hsntnovel Chapter 2199 Forged Prince's Letter
Chapter 2199 Forged Prince's Letter
It was the first time that Pei Ziyu heard the news from General Li.
He also didn't expect that the Five Surnames Clan would be so afraid of Prince Ji.
He was even more surprised by the secret that the head of the Li family had asked His Majesty for mercy.
At first, the five noble families were high and mighty. Since the founding of the country, the five noble families looked down on the royal family, believing that the royal family was not orthodox, and even refused to marry into the royal family.
It's a completely contemptuous attitude.
As for lowering one's status and asking the emperor for mercy, that was even more impossible.
But how long has it been since then, and how drastically has attitude changed?
"Hey~~~~Brother Pei, some things are not told to outsiders, so I will just tell you.
We can't afford to offend this young prince, so you and I should just obey his orders. He won't stay here for too long.
As long as we take him away, we will be safe."
General Li sighed. These things were only known to each family. He told Pei Ziyu about it because he saw that Pei Ziyu was stingy with the money and was afraid that he would be upset.
Pei Ziyu also heard the secret today.
“Brother Li, don’t worry, what happened today will not be known to any third person.
You also know that although Pei was born in the Pei family, he belongs to the side branch and has a low status. There are many things that Pei really does not know.
All I know is that the Pei family has an average relationship with the Ji Palace, and only my cousin Pei Xingjian's branch has some dealings with the Ji Palace.
This is also because Pei Xingjian’s wife is the elder sister of Prince Ji’s mansion.
Prince Ji's Mansion therefore took care of some of them."
Pei Ziyu also knew that the Pei family also wanted to get close to the Ji Wang Mansion, but because the Pei family had a bad relationship with the Ji Wang Mansion before, they never had the opportunity.
They could only establish connections with Prince Ji's Mansion through Pei Xingjian's branch, hoping to resolve previous conflicts.
“Brother Pei, let’s not talk about anything else. You and I should hurry back to collect some money. I guess we can’t even get out of the city gate right now.
Collect the fine as soon as possible and give it to Prince Ji, so that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible."
General Li didn't want to say more. There was no point in saying more at this time. It was just the two of them sighing and licking each other's wounds.
Pei Ziyu nodded after hearing this:
"Okay, let's not delay that, we'll send it over as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.
Although it is called a fine, I am afraid that all this money will end up in the pocket of Prince Ji."
"It doesn't matter who owns him, as long as I can keep my life and my official position," General Li said indifferently.
"Brother Li, should we report this matter to the Protector General?" Pei Ziyu asked.
"How should we report it? We don't know where the Protector General is right now. Let's wait until he comes back and then notify him."
General Li shook his head. At this moment, no one can care about anyone else. They can't even protect themselves.
Pei Ziyu thought about it and nodded in agreement, then the two of them got up and went to raise money.
After Li Shen brought Wang Xuance back to the office, they went to the study.
"Hahaha, Xuan Ce, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain. I thought that fining them 50,000 strings of cash was enough.
I didn’t expect that each person would get 100,000 strings of cash. Now I have an extra 200,000 strings of cash in pocket money.”
After sitting down, Li Shen laughed happily. Two hundred thousand strings of cash would be enough for him to spend for a long time.
"Yes, I didn't expect these two to be so rich. It seems that there are still many things we haven't found out."
Wang Xuance also agreed with a smile.
"It doesn't matter. We can't find out everything. It's good enough to find out these.
If the imperial court cannot find out, we naturally cannot find out either.
Don't worry about the details. Overall, this time we were a complete success and completed the tasks assigned by His Majesty.
What will happen in the future is not something I should consider. We have Your Majesty and the Crown Prince.
However, with my judgment this time, I think they will not dare to cross the line in the next five years.
Otherwise, I don’t mind giving them another beating.”
Li Shen waved his hands casually. He had a great harvest this time. Not only did he accomplish the task assigned by Lao Li, but he also made money.
Li Shen thinks he can take this job if it comes available in the future.
"Your Highness is right. After this incident, the officials of Xizhou will definitely perform their duties conscientiously and be honest and upright."
Wang Xuance continued to agree, thinking to himself, that's for sure, who can stand being exploited like this.
Even if he is a corrupt official, I would only scrape off a layer of oil, but you scrape off the flesh as well, leaving the bones exposed.
There were also a dozen or so beheaders who not only took away the human flesh, but also the bones.
The officials of Xizhou Prefecture have long been frightened, so who would dare to continue committing crimes?
"Hahahaha, this is exactly the effect I want. Don't you bastards know that all this money belongs to me?
I give so much money to the court every year, yet they still dare to embezzle it. They really don't take me seriously.
By the way, send someone to notify the city gates later not to let Pei Ziyu and the other two out of the city. If anyone is allowed out through any of the city gates, I will kill all the city guards."
We can't let such a big fat sheep run away, it's worth two hundred thousand strings of cash.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already notified them.
but......"
Wang Xuance seemed to be hesitant to speak at this point.
"If you have anything to say, just say it." Li Shen said frankly.
"Yes, I want to ask, is it really okay for us to forge a letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Wang Xuance finally asked worriedly, the words on the letter were written by him imitating the Majesty's flying white style.
“So that’s what it is, don’t worry, nothing will happen, we are not using the prince’s name to do evil.
Although the letter was fake, it was true that he was doing things for the prince.
After this incident, Pei Ziyu and the other two will be extremely grateful to the prince as this is a life-saving favor.
The prince will have to thank me, maybe there will be a reward... Hey?"
Li Shen was suddenly stunned when he said this, then he felt around up and down.
"What are you looking for, Your Majesty?" Wang Xuance asked curiously.
"Where's the letter? Where did that letter go? Did you get it back?"
Li Shen looked up and asked.
"This... didn't I give it to the prince? Why didn't the prince take it back before he left?" Hearing that Li Shen lost the letter.
Wang Xuance stood up, a little flustered.
If this were used as evidence, wouldn't he, the person who forged the letter, be beheaded?
This is only slightly less serious than forging an imperial edict. If things go wrong, the entire family will be executed.
How could Wang Xuance not be worried?
"Be patient, I will look for it again." Looking at the somewhat panicked Wang Xuance, Li Shen comforted him and continued to search his body.
It's a pity that he didn't have any pockets. After a moment, Li Shen looked up and said:
"It is probably left in the governor's mansion. I was a little excited just now and forgot to take it."
"Then I will go and get the letter back right away." Hearing what Prince Ji said, Wang Xuance immediately stood up and was about to go to the governor's mansion.