After entering the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Mo Rongzhan did not let Royal Prince Wen and Marquis Luo sit down. He lazily sat on the dragon chair with a mocking smile on his face. He pointed at them, "Speak, what do you want to sue?"
Royal Prince Wen immediately said, "Your Majesty, this subject wants to sue Lu Xiangzhi and … and the young prince. They are too overbearing. This subject is a prince. Even if I can't repay the money, they shouldn't treat us like this. They are simply bullying us too much."
Marquis Luo continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, our mansion was passed down by our elders. How could the young prince just take it? Where should our family live? Treating the imperial family like this will make people feel cold. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Royal Prince Wen took over and continued.
Mo Rongzhan silently listened to them talk until Royal Prince Wen and Marquis Luo realized that they had said too much. Only then did they quiet down.
"Are you done?" Mo Rongzhan raised an eyebrow at them.
Royal Prince Wen and Marquis Luo looked at each other and nodded apprehensively.
"According to you, the ones in the wrong are Lu Xiangzhi and the young prince. They shouldn't have taken your family's things to the national treasury to repay the debt and shouldn't have threatened to take your mansion, right?" Mo Rongzhan lightly asked.
"Your Majesty, that is …" Royal Prince Wen wanted to say that the young prince was in the wrong, but from the emperor's tone, he didn't seem to think so.
Mo Rongzhan's slender fingers gently tapped on the table, "Royal Prince Wen, tell me how much money your family owes the national treasury? What about Marquis Luo? "
"Replying Your Majesty, this subject … this subject's father borrowed it in the past. It's just one million taels," Royal Prince Wen whispered.
Marquis Luo followed in a low voice, "This subject's grandfather borrowed two million …"
Mo Rongzhan smiled slightly, "If you don't have the money to repay the national treasury, your mansion won't be enough to repay the debt."
"Your Majesty …" Royal Prince Wen's face paled, "This subject didn't know that Father borrowed money from the national treasury."
"The son pays his father's debts. Do you have a problem?" Mo Rongzhan looked at him indifferently, "Just because you didn't know about this doesn't mean you can renege on your debt to the court."
Royal Prince Wen was speechless. He had clearly come to the palace to complain, so how did it turn into him being scolded by the emperor?
Seeing the situation, Marquis Luo understood. Lu Xiangzhi and the little prince had stirred up the royal family in Jingdou into a state of panic because of the Emperor. The person who wanted to collect the debt was not Lu Xiangzhi and the little prince, but the Emperor.
Previously, it was just a small quarrel between the two youths. Now, they had recovered and began to know how to use their methods. Today, he and Royal Prince Wen were their stepping stones. If the emperor blamed Lu Xiangzhi and the others for this, they would definitely not continue to use the same method to collect the debt. However, the emperor clearly appreciated them.
"Your Majesty, this subject will think of a way to return the money as soon as possible." Marquis Luo said in a low voice. It seemed that the money owed to the national treasury had to be returned. If he did not return it, this young emperor would not let the matter rest.
The current emperor was different from the previous emperor … He didn't need to use the money from the national treasury to appease the members of the imperial family and those foreign officials. What he wanted was absolute obedience.
Thinking of how Mo Rongzhan had turned from a fallen prince to an emperor and made Jin Country stronger than before, Marquis Luo quickly made a decision. He didn't want to go against Mo Rongzhan.
Mo Rongzhan looked at Marquis Luo with satisfaction, "Very good."
Royal Prince Wen looked at Marquis Luo in disbelief. When they entered the palace, it was him who kept saying that Lu Xiangzhi and the little prince couldn't be let off. He also said that if they returned the money, it would definitely arouse the anger of others and they might not be able to survive in Jingdou. How could he agree to return the money so quickly?
"The little prince's method is a bit rough, zhen will talk about it." Mo Rongzhan said with a smile.
Marquis Luo sighed in his heart. The emperor clearly seemed to appreciate them.
"Royal Prince Wen, do you have any other questions? Or … do you need zhen to call the little prince over? "Mo Rongzhan asked lightly.
Royal Prince Wen hurriedly shook his head. What other questions could he have now?
"Very good." Mo Rongzhan smiled, "It's getting late, go back to sleep."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this subject will take his leave." Royal Prince Wen's expression was very ugly. Although the emperor didn't explicitly order him to return the debt, would he dare to renege on it? Even if it was the money his father borrowed, he would definitely return it to the court.
When Royal Prince Wen and Marquis Luo left the palace, the two finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Marquis Luo, you are too unkind. We agreed to unify the accounts, why did you agree to return the money?" Royal Prince Wen asked in a bad mood. He had been fighting alone in the palace just now and Marquis Luo had betrayed him.
"It's not that this marquis is unkind." Marquis Luo looked up at the moon in the sky and sighed heavily, "Royal Prince Wen, the emperor is not the previous emperor."
Royal Prince Wen asked in confusion, "What does that mean?"
"Just watch." The real show was yet to come.
"Marquis Luo …" Royal Prince Wen still didn't understand. When he wanted to ask more, he saw that Marquis Luo had already boarded the carriage, "Marquis Luo, I still have something to ask you."
"Royal Prince Wen, I have other things to do." Marquis Luo said and ordered the manservant to drive the carriage.
Marquis Luo's carriage had already disappeared into the night.
In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Mo Rongzhan didn't immediately rest. Instead, he sent someone to call Mo Rongyi into the palace.
Before Mo Rongyi arrived, Shen Yi came to see him first, "Your Majesty, Marquis Luo didn't return to his residence but went to the Eastern King's."
Hearing this, Mo Rongzhan smiled faintly, "Then what about Royal Prince Wen?"
"He has already returned to the Eastern King's Palace," Shen Yi said.
"We understand." Mo Rongzhan nodded. He would let Luo Jincheng send a message. He would wait for someone to counterattack.
Shen Yi asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, does this subordinate need to keep an eye on the Eastern King?"
Mo Rongzhan shook his head lightly, "No need, no one needs to keep an eye on him."
If they kept an eye on him too closely, how could those people jump out?
"Your Majesty, the young prince is here," Eunuch Fu said from outside the door.
Mo Rongzhan had Shen Yi withdraw first, and Eunuch Fu invited the young prince in.
"Imperial Older Brother." Mo Rongyi hadn't slept well for two days. Today, he was in a rare good mood and had a good sleep. He hadn't expected to be called into the palace. Had he done something wrong?
"Still not awake?" Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows. He thought that Mo Rongyi wouldn't be asleep yet.
Mo Rongyi rubbed his eyes, "Imperial Older Brother, I haven't slept for two days."
"Is that so?" Mo Rongzhan laughed without any sympathy, "Just now, Royal Prince Wen and Marquis Luo entered the palace."
"They sued me?" Mo Rongyi's sleeping bug instantly flew away.
Mo Rongzhan asked in a good mood, "Who taught you this method?"
"What?" Mo Rongyi froze for a moment before understanding that his imperial older brother was talking about a method to collect debts. He smiled, "Sixth Brother reminded me a few things. After discussing it with Lu Xiangzhi, we felt that this was the best method."
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