Master Li cleared his throat, closed the account book, and said to Cen Yin with righteous words: "Lord Cen Governor, Chengen Gong is corrupt and perverts the law, and the evidence of the crime is conclusive and cannot be denied. ”

With these account books alone, the Xie family will definitely not be able to turn over.

According to the law of Dasheng, embezzlement of 100 taels is a capital crime, but since he took the throne today, he has been relatively conniving at the bribery and corruption of officials, and for more than ten years, the officials below have tasted the sweetness and become more and more unscrupulous.

But to the point where the Xie family is ......

Lord Li looked around at the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry placed on the ground, and then thought of the dowry of the three princesses who were detained in the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the moment, and shook his head secretly.

The Xie family's appearance is inevitably too ugly, he just took such a cursory look, there are at least twenty or thirty million taels of ill-gotten wealth here, which is almost a year's tax revenue in Dasheng.

In the final analysis, how to deal with this kind of thing depends on whether Cen Yin is willing to let it go, and now it is clear, since Cen Yin has made trouble to this point, he also specially called all of them to the Xie family, and it is clear that it is impossible to let go of Cheng Engong.

Cen Yin bowed slightly, handed over the last account book in his hand to Wang Baihu, and instructed: "These account books will be sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate after they are sorted out." ”

"Yes, Overseer." Wang Baihu hurriedly received the order and asked people to carry out a few boxes of account books first.

Duanmu Xian didn't care about these account books, his eyes hovered on the twenty or so boxes of gold and jade in the room, he was shocked at first, but soon he was refreshed.

With Cen Yin's style, he naturally will not learn from Chengen Gong to secretly swallow stolen goods, nor will he spend money indiscriminately, so it means that these stolen goods will definitely return to the treasury after the case is closed.

Duanmu Xian couldn't help but start thinking about how to spend all this silver.

Now, as long as the southern side is steady and steady, there should be no major changes, and most of the northern side is still in the hands of the enemy, and it is the time to burn silver.

There are also several places in the northeast that have been hit by snowstorms in winter, and there are too many places to use silver.

No, he has to strike first, in case someone else takes the lead, it's not good......

Duanmu Xian cleared his throat, and said to Cen Yin, who was at the top: "Lord Cen Governor, now that the treasury is empty, it will take a few months for the spring tax to come up......"

You Junji and a few people said from Duanmuxian that "the treasury is empty", and they knew what he was fighting the idea, isn't it just asking for silver?!

Everyone's minds are empty, even if they don't listen, they can probably guess that Duanmu Xian said it when he begged for silver, which is just a few clichés.

Cen Yin raised his eyebrows slightly, directly interrupted Duanmu Xian, and said simply: "After the silver is counted, it will go directly to the treasury." ”

As for how to spend it next, Duanmuxian naturally has to list the articles of association and officially fold them, which is not something that can be said clearly in a few words here.

When Duanmu Xian heard this, it was as if the silver had entered his pocket, and he was overjoyed. Now, at least half a year without worrying about running out of money.

Duanmu Xian didn't rejoice for a while, his smile froze again, thinking of his eldest granddaughter, he suddenly couldn't look directly at Cen Yin, he only felt tired. He didn't know how many times he sighed in his heart: Why is it Cen Yin!!

Accidentally, this breath came out of Duanmu Xian's mouth, and You Junji was about to ask him, when he saw Wang Baihu coming in quickly with a Dongchang supervisor.

"Overseer," Wang Baihu's eyes looked bright, and he said energetically, "I just found another secret room in the rockery of the garden, and seventy or eighty boxes of firearms were found in the secret room, as well as dozens of boxes of gunpowder!" ”

Everyone in the hall was awe-struck when they heard this, and it was difficult to hide their shock, no one expected that they would find firearms here, especially Duanmuxian.

Dasheng's firearms are basically in the hands of the three major battalions of the forbidden army, the lethality of firearms is strong, as long as a little practice, even ordinary people can use it, the imperial court has always been strictly controlled, Cheng'en Mansion can get firearms, which means that Cheng'en Gong should be with military generals...... Or the Ministry of War, there is also collusion.

Duanmuxian stroked his beard slowly, his expression became more solemn, and he couldn't help but think: In addition to these firearms in the secret room, how many firearms did the Xie family get? If the Xie family colludes with the generals to rebel, how many immeasurable disasters will these firearms bring to Dasheng......

The more Duanmu Xian thought about it, the more frightened he became, and Zhengse proposed: "Lord Cen, why don't we go over and take a look at these firearms?" ”

"Let's go." Cen Yin immediately responded, stroked his sleeves elegantly, and walked out first.

So, everyone else got up without saying a word, and followed with Duanmuxian, all of them still with a little surprise on their faces.

When he walked to the eaves, Cen Yin suddenly stopped and ordered: "Wang Baihu, let someone go and call Shen Shangshu." Shen Shangshu in Cen Yin's mouth was of course referring to Shen Congnan, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Wang Baihu immediately received the order and sent a Dongchang fan to summon Shen Congnan.

Cen Yin and the others, under the guidance of the head of the Nadong Factory, headed towards the northwest of the Guogong Mansion.

The sky was darker, the night was as cold as water, and the sound of the gong of the second watch was heard far away outside the house.

The garden is located on the west side of the Guogong Mansion, covering an area of at least ten acres, with several entrances to the front and back of the garden. They walked in from the east gate of the garden, and passed through a green bamboo forest, which was the rockery that Wang Baihu said.

At this moment, there are more than a dozen Dongchang fans around the rockery, most of them are holding torches in their hands, and the burning flames illuminate the rockery group. When the wind blew, the firelight swayed, casting an eerie shadow on the rockery.

Cen Yin's beautiful face was a little more enchanting in the jumping firelight, and his long and deep eyes were full of light.

"Overseer!" A group of Dongchang fans saluted Cen Yin in unison, and their voices were loud.

The foreman stretched out his hand and pointed to a certain hole on the west side of the rockery, and said, "Overseer, the secret room is here." ”

The foreman walked in front with a torch in one hand, and led Cen Yin, Duanmuxian and his party to go around the rugged road in the rockery a few times, and then came to a cave that was only enough for one person to pass.

Stone stairs meander down from the entrance of the cave, leading to the dark depths of the earth, where a cold air greets you.

"Overseer watch your step."

In the reminder of the foreman, everyone walked down the stairs without hurrying, and went down thirty or forty stone steps, and then they fell into place in a down-to-earth manner.

Below is a secret room about seven or eight feet long and wide, and the oil lamps on the walls on all four sides of the secret room are lit, illuminating the secret room brightly.

They could see at a glance that the underground chamber was very shabby, barely decorated, with rough rectangular wooden boxes stacked against the walls, more than a hundred boxes, and the smell of metal and gunpowder filled the air.

Looking around at these boxes containing firearms, Duanmu Xian, who was as steady as Duanmu Xian, couldn't help but change color slightly, and secretly said that the Chengen Mansion was too bold!

At this moment, a third of the boxes were opened, and several Dongchang fans were inspecting the firearms inside.

Seeing Cen Yin coming, one of the Dongchang fanzi came over and said: "Overseer, there are a total of eighty boxes of firecrackers here, preliminary inspection, each box contains six firecrackers, there should be a total of nearly four hundred and eighty firearms, and there are also fifty boxes of iron pellets and gunpowder matched with the firecrackers. ”

Fang just heard that there were firearms hidden here, and Qin Wenshuo, You Junji, Master Li and others didn't have much sense of reality, and they felt even more shocked when they saw these firearms with their own eyes at this moment.

Qin Wenshuo swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but say, "The Cheng'en Mansion really has a bad plan, and it actually hides so many firecrackers!" ”

"But how can there be so many firebolts here? The imperial court had control over firearms. Yu Bingzhong couldn't help but ask.

You must know that all the firecrackers produced by the workshop that made them were recorded, and even if they were defective, they had to be handed over to the imperial court.

You Junji walked up to a few of the opened boxes of gunpowder, frowned, and said, "Is Cheng Engong crazy, putting so much gunpowder on the mansion?!" According to the weight of this gunpowder, if it is blown up, I think the entire Guogong Mansion will be blown up! ”

Hearing this, several Dongchang fans glanced at You Junji, and said in their hearts: This official is a little knowledgeable, not like this Xie family's litter of old and young are all stupid.

Duanmu Xian came to one of the boxes of firearms, and after a cursory look at the box, his brow furrowed even tighter.

He turned around again and asked Cen Yin: "Lord Cen Governor, can you let me see this fire gun?" ”

Seeing Cen Yin nodding, a Dongchang fan immediately hugged a heavy firecracker, which was about thirteen or fourteen inches long, with a diameter of less than two inches, and a pitch-black body.

Even if he didn't try it out, Duanmuxian could tell that this was the latest type of firecracker, which was shorter, thinner, and lighter than the previous generation. He remembered seeing an excerpt about the new firebolt, mentioning that its range and power had also increased.

How did the Xie family get this new batch of firecrackers?!

Duanmu Xianyu's eyebrows were deeply locked, and his forehead was faintly painful, on the other hand, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately, he found this batch of firearms, otherwise no matter who this batch of firearms is in his hands, it will definitely be a "big trouble"!

At this time, there was a sound of kicking downstairs in the direction of the stone steps, and everyone turned their heads to look, and found that Shen Congnan, the secretary of the military department, arrived from the south sweating profusely, and he couldn't hide the panic between the descriptions.

"Lord Cen Governor." Shen came to Cen Yin in three steps from the south and made two steps, and waved his hand at him, because he was in a hurry, his breathing was still a little short, and Shen Cheng was terrified.

Shen Congnan immediately bowed his head and pleaded guilty: "Lord Cen is the undertaker!" ”

Regardless of where the firearms and gunpowder came from, it must have been the fault of the Ministry of War.

I'm afraid that this time he will be demoted, dismissed, or even decided.

Shen Congnan looked down, not daring to look at Cen Yin's face at all, and he didn't know whether he was more suspicious or afraid, and almost used all his strength to prevent him from falling down weakly.

Duanmu Xian, You Junji, Master Li and others on the side all gave Shen Congnan a sympathetic look.

If this matter really has nothing to do with Shen Congnan, then he can be regarded as a disaster, no matter what, the military department will definitely be inseparable.

"Negligence" is also a crime, and the severity is just Cen Yin's words!

There was a few breaths in the chamber, except for the sound of the flames burning on the torches.

"Lord Shen," Cen Yin said unhurriedly, "you go and check and see where these firecrackers are coming from." Within three days, you must give an account to the seat. ”

After Cen Yin finished speaking, he turned around and walked in the direction of the stone steps, and went up the stone steps.

Shen Congnan, who stayed in place, was stunned, and chewed Cen Yin's words again in his heart, before he was convinced that Cen Yin had no intention of punishing himself for the time being.

"Yes, Overseer." Shen Congnan hurriedly turned around, bowed down to Cen Yin's back, and took a long breath, feeling that he had just picked up half of his life, and as for the other half, it might depend on how well he investigated.

Shen Congnan wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his cuffs, and then thought about what happened in the Heart Nourishing Hall today, he felt that he must not have read the yellow calendar when he went out today!

Master Li patted Shen Congnan's shoulder sympathetically. After today, the Metropolitan Procuratorate can breathe a sigh of relief, everyone can go back to sleep peacefully, and the people in the military department are afraid that they will start to use the yamen as their home, and they will not be able to sleep every night!

Cen Yin left, and there was no need for Duanmu Xian, You Junji and others to stay here, they followed Cen Yin up the stone steps one after another, and went out of the rockery cave again.

The night was deeper and cooler, and the air in the garden was noticeably fresher than in the rockery and secret room, which lifted everyone's spirits.

The little scorpion hurriedly put a cloak on Cen Yin, Cen Yin took off the cloak and instructed Wang Baihu: "You continue to copy." ”

"Yes, Overseer." Wang Baihu was busy, and after a busy day, he was still in good spirits.

Cen Yin was not interested in continuing to stay, and left in great strides, Duanmu Xian and the others also followed, only Lord Zuodu Yu Shili stayed in the Guogong Mansion to contact Wang Baihu about those account books.

Cen Yin and his party rode their horses and rode away, leaving the Chengen Mansion far behind, and no one even looked back.

Everyone knows that the Cheng'en Mansion is really finished this time, not to mention anything else, just these firearms hidden in the secret room, Cheng'en Gong will not be able to escape the death penalty.

Because Cen Yin didn't say that he could go, Duanmuxian and the others didn't dare to leave without permission, and followed him all the way through the streets of the capital, through half of the capital, until they came to Dongchang.

Most of these cabinet elders came to Dongchang for the first time, and they all had numb scalps, and their moods were extremely complicated: what kind of good day is today, first to see Cen Yin call the emperor, and then to go to see Dongchang to copy the house, now it's better, come directly to Dongchang!

Thinking about it, no one dared to refuse Cen Yin, and they all followed Cen Yin into the East Factory slowly and came to a hall to sit down.

Although Duanmu Xian and the others could probably guess that Cen Yin had something to discuss with them, the place Cen Yin chose really made them uncomfortable.

Among them, the most uncomfortable person is probably Shen Congnan, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Shen Congnan was still thinking about atonement for his crimes, and after clearing his throat, he took the lead in breaking the silence:

"Lord Cen Duke, these firearms seized in the Cheng'en Mansion today might as well be sent to the north or south, they will definitely help in the war." Shen Congnan confidently proposed, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this proposal would definitely fit Cen Yin's mind.

Cen Yin, who was sitting at the top, smiled slightly, his thin lips outlined an unfathomable arc, neither saying good nor bad.

Shen Congnan was full of confidence, but looking at Cen Yin's appearance, his heart was bottomless, and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva, thought about his proposal again, and felt that there was nothing wrong.

Duanmuxian, You Junji and the others were also a little confused, so they listened to Cen Yin's instructions: "Little scorpion, you go and let someone fetch a fire gun." ”

The little scorpion immediately took the order, and after a while, he returned with a firecracker.

This is a firebolt?!

Duanmu Xian and the others' eyes fell on the fire gun that was holding the little scorpion's arm, and their eyes widened in surprise.

This firearm looks different from Dasheng's existing firecracker, it is lighter, and with a few parts, it looks more delicate.

Cen Yin raised his hand and made a gesture, the little scorpion understood, nodded, and then he began to play the fire gun in front of the elders, and then pulled the trigger, firing four shots in a row.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

The thunderous firing sound of fire rang out continuously, hitting a plane tree in the courtyard outside the hall, leaving four holes in the trunk, and the trunk of the plane tree vibrated violently, and the crown of the tree swayed incessantly.

This scene made several pavilion elders completely stunned, one by one dumbfounded, their jaws almost didn't fall, and Shen Congnan almost pinched himself.

Cen Yin was still light and light, smiling rather than smiling, in stark contrast to the shock of the others.

Cen Yin looked around at everyone and said lightly: "Look, how is this firecracker?" ”

How is it?!

Duanmu Xian, You Junzhong and others could hardly express their surprise in words.

Dasheng's existing firecracker is heavy and clumsy, and it requires two people to work together, but this firearm in front of him can be used by one person, and it can also fire four bullets in a row at once, which is amazingly powerful.

It's no wonder that Cen Yin didn't change his face when he saw those firearms in the Xie family's secret room just now, it turned out that he had a better firearm in his hand!

However, where did this new type of firearm in Cen Yin's hand come from?!

Shen Congnan is the secretary of the military department, and he knows the most about the several firearms that Dasheng has in existence, and he can be sure that this kind of firearm is definitely not made by the imperial court.

Several pavilion elders couldn't help but look at each other, and while they were shocked, their thoughts couldn't help but start diverging.

The corners of Shen Congnan's mouth twitched, and he bowed his head silently: Cheng En's public and private possession of firearms must be a capital crime.

However, Cen Yin also secretly hid firearms......

No, he didn't see anything! Shen Congnan said to himself in his heart.

They didn't see anything!

The other people secretly exchanged glances, and they all saw the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Cen Yin didn't care what they thought at all, and ordered: "The batch of firearms in the Cheng'en Mansion will be destroyed directly." ”

Shen Congnan came back to his senses and hurriedly responded "yes".

Cen Yin's next sentence surprised everyone again: "Later, a thousand firecrackers will be sent to the northern realm, and as for the southern realm, you don't have to worry." ”

Duanmu Xian was still a little confused, Cen Yin meant that he was going to send someone to send a thousand new firecrackers to the north, so wouldn't the northern army be able to organize a brave firecracker?!

When Duanmu Xian thought about it, he felt his blood boiling.

Most of the others looked at each other, with many questions in their hearts, but no one dared to ask, for fear that asking questions that should not be asked would violate Cen Yin's taboo and cause trouble for themselves.

There was an eerie silence in the hall, and several pavilion elders looked at each other silently.

Anyway, what Cen Yin said was what it was, and they had no objection.

Cen Yin didn't intend to explain anything, so he sent them away: "It's not early, it's nothing, please go back, adults." ”

Everyone almost couldn't wait to stand up and hurriedly retreated, until they walked out of the gate of the East Factory, and they were relieved.

You Junji and Yu Bingzhong wiped the cold sweat on their foreheads with their cuffs.

Yu Bingzhong glanced back at the East Factory, lowered his voice and asked hesitantly, "You say, where did Cen Yin's batch of firearms come from?" ”

He was met with silence, except for the sound of the night wind stirring the leaves.

"......

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

In the distance, there was the sound of the gong of the third watch, with a strong penetrating power in this silent night, one louder than the other, startling Yu Bingzhong's heartbeat and skipping a beat.

You Junji and Shen Congnan both showed complicated expressions.

It is conceivable that there are some unknown secrets hidden behind this.

Duanmu Xian didn't care. No matter where these firearms came from, these firearms are now used in the northern territory, not for personal gain, and Duanmuxian still admires Cen Yin for this alone.

With Cen Yin's current status in the court, there are a batch of such divine weapons in his hands, and the elite soldiers with this fire gun can be said to have the ability to defeat a hundred enemies, which is equivalent to adding wings to a tiger, and the new monarch will have to look at his face after he ascends the throne in the future.

However, Cen Yin did not hesitate to decide to send these firearms to the north to relieve the danger in the north.

This kind of mind, this kind of measurement, this kind of foresight, is not something that ordinary people can have!

Duanmuxian looked up at the bright moon in the night sky, and his heart became more complicated, admiration, sighing, sighing, all there.

At this time, Shen Congnan suddenly said with emotion: "The Chengen Mansion is over!" ”

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