The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

Yang Ziyun couldn't suppress the joy in her eyes. She could finally move in with her cousin.

"Everyone in the Yang family knows this."

"This prince is talking about evidence, do you have it?"

Yang Ziyun was stunned and didn't know what was going on.

Ning Yi had already turned to look at Qin Haifeng: "Haifeng, according to Dawu law, what is the punishment for slandering the royal family?"

"Cut off your tongue and throw you into prison."

Ning Yi looked coldly at Yang Ziyun, who hadn't reacted yet: "What else do you have to say?"

"In that case, Haifeng, get started."

None of the Yang family members tried to persuade him.

Everyone can see that the Sixth Prince favors Yang Ziqin.

This kind of thing can only be done according to Ning Yi's request.

Whoever persuaded them was the one who truly harmed the Yang family, and Yang Ziyun deserved it.

"Sixth Prince, Sixth Prince, spare my life..."

Yang Ziyun was lifted up like a chicken and screamed in fright.

"Wait a minute."

Yang Ziqin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, she is my cousin after all. Can you let me handle her?"

Ning Yi glanced at her and nodded slightly.

Yang Ziqin looked at the pitiful Yang Ziyun and said, "Go away. You are no longer a member of the Yang family."

This spared her life.

Ning Yi shook his head secretly.

This green tea girl will not be grateful for your kindness and will definitely fight back if she gets the chance.

It's all over.

Ning Yi regained his indifferent smile and said, "Father-in-law, I am a little drunk. I need to rest in the study first."

Yang Long accompanied Ning Yi to the study, and the others could only wait outside the door.

Everyone could see that the Sixth Prince had something important to discuss with the Patriarch.

The Sixth Prince sat down in the main seat, leaving Yang Long standing beside him with his eyes wide open.

Yang Long had regrets in his heart. He had married his daughter to the Sixth Prince and chosen to take sides because he wanted to find an obedient member of the royal family to support him.

Now that the Sixth Prince is making a scene at the Yang family, it is just to tell him that the Yang family has no choice but to be honest and obedient.

Ning Yi: "Father-in-law, the money and food we collected this time is not enough to support the millions of people in Jiangdong. Do you understand?"

Yang Long smiled bitterly. As a Shangshu, how could he not understand these issues?

"Your Highness, this..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. We are a family, do we have to hide it in private?"

Yang Long thought for a moment and shook his head: "Your Highness, with the current amount of money and grain, less than 10% is left, and the amount that falls into the hands of the people is even smaller."

Ning Yi understood what he meant. Wasn't it just cutting corners at every level?

"If that's the case, why does the imperial court continue to provide disaster relief?"

Yang Long smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, this old minister is a bit stupid for the reasons."

It is enough for Yang Long to pretend to be ignorant when he knows the truth and not know anything when asked.

Ning Yi rolled his eyes and said, "You old fox, why are you pretending to be confused?"

As the Minister of War, with so many years of experience as an official, what has he not experienced?

"This prince will not beat around the bush with you. Jiangdong is currently plagued by endless disasters and lacks money and food. We need the entire court to donate money to quell the disaster."

"What?" Yang Long's eyes suddenly widened.

Collective donation?

Sixth Prince, you are thinking too beautifully.

It's not like there haven't been collective donations in the past.

As a result, they either tried to fool people with a few pieces of silver or cried poor.

And get ridiculed by others.

"Your Highness, you can't do that. Not only will it be of little use, it will also make the entire court hate you. And the Emperor..."

Ning Yi slammed the table, interrupting his nonsense.

"This prince has decided to proceed with this, but we need someone to take the lead. My father-in-law is the best person."

Yang Long's face changed in shock. Sixth Prince, you are treating me as your vanguard.

No wonder he has been looking for trouble at the Yang family tonight.

His eyes kept changing, and he smiled bitterly and bowed, "Since Your Highness is so, I naturally support you. So, I will personally donate... five hundred taels."

"Five hundred taels?" Ning Yi sneered, "Father-in-law, are you treating this prince like a beggar?"

Yang Long knew that this guy would not give up.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Okay, this time I will donate one thousand taels, which is enough to help Your Highness."

Ning Yi still looked at him with a faint smile.

Yang Long frowned. Are you trying to ask for too much?

This thousand taels is not a small amount, especially considering that you are a prince.

"Your Highness, a thousand taels is not a small amount. If it's ten thousand taels, the Yang family really can't afford it."

Looking at this dignified Minister of War, his performance was quite good.

Ning Yi was too lazy to talk nonsense and held up three fingers: "Your Highness wants three million taels."

"How much?" Yang Long's eyes were as big as eggs. He was in disbelief and extremely angry. You treat my Yang family as fat pigs.

"Your Highness, even if you sold all the belongings of my Yang family, you wouldn't be able to get hundreds of thousands of taels. How could I rob you of three million taels?"

Ning Yi chuckled and said, "Father-in-law, how many businesses does the Yang family have? Do you think the royal family doesn't know?"

"Not to mention those in Dawu, there are many connections with the barbarians in the north, right?"

"There are many ships sailing out to sea from the south, right?"

Yang Long's face suddenly changed, although many big families are doing this kind of business.

Many of them were held in secret.

The Sixth Prince pointed it out in public, and Yang Long was just about to explain.

Ning Yi stood up and patted his old shoulder: "Father-in-law, this prince advises you."

"Money is something outside of your body. Even if you spend it all, how much can you really use?"

"How much of this silver is dirty? Not only can it be used for disaster relief and to protect the Yang family for decades, but it can also cost them their lives. You should think carefully about this."

Ning Yi said it easily, but Yang Long felt pain in his heart.

He looked dangerously and asked, "Your Highness, do you really want to force the Yang family into a dead end?"

Ning Yi didn't care: "Father-in-law, this money is not even enough for the Yang family. It's not even enough to cover 10% of the taxes you smuggle every year, right?"

Yang Long's expression changed several times. He was right. This amount of money was nothing to the entire Yang family.

He also had enough reason to believe that if he didn't take it out, the guy in front of him would really dare to deal with the Yang family.

Unless the Yang family rebels now.

Finally, he sighed: "Your Highness, the Yang family has paid for this."

This money is worth it as it can keep the Yang family safe.

Yang Long was extremely dissatisfied: "Your Highness, are you really not afraid that the Yang family will turn against you?"

Ning Yi chuckled: "Father-in-law, if the Yang family wants to rebel, they can do so at any time. This prince will take over."

What I mean is, even if the Yang family becomes my enemy, it could happen at any time, and this prince is not afraid at all.

Looking at the back of the Sixth Prince as he left, Yang Long sat listlessly on the chair.

Master Yang Er and Master Yang San came in hurriedly.

"Brother, what did the Sixth Prince discuss with you?"

Yang Long told the whole story indifferently.

Both of them were extremely shocked.

"Brother, you can't do that. Three million taels is too much for Wu Lingyun. We can't give it to him."

"Brother, what does the Sixth Prince think of our Yang Family? We must not give him the treasury, or else our Yang Family..."

"That's enough." Yang Long waved his hand: "No need to say more."

"Three million taels is worth it to buy the Yang family peace for a few years."

"Otherwise, do you really think that the person on the dragon throne dare not raise his sword?"

The Second and Third Master Yang both shut up. Speaking of it, who wouldn't be afraid of the Emperor Wu? It was already a good deal for the Yang family to pay some money to protect their property from being confiscated.