"Your Highness, this...this..."
Lantian County, the back hall of Yanhuang Bank.
Facing Li Ke's questioning, Mr. Song's face turned red and he wanted to explain something, but in the end he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
His surname is Song and his first name is Siming. He is considered the number one accountant under Li Ke.
Seeing this, Li Ke walked up to Song Siming and said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Song, you should know better than anyone else that this Yanhuang Money Bank does not belong to me, Li Ke, but to many people including my father and the Marquis of Yong'an." My dear, the bank's annual income does not go into my pocket. Last month's profit was a full 1,500 Tang Yuan less. How do you want me to explain to my father? How to tell Yong'an Marquis and others. All the honorable nobles will explain~?"
When Li Zexuan opened the bank, in order to strengthen the bank's capital and enhance its credibility, not only did he involve the royal family, but also Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji and other nobles "generously contributed" to the real subscription of Yanhuang Bank. Dry stocks.
Therefore, in theory, the bank's annual profits must be distributed according to everyone's shareholding ratio. Although Li Ke is now in charge of the management of Lantian County Bank, he is not qualified to distribute the bank's profits without authorization.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became depressing, and a layer of sweat gradually formed on Song Siming's forehead, but even so, he did not say any words to defend himself, he just stood with his head lowered, as if he had done something wrong. In front of Li Ke.
Faced with such an incompetent old man, Li Ke was a little angry. If it were another person in power, he would have imprisoned the old man directly for corruption and interrogated him severely. However, Li Ke knew the character of the old man in front of him. Knowing that the other party would never jeopardize his reputation for such a small fortune, Li Ke was silent for a moment, and then spoke again:
"Mr. Song, this is not a small matter. Don't think about taking it on yourself. My Li Ke principle is that I will never wrong a good person, and I will never let a bad person go. These fifteen hundred Tang Yuan Please let Mr. Song know who embezzled it! Otherwise, if I conduct a thorough investigation, no matter who is found, it will not look good on anyone!"
Hearing what Li Ke said, Song Siming trembled. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "Your Highness, this matter must not be made public, because the person who embezzled this money is... the sixth prince!"
Li Ke's expression changed, and his gloomy little face suddenly became as dark as the sky before the storm!
"You mean young? How dare he?"
After taking a deep breath, Li Ke said in disbelief.
The so-called sixth prince is Li Er's sixth son, named Li. He was born to Concubine Yang and is Li Ke's half-brother. Since Li is still less than ten years old and has a naughty character and uneducated He is not favored by Li Er because of his skills, so he currently does not have a formal title.
According to the normal historical development trajectory, Li was named King of Liang, which was also in the fifth year of Zhenguan. Now this cheating naughty boy is trying his best to make trouble for the royal family!
In the official history, Li Er once reprimanded Li like this: "Animals can be tamed by humans after being trained; iron stones can be made into square utensils after being smelted and carved. But people like Li are worse than animals and iron stones!"
From this we can see how much this child gives Li Er a headache and annoyance!
At this time, Song Siming said with a bitter look on his face: "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince and His Royal Highness King Lu came to Song many times last month, saying that they wanted to withdraw a sum of money for urgent needs. The old man also knew that the bank's money could not be touched, so he He flatly refused, but the Sixth Prince threatened the old man and said, Your Highness is in charge of this entire bank. He is His Highness's younger brother. It is nothing to withdraw a little money. He also said that if the old man does not give the money, he will sell the old man's little granddaughter. Go to Baihua Tower! The Sixth Prince has done a lot of misdeeds in the past, how dare I risk my granddaughter? Your Highness, my granddaughter is only ten years old!"
At this point, Song Siming's old face showed both shame and fear!
"You bastard! You bastard~! How dare you act so recklessly!"
After Li Ke heard this, even though the other person was his half-brother, he couldn't help but cursed angrily.
After scolding him, he looked at Mr. Song and said, "Why didn't Mr. Song tell me about this earlier?"
Song Siming said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince also said that if I tell you about this matter, he will not only sell my granddaughter, but also break the legs of our whole family! Today I will tell Your Highness Please resign and take the whole family to other places to avoid trouble before dark~!"
Seeing that his loyal subordinates were forced to resign and leave their hometown, Li Ke could no longer bear it and said in a deep voice:
"Mr. Song, you can't go anywhere! I promise you today that as long as you don't violate the laws of the Tang Dynasty, nothing will happen to you and your family! I swear to God~!"
The ancients attached great importance to oaths. Seeing that the majestic King of Shu actually swore an oath for his white body, Song Siming was immediately moved. He quickly said: "Your Highness's words are serious! Your Highness has always been generous to others and values trust and righteousness. I naturally believe in Your Highness!"
Li Ke felt relieved now. He nodded, then turned around and shouted out the door: "Here comes someone! Go and catch my unworthy brother~!"
The word "catch" is used, not "please", nor "take", which is enough to show how angry Li Ke was at this time.
"...Yes! Your Highness~!"
The two guards who came in couldn't help but look at each other, but seeing Li Ke's gloomy face, they could only quickly accept the order.
"Pa~!"
"Bang bang bang~!"
At this moment, the sound of a flowerpot falling to the ground came from the yard outside the house, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps, which gradually faded away.
Li Ke frowned and said to the two guards, "Go and see what's going on outside~?"
"Here~!"
The two of them quickly walked out of the door.
After a while.
"How brave! Let me go! Let me go quickly! Otherwise, I will kill you nine tribes~!"
"This matter has nothing to do with me. If you want to arrest Li, arrest me. Why are you arresting me? Let go! Otherwise, believe it or not, I will prevent you from seeing the sun tomorrow~!"
Amidst a burst of noisy shouting, Li Ke's two guards slipped in with two teenage boys.
"Your Highness, the noise outside the house just now was made by the Sixth Prince and His Highness King Lu! They must have just arrived at the bank!"
A guard put down Li and bowed his hand to Li Ke.
It is said that these two children are unlucky. Today they were planning to repeat their old tricks and come to the bank to "extort" a sum of money from Song Siming. Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the bank, they happened to meet Li Ke lecturing Song Siming. Let's give him a lecture, but the content of the lecture happened to be between the two of them. After eavesdropping for a while, these two people immediately rubbed their feet when they saw that the situation was not going well.
But when Li Yuanchang turned around, he accidentally knocked over a flowerpot beside him, which alerted Li Ke inside the house.
Li Ke's eyes were gloomy, he nodded towards the two guards and said, "Well! You all go down first!"
"Here~!"
The more you know about royal affairs, the sooner you will die. The two guards had no intention of listening in the room. After hearing this, they hurriedly left as if they had been granted amnesty.
"Three... Third brother~!"
After the two guards exited the room, Li hesitated for a moment, raised his head, looked at Li Ke with some fear, and said weakly.
Even though he was usually a jerk, always relying on his father to be the emperor and causing trouble and misbehaving, he was not afraid of anything, but as the saying goes, everything comes down, so for his half-brother, Li was still quite afraid.
Li Yuanchang stood there calmly and said nothing. In terms of seniority, he was Li Ke and Li's imperial uncle, so he was not afraid of Li Ke.
Li Ke looked at his half-brother steadily without saying a word. Just when Li was about to lose his ability, he heard Li Ke say coldly: "Immediately apologize to Mr. Song~!"
There seemed to be no warmth in the cold voice, and there was no room for negotiation.
"What? Third brother, you want me to apologize to this bad old man? Impossible! I am the prince, who is he?"
Hearing this, Li exclaimed in disbelief.
Song Siming narrowed his eyes slightly and pretended not to hear Li's offensive words.
"Bang~!"
But Li Ke couldn't pretend he didn't hear it. He slammed the table angrily, stood up and said, "Asshole! Shut up! What does our father teach us on a daily basis? He taught us to be benevolent, humble, pure and kind. Look at what you are like now. How is your appearance any different from those ruffians on the street? Apologize to Mr. Song quickly, otherwise I will go back to the palace today and report all the good deeds you have done to my father! Let’s see what my father will do with you~!"
"Hey~! Don't, don't, don't! Third brother, please don't tell Father, apologize. I will apologize to Mr. Song right now~!"
When Li heard this, he immediately panicked and said quickly.
To say that the person he fears most in the world, besides Li Ke, is Li Er.
Li Er is the immediate emperor. He has been on the battlefield and killed people. If Li Er makes a mistake on weekdays, Li Er does not need to take action at all. He will just give him a cold look and Li will be overwhelmed. So after hearing that Li Ke was going to report the matter to Li Er, this little bastard immediately relented!
"Your Highness, how can a commoner like Song be able to bear the Sixth Prince's apology? Your Highness, please take back your life~!"
Song Siming cupped his hands to Li Ke at this time.
"Hmph! Old man, you are wise!"
Before Li Ke could speak, Li couldn't help but whisper.
Although the voice was small, Li Ke, who had a keen ear, heard him clearly. Li Ke said with a livid face: "Li! Mr. Song is my brother's right-hand man. If you dare to be disrespectful to him again, then don't blame me." I recognize you as my younger brother~!"
This is a bit harsh to say.
As a princess of the previous dynasty, Concubine Yang's status in the palace was already awkward. Li was always doing mischief outside. Wasn't it because he had a brother who was favored by Li Er
"Third brother, please calm down. My younger brother realizes his mistake!"
Li quickly begged for mercy. Seeing that Li Ke was unmoved, he quickly bowed to Song Siming and said, "Mr. Song, I'm sorry! Xiao Wang has been so offensive in the past. I hope Mr. Song can forgive me!"
Seeing Li Furuan, Li Yuanchang on the side looked surprised.
Song Siming just wanted his family to be safe, but he didn't have the guts to be angry with Li. Before Li could bow down, he had already stretched out his hand to support Li and said:
"Your Highness can't do it! He can't do it! I can't bear it!"
"Ha~! I've apologized and seen the excitement. Xiao Ke, your uncle and I still have some things to do in the palace, so let's take the first step~!"
Li's problem was temporarily solved. Li Yuanchang knew that Li Ke's target might turn to him next, so he hurriedly wanted to leave.
"Uncle, wait a minute!"
Li Ke said quickly.
Although the young man in front of him was born in the same year as himself, due to his seniority, he had to be called uncle no matter what. Senior and junior are superior to each other. This cannot be messed up in any dynasty!
"What? Xiao Ke, don't you also want your uncle to apologize to this old man?"
Li Yuanchang stopped, looked at Li Ke with a narrow look, and said.
This little bastard is basically the same kind of person as Li. From what he said, you can tell that his quality is inferior!
Li Ke shook his head and said: "Uncle Huang, you are worrying too much! Ke just wanted to ask, last month you and Xiao Cong bank transferred 1,500 Tang Yuan, where did you use it~?"
Li Yuanchang and Li looked at each other, and their expressions suddenly became a little unnatural. However, the unnaturalness on Li Yuanchang's face was fleeting. He said nonchalantly: "Hey, hey, hey! Xiao Ke, don't spit blood on others. , Defiling one's innocence! What's one thousand five hundred yuan? Why didn't I know? This thing should be a small matter. If you want to ask, just ask him, what does it have to do with me? "
Being ruthlessly betrayed by his teammates, Li's face suddenly turned pale. He looked at Li Yuanchang's profile and said with some disbelief: "Uncle Huang, you... you..."
"You, you, you, what, you? What? Am I wrong? Didn't you go to the bank to get the money from Mr. Song last month?"
Li Yuanchang stared and said.
After that, he rolled his eyes and looked at Li Ke again, saying: "Xiao Ke! Maybe Xiao Ke is a little nervous recently, so he wants to borrow some from Mr. Song for turnover. It's not like he won't pay it back. Well, why do you have to be so serious there?"
Now with a black face and now with a red face, Li Yuanchang not only took himself out of it, but also secretly sold Li a favor, making the other party be grateful to him. It has to be said that he was really good at this!
Sure enough, Li, who had resentment in his eyes before, now had a hint of gratitude in his eyes. He turned around and said to Li Ke:
"Yes, yes! Third brother, this money was just borrowed by Mr. Song and I. I will definitely pay it back in the future, so don't hold on to it anymore~!"
Li Ke was unmoved and said in a deep voice: "Xiao, if you still regard me as your brother today, just tell me honestly, what on earth did you do with so much money~!"
Seeing Li Ke's questioning, Li's eyes suddenly dimmed.
At this time, Li Yuanchang took the opportunity to say: "Haha! Xiao Ke, you two brothers have something to do, you can talk among yourselves. Uncle Emperor, I really have something to do, so I will take the first step!"
Having said that, he raised his foot and was about to run away!
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a powerful voice came from the door: "You two won't go anywhere until you explain things clearly today~!"
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