Chapter 450: Insufficient Planning

Hearing this huge amount, Song Mo couldn't listen to Zhang Xian's words anymore.

Xie Zhan actually earned nearly 20 million taels of silver in Shujun and Gusu? But he only gave him 6 million taels!

Zuo Anmin knew it was bad when he heard it, but before he could think of what to say, Zhang Xian made another move.

"20 million taels! Lord Lu didn't wrong him. He is a governor, and he wants to make a lot of money?"

The ministers could almost imagine how Lü Desheng was shouting when he wrote this memorial.

Yes, what did Xie Zhan want to do? When Song Mo came to his senses, his face was a little ferocious.

He Xie Zhan took away so much silver from Shujun and Gusu. What did he want to do? Form a clique for personal gain? Or buy people's hearts?

"Your Majesty, you must not listen to slander and chill the hearts of loyal ministers."

"Zuo Anmin, the question asked by Lu Desheng is also what I want to ask. What does Xie Zhan want to do?" Song Mo's address has changed from Zuo Aiqing to Zuo Anmin, which shows that he is in a bad mood now.

"Your Majesty, the loyalty of Mr. Xie is witnessed by heaven and earth. There must be a misunderstanding." Zuo Anmin only insisted on this point.

"Xie Zhan is not loyal, so he took so much silver. Now I finally know why he did not come back to Chang'an to be a close minister of the emperor after he made contributions before, but chose to be the top leader in the local area." Zhang Xian muttered.

Hearing this, Song Mo's face condensed. Why does he like to call Zhang Xian? He can provide him with multiple angles to look at the problem.

Zuo Anmin glared at him, "Speaking of competing with the people for profit and amassing wealth, isn't Lu Desheng the same? The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce has made a lot of money, but I haven't seen him pay a single cent to the emperor."

Zhang Xian said coldly, "Lord Zuo, be careful with your words. It's true that the Liaodong County government where Lord Lu worked before supported the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, but the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce is not his, and they also paid taxes."

"Lord Lu used the taxes he paid to help disaster victims, encourage household division, and encourage agriculture and sericulture. You know that these are all conducive to increasing tax revenue, right? These taxes are all given to the court."

This, Zuo Anmin had nothing to say.

Zhang Xian had a lot to say, "Look, they are both governors of the same state and important officials, but the two are really different. Lord Lu is so loyal, unlike Xie Zhan."

The ministers were really about to stop listening. This Lu Desheng, in addition to impeaching others, did not forget to brag about himself. He is so shameless!

Zhang Xian knew how to translate, and he completely expressed the contents of Lv Desheng's memorial.

That's what happened.

Zhang Xian finally said, "Your Majesty, I think Lord Lv is right. For Lord Xie's forming a clique for personal gain and amassing wealth, whether it is to prevent trouble or to be prepared for danger in times of peace, he must be severely punished."

Zuo Anmin hurriedly said, "You can't convict Lord Xie just because of Lv Desheng's one-sided words. If a pillar is harmed because of this, wouldn't it be a loss for the emperor and the court?"

Song Mo said coldly, "Let's discuss this matter later!"

At this time, Song Mo had calmed down. He was reluctant to deal with Xie Zhan, and Xie Zhan was still a very useful knife. But the premise of all this depends on what Xie Zhan does.

Zuo Anmin quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Xian was quite regretful, but he also knew that there was no way to make a conclusion on this matter all at once. But he had already applied the eye drops he should have applied. It is certain that Xie Zhan must pay the price for making such a fuss.

When the emperor asked all the ministers to disperse, the other ministers all moved away from Zhang Xian in unison.

There was no one within three feet of Zhang Xian.

Zhang Xian: ...

Xie Zhan had clearly made great contributions this time, and the emperor would have rewarded him with six million taels of silver no matter when it was. But now, he was messed around by Lv Desheng and Zhang Xian, so he can forget about the reward and may even be punished.

In the past, Lv Desheng was not to be messed with, but now it seems that Zhang Xian is not to be messed with either.

Zuo Anmin returned home in a hurry, immediately wrote a letter and released a carrier pigeon. Fortunately, it is not winter now, otherwise it would be difficult to use pigeons to deliver letters.

Xie Zhan received the pigeon message from Chang'an, and he felt something was wrong before he even read it. Chang'an might have had an accident.

He took the letter back to the study, opened it, and his face changed immediately.

The Lu family actually accused him of rebellion!

Is Lv Desheng crazy? Lv Songli didn't stop him?

All along, Xie Zhan thought that he and Lu Songli had a tacit understanding.

He knew very well that the time had not come yet, and she should also know it.

Xie Zhan never expected that she would choose to overturn the table first.

This really caught him off guard.

Now the good situation in the South has been destroyed by the Lu family father and daughter!

Xie Zhan's eyes darkened. Lu Songli actually overturned the table. Don't blame him for turning against him and pulling the Qin and Lu families in to share the firepower for him! Pingzhou is under the claws of the Xianbei, which is much more dangerous than the South!

With the decision, Xie Zhan gradually calmed down his fluctuating mood. He lowered his head and continued to read the letter.

After Zuo Anmin told him the matter, he wrote a sentence at the end: The emperor is waiting for his performance, be careful.

Xie Zhan snorted coldly, "It's really a boy who is not worth discussing with!"

He pursed his lips, casually put the letter in his hand on the oil lamp beside him, and let the flames devour it.

If we ask ourselves honestly, the six million taels he gave Song Mo was really not a small amount.

He didn't earn much either, and the manpower, material resources and mental energy spent on the layout, aren't these costs?

And he teamed up with other people to set up the scheme. They took the capital and took the risk to work with him. Shouldn't they share the profits?

Of course, there is his selfishness in this, but this is the reason, right?

"Come here, send another one million taels of silver to Chang'an!" and attached a memorial to explain the expenses.

Xie Zhan said fiercely in his heart that if Song Mo is still not satisfied, he will be punished!

He knew very well that no matter how much silver he sent, Song Mo would not be satisfied. There was no difference between one million taels and four million taels. If he gave four million taels, he would still feel that he had a lot in his hands.

To be honest, he didn't even want to give the one million taels. But the emperor's face still had to be maintained. The one million taels and the memorial were the steps.

He gave the steps, and Song Mo could choose whether to take them down!