The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The ground listening device in the hands of the Hundred Cavalry Division is specially used to check the secret compartments under the walls and floor bricks in the mansion.

Since it is a house search, it must be searched carefully.

Even if it is not for finding money and treasures, the letters exchanged between officials must also be found.

This is to be sent to the palace for delivery.

This thing is much more important than money and goods.

The ground listening device is hung on the ground, and the Hundred Cavalry Division is divided into two groups, one responsible for listening and the other responsible for stomping feet to make noise.

If there is a secret compartment around, the sound can be heard, but the range is not large, so you need to listen to one place and then change to another place.

Therefore, the talents of the Hundred Cavalry Division told the officials of Chang'an Prefecture that it would take more than two hours to search such a large house, even if the Hundred Cavalry Division has many people.

The Pei family's house is too big.

Not only the house, but also the rockery and artificial lake in the backyard must be carefully explored.

We have to dive into the lake and check the bottom of the water.

If we go down and can't find out, we have to throw all the water out.

Listen to the ground and the wall.

Those who do this job have to have sharp ears and can hear anything wrong.

After two hours, the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division were exhausted. The people outside the government office, including the Jinwu Guards guarding the door, couldn't stand anymore and sat down on the ground to rest.

I don't know how long the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division will toss.

The Pei family is a wealthy family after all. Can they hide money in the secret compartment?

How could they know that the focus of the Hundred Cavalry Division is the letters between Pei Ji and other old officials of Wude in the dark.

If these things are handed over to His Majesty, then it will be clear about the specific list of participants behind the Pei family's previous rumor of locust plague.

Even if they don't bother them now, as long as the letter is in the palace and in the hands of His Majesty, those old ministers will have to think twice.

This is a knife hanging over their heads. When it can fall is all up to His Majesty.

The books and boxes in the study were taken out again, and they were carefully flipped through one by one. The boxes were also checked for interlayers, and the vases were turned upside down.

Even the desks had to be knocked carefully to listen for any noises.

"I don't believe that nothing can be found. This is too strange. Logically, before the end of the morning court today, Pei Ji would not have known that he would also be exiled. He had no time to hide these things." A Hundred Riders stood in the study, full of doubts.

In the back garden, a Hundred Riders had already started to go into the water to check the bottom of the lake.

After several rounds of tossing back and forth, nothing abnormal was found.

There were people from the Hundred Riders carefully checking the rockery.

"There's nothing wrong here."

"I don't have any problems here either."

"You're right, this rockery is really well made."

"I've never heard of the Pei family renovating this house. This should be what was left over from the past. The Pei family hasn't touched it."

"Oh, you mean the Yuwen family." A Hundred Riders nodded repeatedly: "According to the power and wealth of the previous owner of this house, Yuwen Huaji, it's not excessive to make such a thing."

"Let's go, let's go down, the probability of hiding something on this rockery is not high."

"Yes, it's in broad daylight, what good treasures are left here, don't waste it."

As the two talked, they walked down.

"Be careful, some of the stones on this rockery are still alive."

"The stacking is too careless."

"That can't be helped. We can't really carve out such a big stone. Where can we find it? Even if we find it, it's hard to transport it to this house. It's all stacked up.

However, I'm just a layman anyway, I can't appreciate the beauty of this thing."

"Who isn't?"

Another hour passed, and many people from the Hundred Riders Division gathered together.

"I didn't find anything unusual here."

"I didn't find anything unusual here."

"Nothing unusual in the backyard."

"Nothing unusual in the side yard."

The head of the Hundred Riders Division frowned.

He always felt that something was wrong.

It's that simple? Nothing was found?

Did the people from the Chang'an government office search so thoroughly?

"Wait here first." The head said.

After he finished speaking, he came to the courtyard where the Pei family was again.

"The Pei family is interesting." The leader of the Hundred Riders swept his eyes over the Pei family.

Some of them did not dare to look him in the eye.

Seeing that person, the leader walked up to him, drew out the long sword worn at his waist, and lifted the man's chin with the tip of the sword.

"I'll give you a chance to speak. If you think it's good, say it. If you don't want to say it, say it.My hands might tremble, and if they tremble, blood will come out. "

The Pei family member whose chin was lifted by the knife tip shuddered.

The knife was very cold.

"Sir, the emperor just told you to search the house." Pei Ji said, "In the entire Pei family, I am the only one who was exiled for the crime."

"For the others, even if the Pei family was searched and the house was confiscated, they just lost their place to live. Those who are not officials are not guilty. Those who are officials will be demoted three levels and will not be guilty in the future. It is not good for you to do this."

Pei Ji was protecting his family.

After hearing these words, the nervousness of the Pei family gradually disappeared and they became calm.

"The Baiqi Division does things differently from the government. What the government can do, the Baiqi Division can do, and what the government cannot do, the Baiqi Division can still do. "The man tightened his grip on the long knife, and then looked at the man he pointed at: "Whether you listen to me or not is up to you, but whether you can survive and be unscathed is up to me."

"I..." The man swallowed his saliva.

The head of the Hundred Riders Division saw this and understood.

There must be something wrong.

But what is it that I have forgotten?

"Boss, if they don't want to talk, then lock them up for two days."

"Yes, anyway, they are all exiled after their homes were confiscated, so it doesn't matter if they are locked up for a while. When the exile starts, they will be released. As for how long they will be locked up, isn't it up to you?"

"Lock them up?" The head of the Hundred Riders Division said, "Where?"

"In the Chang'an government office, in the prison cell, anywhere, even a random dungeon."

"What? !"

"Ah? Boss, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong with that?"

"No, say what you just said again."

"Lock him in the prison cell of the Chang'an government office."

"And."

"Anywhere is fine, even a dungeon will do."

"Dungeon!" The leading Hundred Riders suddenly realized.

Where is the place where people are imprisoned in this house? Where is the dungeon?

Since this house was where Yu Wenzhi lived in Chang'an before, how could there be no dungeon!