So in the face of Pan Chenghou and others' frame-up, Liu Chengyou's only self-defense strategy was to confront Li Hongji on the spot.

However, Li Jing would never allow such a situation to live. He and his eldest son both had ulterior motives.

If you don’t love the elderly, you will naturally not expect the elderly to respect the elderly.

Of course, Li Jing himself has been wondering about this matter. The change in his eldest son started when he was five or six years old. He was a normal child before, but then he began to consciously alienate himself.

In the first year of Baoda, Li Hongji and Li Hongmao left the town of Erdu. The former took the initiative to go to the more dangerous Dongdu. It seemed that he had a deep brotherhood and had to take the initiative to take the responsibility of his elder brother.

But afterwards, although Jiangdu faced the pseudo-Jin and Wuyue, it was said that wars were constant, but on the other hand, the Jianghuai Plain was a granary, and Jiangdu was the largest commercial city in the world. In the entire jurisdiction of the Jiedu region, there were three kinds of salt, iron and copper, and they could also produce silk and satin. Although the quality was not very good, it was enough for currency.

If Li Hongji had already been a 20-route person at that time, then Li Jing would never agree to him go to Jiangdu, but he was only thirteen years old at that time and was still a child.

Whenever Li Jing thinks of this, he always sighs with emotion, "I'm careless"

Therefore, it is just a superficial harmony at the moment. If he really makes the two confront each other, it would be like he would not believe in his son.

The relationship between the two parties is in a delicate stage, and any movement will lead to unknowable consequences. It is true that Li Jing likes to play with power and balance, but this is to play with fire when he can control the overall situation. Playing with fire is not something an emperor should do.

Therefore, once the false affair was successful, only one of the consequences that was waiting for Liu Chengyou was quietly dealt with by Li Jing.

It looks good, but the consequences are also serious. Facing the injustice that Liu Chengyou called, Li Jing would definitely be suspicious, but for insurance considerations, Liu Chengyou would definitely be replaced. Similarly, Pan Chenghou may lose Li Jing's trust.

It is absolutely necessary to make mistakes, and Li Yu and Shi Xubai are unwilling to use this trick.

But after Pan Chenghou entered Dechang Palace, he found that Liu Chengyou not only had a unclear relationship with Li Hongji, but also had an indescribable relationship.

Although it can be barely called evidence that only the Jianghuai Salon worth millions in the palace seems to be inconvincing, it is enough in the eyes of smart people.

It is worth millions of yuan. It is unimaginable that a businessman who can do business of this scale does not have strong support behind it.

Who is this strong support?

Is there any more to ask?

Not to mention anything else, such a huge amount of Jianghuai satin must pay taxes at the city gate when entering Jiangning.

Nan Tang attaches great importance to road tax. When merchants go out, they will always be subconsciously timid when they see the tax collection team of the government. Moreover, the backers behind them are easy to use in some areas, but they are not easy to use after leaving the relevant territory.

For example, Nandu is left behind, and it can be said that it is powerful near Xinzhou, but when you arrive in Ezhou, you still have to pay taxes to General Bian Hao's troops. If you arrive in Jiangdu, you will be more motivated to pay taxes. The prince is not as easy to talk to as Bian Buddha.

Li Jing is quite economically wise and sets the tariffs on entering the city of Jiangning at half of the price. In this way, Jiangning has won the title of the world's number one commercial city from Jiangdu.

Of course, it is hard to say what the prince thinks about this, and Li Jing's political mind is more proficient than his business mind.

Since it is the world's largest commercial center, the transactions are naturally the best in the world. Jiangning has many rich people and low tariffs, so it has gathered all the people in the world. Therefore, the inferior Jianghuai satin will not be sold in the East and West markets at all. The reason is that it is too bad and no one can buy it.

The rich buy Shu satin, and the poor buy linen. The Jianghuai satin is neither up nor down, and there is no one to be interested in it.

These satin irons must not pay tariffs. Although such a huge amount of tax evasion can be hidden from the above, if you want to investigate it, you only need to catch a few gatekeepers and ask them to find out the truth.

Who led the team in the city that day, how many cars were loaded, and what kind of accent the transporter and merchants were talking, as long as you put a little attention, it would not be difficult to get the desired result.

Therefore, Pan Chenghou was very surprised after seeing this, which was enough to nail Liu Chengyou to death!

At the same time, you can also pick yourself out, which will not only not arouse Li Jing's suspicion, but will instead make great contributions.

Seeing that Li Jing's face on the throne was gloomy, Pan Chenghou didn't say much, but just lowered his head and waited for the saint to issue an order.

"How many are the total number of Jianghuai satin?" A question was heard from above.

"Return to the saint, this has not been clearly counted yet"

"Huh?" His tone was full of impatientness. Pan Chenghou knew that the person who was above was already on the verge of violence.

"Sage, because Liu Chengyou pushed three obstacles and four obstacles during the investigation, he also set up many obstacles. The young man could only use the Inner Prison to secretly get points. However, as soon as they were martial artists, the fact that they made money was difficult. No matter how many people were, they were doing things secretly, so they could only estimate a rough number at the moment."

"explain!"

"Yes, the total is estimated to be around one million"

"What, it's so huge?" Li Jing's body was shocked.

Obviously, he also knew that this matter was no longer related to his precious prince.

The most trusted steward of the treasury and Li Hongji, who was already in ambition, had gradually become separatist, secretly colluded. When hollowing out the Dechang Palace, Li Jing felt that the hairs behind him stood up, and he seemed to have returned to the Yuan Dynasty of Baoda.

Power makes people young, and the desire for power and the fear of losing power are Li Jing's biggest driving force.

I didn't say anything anymore, but just leaned on the throne and looked up at the sky.

A long time later, a faint voice came, "Pan Chenghou, if you are given enough manpower and without Liu Chengyou's restraint, how long will it take to find out the entire Dechang Palace?"

"This" Pan Chenghou pondered for a moment, and thought for a moment in his mind: "In three days, there should be a rough number."

"Three days?" Li Jing was shocked

"You can clarify all the accounts in three days?" Li Jing was incredible.

After all, the Dechang Palace warehouse stretches for several miles, and the things stored are mainly silk cloth, and there may be food occasionally. As for copper coins, gold and silver are also indispensable.

"Abacus" Pan Chenghou's answer was concise, "It's so that the saints learned that after having an abacus, the calculation of the account book was several times faster. What is missing now is just the actual number of spots. As long as the saint gives it to others and does not allow Liu Chengyou to interfere, three days will be enough."

"Okay, from tomorrow, Liu Chengyou will not interfere anymore. You can arrange the personnel you use and report it in three days."

"yes"

The next morning, the annoying Pan Chenghou did not enter Dechang Palace again, and he had not arrived yet after the sun rose.

Liu Chengyou said to Liu Tongdao: "It's probably almost done. We have left many loopholes in the account book. Pan Tiechou is an expert, so he will definitely follow these steps to investigate. Then, I'll wait for a salary fine."

Liu Chengyou's tone was relaxed. Although Nan Tang He had a good salary, everyone knew that he never expected this money to live, and that was to give in to the saints. Then he would criticize himself after he was given a letter and the matter would be over.

"Uncle, it's really a god."

As he was talking, the servant came to inform him that there was someone from the palace.

Liu Chengyou did not dare to be negligent, so he quickly invited him in. The eunuch passed the imperial edict from Li Jing, saying that the palace would be given a banquet today, and the saint asked the envoy of Liu Gong to attend the banquet.

After saying that, he bowed and wanted to say goodbye. Liu Chengyou would let him go like this. He quickly grabbed it in three or two steps, and a large piece of silver was handed to the eunuch without knowing it.

The latter is also a veteran. He took it and put it into his sleeves, and his face became much more beautiful.

"This eunuch, don't know what the saint is doing?"

The eunuch is a respected title here. Strictly speaking, only Pan Chenghou's robe-like rank is qualified to be called this. Fan Bin is not qualified, let alone this little eunuch responsible for the same-speaking?

"I dare not be a saint. The little one dare not speculate on the affairs of the saint. However, when the saint asked the little one to pass the imperial edict, he looked very good, and it was a good thing."

“Thank you so much”

Although it was reported early in the morning that he entered the palace was not an ordinary incident, since the eunuchs said that Li Jing looked good, it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

While Liu Chengyou asked someone to prepare for changing clothes, he was thinking about how to flatter Li Jing at that time.

Before leaving, he explained to Liu Tong: "We have entered the palace and we probably can't come back after dinner. If Pan Chenghou comes again, you will say that the palace envoy is not here and you must not open the warehouse privately."

"yes"

On this day, Liu Tong did not wait for his uncle. Instead, Liu Chengyou left, Pan Chenghou arrived, and hundreds of eunuchs came in 66.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Tong brought out what Liu Chengyou taught him just now. Pan Chenghou looked stern: "You two are just here to serve Mr. Liu."

After saying that, he left without looking back, leaving two magnificent eunuchs, each carrying Liu Tong to a side hall.

Although both of them were served by eunuchs, they were tall and tall, full of tendons and flesh, and the common problems of hunchback bent over the eunuchs.

At the same time, his face was gloomy. Liu Tong suddenly thought of the institution that would look grim when Liu Chengxun talked about it: Neishi.

Face turned pale instantly

Although the inner company is not as terrifying as the Eastern Factory of the Ming Dynasty.

But officials all know that although the inner court is an institution of the inner court and is low-key in daily life, if they really want them to take action, it means that this matter has attracted the attention of the emperor. Although there are Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, Li Jing has never been tolerated by these six institutions.

When they brought Liu Tong to the back of the side hall, the two of them didn't say anything, but just kept the gate tightly in the room.

There were a few two military patrols standing guard outside the door.

Liu Tong is a young man, and he is a domineering man in Jiangning on his daily basis due to his uncle's reputation.

But today they were completely dissatisfied. The two of them were polite to him. Although their faces turned pale, they didn't make things difficult for him. They handed him a few Biluo at the meal time. The taste was obviously a bargain, but at least they could fill their stomachs.

But Liu Tong had no appetite. After eating one, he sat aside and stayed aside after eating it.

He only hoped that his uncle would suddenly appear in front of him, loudly scolding these two evil ghost-like inner stewards, and he took the opportunity to throw out the style of a Ranger.

But until the evening, Liu Chengyou was not seen like a ball.

But the soldiers outside the door brought him bedding.

Let’s talk about Liu Chengyou. In the morning, he followed the eunuch who sent the order to the palace, but instead of heading towards the familiar imperial garden, the road became more and more deviant. This was a place he had never been to.

Liu Chengyou felt alert and said pretending: "Where is this going?"

"It's just a dictionary." The little eunuch turned around and smiled with a gentle voice.

"What!?" Liu Chengyou turned his head and ran away

Dianke was named after the Honglu Temple during the Qin and Han dynasties. As the name suggests, it is a place specially used to entertain guests.

When he arrived at the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Honglu Temple was still called the Honglu Temple. Dianke was not abandoned and became a small institution that was not very eye-catching, and was placed under the internal department.

If Li Yu said that Dianke Institute is very similar to the double regulations in his previous life, the internal officers would politely invite the people to Dianke Institute for questions, mainly officials, royal relatives or first-class businessmen, and some would stay for a few days.
To be continued...