East Palace Jie Fang Hall.
Zhu Houzhao had indeed been waiting until the night slowly passed, but there was still no movement at dawn, so he wanted to urge him.
"Someone is coming."
With a creak, Zhang Yong pushed the door open and came in, "Your Highness, what are your orders?"
"I've been gone for two hours. Is there any news about Liu Jin's return?"
Zhang Yong replied: "I haven't received a letter yet."
"oh I got it."
The sky turned white.
Zhu Houzhao rubbed his sour eyes, threw the book aside, and prepared to put on his cloak and get up for a walk.
Although Zhang Yong was not as flattering as Liu Jin, he could still see the work and hurriedly came up to serve him.
"Your Highness, are you worried about anything going wrong with Liu Jin?"
Zhu Houzhao was a little thoughtful, but he didn't reply for a while.
Only then did he tell him what he had told Liu Jin last night.
Li Guang is as cunning as a fox. The final outcome really depends on how Liu Jin responds.
Zhu Houzhao looked up at Zhang Yong and found that this guy was stunned. He probably didn't expect it at all.
Eunuch Zhang could only laugh dryly, "Then... His Highness thought that Li Guang might take the opportunity to delay, so he should have... made arrangements, right?"
"If I really plan to save him, it can be arranged. But it is difficult to make a deal, because there is too little time in one night, and the civil servants will definitely knock on the palace door at dawn. However, I have also given instructions. It’s Liu Jin.”
Zhang Yong felt like there was a huge thunder in his head again! His rather handsome face is full of expressions and wonderful.
"Your Highness has no intention of saving him?!"
Zhu Houzhao was not a commentator. He didn't have the intention to explain to this guy bit by bit at the moment. He just sighed, "Everything depends on Liu Jin."
If he was more capable, he would always have more money.
After waiting for about three quarters of an hour,
Liu Jin finally appeared in the East Palace. He lowered his head and hurried to Xiefang Hall with small steps.
"Your Highness!"
Zhu Houzhao saw him in the inner room and quickly walked to the palace door, "How is it? Is everything taken care of?"
Eunuch Liu knelt in front of him and said, "If I go back to Your Highness, the silver I have received is a total of 180,000 taels of gold and 1.8 million taels of silver. I sent people to transfer it overnight, and now they are all hidden in a safe place. Your Highness expected it to be true. That Li Guang is really a wicked man! At first he wanted to fool the slave with a mere 600,000 taels of silver! His Highness tried to find a way to give him a way to survive, but he didn't appreciate it at all. And according to what he said, there were still 3 million taels. The two pieces of silver are not in the capital, and I saw him ordering people to leave the capital with my own eyes, and I promised that as long as His Highness gives you some time, the silver will be indispensable!"
Zhu Houzhao's heart was filled with excitement. After many days of planning, he finally got something!
In fact, for him, for a prince, money is just a resource, and it is no longer the same as feeling like getting rich or getting rich suddenly.
However, with this money, there are many things that can be done!
Zhang Yong on the side was anxious, "There are still 3 million taels of silver? How could you be greedy for so much?! This thief deserves to be killed! By the way, Eunuch Liu, have you asked Li Guang to reveal the location of the hidden silver?!"
"That's not the case," he replied with a wink.
"Why?! We have to ask clearly about such an important matter! Or we can send people to investigate ourselves! Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we still have to find the 3 million taels of silver for His Highness!"
Liu Jin asked calmly: "What are you looking for? Li Guang is going to die. Once he dies, the court will confiscate his home. By then the emperor will definitely find out that Li Guang has done many illegal things behind his back. In this way Once the emperor comes, even if he doesn't investigate without knowing it, he will let the Jin Yiwei secretly search for it. And once our people go in, they will inevitably leave clues. As for asking..."
"...That's even more unnecessary. This is a life-saving method that Li Guang came up with. He deliberately said a big number, hoping to hook His Highness's heart so that His Highness would help him get through this for the sake of money. So no matter Whether he is not in Beijing or looking for some other reason, he always has to have an explanation to delay it for a while. In this case, even if we ask, it must be a lie. When you find out that it is a lie, it will be a lie. It will take many days. By that time, as long as he is alive and offers a large sum of money, a deceptive method for self-protection... it will not kill him."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but admire,
This Liu Jin is the most accurate at guessing his thoughts and understanding his intentions.
"What should I do with the three million taels of silver?"
"There should be some money left, but it will definitely not be three million taels." Zhu Houzhao went back and sat down, "After I was so scared, the first amount of money Li Guang took out would not be a small amount. Now it seems that it is indeed Not small, millions of taels of silver, really shocking. But the words that followed...the three million taels shipped outside Beijing should be fake. This is for survival. As long as you survive, we will find a way later. He will also It's just a deal. Even if he can't get it together, just like Liu Jin said, telling a little lie and being short by hundreds of thousands taels, it won't kill him."
As for how much Li Guang kept, let the court take it when they ransack his house.
Liu Jin also had to think carefully about all these things before he could think clearly and comprehensively.
But before that, His Highness had already explained everything to him.
This thought is really profound.
With this thought in his mind, he flattered him and said, "That's right. It's already a matter of life and death, and Li Guang must be ready to use any trick he can. The words of three million silver...are really unbelievable."
Zhang Yong only felt as if... he had nothing to do with this matter.
How come everyone wants it?
Zhu Houzhao also comforted him, "Zhang Yong, you don't have to feel discouraged. Li Guang has been an old fox for many years. We are threatening him with our lives, but look at him, even though he is a slave, he can fight with me at the critical moment of life and death." It’s not easy for the prince to play so many rounds of tricks. So, it’s normal for some things you wouldn’t expect.”
Who can leave his name in history, and who is simple?
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao is not a stupid person. He can show off his skills at the first sight, so this time it was okay.
If there was any oversight in the process, Li Guang's ability would definitely make it slip away.
"...It's okay to be a servant, as long as this matter is beneficial to His Highness. Of course, it's a pity that he still has so much money. This person is really hateful!"
Zhu Houzhao felt satisfied, "1.8 million taels is quite a lot. I am the prince, how much money is too much? As long as there is a sum of money that can be leveraged, there will be no big problems later."
When things ended like this, Zhu Houzhao felt relieved, and the sky was completely bright.
He stretched and ordered: "I am going to bed. After waking up, we will go to the father's palace again. Li Guang's matter should be settled."
Such a wicked eunuch would naturally want his money first and then his life.
