The man then said, "They want one thousand five hundred taels of silver. I wonder if they can prepare it all?"
Hu Kangzhi was greatly surprised: "Ding Chang really owes so much? Are they deliberately blackmailing him?"
The man sighed heavily: "Who knows? But they said they have documents to prove it, and if they don't pay back the money, they are going to sue the government."
"That guy never reported to me truthfully, what a bastard!" Hu Kangzhi panicked and spat bitterly, "But now I am organizing the old lady's birthday banquet, and there are thousands of... guests in the house. If you can’t come up with so much money at the moment, what should you do?”
"Why don't you take out some of it first and stabilize them before talking."
Kang Zhi was so anxious that he couldn't think too much. He went to the back room to discuss things with his family, and finally took out five hundred taels of silver and handed it to the man, who then took the order.
Kangzhi returned to the study, still feeling uneasy. At this time, he suddenly heard someone from the official department coming, and he had no choice but to greet him personally. The other party looked at him and asked, "Why does your face look so bad, sir?"
Kang Zhi was afraid of being blamed and did not dare to tell what happened to Ding Chang. He only said: "This is caused by insomnia recently. It's nothing serious."
"Then please invite Prince Wanjun to come."
"Where does Mr. Chen want the prince to go?"
"Go to the palace to see the saint," the messenger replied.
"Wan Heshun, Prince of Xuan Jiankang County, went to the palace——"
When the guards outside the door heard Manager Shen's shouts, they quickly slammed the barrels of their guns to the ground and stood up straight, motionless.
I saw Wan Heshun bending his body and stepping into the main hall. He knelt heavily at the foot of the jade steps and said with a sad expression: "The guilty minister pays homage to your majesty."
"You came to the capital a long time ago, right?" The emperor said as he waved his hand to close the palace door. "You should know that it is not a small crime to leave your post without permission."
"I have been loyal to the country for more than 40 years, and I don't want to lose a penny to your Majesty, but..." At this point, Wan Heshun sobbed, "But Lu Fangxuan pressed forward step by step and forcibly took away my lieutenant general. Military power, and secretly plotting with his minions, is preparing to attack the old minister's residence. If the old minister continues to be patient, he will use the sword! Your Majesty, please make a clear decision between right and wrong, and depose him according to his crime."
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "This is a big matter, and we should not just listen to your words, the prince. The Yushitai also mentioned this matter a few days ago. Therefore, I have ordered Lu Fangxuan to come to Beijing. When he arrives, You confront him in court again.”
"What? I thought I would be at peace here... Why did I bump into him?" Wan Heshun's heart skipped a beat, and he looked around in panic, gritting his teeth and thinking to himself: 'So this is what Chen Dang didn't want to tell me. thing! Could it be that Tongpao Chen is planning to abandon his official position? If not, how could the three pillars of the DPRK and China stand together for long...'
"Do you have any objections?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare," Wan Heshun came back to his senses and shook his head frequently, "I just traveled a long way to Beijing and have nowhere to live. I wonder if there is any gift from the emperor?"
The emperor smiled and said: "Of course. Manager Shen immediately drafted a decree for me: Prince Jiawan County will be given the title of Taiwei, and he will be given a mansion on Taiping Street."
Wan Heshun just kowtowed and thanked him, and immediately left without saying much.
Shen Jing escorted the emperor all the way back to the palace. He had just taken off his dragon robe and was about to light a stick of incense when he suddenly heard a voice behind him asking: "Do you feel that the recent events are strange?"
Shen Jing's legs became weak and he suddenly fell to his knees: "Shen Jing is just a slave and has no knowledge of government affairs. If he misses the ruling because of his nonsense, it will be a death penalty!"
"We are all in Chen Tongpao's scheme," the emperor showed a meaningful smile, "No one can compare to this level of officialdom."
Shen Jing's face turned pale: "Your Majesty will not think..."
"No, I don't mind sometimes falling into other people's chess games. What matters is whether he will abide by all the rules. Now that he has brought in Wan and Lu, his intention is self-evident - to bring down the Ye Party. He Since he is so sincere, why don’t I let him go with the flow?”
"Your Majesty is planning to give up on Ye Yongjia?" Shen felt incredible.
The emperor nodded firmly: "As long as the balance does not tilt, no matter who you are, you can give up."
Wan Heshun's face-to-face meeting with the Holy Spirit completely pierced the window paper. There was an uproar throughout the court, but Ye Yongjia kept pretending to be calm. Only when he reached the Ministry of War was he willing to tell the truth to Cui Yi: "Ding Chang did not lie to us. In this way, the situation becomes complicated."
"Actually, there is no need to worry too much," Cui Yijin persuaded. "Wan Heshun has just settled down. It will take time for Chen Dang to lay out the plan, but we can take action tomorrow. We just need to get ahead of them and present the results of the investigation to the emperor to force Lan If Yuan bites out Chen Dang, then we are done."
"Is that friend of yours reliable?" Ye Yongjia asked.
"I have no choice but to believe him," Cui Yi said. "It is said that he pretended well at the Hu Mansion that day."
"You have to tell him to move faster during the birthday party tomorrow," Ye Yongjia sighed worriedly, "King Yi's cough is getting worse rapidly, and now he can't even get out. If something goes wrong, we will completely This glimmer of hope is lost.”
Cui Yi felt that the task was difficult. He, who had always been frivolous, became extremely serious at this moment. He cupped his hands and replied: "Understood."
The next day. At a quarter past noon, Hu Kang's house.
The 'friend' Cui Yi was counting on had quietly blended into the crowd celebrating the occasion, and waited in line for a long time before meeting Hu Kangzhi in the central hall. He deliberately frowned, looked around, and whispered to the latter: "I sent you your money, but... debt collectors are not easy to talk to."
Hu Kangzhi opened his eyes wide in horror, hurriedly found an excuse to escape, and invited him to the study for a detailed discussion.
The man finally said with confidence: "Their attitude was very bad. When they saw that you didn't give them all the money in one go, they became furious. If they didn't say that you were using a delaying strategy, they would sue the officials. In desperation, the common people said that you had already I borrowed money from all over and worked hard to raise it, and there was evidence of it. They believed the truth and allowed the delivery to be postponed for a few more days. I wonder if you can come up with the money during this period? "
Hu Kangzhi tugged at his beard and thought hard. He almost pulled out a few strands of his beard, but he still couldn't think of a solution. He shook his head anxiously: "Oh! I can't even get it together even if you give me a month!"
The man then took advantage of the situation and offered advice: "Why don't we take advantage of today's opportunity to borrow a sum of money from the visitors to help with the emergency."
"Very good, very good!" Hu Kangzhi held his hand excitedly, "But I'm afraid that he will suddenly change his attitude and not be willing to wait patiently."
"Let me think about it...you should have a list of guests to treat, right? I'll give it to the debt collectors and let them know that you have the help of these colleagues, and they will know it!"
Hu Kangzhi was overjoyed and hurriedly asked for a list of names from his wife and gave it to the man. The man took the list and ran out of Hu's house as fast as he could. Instead of walking out of the city, he ran straight to the restaurant and handed it to a clerk steadily.
