"What?"
When they heard that the disciples of Jixia Learning Palace would be executed in four hours, all the nobles who had just taken their seats stood up in unison.
This was because their sons were all studying at Jixia Learning Palace!
"Everyone, don't be anxious. Let me finish!”
The old man quickly waved his hand when he saw the big reaction from the crowd.
"Before the Ninth Prince left, he said that he would give the school a chance to prove their innocence!”
"As long as the academy sends five million gold taels within four hours, he will release all of them!”
"I'm an old man, and the school relies on donations from everyone. How can I gather so much money?”
"Isn't this making things difficult for an old man like me?”
The old man spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.
"What do you mean by proving his innocence? This kid is clearly trying to blackmail us!”
"You want to use our children to blackmail us? No way!”
"Don't worry, he won't dare to kill so many people!”
"This old man will go to the Supreme Court to ask for him.”
After hearing Yan Qingyuan's words, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
At the same time, some people could not help but curse.
As long as they didn't commit any major crimes, the Supreme Court would not kill them casually.
"Master, Master…! Not good!"
Just as everyone was feeling indignant, the steward of Chunyu Yue's residence rushed over.
"What now?"
Chunyu Yue, who had almost become a frightened bird, was furious when he saw his panicked appearance.
If he was scared to death today, would these bastards be happy?
"The Ninth Prince…he ordered people to kill Zhao Gao and his family!”
"Yan Le and Zhao Cheng's family were also executed!”
"Thousands of lives were killed just like that!”
"I heard that Zhao Gao's residence is bleeding like a river!”
The butler was sweating profusely and said breathlessly.
"What?"
"Zhao Gao's entire family was executed?”
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.
Who was Zhao Gao? He was the commander of the Zhongche Prefecture, one of the nine ministers, and the confidant of the First Emperor!
This kid Ying Ziye dared to kill him?
Did he eat the guts of a bear or a leopard?
Without the permission of the First Emperor, no one could be killed!
Otherwise, it would be treason!
If it was light, he would be beheaded, and if it was serious, his entire family would be executed!
"Yes, I am!"
"Many of the citizens in the city saw it!”
"Oh, it's Meng Yi, the dean of the supreme court!”
The butler wiped the sweat off his forehead and nodded.
"Zhao Gao's entire family was executed. Is there any news from the Imperial Palace?”
"Has His Majesty made any movements?"
Chun Yuyue had no interest in Zhao Gao's life.
What he wanted to know now was the attitude of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng.
"No!"
"His Majesty has no reaction at all!"
The butler shook his head firmly.
"Oh no, this kid even dared to kill Zhao Gao, then wouldn't my son…?”
One of the gentlemen suddenly thought of something and quickly asked Yan Qingyuan," Oh right, how much did that kid say he wanted?”
"Five million!"
"How much time did he set?"
"Four hours!"
"Oh, wait, it's already been an hour. To be precise, there's only an hour left!”
"Then what are we waiting for? If you don't want to collect the corpse, hurry up and collect the money!”
"Yes, yes! Hurry up and gather the money! If he didn't go and collect it, his head would fall to the ground!”
……
"This Zhao Gao actually colluded with so many officials!”
In the Ninth Prince's residence, Ying Ziye looked at the name list on the bamboo slip, and his eyes became colder.
Not only did this guy secretly train many men of sacrifice, but he also formed cliques for personal gain and roped in many officials to support Huhai.
Among these people, there were two among the nine ministers!
It seemed that this fellow's killing was not unjust at all!
"Your Majesty, Meng Yi, the dean of the supreme court, requests to see you!”
At this moment, a guard came in to report.
"Oh?"
"Let him in!"
Ying Ziye was slightly surprised. He had just come back from the Provincial Court. In less than the time for one incense stick to burn, this guy had come to find him.
Did something urgent happen?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to ask for an audience so soon after they parted ways.
"Yes, sir!"
The guard cupped his fists and accepted the order. Then, he turned around and left. Not long after, Meng Yi's loud laughter could be heard from outside…
"Haha…!"
"Your Highness, you really have divine foresight!"
"It hasn't even been two hours, and Jixia Academy has already obediently sent over five million taels of gold!”
"Oh right, they even gave an extra 100,000 taels!”
"They said it was money to redeem the school!"
Meng Yi smiled as he walked in, his eyebrows dancing as he spoke.
"So fast?"
Hearing what he said, Ying Ziye's intestines were almost green with regret. If he had known that these aristocrats were so quick, he would have extorted ten million taels!
Now, he had missed an opportunity!
Who knew when he would be able to dirty Jixia Academy again!
"Yes, I am!"
"Originally, I planned to kill a few of them to show them if they didn't send the money!”
"Who would have thought that the moment Your Highness left, they would send the money over!”
"Haha…!"
Having successfully completed his mission, Meng Yi was in a very good mood.
At the same time, his admiration for Ying Ziye grew!
In the past, the imperial court had spent a lot of effort to raise money and food, but the results were still minimal!
However, such a difficult problem was as easy as eating and drinking to the Ninth Prince.
He had swindled Chunyu Yue and Zhao Gao out of a million taels of gold just by talking.
He sent six corpses over and extorted five million taels of gold from Jixia Learning Palace!
The key was that the aristocrats were willing to fork out this money!
The speed at which they raised money was simply shocking.
This made him feel incredible, and at the same time, he admired and respected Ying Ziye even more!
Now, as long as Ying Ziye gave the order, he would be the first to rush forward without hesitation!
"You didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?”
Ying Ziye looked at the bamboo slips in his hands and changed the topic to the serious matter.
"That's not it!"
"I feel that killing Zhao Gao today is no small matter. It's best to report it to His Majesty!”
"So, before entering the palace, this humble official would like to ask the Ninth Prince if he has any other orders?”
Meng Yi shook his head and cupped his hands.
"No!"
Ying Ziye pointed at the various lists that he had copied from Zhao Gao's courtyard." However, since you want to enter the palace, you should bring these things along with you!”
"Yes, sir!"
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