After meeting the princess in the morning, Chu Yang took his daughter-in-law to play chess together. After playing chess all morning, after lunch at noon, Chu Yang left the palace with his wife and two hundred guards.
Sitting in the carriage, looking at the smiling man beside him, Leng Feng was curious. "Qian, where are we going?"
"Take you to play, I've been bored at home for several days, let's go out to relax and play a little game!" Having said this, Chu Yang's eyes flickered.
"Game? What game are you playing?" Leng Feng was very curious about this.
"Catch mice, we are hunters now, go to the city to catch mice. If you are lucky, not only can you catch mice, but you can also make a fortune!" At this point, Chu Yang was happy. He has been in this world for five days. Time to start earning points, too.
"Mouse? What kind of mouse?" Leng Feng would not simply think that the mouse in the man's mouth is a real mouse.
"A rat who embezzled the king's money and got rich."
After receiving such an explanation, Leng Feng understood that Qi'an wanted to arrest corrupt officials. "Then, who do you think is the big rich mouse?"
Hearing his wife ask this, Chu Yang smiled and pinched his wife's nose. "Then what do you say?"
"Me? How do I know this? I will only stand guard for you!" Spreading his hands, Leng Feng expressed that he didn't know.
"There are 20 or 30 officials in Dongzhou City, but the richest one is the chief envoy. Because they are in charge of Dongzhou's taxation, military pay and disaster relief money issued by the court. So , the chief envoy is equivalent to the king's public treasury. The officials in this department are all fat jobs!" Looking at his daughter-in-law, Chu Yang introduced with a smile.
"Oh, then we're going to arrest those officials who are in charge of money now, to see if they are big rats, right?" Nodding, Leng Feng expressed his understanding.
"Yes, first go to Lu Jiucheng, the chief political envoy who is the chief envoy."
"Then, what should we do after we go there? We can't just copy the house of a second-rank official for no reason, right?" Leng Feng knew the name of Lu Jiucheng, because there were only four second-rank officials in Dongzhou. Two are the prince's staff and have no real power, the third is Hu Changqing, the governor of Dongzhou, and the fourth is the chief envoy - Lu Jiucheng.
"Do this..." Chu Yang whispered a few words as he leaned closer to his wife's ear.
Hearing Chu Yang's words, Leng Feng smiled helplessly. "That's a really good idea!"
"Feng'er, it's up to you to get the money!" Chu Yang said seriously while looking at his wife with a smile.
"Don't worry, if he is a corrupt official, I will let him do it." Speaking of this, Leng Feng was very serious.
"Okay, if you catch a big mouse, I will give you a great reward when you go back tonight!" As he spoke, Chu Yang touched his wife's waist with his hand.
Startled for a moment, Leng Feng blushed, and hurriedly looked away, shyly daring not to look at her man.
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Soon, a group of people arrived at the gate of "Lu Mansion".
There were four servants guarding the gate of the Lu Mansion. Seeing a large group of people coming mighty and mighty, with magnificent and luxurious carriages, and a large group of guards dressed in official clothes, the four servants were a little shocked. I thought to myself: Who is this adult? It's so pompous.
Jumping off the carriage, Leng Feng walked to the door. Said to the family member expressionlessly: "I am Leng Feng, the guard commander of the Dongzhou Palace. The prince has something important to see Mr. Lu, so go and report it!"
"Ah, yes, yes!" Responding, the servant immediately turned and ran into the yard.
Chu Yang calmly waited for a stick of incense in the carriage, and then slowly got out of the carriage. And when Chu Yang got off the car, there was already a crowd of people kneeling at the gate of Lu's mansion.
"Veteran Lu Jiucheng and his family members pay homage to the lord, and the lord is a thousand years old." As he spoke, Lu Jiucheng took the lead in prostrating.
"Well, get up!" Chu Yang waved his hands casually, and Chu Yang signaled everyone to get up.
"My lord, please come inside!" Standing up, Lu Jiucheng, who was dressed in casual clothes, let Chu Yang into his mansion fearfully.
Turning his head, Leng Feng explained to his subordinates. Let a group of soldiers stay at the gate, and another group of soldiers was sent to guard the back door. Leng Feng led the others and followed Chu Yang into the Lu Mansion.
In the living room, Chu Yang sat in the main seat, Leng Feng stood behind him, and Lu Jiucheng immediately asked someone to serve tea. Snacks and fruits were brought to entertain Chu Yang.
"Your Majesty Lu, you don't need to be busy, come and sit down!" Chu Yang said cordially, looking at this elderly man in his fifties.
"Thank you, my lord!" In response, Lu Jiucheng took the seat next to Chu Yang. Raising his eyes and taking a glance at this cruel prince, Lu Jiucheng's heart pounded, and he said to himself: Why did this living Hades come to his house
"Lord Lu, this king's door is not strict. Last night, he lost a night pearl bestowed by his father. This morning, someone secretly reported to this king, saying that Lord Lu sent someone to steal that night pearl? I don't know if there is such a thing. ?" Looking at Lu Jiucheng sitting across from him with a smile, Chu Yang asked casually.
Hearing this, Lu Jiucheng was completely dumbfounded. Hastily got up and knelt down on the ground. "My lord, I am wronged, this old minister is wronged! Even if this old minister has the guts, he would not dare to steal the lord's night pearl!"
Looking at Lu Jiucheng who was kneeling and crying out for injustice, Chu Yang frowned. "To be honest, I don't really believe it. Master Lu dared to steal my things. How about you play two games of chess with me, and I will send people to look for it in your mansion. What do you think?"
"This, this..." Hearing Chu Yang's words, sweat immediately broke out on Lu Jiucheng's forehead.
"What is this? Could it be that you really stole this king's Ye Mingzhu, and you dare not let him search for it?" After speaking, Chu Yang slapped the table and stood up from his chair.
Seeing Chu Yang's face turned cold, Lu Jiucheng hurriedly bowed his head. "My lord's redemption, my lord's redemption, this old minister is innocent, this old minister really didn't steal your night pearl!"
"Leng Feng, search from room to room, and bring Ye Mingzhu back to me."
"No!" Responding, Leng Feng immediately left the living room. Three small teams were left behind to protect Chu Yang, while he led a hundred and five soldiers to search the Lu Mansion.
"My lord!" Kneeling on the ground, looking at the gloomy Chu Yang, Lu Jiucheng broke out in a cold sweat.
"Get up, come and play chess and chat with me!"
"Yes!" In response, Lu Jiucheng got up from the ground, took the chessboard and chess pieces from the side, and sat opposite Chu Yang to play chess with him.
"Master Lu, how old is your year? How long have you been an official?" While playing chess, Chu Yang chatted with the opponent.
"Ah, speaking back to the lord, the old minister is fifty-two years old this year, and he passed the Jinshi examination at the age of thirty-two. He has been an official for twenty years!" Lowering his head, Lu Jiucheng answered truthfully.
"Twenty years? Master Lu is really the mainstay of our Great Wei Kingdom!" Chu Yang raised his eyebrows, and praised him with a smile.
"My lord, the honor is too high. It is the duty of a veteran to be loyal to the country." Lowering his head, Lu Jiucheng said modestly. I thought: When will this plague god be able to leave
"Then how many years has Master Lu been the chief envoy?" Looking at the other party, Chu Yang asked again.
"Reporting to the lord, the old minister has been the governor of Dongzhou for three years. Before that, the old minister was the magistrate of Jiangnan for three years. He was the five-rank Tongzhi for five years, and the county magistrate for nine years."
Hearing this, Chu Yang raised his eyebrows. "So, Mr. Lu has a lot of experience as an official!"
"Don't dare, dare not, eat the king's salary and worry about the king's worries, and the old minister is just loyal to the country!"
"Well, Mr. Lu is really a loyal minister of our Great Wei Kingdom!" Chu Yang praised him without hesitation with a low smile.
"My lord is too generous!"
On this side, Chu Yang dragged Lu Jiucheng to chat and play chess, while Leng Feng led his men to search Lu's mansion there. In the first step, Leng Feng asked the guards to bring everyone in Lu's mansion to the courtyard. Afterwards, Leng Feng divided the 150 people into 15 teams, and began to search every room in Lu's residence. Whether it was gold, silver, jewelry, or antique calligraphy and paintings, all valuables were boxed and moved to the compound.
In just half an hour, a row of large boxes had already been placed in the courtyard of the Lu Mansion. The family members of the Lu Mansion were sweating coldly.
"My lord!" Taking a step, Leng Feng walked into the living room and came in front of Chu Yang.
"How? Have you found Ye Mingzhu?" Looking at Leng Feng, Chu Yang asked softly.
"Reporting to the lord, my subordinates have searched the entire Lu Mansion but did not find Ye Mingzhu. However, my subordinates found three million taels of silver, five large boxes of jewelry, and three large boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings. There are also many real estate companies and land deeds." Looking at Chu Yang, Leng Feng told the truth. He handed a small wooden box in his hand to Chu Yang.
After receiving it, Chu Yang looked at it. It was found that the box was full of land deeds, house deeds, servants' deeds of sale, and some large-value bank notes. "Master Lu is so rich! He is richer than this king!"
Hearing this, Lu Jiucheng's face was as pale as paper, and he quickly knelt down on the ground. "My lord, I was confused for a while, I knew I was wrong, I knew I was wrong."
"Lord Lu, you have been an official for 20 years, and you have saved a lot of money! You have been a county magistrate for nine years, and your salary is five hundred and forty taels a year. In nine years, it is four thousand eight hundred and sixty taels of silver." For five years as a magistrate, the annual salary is one thousand two hundred and sixty taels, and for five years it is six thousand three hundred taels. For three years as the magistrate, the annual salary is one thousand five hundred taels of silver, for three years it is Four thousand five hundred and ninety taels of silver. Adding the three-year annual salary of the chief envoy is one thousand eight hundred and ninety taels, and three years is five thousand six hundred and seventy taels of silver. This king will do the math for you, and you will be an official for twenty Even if you don’t eat or drink, you can save up to twenty-one thousand three hundred and thirty taels of silver. However, your three million taels of silver is too short, isn’t it?” Lu Jiucheng, Chu Yang said word by word.
Hearing this, Lu Jiucheng's entire face turned green. So, when the prince asked about his experience as an official just now, he had already calculated exactly how much money he could earn in the past 20 years as an official
"My lord, sir..."
"Come on, push Lu Jiucheng out for me to behead!" Chu Yang's face darkened, and he immediately ordered the beheading.
Hearing Chu Yang's words, Lu Jiucheng collapsed on the ground. "My lord, my lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life!"
Looking at Lu Jiucheng who was begging for mercy with snot and tears, Chu Yang snorted coldly with disdain. "Hmph, you dare to covet this king's money, and want this king to spare you. You really know how to dream, and you will be beheaded in the yard if you pull it out!"
"Yes!" In response, the four guards immediately went up and pulled away Lu Jiucheng who was paralyzed from fright.
"My lord, my lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life, ah..."
Not long after, there was a scream accompanied by the begging for mercy, and the begging for mercy stopped abruptly.
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