At this time, only Cao Cao and thirty local soldiers and government servants were left alive in Ximen Qing Mansion.
Cao Cao first looked at the five hundred taels of gold, which were ingots of ten taels each, totaling fifty. He took out forty, and took ten for himself first, and the remaining thirty, and ordered thirty people to each take one.
The local soldiers and government officials were stunned. What they expected to get rich was just a few taels of silver per person. There were only ten taels or twenty taels. They would laugh out loud in their dreams. How could they ever expect gold? Some people have never seen such a large amount of gold in their lives and do not even dare to get it.
Cao Cao said: "Don't worry and put it away, I have my own opinion."
These people put it away one by one, crying and laughing, and heard Cao Cao say: "Ximen Qing is acquainted with the Liangshan bandits. Why are they willing to help him? They must be bribed with money."
The smarter soldiers nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, but the money was taken away by Liangshan."
Cao Cao smiled and ordered four more people to take away a total of 12,800 taels. He shook out his IOU and said sharply: "Ximen Qing stole my woman, and he volunteered to pay me 10,000 taels. This money is also Almost." Someone lifted it up and sent it directly to his home.
Everyone murmured: "These four silver winter melons weigh 800 kilograms, and are worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. The interest from Wuhan University is so heavy."
When the man who brought the silver came back, he said with a smile: "Wu Dadu is stunned. My sister-in-law almost fainted with joy when she saw this much silver."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "When you go back, your wife at home may also faint. Let's look at the copper coins here. They are 8,300 guan. We will leave 2,300 guan for confiscation. Each of you can take 20 guan."
Everyone was overjoyed. They didn't expect to get gold and copper coins.
Cao Cao looked at it again and said, "Of these four thousand taels of silver, keep one thousand taels in the treasury. Each of you will take one hundred taels first." Then he pointed at the antiques and treasures and said, "Don't touch the big ones and the small jewelry." , take one piece each to give to your wife, and take two pieces each of these brocades, silks, and satins to make clothes for your wives. Whether they are expensive or cheap depends on your luck, no returns are allowed and no arguments are allowed."
Everyone was already dizzy, so they each chose one piece and hid it in their arms. Each person also took two pieces of brocade and silk. Wu Da himself also chose a peach-pattern gold bracelet inlaid with five-color gemstones and put it in his arms.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Pick six of these silver winter melons and offer them to the county magistrate. The other county magistrates, county captains, two each, and the county clerks and squad leaders will each give him ten taels of gold and one hundred taels of silver. Then these There are two pieces of large antiques for each of the county magistrates, county magistrates and county lieutenants. Among these brocades, there are ten pieces for the county magistrates, five pieces for the county magistrates and county lieutenants, and one piece for each of the remaining scribes."
Not counting the land and real estate, there are only thirty taels of gold, more than three hundred taels of silver, more than two thousand three hundred copper coins, eight useless silver winter melons, twenty or thirty pieces of brocade, and less antiques and treasures. Most of it.
Cao Cao made some calculations in his mind, nodded and said: "That's it, that's it."
The thirty local soldiers made their own calculations and found that each of them got ten taels of gold, one hundred taels of silver, twenty ounces of copper coins, two pieces of brocade, and a treasure. I felt that I had never been so lucky in my life. It was really He was so happy that he almost stumbled when he walked.
While everyone was dancing, Cao Cao grimaced and said solemnly: "Everyone, please listen to what Wu said: If we ransacked the house this time and said we didn't make a fortune, no one in the county would believe it. Right or wrong. When someone asks, you always say that you didn't get any money. If a close relative or friend asks more closely, then you reveal that each person was given 20 pieces of money and a piece of cloth, and then you treat them to a drink and a meal. Don't You must be too stingy. As for other gold and silver, you must hide them closely at home. It is best not to tell your parents and wives, and only spend them slowly after a year or two. This is the way to avoid disaster."
Some of those people who were more mature also stood up and said: "The words of Dutou are golden words. If one person is exposed, he will be the enemy of us and others..."
Cao Cao sneered and said: "You don't have to be everyone's enemy, just be Wu's enemy. Wu can make people rich, and naturally he can teach others to lose their families. Ximen Qing is an example."
At this point, everyone was tied up with money, so they nonchalantly hinted that Ximen Qing was being plotted by him.
A dignified high-ranking official from Ximen, the richest man in Yanggu County, had his family destroyed in one day just because he offended Wu Da. When these local soldiers and government officials thought about it carefully, they couldn't help but feel frightened. Most of the pride of the windfall that day had been wiped out because of this.
Cao Cao ordered half of the people to guard the property, and the other half sent the property to the county magistrate and others to each house overnight. He took eight soldiers with him, found a load, picked up six silver winter melons, and ten pieces of brocade, and carried them himself A golden Buddha and a bloody coral were covered with cloth and headed to the county official's house.
Knocking on the back door, he said that he wanted to report the confiscation of the house. As expected, the county magistrate was not asleep. Cao Cao ordered the burden to be carried into the room and left. He put the coral and the golden Buddha on the table, pulled down the cloth, and a piece of gold dazzled the eyes. , a light as bright as brocade and clouds.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I have always heard that the county respects Buddha and loves good deeds. Today I happened to see this Buddha statue. The carving is quite exquisite. If it falls into the hands of someone who does not understand Buddhism, wouldn't it be a pearl in the dark? And this coral tree , Coral is one of the eight treasures of Buddhism, and placing it aside when you want to worship the Buddha will definitely increase your understanding."
As he spoke, he opened the cloth on the burden: "As for some brocade, wouldn't it be great to make new clothes for the New Year? There are also these helpless silver melons, which can be buried in the ground and can also suppress the luck in the house. They are commonly used at home. Things.”
Then he laughed and said: "Actually, I also carried four melons away, and the power should be equivalent to the ten thousand guan that Ximen Qing compensated me. However, I am not lucky enough to bear a lot, so I divided two of them and gave them to the county magistrate." , let’s pay back the capital of five thousand guan.”
The county official was stunned.
He asked Wu Da to search his house, firstly because he liked Wu Song and Wu Jiewu, secondly because Wu Da was the reason why this matter became a solid case, and thirdly, Wu Da hinted that he would give him 5,000 yuan of money.
But now I have a few five thousand guans! Although this big man Wu is short, he is extremely courageous.
I thought about it for a while: Damn it, if you don’t take it, you won’t get it for free! It makes no sense that he, a common man, dares to be corrupt, but the noble and dignified county magistrate does not dare to do so!
So he said slowly and calmly: "Wu Dutou, it's rare that you know that this county pays homage to Buddha and sends some Buddha statues and tributes. However, this county is overly concerned, so I would like to ask: Does this have nothing to do with the property obtained from Ximen Qing's family?"
Cao Cao laughed secretly after hearing this. You are such a stupid official. If someone really wants to deal with you one day, it doesn't matter. Mixed up.
He immediately said with a serious face: "It doesn't matter! These are all ancestral possessions of Wuhan University."
Ximen Qing thought to himself that he had called me grandpa, and the things belonging to his family belong to my family. Otherwise, wouldn’t calling him grandpa be in vain?
The county magistrate nodded repeatedly after hearing this, with a smile on his face: "That's very good, that's very good, Wu Dutou, the future is long. He is the most important hero in this county. From now on, we should get close to each other."
Cao Cao respectfully agreed, saying that it was late at night and would not disturb the county magistrate's rest, so he said goodbye and left.
When he returned to Ximen Qing's house, it was getting dark. He counted the remaining things and made a book. He burned the Ximen family's account books and sneered: "Ximen Qing, a traitor, dared to burn the account books before he died. How many things are there?" Human deeds.”
Only then, with the surprised eyes of the soldiers, ordered them to carry all kinds of belongings and return to the county government office to pay their dues.
On this day, everyone from the county magistrate to the county magistrate and the scribe team leader came early in the morning with dark circles under their eyes. However, everyone was full of energy. After taking inventory of their belongings, they couldn't help but curse Ximen. Qing has skills in amassing money, but there is no way to do good deeds.
Later, the bodies of Ximen Qing and the Liangshan grass bandits were examined, and official documents were written and reported to Dongping Mansion.
He also posted a notice at the gate of the county government office, asking people who had borrowed money from Ximen Qing to come to the county government office to repay the money immediately. Only the principal would be repaid without interest. He also put Ximen Qing's shops, properties, and medicines in the warehouse on sale at low prices. For a while, The whole county cheered, the rich took the opportunity to eat well, and the poor also watched the fun.
Wuhan University also gained a reputation from this. People heard that he killed Ximen Qing with one sword and ransacked the whole family. People in the county called him the "Broken Gate Sword."
