flstandardbreds Chapter 495 Han Lin's Show of Goodwill
Chapter 495 Han Lin's Show of Goodwill
Then she looked at Han Lin with a kind look, "General Han, please stand up quickly!"
After hearing this, Han Lin stood up straight, and all the soldiers stood up immediately. Han Lin looked at Li Jun, then at Zhong Ning, and asked, "May I ask, Your Highness, what should we do with Li Jun?"
"Detain him first. Please, General Han, bring your men to search the house..." Zhong Ning ordered, his voice cold. "Please focus on searching the warehouse in the back wing of the main courtyard. There may be a surprise inside!"
Han Lin's eyes lit up. Confiscating property was a good idea. It was his favorite thing to do in his life.
Han Lin raised his hand to signal, and immediately a group of soldiers rushed to the back wing of the main courtyard. Wang screamed in fear: "No, no, those are all dowries given by my parents, not the Li family's..."
Li Jun's body collapsed and he fell to the ground, his whole body trembling. He looked at Zhong Ning with an extremely cold gaze, "As expected of Princess Zhaohua, you have thoroughly investigated me in just one night..."
Zhong Ning shook his head slightly, raised his finger and said solemnly:
"How could this be possible? What I investigated was only the affairs of the Li Mansion. Compared to the Ning Garden that Lord Li secretly managed, and the weapons and treasures hidden in the three manors in the suburbs, this is nothing."
Li Jun's tentative question finally received a response.
Originally, he was glad that only Li's mansion was searched and confiscated. Even if he could be convicted, it would only be the crime of colluding with the vassal kings.
As for the embezzled disaster relief funds from the imperial court, he had specially set up a mechanism to cover it up, so even if they searched, they could not find the mechanism.
So he wasn't worried at all.
But what was unexpected was that Princess Zhaohua went into the tiger's den, took over his mansion, and even destroyed the hidden mechanisms.
So when the silver boxes that the soldiers of Xicang Camp carried out one after another appeared in front of Li Jun, he was suddenly so excited that he fainted.
Li Huai'en finally understood what had happened. He looked up at Zhong Ning and asked in a trembling voice, "You, did you follow me into the mansion on purpose?"
"What else? Master Li, do you think that I will be like those women you robbed in the past, who were captivated by you at first sight?"
Zhong Ning smiled coldly and immediately ordered: "Drag him away and put him in the Heavenly Prison. He will be escorted back to the capital soon and handed over to the Ministry of Justice for disposal!"
Several soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged Li Jun and others away like dead dogs. Li Huai'en immediately screamed and cursed.
A soldier pulled out a dark sweat towel and successfully blocked his mouth.
Wang struggled to protest her innocence, but was also blocked.
The air was finally quiet, and Zhong Ning returned to his seat, waiting for the house search to be completed.
A quarter of an hour later, box after box of gold, silver, and jewelry ornaments were carried out, filling the entire main courtyard!
Han Lin looked delighted, but when he saw Princess Zhaohua's slightly gloomy face, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this little princess wanted them to make a wasted trip?
The brothers are all working very hard.
If someone hadn't come to the military camp with Princess Zhaohua's token to ask for a meeting, he wouldn't have cared about such matters. Of course, he also had certain selfish motives for coming here in person.
He had long heard that Princess Zhaohua was a martial arts expert and had the world in her heart. She was a woman who dared to enter the court alone and suppress all the court officials so much that they could not raise their heads.
Moreover, when the capital was in turmoil, the war was easily resolved.
The most important thing was that she actually sent her own uncle to the execution ground and brought down dozens of court officials.
This has never happened before in history.
Nowadays, everyone says that Princess Zhaohua is a heroine and is no less capable than a man.
Of course, these are just rumors!
But as there were so many rumors, he couldn't help but feel curious about the protagonist in the rumors. However, at the moment, Princess Zhaohua didn't move at all and only said a few words.
Although she is extremely beautiful, she looks extremely weak.
Is this girl from the boudoir really the heroine that the legend says she is?
Of course, the most important thing is that he heard that Princess Zhaohua had donated a batch of food and fodder to the front line on her birthday before, which shows that she is a person who is compassionate and cares about the world.
If after helping out this time, I am lucky enough to get a share of the profits and improve the soldiers' food, why not do it?
But unfortunately, she hasn't said a word so far!
Thinking of this, Han Lin stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, the search of the Li Mansion is complete. There are three warehouses in the mansion. In addition to the main courtyard, there are two other small warehouses. Please inspect them, Your Highness!"
"Hmm..." Zhong Ning stood up and walked towards the mountain of gold and jade. Then he said, "Please inventory the official silver and put it into the warehouse. The rest can be taken away by the West Warehouse Camp as military expenses!"
"Let's follow the ratio of one third!"
"In addition, all participating soldiers will be rewarded with five taels of silver!"
"The remaining sealed vaults will be sent to Kyoto someday!"
Having said this, Zhong Ning turned to look at Han Lin and said, "I intend to stay here and implement reforms. Therefore, General Han, I will borrow some troops to clean up Xining City in the next few days."
"I wonder if the General has any objections?"
"Your Highness, if you want to borrow troops, I have no problem with that. However, I have a small request..."
"speak!"
"I have heard that Your Highness is a skilled martial artist. I hope that after you have dealt with matters in Xining City, you can go to the Xicang Camp and give the soldiers some guidance. Your Highness, would you agree to this?"
"Can!"
Hearing Zhong Ning's reply, Han Lin's face lit up with joy, and he continued, "In the next two days, I will lead people to clean up the Xining government. Your Highness, don't worry. In two days, I will leave a thousand soldiers for your Highness to command."
"If Your Highness feels that this is not enough, please let me know. I am at the West Warehouse Camp, waiting for your orders at any time!"
Han Lin's words were very appropriate, so Zhong Ning naturally had no other opinions.
"General Han, thank you for your concern. I'll leave this matter to you. I need to go pick up my younger brother, so I'll go ahead!"
After Zhong Ning finished speaking, he just nodded slightly and was about to leave. However, Han Lin was overjoyed when he heard that the second prince had also come to Xining City.
Now Emperor Yong only has this one bloodline left, making him the almost certain future crown prince. As for the crown prince, he is seriously ill and his life is unknown, so he has long been ruled out.
It is only a matter of time before the crown prince is deposed.
He has never been able to find a way to be loyal to the Second Prince. Now that he knows that the Second Prince has come to Xining City, how can he hold back?
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will take care of all the miscellaneous matters here. Tomorrow, I will pay my respects to Your Highness and the Second Prince!"
Zhong Ning turned around and glanced at him indifferently.
Then he turned and left.
When she left, all the soldiers bowed their heads wherever she went. Two secret guards had already prepared a carriage at the door.
Just wait for Zhong Ning to leave the house, and then you can go to your destination.