novelden Chapter 2198 Losing money and eliminating disaster
Chapter 2198 Losing money and eliminating disaster
After Li Shen had a tantrum, he took Wang Xuance and left.
All he left was a few words: take care of yourself.
Pei Ziyu and the other man who were kneeling on the ground did not stand up until Li Shen left the governor's mansion and looked at each other.
"I am so glad to have survived this catastrophe, Brother Li."
Pei Ziyu wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed with lingering fear.
Although General Li was born a military general and had fought bravely on the battlefield, he was no better than Pei Ziyu at this moment. His feet were shaking unconsciously when he stood up.
"Brother Li, please sit down and talk."
Seeing this, Pei Ziyu hurriedly helped General Li to sit down, and then shouted outside for tea.
"Brother Pei, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself." General Li took a sip of tea and calmed himself down before speaking.
"Brother Li, what are you talking about? Didn't Pei do the same thing as you just now? It's a matter of life and death, who can remain indifferent?"
Pei Ziyu laughed at himself. He was also extremely scared just now. The fear of facing death almost made him cry.
"Oh~~~" General Li sighed.
“When I was young, I served in the army and experienced countless battles, both big and small. I have achieved what I have today after many life-and-death experiences.
Li had never been afraid of the enemy before, but he did not expect to be in such a terrible situation today.
I think Li has been at ease for too long."
After saying this, General Li's face was somewhat silent. He was able to become the general of Xizhou Prefecture not by relying on his family.
In the army, even if you are a noble, you only have one more chance to enter the government through family connections than others.
Become a colonel or a military sergeant or something like that.
If you really want to stand out, you still need military merits and participate in battles to have the opportunity to improve your rank.
Otherwise, even if you use connections, you have no excuse.
Especially since the current emperor was born a military general and has spent his entire life in battle, the requirements for military generals are very high.
It was because General Li fought in several major battles and survived that he had the opportunity to sit in this position.
"Brother Li, I'm afraid King Ji had already planned today's incident, you and I just didn't know about it."
Looking at the silent General Li, Pei Ziyu didn't know how to comfort him and could only change the subject.
"Brother Pei, do you mean that Prince Ji has known about our affairs for a long time, but has only revealed it today?"
General Li stopped sighing to himself and asked in surprise.
"I guess that's the case." Pei Ziyu nodded.
"But if you already knew it, why are you telling it now?" General Li asked puzzledly.
"I don't know about that. Maybe they are afraid that after the two of us go to jail, Xizhou Prefecture will be leaderless and unable to figure out many things?"
Pei Ziyu had just said this when he seemed to have seen something. He stood up and walked to the table next to the first seat.
There was a piece of letter paper and an envelope on the table. It was the letter from the prince. Prince Ji had just finished reading it but forgot to take it away.
Pei Ziyu reached out and picked up the letter and unfolded it. The handwriting on it was neat and vigorous, and the content was similar to what Prince Ji said.
It said that the prince thought he and General Li were talented and would be of great use in the future, so Li Shen should not make things difficult for himself.
At the bottom is the prince’s personal seal.
"Brother Li, look."
After reading the letter, Pei Ziyu handed it to General Li.
General Li took it and read it carefully, then said:
"Brother Pei, I never thought that you and I, who are thousands of miles away from each other, could actually gain the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
If it weren't for this letter, I'm afraid we would not be able to escape this disaster today."
"Yes, fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to take care of us, otherwise you and I would probably be beheaded by now.
Your Highness the Crown Prince saved my life."
Pei Ziyu also sighed. Without the letter from the prince, they would probably have been killed by Prince Ji.
He had never met such an unruly official. After all, he was a fourth-rank official in the court. Even if the crime was extremely serious, it had to be reported to the court and the execution could only be carried out after review by the Ministry of Justice.
During this period, the court will have to discuss whether he really must be sentenced to death. His family will also lend a helping hand and make arrangements throughout the process.
But Prince Ji has never been reasonable. He wants to kill himself without going through the court. Isn't he afraid of being impeached when he returns?
When Pei Ziyu was sighing, General Li said:
“Brother Pei is absolutely right. It was indeed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who saved you and me this time. If it weren’t for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you and I would have been killed by Prince Ji.
But this time we may have a blessing in disguise.
Being favored by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means having a backer.
In the future, as long as we are loyal to His Royal Highness and work hard for His Royal Highness, we will surely be valued by His Royal Highness.
It is not impossible to be granted the title of nobility and appointed as prime minister."
After hearing General Li's words, Pei Ziyu's eyes lit up.
Yes, with the support of the prince, their future success is just around the corner.
The prince is the heir apparent, the future emperor. As the saying goes, a new emperor chooses new ministers. The prince naturally hopes to use his own confidants.
Rather than those old ministers of the previous generation who are taking advantage of their seniority.
"Brother Li is right. Perhaps this is our chance. If we can be transferred back to Chang'an City to take up a position, our future will be bright."
Pei Ziyu smiled, but then the smile disappeared because he remembered the punishment he would give them next.
He sighed and said:
"Alas~~~~Brother Li, this is all for later. Right now, we should satisfy His Royal Highness Prince Ji first.
One hundred thousand strings of cash, plus the money we collected, it would be more than 100,000 strings of cash.
Pei had been doing business in Xizhou for many years, and all the property he had accumulated was burned just like that."
Pei Ziyu felt heartbroken.
"Brother Pei, if you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose your life, you really lose everything. The most important thing now is to save your life.
Prince Ji has been greedy since he was young. My Longxi Li family suffered heavy losses at his hands several times, and the foundation of our family was almost destroyed.
Half of the wealth accumulated by the family over hundreds of years fell into the hands of Prince Ji.
If the clan leader had not personally gone to Chang'an to beg His Majesty to make peace, my Longxi Li family would probably have begun to decline like the other families.
From then on, the tribe issued warnings to all members, stating that no one was allowed to provoke King Ji, and even warned members to cherish their lives and stay away from King Ji.
Because Prince Ji was moody, the younger generation of the clan who stayed in Chang'an would avoid him when they saw him. "
When General Li said this, he showed self-mockery on his face. Such a prominent family was forced into such a state by a prince.
Now the entire family has to rely on Prince Ji's business for development and growth, and is restricted in every way.
“I never thought that Prince Ji would be so powerful. It seems that we have underestimated this young prince.
Alas~~~~ Pei also knows that life is important, so this time he will just consider it as a loss to avoid disaster.
Now I think that our efforts over the years have only served to benefit others.”
(Something happened suddenly, and I was going to take a rest, but when I thought of you guys who were waiting for me, I just wrote it. It doesn’t matter if it’s later.)