Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Minister Li followed suit and pushed the land deeds back in front of Ye Chaoyang. "Yes, Shopkeeper Ye, His Majesty values ​​your Ye family very much. I believe that even if Shopkeeper Ye hands over these things, your Ye family will still be able to rebuild its business."

Ye Chaoyang knew that the two would be like this, but the fact that they did not deliberately explain the matter of the two younger brothers meant that the matter of the two younger brothers was easy.

He immediately pulled out a dozen banknotes from his pocket, along with the land deed, and pushed them back in front of the two men. "My Lord Uncle, Minister Li, I know you two are both favorites of His Majesty. My Ye family has no other wishes but to leave the capital and live a good life. As for what Minister Li just said, that our Ye family still has the possibility of achieving greater glory... Well... To be honest with you, this time, our Ye family has decided to hand over all our property, just to exchange for our own peace."

"All?" the prince asked in surprise.

He originally thought that the Ye family would only hand over half as Zhao Mingyao said, but now Ye Chaoyang said it would be all.

"Yes, so I'm begging Lord Prince and Lord Li to come up with a solution."

The prince and Minister Li did not respond immediately. Instead, they said, "Shopkeeper Ye, I heard that Babaozhai has some new dishes. I wonder if the prince and Minister Li would be so lucky as to try them?"

Ye Chaoyang understood the meaning of his words and knew that they wanted to discuss it privately. He stood up and said, "I will go to the kitchen to take a look myself."

After Ye Chaoyang left, he did not actually go to the kitchen, but turned and walked towards the private room next door.

The two people in the room were listening intently to the conversation between the two people next door, and Ye Chaoyang did not make a sound to disturb them.

Ye Chaoyang listened for a while and realized that there was no movement next door, so he left and went to the kitchen to have someone prepare the dishes and send them to the private room.

When he returned, the land deeds and banknotes that were originally placed on the table in front of Minister Li and the prince's uncle were gone, so he knew that the matter was done.

The three of them finished their meal tacitly, and before leaving, the prince-in-law took away all the account books, land deeds and banknotes that Ye Chaoyang had brought.

After the two left, Ye Chaoyang was in a daze for a long time.

The wine jug in front of him was empty unknowingly. His gaze stayed in the room for a while, and then looked at the bustling street.

"Uncle Ye, it is said that when wealth leaves, people live in peace. The Ye family should be happy to be able to leave the capital, this big dye vat." Leng Youran, who appeared in the box at some point, suddenly spoke and interrupted Ye Chaoyang's thoughts.

Ye Chaoyang withdrew his thoughts and raised a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, "Yes, Ran'er is right. Having come to this point, the Ye family has no way to retreat."

"By the way, why are you here? Is the food not to your liking?"

Without waiting for Leng Youran to speak, Hua Mingche said, "Ran'er noticed that there had been no movement from you for quite some time, and you hadn't gone over there either, so she was worried and came to check on you. Okay, don't look so dejected. As long as the Ye family is still around, there's hope."

.......

Royal Palace

The king's uncle and Minister Li were standing in front of Zhao Mingyao holding the things handed over by Ye Chaoyang.

"Is this half of the Ye family's assets?" Zhao Mingyao couldn't help but sigh when he saw what the two men were holding.

He had only heard that the Ye family had many businesses, but he didn't expect there were so many.

"Your Majesty, no, this is the entire Ye family's assets."

"All? Didn't I say half? What does the Ye family mean?"

The uncle held the account book in his hand and carefully considered his words before saying, "Your Majesty, the shopkeeper of the Ye family said that their Ye family businesses complement each other, so instead of handing over half, it would be better to hand over the whole thing to Your Majesty."

Zhao Mingyao was a little skeptical. This businessman was only interested in profit. If he didn't have any demands, he wouldn't believe anything. "No other demands?"

The uncle said: "Yes, it is, but it is also a good thing for His Majesty."

"Oh, that's good news. Tell me about it." Zhao Mingyao leaned back and stared at the prince-in-law leisurely, motioning him to continue.

"Your Majesty, this is the case. The head of the Ye family asks Your Majesty for two favors. One is that the second son of the Ye family escapes imprisonment. The other..."

Zhao Mingyao didn't pay much attention to the first request. He had originally planned to release the second and third sons of the Ye family in exchange for half of the Ye family's assets. "What's the second?"

The king's uncle winked at Minister Li, signaling him to continue.

Minister Li had a lot of grievances in his heart. This uncle of the king was really shrewd. He said the first reason that would not offend Long Wei, but the second difficult one was thrown to him.

At this point, he dared not remain silent, so he said: "Your Majesty, the second is that the Ye family wants to leave the capital."

"Leave the capital? Does the Ye family want to be exiled?" Zhao Mingyao was instantly angry.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"Your Majesty, calm down."

The prince's uncle and Minister Li were panicked. They thought that Zhao Mingyao would turn a blind eye to such a request after seeing these things, but they didn't expect him to be so angry.

"Hmph, it seems that you have agreed to his request by bringing these things into the palace?" Zhao Mingyao is not a fool. The two of them have just said that the pile of things in front of them is the entire property of the Ye family.

Since they were brought into the palace, they must have agreed to Ye Chaoyang's request.

The prince's uncle was fine, after all, the Queen Mother was his support, but Minister Li was sweating profusely, fearing that he would die here today.

"Tell me! I believe that the uncle and Minister Li would not agree to his request for no reason. What did he say?"

Minister Li replied without waiting for the uncle's signal: "Your Majesty, we are guilty, but the head of the Ye family has made it very clear that if you don't agree, he would rather disperse all these things..."

Zhao Mingyao did not doubt what Minister Li said. He knew that the Ye family was a proud family. If he had not found a reason to put the other two sons of the Ye family in jail, the Ye family would not have surrendered easily.

Zhao Mingyao pondered for a moment and waved his hand. "Forget it. Since they are of no use to me, there is no point in keeping them. Let them go!"

The king's uncle and Minister Li both breathed a sigh of relief.

They were really afraid that the emperor would be angered and accuse the Ye family of a crime and raid the Ye family. They still had the banknotes and land deeds given by Ye Chaoyang in their arms!

If this matter cannot be handled properly, the money collected and the land deeds will be lost.

They are very poor now. The profits from their family business are only enough to cover family expenses, and they often have to send some to the palace. Even though Ye Chaoyang only gave them five land deeds and 50,000 taels of silver notes each, it seems huge enough to them now.

"Pass the order down. If the Ye family wants to leave, then leave as soon as possible. However... you know, the Ye family has nothing left now."

The prince's uncle and Minister Li were not surprised to hear the imperial edict. Zhao Mingyao in front of them was as poor as they were. The Ye family was now in a difficult situation. If they were not exiled, they would still have to suffer.

"Yes. We will take our leave."