freenovelworld Chapter 407: The news brought by Wu Teng, a vicious plot!
Chapter 407: The news brought by Wu Teng, a vicious plot!
Prime Minister's House.
Li Linpu's face turned pale as he sat on the armchair with an extremely heavy look. He never expected that Ye Feng would return to Jinling City so quickly.
"Xun'er, is there any news from the Blood Shadow Pavilion?" He couldn't help but pin his hopes on the Blood Shadow Pavilion. You know, they had given the Blood Shadow Pavilion another 200,000 taels of gold.
Li Xun shook his head. He did not dare to go to the Blood Shadow Pavilion to urge them. Ever since he broke into the Blood Shadow Pavilion without permission last time and was almost killed by a strong man from the Blood Shadow Pavilion, he still had lingering fears and did not dare to go.
"With the power of the Illuminati in our hands now, it is almost impossible to continue to compete with Ye Feng in Jinling City." Li Linpu looked a little dejected. Ever since Ye Feng came to the Song Dynasty, he felt that he still had a chance, as long as Ye Feng had not broken off with him.
Now that he heard that Ye Feng had destroyed King Nanyu and returned to Jinling City with tens of thousands of troops, he knew very well that with the troops in Ye Feng's hands, the members of his Illuminati were no match for him.
"Dad, I think we might as well cooperate with King Dongxuan or Lord Changlin. Maybe in this way, we can temporarily compete with Ye Feng."
Li Xun stood beside Li Linpu. He had never seen his father like this since he was a child, and he was filled with resentment.
If it weren't for the appearance of Ye Feng, his father, as the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, could cover the sky with one hand, and he might be able to become the emperor's husband, that is, the future emperor's husband. Since Ye Feng came to the Song Dynasty, everything they did became extremely aggrieved.
"Xun'er, whether it's Lord Changlin or King Dongxuan, they are both very impressive. For your father to cooperate with them is like courting death."
Li Linpu narrowed his eyes slightly. He was well aware of the ambitions of Zhao Changlin and Zhao Yunfei. Both of them coveted the throne of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.
As the prime minister, if he cooperates with them, he will only be exploited more ruthlessly. With their means and abilities, when they become emperors in the future, he will be the first one to be killed.
So over the years, no matter how Zhao Changlin and Zhao Yunfei tried to win him over, he refused to cooperate with them. Instead, he used his status as prime minister and his position as emperor to secretly compete with them.
"Father, are we just going to sit there and wait for death?"
Li Xun's words were full of reluctance, he now held a high position and became the prince's tutor at a young age, if he was asked to give up all this, he would definitely not be able to do it.
"Don't worry! Even if Ye Feng comes back to Jinling City, he doesn't have any evidence of my father committing any crime, and he won't dare to do anything to my father at will."
"Go and clean up the accounts of Fenghuaxueyue. Some wealth should be discarded in time. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no shortage of firewood. I don't believe that the Blood Shadow Pavilion can't kill Ye Feng."
Li Linpu knew very well in his heart that as the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, if Ye Feng wanted to take action against him, he must have sufficient evidence.
If he were to act without evidence, the laws of the Song Dynasty would be ineffective and there would be no law to follow. Based on the means and abilities that Ye Feng had shown during this period, the other party obviously wanted to properly govern the Song Dynasty, so naturally they would not choose to act rashly against him.
"Don't worry, father. Ever since Ye Feng started registering all the brothels in Jinling City, no brothel in the entire city dares to evade taxes or commit crimes."
Li Xun's words were filled with resentment. In the past, his romantic affairs could bring him a steady stream of money every day. However, ever since Ye Feng implemented the registration system, two-thirds of the profits from his romantic affairs went into the Ministry of Revenue, which was the treasury of the Song Dynasty.
It can be said that the brothels in Jinling City today are truly "operated for the country" and "profit for the country", and most of the profits have turned into taxes.
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The moon is dark and the wind is high.
A man in night clothes quickly came to the outside of the government office.
"Who are you? Stop!"
The two guards outside the government office were on high alert, their eyes fixed on the man in black opposite them. If the other party dared to make any unusual movement, they would immediately shout for help.
"My two brothers, I have an urgent matter and would like to request to see the King of Zhenguo. Please pass on his message for me!" The person who came was Wu Teng, who had managed to sneak out of Yun Shuicheng's General's Mansion with great difficulty.
The two guards looked at each other and said, "Even if you have something urgent to tell us, you have to tell us who you are, right? Not everyone can see the King of the State!"
Wu Teng's expression hidden in the black robe was a little ugly. What his adoptive father said was of great importance. He did not dare to reveal his identity rashly. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I really have an urgent matter. I want to ask to see the Lord of the State. Please pass it on. I need to tell the Lord of the State that it concerns Lord Changlin. It is extremely urgent."
"You wait here, I will go and inform the King of Zhenguo for you. I don't know whether he is willing to see you or not." A guard said to Wu Teng, then turned and walked into the county government office.
Wu Teng was extremely anxious. He knew very well that the lives and property of countless people in Changlin County depended on him. If there was any mistake, he would not be able to face Wu Jie.
"Your Excellency, Lord Zhenguo, the guards from the county government are here to report that someone said it's about Lord Changlin and the matter is urgent, and they want to request a meeting." After hearing the guard's message, Wei Xian came to the outside of Ye Feng's room.
"Changlin-kun?"
Ye Feng's expression changed slightly. When he left Yunshui City, Wu Jie had already expressed his willingness to surrender. Could it be that something happened in Changlin County and Wu Jie sent someone here?
"Take him to the conference hall of the county government. I will meet him there." Ye Feng stood up, put on his robe, and walked towards the conference hall.
As soon as Ye Feng stepped into the conference hall, the man in black opposite him, knowing that he had really seen Ye Feng, took off the black robe that covered his face and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am Wu Jie's adopted son. My adoptive father asked me to report to you, Your Majesty. Ever since Your Majesty destroyed Zhao Changlin's opium, the financial resources of Changlin County have been stretched to the limit."
"Zhao Changlin conspired with the poison scholar Jia Yu to implement the 'extinction plan' in Changlin County. They used the Thousand-Faced Poison King Wei Yihao to create poisons to poison one-third of the people in Changlin County, creating a plague scene, and confiscated their money and food. They could also ask the court for help."
After Wu Teng finished speaking, even Wei Xian who was standing next to him took a deep breath. He never expected that Zhao Changlin, who appeared to be a gentleman, was so cruel. If this "family-extinction plan" was successfully executed, who knows how many innocent people in Changlin County would die.
Ye Feng's face was full of murderous intent, and his eyes were filled with cold light. He originally wanted to cut off Zhao Changlin's financial resources, so that the entire Changlin County would collapse in the future.
However, they did not expect that this scheme would indirectly force Zhao Changlin to take risks and come up with such an inhumane method to ease the financial pressure on Changlin’s army. This scheme was really vicious.
It can not only reduce the population consumption of Changlin County, but also obtain sufficient silver and food, and also obtain assistance from the court. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone!