The monk was taken away by the imperial guards and would probably not have a good ending. Consort Hui was taken away by the Empress, and Consort Cui went with her. The glass shards on the ground were cleaned up, and the tense atmosphere in the hall was restored. People began to pay more attention to the glass wares.
The nobles began to bid crazily for the few remaining pieces of glass, and the price soared. Some of the monks were full of smiles, and some were full of worry. Two of the few glass statues had been smashed, and from today onwards, there would be a few more temples with glass statues. How were the other temples going to survive? How were they going to attract believers? How were they going to receive incense?
The man surnamed Shen looked at Shen Su and said, "Su Su, let's go over. Your mother and aunt are over there."
Shen Su nodded and said, "Father, you go first. I'll be right there."
After her father left, Shen Su turned around and looked at the person behind her. She bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for just now."
Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's what I should do."
Then, he asked with some doubt, "You really don't know Shen Shu?"
"That's my older brother."
Shen Su nodded and turned to leave.
"I knew it!" Li Xuan's face showed a look of realization.
"Miaoyu, the imperial physician is here. Let's go over there." Chen Chong glanced at Li Xuan and saw an imperial physician carrying a medical box rushing in from outside. He turned around and helped the Third Miss of the Chen family to the front.
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Li Yi walked out from the back of the hall with a gloomy expression.
The old Emperor's health was getting worse, to the point where he would gasp for breath after a few words. Coupled with his workaholic state, it was likely that he wouldn't last more than two or three years.
The plan had to be made as soon as possible. After this big job, he could start to plan his retreat. By doing both at the same time, he would at least have one more choice.
Everyone saw him walk out from the back of the hall with an ugly expression and different thoughts.
Old General Xue walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "It's alright, it's just twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver. Don't tell me that your family lacks this amount of money. Being reprimanded by His Majesty is already a light punishment. If it were me, I'd probably spank your butt until it's swollen. So much silver was thrown away so easily …"
"That's right. Brat, you should be happy in secret. His Majesty has only reprimanded you. If it was someone else, I'm afraid that their head would have already fallen off …" Old General Ma also walked over and said.
Li Yi was startled and said, "Generals, you have misunderstood. His Majesty did not reprimand me just now …"
Just now, the old emperor really did not reprimand him. The two of them had a detailed discussion about the distribution of the loot. In the end, Li Yi still did not manage to convince the old emperor not to collect taxes. He had already lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and with the addition of the 30% tax, he would be able to scam another 10,000 taels of silver …
"Hehe, if you say he did not reprimand him, then he did not reprimand him …" The two old generals looked at each other and smiled. They understood that young people cared about their reputation. With His Majesty's stingy character, it would be strange if he did not reprimand him for wasting twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver …
The head of the Wang family walked past Li Yi. The two of them looked at each other for a moment, and both of them revealed a smile that only the other party could understand.
Old General Xue touched his chin and asked doubtfully, "You brat, when did you hook up with the Wang family? They are the God of Wealth …"
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"Hmph, looks like His Majesty is starting to be dissatisfied with him." On the other side, in a corner, someone glanced over and said coldly.
Another person replied, "He has become arrogant because of the Emperor's favor. He only has himself to blame for what has happened today."
"If that's the case, we can add fuel to the fire behind his back. When he really loses the Emperor's favor …" An inexplicable smile appeared on one of their faces. "When that time comes, be it the Imperial Consort, the Cui family, or the Qin family, none of them will tolerate him."
Li Yi found a random reason to brush off Old General Xue. As he walked through the main hall, he paid a little attention to the money. This time around, there should be at least three hundred thousand taels of silver in his account. No wonder the old Emperor's eyes were green when he looked at him.
Fortunately, this was an Emperor with integrity and a bottom line. If it was another incapable ruler, he might even kill and rob people of their wealth.
When he walked out of the main hall, he saw MIngzhu standing there alone.
Hearing the voice behind her, MIngzhu turned around and looked at him. "Father didn't talk to you about the glass statue, right?"
"Your Highness, you have to work hard …"
Li Yi walked over and patted her shoulder. He sighed and turned to leave.
Looking at his back, MIngzhu had a puzzled look on her face …
Inside the main hall, the last glass wares had been bought by one of the nobles. At this point, all the glass wares had new owners.
There were dozens of colored glaze wares, including Buddha statues and Buddhist beads, which could only be used by the Buddhist sects. What the nobles could really get was less than half of it. Most people were just here to appreciate it and broaden their horizons.
The monks did not return to the temple in satisfaction. Only a small number of temples got what they wanted. More monks began to worry about the incense offerings in the temples in the future …
At this moment, the head of the Wang family walked out and said with a smile, "What a coincidence. A few days ago, the Wang family bought a batch of glass wares from a foreign merchant. I wanted to keep them, but seeing that His Majesty donated all the treasures in the palace for the sake of the country and the people, I felt deeply ashamed and decided to sell those glass wares. Half of the proceeds will be donated to the national treasury. I have already asked His Majesty. Three days later, there will be a glass bazaar in Hibiscus Garden. At that time, I hope that everyone will do me the honor …"
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
Although the foreign country was small and remote, it was rich in rare treasures. This was something that everyone knew.
The Wang family bought a large batch of glass from the foreign merchant. It seemed that there was a lot of it.
Just now, there were many people who were depressed because they did not buy any glass wares. At this moment, there was some hope in their hearts.
If there was a large batch of glass wares, then wouldn't their chances of getting it be very high?
"May I ask Brother Wang, how many glass wares does the Wang family have?" A middle-aged man stood up and asked.
The head of the Wang family smiled and said, "It will definitely satisfy everyone present."
This explained a lot.
A monk asked, "May I ask if there are any glass Buddha statues?"
"That foreign country is far away overseas. It is a Buddhist country …" The head of the Wang family only finished half of his sentence.
The faces of countless monks were glowing.
This sentence meant that there were not only Buddha statues, but there were a lot of them …
All the merchants in the capital knew that the foreign merchants were their God of Wealth. The things they brought were precious and not expensive. If they were sold, they could make a profit of ten times or even dozens of times.
It was a pity that foreign merchants were hard to come by. County Uncle Li met one and gave the princess a statue. The Wang family also met one and it seemed that the harvest was even bigger. Although they had to donate half of it to the national treasury, they might still make a profit this time …
These days, they were also looking for foreign merchants all over the capital. Why did such a good thing not fall on them?
Of course, even if it fell on them, they would not be like the Wang family, throwing out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just to please the Emperor …
No one knew when it started, but there was a wind of glass in the capital. In the brothels, in the streets, everyone was talking about it. It was said that the threshold of the Cold Mountain Temple had been trampled three times in a short period of time …
A temple without a glass statue was a broken temple. It could not attract enough believers. A rich and powerful person without glass wares was not a rich and powerful person. If there were not a few glass wares in the house, would you dare to call yourself a rich and powerful person?
Where was the power, and where was the nobility?
Colored glaze represented status and luck. Everyone wanted to get their hands on it …
Now, this opportunity had come.
The head of the Wang Family instantly became the focal point of the entire hall. The crowd surrounded him in layers and layers.
At the catering bureau.
The chef was about to cry. "County Uncle Li, Lord Li, Director Li, these dates are ordered by Imperial Concubine Cui to make date cakes tomorrow!"
"Then I'll leave half for you?" Li Yi said after thinking for a while.
The chef shook his head fiercely. "70%, no less!"
"60%. If not, I'll ask the Eldest Princess."
"Someone, weigh the dates for County Uncle Li …"
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