The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 119 Bluffing and Deception

Qu Zhengzhuo narrowed his eyes and looked at Qin Zheng, and asked, "Qin Zheng, tell me directly, how much do you need?"

That look was extremely threatening.

Qin Zheng looked him in the eyes and said calmly, "How much do you think His Majesty would be satisfied with? In other words, how much is your children's future worth?"

Qin Zheng's words stumped Qu Zhengzhuo.

Now is definitely not the time to be reluctant, as this concerns the future of their children.

This problem is very serious.

The Ministry of Personnel has already registered their names and will never employ them again. Their children will never be able to hold any official position in the future, not even a ninth-rank official.

This is unacceptable to them.

They are willing to spend money for their children.

But who knows if His Majesty will try to confiscate their property by playing hard to get after they hand over the silver.

The idea of confiscating property after making donations was invented by Qin Zheng.

Qu Zhengzhuo didn't say anything. This matter couldn't be rushed and had to be considered carefully.

Guo Pingxi blinked his triangular eyes, turned his small eyeballs, looked at the Imperial Capital Governor Cai Jinyu and others, and said:

"When the country is in danger, every citizen has a responsibility. It is the duty of our subjects to share the country's worries with His Majesty. How much can you contribute to the country's construction?"

Cai Jinyu and the others cursed in their hearts, this old fox is quite cunning, he wants us to be the first to take action, use us to test Qin Zheng and see how much he can take.

But even if they knew Guo Pingxi's purpose, they didn't dare to do anything.

Cai Jinyu was also a fox. He turned his head to look at the three prefects and Li Shigeng, the commander of the Five Cities Army, and asked, "Don't be silent, the censor is asking you questions!"

groove!

Li Shigeng and the other three were speechless, as if no one had asked them.

None of the four spoke, no one wanted to be the first to speak!

Qin Zheng frowned slightly: "Is it so difficult?"

Everyone looked at him.

Qin Zheng pointed at Li Shigeng and the three prefects and said, "How about you four each give 5,000?" Li Shigeng and the other three were dumbfounded. So little?

You should have told me earlier!

If you knew that it could be solved with five thousand taels of silver, would you have taken so long?

"We listen to Master Qin!"

The four of them nodded hurriedly.

Everyone was so happy, as if they had gotten a great deal!

Xia Mo Ning, who was squatting at the foot of the wall, was stunned. Why is it so little?

This doesn't look like the scumbag Qin Zheng!

Seeing that the four of them agreed, Qin Zheng looked at Cai Jinyu and said, "Master Cai, how about 10,000 taels?"

Cai Jinyu pretended to be embarrassed and gritted her teeth: "Master Qin has the final say!"

At this moment, Guo Pingxi and Qu Zhengzhuo sneered in their hearts. Country people are country people.

Presumably, Qin Zheng wouldn't let them take too much.

Qin Zheng looked at them both: "My lords, what about you?"

Guo Pingxi laughed teasingly, "Master Qin has the final say!"

Qu Zhengzhuo nodded: "Master Qin, please speak!"

Qin Zheng nodded: "I am deeply honored that you two adults trust me so much!"

Then he changed the subject: "You two are high-ranking officials of the current dynasty. If you take too little, you will be ridiculed!"

Guo Pingxi and Qu Zhengzhuo's faces changed, and they felt something was wrong.

Just about to stop Qin Zheng from speaking further.

Qin Zheng had already said: "One hundred thousand taels each for the two adults!"

"One hundred thousand taels?"

Guo Pingxi and Qu Zhengzhuo widened their eyes and looked at Qin Zheng in disbelief.

It's not that they can't take it out. It's just that what was 5,000 or 10,000 just now suddenly became 100,000 when it came to them.

The gap is too big and I can’t accept it at once.

Qin Zheng looked at the two of them and wondered, "What's wrong, my lords? Is it too little? Also, I'm from the countryside, I haven't seen the world, and my vision is too narrow!"

What the hell!

Guo Pingxi and Qu Zhengzhuo were shocked. Is that not enough?

At this moment, they no longer dared to regard Qin Zheng as a country bumpkin.

This is even bigger than the "pattern" of us city people!

Guo Pingxi quickly said, "One hundred thousand is one hundred thousand!"

Qu Zhengzhuo also said: "I will join in even if I have to sell everything I have!"

Snapped!

Qin Zheng suddenly slammed the table and said, "Okay! I will speak well of you in front of His Majesty..."

boom!

At this moment, Xia Mo Ning, who received the signal, kicked open the door and walked in!

"What are you doing?" Xia Mo Ning looked unhappy.

Everyone in the room was shocked.

Why is the princess here?

Salute quickly.

"Master Qin, my sister is very angry and asked me to come over and ask how the matter is being handled?" Xia Mo Ning asked with a dark face.

Everyone looked at Qin Zheng nervously.

Qin Zheng said, "Your Highness, the matter has been resolved. The lords feel deeply guilty and, to make amends, have unanimously decided to do their utmost to donate to national development!"

"Donation?" Xia Mo Ning sneered, "Master, do you mean to say that if we pay them, we can avoid dealing with them, and that's the end of it? Where do you put the law?"

Guo Pingxi and the others' expressions changed. Oh no, the princess doesn't agree.

Qin Zheng said with a flattering expression: "Your Highness, the others have said that those who deserve punishment should be punished, and those who deserve donations should donate."

Guo Pingxi and others were startled. When did we say that?

If we are punished and we still have to pay money, we are crazy!

Qin Zheng continued, "But I think the gentlemen's spirit is commendable, and their children also know their mistakes. Forget the punishment!"

Xia Mo Ning looked at Guo Pingxi and the others: "What he said is true, do you want to donate?"

Everyone nodded quickly.

At this moment, even Guo Pingxi and Qu Zhengzhuo felt that one hundred thousand was not too much.

I just hope Her Royal Highness the Princess will agree.

Xia Mo Ning looked at Qin Zheng: "How much did they donate? If it's less, I won't pursue it, and my sister will definitely not agree!"

"Several prefects and commanders-in-chief, 5,000 each, Lord Cai 10,000, Lord Qu and Lord Guo, 100,000 each!" Qin Zheng reported the amount of their donations.

Xia Mo frowned: "Qin Zheng, isn't that too little?"

She really felt it was too little.

Guo Pingxi and others' expressions changed slightly. It seemed that there was a little too little.

Thinking about whether I should donate more!

Qin Zheng said, "Your Highness, the gentlemen are all upright. They have done their best! A total of 25,000 taels of gold is already a lot."

"what?"

"gold?"

Guo Pingxi and others were stunned.

Xia Mo Ning was also shocked. So that's why. No wonder there was so little. It turned out to be gold?

Hahahaha, my master is really good at cheating!

Master is really awesome!

Qin Zheng looked at Guo Pingxi and the others, frowning and saying, "Nonsense, if it's not gold, do you think it's silver? A year as a Qing magistrate earns 100,000 silver coins. You've all heard of that, right? It refers to the Qingliu people. If the Qingliu people have so much silver, how could you not have it? Luckily, you are all Qingliu people, otherwise, do you think you can avoid disaster by giving out this little?"

Guo Pingxi and others looked at Qin Zheng in dumbfounded. It was over, they had been fooled!

Xia Mo Ning pretended to be unhappy and said, "Master, my sister said that she was afraid that you would abuse your power for personal gain and commit fraud, so she asked me to supervise the execution. My sister also said that this matter must be severely punished so that it can serve as a warning to others!"

Master, I didn't expect you to be so partial and corrupt. Look at their expressions, you thought you were at a disadvantage. Your kindness has been taken for granted. Why is this?

You are my teacher, I advise you to follow the law. Otherwise, my sister will not forgive you!

Qin Zheng trembled and told the truth: "Your Highness, I am afraid of offending them."

Xia Mo Ning sneered: "What are you afraid of? Why did my sister build the college? Wasn't it for my country? She knew someone would cause trouble, and she wanted to kill one person to warn the rest!"

But Guo Pingxi and others were frightened, remembering the empress's previous operation of killing one person to warn the rest.

This is terrible, they are going to use their children as a target!

Thump, thump, thump!

The three prefects and Li Shigeng, the commander-in-chief of the Five Cities Military Department, were so frightened that they knelt on the ground almost at the same time.

Needless to say, they hold the lowest official positions, so if Your Majesty wants to take action, it will be their children!