Although Magistrate Lin didn't say anything, it could be seen from his face that he was dissatisfied with the traitor Lion asking for fifty thousand taels of silver.
"Although fifty thousand taels of silver is a lot, as long as it can make the rebels retreat, it is not impossible to consider." Cui Changshi from the palace said at this time.
Many people present looked at him.
Cui Changshi, who noticed such a look, did not take it seriously and continued: "His Highness hopes to relieve the siege of Kaifeng City as soon as possible. As for how you use to relieve the siege, Your Highness does not care."
In his opinion, fifty thousand taels of silver was a lot of money, but it was nothing to Prince Dai's palace.
"What Cui Changshi said is absolutely true. I also think that as long as we can relieve the siege of Kaifeng City, it is worth spending some money." County Magistrate Chen saw that someone agreed to pay the rebels money, and he quickly helped.
Unlike everyone else present, he had the evidence of a crime in the hands of the rebels. For his own future safety, he had to find a way to get the 50,000 taels of silver to the rebels outside the city.
The judge, Yu Anran, glared at County Magistrate Chen and said: "County Magistrate Chen really said it easily. He opened his mouth and said fifty thousand taels of silver. I wonder how much money County Magistrate Chen wants to get? Or is it about Magistrate Chen's family wealth? It’s rich, fifty thousand taels of silver is nothing to Magistrate Chen.”
"Yu Tongpan, are you mocking me? Or are you dissatisfied with His Royal Highness the King of Zhou?" Cui Changshi's face darkened and he looked at Yu Anran with a cold face.
After hearing this, Yu Anran said: "Of course I dare not have any dissatisfaction with His Highness. If I am dissatisfied, it is only with County Magistrate Chen and has nothing to do with His Highness King Zhou and Cui Changshi."
"I hope so." Cui Changshi snorted.
Seeing that Yu Anran had given in, Magistrate Lin finally spoke up and said, "The most urgent task is how to break the siege of Kaifeng City. We should not create gaps among ourselves."
"That's all, let's give Lin Futai some face today." Cui Changshi glanced at Yu Anran.
After hearing this, Magistrate Lin bowed his hands to him gratefully.
Cui Changshi's rank may not be the highest among everyone, nor is he the most powerful, but he represents the Zhou Palace, so no one dares to underestimate him.
"Fifty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount of money. We might as well discuss whether we should give this money." Chen Yongfu said at this time.
His words brought the thoughts of everyone present back to the past.
"In my opinion, it is better to give these 50,000 taels of silver to the rebels outside the city than to the soldiers guarding the city. It can also boost morale, and there is no need for so much silver." Judge Yu Anran said his words in front of everyone. manner.
Chen Yongfu, who was standing not far away, heard his words and agreed very much.
If the money was given to the rebels outside the city, he wouldn't get a hair. But if it was given to the defenders in the city, no matter how much money was given, he would still get some of the benefits.
"Magistrate Chen, do you support giving 50,000 silver to the rebels?" Magistrate Lin suddenly asked Magistrate Chen.
Hearing this, County Magistrate Chen said with sincerity: "I also know that it is not appropriate to give so much money to the rebels, but if you want to break the siege of Kaifeng City, this is the only way."
"I understand." Magistrate Lin's face was expressionless, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
Cui Changshi suddenly said: "Aren't there many big families in the city? Let each family contribute a little money, but they are afraid that they will not be able to collect 50,000 taels of silver."
Obviously, he also supported giving money to the rebels, or in other words, in order to relieve the siege of Kaifeng City earlier, the Zhou Palace was willing to use money to buy peace.
Magistrate Lin asked other people.
In the end, all the people we got back were willing to use money to buy peace, but no one supported Tong Xuan Yu An Ran.
This result made County Magistrate Chen secretly happy.
With so many people supporting him, he felt he had a greater chance of success.
"I don't agree." Magistrate Lin, who had not expressed his stance until now, waited until everyone had expressed their stance before expressing his attitude.
These four words made County Magistrate Chen's heart sink to the bottom.
I only heard Magistrate Lin continue to say: "I understand why you people would agree to give money to the rebels. There are only two points. One is that the money is paid by others anyway and has nothing to do with you. The other is that you all hope that the rebels will come soon." Leave so that we can relieve the siege of Kaifeng Fucheng."
"Yes, that's what I meant."
Unlike others who dare not disagree with Magistrate Lin, Cui Changshi doesn't care about Magistrate Lin's attitude at all.
Magistrate Lin looked at Cui Changshi and said, "I understand Cui Changshi's hope that the siege of Kaifeng City will be lifted as soon as possible, but what I want to say, who can guarantee that the rebels will retreat after receiving the money?"
As he spoke, he looked at County Magistrate Chen.
County Magistrate Chen lowered his head subconsciously, not daring to look at him.
Although the rebel general promised to retreat as long as he took the money, he could not guarantee that the rebels would keep their word.
"Who can guarantee that?" Magistrate Zhao's voice doubled as his eyes scanned everyone one by one.
Those who originally supported the exchange of money for the rebels to retreat now all bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Without giving money, who can guarantee that the siege of Kaifeng City will be lifted?" Cui Changshi asked immediately, not being suppressed by Magistrate Lin's momentum.
After hearing this, Magistrate Lin raised his eyes and said in a stiff tone: "Could it be that Cui Changshi thought that the rebels would let Kaifeng Mansion go after receiving the money? I would not believe a word of what the rebels said. "
"I don't know if the rebels will let Kaifeng Fucheng go if they take the money, but if they don't give the money, the rebels will definitely not retreat. Of course, if Magistrate Lin has other ways to make the rebels retreat, I will naturally support not giving it to the rebels. Silver." Cui Changshi said to Magistrate Lin.
Magistrate Lin said: "I haven't figured out a way to retreat from the enemy yet, but with Governor Yang here, I think we will soon have a way to retreat from the enemy."
Facing the Chang Shi who came from Prince Zhou's Mansion in front of him, he could not use his momentum to suppress him, so he had to push Yang He out.
Although Yang He did nothing in the Henan War, one day the court tried to remove him from his post, but he still remained an important minister in the court.
"Ha!" Cui Changshi laughed contemptuously and said, "There is no need to carry Yang He out. Who doesn't know that the power of Kaifeng City has fallen into the hands of your prefect Lin?"
"Cui Changshi is wrong. Governor Yang is the governor of Henan appointed by the imperial court. As long as Governor Yang is in Henan, the overall situation of Kaifeng Mansion will always be presided over by Governor Yang." Governor Lin insisted.
Cui Changshi waved his hand and said: "There is no need to use these words to prevaricate me. Since Linfutai is proud of being able to break the siege of Kaifeng City, I don't think we need any help from our Zhouwangfu, so I won't hinder you here." Eyesight."
After saying that, he stood up and left without looking back.
"Cui Changshi!" County Magistrate Chen shouted from behind, trying to persuade him to stay.
It's not that he has a good relationship with the other party, it's that he needs someone here who dares to stand up to Magistrate Lin.
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