Chapter 62: Yang Lihuo’s Decision
Yang Lihuo knew that it was not easy to get Huang Fu’s help without giving him any benefits. With Huang Fu’s greedy personality, Yang Lihuo was already mentally prepared that this conversation would be difficult.
He looked at Huang Fu calmly and said, "Minister Huang must know that the Ministry of War has long since become an empty shell. They have no way to prepare military rations in a short time."
After hearing Yang Lihuo’s words, Huang Fu smiled slightly and said, "I understand Left Prime Minister Yang’s difficulties. But nothing in this world is free."
Hearing Huang Fu’s words, Yang Lihuo’s gaze sank. He clenched his hands tightly under his wide sleeves and asked, "What does Minister Huang want before willing to help me?"
Hearing Yang Lihuo’s question, Huang Fu smiled. After a brief silence, he looked at Yang Lihou with a hint of reproach inside his cunning eyes.
"Left Prime Minister Yang, is this how you see me?" He asked disappointedly.
Yang Lihuo didn’t bother to pretend with Huang Fu any more, and said, "Minister Huang, stop pretending. We both know what you’re thinking right now. Tell me what you want, and we can end this conversation sooner."
Seeing that Yang Lihuo had said that, Huang Fu’s expression returned to normal as he said, "Since Left Prime Minister Yang already knew, then I won’t beat around the bush anymore. For what Left Prime Minister Yang wants from me, I want half of the tax revenue collected this time."
Yang Lihuo was furious when he heard Huang Fu’s request, but he was not surprised. With Huang Fu’s personality, he already guessed that what he wanted was money. But he still didn’t expect that Huang Fu’s appetite would be so big.