The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

For a moment, the entire Pei family was filled with gloom.

Half an hour later, the people in Chang'an Prefecture sorted out the confiscated account books, in duplicate, and handed one copy to the people in the Hundred Cavalry Division.

The people in the Hundred Cavalry Division took the account books and looked through them.

"Thank you, magistrate, but next, the people in the Hundred Cavalry Division will have to go through it again."

"Please." The county magistrate of Chang'an Prefecture bowed in response.

Half an hour of search, so many people, even if the Pei family's house is big, there will be no omissions.

Even if the Hundred Cavalry Division goes through it again, what can they find?

When Pei Ji heard that the people in the Hundred Cavalry Division had to go through it again, his eyebrows raised and his expression became more solemn.

This big house of the Pei family in Chang'an City was a reward from Li Yuan after he ascended the throne.

It is said that this was once the residence of Yu Wenhuaji, the former Minister of the Imperial Household of the Sui Dynasty, in Chang'an City.

When Emperor Yang of Sui was the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, Yu Wenzhi was the palace guard. He often went in and out of Yang Guang's inner palace and was very close to Yang Guang.

Later, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, Yu Wenzhi and Yu Wenzhi violated the court ban and traded with the Turks in private, earning a lot of money, but this also angered Emperor Yang of Sui, who almost killed them both.

But they survived later, but they were demoted to slaves.

However, the wealth of the Yuwen family was accumulated in a real way. Later, after Yu Wenzhi's father Yu Wenshu died, Yu Wenzhi was appointed as the general of the Right Tunwei by Emperor Yang of Sui.

This mansion was built at that time.

But after it was built, Yu Wenzhi never lived here for a long time.

Emperor Yang of Sui liked to tour the world, and Yu Wenzhi accompanied him.

Until the 14th year of Daye, Yuwen Huaji strangled Emperor Yang in Jiangdu and proclaimed himself the Prime Minister. He was originally planning to lead more than 100,000 Sui soldiers back to Guanzhong. However, he was defeated by Li Mi of Wagang in Xuzhou due to internal and external troubles. Before his death, he killed the puppet emperor Yang Hao and proclaimed himself emperor.

While Yuwen Huaji was fighting fiercely with various forces outside, Li Yuan in Taiyuan also rose up and took Chang'an. All the property of the Yuwen family in Chang'an was taken into Li Yuan's pocket.

As a close minister of Li Yuan and an important minister who instigated Li Yuan to revolt, Pei Ji was given the best treatment by Li Yuan after arriving in Chang'an.

This luxurious house was awarded to Pei Ji.

After all, it was the residence of a favorite minister and a powerful official in the imperial capital. The residence was magnificent and splendid. After the residence was given to Pei Ji, Pei Ji also adjusted and renovated some places based on the original layout of the residence.

It was obvious that he had spent money.

The vermilion gate was towering, and there were a pair of finely carved stone lions on the left and right of the gate, which looked lifelike.

In the entire Pei family, the pair of stone lions at the gate were the cleanest.

The courtyard inside the house was exquisite, and the exotic flowers and plants in the yard were scattered and beautiful. The house had flying eaves and arches, carved beams and painted buildings, which were beautiful. The walls were inlaid with exquisite carved window lattices.

At this time, the sun was just right, shining through the exquisite carvings and falling on the ground, forming mottled light and shadow. If there were no people from the Hundred Cavalry Division rushing by, it would be a beautiful and quiet scene.

The furnishings in the house are luxurious yet elegant. The furniture made of precious wood exudes a faint fragrance, and the exquisite silk curtains dance in the wind.

The people of the Baiqi Division have carefully searched every room. In addition to the wealth displayed in the open, they also have to explore whether there are any hidden holes and compartments on the ground and walls of the Pei family that have not been discovered.

The Baiqi Division in the yard looked at the people of the Pei family.

"From the time when the Chang'an government office and the Baiqi Division surrounded the Pei family's house to the official search of the Pei family, how much property did you hide during this period? Tell us, so that you don't suffer physical pain after the search."

These people must have hidden a batch of wealth.

After all, the Pei family fell, the house was gone, and they were going to be driven out. How would they live in the future?

These people have to plan for themselves.

And the imperial court's order is to search the Pei family.

From the moment the order was issued, the things of the Pei family were no longer the Pei family's.

No matter how hard these people hid, they were hiding the court's money, not the Pei family's money.

"Your Excellency, please be clear. Most of the Pei family's property is in the warehouse. As for whether there are other properties, we don't know."

The people from the Hundred Riders Division looked at Pei Ji.

"Haven't you already searched it? After leaving the palace, I went directly to the Zongzheng Temple and followed your people back to the Pei family. I didn't have time to hide any property.

Even when I packed the clothes in the package, I did it under your eyes."

"I hope what you said is true. Don't let us find out anything." The people from the Hundred Riders Division said casually, then he looked at the county magistrate of Chang'an Prefecture.

"The Hundred Cavalry Division will search the entire house next. It will probably take at least two hours. If the county magistrate has other things to do, he can leave the officials in the government office and go back to the government office on his own."

The Hundred Cavalry Division is going to search, which is a meticulous job.

Because they saw the account books sealed by the Chang'an government office, the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division felt that Pei Ji had been an official for so many years and was favored by the emperor. He had received countless rewards from the palace, and the amount in the account books was too little.

In other words, there were not many people from the Hundred Cavalry Division, but they were all people with unique skills. When they carefully searched the Pei family's house for the second time, each of them took out their tools.

Listening.

The aristocratic families have accumulated a lot of money over generations.

But if you say that Pei Ji's family has a foundation, it is not that foundation.

Pei Ji's father, Pei Yu, was also an official. He was born in Hedong and served as the governor of Bohai in the Northern Wei Dynasty. However, when it came to Pei Ji's generation, he had drifted away from the Pei family in Hedong. When he was young, he was protected by his ancestors and was appointed as the chief clerk of the state at the age of 14.

In the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, he served as the left guard. Because of his good flattery, he was promoted from the imperial censor to the deputy supervisor of Jinyang Palace in the Daye period.

It was at that time that Pei Ji hooked up with Li Yuan, so Li Yuan always called Pei Ji Pei Jian in private.

It was the official position at that time.

When Pei Ji was in the pre-Sui Dynasty, his father died when he was in his twenties. He had no background. It was only after Li Yuan's uprising that he followed Li Yuan and became prosperous. Since the Wude period, he has been promoted all the way, all relying on Li Yuan's affection.

After all, Pei Ji..... mediocre in intelligence, never won a battle when leading troops, and had no political achievements in handling political affairs.

Although the Tang Code was revised, Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the Zhenguan period, discovered during the revision that the Tang Code during the Wude period was full of errors and omissions.

There was nothing to recommend.

For a person like this, whose wealth was accumulated during the Wude period, would he just leave his treasures in the warehouse and collect dust?