The matter of South Vietnam needs to be discussed further.
Murong Yi and Murong Ke went to South Vietnam to get back the debts they owed back then. The rich family who owed the money had been very cooperative and took the initiative to pay back all the money they owed. They took back 50 million in a short while. At that time, Murongyi thought that this trip would be more difficult than in the capital, but who knew it would be so smooth, they couldn't believe it.
It was Murong Ke who felt that there was a problem, so he went to the Governor's Mansion to check the taxes of these years, only to find that the money owed by the merchants and wealthy families in South Vietnam was much more than they imagined. What shocked him the most was that there were still people in South Vietnam. Secretly smuggling official salt, the profit of official salt is absolutely beyond imagination, not to mention that the South Vietnamese port leads to various places, and it is not known how far these salt merchants can go.
Murong Ke decided to stay and continue to find out the truth. Some people probably saw their intentions, and some people began to invite them to dinner to test, and there were a lot of bribes. Only then did Murong Yi find out how big these people's bribes are. If he wants, It is estimated that the money he has received now is more than tens of millions of taels.
"Just looking at the Pan family and Feng family back then, you can see how prosperous the merchants in South Vietnam are, and I'm afraid they are even worse now." Murong Ke said in a low voice, and he looked at Lu Xiangzhi and Murong Yi, "In addition to Looking at the truth back then, it is also a problem that the rich families in South Vietnam colluded with the court officials, if these nobles in South Vietnam cannot be completely controlled by the court, it will be the biggest trouble here in the future."
Murong Yi nodded heavily, "Sixth brother, Li Jingyao is unwilling to cooperate, we have no way of finding out how many rich families are involved in the private salt trade, let alone find out the situation of tax evasion, he is simply covering up those rich families, I don't know how much benefit I have received."
"Then deal with Li Jingyao first." Murong Ke said coldly, "Submit the evidence of Li Jingyao's bribery to the imperial court, and replace the governor of South Vietnam. In this way, it will be easier for us to investigate."
"The Cao family is the largest wealthy family in South Vietnam today?" Lu Xiangzhi frowned and said, "Cao Xingyu's grandfather used to be the governor of South Vietnam, and he was the one who tried the case of the Pan family and the Feng family. Does the situation have anything to do with the Cao family?"
Murong Ke and Murong Yi looked at each other, and Murong Ke said in a low voice, "The muddy waters in Nanyue... I'm afraid even some members of the clan will be trapped in it."
"Sixth brother, what should we do now?" Murongyi didn't expect that there would be so many troubles under the tranquility of Nanyue. If he hadn't come here in person, who would have known that the prosperous Nanyue would have been covered with moths long ago.
"Let me think about it." Murong Ke closed his eyes, and he sighed in his heart. Originally, he planned to help Murong Yi collect the debt and then return to the capital to bid farewell to the emperor. Now it seems that he will still be in South Vietnam for a while up.
He obviously didn't want to interfere with the affairs of the court, so why was he called by Murong Zhan to South Vietnam to solve the case? What made him even more unexpected was that the powerful families in South Vietnam have become a gangrene here. If we don’t get rid of them, let them pay taxes and sell smuggled salt. Jin Guo, not to mention fighting with Beiming Kingdom, will be implicated by these wealthy families first. .
"Ayi, you send 50 million taels back to the capital first, and explain the situation here to the emperor in detail. Lu Lingzhi and I stay here to look for evidence of Li Jingyao's crime. Those gentry don't care about it for the time being. Get Li Jingyao away first." Murong Ke said.
The wealthy families here in South Vietnam have long been entrenched, and you can only understand them if you gain their trust. A Yi is too upright, and he definitely can’t make false promises with those wealthy families. Let him go back to the capital for the time being. The situation here must let Mo Rong Zhan knew.
"Brother Six, will it be dangerous for you to stay?" Murong Zhan asked in a low voice.
Murong Ke smiled faintly, "Don't do it if it's dangerous? You can leave at ease, I can still handle it here."
Lu Xiangzhi said, "Sixth Prince, you said that people from the clan are related to South Vietnam, so will these people... also take action in the capital?"
"It's good if they have some movement, I'm afraid they won't do anything." Murong Ke sneered, "Don't touch the Cao family for the time being, play by ear, none of you are allowed to be impulsive."
Both Murongyi and Lu Xiangzhi responded in low voices.
However, when Murongyi was transporting the silver and left South Vietnam, someone revealed that besides transporting the silver, he also had evidence of collusion between the local wealthy family and Li Jingyao. Murongyi began to encounter assassinations on the road, first on the river, When he went ashore and walked overland, he was ambushed again. If Murong Ke hadn't sent many people to protect him secretly, he would have died.
There were many risks along the way, and finally he was about to return to the capital. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he encountered an ambush on the official road in the capital. The opponent obviously wanted to put him to death. They sent all masters to kill him. Fortunately, there was a secret guard Some people will come to pick him up, otherwise he may not be able to return to Kyoto.
"Eunuch Chang, where is the emperor?" Murong Yi didn't see Murong Zhan in Qianqing Palace, so he was full of doubts.
"Little prince, the emperor was with King Qi at the hunting ground, and Sun Jun has already gone to report." Eunuch Chang said in a low voice.
Murong Yi thought for a while, "Since the emperor hasn't returned yet, I'll go find the queen's sister-in-law."
"Little prince, the empress is not in the palace, she is in Chengde Villa." Eunuch Chang hurriedly stopped him.
"Why did the queen's sister-in-law go to Chengde Mountain Villa? Did something happen in the palace?" Murongyi frowned and asked, how could the emperor send the queen's sister-in-law to another place.
Eunuch Chang lowered his head, "There is nothing in the palace, little prince."
When Murong Yi heard this, he thought it was nonsense, something must have happened.
But now no matter how much he asks, he can't find out, so he should ask someone else after he leaves the palace.
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When Mo Rongzhan heard Shen Yi's words, his eyes turned cold, and he asked in a low voice, "How is the little prince injured?"
"I hurt my shoulder. It's not serious. It has been sent back to the palace and is waiting for you." Shen Yi said.
"Let the little prince rest first, I will see him later." Murong Zhan said in a low voice, as long as his life is not in danger, "Go and investigate, who dares to assassinate the little prince in the capital."
Shen Yi responded and left.
Zhao Yong, who was at the bottom, looked at Mo Rongzhan's face thoughtfully, and guessed that something must have happened, but his identity made it difficult for him to ask.
Mo Rongzhan's complexion quickly returned to normal, and he toasted Zhao Yong with a light smile.
"The emperor is good at drinking." Zhao Yong didn't change his face when he saw that Mo Rongzhan had drank a few glasses. When he proposed marriage just now, Mo Rongzhan was obviously very angry, but now he can still drink with him calmly.
Zhao Yong even wanted to marry his daughter to him.
This Mo Rongzhan... can't make him full-fledged, he must be suppressed when he is immature.
However, is there any way to suppress this young and ambitious emperor