Xiangyang Prefecture.
The former Imperial Palace of the Southern Dynasties, Zhenbao Pavilion.
The skyrocketing fire completely devoured this elegantly designed and well-organized building. As a secret place for preserving precious artifacts in the Southern Dynasties, its status has declined since the Southern Dynasties moved their capital to Luodu.
The treasures that were originally treasured in this building have been moved in sevens and eights, and most of them have returned to Luodu.
For example, the most precious item among them is the "Picture of Wild Beasts" obtained from Nanman.
But there are still some less important utensils, things that even its owner has forgotten, are still here, and they haven't had time to move them away.
Hou Deyi, the chief eunuch in charge here, was pale and kept pacing back and forth, waiting for his subordinate officials to report the loss.
A little eunuch was sweating profusely, and hurried over, "Eunuch Hou, Eunuch Hou..."
Such a disgrace would have been a scolding earlier, but today is no small matter, and the Chief Hou did not have time to reprimand him, so he asked: "How is it? Have you figured out the loss? What treasures have been destroyed?"
The Zhenbao Pavilion was destroyed, if it was serious, it would be the consequence of losing his head, so he shouldn't be afraid.
The little eunuch gasped for breath, took out a notebook and read: "Eunuch Hou, lucky, lucky. Coincidentally, I just sent away a batch of precious treasures this morning, and the ones left behind are all unattractive things..."
Hearing this, Eunuch Hou immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, that's good. Has the cause of the fire been found?"
"It is said that the guard in charge of carrying overturned the lamp oil, and did not have time to clean it up. Later, the weather became dry and it became a source of fire..."
"Did anyone get hurt?"
"Three court ladies and eunuchs died, and, and..."
"what else?"
"There are two masters of the Secret Pavilion who died inside..."
Eunuch Hou was taken aback, and said: "How can there be masters from the Secret Pavilion dying in it? If they were to escape normally, how could they escape!"
The little eunuch scratched his head and said, "Maybe these two neglected their duties and drank two cups secretly."
"Fart! Which Secret Pavilion expert dares to drink while on duty?" Hou Gonggong was furious when he heard the words, his eyebrows almost squeezed into one.
"Bring me the list of damaged items!"
After all, he was trained by An Zhongxin, the head of the internal servants, and has precise judgments on such important matters.
The little eunuch hurriedly handed over the book, and Eunuch Hou immediately examined it nervously.
The little eunuch was still consoling: "Eunuch Hou, there are really no treasures in here. There are only a few things that Long Live Lord used back then, which I don't want to throw away, and the things that the sworn brothers used... It's okay to keep them." It's just a thought."
Eunuch Hou scanned up and down several times, and indeed, as the little eunuch said, there was nothing worth stealing, but why did he still feel a little flustered
If we talk about the most valuable things here, that is, the "Tianji" sword box that Ye Qiye used back then, as well as a few inferior swords, I don't see the importance except for thinking about it, so I will The last batch of them were moved away, and even the Baoqin in the sword box had already been removed, so there was nothing wrong with it.
"Oh, forget it... just report the loss according to the truth." Eunuch Hou finally sighed and confessed.
As for what kind of punishment you get, just wait for the will.
The little eunuch took the record book again, and read it up and down. The value of the lost items this time is not high, but the names of the swords in it are pretty good——
Biluo, Bixiao, Biquan, Bixia...
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The kettle next to the tea table made a gurgling sound, and just hearing the sound, Ye Qingxuan knew that it was the bubbles like shrimp eyes, which were still half a step away from the water with crab eyes.
On the ground three feet away, Mi Jiang fell to his knees and prostrated himself on the ground, his forehead pressed to the ground, not daring to move, the sweat on the back of his neck condensed into beads and rolled down slowly.
Wang Dong and Li Hao stood quietly at the door like a wooden sculpture made of clay.
"Have you looked for members of the five major gangs in Luzhou?" Ye Qingxuan asked indifferently.
Mi Jiang kowtowed heavily, and said in a deep voice: "Returning to Master Ye, according to your old man's order, I have notified everyone one by one. If anyone finds out about Li Daotian's traces, I promise to report it immediately and never dare to hide it."
Ye Qingxuan snorted coldly, and said lightly: "Master Mi has his heart. But let me remind you that the imperial court supports legal gang transactions. As long as it is recorded in the book, as long as it pays taxes, it will still be protected... But don't think about it." I want to use the name of the imperial court to incorporate all the gangs and businesses here. You must know that there are some transactions in this place that are absolutely not allowed by the imperial court. If you dare to use my name to intimidate and lure you to expand your power, once I find out , I will never forgive you lightly."
When it came to the last sentence, Ye Qingxuan used some [Six Consciousnesses Can Break Maha Root Wisdom Sutra] exercises that affect the mind, which immediately shocked Mi Jiang, kowtowed in fright, and confessed directly: "Master Ye forgives you. Well, Lei Li acted recklessly and mixed some words that shouldn't be there, Xiao Ke will punish him when he goes back, and never dare to use your old name to do evil!"
Ye Qingxuan sighed, and said: "Okay, it's just a trivial matter. After all, the other gangs in Luzhou are not as loyal as you. As long as they agree, they will be incorporated, and you can't let you be busy. But I still say that, those who violate the law Don't do it! You know what I'm talking about..."
Mi Jiang kowtowed again and again, not daring to say anything.
Of course he knew what Ye Qingxuan was talking about. The most profitable business in Luzhou City, and even in the whole world, has always been the business of human flesh.
Selling slaves, plundering people, murdering for goods, forcing girls into prostitution...
This human flesh business has been the most profitable business without capital since ancient times.
Seeing that Jian Zhengming offended Ye Qingxuan, he was so frightened that he dared not leave the house for several days and nights. Mijiang and the others did have some thoughts about moving his business, but they just discussed it once, and they didn't want to be reminded by Ye Qingxuan the next day. Immediately, Mi Jiang was so frightened that he stopped thinking, and never dared to get involved in this business again.
After saying a lot of promises, Ye Qingxuan didn't take it to heart at all.
Twisting a few leaves of fresh unroasted tea leaves with his fingertips, Ye Qingxuan thought for a while and said, "Master Mi, there is still something you need to do well."
"Grandpa Ye ordered."
"Contact several gangs that are sincerely loyal to the imperial court, and organize all the subordinates. In the past, no one cared about the city defense here, but from today, we must organize people to patrol day and night. Beware of the thieves of the White Lotus Sect."
Mi Jiang's body trembled when he heard this, and he thought to himself: Could it be that the imperial army is going to fight the White Lotus Sect here
As soon as the army arrives, if these Jianghu gangs do not surrender, they may disappear completely at this time.
"Understood, understood... my subordinate, uh, my subordinate will do it now!"
Mi Jiang cleverly recognized himself as a subordinate, and confirmed his identity as a refugee to the court, for fear that Ye Qingxuan would not accept them.
As Mi Jiang left in a hurry, Ye Qingxuan shook the letter paper in his hand, which said the gangs in the Jianghuai area that did business with the White Lotus Sect, among which there were detailed records of the bulk of grain, weapons, ores, slaves, etc.
gurgling...
The bubbles of the jug agitate the lid.
"It's a pity!" Ye Qingxuan sighed slightly, "The water is old."