Although his voice had changed, Liu Dingbei had been paying attention to His Majesty.
It really sounded real.
I know this is His Majesty's order.
Without daring to hesitate, he immediately led his men to Liu Lai and others and captured all the six ministers.
In an instant, Wuhuada was tied up.
"It's unjust, I'm unjust."
Liu Lai said aggrievedly: "Queen, why do you say everything?"
"I really have never done those things, and I don't even know about them."
Hao Runxiang ignored him and looked at Zhao Ping.
Zhao Ping said: "There is actually someone behind the scenes?"
"Let's talk about it later."
"Let's deal with the six ministerial matters first."
"They are all important officials in the court and cannot be wronged. Once the truth is found out and this is resolved, you can identify the others."
The purpose of his coming to the capital is very clear.
Deal with Liu Lai.
After all, Liu Lai sent Liu Wenhao to Xiping Village to snatch the acacia wine formula. If Yingyi hadn't arrived in time, Xiping Village might have ceased to exist.
What's more, Liu Lai asked Tian Yi to take Tian Rou away by force, hoping that Tian Rou would marry his stupid son.
Who is Tian Rou?
That belonged to his shopkeeper, Zhao Ping.
She is the daughter-in-law given by His Majesty, how can she allow others to interfere with her?
Even if the marriage was given later, and Liu Lai married his stupid son first, he had provoked Zhao Ping.
Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Lai was involved in the interception and killing of the Flying Eagle Army.
All kinds of crimes combined together, Liu Lai will die.
Taking this opportunity to capture him also fulfilled one of his wishes.
Moreover, His Majesty wants to create chaos by himself, draw out those people with two minds, and kill Liu Lai and Qian Shi. This chaos is enough.
As for everyone else, it depends.
Deal with Liu Lai and others first.
Zhao Ping believes that Liu Lai is not so easy to kill.
After all, in addition to being the Minister of Household Affairs of the Dawei Dynasty, he was also the founder of the Dark Hall and a member of the Hall of Eternal Life.
There must be a lot of people who don't want him to die.
In this way, more people can be implicated and His Majesty's worries can be shared.
Although his heart was filled with murderous intent, Zhao Ping did not show any signs of it on the surface, and even continued to complain for Liu Lai.
"Master Liu, I'm so sorry."
Zhao Ping came to Liu Lai holding Shang Fang's sword and apologized: "Since the queen has identified you, I have to investigate carefully."
"Don't worry, if you are really wronged."
"I will definitely give you justice. I will even publicly apologize to you in front of His Majesty in the court."
"But if you really did those things, your subordinates will definitely enforce the law impartially."
"Zhao Ping, I am the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
Liu Lai said: "How could a dignified second-rank official of the Dawei Dynasty do such dirty things?"
"You must be mistaken."
"Was it wrong?"
Zhao Ping said playfully: "Then why did the Queen identify you but not others?"
"this……"
Liu Lai was choked.
He also wants to know why?
Damn it, mother-in-law, why can’t you get along with him?
You are controlled by the Qian family, you can just look for Qian Shi, why should you involve innocent people?
But the matter has come to this, and Liu Lai has no better way.
There are only three ways now.
First, bribe Zhao Ping to speak for him.
Second, tell the truth behind the scenes and mitigate the crime.
Third, fight to the end and die to clarify your will.
The latter two are the only dead ends.
The truth cannot be told at all.
He was told that he would definitely die, and even gods and goddesses could not save him.
Fighting, now the head is about to move.
Only the first path remains viable.
So when Zhao Ping approached, Liu Lai whispered: "Mr. Zhao, can you let me go?"
"sure."
Zhao Ping answered very readily, "The official has just said that as long as you are not guilty, the official will not only let you go, but also apologize to you and even compensate you for your losses."
"If the loss is too much and I can't afford that much money, I would rather give you the recipe for the acacia wine."
Gudong!
Liu Lai swallowed.
Acacia wine recipe.
You can only dream of it.
Even if it cannot be sold at such a high price in the future, due to its mellow fragrance, it will definitely be loved by the Dawei Dynasty and even the surrounding countries.
Earning ten taels of silver from a jar can also make a lot of money.
He is simply a golden chicken that can lay golden eggs.
"Mr. Zhao, although the crown prince's enthronement has not been successful, there are still many things that need to be dealt with. There is no need to worry about me."
Liu Lai persuaded, "Just go through the motions. I will give you some drink money then, so that the brothers will not go in vain."
"How many?"
Zhao Ping asked.
Liu Lai's face darkened.
Can this be asked face to face?
After identification, he is a complete mountain village man.
But in order to survive, Liu Lai didn't care so much anymore and whispered a number, "Five."
"Five hundred thousand taels?"
Zhao Ping asked.
puff!
Liu Lai almost vomited blood.
Five hundred thousand taels?
Do you think my family has gold and silver?
Even if I have gold and silver, I would not dare to spend so much money.
He could only smile bitterly and said: "Mr. Zhao is joking. I have been poor all my life. I receive a meager salary from the court every year. How can I get five hundred thousand taels of silver?"
"I said five thousand taels."
"Gold?"
Zhao Ping asked again.
Five thousand taels of gold are only fifty thousand taels of silver.
To be honest, Zhao Ping felt that Liu Lai was stingy.
When life is at stake, shouldn't you give away all your belongings to save your life?
Is his life worth five thousand taels of gold?
"No."
However, Liu Lai still shook his head, "Mr. Zhao, you think too highly of me."
"I said five thousand taels of silver."
"Even this amount has already wiped out all my life savings. I'm afraid I will have to eat chaffy vegetables to survive in the future."
"hehe."
Zhao Ping sneered, "Master Hubu Shangshu, I just want to send you off as a subordinate for five thousand taels of silver. Are you a beggar when you take the official position?"
"With only five thousand taels of silver, I can't even buy a jar of acacia wine from Xiaguan."
"What does the official want for it?"
"I……"
Liu Lai was choked again.
Only then did he realize that although Zhao Ping was a villager in the mountains, he was the brewer of acacia wine.
The amount of acacia wine Xu Tianhua transported back to the capital for sale alone totaled hundreds of jars.
Even if the interests are divided, Zhao Ping can still get a lot of money, and he really looks down on five thousand taels.
After thinking about it, Liu Lai gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zhao, I really don't have that much money at home. Do you think ten thousand taels would be enough?"
"If that still doesn't work, go to my house and search."
"I just said Master Liu is a loyal minister."
Zhao Ping nodded and said loudly: "Xiaoguan just ordered someone to catch him. Before he even questioned him, he asked him to search his house to prove his innocence."
"Then the official fulfilled his wish."
Zhao Ping said to Liu Dingbei again: "Old General Liu, you are the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Dawei Dynasty. You are devoted to His Majesty and will never favor anyone."
"Then I'll leave this matter to you."
"Take people to Mr. Liu's home to search now."
"Remember, search carefully to make sure not to miss a single brick or tile."
"In this way, when we can't find any evidence, others will not say anything more, and Mr. Liu's innocence will be confirmed."
"yes."
Liu Dingbei said respectfully.
He finally figured it out, it seemed that Zhao Ping was doing these things.
In fact, it was all agreed by His Majesty.
Unexpectedly, when Zhao Ping ordered him, Chen Xuan was nodding his head behind him.
Although I had many doubts at this time, I knew it was not the time to ask questions.
We can only act according to Zhao Ping, or Chen Xuan's request.
"Wait, General Liu, please wait first."
Liu Lai became anxious when he saw this.
search?
Can his home be searched?
Not to mention anything else, if the gold, silver and jewelry hidden in his home were to be uncovered, the head on his neck might not be saved.
I could only ask Zhao Ping in a low voice again: "Mr. Zhao, please tell me how much money I will give you before you can let me go?"
