Only then did the fifth elder brother become furious, and immediately the two adults were imprisoned. Now that Wang Shun came out looking like this, it seemed that Li Xu didn't say anything nice here.

Corruption is often caused by collusion between the top and bottom, so if one is caught, the rest will basically be unable to escape even if they want to.

In an instant, everyone realized what had happened. Their eyes turned cold when they looked at Li Xu.

Xiao Luzi had a clear view of the situation outside through the small window of the cabin, and reported to his master in a low voice, "Dog bites dog, it's about to bite."

Can't bite!

Hong Zhu shook his head, unable to bite the bullet. Li Xu was not such a restless person.

Sure enough, Li Xu didn't say anything. He just walked towards the cabin and said to Li Wei who was guarding the door: "Master Li, please pass the message on my behalf and say that Li Xu wants to see you."

Li Wei put away his cold face and smiled like a flower, "It's Mr. Li! Please come in, please come in! The young master has already given instructions. Mr. Li is here, just go in."

Just as he said that, Xiao Luzi came out with a flattering smile, "Master Li is here, come on, come on. The master is waiting."

Li Xu felt that the blood all over his body was cold.

terrible!

Killing invisible!

He stepped out with one foot and listened to the little eunuch speaking like Li Wei. His voice was neither high nor low. He probably could hear everything he wanted to hear. "Master Li is old and likes to eat sweet and soft food. Please send someone to make it quickly."

It’s very windy here on the lake. If you have an extra coat, please take one to deal with it first. Don’t dare to let me catch a cold..." This is a very considerate look.

Li Wei responded while beckoning for someone to come and give detailed instructions. Only then did the little eunuch go in with satisfaction.

When Li Xu went in, he saw Fifth Brother and Hong Zhu playing chess, and they didn't even pay attention to him.

This is a play!

Li Xu stepped forward to say hello, but Hong Zhou only waved his hand without saying a word.

"Fifth Brother!" Li Xu took the initiative to call.

Hong Zhou held the white piece in his hand and said "hmm" without raising his head, and then gently dropped the piece.

Li Xu frowned and knelt down in a polite manner, "I pay my respects to Lord Long Live."

What an old fox!

Hong Zhou had no choice but to stand up, raise his hands and face the direction of the capital, "Sacred bow!"

This is the normal procedure for meeting an imperial envoy. First, he kneels before the imperial envoy and asks if he is well. The imperial envoy is patrolling on behalf of the emperor. He receives this prayer and tells his ministers that he is in good health.

Hong Zhou ignored him, and now that he had done this, Hong Zhou had to ignore him.

"Master Li, please take a seat." Hong Zhou said in a calm tone, "Is it a big deal for you to see me?"

There is almost no place for oneself in this world, so you still ask yourself if something is wrong? Li Xu felt even more burning in his heart, "I just want to ask, when can I return? It's freezing cold today, and it's very cold at night.

Especially when it is floating on the lake, the cold is even heavier. The officials outside are all officials responsible for government affairs. They are busy with affairs and cannot afford to delay here..."

"Do you want to go back?" Hong Zhou sat and looked at the chessboard, "It's easy to go back if you want to use the money to redeem someone. Write a note and I will send someone to pick it up. If the money comes, the person can leave. Otherwise, just

Just continue to stay." He put down another chess piece, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Li also suffered a loss of 380,000 taels during his tenure. I will ask someone to send you back with the money, so you can go and do whatever you want."

"Fifth elder brother!" Li Xu stood up and said, "Long live Lord, do you know that you are acting like this? They are not servants in the palace, they are high officials of the imperial court and the face of the imperial court. You are not a kidnapper, you are the emperor's elder brother.

By acting like this, where is the face of the imperial court? Where is the face of the emperor?"

"How much money is your face worth?" Hong Zhou said like a little ruffian, "Brother I only know that the treasury is empty! Where did the money go? You guys took it home one by one. The court wants to go to war and has no money, Emperor.

Ma wants to build bridges and pave roads for the people but has no money. Emperor Ama wants to educate all the children in the world but still has no money. You have to show your face to me!"

He grabbed the teapot on the table and threw it at Li Xu. It fell to Li Xu's feet with a clang and broke into pieces. He pointed at Li Xu and said, "Are you talking about face with my brother? Okay, okay! Brother Ben."

I might as well tell you that the imperial court doesn’t want this face, Huang Ama doesn’t want this face, and my brother doesn’t want this face, but we want money! Remember! We want money! Anyone who doesn’t give money will throw you into the water.

Hey bastard! If you don’t believe me, you can try it.”

The twelve-year-old child was not tall and his face was still very childish. When the smugness on his body subsided, he became more awe-inspiring. Li Xu couldn't help being attracted by this aura and took a step back.

This step made him sober up, "Throwing the court officials into the water? Hahaha... It's not that I underestimate the fifth elder brother, but you really don't dare... Just in case someone has a chance, this knife-pen history book..."

"Haha!" Hong Zhou's face showed a bit of mischief, "After listening to Mr. Wu talking about Gaoyou Lake for a long time today, I learned that there is a strange scene in Gaoyou Lake called dragon sucking water. This time I brought him

The civil and military officials in Jiangnan are here to pay homage to the late Emperor. You are the late Emperor's loyal ministers. I think the late Emperor would not be able to leave you. I think Mr. Li, who has been in Jiangnan for a long time, knows what the dragon absorbs water. Maybe the late Emperor just happened to have a spirit.

It just so happened that I took away all of you loyal ministers."

Li Xu took a breath of air, this is a real reason!

If you die, you'll die in vain.

Li Xu's face turned pale. He couldn't imagine how such a naughty child could come up with such vicious ideas.

Hong Zhou smiled at Li Xu and said, "How wonderful this is. You will all be loyal ministers of the late emperor until death. Do you think it's okay to be able to accompany the late emperor forever?"

Li Xu felt like he was shaking all over. If something happened to the crew here today, I'm afraid it could be covered up by an accident. Floating here on the lake, you can't even communicate with the outside world, let alone mobilize troops. It's really

The sky is not responding, and the earth is not working. To make matters worse, the only person with the power to mobilize troops is the governor, but the governor Wu Cunli has been imprisoned.

Hong Zhou raised his hand, turned it over and looked at it, "Speaking of which, I don't want my hands to be stained with blood. I really don't want you to die and I have to say that you are loyal ministers. At that time, I couldn't even find you if I wanted to ransack the house.

The reason. So, it’s not that I’m ignorant, I really can’t bear to kill them all. I just want money for my son, not my life. What does it say in that poem? Thousands of gold are gone, but they will come back again. As the saying goes, the green hills are still there.

I am worried that I have no firewood. The emperor did not want to kill the old minister..." But you must be realistic and loyal ministers. "The emperor wants stability in Jiangnan..." But seeking stability does not mean condoning corruption. "With these two

, what are you afraid of?"

While collecting the chess pieces, Hong Yan turned his face and said to Li Xu: "Master Li, this little money is really nothing to you. The value of the things you put on display is almost worth it. If it really doesn't show up,

Silver, it's the same as using these things to pay off debts. If you still want to work as an errand, it's not difficult. Isn't there a way to pay off the debt? Back then, you gave two points of your loyalty to the late emperor to Long live the Lord. Why worry about the position?

It’s stable.”

Encourage him to continue making small reports.

Don’t even think about it!

Even if you want to say it, you can't say it to these two little brats who have no faith at all. But they are also right in what they said. They will leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, pay back the money first, and take it one step at a time. In his heart

I'm really a little afraid that this stupid young man will really throw him into the lake. Although he won't really drown in it, won't he suffer if he is soaked in the water? He is so old.

"Old minister, write a note..." As he said that, he grabbed the pen on the table.

"You'll release the cash immediately after you give it to someone. If you get something at a low price, you can't release it until the item is sold." Hong Zhou added another sentence. He said in his heart, although the value of the item is not low, I still have to dig it out and let you release it.

Come to Yinzi's lair.

Li Xu paused, then gritted his teeth and wrote.

He sent people to Li's house to get the money, but Hong Zhou saw no one. He didn't really freeze the guys on the deck at night, but in the big warehouse, where there was a bunk bed, and a squeeze was enough. No one would be cold.

.

As soon as the day broke, a small boat came over. When he opened it, he saw more than a dozen boxes of gold, silver and jewelry. Under the rays of the rising sun, people's eyes were almost blinded.

Li Wei took the booklet and handed it to Hong Zhou, "A total of 789,780 taels, and three boxes of various jewelry and antiques have been registered... Please take a look at it."

Hong Zhou took a cursory glance and called Wang Shun. The little old man was not tall, and Hong Zhou could just hit him on the shoulder. "Do a good job when you take office, and your past debts will be wiped off. Don't do this in the future."

In this way, remember that serving as an official will benefit one party..."

Wang Shun nodded repeatedly, "I'm sure, I won't dare to do it again."

Hong Zhou then let Wang Shun board the ship, "Hurry up. After wasting this day, I won't be able to accumulate enough official work..."

Wang Shun boarded the boat under Yin Yin's instructions, and then everyone watched the boat slowly go away.

Where did the ship go? Send Wang Shun back to his post?
Chapter completed!