EBE Chapter 203 Threat
Chapter 203 Threat
These people are such cowards. It would have been better for them to obey the orders earlier to avoid suffering physical pain.
I'm hungry now and I still have to spend money. Why bother?
Besides, giving the money early can leave a good impression in His Majesty's mind.
“Your Excellency truly love the people like your own children. With officials like you, His Majesty can rest assured.
Don't worry, if you are willing to let your family take 10,000 taels of silver, I will inform His Majesty of this matter in detail, and your contribution will definitely not be underestimated!"
Hearing this, the adult in front of him almost cried.
What are you doing? Even robbery is not that cruel.
He was going to pay five thousand taels, but now it has suddenly become ten thousand taels. He can no longer live like this.
But if I don't give this money, I will definitely not be able to leave, and Your Majesty will definitely remember it.
And think about it from another perspective. After all, I am only a third-rank official. Tens of thousands of taels of silver are neither too much nor too little. Although I feel sad, I can still live in the future.
As for the officials above him, no one could get away without tens of thousands of taels.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt balanced.
"Master Wang, you are right. I am willing to do this, willingly!"
Steward Wang left with a smile on his face, holding a stack of letters from home in his hand. These were all letters asking for money from their families. His Majesty finally got what he wished for.
But then again, if these ministers are willing to pay, the prince's side will be much safer and the victims will also have a hot meal to eat.
There wasn't much he could do, and this was just a small contribution he could make.
However, the heads of those big families were able to hold on and have not mentioned paying money until now.
However, this kind of thing was not easy for him to handle. After all, he didn't want to offend anyone to death, so he didn't dare to treat him harshly.
Especially in the Lin family, if anything happened to the old man, my life would be gone.
Your Majesty will not break off relations with the Lin family just for an insignificant person like me.
Therefore, Steward Wang is very clear about his identity, so let the emperor chew this tough bone himself.
Especially since several princes were trying to pick a fight with each other last time, His Majesty hasn't punished them yet. I guess it's just for this critical moment.
Sure enough, Manager Wang understood people's hearts. He sent out all the letters that night, and the banknotes arrived the next morning.
He calculated carefully and found that there was actually 500,000 taels of silver.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Now we have money to help the disaster victims."
The emperor was naturally happy to hear this, as it meant that his Zhaixing Tower could be built.
However, he did not completely trust the imperial teacher in this matter, so he asked several senior ministers from the Ministry of Works to work with him, thinking it would be foolproof.
"This money is not just used to build the Zhaixing Tower. The rest will be given to Prince Xian. Since he is responsible for resettling the disaster victims, he should do a good job of resettling them and ensure that they have enough food to eat."
Naturally, Steward Wang said a lot of good things and praised the emperor again and again, making him the wisest ruler in history. Only then did he finish his daily work.
However, he knew in his heart that it would be good if 10% of this money could be used for the victims.
"There are only a few families left, such as the Lin family and the Yang family, and they haven't made any moves yet."
The emperor frowned fiercely, feeling very unhappy.
Ever since he ascended the throne, these families have been troublemakers, always looking for trouble.
If it weren't for the constraints of these famous families, he would have been in power long ago and could do whatever he wanted.
"You cunning thing, are you afraid to give them a hard time?"
Manager Wang naturally didn't dare to tell the truth, so he could only kneel down and beg for mercy, hoping to live for two more days.
The emperor had no choice. Although Wang Zong Guan was cunning, he was loyal to him after all, and he could not let him down.
Therefore, sometimes one has to resort to some special means, such as controlling one's own prince.
"In that case, let the princes go and plead for mercy. After all, this is their maternal family.
By the way, I haven’t punished them for the stupid things they did last time. I’ll give each of them 20 slaps before I go, so they’ll learn their lesson.”
Manager Wang didn't dare to plead or say anything more, he just asked one more question.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince seems to still have injuries..."
"You, a servant, are kind-hearted. As the crown prince, he should set an example and be strict with himself. Is it reasonable for him to do something wrong?
And the queen, how did she manage the entire harem? She should reflect on herself for causing such a thing.
They think they can hide it from me, and want to protect a few princes and work together to deceive me? What wishful thinking! "
Since the emperor has this attitude, Steward Wang can't say much.
Anyway, I am just a person who executes orders, but the princes are pitiful.
In just a few moments, several princes were beaten.
By the way, there was only one person who escaped, and that was King Xian. After all, this guy didn’t even come, so naturally he didn’t see the excitement.
The prince gnashed his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do, after all, he was the prince and the other person was the emperor.
The Lin family did not expect that the emperor would be so ruthless. They were not father and son, they were enemies.
Use the prince to slap them in the face and force them to submit.
If you are not convinced, there are other more powerful methods. Anyway, there are so many princes, it doesn’t matter if one or two are missing. His Majesty is really crazy!
Old Master Lin's face was filled with gloom. He really didn't expect that His Majesty was so confused!
Your Majesty was previously considered a wise ruler. Although he had some cunning thoughts, he was generally decent and still considered the people of the world.
But is it true that the behavior of this foolish ruler is due to his old age and he has no scruples anymore?
It's so hateful!
Under such coercion and inducement, both the Lin family and the Yang family paid the money.
It was the Jingning Marquis' Mansion. After receiving the news, the old lady also collected 30,000 silver coins and sent them over.
There was no way. The third prince was frail and sickly. If he had not been implicated, he would not have been able to escape the beating.
The other princes could still survive, but the third prince was probably beaten to death.
However, after giving away so much silver, the old lady's private savings over the years were gone, and she had little usable money left in her hands.
She couldn't help but feel anxious and angry, and suddenly fell ill and lay down.
When Liu Hanjun heard the news, he was very helpless, but what could he do?
The family's money had long been taken away by that unfilial daughter, so even Zhou didn't have much money left.
Besides, he doesn’t have enough food or sleep well every day in Zhaixing Tower, so who would care about him?
Therefore, Liu Hanjun could only pretend to be deaf and dumb and pretend that he knew nothing.
However, among these ministers there was one person who stood out particularly, and that was Duke Anguo.
Others were unable to give the money, either because of their low official rank and poor family, or because they were not favored at home and were really unwilling to take the money.
But that wouldn't be the case with Duke Anguo. After all, he was the head of the family. How could it be possible that he didn't even have 10,000 taels of silver?
Not to mention other people's doubts, even Manager Wang didn't believe it!