Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family - Chapter 622 Scapegoat
Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family
Chapter 622 ScapegoatIn an instant, Li Shuangwan understood everything.
She said, Ling Heng was not crazy, how could he think that Yi Qing's ideas, which were rotten to the core, were good ideas and even improved her position.
Li Shuangwan asked: "Xingyan, you just said that the Ministry of Revenue has received nearly one million taels of silver?"
"Ah."
Li Shuangwan sneered. One million taels in just five days. Su Yueming must have gone crazy for his son.
These one million taels are enough to support the national treasury for a period of time.
Liang Tianyou sneered: "Ling Heng is stupid enough, now he has lost both his wife and his army?"
Shu Wenbo glanced at him and said, "One million taels of silver went into his pocket, and you still expect him to spit it out?"
Liang Tianyou's eyes widened in shock: "No, no way? Someone has died, and his bullshit money-making methods can no longer be implemented. The money he collected, he just won't return it?"
"How about a bet?" Shu Wenbo crossed his arms and looked at Liang Tianyou indifferently, "Let's bet ten taels of silver, ten to one. If you lose, I'll give you a hundred taels, and if you win, you give me a hundred taels."
"Let's gamble! Old Shu, you are doomed to lose this time. Even the old King Huai has shown up, and someone has died. If Ling Heng doesn't spit out the money, the saliva of these people sitting in silence and the people in the Censorate will drown him."
Shu Wenbo chuckled twice, then turned to Mo Lin and said, "Mo Lin, do you want to bet?"
"I, I have no money." Mo Lin lowered his head pitifully. He wanted to save his money for marrying a wife.
Shu Wenbo put his arm around Mo Lin's shoulders and said, "I'll lend it to you. Let's have a bet with General Liang. If you win, you only need to pay me back ten taels of silver. If you lose, it's mine and you don't have to pay it back."
This is great. Mo Lin nodded heavily: "We have to gamble. The Northern Jin prince will not return the money he got."
Liang Tianyou didn't believe it and raised his chin slightly: "Don't be too happy too soon, let's wait and see if Ling Heng will spit out the money."
The entrance to the palace.
Ling Heng had just walked in front of the old King Huai, and before he could say anything, the old King Huai slapped him in the face: "Beast, beast! Are you going to destroy the Northern Jin Dynasty?"
Ling Heng didn't dodge or evade, and took it all. There were five obvious finger marks on his fair face.
It can be seen that although King Huai was old, he used a lot of force in this slap.
The group of students in blue shirts, as well as civil and military officials, also suddenly fell silent.
Several imperial guards who followed Ling Heng out drew their swords and pointed at the old prince Huai: "Old prince Huai, you are committing treason. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, how dare you lay hands on him!"
Old King Huai was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and the cane he was holding with one hand was trembling.
"You damned crown prince! Northern Jin is going to be destroyed! I am an old man, buried up to my neck in the earth, and I will still commit this offense today! If you have the ability, Ling Heng, let them kill this old bone of mine now!"
"When I get to the underworld, I'll have to ask the late emperor what kind of bastard descendants he gave birth to!"
The walking stick in the old King Huai's hand hit the bluestone slab, making a dull sound.
But he was old after all, and he was already gasping for breath after all his angry words.
Ling Heng glanced coldly at the imperial guards who had drawn their swords: "Everyone retreat!"
The imperial guards retreated one after another.
"Great uncle, how could you get involved with them at your age? I only knew about this not long ago."
The old King Huai looked at him coldly: "Don't fool me, although I am dying, my eyes are not so dim that I can't understand this. Without your order, Su Yueming must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's courage!"
Ling Heng waved his hand, and the imperial guards who were escorting Su Yueming and Yi Qing threw them to the ground.
"Great uncle, you are right to scold me. It is my great-grandson's fault."
Cai Zhong stepped forward and supported the old prince, "Old prince Huai, you really wronged the crown prince in this matter. The emperor is in poor health and has been recuperating in bed. All matters in the court are handled by the crown prince."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so busy all day long. He just heard about the big incident outside, so he hurriedly ordered people to tie them up and rush over."
The old King Huai pulled back the hand that Cai Zhong was holding. "Humph, I am talking to the Crown Prince, what right do you, a eunuch, have to do with it! You eunuchs are so arrogant!"
Cai Zhong's face turned pale and he retreated behind Ling Heng.
Ling Heng quickly apologized: "Grandun, I accept the punishment for this matter. I didn't know such a big thing happened under my nose. I was deceived by them to this extent. It is indeed my fault."
Old King Huai glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground.
One was the Minister of Revenue Su Yueming, whom he recognized.
Why is there another woman? Judging from her appearance, she looks like a concubine of the Eastern Palace.
Ling Heng said solemnly to the two people who were being forced to kneel on the ground: "Tell me what happened. Why did you hide it from me? You are so bold!"
The wound on Su Yueming's forehead from a few days ago had not healed yet. Now he had no choice but to grit his teeth and not kowtow to his forehead.
She cried, "My Lord, I am foolish. The treasury is empty, the food is insufficient, the people are starving, and seeing the prince's hair falling out in clumps every day, I feel really bad."
"I was bewildered and actually listened to Yi Zhaoxun's advice and did such a stupid thing. Please forgive me, old prince..."
The old King Huai's eyelids drooped, and heavy bags under his eyes hung down. When he spoke with a cold face, he brought a sense of majesty: "Tell me the truth, does the prince know about this?"
"I don't know. This was really Yi Zhaoxun's idea. Yi Zhaoxun came to me half a month ago and said that he saw that the Crown Prince had no appetite and couldn't sleep all night. After asking, he found out that it was because the treasury was short of money."
"So he found me and gave me this idea. I thought it was feasible, so I did it."
"Old Prince Huai, please understand that the Crown Prince is indeed unaware of this matter."
Shu Wenbo snorted and raised his head proudly towards Liang Tianyou: "Do you believe this?"
Liang Tianyou complained about his wallet: "I don't trust him! If Ling Heng didn't know, would the people from Wucheng Bingmasi listen to him? When Su Yueming robbed the money, he was followed by a group of bandit-like soldiers!"
"If anyone refuses to obey, I will grab him and if he refuses to let go, I will grab him and throw him into jail. Without the approval of the crown prince Ling Heng, how dare Su Yueming be so arrogant?"
Yi Qing was forced to kneel on the ground, with his hands tied behind his back, a rag stuffed in his mouth, his hair disheveled, and even his clothes torn into a mess.
After hearing Su Yueming's words, he widened his eyes in horror and shook his head desperately.
Old King Huai turned a blind eye.
Yi Qing looked at Ling Heng who was standing there with a pleading look on his face.
She wants to talk, she has something to say.
Even if she has to bear this crime, let her say a few words.