One touch and one silence

As soon as the prince finished speaking, someone quickly went to carry out his orders.

Those yamen runners were taken away by the palace guards.

Cao Bei’s death made the prince feel that the person behind it might be no simple person.

A Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, a second-rank official in charge of the entire treasury of the Daling Dynasty, was silenced as soon as he was arrested?

wrong!

wrong!

Hube?

Ministry of Revenue...National Treasury?

In charge of the national treasury?

"Someone! Send troops to surround Lord Cao's residence!"

After the prince finished speaking, his heart sank and he hurriedly turned around and returned to the palace.

The prince ran to the imperial study without stopping. At that moment, His Majesty was giving instructions to the secret guards.

"Father...Father!"

"Father, something terrible has happened!" The prince ran out of breath and was so tired that he could hardly speak.

"Father, please follow me to the treasury!"

The emperor originally wanted to ask why they were so panicked, but suddenly he understood what the two princes meant.

The emperor, with a cold aura all over his body and an extremely gloomy face, also thought of this and summoned a thousand Jinwu Guards to go directly to the national treasury.

Along the way, the prince told the story of Cao Bei being silenced.

He then expressed his doubts about Xiao Qi, and only then did he think of this.

Following the emperor's carriage, the group arrived at the treasury. Before they entered, they saw someone at the door, looking sneaky.

The prince had him arrested on the spot.

In an instant, the entire treasury was illuminated by flames, and for some reason the prince's heart began to beat fast.

When they opened the first vault, they found it was empty.

Everyone was stunned!

You know, in recent years, the weather has been good, the country has been peaceful and the people have lived in peace, except for the last flood in Qiaoyuan County.

The treasury is very rich, how could it be empty? The guards were afraid, and the prince was disappointed.

"Open it again!" The emperor's voice was filled with rage, and the people around him became even more frightened.

The Guards then opened other silver vaults, gold vaults, etc.

There were six silver vaults and six gold vaults, eleven out of the twelve were empty.

The emperor was so angry that his blood boiled and he staggered a few steps.

He forced himself to go to where the treasury was and asked the Jinwu Guards to open the treasury.

Six! Five and a half are empty.

The emperor could no longer hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood. The frightened prince quickly supported the emperor.

"Father! Father!"

"I'm fine!" The emperor stood firmly on his feet with the help of the prince.

"Arrest all the people in the treasury, from officials to soldiers, and interrogate them strictly. Hand this matter over to the Prime Minister for investigation, and Yuan Shaoqing will assist him."

"Go and urgently summon the Prime Minister back to the capital, and do it quickly!"

"I understand, Father, please take care of yourself!"

The prince left immediately after saying this.

The emperor looked at the empty treasuries and finally understood why Xiao Qi had retaliated so severely this time.

These treasury silvers are the foundation of the Da Ling Dynasty and the future of millions of people.

now!

He suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't help but step back a few times.

"Qin Feng, let the secret guards investigate. Remember not to miss any clues. I want to see how they took the treasury silver out."

"From now on, the gates of Kyoto only allow entry, not exit!"

"Also, everyone must keep this a secret, otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"

After the emperor said this, Qin Feng helped him sit on the imperial carriage and returned to the imperial study.

Dean Xu has been waiting here for a long time.

"Quick! Let His Majesty have a look! His Majesty just vomited blood!"

Chief Steward Xu anxiously pulled Xu Yuanzheng and asked him to show it to His Majesty immediately.

Xu Yuanzheng reached out his hand to the emperor's wrist and carefully felt his pulse.

My brows are almost knotted.

Then he withdrew his hand and thought for a moment.

"Your Majesty has been thinking a lot recently, and coupled with the anger this time, Your Majesty needs to rest for a while."

"Otherwise..." Xu Yuanzheng didn't know what to say.

"Otherwise, what? Just tell me! I'm so worried!" Manager Xu knew why His Majesty was thinking. In addition, this matter was so serious that it would be difficult for him to rest.

"Otherwise it will shorten your lifespan!" After Xu Yuanzheng finished speaking, he secretly glanced at His Majesty. Seeing that he was not angry, he relaxed a lot.

When Chief Steward Xu heard this, his eyes were red with anger, "Your Majesty!"

"It's okay! Don't spread this matter, otherwise it will definitely cause a big chaos."

"Xu Yuanzheng, go make some medicine for me!"

When Xu Yuanzheng heard this, he realized that the emperor wanted to get rid of him, so he wisely left.

After Doctor Xu left, the emperor mustered up all his strength and gave instructions to Qin Feng.

"Qin Feng, I only trust you in this matter. Find as much as you can!"

"I don't believe it. Those thieves took all the people away." He didn't believe that nearly 200 million silver coins were taken away.

"Also, we need to investigate those banks thoroughly, especially those with large amounts of money flowing in and out of nowhere."

"I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust!"

At this moment, any regret the emperor had for Xiao Qi suddenly disappeared.

Compared with the people of the world, the life and death of his child means nothing.

If it weren't for Xiaoqi, I probably wouldn't have been able to keep the remaining half of the silver and gold vaults.

But how long can this last?

Presumably, those people attacked the silver vault first because it was more convenient to get the silver.

Although gold is valuable, it is troublesome to use.

The remaining ones are probably used for daily use in order not to alert the enemy.

I have to say, these thieves are extremely thoughtful.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The emperor suddenly had a coughing fit and he felt like his entire chest was about to be coughed out.

Chief Steward Xu quickly handed over a glass of water, "Your Majesty, drink some water to moisten your throat!"

Manager Xu was very worried.

Now that things have come to this, he suddenly hopes that the Seventh Prince will get better soon.

With your highness's divine power, it should not be difficult to calculate the silver lost from the national treasury.

This way, Your Majesty can worry less and have more time to recover. Otherwise...

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to bed early? Otherwise, your body won't be able to hold on."

"If it doesn't work, I'll go and beg His Majesty the Seventh Prince!"

Manager Xu's eyes were red and he was about to cry.

The emperor glanced at him and said with a smile, "It's okay, I can still hold on!"

"I will definitely protect the country passed down by my father and the people of the Great Ling Dynasty. Nothing will happen to me easily."

After saying that, he patted Manager Xu's hand, who was supporting him, and went into the bedroom.

He was indeed a little tired.

Late at night, Zhennan Palace!

Prince Zhennan was in a secret room, discussing with several aides.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the matter of the national treasury has been exposed. What should we do next?"

King Zhennan chuckled.

"So what if it's exposed? Would my good brother dare to let the truth out?"

"It's just a secret investigation at best!"

"This king knows him best!"

"Then what should we do with our money? It's really not safe to keep it here!"

"I think so too. If I had known, I would have sent this batch out first!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? My brother won't think of me for a while. By the way, have you put away all the silver in Cao Bei's mansion?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, everything has been arranged!"

"Alright! Let my good brother investigate the rest!"

"Look for an opportunity to kill all of Cao Bei's family members!"

"Dead people are the safest!" When Prince Zhennan said this, it was as if he was not killing human beings.

Several other aides nodded repeatedly and fell silent immediately.

Prince Zhennan glanced at them.

"how?"

"Are you scared?" Prince Zhennan's tone was a little playful.

His eyes kept moving back and forth across their faces.

"No! No! As the saying goes, a man without ruthlessness cannot be a hero. If you want to reach that position, you must make sacrifices!"

One of the aides answered respectfully.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Brother Lu is right!"