Exit the door and turn right.
Liu Lai stopped.
"Hiding here?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"This is my home too."
Liu Lai said: "I have the deed to the house, but no one lives in it."
"I use it to hide my money."
"The key is in the doorway..."
boom!
Before Liu Lai could finish his words, Gao Meng swung the 20-pound ax in his hand and struck the door lock.
The lock snapped.
The door also opened.
Liu Lai's head was full of black lines, but he didn't dare to say anything.
As long as it can save your life.
There is no need to pray for anything else.
The yard is not small, but it is overgrown with weeds and looks lifeless.
If it weren't for a winding trail in the middle with traces of the past, I'm afraid anyone would regard this place as an uninhabited place.
"Since this is your home too, why don't you take care of it?"
Zhao Ping said doubtfully.
"Your Liu family has a big business and a lot of servants. If you just randomly pick a few people, you can keep this place in order, right?"
"Why take care of it?"
Liu Lai asked, "I hide my money here. If I let them take care of it, wouldn't it be exposed?"
"That makes sense."
Zhao Ping nodded, feeling that he had learned something again.
Following Liu Lai's footsteps, they entered a study room with various twists and turns.
"Move the bookcase. There is a secret room behind it."
Liu Lai said: "The silver is hidden in the secret room."
Just as Gao Meng was about to step forward, he was stopped by Zhao Ping, "Wait a minute."
"Master Liu, you have shown your sincerity, I can't be too stingy."
"Gao Meng, let Master Liu loosen your bonds."
"yes."
Gao Meng took the order and used an ax to cut open the rope that tied Liu Lai.
Liu Lai moved his hands and feet and grimaced in pain.
The look towards Zhao Ping also became a little suspicious.
Call him stupid.
But he is smart.
If he let himself go at this time, wouldn't it be because he was worried that there was a mechanism hidden in the secret room that would hurt his people?
You say he is smart, but you think he is a fool.
I have offended all the officials of the imperial court, why can't I serve His Majesty honestly?
They also need to accept money to find a way out for officials like them.
Of course, no matter what, Liu Lai was very grateful to Zhao Ping.
Without him, I'm afraid he would have been beaten into confession.
It will be difficult to turn around at that time.
In other words, Zhao Ping is his savior.
Liu Lai took a deep breath, regained his composure, and pulled the drawstring next to him. When he heard a click, he went to move the cabinet.
None of this escaped Zhao Ping's eyes. He sneered: "Master Liu, you are dishonest."
"Do you want to use the trap to trap us all here?"
"No no."
Liu Lai shook his head hurriedly, "I am counting on you to save my life. How could I trap you and kill you?"
"Even if you don't let me take action, I will tell you the secret in advance."
"hehe."
Zhao Ping sneered and said nothing more.
But he used his eyes to signal Li Hu, Gao Meng and others, asking them to pay more attention and avoid Liu Lai's approach.
The cabinet was moved, and it turned out to be a secret room inside.
Liu Lai lit the lamp.
The dim flames kept beating, and the light was slightly dim.
But it almost blinded everyone's eyes.
I saw a lot of gold and silver piled up in the secret room.
Like a hill.
Shining light.
Gudong!
Gao Meng and others couldn't help but start swallowing saliva.
Some even made a surprised sound, "How much money does this cost?"
"Not much."
Liu Lai said: "In terms of silver, it's five million taels."
"The gold is less, two million taels."
hiss!
Everyone gasped when they heard this.
One tael of gold is equivalent to ten taels of silver.
That's twenty-five million taels of silver.
It is equivalent to one year's taxation of the Wei Dynasty.
True wealth can rival a country.
"Mr. Zhao, follow me."
Liu Lai turned around and extended an olive branch to Zhao Ping, "As long as you follow me, I promise I won't treat you badly."
"What?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"Can the two of us talk alone?"
Liu Lai said with a smile: "Some things, the more people know about them, the less safe they are."
"Gao Meng, please exit first."
Zhao Ping pondered for a while and then ordered: "Huzi, you stay."
Everyone did so.
Although Zhao Ping emphasized again and again that he would not rebel.
But in the eyes of Gao Meng and the others, their husband has been doing something treasonous.
The most typical example is the Po Nu concubine who occupied His Majesty.
She was His Majesty's concubine, but now she became the husband's wife, and she also helped him bear children.
This alone is enough to make the gentleman lose his head several times.
And Mr. training.
Although there are quotas for the bandit army, each unit can only recruit up to five thousand soldiers.
Where is sir?
A total of eight thousand soldiers were recruited.
Moreover, the gentleman also has a Flying Eagle Army in his hands, and there are many people.
Plus an escort.
The total number of soldiers in Xiping Village exceeds 10,000.
The most important thing is the salt drying factory in Linhai County.
Once the salt is dried out, it will be sold, which will seriously violate the court's laws.
Wait, all of this, any one of them, is almost to the point of killing the Nine Clans.
So Gao Meng always thought that Zhao Ping would rebel.
It's just a matter of time.
Seeing so much money at this time, he probably wanted to discuss rebellion with Liu Lai.
Gao Meng was also happy to see this happen.
He is so capable, but he doesn't want him to be inferior to others.
If you rebel, you can become emperor.
What's more, Xiping Village, which is governed by Mr. Xiping, is in a prosperous situation.
If such a strategy were implemented throughout the entire Dawei Dynasty.
There is no need to worry about the prosperity of the dynasty.
The dynasty becomes stronger and the country is peaceful and the people are safe. This is the most important reason why Gao Meng hopes that Zhao Ping will rebel.
It is even said that anyone who wants to live a stable life hopes to have a prosperous and powerful court.
"He is your confidant?"
Liu Lai pointed at Li Hu and asked.
"no."
Zhao Ping shook his head, "He is my brother."
Liu Lai nodded and continued: "Sir, I plan to rebel and seek the throne."
"You are a smart man. Once we take over the kingdom of Dawei Dynasty, how about you becoming the emperor and me being the prime minister?"
"What?"
Zhao Ping was shocked and pretended to be panicked: "Master Liu, you, you, you actually want to rebel?"
"Isn't it possible?"
Liu Lai sneered: "Look at today's Dawei Dynasty, does it still have the grand scene of the past?"
"To put it bluntly, even if I don't rebel, the Dawei Dynasty won't last more than a few years."
"Why do you say that?"
Zhao Ping said suspiciously.
"Internal and external troubles."
Liu Lai explained: "Internally, local governments have exclusive power."
"Take Zhou Mu as an example. In addition to the taxes levied by the court every year, they also increase taxes in various ways to take advantage of the people."
"You are a commoner and should be very familiar with this."
"Let me ask, how are people's lives now?"
"Can I have a full meal?"
"Winter is here, can you wear cotton-padded clothes to keep out the cold?"
“Is there an airtight house to protect them from wind and rain?”
"No."
Zhao Ping shook his head.
Others don't mention it, but as far as their family is concerned, if they don't travel through time themselves, they won't even be able to afford a coffin after death.
According to Liu Mengru, just find a worn-out straw mat, wrap the body in it, throw it into the ravine and bury it.
We live in a house with ventilation from all sides.
I couldn't eat my last meal, and every meal was filled with wild vegetables. I was starving most of the time.
"Yes, the people have been forced to the point where they can no longer live."
Liu Lai sighed: "What's the point of guarding such a dynasty?"
"I'm not the only one who thinks so, there are many people who think so."
"When the time comes, there will definitely be trouble."
"Where are the officials of the imperial court?"
"Most of them are those who do nothing, and they even always want to plunder a layer of oil and water from the common people and greedy for more money and food."
"Under such circumstances, it will be difficult for the Dawei Dynasty not to be destroyed."
"Outside, enemy countries are eyeing us."
"The Huns have sent envoys and plan to come to ask for tribute from our Dawei Dynasty."
"This time, they're going to have their mouths open."
"No longer satisfied with the previous cloth, tea, and silver, they want to cede land."
"Completely classify Youzhou, Jizhou, and even Yuzhou as their territory."
"There are also Xianbei people in the north."
"Goguryeo is in the east, Xiliang and Tubo are in the west, Dali is in the south, and Zhao Kingdom is in the south."
"These countries are all coveting the Dawei Dynasty. Once they attack in groups, the Dawei Dynasty will definitely be defeated."
"So, let's do the opposite."
"While the territory and foundation of the Dawei Dynasty is still there, we can proclaim ourselves emperor."
"its not right."
Zhao Ping shook his head, "We ascend the throne and proclaim ourselves emperor. Don't these situations exist anymore?"
"Did the people have enough to eat and wear at that time?"
"There are also surrounding enemy countries. Will they no longer covet the fertile land of our Dawei Dynasty?"
