Princess Promotion

Yao Chuguang snapped his fingers and said, "It wasn't easy, I finally got to the point."

Yun looked at Yao Chuguang in confusion, not sure what Yao Chuguang would say next.

Yao Chuguang looked at the Yun family kindly and said, "Look at your Yun family. You have committed the grave crime of treason and rebellion. Extermination of the entire clan is a light punishment."

Yun Shijue saw that Yao Chuguang looked at her with a creepy look and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Yao Chuguang said without beating around the bush, "How about this, I'll give you a chance to save yourselves. If you want to live, bring silver to ransom me. For example, I'll take Concubine Li away for 100,000 taels of silver."

Yun looked at Yao Chuguang with a confused expression. Was what she said what she understood?

Yao Chuguang was of course after the money, otherwise why would he go to the Yun family in the middle of the night?

It's impossible that they called the people over to scold them and then killed them just to interrogate the Yun family about why they rebelled?

This is not looking for trouble. You should know that villains die because they talk too much.

There is no need to interrogate the Yun family to see if they have any other plans. If there is any evidence, it can be found out without the Yun family confessing. If there is no evidence, the Yun family will not confess either.

Yao Chuguang nodded and said, "That's what you meant. As long as you have money, even Zhou Chengxi can be taken to the Western Territory."

As the intense humiliation surged out, Yun's face turned pale and her lips trembled uncontrollably, as if they would break in the next second.

What does Yao Chuguang think of the Yun family? The fish on the chopping board are sold by weight!

Yun was silent for a while and then asked, "Zhou Chengxi...how much silver do you want?"

Yao Chuguang stretched out a finger and said, "One million taels of silver."

Yun took a breath and said, "You might as well go and rob it."

Yao Chuguang said confidently: "I am indeed robbing money!"

Yun family·····

Yao Chuguang rubbed her sore eyes. She was really sleepy after tossing and turning for most of the night.

He didn't want to chat with Yun anymore. He just picked up the list of the Yun family members that had just been sent over, filled in the number after each person, and threw it to Yun, saying, "Go back and raise money, otherwise those on it will be executed later."

Yun: "Wait! The Yun Mansion is surrounded, and the money is all inside the mansion."

Yao Chuguang's face darkened instantly. "Yun family, just because I gave you a bit of a bad face, you think I'm running a charity? The Yun family has been planning this for so long. How much money have you secretly transferred? Do you think I should settle it with you piece by piece?"

Yun shut up instantly.

A moment later, Yun walked out of the palace in a daze, holding the quotation sheet. Old Madam Liu and Fu Yuanyuan walked on both sides. At this moment, the expressions of the three were surprisingly consistent.

His face was dull and his eyes were lifeless. Is that how the matter is resolved?

So Yao Chuguang summoned her into the palace in the middle of the night just to extort money?

This matter is really absurd, but there is a sense of reason in the absurdity.

Since Yao Chuguang already knew that the Yun family was planning a rebellion and had ordered the imperial guards to control the Yun family as soon as possible, there was really no need to summon him again. He could just send someone to capture them directly.

So Yao Chuguang really just wanted to ask her for money?

Is she crazy?

Or is Yao Chuguang crazy about money?

Yun did not return home with Old Madam Liu and the others, and she left without saying where she was going.

Old Madam Liu is old, and her body can no longer bear it after tossing and turning all night without sleep. Let Yun go wherever she wants, she can't and doesn't want to care.

Yun wanted to take Fu Yuanyuan with her, but Fu Yuanyuan was unwilling.

In the end, they parted ways with the Yun family and went their separate ways.

At the first light of dawn, a hint of paleness appeared in the sky. Yun was holding an exquisite box at the moment and met Fu Hongxuan unexpectedly at the palace gate.

Although Fu Hongxuan hadn't slept all night, he only looked a little tired when he got up.

Fu Hongxuan was also very surprised that the Yun family appeared here.

Didn't Yao Chuguang summon Yun last night? Then why is Yun still wandering around outside, and why has he even walked into a trap and come to the palace gate?

Fu Hongxuan felt that the development of this matter was somewhat confusing.

Yun naturally also saw Fu Hongxuan, and Yun felt mixed emotions.

This traitorous guy, if Fu Hongxuan hadn't sold her out, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

Both of them were secretly criticizing each other, but they both had something hidden in their hearts, so they didn't say anything.

Fu Hongxuan was not sure whether Yao Chuguang had revealed his true feelings to the Yun family. If Yao Chuguang had other plans, he would be in big trouble if he let it slip.

Yun didn't say anything because there was nothing to say. If she continued to talk after their relationship had already fallen out, she would just be looking for trouble.

At this time, Eunuch Feng, the chief eunuch serving Yao Chuguang, came over and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings to General Fu, Madam Yun. His Majesty has not yet risen."

Eunuch Feng looked at Madam Yun and said, "His Majesty has instructed that if Madam Yun comes, she should just take the others away. There is no need to report it specifically."

When Yun heard this, the corners of her mouth twitched. If this wasn't the Imperial Palace, she would have thought it was a bandit's den, where they were paying a ransom to save someone.

Yun gritted her teeth and handed over the box in her arms, saying, "This belongs to Concubine Li and me."

When Yun received the quotation last night and saw his name on the paper, the shock in his heart was simply indescribable.

Shameless, despicable, and greedy!

Since he wanted her to raise money to redeem himself, there must be something more ridiculous than this!

The most infuriating thing is that Yun had no choice but to do it.

Yun had thought that Yao Chuguang would go back on his word and take the money but kill the man.

But Yao Chuguang did not ask her to redeem everyone at once, but gave Yun enough time to raise the money.

For example, if the Yun family only offers 300,000 taels of silver to redeem themselves and Concubine Li, and if Yao Chuguang keeps his promise and lets them go, the Yun family will offer another sum of silver to redeem the other members of the Yun family.

It is naturally impossible for the Yun family to redeem all members of the Yun family at once. Instead, they only redeem one or two people at a time. If Yao Chuguang breaks the contract, the only loss is the money of those two people.

If Yao Chuguang had killed the man directly with a knife, the Yun family's wealth would have been the capital for the Yun family's descendants to make a comeback.

But Yao Chuguang chose to take money instead of people, which threw the problem back to the Yun family: money or people?

If they ask for money, it will definitely cause internal strife in the Yun family. All the Yun family members who escaped have relatives in Yundu City. They have a large sum of money but do not save people.

If they wanted to redeem the people, they simply didn't have enough money to redeem everyone.

The Yun family can only take one step at a time now.

Fu Hongxuan, who was standing aside, was even more confused. Was Yao Chuguang just going to let Yun and Concubine Li go so easily?

Eunuch Feng took the box with a smile, took out a badge from his waist and said, "Madam Yun, wait a moment. We will send someone to invite Concubine Li over."

After Eunuch Feng finished speaking, he signaled with his eyes to the young eunuch beside him to take Yun and pick up Concubine Li and send them out of the palace.

After they left, Fu Hongxuan confirmed, "Are you really letting them go?"

Eunuch Feng said as a matter of course: "Of course, Your Majesty will never go back on his word."

Fu Hongxuan... was greatly shocked.

Eunuch Feng turned and asked, "Did General Fu find Zhou Chengxi?"

Last night, Yao Chuguang deduced that Zhou Chengxi must be hiding near the Fu Mansion, so he directly blocked off the area within a radius of 100 miles starting from the Fu Mansion.

Then shrink inward, and it is only a matter of time before a carpet search finds Zhou Chengxi.

Fu Hongxuan set up the encirclement and came to report before starting the search, then shook his head at Eunuch Feng.

Eunuch Feng had anticipated this and said, "His Majesty has said that if Zhou Chengxi is not around, then don't wake her. General Fu should go to the side hall and rest first. We can discuss everything after His Majesty wakes up."

Fu Hongxuan: All right! Why should he be anxious if the main person is not anxious?

When Fu Hongxuan woke up, it was already bright outside.

Eunuch Feng came over and asked respectfully, "Did General Fu rest well?"

Fu Hongxuan nodded, took the handkerchief and began to wash up, then followed Zi Chen Palace.

At this time, Yao Chuguang was having breakfast, a bowl of porridge, a few plates of pickles, fried cypress and buns.

It can be said that the food was very simple. Zhou Mingrui was sitting next to Yao Chuguang and eating a big bun.

Yao Chuguang called Fu Hongxuan and said, "Come here, let's eat together."

Fu Hongxuan didn't refuse. He took the bowl and chopsticks, filled a large bowl of porridge and asked, "Are you not going to pursue the Yun family anymore?"

Yao Chuguang: "How can I not pursue it? I'm not crazy."

Fu Hongxuan: "Then why did you let Yun and Concubine Li go?"

Fu Hongxuan was puzzled. Throughout history, any family that plotted rebellion would be punished with the death penalty, and this was done not only to eliminate hidden dangers, but also to deter other potential rebels.

Yao Chuguang: "Well, they paid the money. Why do you want to ask me why I let the Yun family off so easily?"

Fu Hongxuan paused with his chopsticks and looked at Yao Chuguang, as if asking about the silver.

Can the serious crime of rebellion be settled with money?

Is this crazy woman Yao Chuguang really that desperate for money? She'd dare to take anything!

Yao Chuguang picked up a handful of pickled vegetables with his chopsticks and placed them in Zhou Mingrui's bowl. He said, "Look, everyone throughout history knows that rebellion is a capital crime, but has the practice of rebellion ever ceased?"

"No, because the higher the risk, the greater the reward. I started out as a rebel, and no one knows how to rebel better than me."

After hearing what Yao Chuguang said, Fu Hongxuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

"No matter what means you use to intimidate someone who is ambitious and wants to rebel, it will have little effect, because the first requirement for rebellion is fearlessness of death, so those who want to rebel will still rebel."

"When I discovered something was wrong with the Yun family, I immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to surround the Yun Mansion and check the Yun Mansion's accounts and warehouses."

"The Yun Mansion is now basically an empty shell except for the people. The Yun family is a famous and prestigious family, but all the wealth accumulated over generations has been transferred away."

What's more, those who are left are all old people, and the capable young people have all been moved away to the imperial capital.

Killing those people from the Yun Mansion at this time would not achieve much except venting anger.

If the younger generation of the Yun family were allowed to take their large wealth and cause trouble outside, that would be a huge trouble.

Although money is not everything, it is absolutely necessary. Without money, the masters of this family who are used to a life of luxury would have to run around for their three meals a day.

If you are troubled by the daily necessities of life, how can you have the time and energy to do other things?

Fu Hongxuan pondered for a long time and asked, "What if the Yun family only redeems the head of the Yun family and stands idly by as the rest of the Yun family are saved? Wouldn't that be a loss of both the wife and the army?"

Yao Chuguang said noncommittally, "It's true that if Yun Shi did this, I really wouldn't be able to do anything to her. The question is, can she do it?"

The Yun family has lived a life of luxury since childhood. I guess in their eyes, money and other material things can be earned again if they are lost. If the Yun family abandons their relatives for these material things.

The morale of the Yun family would be dispersed. How could the head of the Yun family and the Yun family win the support of the people? They would be isolated and alone with no one to rely on. How could they do anything then?

It can be said that Yao Chuguang's conspiracy was blatant. Even if the Yun family could not come up with the silver, her subordinates would try every means to force her to use the silver to redeem the person. Once this loophole was opened, the Yun family would have no way to close it.

Let’s talk about money. If money was really that easy to make, then there would be no class distinctions in this world.

The reason why the rich can get richer is because they have the opportunity to trial and error. If they make a mistake, they have the money to try another path until they get it right.

When wealth reaches a certain amount, even if you do nothing, the money will continue to increase.

The most ridiculous thing Yao Chuguang has ever heard is that the reason why poor people are poor is because they don’t have the thinking of rich people. Many times, if you know the thinking of rich people, can you do it?

For example, you can make money by opening a shop, but first you need the money to open a shop. Where does this money come from?

When the Yun family lost their money, the difficulty of making a comeback was no less than rebellion.

The legendary story of starting from scratch has existed since ancient times, but why can starting from scratch become a legend? Isn’t it because it is rare?

Unless the Yun family can travel back in time and send a farming heroine.

Besides, by the time the Yun family really rose to power, Yao Chuguang would have already taken over the western border, and in the end the Yun family would have worked in vain.

After hearing what Yao Chuguang said, Fu Hongxuan was dazed for a while and suddenly asked, "How much silver did the Yun family give you?"

Yao Chuguang said casually, "Three hundred thousand taels."

Fu Hongxuan's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly froze. He realized something in an instant and jumped up from the chair without putting down the chopsticks. He stretched out his long legs and ran away.

The palace maids were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

Zhou Mingrui, who had been silently eating a bun nearby, raised his big watery eyes and looked confusedly at the door where Fu Hongxuan disappeared.

Even Yao Chuguang was startled by Fu Hongxuan's sudden action. Isn't Fu Hongxuan a very steady person? Isn't it said that he can remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe?

Yao Chuguang handed Zhou Mingrui a bun and said, "Don't be as unstable as your brother Fu in the future."

At this time, Fu Hongxuan was not allowed to ride a horse in the palace, so he used his lightness skills to run to the palace gate, jumped onto the horse and rushed towards the Fu Mansion.

When Fu Hongxuan arrived at the gate of Fu Mansion, he was relieved to find something unusual.

"General Fu, you're back!" A familiar female voice came from the side.

Fu Hongxuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a carriage slowly stop. The coachman respectfully opened the door and stood by waiting.

An Tian, wearing a light and elegant long dress, stepped out of the car lightly.

One foot touched the ground lightly, and then the whole body jumped off the carriage gracefully and lightly.

An Tian smiled and said, "It's really better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. I have something to discuss with General Fu today."

Fu Hongxuan had an ominous premonition in his heart.