"What are you doing!"
A group of people from the Eastern Secret Guard stood up in front of Ding's mansion. Before the secret guard commander could ask, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, had already hurried forward and asked loudly.
"Are you Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites?" Commander Dong Lu Geng asked seriously.
It sounds like the people in front of them are wearing black clothes, with knives on their waists, and they all match the patterns of the secret guards, so it seems right.
At this time, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, was a little panicked.
Several ladies in the mansion heard the commotion and came over together.
"Sir, what happened?" Madam Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, asked curiously.
Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, was so frightened that he could not speak.
More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement.
Looking at the fat and bearded man in front of him, Lu Geng, the commander of the Eastern Secret Guard, asked again.
"Are you Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites?"
At this time, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, answered, a little softly: "Yes."
After confirmation, the commander of the Eastern Dark Guard, Lu Geng, suddenly took out the imperial edict.
"Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, listens to the order!"
After hearing this, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, and several ladies beside him hurriedly knelt down, looking nervous.
"An anonymous report came from someone saying that Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, had repeatedly embezzled money from the imperial court. On the order of the emperor, he came to search Ding's mansion!"
After thinking about it, these Eastern Secret Guards hurried towards Ding Mansion and searched the Ding Mansion.
Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, also stood up in a hurry. Looking at the busy Dongzhong envoys in the courtyard, Ding Liu felt very uneasy.
"Master, have you really committed corruption?" Madam Zheng asked in a panic.
Ding Liu, the master of the Ding Mansion, had tears in his eyes. He didn't know how to explain it to the ladies around him, but he knew in his heart that what the commander of the Eastern Dark Guard just said was absolutely right.
"Commander Lu, I found a few boxes of things. Go and take a look." A secret guard hurried to Commander Lu Geng and reported.
"Let's go." After hearing this, the commander of the Eastern Dark Guard followed the young catcher towards the second room.
As soon as he entered the penthouse, he saw his own secret guards standing around him on both sides. Boxes were placed on the ground one after another. The boxes were clean but not dusty.
"Open!" Commander Dong Lu Geng ordered.
Afterwards, these detectives opened the box and saw that boxes of gold and silver treasures and many jewelry items were all in this box.
"take away!"
After Lu Geng, the commander of the Eastern Dark Guard, said something, the agents picked up the box full of finances and walked out of the second room.
Seeing that his treasure was discovered, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, ran over in a hurry. He seemed aggrieved and begged Lu Geng, the commander of the Eastern Secret Guard, to come.
"Commander Lu, please, please," as he said this, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, handed several ingots in his hand to Lu Geng: "I hope you will be accommodating and leave me a box."
Seeing Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, look like this, the cold-hearted commander of the Eastern Secret Guard glanced sideways at him and said: "The Emperor is showing you great kindness by not wanting your life and official position."
After saying that, a group of people walked out of Ding's house with several large boxes.
After seeing these people leaving, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, felt angry and cursed angrily.
"Which little brat exposed me in front of the emperor? If you let me know, I will tear your mouth open and destroy your whole family!"
After scolding, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, was so angry that he kicked a stone pier chair.
However, how could his feet be compared with Shidun? Not only had his anger subsided, but now it hurt so much that he got angry with Shidun.
Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, found a wooden stick and beat and scolded the stone pier.
Shi Dun was unharmed, but the wooden stick held by Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, was not only broken but also damaged.
The lady on the side felt a little distressed when she saw it, and hurriedly tried to persuade her: "Master, even if you are angry again, you should never get angry with a stone pier, right?"
The speaker is Li Shulan, the head wife of the Ding family. She has a very delicate and young face. There are beautiful jewelry hanging on her hands, neck, and ears. Even this outfit was custom-made by the famous Liu Family in the capital. of.
After being persuaded by the young and beautiful Madam, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, put down the stick, sighed, and said, "Which little bastard is he?"
"Master, how can you be greedy for the imperial silver? If you have someone who is both good and bad, how can you let your concubines live?" said the young concubine Zhao on the side.
Just as he said the words, the principal wife Li Shulan said: "Just say something unlucky!"
After listening to the concubine's words, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, looked at the beautifully dressed concubine with a sad look on his face and replied.
"I'm not corrupt, how can you be dressed like this? Have such good food and clothing." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, said out loud.
Soon, after listening to Master Ding Liu's words, the concubine also stopped talking and looked at Master Ding Liu with a pair of sympathetic eyes.
At this moment, the people standing outside Ding's mansion who were still unwilling to leave were all talking about it.
"Such a good person, Ding Shangshu is also corrupt?" asked one hundred people.
After hearing this, the people around him began to speak.
"Since the founding of the country, how many ministers have not been corrupt? There is so much corruption. The court is doing this now, which is exactly what I want, and it is also what the people who have worked hard all their lives want."
"I heard that not only the Ding Mansion is being investigated in the capital, but other officials are also being investigated. It's strange to say that since they are corrupt, they are not punished?"
"That's right."
Indeed, today all the houses of some officials in the capital were confiscated, but they were not punished.
Soon, these officials who had been searching the mansion and had been standing by the left Prime Minister Su Yunqi came to the door one after another.
"master."
Lu Huan shouted expressionlessly.
"What's the matter?"
Master Su Yunqi raised his head and looked at the housekeeper Lu Huan.
Lu Huan replied: "There are several ministers from the palace who want to see me."
"Who are there?" Master Su Yunqi asked.
"There are Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, Xu Yushan, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Xinzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and several others." Steward Lu Huan answered truthfully.
"See."
"yes."
After the housekeeper Lu Huan left, Master Su Yunqi hurriedly put the account book in the drawer, pulled out a book and pretended to read it.
After being invited by the housekeeper Lu Huan, several ministers walked into the Su Mansion and walked towards Master Su Yunqi's room.
Master Su Yunqi pretended not to hear and continued reading.
"I have seen the Prime Minister Zuo!" Several officials walked together and said.
Only then did Mr. Su Yunqi put down the book in his hand.
Suddenly, an official saw the name of the book.
"Mr. Su, where are you reading "The Romance of the West Chamber"?" Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, said with a smile.
After hearing this, several officials on the side all smiled.
After seeing it, Su Yunqi hurriedly took a look at the title of the book. Sure enough... "The Romance of the West Chamber". It's okay, the book I usually read secretly has been leaked.
Su Yunqi smiled awkwardly, looked at the butler on the side, and passed the responsibility to the butler Lu Huan.
"Lu Huan! What's going on! Did you read this or was it read by some servant! How could this book be left in my study! What nonsense is this?"
After hearing this, the housekeeper Lu Huan felt a little unfair. The master had not read the book, but it was not his own. The housekeeper Lu Huan hurriedly passed the responsibility on to some servants.
"Master! It's not the little one! It must be those servants!" After saying that, the housekeeper hurriedly reached out and said: "Master, give this book to the little one, and let him check it out."
Master Su Yunqi pretended to be angry and threw the book to the ground, and looked at the housekeeper: "We must find this person! Let me break his hand!"
"Yes." Butler Lu Huan picked up the books and hurried out.
After seeing the housekeeper walk away, Mr. Su Yunqi sat down and looked at the ministers in front of him with an embarrassed face.
"Everyone comes here, what do you want?" Master Su Yunqi asked.
Only then did Ding Liu, the leader of the Ministry of Rites, speak out.
"Prime Minister Zuo! I don't know who reported us to the emperor today and ransacked all the residences of our ministers. You can make the decision for us." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, said with an aggrieved look.
"Yes, take away this abominable thing, just leave a little bit. How will we live in the future?" Xu Yushan, Minister of Industry, said.
Immediately, several courtiers around him began to speak together.
Listening to the descriptions of these officials, Mr. Su Yunqi pretended not to smile and sat calmly on his chair.
"Su doesn't know who this is. Su wants to tell you, be more cautious in your future work and hide the money well. You said it's not a good idea to hide it. It can be discovered easily. It doesn't make sense for that person not to take it away from you." Mr. Su Yun Qi said.
"Yes, Prime Minister Zuo is right." Xu Yushan, Minister of Industry, said with a slight smile.
"Do you have anything else to ask?" Mr. Su Yunqi asked.
At this time, several officials shook their heads, and suddenly they didn't know why they came to the Su Mansion. Just to tell Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, that someone had reported him?
"I'll take my leave."
After talking, several people walked out and walked out of Su Mansion.
After seeing these people walking away, Mr. Su Yunqi called the housekeeper.
"Butler! Butler!"
After a few words, the butler who was being accountable hurriedly ran in with the book "The Romance of the West Chamber".
"Sir, what's the matter?" the housekeeper Lu Huan asked with a confused look.
Master Su Yunqi glanced at the book. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were saying something.
When the housekeeper Lu Huan saw it, he didn't quite understand.
"Master, don't worry, I'm questioning the servants. They'll find out soon," the steward said.
Listening to Lu Huan's words, Mr. Su Yunqi was so anxious that he spoke out.
"Give me."
The housekeeper Lu Huan obediently handed it over. After taking it, Mr. Su opened the drawer and put it in.
"Master, are you not looking for it anymore? Or do you think this book... belongs to you?" Butler Lu Huan said with a slight smile.
"What's mine?" Su Yunqi pretended that it wasn't, and then continued: "I see you can't find it for a while, so leave it here with me for the time being. I'll see which servant comes to pick it up tonight. I will catch you again."
Seeing the master like this, the housekeeper Lu Huan smiled slightly and walked out.
