"You mean, Song Xuan has the potential to become the third flawless grandmaster after Zhang Sanfeng?"
Regarding the emperor's question, Ye Tian gave a clear answer, "There are countless geniuses in the land of Jiuzhou, and there may be some talented ministers with potential who are not yet known, but among our Xuanyi Guards, Song Xuan is most likely to become the Wuque Grandmaster.
Therefore, I also said that anyone can die, but Song Xuan cannot die! "
The emperor was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
At this moment, a eunuch walked quickly outside the door and handed a secret letter to Eunuch Cao.
After Eunuch Cao confirmed that there was no danger in the envelope, he respectfully presented the secret letter to the emperor, "Your Majesty, this is Song Xuan's secret!"
"oh?"
The emperor was slightly startled, then he laughed and said, "I want to see what he said in this book."
Open the envelope, spread the fold out and browse at will.
As for what was written in the book about how King Huai colluded with local aristocratic families to rebel and triggered riots, he just glanced at it without reading it carefully.
In his opinion, it was just a power struggle between Song Xuan and the local big families. Anyway, King Huai and the top officials of the big families were all dead. The reason was not that Song Xuan could write whatever he wanted.
But when he saw the last page, his eyes straightened and he looked at the big words on it again and again.
"One billion taels of silver!"
After confirming that he had read it correctly, he sighed faintly, "Are all the local wealthy families so rich? It's actually even fuller than my treasury."
Since Taizu has not shown up for nearly twenty years, the imperial court's local tax revenue has been decreasing year by year. Last year, the tax revenue from the national treasury was only 200 million taels of silver.
Two hundred million silver sounds like a lot, but compared with the huge territory of Da Zhou, this silver is not enough to spend, not enough at all!
Although we knew that Jiangzhe Prefecture was the richest place in Mingzhou, and the local wealthy families definitely had a lot of wealth, who could have imagined that it would be so rich.
One billion taels of silver is enough to cover the tax revenue of the national treasury for five years!
"Ahem~~"
After coughing twice, the emperor smiled and looked gentle, "I just spoke a little louder, please don't mind, my dears!"
Zhao Dezhu did not answer, but continued to ask: "So, how does your Majesty plan to deal with Song Xuan?"
The emperor was confident at this moment and said: "Xuanyiwei is the emperor's personal army, and no one else can dictate. I will block the pressure from the court for you.
As for Song Xuan's arrangements, that is an internal matter of your Xuanyi Guards, you can just make up your own mind. "
At this moment, the emperor's mind was filled with the billions of silver receipts and how to spend the money.
As for how Song Xuan would arrange it, and how he would be scolded by civil servants in court tomorrow, he no longer cared.
He doesn't want to hear or care about the dissatisfaction of local forces or the perfect master. He just wants money now!
Looking at the Emperor, whose eyes were beginning to shine, Ye Tian and Zhao Dezhu looked at each other, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if you have nothing else to do, I will leave."
The emperor nodded, and was sitting in front of the royal cabinet, busy allocating how to use the one billion taels of silver. He didn't even raise his head when he heard the two voices, and waved his hands casually.
"Back off!"
...
After leaving the palace, Ye Tian looked at Zhao Dezhu.
"Old Zhao, Song Xuan, how do you plan to arrange it?"
Zhao Dezhu smiled bitterly, "This kid is too murderous, and he will cause a lot of trouble this time. In my opinion, I will first send someone to Jiangzhe Prefecture to take over Qian Hu's position.
As for the Song Xuan brothers and sisters, they are temporarily suspended from their posts until the turmoil over this matter subsides before arranging errands for them.
After all, the emperor has already given in. We still have to make some appropriate gestures to save some face for the emperor. "
Ye Tian agreed: "Then do as you wish. By the way, remember to ask the two of them not to return to the imperial capital first and stay out of the limelight.
This guy is also very capable. Who wouldn’t be confused after seeing a billion taels of silver? This time the emperor tasted the sweetness. It is estimated that within a year at most, he would have to urge Song Xuan to serve elsewhere. "
Zhao Dezhu nodded slightly and frowned: "Old Ye, you shouldn't say today that Song Xuan has the potential to be a master.
With the suspicious character of our emperor, it is not a good thing for Song Xuan. "
Ye Tian sighed and said: "It's impossible not to say it. Only in this way can we show the firm attitude of the Xuanyiwei family in our imperial capital towards Song Xuan.
The emperor is suspicious, but he values his position more. It is not in his interest to break up with us for Song Xuan. "
Zhao Dezhu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's what happened, but today we behaved so toughly in front of the emperor, I'm afraid the emperor will also be suspicious of us Xuanyi Guards in the future."
"If you're suspicious, just be suspicious!"
Ye Tian didn't care at all, "Song Xuan is ours, our power comes from the loyalty of the people below, and the loyalty of our subordinates comes from our support.
If you can't even protect the people below, how can you lead the team in the future?
Besides, the emperor of Liushui and the iron-clad Xuanyiwei family, unless Taizu comes forward to personally abolish our Xuanyiwei, otherwise, even the emperor cannot touch our foundation. "
Zhao Dezhu said: "It has been confirmed that in addition to the Xuanyi Guards, the emperor is also secretly forming other spy agencies. He is already working to weaken the power of our Xuanyi Guards."
"It doesn't matter, there are only a few great masters in the world, and he can't control any of them."
Ye Tian said indifferently: "As for the other martial arts masters, there are not many that he can control. After three hundred years of development, our Xuanyi Guards have already become a behemoth. How can a few martial arts masters be able to shake us?"
With that said, he patted Zhao Dezhu on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, call Lao Song, and let's go have a drink. This guy goes to work all day long and doesn't care about anything. This time I have to kill him hard!"
...
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
After the emperor basically sorted out the use of one billion taels of silver, he let out a sigh of satisfaction and couldn't help but stretch.
“It feels so good to have money!”
But this happy feeling didn't last long, his face turned gloomy again, and he looked at Eunuch Cao aside.
"How are the preparations for the force I asked you to form?"
Eunuch Cao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the framework of Dongchang has been laid, and we have begun to select young and potential eunuchs from the palace to join."
The Emperor nodded with satisfaction, "No matter how good Xuanyi Guard is, in the end, his allegiance is to Zhou Dynasty and Taizu, and it is impossible for me to truly master this power.
This knife is too sharp, I need a knife that won't hurt myself! "
Eunuch Cao hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely make a knife that is most convenient for your Majesty!"
The emperor hummed, took a sip of tea, and continued: "What is Xuanfeng doing recently?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is in retreat to gather the Third Flower."
"Haha..." The emperor said with a cheerful smile: "My son really did not disappoint me. Does Song Xuan have the potential to be a master? Potential is just potential after all. My son is the real one loved by heaven and earth."
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes slightly, "When my son becomes the perfect master, he will be able to continue the legacy of my great Zhou Dynasty for three hundred years like Taizu did!
I want everyone to know that although this world is big, it can only be named Ji! "
