ATPnovel Chapter 2117 Li Shen Cried Poor Again
Chapter 2117 Li Shen Cried Poor Again
This was not the first or second time that Prince Ji had falsified accounts, and Wang Xuance had witnessed it many times.
For example, during the first Goguryeo food plan, we agreed to cooperate with Your Majesty and each person would contribute one million strings of cash. However, after receiving the plan, no one contributed a penny and the government used Your Majesty's one million strings of cash to do a business.
When dividing the spoils, Prince Ji made false accounts. The spoils were not divided equally between father and son, which almost led to a quarrel between a loving father and a filial son.
Also, when Prince Ji set out, he also cooked the accounts when doing business with Your Majesty, and he got one million strings of cash just like that.
The same was probably true when they tricked the prince into building the temple.
Now Prince Ji is trying to cook the books again, and Wang Xuance even suspects whether this is how Prince Ji got all his money.
"What's wrong with that? This is for the court, not for myself.
Xuan Ce, have you ever thought about the expenses of my trip to Xizhou this time? How much will it cost to provide food and necessities for more than 3,000 people and horses?
Do you think this money was given by the court?
You are wrong. Those bastards in the court never mentioned this matter, and my father never said he would pay for it.
I am now using my own money to run the affairs of the court. Where in the world can such a good thing happen?
If I don't get some back, wouldn't it be a loss of both the wife and the army?"
When Li Shen heard Wang Xuance's words, he immediately retorted that it was good enough that he didn't write a hundred times. Now the price is only ten times, which means only a few hundred thousand strings of cash at a time.
It was enough to cover the cost of his expedition.
There was not a single good person in the three provinces and six ministries of the imperial court. The Ministry of Civil Affairs should have paid for his expedition, but from the crown prince to the Minister of Civil Affairs Tang Jian, no one offered to pay for him.
And his stingy father pretended as if nothing had happened and didn't mention the matter at all.
Li Shen wanted to mention it several times but never found a chance.
"Your Highness is right, but I think if Your Highness tells us the truth, I believe Your Majesty will give us money." Wang Xuance saw that Li Shen's eyes turned red when he mentioned money, so he immediately changed his words.
"Bullshit, he won't give me money, he will tell this king,
You are a prince, and my son. You should share the worries of the court and me. Why? Do you have to ask me for money to do things for me now? "
Li Shen sat up and imitated his father's appearance and tone, reciting Li Shimin's words vividly.
"Uh..." Wang Xuance was speechless. It was true that no one knew a father better than his son. The love-hate relationship between the prince and his majesty had lasted for more than ten years.
Both sides have already understood each other very thoroughly.
The way they fight now is different from before. In the past they were all beating around the bush, using all kinds of conspiracies and schemes.
Now the two of them have become very simple and act openly, neither of them willing to submit to the other.
Your Majesty uses intimidation, while Prince Ji uses bribery. Each has his own strengths.
"Xuan Ce, it's hard to cheat people out of money now...it's hard to make money. You know, my Ji Wang Mansion is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It looks prosperous, but actually there is not much money.
Over the past six months, this king has cheated Silla, deceived the Crown Prince, and defrauded His Majesty, but has only managed to get a mere two or three million strings of cash. I am still short of more than one million strings of cash to fill the hole this year.
Now that I am in Xizhou, how can I make so much money in half a year?
Just look at this place. The northwest is grassland, and the rest is yellow sand everywhere. It's not gold. Don't I have to think of a solution?
You don't want to follow me to beg for food at the gate of the Imperial City, do you?"
Li Shen began to give Wang Xuance a PUA with earnest words, letting him know the current predicament and difficulties of the Ji Wang Mansion, and that he was almost begging for food.
But judging from Wang Xuance's expression, the effect didn't seem to be very good.
"Ah~~~Your Majesty is right. Your Majesty is right. I will copy it down right now."
Wang Xuance sighed. His own prince was weak and could still argue a little, but he could not win the argument. He could only quietly go to the desk, pick up a pen and paper, and start re-copying.
However, Wang Xuance had no sympathy at all for the hardships that King Ji had just mentioned.
How could the Ji Wang Mansion be without money? What were the mountains of gold and silver in the Ji Wang Mansion's treasury? And what were all the various rare treasures and precious medicinal materials?
Although he had never been to Vault No. 2 of Prince Ji's Mansion, he could tell from the items placed in Vault No. 1 that the treasures stored in Vault No. 2 were absolutely priceless.
Just like those jewelry, all made of pure gold, inlaid with various pearls, agates and jades, all of them are top-grade, and are rare items outside, but they are stored in the No. 1 vault.
It didn't even have the qualifications to enter the No. 2 vault. The princess and others took turns wearing it, but in the end, they didn't like it anymore, so they sent it to the boutique and sold it for a high price.
Even if Prince Ji has nothing left, he can still sell his treasures, which will be enough for him to live a life of luxury without having to worry about wealth and glory.
So when Prince Ji cried poor, Wang Xuance thought he was showing off his wealth and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Li Shen thought that Wang Xuance had realized his simple hardship, so he slowly continued to lie down.
“Ren Gui, send some people to follow behind all the teams. If you find a team that kills innocent people and takes credit for it, report back immediately.
This king does not want this to happen, but it is very likely to happen. "
This is what Li Shen is most worried about. Money can make people tempted. Even if it is a capital crime, there are still people who will take risks for money.
"Yes, I obey your command." Xue Rengui nodded.
"Well... let's add a few more people to each team. I'm afraid they will kill people to silence them after they find out." Li Shen thought for a moment and added.
"Killing to silence the witnesses? Your Majesty, they are not so bold. Wouldn't that mean they are planning a rebellion?"
Xue Rengui was a little surprised. Killing the prince's guards was not considered treason, but it was different if you killed the guards sent by the prince to supervise. Prince Ji was the commander-in-chief of Kunqiu Road, appointed by His Majesty himself.
Sit in Xizhou and ensure the stability of Anxi Protectorate. Kill the guards who supervise you. If they say you are a traitor, then you are a traitor.
That is a capital crime, and the whole family will be exiled. If things go wrong, the entire clan may be exterminated. These soldiers have registered permanent residence, so who would dare to rebel?
Xue Rengui didn't believe that the soldiers had the courage to do this.
“Rengui, sometimes people are bolder than heaven in order to achieve their goals.
Moreover, these soldiers sometimes just follow orders and are deceived by the generals. So we have to be on guard. "
Li Shen looked at the ceiling and said slowly, for the sake of profit, brothers and sisters, loved ones and friends, and even the parents who gave birth to them can be betrayed. This is human nature.
Human nature is evil. People are just devils imprisoned by morality and laws. When desire overcomes restraint, the devil will break free from the cage and report your novel.
"I obey your orders. Thank you for your teachings, Your Highness." Xue Rengui stood up and saluted.
“This is not much of a teaching. By the way, you are arranging for some people to go out and buy some cattle and sheep. We have eaten all the cattle and sheep we brought.
This fool eats enough for me to eat for three days, sooner or later I will be bankrupted by him."
(Well.....I was here to support Los Angeles, so it's a little late.)