As he spoke the latter part, his breath was clearly insufficient.
"Your Highness..."
The trusted guard Han Yan said with a troubled face, "Do we still need to investigate this? Even if the local officials were audacious, they wouldn't dare to blatantly pocket all the tax silver. This must be the doing of the Yan Party, and above the Yan Party... Anyway, Your Highness knows how much the Emperor spends each year; just the pursuits of seeking immortals and alchemy alone... they account for over a third of the annual tax revenue..."
"We must still investigate!"
The Crown Prince's voice trembled as he said, "Investigate!!"
"Yes, I will investigate immediately!"
Han Yan hastily replied, "We'll execute everyone we find, execute them in pairs if we find pairs. Your Highness, please calm your anger and take care of your health."
"Go now!"
"Yes, yes!"
Han Yan hurriedly left.
"Your Highness, why are you so enraged?"
The black-robed monk quickened his pace to catch up.
