Chapter 1155
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The matter of Nanyue had to be discussed further back.
Mo Rongyi and Murong Ke went to Nanyue to collect the silver from the past. The rich family who owed the silver had been very cooperative and took the initiative to return all the silver they owed. After a while, they got back 50 million. Before they came to Nanyue, Mo Rongyi thought that this trip would be more difficult than in the capital. Who knew that it would be so smooth, so smooth that they couldn't believe it.
Murong Ke felt there was a problem and specially went to the governor's office to investigate the taxes these years. Only then did he find that the rich merchants of Nanyue owed much more than they had imagined. What shocked him the most was that there were people in Nanyue secretly selling official salt. The profits of official salt were absolutely beyond imagination. Not to mention that Nanyue's ports were connected to various places. It was unknown how much these salt merchants were doing.
Murong Ke decided to stay and continue to investigate the truth. Someone probably saw through their intentions and began to invite them to dinner to sound them out. There were many bribes. Only then did Mo Rongyi realize how much these people bribed. If he wanted to, he would probably have received more than ten million taels of silver.
"Just look at the Pan and Feng families back then and you can see how rich the merchants of Nanyue are. Now, it's probably even worse." Murong Ke said in a low voice. He looked at Lu Xiangzhi and Mo Rongyi. "Besides investigating the truth back then, the collusion between the rich families and the officials of the court is also a problem. If the rich families of Nanyue cannot be completely controlled by the court, this will be the biggest problem in the future."
Mo Rongyi nodded solemnly. "Sixth Brother, Li Jingyao is unwilling to cooperate. We have no way of finding out just how many noble families are involved in the illicit salt trade, let alone finding out about the tax evasion. He is simply shielding those noble families, and we don't know how much he has received."
"Then we'll deal with Li Jingyao first." Murong Ke said coldly. "Hand over the evidence of Li Jingyao's bribery to the court and replace the governor of Nanyue. This way, it'll be easier for us to investigate."
"The largest rich family in Nanyue is the Cao family?" Lu Xiangzhi frowned. "Cao Xingyu's grandfather used to be the governor of Nanyue. The case of the Pan and Feng families was handled by him. Sixth Prince, Young Prince, do you think the current situation of Nanyue has anything to do with the Cao family?"
Murong Ke and Mo Rongyi looked at each other. Murong Ke said in a low voice. "This muddy water of Nanyue … I'm afraid even some members of the royal family are caught in it."
"Sixth Brother, what should we do now?" Mo Rongyi didn't expect that there would be so many troubles under the tranquility of Nanyue. If he hadn't come here personally, who would know that the seemingly prosperous Nanyue was already filled with vermin?
"Let me think." Murong Ke closed his eyes and sighed in his heart. He had originally planned on helping Mo Rongyi collect his debt and then returning to Jingdou to bid farewell to the Emperor. Now, it seemed that he still had to stay in Nanyue for a while.
He clearly didn't want to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, so why was he called to Nanyue by Mo Rongzhan to solve the case? What was even more unexpected was that the rich families of Nanyue had already become the evil here. They had to be eradicated. If they were allowed to smuggle in salt and tax, the Jin Kingdom would be at war with the Dark North Kingdom. They would be implicated by these rich families first.
"Yi, send 50 million taels back to the capital first and explain the situation here to the emperor in detail. Lu Lingzhi and I will stay behind to find evidence of Li Jingyao's crimes. Ignore those aristocrats for now. Let's get Li Jingyao out of here first," said Murong Ke.
The noble families of Nanyue had long been deeply rooted. Only by gaining their trust could one understand them. A Yi was too righteous and would certainly not be able to feign civility with those noble families. It was better to temporarily let him return to the capital. The situation here had to be made known to Mo Rongzhan.
"Sixth Brother, will you be in danger if you stay?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
Murong Ke smiled faintly. "Are we not going to do anything if it's dangerous? Don't worry and leave. I can handle things here. "
Lu Xiangzhi said, "Sixth Prince, you said the royal family has something to do with Nanyue. Will they … do something in the capital?"
"It's good if they do. I'm afraid they won't do anything." Murong Ke laughed coldly. "Don't touch the Cao family for now. Act according to the situation. None of you are to be rash."
Mo Rongyi and Lu Xiangzhi agreed in a low voice.
However, just as Mo Rongyi was transporting the silver out of Nanyue, someone revealed that in addition to transporting the silver, he also had evidence of collusion between the local aristocrats and Li Jingyao. Mo Rongyi began to encounter assassinations on the road. First, he encountered assassins on the river, and then he was ambushed when he went ashore. If Murong Ke had not sent many people to secretly protect him, he would have been dead.
There were many dangers along the way. Finally, he was about to return to the capital. Before he had time to relax, he encountered another ambush on the official road. The other party clearly wanted him dead and had sent experts to kill him. Fortunately, the hidden guards came to pick him up. Otherwise, he might not have been able to return to the capital.
"Eunuch Chang, where is His Majesty?" Mo Rongyi did not see Mo Rongzhan in the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
"Young Prince, His Majesty is with King Qi at the hunting grounds. Sun Jun has already gone to report." Eunuch Chang said in a low voice.
Mo Rongyi thought for a moment. "Since Imperial Brother has not returned, I'll go find Sister-in-law Empress."
"Young Prince, Her Majesty is not in the palace. She is at Chengde Villa." Eunuch Chang hurriedly stopped him.
"Why did Sister-in-law Empress go to Chengde Villa? In the palace … did something happen? "Mo Rongyi asked with a frown. How could Imperial Brother send Sister-in-law Empress somewhere else?
Eunuch Chang lowered his head. "Nothing happened in the palace, Young Prince."
When Mo Rongyi heard this, he thought it was nonsense. Something must have happened.
However, no matter how he asked, he could not get an answer. It was better to wait until he left the palace to find someone else.
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Hearing Shen Yi's words, Mo Rongzhan's eyes darkened. He lowered his voice and asked, "How is Young Prince's injury?"
"His shoulder is injured. It's not serious. He has been sent back to the palace and is waiting for you." Shen Yi said.
"Let Young Prince rest first. We will see him later." Mo Rongzhan's voice was low. As long as his life was not in danger, he said, "Go and find out who dares to assassinate Young Prince in the capital."
Shen Yi responded and left.
Zhao Yong looked thoughtfully at Mo Rongzhan's expression. He guessed that something must have happened, but his status made it difficult for him to ask.
Mo Rongzhan's expression quickly returned to normal. He smiled faintly and toasted Zhao Yong.
"Your Majesty has a good tolerance for alcohol." Zhao Yong saw that Mo Rongzhan's expression did not change even after drinking a few cups. When he had proposed the marriage alliance, Mo Rongzhan had clearly been very angry, but now he could still calmly drink with him.
Zhao Yong's desire to marry his daughter to him grew even stronger.
This Mo Rongzhan … he could not let his wings grow. He had to suppress him before he matured.
However, was there any way to suppress this young and ambitious emperor?
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In Tianjin.
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