It was a mezzanine the size of half a house, with more than a dozen locked wooden boxes stacked side by side;

In several recesses in the walls on both sides, there are candlesticks that have not yet been burned, but they are not lit at the moment.

"Grandma's, this old guy has a lot of inventory, such a lot, if it is all gold and silver, I'm afraid there will be at least hundreds of thousands of taels;

I can't complain that the old man said that the treasury is empty, and the court is full of moths, and it is strange if it is not empty......"

After glancing at the dim secret room, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, Liu Huayun dodged and retreated.

"Big brother, what have you discovered?"

Seeing that he went and returned so quickly, the little demon girl couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, there are more than a dozen big boxes, there must be a lot of treasures, old thief, why don't you go in and open them......"

Liu Huayun smiled coldly, picked up the fire chain on the desk, and shook the sharp blade in his hand and commanded Song Ting.

"Two heroes, everything is easy to discuss, these gold, silver and jewelry, if you need it, as long as you can take it away, you can take it, and the old man promises not to report it to the official......"

After a while, a few candlesticks illuminated the secret room, and in the open wooden box, Liu Huayun, who was shaking gold, silver, jewelry and jade, was a little dizzy;

Now, knowing that no matter how much cover-up there is, it is pale and powerless, and there is no way, Song Ting, the old guy, is left with only one way to break his fortune and avoid disasters.

"Hmph~~~, let's take it, what you say is good, how can it be so cheap? To tell you the truth, a certain family is a large internal brocade guard who works for the prince, and he is not a robber......

Now that the treasury is empty, the people are hungry and displaced, and the foreign barbarians are attacking my border and bullying my people, I didn't expect that you, who are full of benevolence and morality on the surface, but are actually greedy for life and afraid of death, have so much gold and silver hidden in the hands of you......"

Liu Huayun snorted coldly, slapped the gold on the wooden box, and said angrily;

At the same time, in order to be more convincing, he reached out and took out the gold medal given to him by Emperor He Yu, took it out and shook it in front of the old man's face that had changed greatly, and then quickly put it back in his arms.

In these years, although there is no crime of unknown origin of huge amounts of property, the combined value is no less than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and gold, silver and jewelry, not to mention that Song Ting, who has been an official for more than 30 years, cannot save enough without eating or drinking;

Even if it is really his legal income, he has found it by himself, and it is not Liu Huayun's style to take it out as military salary.

"My lord spare my life, I am willing to take out all the gold and silver, and ask the two of you to say a few good words for me in front of the prince, and spare the villain's family......"

This result was something that Song Ting never dreamed of, if these two were just robbers tonight, it would not be a big deal for them to loot some gold and silver;

But now that the crown prince He Jin is involved, it is not as simple as breaking the wealth, the embezzlement and bribery are as high as more than 300,000 taels, enough for dozens of people from three generations of their ancestors and grandchildren, all of whom have been beheaded by Zhulian.

Therefore, Song Ting, whose face was pale and trembling, knelt directly at Liu Huayun's feet, kowtowed and begged him.

As for doubting the authenticity of the identity of the man in black in front of him, this old guy didn't have such thoughts;

After all, Liu Huayun has a genuine royal gold medal, and yesterday morning, the emperor He Yu was furious, and ordered the prince to secretly set up a brocade guard to investigate himself, which is also very possible.

"Hmph~~~, old thief, you think that just taking out this bit of gold and silver can wash away your guilt, it's not enough, it's far from enough!"

Seeing that Song Ting was frightened, Liu Huayun let out a cold snort from the end of his nose, and continued to threaten with a cold light in his eyes.

"My lord, I know that I am wrong, I shouldn't be confused and go astray for a while, please show me the way......"

Song Ting, who has been in the court for more than 30 years, is really not a stupid person, listening to Liu Huayun's voice, he knows that the so-called Da Nei Jin Yiwei in front of him is not without room for negotiation.

"Well~~, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind-hearted, and he also said that he doesn't want to embarrass you old ministers too much;

In this way, you will secretly hand over the silver taels that you are greedy for, and then confess the crimes of three colleagues, as long as the other party's stolen money is not lower than your family's figure after verification, you can offset the merits ......"

Seeing that this old guy was very good, Liu Huayun smiled faintly and opened his mouth to be kind and seductive.

"This~~~, my lord, I really don't know if I am old, can I be accommodating......"

"Hmph~~, stubborn, wait for the house tomorrow!"

Seeing Song Ting's eyes dodging, and flatly denied knowing about other people's tax bribery and embezzlement of ink and silver, Liu Huayun snorted coldly, greeted Liu Ruoping very impatiently, and walked outside the secret room.

"Wait, sir, let the old man think about it......"

Song Ting hurriedly reached out and grabbed the placket of his clothes, as if he had grabbed the last straw, and his old face was full of complicated colors.

"Remember, it is your only way to survive by pointing out that others will atone for their sins, and if you refuse to betray others, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not confess to you, Song Ting, how do you think we will know the evidence of your crimes, think about it."

Seeing that the old guy's psychological defense line had been opened a lot, a trace of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth under the black scarf, Liu Huayun stopped and said in a serious manner.

"Could it be them, my lordship, I say, Gongbu Shangshu Zheng Xin, he once took advantage of his position to strengthen the ...... of the river embankment, and as far as the old man knows, he has at least 200,000 taels of stolen silver in his home;

Also, Cui Yongnian, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Li Ding, the secretary of Dali Temple, ......"

"Wait, there is no basis for what you say, if you want the prince not to blame you for the past, you must show the crimes of these three people one by one......

Rest assured, once the evidence of their crimes is confirmed, you will be able to reinstate the atonement officer, and as long as you don't commit it again in the future, you will still be able to survive for a long time. ”

Song Ting, who pretended to be smart, really fell into the trap, and opened his mouth to say the three imperial court masters, how could Liu Huayun let go of such a good opportunity, waved his hand to stop him, and commanded him.

"Okay, I'll write it, the two adults will wait for a while," a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes, and Song Ting, who secretly scolded Zheng Xin and others for being unkind and unjust, walked out of the secret room and sat down at the desk, and began to write hard.

Of course, in order not to waste time, when he was writing, Liu Huayun naturally took on the role of a little boy who studied ink, and Liu Ruoping almost stole silver in the secret room.

"My lord, it's written, I don't know what happened to the relatives and nephews in the old family, and when do you want to let the gold and silver in the secret room take away......

After a while, Song Ting, who had stopped writing and ink, asked with a sad face.

"It's said that we are not robbers, and no one in your family will be harmed, they will only faint temporarily;

As for the gold and silver, tomorrow there will be Ouchi guards to come and take it away, remember, this lord has the ability to forget, if this batch of gold and silver jewelry, you dare to transfer a piece of private collection again, just wait to be raided, no one can save you at that time! ”

Liu Huayun was still very satisfied with Song Ting's cooperation, and while putting away the rice paper, he pointed to Liu Ruoping, who was playing with a short dagger.

"Yes, a total of 350,000 taels worth of stolen money, when the time comes, my aunt and grandmother will personally inspect it, if you dare to do anything, you know the consequences......"

The little demon girl understood Xianggong's intentions, so she smiled coldly and said with a smile in her eyes.

"Don't dare, although the two adults can rest assured, the old man now regrets what he did wrong, how can he make more mistakes than mistakes!"

The dozen boxes of gold, silver and jewelry in front of him, in the eyes of Song Ting today, are simply hot potatoes, when he can really be taken away by the prince, he can be freed, so what he says is his heartfelt words.

"Let's go, let's go to the next one!"

Tonight's first battle was won, not only found more than 300,000 taels of stolen silver as military salaries, but also obtained Song Ting's testimony, which Zheng Xin, Cui Yongnian, Li Ding and others could not deny;

Liu Huayun, who was in a good mood, greeted Liu Ruoping, the two opened the door, and disappeared without a trace in a few flashes, leaving only Song Ting, who was soaked in cold sweat, and sat down on the chair in a dejected manner.