"Your Highness, this … this …"
Lantian County, back hall of the Yanhuang Bank.
Faced with Li Ke's questioning, Mister Song's face turned red. He wanted to explain, but in the end, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
His surname was Song, and his name was Siming. He could be considered as Li Ke's number one accountant.
Seeing this, Li Ke walked in front of Song Siming and said with a gloomy face, "Mister Song, you should know better than anyone that this Yanhuang Bank does not belong to me, Li Ke. It belongs to my father, the Marquis of Yong 'an, and the other nobles. The annual profits of the bank also do not go into my pocket. Last month's profits were reduced by a total of 1500 tang yuan. How do you want me to explain this to my father? How do I explain this to the Marquis of Yong 'an and the other nobles? "
When Li Zexuan opened the bank, in order to increase the capital of the bank and increase the credibility of the bank, not only did he pull in the royal family, even Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhangsun Wuji, and the other nobles all "generously donated" to buy the shares of the Yanhuang Bank.
Therefore, in theory, the annual profits of the bank should be distributed according to everyone's shares. Although Li Ke was now in charge of the management rights of the Lantian County bank, he did not have the right to distribute the profits of the bank.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became oppressive. A layer of sweat gradually appeared on Song Siming's forehead, but even so, he did not say anything to explain himself. He just lowered his head, as if he had done something wrong, and stood quietly in front of Li Ke.
Facing such a stubborn old man, Li Ke was a little angry. If it was another person in a higher position, they would probably directly lock this old man up for corruption and interrogate him severely. However, Li Ke knew the character of the old man in front of him. He knew that the other party would definitely not ruin his reputation for such a small amount of money. After a moment of silence, Li Ke opened his mouth again and said,
"Mister Song, this is not a small matter. You should not think of taking responsibility for it yourself. I, Li Ke, do not wrongly accuse a good person, but also will not let a bad person go. Mister Song, please tell me who exactly used the 1500 tang yuan! Otherwise, when this prince investigates thoroughly, no matter who it is, it won't look good for anyone's face! "
Hearing Li Ke's words, Song Siming's body trembled. After a moment of hesitation, he finally opened his mouth and said, "Your Highness, this matter must not be made public because the person who embezzled the money is … is the sixth prince!"
Li Ke's expression changed. His originally gloomy little face suddenly became like the sky before a storm — dark clouds gathered!
"You mean Xiao Xiao? How dare he? "
After taking a deep breath, Li Ke said in disbelief.
The so-called Sixth Prince was Li Er's sixth son. His name was Li Kui and he was born from Yang Fei. He was Li Ke's younger brother from the same mother. Because Li Kui was not yet ten years old and had a mischievous personality and was ignorant and incompetent, he was not favored by Li Er. Thus, he did not have an official title.
According to the normal course of history, Li Gui would only be conferred the title of King Liang in the fifth year of Zhenguan's reign. Right now, this troublesome brat was doing his best to cause trouble for the imperial family!
In official history, Li Er had once reprimanded Li Gui like this: "Beasts can be tamed after being trained; iron and stone can be smelted and sculpted to be made into tools. People like Li Gui are worse than beasts and iron and stone! "
From this, it could be seen how much Li Er loathed this child!
At this time, Song Siming said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, last month, the sixth prince and His Highness King Lu came to this Song many times, saying that they needed to withdraw a sum of money urgently. This old man also knew that the money in this bank could not be used, so I flatly refused. However, the sixth prince threatened this old man, saying that Your Highness was in charge of the entire bank and that he was Your Highness's younger brother, so it was no big deal for him to withdraw a bit of money. He also said that if this old man did not give him the money, he would sell this old man's little granddaughter to Hundred Flowers Tower! The sixth prince's past misdeeds were all over the place, so how could this old man dare to risk my granddaughter? Your Highness, this old man's granddaughter is only ten years old! "
At this point, Song Siming's old face was filled with shame and fear!
"Bastard! Bastard! Xiao Gui actually dares to commit such atrocities! "
When Li Ke heard this, even though the other party was his younger brother from the same mother, he could not help but curse angrily.
After cursing, he looked at Song Siming and said, "Why didn't Mister Song tell me about this earlier?"
Song Siming smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the sixth prince also said that if this old man told you about this matter, not only would he sell my granddaughter, he would also break the legs of my entire family! This old man will resign today, Your Highness, and bring my entire family to another place to avoid disaster before the sky turns dark ~! "
Seeing that his loyal subordinate had been forced to resign and leave, Li Ke could no longer hold it in and said in a deep voice, "Brother Li, don't worry.
"Mister Song, you can't go anywhere! This prince promises you today that as long as this prince is alive, as long as you do not violate the laws of the Great Tang Empire, nothing will happen to you and your family! This prince swears to the heavens ~! "
The ancients placed great importance on oaths. Seeing that the great King of Shu was actually swearing on his behalf, Song Siming was instantly moved. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you are too kind! Your Highness has always been generous and loyal to others. This old man naturally believes in Your Highness! "
Only then was Li Ke relieved. He nodded, then turned and shouted outside the door, "Guards! Go and capture this prince's disappointing younger brother! "
He used the word 'capture' and not 'invite' or 'bring'. It was enough to see how angry Li Ke was at this moment.
"… Yes! Your Highness ~! "
The two guards who came in could not help but look at each other, but seeing Li Ke's gloomy face, they could only quickly salute and accept the order.
Smack ~!
Bang, bang, bang ~!
At this moment, the sound of a flower pot falling to the ground came from the courtyard outside the house, followed by a series of hurried footsteps that gradually faded away.
Li Ke frowned and said to the two guards, "Quickly go and see what's going on outside ~!"
"Yes ~!"
The two quickly walked out of the room.
A moment later …
"How dare you! Let go of this prince! Quickly let go of this prince! Otherwise, this prince will kill your entire family! "
"This matter has nothing to do with this prince. If you want to capture someone, capture Li Ke. Why are you capturing me? Quickly let go! Otherwise, do you believe that this prince will not let you see tomorrow's sun!? "
Amidst the commotion, two of Li Ke's guards walked in with two teenagers in tow.
"Your Highness, the commotion outside the house just now was caused by the Sixth Prince and Prince Lu! They should have just arrived at the bank! "
One of the guards put down Li Ke and saluted Li Ke.
Speaking of which, these two children were unlucky. They had planned to use the same trick today and come to the bank to 'extort' a sum of money from Song Siming. They did not expect to see Li Ke lecturing Song Siming when they arrived at the bank. It was fine if he was lecturing Song Siming, but the content of the lecture just so happened to include them. After eavesdropping for a while, they saw that the situation was not good and immediately fled.
However, when Li Yuanchang turned around, he accidentally knocked over a flower pot beside him, which alerted Li Ke inside the house.
Li Ke's gaze was gloomy. He nodded at the two guards and said, "Mm! Both of you can leave first! "
"Yes, sir!"
The more one knew about the imperial family's matters, the faster one would die. The two guards had no intention of listening in at all. When they heard that, they hurriedly left as if they had been pardoned.
"Third … Third Brother!"
After the two guards left the room, Li Ke hesitated for a moment, raised his head, and looked at Li Ke fearfully as he spoke weakly.
Although he was usually quite a scoundrel and often relied on his father as the Emperor to cause trouble everywhere, he was not afraid of anything. However, as the saying goes, everything has its vanquisher. Li Gui was still quite afraid of this elder brother of his who shared the same mother.
Li Yuanchang stood there calmly and did not say anything. According to seniority, he was Li Ke and Li Ke's imperial uncle, so he was not afraid of Li Ke.
Li Ke stared at his younger brother from the same mother without saying a word. Just as Li Ke could not take it anymore, he heard Li Ke say coldly, "Apologize to Mr. Song immediately!"
The cold voice seemed to have no warmth, and there was no room for negotiation.
"What? Third Brother, you want me to apologize to this rotten old man? Impossible! I'm a prince. Who does he think he is?! "
Hearing this, Li Gui exclaimed in disbelief.
Song Siming narrowed his eyes and pretended not to hear Li Ke's rude words.
Bam ~!
However, Li Ke could not pretend not to hear. He slammed the table angrily and stood up. "Bastard! Shut up! How did Imperial Father teach us? He taught us to be benevolent, humble, kind, and gentle. Look at you now, how are you any different from those hooligans on the streets? Hurry up and apologize to Mr. Song, or I will return to the palace today and report everything you did to Father! We'll see how Father will punish you then! "
"Hey! Don't, don't, don't! Third Brother, please don't tell Father. Apologize, I will apologize to Mr. Song right now! "
When Li Gui heard this, he immediately panicked and said hurriedly.
The person he feared the most in this world, other than Li Ke, was Li Er.
Li Er was an emperor on horseback. He had been on the battlefield and killed people before. If Li Ke made a mistake, Li Er did not even need to lift a finger. He just needed to glare at him coldly, and Li Ke would not be able to take it. Therefore, when he heard that Li Ke wanted to report the matter to Li Er, this little bastard immediately gave in.
"Your Highness, I am just a commoner. How can I accept the Sixth Prince's apology? Please take back your order, Your Highness!"
Song Siming cupped his fists and said to Li Ke.
"Hmph! Old man, at least you know what's good for you! "
Before Li Ke could say anything, Li Ke could not help but whisper.
Although his voice was soft, Li Ke, who had sharp ears, heard it clearly. Li Ke said with a livid expression, "Li Ke! Mr. Song is my right-hand man. If you dare to disrespect him again, don't blame me for not acknowledging you as my younger brother! "
These words were a little harsh.
As a princess of the previous dynasty, Yang Fei's status in the palace was already awkward. Li Ke usually did whatever he wanted outside because he had a brother who was favored by Li Er.
"Third Brother, please calm down. I know my mistake!"
Li Ke hurriedly begged for mercy. When he saw that Li Ke was unmoved, he quickly bowed to Song Siming and said, "Mr. Song, I'm sorry! I have offended you in the past. Please forgive me, Mr. Song! "
Li Yuanchang, who was standing at the side, revealed a surprised expression when he saw Li Yue admit defeat.
Song Siming only wanted his family to be safe. He did not have the guts to be angry with Li Ke. Before Li Ke could bow, he had already reached out to support Li Ke.
"Your Highness, please don't! Please don't! This old man can't bear it! "
"Heh! I've already apologized and watched the show. Little Ke, your uncle still has some things to do in the palace. I'll take my leave first! "
Li Ke's problem was temporarily resolved. Li Yuanchang knew that Li Ke might turn to him next, so he hurriedly wanted to leave.
"Uncle, please wait!"
Li Ke hurriedly said.
Although the young man in front of him was born in the same year as him, there was still seniority. No matter what, he had to call him uncle. This was not a rule that could be messed up in any dynasty!
"What? Little Ke, do you also want me to apologize to this old man? "
Li Yuanchang stopped and looked at Li Ke with a mischievous expression.
This little rascal was basically the same kind of trash as Li Ke. From the words he said, it was obvious that he was worse than Li Ke!
Li Ke shook his head and said, "Uncle, you worry too much! Ke just wants to ask, where did you and Little Ke use the 1500 tang yuan that you and Little Ke transferred from the bank last month ~? "
Li Yuanchang and Li Ke looked at each other. Their expressions suddenly became a little unnatural. However, the unnatural expression on Li Yuanchang's face disappeared in an instant. He said as if nothing had happened, "Hey, hey, hey! Little Ke, don't slander me and sully my innocence! What 1500 tang yuan? Why don't I know about it? This matter should be done by Little Ke. If you want to ask, ask him. What does it have to do with me? "
Being heartlessly betrayed by his own teammate, Li Ke's face turned pale. He looked at Li Yuanchang's side profile and said in disbelief, "Uncle, you … you …"
"You, you, you, you what? What? Did I say something wrong? Didn't you go to the bank last month to withdraw money from Mr. Song? "
Li Yuanchang stared and said.
After he said that, he turned his eyes and looked at Li Ke again, saying, "Little Ke! Maybe Little Ke is a little tight on money recently, so he wanted to borrow some money from Mr. Song. It's not like he won't return it. Why do you have to be so serious? "
Li Yuanchang's face was black for a while, then red for a while. Not only did he remove himself from the situation, he also secretly sold Li Ke to make the other party feel grateful to him. It had to be said that this move of his was really good!
Sure enough, Li Ke's eyes, which were filled with resentment before, now had a faint trace of gratitude in them. He turned to Li Ke and said,
"Yes, yes, yes! Third Brother, this money is only borrowed from Mr. Song. I will definitely return it in the future. Don't be so stubborn ~! "
Li Ke was unmoved. He said in a low voice, "Little Ke, if you still treat me as a brother today, tell me honestly, what did you do with so much money ~!"
Hearing Li Ke's question, Li Ke's eyes suddenly dimmed.
At this time, Li Yuanchang took the opportunity to say, "Haha! Little Ke, if you two brothers have something to talk about, you can talk about it. Uncle, I really have something to do, so I'll take my leave first! "
After that, he lifted his feet and was about to leave!
Unexpectedly, at this time, a voice full of energy came from the door, "If you two don't explain things clearly today, you can't go anywhere ~!"
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