Please call me the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty

Comparatively speaking, Cui Yingyuan, the commander of the 3,000-strong battalion, was considered quite cautious.

However, people always have weaknesses.

He fell in love with Zhong Yingying, a Mongolian woman, and sent her a betrothal gift of 1 taels of silver.

However, to his utter surprise, the Zhong Yingying he loved was not the real Zhong Yingying, but Zhou Ling'er in disguise.

It must be said that Zhou Ling'er's disguise skills have reached a level of perfection.

After Cui Yingyuan was tied up by Li Ruolian and the others, he saw that Zhong Yingying had turned into Zhou Ling'er, and his head was buzzing.

He thought to himself, "This is it, I'm doomed. How am I supposed to explain this ten thousand taels of silver? It's far beyond my salary."

The source of the money is unclear.

Little did he know that at the same time, Liang Tianqi of the Dali Temple had already sent dozens of yamen runners to his residence to search and confiscate all the money in his warehouse, totaling more than 100,000 taels of silver.

This is a huge fortune. If Cui Yingyuan relied solely on his salary, he couldn't accumulate this much money even in ten lifetimes. Clearly, he embezzled it.

Back then, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun falsely accused Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, and the other six gentlemen of embezzling several thousand taels of silver, and they were all beheaded. How much more so would they be beheaded for embezzling more than 100,000 taels of silver?

This Cui Yingyuan can be described as being blinded by greed and lust.

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Zhou Ling'er looked at Cui Yingyuan with a smile: "Commander Cui, I didn't expect you to be such a romantic, spending money like water."

"Princess Consort Xin, what's going on? It's you!"

Because Zhou Ling'er refused to become empress, Cui Yingyuan still referred to her as "Princess Xin".

Zhou Ling'er paced back and forth in the courtyard, her hands behind her back: "Haven't you ever heard of the art of disguise?"

"Disguise?"

Cui Yingyuan only had a vague understanding after hearing this.

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He had also heard that there was a person in the palace who could impersonate others and look exactly like them. He had impersonated Dai Shan, Wei Zhongxian, and others so convincingly that it was difficult to tell the difference.

Cui Yingyuan still couldn't believe it, never expecting that this master of disguise was actually Zhou Ling'er.

Zhou Ling'er stared intently at Cui Yingyuan: "Let me ask you, where did you get this 1 taels of silver?"

How much money do you have left in your bank account?

"I...I..." Cui Yingyuan was speechless because he couldn't explain.

"The imperial court values ​​you highly, appointing you as the commander of the Three Thousand Battalions, but you have taken the opportunity to amass wealth."

Some people say that if someone wants to join your 3,000-strong battalion, they have to give you gifts.

Is it true that one has to give a certain amount of money to become a commander of a thousand, and another amount of money to become a deputy commander?

Cui Yingyuan had heard that Zhou Ling'er was a formidable character, and today he finally got to see it for himself.

He quickly denied it, saying, "Those are all untrue."

"No? Then where did you get all this money from?"

It seems your salary is far less than that.

"These are all gifts from the imperial court and His Highness the Ninth Prince, so you don't need to explain so much. Go to the Dali Temple and talk to Liang Tianqi about it." Zhou Ling'er's expression changed from sunny to cloudy.

Although Cui Yingyuan usually acted arrogantly and domineeringly, wielding considerable power;

However, he also heard that Liang Tianqi was an honest official, incorruptible and spotless.

It is said that when Liang Tianqi presides over a case, he doesn't ask who the other party is; he kills those who deserve to be killed and beheads those who deserve to be beheaded, showing absolutely no mercy.

Cui Yingyuan thought to himself, "If I fall into Liang Tianqi's hands, will I be any better off?"