protect our patriarch

Chapter 422: The Bottom Line!flip the table

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Kangjun Palace.

At dusk, the sunset is brilliant.The whole house was bathed in the orange-red sunset, as if coated with a layer of reddish warm light, which added a bit of magnificence and beauty.

Such a picture is undoubtedly extremely beautiful.

Normally, Duke Kang might stop to appreciate it for a while, but today, he was not in the mood, so he just let the carriage drive into the mansion.

He's in an extremely bad mood right now.

After the court meeting, he should have rushed back to the county palace immediately to deal with tax matters as soon as possible.

But he didn't want to be entangled by the engineering department's gang, and he had to drag him to ask about the specific plan of conquering the barbarian Gu tribe in southern Xinjiang, asking about the engineering equipment, civil materials and other details needed in the conquering process. The lack of posture made him lose his temper before he pulled out.

Although the number of barbarian Gu tribes in Southern Xinjiang is far less than before, they still occupy a large area of ​​land south of Tianfu. Even if the plan is finalized, from the preparation of food and grass, to the list of personnel who will accompany the army and other preliminary preparations, to the deployment of the army, ready to go , it will take several months at the fastest, why is there such a hurry?

This group of people did it on purpose, it must be Wang Zhouhui's plan to delay the attack.

What he is most anxious about now is to deal with the tax inspection.If that is not done well, let alone the conquest of the Generalissimo, even his prestige as the quasi-emperor will be severely hit, which in turn will affect the dispute between the emperor and the son.

Wang Shouzhe!
The name that he had heard the report before, but he didn't care about, belonged to the intelligence target, but he didn't take the initiative to attack.

Instead, he put on a superior attitude, and didn't even care about Long Wuji's efforts to win over the other party.

He selfishly believes that even if Wang Shouzhe is indeed a talent and has made some achievements, in the end he is just the patriarch of a small remote family.Shouldn't he have come to surrender immediately after hearing that the King of Kang's lineage intends to recruit him?
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 in turn, digging him hard.

Not only that, but all kinds of coquettish operations continued to narrow the gap between Wu Mingyuan and him, inflicting huge damage on him time and time again.

But this time, the other party not only forced His Majesty to check taxes, but also compared him side by side with King An, which undoubtedly stabbed him severely in the heart.

Damn Wang Shouzhe!

The carriage drove slowly into the courtyard, King Kang frowned and got out of the carriage.

"Your Highness." Princess Zhao Yijing has already been waiting here, stepped forward to support King Kang, and said softly, "I have ordered the small kitchen, and I have prepared the Xihai Bingxin oysters that His Highness loves most, just shipped from Tianfu County. Stewed snow dragon with fresh phoenix mushrooms from here, and porridge with Donghai Lingjian swordfish fillets."

"How can my king be in the mood to eat now?" King Kang felt agitated and waved his hands impatiently, "You go back to the room and rest first, I still have important matters to discuss with all the guests."

"Your Highness, I have already heard about what happened at the court meeting." Zhao Yijing said softly, "Since things have happened, no matter how urgent you are, you can't rush them. As the saying goes, whenever there is a calmness in major events, you should take a bath and change clothes first. After a while, eat a few mouthfuls of delicious food and calm down, and then arrange complicated matters."

"This...you are right." Prince Kang calmed down a little, obeyed Zhao Yijing's arrangement, took a bath and changed clothes, and ate some delicacies that he usually likes to eat. His impetuous heart suddenly calmed down a lot.

And taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Yijing also arranged everything for him, and then retreated obediently.She knows that not everything she can participate in.

In King Kang's luxurious study room, many people have gathered at the moment, all of whom are the confidantes and followers of King Kang, the chief housekeeper of the mansion, and the general accountant who has followed for generations in the mansion, etc.

One of the staff members is called "Jiang Zhuyi", who is the second line of the Jiang family from a humble fourth-rank family in the Xian Dynasty. It is said that the Jiang family is also a branch of the first-rank Jiang family.

However, the Jiang family is an ancient surname, considered a common surname in the Xian Dynasty, and there were not a few families with the surname Jiang in the Xian Dynasty.Even in Dagan, there are many aristocratic families with the surname Jiang, even the current owner of Dagan's holy land, "Jiang Zhencang", is also surnamed Jiang.

However, even if they are all from the Jiang family, they are not necessarily of the same clan.

Jiang Zhuyi looks plump and handsome, and he himself is extremely talented and quick-thinking. He is one of the most trusted staff members of King Kang.Over the years, he has helped Prince Kang deal with many matters, especially "that matter", which Jiang Zhuyi was solely responsible for.

He was also completing the docking with Luo Yuqing of "Breaking Dawn".After all, with Luo Yuqing's identity, it is impossible for him to visit the Prince Kang's Mansion frequently.

"Zhu Yi." King Kang sipped his tea and asked with a slight frown, "Brother Gongyang, is there no news yet?"

"Your Highness." Jiang Zhuyi clasped his hands, "Ms. Yuqing sent news back, saying that recently Tianque and another new intelligence organization have been obstructing her from inquiring about the news. The side cut off. She had to devote a considerable part of her energy to fighting them, so the news lagged behind."

After a pause, Jiang Zhuyi said again: "However, Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much. Mr. Ce is the great talent of the Holy Land, and he is also a teacher of Master Langya, so he has a special status. Now it is on the boundary of our Daqian again. Xianchao Yao family has to give him some face. This time must have been delayed for some reason, nothing unexpected, there should be news in these two days."

Jiang Zhuyi talked eloquently, with great confidence in his gestures.This is the posture that heroes of the Xian Dynasty often have.Whether it is the economy, education level, or the overall level of strength of Xianchao, they are far superior to Daqian. Xianchao people have learned a lot since they were young, and their mentality tends to be relatively high.

However, Jiang Zhuyi, as an outstanding person in the family's first line, also has the ambition to spread out his own line, and assisting King Kang to ascend to the position of Great Emperor is undoubtedly the best shortcut.

"Hmm." King Kang frowned slightly, and replied noncommittally, "My brother Gongyang has always been proud and arrogant, so he may act a bit in his own way. That's all, with his strength, he won't be at a disadvantage."

After a pause, he asked again: "Where is Mr. Xin, is there any news?"

If Xin Lao succeeds, he can use this to contain Wang Shouzhe privately.It's even not impossible to let Wang Shouzhe use it for himself.

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhuyi's face became serious: "There is news, but the situation is very bad."

"I heard that when Xin Lao and the Wu brothers were doing business, they had very bad luck. They met Tianhe Zhenren, the dean of the Zifu Academy in Longzuo, who happened to live in the Wang family... As a result, all three of them were shot on the spot as evil cultivators. kill!"

"What!? Elder Xin was also killed?" Prince Kang stood up abruptly, his expression changed drastically, "And that old thing Tianhe, why is he in Changning Wang's?"

"I have found out from the official mansion newspaper that all three were killed. Fortunately, Xin Lao chose to 'explode himself' before being captured and killed, without revealing his identity." Jiang Zhuyi lowered his head and said, "I heard that Immortal Tianhe was hired by the Wang family to use his supernatural powers to help draw out the spirit veins and lay the foundation for building the family spirit gathering array."

"This matter should be a coincidence. Both Mrs. Wang and Master Tianhe are only three wanted criminals from our dynasty. 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 real mentality at all.

Whether it is Xin Lao or the Wu brothers, although they are indeed members of King Kang, even if they are captured, once they want to argue with King Kang on this matter, it will be unclear in a short time. way to prevaricate.

On the contrary, once this matter happens, it will expose the real strength within the Wang family and easily attract more powerful enemies.It's better to push this matter to Master Tianhe, and let him take the blame, which is most appropriate.

"Xin Lao!" King Kang's eyes were faintly red, and anger and hatred rose in his heart, "Mr. Wang, Tianhe, the king of this county is at odds with you!"

Different from others, Wu Zhongxin was the one who followed King Kang very early and protected him all the way up.

No matter how ruthless and ungrateful King Kangjun is, he is still a human being after all, and still has feelings.

"Your Highness, calm down." Jiang Zhuyi cupped his hands, "The matter has come to this point, anger is meaningless. What we have to do now is to find a way to get through this tax crisis, at least to minimize the loss. Only you will win in the end." Only the position of emperor can avenge Xin Lao."

"Huh, huh~"

King Kangjun took several deep breaths before he managed to restrain his emotions, and looked at the other side with sharp eyes, "Mr. Yude, I sent my followers back earlier and asked you to sort out the accounts. How is the situation?"

Mr. Yude is the general accountant of Kang County Prince's Mansion, and he is in charge of dozens of accountants.He came from a descendant of the declining royal family, his full name is "Wu Yude", and his ancestors all handled accounts for Dexin's line.

"Return to Your Highness." Mr. Yude said, "The accounts of our Kang County Prince's Mansion are extremely complicated. In a short period of time..."

"That's all, my Highness will ask you, if the tax is paid according to the actual tax, and we have paid the tax, what is the difference? Is there a difference of [-]%..." King Kang has always been in charge of the overall situation. Of course, the general ledger of income and expenditure in the family is clear, but It's not clear how much tax evasion was done.This kind of thing usually doesn't need him to take care of it.

"This..." Mr. Yude's forehead was dripping with sweat, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, you are too conservative, yes, at least [-]%..."

King Kang was startled, and he couldn't help but fall over.

He was furious, and roared: "How is it possible? You guys are so courageous, really courageous! Eighty percent, how did you do it?"

"Your Highness has been wronged." Mr. Yude was full of bitterness, "It turns out that our Kang County Palace is also about [-]% less than usual. But for the past hundred years, Your Highness has been working hard for the position of emperor, and the funds in the mansion are gradually in short supply. , without increasing tax avoidance, many things may no longer work."

What's more, he didn't have the guts to make a claim on this kind of thing, so he had already asked His Highness for instructions before operating it, but His Highness probably forgot to agree.

"Can't you try to smooth out the accounts?" Duke Kang rubbed his temples with a headache.

Mr. Yude suffocated his breath so much that he almost burst out.Come, come, I'll give you the account, let me take a look at it if you settle one?

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 will affect the whole body. Although we have been very careful, no matter who is evading taxes, as long as the scale is slightly larger, once it is completely Check, check carefully, and definitely find out the problem.”

"Even if the accounts are done well, the Sancai Division only needs to carefully check the scale of each industry, carefully check the expenditure and income, and then interrogate the relevant people, etc. After all, they will not be able to escape."

The chief steward of the county palace beside him frowned and said: "Your Highness, otherwise we will still use the old method. Those tax officials who are in charge of tax inspections always have relatives and family members, and there are always things they want. Let's try to buy a few. Do some tricks..."

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by King Kangjun.

"Stupid!" Prince Kang glanced at him coldly, "Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at us now? What's more, King An has already prepared this time, and must have sent someone to watch us secretly. Waiting to grab my pigtails at any time. Believe it or not, if you send people out on the front foot, the people on the back foot will be detained by the people from King An's side and become a witness that I tried to bribe the tax official?"

"Yes, yes, it's because the old slave didn't think carefully." The butler was in a cold sweat.

"Not only are bribes not allowed, but threats and assassinations are not acceptable." King Kang said coldly, "Wang Shouzhe is a blatant conspiracy. He saw that the accounts in my ancestor's house and mine could not stand the investigation. This knife, but It hit me in the heart."

"Your Highness, please be safe and don't be impatient." Jiang Zhuyi suggested, "On the surface, this matter seems to be quite unfavorable to you. Once you are found out that you have committed a lot of tax evasion, you will have a huge blow to your prestige."

"But if you think about it carefully, this matter may not really be beneficial to King An. His plan is beneficial to the country, but he offended most of the royal family and the family. Everyone doesn't say it on the surface, but in their hearts they must be interested in King An and others. People hate it to the bone, and no one wants the meat they eat to be forcefully pulled out of their throats, right?"

"What is the dispute between the emperor and the son? Naturally, it is to represent the interests of the royal family, the interests of the aristocratic family. Although Wang Shouzhe's plan is clever, it cuts off the popularity of King An in the aristocratic family."

King Kang's expression brightened: "Zhu Yi's words are justified, so what should we do next?"

"On the surface, actively cooperate with the tax inspection, and we can't leave any excuses in this turmoil." Jiang Zhuyi analyzed, "Second, take the initiative to confess your guilt to His Majesty, using the excuse of your ignorance, and promise to make corrections."

"Thirdly, secretly report the tax evasion and tax evasion of various princes' mansions, county prince's mansions, and major aristocratic families, forcing the Sancai Division to investigate, or at least force them to pay taxes, and then let Luo Yuqing publicize it. That's right. , we are indeed black, but if most people are black, we will not appear so black... At this time, the white people are too eye-catching and too hated."

"Fourth, actively win over allies, implying that once King An comes to power, everyone's life will be difficult in the future. It's better to promote you to the throne when voting within the royal family, then the royal family and big families can turn a blind eye to tax revenue."

"Wonderful! Really wonderful." King Kang said happily, "Zhu Yi's words made my eyes suddenly open."

After this encounter, Wu Mingyuan offended most of the aristocratic and royal families in the world.As the saying goes, "Cutting people's money is like killing their parents", he doesn't believe it anymore. How many aristocratic families and royal families are willing to support Wu Mingyuan after going through all this trouble!
"Senior Steward." Prince Kang cheered up slightly.

"Your Highness." The old housekeeper's eyes lit up, as if he saw a light in the darkness, and he suddenly became excited, "What should the old slave do?"

"Well, you go find..."

King Kang whispered a few words, and the butler immediately nodded and went away excitedly.

As the confidant of King Kang, his honor and disgrace are tied to King Kang. Once King Kang falls, he will definitely be the first to suffer. Therefore, he is naturally very active at the moment.

The old butler has been with King Kangjun for many years, needless to say his ability to handle affairs.

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The tax investigation turmoil quickly unfolded in Guilong City.

There was a burst of chaos and uproar.

In the midst of the turmoil among the families, half a month passed before they knew it.The vigorous tax inspections seemed to show no signs of stopping. Instead, there was a trend of intensification, like a raging fire, and it was difficult to stop.

Every day, aristocratic families or royal families would fall into it.

Everyone in the Sancai Division was so busy that they couldn't even turn around, but it was still too late.

However, no matter how vigorous and vigorous the disturbance above is, the common people in Guilong City still live their lives as they please.Except for a small number of people with related interests, the vast majority of people were not affected much, and instead ate 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 an old city, and its prosperity is much lower than that in the east of the city.Most of the people who live here are members of remote branches of the royal family, as well as some aristocratic families with a long history but not very prosperous. The impact of this tax inspection turmoil is relatively small.

The streets and alleys are no different from the usual days.

On this day, Old Liu, as usual, set up a herbal tea stand on the side of the street, selling some snacks by the way.At the moment, he is sitting leisurely behind the booth, chasing away the mosquitoes and flies attracted by the smell of food.

The profit of the herbal tea stand is not high, and a bowl of herbal tea only sells for two copper dime, which is not much in a day, and it is only enough for his own daily expenses.However, Old Liu didn't do this for money.

His sons and daughters are already married, and his wife has also been there a few years ago. Setting up a stall is just to pass the boring time, and by the way, someone can chat with him.

At this moment, a few strong men who were working hard in the commercial firm were sitting in the shed, drinking tea and resting their feet, while chatting casually.Old Liu also strained his ears, listening with gusto.

"Have you heard? A few days ago, the Li family in the south of the city was also spot-checked, and many shops under its name were in chaos. This time, the Li family in the south of the city is in great trouble. If the tax payment cannot be paid , maybe the pawn industry will fill in the holes." The strong man No. [-] sighed and said with emotion.

"That's what they deserve!" The strong man No. [-] next to him didn't care, "If they want to be like us and pay taxes honestly, how can they be in such a mess now? Besides, there are not many aristocratic families that have been spot-checked these days, like The Sun family in the south of the city, and the Hang family in the north of the city, have made a lot of money by relying on the protection of Duke Anguo's mansion in the past few years, which one doesn't deserve what they deserve?"

"Hey~ How can I sympathize with the Li family in the south of the city? I am the No. 18 concubine who the poor sixth young master of the Li family just married this year." That is called a water spirit, so beautiful that she almost catches up with the fairy in the sky~ The Li family is making such a fuss, she must suffer along with it~"

"Fuck you! It's as if you've seen it before." The strong man No. [-] scolded him with a smile.

"Why haven't I seen it before?" Brawny No. [-] grinned his white teeth proudly, "That little lady is from my alley. When she was young, I bought her candy and took her Little hands. When she went back to her natal family to visit relatives a few days ago, I heard her family complain, saying that Li Jialiulang is not a thing. In order to make up for the tax, he has already given things to Cuiyun, and he can still lick them. Take your face back."

Listening to the discussion among the three, No. [-], the strong man on the other side, gritted his teeth, feeling depressed: "I don't even have a daughter-in-law, so the sixth young master of the Li family can marry an eighteen-room concubine, the son of a wicked family... "

"I think you have too much strength and nowhere to use it. You miss a woman..."

Several strong men burst into laughter as they talked, and the atmosphere was very lively.

These strong men are all long-term workers of a big business firm, and their cultivation bases all look like they are at the second or third level of Qi Refining Realm.

In order to improve the enthusiasm of the long-term workers, strengthen their strength, and improve the safety of transporting materials on wilderness roads, some large commercial companies will teach the long-term workers some superficial cultivation methods.

Although they are all low-level cultivation techniques, they can't break through the Lingtai realm after practicing for a lifetime, and there are no corresponding moves, they can only strengthen their bodies.But even so, these long-term workers can be regarded as Xuanwu monks, they have a larger circle of contacts, their knowledge is better than ordinary people, and the news is naturally better.

A few people chatted and chatted, and then returned to the original topic.

"Speaking of which, our boss is still stable. Look at the 'Furuihang' next door. Their shopkeeper has been so anxious these days that his mouth is starting to burn. I heard that their boss has also been reported anonymously. It seems that If something goes wrong, maybe the whole Furui Bank will be in bad luck."

"That's why it's really important to be with the boss. If there's nothing wrong with the boss, we can have such a leisurely chat. Otherwise, we'll have to find someone else right now." Brawny No. [-] is obviously well-informed, "I There is a brother who works as a long-term worker in a firm under the name of King Kangjun. A while ago, he came to drink with me and complained to me, saying that their firm was about to fail. It is said that after investigation by the Sancai Division, they said how much they owed Ten years of taxes directly sealed off their treasury, and sacks of gold tickets were shipped to Sancai...the shopkeeper vomited blood on the spot, and he is still lying on the bed and can't get up..."

"My dear, this tax evasion must have 'tens of billions' dry money?" Old Liu was excited when he heard it, and couldn't help but interjected.

"Hehe~ We don't know about this, there are a lot anyway." Brawny No. [-] chuckled, "I knew that even if we worked hard for a lifetime, we wouldn't be able to earn a single cent from others."

"If you want me to say, it's time to check them out." The strong man No. [-] curled his lips, "Those nobles like to judge people with their noses, relying on their high cultivation and good family background, they are usually crazy There is no limit, occupying the best resources but not doing human affairs, none of them are good things!"

"Hey, hey, you can't say that." Hearing what he said, the strong man No. [-] suddenly became unhappy, and said dissatisfied, "Dingguo's mansion, Deshun Prince's mansion, and Anjun's mansion, don't all Haven't found any problems? And our boss, isn't there no problem? This shows that there are good people in the family. Let's talk about it, and we can't overturn a boat with one shot, right?"

"That's right. Don't say anything else, our boss really has nothing to say about us." The strong man No. [-] nodded, and couldn't say anything to refute.

"In fact, compared to King Kang, I think King An is much more reliable. At least he really pretends to be the common people in his heart." The strong man No. [-] also talked eloquently with herbal tea, pointing Jiang Shan, "If King An If we can ascend to the throne of God, if we don’t talk about anything else in the future, at least our common people’s life will be much easier, and there will be much less oppression of the common people by the aristocratic family. But if the King of Kang County ascends to the throne of God, it will be hard to say.”

As soon as these words came out, the other strong men nodded one after another, even the old head Liu couldn't help nodding.

They couldn't see it before, but after the tax check this time, many aristocratic families will be exposed.Nowadays, who doesn't know that the tax evasion of Prince Dexin and King Kangjun is very serious?
To put it bluntly, they are the moths of the Dagan Kingdom!
Once such a selfish person ascends to the throne of God, will he really care about the people's livelihood and the country's development?What this kind of people really care about is probably how much benefit the power in their hands can bring them, how many opportunities to enrich their own pockets, right?

The ordinary people may not be as broad-minded as those family members, but they have their own set of simple values ​​and standards for judging people. In many cases, they can hit the nail on the head when looking at problems.

In such a stark contrast, the prestige of the Kings of Kang among the people has fallen to the bottom. On the contrary, the King of An, Prince Deshun and the Dagan Wangs have risen sharply because of this tax inspection. A wave of prestige and prestige.

Someone also dug up the fact that King An used to secretly provide disaster relief and donate money in his own name.Even many small details that few people usually pay attention to have been dug out, which has become the proof of the benevolence and benevolence of the three families and their dedication to the people.

For a time, the folks gave them rave reviews.

Commoners, of course, are very supportive of Prince An.

However, the aristocratic families and royal families who are constantly "stumbling and fighting", all hate King An very much.In particular, some bigwigs with voting rights, in order to vent their anger, secretly let out rumors saying, isn't An Junwang a bull?Anyway, there is no shortage of our votes!
at the same time.

In the Humble Administrator's Pavilion.

Emperor Longchang did not lie leisurely in the reclining chair as usual and let Lao Yao pinch his shoulders, but sat upright on the master chair behind the desk.

Lao Yao also stood behind him respectfully holding a whisk in his hand, lowered his head, looked serious, and minimized his sense of presence.

And the desk in front of Emperor Longchang was once again full of memorials.

It stands to reason that these memorials should be handled by the cabinet.But these excerpts are all the excerpts of the impeachment and criticism of the chief minister of the acting cabinet, Yinda Patriarch, Prince Deshun, Prince An, and others.

There are many more, which are reports on tax evasion and tax evasion by the royal family and some big family lords, as well as various bad things.

The cabinet is not easy to deal with, so it can only hand over the right of review to Emperor Longchang.

At the same time, Meng Yuanbai was also sweating profusely standing opposite the Great Emperor's desk, lowered his eyebrows, nervously waiting for the next order.

Even the five little wolf cubs who were usually rambunctious, huddled in the corner obediently at this moment, and did not go to make trouble with Emperor Longchang as usual, acting coquettishly to curry favor with what they wanted to eat.

There was a tense atmosphere in the entire Humble Administrator's Pavilion.

"It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous." Emperor Longchang slapped the table and said angrily, "I didn't expect there to be so many moths in our royal family. I originally thought that Dexin's lineage had gone too far. The others , at least not that bad."

"But I didn't expect that compared with some royal families, Dexin and King Kang can be regarded as model taxpayers!"

I really don’t know if I don’t check it, and I’m shocked when I check it.

The corruption of Dagan's taxation situation has far exceeded Emperor Longchang's expectations.

Especially within the royal family, those royal families who don't show their mountains and dews and are usually very low-key will actually do the trick of concealing the whole, the whole manor, as if this kind of thing has become a routine.More seriously, in the end, the one who declares the tax becomes the underdog, and the one who conceals it is the big one.

In addition to tax evasion and tax evasion, many dirty and dirty things were also revealed one by one.

For example, a county king actually imprisoned a large number of common men and women, and let them reproduce continuously, and the children born were brainwashed and used as slaves when they grew up.

It was so shocking that even Emperor Longchang had a feeling that "I have been the emperor for thousands of years in vain".

Could it be that Wang Shouzhe really said in his "private discussions" that "Your Majesty likes to fight all his life, and he is impatient to build internal affairs, so he is suspected of making great achievements"?
"Your Majesty, this is someone with a heart behind the scenes trying to muddy the water." Old Yao reminded in a low voice.

"I can see that." Emperor Longchang said coldly, "King Kang first bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and then one thing after another broke out. It seems that he is not too bad. I have to admit that this time It is indeed very possible to create a chance to survive a desperate situation with a quick reaction."

"Before, I underestimated Prince Kang. It's a pity that that kid Mingyuan didn't listen to my advice. I told him before that he should learn the emperor's mind, instead of blindly acting like a stunned young man."

"It's good now. If the clansmen are asked to choose between King Kang and King An, most of them will choose King Kang. People are popular, people are popular!"

"Forget it, let Mingyuan and Wang Shouzhe take a big loss and teach them a vivid lesson. Reform is not so easy."

It's really easy to change, he changed it 800 years ago, how can it be delayed until now?
"Wang Shouzhe is smart by nature and has many means. It's a pity that his trick has the opposite effect. He offended too many people, and instead helped King Kang 'win the hearts of the people'. When I am free, I can Mention him a little bit, it's a trick, you have to consider the word human nature."

Just when Emperor Longchang commented on Wang Shouzhe and An Junwang.

Meng Yuanbai suddenly said: "Your Majesty, regarding King Kangjun, I found out a strange thing during the tax inspection. I dare not make a judgment, so I have to submit it to Yulan for your Majesty to make a decision."

After all, he submitted 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, the Royal Palace of Kangjun also has a large amount of mysterious funds in and out of the account. It’s unknown! Moreover, the total amount of funds and the time of entry and exit are generally consistent with the accounts found in Zhao Zhikun’s smuggling and collaborating with the enemy…”

"Return to Your Majesty, it is 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 that came in and out quietly, and the time is also consistent. It is clear and cannot be faked."

"Do you know that you are accusing Prince Kang of being the mastermind behind [the case of Zhao Zhikun's smuggling and collaborating with the enemy]?" Emperor Longchang said with a cold expression, "Are you seeking refuge with King An? Go smuggling and collaborating with the enemy? Why don’t you tell me that you are smuggling and collaborating with the enemy?”

Meng Yuanbai was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, his whole body was weak, and he almost couldn't stand upright, but he still insisted on saying: "This... I don't have this intention, I just say what I find out."

at this time.

The commander of the inner guards outside, Xiao Jizi, hurried to the front of the imperial court and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Chen Jinglong, the deputy commander of the imperial guards, and Chen Jinghu, the commander of the criminal law department, came to see your majesty together, saying that there is something important to report."

"What's the matter?" Emperor Longchang was quite impatient with the current chaos, "If you don't make it clear, let them go."

"Return to Your Majesty, the Chen Brothers said...they captured Zhao Zhikun who fled in fear of crime. In order to atone for his crime and reduce his guilt, Zhao Zhikun is willing to reveal the mastermind behind the smuggling and collaborating with the enemy." Xiao Jizi replied tremblingly.

After finishing speaking, he buried his head firmly, his face was pale, sweating all over, and he didn't dare to look up at Emperor Longchang's expression.

"what!?"

Emperor Longchang trembled all over.

In the next moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he understood instantly.It's not that Wang Shouzhe's tax check trick is not good enough, and the layout is not careful enough, but that he simply played a trick of "striking the east and the west" and tricked everyone!

It's not that Wang Shouzhe didn't consider the word "human nature", but that he didn't care, and directly gave King Kang a trick of "drawing his salary from the bottom of the pot".

As long as the other quasi-emperor is eliminated, what's the point?What a vote! ?
At that time, there will only be one choice for everyone... 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 want to!

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　9000 ~
　
(End of this chapter)