Chapter 1476: The old general loves money like life
As the maid's words fell, everyone's eyes were full of doubts.
Big guy, look at me, I look at you, it seems that this is the first time I've heard about this.
Even Liu Shengsheng frowned slightly, and whispered to the soldier next to him, "You go and find where the gold is, and bring a little bit to me to see."
The soldier next to him silently retreated.
Bai Quan said coldly: "Zuo He, pass on the king's order, immediately lead someone to find the box of gold without falling, and then look for it along the place where the eldest prince often stays, and not a single one will be left behind." bμν.
"Yes!"
Zuo He led the order, and after a while, he retreated with a group of people.
It was only when the surroundings gradually quieted down that the general's wife said slowly, "Everything is as this maid of mine said, and the cause of the matter is that my unruly rebel son dug up something that should not be dug up, and what should not be that the gold he dug out of the ground was boldly taken out and used......
Speaking of this, the general's wife said with a melancholy face: "But this matter, everyone in the General's Mansion does not know, and the courtiers and the general do not know it, if they know, even if the gold does not have a virus, we will definitely not give it to him!"
Liu Shengsheng narrowed his eyes, "A box of gold is buried under the ancestral hall, you can't know the origin of that box of gold, right?"
The general's wife was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, the matter has come to this point, and it is indeed impossible to hide it.
"Yes, we do know the existence of that box of gold......
Hearing this, Bai Quan frowned, "Then let's make it clear, if this virus is really related to that box of gold, and that box of gold is from your General's Mansion, you will be held responsible."
The general's wife was teary-eyed, but she said, "The prince is clear! This matter has nothing to do with the courtiers, including the generals, and I hope the prince ......."
"Anyway, why do you women like to talk so much nonsense? Can't you explain the cause and effect of the matter straightforwardly? Wouldn't it be easy to do?"
Bai Quan interrupted her with great irritability, and when he saw her crying, his heart became irritable.
The general's wife was teary-eyed, but looking at the disgusted expression on the face of the little prince, she didn't dare to be polite anymore, so she could only say word by word:
"The origin of that box of gold is very long, at least years ago......
She opened her mouth and said, "At that time, I was still menstruating, and I had not long been married to this general's mansion, and my husband, who was not a general at that time, was only one of the old general's favorite children, and I remember that year, the old general fought on the battlefield, but secretly brought back a box of gold from the battlefield......." qgν.
Speaking of this, the general's wife kowtowed in fear.
"The courtiers knew that the old general had committed a serious crime, and she also knew that the first emperor had already ordered that any wealth plundered from the battlefield must be handed over to the treasury, but at that time, the old general was obsessed, and I, as juniors, had no way to persuade at all, so I could only hide it silently and never dare to mention it!"
"The gold brought back from the battlefield originally belonged to another country, and they all had the symbol of another country, although the old general was obsessed, but he did not dare to use it when he got it back."
"At that time, he was actually not poor, and the wealth of the General's Mansion was also very rich, but the old general just liked those gold and silver jewelry, and other gold and silver jewelry could be put into the treasury and brought back from the battlefield, after all, he was afraid of being discovered, so he would secretly bury it in the ground......
Speaking of this, the general's wife eagerly explained: "My husband has never thought about that kind of ill-gotten wealth, and we have been honest since childhood, and we will not think about that kind of wealth, but also for the reputation of the general's mansion, and no one who knows about this matter has ever mentioned it again."
"Later, as time passed, this matter was gradually forgotten by us, and the old general never touched it, and mentioned that wealth, and over time, the box of gold was buried there until this time......
That's all it takes
Later, the general's wife even began to sobbed quietly.
Her shoulders trembled, "The courtiers know that the old general committed a serious crime, but I really have no way to do it as a junior, and now, the old general has already passed away, leaving such a mess, we really don't have any way, originally I thought that he would be buried in the ground, and over time, this matter will gradually disappear, who would have thought that it would be dug out by that rebel......
After finishing speaking, the general's wife kowtowed again, "It's just that the matter has come to this point, the courtiers and the generals are willing to pay for the mistakes that the old general once made, and they are also willing to pay for the mistakes made by the rebel, but the origin of the gold has passed too long, and the old general has already died of illness, and the courtiers don't know where it came from, let alone the old general's ...... in the first place."
"Okay, okay, I talked for a long time, just a few words back and forth."
Bai Quan interrupted her again irritably, then reached out and rubbed his temples.
"If it is really as you said, that box of gold has been around for a long time, and the old general has long since died of illness, thinking that he has made great achievements in the war and has also made great contributions to my Yundu, presumably the imperial brother will not do anything with you, and you should not kneel there and cry."
When the general's wife heard this, she immediately kowtowed several times, "Thank you, Lord Wang, for your understanding!"
Bai Quan glanced at Liu Shengsheng very helplessly, and seeing that her expression was quite calm, he continued: "You said that all the people who touched the gold died of illness, can you be sure that the box of gold is poisonous?"
The general's wife was stunned for a moment when asked, and finally said, "The courtiers are not sure, this is just the general's speculation, and it is also the courtier's own speculation......
After a pause, she added, "Judging from the present situation, everyone who has come into contact with the gold has fallen ill one by one in a short time, and most of them have already perished, and even a few who are left are like the rebels, bedridden, so it can be seen that there is definitely something wrong with the gold."
"It's just that time is really too long, and the old general has already died of illness, and the courtiers have no way of knowing the true origin of the box of gold, but the courtiers can be sure that all these years, everyone in the general's mansion has really not touched the gold, even the old general, he just came back with the gold and buried it in the ground, until he died of illness later, and he didn't dig out the box again......
After finishing speaking, the general's wife secretly wiped away her tears, "Sometimes the courtiers will wonder if this is the curse of the old general, after all, when he was an old man, what he valued most was gold and silver treasures, and most of his gold and silver treasures were buried with him, and the box of gold that he specially buried should have been buried with him, but it was suddenly dug up, which was really disturbing......