Chapter 882 The God of Wealth (2)
When Chen Tian was "invited" to Wuchang, it was ten days later, and it was late August and the Mid-Autumn Festival was over.
Chen Shanren, who was urging along the way, seemed a little haggard and embarrassed at this time. When he came to Li Ling, he looked at him with fear that he had not seen before: "Caomin Chen Tian has met Lord Li... Lord Li, about the arrest of his son's son by the government..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Ling quickly cut off and said, "Boss Shen, this time I invited you here for only one thing, just to ask you, are you, the God of Wealth?"
Chen Tian was obviously stunned for a moment, then shook his head in confusion: "What are you talking about? Please forgive me for not understanding what the God of Wealth? The God of Wealth is just a commoner. Even if you have some wealth, you still dare not regard yourself as the God of Wealth."
"Oh, is it? The God of Wealth I refer to is not the god who is worshipped by others in the people, but to the saying that there is a circulating among the court and the country, saying that the prince has four friends around him. These four people have resourceful masters and masters with outstanding martial arts. However, no matter how important these two are, for the prince, there is no important subordinate who has always managed his assets and has been continuously transporting gold, silver and wealth for many years. This person is called the 'God of Wealth'."
Chen Tian lowered his eyes slightly, and then said, "What kind of virtue can a young man be? How could he have such a relationship with the current prince? Moreover, the little assets of my Shen family are inconspicuous in Suizhou, let alone providing a lot of money for the prince."
"So you don't admit it?" Li Ling smiled, "I also think you won't admit it. After all, once you really agree, your fate will be the same as Shen Yuan."
"My sir means Chen Yuan... he is the God of Wealth in your mouth?" Chen Tian suddenly panicked, "This, this is impossible..."
"Yes, I felt it was impossible before finding out the truth. But that's the case. Not only are there evidence, but even Chen Yuan himself admitted that he is the God of Wealth."
After looking at the other party again, Li Ling said again: "Do you know what Chen Yuan, as the God of Wealth, has done during this period? In order to gain more benefits, he actually promoted the rise of grain prices in the entire Huguang area. For this reason, he even did not hesitate to make the people live in poverty. Many wealthy and powerful people felt that this was a great opportunity to seize the land and houses of the people, and many innocent people died of cold and starvation, and their families were destroyed.
"But in his eyes, none of this is important to obtain a lot of money from it, nor to have his master, that is, the position of the crown prince in the dynasty is stable. It can be said that he is the culprit of the entire Huguang disaster and the misfortune of the people since last year. So at this time, do you still think he is innocent?"
"I..." Chen Tian was stopped and looked at Li Ling in a daze, unable to speak.
Li Ling smiled and said, "Actually, the sin of the God of Wealth is more than that. Over the years, in Huguang, he has done a lot of things to harm others and himself in order to seize money, and sometimes he is doing everything to achieve his goals. For example, in order to cover up the prince's party, he even bribed the murderer and killed dozens of people in Majiazhuang... Only these can be found now, but they have never found out, and even the unjust case of the victim has been killed? How much has he done? Do you think this God of Wealth deserves to be killed and cut into pieces?"
Now, Chen Tian couldn't even say the word "I". He looked completely scared by the crimes raised by Li Ling. Yes, as a businessman who has a good reputation on weekdays and is always willing to help others, he really couldn't accept such a dark side. Moreover, such dark and shameless things were actually done by his brother without him!
It can be said that the appearance of Chen Tian at this time is a brother who has been kept in the dark and was only now that he was surprised to hear all kinds of unbearable reactions from his brothers.
Surprised, panicked, angry... I wanted to defend my brothers for something, but I didn't know how to say it, and I was still a little afraid of Li Ling... All my emotions were expressed in an extremely good manner, so that people could not see any problem. Even if Li Ling stared at him in person, he could not find any flaws.
Mu Ran stood there, and Chen Tian seemed to have grown ten years old all of a sudden, and his body was trembling. After a while, he slowly said: "Mr. Li... Little man, villain really doesn't know anything..."
The response to him was a gentle slap.
It was Li Ling who was applauding: "Okay, that's great! I have to say that your brothers are the most superb acting people I have ever seen in my life..." If you want to leave it to future generations, you will definitely be the best actors in your brothers. He added in his heart, "But you still made the most critical mistake, that is, underestimating me, Li Ling!
"I really think that if you make arrangements like this, you can advance or retreat? I think that as long as you sacrifice one of Chen Yuan, you can save you?
"You are really smart. In fact, from the beginning, you have already given everyone an illusion - the fourth friend of the prince and the fourth friend of the prince. If you have heard this statement, you will easily determine that these are four people. But in fact, it is probably five people. In addition to the three people in the capital, you and Shen Yuan combined to be the complete 'God of Wealth'." There are five of the four heavenly kings, which is already common sense, isn't it...
As Li Ling pointed out the key points, Chen Tian's face turned a little pale, but he still smiled reluctantly and said, "Li... Lord Li, are you thinking too much? I have never heard of any prince and four friends. I am just an ordinary businessman born in Suizhou and raised in Suizhou. All of this can be found in the government... Also, if I were really, that 'God of Wealth', it's time, how can I not escape, but come to my door?"
"This is what you are good at, or stupid." Li Ling looked at him with a smile, "Great is because you have determined that if you escape at this time, you will confirm your identity and sin, so it is better to take the risk to see me and use some words to excuse yourself and dispel my suspicion. Once you succeed, even if Chen Yuan is arrested and you are still there, you can continue to send money to the prince.
"But this is the stupidity. You are too confident and underestimated me. You think you can hide it from me by using such a few means, but you don't know that this approach not only makes me doubt you more and more, but also fall into the trap.
"To be honest, your combination of light and dark is indeed very clever. Not only does it reduce the risk, but one person can also make money, while the other person can also win the title of a good person at a very small price. Especially when I came to Huguang, you used this name to deliberately get closer to me. In this way, even if I really found Chen Yuan later, you can still stay out of the matter. It is really a good plan to make a move.
"But the same thing, you underestimated me, Li Ling. Since I can find Chen Yuan through all kinds of clues, I can naturally find you. Of course, the most important point is that Chen Yuan was so smart after I was taken by me."
Feeling Li Ling's deep hostility, Chen Tian felt even more uneasy, but he couldn't help asking, "What's the remark?"
"Maybe he knew he could not be spared, so in order to protect you, he deliberately recognized his identity as the God of Wealth. He also used a 'smart' approach to explain to me that he was the God of Wealth by constantly persuading me to surrender to the prince!
"It's a pity that he ignored a little. The prince and I have already had a deep grudge. Perhaps all the officials in the court may turn to the prince, but I, Li Ling, cannot join him because it is a way to die. Since he is one of the few people the prince trusts the most, how could he not know this?"
"Maybe he's just a struggle to survive?"
"Impossible. He was not stupid enough to think that using these words could impress me and completely change my course. So in my opinion, the only use of this point is to show his identity, he is the God of Wealth! This is to overthrow it, he has fallen into my hands, and I have confirmed his identity, so why bother with this? The only reason is that he wants to nail the name of God of Wealth firmly on himself and break you from it. He wants to use his own sacrifice to exchange for your peace.
"I have to say that his move is indeed a bit powerful and touching. It's a pity that it's impossible for me to let you go from the start of my decision to bring down the prince. Especially the God of Wealth, who is crucial to the prince!"
At the end, Li Ling's eyes had a strong murderous intent, and he stared at Chen Tian: "So, do you have anything else to say until now?"
"Hahaha... Lord Li is indeed powerful, meticulous and keen. But you still have a little shortcomings after all." Now, Chen Tian has let go, no longer suppresses himself, and has become sharp and has a confrontation with Li Ling in sight. "You seem to have forgotten that many things need to be evidence. You said that Chen Yuan was accused of being the God of Wealth, and I can't argue about this, but what about me?
"Whether it is the government, the people, or the people in the world, no one can prove that I am the God of Wealth. What are you, Lord Li, to condemn me?"
Li Ling also laughed, laughing louder than him, and happily: "Hahahahaha... Boss Shen, you are so interesting to speak. It seems that you have been a businessman for a long time and don't know the real rules of conduct in the officialdom. The word "official" is open, so the reason is naturally in my hands! I said you are the God of Wealth, and you are, why should you use any evidence?"
These words made Chen Tian's face change: "You..."
"Do you understand? Now I have the final say here. No matter whether you are a businessman, a good person, or a God of Wealth, I say that if you want to kill you, you will definitely kill you! As for the evidence and identity, it doesn't matter! For me, killing the God of Wealth and cutting off the prince's arm is the most important thing.
Chapter completed!