bookrebus Chapter 204: Duke Anguo is deposed
Chapter 204: Duke Anguo is deposed
Steward Wang was simply curious as to why the Duke of Anguo couldn't come up with the money?
This person is of noble status and has been favored by His Majesty for many years, so he has been rewarded with many good things.
Steward Wang was a money-loving man, and he was counting on these big families to improve his life, but he didn't expect problems to arise with Duke Anguo.
He asked his men to inquire, and they were stunned when they heard the result.
To be honest, he felt a little sympathetic towards Duke Anguo at this moment.
Aren’t his children really unfilial?
Except for the eldest son who made some achievements, the rest of the children were completely useless.
The youngest son ignored him, and the daughter was also indifferent. They read the letters he sent out, but did not even take out a tael of silver.
Originally, his men were planning to send a message to General Xie Xiao, but who would have thought that this young general was seriously injured in the competition and is now unable to take care of himself, and the outcome is still unknown.
"Duke Anguo, I really feel a little sympathetic towards you. There are also unfilial descendants in other families, but only in your family, there is not even one filial one! This is really strange."
Duke Anguo did not understand what Steward Wang meant at first, until his personal servant ran in and explained everything in tears.
Duke Anguo never thought that his daughter would do this!
He has devoted a lot of effort to this daughter and has never treated her unfairly!
"Did the young lady read the letter?"
"My Lord, the eldest lady said that the family has no money now. But it doesn't matter, the eldest lady has already arranged to sell the land, so please wait a little longer."
Duke Anguo felt very distressed when he heard this.
Those fields were passed down from our ancestors, so are they just going to be sold like this?
This daughter is such a jerk!
"You have my token! This time you can ask the butler for the money directly!"
After hearing what Duke Anguo said and seeing his expression, his subordinates had no choice but to tell him the truth.
"My Lord, even if I take your token, there is nothing I can do. There is really not a single ounce of silver in the treasury right now!"
Upon hearing the result, Duke Anguo felt his head swelling and his whole body dizzy.
How come there is no money in their house?
The news of losing the silver was too much of a blow, even more important than the eldest son being severely injured and possibly even disabled.
"My Lord, you must hold on! The mansion is in chaos right now. If you don't go back to take charge of the situation, then the mansion is really finished!"
Duke Anguo only felt a buzzing in his head, then his eyes went dark and he passed out.
Manager Wang felt particularly happy watching the excitement.
I've long been fed up with this guy. Usually he always holds his head high and ignores me, as if he's so powerful.
Now it seems that he is not as free as a eunuch himself.
"No wonder people say that children are a debt, it turns out to be true. No one can be relied on at a critical moment, so it's better to rely on yourself."
After expressing his feelings, Manager Wang left happily.
He was anxious to tell His Majesty such an interesting thing, and he was very eager to please him.
A guy like Duke Anguo does not deserve your majesty's favor and trust. Take this opportunity to get rid of him quickly, so that you won't feel uncomfortable seeing him in the future.
The emperor still had some rationality. After understanding what had happened, he shook his head helplessly.
"These generals are really worrying. What's the point of them fighting with each other?
It would be better to spend this time thinking about how to defend the country and how to appease the people.
All you do every day is ask for money and complain about insufficient food and fodder. Can't you use your brain to think of a solution?"
When it comes to the issue of money, the emperor easily becomes angry.
The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he asked Chief Steward Wang to teach Duke Anguo a lesson.
After all, it was his own fault. As the head of the family, he didn't even have any prestige!
"How badly is Xie Linfeng injured? Will he be able to stand up again in the future?"
The emperor was very troubled. After all, these generals were carefully selected by him, and they were all clean and loyal people.
It's not because of how powerful they are or how good they are at leading troops in battle, but because they are all loyal that they have achieved their current status.
Of course, some people here have conflicts and have even formed hatreds with each other in the past, but don’t they know what loyalty to the emperor and patriotism means?
If you keep harping on these little things every day and fighting over them, you are clearly asking for trouble.
He was busy practicing and had no time to care about their trivial matters.
Steward Wang naturally chose to say something nice. After all, he knew very well that their emperor was extremely heartless. No matter who was right or wrong, he only cared about winning or losing.
The Zhao family won this time, so Your Majesty will not uphold justice for the Xie family, just like he did back then.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit, everyone has to admit this and accept this truth.
"I heard that General Xie's leg has been treated, but I don't know where he is recuperating now."
"That's good, it seems nothing serious."
It was no big deal, so he just ignored it. The emperor didn't intend to ask what happened or how to punish him. This was already the best result.
"By the way, I heard something else."
"What's the matter? Tell me about it."
Although I don't really want to hear it, but since this old guy said so, it must be of some use.
"I heard that the eldest son of the Xie family took out the farmland outside the capital and gave it directly to the Divine Doctor Valley as a reward for saving me."
The emperor couldn't help laughing. This man was indeed a cheerful person and one who knew how to repay his gratitude.
“However, I heard that the Divine Doctor Valley never cared about these worldly things and immediately used this piece of land to resettle the victims.
I heard that there are 300,000 disaster victims outside the city waiting for food, and they really need a large area to accommodate them. "
What Manager Wang said didn't sound interesting, as if he was just chatting casually, but in fact, he had 12,000 taels of silver in his pocket.
This money was not given by someone else, but by Liu Rumei, just so that she could say a word for him at the critical moment.
Now that I have said this, I don't feel guilty about taking this money. It is what I deserve.
"In that case, let's give them all the surrounding fields. Don't let them cause any trouble this time.
By the way, whose fields are these around here? Let them learn from the Xie family and become more knowledgeable. "
The emperor's intention was very clear. He just wanted to ask for other people's things directly. He already had that much anyway, so he didn't mind adding a little more.
Moreover, he doesn't have to do this himself, as long as Wang, the chief steward, takes action, the emperor is still willing to do him such a favor.
Manager Wang was very happy as he found another way to make money.
Although the ministers must feel angry and even hate themselves, so what?
Making money is the most important thing, what does face matter?
But then again, the drought outside is severe now, when will it rain?
Manager Wang couldn't help but look at the weather outside. He was a little worried. If the drought continued, what would happen to the victims? Could they really survive?