are indeed black, but if most people are black, we will not look so black...At this time, white people are too eye-catching and too hateful."
"Fourth, actively win over allies, implying that once King An comes to power, life will not be easy for everyone in the future. It is better to promote you to the throne during the internal voting of the royal family, and then the royal family and the big family's taxes can turn a blind eye."
"Wonderful! So wonderful." Prince Kang said with great joy, "Zhu Yi's words made his eyes suddenly become enlightened."
After this experience, Wu Mingyuan had offended most of the aristocratic families and royal families in the world. As the saying goes, "Destroying a person's money is like killing his parents." He didn't believe it. After Wu Mingyuan went through this process, how many aristocratic families and royal families would be willing to do so?
support him!
"Butler." Prince Kang became slightly excited.
"Your Highness." The old butler's eyes lit up, as if he saw a light in the darkness, and he suddenly became excited, "What should I do specifically?"
"In this case, you go find..."
Prince Kang whispered a few words, and the butler immediately nodded his head and left with excitement on his face.
As a close retainer of Prince Kang, all his honor and disgrace are tied to Prince Kang. Once Prince Kang falls, he will definitely be the first to be unlucky. Therefore, he is naturally very active at the moment.
The old housekeeper has been with Prince Kang for many years, and his ability in handling matters goes without saying.
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The tax audit storm quickly unfolded in Guilong City.
There were bursts of chaos and chaos.
In the midst of the chaos among the families, more than half a month had passed before they knew it. The vigorous tax inspection operation seemed to show no sign of stopping. Instead, it became more and more intense, like a prairie fire.
, it’s hard to stop.
Every day, aristocratic families or royal families fall into it.
Everyone in the Sancai Division was so busy that they were already busy, but it was still too late.
However, no matter how noisy the troubles above are, the people in Guilong City still live their lives how they want to. Except for a small number of people with interests, most people are not affected at all, and instead eat melons with gusto.
West of the city.
Because Guilong City is mainly expanding to the south and east, the area in the west of the city can barely be regarded as the old city, and its prosperity is much inferior to that in the east. Most of the people living here are members of distant branches of the royal family.
, as well as some aristocratic families with a long history but no longer very prosperous, were relatively little affected by this tax audit.
The streets and alleys are no different from usual days.
On this day, as usual, Old Liu Tou set up a herbal tea stall on the street and sold some snacks. At this moment, he was sitting leisurely behind the stall, being attracted by the aroma of the food.
The mosquitoes came.
The profit of the herbal tea stall is not high. A bowl of herbal tea only costs two copper coins. The profit in a day is not much, which is enough for his own daily expenses. However, Old Liu Tou does this not for money.
His children are already married, and his wife has gone there a few years ago. Setting up a stall is just to pass the boring time, and to have someone to chat with him.
At this moment, several strong men who worked in the business were sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea and resting, while chatting. Old Liu also cocked his head and listened with interest.
"Have you heard? Chengnan Li's was also randomly inspected a few days ago, and many of the Zhuangzi shops under his name were making a fuss. This time, Chengnan's Li's is in serious trouble. If the taxes can't make up for it,
, maybe the pawn industry will have to fill the hole." Strong Man No. 1 said with emotion.
"That's what they deserve!" The strong man No. 2 next to him didn't take it seriously. "If they had to pay taxes honestly like us, how could they be so embarrassed now? Moreover, there are not many aristocratic families who have been randomly inspected these days, like
The Sun family in the south of the city and the Hang family in the north have made a lot of money relying on the protection of Duke Anguo in the past few years, which one doesn't deserve it?"
"Hey~ How can I sympathize with the Chengnan Li family? I pity the 18th concubine that the sixth young master of the Li family just married this year." The strong man No. 1 who spoke before laughed with a lewd smile, "That little lady looks so good.
That's called a water spirit, so beautiful that she can almost catch up with the fairies in the sky~ If the Li family is making such a fuss, she will definitely have to suffer too~"
"Fuck you! You sound like you've seen it before." Strong Man No. 3 scolded him with a smile.
"How come I haven't seen her before?" Strong Man No. 1 grinned his white teeth proudly, "That little lady is from my alley. When she was little, I bought her candy and pulled her
What about her little hands? When she went back to her parents' home to visit relatives a few days ago, I heard her family complain, saying that Liu Lang of the Li family was not a thing. To make up for the tax, he had already given Cuiyun something, but he could still lick it.
Take your face back."
Listening to the discussion of the three people, the strong man No. 4 on the other side bared his teeth and felt depressed: "I don't even have a daughter-in-law, so the sixth young master of the Li family can actually marry a concubine of the 18th house, a son of an evil family...
"
"I think you have so much strength that you can't use it for anything. You miss women..."
Several strong men burst into laughter as they talked, and the atmosphere was very lively.
These strong men are all long-term workers of large commercial firms, and their cultivation levels are at the second or third level of the Qi Refining Realm.
In order to increase the motivation of long-term workers, enhance their strength, and improve their safety in transporting supplies on wilderness roads, some large business houses will teach the long-term workers some superficial cultivation techniques.
Although they are all inferior cultivation techniques, you will not be able to break through the Lingtai realm after practicing for a lifetime, and there are no corresponding moves. They can only strengthen your body. But even so, these long-term workers can be regarded as Xuanwu monks, and they have a large circle of contact.
, their knowledge is better than that of ordinary people, and they are naturally better informed.
A few people chatted and then returned to the original topic.
"Speaking of which, our boss is quite stable. Look at the store next door, the shopkeeper at Furuihang is so anxious these days that his lips are boiling. I heard that their boss has also been reported anonymously. It seems like
If something goes wrong, maybe the whole Fu Ruixing will be in trouble."
"So, it's really important to keep up with the right boss. If nothing happens to the boss, we can chat so leisurely. Otherwise, we will have to look for a new home now." Strong Man No. 1 is obviously better informed, "I
There is a brother who works as a long-term employee in a trading firm under the name of Prince Kang. He came to me for a drink a while ago and complained to me, saying that their firm was about to be closed. It is said that the Sancai Division investigated and said how much they owed.
Ten years of taxes directly sealed their warehouse, and the gold tickets were shipped to Sancai Division one sack after another... Their shopkeeper vomited blood on the spot, and is still lying in bed unable to get up..."
"Dear me, this tax evasion is worth tens of billions, isn't it?" Old Liutou became excited after hearing this, and couldn't help but interject.
"Hehe~ We don't know that, there are just a lot of them anyway." Strong Man No. 1 chuckled, "I know that even if we work hard all our lives, we won't be able to earn a single cent from others."
"If you ask me, we should have checked them out a long time ago." Strong Man No. 4 curled his lips, "Those high-ranking families like to look at people with their noses. They rely on their high cultivation and good family background to be crazy.
They have no boundaries, occupy the best resources but do nothing about people, no one is a good person!"
"Hey, hey, you can't say that." Hearing what he said, Strong Man No. 1 was immediately unhappy and said dissatisfiedly, "Aren't the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, Prince Deshun's Mansion, and Anjun Prince's Mansion all there?
No problem has been found? There is also no problem with our boss, right? This shows that there are good people in the family. We have something to say, we can't overturn a whole boat with one stroke, right?"
"That's right. If nothing else, our boss really has nothing to say about us." Strong Man No. 4 nodded, unable to say anything to refute.
"Actually, compared to Prince Kang, I think Prince An is much more reliable. At least he really cares about the common people in his heart." Strong Man No. 3 also talked eloquently over a cup of herbal tea and gave advice, "If Prince An If you can ascend the throne of God, let alone anything else in the future, at least the lives of us ordinary people will be much easier, and the cases of aristocratic families oppressing the common people will be much less. But if Prince Kang ascends the throne of God, it will be hard to say."
As soon as these words came out, other strong men nodded one after another, and even Lao Liutou couldn't help but nod.
They couldn't tell it before, but this time the tax inspection revealed the true colors of many aristocratic families. Nowadays, who doesn't know that Prince Dexin and Prince Kang are very serious in tax evasion?
To put it bluntly, they are the worms of Daqian Country!
Once a selfish person like this ascends to the throne, will he really care about the people's livelihood and the development of the country? What such people really care about is probably how much benefit the power in their hands can bring them and how much it can bring. A chance to line your own pockets, right?
Ordinary people may not be as knowledgeable as those from aristocratic families, but they have their own set of simple values and standards for looking at people. Many times, they can hit the nail on the head when looking at problems.
In such a stark contrast, the reputation of Prince Kang and his family among the people has fallen to the bottom. On the contrary, Prince An, Prince Deshun and the Wang family of Daqian have greatly increased due to this tax inspection. A wave of fame and prestige.
Some people also dug up things about Prince An who secretly provided disaster relief and donated money in his own name. Even many small details that few people usually pay attention to were dug up and became the story of the three of them being benevolent and dedicated to the people. proof of.
For a time, they received rave reviews from the public.
The common people were naturally very supportive of Prince An.
However, the aristocratic families and royal families who were constantly "stumbling into each other" hated Prince An with a passion. Especially some big bosses with voting rights, in order to vent their anger, secretly spread the word that Prince An was not a bully. ?Anyway, we don’t need our vote!
at the same time.
In the Humble Administrator's Pavilion.
Emperor Longchang did not lie leisurely in the recliner as usual and let Lao Yao squeeze his shoulders. Instead, he sat upright on the Taishi chair behind the desk.
Lao Yao also stood behind him respectfully holding a fly whisk, his head lowered, his expression serious, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.
The desk in front of Emperor Longchang was once again filled with memorials.
Logically speaking, these memorials must be handled by the cabinet. However, these memorials are all impeachment and criticism of the acting cabinet chief minister Yinda Laozu, Prince Deshun, Prince An and others.
There are many more that are used to report tax evasion, tax evasion, and various bad things by the royal family and some wealthy families.
It was difficult for the cabinet to handle it, so it had no choice but to hand over the power of approval to Emperor Longchang.
At the same time, Meng Yuanbai was standing opposite the Emperor's writing desk, dripping with sweat, with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes nervously waiting for the next order.
Even the five little wolf cubs that were usually noisy were huddled in the corner obediently, instead of making trouble for Emperor Longchang or acting coquettishly to please him for food.
There was a tense atmosphere throughout the Humble Administrator's Cabinet.
"It's ridiculous, it's too ridiculous." Emperor Longchang slammed the table and said angrily, "I didn't expect there to be so many moths in our royal family. I originally thought that the Dexin lineage had gone too far. Others , at least it’s not that bad.”
"But I didn't expect that Dexin and Prince Kang can be regarded as tax models compared with some royal families!"
You really don’t know if you don’t check it, and you will be shocked if you check it.
Daqian's tax situation was so corrupt that it far exceeded Emperor Longchang's expectations.
Especially within the royal family, those members of the royal family who are inconspicuous and usually very low-key will actually do the trick of hiding an entire manor, as if this kind of thing has become a routine. In more serious cases, in the end On the contrary, those who file taxes are the small head, and those who conceal the tax are the big head.
In addition to tax evasion and tax evasion, many other dirty things and dirty things were also revealed one by one.
For example, there was a county king who actually imprisoned a large number of civilian men and women, allowing them to reproduce continuously, and the children they gave birth to were brainwashed and used as slaves when they grew up.
It was so shocking that even Emperor Longchang felt like "I have been the emperor for nothing for thousands of years."
Could it be that Wang Shouzhe really wanted to be correct when he said in his "private discussion" that "His Majesty likes to go to war in his life, and is impatient to build up internal affairs, and is suspected of being overly interested in great achievements"?
"Your Majesty, this is someone behind the scenes who is trying to muddy the waters." Old Yao reminded in a low voice.
"I can see it." Emperor Longchang said coldly, "King Kangjun first bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and then one thing after another came out, which made him seem not too bad. I have to admit, this time If you react quickly, it is indeed very possible to create a chance of survival from a desperate situation."
"Previously, I underestimated Prince Kang. It's a pity that that boy Mingyuan didn't listen to his advice. I told him before that he should learn the emperor's mental skills instead of just acting like a stupid young man."
"It's good now. If the clan members are to choose between King Kang and King An, they will most likely choose King Kang. People's hearts, people's hearts!"
"Forget it, let Mingyuan and Wang Shouzhe suffer a big loss and teach them a vivid lesson. Reform is not that easy."
If he really wanted to change it, he would have changed it 800 years ago. Why has it been delayed until now?
"Wang Shouzhe is a man who is smart by nature and has many methods. Unfortunately, his move had the opposite effect. He offended too many people, and instead helped Prince Kang to 'win the hearts and minds'. When I have time, I can To give him some tips, this is a plan, and you have to consider human nature."
Just when Emperor Longchang was commenting on Wang Shouzhe and Prince An.
But Meng Yuanbai suddenly said: "Your Majesty, regarding Prince Kang, I discovered something strange during my tax inspection. I didn't dare to make a judgment, so I had to submit it to the imperial examination for your Majesty's decision."
After that, he presented some data reports.
Emperor Longchang took a look and his face gradually became serious: "Meng Yuanbai, the key points you outlined with the red pen are very clear. What you mean is that in addition to tax evasion, Kangjun Prince's Palace also has a large amount of mysterious funds coming in and out.
The whereabouts are unknown! Moreover, the total amount of the funds, as well as the time of entry and exit of the accounts, are generally consistent with the accounts found in the case of Zhao Zhikun’s smuggling and collaborating with the enemy..."
"Your Majesty, it's true." Meng Yuanbai said tremblingly, "In order to prevent mistakes, I specially asked people to check it several times. There are indeed so many mysterious funds, quietly coming in and out, and the time does not match at all.
The accounts are clear and cannot be falsified."
"Do you know that you are accusing Prince Kang of being the mastermind behind [Zhao Zhikun's smuggling and collaborating with the enemy case]?" Emperor Longchang said with a cold expression, "You have taken refuge with Prince An, right? The quasi-emperor's son association
Go smuggling and collaborating with the enemy? Why don’t you tell me that I am smuggling and collaborating with the enemy?”
Meng Yuanbai was so frightened that he was sweating profusely and his whole body was weak. He almost couldn't even stand still, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "This... I don't have this intention. I just say whatever I find out."
At this moment.
Xiao Jizi, the commander of the internal guards outside, hurried to the front of the imperial court and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Chen Jinglong, deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, and Chen Jinghu, commander of the Criminal Law Department, have come to see your majesty, saying that they have something important to report."
"What's the important matter?" The current chaos made Emperor Longchang quite impatient. "If you don't explain clearly, let them go."
"Back to Your Majesty, the Chen brothers said that... they captured Zhao Zhikun, who was absconding in fear of crime. In order to atone for his crimes and reduce his guilt, Zhao Zhikun was willing to reveal the mastermind behind the smuggling and collaborating with the enemy case." Xiao Jizi answered tremblingly.
After saying that, he buried his head firmly. His face was pale and he was sweating. He didn't dare to look up at Emperor Longchang's expression.
"What!?"
Emperor Longchang trembled all over.
The next moment, an idea flashed in his mind, and he understood instantly. It was not that Wang Shouzhe's tax inspection skills were not good enough or that the layout was not rigorous enough, but that he simply played a trick of "making an impact in the east and attacking in the west", and brought everyone to the bottom.
All fooled!
It's not that Wang Shouzhe didn't consider the word "human nature", it's that he didn't care and directly gave King Kang a trick to "draw the fire under the cauldron".
As long as the other quasi-emperor is eliminated, what else is there to vote for? What vote to cast!?
At that time, everyone can only have one choice...that is Prince An, Wu Mingyuan!
You have to choose him if you want to, and you have to choose him if you don’t!