Chapter 219: The Massive Treasures of the Mud Society
Qin Yun raised the corner of his mouth and walked into the eighth eunuch's prison cell.
I saw him lying there bloody, his fingers were penetrated, and blood was dripping out.
He looked at Qin Yun with gray and frightened eyes and begged: "Save...save me, I'm going to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die..."
"Please, Your Majesty, I can tell you what you want to know. Please spare my life."
On the edge of life and death, he was afraid!
Keep praying and be as humble as an ant.
Qin Yun glanced at Qi Yong, who immediately brought in the imperial doctor to stop the bleeding and take medicine to stabilize his declining life.
After everything is done.
Qin Yun said coldly: "I can save you, or I can make you die in pain."
"From now on, if I ask you a question, you will answer a question. Do you understand?"
The eighth Taibao was soaked all over and nodded in pain.
"May I have your name?"
"Hu Run."
"What is the name of Mr. Cao, the first eunuch who was not arrested?"
"Cao Hui..." He was trembling as he spoke, betraying the boss obviously frightened him.
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "Where is Cao Hui now?"
Hu Run looked pale, looked around, swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty: "I told you, can you keep it a secret for me and let me leave safely?"
"Humph, do you think I am a Bodhisattva? I said that if I ask you a question, you should answer a question!"
"It seems you don't understand the rules!" Qin Yun sneered.
Immediately, officials from the Ministry of Punishment came forward to prepare for another torture.
Hu Run was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split apart, he trembled and cried: "Your Majesty, I don't dare!"
"I just want to survive. If you don't keep it a secret for me and the news that I betrayed everyone leaks out, I will die miserably. No one can save me!"
Qin Yun frowned: "I will kill Cao Hui, you don't have to be afraid."
"No!"
He said in fear: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. The power of the Ni'er Society is not that simple, especially my eldest brother Cao Hui, whose hands and eyes can reach the sky."
"Even if he dies, someone will help him take revenge!"
"Whoever he wants to die is just a matter of moving his fingers."
Hearing this, Qin Yun's eyes flashed with cold light.
"Hmph, a thief is so rampant! Then you mean that if Cao Hui wants to kill me, I can only accept his fate?"
Hu Run's eyes trembled and he begged for mercy: "No, that's not what I meant. It would be very easy for my elder brother to kill me."
Qin Yundao: "Then tell me, what kind of forces does Cao Hui have? Where are they now?"
"As long as you explain everything, I can grant you a pardon."
Hu Run struggled, with beads of sweat covering his face. When he saw Qin Yun's face turning cold, he said, "I don't know much about my eldest brother's connections."
"I heard from the second master that he is currently practicing Buddhism at Chaotian Temple in Zhongnan Mountain."
As soon as the words fell, the air almost solidified.
It’s Chaotian Temple again!
Qi Yong and other ministers looked stern. Last year, Chaotian Temple was still the "No. 1 Holy Temple" awarded by the imperial court. It often allocated funds and responded to all requests. It was regarded as a special place of worship for the royal family.
But now he is actually related to the Ni'er Society.
A bloodthirsty and unscrupulous organization and a Buddhist holy place, it is difficult for people to connect with each other.
"Your Ni'er Club is very close to Chaotian Temple?" Qin Yun narrowed his eyes.
"No, none of the twelve of us have ever been to Chaotian Temple, and we don't believe in Buddhism." Hu Run shook his head.
"It's just that my eldest brother goes to Chaotian Temple every year. It seems... he seems to have a close relationship with the monks there. Meihua once went to ask about it, but was given a warning by his eldest brother."
"From then on, we never dared to ask any questions about Chaotian Temple."
Qin Yun's eyes flashed with coldness. He used to think that this temple was just greedy for money and stealing reputation. But now, he seriously suspected that this temple had ulterior secrets.
"Second question, was it Wang Min who falsely conveyed the imperial edict to kill the feudal official, right?" Qin Yun asked.
A trace of doubt appeared in Hu Run's eyes, and he said: "Wang Min? I have never heard of her!"
He was afraid and said: "The affairs of the feudal officials were done by my master. They collected two boxes of gold. It has nothing to do with me."
"The person who contacted Master is a young man named Gongsun Zan. I really don't know about Wang Min you are talking about."
Qin Yun looked at him deeply: "You didn't participate, how did you know that the person who contacted the master was named Gongsun Zan?"
Hu Run immediately said: "Today! Earlier today on the Grand Canal, this Gongsun Zan came to us and told us not to come to Zhangyu Wharf, saying that there was an ambush from the imperial court!"
Ding!
Qi Yong and others all wiped away cold sweat.
This means that the dock operation was leaked. Is there a traitor?
Qin Yun's face was cold and he continued to ask: "Since you knew there was an ambush, why did you come here to throw yourself into the trap? Is it really for Mr. Plum Blossom?"
Hearing this, Hu Run seemed a little secretive.
"Speak quickly!" Qin Yun roared.
Hu Run was so frightened that he trembled all over and kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, it's because there is a huge treasure from Ni'erhui at Zhangyu Pier, and we must get it back."
"And the brothers of the Mu'er Society are all proficient in water-based skills and are not afraid of being surrounded."
"But who would have thought that you would poison the river..."
"Treasure?" Qin Yun's eyes lit up.
Although after his reshuffle and rectification, Daxia's finances are now much better than before, they are still at a difficult level.
He deeply knew how important money was to the court. If nothing else, if he used troops against Xiliang in the future, the military expenditure would be a huge expenditure.
"Get a pen and paper!"
"Hu Run, immediately draw for me the places where your Ni'er Club hides its secret money and food. If you dare to miss any place, I will skin you!"
Hearing this, Hurun was so frightened that he almost urinated.
"Your Majesty, you must keep your promise and save my life." He swallowed and took the pen and paper tremblingly.
Qin Yun nodded: "As long as you obey, I will give you a life!"
Hurun felt relieved and prepared to write.
But suddenly he stopped.
He raised his head and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Your Majesty, this paper is not enough to write on."
hiss……
Qin Yun took a deep breath and said in surprise: "Ni'er will have a lot of wealth?"
Hu Run nodded: "The thirteen halls each have their own business, and most of the accumulated wealth is stored in warehouses. At Meihua's Zhangyu Wharf, the silver alone must be at least hundreds of thousands of taels in recent years..."
Hearing this, Qin Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"Write!"
"Write it down for me, immediately!"
"It's all ill-gotten gains, people who burned, killed, looted, and confiscated them all!"
He was a little excited. Once such a large amount of money was collected, the expansion of the army could be put back on the agenda.
Hurun's heart ached, and the accumulation of many years was finally washed away.
But he had nothing to hesitate. He immediately wrote quickly and wrote down the locations of warehouses in various places, otherwise he would not even be able to save his life.
Densely written on rice paper.
After a while.
"Your Majesty, please take a look... There are more than a dozen silver vaults and a lot of jewelry and goods. It is not an exaggeration to call them treasures."
"Young man, I'm dedicating it to the imperial court now, hoping that I can make up for my past mistakes." Hu Run wiped his cold sweat and said, asking for credit.
Qin Yun took a deep breath of air, his eyes gleamed, and he yelled.