"That money..." Zhang Shijie looked at Xu Jie with some concern. .

Xu Jie's eyes became sharp: "Who asked you to smuggle?"

"This... after discussion with the second young master, I could truly master maritime trade only by putting aside the Ming maritime trade. So, we were planning to set up a maritime trade company ourselves, but the capital was not enough. So... so... it was smuggled."

"This foul boy!" Xu Jie cursed, and then said in a calm voice: "You really have greedy for more than four million taels?"

"Yes!" Zhang Shijie nodded and said, "Isn't this to master the sea trade as soon as possible? If you accumulate enough capital earlier, you can throw the Ming sea trade aside earlier."

"But... you are too greedy."

Zhang Shijie immediately said aggrievedly: "This is all determined by the second young master. The money obtained is 28 cents, the second young master will get eight, and the job will be two."

Xu Jie couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his eyebrows. Zhang Shijie said weakly: "How about... we will return the money to Your Majesty?"

"Damn it!" Xu Jie waited for Zhang Shijie and said, "Isn't this telling Your Majesty that the four million taels of silver is indeed greedy for us?"

"What should I do?"

"That's it!" Xu Jie thought for a moment and said, "You arrange someone immediately and promote the public that Luo Xin had embezzled and bribed a large amount of silver in the Maritime Warehouse. Now he is using this money to open four businesses in the capital, these four businesses..."

The second day.

Before noon, the entire capital was talking about Luo Xin's business in the four areas of the capital, east, west, south, and north, and about Luo Xin's corruption and bribery in the southeast. Many people even went to Luo Xin's four storefronts to watch and give guidance.

noon.

As soon as Luo Xin returned home, Lu Yuan hurried over and said, "Sir, something happened."

Luo Xin paused and said, "What's the matter? Don't panic."

"There are rumors everywhere outside that you have embezzled and bribed heavily in the southeast and made a lot of money. Now you have set up four stores in the capital at once. You are a corrupt official."

"Are you a corrupt official?" Luo Xin thought for a moment, then smiled again on his face, and walked towards the mansion: "A big corrupt official is a big corrupt official, nothing is great."

"Sir, you?"

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "Go what you should do."

"Oh..." Lu Yuan looked at Luo Xin's leaving back and grabbed his head. He really didn't understand why Luo Xin was so calm?

As soon as Luo Xin walked into the study, his whole face became gloomy.

"Bang!" He slapped the table hard, and two words squeezed out from his teeth: "Xu Jie!"

Taking a deep breath, Luo Xin began to spread the paper on the table, then picked up the pen and started writing on the paper. After about two quarters of an hour, his heart gradually calmed down. After his mood was completely calm, Luo Xin put the brush aside and sat down. Lu Daqing, who had been standing by the door, hurried out and walked in with a pot of tea for a while, gently placed it on the table in front of Luo Xin, poured a cup for Luo Xin, and then put it away. Then he put it aside and stood there.

Luo Xin picked up the teacup, took a sip, and began to think about the impact of this incident on him.

Why do such rumors appear?

This must be related to Zhang Shijie. Will Zhang Shijie say something to Emperor Jiajing?

And at this moment, Wan Daquan's voice came from outside the door: "Sir, someone asks for a visit."

Luo Xin gave a look at Lu Daqing. Lu Daqing opened the door and saw the familiar little eunuch standing outside the door again. Luo Xin's heart moved. The little eunuch walked in and lowered his voice and said:

"Sir, Eunuch Huang asked you to go to the old place to wait for him."

"when?"

"afternoon."

“Accurate time.”

The little eunuch shook his head and said, "Eunuch Huang only said that it was afternoon and he needed to wait for His Majesty to fall asleep before he could have the chance to leave the palace."

Luo Xin nodded and said to Lu Daqing: "Take this young father-in-law to get five hundred taels of silver."

"Sir Xie."

The little eunuch showed joy on his face, he thanked Luo Xin, and then left happily with Lu Daqing.

Jiajialou.

Luo Xin had been sitting at the second floor at the window for more than an hour, but Huang Jin still didn't come. Although Luo Xin's face was extremely calm, a hint of anxiety appeared in his heart. He would occasionally go through the window and go out to grasp it.

Suddenly, Luo Xin's eyes lit up. Seeing Huang Jin walking down the street in plain clothes towards Jiajialou, Luo Xin withdrew his gaze and looked at the door.

After a while, the door was pushed open and Huang Jin appeared at the door. He walked in quickly and closed the door with his backhand. At this time, Luo Xin had already stood up and bowed to Huang Jin and said:

"Eunuch Huang!"

Huang Jin came to the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and then drank it all. Then he sat opposite Luo Xin and said:

"No, something happened."

At this time, Luo Xin showed extreme calmness, a calm smile appeared on his face. He picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Huang Jin, and then filled his teapot. He put down the teapot and then said calmly:

"What's the matter? Tell me slowly, don't panic."

Seeing Luo Xin's calm expression, Huang Jin didn't know why, and his panicked heart gradually calmed down. He picked up the teacup and took a sip and said:

"No, you didn't hear anything this morning?"

"I heard it!" Luo Xin said with a faint smile: "Isn't it just that I, Luo Xin, have been corruption and bribery in the southeast, and have now used the embezzlement of money to do business in the capital city?"

"Then are you still sitting so steadily?"

Luo Xin raised the teacup and Huang Jin picked it up, but put it down and said, "I don't have the heart to drink."

Luo Xin's heart was shocked, which made Huang Jin not even mindful. However, seeing that things were too small, he put down his teacup and said with a smile:

"Okay, don't drink it, listen carefully."

"Oh..." Huang Jin sighed first, then looked at Luo Xin seriously and said, "This time the matter is really not small..."

Immediately afterwards, Huang Jin told Zhang Shijie in detail with the Emperor Jiajing in Yuxi Palace, then looked at Luo Xin with a bent eyes. Luo Xin frowned slightly, then stretched out and said:

"In this way, Zhang Shijie wants to muddle the water, and it is best to pull me into the water. And now it seems that they are likely to have hope of success."

"That's it!" Huang Jin slapped his thigh and said, "Although Your Majesty now puts Zhang Shijie under house arrest in his house, what was the situation before this?

That was the one who sent the Jinyiwei to capture Zhang Shijie into the capital.

What does this mean?

This shows that Your Majesty is beginning to doubt you. If you are greedy for money, Your Majesty will not say anything. After all, you have made more money for Your Majesty. But as the saying goes, you are not in his position and do not do anything. Now you have left the Maritime Bureau, but you are still secretly controlling the Maritime Bureau and earn a lot of money. What do you want to do?

How can Your Majesty not be afraid of you?

How can you not doubt you?"

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