The two craftsmen that Captain Han found were the workers who had originally participated in the construction of the manor. After Liang Yiji asked the two craftsmen about the details of the construction of the manor, including whether there were secret passages and basements, he brought Yan Liqiang and others, some soldiers outside, and the two found craftsmen into the manor and began the house search operation.
The captain of the police named Han stayed outside with some other soldiers. Naturally, they had no qualifications to participate in the confiscation of the county magistrate's house.
Even when they walked into the manor, Yan Liqiang seemed to still feel that there was someone behind him, watching his group's backs imperceptibly.
Although he finally found this person, Yan Liqiang was not happy at all. It felt like he had discovered a terrorist but had no way to publicize it or bring him to justice immediately.
Yan Liqiang did not have a deep understanding of what kind of organization the White Lotus Sect was, nor had he had any contact with it, but from the news and information he had heard, this organization that claimed to establish the White Lotus Kingdom was definitely a character that was afraid of chaos in the world. In the places where the White Lotus Sect started uprisings, the backbone of the White Lotus Sect organized the so-called White Lotus Army, which was like a passing locust and a flood. One by one, they shouted slogans such as establishing the White Lotus Kingdom, where everyone had money and land, and everyone in the world would be the master of the world. They recruited believers, coerced the people, destroyed government offices, killed officials, killed wealthy people, and looted women and property. Wherever they passed, they turned the world into purgatory.
Judging from the education Yan Liqiang received, the slogan of the White Lotus Sect was very inflammatory, but slogans are always slogans. Looking at the entire history of mankind, all organizations that shouted such slogans and incited the people to cause trouble had a few ambitious and tyrannical figures behind them. Such organizations would either fail, or even if they succeeded, only a few people would benefit in the end, and the production relations of the entire society would not undergo any fundamental changes. Most people who believed in such slogans eventually became cannon fodder and dry bones under the loess.
Pingxi County is Yan Liqiang's hometown, where many of Yan Liqiang's relatives and friends live. Yan Liqiang certainly doesn't want to see his hometown suffer such a disaster
Captain Han is just the tip of the iceberg of the White Lotus Sect in Ganzhou and even Pingxi County. Thinking that there may be countless people hiding in the dark and planning something behind this person, Yan Liqiang felt a little heavy-hearted.
"Li Qiang, you will take a team to search the yard and rooms here. In addition to the dark rooms and tunnels, you should also pay attention to whether there are secret compartments in the rooms. Your Excellency has already received intelligence and news that Ye Tiancheng may have hidden some sensitive things such as letters exchanged with the Shatu people and some bigwigs in the court. During the interrogation in the prison these days, Ye Tiancheng kept his mouth shut and refused to say a word. People around him don't know where he hid those things. Your Excellency wants us to find the things he hid here!"
After entering the manor, Liang Yijie patted Yan Liqiang on the shoulder and whispered to him with a serious expression.
Liang Yijie's words pulled Yan Liqiang's thoughts back to reality from his worries about the White Lotus Sect. Yan Liqiang looked at the houses with carved beams and painted rafters in the manor and nodded, "I'll pay attention!"
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After each of them divided an area, Yan Liqiang took a few guards of Sun Bingchen, a craftsman and a team of soldiers and walked towards the courtyard on the left, while Liang Yiji took the others and walked towards the courtyard on the right.
Coming to the yard on the left, as soon as I walked in, I saw a big house in front of me. The door of the house was closed, and there was no formal seal on the door. There were just two pieces of paper similar to seals pasted on the door and windows with glutinous rice juice and tissue paper. It was a small trick to confirm that no one had entered before the formal search and sealing of the house.
The soldiers and guards who followed Yan Liqiang in were already rubbing their hands and looking at Yan Liqiang with their eyes.
"Let's get started. Don't damage anything. Move out all the valuables that can be moved out, except for the furniture. Also pay attention to whether there are secret compartments and mezzanines in the rooms and bedside cabinets. Whoever finds a secret compartment or mezzanine will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver!" After saying that, Yan Liqiang waved his hand, and the team he led immediately rushed into each room like a tiger descending from a mountain and began to ransack the house.
With the guards around Sun Bingchen following the soldiers, they didn't know each other, so there was no need to worry about them colluding to do anything, not to mention that Yan Liqiang was watching. Even if he didn't watch, Yan Liqiang knew what was in the room of the manor and what Ye Tiancheng did here. He knew exactly where the things that Sun Bingchen and Liang Yijie tried so hard to find were, but he couldn't tell or find that place, because the place where Ye Tiancheng hid that thing was too incredible. If he could find it now, he would have no way to explain how he knew Ye Tiancheng hid it there. Therefore, if he wanted to find out what Ye Tiancheng hid here, he had to change another way, and it had to be logical.
A cunning man like Ye Tiancheng who is good at disguise cannot be without money, but he will not put all his money in this manor. There are real gold and silver things in this manor, but they are not worth billions. In those rooms, the most valuable things are some antiques and treasures.
Yan Liqiang watched the soldiers and guards who were confiscating the house move the treasures from the room to the yard outside. In just a short while, the things in the yard were piled up like goods at a courier delivery point.
The money was also found, including two boxes of silver, which totaled tens of thousands of taels, not much.
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"Guard Yan, come and look here..." Yan Liqiang was patrolling in the corridor, watching the soldiers and guards moving things out of the room one by one. There was a room in front. After several guards and soldiers opened the door and rushed in, a guard immediately called Yan Liqiang over to take a look.
Yan Liqiang actually already knew what was in that room.
Yan Liqiang walked into the room and saw several guards who entered the room secretly swallowing their saliva at the things in the room - this room was a collection room, and the things placed on the weapon racks in the room were all Ye Tiancheng's collections.
Ye Tiancheng's collection of discarded weapons numbered more than twenty pieces, each of which was a treasure, including long and short weapons. Among them was a sword, which was placed in the most conspicuous place in the room. Just now, a soldier took out the sword and took a look at it, and was immediately shocked. It also attracted other people. Seeing that the sword was unusual, someone called Yan Liqiang over.
It was a sword with a body like water grass, and a green color could be seen all over it. When the sword was unsheathed, it flashed and emitted a green light, illuminating the collection room with a green glow. In the green light of the sword, everyone seemed to be able to see a strange big fish swimming.
Looking at the long sword, all the soldiers were amazed, their eyes sparkling. Even a fool would know that this long sword was definitely a treasure.
As soon as Yan Liqiang walked over, the group of people who were watching immediately handed the sword to him.
“Wow… How come there is a fish swimming inside this long sword… This is simply too magical, could it be a spirit…” A soldier next to him couldn’t help but sigh as he looked at the long sword.
Yan Liqiang took the sword and looked at it, then played with it carefully. This was a sword that was infused with spirits using the nuclear crystals of exotic beasts. It was indeed a treasure. However, Yan Liqiang took a closer look. Although he was not an expert, he felt that this infused sword seemed to be inferior to the one he had seen in the Hundred Weapons Tower of the Sword God Sect. Although this sword looked beautiful, it lacked the shocking murderous aura of the long sword he had seen in the Hundred Weapons Tower of the Sword God Sect.
"This isn't about becoming a spirit. This should be... it should be a method of possessing a spirit during the forging process of the sword..." Yan Liqiang said, pretending to be hesitant.
"Ah, Guard Yan, what is spirit possession?" a curious guard nearby immediately asked.
"Spirit attachment is a unique skill that combines the nuclear crystal of a foreign beast with the weapon when casting it, giving the weapon extra power. Throughout the Han Empire, craftsmen who can master this skill are respected by everyone..."
"Guard Yan, you know so much!"
"Haha, I also read about this in books when I was in the National Martial Arts Museum, so I know a little bit..." Yan Liqiang said, and put the long sword back into the scabbard, and then handed it to a sergeant next to him, "Move these things out, and then look carefully for secret compartments and mezzanines in this room..."
"yes!"
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Two hours later, Yan Liqiang had searched all the rooms, secret passages and dark rooms. In addition to finding some gold, silver and other valuables and a lot of treasures, he also found evidence of Ye Tiancheng's extravagant and debauched life here. As for the most crucial things like secret compartments and letters, no one saw them!
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After moving all the things out, Yan Liqiang reunited with the team led by Liang Yijie. However, after looking at Liang Yijie's face, Yan Liqiang returned to his side and found that the things he found were not much different from his own.
The two looked at each other, Yan Liqiang shook his head, and Liang Yiji frowned, "You bring your team to my side to look for it, and I will bring my people to your side to look for it. Let's check each other and see if we have missed anything!"
"good!"
An hour later, the two sides reunited, and neither of them noticed each other.
"Then load the things into the car, take them back to count and put them into the warehouse, and then we'll go back and report to the adults..." Liang Yiji said helplessly.
"Brother Liang, wait a moment..." Yan Liqiang leaned over and whispered something in Liang Yiji's ear.
Liang Yiji laughed and said, "Okay, you are thoughtful. It is only right to give them some silver as a reward. This is what the adults said, 'take from the people and give back to the people...'".
All the soldiers and guards who participated received ten taels of silver each, the officers received fifty taels, and even the craftsmen who led the team received ten taels of silver. The soldiers guarding outside and several constables and captains also received a share. No one was left out, and when the silver was distributed, everyone was happy.
Finally, they loaded more than ten carts with valuables and treasures found in the manor, and asked the soldiers guarding the yard to continue guarding it and not let anyone in. Liang Yijie and Yan Liqiang took the people and returned to Pingxi City with those things...
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