Chapter 466: Empty Position

The soldier knelt in front of the three of them: "Elder Yang Ge, Lord Sun, Lord Lu, Wang Shu's family property has been inspected, and the gentlemen in the account have calculated the number." ”

"Good, good." Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Although 300,000 taels is not much, it is enough for tens of thousands of people affected by the disaster to buy seeds and grain." Although it is already early summer, there is still time to sow seeds, and there should be no more starvation this year. ”

Lu Bing also said to himself: "Now that the treasury is empty, not to mention, even the Inner Tibetan Mansion of the Long Live Lord is so empty that it can run horses." Last month, the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace still owed their monthly money. The dignified son of heaven can't even come up with this expense, how can it not be sad to read it. Also, the rainy season is coming soon. Yuxi Palace is dilapidated and leaking, although His Majesty's body is already a half-immortal, but such a cave mansion is not inhabitable, it is time to repair it. ”

Yang Yiqing smiled and nodded at the soldier: "So, how many are the total numbers?" Be precise, not ambiguous. "In fact, it is really difficult for a person to count an accurate number in a short period of time. Generally speaking, the property of a convict consists of two parts: movable property and immovable property. Real estate refers to houses, shops and land, this Wang Shu is not from Huai'an, there is only a courtyard here, and there are no shops and fields, which can be ignored.

Movable property includes cash, money, stamps, jewelry, and silk. Among them, the value of jewelry is greatly affected by the market, and it can only be estimated "gross" to get an approximate figure.

The soldier looked up and replied, "Three lords, there are no jewels and jade on the king's mansion, only one thousand one hundred and twenty-three taels of silver. ”

"What, only a thousand taels!" Yang Yiqing and Lu Bing shouted at the same time.

Among them, Lu Bing's face was even pale, and his body shook imperceptibly.

At this time, Zhang Xuan hurriedly ran over and said loudly: "Yang Xiang, Lord Lu, Master Sun, Gan Bida has finished copying over there." His expression was quite strange, his face was pale, and his expression was extremely panicked.

Yang Yiqing's eyes have begun to bloom: "How many copies have you copied?" ”

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhang Xuan's forehead: "There are only one hundred and thirty taels." ”

"What!" Yang Yiqing and Lu Bing shouted again.

There was a burst of "Buzz!" in Lu Bing's head. 'Chaos' sounded, and his eyes were dark, and he hurriedly reached out to support Sun Dan's shoulder, and then stabilized his body.

Lu Bing's voice was crying: "Lu Bing got the holy decree and came to Huai'an to interrogate the case of Wang Shu and Gan Bida's embezzlement of Mohe Gongyin. When he came, His Majesty didn't say anything. But Lu Bing knew that His Majesty had great expectations for the raid on Wang and Gan. Nowadays, the imperial court has to make money everywhere, and there are leaky holes everywhere. The month in the palace is still counting on me, just more than 1,000 taels, how can I explain to Your Majesty, how can I go to meet more than 10,000 palace people? ”

In fact, all this was expected by Sun Dan a long time ago, which is also the reason why he promised to let Lu Bing conclude the case before. When he first came to Huai'an, he had already "touched" the foundation of Wang Shu and Gan Bida with Han Yue. In fact, these two people made a lot of money in office. But everywhere hands came out, and they didn't leave much of their own.

As far as Wang Shu is concerned, the clothes, shoes and hats on his body are still full of patches, and it is strange that such a person is rich.

So, where did all this money go?

The answer is imminent.

This case can't just be tried like this, just wait for a big storm to hit.

More than one million taels of silver, this is more than one million taels of silver, such a large sum of money, will the emperor not take it to heart?

And Emperor Jiajing's "sexual" personality is very unique, he is a person who does not "rub" sand in his eyes, and has a love for money that ordinary people cannot understand. In fact, none of the kings of the middle and late Ming Dynasty did not love money. This has a great deal to do with the deterioration of the central government's finances, and the emperor's family does not have much surplus food!

Jiajing's authority has become increasingly powerful in recent years, and the imperial power has gradually consolidated, so much silver has disappeared from Hecao's side, isn't this snatching money from the emperor?

According to his "nature", he will never forgive, and will definitely dig into the bottom of everything and dig out all the people who handle it.

This is also Sun Dan's overall plan.

Yang Yiqing was okay, he didn't see the expected 300,000 taels of silver, so it was a big deal to go back to the capital to go to the people of the same household department and stretch out his hand to the emperor. But Lu Bing was in big trouble, in fact, he didn't have to come to this case in person. It's a big deal to find a subordinate to arrest a cadre of criminals and bring them back.

The reason why the emperor asked him to go out in person was to let him raid the house and rob the money. Now that he has found nothing, he just slips back like this, how to explain to Jiajing?

In an instant, Lu Bing broke out in a cold sweat. His eyes were red, and he kicked at the soldier who was kneeling on the ground, until his mouth was full of blood: "Impossible, impossible, it must be Wang Shu, the dog thief, who hid the silver." Yes, yes, there must be a cellar, don't the old Xi'er people in Shanxi do this? Take me to the storehouse, and find out the money, even if I dig three feet into the ground. ”

Most of the Jin merchants in Shanxi had cellars to store silver in their businesses and homes, and when they were hiding silver, they were also accustomed to turn all the silver into juice and pour it into the cellar, and when the silver condensed, even if they encountered a thief, they had no choice but to take the silver condensed into a piece.

"Yes, yes, yes, three adults, please come with the villains." The soldier stood up, wiped the blood from his mouth, and hurriedly took Sun Dan, Yang Yiqing, Zhang Xuan and Lu Bing to the warehouse.

"Bang!" With a bang, Lu Bing kicked open the door of the warehouse, but there was nothing in front of him.

"Xiao Luzi, it seems that there is nothing." Sun Dan said softly.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Lu Bing shouted loudly: "Come on, bring a bucket of water!" ”

The two brocade guards each brought a bucket of water over and threw it on the floor of the storeroom.

The water flowed freely on the ground, and in a matter of moments, it gathered in one direction, burrowed into the gap in the corner of the wall to the west, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Lu Bing exclaimed excitedly: "This is it." ”

He stretched out his hand and 'groped' in the crack of the wall for a long time, when he suddenly pulled out an iron chain and pulled it hard.

"Boom!" With a bang, the west wall suddenly parted in two directions, revealing a secret room of about ten square meters behind it.

"Sure enough, it's here." The two brocade guards shouted happily.

However, when they saw the situation inside, the two quickly closed their mouths.

The expected silver did not appear, and it was still empty, except for an unpainted wooden box on the ground in the middle of the room. The box is not big, it is only one foot high and two feet long.

At this time, Lu Bing finally calmed down, and he had a strong premonition that this box had a great relationship with Hegong Yin: "Yang Xiang, Lu Bing didn't dare to open this box without authorization, did he immediately seal it and send it back to the capital?" ”

Yang Yiqing snorted: "What is sealed, it was lifted out and opened." ”

Zhang Xuan also said: "Yang Xiang is right, the whereabouts of so much silver in the Hecao Yamen are unknown, and if we don't find out, how can we explain to Your Majesty and the imperial court?" ”

"Yes." Lu Bing had no choice but to nod helplessly.

The box was quickly lifted out, and everyone returned to the hall.

Lu Bing opened the box with a trembling hand, and there were only a dozen account books inside.

Yang Yiqing didn't talk nonsense, picked up one of them and read it.

Sun Dan and Zhang Xuan also picked up a copy and read it, and they were shocked when they saw it.

I remember this account so clearly that even a three-year-old child can understand it.

Among them, the exchange of each account is recorded, for example, in a certain year and a certain month, someone sent a thousand pieces of silk to Huang Jin, and the cost was huge; For example, in what year, month, and day, a pair of jade lions were sent to Guo Xun, the Marquis of Wuding, and the materials were artificial; During the Spring Festival, there are more or less charcoal fires in the major yamen in Nanjing and Beijing......

It's outrageously detailed. It can be said that everyone has a part in the six departments plus the celebrant and the celebrant.

"Abacus!" Yang Yiqing shouted: "Don't leave today, let's settle the account." Don't tell me you won't reconcile. ”

Soon, the sound of the abacus sounded, and from noon to night, as for late night, the numbers were finally summed up.

Lu Bing's voice was hoarse: "Elder Yang Ge, it has been calculated, a total of one hundred and eighty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-one taels...... All this money was given away by Wang Shu to buy people's hearts for him and open the way for him to become the governor of the river in the future. ”

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, an unhealthy red color appeared on Lu Bing's face: "Among them, Huang Jin got 800,000 taels, Zhang Guifei got 500,000, and the other ministries and yamen divided it." ”

"It's bearable!" Yang Yiqing slapped his palm on the table: "It's unbearable!" ”

Yang Yiqing's eyes were filled with tears: "Beijing and Nanjing Six, except for a few Shangshu, everyone has a share." The celebrant was also involved in a palm print eunuch, and now, Zhang Guifei has also been lured out. We've done a great job this time! ”

Lu Bing hurriedly said: "Yang Xiang, too many people have been implicated in this matter. Or...... Only...... Just ......"

"Just what?" Zhang Xuan knew that Sun Dan was going to use this account book to make a big article, so he naturally refused to let Lu Bing go, and sneered: "Could it be that Lord Lu wants to destroy the evidence, yes, your lord is doing this for the overall situation and for the stability of the court." However, Zhang Xuan will ask you, so much silver, in the future, His Majesty will ask him, where do we get it, is Lord Lu going to pay out of his own pocket for the greedy ink account of the king and the two thieves? ”

Lu Bing was so angry that his eyes were red, he glared at Zhang Xuan angrily, and scolded for a long time: "Villain! ”

Zhang Xuan is used to being scolded in his life, and he doesn't take it to heart, ignoring Lu Bing, and only looks at Yang Yiqing with his eyes.

Sun Dan said: "Yang Xiang, you have to call the shots in this matter." ”

Yang Yiqing was originally a fiery "sexual" character: "What nonsense are you talking about, immediately send this box to the capital and file a case for review." When the time comes, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Inspectorate will be instructed to follow the map and arrest the case according to the list. ”

He slapped the table again: "For such national thieves, we must not be soft, what is important for the overall situation, and what is for the stability of the court." With these moths in the court, can the political situation be stabilized? Don't let any of them go. ”