Phew...
Seeing Oboi close his eyes, Kang Xi and Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They had already exhausted their strength, but now that they had relaxed, they felt weak.
As for Wu Qi, after using the Nine Yang Divine Skill to stop the bleeding on his chest, he was fine. He did not spend much effort dealing with Ao Bai. Now, he was full of hope for Kang Xi's reward.
But now that Kang Xi was sleeping on the ground, he could only lie down and wait.
However, he slept for the entire morning, which made Young Master Wu suffer. He finally did not have to wait for lunch.
Kang Xi slowly got up, and Wei Xiaobao did not sleep either.
"Wait a moment, I'll discuss the aftermath with the ministers.”Kang Xi instructed and walked out.
"Yes, sir!" Wu Qi and Wei Xiaobao responded in unison.
When Kang Xi was far enough away, Wu Qi finally laughed out loud.
"Hahaha, we're rich!"
"Boss, what do you want to get rich for? Is it a reward from the emperor?" Wei Xiaobao asked in confusion.
"Hehe, the Emperor's rewards are not small, but compared to Ao Bai's family fortune, it is a drop in the ocean.”Wu Qi explained.
"What does Oboi's fortune have to do with us?”Wei Xiaobao was smart, but he still didn't understand the trick.
"You'll know later. Let's go eat first.”Wu Qi said as he walked in front, with Wei Xiaobao following closely behind.
An hour after lunch, Kang Xi sent a eunuch to pass on the message and called them to the Oath Hall. Minister Soertu and others were also present.
"Xiao De Zi greets the emperor."
"Little Gui Zi greets the emperor."
Kang Xi turned around." Get up."”
"Thank you, Emperor."
"I've already discussed with the ministers. I'll immediately have Soertu go and seize Oboi's mansion and take inventory of his finances.”
"Yes, sir!" The two of them responded in unison.
They followed Soertu to Oboi's mansion. There was nothing much to do, so the three of them drank tea and chatted while the soldiers went to work.
In the process of communication, Wu Qi could feel the deep intention of Soetu to rope him in, and from time to time, he would call him brother.
Four hours later, a registrar delivered a book to Suo Ertu.
"Tsk tsk!" After reading the booklet, Soertu began to sigh," Oboi really plundered a lot of people's fat!”
"How many?" Wei Xiaobao asked curiously.
Soetu extended three fingers and said,""Just silver alone is close to three million taels!”
"Three million taels?" Although Wu Qi was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when he heard this number. With so much silver, even if he exchanged it for money in modern times, he could still exchange it for more than 300 million yuan.
However, this silver was not meant to be spent in modern times. In ancient times, the purchasing power would be three to four times higher.
When Wei Xiaobao heard this number, he almost fainted.
"This, brothers, how do you think we should deal with this?”Soetu let Wu Qi and the other two choose.
Wu Qi did not speak, but Wei Xiaobao said,"The Emperor asked us to search Ao Bai's house, so naturally, we have to hand it over to the national treasury.”
"Hehehe, brother's words are wrong. The emperor called you here because he wanted to give you some benefits. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been fine to call us?”Soertu said with a smile.
"Is that true?" Wei Xiaobao didn't believe him.
"Of course!" Soertu replied firmly.
" In that case…" Wei Xiaobao looked at Wu Qi and asked,""Big Brother, what do you think?"
"Haha." Wu Qi smiled and said casually,"I'll just take a small change."”
"What?" Soertu began to doubt his own ears. Wu Qi's appetite was so small. The total amount of silver was more than 2.93 million. The change was really too little." Brother, this change is only equivalent to 1% of the total amount."”
"One percent? I think you misunderstood me. I want the change after two million.”Wu Qi added.
"930,000?" Hearing this number, Soertu was relieved. The job of copying Obois was a lucrative one. If Wu Qi and Wei Xiaobao didn't take the lead, he wouldn't be able to get much. "Brother, you killed Ao Bai, so it's only natural for you to get this number.”
"Indeed, if it weren't for Big Brother, I'm afraid that the Emperor and I would have died at the hands of that old scoundrel Ao Bai.”Wei Xiaobao said.
Soetu looked at Wei Xiaobao and said,"Brother, don't be so humble. How much do you want?”
"Me? Big Brother's contribution is much greater than mine. I'll just take half of it. How about this? We'll take out another half of the remaining two million and split it equally between the two of us.”said Wei Xiaobao.
Soetu waved his hand and said,"I'm just here to run errands. How can I split it equally with you, brother? How about this, I'll take 40%, and you take 60%."
After a few rejections, Suo Ertu insisted that Wei Xiaobao take more.
"Then we'll do as you say." Wei Xiaobao didn't refuse anymore.
"Alright." Soertu was also satisfied." Brothers, there are still many treasures in Oboi's house. Do you want to go and take a look?"”
"Sure," Wu Qi and Wei Xiaobao had no objections.
When the three of them arrived at Ao Bai's residence, they couldn't help but gasp in amazement. The furnishings here were really more luxurious than the palace.
There were all kinds of antique paintings, gold, silver, jade, and so on, and they were all very old.
Seeing these, Wu Qi also wanted to take some and play with them. Soertu very politely introduced them to Wu Qi one by one.
"This is a place for antiques. Why are there a pair of golden bowls?”Wu Qi was puzzled. Although gold was precious, it was still far inferior to the antiques here.
Soertu immediately came over and explained in detail,"Brother, you might not know, but this golden bowl is also an antique. It was produced in the Tang Dynasty and was said to have been used by Emperor Xuanzong and Concubine Yang.”
"Is that so?" Wu Qi exclaimed. He did not say anything else and put away this thing directly.
Then, Wu Qi continued to rummage through and found a secret compartment.
"Men, pry open this lock!" Soertu immediately shouted.”
"No need." Wu Qi waved his hand and twisted the lock, causing it to fall off.
"Wow!" Seeing the things here, Soertu, who had not shown much emotion, couldn't help but smack his lips." So, the most valuable things in Oboi are all here!"”
"Aiyo." Soertu took out a round jade and said while drooling,""This is the Heshi jade from the Warring States Period! Unexpectedly, it had fallen into the hands of Ao Bai.”
"He Shibi?" Wu Qi had also heard of this thing and knew quite a few stories about it. He did not expect to meet it today.
"Brother, take it." After looking at it a few more times, Soetu also stuffed it into Wu Qi's hand.
"This, how can I do this?”Wu Qi was also embarrassed to directly accept such a precious treasure.
"If I say take it, then take it. This is what you deserve, brother.”Soertu persuaded.
"Alright then." Since Soertu had said so, Wu Qi could only 'reluctantly' accept it.
Then, the three of them continued to check the remaining treasures in the secret compartment.
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