This is a very small secret room, about a foot long and wide.

But it's just the space that's small.

The amount of property it contains is incalculable.

A total of five large boxes of gold, countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and ancient porcelain filled half of the secret room, and the other half of the secret room was filled with stacks of silver tickets and some ledgers and letters.

"Tsk, this Qian Dekai has made a lot of money over the years."

Casually grabbed a handful of silver tickets and put them in his arms, Truman said with a smile.

Huai Ruili didn't have this money in his eyes, he walked straight to the account book and letters, picked up an account book and said with a smile: "These are not all, they have spent more than ten times more than ten times the amount of silver in the past few decades, honoring officials, making dots up and down, spending extravagantly, etc." ”

While Huai Ruili was looking at the accounts, Truman grabbed it again and said, "Also, the expensive stones and wood used to build this mansion, as well as the extremely rare flowers and plants raised, the disciples found, etc., are not a small amount." ”

"Just for the sale of people's teeth, the Qian family's annual income is equivalent to the tax income of Dongyang County for a year."

Truman said indignantly: "Buying and selling people, these people in the Qian family are really tired of being crooked." ”

Huai Ruili put on the account book, and said quietly: "It's not just the Qian family, the Long family and the Jia family in the next county, as well as many big families in other places, even including the county guard, are doing this business. ”

Trumen Dao took a breath of cool air, and he said: "You have been busy fighting for decades, and you have no time to manage this marginal land, so they naturally have no scruples and are getting bigger and bigger. ”

Huai Ruili glanced at him, put down the account book in his hand, picked up another one, and asked: "In the past, this kind of big case involving millions of taels would send at least one grandmaster plus seven or eight auxiliary personnel of at least the ninth rank, do you know why His Majesty only sent me here now?" ”

Truman shook his head.

Huai Ruili sighed: "Your Majesty has no one available. ”

Truman was surprised: "How come? I see that there are still many people with strong martial arts in the heavenly realm who are idle? ”

Huai Ruili smiled and said, "These people are idle because they are not sure whether they are 100% loyal to Your Majesty." ”

"Those people have already reached into the shadows?"

"It's not just the shadow department, the official department, the military department, the harem, etc., all have their minions." Huai Ruili said here, looking at it again, "Even your remote place may be controlled by them a lot. ”

"The situation is so serious?"

"yes." Huai Rui said faintly: "Your Majesty has actually intended to send someone to take care of this place for a long time, but although there are many capable people in the imperial court, there are no more people who can be trusted, but fortunately you appeared." ”

"Me? What do you mean? Truman was puzzled.

"For you, for the people of Yangzhou County, and for Your Majesty, I sent you here."

Truman's eyes widened and he said, "So Your Majesty has long wanted to send me to these places." ”

Huai Ruili replied lightly: "That's right! ”

"it!"

"But don't worry, Your Majesty is also thinking about you, for example, this Yangzhou County is more than other marginal places.... Well... It's a little safer. ”

"Safe." Truman scolded angrily.

There are three bandits outside, and there are four big gentry inside, and he has been in Yangzhou County for more than a month, and he has encountered three threats to his life.

Is this considered safe?

Huai Ruili said with a smile: "Then I will go back this time and tell Your Majesty, saying that you are not satisfied with this place and want to go back." ”

Truman hurriedly took two steps back, waved his hand and said, "Forget it." ”

Although there is a threat to life here, it is only three times a month, but once you are in the palace......

Truman shivered with fear.

Comparatively speaking, it's safer here.

Huai Ruili smiled, didn't speak again, and checked the account book seriously.

Truman also opened a letter and read it.

After a while, Truman asked, "What did you find there?" ”

Huai Ruili put down the ledger in his hand and shook his head.

He had looked at nearly half of the ledger, but he didn't see anything.

"They are very cunning, these ledgers record the accounts of their normal business, nothing unusual, what are the eyebrows in those letters you see."

Truman also shook his head and said, "These letters are letters from the Qian family, other families, and the county guards, but what is written in them is just some normal daily life. ”

Huai Ruili thought for a moment and said, "It seems that they didn't put the accounts of human teeth or anything here, or rather, they replaced them with some hidden terms. ”

"Possibly." Truman nodded.

Huai Ruili didn't reply again, and he fell into the ledger again.

Truman smiled and said, "I'll leave these things to you, I'm going to take a look outside." ”

Huai Rui stood his head and didn't reply.

Outside the gate of the Qian family.

Seeing that Truman had just walked out, an old man came up, and he knelt down directly, tears in his eyes.

The old man thanked: "Thank you Lord Chu for finding my daughter, and thank you Lord Qingtian." ”

As he spoke, the old man brought in a young girl.

Truman took a closer look, and this girl was one of the people who had just been locked up in the dungeon.

He smiled bitterly and was about to help the old man up, but the old man was grateful, where would he get up.

After having this old man, several more people knelt down.

They are either the parents of the women who were imprisoned in the dungeon, or the family members who have been bullied by the Qian family, or some are because they are other than the Qian family.

For a while, all the people in the field knelt down in unison.

"Thank you, Lord Qingtian."

"Thank you, Lord Qingtian."

......

Where did Truman experience such a scene, and he immediately panicked and didn't know what to do.

He wanted to lift them up, but where would the people give him a chance?

After helping him up, he knelt down again.

In the distance, Li Lianyi stared straight, his face couldn't help but smile, and he noticed his state for a moment, his face was crimson, and he muttered in his heart after closing his eyes, what was wrong with him.

Li Fansheng, who had just come out of grabbing a fainting person, happened to see his sister's idiotic state, and when he followed her gaze and found that it was the county magistrate he admired, he immediately smiled with relief.

Standing behind Li Lianyi was the older woman who had just spoken to Truman in the dungeon, she saw the crimson face of the girl in front of her, stepped forward and said with a smile: "The girl is in love with this county magistrate?" ”

"Ahh

Li Lianyi turned his head away, touched his face with both hands, and said in a little panic: "How is it possible?" How could I like him? ”

The woman smiled faintly and said, "If you like it, you have to hurry, the county magistrate is very loved, if you don't hurry up, I'm afraid that someone will be the first to get there." ”

As if the secret had been discovered, Li Lianyi was inexplicably a little angry, and after leaving a sentence I don't like him, he walked away.

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