In addition to gold bars, silver ingots, gold and silverware, there are also four boxes of porcelain and four boxes of antiques.
These antiques are no less rare than the funerary objects in the niches around the tomb.
Sunubeizi saw this and said curiously: "This box is so complete, what is in the porcelain jar?"
Brother Ba's eyes also fell on the porcelain jar. Since it was sealed with cowhide and wax, it should be moisture-proof and waterproof.
Books, calligraphy and painting?
When I opened the wax seals and took inventory, I found that there were indeed two porcelain jars containing rare ancient books and famous calligraphy and paintings.
There are two porcelain jars left, and one porcelain jar contains precious spices such as agarwood, musk, Canaan incense, etc.
A porcelain vat is filled with ginseng. Judging from the thickness, they are all good ginseng that is over thirty years old.
Su Nu looked at it, made an estimate in his mind, and said, "Ordinary people don't have such a rich family background."
It's not easy to estimate the price of these things, so Brother Ba still had to look at the amount of gold and silver compiled by the paperwork.
There are 19,400 taels of gold cakes, 98,000 taels of silver ingots, 289 gold vessels, with a total weight of 649 taels, and 554 silver vessels, with a total weight of 4,000 taels.
One hundred and forty-four taels and three cents.
The eighth brother still clearly remembers the raid on Suo'etu's house in the first month of the thirty-eighth year. At that time, the Suo'etu family's property was about the same amount.
Not counting those antiques and treasures, there are over 300,000 taels of silver in gold and silver alone.
The prince's family money is only 230,000 taels!
This was also the reason why the court did not suspect Suo'etu of hiding his property after raiding his home.
Unexpectedly, this is another three hundred thousand taels in one place.
The two places combined are equivalent to three princes opening a mansion.
Is this just the place to hide, or are there others?
Suo'etu worked as a bachelor for ten years, and most of these wealth should have been obtained at that time.
The eighth prince's eyes fell on ginseng and he said to Sunubeizi: "Your Excellency has banned the picking of ginseng long ago. These ginseng are of high quality. If they are purchased from North Korea, then there will be trouble..."
Not to mention other places, ginseng has been thrown away only in the Guangshu warehouse of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Suo'etu was not only a bachelor, but he also served as a minister of bodyguards for many years.
Not only did he do it, but his brother and nephew also did it.
Even if it was not stolen from the palace, it would still be against the law if someone else was arranged to collect ginseng outside the customs.
Sunubeizi glanced at Brother Eight, nodded and said: "This porcelain jar is three feet high. When the people inside join in, they weigh not one hundred kilograms, but seventy or eighty kilograms. The number is indeed quite large."
The Suo'etu is gone. If we investigate further, it will be the matter of the Hesheli family.
I am afraid that Suo'etu's other brothers and nephews will not be spared either.
The Eighth Prince cupped his hands towards the north and said, "I will give a gift to Khan Ama. Will my cousin sign with me?"
Sunubeizi hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said: "Okay..."
He didn't take the initiative to ask for help, but he was named to be the assistant to Eighth Prince. At this time, he couldn't hide.
The only people who registered and made the register came from three yamen, and the news that the Suo'etu treasure had been unearthed spread quickly.
These belongings were transported directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs for temporary storage, waiting for the emperor's decree.
Several princes on duty in the South Study also received the news that afternoon.
"Gold basins and bowls are all in sets, not to mention all kinds of silverware..."
After lunch, the third elder brother made a special trip to the Ministry of Finance. When he came back, he told his brothers what he had learned and his eyes shone: "There are only two jars of rare ancient books, and our county prince's palace doesn't even have half of them..."
The fifth elder brother didn't understand and said: "What else can I bury the book in? Why don't I just put it in a relative's house? Isn't it afraid that it will rot?"
The third elder brother gestured with his hands and said: "They are all placed in porcelain jars, with pepper inside and sealed with cowhide on the outside to prevent insects and moisture."
The tenth elder brother and the fifth elder brother explained: "If this is sold at a high price, it will be worth more than gold and silver."
The fifth elder brother said: "Anyway, if I am asking for Etu, I will only bury gold and silver for easy access, and I will not bury it in such a conspicuous place..."
The seventh elder brother remained silent and looked a little heavy.
The third elder brother saw it and said, "What did the seventh brother think of?"
The seventh elder brother hesitated for a moment and said: "Wealth and silk are touching. Hundreds of thousands of taels of property are buried there. There is only one gravekeeper watching, and no other people are arranged. There may be lives among them."
The third elder brother nodded and said: "That's the truth. The confidants may still be retained, and the slaves who are carrying them below should be dealt with."
Only the dead can keep secrets.
It's probably not the case for the master of the Hesheli family to kill his subordinates.
This is really like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud.
As the investigation continues, there are probably more and more officials in the Hesheli family.
The third elder brother brought schadenfreude.
"Now that we have reached this point, I wonder if Khan Ama will turn the big thing into a trivial matter. If the trivial matter is turned into a trivial matter, the prince may be embarrassed!"
The fifth elder brother said: "It's a good thing it's been dealt with earlier. Suo'etu has long since resigned as a bachelor. He will be idle for the next ten years. Where did this money come from? Maybe he collected it privately under the guise of the prince."
Third Brother said: "Didn't I say that I suspected Sony was also hiding? Why is there no movement?"
The fifth elder brother shook his head and said: "It must be a rumor. Sony is different from Suo'etu. What is there to hide!"
If we really want to dig up the graves of the Hesheli family, that's too much.
Third Brother said: "Who knows, if you dig out one 300,000 taels, there is no guarantee that there will be another 300,000 taels..."
It’s not just one or two people who think like Brother San.
There is no delay here, Eighth Prince.
Whether or not the second three hundred thousand taels can be found? How to find it? Does it still depend on the emperor’s orders?
In the afternoon of the same day, Eighth Prince's book was delivered to the Nan Study Room.
Along with it, there was also a list for the emperor to consult.
The third elder brother looked at the list and his hands were shaking.
"There is no 300,000 taels here. These antiques and treasures have been appraised, and they are all included. I'm afraid I can't even afford two 300,000 taels!"
The fifth elder brother and the tenth elder brother were both in need of good things. Seeing the reaction of the third elder brother, they were curious and went over to take a look.
The fifth elder brother groaned and recited: "Yongle white-glazed pear-style pot... Jiajing Doucai three-legged stove..."
The seventh elder brother couldn't help but pricked up his ears.
These are all old items from the previous dynasty, and they are from official kilns and are rarely seen among the people.
The third elder brother prides himself on being a scholar. Looking at these antiques and treasures, his eyes are red.
"This is not the batch that was hidden later. It is the funerary objects that were buried in the 14th year. At that time, Suo'etu was so generous. The Hesheli family is richer than imagined!"
In the fourteenth year of Kangxi...
The tenth prince was thoughtful but didn't say anything.
The fifth elder brother said: "What's precious about gold? It's just that it's older. There is no shortage of it in the palace. There are more antiques from the previous dynasty than the imperial grandmother's."
The third elder brother glanced at the fifth elder brother and said: "You also said that there is no shortage of this in the palace. Isn't it rare outside? If any family has the same thing, it can be passed down to the family. As a result, in the Hesheli family, only
Worthy of being buried with a little girl..."
"Saints and protectors...did the name be too big, that's why I didn't keep it?" The fifth elder brother believed in Buddhism, and even after seeing these belongings, he felt pity for the one whose grave was dug up after thirty years of mourning.
child.
The third elder brother said: "Anyway, the rumors are so evil, how can someone really be born smart? What do you mean, if you look like an adult at the age of three or four, are you still a child? It should be the news released by the Hesheli family themselves, preparing to enter the palace.
of……"
The emperor's father was still young at that time, and there were more than one concubine or two waiting in the palace.
The fifth elder brother said: "There are smart people. Didn't you say that the prince was also smart when he was a child?"
The third elder brother did not answer the call.
That's the prince, who wouldn't praise him?
Not to mention the prince, these princes, except for the fifth elder brother, have been praised for their intelligence since childhood.
Unbelievable...
*
The eighth prince's book was sent out by the Ministry of War the next morning.
After a day and night, we arrived at the imperial palace.
Kangxi looked at the amount of gold and silver and said nothing for a while.
In the thirty-eighth year, there were no books asking for quotas, and almost this amount of gold and silver was found.
This adds up to more than 600,000 taels of silver.
The exposed ones are 600,000 taels. What about the uncovered ones?
Kangxi thought of an incident more than ten years ago, asking for his daughter to marry him.
The dowry prepared at that time was ninety-six tons, which was more generous than the dowry of an ordinary eldest daughter in a prince's palace.
However, Suo'etu was in great glory at that time, and his son-in-law was another great scholar, Yisang'a, so he was not conspicuous.
He looked back again, and when he saw a jar of ginseng, his heart started to get angry.
Although he had long suspected that the Guo Luoluo family's private cultivation of ginseng in Baishan was related to the Hesheli family, he did not expect that the evidence was here.
Putting down the folder, he picked up the list at the back and was stunned when he saw the familiar names.
Chenghua Doucai Grape Cup...
Song Qingyu is lying on a deer...
Both of these items were used by Brother Chenghu when he was a child. He saw Linglong’s cuteness and specially selected them as gifts to his legitimate son!
After the death of Chenghu, no funeral utensils were arranged. These things should be stored in the warehouse of Queen Yuan in Kunning Palace.
After the death of Empress Yuan, these were all given to the prince.
Kangxi's face turned dark, he put down the list, and wanted to ask someone to send the prince over.
The prince rewarded it?!
Immediately, Kangxi denied this possibility.
According to the excerpts of Ba Age and Sunu Beizi, the first sixty-six items are the burial objects in the niches. They should be the items used by the saints during their lifetime and were buried with them when the cemetery was built in the 14th year.
The prince was still in his infancy at that time.
Kangxi still remembered that little girl. When Zhou was captured, the queen did give her something, but it was definitely not the same thing.
These two items are Chenghu's relics, and the Queen will treasure them very much.
It doesn't seem surprising that the items from the Queen's private treasury found their way to the Hesheli family.
Kangxi thought of the women servants in Kunning Palace who had left the palace.
The Hesheli family's disappearance was probably due to theft of property.
Kangxi picked up his pen and wrote "I understand" on the joint album between Ba Age and Sunu Beizi, but did not reply to anything else.
However, he wrote a single handwritten edict to Zhao Chang, locked it in a secret box, and ordered Ma Wu to arrange for his guards to send him back to the capital.
In the handwriting, Kangxi asked Zhao Chang to secretly check the external reward records of Kunning Palace from the fourth to the thirteenth year of Kangxi's reign, and also check the inventory list of Kunning Palace at that time.
At that time, the queen passed away. Kangxi took pity on his son and had the treasures sealed.
When the prince later moved to Yuqing Palace, Kangxi handed over these belongings to the prince's wet nurse and wet nurse for safekeeping on the prince's behalf.
It's just that those two people were executed by Kangxi in the thirty-eighth year for embezzling Prince Mo's property...