NABC Chapter 2322 Inquiring about King Ji
Chapter 2322 Inquiring about King Ji
Guo Daizhao said this with great confidence. He had seen all of this with his own eyes.
Guo Xiaoke didn't quite believe it. How could such a thing as a sky-high bomb exist in this world?
"Did you see the thunder coming down?"
Guo Xiaoke continued to ask.
"I didn't see that. I was already shocked by the huge noise."
Guo Xiaoke shook his head. He only heard the sound and saw the fire, but he didn't see the power of thunder falling.
"Aye, do you suspect that His Royal Highness Prince Ji used some other method, rather than some thunder bomb?"
"There are no such things as thunderbolts in this world, but it's possible that Prince Ji said it was a secret of the royal family.
Don't tell anyone about this. Prince Ji is ruthless and you may be the one to blame."
Guo Xiaoke reminded him that he had heard of the name of Prince Ji, but his reputation was not very good.
The high-ranking nobles of the Tang Dynasty had a very negative opinion of Prince Ji, saying that he was cunning, treacherous, cruel and ruthless.
Guo Xiaoke never doubted it.
Guo Xiaoke had long heard about the clash between Prince Ji's Mansion and the major forces of the aristocratic families. How could someone who could compete with the aristocratic families be just an ordinary person?
The power of the aristocratic families was huge and deeply entrenched, and he had never heard that the prince had the strength to compete with them.
"Don't worry, Father. I won't tell anyone about it. But just now, Prince Ji asked me about the border armaments.
It seemed unintentional, but I always felt that he asked me on purpose."
Guo Daizhao nodded, and then told his father what Li Shen asked him about his equipment.
"Huh? What did Prince Ji tell you?" Guo Xiaoke frowned immediately after hearing this.
He was afraid that his silly son would let the cat out of the bag.
“Prince Ji simply asked me if I knew anything about it. I said no, but he didn’t ask anything else.
But there is one thing that is very strange: Prince Ji said that 20,000 sets of equipment were lost at the border."
Guo Daizhao repeated his conversation with Li Shen. Guo Xiaoke pondered for a moment and then said:
“It seems that Prince Ji has begun to doubt you. He said that the 20,000 sets of equipment were a test for you.
Fortunately, you didn't reveal your true identity. This little prince is indeed not simple.
He must have found out something at the border."
"What should we do? Father, could it be that Prince Ji is coming here just for me?" Daizhao Guo became a little flustered.
"Calm down. I've told you countless times that you need to stay calm and don't panic. If you do this, it will be easy for Prince Ji to find fault with you.
Didn't your father tell you this? He's already done everything for you. No one who knows about this is here anymore, so what can Prince Ji find out?
Without any evidence, I don't believe he dares to arrest you. Although my father is only a county duke, I have been in the Anxi Protectorate for many years. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard.
Your Majesty, considering my father's achievements, will not allow Prince Ji to do so. We will just wait and see what happens."
Guo Xiaoke looked at his eldest son and felt a little disappointed with him.
Before anyone else did anything, he started to panic.
He was very angry that she had the guts to do such a big thing.
"Yes, thank you for your teachings, Father." After being scolded a few times, Guo Daizhao calmed down.
“Send someone back immediately to hide the money you have obtained so that no one can find it.
Prince Ji's visit to Anxi this time was so dramatic that no official in the entire Xizhou Prefecture was spared. Fortunately, they did not say anything they shouldn't have.
But we must learn a lesson this time and not do things that we shouldn’t do from now on. We already have enough wealth.
After returning, I will open a shop in Xizhou and other places, form a caravan, and do business honestly for a few years.
So that we can have an excuse to get our money, you should be honest with your father for a few years, do you hear me?"
Guo Xiaoke began to remind people that the court had become wealthy in recent years and many things were offset by money instead of paying out rice as stipend.
This gives them the opportunity.
For people who have never seen a lot of money, who can be tempted by suddenly seeing such a large sum of money? Money can move people's hearts.
But this money must have a reasonable source, and doing business is a good excuse.
Li Shen's various actions during his visit to Anxi served as a warning to Guo Xiaoke, making him ready to stop.
Guo Taizhao understood his father's meaning and immediately said respectfully, "I will follow your instructions."
"Well, since my father is injured, you will be in charge of everything here. You will be in charge of the city defense yourself. Try to have as little contact with Prince Ji as possible to avoid being discovered."
Guo Xiaoke nodded.
"Yes, I'll go take care of the business there first. Father, take good care of your injuries." Guo Daizhao saluted again and then walked out.
After going out, Guo Daizhao called his followers and ordered him to return to Xizhou City and hide all his treasures.
He no longer has any confidants, as they have all been dealt with by his father.
This only follower was brought from his family and was not a soldier. He just served him on weekdays.
On the second day, order was restored in the whole of Kucha, and people were able to go to the streets to buy daily necessities.
From time to time, a group of Tang soldiers would patrol the streets, but they did not disturb the lives of the people.
Soon the people realized that the Tang army patrolling the streets were the elite of the Tang Dynasty.
The patrol soldiers, dressed in armor and with no visible faces, are the private army of a prince of the Tang Dynasty.
The people all sighed that the private army of a Tang prince was more powerful than their Kucha army.
In the Kucha Palace, Yehu is currently receiving a report.
"Your Majesty, this is the information I have gathered about Prince Ji.
Some of it was learned from the Tang people stationed in the city, and some of it was learned from some low-ranking generals of the Tang Dynasty.
However, none of them had ever seen King Ji, and they had only heard about him.
Because Prince Ji is very famous in Chang'an and even throughout the Tang Dynasty, he has mixed reviews."
"Hmm." Ye Hu frowned and thought. What he had just heard about Li Shen was just like listening to a story in Buddhist scriptures.
It can no longer be described as legendary.
He left the palace at the age of ten and built a great empire. He was able to compete with the big families in the Tang Dynasty and control the merchants of the entire Tang Dynasty. The Prince Ji's Mansion was rich enough to rival a country.
Everything about it made him feel incredible.
"Are you saying that King Ji's own wealth is greater than the wealth of our entire Kucha?" Yehu asked.
"My Lord, the news is that Prince Ji's Mansion has too much wealth to spend, and every year they have to donate tens of millions of Tang Dynasty copper coins to the court.
If it were converted into gold, it would be worth one million taels of gold." The servant nodded.
"One million taels of gold? Tens of thousands of kilograms of gold? One year?" Ye Hu went crazy.
He felt that this servant was a little unreliable. Giving the court tens of thousands of kilograms of copper coins worth of gold for free every year, wasn't this a fantasy?
The annual tax revenue of Kucha was only a few thousand kilograms of gold. How could anyone possibly earn tens of thousands of kilograms of gold?