Chapter 284: Example of House Confiscation (Updated 2)

After the morning court session, the Third Prince brought his men and several officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the residence of the Minister of Personnel and began to search the house in a hurry.

The Minister of Personnel had a large mansion in the capital, and when the mansion was searched, the family members gathered in the yard and knelt on the ground.

The Third Prince brought enough people with him, and in just one day, not only this mansion, but also all the other mansions of the Minister were searched.

At first, the Third Prince thought that house confiscating was an offensive thing and not good for his reputation, but later he thought, he didn't want to be the crown prince anyway, so wouldn't it be good to have a bad reputation?

Therefore, when the house was actually confiscated, he no longer had any reluctance.

When he found box after box of gold, silver, jewelry, famous paintings, and rare treasures in the secret room of the study and the secret passage of the bedroom, his face was so ugly. The

Third Prince's men carried all the boxes they had found to the main courtyard. The Fifth Prince had already brought several clerks from the Ministry of Revenue to record them frantically, and told the good news to the Crown Prince and Minister Qian of the Ministry of Revenue.

There was money for the follow-up of the war.

This would ensure that Daliang would not lose to Dacang in this war because of insufficient supply in the rear.

Minister Qian could not sit still at all, and rushed to the Minister's house in a hurry, wanting to see the confiscated gold, silver, and jewelry with his own eyes.

The young prince was also very happy. His elder brother and uncle were both going to the battlefield. He didn't want them to lose the battle and face life-threatening situations because of the supply from the rear.

He took his guards and took a carriage to the Minister's residence to join in the fun.

The third prince was very satisfied with his work results. When he saw the prince, he reported confidently, "Your Highness, I will live up to your trust. From the Minister's residence, we have confiscated 500,000 taels of gold, 1 million taels of silver, 20 boxes of jewels and jades, 20 boxes of expensive jewelry, two boxes of famous paintings and calligraphy, and one box of famous rare books. In addition, there are 500 bolts of silk and cloth!"

The young prince smiled coldly, "How greedy! Such a corrupt official is in the capital, under the nose of my father. It's really ironic!"

Everyone pursed their lips and said nothing.

They don't have the courage of the Crown Prince to talk about His Majesty behind his back. They were caught by their father last time, and they still remember it vividly. They must not make the same mistake again.

However, they cannot speak, but they can still nod.

The Fifth Prince nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Minister Qian on the side only had money in his eyes, and he directly filtered out the complaints of the little Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, I really dug deep this time, and the gold was found in the secret room."

The Third Prince couldn't help but show off. The

little Crown Prince put one hand behind his back, his face was pale, and he leaned weakly on the fence beside the pond, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

He chuckled, "Third brother, do you think the job was done perfectly and nothing is left out?"

The third prince was very confident, "I have dug three feet deep, where else can he hide?"

The little prince looked at the frozen lotus pond in front of him, "Did you dig here?"

The third prince's face froze.

The little prince pointed to the rockery on the side, "Did you overturn it there?"

The third prince remained silent.

Sure enough, the prince is the prince, his mind is like a wasp's nest.

Those who had just stopped to rest took their tools and started to dig ice and rockery.

Fortunately, the prince brought people with him when he came over, and they joined in together, and the progress was rapid.

The third prince frowned, "We have already seized a lot of gold, silver and other valuables here. There shouldn't be

any more in other places, right?" "How do we know if we don't try? This minister is so greedy. He has been in office for nearly 20 years. Who knows when he started to be greedy? No one can guarantee that he won't hide the embezzled silver somewhere else."

The fifth prince spoke immediately. Anyway, he was completely on the side of the crown prince. Whatever the crown prince said was the truth.

"These are all the military supplies of our army, right? Minister Qian, don't bother putting these into the national treasury. Just give them directly to Prince Lian, and you won't have to bother with the storage and outgoing supplies."

The eldest and second princes who heard the news also came over. Seeing the golden gold and silver, the eldest prince, as the commander-in-chief of the army, was very happy.

The second prince, who was in charge of food and military supplies, was also very excited.

It's easier to get things done with money!

Although Minister Qian felt distressed, he didn't object. The confiscation of property was originally for this war.

However, it still had to be registered for later inspection.

"Third brother, you should be more careful, comprehensive, and thoughtful before doing anything, and learn more from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If the money is really copied again, we will lose a lot of military funds because of your mistake!"

The eldest prince sighed.

"Third brother, you really don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, salt, and salt until you are the head of the family!" The second prince also spoke.

"Not to mention other things, just the herbs and grains will cost a lot of money, and you may not be able to buy them."

"I really need money. If you make a mistake and copy a few boxes less, it means that the soldiers on the border will have fewer meals and use less herbs. They may even die because of the lack of these herbs."

The third prince was very depressed after being taught a lesson. He was surprisingly stubborn. "I have dug the whole yard three feet deep. There is no need to dig this rockery and lotus pond! It's a waste of effort!"

He glanced at Lu Zexu and complained, "Your Highness the Crown Prince likes to make trouble for people."

"Dig it up!"

"Dig it up!"

The two exclamations were like a slap in the face, slapping the third prince hard.

Everyone rushed over, and the first and second princes moved the fastest.

They saw that the lotus pond under the ice was filled with boxes wrapped in oilcloth. Everyone saw the results and worked harder!

This time, the first prince's personal soldiers also joined the search.

The speed of picking up boxes from the ice was even faster.

There was actually an underground secret room in the rockery. Although the secret room was not big, it was full of wooden boxes.

Everyone excitedly moved it outside.

In the rockery, 15 large boxes were seized, all filled with jewelry. When the boxes were opened, they were really glittering and magnificent, absolutely dazzling everyone's eyes.

The third prince was stunned. He simply couldn't believe it, and asked subconsciously, "How did you know there were boxes here?"

The little prince looked innocent, "I don't know, didn't the third brother say that I just like to torture people?"

The third prince: "..."

As a dignified prince, isn't he too vindictive!