Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

To be honest, Xia Yuan was actually mentally prepared to be punished.

But who would have thought that the emperor didn't believe it and thought it was Zhu Houzhao who dragged him into doing business.

After thinking about it for a while, his mind probably came around.

The emperor felt that the white sugar business was unreliable and could not make any money.

That's why I keep saying it's ridiculous.

why?

I guess it was because the emperor didn't understand business. In terms of business, Zhu Houzhao was an imbecile. They were father and son, so there was no guarantee that it was not a genetic problem.

Thinking in his mind, he looked at Zhu Houzhao again, now the pressure was on Prince Gou.

Xia Yuan remembered clearly that this cheater had previously shouted that he would not give money if he wanted it.

Zhu Houzhao was silent for a while and said, "No more."

"Gone?"

"Well, it's useless for business."

"More than 50,000 taels of silver. All gone in just a few days?" Emperor Hongzhi obviously couldn't bear it, and even lost his voice when he spoke.

"Yes, it's all gone, but it doesn't matter. As long as our business opens, we can make money back soon."

"Snapped!"

Hearing such innocent words, Zhu Youtang's blood surged even more. He patted the imperial case and stood up suddenly. His face was completely gloomy, and he said with uncontrollable anger, "I don't believe 50,000 yuan."

The extra taels of silver can be used up in just a few days. How much is left, tell me truthfully!"

Facing the emperor's thunderous wrath, Xia Yuan's heart was still beating, even though it was not directed at him, and Zhu Houzhao even shrank a little, but he still held his neck and said forcefully: "I just used it up."

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Xia Yuan's heart pounded when he saw this guy being so stubborn and so stubborn with the emperor.

In fact, I still have some silver left, and it's quite a lot, about thirty thousand taels, and I keep it at home.

But at this time he faced a dilemma.

If the truth is told, I really feel sorry for cheating the prince. It is rare for Zhu Houzhao to be so supportive. He is bearing the pressure of the emperor from the front, blushing and thick-necked and insisting that it is all used up, and he is causing trouble from behind. Is he still a human being?

But if he didn't say it, the emperor's anger would soon reach him.

"Xiao Jing, go and get me a bamboo stick!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao immediately became frightened and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Father, don't fight! There is still money left."

After that, he hurriedly took out a bulging money bag from his arms, walked over and put it on the imperial desk.

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the purse and opened it. The gold inside was shining brightly. He poured it onto the imperial desk, and dozens of small gold bars poured out.

Each one is made of ten taels of garlic gold, and the dozens of these together make four to five hundred taels, which can be converted into four to five thousand taels of silver.

Zhu Youtang casually pulled it twice with his hand, "Where is the rest?"

Zhu Houzhao said simply: "No more."

After a pause, he added: "It's really gone, that's all that's left."

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Emperor Hongzhi was speechless and stared at him for a long time. He finally believed what he said and then reprimanded him: "What a ridiculous nonsense! In just a few days, you have squandered more than 50,000 taels of silver and you have left very little.

You spend these thousands of taels, and you want to deceive me, not only by talking nonsense, but how can you fool me!?"

"What do you think I am, that I am so stupid in your heart? I don't think about making progress all day long, thinking about some business, and even dragging Xia Qing's family to accompany you to do it.

It’s okay to just force me to do it, but instead of admitting it honestly, I’m confusing right and wrong and saying it was the Xia Qing family who encouraged you.”

"It's not an instigation, it's the master looking for a partner."

"You still dare to deceive your heart!" Emperor Hongzhi's eyes widened, and his slightly softened expression darkened again, "What kind of sugar do you use to do business? Do you treat Xia Qing's family like you?"

Hearing this, Xia Yuan sighed in his heart, stood up and said seriously: "Your Majesty, it is indeed me who encouraged His Highness to do this sugar business, and it was also His Highness who I found to partner with. I dare not deceive Your Majesty. This matter is absolutely true.

Indeed, His Highness the Crown Prince did not lie, everything he said was true."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Youtang glanced over with angry eyes. Xia Yuan couldn't help shrinking his neck, but he still had the courage to continue: "What your Highness said is true. This matter is all my fault. Please

Your Majesty punishes me."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at him quietly for a few seconds. Unexpectedly, the anger in his eyes subsided, "You don't have to help him lie. I don't believe you can be so absurd and naive. I am the only one who can do such nonsense."

Only the traitor could think of it.

If Xia Qing's family is in such a bad state, how can he become the number one scholar in the country? I know that you met the prince when you were young. You two are similar in age, and you have always taught the prince in reading. You are both a teacher and a friend. You have a profound understanding of it.

Friendship, but you don’t have to have such a desire to accept it on behalf of the prince."

"But I am really a minister"

"Don't say any more."

Okay, now that we've come to this point, what else can I say?

Xia Yuan sighed quietly in his heart. It turned out that in the emperor's mind, selling white sugar was something only a lowly would think of. And as a top scholar, how could he be a lowly?

If you are a dick, then what are others?

White sugar can be sold. The emperor didn't see white sugar, so he felt that there was no money to be made from it, so he just wanted to give it.

Thinking in his mind, Xia Yuan put his hand on his waist, but couldn't find it. He looked down in confusion and then was startled, what the hell am I doing?

Several eunuchs came to deliver the order before. When he left, he found a small cloth bag, stuffed a handful of sugar into it, and tied it to the leather belt around his waist. But now the small cloth bag was gone.

The horse was rattling all the way, and it must have been knocked down.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi turned his eyes back to Zhu Houzhao, anger welling up from his eyes again, and his face quickly darkened like a Sichuan Opera mask: "I ask you again, don't do it again and again.

Third, push it on others and answer honestly, if you dare to deceive your heart again, I will never give you mercy!"

Zhu Houzhao knew very well what his father wanted to hear, but he clearly did not lie or deceive, and everything he told was the truth, so why didn't he believe it?

So he could only choose to deceive his heart and said angrily: "Well, it was my son who dragged the master to do business together."

"I knew that you were the only one who could do such a ridiculous thing."

"This is not nonsense, this is a serious business, and it is a business that can definitely make money."

Not paying attention to Emperor Hongzhi's angry expression, Zhu Houzhao's cheeks were already flushed, and he felt a hundred dissatisfied and a thousand dissatisfied.

He found that ever since he was young, his father seemed to think that no matter what he did, he was doing nonsense.

He read military books and studied the layout of military formations, and said that this was ridiculous and nonsense.

He boxed and practiced martial arts to keep fit, saying this was ridiculous and nonsense.

He placed a Mongolian rug in the East Palace and imitated the Tatar living habits, saying that this was absurd and nonsense.

He said that he would raise troops to go north, and he said that this was ridiculous and nonsense.

Now when doing business, even I know that I can make money, but my father still talks nonsense every time.

Emperor Hongzhi's chest heaved for a while, suppressing his anger and not wanting to tangle with this stupid son anymore, "Get down, get down, get out of here!"

"Don't get out!"

Emperor Hongzhi was startled, then became furious and roared: "Come here! Come here! Get the prince out of here!"
Chapter completed!