"Ah" Cao Zhi was woken up by a scream. He turned around and saw that Queen Mother He had sat up from the bed, her face was as ferocious as a ghost, and her hair was soaked in Han water.
"What's wrong with you?" Cao Zhi sat up and asked.
"I had a nightmare. I dreamed that someone was going to kill me." Queen Mother He was still in shock.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's just a nightmare." Cao Zhi said as he hugged Queen Mother He tightly.
Recently, for some reason, He Jingxiang (Empress Dowager He's real name) keeps having nightmares, which makes Cao Zhi startled. Cao Zhi now often stays in Changning Palace.
Cao Zhi had no choice but to get up from the couch angrily, found a cloth, and wiped He Jingxiang's sweat. After comforting him for a long time, He Jingxiang slowly recovered.
Cao Zhi waited for He Jingxiang to get up slowly, and waited for He Jingxiang to put on her clothes, straighten her temples, put on the "Ming Yue Tread" (moon-shaped jade earrings), agate necklace and gold finger guard, and then asked her what was going on.
He Jingxiang said that she has been restless recently, and he just dreamed of his brother He Jin chasing her with a sword.
Cao Zhi didn't say anything. He stood up and took two steps away. He turned his back to the Queen Mother He and said thoughtfully: "He Jin, He Jin, if you lead Dong Zhuo to the capital, you will become a sinner for the ages. You will harm the country of Han Dynasty and your emperor."
My nephew will also harm you brothers and sisters of the He family. Even your sister has sensed the danger, what should I do?" Cao Zhi thought of this and turned around to look at He Jingxiang, the second woman he came to in ancient times.
Queen Mother He seemed to have an idea, and said to Cao Zhi: "In the final analysis, it is the rebel gang that disturbs me. I want to set an example, so you and Duan Si raid Jian Shuo's mansion to set an example.
Those people should restrain themselves and stop making trouble with big brother." After saying that, he stood up, took a yellow scroll of brocade cloth from the side of the seat, walked to the case, spread it out, wrote something on it, and waited for the ink
After doing it, he handed it to Cao Zhi and said: "The decree has been drawn up." Cao Zhi took the decree and thought to himself, "Robbing a house can prevent those people from rebelling. This is a bit of a woman's opinion." Queen Mother He also knew it.
There was an old grudge between He Jin and the eunuchs, and he hoped to appease He Jin's dissatisfaction by confiscating Jian Shuo's property.
After Jian Shuo was executed, his family property has been hanging in the balance. Cao Zhi didn't want to do that, and was just about to persuade Queen Mother He. Queen Mother He suddenly called Duan Si in and gave instructions about the matter. Cao Zhi could only sigh, women are sometimes more impulsive than men.
In fact, this is a fat job that many people envy. Cao Zhi has only been an official for a short period of time, so he doesn't understand how many people are competing for this job. Empress Dowager He just used the idea of rebelling against the party to appease He Jin, but
He Jingxiang forced Cao Zhi to get a fat job so that Cao Zhi would be grateful to her and increase her goodwill. He Jingxiang thought that this was a good thing that killed two birds with one stone. How could Cao Zhi understand the complexity of He Jingxiang, who was both a woman and the Queen Mother?
Thoughts. After that, Empress Dowager He dismissed Duan Si and other attendants, and chatted a lot with Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi started talking nonsense again, and talked about some interesting things about his hometown, which made Empress Dowager He laugh until lunch time.
He then released Cao Zhi back home. Cao Zhi originally wanted to tell the truth about all the historical knowledge he knew, but was interrupted by Duan Siyi and waited. Then he thought, the Queen Mother and He Jin were brothers and sisters, Cao Zhi wanted to say that
, it would be easy for people to misunderstand it as sowing discord. This royal matter is the most difficult to deal with, and it might lead to death, so after thinking about it, I kept silent.
As soon as Cao Zhi came home, his father Cao Song dragged him and asked him what the Queen Mother wanted from him. Cao Zhi told him about the errand of searching the house, which made Cao Song happy. Cao Song had been waiting for most of his life, and this time he was finally promoted to the Queen Mother.
Lieutenant, that is, he is ranked among the three nobles. This is such a glorious achievement. Looking back and thinking about it, I have not gotten too close to He Jin**. Most of the people who were promoted this time were He Jin**'s people. How could it be possible?
In his turn, he probably took advantage of his two sons, especially the younger one.
Cao Cao was also happy for Cao Zhi after hearing this. Cao Song accompanied his son to eat while instigating and giving him many tips on confiscating the house. After hearing this, Cao Zhi smiled and thought, can he do this?
The next morning, Duan Si was very diligent. Early in the morning, he brought a dozen eunuchs, a dozen accountants and a dozen carts to the Cao Mansion. Duan Si was a man of talent. Although he was in front of the Queen Mother,
Although Cao Zhi's official position is not high, the Empress Dowager treated Cao Zhi differently. On the day he was hunted down, he saw them staying in Changning Palace without knowing anything.
, what kind of clothes was Cao Zhi wearing? Later, the Queen Mother asked him to inquire about many things about Cao Zhi, and this promotion. The relationship between the two has become closer recently. Now it is not difficult for a blind person to see the relationship between the Queen Mother and Cao Zhi.
It was unusual, so Duan Si prepared to curry favor with Cao Zhi for the future.
As soon as Cao Cao saw the eunuch, he turned around and left without saying hello. Cao Song politely exchanged a few words with Duan Si. Cao Song had always maintained a centrist attitude, like his father Cao Teng, who maintained good relations with eunuchs and scholar-bureaucrats.
Relationship. After Cao Zhi has taken care of things, send Cao Zhi off and Duan Si leaves the house.
Cao Zhi first went to the Dianjun barracks to collect three hundred soldiers. Xia Houyuan led the people who joined Duan Si and went to Jian Shuo's mansion in a mighty manner.
Jian Shuo's Mansion is located in Yongheli in the northeastern district of the city. This street is where the eunuchs' mansions gather. There are more than a dozen splendid mansions that belonged to the eunuchs and eunuchs of the dynasty. Even Duan Si's mansion is also on this street.
Duan Si, who was familiar with the route, led Cao Zhi's men to Jian Shuo's mansion. When Jian Shuo was guarding Nangong, his mansion had long been surrounded by people sent by He Jin.
Cao Zhi and Duan Si entered Jian Shuo's house as imperial envoys, and declared an imperial edict to Jian Shuo's family. Of course Duan Si would do this kind of thing, and this kid really likes to do this. But when he read "
When "Jian Shuo's wives and concubines are all used as military prostitutes", Cao Zhi spat out all the water. It turned out that the large group of old and young women kneeling were Jian Shuo's wives. Why does this eunuch want so many wives? Does the Queen Mother He really want this?
It's cruel enough. It's a waste to use such beautiful women as military prostitutes. Cao Zhi didn't know that this was a long-standing tradition. Officials like Jian Shuo who were usually punished for treason had always been family property.
Confiscated, wives and concubines were banished to the army.
Cao Zhiqian ransacked the house, but the eldest girl didn't understand anything the first time she got on the sedan chair, and she didn't know where to start. Fortunately, Duan Si was there. Duan Si was like an expert, commanding the soldiers, and the things in the accounting room should be sealed.
, those who should be counted and packed, running in and out, busy and happy. Cao Zhi wondered, isn't your Duan Si a eunuch like Jian Shuo? Why didn't you point out that the rabbit died and the fox was sad? This is your past after all.
"Old colleague". Cao Zhi didn't mean this at all, and even seemed to have a grudge. The person who copied it was careful and read everything in person, for fear of missing something.
I was busy until the afternoon when everything was ready. Cao Zhi was drinking his eighteenth cup of tea in the side hall. Duan Si came excitedly with a pile of ledgers. He wiped his sweat and said in a high-pitched voice: "General Cao, almost everything
It’s done, take a look at it.”
"No need, Eunuch Duan, you are more familiar with this matter than me. I have troubled you today. Just think about it." Cao Zhi said hurriedly.
"In that case, General Cao, you're welcome. Whoever follows us will be a family at the Queen Mother's house from now on." Duan Si said ambiguously.
Cao Zhi immediately got goosebumps all over his body. Who is your family? He said hurriedly: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it..." Duan Si didn't care what Cao Zhi said and was busy flipping out the bottom one.
An account book, he looked around thiefly, leaned over to Cao Zhi and said softly to Cao Zhi: "General Cao, look here." Cao Zhi was hiding back, thinking, "What are you asking me to look at? You're so thief."
"
Duan Si didn't look at Cao Zhi's actions and continued to read the account book, "Jian Shuo's family property is worth a total of more than three billion."
"Hmm, ah! Wait, how much is it?" Cao Zhi asked, "More than three billion!" Duan Si said.
Cao Zhi was really shocked after hearing this figure. According to his understanding, the annual tax revenue of Emperor Ling's reign was only more than one billion. This Jian Shuo's family property was equivalent to half of the country's annual tax revenue at that time. This would last a lifetime on Jian Shuo's salary.
He can't save so much money even if he doesn't eat or drink. This Jian Shuo deserves to die, Cao Zhi thought to himself.
Duan Si did not stop over there, pointing to the two accounts, and heard him say: "This is the actual account, and this is the account reported to the treasury. I wrote 1.3 billion, and the extra billion
Let's add two to one and make five, each of us will get half. This cash is more than 100 million, and each of us has 50 million..."
"Wait..." Cao Zhi interrupted Duan Si again. Cao Zhi remembered Cao Song's on-demand video during dinner yesterday. Cao Song just said that he could knock off some of his favorite little things. You Duan Si
He was really cruel, and he deducted more than one billion in one go. This was really bold, and it seemed that the house raid was really a bad job.
Duan Si thought that Cao Zhi was too short, so he smiled and said: "How about we stop deducting hundreds of millions, but a lot of them are related to real estate and land deeds..."
"No, that's not what I mean," Cao Zhi said, "I mean, is this too much?" Cao Zhi said.
"What's this? If it weren't for the convenience of explaining to the Queen Mother, our family...hehe" Duan Si said confidently.
Cao Zhi leaned back in his chair and listened blankly. After thinking for a moment, he waved his hands towards Duan Si. Duan Si said knowingly, "Okay," and then reported his account, "Two hundred and fourteen pearls.
Three hundred and seventy pieces of jade and jade, antiques..."
Cao Zhi didn't hear a word and was just thinking, "The Eastern Han Dynasty is about to die. Jian Shuo alone has swallowed up half of the court's annual taxes. Not to mention Zhao Zhong and Zhang let them have their homes confiscated."
The two petty officials have enriched one-third of their own pockets. I can take the money with peace of mind. It is not cheap to let Duan Si get it alone. Dong Zhuo... Wait, when I think of Dong Zhuo coming to Luoyang, I used to be in Luoyang.
Some books read that Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, burned, killed, looted and did everything. These eunuchs did not end well, and Dong Zhuo would not let go of these gold, silver and jewelry. Then Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang didn't all make Dong Zhuo cheaper with all their property.
No, I have to find a way."
When Cao Zhi wanted to come over, he went to find Duan Si, who had already left. Cao Zhi went to the front yard, and sure enough, Duan Si was handing over to Xia Houyuan. Those who moved them to this car, and those who moved to that car, had their work done.
Very dedicated.
Cao Zhi wanted to ask Duan Si about the situation of Zhao Zhong, Zhang Rang and other ten permanent attendants. When he passed a prison car, he saw several young and beautiful women crowded inside. Suddenly he thought of something,
He stopped and looked at the prison car blankly.
At this time, Duan Si also discovered Cao Zhi and hurriedly came up to meet him. He found that Cao Zhi was staring blankly at Jian Shuo's wife and concubine in the prison car. "Hey, hey," he smiled and leaned into Cao Zhi's ear, saying softly: "General, if
If you like, I can leave a few for you."
Cao Zhi was awakened by Duan Si's words, and asked Duan Si confusedly, "Is there someone named Diao Chan in the palace?"