activa-t Chapter 347 Confiscating the House 1
Chapter 347 Confiscating the House 1
Emperor Jing was the most suspicious person. Even though he still needed Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, he would not feel comfortable after seeing Hua Cailiang's account book.
The two had had several conflicts before. If the treasury of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui had not been emptied out, Emperor Jing would probably have been able to take back at least half of her power.
When their relationship was on the verge of collapse, Ye Jintang added fuel to the fire, and the gap between them would probably get even bigger.
From now on, whenever there is the slightest sign of trouble, Emperor Jing will suspect Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, after all, she has too many criminal records.
"How could I forget about Imperial Noble Consort Dehui? I've been away from the capital for so long, and I don't know how Imperial Noble Consort Dehui is doing. I'm just using this account book incident to remind her that I've arrived safely in Ningchuan City, and it won't be that easy for her to take my life again."
"Your Highness, we still need to keep a low profile. Ningchuan Prefecture is still a mess, and you still have a lot of things to do. In the capital, we only need to provoke Imperial Noble Consort Dehui a little bit, but we can't provoke her to death. I still have great use for her."
Xiao Mo burst out laughing when he heard this. Ye Jintang was so mean.
The heroine Ye Yanran still needs to be suppressed by Imperial Noble Consort Dehui for the time being. If Imperial Noble Consort Dehui is killed and there is no one to suppress her, maybe it won't take long for her to help Xiao Yi become emperor.
This is not what she wants to see.
Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo discussed for a while, and finally he agreed to let Ye Jintang go with him to raid the Hua family. Ye Jintang's main task was to take Xuetuan to find the real account book.
"Can we first send the evidence of Hua Cailiang's crime by carrier pigeon? The weather has been gloomy these past two days and it looks like it's going to snow. If we wait until after we have confiscated Hua's crime before sending the letter by carrier pigeon, I'm afraid the heavy snow will delay the delivery of the letter by carrier pigeon."
Ye Jintang was a little worried about the weather. She had asked the elderly in the city earlier, and they said that in previous years after the winter solstice, it would snow heavily every other day, and the entire Ningchuan Prefecture would be covered with ice and snow. Even the most powerful businessmen would not dare to do business and make money in Ningchuan Prefecture at this time.
"We haven't got the real account book yet. We can't give the emperor a false account."
"What's wrong with that? We all know how much tax Hua Cailiang collected from the people and how he kept the accounts. Just tell the emperor directly. As for the money Hua Cailiang gave to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, we will just say more."
Ye Jintang is very courageous and she feels no pressure at all to fool Emperor Jing.
"This, just in case."
"There is no such thing as a contingency. From now on, the Prince of Ningchuan Prefecture has the final say. Whatever the Prince says is what it is."
Ye Jintang immediately brought out the letter paper and asked Xiao Mo to write a letter to Emperor Jing personally.
Hua Cailiang had done so many evil things that one carrier pigeon certainly could not deliver them all, so she selected ten strong carrier pigeons to fly a special trip to the capital.
In order to ensure the safety of the pigeons, she also gave each pigeon some spring water to drink, to make them smarter and stronger.
Xiao Mo's letter to Emperor Jing not only wrote about the evil deeds done by Hua Cailiang and the Hua family, but also about the Ke family. Even though he only attacked the Hua family today, as Hua Cailiang's lackeys, the Ke family couldn't escape either.
He knew that Ke Wenhai had a daughter who was a noble lady in the palace, and he specifically mentioned this matter in the letter. According to the law, the entire Ke family should be executed, but for the sake of noble lady Ke, only the property of the Ke family was confiscated, and all the members of the family were sent to the mining area to work.
It has to be said that Xiao Mo is quite good at writing documents. He portrayed himself as an incompetent and crippled king. The reason why he brought people to raid the Hua family was because the Hua family treated the people harshly, causing dissatisfaction among the people, and there was even a trend of rebel army rising up.
In order to protect the people of Tianqin, he could only reluctantly deal with Hua Cailiang after knowing that he was Consort Dehui's man.
He felt very uneasy, so he wrote this letter to apologize.
Ye Jintang read the letter at a glance and couldn't stop laughing.
When Xiao Mo, this grown man, talks tea, he is truly invincible. Those who don't know him would think how difficult it was for him to rob the Hua family.
"My Lord, is this all right?"
"I'll give it to Lord Cai later and ask them to help me polish it. I want the emperor to feel that I didn't plagiarize it. The Hua and Ke families are right."
"Then would you like to tell His Majesty about the situation here, such as how cold it is in the palace."
Looking at Ye Jintang's smiling eyes, Xiao Mo laughed, "Good attention, anyway, we have already sent out ten pigeons, so this one won't make a difference."
The palace was so shabby that Xiao Mo naturally wanted to let Emperor Jing know, not to gain sympathy, but to let him know how far Noble Consort Dehui's reach was.
Soon, Lord Cai and several other advisers helped Xiao Mo polish the letter. Ye Jintang brought in carrier pigeons and watched them flapping their wings and flying into the blue sky. She felt very happy. After the Hua and Ke families were dealt with, at least half of the power in the entire Ningchuan Province would return to Xiao Mo's hands. Naturally, the power in her hands as a princess would rise along with Xiao Mo.
This brought her one step closer to her goal of becoming Princess Xiaoyao.
Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang prepared everything and led their men to the City Lord's Mansion. At the same time, Hua Cailiang and Madam Yang were discussing in the house how to kill Xiao Mo.
Too many things happened in the past few days, and Hua Cailiang felt increasingly uneasy, especially since he almost died from anger. This made him desperately hope that Xiao Mo would die. As long as Xiao Mo was alive, he would not be able to sleep or eat well.
"Master, please don't worry. I am also trying to find a way to plant spies in the palace, but this matter cannot be rushed. We have to take it slowly."
"I can't wait any longer. If I wait any longer, Xiao Mo will probably take action next time."
The current situation is very unfavorable to Hua Cailiang. Xiao Mo has a lot of evidence of his tax evasion, and the people in the city are also vaguely on his side. If he really wants to touch him, it is not impossible.
Madam Yang looked even more unhappy when she was urged to do so. She couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know which bastard used some strange method to steal our storehouse and basement. If it hadn't happened, our Hua family wouldn't have ended up like this."
"Master, have you found out who did this?"
"I sent out all the city guards to investigate the whereabouts of the silver. We dug deep into the entire Ningchuan City, but we still can't find any clues."
When talking about this matter, Hua Congliang felt his head buzzing.
Logically speaking, the things in the city lord's mansion's storehouse and basement are so many that they could not be transported even with dozens of horse-drawn carriages. It is impossible that no trace would be left behind.
But that's exactly what happened. He sent so many people out but couldn't find any clues. It was really weird.
"Master, have you checked the Qin Palace to see if it was done by the Qin King?"
"I have already checked it out. There is nothing unusual in the Qin Palace these days."
Hua Cailiang sighed secretly in his heart. He actually hoped that this was done by the King of Qin. In this way, he could not only get his lost things back, but also make use of the issue to make some sense of it.