Chapter 831, Treasure
"Yuan Yao!"
"Yiyi!"
Daohua held Dong Yuanyao close, and before the two could exchange a few words, Sun Changze said to Xiao Yeyang with a serious face: "This time when I returned to Beijing, I found that there were two passenger ships with very deep draft docked at the Jingyun Wharf."
"Normally, a passenger ship shouldn't be so deep in the water. I wanted to go over and take a look, but before I even got in the water, I spotted a patrolling man on the passenger ship. Can you guess who that man was?"
Xiao Yeyang raised his eyebrows: "Could it be a Hu person?"
Dong Yuanyao interrupted, "Those are the barbarians we followed back."
Xiao Yeyang's expression turned serious. "No wonder my people couldn't find them. They hid in the water."
Sun Changze: "There must be something hidden on that passenger ship. I was afraid that they would find it and alert them like last time, so I didn't dare to go forward to investigate. I brought Yuan Yao here to inform you at night."
Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua and said, "You entertain Madam Sun. I will go to the Jingyun Wharf with Changze now. Maybe we will know the purpose of Xiao Yechi's return to Beijing soon."
Daohua nodded: "Be careful."
After the two men rode away, Dong Yuanyao pulled Daohua aside and asked, "Who is Xiao Yechi that the young prince just mentioned?"
As Daohua and Dong Yuanyao walked towards Gu Jian's yard, they said, "The Eighth Prince's son."
Dong Yuanyao's face immediately darkened: "Why haven't all the Eight Princes' followers been eliminated yet?"
The Dong family was stripped of their title because they were involved in the Eighth King case. She felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart for people and things related to the Eighth King.
Daohua sighed, "Who says it's not true? We killed and captured so many people before, and we thought the matter was over, but we never expected that the son of the Eighth Prince would appear again."
"Xiao Yechi has been secretly stirring up trouble since returning to the capital this time. Furthermore, he's been secretly communicating with the Duke of Wei's Mansion. If his actions are exposed, the capital will be shaken three times."
Dong Yuanyao suddenly raised the corner of his mouth: "Amitabha, it's good that Xiao Yechi is back! The fact that the Duke of Weiguo Mansion is secretly communicating with him proves that the Duke of Weiguo Mansion is also a member of the Eight Princes' faction. They can't escape this time."
Whether the Duke of Weiguo was beheaded or his property was confiscated and he was exiled, he would no longer pose a threat to the Dong family.
Afterwards, Daohua took Dong Yuanyao to see Gu Jian. Thinking that Dong Yuanyao was tired from the journey, Daohua let her rest after lunch, while she accompanied Gu Jian to take care of the medicinal fields and chatted about family matters.
It was not until late at night that Xiao Yeyang and Sun Changze returned.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Xiao Yeyang entered the room and saw Daohua still leaning against the head of the bed, flipping through a medical book.
Daohua put down the medical book and got off the bed. "This is the experience that Master just compiled. I think it's quite helpful, so I read it for a while longer." She helped Xiao Yeyang take off his coat. "How is it? Did you learn anything?"
Xiao Yeyang nodded: "Xiao Yechi's intentions when he came back this time are indeed not small. We found a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry on the passenger ship."
Daohua opened her eyes wide: "Where did it come from?"
Xiao Yeyang's face was a little serious: "Yeah, where did they come from? Judging from their appearance, they must have been transported on several ships."
Daohua tentatively asked, "Could it be something left behind by the Wan family?"
Xiao Yeyang frowned: "If it was the Wan family, how did they get it out of the city gate?"
Daohua reminded him, "Don't forget, Xiao Yechi has the help of the Duke of Wei, and Luo Honghao is the commander of the Beijing Guards. It shouldn't be difficult for him to help transport some things, right?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head and rejected the suggestion. "It's true that Luo Honghao is the commander of the Beijing Guards. Transporting one or two trucks is possible, but transporting the volume of several ships is impossible without being noticed. Also, my people have been keeping an eye on Luo Honghao all this time and haven't noticed anything unusual about him."
Daohua: "Secret passage?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head again: "When the Wan family was confiscated and exterminated, the Jiang family turned their house upside down. If there really is a secret passage, with the means of Cheng Engong, he must have known it."
Daohua was at a loss: "Those gold, silver and jewelry must have a source. If they weren't left by the Wan family, where else could they have come from?"
Xiao Yeyang: "This is a huge matter. I will go to the palace tomorrow morning to tell my uncle."
The next day, the palace.
When the Emperor heard that Xiao Yeyang had entered the palace before dawn and had skipped breakfast, he summoned him and asked, "What happened? Why are you in such a hurry to see me?"
Xiao Yeyang immediately reported the discovery of gold, silver and jewelry on the ship.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor sneered, "I finally understand why the entire treasury was empty when I first ascended the throne. Father truly has good intentions for the Eighth Prince!"
When the late emperor was mentioned, everyone in the hall couldn't help but lower their heads.
After a long while, the emperor spoke again: "You didn't alarm them, did you?"
Xiao Yeyang shook his head.
The Emperor: "That's good. Keep a close eye on that group of people. I really want to see where your grandfather hid the treasures in the national treasury. Even the Queen Mother and the Jiang family couldn't find them."
Xiao Yeyang nodded in agreement, and then talked about Sun Changze and Dong Yuanyao who discovered this.
The Emperor: "Since the Sun family is part of the Cao Gang, we should give them some convenience in the future."
On the third day of watching the passenger ship, someone carried a few heavy boxes onto the ship, and then the ship sailed north.
Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang immediately gave in and asked Gan Dang and Sun Changze to follow the ship with a team of secret guards: "Once we leave the territory of the capital, we will seize the ship."
He then led his men to follow the porters in an attempt to find the location of the treasure.
After following them all the way, Xiao Yeyang discovered that those people were not heading towards the city gate at all. On the contrary, they were getting further and further away.
"Master, those people don't look like trained secret guards and assassins."
Xiao Yeyang also noticed it. Looking at the porters talking and laughing in front, he felt that they were a group of ordinary laborers.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
When passing through a forest, several arrows flew out from the woods, and in just a few moments, all the porters were shot to death.
"Don't go out."
Xiao Yeyang stopped the secret guard who was about to go forward to investigate and waited silently.
After a while, a man in black came out. After making sure that everyone was dead, he released a carrier pigeon.
When Xiao Yeyang saw this, he immediately ordered the arrest of the people and the pigeons.
When the man in black saw Xiao Yeyang and others, his expression changed and he turned around and wanted to run away, but when he was surrounded, he immediately bit the poison in his mouth and died with foam at the mouth.
Although the carrier pigeon was caught, there were only two words "successful" on the note.
Xiao Yeyang took his people back in frustration.
Fortunately, Sun Changze and his men had some gains. Not only did they seize the gold, silver and jewelry on the ship, they also successfully captured a living Hu man.
The Hu people were Tatars. Although they had followed Xiao Yechi for two or three years, they were far less loyal than the death warriors and secret guards. They were reluctant to sacrifice their own lives and did not take the poison.
After being tortured, the Hu man could no longer bear it and bowed to Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang: "Where did the gold, silver and jewelry on the ship come from?"
The Hu people shook their heads and said, "I don't know. The Prince Consort doesn't trust us Tatars. Since coming to Daxia, I have only been responsible for guarding and patrolling the periphery."
Seeing the secret guard approaching him with a red-hot iron, the Hu man hurriedly said, "I really don't know, but I know there are two treasures, one inside the capital and one outside the capital."
Xiao Yeyang's expression turned serious: "How did you transport it out of the capital?"
The Hu man wanted to shake his head again, but when he saw the branding iron coming towards him again, he quickly said, "I only know that it's related to the Duke of Wei's Mansion. I didn't participate in the specific transportation. It seems that there must be some secret passage."
(End of this chapter)
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