Chu Ze glanced at Su Zhen, smiled, and looked at the carved wooden box.
Open--
There is a stack of banknotes in the box.
Chu Ze picked them up and counted them. There were ten in total, each with a denomination of one thousand taels, and a total of ten thousand taels.
Quite a few.
During the Hongwu period, officials who could spend 10,000 taels at a time were either rich in wealth or corrupt officials.
Su Zhen is the latter.
Judging from the luxury of Su Zhai he had seen before, Su Zhen must have more than this little money in his hands.
He deceived him again.
Chu Ze rolled his eyes, a sneer escaped from his lips, and he threw the banknotes into the box.
He sat behind the desk in the lobby with his feet on the table, lowering his eyes and playing with his fingers.
Su Zhen stood aside, and when he saw that Chu Ze neither accepted the money nor spoke, his heart began to beat.
He waited for a moment longer before stepping forward and speaking cautiously: "What do you think, Mr. Chu?"
Chu Ze played with his fingers.
He raised his eyelids, glanced sideways at Su Zhen, and said contemptuously: "Master Su, you don't regard me as one of your own."
The meaning of this statement is obvious.
Chu Ze thought there was too little money.
Su Zhen's face twitched and he could only laugh along, then turned around and took out another twenty thousand taels.
This time the attack was more generous than before, but Chu Ze still had no intention of letting go. He just glanced at Su Zhen's hand, and then looked away lightly.
Not enough.
Su Zhen looked a little ugly.
He has been operating in Yinchuan for many years and has indeed made some money.
But there are not a few sent to the capital every year.
Now he has taken out a lot.
But Chu Ze's greed was beyond his expectation.
I already gave him 30,000 taels, but he still wants more.
Greedy!
Su Zhen endured the pain and took out another ten thousand taels. This time his face almost collapsed.
He presented the banknotes with both hands and begged Chu Ze almost with a cry: "Master Chu, this is really all the wealth that I can take out, and there will be no more."
Hearing this man's pitiful voice, Chu Ze gave him a look of mercy.
"All your belongings?" Chu Ze looked at him with a half-smile.
Seeing that Chu Ze was finally willing to pay attention to him, Su Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he continued to cry miserably: "Master Chu, this is really all Xiaguan's property. No matter how much I have, I really can't take it out. If Master Chu still wants it, then I can show my filial piety to you after I get down."
Chu Ze looked at him.
The money has shocked Chu Ze.
I didn't expect this person to dare to promise the future.
Yes, he is a big corrupt official.
"Okay." Chu Ze knew very well that he should give up when he felt good. He knew that if he pushed any further, it would be counterproductive, so he relaxed, took the banknote and put it into the box.
Seeing Chu Ze relent, the sigh that Su Zhen had been holding in his heart finally relaxed.
Now that Chu Ze had received the money, it was his turn to make demands.
Su Zhen approached Chu Ze in a flattering manner and said flatteringly: "Master Chu is deeply favored by the emperor. I wonder if there is any news in the capital. Can you tell me something about it?"
Chu Ze said casually: "Not yet. But you can rest assured that from today on, we can be regarded as friends. If there is any news, I will definitely tell you. When we return to Yingtian, we will definitely go to the emperor to tell you. A few kind words.”
Su Zhen was waiting for the next words.
As long as he waits for Chu Ze's promise, his money will not be wasted.
"Okay, we've been out long enough. It's time to go back. You don't have to send it off. We're leaving." Chu Ze loaded up the banknotes, stood up and left Shi Shiran.
Su Zhen cupped his hands behind him.
After Chu Ze left, Liu Ping, who had been eavesdropping from behind, walked out with an angry face.
"Sir, this Chu Ze is going too far!" He asked for 40,000 taels of silver. It would take them a year to get that much silver.
But this man just opened his mouth and took it away.
How could this not hurt Liu Ping!
Not to mention Liu Ping, Su Zhen was also in pain.
But it won’t work if we don’t give them the money.
"He is the emperor's favorite. He can be bribed with just tens of thousands taels, which is a good thing for us."
"But if he wants it so much, he'll have to strip us all clean!" Liu Ping angrily said, "Master Su, don't forget, we also have several adults in the capital. If we all want it like he does, we won't live. Got it!"
Su Zhen glanced at him coldly: "Then what do you want?"
"Kill him!" A fierce light flashed in Liu Ping's eyes.
As long as Chu Ze is killed, their affairs will not be exposed and their money will not be stolen by him, killing two birds with one stone.
Liu Ping's voice was about to fall when he heard Su Zhen curse: "Confused!"
"Who is Chu Ze? The famous man in front of the emperor. If he dies, do you think the emperor will ignore it? Do you think it is possible not to turn Yinchuan upside down? Do you think our affairs can be hidden by then? And he is also the commander of the Jinyi Guards. , who knows what he has in his hands, and how much the people around him know? It’s easy for you to kill him, but do you want to kill everyone around him? "
Su Zhen had never felt that the person in front of him was so stupid as he did today.
Since he knew that Chu Ze had arrived in Yinchuan, he only dared to win over people.
If it really doesn't work, don't mess with it.
I never dared to think about killing the other party.
Liu Ping was very courageous, and he actually dared to commit murder.
It's like a longevity guy hangs himself because he doesn't want to live long.
Looking at Liu Ping's indignant face, Su Zhen warned sternly: "We don't care what you think in your heart. In short, Chu Ze can't move unless you don't want to live anymore. Otherwise, just take the money to provide for him, as long as he is willing to pay for it." Let’s do something, this money will be well spent.”
Chu Ze didn't care what they were thinking at this time.
He took the money and returned to the military camp happily.
As soon as he walked in, a royal guard immediately followed him.
Chu Ze asked without looking back, "What's wrong?"
"Let's find out clearly."
This person was arranged by Chu Ze early in the morning to be with Su Zhen.
The first is to keep an eye on Su Zhen, and the second is to check the people around Su Zhen.
After these days of investigation, he really found someone.
Jin Yiwei replied: "There is a scribe beside Su Zhen. This person has been with Su Zhen for several years. He is in charge of Su Zhen's daily life and knows his affairs best."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and arrest the person!" Chu Ze walked around the table, walked to the Jin Yiwei, and warned in a deep voice, "Remember, when arresting someone, be quiet and don't disturb anyone, especially Su Zhen and the others will come to us quietly at night, do you understand?"
"My subordinate understands."
Jin Yiwei turned around and disappeared.
For the rest of the time, Chu Ze stayed quietly in the camp and read.
What book are you reading?
Of course it was the story books he had been searching for in the market these days.
As a human being, you have to balance work and rest.
How tiring it is to be nervous every day, why don't you find something to do for leisure?
Hey, don't tell me, the words written by these ancients are wonderful.
Chu Ze couldn't bear to let it go as soon as he saw it.
Even while eating, I didn't put down the book in my hand.
The night outside is getting darker, and the stars are gradually lighting up the Milky Way.
Jin Yiwei held a person in his hand and quietly stepped into the night and slipped into Chu Ze's camp.
"Sir, people have brought it."
(End of chapter)
