Lao Zhu, who was blushing, held it in for a long time before finally regaining consciousness.
But even though his face was not so red, the hot light in his eyes did not fade at all, and he just looked at Mao Xiang.
Mao Xiang gave Lao Zhu a positive reply.
"It should be about the same. Judging from the gambling funds found in several gambling houses, the total amount is only a lot more."
The news was so exciting, and after repeated confirmation, Lao Zhu could only take it easy and sit on the dragon chair to calm down his feelings at the moment.
Without letting Mao Xiang wait any longer, Lao Zhu said to Mao Xiang.
"Go back quickly. I will give you a decree. I will keep half of the confiscated gambling funds."
"There is no need to notify the Governor's Mansion, and there is no need to go through the procedures of the Governor's Mansion."
"Let the dispatched soldiers intercept it first, and then take it directly from their hands."
"Let us do things quietly without disturbing others. After we are done, let them keep their mouths tight to prevent others from gossiping about us behind our backs."
"Go quickly."
Mao Xiang was still respectful, but in his heart he was speechless towards Lao Zhu.
The world is yours, why do you want to steal money from the officials who work for you?
Lao Zhu's approach still saved a bit of face. He did not come directly to the door and rob him, but asked Wang Xing to intercept him first.
This is done because the gambling houses are scattered and not many people can really know the inside story.
Even if the soldiers Wang Xing helped bring were aware of it, they would not talk too much about it.
Not to mention Zheng Xiong, if he knew it, he wouldn't know who did it.
He also sent Mao Xiang to assist in this operation. It can be seen that Zheng Xiong is not rigorous enough in his actions and is full of loopholes.
Another thing is that I have also made great efforts in this matter, so giving half of it away is not too much.
Lao Zhu's idea is to feel at ease and take it for granted.
Although Mao Xiang was speechless towards Lao Zhu, he also contributed a lot behind the scenes.
It was natural for him to run behind him and grab some from Zheng Xiong's hand.
Therefore, both of them feel that it is natural, and the result is naturally needless to say.
After receiving the order from Lao Zhu, he went straight outside the palace and came to his secret little stronghold.
"Come on, people, how far has the gambling house's inventory been done now?"
"Sir, it's already getting late, and we're almost escorting the prisoners to gather at the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion."
Mao Xiang asked eagerly, and the visitor hurriedly told Mao Xiang the latest information about the government office.
Feeling the seriousness of the matter, Mao Xiang said quickly.
"Do you know where General Wang Xing is?"
"Know."
"Okay, arrange some people, find someone who knows the way, and follow me to find him."
Mao Xiang was so angry that his subordinates did not dare to neglect him. After a little arrangement, they accompanied Mao Xiang on his journey to find someone.
The goal is clear and the guidance is very good.
Not long after, Mao Xiang found Wang Xing in a house.
Wang Xing led the team and naturally broke a hard nut.
In front of you is the largest gambling house in Yingtian Mansion, Changle Gambling House.
Because it is large and has many people inside, more people are sent here.
The final processing was naturally much slower.
It's almost done in other places, but it's not done here yet.
Mao Xiang traveled quickly without anyone stopping him. As Lao Zhu's personal guard and Lao Zhu's eyes and ears, he had all kinds of tokens to travel around the capital.
So he arrived in front of Wang Xing without any obstruction, showed the token in his waist, and said to Wang Xing.
"General Wang, please take a step to speak."
The person coming was inexplicable, but the token in his waist was not fake. Wang Xing was confused and had to go and see the reason first.
"Who are you? Is there anything you can say?"
In the corner, Wang Xing asked his doubts.
"Your Majesty has a decree, and the king will obey it."
Most people may not be able to wait for Lao Zhu's imperial decree in their lifetime, and the same is true for Wang Xing.
Faced with the imperial edict, he naturally did not dare to neglect it and was ready to kneel down to greet it.
Mao Xiang had quick eyes and quick hands and quickly grabbed Wang Xing.
"There is no need to kneel down to greet you. His Majesty has secretly decreed that half of the dirty money obtained from the raids on gambling houses should be turned over to the national treasury."
"General Wang Xing is fully responsible for this matter. I appreciate this."
What kind of magic operation is this? Does Lao Zhu have this operation? With doubts in his heart, Wang Xing couldn't help but doubt the motives of the visitor.
As if he could see through Wang Xing's thoughts, Mao Xiang handed the secret decree in his hand to Wang Xing and asked him to confirm.
The seal on the jade seal is not forged, and no one dares to forge it.
After seeing Lao Zhu's seal, Wang Xing was already convinced in his heart, and there was no need to read the content at all.
Although the doubts in his heart cannot be solved, everything is empty in the face of Lao Zhu's will.
"I accept the order. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
Mao Xiang nodded when he saw Wang Xing accepting the order.
Wang Xing had no other ideas for the time being, and it was not easy to understand the word "secret decree", so he asked Mao Xiang for advice.
"Your Majesty is here. Since this is a secret decree and it is involved, I hope your Majesty can give me some advice."
Mao Xiang did not tempt Wang Xing and explained to him.
"The fewer people know about secret decrees, the better."
"I don't know how you intercepted the stolen money, but I can give you some suggestions."
"You haven't finished counting here yet. This situation may also happen in other places, but it's not so timely."
"And those small gambling dens have already been counted, but it's too late to intercept them."
"My suggestion is that you can pass the order first and seal up the gambling funds that cannot be counted."
"Estimate a similar result, seal this part first, and refund any excess and make up for the rest."
"All that's left is to send the gambler and the remaining gambling money back to the government office."
"You don't need me to teach you what it is in the end! Just take the money and leave."
The first part is easy to say, but what is the second part? Just take the money and leave.
Taking things without telling them is considered stealing. Isn't it considered stealing without even saying hello? Rather than saying leaving, it would be more appropriate to say running away.
"The general knows what the envoy said, but with such a large amount of money, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general to explain it here. If Zheng Fuyin files a complaint to the governor's office, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive!"
"And this time Zheng Fuyin also got three parties to supervise each other, so it's not easy to start."
Mao Xiang thought for a moment and was noncommittal about Wang Xing's reply, but it was hard to explain but it was true.
"In this way, let the personnel from the Military and Horse Department and the government office take the prisoner back first, and then the stolen money will be lost. What do you think?"
What can this do? You are fooling the devil!
Fortunately, nearly half of the money was lost. As long as people are not stupid, they will know what happened.
This really knocks other people's IQs to the ground.
"We can't lose half of our money!"
Mao Xiang didn't take it seriously and gave his own opinion.
"I will send someone to keep an eye on the government office. If Zheng Fuyin has other ideas, I will act by ear and will not make the matter a big deal."
(End of chapter)
