Chapter 27: Raiding the House
In the past two days, the people in Chang'an City have been able to have a full meal just by watching the excitement.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was scorching.
The scorching air could not stop the people's enthusiasm for eating melons.
After seeing Zhao Gao leading the forbidden army out of the palace, hundreds of people followed closely.
"Is there another war?"
"Definitely! There are still tens of thousands of enemy troops at the three gates to the south! ”
"His Royal Highness King Shou is invincible, and those tens of thousands of enemy troops are not enough to stuff their teeth."
"Shhhh King Shou has ascended the throne, don't you know? Now it's holy. ”
"Ahem...... There is a legacy of Taizong in the saint, and it must be the true dragon emperor. ”
"That's right! I heard that Li Longji's shameless faint monarch died of a violent illness. ”
"Really? I only heard in the morning that he had escaped from Chang'an City. ”
"Your news is false, yesterday's situation is clear: the faint king died of a violent illness, and then made an edict and passed it on to King Shou."
"The rebellion that the other princes started only when they were not convinced."
"Huh? How so? Yesterday, it was obviously King Shou who rebelled? ”
……
All kinds of rumors spread, and ordinary people can't tell the truth from the fake at all.
The people who had personally met Li Mao yesterday fell into deep self-doubt for a while.
Zhao held the list in his hand and came to the Niu Cyclamen Mansion first.
This man is the number one reactionary.
His mansion must be searched first.
As the saying goes, there are seven officials in front of the prime minister.
However, the butler in the Niu Cyclamen Mansion did not have a domineering posture.
It may also be because he knows that his master has escaped.
"This father-in-law, this is the mansion of Duke Niu, are you looking for the wrong place?"
The housekeeper hunched over and looked cautious.
"You butler is faithful! Everyone else has fled, and you're still here watching the gate. ”
Zhao walked through the door with his head held high.
The butler followed.
"My father-in-law praised it!"
"The villain is a member of the Niu family, so naturally he can't run away from the Lord like everyone else."
"Now there are no other idle people in the house except for the old lady and Niu Xiang's unmarried daughter."
"The villain looks forward to his father-in-law raising his noble hand!"
The butler quietly handed over a small purse.
Zhao Gao didn't care, he caught it generously, and shook it with his hand.
"It seems that the Niu Xiang family is still very rich! Such a big ingot of gold must have come from embezzlement and people's fat! ”
Zhao Gao's face gradually became stern, and he turned his head to look at the guards behind him.
"Search for me!"
"Don't let go of any place, if you miss a tael of gold and silver, don't blame me for being ruthless when the time comes."
Hundreds of guards swarmed up and began to search.
The butler looked remorseful, and fell to the ground under the push of the guards.
Zhao Gao quietly stepped aside and secretly put the purse he had just given by the housekeeper into his long sleeves.
Not for a while.
The three-entry mansion was in shambles under the search of hundreds of guards.
Mrs. Niu and Miss Niu, who did not escape, stood aside.
Seeing that their underwear was scattered all over the ground, both of them dared to be angry but did not dare to speak.
In the middle of the courtyard, all the belongings found were placed.
The household officials who came with him were taking inventory.
Zhao Gao had nothing to do at this time, so he came to Miss Niu's side.
"Take off the veil!"
"You ......"
Niu Yuwei was so angry that she trembled all over, and she couldn't even speak clearly.
She is the youngest daughter of the cow cyclamen and has long been regarded as the jewel of the palm.
No one had ever dared to be so rude to her.
In the ninth year of Kaiyuan, when she was born, her father Niu Xianke was already a judge of the Hexi Jiedu.
can already be regarded as a big man.
Naturally, it is impossible to have a small night who is not long-eyed, and has the courage to provoke her.
"Humph!"
Zhao Gao saw that a half-grown girl dared not to obey his orders, and immediately sneered.
"If you don't lift the veil, I'll send you to the Workshop Division."
As soon as this statement came out.
The people watching from the periphery of the courtyard suddenly became excited.
"According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the children of convicts should be sent to the Jiaofang Division."
"Yes, it must be sent to the Teaching Division, the body is so plump, it would be a pity not to send it to the Teaching Division."
Since ancient times, the favorite thing for men to do is to persuade a good family to go to the sea, or persuade a prostitute to be good.
At this moment, the daughter of the dignified prime minister is about to be sent to the Teaching Workshop Division, how can the men present not be excited?
"I wonder what you're excited about?"
"Yes, even if it is sent to the Sect Division, it is only for the pleasure of court officials, how can it be your turn and me?"
Of course, there are also people who are ostensibly saints and gentlemen who speak out against it.
Niu Yuwei heard the discussion of the people present clearly.
Thinking of the miserable appearance of himself after being sent to the Sect Division.
Niu Yuwei couldn't help but shudder, and directly pulled off the veil.
"Are you satisfied?"
"Hahahaha, satisfied! Of course yes! ”
Zhao Gao looked up to the sky and laughed.
"Miss Niu is really a natural beauty, I have a rich and noble door for you here."
"If you can catch it, maybe Your Majesty will be able to spare your father's life."
"I wonder if you'd like to?"
As soon as Niu Yuwei heard about her father's life, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
"If my father-in-law can save my father, the little girl will repay you even if she is a cow and a horse in the next life."
At this time, the household officials had already counted the items found and walked over with the account books.
"Father-in-law Zhao, the traitor Niu Cyclamen's Mansion has been searched: gold, one thousand four hundred and thirty-three taels."
"Silver, one thousand three hundred and twenty-five taels."
"Fifteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-four copper coins."
So much gold, silver, and copper coins are certainly not obtained by Yulu.
When the onlookers heard this, they immediately couldn't hold back.
"Corrupt officials!"
"Big corrupt official!"
"I never expected that the prime minister of the DPRK and China could be so greedy!"
"Yes, my family's annual living expenses only need thirty or forty copper coins, and he has more than 10,000 copper coins."
Under the anger of the crowd, everyone in the house felt that they were in the vegetable market.
Niu Yuwei saw that her father was attacked by the people, and hurriedly stood up.
"Everyone, my father is not a corrupt official!"
"The gold and silver were given by His Majesty."
"My father has always been thrifty and never dared to splurge on it, which is why he has saved so much."
Even though Niu Yuwei tried her best to explain, no one among the people believed it.
Seeing this, Zhao Gao had no choice but to stand up.
"Don't make any noise!"
"Everything is naturally up to Your Majesty, which round will get the little people to scream?"
"If anyone dares to shout again, I will go to someone's house next!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole scene suddenly fell silent.
Zhao Gao represents imperial power.
Ordinary people are under the imperial power, where do they dare to say more?
Seeing this, Zhao Gao was very satisfied, and turned his head to give orders to his opponent.
"Return all the gold and silver jewelry of the girl's house."
"The rest of the gold and silver were packed and sealed for me and shipped directly to the palace."
The guards did as they were told, and it took only half an hour to make the seal.