Chapter 509 (2/2)

”What about the silver?” Li Zhi is not angry. He glances at Li Hong at will and then looks at Fang Xianzhong again.

Fang Xianzhong looks at Li Hong again. Li Hong still doesn't look at him. He can't help but murmur in his heart. Can he really save his life if he does this?

But when he got to the court, he couldn't help but flinch, so he had to brave his head and say, ”my highness, the silver of the Ministry of works was appropriated by the prince's highness and appropriated to the military department, but the whereabouts of the silver was given to Quanzhou shipyard.”

”To your majesty, what Lord Fang said is true, but the crown prince did not embezzle it privately, but misappropriated it when the Ministry of public works had surplus money. This year, the crown prince led Lord Fang to inspect the disaster management along the Yellow River. At that time, the money of the Ministry of labor was still very abundant, and before that, his highness had already appropriated the silver of the Ministry.” Minister Ren Ya of the Ministry of war stood up and said.

”To your majesty, I think that the prince's highness, as the minister's order of the provincial government, should not arbitrarily misappropriate the original silver of each department, but should explain clearly why he embezzled the silver to Quanzhou.” The Minister of Dali Temple Di Renjie stood up and said after being looked at by Li Zhi.Wu Mei never raised her head and looked up at the court hall, as if all these had nothing to do with her, but the common courtiers fighting on the court, without involving the prince.

The Minister of rites took a look at di Renjie and said faintly, ”Lord Di, since Lord Fang pleads with your majesty, should we first let Lord Fang explain why the Ministry of work is so short of money? Lord Ren has said that after the crown prince misappropriates it, the Ministry's silver is still surplus. ”

Di Renjie was calm and said with a smile: ”whether it is the prince's highness or the Minister of the Ministry of industry, in short, the money of the Ministry of works should be clearly stated. As for who is the first and who is the second, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, his Highness takes the lead in explaining clearly, and then it is not too late for Lord Fang to tell the direction of other silver?”

Standing among the ministers with a smile, Li Qiao of the imperial historian said lightly: ”since Lord Fang pleaded guilty, it is natural that Lord Fang took the lead in stating his guilt. As for the prince's Royal Highness's embezzlement of silver to Quanzhou, it is not necessary to go to the East Palace in any case. So I think it's better to let Lord Fang say his sin first?”

”Fang Xianzhong, the cost of five million taels of silver. Do you know where I used it Li Hong saw that di Renjie was about to speak. He waved his hand and interrupted Di Renjie.

Above the court, those who support you openly are naturally those who support you. Those who explicitly do not support you are not necessarily those who do not support you.

For Di Renjie's reaction, Li Hong doesn't think that di Renjie doesn't support himself. On the contrary, he wants to know what he talked with his mother last night?

Now his action seems to be a relief for Fang Xianzhong, but it is actually a test for himself whether Fang Xianzhong can be trusted.

”Yes, I know how much money you spend, but the five million taels of silver from the Ministry of industry, together with the silver appropriated by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of war, is worth more than 10 million taels. However, there are only five giant ships that can go to sea in Quanzhou, and before that, three of the same ships sank in the sea for five to seven days, and the third one only lasted ten days After following the footsteps of the first two ships, he sank completely in the sea. After all, as Minister of the Ministry of industry, I am not the commander of the Navy Cui Zhibian, but I am proficient in canals and five tooth warships, and I can build a luxury decorated giant ship. Obviously, the value of each ship of Quanzhou is only tens of thousands of taels, and the rest of the silver is unknown Where has your highness gone Fang Xianzhong looked at the ground closely, but his feet slowly appeared in his sight.

With the feet getting closer and closer to him, the sweat on his forehead became more and more. He even narrowed into his eyes. The bitter feeling made him dare not reach out to wipe it. He had to lower his head and blink his eyes.

”You're right, but in fact, four ships were sunk, not three, and the cost of these four ships is more than twice as much as the five ships that can be sailed today. But do you know why it's so expensive? ” Li Hong patted Fang Xianzhong on the shoulder. He was so scared that he almost fell to the ground.

”I don't know, so I hope your highness can give me a reasonable explanation.” Fang Xianzhong continued to lower his head, feeling Li Hong's fingers, the rhythm of fear hit his shoulder.

”OK, I can explain it to you, but I'm done. Can you explain it to me?” Li Hong faces Fang Xianzhong again and signals Fang Xianzhong to look up at himself.

Fang Xianzhong wants to see the signs of trading in Li Hong's eyes, but his deep eyes, like an endless whirlpool, not only can't see clearly his intention, but also makes himself more flustered.

Peiyan watched all this quietly. Fang Xianzhong went to di Renjie's house yesterday. Although he had never been invited by Di Renjie to narrate, the half column of incense at the gate was enough time for them to make a deal.

Today, di Renjie's words in the court hall are obviously biased towards Fang Xianzhong. It seems that yesterday Di Renjie and Fang Xianzhong have reached an agreement. Then, do you want to add fuel to the flames at this time, so that the prince's highness can't explain more than 10 million taels of silver?

Thinking of this, Peiyan quietly observed the expressions of Li Zhi and Wu Mei. Seeing that their attention was focused on Li Hong, Pei Yan confirmed that he took two steps forward in his heart and said, ”my majesty, it is the so-called” prince who violates the law should commit the same crime as the common people. ”The minister thinks that no matter what the purpose of the prince's highness embezzles the silver of the Ministry of industry, the Ministry of household and the Ministry of war, it is obvious that It can't be explained that the prince's Highness's action was considered by me in the Tang Dynasty. It is obvious that the prince's Highness has other selfish intentions. ”