Wang Sheng looked at Hua Heng who was kneeling on the ground.

He also understood in his heart that Hua Heng made this gesture to ask him to speak in front of the emperor.

but...

Why should I speak for you?

The emperor has entrusted such an important matter to your hands, Hua Heng. Even if time is tight, you should not delegate the power of tax collection to the prefects of Yuzhou counties. Don't you know that human nature is inherently greedy? Don't you know that human nature is inherently greedy?

You don’t know that the new land tax has been criticized in the first place, and you should be even more cautious when doing things.

do you know?

you know.

But how do you do it?

You knowingly committed the crime.

Subjectively, your actions constituted the result of the Yuzhou Rebellion, and objectively, the same is true.

Subjectivity and objectivity are consistent, and your guilt is certainly confirmed.

Now that your guilt is proven, you want me to clear your name.

Even if Wang Sheng knew his position in the emperor's heart, his words would naturally have some weight.

but...

Why do you say it?

This kind of weight will gradually decline because of his wrong remarks. This is not what Wang Sheng wants to see.

So Wang Sheng remained silent.

The king is silent, but the emperor is not silent.

"You know your guilt, and you also know that you know your guilt. If it weren't for Princess Rongyang's sake, I would have put you on death row today. In the chaos in Yuzhou, so many people have been displaced, and so many families have been separated from their wives. Now,

I will send my soldiers to clean up this mess for you. This battle will cost you tens of thousands of gold and tens of thousands of lives, do you know?"

"I, I know you are guilty."

After being scolded by Sima Yu, sweat broke out on Hua Heng's forehead.

"It's good that you know. There is a lot of discussion between the government and the public now. Even if I want to protect you, it will be difficult for me to protect you. You must be able to convince those courtiers that this is not your fault, otherwise..."

Sima Yu did not continue speaking, but the content that followed was clear to the other three people.

The fine beads of sweat on Hua Heng's forehead grew larger and slid down his cheeks, and his face turned pale.

He knew that the emperor might take his life.

Marquis Guangyuan!

Why doesn’t Marquis Guangyuan speak for himself now?

Isn't he afraid that he will tell His Majesty about bribing him?

He believes in Your Majesty's trust in him so much, doesn't he think that this ten thousand gold will ruin his future or even his life?

At this time, Hua Heng wanted to tell the secret, but he still held back.

He still doesn't know what Marquis Guangyuan is thinking now, but there is one thing that Hua Heng is very clear about.

He wants to live.

And if the matter of bribing Marquis Guangyuan was revealed, then the matter might become out of control.

This is a life-and-death approach, but Hua Heng doesn't want to fight Wang Sheng to the death.

"I will definitely give an explanation to Your Majesty and to everyone in the world."

"Come on, you go back home first. We will have a meeting tomorrow. It's up to you to see what you can do."

Sima Yu said this euphemistically, but the meaning was very straightforward.

It’s not that I want your life, it’s that everyone in the world wants your life.

And if you want to save your life, there is nothing you can do.

That is to convince the officials and the people of the world.

Convince them that the main blame for this matter does not lie with you, Hua Heng.

"promise."

Hua Heng glanced at Wang Sheng and slowly exited the side hall of Tai Chi Hall.

After Hua Heng left, Sima Yu glanced at Wang Sheng and said, "Just now, the leader of the army wants you to say a few good words for him?"

"Indeed."

"Haha, logically speaking, Hua Heng is also an old man who has followed me all the way from the Crown Prince's Palace. I should be more lenient with him at this time. However, when I handed over the new land tax to him, he was perfunctory.

He really disappointed me. Not only did he fail to raise the hundred thousand gold for me, but he also messed up Yuzhou. If I can forgive him, I am afraid that no one in the world will forgive me."

The emperor has sold someone, and he still wants Hua Heng to count the money for him!

In his heart, Wang Sheng mourned a few seconds of silence for Hua Heng.

Wang Sheng had already seen clearly Sima Yu's true nature.

It was precisely because he saw the true nature of Emperor Sima Yu that Wang Sheng proposed this new land tax but did not implement it.

If he did it, Hua Heng's fate would be his fate.

Don't look at how high Wang Sheng's status is with Sima Yu now, and how much he has Sima Yu's trust.

But all this is empty talk.

When it comes time to abandon himself, Sima Yu will not frown.

After being the emperor for several months, Sima Yu already looked like an emperor.

And what is the emperor like?

Cold-blooded.

play hard.

There is no doubt that Sima Yu is a qualified emperor in this regard.

"Your Majesty, although Zhong Lingjun was at fault in the new land tax, he is the husband of Princess Rongyang after all, and he is also conscientious in his work. If Your Majesty can be lenient, it would be better to be lenient."

Sima Yu nodded slightly and said: "You don't need to explain this truth, I understand it in my heart."

clear?

I'm afraid I'm just pretending to understand!

However, you can never wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep.

If the emperor pretends to be asleep, how can he wake him up?

"Your Majesty, that minister has resigned."

"Just go."

Sima Yu waved his hand gently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Sheng slowly left the side hall of Tai Chi Hall.

Before he left the Tai Chi Hall, Wang Sheng was stopped by Hua Heng.

"Marquis Guangyuan, why didn't you speak for me just now?"

At this time, Hua Heng's face was full of anger.

I thought you saw my prompt, but you turned a blind eye.

"What does the leader mean by this?"

Seeing Wang Sheng pretending to be confused, Hua Heng was so cruel that his teeth itched.

"Marquis Guangyuan, I think you should not pretend to be confused while pretending to understand. Are you really not afraid that I will report you in front of His Majesty?"

Wang Sheng looked at Hua Heng quietly, without a trace of fear on his face, and his eyes were filled with amusement.

"Afraid, of course I am afraid, but Wang Sheng, I believe that you will not report me in front of His Majesty."

"Not always."

Wang Sheng's indifferent attitude made Hua Heng even more angry.

Originally, he thought he was holding a trump card, but in Wang Sheng's eyes, this trump card seemed not worth mentioning.

Being despised!

Marquis Guangyuan actually dares to look down on me!

"The worst case scenario is that the fish is dead and the net is broken. There is Princess Rongyang behind me. Your Majesty has always respected the Princess, but there is no such person behind you."

Did you move Princess Rongyang out?

Wang Sheng smiled contemptuously and said: "I don't think you need to be like this. I already have your majesty's trust. Whether you can convince your majesty with your ten thousand gold is still one thing. Besides, I have a relationship with the Queen Mother.

Well, there is also a princess behind me."

Is there a princess behind you?

Do you think my Princess Guangping does not exist?

"snort!"

Although Wang Sheng's words don't sound nice, the meaning is really this.

If Hua Heng and Wang Sheng were to die, Hua Heng would definitely be finished, but whether Wang Sheng would be finished or not depends on His Majesty's opinion.

Knock, knock, knock~

Hua Heng gritted his teeth, but he had to give in.

Marquis Guangyuan is indeed the most shameless person in the world.

It was obvious that he had done something wrong, but he had no consciousness of doing it.

It is really unfortunate for Your Majesty to have such a person beside you.

What a misfortune!

"Of course I, Hua Heng, can't speak up to what Marquis Guangyuan has to say, but you took my Hua Heng's 10,000 gold to say something nice for me. Isn't that too much?"

"Excessive."

Wang Sheng shook his head heavily.

“Very excessive.”

"The central leader doesn't even look at what you want me to say for you. If it were an ordinary matter, I would definitely say a few nice words for you, but this matter is not an ordinary matter. The chaos in Yuzhou is chaotic.

There are hundreds of thousands of people, and the Yuzhou incident also involves a conspiracy against His Majesty. Do you think I dare to speak about this matter?"

"conspiracy?"

Hua Heng's attention was slightly distracted by Wang Sheng.

"What conspiracy?"

"hehe."

Wang Sheng glanced at Hua Heng, shook his head slightly, and said with a sigh: "The current Central Leader has not even found the reason why His Majesty is so angry."

Why is His Majesty angry?

"What does Marquis Guangyuan mean by this sentence?"

Hua Heng frowned and said, "The reason why Your Majesty is so angry is not because of the incident in Yuzhou."

"It's because of things in Yuzhou, but it also depends on what happened in Yuzhou."

"In the Yuzhou Rebellion, those prefecture officials corrupted themselves and ended up in the current situation."

"No."

Wang Sheng shook his head gently.

"If it's not this, what is it?"

Hua Heng thought about it, besides this kind of thing, are there other things in Yuzhou?

"It's because of King Qi."

At this time, Wang Sheng no longer wanted to hide Hua Heng.

On the one hand, Wang Sheng and Hua Heng have no enmity or enmity, so there is no need to really kill Hua Heng.

On the other hand, the news that King Qi is doing trouble in Yuzhou will no longer be a secret in a few days, and there are many people in the world who know about it.

So there is nothing wrong with telling Hua Heng about this now.

"King Qi? But isn't King Qi in a feudal state now?"

"Is that King Xin Qi?"

"King Xin Qi?"

Hua Heng had a look of astonishment on his face.

"Could it be that there are two kings of Qi in this world?"

"There are really two kings of Qi in this world. The original old king of Qi cheated his death."

Wang Sheng said it very simply.

The shocked expression on Hua Heng's face lasted for a while, and then he reluctantly digested the news.

"There is actually this layer of secrets in Yuzhou."

"certainly."

Wang Sheng nodded slightly.

"Otherwise, the Central Leading Army thinks that the situation in Yuzhou is like this just because some officials are corrupt? If it is a county, it would be fine, but most of Yuzhou is in riots. Among them, the Central Leading Army does not see anything unusual?"

Hua Heng thought about it carefully, and he really thought of something unusual about Yuzhou.

yes!

Even if some officials collect more taxes, they certainly don't dare to take it too seriously.

Even if one or two are brave enough to impose a higher new land tax, others may not be so brave.

After all, being a county guard is not a good thing if you are too courageous.

If the existence of King Qi is connected in series, the current turmoil in Yuzhou can be completely explained.

"Is King Qi stirring up trouble in this matter?"

Wang Sheng nodded heavily.

"That's King Qi."

Phew~

If you can place all your blame on King Qi, perhaps your own blame will be much lighter.

Although punishment is inevitable, at least one's wealth and life can be saved.

"But, how to put the blame on King Qi?"

"That's what the Central Leader wants to think about."

Wang Sheng said so many words to Hua Heng here just to wake up Hua Heng.

Otherwise, the emperor just told Hua Heng that you must convince the world tomorrow.

How to persuade, how to persuade, and how to persuade.

He didn't even tell Hua Heng about the existence of King Qi.

If Hua Heng goes back like this, he may have no choice but to be slaughtered tomorrow.

To put it bluntly, Wang Sheng saved Hua Heng’s life.

But giving Huaheng ideas is outside Wang Sheng's business scope.

What I should have said has been enough.

"Junhou, since you want to lend a helping hand, why not help others to the end? Hua Heng will definitely remember this kindness in the future."

kindness.

Gratitude is of course a very useful thing.

But that also depends on whose kindness it is.

If this was a favor from Wang Yan, Wang Sheng would find it very useful.

But Hua Heng's kindness was not that substantial.

However, with Princess Rongyang behind him and a few words of advice, it won't be a problem.

"Forget it, since you want to put the blame on King Qi, you must have evidence. No matter what you do, this evidence will be produced one day later, no matter whether it is true or false."

Wang Sheng's words have made it very clear.

The current emperor just wants to put the blame on King Qi. If you, Hua Heng, can't put the blame on King Qi, then I can only sacrifice your life, Hua Heng, first, so that things in Yuzhou will not lead to riots.

upgrade.

Moreover, the emperor could also get rid of the courtiers' concern about the new land tax.

Since the person who proposed the new land tax is dead, the matter is almost settled.

"It's just false evidence, I'm afraid..."

"The fact that Yuzhou is a hundred miles away from Luoyang is false evidence. As long as it is evidence that can be confused with the truth."

Does the authenticity of the evidence matter?

From a certain point of view, the authenticity of evidence is indeed very important, but from another point of view, this authenticity is not so important.

The evidence the emperor needs only needs most people to believe it. It doesn't matter what the facts are.

Luoyang is too far away from Yingchuan.

"I see."

Wang Sheng's words made Hua Heng's eyes brighten.

"If that's the case, I'll go back first."

Hua Heng never had a good impression of Wang Sheng.

But if it was resentment, after Marquis Guangyuan said these words today, the resentment in his heart naturally disappeared.

Hua Heng had already made a secret vow in his heart.

In the future, if we can't have anything to do with this Guangyuan Marquis, we won't have anything to do with him.

This Marquis Guangyuan...

It's really hard to see through.

In his eyes, it seemed like he couldn't hide his thoughts.
Chapter completed!