Zhao Zheng didn't say anything as he looked at Gu Dayou who was kneeling and begging for forgiveness.
If Gu Dayou thought that he was easy to fool, he was gravely mistaken.
"First, tell me what you found out from Cao Jin!”
"Yes, sir!"
Gu Dayou knelt on the ground and said," I interrogated Cao Jin overnight. The old thief knew that he was going to die, so he confessed everything. He told me which officials colluded with him. Cao Jin told me everything in detail. Among them, the most important thing is…"
At this point, Gu Dayou suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
"Is it Li Yan?" Zhao Zheng added.
"Emperor is perceptive, it is indeed Mr. Li!”
"What? You don't even dare to say Li Yan's name?" Zhao Zheng asked coldly. Are you my servant or Li Yan's servant?”
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Zhao Zheng's tone, Gu Dayou quickly kowtowed and said,""Imperial Lord, please calm down. This old servant was muddle-headed for a moment. This old servant is only loyal to the Imperial Lord!”
"Don't forget that you're now the supervisor of the East Chamber. In the future, if you show your might as a factory duke and embarrass me, I'll skin you alive!”Zhao Zheng continued to knock.
Through the original plot, Zhao Zheng learned that Gu Dayou was very ambitious.
For people like this, he could occasionally give them some benefits, but he had to beat them up often.
In the original plot, Gu Dayou had no lack of abilities and methods. As long as he used them well, Gu Dayou was definitely a good dog that would bite people.
"Your Majesty is right. This old servant will remember your teachings.”Gu Dayou repeatedly kowtowed.
"So, you released fake news, saying that Cao Jin is dead to confuse others? In case some people are desperate?"
"The Emperor is truly a divine schemer." Gu Dayou flattered,"The Emperor guessed this old servant's thoughts."”
"Get up!" Zhao Zheng nodded and said lightly.”
"Thank you, Emperor."
When Gu Dayou got up from the ground, Zhao Zheng asked,"Where is the silver that Cao Jin was greedy for? Did you find it?"
Zhao Zheng was the emperor, so he didn't lack money.
The reason why he wanted money so desperately was because he planned to start training the new army after solving the problems in the royal court.
According to the original plot, Zhao Zheng knew that the soldiers and horses of the four guards of the capital were all rotten. Not to mention fighting, they could not even gather enough people. The problem of having empty salaries was serious.
Zhao Zheng couldn't spare his hands to deal with those generals.
Even if Zhao Zheng had the time, he didn't plan on going to clean up the capital camp.
If he had that kind of time, he might as well build a new army.
Other than internal troubles, Great Xia also had external troubles.
The non-humankind often attacked the border and robbed people and food.
Without a strong army, how could they protect their country?
Training a new army, without money, was absolutely impossible.
"Emperor, this old servant found 100,000 taels of gold in Cao Jin's residence. I heard that this 100,000 taels of gold was given to Cao Jin by Li…Yan Cai yesterday. I hope Cao Jin can help me get rid of the Empress and help Li Zhaorong ascend to the throne.”
The Li Zhaorong Gu Dayou was talking about was Shangguan Wan 'er.
Zhao Zheng's expression turned cold when he heard this conspiracy.
Li Yan, this old thing, was really greedy.
She was not satisfied with the power of the court and still wanted to meddle in his harem?
Damn it!
Fortunately, Zhao Zheng was decisive enough to cripple Cao Jin in advance and even subdue Shangguan Wan 'er.
This time, Li Yan had lost both money and manpower.
"What else?" "Could it be that Cao Jin only has this hundred thousand gold?" Zhao Zheng asked.”
"Emperor, please be wise…Other than the 100,000 taels of gold, this old servant also found three million taels of banknotes from the Desheng Bank, as well as some jewelry and paintings.”
Gu Dayou was also a smart person. If Zhao Zheng didn't care about Li Zhaorong, he wouldn't say anything.
Moreover, Gu Dayou had sent all the valuables he had found into the palace to express his loyalty to Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zheng nodded and praised,"Well done. I'll leave the silver notes to you to use in the East Chamber."”
Gu Dayou was overjoyed and quickly said,"Thank you for your reward, Emperor."”
There were very few eunuchs who did not love money.
Because they had lost the fun of being men, they could only develop other hobbies.
Three million taels of silver was definitely an astronomical figure.
Gu Dayou did not expect Zhao Zheng to be so generous!
Zhao Zheng was indeed not that generous. Then, he heard Zhao Zheng say,"Don't be happy too early. This one still has something to give you. If you do it well, this one will reward you heavily. If you fail, kill yourself!”
Gu Dayou's heart trembled when he heard this. He quickly said,"Please give the order, Imperial Lord. This old servant will definitely do my best and die!”
"I don't care how you spend this money, but I want you to recruit soldiers and expand the East Chamber to five thousand people within a month. I want to know the wealth of Prime Minister Li Yan, the six ministers, and the assistant ministers. I don't care what method you use or what method you use. You have to settle this matter for me. Otherwise, you will be useless!”
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