The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1542

[1542. Chapter 1464 The Duke of Qi has made a great contribution]

contribution. Something happened.

Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling looked at each other.

Looking at each other.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yanling’s facial expression began to become distorted.

Before he could speak.

Zhang Heling, however, was already worried, and the good mood brought by touching porcelain was gone at this moment: “Run away, ran away with the money? When did it happen, my God, my God…”

“It was just noon. I found out that it was fine in the morning. Logically speaking, there was a batch of dividends to be paid out today, and many people were waiting. In the morning, it was said that the funds would be released at noon, but after noon, the owner said Still missing, the clerks at Ruyi Bank didn’t know what was going on, so they went around looking for Chen Dong’s house, but they couldn’t find him. Later they found out that no one had seen him at noon yesterday, so everyone opened the bank. The money bank has been empty for a long time, and there is nothing left.”

Zhang Heling’s face was more bitter than bitter gourd, and he felt that he had a severe headache, his legs were weak, and he was about to collapse.

Ran.

His 1.9 million taels of silver were gone.

This is something that was earned through hard work, life and death, and I don’t know how many years of saving.

Why did it disappear all of a sudden?

No, no!

Zhang Heling’s eyes widened and turned scarily red, and he roared: “Dong Chen is a good man, he is very kind, he won’t run away, he won’t run away…”

His mouth trembled, and he repeated it over and over again, as if Feeling that she was not confident enough, she tugged on Zhang Yanling’s lapel: “Really? Tell me, what a good person Mr. Chen is.”

“Brother…” Zhang Yanling roared hysterically, tears streaming down his face.

“Yes, he must have encountered some difficulties. If he has difficulties, why don’t he come to us, Chen Dongjia… Chen Dongjia, he…” It seemed that Zhang Heling still felt a glimmer of hope in his heart.

Of course he couldn’t accept the reality in front of him, couldn’t accept that he had suddenly become a pauper, and couldn’t accept that he had become the biggest fool in the world.

If you don’t accept it, you have to keep deceiving yourself. Dong Chen’s family didn’t run away, he just… just… went out for a walk, or…

Zhang Yanling was heartbroken, pulling at the lapel of her heart, and burst into tears: ” Chase him, he must be chased back, kill him with a thousand cuts, his conscience is broken, how can a person be so bad?”

The two brothers, crying and laughing, hurried out of the palace and arrived outside Ruyi Bank. , I saw that this place was completely surrounded, and there were cries and curses everywhere.

The angry person, at this moment, is like crazy.

The streets were already blocked, and even if people from Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division came out in full force, they could not control the situation.

How many people’s belongings were reduced to nothing overnight.

Many people’s life savings are now gone.

At this point, even the factory guards coming in person could not deter them.

As a result, more and more people began to gather, and soon after, news came out that a merchant next door had committed suicide by hanging from a beam.

Just because I was greedy for this dividend, I not only took out all my savings, but also borrowed money from everywhere, and sent all the money here. But now I know that the money has disappeared, so I can’t think about it anymore.

The sound of crying for father and mother went straight into the sky, as if it was about to break through the sky. This bank has almost been demolished.

Fortunately, Shuntian Mansion took the lead in capturing the clerks in the bank, otherwise these clerks would have been beaten to death.

Most of the clerks are uninformed. They themselves don’t know how the boss operates. They only see countless people sending money every day. They are just responsible for cashiers and accounts.

But even so, by this time, they could no longer explain clearly.

A large number of people who have lost everything are in chaos wherever they go. However, the Beijing camp cannot be mobilized without His Majesty’s approval. The existing strength alone cannot stabilize the situation at all.

………

Emperor Hongzhi moved to Kunning Palace.

He had already forgotten this bet.

It was just a joke with the juniors…

When I met Empress Zhang, I saw that Empress Zhang was smiling brightly. It seemed that she was in a good mood because her brother was here. She stood up and saluted: “Your Majesty Jin’an.”

Emperor Hongzhi raised his hand and said: “No need to be polite .

.”

His eyes suddenly fell on the snacks on the coffee table. It was a snack wrapped in a handkerchief, with a few bunches of candied haws and a few steamed cakes.

Emperor Hongzhi was surprised and said: “Where did these candied haws and steamed cakes come from?”

Although the food in the palace was not delicious, it was very beautiful in appearance. Things like candied haws and steamed cakes… looked at…

Zhang The queen also took a look at the snacks, her eyes suddenly brightened a little, and she said with a smile: “My brother knew that I was anorexic recently, so he bought some things for me to try.”

Emperor Hongzhi couldn’t help but She was surprised and said: “Aren’t they sending longevity fruit and Fulu cake?”

Queen Zhang: “…”

Queen Zhang suddenly understood what it meant.

After all, she still needed to favor some of her brothers, so she hesitated.

Emperor Hongzhi sat down and took a sip of tea. Suddenly, a eunuch came hurriedly from outside and said, “Your Majesty, it’s not good. There is a fire in the southeast corner of the capital. The smoke is billowing there and can be seen in the palace.”

Emperor Hongzhi looked surprised. It was so good, why did it catch on fire?

Emperor Hongzhi seemed anxious: “Quickly order the troops of the five cities…”

Xiao Jing nodded and said: “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, there won’t be any big trouble…”

After he finished speaking, another eunuch hurried in and said with a mournful face: “Your Majesty, something happened, something happened. The capital is in chaos, mobs are causing trouble, and there are already casualties. I heard… I heard… that the owner of Ruyi Bank escaped with the money.”

The money… escaped.

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Then, the whole person’s face turned sallow.

His…two million taels of silver were gone.

How could this person be so bold?

In this way, this chaos was… it was…

Emperor Hongzhi felt that his breathing had stopped.

Fang Jifan really guessed it right.

Exactly three days, exactly.

Emperor Hongzhi shuddered.

Queen Zhang on the side looked unnatural.

She had heard about Ruyi Bank and knew that her brother and His Majesty were tinkering with it.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt that his heart was a little cramped, and he managed to hold himself up.

But this time, Xiao Jing, who has always been the best at observing words and expressions, was particularly expressionless today and did not rush forward to help.

Because at this moment, Xiao Jing’s face turned pale, and there were already two wars under his body, and he collapsed directly on the ground.

It’s over, my life’s savings… gone.

………

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, and then said with a sullen face: “Quick, hurry up, summon all the officials, don’t use the Beijing camp, never use the Beijing camp, order… order the troops of Shuntian Prefecture and the five cities Si, take control of the situation, take control for the time being, Suifan, call Suifan immediately. “

It’s really terrible.

Emperor Hongzhi himself was a victim, and of course he knew best how those victims felt when they lost everything.

I was devastated when I lost two million taels of silver. How would those people who have lost everything and face starvation feel?

This is not just a matter of losing two million taels of silver. What a catastrophe.

Fang Jifan… That’s right…

Fang Jifan knows things like a god, and his judgment on this matter is particularly accurate. He must be summoned, and there may be other countermeasures.

The bells and drums rang loudly, and hundreds of officials entered the court.

Emperor Hongzhi had a miserable look on his face, and his whole person seemed to have grown much older all of a sudden.

When the officials came in, many of them had extremely sad expressions on their faces.

There is still a commotion outside, and God knows if the situation will become more serious.

Who knew that a Ruyi Bank would cause an earth-shattering commotion?

Not only that, among the hundreds of officials, there are also many people who have been damaged.

I even heard that the Securities Exchange Center seemed to be affected by this, and many stock prices began to fall.

If this is not a good thing, it will shake up the country and the country.

Emperor Hongzhi was not only worried about his two million taels of silver, but also worried about the subsequent incidents caused by this incident. He looked very anxious.

When he met Fang Jifan, he saw that Fang Jifan was calm and composed, following behind the prince and paying tribute to him along with all the officials.

Emperor Hongzhi stretched out his hand and said, “Ping Shen.”

He paused and said, “Is there any trace of that evil thief named Chen?” He was

asking this question, but all the officials were silent.

The Minister of Punishment stepped forward and said: “Your Majesty, I think this person’s escape has been planned for a long time and has been fully prepared. He has been missing for thirteen hours. I am afraid that by this time, he has already changed his appearance and escaped.

” It’s the truth.

For the imperial court, finding someone is difficult and easy.

But this man surnamed Chen had obviously expected such a day for a long time. In addition, he had a lot of money, and it was unknown who supported him. With such complete preparations, where could he go to look for him?

At least… there is no news for the time being.

As for the whereabouts of that large sum of money, only God knows.

If we slowly find the person, I’m afraid the money will also be gone.

Emperor Hongzhi had a murderous look on his face, and he wanted to cut this man into pieces with a thousand knives.

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, finally calmed down, and said: “Three days ago, Fang Qing’s family warned me, saying that this person must be a big thief. This person must not be trusted. I regret it.” Don’t listen to what Fang Qing said. This thief has been running rampant in Beijing for so long in the name of Ruyi Bank. I have hundreds of civil and military officials, all of whom are the smartest people in the world. But except for Fang Qing’s family, there is one person who has some influence on me. Did you get advice?

All the officials looked ashen.

Advice, there was no such thing.

There were not a few who invested most of their property in Ruyi Bank. Many of them looked ashen and miserable. The old man, at this time, could no longer hold on his body, and almost fainted under the huge bad news.

(End of chapter)