In Dou Mansion in Chengdu, General Dou Yuanzhu of the Right Xiaowei hurried to the back hall and saw his brother Dou Yi sitting in the lobby with a livid face. He quickly stepped forward and asked: "Brother, what happened?"
Dou Yi punched the table hard, "It's too much to rape and bully someone!"
He took two steps with his hands behind his back and said angrily: "Song Chaofeng invited me to discuss the military situation today. I thought it was something, but he told me that after the fall of Yangzhou, military salary was very difficult. I hope the Dou family will set an example again."
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"What?"
Dou Yuanzhu was also furious, "Does he still want the Dou family to pay?"
"Not only did the Dou family pay, he asked the entire Guanlong noble family to pay. The price offered was two million guan, and then the Dou family shared 500,000 guan!"
Dou Yuanzhu was speechless. He suddenly realized that it was a big stupid thing for them to spend money to support the imperial court last year. They had become fat sheep. The emperor slaughtered them severely, and now the eunuchs are coming to slaughter them again.
"What does Song Chaofeng mean? Do you want our Dou family to inform other families, or do we just need to take care of the Dou family?"
Dou Yi shook her head and said: "He doesn't want us to notify him. He will look for us one by one. He gives us three days to come up with 500,000 yuan."
"What if you don't give it!"
Dou Yi was silent for a long time and said: "If he were the emperor, he would still cherish his old friendship and not go too far, but these eunuchs would not show mercy. Even if they rob openly, they will give even if they give, and they will give even if they don't. I guess
Our mansion has been targeted by Zuo Yintai."
The Zuo Yintai that Dou Yi mentioned was an assassination surveillance agency set up by Beiya. Its members were samurai from Cangjian Pavilion who were stationed in other places. After they were recalled, they reorganized a new Cangjian Pavilion and then changed its name to Zuo Yintai.
Beiya used it to monitor the court officials and eradicate dissidents.
"Brother, what should I do?"
Dou Yuanzhu was worried that the Dou family had no children in the army. Without the protection of Li Shi's royal family, the eunuchs in charge of the army could deal with them at any time.
Dou Yi sighed and said: "I regret it now. We should have followed the Dugu family northward. Now our entire Guanlong noble family will be at the mercy of others."
Dou Yuanzhu hesitated and said: "Brother, I met Dugu Changqiu yesterday!"
Dou Yi was startled. Didn't the Dugu family leave? Why is Dugu Changqiu still there? He hurriedly asked: "Where did you meet them?"
"He came to me and left me an address. If the Dou family needs help, they can go to him."
Dou Yuanzhu took out a piece of paper and handed it to his brother. Dou Yi took it and saw the words "Shuangliu County Manor" written on it.
Dou Yi had been to the Shuangliu County manor of the Dugu family. He thought the Dugu family had sold it, but he didn't expect it was still there.
Dou Yi thought for a while and quickly ordered: "Let Sanlang come to see me!"
After a while, a man in his thirties came in, with a tall physique and strong steps. He was Dou Yi's third grandson, Dou Wenda. He was very skilled in martial arts, second only to Dou Xianlai in the Dou family, but the Dou family wanted him to be a military general.
On the road, he once served as the Zhonglang General of the Shence Army.
After the Palace Incident, the eunuchs began to clean up the Shence Army and dismissed a group of generals, basically all the sons of Guanlong nobles. Qianniuwei General Dugu Dashi was demoted to Jingnan Jiedu Deputy Envoy, and Dou Wenda was also demoted.
Returning home, he currently controls the Dou family's secret warrior: Beilongwei.
Dou Wenda walked in and knelt down on one knee: "Please give me your instructions, grandfather!"
"Hurry to Changqing Manor in Shuangliu County, west of Shuangliu County, and deliver a letter to Uncle Dugu for me."
"My grandson obeys!"
At this time, the old housekeeper in the hall reported: "The head of the Changsun family and the head of the Hou Mochen family are visiting!"
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Liangyi Hall, located in the northernmost part of the palace, is the official office of Beiya. Behind it is Xuande Gate. Outside Xuande Gate is the Forbidden Garden, which is currently the residence of the Shence Army.
The Liangyi Hall was renovated, and the main hall was divided into five official rooms, one for each of the eunuchs. In addition, walls were built around it, and two long rows of official offices were built under the walls on both sides. These official offices are the Beiya Jiu Si.
Song Chaofeng's official room was the largest of the official rooms in the palace. At this time, he was sitting in the official room listening to a report from his confidant eunuch Ju Wenzhen.
"Every family in Guanlong was in chaos. Hou Mo and Chen Sen visited the Changsun family, and they jointly visited the Dou family."
Song Chaofeng took a sip of tea and said coldly: "No matter how they make trouble, I only care about money. If you can't come up with two million yuan in three days, don't blame me for turning against you."
"Father, are they really unable to take it out?"
Song Chaofeng snorted, "You underestimate them too much. They were already as rich as the enemy in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Dugu Xiao claimed that they were as rich as the enemy. After almost two hundred years of accumulation in the Sui and Tang dynasties, they only had two million coins. To them, they are like
For the same reason, the eight white jade screens of Dugu Lingqiu alone are priceless treasures. Wu Daozi's paintings and Zhang Xu's calligraphy were once the treasures of Emperor Xuanzong, but I didn't expect that they would end up in the hands of the Dugu family!"
"But I heard that their wealth is distributed all over the world, not necessarily in Bashu."
"Even if it doesn't work, you can still get two million dollars. You don't have to say good things for them, they won't accept your favor." Song Chaofeng said with some displeasure.
"I don't dare. In addition, I heard that Wei Huan, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, took his family to the north yesterday. It seems that the Queen Mother did not grant him leave. Did he defect?"
Song Chaofeng said calmly: "That's great! The seat of Minister of the Ministry of Punishment has been vacated, and Yang Hua, Minister of Dali Temple, has been promoted, and Minister of Dali Temple Wang Peng has been appointed. In this way, both the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are in our hands."
"My child understands. My last question is, what should I do with the Dugu family?"
Song Chaofeng pondered for a moment and said: "Robbing the Dugu family's house can be considered as a warning to other families!"
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As soon as it got dark, Ju Wenzhen led two thousand soldiers to surround the Dugu Mansion. The head of the family, Dugu Qiu, was currently in Chang'an. The other clan members had left Chengdu one after another. Only now did everyone realize that the Dugu family had fled Chengdu.
There were only the old housekeeper and a dozen domestic servants in the Dugu Mansion. They were driven out of the house by the soldiers. The courtyard was brightly lit, and the soldiers began to search room after room and move out all valuable items.
At this time, cheers from the soldiers came from the backyard. They found the entrance to the underground vault. Ju Wenzhen was very excited. This was the basement of the Dugu family. He didn't know what kind of treasures were hidden in it.
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The soldiers broke the big lock with a heavy hammer. They pushed open the big iron door, and more than two hundred people poured in. Everyone was shocked. The basement was empty, with only a dozen empty wooden boxes left.
Not a penny was left.
The final result of the house search was a huge disappointment to Ju Wenzhen. Only some valuable furniture, some of the four treasures of the study, silks and satins, valuable furnishings, gold and silver jewelry, etc. were found. None of them were found, especially the eight white jade screens that the adoptive father cherished so much.
No shadow was seen.
Ju Wenzhen was a little worried. How could he go back and explain to his adoptive father?
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Changqing Villa in Shuangliu County is the last villa left by the Dugu family in Bashu. In the past few months, the Dugu family has been moving like ants. With the help of Zhang Yun and his men, they have transferred a huge amount of wealth out of Bashu.
Nearly a hundred children of the Dugu family have also left Shuzhong, and now only Dugu Changqiu is left.
In the lobby of the villa, Dugu Changqiu finished reading the letter written by Dou Yi. He handed the letter to Zhang Yun, "General, take a look! Things are a bit tricky."
Zhang Yun initially had two missions, one was to assist the coup, which has been completed, and the second mission was to lurk in Chengdu, preparing to cooperate with the Jin army to capture Chengdu, but now Guo Song temporarily changed his strategy to capture Bashu, Zhang
Yun's mission changed and became helping some important people leave Bashu.
Of course, the powerful eunuchs in the court did not prevent officials from leaving the court. Sometimes they wanted them to leave quickly, but they kept a close eye on some people, such as the various families of the Guanlong nobles. To be precise, the Quan
The eunuchs were keeping an eye on the wealth of these people.
This letter written by Dou Yi hopes that the Dugu family can help everyone leave Bashu.
Zhang Yun read the letter and asked Dou Wenda: "Master Dou, how much do you need to bring with you if you want to leave Bashu?"
Dou Wenda didn't know Zhang Yun's identity at this time. He was a little confused and said: "Excuse me, your Excellency..."
Just as Dugu Changqiu was about to cover up, Zhang Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay to tell them. I am a general under the King of Jin, commanding Zhang Yun."
Dou Wenda was shocked. It turned out that the person in front of him was the famous scout general Zhang Yun, whose name he had heard for a long time.
Dou Wenda quickly stood up and saluted, "It turns out to be General Zhang. I'm sorry."
Zhang Yun smiled slightly and said, "You're welcome. My mission in coming to Bashu is to help everyone leave, so I want to ask about the situation."
Dou Wenda said: "I don't know exactly how much stuff we need to take with us, but I know one thing. After the emperor asked us to donate a fortune last year, to prepare for a rainy day, various families began to transfer their wealth outwards. Chengdu's
There won’t be much wealth, it’s mainly distributed throughout Bashu.”
Zhang Yun thought for a while and said: "I will go back to Chengdu with you now to understand the situation clearly before we can formulate an evacuation plan!"