Comprehensive martial arts: Summon Li Chungang and ask Wu Zetian for advice

Chapter 86 The walking treasure body
"500 taels of silver?!"

"This Li Chenzhou is quite knowledgeable."

Zhu Houzhao had a smile on his face. Li Chenzhou was showing his loyalty to him by doing this.

Even if the power gang has a big business at home, it is extremely painful to take out 300 million taels of silver at once.

This is enough to show that Li Chenzhou completely surrendered to him.

"Forget it, the treasury is empty now, so I won't refuse." Zhu Houzhao waved his sleeves and said calmly: "Tell Li Chenzhou that after he completes the integration of Jiangnan, the entire Ming Dynasty's water transportation will also be under his control."

This plan was formed in his mind early on.

The Ming Dynasty has been weakened for a long time, and the internal water transportation of the Ming Dynasty has been generally controlled by powerful families and gangs.

If he were to come forward in person, he would definitely encounter fierce resistance, and the two forces would be at loggerheads.

But it's different when Li Chenzhou takes action. Li Chenzhou is a person in the world.

Even if they lose control of water transportation, they can only admit defeat or win over Li Chenzhou.

In this case, their reaction will not be so violent, and they can get twice the result with half the effort.

World water transport?

Hearing this, Zhu Wuyi's pupils shrank suddenly and his whole body was trembling.

These four words are said very lightly, but behind them there is extremely huge wealth.

Even if you draw one-thousandth, it will be enough to make you rich and wealthy for a lifetime, with no worries about food and clothing.

The fact that Zhu Houzhao could hand over such an important matter to Li Chenzhou fully demonstrated his trust in Li Chenzhou.

Even when Li Chenzhou got the news, he was probably overjoyed and smiled from ear to ear.

And this time.

A young eunuch from outside the palace came up and whispered in Zhu Houzhao's ear: "Your Majesty, Huo Xiu, the owner of Qingyi Tower, is here."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said to the little eunuch: "Well, bring Huo Xiu in."

Now that the matter of power helping Li Chenzhou has been taken care of, the only thing left now is Huo Xiu and Shen Wansan.

As long as he completely subdues these two people, he will have most of Ming's wealth in his hands.

As long as you have money, what else can you worry about?

What's more, Huo Xiu is a walking treasure, and the legendary Jinpeng Dynasty's treasure is inseparable from him.

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Daming Palace.

With a nervous look on his face, Huo Xiu followed the young eunuch, passed through the strict palace gates, and finally came to the imperial study room.

Looking at the solemn palace, Huo Xiu became more and more nervous and uneasy.

Maybe outside he can do whatever he wants, and even control other people's lives and deaths.

But here, with all his power and countless wealth, everything would be useless.

Just because the person who summoned him was Zhu Houzhao, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the most powerful person in the Ming Dynasty.

He also knew something about Zhu Houzhao.

All his actions are so puzzling, and he has top masters like Lao Tianshi and Li Chungang.

This made him feel even more confused and perilous within the palace.

But he didn't understand why Zhu Houzhao summoned him at this time?
Shouldn't he be worried about the resistance of Ming Buddhism now?

With all kinds of questions, Huo Xiu followed the young eunuch into the royal study.

As soon as he stepped into the imperial study room, he suddenly felt a huge pressure coming on him, as if the whole world was pressing on him.

This huge pressure is different from the suffocating coercion of a strong martial artist, but a kind of pressure from a superior person, a palpitating feeling that makes your soul tremble.

Or it would be more accurate to use the emperor's supreme majesty to describe that feeling. "Huo Xiu, a common man, pays homage to Your Majesty!" He lowered his head tightly, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and said bravely.

There was only endless silence in response to him, as if the air had frozen.

Huo Xiu felt a strong sense of oppression and did not dare to raise his head, let alone speak.

He only dared to stand there tremblingly, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to speak.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were cold as he looked up and down at Huo Xiu, the owner of Qingyi Building and Shangguan Mu, the minister of the Jin Peng Dynasty.

The memory of Huo Xiu also emerged in his mind.

Huo Xiu, formerly known as Shangguan Mu, Shangguan Mu of the Jinpeng Dynasty, together with the emperor's relative Shangguan Jin, the general Ping Duhe, and the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Yan Liben, came to the Central Plains with all the wealth of the Jinpeng Dynasty.

But in the end, he had a different intention and wanted to monopolize the treasures of the Jinpeng Dynasty. He can be said to be a real traitor.

Now he wanted to see whether Huo Xiu would tell the truth in front of the three immortals or he would have ulterior motives and continue to monopolize the treasure.

"Huo Xiu, do you know why I summoned you?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Huo Xiu and said in a calm tone.

"Your Majesty, ordinary people don't dare to speculate!" Huo Xiu lowered his head and said.

"Now that the country is in crisis, I won't hide it anymore. I've heard for a long time that your family is extremely wealthy."

Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands behind his back, took a deep look at Huo Xiu, and then said: "The treasury is empty now. I hope you can step forward at this time."

"The treasury is empty, so it turns out they are seeking wealth."

Hearing what Zhu Houzhao said, Huo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and gradually gained some confidence in his heart.

In his view, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Huo Xiu's family is extremely wealthy, and he has plenty of money, so donating a little money is nothing.

As long as it doesn't involve ransacking his house, extinguishing his family, etc., he can accept it.

"Your Majesty, the common people understand."

"The common people are willing to donate 3000 million taels of silver free of charge to do their best." Huo Xiu paused and said.

"Thirty million taels, Aiqing, you are so generous!"

Even Zhu Houzhao couldn't help being surprised when he heard this number.

3000 million taels is almost two-tenths of the Ming Dynasty's annual expenditure. It seems that the owner of Qingyi Tower is really rich.

"I recently heard that Qingyi Tower is the most popular in the world. It is said that wealth can lead to the gods. I believe you know something about it, right?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Huo Xiu with a smile, and then it was up to him to see if he knew what was interesting.

Tsing Yi Building?
Huo Xiu's pupils shrank suddenly and his heart beat wildly. Could it be that the emperor discovered his identity?

Is it possible that he even knows about the treasures of the Jinpeng Dynasty?
Huo Xiu lowered his head tightly, one thought after another passed through his mind, thinking about the powerful relationship between this?

Could it be that because of Zhu Houzhao's words, he had to reveal all his plans over the years?
Do you want to give away the treasure of the Jinpeng Dynasty?

His eyes were gloomy, and he was deeply entangled in it. No matter which one he was, he could not give up easily.

Just when he was struggling with this, someone made the decision for him.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly turned around and said in a cold tone: "Since Aiqing doesn't know, that's all. If you have nothing else to do, you can leave!"

When Huo Xiu didn't answer immediately and fell into a dilemma, he already knew the answer.

Since Huo Xiu didn't want to volunteer, he didn't want to force others to make things difficult for him, so he had to fight for it himself.

What's more, a heroic figure like Huo Xiu will not surrender easily for a while.

He had no patience and no need to go to great lengths to conquer Huo Xiu.

All he was interested in was the Qingyi Tower and the treasures of the Jinpeng Dynasty.

There are people like Mao Mao, Cao Changqing, and Zhu Wuli beside him, and Huo Xiu is also a little redundant.

(End of this chapter)