I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

After all the porcelain pieces had circulated among the officials, Ning Defa stood up with a sullen face.

"My Lords, I'm sure you all have an idea of ​​the value of these porcelains."

As Ning Defa spoke, voices of agreement rose one after another:

"Yes, it is indeed just the most ordinary porcelain. One ounce of silver can buy several pieces."

"Even if you smashed this little thing into a mountain, it wouldn't cost a hundred thousand taels of silver. This guy actually dared to ask for fifty million taels. I really don't know what Lord Jiang is thinking."

"This is clearly an extortion. Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

"That's right, we are petitioning His Majesty to punish us severely!"

As the voices came out one after another, Ning Defa's face gradually relaxed. You, Jiang Yuan, are eloquent, but what about now?

Even I am curious about what you will say next!

Duanmu Yuanchen slowly raised one hand, and the hall instantly became quiet.

"Since all of you have already concluded that it's not worth the money, Lord Jiang, do you have anything to say?"

As he spoke, Duanmu Yuanchen was worried about Jiang Yuan. As the king of a country, he absolutely could not make excuses for Jiang Yuan in this situation.

All he could do was give Jiang Yuan a chance to speak. Whether he could turn defeat into victory depended on Jiang Yuan himself.

It can be said that at this moment in the court, Jiang Yuan was alone against dozens of officials.

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, of course I have something to say."

After saying that, Jiang Yuan turned to face Ning Defa and raised his head high: "Ning Defa, you said these things are not worth this much money, but I insist that these things are worth this much!"

"Stop talking nonsense here. Do you think all the princes and ministers are blind?" Ning De said angrily. Even at this time, this guy was still being stubborn.

Jiang Yuan, however, calmly raised a piece of porcelain and looked at Ning Defa calmly: "I only have one question for you."

"Does that mean these things are only worth one or two ounces of silver, and I have to buy them for one or two ounces of silver?"

Ning De was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help laughing: "Master Jiang, what you said is really ridiculous. Is there anyone willing to pay ten taels of silver for something that is only worth one tael of silver?"

"How can there be such an idiot in the world!"

After Ning Defa finished speaking, the whole hall burst into laughter.

"That's right, how much do you want to sell it for for one tael of silver?"

"That's right! Whoever buys it is an idiot!"

Just as everyone was discussing this, Jiang Yuan's voice came out lightly: "Yes, I am an idiot."

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, everyone stopped laughing and looked at him speechlessly.

Jiang Yuan was already walking calmly in the hall as he said, "Well, to be honest, I, Jiang Yuan, have only studied sage books since I was a child, but I don't know much about porcelain."

"But I really love porcelain, so I often go to antique streets."

"Everyone knows that most of the things on the antique street are fakes, and the prices are often exorbitant."

Jiang Yuan paused, pointed to his chest, and continued, "As I've already said, I'm not very knowledgeable about porcelain, so I happily bought these fakes home as if they were the real thing."

"So the fifty million taels of silver I offered to the Ning family will only be less, never more. Who made me such a fool that I even bought fake porcelain?"

Ning Defa, who was standing by, looked as if he had eaten shit, his face was ashen.

He couldn't find any point to refute for a moment. Yes, the things were worthless, but the other party insisted that I didn't know the value of them and I was a fool. I just spent so much money on them. What else could he do?

The officials who had just laughed out loud have all fallen silent. They have admitted that they are fools. Can you still blame them for wasting money?

Upon hearing this, Chen Liu's eyes lit up and he quickly stepped forward and said, "Yes, I can testify to this. I once saw Lord Jiang spend 500,000 taels of silver to buy a piece of porcelain from a dealer!"

"No!" Ning Defa suddenly shouted, staring at Jiang Yuan like a cat that had caught a mouse.

"Oh? Ning Defa, have you found any problem again?" Jiang Yuan said lightly.

Ning Defa looked at Jiang Yuan with ill intent and said sinisterly, "Sir Jiang, as far as I know, you are just a man from Taiping County, and your official rank is only from the fifth rank."

"And your fiefdom, Taiping County, has been ranked as the poorest county for many years. It was granted to you as a fiefdom by the late emperor for less than a year."

"In that case, I'd like to ask Master Jiang, where did the 50 million taels of silver you spent on buying porcelain come from? Your fiefdom has a population of only ten thousand. Even if Master Jiang went door to door to rob money, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to steal so much!"

"Or is it possible that this money was obtained through corruption, abuse of power, and smuggling, Lord Jiang?"

Jiang Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. Ning Defa was smart for once. He finally hit the point this time.

But unfortunately, all the officials kept their mouths shut at this time, mainly because Jiang Yuan was such a scoundrel. He just laughed at him and then got slapped in the face. Who dared to speak?

"Very good, very good. Ning Defa asked a good question, but I don't think I even need to answer it. Your Majesty probably already knows where I get the money."

"Yes, what Lord Jiang said is true." Duanmu Yuanchen spoke softly on the dragon throne.

"When my father was still alive, I once left the palace. I wonder if you all still remember it."

"But I happened to meet Mr. Jiang in Xinri City. It's funny to say that I was penniless at the time, while Mr. Jiang was already the owner of a restaurant making a fortune every day."

"As far as I know, Lord Jiang's assets are not limited to Xinri City. They now spread across the three states. It's not surprising that he has this much silver."

"Yes, I can testify that I went there with His Majesty." Chen Liu quickly stepped forward and spoke.

After just a few words, Ning Defa's face turned pale.

He knew very well that if he lost this confrontation, the entire Ning family would lose as well.

Even Duanmu Yuanchen personally came out to prove it for Jiang Yuan. Could he still shamelessly go up and say that he didn't believe it? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the emperor?

"Does Ning Defa have anything else to say?" Jiang Yuan asked with narrowed eyes.

Ning Defa choked. What the hell was that? He quickly bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, it was your humble servant who impeached Lord Jiang without fully understanding the situation. It's your humble servant's fault!"

Jiang Yuan curled his lips. Damn it! If you can't win, then be shameless. Ning Zhiyuan was like this, and now Ning Defa is still like this. This is really the tradition of the Ning family.

"Your Majesty, Lord Ning unknowingly impeached Jiang Yuan, and while he is certainly guilty, his motivation was to seek justice. I beg Your Majesty to show some leniency!"

Many officials spoke up reluctantly.

It’s not that they are so close to the Ning family, but they are all in the same boat. If the Ning family’s boat capsizes, they will also be in trouble.

"Shut your mouths! The matter has not been concluded yet!" Jiang Yuan shouted and walked quickly to Ning Defa's side.

"Your Majesty, as soon as I entered the palace, I said I wanted to impeach the Ning family and the officials behind Ning Defa. I wonder if I could speak now!"

Can you please say a word?

Jiang Yuan's voice echoed in the hall, and many officials, including Ning Defa, all changed their expressions.

Are you still not satisfied with the ending that Jiang Yuan is unharmed?