Qi Ya pondered for a while and looked at Liu Mingzhi calmly without any dodge in his eyes.
"As far as I know, it was just a disturbance in the south of the Yangtze River. There was no plan to attack the imperial government. As you can see, there was almost no big move except intercepting some goods. But I didn't expect some believers in Bingzhou. He made his own decision and attacked the city’s defenders!”
"Who is behind this matter?"
"The Queen of the Kingdom of Jin, she supported a lot of weapons to equip the brothers in the sect. Her request is very simple as long as she makes some noise in Jiangnan!"
Liu Mingzhi crossed his arms and walked to the window and became quiet.
There is almost no difference between what Qi Ya said and what Murong Shan said. They were both done by the White Lotus Sect in Jiangnan after accepting the Queen's instructions and receiving the Queen's benefits.
Frankly, what do you want to do?
"Do you know the purpose of the Queen of Jin's request for you to cause rebellion? Has she ever told you about this?"
Qi Ya pondered for a moment and shook her head slightly: "No, let alone me. Even the leader is confused as to why the Queen of Jin proposed such a deal for no reason! This is no different from giving away money in vain!"
"What does Ming Gong want to do with this tax money? If he really wanted to make a fortune, he would have collected a large amount of money by doing random things with his prestige in Jiangnan over the years! Why hasn't he done anything with money for several years? After all, they did something wrong this year!"
Qi Yun slowly walked to Mr. Liu's side: "Husband, didn't you say last night that Jiangnan's tax revenue this year was about six million taels? As far as I know, the after-tax tax in previous years was only four million taels, barely enough. Because Your Majesty has opened up business, the tax revenue increased by two million taels, which aroused Duke Ming's greed!"
"Impossible. My husband is an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs and knows the ways of tax money very well. Although the tax money transferred to the national treasury is a huge amount of six million taels, in order to deal with emergencies, the governor's offices in various prefectures will leave part of the tax money for their own use. If you use it, the 6 million taels of silver handed over to the treasury of the Governor's Mansion will not be less than 1.5 million taels at least!"
"How come there are so many? If more than thirty houses have 1.5 million taels of emergency silver, wouldn't it be possible for His Majesty to easily raise 40 million taels of silver? It wouldn't be a problem to assemble the army and prepare 300,000 taels for war!"
"That's not how it is calculated. There are many wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and naturally there will be more taxes. In remote places like Qingzhou, let alone 1.5 million taels of silver for emergencies, it would be good to have 200,000 taels of silver for emergencies. That's because Qingzhou has a sparse population and reserves of silver It’s just to prevent local businessmen from raising prices and affecting people’s lives if something happens. I really don’t know what kind of person Emperor Gaozu is to even think of this!”
Qi Yun nodded understandingly: "I understand, my husband means that incidents rarely happen in Jiangnan. If Ming Gong really wants to embezzle money, as long as he moves the money in the treasury, no one will know anything!"
"Yes, Duke Ming is not only the King of Huainan, but also the Governor of Jiangnan. It is not a problem at all to use some money from the treasury. There is no need to take risks at all!"
Qi Yun looked at Qi Ya quietly: "Sister, do you know what Duke Ming wants to do with the money?"
Qi Ya shook her head again: "I don't know. Although the holy envoy is nominally the holy envoy of the White Lotus Sect, in fact, he and the leader have always been wary of each other. They are just using each other. The leader guessed that the holy envoy prepared the silver for the Red Dragon to use for other purposes. !”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qi Ya with a solemn face: "Does the White Lotus Master know the identity of the red dragon?"
"I don't know. The two of them discussed this matter in private that day. The leader asked about the identity of the red dragon, but was covered up by the Holy Envoy! The leader was also curious about who the red dragon was that the emperor of the Jin Kingdom paid attention to. !”
Liu Mingzhi was a little surprised and confused.
If the red dragon is really the person he suspects in his heart, he will really be devastated for silently accumulating so much silver.
As Zhang Kuang said, six million taels can support an army of 100,000 people. Even if the Red Dragon and the White Lotus Sect split the tax equally, it would still be as much as three million taels.
An army of 50,000 people should not be underestimated either.
You must know that each of the six northern border guards has only 50,000 soldiers in the main formation.
Who can guarantee that Red Dragon only has three million silver taels? Li Yugang himself admitted it. After ten years of business in Jiangnan, who can predict how rich the family can be accumulated in ten years!
"Oh my God, if it's really him, the world will soon change hands. The key is that Your Majesty didn't get any news at all?"
"Husband, what are you talking about?"
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath: "Madam, please go out first. I have something to discuss with Sister Ya, and tell the people in the house that no one is allowed to step forward without my order!"
Qi Yun looked at Liu Mingzhi worriedly: "Husband, I am..."
"Don't worry, as long as Sister Ya turns around and her husband is safe, I guarantee that nothing will happen to Sister Ya!"
Qi Yun turned around frequently and left the room with worries, secretly praying to her sister not to make the same mistake again and again!
After Qi Yun left, Qi Ya collected her thoughts and looked at Liu Mingzhi calmly: "What are you going to do with me?"
Liu Mingzhi sat back on the chair again: "Sister Ya, I have made it very clear just now. It is not how I deal with you but what do you plan to choose? If you plan to walk all the way to Hei, even if I want to help you, I will I can’t help you, you have to know that I have led an army of ten thousand people, and I have so many eyes and ears that even if I want to cover it up, it’s impossible for me to cover it up!”
Qi Ya became silent and didn't say a word for an unknown amount of time. Liu Mingzhi drank cup after cup of tea and waited quietly without any sign of impatience.
"I want to give myself justice. It's better to die cleanly than to live in humiliation!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the indifferent Qi Ya in shock: "Do you know what Yun'er would think if she knew you had chosen this path? Sister Ya, wake up. If the White Lotus Sect can really investigate for you the past years, The truth about the third prince's matter would not have been delayed for so long. The White Lotus leader just took a fancy to your kung fu, don't be stupid, he is really using you!"
Qi Ya looked at Liu Mingzhi quietly: "Can you clear my name?"
Liu Mingzhi was silent. He asked Song Yu about this matter in private. Song Yu sternly warned him not to get involved in this matter, otherwise he would not be able to keep his position as a celebrity in front of the emperor. He wanted to stay in the capital. I'm afraid it's even more impossible.
I am not afraid of losing my official position, but now that I have offended so many people, how will I deal with myself once I lose my official position?
A whole family is tied to one person.
Qi Ya looked at Liu Mingzhi without the slightest hint of blame.
I sat in front of the mirror again and started dressing up. The makeup that was wet with tears returned to its rough texture and became alluring.
Qi Ya stood up and took out a bundle from under the pillow on the bed and put it on the table.
Under Liu Mingzhi's puzzled gaze, Qi Ya closed the window and closed the door bolt, then came back and opened the baggage in front of Liu Mingzhi.
Liu Mingzhi looked around and saw Fengguan Xiapei in the bag, a little puzzled.
Qi Ya smiled lightly and took off the ribbon around her waist. She was only wearing thin undergarments and underwear and put on a phoenix crown and harem under Liu Mingzhi's dumbfounded eyes.
Qi Ya used a fire stick to light the two wedding candles in the bag and placed them on the table.
As the red candle burned and crackled, Qi Ya picked up a dragon and phoenix hijab embroidered with tassels and placed it in Young Master Liu's hand.
Under Liu Mingzhi's puzzled gaze, Qi Ya poured two cups of tea and pushed them in front of Young Master Liu.
"This is the wedding dress I re-sewed. Before I die, I want to really get married once and fulfill a woman's best wish in her life!"
"I?"
"Are you willing to lift off my red hijab?"
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