"My lord, you are so wronged. You haven't done anything, but you have been wronged. If it doesn't work, I will ask Xu Changping to retract his confession. Anyway, he is an extremely easy person to bribe. With a prostitute and some money, It must have made him tell the truth.”
Chen Shou's idea was to bribe witnesses.
"You are confused. If there is someone on our side, or if someone tries to get close to him in my name, what do you think Yuchigong's people will think? I wonder if they will immediately think that I am imposing taxes for pleasure. The internal strife between you and me is caused by the uneven distribution of spoils!"
My brain is a good thing, and I suddenly thought of several consequences for Xu Changping to retract his confession. What I do now is wrong, and I must hold Chen Shou down now. This is a loyal steward, but it is a pity that he lacks The only thing Li Ke has to do now is wait, and then find an opportunity to counterattack.
In the face of the so-called "collusion", there is no possibility of reversal. There are still 20 million taels of silver in the Prince Shu's palace in Qizhou. Counting the royal support money, the amount is less than 30 million taels of silver. Then we can further investigate Qizhou. If you look at the state's armaments, you will know whether it is really planning to rebel.
But this is too good. Either there is evidence of an immediate reversal, or we have to wait for Li Shimin to take charge of the overall situation. At this time, the Tang Dynasty did not have a crime department targeting the prince, so Li Ke could show off on the road, but this news is really There was no time to report, and what the emperor thought.
Outside Chang'an City, the team welcoming the emperor and empress arrived.
"It's not a worry at all. If it weren't for the prince's plea, I really wouldn't want to get involved in this matter."
"Your Majesty, Cheng Qian is a good brother, and Ke'er is not bad either. There may be some misunderstandings here, so I bothered Your Majesty to return to the palace to deal with it!"
The position of the old couple is also very clear. As a father, he must be very serious, while his mother is as tender as water. However, the two of them have not been able to quarrel now. If they want to make a ruling against Li Ke now, no matter what it is, The crime will prove the prince's crime of imposing taxes.
Even if Li Shimin knew in Qiuyue Pavilion that his son had a little "coercion and inducement" to get Qizhou merchants and tycoons to donate money, he was still afraid that he would be caught. The precedent of the prince's rebellion was also set by him, and he was afraid that Li Ke would dare to copy the work.
It's too calm right now to be scary.
Li Ke, who was offended, didn't even go back to the palace, and stayed directly in the brothel. It was really comfortable here, and he wasn't afraid of anyone secretly causing trouble, and he came a little early.
News from Qizhou has also been sent here. He is entertaining and not forgetting to do his work at the same time. He is really a good prince.
Qizhou's infrastructure construction has officially started, and the construction period has been much completed than Li Ke expected. The two officials in Licheng will also report the progress to the court regularly. Building bridges and roads is a big deal.
I wrote a few replies, and then started the official program, which was to eat and drink here. Yes, a dignified king of Shu actually liked eating and drinking in the brothel. The main reason was that the food here was delicious, a very familiar smell.
Ancient people mostly used the ingredients themselves to make fresh food, while modern people have various seasonings, among which salt and its derivatives are commonly used in ancient and modern times.
"Old Madam, where do you get the MSG and salt here? I just want to do a business."
Li Ke also gave him a silver ingot to obtain the source of the information. He was also really determined to start up the salt business, which was the most profitable business in ancient times.
"Sir, after what I said, you must not dislike it. It is the Lin family outside Chang'an City, the family of Dai Zui. The thing that the boy sold is not considered salt, so the government turned a blind eye."
It is actually already formed MSG.
The guilty Lin family? There seemed to be some impression, and Li Ke remembered that it was an unjust case that he supervised in his previous life. He was also quite unjust now. Could it be that he had received the so-called retribution.
There was a little more traffic in the empty yard, but it was just for a moment. After putting down the ingredients needed for MSG, he left immediately. He really didn't want to have anything to do with the Lin family's car. As the saying goes, 'don't come to the door for right or wrong, from now on. Passing by'.
"Young master, if you have some money, you should clear the prison to make your life more comfortable. The head of the cell dares to claim to be an official of the imperial court, alas~!"
Although Ping'er is illiterate, she is very proficient in the ways of the world, and Lin Changping is the kind of high-spirited and bookish person who almost caused Lin Zelin to eat the water, fire and ruthless stick in the cell several times.
The yard was filled with soybeans, followed by various sieves. Lin Changping wanted to make more money so that the Lin family could live a better life. Of course, he had to work hard before that.
"Ping'er, you don't know something. Before you can make money from this business, you will end up counting coins until you get cramps!"
Doing business may not necessarily make you money immediately. Currently, you are also doing marketing and publicity. It is a pity that Lin Changping does not have good eloquence and is the son of a sinner. Otherwise, the streets and alleys would be filled with overwhelming advertisements, which would naturally attract more people to use it.
Ping'er looked puzzled and took good care of her before going to work.
"Ping'er, why don't you help me like this first? I feel really bad about going to their place to endure hardship and suffering, as long as..."
She almost said the words "I will support you". After these few years of getting along, Ping'er, who came from a humble background, is indeed a good woman who is diligent and thrifty. Lin Changping has relied on her to survive in this troubled world in his past and present lives. No matter how young and beautiful a woman is, she is not as virtuous as this one ten thousandth.
"Master, don't think too much. You'll be able to get your wages in a few days. You can't get out of the house. A dozen pennies can keep two people alive. If you expect this thing to make money, you'll have to wait a long time."
There was sadness in the tone, which was inevitable. Ping'er was not related to the Lin family. She could have gone to other people's homes to work as a long-term worker, but she decided to devote herself to Lin Changping in order to repay her kindness.
There is a wealthy family next door, but they are very stingy. For only a dozen pennies, a woman has to do most of the hard work, and she is not allowed to have enough to eat. After all, in this world, if you have money, you can do whatever you want.
Lin Changping wanted to say something but couldn't. He could only watch the petite and thin figure leave. The crack in the door separated the two completely. He thought that he had been on blind dates more than ten times and had seen many beautiful and charming women, but they were really too realistic. , only Ping'er is so virtuous.
In fact, in the previous life, I also wanted to marry Ping'er, but due to the gap in their status, no matter how lonely the Lin family was, they were still in the gentry class after all, and Ping'er was a lowly maid and could not change her place of origin in her life, but she was the only one who could face the loneliness. The helpless Lin Changping is sincere.
Lin Changping wanted to file a complaint several times, but unfortunately no one dared to accept it, because the person who wanted to file a lawsuit was the current second prince and King of Shu, Li Ke himself.
