After The Disabled God Of War Became My Concubine [BL]

(Chapter 133)

All locals officials in Jing Dynasty, as long as they were 'sensible', knew what it meant to be step into the threshold of the Pang Manor.

The most powerful man in the dynasty besides the Emperor was the Chief Minister, Pang Shao. Even the Emperor listened to Pang Shao's counsel. Sometimes, the Chief Minister's ideas would turn into His Majesty's.

Therefore, as long as they found a way, obtained qualifications and sent the silver to the minister's manor, ascending to heaven wouldn't be too difficult.

People who went  in and out of the Pang Manor were all satisfied. After all, there was no more efficient Bodhisattva under the heavens.

Nothing mattered more than impressing the Chief Minister with money and making him willing to speak for them.

That night, Pang Manor was brightly lit, and a carriage stopped at the door. It looked very simple and ordinary in design.

It was not until the third watch that a man came out of the manor and happily boarded the carriage.

Another man in the carriage hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"

The man narrowed his eyes with a smile. "It's done."

 The man in the carriage was astonished, and then revealed an ecstatic expression. He said in delight, "Is it done?...This isa great crime punishable by beheading the entire clan, yet the Chief Minister is willing to do it?"

The man laughed.

"We were lucky enough to catch up." he remarked.

"Catch up with what?"

"Haven't you heard? A few days ago, His Majesty seemed to have some disagreements Pang-daren." He said, "These days, I'm not sure whether Pang-daren wants to please His Majesty or find a way back for himself. In short, he is short of money, and he almost refuses nobody. The amount I gave this time is sufficient, and Pang-daren is pleased. Not only did he exempt me from my crime, but also gave me a cushy job."

"What cushy job?"

The man smiled unfathomably and pointed to the southwest.

"In three years, I'll be able to double the money I gave away today and earn it back," he said.

The man in the carriage exclaimed, "But isn't that General Lou Yue's territory? I fear it won't be easy to take action."

"Pang-daren said that in about a year after Lou Yue's return to the capital, he won't be able to go back there." The man said, "What's more, Pang-daren also said that it is unknown whether he'll stay alive in the capital for a few years."

"It turns out that Pang-daren is going to..."

"Pang-daren has his own plans," the man interrupted. "It's not our business either. But just in case, after taking office, we'll have to be prepared for any contingencies, and better yet, make more money. After all, no one can say for sure what will happen to today's dynasty, right? Besides, if we want to sit firmly in our position, we must give Pang-daren exorbitant offerings every year. All in all, that place is rich, so we need to pay more special attention to it."

When speaking of this matter, the two both laughed knowingly.

The carriage departed with the rattling of its wheels and gradually disappeared into the night.

No one knew that on this shabby carriage sat the magistrate of Suzhou who embezzled 200,000 taels of silver in his three years in office. This person embezzled such a large fortune that the Ministry of Revenue took notice of him early on. He was already put on file, just waiting to arrest him.