Chapter 11 There is a problem
Lin Mobai was so shocked by the dazzling golden light that his eyes almost popped out.
He looked around and found that in addition to the gold and silver jewelry in the warehouse, there was unexpectedly gold and silver powder on the ground. He
squatted down and observed carefully, a little puzzled, "No matter how extravagant it is, there shouldn't be gold and silver powder everywhere."
If someone came in and out, the gold and silver powder would be all over the Prime Minister's Mansion. Wouldn't everyone in the mansion know about it?
Unable to figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. After taking a small piece of silver from each box, Lin Mobai prepared to leave.
Who knows——
"Who is in the warehouse?!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came from outside!
Lin Mobai's face changed, and he didn't care too much, so he jumped out of the window and left.
When the prime minister heard the noise and hurried over in his outer robe, he only saw the broken window and was immediately furious. "Waste! A bunch of waste! How dare they break into my prime minister's residence!"
And even into his inner storehouse? !
He immediately ordered all the people on duty tonight to be beaten to death. They
immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Why is the prime minister so angry?"
In the darkness, a tall figure walked out slowly, the moonlight poured on his face, his face was handsome and unbelievably handsome, his white clothes fluttered, and the whole person was like a banished immortal.
"Third Prince." Seeing the newcomer, the Prime Minister suppressed his anger and bowed to him, but there was lingering anger in his eyes. "These slaves are really useless. Fortunately, they broke into my private vault. If the thief knew that you were in my house... I'm afraid the consequences would be disastrous."
Song Chu was not in a hurry. "The Prime Minister does not need to worry about something that has not happened. It is useless to kill these people. It is better to let them make up for their mistakes and find out who broke into the Prime Minister's house at night."
He looked at the gold and silver powder on the ground and curled his lips.
The newcomer can't run away.
"The Third Prince has a kind heart!" The Prime Minister understood what he meant and shouted to the guards on the ground: "Did you hear me? Why don't you thank the Third Prince for his grace! If we can't find the thieves tonight, I will let your whole family be buried with you!"
In the Lin family study, after Lin Mobai returned, everyone gathered.
Lin Zhiyu took the lead and said: "My third brother and I reorganized the Ministry of Personnel's account books and found that it was indeed a mess since three years ago. The previous account books were clear and every entry and exit was recorded in the book, but now..."
Lin Ruqian took over the conversation.
"The problem now is that the accounts don't match!"
"The accounts paid out and paid in can't even be balanced! According to my experience, the Ministry of Personnel probably has another secret book, which is the real account book for the past three years!"
He has a lot of experience in this area, so his analysis is naturally very logical.
Lin Qiming was thoughtful.
"Three years ago..."
He always felt that this time node was very subtle.
Three years ago, the biological mother of the third prince, Concubine Rou, passed away.
It was also three years ago that the Shen family was in the position of prime minister.
"Dad, big brother, I also have gains here." Lin Mobai took out a few silver ingots from the Prime Minister's Mansion from his arms and unfolded them one by one in front of several people.
He pointed to one of them and said, "This one has the official seal of Jiangzhou printed on it."
"This one has the official seal of Quzhou printed on it."
"And this one..."
After counting carefully, there were official seals of more than ten places!
Lin Qiming's face changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder these places always have troubles due to natural disasters and man-made disasters!"
These places have suffered disasters one after another in recent years. The court has continuously allocated funds, but unexpectedly, all of them ended up in the prime minister's private warehouse. The people below complained that he pretended to be honest! The people in several places couldn't even eat brown rice, and couldn't even wear good clothes.
Lin Mobai nodded, "It seems that the prime minister's bribery is a foregone conclusion."
Lin Ruqian sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, Baoer reminded him. Otherwise, he would have thought that the prime minister was a rare, honest and good official who cared about the people as the rumors said!
Tsk tsk.
It's great to have a little treasure at home!
"But there is one thing I don't understand." Lin Mobai frowned and said, "I saw a lot of gold and silver powder in the storehouse of the prime minister's mansion. Is this too extravagant? I am a little puzzled."
Lin Zhiyu said, "The gold and silver powder you saw was probably spent by the prime minister in order to wipe off the official seal at the bottom of the gold and silver so that he could privatize the official silver and make it legitimate." Lin Qiming
looked at Lin Zhiyu with approval and asked, "Then why didn't you clean up the gold and silver powder and leave it on the ground on purpose?"
He just mentioned it a little, and Lin Zhiyu's face changed drastically. He pushed Lin Mobai down and lifted his feet to look at it.
"Brother? What are you doing, brother?" Lin Mobai looked confused, watching Lin Zhiyu take off his boots without thinking, and he screamed, "Brother! What kind of special hobby do you have!"
But the next moment, Lin Zhiyu blew out the candle.
A faint light appeared in the study.
"Fluorescent powder?!" Several people shouted.
Lin Zhiyu lit the candle again, dragged Lin Mobai and walked away, "Let's go."
He must erase all traces of Lin Mobai along the way!
Lin Mobai staggered, "Brother! I haven't put on my shoes yet..."
Looking at the backs of the two, Lin Qiming nodded secretly with approval.
The eldest brother is the most stable. As long as his character is not crooked and he can serve the people wholeheartedly, the second brother is reckless but has outstanding martial arts. The two brothers complement each other and will achieve great things in the future.
"What we need to find out now is where such a large amount of gold and silver came from!" Lin Qiming looked at Lin Ruqian, the only one in the study who had not figured out the situation yet. "Third brother, do you have any opinion on this matter?"
Lin Ruqian yawned sleepily. He has never been interested in official affairs. What he heard went in one ear and out the other. He couldn't analyze it clearly. If he had the time, he would rather look at the account book!
"Dad, I'm young... You'd better not consider me." Lin Ruqian said as he was quietly preparing to slip out. He saw Shen Xuelan holding Lin Baoer and walking towards the study room. He opened the door and shouted, "Mom! Baoer! You are here!"
He ran happily.
Lin Qiming was behind him, his face as black as charcoal.
This naughty monkey!
"You naughty monkey, have you upset your father again?" Shen Xuelan saw through him.
"Dad always wants me to learn about officialdom, but I'm really not interested. A man doesn't have to be good at writing or wielding swords and guns. I think it's fine for me to be like this. I can make a living by looking through the account books, enough for my family to eat and drink, and make a little money!" Lin Ruqian said arrogantly, "Anyway, I still have two brothers to support me if the sky falls."
He is the third child in the family. Lin Ruyu is steady and Lin Mobai can break ten wooden boards with one punch. He is used to being protected by his two brothers, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
Lin Qiming slapped him on the butt.
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