Zhou Shuren was holding an umbrella. The two warehouses were already full. These were the silver and jewelry collected today. They had to be counted today and the cash needed to be deposited into the national treasury tomorrow.
Zhou Shuren responded to Qiu Yan's words, "Yes, who would have thought that someone in the capital would have hidden it for so many years? I just heard someone report to the Shangshu Lord that several shops have been closed down, and two antiques have been brought back after being appraised."
Qiu Yan was already feeling cold because of the rain, and now he felt even colder all over. "This is terrible."
He could imagine that if the emperor had not cleared out the capital, once an attack suddenly broke out, there would be no chance to be on guard, and it was unknown how many casualties there would be in the capital, and they would be the first to bear the brunt.
Seeing that there was nothing to see, Zhou Shuren told Doctor Lei, "Keep an eye on this."
He didn't want to work overtime today. It was not easy to stay in the Ministry of Household Affairs now.
Qiu Yan was not going to watch it either. Too many things had happened today. Those who had accidents had already gone home, and those who hadn't been in trouble had no time to do their job. Now only the officials from the Ministry of Revenue were on duty.
Qiu Yan felt that he had aged a lot. He put his hands behind his back and said, "Let's go back together."
Zhou Shuren, "Okay."
Qiu Yan didn't dare to say anything else, he could only say "Spring Rain", "I hope this rain can wash away the bloody smell."
The rain had been falling for almost an hour, and all the blood had been washed away. "Yes."
When leaving the yamen, Zhou Shuren was eager to go home and urged the driver to go back quickly.
Unfortunately, when they arrived at the Zhang family's residence, the carriage stopped. Zhou Shuren pulled the curtain and said, "Let's go see what's going on?"
Because the Zhou family was specially taken care of, Zhou Shuren was escorted home by two teams of soldiers. Soon a soldier came back and said, "Sir, they are moving things in front."
Zhou Shuren had a toothache, so he had to wait a while before leaving. He pressed his forehead and said, "It's not far. I'll walk home."
As he said this, he got off the carriage with an umbrella. Wow, there were quite a few carriages stopped ahead, all of them were returning home from the government office.
Zhou Shuren was the only one who got off the carriage and left. He didn't even bother to say hello? When he walked to the front, he was stopped by the eunuch? An acquaintance. The emperor actually left the palace.
The young eunuch hurried forward and said, "Sir, the emperor invites you to come over."
Zhou Shuren gritted his teeth, very annoying, "Yeah."
The little eunuch is doing really well. He can even follow the emperor out of the palace now. Who would have thought? He was just a poor little boy two years ago.
Zhou Shuren followed the eunuch's steps and entered the Zhang family's mansion. He passed the guards and paused for a while with an umbrella. Some of the things that were not burned were also cleared out. What he saw was a charred empty space. Hmm? There were pits dug everywhere.
Zhou Shuren did not ask where the emperor was, but just followed the eunuch and soon arrived at a big pit where there were the most people. He also saw the prince's personal guards.
As the eunuch went down the stairs, it was raining and all was wet. He soon saw an open door with soldiers standing on both sides. He walked through the corridor and soon arrived at a dark room, where he was dazzled.
The emperor and the prince stood together, surrounded by guards. Zhou Shuren stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you, Your Highness the Prince."
The emperor gestured, "Shu Ren, come and take a look."
Zhou Shuren saw the prince looking at him, took two steps forward, and there was a pile of gold in front of him, "The national treasury is rich this time."
The emperor glanced sideways, "You're just thinking about the national treasury."
Zhou Shuren was happy in his heart. It was about money. He finally didn't have to be scolded. He didn't know how many people cursed him behind his back these days. "It's hard for me to be poor."
The emperor couldn't bear to watch anymore. He turned his head and continued to look at the gold. He really didn't expect to find gold today. "The most dangerous place is the safest, it's true."
Zhou Shuren's heart trembled, he was not at the stage where money was nothing but dirt, he was a worldly man, the national treasury was also shocking, but he knew it belonged to the entire country, so he did not have any emotion, but what he saw in front of him belonged to an individual, this was a bit of a stimulation, think about his own family background, it was incomparable.
The prince felt that the shining look in Lord Zhou's eyes was unbearable to watch. Look, a good person is just a silver in the eyes of the Ministry of Revenue. "Lord Zhou, this gold will not enter the national treasury."
Zhou Shuren was so excited just now, but now he felt so disappointed. He looked at the prince stiffly and asked, "Didn't you ask me to come here to get money from the national treasury?"
The emperor left the palace after hearing the report. He was so angry when he saw Huang Jin that he wanted to kill someone. He was not very calm now, but when he saw Zhou Shuren's expression of "you tease your minister", he felt better. "I think you are too stingy, so I just want to show you."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
These two perverted father and son are teasing him together!
The emperor coughed and said, "This amount of silver is not as good as the national treasury. Didn't you tell me about the war reserve silver? I think this amount of gold reserve is just right."
Zhou Shuren was in a daze. Did he even mention the war reserve silver? He had said so many things that even if he was careful, he would still blurt out a few words. He didn't know when he said this, but the emperor remembered it clearly!
Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor. These two were an ambitious father and son duo. They remembered it so clearly and saved such a large amount of gold. They were eager to expand. "I have said too much, and some of them I can't remember at the moment."
The emperor looked at Zhou Shuren with a playful look, "I'll just remember it. I've always thought your words make sense, so they can't go into the national treasury."
The prince continued, "This amount of gold cannot be put into the national treasury. We have confiscated a lot of jewels and silver today, which is also a sum of money."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips. Well, a quail's legs are still legs. "Yes, they have been moved to the Ministry of Revenue's warehouse and are being counted."
The emperor turned his eyes away from the gold, turned around and walked out, "Let's go."
The prince looked at his father. In fact, not only gold was discovered here, but also some antique calligraphy and paintings. His father got angry when he saw them, because some of the antiques belonged to the Rong family. Naturally, all that could be kept were treasures. His father was deeply impressed.
The prince felt deeply that if it wasn't for the wrong timing, his father would really have gone on a killing spree. Well, he was not going to show mercy now.
Zhou Shuren followed with an umbrella, feeling very depressed. When he reached the door, Zhou Shuren watched the emperor and the prince leave.
It was only after returning home that Zhou Shuren learned about the Yao family.
Zhulan wiped her husband's hair with a handkerchief and said, "I think the emperor is venting his anger."
Zhou Shuren pulled the corner of his mouth, "I do want to vent my anger. The Zhang family is a taboo for the emperor. First, there was the secret passage. Do you think the emperor would not be angry? I don't know what he found a few days ago. Today, I saw a large amount of gold. The emperor was furious."
Zhulan paused, "The emperor suddenly burned down the Zhang family's mansion. Is there anyone alive in the Zhang family? You also said that the Zhang family has many secret passages."
Therefore, when the emperor found out something or confirmed something, he would turn his attention to the mansion. If he found nothing, he would burn the building down, leaving nothing to hide.