allendalepharm Chapter 684 Why not give me some flowers
Chapter 684 Why not give me some flowers
"Ever since he married Lin, my grandfather has become more and more disappointed in him. But at that time, he only thought that my uncle was corrupt, and he never thought that my uncle would dare to collude with the rebels?
Later, my grandfather had a bad feeling and gave me the token of the head of the family, saying that if there was ever a disaster in the family, I would be the only one who could save the Li family."
Li Dongsheng looked lonely. After this misfortune happened to his family, he also grew up quickly.
Jiang Youzhen took it and put it into his arms without looking at it carefully. In fact, it was put into the storage space.
It seems that the Li family still has a chance to make a comeback, because the Marquis may have already sensed that something was wrong and left a way out.
In this case, the Li family will definitely remember this gesture of helping in times of need.
"Look here! The prefect of Hejian Prefecture is a fourth-rank official position, but the bribes your uncle received are far less than those of others. Take the fifth-rank co-prefect as an example. His official position is lower than this, but the gifts he gave were much more generous than this."
Jiang Youzhen pointed to a place and said to Li Dongsheng.
Li Dongsheng frowned, "But this doesn't mean anything. Maybe the governor of Hejian Prefecture has an old relationship with him, so he only accepted a small amount? I see that there are some calligraphy and paintings on it, which can be regarded as gifts from friends? Or maybe the governor's family is well-off and generous, so he gave a lot?"
"Of course, your analysis is correct." Jiang Youzhen nodded, "But if you look at the back, there are a few similarities. It seems more like they are hidden in there just to promote the official position."
The unwritten rule in the officialdom is to show respect. If you want to get a good job, you have to bribe people with respect.
In official circles, there are layers of superiors and subordinates. Even if you want to give gifts to someone with a higher position, you have to feed the people below you.
"Look again, what do these three people have in common?" Jiang Youzhen asked, pointing at the three similar people in the previous pages.
Li Dongsheng said without hesitation: "They all gave too little!"
Jiang Youzhen: ...Isn’t that what I said?
"Look at the words! There is a small dot at the end of the records of these three people. It should be a mark." Jiang Youzhen said unhappily.
Li Dongsheng hurried to take a look, and after a careful examination, he nodded and said, "Yes, that is indeed the case. There is really nothing else. You have a very good eye to be able to see such a small point."
"I have taken note of this list. I will go to the Ministry of Personnel to check the files later and compare them one by one." Jiang Youzhen closed the booklet and gave it to Li Dongsheng.
Li Dongsheng was shocked. "You remembered everything? Are you sure?"
"Yes! Give me the account book and I will record it all."
As Jiang Youzhen spoke, she had already taken the account book from Li Dongsheng's hand. She flipped through the pages very quickly, reading ten lines at a glance.
Li Dongsheng looked at the boy in front of him in shock. After a moment, he asked in disbelief, "Can you really remember it like this?"
Jiang Youzhen flipped through the pages too quickly. If it were him, it would take him a long time to read.
It’s a pity that Jiang Youzhen ignored him. After a moment, she changed to another one.
"You can't have a photographic memory, right?" Li Dongsheng still found it hard to believe.
"I guess so!" Not long after, Jiang Youzhen returned the account book.
She calculated carefully in her mind, then counted the silver bills.
Li Dongsheng was a little confused. Why were they still counting banknotes at this time?
After a long while, Jiang Youzhen said, "According to the records in the account book, there should be a total of more than 1.45 million taels. But it is obviously more than that. In this case, it is not too much for me to take a little. Anyway, it will benefit the national treasury in the end, so why not give me some."
Li Dongsheng was shocked. "Are you sure you can calculate it like this? What if the number is wrong?"
He immediately turned to the back of the account book and found that it was just a total and there was no way to check it.
"I am sure, absolutely and for sure. Think about it! If the emperor doesn't remember the old friendship and confiscates your house and doesn't return it, then won't your family have to ask for money?"
Li Dongsheng was deeply moved after hearing this, and his eyes became moist. A friend in need is a friend indeed. So he was saying that they had a life-and-death friendship before?
It turns out that it was all for the Li family's comeback. Jiang Youzhen is so nice.
"Your Li family will work for me in the future. If you want to borrow money from me, I should lend it to you. It is only natural that I should take this money."
Li Dongsheng: ...I am so touched!
Jiang Youzhen pondered, "Forget about the gold and silver. They are all in boxes. It would be hard to explain if there is less. These silver notes do not have a specified amount, you can take them."
Looking at the treasures in the box beside him, Jiang Youzhen sighed.
"These are all recorded in detail and cannot be taken away."
You said you have nothing to do, why do you remember it in such detail? Really!
Jiang Youzhen took two large 1,000-liang silver notes, and finally took six 100-liang notes, and left the rest alone. These silver notes were all unnamed, so nothing could be seen when they were exchanged at the bank.
She put it in her arms naturally. Seeing Li Dongsheng looking at her eagerly, she said, "Why don't you take some too? Then he can say he remembered it wrongly. Anyway, even if it's just a few hundred or a thousand taels, the emperor won't take it seriously."
She took the remaining extra, not leaving any. Are you kidding? If she left a little, wouldn't people know that there was extra in the first place?
Li Dongsheng: "I have my own private property, so I don't mind this."
He never keeps his private property at home because he wants to have three burrows.
"Is there another exit here?" Jiang Youzhen had already heard Qin Yandong's voice scolding the guards from above.
The emperor asked Qin Yandong to protect her, so Qin Yandong naturally did not dare to neglect it.
"There is an exit. It leads to the mountain behind my house. You can get out from there."
"Then why did you take the risk to enter the Marquis' Mansion? Can't you just come in from there and take away the evidence?" Jiang Youzhen wondered.
"You can't enter the back mountain from the outside. The mechanism to open the door is inside." Li Dongsheng said as he put the account book and list in his arms.
Jiang Youzhen suddenly realized, "You go first! I'll stay and deal with Qin Yandong."
"Okay!" Li Dongsheng said as he turned the mechanism on the wall. A small door suddenly appeared over there. After he went in, the stone door closed.
Jiang Youzhen was very surprised and went forward to take a look. The walls of the secret room here were uneven, like a rock wall. The small door just now was hidden in it, and it would be impossible to find it if you didn't go forward and feel around carefully.
The mechanism of the stone gate is even more advanced. It is a protruding stone, but the color of this stone is slightly different.
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but wonder, since Li Dongsheng knew this place so well, he must have been here several times.
Hearing the noise above getting louder and louder, Jiang Youzhen put the small box containing the account books into the storage space, and then walked towards the direction he came from.
"What are you doing? There is no place to hide here. People disappeared right under your noses."
He clenched his hands tightly. If he was not afraid of exposing his identity, he would not have let those rubbish from the Beijing Guard Command to guard the place.
"Sir, we really didn't see anyone coming out." One of the guards said aggrievedly.
"Sir, one of our guards is missing." Another guard came hurriedly to report.