Chi Danmei saw that Qin Ning was in deep thought, so she gently shook his arm and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Qi Ning came back to his senses. He forced a smile and said, "It's nothing." He thought that the origin of the man in white was unknown. It was quite strange to talk about it, but there was no need to tell Chi Danmei.
Chi Danmei was so smart, how could she not tell it? Her charming eyes turned and she whispered softly: "Are you hiding something from me?"
"No...!" Qi Ning thoughtfully asked softly: "Has Aunt Mei ever taken the blood of snow dragon?"
"I'm not in a hurry." Chi Danmei smiled and said: "I am in the palace now and can go there at any time. But with such a good thing, I am thinking of you in my heart. If you have the ability to sneak into the palace in the middle of the night, I will lead you there."
Qi Ning held Chi Danmei's hand and said softly: "Auntie seems to really miss me."
Chi Danmei rolled her eyes at him, charmingly, and said softly: "Don't be sentimental. I'm just worried that you have too many enemies. With your three-legged cat skills, you can't deal with those enemies of yours."
"You are worried that I am not an enemy, so naturally you still care about my safety." Qi Ning chuckled: "If you are really worried about me, wouldn't it be better to stay with me from now on and protect my safety day and night?"
"What you think is beautiful." Chi Danmei spat, and chuckled: "You asked me to be your guard, but I'm afraid you can't afford the money."
"Auntie, you are the disciple of the Lord of the East China Sea Island. You have high martial arts skills and you don't have anything in the world. Why do you have to humiliate yourself and pretend to be a palace maid to look for that thing in the palace?" Qining whispered: "Until now. I don’t know what you are looking for yet, so why can’t you tell me?”
"It's better that you don't know about this." Chi Danmei said quietly: "If you really want to get involved, it won't do you any good." He glanced at the door and then whispered: "You stay here. It's been a while, and if you don't go out, the old eunuch may become suspicious."
"Then how should I see you next time?"
Chi Danmei took a silk scarf and handed it over, putting it into Qining's hand. Qining opened it and took a look, only to see a map drawn on the scarf, which marked the location of Fengyi Palace, and another Two spots were dotted with ink. Chi Danmei pointed at the ink spots and explained: "This is where I live. After midnight, I will be here. This place is where the Snow Dragon in Southern Xinjiang is. It is very remote."
Qi Ning put away the silk scarf and whispered: "In other words, if I want to see you, I have to sneak into the palace in the middle of the night?"
"Although your current martial arts skills cannot be said to be very high, they are not weak either." Chi Danmei said softly: "You should still have the ability to sneak into the palace." With seductive eyes, she leaned close to Qi Ning's ear: "I'm here The palace is waiting for you, if you want to see me, just come in according to your ability."
Qi Ning sighed, suddenly thought of something, and whispered: "Yes, aunt, I have something to ask you for help."
"What's up?"
"Liu Wei, the great eunuch of the Ritual and Music Supervisor, found some musicians from outside the palace and entered the palace." Qi Ning thoughtfully said softly: "If it is convenient for you, help me keep an eye on those musicians."
Chi Danmei sighed: "It is true that men fall in love with each other at first sight. Are you looking at the beautiful faces of those musicians and want me to be your matchmaker?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Qi Ning suddenly reached out and held Chi Danmei in his arms. Chi Danmei struggled immediately, but Qi Ning hugged her very close and whispered: "With Aunt Mei in my arms, who can Are you still thinking about other women? I'm just curious about the origins of those musicians."
Chi Danmei stopped twisting and let Qin Ning hug her, wondering: "Do you suspect that they came from the wrong way?"
"I don't know what to say." Qi Ning pondered for a moment and then said, "Maybe I'm just overthinking it. Just pay attention to it for me."
Chi Danmei chuckled lightly and said: "So what if the background is not righteous? Did they enter the palace to assassinate the emperor? Your little emperor is greedy for wine and sex, and he is not a good emperor. So what if he is assassinated?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said: "As soon as the emperor dies, the Chu Kingdom will be in chaos, and only the common people will suffer. Aunt Mei is a bodhisattva, so she naturally does not want to see the people in ruins."
"Don't think of the kindness I mentioned." Chi Danmei chuckled, "Whether the emperor dies or the world is in chaos, what does it have to do with me?" He stared at Qining's eyes and said with a charming smile: "It's just that since you Ask your aunt, and she will show mercy and help you keep an eye on those musicians. Little rascal, how can you thank me for helping you like this?"
Without saying a word, Qi Ning suddenly held Chi Danmei's pretty face and kissed Chi Danmei's fragrant lips. Chi Danmei struggled "whimpering" and finally broke free. He raised his hand and wanted to hit her, but Qi Ning didn't. She stretched out her face and closed her eyes. Chi Danmei was angry and funny, and whispered: "I'll deal with you next time, little bastard, so get out of here."
Qi Ning also knew that too much time would make people suspicious, so he reluctantly separated from Chi Danmei. Fan Dehai had been waiting and walked out of the palace without asking any questions.
Although Qi Ning entered the palace this time, there was a slight gap between him and the little emperor, but he still gained a lot. The little emperor only said that the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment would be left to Qi Ning, which meant that Qi Ning was allowed to handle Da Xichong's case. Qi Ning had a long night and many dreams. When he returned to the Ministry of Justice that day, he settled the case with Chu Mingwei and others.
Da Xichong and Cao Sen colluded together to secretly release prisoners on death row. According to the laws of the Ministry of Punishments, not only must they be dismissed from office, but they must also be taken to the execution ground for canonical punishment. Qining signed the death sentence and set the execution date in a straightforward manner. One day, everyone in the Criminal Department learned about the result of this case, and they were all frightened.
Da Xichong had been in the Ministry of Punishment for more than ten years and was deeply entrenched, but as soon as Qi Ning came to power, he uprooted the big tree of the Ministry of Punishment in a few days. Such a vigorous and resolute action was really surprising.
Three days later, Da Xichong and Cao Sen were taken to the execution ground. Qining initially thought that Sima Lan might interfere with it and create some trouble, but from beginning to end, Sima Lan remained silent until Da Xichong was executed. On the day of Chuzhan, Sima Lan did not make any move.
After Da Xichong and Cao Sen came to justice, Qi Ning had already established his authority in the Ministry of Punishment. Although Qi Ning was not familiar with the affairs of the various departments of the Ministry of Punishment for the time being, no one in the Ministry of Punishment dared to neglect him in front of the young Marquis.
What made Qining happy was not that he quickly took control of the Ministry of Justice in a short period of time, but that Dou Kui of the Ministry of Revenue, after handling the property of the Huainan Palace as promised, immediately took out 800,000 taels of silver and handed it over to Heilongjiang. Over at Linying Camp, another one million taels of silver were taken out and sent to the front line as military pay.
Dou Kui had been in the Ministry of Punishment for many years, and was very familiar with this trick, and it was quite secretive. Dou Kui also knew that he had become a thorn in Sima's side, and the only way to save his life was to hug Jin Yihou's thigh tightly, in order to gain trust. For Mr. Xiaohou, even if he takes risks, he will not hesitate to do so.
As the highest official of the empire's finances, Dou Kui naturally has his own extremely secretive network of contacts in the business world, and is very good at dealing with loopholes left in the accounts. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Dou Kui to hold such a secure position as the Minister of Household Affairs. for many years. He initially followed the King of Huainan, and as the right-hand man of the King of Huainan, he was naturally the target of Sima's attack. However, Sima had no way of finding out his financial background, which also shows that he was experienced in handling accounts.
The property confiscated from the Huainan Prince's Mansion was recorded in the accounts of the Household Department as more than two million taels of silver. One million taels of silver were secretly withdrawn. According to the previous agreement with Qi Ning, 800,000 taels of silver went into Qi Ning's pocket. , Dou Kui left two hundred thousand taels of silver as labor expenses.
Eight hundred thousand taels of silver is a large sum of money. Of course, Qi Ning will not openly include it in the accounts of the Jinyihou Mansion. Fortunately, he still has Yuan Rong in his hands. Yuan Rong has good friends with the disciples of several powerful gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. , and Qi Ning was also kind to those people at the beginning. Through Yuan Rong's line, 800,000 taels of silver quickly entered a secret bank. In addition, the taels of silver that were confiscated from the Buddhist hall of the Huainan Prince's Mansion were transferred to Qi Ning. Ning owns more than three million taels of silver in the secret bank.
In less than a month, Qining had millions of taels of silver in his hands, which was a very happy thing for anyone.
From beginning to end, Qi Ning was not involved. Everything was handled by others. After the huge sum of money entered the hidden bank, no one except Qi Ning could move one tael of silver in Qi Ning's account. , and absolutely no one can find any loopholes in any account of this bank.
This secret operation was clean and neat, leaving almost no traces, but Qining knew that there is no absolute in this world. If someone really pursues the property of King Huainan, it may not be impossible to find out a clue, but if it is aligned Ning Li, this is not a big problem.
Qi Ning had already left some leeway. From the moment he captured the Huainan Prince's Mansion, he took every step cautiously. Although he finally obtained a large sum of silver, the Jinyi Hou Mansion did not leave any clues. Moreover, although he used Dou Kui, He didn't trust Dou Kui, and naturally he wouldn't leave any clues to Dou Kui.
Even if this matter comes to light, Dou Kui can only be blamed. There is no evidence that can be imputed to Qi Ning. The only thing that may cause problems is Qi Ning's secret deposits in the bank, but Qi Ning knows that the huge underground The strength is enough to ensure that this bank is as stable as a mountain.
There are always some unshakable forces in this world, and underground banks are among them.
Moreover, although not many people were involved in this incident, there were many yamen involved. Behind Yuan Rong was the Ministry of Rites, behind Dou Kui was the Ministry of Husbandry, and he controlled the Ministry of Punishment. Even with the power of the Sima family in the world, , I'm afraid I don't dare to break up with such a power easily.
Since the Black Scale Battalion was rebuilt, it has never received such a huge allocation from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Eight hundred thousand taels of silver was enough for the Black Scale Battalion to quickly purchase a large number of high-quality war horses, and also rapidly upgrade its equipment. This is The only military force Qining can control can quickly increase the combat power of the Blackscale Battalion, which naturally makes Qining very happy.
Money can make all the difference, and having more money will naturally greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the Black Scale Battalion, which has been training hard.
In addition, Qi Ning has not forgotten the existence of Night Ghost. Qi Ning recruited Gray Crow and asked him to secretly form a secret force. Of course, this is also very expensive. Fortunately, the young prince now has enough money to make this dark force possible. The power grew rapidly.
Justice does not matter in people's hearts, right or wrong depends on strength. Qining has never forgotten the essence of this sentence!