I Made a Fortune By Raiding Houses In Ancient Times

 The House of the Right Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

　　Right Minister Zhu Qiming did not go to court today and took sick leave to recuperate at home.

 But there was actually nothing wrong with his body. The reason why he did not go to court was because the court had been turbulent recently, and there was an uneasiness that a storm was about to come.

Since Ling Mao, the former Minister of Household Affairs, was dismissed by the emperor, he had been vaguely aware that the emperor was thinking about reorganizing the court.

 But he was still lucky in his heart, thinking that even if the emperor wanted to reorganize the court, he would not continue to engage in war.

Unexpectedly, the emperor asked Jin Yiwei to raid the house of the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

 Ever since the emperor issued the decree, Zhu Qiming has become increasingly uneasy.

Thinking of what he had done, Zhu Qiming had no intention of going to court and used the excuse of recuperating to stay in the house. He had to think carefully about what he should do next to avoid following in the footsteps of Ling Mao and Teng Chong.

Zhu Qiming stayed in the study for most of the day, but he scratched his head and couldn't think of a way to escape unscathed.

 Since he woke up in the morning, he hasn't eaten a bite, but he doesn't have much appetite either.

With a deep sigh, Zhu Qiming picked up the tea cup again.

But suddenly, a young boy burst into the study panting, and slammed open the ajar wooden door.

Zhu Qiming was feeling depressed when he heard the noise and turned his head to glare at the door.

However, before he could speak, the young man had already looked frightened and said, "Master, sir, the royal guards have surrounded our mansion..."

Zhu Qiming's heart was like a drum beating. He stood up suddenly and said to the boy with a white face, "What did you say?"

 The tea cup in his hand shook, and almost a whole cup of tea was shaken out.

Even the brocade robe on his body was wet, but he couldn't care less at this time.

The young man was almost crying, "Sir, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, no... Master Ning brought many Jinyi Guards and surrounded our mansion."

Zhu Qiming suddenly sat down on the armchair, his eyes blank, "How could it be so fast..."

The eyebrows were burning, and Zhu Qiming didn't say what to do. Xiaoyi couldn't wait to get rid of it.

Just before he could take action, Zhu Qiming suddenly stood up again and walked quickly outside, his mind racing.

After quickly checking the situation in the house, and realizing that there was nothing wrong, Zhu Qiming calmed down his panic a little.

But when he stepped out of the study and saw Ning Chuyi coming quickly with two teams of guards in uniform from a distance, his heart became high again.

Zhu Qiming did not go any further, enduring his uneasiness and standing quietly where he was. Waiting for Ning Chuyi to bring people closer, he said with a sullen face, "Master Ning, you suddenly broke into my mansion with so many people. What do you mean?"

Ning Chuyi said nothing, and Eunuch Cao came from behind with the imperial edict in hand.

 “Master Zhu, the emperor has a decree.”

Zhu Qiming's fists under his wide sleeves suddenly clenched.

With the mansion surrounded by royal guards, Zhu Qiming knew what this imperial edict meant without even thinking.

Eunuch Cao did not declare the edict directly, but waited for the Jin Yiwei to gather all the people in the right minister's house into the main courtyard before launching the edict.

Ling Chu stood behind a group of royal guards. Through the gap, he saw men and women kneeling on the ground in panic, as if waiting for the judgment of death.

This scene is so familiar.

 How many times has she seen it since she traveled through time?

Although she felt bad, she couldn't change anything.

 This is not an era where one person does things and the other is responsible.

But in ancient times, when one person committed a crime, the whole family was punished, or even the whole family was executed, and nine tribes were executed. The imperial power was supreme in ancient times.

Since these people have enjoyed the glory and wealth brought by Zhu Qiming, now that what happened, they will naturally have to bear the consequences with him.

 It seemed like just a moment.

 But it seems to have gone through a long time.

When Eunuch Cao finished reading the last word, the entire servant's house was slumped to the ground with faces ashen as death. Zhu Qiming’s whole heart felt like falling into a cold pool.

He suddenly came back to his senses when he heard his grandson's confused and panicked cry behind him.

First he kowtowed heavily, then raised his head high and shouted in the direction of the palace, "Your Majesty, I am wronged! I am wronged! I am wronged!"

Zhu Qiming's tone was filled with grievances, his tone was long and high-pitched, and he shouted three times in a row: "I'm wronged."

Eunuch Cao frowned.

 Just before he could speak.

Zhu Qiming suddenly turned around and said, "Master Ning, Eunuch Cao, I have been wronged. I have been an official for more than ten years and have never corrupted a penny. I am a man of integrity, worthy of the emperor, and worthy of the common people. I have been wronged!" "

As if being reminded by Zhu Qiming's words, his three daughters-in-law and his son's four concubines all started shouting grievances.

Zhu Qiming's three sons were silent at first, but seeing that their wives and concubines were all crying out for injustice, the three of them hesitated and started shouting too.

Eunuch Cao lowered his eyes and looked at Zhu Qiming intently. After a while, he said, "Master Zhu, there is evidence of your corruption in Teng Chong's mansion. The emperor has ordered Gong Shangshu to check the accounts.

Teng Chong has handed over the evidence of the crime, and he left a blood letter in prison, accusing you of reselling official grain and official salt. "

Zhu Qiming's eyes darkened, and he subconsciously blurted out, "This is impossible..."

Imperial edicts are no child’s play. Since the emperor has issued an edict, it will naturally be implemented.

Even though Zhu Qiming complained, Ning Chuyi still led people to raid his mansion.

However, after half an hour, Jin Yiwei only produced more than 35,000 taels of silver, in addition to the head jewelry of several female family members, farm goods and other dowries.

 And this money, to be precise, is not all the money of the Youshi Lang Mansion.

 Because the money belonging to the public is only more than eleven thousand taels.

 The remaining twenty-four thousand taels were the dowry money of several female family members in the house and were packed at the bottom of the box.

 The residence of the right servant is not only short of money.

Even the decorations, furniture, calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, etc. are all worthless things.

 Looking at these things placed in the yard, Eunuch Cao looked full of surprise.

An idea came to my mind: The Right Minister's Mansion is so poor, Zhu Qiming really deserves the word "breeze in his sleeves".

  Could it be that he was really wronged?

Zhu Qiming noticed Eunuch Cao's expression and felt relieved.

 The three sons secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the female relatives, the panic and fear just now are gone.

  After all, they all knew that their father-in-law Zhu Qiming was indeed a breeze, and the right minister's house was so poor that they had to rely on their dowries to subsidize their affairs in order to maintain their superficial respectability.

Although it is embarrassing to have the illusion of superficial beauty exposed, it is better than being thrown into prison and having the emperor behead you.

Eunuch Cao looked confused and turned to look at Ning Chuyi.

But there was no expression on his face.

At this moment, a guard in Jinyi walked quickly towards this side.

When he got closer, he glanced at Zhu Qiming first, then raised his hand to salute, "Your Excellency, Eunuch Cao, the plaque on the Right Minister's Mansion has fallen down."

Eunuch Cao looked a little puzzled.

They were ransacking the house, but they just dropped a plaque. Should this guard in uniform come to report to them with great fanfare?

What Eunuch Cao didn't see was that Zhu Qiming's fists that had just been loosened were clenched tightly again.

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