Hearing what He Yunxi said, Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "In the previous life, the Yao family stood on the side of the prince at first, and then blatantly sided on the side of the third prince. Until the destruction of the Yao family, he was not found to be with him.
Which prince has something to do with it?"
"However, this thing is indeed not something that ordinary people can own." He Yunxi said, "In addition, I still have a doubt."
"you say."
"According to common sense, if someone wants to hoard things and armies, they should choose the deep mountains and old forests, right? Even the mountains behind Wangjiacun are better than this. Then why do these people prefer to hollow out the mountains and hide their things here?
What?" He Yunxi expressed his doubts.
"This cave has been dug for a long time. I estimate it is at least several hundred years. I guess it may be because of the Luohe River." Lu Yan speculated.
"Luohe?"
"The Luohe River is not very wide, but it is connected to the Jingshang Grand Canal. And it is not very far from here." Lu Yan said, "And these mountains are the largest mountains nearby."
There is indeed a mountain range on the Wangjiacun side, and it is relatively barren, but after reaching Liocheng side, it is already very flat. Although there are occasional small hills, those small hills can be ignored, compared with the mountains here
It looks like a little earthbag.
"But we don't need to think about the real reason. It's useless for us to guess what people thought hundreds of years ago. We only need to guess that the Yao family discovered this cave and took advantage of it," Lu Yan said.
"Lu Yan, there is another possibility. Is it possible that the Yao family doesn't know this at all, but someone took advantage of it?"
"No." Lu Yan said, "The Yao family has strengthened the walls of this Zhuangzi and surrounded the entire Zhuangzi. They also use the family's servants to come here to plant crops. Judging from this kind of planting, you can't be uninformed."
"Ah, yes, I forgot about this." He Yunxi whispered in annoyance, "It seems that those servants farming here may be another kind of protection and surveillance."
"It should be. It was precisely because the Yao family was suddenly ransacked and they were not prepared. The servants were caught off guard. They didn't have time to move the things here, and they probably didn't have time to notify the people behind them." Lu Yan said, "But so
It's a big thing, and the people behind it will probably get the news soon. By then..."
"We will be in big trouble, right?" He Yunxi sighed, "So, we can't keep the things here, right?"
Lu Yan was silent for a moment, and then said: "If you want to stay..."
"Forget it, let's say goodbye. I don't want to leave my body one day and find that my head has been moved." He Yunxi sighed again, "Not only can we not ask for these things, but we also have to give them away so that everyone knows. But
, we caused the people behind us to lose such a huge sum of money, they will also hate us, right?"
"It is necessary to bear grudges, but now, the local government dare not deal with us blatantly. Even if they want to retaliate against us, they can only do unsavory things secretly. Because once they make any move, it means that these things belong to them.
. Then the emperor will liquidate them. They will not be willing to take this risk." Lu Yan said firmly.
"Why?"
"Because the late emperor's edict clearly stated that if several princes are not guilty of serious crimes such as rebellion, the emperor will spare their lives and not take their lives. If the emperor wants to deal with someone, he can only wait until the other party has the intention to rebel.
." Lu Yan said, "And this batch of materials is something that can be used to convict people."
"I understand, if they just have food and money, the other party can still excuse themselves and say that they are using it for their own purposes. But if there are weapons here, then it can be linked to rebellion. Therefore, the people behind the scenes dare not move. Once they do, they will
The emperor will be sure that these things belong to him, and if he just wants to rebel, he can be punished blatantly."
"That's right."
The stone that was weighing on He Yunxi's heart was instantly relieved, and a smile appeared on his face: "It seems that we are safe for the time being."
"right."
"If that's the case, then donate it?"
"Um."
Lu Yan was very happy that He Yunxi was so smart. She knew what these things were like without having to say anything. Facing such huge interests, she could be so rational and have such a heart that even many men could not match.
"Lu Yan, are you willing to give up?" He Yunxi asked.
"You have to give it up even if you don't want to." Lu Yan said, "This is different from the bandit's treasure last time. No one knew where it was, and no one knew it was poached. And this, now many people in Liaocheng
Everyone knows that this Zhuangzi is in your name. However, it is true that I feel a little distressed."
"I'm very distressed too." He Yunxi said, "Weapons aside, with so much money and food, it's like trying to dig out my heart!"
Lu Yan saw He Yunxi's painful appearance and smiled: "Let's donate this to the emperor, and the emperor will give some compensation."
"Yeah, I hope the emperor will be more generous."
…
By the time He Yunxi and Lu Yan returned home, their minds had completely calmed down. He Yunxi first cleaned the wounds of Yinyue and Lightning, and then went to find Liang Jinxi and Xie Yuanming with Lu Yan.
"Xiao Jin, there should be someone from the emperor around you, right? Someone who can contact the emperor quickly?" He Yunxi asked.
"Yes." Liang Jinxi said, "Sister, are you looking for your father?"
"Yes. I have something I want to tell my adoptive father, something very important and urgent." He Yunxi said, "Is that person someone whom my adoptive father trusts very much?"
Liang Jinxi saw He Yunxi's serious face and knew that what she was going to say was definitely not an ordinary thing, so she became serious and said, "We have people from the Dragon Guard around us."
"Dragon Guard?"
"They are dad's shadow guards. They only obey dad's orders." Liang Jinxi said, "I only found out not long ago that dad arranged for people from the Dragon Guard to come here."
"Can we meet then?"
"Sister, what's so serious, can you tell me first?" Liang Jinxi asked.
"It's better not to tell you this matter first."
Liang Jinxi became even more curious. What should she tell her father who was far away in the capital, but couldn't tell him?
"Haha, in that case, Jingwu."
After a few breaths, a voice sounded in the room, startling He Yunxi.
"What do you want me to do, Miss?"
He Yunxi was not surprised at all when he saw Jing Wu appearing quietly.
She had known for a long time that the emperor would definitely not ignore Liang Jinxi when he put her here.
"Since my adoptive father asked you to protect Xiaojin, it means that he trusts you very much. Tomorrow, I will ask you to be a witness to something."