Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 462 The Academy Case Introduction A Strange Book
He Liu led his son He Shizhong, surrounded by dozens of guards in brocade clothes, to a courtyard in Beicheng.

This courtyard is the home of He Xinzhou, head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

The capital is a place where every inch of land is expensive.He Xinzhou, a small official of the sixth or seventh rank, usually buys a small courtyard house as a mansion.

He Liu asked He Shizhong to carry the innocence box on his back, and walked around the courtyard first.

He Liu taught his son: "Before ransacking the house, you should go through the whole house first. This way you will have a solid foundation in your heart."

He Shizhong obediently said: "Oh, I got it, Dad. By the way, I remember Grandpa Hu said when he was alive, when you ransacked your house, your nose was smarter than a dog. I don't understand, do all those gold and silver treasures have a smell? Can the nose smell it?"

He Liudao: "The so-called smell of silver is just a fleeting intuition. Practice makes perfect. When you are like me and have copied thousands of official residences, you will also have a keen sense of smell for gold and silver treasures!" "

After finishing speaking, He Liu led He Shizhong into He Xinzhou's bedroom in the east.

He Liudao: "You first copy the bedroom with the method I taught you. Then I will fill in the omissions."

He Shizhong nodded, and took out "Tiger on the Wall" and "Listening to the Ground" from the innocence box.

First, He Shizhong "scraped the wall" with a tiger on the wall.There are no hidden compartments on the four walls of the bedroom.

Then, He Shizhong began to listen to the land with the land.

"Boom boom boom".He Liuyi stomped his feet, and He Shizhong heard something strange.

"Father, there seems to be a hidden grid."

He Liu nodded: "There is indeed a hidden space."

He Shizhong leaned down, pulled out the Xiuchun knife, and pried up a piece of the floor.Under the floor, there is a hidden compartment one foot square.In the dark compartment, lay a book quietly.

He Shizhong took out this book, flipped through it, and exclaimed: "Father, when I was studying with the emperor in Yongshou Palace, Mr. Zhang taught us: there is a golden house in the book. My God, in this book, There really is a golden house!"

After finishing speaking, He Shizhong handed the book to He Liu.

He Liu flipped through the book.I saw that every three pages of the book, there was a 3000 tael bank note.The book has more than 300 pages in total, and when added up, there are actually 30 bank notes, which is a huge amount of [-] taels!
He Shizhong asked: "Father, you often say that even a small official can be greedy. This He Xinzhou is only a sixth-grade sesame official, and he managed to amass more than 30 taels of silver. It's really shocking!"

He Liu smiled: "It's not surprising. Don't underestimate any inconspicuous person. In the 39th year of Jiajing, a soldier named Ding Wang blackmailed hundreds of officials and amassed tens of millions of taels. Heh, He Xinzhou is the cousin of the great celebrity He Xinyin. I never thought that the cousin of the famous celebrity is also a corrupt official!"

He Liu casually flipped through the book with the money in it.The words in the book do not make sense.

"In Tiandeming, Zhang Mingna's new residence is Pian'an, and Yu Zhengnuo said that Fa Xiaoli, Pingde, and Hu Yuanting are also here."

Throughout the book, there are such incomprehensible sentences, just like a heavenly book.

He Liu and his son carefully searched He Xinzhou's courtyard.Except for the thick stack of bank notes totaling 30 taels, they got nothing.

After leaving the courtyard, He Liu led his son to the lobby of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.He Xinzhou is currently being imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Above the lobby, Hong Chaoxuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, cupped his hands and said, "Sixth Master, why are you here?"

He Liu smiled: "A big corrupt official was found in the ransacking of the house. This big corrupt official used to be a subordinate of your Hong Butang. Of course I'm going to come to the Ministry of Punishment."

Hong Chaoxuan asked, "Who is the big corrupt official Liu Ye mentioned?"

He Liu replied: "He Xinzhou."

Hong Chaoxuan shook his head: "Sixth Master, don't be joking! He Xinzhou is a poor and corrupt scholar. He has been my subordinate for more than ten years, and I know him too well! He is really confused in his work. The misjudgment of the Yang family property case is the ironclad proof of his confusion! But to say that he is a corrupt official is an exaggeration."

He Liu said with a smile: "Hong Butang, you know people and faces but don't know your heart! Do you know how much money I copied from his house?"

Hong Chaoxuan asked: "How much money?"

He Liu stretched out three fingers.

Hong Chaoxuan asked, "300 taels?"

He Liu shook his head.

"Ten taels?"

He Liu still shook his head.

"Ah, it can't be 3 taels?"

He Liu smiled and said, "Hong Butang underestimated your subordinate too much! Let me tell you. I was at his house and copied out 30 taels of bank notes!"

Hong Chaoxuan was stunned: "30 taels? Sixth Master, are you kidding me?"

He Liu smiled and said, "The Ministry of Punishment is the head of the three jurisprudence divisions. How solemn is the lobby of your ministry. Why am I joking here?"

Hong Chaoxuan frowned: "It shouldn't be. He Xinzhou is just in charge. I have already known that he is confused. Therefore, in these years, I have never entrusted him with a major case. The case of the Yang family's wealth, so She’s family property is only 3000 taels. Where can he get 30 taels of silver?”

He Liudao: "Where did you get the money from? If you hand it over to me, the truth will naturally come to light."

Hong Chaoxuan said: "The Sixth Lord means to transfer He Xinzhou to Beizhen Fusizhao Prison?"

He Liu nodded: "Yes. Please also ask Hong Butang to open a handover document. I can go to your Ministry of Punishment prison to lead someone."

Hong Chaoxuan said: "Okay, I'll issue you a document for handing over the prisoner."

He Liu took the documents, came to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and brought He Xinzhou to Fusi Prison in Beizhen.

He Liu was not in a hurry to interrogate He Xinzhou.He first found Li Zipian.

Li Zipian cupped his hands and asked, "Sixth brother, are you looking for me?"

He Liu turned his head to He Shizhong and said, "Give the Lao Shizi I found at He Xinzhou's house to your eleventh uncle."

When He Shizhong heard the words, he quickly handed over the book with the bank note to Li Zipian.

He Liudao: "Old Eleven, you are proficient in deciphering secret words. I read this book, and the whole article is nonsense. It seems to be written in secret words. Let's see, can you decipher it?"

Li Zipian casually flipped through a few pages and discovered the clue.He exclaimed: "My God! The person who wrote this book really ate a bear's heart and a leopard's guts!"

(End of this chapter)