C225 Personal Matters
Ye Tian immediately questioned, not giving Dung Cheng any chance to respond.
If this was the case, no matter how good the relationship between Dung Cheng and these families was, they wouldn't let the title of Prefect be given to Dung Cheng.
Furthermore, with the annual tribute, Tiannan Province would not be careless at all. They would always hand it over in the form of numbers. If they did not have money, the Imperial Court would not be able to get a single cent.
However, Dung Cheng said it with full confidence. He said that those families were supporting them with all their strength. The profits from these years were not small, and they had given them a lot of support behind their backs, allowing the Tiannan Province to get through this crisis.
The taxes that the families handed over were replenished by the city's consumption every year, so they naturally had a deficit during these years.
Dung Cheng and Ye Tian's words made Hsiang Yunjie's face turn ugly. According to Dung Cheng, he was actually a hot potato when he took over the position of Prefect in Tiannan Province.
Dung Cheng still had a few aristocratic families to assist him, but Hsiang Yunjie only had Ye Tian by his side now. Even if he wanted to pull the wool from the sheep's skin, he could not bring his own family here!
"Haha, General Dong's words are truly touching. If others hear it, they will definitely cry!"
Ye Tian calmly clapped his hands. His tone was somewhat frivolous. Regarding this, Dung Cheng didn't show any signs of nervousness. He was sure that Ye Tian was lying to him!
"Don't tell me Young Master Ye doesn't believe it? If you don't, you have to investigate properly later. If you can really find out anything, I, Dung Cheng, will have to plead guilty. Haha! "
Dung Cheng was very calm because he had already arranged everything beforehand. As long as Ye Tian or Hsiang Yunjie wanted to investigate this matter, they would only get the result that Dung Cheng wanted them to know.
Such a matter was absolutely safe. With Dung Cheng's many years of experience in Tiannan Province, wouldn't it be easy for him to do such a thing?
"But General Dong took in the 13th aunt last year. I heard that she is a famous beauty in the outer city. For such a beauty, General, renovate the old residence. Just the cost of the wall alone is 100,000 Vast Essence Coin. Is this correct? "
When Ye Tian mentioned this matter, the originally calm Dung Cheng, who was sitting in his seat, could no longer remain calm.
He didn't tell anyone about this matter. Even the three great families took out the gift money after the incident and made Dung Cheng rich again.
At this time, Dung Cheng looked very honest and upright, but he was also a person who flirted with other people behind the scenes.
The previous old residence was constantly being built. Every time it was built, there would be an additional side room. It was the newly married wife.
Currently, Dung Cheng already had thirteen wives, and all of them were young women as beautiful as flowers. However, this did not reach Dung Cheng's limit at all.
Such a secret was not known to outsiders. Even if Ye Tian's family was in Muguang City, it was impossible for them to know about it.
However, Dung Cheng had forgotten one thing - Ye Tian's identity in Heavenly Pill Alliance, and Zuo Qiu's great help!
It was true that the Heavenly Pill Alliance and Dung Cheng got along harmoniously, but the prerequisite was that Dung Cheng wouldn't arouse the curiosity of the Heavenly Pill Alliance.
As long as there was such a factor, the Heavenly Pill Alliance would certainly investigate it, and it would be a piece of cake for them to investigate the prince!
"This kind of joyous occasion is really delightful, but General Dong, since you said that you don't have money, then the money for marrying a wife, did it come out of thin air?"
"Or is it that Grace Marquis taking over the Tiannan Province has violated the taboo of your family? Now, you want to find all ways to prevent these things from happening?"
Ye Tian suddenly looked at Dung Cheng and spoke sharply. It made Dung Cheng break out in cold sweat, and even his back was soaked with sweat!
He did not think that such a meticulous arrangement would be so meticulous. In the end, it was still a little careless. Now that Ye Tian had seen through the flaw, it was impossible for him to be as calm as before.
"General Dong, the treasury of the province is a very important city of the Imperial Court. If my father finds out about your squandering, I'm afraid that the good impression that my father has of you will disappear completely!"
Hsiang Yunjie continued to stab him. This Dung Cheng might not be afraid of him, but Chu King, who was at the peak of power, needed to be carefully pondered by Dung Cheng in a breath's time.
If this matter was really heard by Chu King, the outcome would definitely not be good. Naturally, Dung Cheng would not allow this to happen!
"What Master Hou taught me is that I will reflect on this matter. Master Hou, please give me a few more days. The longest is no more than seven days. When the matter is settled, I will personally present all the matters in Tiannan Province to you!"
At this moment, Dung Cheng's attitude had taken a 180 degree turn. He stood up and bowed respectfully as if he had realized his mistake.0
Hsiang Yunjie also nodded and then looked at Ye Tian. Seeing that Ye Tian did not have any objections, Hsiang Yunjie began to feel relieved.
After the matter of taking over was settled, Hsiang Yunjie's heart finally settled down. He had already promised Dung Cheng a few days' time. At this time, Hsiang Yunjie, who had completed his task, also followed Ye Tian back.
In Muguang City, Hsiang Yunjie didn't have a stable residence. He could only stay in Ye family and wait for him to take over the position of Prefect.
Seeing Ye Tian and Hsiang Yunjie leave, Dung Cheng's face immediately darkened, and then became even more ferocious.
Before this, who had spoken to this Prefect who had been operating for decades? Even the Crown Prince was polite.
However, Ye Tian and Hsiang Yunjie went against each other. Not only that, they even went to investigate him. Just the crime of thirteen wives was enough to make Hsiang Yunjie suffer severe punishment from the Imperial Court!
"Hsiang Yunjie, you forced me to do this. I originally wanted to live in peace with you, but now, I can only make you disappear forever!"
Dung Cheng finally revealed all his killing intent. If this matter was not resolved, he would not be able to live a good life.
In his heart, the Prefect of Tiannan Province could only be an official position unique to him, Dung Cheng!
"Ye Tian, your Ye family is growing stronger and stronger in Muguang City. Do you really think that you can escape from my control? From today onwards, your Ye family won't have a good time either!"
Dung Cheng was extremely irritable. At the same time, he called his butler over and asked him to call a few family heads over for a meeting!
"Sir, those family heads have been waiting for your summons. I will do it right away!"
The butler knew what kind of state Dung Cheng was in right now, so he quickly went to handle this matter to calm Dung Cheng down.
Currently, Ye Tian and Hsiang Yunjie had already returned to the Ye family. Hsiang Yunjie still hadn't recovered from his excitement.
After such a long time, this was the first time Hsiang Yunjie had been entrusted with an important task. With Ye Tian's help, everything seemed so relaxed.
"I advise you not to be careless. This Dung Cheng will never let this matter rest. Such a small crime can only disgust him for a while. If you really want him to bow his head, the current situation is far from enough!"
Ye Tian saw Hsiang Yunjie's excitement and could not help but feel discouraged. Although he did not want to be so harsh, he knew that Hsiang Yunjie's troubles were still ahead of him!
Even if Dung Cheng did not make a move, that Zhang, Zhao, and Han families would not let this Prefect leave.
No matter what method he used, he had to stabilize the balance of the Tiannan Province!
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