"Investment? What investment?"
Zhu Tianzheng had doubts on his face.
Lin Bai had no choice but to explain the matter, and then said: "I was afraid that I would not be able to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty, so I agreed to those businessmen."
"I just never thought that His Majesty's power would frighten the corrupt officials into handing over the stolen money. The amount is already exceeded, so naturally the businessmen's portion should be returned to them."
The corner of Zhu Tianzheng's mouth curled up with a hint of pain, clearly showing his reluctance.
He said: "How can that be done? You are an official of the imperial court. Since you have agreed to them, wouldn't it be reneging on your promise to return it?"
"And everyone knows that you are raising disaster relief funds according to my will."
He paused and continued: "It's nothing more than choosing a place to build a new safe city. You and Yan Xiang can discuss it. Just choose a place from the disaster area and build a new city. By the way, it can also alleviate the disaster in the disaster area. If this is feasible, then It’s settled.”
Lin Bai:......
What the hell, if you put the money in your pocket, you can't get it out?
The point is, before I even took action, I saw a bunch of numbers, and then nothing happened?
Good on you, Lao Zhu.
Zhu Tianzheng seemed to be afraid that Lin Bai would continue to ask for money, so he quickly said: "Okay! This is the end of this matter. I'm tired. You all should stand down!"
"all gone?"
After everyone retreated, Zhu Tianzheng asked.
Eunuch Cao nodded and said, "Your Majesty, everyone has left."
Zhu Tianzheng hummed, and then took out the account book again, with excitement on his face, "Old man, is this all true? More than sixteen million taels?"
Eunuch Cao replied: "The banknotes are packed in several large boxes, so they shouldn't be fake."
"How did he do it? In just three days, he raised so much money."
"And those bastards deserved to die for taking so much money from me."
"Hahaha!!!"
"..."
Outside the palace.
Lin Bai was a depressed group.
Zhu Ziyan was quite happy, because the matter was over. Bai Ling reminded: "Princess, it's very late, we should go back."
The subscription meeting itself was in the evening, and I spent so much time in the imperial study room.
Lin Bai looked at Zhu Ziyan and said, "Thank you tonight!"
Zhu Ziyan nodded and wanted to say something, but because Yan Zhenlin was there, she just said: "Then be careful, it's so late, or I'll have someone escort you..."
Yan Zhenlin said: "Princess, don't worry, I will send Master Lin back."
After a pause, he continued: "Actually, it is not appropriate for the princess to have too close contact with Mr. Lin, at least not before the prince is decided."
Zhu Ziyan was startled.
In fact, she understood that her father was very suspicious, but she couldn't hold it back for a while.
"Thank you Yanxiang for reminding me."
After the seventh princess left, Yan Zhenlin immediately looked at Lin Bai, "Mr. Lin, let's talk?"
The carriage slowly left the imperial city.
In the car, Yan Zhenlin looked at Lin Bai, with a faint smile on his lips, and took the lead in saying, "Master Lin, does he know what the purpose of your majesty's actions tonight is?"
Lin Bai was not sure what the other party wanted to do.
However, so far, this guy doesn't seem to be doing any harm to himself.
He is said to be the leader of the Zhuhe Faction, but he does not seem to be on the same page as the third prince. It can also be seen from Yan Ruxue's words that the Yan family has not chosen any prince yet.
"Of course it's because the official has overstepped his bounds and His Majesty intends to punish him."
Lin Bai replied.
Yan Zhenlin smiled and asked, "Then why is it after the subscription meeting?"
Is this forcing me to tell the truth?
Routine brother?
Lin Bai decided to give it a try: "Because the court was short of money and could not wait for the disaster in Hedong, but he did not want to spend money to atone and let the officials go unscrupulous, so he deliberately beat it to warn the officials."
Yan Zhenlin said: "Why does Mr. Lin think it's just a beating? Instead of killing you directly?"
this!
Lin Bai was startled for a moment, and he suddenly realized that this was really possible.
Kill yourself directly and blame everything on yourself, then you will keep the money and you don't have to take any responsibility. You will have yourself as the scapegoat.
Yan Zhenlin continued: "Do you know what the emperor values most since ancient times?"
"It is the majesty of the imperial power and must not be provoked."
"Although your move does not violate the imperial power, it has violated the imperial authority. The reason why you are still safe and sound is because you are capable and irreplaceable for the time being. His Majesty still needs you."
"If someone can replace you one day, then you may be a corpse now."
mmp!
So cruel?
I didn’t do anything, right? Does this violate the imperial power?
Lin Bai felt that he could not understand the brain circuits of these ancient people.
Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not such an exaggeration. In the final analysis, I am not just trying to make money!
"Since ancient times, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Mr. Lin must think twice before doing anything in the future."
Yan Zhenlin warned.
Lin Bai looked at the other party suspiciously and asked, "May I ask Master Yan, why do you gain so much trust from His Majesty?"
Yan Zhenlin shook his head, "It's not about trust. Yan only does what he should do. To be precise, he only does what His Majesty wants me to do."
Lin Bai was stunned for a moment and asked: "For example, Zhu He, too?"
Yan Zhenlin asked, "Why not?"
"There is a powerful representative of the warring faction, the Night King, above the court, so there must be a strong representative of the peacemaking faction. You have to remember that whether you are the peacemaker or the warlord, they are all serving His Majesty. Your Majesty When you need peace, the peace faction will occupy the top, and when Your Majesty needs to advocate war, the war faction will naturally come in handy."
"The king of a country will not say many things clearly, but has to be told by his ministers. Just like when he opposes the military general's expedition, the people's resentment is boiling. What should we do? Vent it on your majesty? Of course it is impossible, the only way is to advocate peace."
"Remember, His Majesty is always supreme. His Majesty's majesty cannot be provoked, so the fault can only be made by others."
"..."
Understood!
Your Majesty doesn't ask your ministers to tell you, just in case things go wrong and someone takes the blame for Your Majesty.
If things come to pass, it will naturally be the emperor's wiseness and martial prowess. Otherwise, it will be the fault of the ministers. Anyway, the emperor can never be wrong and cannot be wrong.
Because if he makes a mistake, the emperor's majesty will be affected.
Therefore, Yan Zhenlin is not a peacemaker or a warlord at all. He will be wherever His Majesty needs him.
Just like in the imperial study room just now, he was the one who said that the crime could be reduced at his discretion. In the future, it will be him who the imperial censors want to impeach in the court.
However, in fact, it was His Majesty who was reluctant to part with the money, and Yan Zhenlin just said those words on His Majesty's behalf.
what the hell!
It’s really not easy to be an official!
No wonder His Majesty always likes to take Lao Yan with him, trusting him so much is simply...
Yan Zhenlin continued: "Of course, today's matter is not so serious. You have just entered the court for the first time, and His Majesty is just beating you."
"However, you must be cautious in the future. You can make some mistakes, such as taking down Han Sanqian. You can make this kind of mistake. Your Majesty will be happy to see it, because Your Majesty likes people with shortcomings who are easy to handle."
"Some are not. For example, if you get too close to the Seventh Princess, it won't do you any good."
Lin Bai was puzzled: "Why?"
Marriage was given by His Majesty, but he said he couldn't get too close, so what's the point?
It's just a soft meal. How complicated is it?
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Some people died, but not completely...
