It is about forty miles to enter Beijing from Tongzhou. If you ride a horse and ride it quickly, you can enter the city in less than an hour. It will be impossible to carry a prison cart, and it will take twice as long.

In fact, after noon, Xu Jincai led his team from Guangqumen to the outer city. The long prison brigade and thousands of boxes of property escorted immediately attracted a large number of people to watch, and the streets were surrounded by water. Fortunately, the five cities' military commanders were prepared and sent a large number of people to maintain order, so there was no big trouble.

After entering the outer city, Xu Jin led the team from Chongwen Gate to the inner city on the left, and then went straight to the Sixth Ministry along Chang'an Street. The eunuch Huang Jin happily escorted thousands of boxes and entered the palace from Dong'an Gate. The boxes contained the property confiscated from the home of the garrison eunuch Luo Xiang. The total value was estimated to be as huge as 500,000 taels. Of course, a small part was also "private goods" that Huang Jin got from Beijing this time.

Originally, if Xu Jin wanted to get benefits, he would definitely be more generous than Luo Xiang, but he didn't take a penny in the end. It wasn't that Xu Jin was noble in character and honest in his arms. In fact, such things were easy to fall into the demographic and became an excuse for censors to attack. Now, it might be fine, and he might be taken out by someone who is interested in the future to settle the score. Therefore, if he has to be strong himself, he deserves to be stabbed!

Another important reason why Xu Jin is not greedy is that he is not short of money at all. The business of carriages and black tea will be paid a lot of dividends every year. In addition, Princess Xiaowan's identity also has a considerable salary every year, which is enough for the entire mansion to spend. Therefore, the money is still a legitimate way to come and spend it with peace of mind, comfort, and enough!

Xu Jin first escorted a group of criminals to the Ministry of Justice to hand over. Zhang Zilin, the Minister of Justice, personally received him. All criminals were verified and were taken into the Ministry of Justice to the Ministry of Justice. All the case files were filed and handed over. Xu Jin went to the Ministry of War to hand over the flag token, which was equivalent to handing over the military power.

Finally, Xu Jin came to the Ministry of Revenue. Yang Tan, the Minister of Revenue, had long been looking forward to his neck. When he saw Xu Jin, he immediately pretended to be enthusiastic and invited him to sit down, and ordered someone to take tea. Then he ordered the minor officials to count the stolen goods, which must be handed over to the national treasury.

Speaking of the current financial situation in the Ming Dynasty, especially when several rebels were banished and rebelled, the court used troops everywhere, and the cost was very huge. Yang Tan, the Minister of Revenue, who was in charge of the money bag, was so worried that his hair was going white. So when he heard that Xu Jin brought millions of taels of silver back to Beijing, he immediately felt like an hungry cat smelled fishy fish. He sat in the lobby of the Ministry of Revenue early in the morning waiting for Xu Jin to deliver the goods to his door. He had not even eaten lunch, so it was difficult for him.

Xu Jin and Yang Tan sat in the house drinking tea and chatting, waiting for the minor officials of the Ministry of Revenue to count the stolen goods. It took an hour for the Ministry of Revenue to complete the stolen goods. A head of the Ministry of Revenue walked to Yang Tan with the account book and whispered a few words. The latter's expression changed suddenly. He looked at Xu Jin with an unkind expression, and coughed lightly, "Xu Ziqian, is there any difference in this number?"

Xu Jin frowned and said, "Why did Lord Shangshu say this? All the stolen goods are here."

The head of the Ministry of Revenue took a photo of the account book and said, "Mr. Xu, the amount of stolen goods is different from what is recorded in the account. It is worth 500,000 taels. This is too exaggerated!"

Xu Jin then pretended to be surprised and said, "The officials have forgotten this. The missing part has been transported back to the inner treasury by Eunuch Huang. Lord Shangshu can contact the inner jail to check the accounts at that time."

Yang Tan's face turned a deep voice and shouted: "Xu Ziqian, you are so confused. The stolen goods of the offenders should be handed over to the treasury of the Ministry of Revenue. How can you hand them over to the internal officials and return them to the internal treasure?"

The inner treasury is the emperor's private money bag. Usually, the emperor will pay out of his own pocket if he wants to reward ministers or repair the palace. The national treasury is public and is used for national livelihood construction and the salaries of officials.

The inner treasury was supervised by the eunuchs in the palace, while the national treasury was managed by the civil servants of the Ministry of Revenue. In order to make more money and enrich their wallets, the eunuchs group and civil servants group in the Ming Dynasty had a lot of open and secret struggles. So in Yang Tan's opinion, Xu Jin was also a member of the civil servants and should be on the side of the civil servants. Now he actually handed over some of the stolen money to the eunuchs to transport it back to the inner treasury, so he was very annoyed.

Xu Jin naturally understood the relationship, but Zhu Houcong was always crying and poor, so he deliberately handed over some of the stolen money to Huang Jin and transported it back to the inner treasury. At this time, he pretended to be confused: "Mr. Yang, the stolen goods that Eunuch Huang transported back to the palace were confiscated from the home of Luo Xiang, the eunuch in Shandong. The inner treasury is the emperor's slave. The confiscated money will naturally be in the inner treasury. Is there any problem with this?"

Yang Tan was so angry that he couldn't breathe. After a long time, he said: "Xu Ziqian, you... are still too young after all, and have no experience. Although the inner officials are the emperor's slaves, the property plundered by the inner officials is also the people's wealth and money. It should be taken from the people and used for the people, and all of them must be handed over to the state treasury!"

Xu Jin pretended to be ashamed and said, "This... the lower official really didn't expect that the lower official would be educated!"

Yang Tan rolled his eyes. Although he was angry, what else could he do? All his property had entered the palace. Could he still send someone to grab money from the emperor? In addition, Xu Jin had a good attitude of admitting his mistakes, so he couldn't continue to have an attack. Finally, he could only sigh and said, "Oh, Xu Ziqian, I really want to be angry with you, so I won't be the case!"

Five hundred thousand taels of silver, Yang Caishen was bleeding in his heart. He angrily picked up the tea cup. The meaning was very obvious. He was serving tea and seeing the guests off, asking Xu Jin to get out quickly, so as not to be disgusting!

Xu Jin bowed tactfully and withdrew from the Ministry of Revenue. It was already late at night. More than a dozen personal soldiers including Qi Jingtong, Wang Liner, etc. were waiting outside, and they were already hungry.

It was almost dark, so the little emperor did not summon Xu Jin to the palace to see him, but sent a small yellow gate to pass on oral orders, ordering him to go to court to return the order the next morning. Xu Jin naturally asked for it. At this time, he was tired and hungry, and he was still worried about Xiaowan's son, so he immediately led his personal soldiers to leave the six divisions.

"Master, Dabao kowtows to the master!"

Xu Jin had just come out of the six ministries, and the guy Dabao had already brought several servants to wait there and prepared a carriage.

"Please, please, please, the master!" Several servants also knelt down and bowed.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Get up!"

Dabao stood up and said happily, "Master, my wife has been waiting at home for a long time. Hurry up and get in the car and go home."

Xu Jin nodded, Xiaowan mentioned in her letter to her that the little emperor gave her a big mansion in Xiaofang. It is said that she is quite rich and she can't help but look forward to it. Just as she was about to board the carriage, her eyes suddenly fell on the faces of the two servants and said strangely: "Why are you two bruised and swollen? Have you been beaten?"

Xu Fu and Xu Lu hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Go back to the master, it snows and slips on the earth, and I accidentally fell."

The mistress had strictly ordered that she should not complain to the master, so Xu Fu and Xu Lu did not dare to disobey it.

Xu Jin frowned, but did not ask questions. He stepped on the stool and got on the carriage. Butler Dabao personally sat in the driving position and drove towards Xiaofang.

Xiaofang is not far from Liudu. Because of this, the houses here are the most expensive, and it is convenient for officials to go to and from get off work. Just like in today's cities, the closer the houses to the city center, the more expensive they are.

When Xu Jin's carriage appeared in front of the Xu Mansion, the entire Xu Mansion was in full bloom. There were several strong men standing outside the Wuding Marquis' Mansion opposite, all of whom were holding their hands with their chests. The old god was staring at the Xu Mansion. However, when he saw more than a dozen soldiers with big arms and round waists and bloody smells behind Xu Jin's carriage, he immediately retreated back to the mansion.

Xu Jin did not notice this scene. After getting off the carriage, he quickly stepped into the red-lacquered copper-skinned door. When his eyes fell on the little girl with a pregnant belly in the yard, he could not move away immediately.

"Mr.!" Xie Xiaowan looked at her husband gently, feeling happy and shy in her heart, and her nose felt a sour feeling.

Xu Jin strode forward, gently hugged Xiaowan, and said softly: "Madam, I want to die of my husband."

Xie Xiaowan's pretty face was blushing, her head was buried in Xu Jin's arms, with a happy face. The beautiful maid Yue'er stood beside her, with envy on her face, and called out softly: "Master!"

Xu Jin hugged Xie Xiaowan for a moment, turned around and gave Yue'er another hug. The latter blushed and smiled happily. This time it was Chuchun and Chuxia next to him, and he looked envious. The servants and servants around him all had joy and smiles on their faces. This time, the master made great contributions and returned to Beijing. It is said that they would be promoted and promoted. As servants of the Xu family, they naturally had a bright face.

"Xiaodie has met Lord Xu!" Xiao Yudie, who was standing next to her, saw Xu Jin and his wife and maid finishing warmly, and said with a smile.

"Miss Xiao doesn't have to be polite. Let's go and chat!" Xu Jin smiled, holding Xiaowan's arm with one hand, and holding her waist with the other hand, walking into the house. He also said warmly: "Madam, be careful, slide on the ground!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yudie couldn't help but feel a hint of envy flashed in her eyes. She said that her status in the Xu Mansion is a bit awkward. She is neither the hostess nor the maid, but she lives in seclusion in the Xu family. Today, Xu Jin returns to the mansion, so she, the guest who lives in the residence, naturally has to feel more at ease.

"Old Qi, why are you interested in someone?" Wang Lin'er knocked on Qi Jingtong and teased in a low voice. The latter was staring at Xiao Yudie's graceful back.

Qi Jingtong's old face turned red and she whispered: "Don't let your mother's fart, cough... By the way, what is the relationship between Miss Xiao and the adults?"

Wang Lin'er widened her eyes and said, "How could I know, Lao Qi, why are you asking this?"

At this time, Erniu next to him smiled and said, "Miss Xiaodie was originally the personal maid of Prince Ning Concubine Lou. She once saved the master. Later, Miss Xiaodie was sent to the Jiaofangsi. The master won her back when he participated in the Shangyuan Festival literary meeting and lived in the mansion."
Chapter completed!