Chapter 592 Obstruction <<<
The homing pigeon flew very fast, and in just a moment, it had brought the message back to the capital.
Upon receiving a message from a carrier pigeon, the Dongchang Jinyiwei found Xu Changqing and informed him of the seriousness of the situation. The entire process took less than two hours.
And during those two hours, Li Yinhu just had enough time to load over seven million taels of silver onto the cart and pull it back to the Prince's Mansion.
Xu Changqing received the news and didn't dare to delay for a moment. Even if this was an order personally given by the Crown Prince, just the seven million taels of silver alone was a prerequisite for him to set up a money house. Without this batch of silver, his mission wouldn't be possible to complete.
Any reason, any excuse, could mean the difference between life and death.
He rushed straight to Zhao's Mansion, and Xu Changqing encountered Li Yinhu who had just returned.
What are you doing here?
The first time Li Yinhǔ saw Xu Changqing, he furrowed his brow and had a bad feeling.
Throughout the court, everyone knows Xu Changqing is the East Palace's trusted confidant.
And in many instances, what Xu Changqing did represented the will of the East Palace.
Li Yinhu had long taken a dislike to Xu Changqing, but Xu Changqing's position was as solid as Mount Tai, and he had never had an opportunity to deal with him.
"The humble official Xu Changqing, pays his respects to King Zhao."
Although eager, Xu Changqing did not forget his manners, lest Li Yinhu seize the opportunity to find fault.
After bowing, Xu Changqing said: "I heard that Your Highness had recently seized a large sum of silver from the Liu family?"
With a slight squint, Li Yinhou sneered, "You're quick with your news. I just got home and you already knew?"
As he spoke, Li Yinhu's grim gaze swept over the guards behind him.
He felt that Xu Changqing could receive the message so quickly, it must have been someone around him who leaked the news.

Xu Changqing, however, didn't care what Li Yinhu thought. He said solemnly, "Your Highness, do you know what this silver is for?"
Li Yinhu let out a cold snort and said, "What do I care what they are doing? This king has evidence proving that the Liu family colluded with remnants of the Bai Lian sect. Now, this king is tasked with eradicating the Bai Lian sect in the Jingjing region. Since we found the illicit funds, naturally, we must recover and handle them."
Of all people, Xu Changqing knows best whether Liu's family colluded with the White Lotus Sect.
So, seeing Li Yinhu speak such blatant lies with his eyes wide open, he immediately became furious and said, “Your Highness claims to have evidence, but dare you show it to me?”
"Outrageous!"
Li Yinhu flew into a rage and said, "What are you? Just a lowly Left Servant of the Ministry of Revenue. You have no authority to interfere in my affairs, regardless of your rank or duties. Do you even dare ask me to show you the evidence? Are you looking for death?"
Xu Changqing gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, I indeed have no authority to interfere with your investigation. But this silver was used by the Liu family to pay into the national treasury, which falls within my jurisdiction as an official of the Ministry of Revenue. Though I am a lowly official, I still receive imperial salary and naturally must do my duty. Your Highness, you must hand over this money to me!"
There were many people coming and going at the gate of the mansion, including merchants and commoners passing by.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, after being so openly contradicted by Xu Changqing, Li Yanhua's face was truly unbearable.
His sinister eyes stared coldly and mercilessly at Xu Changqing, sneering, "Xu Changqing, don't think you can act recklessly because you have the support of the East Palace. By saying such things in public today, you are declaring war against me!"
Xu Changqing took a half step forward, flicked his sleeve and bowed with a fist held in front of him. Although he lowered his head, his voice rang out like a bell, powerful and resonant: "Please hand the silver to me so I can take care of it, Your Highness!"

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