HLnovel Chapter 736 Deal or die!
Chapter 736 Deal or die!
"Haha, Master Cai, I came here rashly today to make a deal with you!"
Eunuch Zhang said this with a smile on his face.
"trade?"
Cai Jing was slightly startled when he heard what Eunuch Zhang said.
"Master Zhang, I wonder what kind of deal you want to make?"
Eunuch Zhang smiled faintly, took out the confessions and handed them to Cai Jing.
"Master Cai, I wonder how much these things are worth?"
"Ok?"
Cai Jing took the confession from Eunuch Zhang with a puzzled look on his face.
But when he saw the confession, his face changed drastically!
He didn't expect that his men would betray him so quickly!
And it's so thorough!
But Eunuch Zhang brought out this confession at this time, and even said he wanted to make a deal with him...
This... this old fox, what does this mean! ?
"Master Zhang! What... do you mean!?"
Cai Jing stared at Eunuch Zhang and asked.
"Master Cai, in fact, you and I have always gotten along quite well."
"I can give you these confessions, and I can also shut up those bastards who betrayed you, Master Cai, forever!"
"But in exchange, I want the positions of Minister of War, Minister of Works, and the current vacant official positions in the Ministry of Revenue!"
"I don't know, what do you think, Master Cai?"
Eunuch Zhang directly stated his request.
But when Cai Jing heard what Eunuch Zhang said, he was stunned!
Although what Eunuch Zhang wants seems to be a lot, it is only two of the six ministers!
But, compared with his life, it is nothing!
What's more, even if Eunuch Zhang was in control of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, and the previous Ministry of Revenue, he only controlled three ministries.
The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Justice are still in his hands!
He is not at a disadvantage!
……
"Okay! I agree to Master Zhang's request!"
"I hope Master Zhang can keep his promise!"
Cai Jing said in a deep voice.
But Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Cai. In addition to this matter, I have another request!"
"You... still have requests!?"
"what are you up to!?"
Cai Jing asked with gritted teeth!
After this eunuch made one request, he made another!
This is a bit ungentle!
"Don't be nervous, Master Cai. What I want this time is very simple for you!"
"In fact, His Majesty will be grateful to you for this!"
Eunuch Zhang smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty is grateful to me!?"
"You...what on earth do you want!?"
Cai Jing was shocked!
He was a little confused about what Eunuch Zhang meant!
"Don't be nervous, Master Cai. What I want is not what is given to me."
Eunuch Zhang smiled faintly and said, "Lord Cai should know that His Majesty intends to go to war with Dakang."
"And now the imperial treasury is empty, lacking money and food, so...if Lord Cai is willing to donate some food and money to the imperial court at this time, then His Majesty, wouldn't you be grateful?"
"Um!?"
When Cai Jing heard what Eunuch Zhang said, he was shocked!
"You want me to support His Majesty in going to war with Dakang, and pay for the logistics out of my own pocket!?"
"Master Zhang! Do you know how much this costs!?"
"No, no, no! Lord Cai has misunderstood. You only need to donate 100,000 dan of grain and 100,000 taels of silver!"
"As for the remaining money, I will confiscate the homes of those people in prison to collect the balance."
"Also, this time, Dajing's food and fodder will all be purchased from you, Lord Cai, so you can make money too!"
"But I need Lord Cai to guarantee that I won't pass off inferior goods as good ones!"
"If Master Cai doesn't agree, then forget about our deal!"
"When your majesty sees these things, Lord Cai's head and body will be separated. Then it will be easy for my people to take this position, right?"
……
"you……!?"
When Cai Jing heard Eunuch Zhang’s threat, his eyes were filled with anger!
But he finally agreed!
Because he knows that no matter how important money is, you still need life to spend it.
So, this time... he can only bleed heavily!
After the two of them reached an agreement, Cai Jing called Xia Ningxiang.
"I've met the master."
When Xia Ningxiang saw Cai Jing, she bowed to him respectfully.
"Well, no need to be polite, take a seat."
Cai Jing said calmly.
"Yes!"
Xia Ningxiang nodded respectfully and then sat on the chair next to Cai Jing.
After Xia Ningxiang sat down, Cai Jing spoke.
"Ningxiang, within three days, you must prepare 100,000 taels of silver and... 100,000 shi of grain. I will need them."
"so much!?"
Xia Ningxiang was shocked when she heard what Cai Jing said!
"Master, what are you going to do?"
"It's nothing. Isn't the imperial court going to go to war with Dakang?"
"I plan to donate these things to the court!"
Cai Jing pretended to be magnanimous and said this.
But at this moment, his heart was bleeding!
"Donate to the imperial court...!?
When Xia Ningxiang heard what Cai Jing said, she was shocked!
How could she not know who Cai Jing was?
In daily life, no matter big or small matters, there is always one thing that the other party doesn’t want to embezzle!
Now, he is so kind as to donate to the imperial court! ?
Is this a sign of a guilty conscience?
impossible!
Xia Ningxiang quickly rejected this idea!
There is absolutely no way that Cai Jing will ever have a change of heart.
Then... could it be that the imperial court has found out about Cai Jing?
She heard that the imperial court was investigating the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War recently!
That must be it!
Cai Jing is trying to spend money to save his life!
……
In fact, Xia Ningxiang still hopes that Cai Jing will die!
Xia Ningxiang had already prepared a retreat for herself. Once Cai Jing died, she could turn around and leave the capital, or even leave Dajing.
But now Xia Ningxiang doesn’t want to leave Dajing, because... there is someone more in her heart.
That is Jiang Chen.
She couldn't help but wonder, if she went to find Jiang Chen, would Jiang Chen take her in?
I guess, it must be, right?
Thinking of every little bit of contact with Jiang Chen, Xia Ningxiang's face turned red with embarrassment.
When Cai Jing saw Xia Ningxiang like this, he felt excited!
He hasn't been with Xia Ningxiang for a long time.
I really miss you a little bit!
Thinking of this, Cai Jing asked Xia Ningxiang: "Ningxiang, have you been feeling better recently?"
"Ok?"
Xia Ningxiang came to her senses when she heard Cai Jing's words.
She said in a low voice, "Master, I still feel... weak, listless, and even vomiting from time to time."
"I have consulted many doctors, but none of them could find anything wrong. Do you think... could it be that the plague is still in my body?"
"I... am I not completely healed yet~"
"Or, Master, can you ask Jiang Chen to take another look at it for me?"
"Alas! I never thought that this plague would be so severe. Perhaps it is also possible that Jiang Chen did not treat you well!"
"Just wait! When Jiang Chen comes back, I will definitely look for him again!"
"Go back and rest!"
Cai Jing said with a worried look on his face.
But his body was distanced from Xia Ningxiang.
It can be seen that he... is very afraid of contracting the plague.