Chapter 672: The Royal Chicken

Chen Ao finished speaking in one breath, Zheng Ke was already as cold as frost, like the everlasting ice, and a trace of chill flashed in his eyes that was more bone-chilling than the snow on the roof.

Zheng Ke is really not a person who can make jokes, not to mention that in his heart, Chen Ao's jokes are not funny. Looking at the crowds of people watching the fun in front of Zheng's mansion, Zheng Ke is no longer interested in listening to Chen Ao's nonsense.

Zheng Ke smiled faintly and finally suppressed the anger in his heart, but there was still a hint of sarcasm on his face, and he slowly said: "I want to know what kind of chicken actually broke into our Zheng family and ask me to worship it?"

Zheng Ke was secretly alert in his heart that the King of Pingxi should have come prepared, what tricks he would play this time? With Zheng Ke's age, his cultivation and knowledge were far superior to others, but he couldn't figure it out at all, because this person never played according to common sense and caught people off guard every time. So this time, he mocked and mocked on the surface, but his heart was overturned.

Chen Ao said leisurely: "Because this chicken is a royal chicken!"

Royal Chicken... Many people have never heard of this new term, and they all think they have heard it wrong, and even Zheng Ke is confused.

Chen Ao suddenly raised his chest and became majestic. He walked towards Zheng Ke step by step and said loudly: "Three hundred are given by Your Majesty, and the other three hundred are given by the Empress Dowager. How dare you ask Duke Zheng, even if this chicken broke into your Zheng Mansion, will you be killed? The imperial gift is as heavy as Mount Tai. Someone actually killed and drove away with a gun and a stick. Is there any king's law? In the eyes of the Zheng family, is there any criminal law..." Chen Ao Rulang glanced at the Zheng family and said: "You... deserve to die!"

The Zheng family members who were still holding sticks in their hands were startled. The sticks in their hands couldn't help but knocked to the ground, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

As a servant of the Zheng Mansion, they have seen the imperial objects that His Majesty rewarded. These things were carefully held to the ancestral temple and worshipped in a good manner. After all, this represents the royal family and also represents grace. But just now, they actually took guns and rods to kill His Majesty and the Queen Mother's chickens and drove them away. If they really pursued them, it might be a heinous crime.

"I... we don't know it's the rooster..." A main person was the first to wake up and said authentically.

The rest of the people defended: "Pingxi King spared your life."

Compared to the head of the family, Zheng Ke, the upcoming disaster made them even more panic. They knelt on the snow alone, and the rest of them knelt down in a row, kowtowing to Chen Ao for mercy.

Zheng Ke was still standing, but at this time he suddenly felt a little dizzy and fell into this guy's trap again. He actually jumped into a pit in succession. Last time it was a chicken, but now it is six hundred chickens...

However, he was quite calm and could barely maintain the dignity of the Duke, but he had no more ridicule on his face and a little solemnity appeared.

Chen Ao didn't go to see Zheng Ke, his tiger eyes swept the black crowd and said lightly: "I have lived for so long, but I have never seen such a brave person. If I care about it, the Zheng Mansion may be able to keep my head. As for you..." He snorted coldly, and a sneer appeared.

"Your Highness, we are waiting... we are also being coerced. Please let your Highness take a closer look." A chief officer could no longer care about anything. He glanced at Zheng Ke in fear, and finally fell on Shen Ao.

"Yes, yes, we are also deceived and coerced. Please be aware of yourselves!" A series of begging for mercy came one after another.

Chen Ao said with a straight face: "Who is coercing you?"

"Yes...yes..." Someone raised his face and looked at Zheng Ke in a vain, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "It's the head of the villain..."

"Oh?" Chen Ao smiled softly, his eyes returned to Zheng Ke, and said with a faint smile: "Duke Zheng wants to explain?"

Zheng Ke said seriously: "If you want to inflict a crime, why not worry? This chicken was indeed ordered by me to drive it, but no one knows that it is a chicken, let alone since it is a gift from the emperor, what is the intention of the King of Pingxi to Zheng's Mansion? It is inevitable that people will think twice."

Chen Ao couldn't help but smile and said, "This chicken was given to me by Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to raise funds for disaster relief. Naturally, I have to drive it out and sell it. This chicken is not a human being, so it is common to run into other people's houses. However, since I entered the Zheng Mansion, the Zheng family killed and drove away the imperial chicken. Now the chicken is gone. How can I explain it to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager? How can I explain to my parents and fellow villagers in Taiyuan? Today, the Duke of Zheng did not explain the matter clearly, and Chen was settled by the lawsuit."

Zheng Ke's face suddenly changed. Anything that touched the emperor and the empress dowager would be difficult to deal with. Fortunately, the empress dowager has been increasingly strict with the Zheng family recently. Zheng Ke has guessed that it was because of the King of Jin. Now it is time to repair the relationship. This incident suddenly happened again. It is unknown whether Chen Ao intentionally made the case or the empress dowager acquiesced to support him behind the scenes. If someone wants to take advantage of the problem, this matter will be even more difficult.

Zheng Ke hesitated for a moment and said lightly: "What is the King of Pingxi planning to deal with it?"

Chen Ao laughed and said, "This matter is simple. Since the chicken is gone, it is naturally considered that the Zheng family bought it. The Zheng family has a great business. Now Taiyuan is collapsed, with refugees everywhere, and the Duke of the State is a relative of the foreign country. Should he share the worries for His Majesty, right?"

Zheng Ke said coldly to an accountant behind him: "Go to raise one million yuan, even if you sell the money, you will also send it to the King of Pingxi tomorrow."

One million guan, six hundred chickens, this transaction is really a big loss. The Zheng family started out in business, and merchants are always a bit stingy. The Zheng family has always made money for generations, but today it is just a waste of money. Zheng Ke’s face is even more gloomy. He smiled and said to Chen Ao: “Are King Pingxi satisfied now?”

Chen Ao smiled and said, "I'm not satisfied!"

On the Zheng family, except Zheng Ke, everyone kneeled in the snow, almost frozen to the point of being stiff. When they heard the Duke of the State and the King of Pingxi, they dared not say anything, but just buried their heads lower. Only Zheng Ke laughed and said, "Don't bully people too much!"

Chen Ao said lightly: "Where did I bully you? I just listen to the Duke's intentions, and I was bullying the emperor and the queen mother. Your Zheng family spent a lot of money to buy a chicken from this king, but it was only willing to pay one million yuan for buying the six hundred chickens from His Majesty and the queen mother. What does the Duke mean? Do you look down on Your Majesty and the queen mother?"

Everyone was frightened when they heard this. No one had ever thought that Chen Ao's appetite was so big, but it sounded reasonable. A chicken from the King of Pingxi was bought by the Zheng family for 250,000 guan, and even his eyebrows were unwilling to tremble. The Zheng family's wealth was 100 million yuan, but how could it be so valuable when it came to the imperial chicken? If we had to investigate this matter, wouldn't it mean that the Zheng family looked down on the imperial chicken? If we looked down on the imperial chicken, we naturally looked down on the emperor and the queen mother.

The crime of deceiving the monarch was a serious crime, and another deceiving the empress dowager was also committed. Any of these two crimes was a fatal death.

Zheng Ke's face had changed. What does it mean that the emperor and the empress dowager suddenly gave chickens? The wealth was not exposed, especially the one that could not be exposed to the palace. After Zheng Shuang's affairs, he bought a chicken for 250,000 yuan. How could the palace not know? Now the King of Pingxi suddenly rushed the imperial chickens, could it be...

Zheng Ke suddenly realized that this was a trap, just like a noose, and was waiting for him to put his neck on. Now, Chen Ao had already pulled the noose tightly.

The chickens of King Pingxi cost 250,000 guan. If this chicken is less than 250,000 guan, is it still called a chicken? 250,000 guan per person, how much is 600?

150 million guan, Zheng Ke couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Chen Ao motionlessly, unable to say anything at this time.

Chen Ao's face suddenly changed, and he said with a stern face: "The Duke of Zheng has received the favor of the country. As a relative of the foreign country, he has a billion yuan in wealth. Now that Taiyuan is collapsed, the cost of money is huge. The court is no longer enough to make ends meet. As a relative of the foreign country, the Duke of Guo wants to buy these chickens to help Taiyuan disaster victims, should the price of the chicken be calculated carefully?"

After pausing, Chen Ao continued coldly: "The Zheng family has only paid out a million yuan in business, which is too little. If I were a Duke of China, I would never do such stupid things as deceiving the king. Don't miss the Zheng family, let alone harm Concubine Zheng. Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager have always praised Concubine Zheng. Why is this? This is because Concubine Zheng is virtuous and kind, and he puts national affairs first in everything, and is dignified and decent everywhere. Today, the Duke of China is so stingy. He wants to buy 600 chickens for one million yuan. He looks down on His Majesty and doesn't care about the Empress Dowager."

Zheng Ke's body suddenly felt cold. He couldn't help but tremble slightly and said, "How much does the King of Pingxi want?"

Chen Ao smiled and said, "It's easy to say, but I don't want much. After all, everyone is their own people and they are wholesale sales. You can't really take 250,000 guan a chicken, right? Since the Duke of the State is well-versed and willing to give up his family and take care of everyone, I admire him even more. It's better to do this. This chicken is worth 200,000 guan per chicken, and one is cheaper. This transaction is simply a big profit for the Duke of the State. If the Duke of the State doesn't believe it, you can ask, who can buy a royal chicken with 200,000 guan? Even if there is, it will be priceless."

This sentence makes some sense. The chickens that come out of the palace are really worthless. It is unprecedented since ancient times to drive a nest of chickens out for a long time.

"Since it's 200,000 yuan per piece, and 600 yuan is 120 million yuan. I just don't know if the Duke of the State will pay it out now or raise it slowly?"

Chen Ao smiled seriously.

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Chapter completed!