Joy of Life: Rebirth of the Second Prince, Inviting Emperor Qing to Die

"of course not."

Xu Qian'an clenched his arms and said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, look at my muscles. They are very strong!"

At this time, Xu Zhiping rubbed Xu Qian'an's head and said, "Just exercise more in the future."

"By the way, next time your aunt says something to you, just pretend you didn't hear anything."

"She's doing this for your own good, but her words are a little harsh."

"I understand." Xu Qian'an nodded and said, "I know that Auntie has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I will be more careful in the future."

Xu Zhiping then smiled and said, "Okay, I'm glad you think so."

"Hurry up and go to the government office. It will be bad if you are late."

"Then goodbye, second uncle!" Xu Qian'an waved and left.

Afterwards, Xu Zhiping put on his helmet, reached out to hold the hilt of the knife, and walked forward quickly.

……

Dafeng Dynasty.

The prosperity of the capital city cannot conceal the undercurrent surging in the dark.

On this day, Xu Pingzhi, a famous seventh-rank warrior among the Imperial Sword Guards.

In recent days, he always felt like there was a heavy stone pressing on his heart.

Because in the past few days, his superiors have given him the important task of escorting 150,000 taels of tax silver to Beijing.

This was a glorious job that allowed him to show off in front of his colleagues.

But for some reason, Xu Zhiping had a vague feeling of uneasiness.

He couldn't tell the specific reason.

On the day when the tax silver was escorted.

At daybreak, Xu Pingzhi, with a group of soldiers and a carriage loaded with tax silver, slowly headed towards the capital.

Along the way, Xu Pingzhi was very careful and did not dare to slack off at all.

No matter when and where he was, his eyes were always fixed on the carriages, as if he was afraid that they would suddenly grow wings and fly away.

Every moment.

The entire escort team then arrived at Guangnan Street.

After seeing this, Xu Pingzhi felt a little relieved.

Anyway, now that he has arrived in Beijing, he is finally not so nervous anymore.

As long as we cross this street and walk a distance, this escort mission will be completed.

When Xu Pingzhi thought of this, he shouted to his colleagues around him: "Everyone work harder, the mission will be over soon."

"When this mission is over, I will treat you all to a drink at the brothel."

"Okay." The others all nodded excitedly in response.

Soon, the team escorting the tax silver was walking on Guangnan Street.

However, Guangnan Street is an important road in the capital.

On weekdays, the place is bustling with traffic.

But today, for some reason, the atmosphere on the street was a little strange.

Xu Pingzhi frowned, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

He began to pray in his heart, hoping that nothing would happen this time.

However, if nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will happen.

Just as the whole team was passing the bridge.

Without any warning, a strange strong wind suddenly blew.

The wind blew extremely evilly, carrying with it an inexplicable force that made it impossible for anyone to open their eyes.

The horses pulling the cart were so frightened that they neighed continuously, raised their front hooves high, and rushed into the river uncontrollably.

"not good!"

Xu Pingzhi cried out in his heart, and quickly shouted, "Quick, save the silver!"

The soldiers in the team also reacted one after another.

They jumped into the river without hesitation, trying to retrieve the tax silver that had fallen into the water.

However, at this moment.

Something more terrible happened.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise coming from the river.

Accompanied by a loud bang.

The river water was blown up to a height of six feet.

The huge impact force shocked the surrounding soldiers.

Many people were even washed directly onto the shore.

However, Xu Pingzhi's eyes widened with disbelief on his face.

He never imagined that this tax silver would suddenly explode.

Is it a demon?
When Xu Pingzhi thought of this, he quickly drew out the knife from his waist and shouted, "Everyone, don't worry. This must be a demon causing trouble."

"Catch the monster!"

When the water calmed down a little, Xu Pingzhi quickly organized his soldiers and went into the water again to look for the silver.

After a lot of trouble, everyone only found 1,215 taels of silver in the water.

And the remaining 140,000 taels of tax silver.

But it was as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth, disappearing without a trace.

Xu Pingzhi looked around and saw the panicked horses and soldiers, the messy wooden boxes, and the small amount of tax silver, which was like a wake-up call.

He now had only one thought: it was the end!

As the main person in charge of escorting tax silver, now that the silver is gone, he will definitely be beheaded by the emperor.

as predicted.

The Jingzhao Prefecture quickly received the report and launched an investigation.

They collected various confessions from passers-by and soldiers, and questioned Xu Pingzhi.

After all, hundreds of thousands of taels of tax silver disappeared, such a big thing naturally could not be taken lightly.

However, when facing the inquiries from the officials of Jingzhao Prefecture, Xu Pingzhi was frustrated and told them everything that had happened.

After hearing this, the officials in charge of the investigation looked at each other in bewilderment, all thinking that this matter was too strange.

Finally, after some discussion, the Jingzhao Prefecture basically concluded that the disappearance of the tax silver was caused by "a demon."

Otherwise, the inexplicable explosion of this silver is really beyond ordinary people's understanding.

No matter what, the loss of 150,000 taels of tax silver was a huge matter.

Soon, the news reached the ears of Emperor Yuan Jing.

He was so angry that he immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. He convicted Xu Pingzhi of dereliction of duty and sentenced him to beheading.

Not only that.

All three clans of Xu Pingzhi’s relatives will be implicated.

The males were exiled to the frontier, and all the females were sent to the Jiaofangsi.

Just like that, Xu Pingzhi's family was instantly plunged into despair.

His wife cried all day long and his children were trembling with fear.

Xu Qian'an, who was working as a constable in Changle County, was also implicated as Xu Pingzhi's nephew.

He was dismissed from his post as a constable and thrown into the Jingzhao prison, waiting to be exiled to a remote area.

However, Xu Pingzhi was filled with remorse in prison.

He couldn't figure out how all this happened.

Just when Xu Zhiping had recalled it more than a dozen times, he finally found the clue.

He remembered clearly that when he was counting the tax silver, he wore hand protection as required.

At the time, Xu Zhiping still felt strange.
Why do you need to wear hand protection when checking tax money?
Now that I think about it, there must be something wrong with the tax silver?

There was also the pot of osmanthus honey wine that Lu Qianhu gave him.

He was drunk at the time and didn't pay attention to counting the details, so he didn't dare to reveal this in the transcript.

Xu Zhiping was secretly groaning in his heart at this moment.

"Snapped!"

Xu Zhiping slapped himself hard and said, "How foolish! Why didn't I be more careful at that time?"

"If we had known in advance that there was a problem with the tax bank, this situation would never have happened."

"Not only will I die now, but my wife and children will also suffer as well!" (End of this chapter)