In the afternoon, the sun was dim, and it seemed to be really cold after the winter solstice. I couldn't feel the heat under the sun, but instead felt a chill in my heart. Pedestrians walked lazily on West Street. The broad street was filled with vermilion and the Tao Mansion, the fifth largest family in the world, was as peaceful as ever. There are two rows of servants in front of the door, looking at the passers-by on the street with high spirits.
Relying on the merits of their ancestors, like the four major families, their descendants seem to be able to enjoy the wealth that comes from heaven forever. Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves in the distance, armor clanking, and the golden and brilliant Imperial Guards seemed to be passing by, walking quickly and neatly. The servants were poking their heads to take a look, and soon the army in golden armor had arrived at the door.
The leading servant in front of the door hurriedly ran over, looked at Li Longxin and Luo Fan who were riding majestic horses in front, and asked with a smile: "Oh, you two generals, I don't know if they are on business, please tell me the smaller one so that you can inform my master."
Luo Fan chuckled: "Oh, no need to tell you, we are here to ransack the Tao family. The people are here, surround the Tao family, and don't let anyone go. Find out all the Tao family's valuables. Come on!" With a wave of his hand, the Jinjiawei took over the Tao family. Under heavy siege, hundreds of golden-armored guards rushed into Tao's mansion.
The servants, servants and guards in the Tao Mansion saw the Jinjia Guards attacking and hurriedly called Tao Feng. At this time, the bedroom in the backyard of the Tao family smelled of alcohol and balsamic powder. Tao Feng was lying naked on the bed, and beside him lay two disheveled women with strange tattoos all over their bodies.
The family suddenly ran over, knocked on the door, and shouted: "Sir, it's not good, the Jinjia Guards of the Forbidden Army have come to ransack the house. Sir, please come out and take care of it!"
Tao Feng was so drunk that he muttered: "Damn servant, you don't know that I am resting. What is the forbidden army raiding your home? What? The forbidden army raiding your house?"
Tao Feng suddenly reacted and sat up from the bed. He cursed: "How is that possible! I am Tianqing, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and I am in alliance with the four major families. There is no way King Tiandu would dare to issue this order!"
Tao Feng hurriedly started to put on his clothes. Before he could put on his pants, the door was kicked open with a bang.
Tao Feng cursed: "Which grandson dares to kick my door? He is seeking death!"
However, Luo Fan and Li Longxin stood in front of the door with several golden armored guards. Smelling the stench of wine from a distance, Luo Fan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Tao is getting better and better. He is having so much fun just at noon. It seems that we came at the wrong time."
Tao Feng was so angry that White Beard also jumped up. He hurriedly pulled up his pants, jumped out of bed, pointed and cursed: "Luofan, you thief, how dare you attack my Tianqing Mansion! I am a first-grade Tianqing, so I am the real one." If you break the law, it should be ordered by King Tiandu and jointly decided by the internal and external governments. You dare to lead troops to break in, you really don’t know whether to live or die!"
"It's because you don't know how to live or die. The world belongs to the King of Tiandu, let alone you. Even I dare to break into Sima Yue's house. Someone came and escorted Mr. Tao to the yard. There are also these two women. When I saw It's the women from the Western Xinjiang cult who have taken good care of them all." Luo Fan waved his hand.
"Let's see who dares! I, the Tao family, am the first generation of the Heavenly Capital Prince to be personally granted the title, and have been in charge of the Foreign Affairs Department for generations. Whoever dares to touch me, I will destroy his entire family!" Tao Baofei's face was red, and he threatened in a loud voice.
"Tied, tied. If he dares to shout again, his mouth will be blocked." Luo Fan waved his hand indifferently, and seven or eight golden armored guards immediately took the chains and locked up Tao Feng and the two women. .
"I am your ancestor, Luofan dog thief! Why do you arrest me, why do you arrest me. I want to see the King of Tiandu, I want to see the King of Tiandu! I don't believe there is no king's law in this world! Luo Fan, If you can't kill me today, I will definitely kill you tomorrow! You will die a miserable death!..." Tao Feng was pulled down and cursed loudly.
Li Longxin frowned, looked at Luo Fan, and said coldly: "Boy, don't screw up. If you can't find evidence of Tao Feng's smuggling and corruption, you can't afford to suffer. By then, King Tiandu will also be punished. You are implicated."
"Haha, General Li. Do you think it will be difficult to find evidence of the crimes of the five major families in the DPRK? I'm afraid if you close your eyes and randomly pull a commoner from Longcheng, you can tell a few of their well-known crimes. In that case "What do you have to worry about? Let's go, I'll show you how these big families hide their money." Luo Fan said with a smile.
When they came to the courtyard, all the Tao family members and servants were brought. The Jin Jiawei searched for a long time, but only found tens of thousands of taels of silver in Tao's house, and nothing else. After all, the Tao family is Tianqing, so it is not surprising that they have tens of thousands of taels of silver.
When Li Longxin saw this result, he couldn't help but feel angry. He looked at Luofan and asked, "How can we make a deal now? We only have tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is not evidence."
Tao Feng was escorted to his knees on the ground. Hearing Li Longxin's words, he raised his head proudly and smiled: "Humph! I have been honest all my life, how can I be corrupt! You thief, you dare to come and raid my home today, you are really blind." Dog eyes.”
Luofan was not worried at all. He asked someone to bring a chair and sit down. He looked at Tao Feng's family kneeling on the ground and said with a smile: "Haha! Everyone must have heard of my name. People in Longcheng are used to calling me " Living Yama, because I like killing people. In fact, this is the people's misunderstanding of me. I don't like killing, but I am not afraid of killing, especially disobedient people. I will kill as many as there are. Now I will give you a chance, who If you are willing to tell where the Tao family's money is hidden, I will let him go free and reward him with ten thousand taels of silver and let him go home and become a rich man. If you don't tell me, you are against me. If I find The Tao family hid the money, and you just knew it and refused to report it. When the time comes, no one will be able to escape the fate of being beheaded together with the Tao family. Now, who is willing to be the first to speak? "
Hearing Luofan speak like this, all the servants were trembling with fear. They looked at each other and wanted to speak, but were timid in their hearts. Seeing that all the servants were shaken, Tao Feng cursed: "Please remember who your master is. I am the Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tianqing, and this Luofan is just a little magic catcher. He doesn't dare to do anything to you! Wait!" If I turn over, I will definitely scratch him alive."
"Haha, Tao Feng. Do you really think that without the guidance of your servants, I can't find the money you have hidden? Come here, find some hammers and shovels, and give me Tao Feng's study. Break it open, and dig up the garden land!" Luo Fan smiled coldly, full of confidence.
When Tao Feng heard Luo Fan accurately tell him where he hid his silver, sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead and his whole body went limp. He hurriedly took a few steps forward on his knees, knelt down and begged Luofan for mercy, and cried loudly: "Lord Luofan, if you have to give me mercy, I will forgive you. We are all officials of the imperial court, so why do you have to do everything right? As long as you let go today." I will thank you generously. I am willing to give half of my family property, no, all my family property to you. I just ask you to leave quickly and express my regrets to the King of Tiandu. From now on, my Tao family will treat me as the King of Tiandu. I am following the horse's lead. I have many secrets and evidence of the four major families. I beg you to let me go. I am very grateful and grateful!"
Seeing Tao Feng kneeling and kowtow, crying miserably. Luofan burst out laughing, turned around to look at Li Longxin, and said with a smile: "General Li, have you seen that our Lord Tianqing is scared. Back then, when I was interrogating Tao Zhili at the Dongjie County Government Office, he didn't see him He has been afraid. It seems that even if death is imminent, this person knows how to be afraid. But it's a pity, I am the living Yama, and if I want you to die, no one can protect you!"
"Sir, I say, I say, I am Tao Feng's housekeeper. I am willing to tell you all the places where the Tao family's silver is hidden, and I am willing to testify against the evidence of the Tao family's crimes. Please spare my life!" Seeing that Tao Feng has no money left. Hope, the butler Hou Xiang, who was kneeling in the front row, hurriedly shouted for evidence. When the other servants saw this, they also began to beg for mercy.
"You! Hou Xiang, you traitor! You traitors, you have forgotten my kindness to you! I will kill you!" When Tao Feng saw all the servants behind him rebelling, he was so angry that he rushed over and strangled him with both hands. Xiang Guanjia Houxiang.
The housekeeper struggled to break away, pushed Tao Feng away, then hid aside, pointed and cursed: "Tao Feng! You usually do a lot of evil, but now that things are exposed, you dare to hide it and not repay it. You have done us a lot of kindness, this house Which of the female family members will escape the bullying of your father and son, and which of the men will not be beaten, scolded, and abused by you. Now, King Shengming of Tiandu wants to check evidence of your crime, so hurry up and give an honest account!"
"You, you Houxiang, you are indeed a bad person. On weekdays, don't you rely on my prestige to do evil everywhere! Didn't I give you the concubines you have outside? Now the master is in trouble , How dare you bite back, I am so blind for raising such a vicious dog like you!" Tao Feng was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and the veins on his neck bulged, but he could only curse a few words to vent his anger.
The housekeeper Hou Xiang hurriedly looked at Luofan, cupped his hands and said, "Jinglei Jingshen, I am the Tao family's housekeeper, and I have all the evidence of the Tao family's crimes. However, I did commit some violations when I was coerced by the Tao family's father and son. It's a matter of conscience. If I report the father and son, will I be able to escape?"
As soon as Luofan looked at this Houxiang, his face was full of treachery and evil, and he knew that he was not a good person either. But for such a person, it is not a bad idea to let him do some good deeds before he dies. He immediately smiled and said: "Okay! I will give you a promise. As long as you are willing to tell the whole truth and hide nothing, then I will spare you nothing." He will also give you ten thousand taels of silver to ensure your prosperity in the future. Now, take other servants who are willing to speak, go dig out the Tao family's gold and silver, and write down all the evidence of the Tao family's crimes."
"Thank you, sir! Come with me, everyone, and I will take you to dig for hidden silver!" Nahou Xiang suddenly changed from a prisoner to a high-spirited big shot. With a wave of his hand, he led a group of servants to dig for the gold and silver hidden by his master. .
Soon, boxes of gold and silver were dug out from the walls, under the rockery, and from the garden. Even the toilet floor tiles are covered with layers of gold bricks, and the earthen holes in the woodshed are full of silver ingots. Not long after, gold and silver filled the entire middle courtyard with hills one after another.
Tao Feng saw his life savings being dug out, and his excitement and anger at the beginning turned into heartbreak and regret, and finally despair and sadness. He felt chilled all over and his bones were cold. His whole body looked like a half-dead zombie, and I was afraid that even the warmest stove could not warm him.
Li Longxin was happy when he saw all the gold and silver dug out. In this way, his trip was not in vain, and King Tiandu's mission was successfully completed. He turned around and ordered Ling Tianhao, the deputy general, and said: "Tianhao, classify the gold and silver, count and pack them into boxes, and keep a good record of the accounts for King Tiandu's review."
After hearing Li Longxin's instructions, Luo Fan suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, don't count the numbers, and don't record any numbers."
