At this time, Doulubo's second son Doulubaosheng rushed to the house and said: "Father, the commander of the inner guard has forcibly entered the house. He is waiting in the lobby and tells father to come over immediately!"
Doulubo had no choice but to go to the lobby. The courtyard was filled with internal guards. The lobby was brightly lit. There were eight strong soldiers standing on each side. A general in full armor stood in the lobby.
He paced back and forth with his hands on his hands.
Doulubo knew that it was Wang Yue, the commander of the inner guard.
"Commander Wang, what are you going to do? Do you think Doulu Mansion is the internal guard?" Doulubo pretended to be stern.
Wang Yue said calmly: "I got news in the evening that your son was caught in Qilin Manor, Yuan Wei was also caught, and your order was found on your son, asking for the money to be handed over to Yuan Wei. You
Dare you say you don’t know?”
Doulubo's vision went dark and he almost fainted. What he feared most finally happened. He held on to the back of the chair and gritted his teeth for a while: "Doulu Manor has stored the property of the Yuan family for many years. I know Yuan Wei."
, is the youngest son of Yuan Xuanhu. He has the certificate to withdraw the property. He asked to withdraw all the property. Can I refuse to agree? I asked the eldest son to accompany him to withdraw the money to save us from always being worried. This should not be illegal!
"
Not to mention, Doulubo is a seasoned person who can explain everything in just a few words, and it is reasonable and reasonable, and he can't find any loopholes.
But Wang Yue is no longer young, how can he be sent away with just a few words?
He sneered and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin specifically warned that this matter would not affect the entire Doulu family. If the head of the Doulu family resolutely refuses to cooperate with the internal security investigation, once it is found that the Doulu family is related to the Wei Tang Society, then
Don’t blame us for attacking the Doulu family!”
Doulubo was stunned and said after a while: "How does General Wang need my cooperation?"
"It's very simple, three requests. First, the head of the Doulu family tells me the truth, how many people in the family are involved in Wei Tanghui; second, we need to search Doulu Baowu's room to find evidence; third, head of the Doulu family, please come with us.
Once we go there, we won’t torture you, we will just put the head of the family under house arrest until everything is found out. If there is nothing wrong with the head of the family, we will let you back."
Doulubo smiled bitterly for a while and said, "I seem to have no choice?"
Wang Yue shook his head.
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Doulubo sent someone to find the housekeeper, and he said to Wang Yue: "I just learned about the Wei Tanghui incident, which is related to my unlucky eldest son. Except for him, no one else in the Doulu family was involved.
Neither I nor the family council of elders know anything about the matter, and I will go to the inner security to report tomorrow morning. All responsibilities will be borne by me, and I have nothing to do with the family at all. Is that okay?"
Wang Yue pondered for a moment and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Jin has not allowed us to stay overnight. I can make the greatest concession within the scope of my responsibilities. I will give the head of the house half an hour to pack up and prepare. After half an hour, the head of the house will be asked to follow us back to the inner guard."
Doulubo was really helpless and could only nodded, "Okay!"
At this time, the old housekeeper arrived, and Doulubo ordered him: "Take this general to the eldest son's yard and ask everyone to exit. You are not allowed to bring anything with you."
"Master, I understand!"
The housekeeper took Wang Yue and dozens of internal guards and rushed to Doulu Baowu's yard. Watching the soldiers walk away, Doulubo was extremely worried. He didn't know what would be found in his son's room.
In fact, what Doulubo is really worried about is the thousands of pieces of armor in the warehouse. Wang Yue probably doesn't know yet. If the news comes, I don't know what kind of disaster the Doulu family will encounter. That's all. All the blame lies with
Take it upon yourself!
Doulubo could no longer care about his eldest son. He returned to his study and immediately wrote a letter to Dugu Mingren, begging Dugu Mingren to intercede with the Doulu family.
.........
Guo Song has not slept yet. He is waiting for news about Wang Yue in the study room of Qilin Hall. The news from Fangzhou really makes him feel excited. This is a major victory against Wei Tang Hui, but seizing Yuan Wei is also the first step.
, but also to destroy the power of the Wei Tang Society in various places.
The Wei Tang Hui's old nest in Yunzhou also needs to be uprooted. Guo Song can't wait for the spring. He has sent an eagle letter to Yunzhou to inquire about the snowfall in Yunzhou. If conditions permit, he will immediately send an army northward.
While he was thinking about it, the guard reported outside the palace, "Your Highness, Pan Xiangguo and Du Xiangguo are here."
"Invite them in!"
Guo Song invited the two prime ministers Pan and Du to come to discuss with them how to deal with the Doulu family.
After a while, Pan Liao and Du You walked into Guo Song's spacious study. Guo Song came forward and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry to invite two prime ministers over so late!"
Pan Liao chuckled, "Du Xiangguo and I said that if His Highness comes to us at such a late hour, there must be something big going on."
"There is indeed something big going on. The inner guards captured Yuan Wei in Fangzhou."
Pan Liao and Du You looked at each other and were overjoyed. This was a huge victory!
"Your Highness, how did you catch him?" Du You asked anxiously.
"It's a coincidence, but it's also inevitable!"
Guo Song smiled and explained how he broke through from within the Doulu family and got the news about the Fangzhou transaction. The inner guard guessed that Yuan Wei would come to see the goods in person, so he made a tight deployment and successfully captured Yuan Li.
After introducing the situation, Guo Song added: "Continuing to eliminate the remnants is a matter for the internal guards. I invited the two prime ministers to come over to discuss how to deal with the Doulu family?"
At this time, the maid came in and served hot tea. Guo Song asked the two of them to sit down. They drank the hot tea. Du You asked, "What is the crime of the Doulu family?"
"The Doulu family currently has two major responsibilities. The first is to follow Yuan Wei. Judging from the current situation, the eldest son Doulu Baowu is a member of the Wei Tang Society. His father, Doulu Bo, the head of the Doulu family, knows about it, so I have sent
Wang Yue went to search the Doulu Mansion and placed Doulubo under house arrest. The second crime was that the Doulu family hid a large number of soldiers and armors in the manor, thousands of them. Based on this, they should be executed as a whole.
."
Pan Liao pondered for a moment and asked: "What is the purpose of Your Highness in dealing with the Doulu family?"
"The main purpose of cleaning up the Doulu family is to shock the tigers and the Guanlong family. We are too gentle with the Guanlong family but not powerful enough. In fact, I really want to attack the Doulu family and kill the chickens and scare the monkeys."
Du You said slowly: "Your Highness, I have some opinions."
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Please tell me, Du Xiangguo!"
"Weichen is very aware of His Highness's intentions. There are indeed many royalists in the Guanlong family. To deal with them, Weichen believes that holding a knife on the neck is the most effective deterrent. If they really kill the chicken, they will be dead. There is no way.
Then the entire Guanlong family will be reorganized, does your Highness understand what Wei Chen means?"
Pan Liao also said: "Du Xiangguo is right. The Guanlong family can be intimidated, but not excessively. These families have a lot of resources. Once they feel the threat of death, they will reorganize secretly, so it is just right."
Deterrence is the way to balance, your highness please learn from it!"
Guo Song pondered for a long time. Although Du You's suggestion was more sophisticated, it still lacked a little depth. What Guo Song thought of was that Doulubo could be a stepping stone for Dugu Mingren to ascend to the throne. As long as Dugu Mingren became the leader of Guanlong, there would be resistance to his ascending to the throne in the future.
It will be much smaller.
Guo Song nodded and said: "The suggestions of the two of you are reasonable. We should kill Doulu Baowu and Doulu Bo and his son to scare the Guanlong family."
"Your Highness, Doulu Baowu can kill him, but Doulubo is the head of the family, so he should consider it carefully!"
Du You is also the head of the family. He knows what it means to kill the head of the family. He also advised: "Wei Chen suggests that exile is better. Once you kill someone, many things will be irreversible."
Pan Liao also advised: "You can make gestures, but let the Dugu family beg for mercy, give them a face, and spare Doulubo's death. This will also show His Highness's kindness."
Guo Song nodded lightly, "That's okay!"
At this time, a guard reported, "The king is back!"
"Let him in!"
After a moment, Wang Yue walked in quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "I'm sorry to see you, Your Highness!"
Guo Song nodded, "Get up and talk!"
Wang Yue stood up and saluted Pan Liao and Du You again, "See you two prime ministers!"
Du You smiled and said: "Commander Wang, please report the situation quickly! Your Highness is impatient."
Wang Yue took out an envelope and presented it to Guo Song, "I searched the Doulu Mansion and found a secret letter in Doulu Baowu's study. It is also the most valuable. Please read it!"
Guo Song took the envelope, opened it, and took out a roster. It was densely packed with the names of various shops. There were more than a hundred of them. At the back were the addresses of the shops, which were distributed in various counties in Guanzhong.
"Is this the Doulu family's property?" Guo Song asked.
"No! I have confirmed that there are none of the Doulu family's properties. They should be Wei Tanghui's properties in Guanzhong. There are more than a dozen stores here that we have monitored but have not yet taken action. We have taken away all of them.
There are no stores here anymore, Your Highness, please look at the last few pages."
Guo Song flipped through two more pages, and what followed were full of names and addresses, with a line of small characters written above the page, 'Record of Members of the Wei-Tang Hui Guanzhong'.
There are three to four hundred people on the list. Some people's names are the same as those of the shops. They are probably shopkeepers or the like.
Guo Song gave the list to Pan Liao and Du You. After they read it, Pan Liao asked in confusion: "This is a bit unreasonable! How come the list of members of the Wei Tang Society is in Doulu Mansion?"
Guo Song explained with a smile: "This is the confession of Zhang Li, the chief steward of Wei Tanghui. He lived in Doulu Baowu's study for a while and hid a batch of important documents in Doulu Baowu's study. General Wang went to Doulu Baowu to
The Lu Mansion is searching for these documents."
Guo Song asked again: "Is this the only list?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are still some things that we know, such as the map of the Yunzhou base camp, as well as the information of more than 20 senior officials of the imperial court, official resumes, family situations, etc., which are very complete. It will take time to organize these, but
I think this membership list is important, do we need to take action immediately?”
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "How many people are there in Chang'an's internal guards?"
"There are about ten thousand people left."
Guo Song looked at the list again. The farthest store was in Yong County. He immediately said to Wang Yue: "Don't alarm ordinary people about this matter. Try to act at night and arrest them overnight. Every store will continue to open tomorrow. All stores outside Chang'an will continue to open."
The county also needs to act at the same time and try to complete everything within three days. Can it be done?"
"It can be done in three days, and I guarantee that nothing will slip through the net!"
Wang Yue took the inventory, bowed and bowed, and hurriedly retreated.
Guo Song smiled at Pan Liao and Du You again and said: "Tomorrow, we will arrange for officials from the Ministry of Revenue and officials from Taifu Temple to go to Fangzhou to receive a batch of money from the Yuan family. In addition, officials from the weapons inspection will also go together. There is also a group of people there.
Collect weapons."
Pan Liao's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly: "How much wealth is there?"
"Eight hundred thousand taels of silver, two hundred thousand taels of gold, and twenty large boxes of jewelry and jade, which cost at least one to two million."
Pan Liao and Du You looked at each other, and both of them smiled. It was more than 10 million yuan! It was equivalent to half of their tax revenue last year. Now, they have money to solve the epidemic.