flstandardbreds Chapter 1071 Searching through drawers and cabinets for evidence
Chapter 1071 Searching through drawers and cabinets for evidence
Duke Fu Peng of Anguo glanced at Leng Rongyue, who was staring at him expectantly, then turned to look at his two sons and grandson beside him...
When he looked back at Leng Rongyue, Duke Anguo smiled.
“Moon, the way you look at your grandfather... do you think he will resent you for planting landmines in the secret passage of Prince Yi’s mansion?”
Do you still think your grandfather will scold you for this?
Leng Rongyue didn't speak, but just blinked her eyes, as if to say: That's exactly what I'm afraid of!
Duke Fu Peng smiled and reached out to pat Leng Rongyue's head, saying in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, Grandpa won't blame you, much less scold you!"
You did nothing wrong.
On the contrary, you did a great job!
Rather than leaving potential disasters unchecked, it's better to nip them in the bud.
Prevention is better than cure!
Just like fighting the enemy on the battlefield—
When the enemy attacks, we must meet them; this is essential.
However, we can't just wait for the enemy to attack before we fight back; that would be too passive.
To defeat the enemy, we must take the initiative to attack, or at least strike to stop their advance, then look for an opportunity to counterattack, and finally annihilate them completely at the appropriate time!
"Isn't that right, Moon?"
"Yes, Grandpa is indeed a war god and a great general. He's absolutely right!"
Leng Rongyue gave a thumbs-up to Duke Anguo, Fu Peng.
"That's what Yue'er thinks too!"
Rather than keeping this secret passage and those hidden troop caves that could cause trouble at any time, and having to spend energy and manpower to keep an eye on them all the time, it would be better to just destroy it!
Whenever there is a loud bang in the Prince Yi's mansion, it means that the secret passages and hidden troop caves have been blown up.
Once the collapsed secret passages and hidden troop caves are exposed, Prince Yi's treasonous crime will also be exposed!
If it was just the people digging the tunnel who stepped on a landmine, then the soldiers on King Yi's side were lucky to survive.
However, that would also achieve the purpose of exposing the secret passages and hidden troop bunkers;
If they bring troops over directly when the tunnel is being dug... then there's no doubt they'll have to go on a killing spree!
When a landmine explodes in such a narrow and enclosed space as a secret passage, the shockwave from the explosion will instantly claim the lives of many people inside!
Furthermore, with the secret passage collapsing and burying people, they shouldn't expect many to emerge alive from it!
As Duke Anguo, Fu Peng, and the others listened to Leng Rongyue speak, they watched as her exquisitely beautiful face gradually turned cold.
At this moment, Leng Rongyue was no longer the coquettish and playful little girl in front of them, but a stern and calculating general.
As Duke Anguo Fu Peng and the others nodded in agreement, they looked at the large pile of boxes and items on the grass...
Nobody was interested in tables, chairs, benches, or beds.
Fu Mingjun walked over, reached out and lifted a large box. The moment the box was opened, everyone felt a blur before their eyes...
A whole chest full of gold!
Fu Mingjun opened several boxes in succession, and they were either full of gold or full of silver!
The rest of the jewels and jade are countless!
Especially the gold, there's just too much of it. Could it be that Prince Yi is secretly mining gold?
Leng Rongyue directly voiced the thoughts that had just popped into her mind.
"Grandpa, do you think... Prince Yi might have a gold mine?"
"That's exactly what I was thinking of saying!"
"The eldest son, Fu Mingjun, chimed in."
“Grandfather, don’t you think… the amount of gold alone in the residences of Vice Minister Jiang and Prince Yi, plus the one in Zhang Jinyan’s Vice Minister’s residence that was searched before… is quite astonishing!”
Not only Duke Anguo Fu Peng, but also the eldest master Fu Yinglan and the second master Fu Yingze nodded with solemn expressions.
Clearly, the Duke of Anguo and his two sons had all considered this point.
"It's possible!"
Duke Fu Peng of Anguo said, "If Prince Yi wants to rebel and usurp the throne, he will need to recruit soldiers and raise manpower... all of which require a lot of money!"
It's too obvious that they're just embezzling and accumulating wealth!
Besides, it wouldn't be possible to amass wealth so quickly through embezzlement, and the amount couldn't possibly be that large!
Especially gold.
If... it's said that Prince Yi was secretly mining gold...
Duke Anguo, Fu Peng, glanced at the large expanse of open chests and cabinets in front of him, looking at the golden expanse... and shook his head with a sigh, "It's really possible!"
When you see the Emperor again, you must report this matter!
After hearing what Duke Fu Peng of Anguo said, the eldest master Fu Yinglan, the second master Fu Yingze, and the eldest son Fu Mingjun all frowned and nodded.
Looking at all this, not only the men holding official positions present, but also the three women—Madam Xue, the First Madam Huo Chanyu, and the Second Madam Zheng Suyao—felt extremely heavy-hearted at this moment.
In fact, whether they are officials in the court or ordinary people in the countryside, who doesn't hope for good governance, social harmony, national prosperity, and peace throughout the world?
But ironically, every dynasty has never lacked restless people with a belly full of ambition and a mind full of conspiracies!
With such a person around, it's not just the emperor who's troubled; whether it's court officials or ordinary citizens, they all suffer because of him!
Everyone sighed and said nothing more. Some opened boxes, some opened cabinets, and some pulled open drawers, all helping to search to see if there was anything important inside, or evidence of the evil deeds of the traitors!