Chapter 283

At this moment, Qi Tai also hurriedly ran to Zhu Yuanzhang's front, knelt on the ground, and shouted loudly.

"Reporting to Your Majesty! Su Qiao, emulating the treacherous prime minister Wang Linchuan of the former Song, has irrefutable evidence of harming the people of Jin Ling!"

"Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of the people's hearts, execute Su Qiao, correct the chaos, and restore the proper order of the court!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly rose to his feet.

He said with a lingering sense of melancholy.

"Bring Su Qiao!"

Not long after, Su Qiao was brought before Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at the Lady Sun before him and said.

"Su Qiao, do you recognize this person?"

Su Qiao nodded slightly and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I just met this person today!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath, then slowly asked.

"Is this person's husband, as she claims, truly driven to death by the Baochao Bureau?"

Su Qiao hesitated for a long time.

Then he spoke in a low voice.

"I suppose so."

Zhu Yuanzhang's brows furrowed tightly as he stared fixedly at Su Qiao.

"Such a trivial matter, why did you make such a huge fuss?"

"Does your Baochao Bureau lack these few coins? Even if you waived them, what would it matter?"

"I have made the decision: waive the Sun family's debt. You three, go home and live your lives properly."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his large hand.

Immediately, he intended to send Lady Sun away.

Lady Sun's eyes instantly lit up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Unexpectedly, at that very moment, Su Qiao's hollow voice drifted over slowly.

"It cannot be waived. Not a single coin can be waived!"

159, Fission!

Beneath the Chengtian Sect.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Su Qiao before him, dumbfounded.

Old Zhu never in his wildest dreams expected.

Su Qiao would actually say such a thing.

"Su Qiao! Does your Baochao Bureau lack these few coins? Before, you~ that was..."

Su Qiao looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said.

"Your Majesty, no matter how much money there is, it belongs to the court, not to me."

"Since the Shopkeeper Sun borrowed that amount from my Baochao Bureau in the first place, it is all the court's money. Not a single coin can be missing; when the time comes, it must be repaid."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao and scolded angrily.

"Then can we not waive his debt?"

"I am the Son of Heaven!"

Su Qiao shook his head and said firmly.

"No!"

"Not a single coin can be missing!"

"You!"

Qi Tai looked at Su Qiao with overwhelming joy, then clasped his hands and shouted loudly to Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, the treacherous minister has revealed himself!"

"It is he, Su Qiao, who has obstructed matters and harmed the people of Great Ming, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, staring fixedly at Su Qiao, and asked.

"Su Qiao, I ask you one last time: will you waive this debt, or not?"

Su Qiao's tone grew even more firm.

"I will not waive it! Not a single coin can be waived!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, looking at Su Qiao.

"Good, very good!"

"Guards! Guards!"

"Arrest Su Qiao! Arrest him!"

Qi Tai looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with overwhelming joy and said.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Su Qiao remained silent.

He let the Embroidered Uniform Guard drag him out of the Chengtian Sect.

However, the people who had just been overjoyed stood frozen in place.

They stared blankly at Su Qiao being dragged away.

Their eyes seemed to have lost something.

When Su Qiao arrived at the Imperial Prison.

He discovered Zhu Yuanzhang was already waiting inside.

The moment he saw Su Qiao.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately began to scold him harshly.

"Do you even know who you are?"

"Do you still have the slightest appearance of a court official? Are you stuck in a money hole?"

"Must you force that orphan and widow to their deaths before you are satisfied?!"

"I supported you so much, and this is how you repay me?"

The scene beneath the Chengtian Sect just now.

Zhu Yuanzhang saw the thought in the people's eyes.

The people simply wanted to see the court show great mercy and forgive the Sun family's debts.

That was a hope in the people's hearts for the court.

And Old Zhu knew the same.

As a dynasty.

The most important thing is that very hope.

As long as that light remains in the people's eyes.

Even if there are far more powerful external enemies outside.

They are not worth mentioning.

And Su Qiao's words.

Were undoubtedly, in front of these people.

A slap in the face to Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth inside the Imperial Prison.

While Su Qiao still wore that same expression.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Su Qiao's stubborn, unyielding appearance.

Took a deep breath and said.

"If you forgive the Sun family's debt right now, I will consider this matter as if it never happened; you go back to your duties tomorrow as usual, how about that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and glanced at Su Qiao.

But Su Qiao still held his neck stiff and said.

"As long as Your Majesty still wishes for me to continue commanding the Precious Note Bureau."