The golden Buddha is more than one foot high, and is carved with exquisite craftsmanship. The Buddha statue is solemn and placed in the Buddha niche.

Perhaps no one has come in these days, so the incense has been extinguished, and the incense ash in the incense burner seems to have not been processed for some time.

The King of Huainan has been preparing to launch an incident in the imperial tomb recently, and I think there is no time to spend in this Buddhist temple.

Dou Kui looked carefully, but did not see any strangeness. He looked at Qi Ning and lowered his voice and said, "Marty, is this golden Buddha strange?"

Qi Ning leaned closer to the golden Buddha, and Dou Kui also approached him. He had not yet understood what was going on. Qi Ning had already said softly: "Mr. Dou, it is said that if gold is touched frequently, it will gradually dim the luster due to sweat stains on the human body's texture. Is there such a statement?"

Dou Kui hurriedly said, "It's true." He knew that Qi Ning's words must be a reason. After taking a closer look, he found that the luster of the golden Buddha's waist and shoulders was indeed much dimmer than other places. He immediately understood something. Qi Ning looked at his expression and knew that he understood, and chuckled, "Master Dou, pick up the golden Buddha and take a look."

Dou Kui immediately stepped forward and reached out and carefully took off the golden Buddha. The golden Buddha was made of pure gold and was quite heavy. He took it down and the touch of his hands was exactly the waist and shoulders.

"The golden Buddha set up in the Buddhist temple will not move easily." Qi Ning said: "But this golden Buddha is obviously often moved."

Dou Kui nodded and said, "What the Marquis said is very true." He put the golden Buddha aside and approached the bronze pedestal where the golden Buddha was placed. The pedestal was in the shape of a lotus flower, which looked quite old. Qi Ning also looked closer and took a look. The lotus pedestal had six petals in total. Qi Ning quickly saw that there were some copper rust on the edges of the four petals.

Qi Ning didn't say nonsense, stretched out her hands, please grab the lotus petals with no copper rust on the edges of the two petals, and twisted slightly. Sure enough, the lotus seat was not fixed. With a slight force, the lotus seat was rotated. Then he heard a sound from behind. Dou Kui immediately turned to the back and said in a lost voice: "Marty, look at you!"

Qi Ning let go and quickly turned to the back, but saw a large blue brick on the ground automatically moving away, revealing a cave.

Dou Kui lowered his voice and said, "Marty, this should be the treasure of the King of Huainan." He looked inside and saw that it was pitch black inside and could not see clearly. In order to show his loyalty, he whispered: "Marty, please go down first to see what the situation is."

Qi Ning didn't say much, and took a small copper cup for sacrificing the Golden Buddha, walked to the entrance of the cave, threw the copper cup, and soon heard a crisp sound. Qi Ning smiled and said, "It's not very deep. Lord Dou is here to watch first, don't let someone come in, I'll go down and see what's going on."

Dou Kui said: "It's good, the marquis must be careful."

Qi Ning didn't hesitate, and spread her figure and jumped into it. It was indeed not very deep below. Qi Ning landed lightly on the ground. When her eyes were slightly accustomed to it, she saw a passage to the left. Then she walked carefully along the passage, and then took a fire stick from her body and burned it.

This fire note was presented by Qi Feng. When you go out, you can carry one or two fire note with you.

After walking for only a short distance, there was an iron door in front. The iron general held the door. Qi Ning easily cut off the iron lock with a cold blade and pushed open the door. There was a secret room inside. He held a fire note and went in. However, Qi Ning found that the secret room was neat and luxurious. The ground was covered with animal skins, and an antique rack made of high-quality mahogany was surrounded by antique frames. There was a soft couch in the middle. There was a table beside the soft couch, with an oil lamp on it.

Qi Ning turned off the fire note and lit the oil lamp, and the secret room suddenly became bright.

As the lights lit up, the surroundings were filled with brilliance. The antique stands were all decorated with precious antiques. Qi Ning carried his hands and turned around, knowing that the antiques in this secret room were the real best quality, and each piece looked very valuable. After roughly estimating, the total was no less than forty or fifty pieces.

Qi Ning sighed in his heart, thinking that someone said that the King of Huainan is rich and can rival the country. This statement does not seem too exaggerated. Only the treasures collected in the secret room will be an astonishing number once exchanged for silver.

The Huainan Prince's Mansion was confiscated. Qi Ning knew that even if these treasures were left here, they would not belong to Xiao Shaozong anymore. Once they were made public, they would have to be taken back to the treasury. What Dou Kui said before was true. If the old Sima Lan controls the Ministry of Revenue, these property will become the things in Sima Lan's hand.

The Sima family is now very powerful. If they have a large sum of silver in their hands, the silver will be able to make the Sima family's position in the court more stable. So even if one day the Sima family really takes the Ministry of Revenue, Qi Ning only hopes that what he gets is a government office full of holes, rather than a gold box full of warehouses.

Thinking of this, Qi Ning knew that these property must not enter the warehouse of the Ministry of Revenue.

He understood even more clearly that Sima Lan was aware of the wealth of the king's family in Huainan. The old man was cunning and might have already had the idea of ​​these property, but there was no reason to interfere on the surface, but he would definitely come up with other ways to get involved. Therefore, he had to transfer the treasures as soon as possible and completely control them in his own hands. Longtai issued an order early in the morning to come and preside over the house search, which was probably considered.

He had already understood Longtai's thoughts at this time. I thought that this was also a corruption under the order. If he handed over these things honestly, he would not only be ashamed of himself, but also ashamed of the emperor.

From the corner of his eyes, he suddenly saw a wooden box in the corner of the secret room. It looked inconspicuous. Qi Ning moved over, squatted down, carefully pulled the box out of the inside, picked it up and put it on the table. He only saw that the box was also locked with an iron lock, and was still cut off with a cold blade.

When I opened the box, I saw that there were neatly placed books inside. Qi Ning picked up the book above and opened it to read it. I saw that it was an account book that recorded the property details of the Huainan Prince's Mansion. Qi Ning looked through a few pages. In addition to recording the details of the fief of the Huainan King, there were also some shops controlled by the Huainan King behind the scenes.

Qi Ning put down the account book and took another one to read. There were lines of officials' names and positions written on it. There were 50 or 60 officials in the front and back. In addition to some Beijing officials, many of them were local officials. They also made note of them with a brush behind each official.

The first place is Dou Kui, the Minister of Revenue, who later showed credibility, and Qian Raoshun, the Minister of Justice, also marked credibility behind him.

Qi Ning sighed and thought to himself that although the King of Huainan has a noble status, he is obviously much worse than Sima Lan's mental skills. Qian Raoshun stabbed him at the most critical moment. No wonder it caused a fatal blow to the King of Huainan. The King of Huainan has always regarded Qian Raoshun as a credible person, so how could he be wary of Qian Raoshun being bribed by Sima Lan.

In addition, some officials marked the signs for investigation and also showed warnings. Qi Ning knew that this was actually the roster of the King of Huainan. Once this roster was in Sima Lan's hands, no one of the people on the roster could escape. Knowing that this roster was of great importance, he put the roster in his arms.

I saw a letter below, took a copy, glanced at it, and there was no signature on it. The letter had been opened. Qi Ning took out the letter paper inside, opened it, and looked at the oil lamp. It soon showed surprise and then became more and more serious.

The letter hidden here was quite a bit unremarkable without reading it. After taking a closer look, I was shocked. It was better to say it was a letter of loyalty.

Although no other party's name appears from beginning to end, and there is no signature, from the lines, Qi Ning has guessed who the letter was written by.

In addition to showing loyalty to the content of the letter, the most important thing is to reach a deal with the King of Huainan.

The other party will fully support the King of Huainan to seize the throne. Once the King of Huainan ascends to the Dragon, he will allocate all the counties of Xichuan to the other party, so that the other party can establish himself as kings, become a country alone, and become a vassal state of Great Chu.

Li Hongxin!

Qi Ning looked cold and had confirmed that the letter was written by Li Hongxin, the King of Shu in Xichuan. It can be judged from the paper that the letter had been a long time, at least not less than a year. In other words, at least one year ago, Li Hongxin had had secret dealings with the King of Huainan and reached a deal.

If the previous emperor had not yet passed away a year ago, it seems that when the previous emperor was still in power, the King of Huainan and Li Hongxin had a secret agreement.

Qi Ning could understand that the King of Shu was banned in Chengdu and had been under the strict surveillance of the court. As a person who once called the wind and rain in Xichuan, the tiger would certainly feel like it would not be good. Although the King of Huainan, as the relative of Emperor Taizu, not only did not inherit the throne, but also did not have much say in the court. Both of them were unsuccessful people, but they were both ambitious people. It was not too surprising that they reached a deal with each other.

The King of Shu needs to have a backer in the capital, while the King of Huainan needs the support of troops. If the King of Shu can cause trouble in Xichuan and find an opportunity to regain military power, the King of Huainan will be the inner supporter of the court. Even if the two cannot succeed in the end, it will definitely cause the State of Chu to suffer an unprecedented heavy blow.

Qi Ning suddenly realized that the incident in Xichuan Heiyan Cave might have been secretly planned by the King of Shu and Huainan King. Once the officers and soldiers really slaughtered the Black Cave, it would instantly arouse the rebellion of the Miao family's 72 caves. Once Xichuan becomes turbulent, Shu King Li Hongxin will definitely take the opportunity to raise a flagpole in Xichuan.

That was when the new emperor had just ascended the throne and the court was not stable. If Li Hongxin took the opportunity to control Xichuan and had the King of Huainan as his internal support, the consequences would be unimaginable. Thinking of this, Qi Ning felt a chill on his back and thought that fortunately the Black Rock Cave incident was quelled successfully with his mediation, otherwise the Chu State would have been war-burning.
Chapter completed!