Chapter 167 Paddling
Zi Lan Xuan was still decorated with lights and colors, looking extremely gorgeous, which was somewhat out of tune with the tense atmosphere in Xinzheng City.

Cheng Jiao quietly returned to Zilanxuan, but did not go through the main door. Under Wei Zhuang's gaze, he went to the second floor through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Zi Nu and Li Wu were chatting when they saw Cheng Jiao coming back.

"Sir, is the matter done?"

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Of course, there won't be any problems with King Han."

Zi Nu brewed a cup of tea and placed it in front of Cheng Jiao.

"I have brought back half of the money boxes and stored them in the secret room inside Zi Lan Xuan. The carriages have been taken away and destroyed by the people from Qi Jue Tang. Zhang Liang has already left the city and headed for Lan Xiu Villa."

Cheng Jiao heard this and asked, "How many are there?"

Zi Nu smiled and said, "Nong Yu and Cai Die Hong Yu are counting. According to my estimate, there are about 400,000 to 500,000 gold coins."

Li Wu felt a little regretful: "In that case, there are at least hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of treasures in the Treasure Pavilion. It would be a pity to burn them."

Cheng Jiao said indifferently: "Time is short, and it is not easy to take away most of the wealth. The rest can be burned, and the unburned ones can be regarded as comfort to Ye Mu."

Zi Nu explained, "What was moved away were the money boxes filled with gold coins. The remaining calligraphy, paintings, vases, etc. were left untouched. Adding the one horse that Tian Ze looted and the one that was burned by the fire, the value of the things in the Treasure Pavilion would not exceed 50,000 gold."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "I'm afraid Ji Wuye will be very happy now."

"When the fire in Jubao Pavilion was put out, some of them started crying."

Li Wu knelt beside Cheng Jiao, holding Xiao Hei and laughing.

Zi Nu was a little worried: "What if Ji Wuye gets furious and loses his mind after finding out, and it's bad for you?"

"Tomorrow Zhang Liang's grandfather will go out of the city to welcome the Qin envoys."

Zi Nu suddenly realized that she was so focused on worrying about Cheng Jiao that she had forgotten about the Qin envoys that were about to enter Han.
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Madam Mingzhu stood outside the palace and met Ji Wuye.

"General Ji, the guarding of the palace is now in your hands. Don't frighten the king."

Ji Wuye was refreshed: "Madam Mingzhu, rest assured. With Ji here, if the remnants of the Baiyue dare to come, I will kill them."

After saying that, Ji Wuye glanced around and saw that no one was approaching.

He whispered: "If possible, let the King of Han charge Liusha with colluding with the remnants of the Baiyue people."

Madam Mingzhu narrowed her narrow eyes and said, "Although the King of Han is incompetent, he is not stupid. He has been wary of you for a long time, and the King of Han is not completely ignorant of the affairs of the Jubao Pavilion."

After listening to Madam Mingzhu's words, Ji Wuye's face trembled, but he did not force it.

"I will go down and deploy the defenses right away. Madam Mingzhu, please go back."

Madam Mingzhu embraced her plump breasts and watched Ji Wuye leave, a sneer appearing on the corner of her mouth.
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At Han Wangan's angry rebuke, Han Fei and Han Yu immediately shut up.

After a moment of silence, the King of Han sighed. He was old and could only sigh constantly.

"Han Yu, you go first."

Han Yu said without hesitation: "Emerald Tiger cleverly borrowed the name of Chang'an Jun Chengjiao and used Ji Wuye as a backer to build the Treasure Pavilion to collect money. This time, the Baiyue invasion caused Ji Wuye to suffer heavy losses on the surface, but in fact, it gave Ji Wuye the opportunity to transfer money secretly. From what I have seen, the wealth in the Treasure Pavilion is worth at least 500,000 gold coins. Once such a large amount of money falls into Ji Wuye's hands, I am afraid that the royal family will be in danger."

Han Wangan rubbed his temples. Getting up from the gentle countryside in the middle of the night was too unfriendly to the elderly.

"Han Fei, what about you?"

"For now, father should send people to seal off the Treasure Pavilion and try to prevent the wealth hidden in the Treasure Pavilion from being transferred by Ji Wuye. Moreover, the interior of Yemu is not a solid block, father can make use of it a little."

Han Fei said a lot of nonsense. When he was coming here just now, he received a secret letter from Zhang Liang, saying that everything went well.

He didn't care much about his father's questioning and his fourth brother's words. Hearing Han Fei's words, King Han frowned. With Lao Jiu's intelligence, it was impossible for him to only see the surface.

"Han Fei, I know that you and Wei Zhuang of Guigu founded Liusha, but you have to be clear that your first identity is a royal son, a royal family of Han!"

Han Fei was silent. If his father had the courage to use the Jubao Pavilion to unite the Korean nobles into one, form a great trend and uproot the night, why would he collude with Qin Chang'an Jun Chengjiao to plot against the wealth in the Jubao Pavilion?

King Han slammed the table hard, annoyed by Han Fei's indifference.

"Han Yu, you tell me what to do next!"

Han Yu was calm and composed. He was not happy because his father was disappointed in Lao Jiu, nor did he feel resentful because of his insignificant weight in his father's heart.

As calm as ever: "Father, Ji Wuye and Marquis Xueyi have been guarding Jubao Pavilion for a long time. Even if Ji Wuye is transferred to the palace, it will not be easy to take the wealth of Jubao Pavilion away from Ye Mu. I think it is better to take this opportunity to join hands with the Prime Minister to weaken Ye Mu's power in the court and strengthen the royal family's control over South Korea. By the way, we can hold Ji Wuye accountable for his poor defense of the city and the loss of hundreds of thousands of gold coins from Jubao Pavilion. Although money is important, as long as you have power, you can have everything."

Han Wangan's expression relaxed. Han Yu was very much like him, but because of this, he disliked Han Yu a little.

"Old Nine, you should learn more from Old Four and stop thinking about unrealistic things all day. As Sikou, you must fulfill your duties in this case of the rebellion of the Baiyue remnants. Do you understand?"

Han Fei lowered his brows and said, "I understand."

Han Yu felt a little resentful. He said so much just to use this case to gather power and people's hearts, but he didn't expect that his father would still choose Han Fei to be in charge.

"Okay, Han Fei, please step back first."

"My son, please retire."

Only King Han and Han Yu were left in the room.

King Han looked at Han Yu, who had no expression on his face, and snorted coldly, "Are you resenting me for choosing Old Nine?"

"I don't dare."

"Don't dare? Humph! If you don't dare, you can kill your own elder brother. If you dare, you will assassinate me!"

Han Yu knelt without hesitation: "Father, you are wronged. My brother's death was just an accident. Father, please don't be fooled by outsiders."

"You know whether you are wronged or not. If I hadn't been so cautious and made a fool of the other six nations, I would have destroyed you long ago!"

As the King of Han spoke, he slammed the table hard.

Although the prince was incompetent and greedy for pleasure, he was very much to his liking.

This old man is such a jerk! He did such a bastard thing right under his nose. Do you really think he can't see it? Don't you think about how he ascended to the throne in bloody ways!

Han Yu knew it was best to keep his mouth shut at this moment, so he knelt upright, his head against the cold floor, looking as if he was ready to be slaughtered by his father.

After the King of Han spoke for a while, his anger subsided a lot.

"Although I let Lao Jiu take charge of this case, you also have to investigate secretly. Mainly collect some evidence about Ye Mu. I know you are in charge of the Iron Blood Alliance in the country, and you have a lot of interactions with Ye Mu, so you should start from this aspect."

After saying this, King Han changed his tone.

"Look up at me."

Han Yu looked up obediently, looking at his father who was entering old age, looking at the crown that symbolized his status, the fire in his heart burned uncontrollably. He had done too much to obtain the throne, he couldn't stop here.

"If anything happens to Lao Jiu, you don't have to worry about the throne of King Han anymore! Get lost!"

Han Yu kowtowed heavily without saying a word. It was unclear whether he was expressing shame and regret or declaring his determination to his father.

But none of this matters. What matters is that his father chose him after all.

(End of this chapter)