Volume II Fengqi Anxi House Chapter 141: Robbery and Digging of Graves
The position of county governor has great authority and attracts countless people to spy on him.
Those people might take this opportunity to unseat the county governor and ascend to the throne themselves.
This is what Prefect Xu is worried about!
Although the county governor is still the same county governor now, who can guarantee tomorrow?
"Is it just the county guard behind you?" The host laughed, "Where's the one from Jingzhao Mansion?"
"What?"
Prefect Xu was shocked, with a look of disbelief on his face.
The one from Jingzhao Mansion is Prefect Xu’s trump card.
That one is Prefect Xu’s greatest support!
But Prefect Xu kept this matter extremely secret. Where did the poster in front of him find out about it?
Xu Taishou realized that he had lost his composure and quickly regained his composure. He smiled bitterly and said, "The poster is joking. I only go to Jingzhao Mansion very few times. How can I have connections in Jingzhao Mansion?"
"Every year, nearly 13,000 taels of gold disappear from your books. Those 3,000 taels of gold are dedicated to the county governor. The remaining 10,000 taels of gold are given away by Xu Taishou. Don't you know that you don't know what's going on in your heart?
Who did you give it to? Why do you need to ask?"
The host was very calm and knowledgeable about everything.
"May I ask the host if you have an spy in my house?" Xu Taishou was furious.
He was a prefect after all, and someone was setting up spies around him, but he didn't even know it.
Prefect Xu quickly made plans in his mind to find out the spy.
The host smiled and said nothing, and did not answer, as if he acquiesced.
"Ahem... Since the poster knows, I won't hide it. He is also my supporter, but he alone cannot make this happen. I want to use the poster's power to get to that position!" said Prefect Xu!
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"The position of the county guard?" the host sneered, "You've taken a step too far! Do you think it's possible?"
"It all depends on human effort!" Being laughed at, Xu Taishou didn't take it seriously at all, but said seriously.
"You think too highly of yourself, and you think too highly of me. The position of county governor is the real official of the feudal territory. The thirty-six counties and one hundred and eight prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all important positions."
"You are already one of the governors of one hundred and hundred mansions, so why do you need to wade into this muddy water?"
"If you are not careful, not only will you lose the position of county governor, but you may also lose the position of prefect."
The host waved his hand, "It's useless for Prefect Xu to find me, so you should go back. If you still want to see me because of this matter, then there is no need!"
"The poster has roots in Anxi Mansion, and I am also in Anxi Mansion. If I can ascend to the position of county governor, I will also be a help to the poster in the future, and we can rely on each other." Xu Taishou was unwilling to accept it and said hurriedly.
"see a visitor out!"
The host said.
Xu Taishou still wanted to say something, but a young man came over and said, "Xu Taishou, please! The host has no guests!"
"snort!"
Prefect Xu had no choice but to flick his sleeves and leave.
…
When I woke up, it was ten minutes past noon.
Lu Jiuzhang found Bai Xiaosu, the big black dog, and the one-armed villain, and planned to go to the first floor for dinner.
When I walked downstairs, I saw a boy leading a middle-aged man with a dark face towards the outside.
The middle-aged man was full of majesty, and he was probably a big shot.
Without thinking much, Lu Jiuzhang went to the first floor to eat.
The big black dog took a look at the price of the dishes, and the next second, he couldn't help but cursed, "Gan, you're stealing money!"
"Don't be too rash, it will appear that we are from a small place. We must be cautious, and our face will not change even if the mountain collapses." Lu Jiuzhang reminded, "Whether you are a human or a dog, you must have self-restraint!"
Lu Jiuzhang followed the big black dog's eyes and looked at the dishes...
"Damn it, is it so expensive?"
The most expensive dish actually costs dozens or even hundreds of gold.
Lu Jiuzhang, three people and one dog, lived in [Yingtian Restaurant] for half a month and only had sixty taels of gold.
The most expensive dish costs one hundred and eighty taels of gold, which is almost one hundred and eight thousand taels of silver.
This is too expensive!
After looking at the vegetable prices for about a quarter of an hour, Lu Jiuzhang chose a few plates of vegetarian dishes and a few staple dishes.
Adding these vegetarian dishes and staple foods together, it costs five hundred taels of silver.
It’s so expensive!
Half a tael of gold was just gone.
…
The food was served very slowly, and Lu Jiuzhang was bored waiting.
Fortunately, there was not only Lu Jiuzhang's table in the lobby of this inn, but also many guests nearby, who must have taken refuge inside.
There was only one person at one table. The person had a sad face, said nothing, and just drank.
The other table was much more lively, and the things they talked about were a little weird.
"Everyone, I've almost run out of money these days, so I have to find an opportunity to kill him again," one of them said.
"Hey, I've chosen the location, but it's a bit difficult. It's definitely not possible for three or four of us. We have to find a way to get a few people to join us."
"Pulling people? It's even harder. After all, it's a matter of annihilating one's descendants and being punished by God. I guess not many people would dare to do it, right?"
"Hey, what's there to be afraid of? We all entered this business just for money, aren't we? Money understands people's hearts. If you are afraid of poverty, you will do anything!"
"..."
They didn't shy away from everyone, they chatted loudly, as if they were afraid that others wouldn't know.
"Bro!"
One of the men with a sly look saw Lu Jiuzhang glance at them and couldn't help but said, "Brother, are you interested in joining the gang? Let's make a fortune together. If we don't make a move once, we can keep it for three years."
"Stop talking, you still have to make hundreds or even thousands of taels of gold."
The man said with a smile.
"Gan, what kind of business is this? Making money like this? This beast is so excited." The big black dog asked.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you can be a monster. As long as you join, I'll share with you." The sinister-looking man said, "Since you can live in [Yingtian Restaurant], you must have encountered trouble."
"But [Yingtian Restaurant] is a place where every inch of land is precious. With the little money you have, how long can you live there? You might as well work with my brothers. Judging from your strength, I guess it's not bad."
"Now that we have made money, we will live in [Yingtian Restaurant] until we die. Who dares to cause trouble for us?"
The big black dog was about to move in his heart, "Then you should tell me quickly what kind of business you do?"
"Hey, touch gold!" said the man with a sinister eyebrow.
"Grave robbing? Digging graves?"
Lu Jiuzhang felt goosebumps all over his body. He was really not interested in this matter.
He was indeed punished by God and had no descendants!
"Hey, brother, don't be too nervous. Let's not go to those big tombs that are too dangerous. If we want to dig, we can dig the ancestral graves of those high-ranking officials who were unkind."
"There are a lot of good things buried there!"
"For example, our prefect Xu, his second uncle's grave was dug up by a few of our brothers. The prefect Xu was so angry that his teeth were itching, but what could he do?"
"We hid in [Yingtian Restaurant], wouldn't we still be safe?"
