This sentence, like a drop of water falling into hot oil, instantly caused the people around to explode and start shouting——
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the people!"
"Your Majesty, what do the victims deserve?"
"..."
Excited and sad emotions infected the people present. They knelt on the ground one by one, shouting and pointing their fingers directly at Zhou Chengzhang.
He immediately lost his sense of proportion, his face was as pale as paper, and his body began to tremble, which was in sharp contrast to the attitude of the angry horse in fresh clothes just now.
The smile on Emperor Zhou's face had long since disappeared, and the look he looked at him was particularly cold: "What's going on?"
"Father, Father, someone has framed me. The gold and silver were counted by me personally. There will definitely be no problem!" Zhou Chengzhang collected his thoughts and regained his composure after a few seconds, "It's just that the situation in the northwest is now In such a critical situation, where do you have the time to confront these young men?"
pretty!
Lin Qingge, who had already squeezed past, even though he couldn't look down on Zhou Chengzhang, was still in awe of his on-the-spot reaction.
It was freezing cold in the northwest at this time, and if supplies were delivered a day late, hundreds or even thousands more people would die.
It was a heavy blow to the people, but it was also a loss to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Emperor Zhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Zhou Chengzhang with a hint of admiration.
The king of the world is just for the general trend of the world. What is the gain or loss of one person and one city?
Even if there is something really wrong with the gold and silver and it cannot play a role in disaster relief, this wave of harvesting of people's hearts is enough.
As for the rest of the things, they can be investigated in detail in the future. He will probably let Zhou Chengzhang go!
no!
Lin Qingge was anxious and looked around the crowd again, but Chu Nanfeng and Zhou Chenghan were still nowhere to be seen.
Could it be that such a good opportunity allowed Zhou Chengzhang to run away?
Absolutely not.
She took a deep breath, and just as she was about to step forward, a hand grabbed her arm.
"It's been arranged, just stand and watch the show."
Before she could ask more questions, she heard someone say loudly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qi has worked hard since the disaster in the northwest, and he is truly a role model for our generation. Now someone actually does such a despicable thing, and it must be thoroughly investigated!" Otherwise, where is His Majesty’s majesty and where is my dignity?”
Today Emperor Zhou personally sent Zhou Chengzhang off, and naturally many civil and military officials came.
Now some people are singing praises for Zhou Chengzhang, and many officials have begun to complain about Zhou Chengzhang and express their desire to find out the matter.
Lin Qingge stood on tiptoes slightly and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "They are all goblins from the same mountain. Can't they see the secret behind this? There can't be so many officials who have objections to him, right?"
"Do you really think King Qin is just a sick and weak prince?"
Of course not, but I really didn't expect that the other party's hand had already reached the court.
Under such circumstances, why should Zhou Chengzhang fight with Zhou Chenghan?
It's just a pity that Su Yunting is not here, otherwise it would be more interesting if he just went on to say that he helped Zhou Chengzhang earn a lot of money.
Just when she felt a little pity, a soft voice sounded: "Your Majesty, civilian daughter Su Lingyan has something to say."
Lin Qingge looked over at the sound and frowned slightly.
Too many things happened recently, which made her forget about her sister Su Yunting.
Now that Su Lingyan appears here, isn't she already in cahoots with Zhou Chengzhang?
From the corner of her eye, she looked at Chu Nanfeng beside her. His face was calm, there was no fluctuation in his eyes, and he suppressed his emotions to watch the show.
Emperor Zhou glanced at Su Lingyan but had no reaction.
After the chamberlain beside him whispered a few words to him, he nodded slightly and said, "Come forward and talk."
"The daughter of the people has met His Majesty."
Su Lingyan is worthy of being the daughter raised by the Su family. She has a beautiful appearance and is quite like everyone else in her words and deeds.
Facing the majestic Emperor Zhou, he had no stage fright.
As for the attention of officials and people falling on her, it did not diminish at all.
After bowing to Emperor Zhou, she said respectfully: "The daughter of the common people is the daughter of the Su family in Xili. My brother Su Yunting is doing business in the capital city of Zhou Dynasty. Only when you are protected by your majesty and the world is peaceful can you live and work in peace and contentment. So some time ago, His Highness King Qi said The national treasury is empty, and my brother also wants to contribute a small amount. Therefore, I specifically asked His Highness to take a stake in the Su family store so that His Highness can replenish the national treasury."
Every word was for the sake of Zhou's treasury, but Emperor Zhou's face became colder and colder, and sweat could be seen on Zhou Chengzhang's forehead.
His eyes were sinister and he said coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Your Highness, how could a civilian girl talk nonsense? It was my brother who was moved by His Majesty's filial piety and loyalty to the country that he agreed to invest your money in the shares. Is it possible that Your Highness has selfish motives?" Su Lingyan spoke sharply and stopped talking. Zhou Chengzhang's mouth.
He still wanted to refute, but Emperor Zhou glanced at him coldly, and his body shook violently.
"Father, son and minister..."
Before he could say anything else, he was forced to retreat by Emperor Zhou's eyes.
Emperor Zhou looked at Su Lingyan, with a chill in his voice: "What do you want to say?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, my brother sent a lot of silver to His Highness's house in order to show favor to the Emperor. The amount can be checked in the account books. What happened now is definitely not His Highness's doing, but someone who wants to ruin His Highness's reputation!"
The righteous words pierced Zhou Chengzhang's heart.
He knew very well where the gold came from and whether it had been subcontracted.
He was already very angry because of Zhou Chenghan's large donation before. Just to show off in front of Emperor Zhou, he could only grit his teeth and keep up.
Now that something like this happened, how could he not know that he was being plotted?
When he opened his mouth to say something, Emperor Zhou said coldly: "A thorough investigation."
Leng Bingbing dropped two words, and he turned around and walked back.
The people around were still chanting 'Be the people's decision', but it was just shouting. After all, how could anyone easily stop the emperor's driving?
Zhou Chengzhang's face, who stayed where he was, was extremely gloomy. He raised his hand and grabbed Su Lingyan's neck, not wanting her to get out of the way very quickly.
"Your Highness, the daughter of the people has been speaking for you, what do you mean by this? Could it be that... you have a guilty conscience?"
What just happened has already made many people suspicious.
Now that Su Lingyan said this, how could Zhou Chengzhang dare to act rashly? No matter how dissatisfied he was, he would have no choice but to return to Beijing.
But the eyes that looked at Su Lingyan were full of coldness, and it was obvious that she wanted to cut her into pieces.
After he left, the people around him dispersed, but Lin Qingge was a little surprised. How could Su Lingyan be involved in this matter?
And Su Yunting, will he hand over Wuyou Pavilion's account books to her?
While thousands of questions were flashing in her mind, Su Lingyan walked up to Lin Qingge and said, "Young madam, my brother is not in the capital now, and this matter involves his reputation. Please give me your full help."
