At this moment, the emperor who was far away in the capital was in a high spirit. Without Xiao Tianyao existing in the eastern country, it was really quiet! The emperor has always been aware of the news on the front line, but just like the generals on the front line, he was unsure whether Xiao Tianyao was really injured or pretending to be sick. So even if he received the news, he doesn’t dare to act rashly until… … The emperor discovered that Lin Chujiu and Su Cha had secretly left the capital. The emperor was finally convinced that Xiao Tianyao had a real accident! To test whether it was true or false, the emperor directly attacked the Tongyuan Bank to see if Xiao Tianyao and his people would make any moves. The emperor found a mistake casually, put Tongyuan Bank’s manager into the prison, and then ordered his own people to take over the Tongyuan Bank. The emperor’s move was just to test the waters. After waiting for 2 days, he didn’t see any response from Xiao Tianyao. The emperor thought again and again of a plan. This time the emperor directly ordered the Ministry of Households to take over the Tongyuan Bank with full authority and transferred 20% of the rights and interests under the name of Su Cha to the Ministry of Households. In this way, Tongyuan Bank has nothing to do with Su Cha! Everyone in the capital knows what Tongyuan Bank represents. In the beginning, under the pressure of the central empire, Xiao Wangye opened the Tongyuan Bank and gave away nearly 80% of the profits. Even the emperor, who didn’t do anything and occasionally pulled the hind legs also benefited. When the insiders mentioned this matter, who doesn’t say that Xiao Wangye was broad-minded and a man who does great things. But now, the emperor took advantage of the fact that Xiao Wangye was not in the capital. People all over the capital were watching, waiting to see Xiao Wangye make a move, waiting for the emperor to fight with King Xiao, but… … They were disappointed! They waited and looked forward… … up to the point their eyes were almost pierced, but they didn’t see Xiao Wangye make a move. The people of Xiao Wangye seemed to have disappeared. No one jumped out to fight back even if the emperor slapped his face. “Is there something wrong with Xiao Wangye?” The wise man reacted and smacked his lips. “This is strange. Although the Tongyuan Bank is better managed by the imperial court, this bank is a piece of fat in Xiao Wangye’s hands. How can Xiao Wangye let it go easily? Could it be that something went wrong on the front line?” “… …” Anyone with a little brain can guess that the emperor dared to do this because something happened to Xiao Tianyao. This was not a trivial matter, otherwise, the emperor wouldn’t be so shameless to Xiao Wangye. And similarly, seeing Xiao Tianyao’s face being torn apart and taking advantage of him and still not responding, the emperor could be sure that Xiao Tianyao was really in trouble, and the news from the front line was true. I’ll kill you while you’re sick! Now that the emperor knew something happened to Xiao Tianyao, he wouldn’t be polite to him. As everyone knows, people’s greed was infinite. How can a small bank satisfy the emperor? How about the silver mine discovered by the Su family before? He will take it! How about the other branches of the bank that Su’s family built not long ago? He will take it! How about the Su family’s industry? He will take it! The emperor was dealing with Xiao Tianyao, why did he also clean up Su Cha? Because Su Cha was Xiao Tianyao’s money bag. Pinching Su Cha was equivalent to pinching Xiao Tianyao’s throat. Why does Xiao Tianyao have so much power in the eastern country? Because he was a prince with a heavy army and powerful soldiers in his hands! Who supported the soldiers in Xiao Tianyao’s hands? The imperial court? No… .. The emperor was not stupid to take the court’s supplies and raise troops for Xiao Tianyao. The emperor used various means to deduct Xiao Tianyao’s military salary, let Xiao Tianyao retreat, and give up the military power in his hand. Unfortunately… … his plan didn’t work.

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