The person who came was not young, tall and fat, with a bulging beer belly, like a pregnant woman. Wearing four products on his head and beardless on his face, it was Cui Yugui, the second chief manager in the palace.

Since Li Lianying and below, Cui Yugui is the most powerful in the palace, he is close to Li Lianying, and he is also an elder, Li wants to call him a cousin. But in terms of position, it is above Li Yucui, on the errand, Cui Yugui can only guess what Cixi wants to do, and then do it, but Li Lianying can persuade and guide the Queen Mother in addition to this, just like the relationship between the loyal boss and the housewife, which is better than Cui. is because Cui Yugui has no good impression of Li Lianying, but more jealousy.

Like this raid on Zhang's mansion, the Empress Dowager Cixi did not covet the property of the Zhang family, and the person she sent must be a confidant to prevent her from filling her pockets. But Li Lianying is a confidant, and now that the country has changed greatly, there are many things to discuss with him, so he sent Cui Yugui's errand. Cui Yugui certainly loves money, but he is even more greedy for power, if he can grab a merit now, the future is unlimited, and at this time, he will be even more unhappy if he is driven out to do this errand.

When he saw that it was Zhao Guanhou who came, he snorted in his nose, "Lord Zhao, it's you!" Why didn't you accept it? This is the errand of the infantry army commander Yamen, he will support people and send you a foreign official to do this, it is really more and more confused. I said, have you ever done the job of raiding your house? ”

"If you go back to the second manager, you have always led soldiers in your humble position, and you have never done this errand."

"That's right, I'm guessing you're a layman. I can tell you that this errand is the will of the Queen Mother, and all the property confiscated must be registered in the palace. My people didn't arrive, why did your people go in first? If you lose something or lose something, will you be able to bear this weight? I haven't arrived yet, you guys are going to do it, no, I can't take this errand. I'm afraid I've lost a lot of things, don't leave any of you hundreds, I'll have to search them one by one. ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled, "Second manager, you can't say that, the brothers are ordered to run errands, so naturally they have to search the place." Besides, this matter should not be delayed sooner rather than later, Zhang Yinheng has the best friendship with the people of Albian. Later, if Sir Dou Nale arrives and says a few words for him, do you say that we should copy this house, or not? can only get a wooden boat first, so that foreigners are speechless. As for the private entrainment, I have guaranteed it, and there will be no such thing. A public search of the body made the faces of the brothers go wherever they went. ”

Cui Yugui sneered twice, "You protect them, who will protect you?" Don't talk nonsense, even if they take you, you have to search for everything! ”

Zhanying knew that this was asking for money, thinking that Cui Yugui knew that Zhao Guanhou had recently received favors, so he wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail. Just wanted to say a few words with Zhao Guanhou, but Zhao Guanhou's face also sank, "Second Governor, the envoy of the Internal Affairs Office will synchronize the army commander Yamen to raid the house, but nothing else." If you want to search for me, a second-rank life officer, I'm afraid you're almost on fire. ”

"Second grade? Is it big? Believe it or not, I took off your top in a word! Today, I've found it! "Cui Yugui is a eunuch who was born in singing, and he has very good skills, although he has been pampered for many years, and his skills are not as good as before, but he always has strength. Reaching out to grab Zhao Guanhou's collar, Zhao Guanhou's eyes were cold, and he said coldly, "Find it yourself!" ”

But at this moment, a crisp voice shouted: "Cui Buxiang, what are you going to do!" What's the matter, are you going crazy? Beating up the court officials in public, are you tired of living? ”

Just listening to the voice, Zhao Guanhou knew that it was Shigege, and sure enough, he saw her coming over with a few long entourage groups, and looked at Cui Yugui unceremoniously. "Cui Buxiang, do you still know me?"

Cui Yugui was stunned for a moment, then quickly switched to a smiling face on his face, let go of Zhao Guanhou, and stepped forward to kowtow in a crowd, "Ten masters, slave Cui Yugui, please say hello to the ten masters." The slave said who it was, and when they met, they shouted Cui Bu Ring, and if he wanted to change someone else, the slave had to tear him up. ”

"What if I shouted?"

"You didn't say what you shouted, to be honest, I haven't heard you shout the minion Cui Bu for a long time, the minion is still weird in his heart. Ten masters, why are you so idle today, playing here? ”

"! I'm not here to play today, it's to see your business, didn't you say who will protect him? I'll protect him, do you think it's okay or not? While speaking, Shi Gege came to Zhao Guanhou's side, grabbed Zhao Guanhou's arm with his hand, and his eyes were fixed on Cui Yugui. Like a tiger, about to descend the mountain to pounce.

Cui Yugui saw the expressions of the two, and hurriedly kowtowed to Zhao Guanhou, "This...... This is a slave who doesn't know, it's been a long time, you and the ten masters are ...... He's a good friend. It's your fault for this, why didn't you say it earlier, it wouldn't have been a matter if you said it earlier. How do you say this, the flood washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't recognize the family, isn't this a big joke. ”

Shigege snorted, "Cui Buxiang, you don't use this set, you are now the second chief manager of the palace, not when you were in Qingwangfu, I can't control you." What to do with this, you weigh it yourself, I'm here to watch, it's up to you to see what you do with my friend. ”

Cui Yugui has been in the palace for a long time, and his face is full of kung fu, and at this time, there is no anger on his face, but it is as warm as a spring breeze in March

"Ten masters, as soon as you say this, the slave has become an ungrateful villain, so shouldn't the sky be thundered? You will be the master of the slave at all times. Now that you're all here, what else is there to say. What Lord Zhao said is also true, Fang Cai didn't think about it thoroughly, you know these days, there are too many things, and your brain is messed up. Now calm down and think about it, it's such a reason, hurry up and raid the house, hurry up and hand over errands. There is also a big mess of things waiting for the servants to do in the palace, and there is a big delay outside, and Lafayette can't explain it. ”

He was originally a eunuch in King Qing's mansion, because he sang well and had extremely handsome skills, he was recommended by King Qing to enter the palace, and he reached the position of the second chief manager. King Qing is not only his former master, but also the master, and his kindness and relationship are not general. Although Shigege is not listed in the Zongren Mansion, for Cui Yugui, he is the master who does not dare to deny it.

Moreover, in this palace change, King Qing was also a great hero, and he reported the news after the siege of the garden in time, so that Cixi was well prepared, and this merit was comparable to saving the car. After the rise and fall of the emperor, it is inseparable from negotiating with foreigners, and the current affairs of the yamen, with King Qing as the respect, are indispensable for him to turn around, this person, he can not be offended.

Compared with this major event, the seizure of money and property is not so important, and he should retreat and let go, and no longer insist on asking for money. The eunuchs behind him all acted according to his orders, and when they saw him ordering to follow and raid, they hurriedly ran to the mansion, and began to move with the officials and soldiers, and at the same time registered and made a register.

Several soldiers moved the Taishi chair in the house, asked Zhao Guanhou and the others to sit down, made tea again, and whispered: "This big belly is not a thing, although I don't like Concubine Zhen, but she is also a concubine of Long Live Forever, as soon as she entered Yongxiang, he searched for jewelry and new clothes, which is simply a slave and a bully." If I don't come, you won't be able to suppress him, and if Amma is not in power, he will not be afraid of me. Wait for me to find a chance to clean him up and let him know how good I am. ”

"If you don't come, I'll clean him up. If I really treat myself as a green onion, even if I beat him, I can still find out the reason. Yuqing, just say what you like, I want to take it away and send it to you. ”

Yuqing smiled and said softly, "Keep the big one for your family...... There is a wild one in Shaanxi Lane, and that one also has to be offered with jewelry. ”

After about an hour, Zhangjiafu's wealth was checked and registered, such as four seasons clothes, silk jewelry, etc., needless to say, antique calligraphy and painting, Song edition books and even silver and silver tickets, these things are converted, the value has been very considerable.

But the most valuable thing must be in those safes. This thing is made of Western steel, and the upper part is a combination lock, and the officers and soldiers took a knife and slashed it twice, Cui Yugui hurriedly said: "Don't chop indiscriminately, if you break the things inside, who will pay for it." In this matter, I can see that I have found foreign technicians, and they are skillful and may be able to open this thing. ”

Zhao Guanhou stood up, walked to the safe, and unceremoniously pushed Cui Yugui, "What's the matter, it's still a matter of inviting foreigners, stay out of the way, I'll come." He asked for a copper wire from the officers and soldiers, and after a few pounding in it, he heard a soft sound, and a safe was opened.

Although Cui Yugui was pushed, he was not angry, and raised his big finger upside down, "Okay!" This hand work is so beautiful, and I think the foreign technician is like this. ”

Those officers and soldiers have been dealing with the people on the street for a long time, and they whispered, "How can foreigners not know, I see that those white money flying money in the capital is this method, this adult, is not the foundation of the Rong family, right?" ”

There were a few safes, full of banknotes from various countries in Thailand, as well as some correspondence with ministers of various countries, and a few folds and stamps, plus a very delicate ivory handle and a small pistol of pure gold. This gun is small in size, and according to this time, it can be regarded as a gun type such as palm thunder, which can only shoot one bullet and has a short range.

Cui Yugui turned out the gun, and a cruel smile appeared on his face, "Haha, he's Zhang Yinheng, I have long seen that he is not a thing." Bold enough to hide this at home, this time it will send him disobedience and unfilial piety! Then he took out a few folds, but he couldn't see the trick, so he had to ask Zhao Guanhou.

"This is the passbook of the Tessie Bank, which is similar to our silver bill, and it is not like it. Silver tickets can be spent, you take the passbook, and you can't make it when you get to a place where you can't exchange it, and you can't find it. It is mainly a voucher for withdrawal, which must be used with a seal to withdraw money from the bank. The interest rate of Taixi Bank is low, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are deposited in it, and the annual interest rate is two percent. But there is an advantage, secrecy. The name of the depositor is kept secret, and even if the court asks, it will not be able to ask anything. ”

Cui Yugui is not like Li Lianying, who lacks understanding of Taixi's things, and has never heard of this bank. As soon as I heard the word confidentiality, my eyes lit up, "Lord Zhao, do you mean that you keep it secret from ordinary people, or from everyone?" What if the old queen mother made a decree? ”

"Then you have to negotiate, ask with the will, and you will definitely not be able to ask anything. The vaults of the Taixi Bank are guarded by foreign soldiers with guns on their backs, which is stricter than the treasury management of our household department, just like the embassy, we can't get in. ”

When Cui Yugui heard this, he didn't know what to think, he nodded again and again, and saw that in other safes, in addition to these things, there were also some extremely precious jewels. Together with the things confiscated earlier, according to statistics, the number of millions has passed, and he gritted his teeth with hatred, "What a Zhang Yinheng, it's really a lot of hugs, and foreigners are fat." This time, I want him to take a good look. My lord, you take a step to speak, and let's reconcile. ”

The two came to the hall of the Zhang family, there was no third person in the room, Cui Yugui handed over the account book in hand, "My lord, look at this account, write it like this, okay or not?" ”

Zhao Guanhou only scanned it once, and probably judged that Cui Yugui's account book had at least more than 200,000 yuan not been written. In addition, in those passbooks, he also hid a few unremembered, jewelry, an excellent emerald wrench, which he remembered as a greenstone wrench, probably shoddy. I can see these tricks, but I can only treat it as if I didn't see it at this time, but I smiled, "I'm a martial artist, I don't know how to write, how the second manager writes, how to calculate." ”

"That's not possible, I'll tell you the truth, this errand of copying the house is the same as the tax supervisor of Chongwenmen, it is rewarded. Lafayette knew that Chongli was not easy, and it took a lot of effort to take the assassin, so he deliberately made his life better, and he had a little money in his hand, so that he could have a fat year. Even if he doesn't show up, he can't leave his share behind. Since Lord Zhao is his own person, you can't leave this share, and there are ten masters, and the slave must also have a filial piety, right? If you think it's suitable, make a list, and if not, we'll discuss it. ”

"Then let's do it, it's not easy for so many people to come, and the second manager has to take care of the people below, right? I know what is going on here, and nothing will go wrong with me. Zhao Guanhou said as he put his name on the pen, which was a confirmation of this account. Cui Yugui was overjoyed, and reached out to take out the fold and the seal

"This, I have to help Master Zhao teach me how to save and how to take. I'm not afraid of your jokes, the slave is from the countryside, and he doesn't know these foreign things, and when he arrives at the foreign company, he doesn't know how to negotiate with them. How much do you have to worry about withdrawing money, this excerpt ...... It is a little meaning of a minion, and another excerpt is to honor the ten masters. ”

Cui Yugui doesn't know the tricks of these excerpts, and judging how many are all based on counting zeros. He has a black heart and poisonous hands, and the two folds he left behind are both large numbers, and the folds for Zhao Guanhou can be understood to be 30,000, and Yuqing's folds are 10,000. The two passbooks in his own hand, the numbers add up to about 200,000, no matter how you look at it, he has taken a big advantage, for fear that Zhao Guanhou will be unhappy, and explained

"When the slave goes back on this errand, there are many people to deal with, and many people who can't get out of the palace are counting on the people who are on the errand to bring benefits back, and everyone will live. Lord Zhao is more considerate and considerate, and it is not easy in the palace. ”

Zhao Guanhou looked at the passbook, and his face was indifferent, "Where did the second manager come from, since everyone is a family, how can they not understand each other." When you want to withdraw this money, send someone to me, and I will take you to pick it up. In this, there must be a witness, so that everyone can rest assured. ”

When he took the passbook to Shigege, the two of them arrived at a place where no one was, but they were laughing back and forth, unable to control it anymore. Shigege said with a smile: "Cui has a bad belly, and he deserves to suffer a loss this time." This turtle, the ruble and the Albion pound are not divided, only look at the size of the number, do not look at what kind of money, his 200,000 is only worth half of ours, and when he knows in the future, see where he goes to cry. (To be continued.) )