Chapter 57: The Tip of the Iceberg
"Hey!wait...... It's so late, where are you going?"
Chu Boyi saw Li Sishen put his hands together in the account book, sorted out his official uniform and prepared to go out, he saw that it was getting late and stopped Li Sishen.
"This official is going to find Dong Shangshu, and Master Chu will trouble you to let go. ”
I said...... You are really desperate Saburo! And no matter how late it is, you should take a good rest after a busy day, right? If you go on like this, your body will be overwhelmed sooner or later. ”
"But the officer has already found this tiger mark...... You see, whether it is in this account book or the token on the assassin's body and the side of his neck, it is enough to prove that he is inseparable from Dong Shangshu. ”
"Even if you find out, will he recognize it if you take these to Lord Dong now? Hehe, if you don't hear it, what is black in front of him can be said to you to be white. ”
"That'...... It's not the official to go, and it's not okay if you don't go...... What do you say?"
"Lord Superintendent, let's calm down first. Now that you've found these things, you still have the keys in your hand. This son thinks that adults might as well investigate some more valuable things, and after tonight, it's not too late to visit Dong Shangshu tomorrow morning!"
When Li Sishen heard Chu Boyi's words, he felt that there was some truth. She pondered for a moment, but still followed Chu Boyi's advice.
On the fifth watch of the next day, Li Sishen found clues from the account books, and according to the guidance of Lord Zhao, the set of keys opened the door of the most secret treasury in his house.
When everyone entered the basement, Li Sishen found a large number of gold and silver treasures, jewelry, precious calligraphy and paintings, etc., which made her dizzy. Chu Boyi, who accompanied him, couldn't help but smack his tongue when he saw that so much wealth had gathered here.
"Oh! It's a cornucopia! Lord Zhao can't imagine that there are so many treasures in your mansion!"
These are enough to compare with the wealthy businessmen in the capital, although they are not rich and rival the country, but Chu Boyi thinks that these are probably just the tip of the iceberg.
Li Sishen asked what Lord Zhao was doing hiding so many gold and silver treasures, and he was not afraid of the government discovering it.
Lord Zhao sighed, presumably the superintendent had already heard of it. Recently, Dong Shangshu has expanded the government soldiers, although he doesn't want people to find out in private, but how can such actions not be known by others? And the expansion of the government soldiers is bound to require a lot of gold and silver support, and without money, what can Dong Shangshu do to improve his strength?
When Lord Zhao said this, Li Sishen and Chu Boyi glanced at each other, and said that Dong Shangshu made such a big move to recruit troops and buy horses, which was a rebellion; In short, speaking of which, Dong Shangshu cannot escape these accusations.
Of course, if you want to bring down Dong Shangshu, it is far from enough to rely on the little evidence in your hand, but you can't let him continue to be arrogant. Thinking of this, Li Sishen decided to take a trip to Dong's Mansion.
"Lord Warden, please wait a minute, you will take these guards with you?"
"yes, what's wrong?"
Before leaving the house, Chu Boyi separately assigned a team of men and horses to follow Li Sishen. Li Sishen was a little puzzled when he saw that he had chosen the guards to follow.
"Young Master Chu doesn't have to go through a lot of trouble4, these guards are all sent by his father......"
"Even if it is sent to you by His Majesty, it is impossible to guarantee that it will be foolproof. What's more, you still go to Dong Shangshu's mansion. ”
There are already many guards around her, and Chu Boyi is undoubtedly doing this too much. Chu Boyi told her that the supervisor was going to Dong Shangshu's mansion, and he was not worried about those guards, and he was worried that Dong Shangshu was scheming, so he carefully selected and followed his subordinates just in case.
Hearing Chu Boyi's words, Li Sishen smiled slightly. said that she went to visit Dong Shangshu openly, and if there was really a case, he Dong Shangshu would not be able to escape the blame. Chu Boyi responded to her, yes, if the supervisor really had an accident, he Dong Shangshu would not be able to run away, but Lord Zhao's previous affairs should not be taken lightly.
At this point, Li Sishen gradually understood Chu Boyi's intentions. This person is quite cold in front of outsiders, but he didn't expect that he was a thoughtful ......
"Lord Shangshu, Lord Supervisor and his accompanying guards came to visit the mansion. ”
"Oh, it's the Sixth Prince......"
Dong Shangshu learned that Li Sishen was coming, and hurriedly went out of the house to greet him.
"Disrespectful and disrespectful, don't come unharmed. ”
"Lord Dong is polite, today the official came to visit the seniors, if there is any gaffe, please don't take it to heart!"
"Oh, what is the superintendent talking about, you and I are both officials in the same dynasty, and everyone can no longer be familiar with it. It's too late for the supervisor to visit Dong, how can you blame you?"
As he spoke, Dong Shangshu welcomed the supervisor into the mansion.
He saw that Li Sishen was not only surrounded by the guards of her own mansion, but also the guards sent to her by Chu Boyi, the son of the Chu family, and his heart suddenly sank a little. Unexpectedly, one sixth prince was enough for him to deal with it with all his might, and the prince of the Chu family was also involved. Thinking of this, Dong Shangshu entertained Li Sishen and the others on his face, but he had other ideas in his heart.
The secret guard cliff beside Chu Boyi changed his appearance, and he dressed up a little and blended into the guard team. He saw that Dong Shangshu had become suspicious of the guards sent by him, and he secretly planned in his heart, it seemed that Dong Shangshu had found out about the men and horses sent by Gongzi. However, the cliff did not panic, he calmly followed Chu Boyi's previous instructions.
"Lord Dong's mansion looks quite simple! The official also thought that a person as elegant as Lord Dong would definitely dress up the inner mansion well. ”
"Lord Supervisor, since Your Majesty has been diligent in government, I have ordered the hundred officials not to spend time on playthings. No, Your Majesty leads by example, how can the ministers not follow suit?"
"What your lord is saying is that we should do our duty for Your Majesty. ”
Li Sishen had already entered the Dong Mansion, and saw that the surrounding furnishings and pavilions were not too gorgeous, but very simple, and secretly sighed that Dong Shangshu was really shrewd.