Chapter 121 Finding the Ledger
When Jingyi knocked on the bookshelf, she noticed different noises. It was obvious that the back of the bookshelf was empty. She estimated that the back of the bookshelf was probably a secret room.
She took an oil lamp and looked carefully at the objects in the study. She looked through the back of the book but couldn't find the mechanism. Then she went to the book shelf and looked at everything on the book shelf.
Suddenly she found that one of the incense burners on the Bogu stand could not be moved, and it was connected to the Bogu stand. She was moved, and she held the incense burner with both hands to see if it could rotate. Sure enough, the incense burner could rotate, and when she turned to the right, the Bogu stand did not move.
The bookshelf next to it swung open, revealing a door at the back.
Jingyi came to the door and found a big lock on the wooden door. Jingyi had been prepared for it. He took out a silver hairpin he bought on the street yesterday, put the end of the thin wire into the keyhole and fiddled with it twice.
The lock is opened.
Opening this kind of lock is a trivial matter for Jingyi.
Jing Yi carefully opened the wooden door, then took the oil lamp and entered the secret room.
With a flash of golden light, stacks of gold ingots came into view through the light of the oil lamp.
Jing Yi took a look and saw that this secret room was about tens of square meters in size, with many shelves inside. There were many boxes on the shelves, which contained jewelry, antique jades, etc. In addition to these shelves, there were also stacks of gold ingots.
.Some boxes on the ground are also filled with gold and silver ingots.
Jing Yi thought to himself that Governor Liu and his brother-in-law were really greedy. How much money would they have to plunder?
However, Jing Yi was not dazzled by the treasure in front of her. What she was looking for now was the account book.
Soon Jingyi found a box on a shelf in a corner, which contained many ledgers. She opened it and saw that it indeed recorded the embezzled property of Liu Governor and Zhao Kui.
Jing Yi quickly came to the study door and waved to Xiao Yilin. Xiao Yilin had been paying attention to Jing Yi's movements and immediately followed Jing Yi into the study.
Jing Yi whispered: "Brother Xiao, I found a secret room and the account book. You go into the secret room and take a look. We will leave immediately."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yilin immediately walked into the secret room. When he saw that the secret room was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, antique jades and other property, he clenched his fists in anger and said through gritted teeth: "These moths should all be killed."
Jing Yi said: "Brother Xiao, we can't touch these things yet. We will seize this place directly after the troops from Huizhou Prefecture are transferred. These are all evidences."
Xiao Yilin nodded, "Let's just take the account book with us."
Jing Yi handed the bundle containing the account books to Xiao Yilin, then locked the door of the secret room, restored everything in the study to its original state, and the two of them quickly left Zhao's house.
When he returned to the inn, Xiao Yilin immediately took out the account book and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the angrier he became, "There are such worms in the Jin Dynasty. Scum is a disaster for the country and the people."
The account books recorded the blatant bribery of many officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture. Xiao Yilin saw that almost half of the officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture were included. The sky in Jiangzhou Prefecture was almost completely dyed black.
Seeing that Xiao Yilin was so angry, Jing Yi advised: "You shouldn't be angry for them. When will the Huizhou Prefecture's army arrive? Ye Changmengduo must control all these Jiangzhou Prefecture officials as soon as possible. We took the account books, in case they are
If you find them, they will definitely take precautions."
Xiao Yilin said: "The troops transferred this time are all cavalry, and they will arrive tomorrow. I will send people to meet them outside the city. In the past two days, I have sent secret guards to check the residences of all the officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture. Wait.
After the army arrived, they first controlled these officials.
As for the army in Jiangzhou, because it is located in the middle of the Jin Dynasty and adjacent to Huizhou Prefecture, there are not many troops. Even if Liu Governor controls the army in Jiangzhou, he will not be afraid."
Only then did Xiao Yilin take a closer look at the little girl's graceful figure that was highlighted by her tight-fitting night clothes.
Although the chest is a little flat because it is wrapped in cloth, it still has some ups and downs.
The little girl is obviously well developed and is relatively tall among women. Her shoulders are as sharp as a knife and her waist is not full. If you look closely, you will find that this figure is definitely not that of a man.
Xiao Yilin suddenly felt that his throat was dry, coughed and said, "Thanks to you Jing Yan this time, you have made another great contribution. When I return to the capital, I have to let my father reward you well."
Jing Yi smiled and said, "I just happened to discover the secret room. But judging from how corrupt the officials in Jiangzhou Prefecture are, if their homes are ransacked, the treasury will be filled a lot."
Xiao Yilin was amused by Jing Yi's words, "That's also thanks to you. Now that the treasury is fuller, we can allocate money for disaster relief. We don't have to be so nervous about military pay."
Xiao Yilin asked for a lot of food early the next morning. He was busy working until midnight last night, and he was afraid that the little girl would be hungry.
The two of them sat in the room and had breakfast together. Xiao Yilin sat next to Jingyi and brought her some soup and a piece of pastry from time to time. He also told her: "You should eat more breakfast. The cavalry camp in Huizhou will be here today."
It should be here, we don’t know if we have time to eat at noon.”
As he spoke, Xiao Yilin served Jing Yi another bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup. Although Xiao Yilin had never served anyone before, he still knew how to take care of others.
Therefore, there was no sense of disobedience in his movements, and he was very skillful, as if he had done it often. Moreover, his tone of voice and movements revealed a gentleness.
Jing Yi didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt that Xiao Yilin was very different today.
Not long after breakfast, Gu Yu came in and reported, "Your Majesty, our cavalry battalion from Huizhou Prefecture has arrived."
Xiao Yilin said: "Take the imperial edict given to me by your father, lead the cavalry battalion into the city, and then divide the troops into several groups to go directly to the homes of those officials, and control those officials and their families first. The homes of Liu Governor Liu and Zhao Kui
Bring more people. I will wait for you near Liu Governor's Mansion."
Gu Yu cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will leave the city right now."
After Gu Yu left, Xiao Yilin said: "Jing Yan, let's go to Liu Shishi's house first. Then we'll go to Zhao Kui's house."
Jing Yi nodded, "Let's go and meet Governor Liu."
Feng Zhi and Gu Yu went outside the city with the imperial edict.
The imperial edict granted Xiao Yilin the right to kill first and report later, and also granted him the right to remove officials.
The two of them were walking on the street and walking towards the governor Liu's mansion. When they were approaching the governor's mansion, there was the sound of horse hooves in the street. Jing Yi turned around and saw that it was Huizhou's army that had arrived.
It was Gu Yu who was leading the way on horseback.
When everyone saw Xiao Yilin, they all dismounted and saluted, "I have met the prince."
Xiao Yilin said: "There is no need to be too polite. Let's control the Governor's Mansion first."
Gu Yu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Feng Zhi has led a group of people to Zhao Kui's house."
Chapter completed!