Xiao Cheng couldn't help but look at Yuhuatian, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Hearing this, Yuhuatian quickly continued:
"Gongsun Chang, a wealthy businessman from Qianyang Prefecture, asks to see Your Majesty."
Xiao Cheng blinked and said doubtfully:
"If I remember correctly, this Gongsun Chang is the wealthy businessman who was used by Gongsun Ying to donate nearly one million taels of silver?"
Yuhuatian nodded repeatedly and said:
"Your Majesty remembers correctly, it's him!"
Under his leadership, anyone who wanted to send a woman from his family to the palace had to pay money. Gongsun Chang himself even paid nearly one million taels of silver, which directly made up for the amount of money that Xiao Cheng had visited before.
Expenses along the way to Qianyang Prefecture.
Xiao Cheng's impression of such a person was naturally very profound.
"He doesn't know about Gongsun Ying?"
"I know, it has been determined that this matter has nothing to do with Gongsun Chang. So before, I told my subordinates not to embarrass him too much. I made the matter clear to him directly and asked him to cooperate with the investigation."
When Xiao Cheng heard this, his brows moved slightly and he said with a hint of surprise:
"This person is quite interesting."
"His son is a student of the Mo family and has nothing to do with the assassination. His nominal daughter sneaked in with the intention of assassinating me. When ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, even if they don't take their family and live in exile, that's fine.
I was so trembling and terrified all day long. But luckily, he came after me..."
Gongsun Chang's son, Gongsun Yu, had been studying with Shen Qin of the Mohist family. According to Dongchang's investigation, Gongsun Yu most likely came back to participate in the creation of the Mohist machine beast.
As for Gongsun Ying's matter, although Confucianism secretly planned it without telling others and had nothing to do with him, he was still involved after all.
Knowing these things at this time and being able to behave like this really made Xiao Cheng a little interested.
"He came to Jiangzhou City with the intention of spending money to operate it so as to reduce his guilt?" Xiao Cheng asked.
Although Gongsun Chang was involved in a major assassination case, he was unjustly accused. In addition to his nature as a businessman, it is not incomprehensible that he wanted to come and do something to help get rid of the crime.
Unexpectedly, Yuhuatian at this time shook his head and said:
"Back to Your Majesty, Gongsun Chang is indeed here to give money...but he doesn't want to give it to the courtiers or slaves, but to give it directly to Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng showed a look of astonishment again and said:
"Give it to me?"
"Yes, Gongsun Chang said that since his other daughter has entered the palace, naturally he cannot give only one share of the dowry..." Yu Huatian bowed.
Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked subconsciously:
"How many?"
"This time is no different than last time. The items sent are of various types. There are gold, silver, jade, and jewelry. If you think about it roughly, it costs nearly a million taels."
"There are so many types? I'm afraid they have plundered all the family's assets just to buy the lives of the whole family from me..." Xiao Cheng shook his head and said.
At this time, Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Yuhuatian with a half-smile, and said:
"You put a lot of thought into this matter, right?"
Gongsun Chang's reaction was indeed a bit unusual. Moreover, it was impossible for him to know so clearly about the two sisters Gongsun Qing and Gongsun Ying. Therefore, the most likely possibility was that Yu Huatian was behind the scenes.
After hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Yu Huatian knelt down on the ground without saying a word, bowed his head and said:
"Your Majesty is so wise that a candle shines thousands of miles away. How can I hide this little thought from Your Majesty? I just want to share your Majesty's worries. Please forgive me!"
Eunuchs, servants of the emperor. Only the trust of the current emperor is what they rely on for their livelihood. Therefore, everything they do is centered on pleasing Xiao Cheng alone.
Now, Xiao Cheng's biggest headache is simply that the tour costs a lot. So in Yuhuatian's view, as long as he can find a way to get money for Xiao Cheng, he will definitely gain trust!
As expected, Xiao Cheng at this time was not unhappy at all because of Yu Huatian's little thoughts and calculations. He just said in a calm tone:
"Although such a method is not a robbery, it can still be considered a trick, and the impact is not very good...be careful in the future, and get up!"
The so-called "pay attention to it in the future", in other words, means that things were done well this time!
When Yuhuatian heard this, he felt happy immediately and quickly bowed to Xiao Cheng and said:
"Your Majesty's teachings, I will definitely keep them in mind and pay attention to them in the future!"
Yuhuatian, who stood up, paused and then continued:
"Actually speaking, this Gongsun Chang is also a smart man. The servant just asked his subordinates to give him a few tips, and he immediately reacted and sold off his property immediately."
"In addition, he also brought his son Gongsun Yu and a Mohist disciple with him. According to his account, the Mohist disciple was named Meng Mu, and he was the eldest disciple of the Mohist who came to assassinate him that day.
He and some Mohist disciples helped build the Mo family's machine beast. Meng Mu came with him, saying that he wanted to die in front of His Majesty, in exchange for Your Majesty to forgive the sins of his junior brothers..."
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly after hearing this.
The gesture was so sufficient, and he was not involved in this matter much. If he was punished severely, it would be unjustifiable!
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Cheng said:
"Dongchang has reported back before that Gongsun Yu never participated in the assassination. At most, he followed the order of his teacher. Gongsun Qing and Ying sisters also helped me resist the assassins before, and I don't intend to care about it...
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"Well, Gongsun Chang, I will disappear. This matter ends here, don't pursue it any further."
It cannot be said that Xiao Cheng was blinded by the money. After all, with Xiao Cheng's temperament, even if Gongsun Chang had not sent the money, he would not have gone too deep into it.
"Also, the money can be accepted, but the appearance should not be too ugly. Let him get in touch with Shen Wansan and join him in Shen's business firm!"
The Shen's Trading Company founded by Shen Wansan was actually the royal merchant of the Yun Kingdom.
Nowadays, among the countries along the Tea Horse Trade Road, Shen's Trading Company has done a lot of business. The business involves horse trading, spices, jade, cloth, coral sea beads and many other businesses. Every year, it can provide Xiao Cheng's palace with
The Zhongfu Treasury brought in profits of hundreds of thousands of taels.
Why did Gongsun Chang spend so much money to send Gongsun Ying to the palace? He just wanted to gain an official status so that his business would not be subject to too many restrictions.
Now that he has transformed into an imperial merchant of the Yun Kingdom, it can be said to be a blessing in disguise!
Yuhuatian responded repeatedly, then thought for a moment and asked again:
"Your Majesty, what should we do with the Mohist disciple named Meng Mu? To be honest, as Shen Qin's eldest disciple, I feel that he may not be clear about the assassination of Your Majesty... I am afraid of this person and pretend to surrender.
, but actually he has evil intentions and wants to wait for an opportunity to take revenge."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded indifferently and said:
"Give him the identity of a minor official in the Ministry of Works, and then send him to the public transportation team to attack directly!"
Just kidding, after becoming an official of the Yun Kingdom, and on the Goldfinger official list, whether he is a human or a ghost, and the loyalty value attribute column is clearly visible, why should he be afraid of having evil intentions?