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Chapter 750 The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (5)

Chapter 750: The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (V)

He didn't want anyone to discover his actions, but now this official surnamed Huang has disrupted his plans!

In public, he couldn't kill the official directly, and of course he couldn't give him the treasure chest, so he had to reveal his identity.

When Prefect Huang knew that the person in front of him was Major General Duan, his attitude improved a little. After all, he heard that this man might marry the princess, the future prince consort, and also someone the prince wanted to win over.

But this is different from the news he received!

He came here to make a contribution and has been guarding the mountain for most of the day.

General Duan sneaked into the mountains with more than 200 people. Now, with such a small number of people and so many boxes, something is wrong at first glance.

But he couldn't stop him from leaving, so he had to apologize and said he would host a banquet to entertain Duan Jingwu.

Of course Duan Jingwu refused and left with his men.

Huang Shengrong let Duan Jingwu's men go, but he himself did not leave. He led his men into the mountains again and found corpses along the way.

"Tsk, these people are so pitiful, there's not even anyone to collect the bodies."

He felt sympathy, but did not ask anyone to collect the body.

He hurried inside, but the innermost part was empty. He walked around several times and of course found the words on the stone wall.

"Well, I gathered a thousand men to kill the remnants of the previous dynasty and gain merit, but it was all in vain. You, Duan Jingwu, escaped with the treasure, and your promotion and wealth are just around the corner!"

Huang Shengrong was almost mad with jealousy when he thought of the treasures. They were right under his nose! If he had kept some of the treasures and handed over the majority, he might have been granted a title like Marquis by now. He thought about it, wrote another letter to the crown prince, and then submitted a memorial to the emperor, congratulating him on obtaining the treasures of the previous dynasty.

He thought about the number of treasure chests again. How could there be so few? Duan Jingwu must have hidden them!

He sent people to search the mountain for a whole day but couldn't find it, so he had to return in disappointment.

"This Duan Jingwu has bad intentions. I have offended him, so I can't let him off easily."

In his memorial, Huang Shengrong exaggerated Duan Jingwu's achievements, writing that he had obtained countless treasures, that the Shen Kingdom's treasury would definitely be abundant, and that the people would be able to live and work in peace and contentment. He also praised the emperor for a long time.

Huang Shengrong's actions just fit in with Mingli's plan, or perhaps this was also part of the plan.

She sent someone to spread the news.

Soon everyone in the world knew that Duan Jingwu had seized the treasury of the previous dynasty and was going to escort it back to Beijing to present it to the emperor!

Money can move people's hearts. The Shen Kingdom has only been established for more than ten years. How stable can its foundation be? There are many desperate criminals who want to take away the treasure!

Duan Jingwu's life was not easy along the way! The pursuits and ambushes along the way made him sleepless.

Emperor Shen Kang of the State of Shen sent troops to personally pick up Duan Jingwu, and also asked officers and soldiers along the way to protect him, so that he could enter the capital smoothly.

But Shen Kang was not happy either.

Why are there only more than twenty treasure chests?

In his eyes, there should be at least hundreds of them!

Duan Jingwu knew that the emperor didn't believe him, so he repeatedly assured him that he had only seen these boxes.

Of course, Shen Kang expressed his trust in Duan Jingwu, praised him highly, and said he would reward him with another reward. Then he asked Duan Jingwu to go back home to see his mother first.

After Duan Jingwu left, Shen Kang had the treasure chests collected and put into the national treasury.

Then he learned another thing: only the top layer of these treasure chests were genuine, and the ones below were all fakes! Shen Kang felt that he had been deceived!

Someone challenged his imperial power!

While he was still furious, a group of ministers came to him, all asking for money! They wanted to build roads, food, repair a broken dam, and deal with a locust plague...

He couldn't say that the treasures were fake! Nor could he say that the treasury was empty!

In a rage, Shen Kang picked out a few officials with no background and beat them severely with a stick. Two of them couldn't hold on and died.

He drove these ministers away again!

But he didn't know that these ministers thought the emperor was moody and treated human life as worthless, and they were all resentful.