"Reporting to Milord, this woman was lured back by that evil thief Niu Jizong yesterday to be his concubine. The woman's family members were all killed by Niu Jizong.
We're taking her to Caishikou."
The imperial guards hurriedly explained to Jia Lian.
"What are you saying? This woman was snatched by Niu Jizong, and even her family was killed by this damn Niu Jizong. Now that Niu Jizong has committed a heinous crime, how can he implicate the innocent?”
Hearing this, Jia Lian frowned and snapped at the Imperial Army.
"Milord, regardless of whether this woman is innocent or not, we are still following orders. As long as this woman is Niu Jizong's aunt, we have to bring her to the guillotine.”
"If half of the higher-ups blame us, we won't be able to explain ourselves.”
The Imperial Army soldier heard Jia Lian's words and knew that Jia Lian wanted to save them.
Therefore, he hurriedly opened his mouth to dissuade Jia Lian.
"What kind of bullsh * t logic is this? Niu Jizong announced that you were his godson without your consent yesterday.”
Hearing this, Jia Lian angrily pointed at the imperial guard and questioned.
"That's right!" The imperial guard replied without any change in expression.
"Hey! You're really infuriating me.”
Jia Lian was infuriated by the stubborn mind of the Imperial Army.
"Right now, I'm in charge of everything here.
I have full authority over the matters here. Now, I order the two of you to release this innocent woman.”
"When the time comes, I will report the matter here to the Sage truthfully.”
Jia Lian ordered the two Imperial Army soldiers.
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing Jia Lian's words, the two Imperial Army soldiers didn't dare to say anything more and could only accept his orders.
The beautiful woman stared at Jia Lian expressionlessly.
It was as if he wanted to imprint Jia Lian into her mind.
After the woman was sent away, Jia Lian began to wander around the Duke's estate.
Money and valuable items were naturally essential for a shakedown.
Right now, the Imperial Army was busy dealing with the corpses and capturing people. They had yet to start searching for items.
Taking advantage of this perfect time, Jia Lian, who had space, could not miss it.
Anyway, I came here alone. The Imperial Army is all the Emperor's people. If anything is missing, everyone will see it.
I don't have anything from the Duke's estate on me.
…
"Huo…the imperial washing brush and inkstone of the previous dynasty…good heavens, the Seven Treasures Lotus Porcelain of the Wei State Official Kiln…ha! The three-legged cauldron of the Yuan Country was a priceless treasure. I'll take it!”
"Eh, the painting of the Holy Empire's Imperial Concubine coming out of the bath…Good heavens, if this painting was authentic, it would at least cost a million taels of silver!
He did not expect that the Duke's estate would have such a good thing.”
"It's really a national treasure!"
Jia Lian, who was constantly changing rooms, came to Niu Jizong's bedroom and saw a painting hanging on Niu Jizong's bed. He couldn't take his eyes off it.
Jia Lian was so obsessed with the beauty in the painting that he almost drooled.
The picture of the imperial consort coming out of the bath was of the imperial consort of the last generation of the Sacred Dynasty.
The imperial consort was like a fairy and was called the most beautiful person in five thousand years.
However, it was precisely this beauty who had made the emperor infatuated with her. In order to win a smile from her, the once prosperous Sacred Dynasty was ruined.
At that time, the Sacred Dynasty had fought all the way to the Far West, and countless countries had been defeated by the Sacred Dynasty.
At that time, there was a painting passed down from the Sacred Dynasty. The painting was thirty meters long and depicted the prosperity of the Sacred Dynasty and countless efforts.
The territory of the Sacred Dynasty was vast and boundless. Many people did not even know how far the borders of the Sacred Dynasty were.
The powerful Sacred Dynasty had too many national treasures, and at the same time, too many of them had been destroyed and lost after thousands of years of dynasty replacement.
This painting of the Imperial Consort emerging from the bath was definitely one of the most precious national treasures.
Although it was said to be worth a million taels, Jia Lian did not know its true value. This painting was enough to exchange for half of the territory of an emperor who was greedy for beauty.
If Jia Lian gave this painting to the Emperor and was appraised as authentic, he would definitely be a Duke.
However, looking at the beauty in the painting, Jia Lian couldn't bear to give it away.
Even if he took the title, Jia Lian would not give it to anyone.
After all, Jia Lian could earn the title of nobility with his own ability. It was better to hide under the blanket and enjoy it.
…
"Your Majesty has confiscated a total of 3,360,000 taels of silver, 530,000 taels of gold, and three carts of various treasures. Among them, there are 58,436 hectares of fertile land, 587 shops in the capital, more than 1,000 shops in various places, and 1,360,000 stones of grain.”
"Also, the finances of the nine families of the Duke's estate are being checked and tabulated. I have already informed the Ministry of Revenue to accept this matter.
After this raid, we also discovered that the Defender Duke's Public House had caused countless deaths and had even embezzled the army's pay.
The evidence of his crimes and letters are under the account book, please take a look.”
Night fell…
Jia Lian brought the statistics and all the finances into the Imperial Palace and reported to the Emperor truthfully.
As for this raid, Jia Lian was already full.
The rest were sent to the emperor.
"Hmph, the total value of the wealth collected by a mere Duke's estate is actually more than the annual tax of our Great Jin. He embezzled the army's salary and committed countless blood debts…I wish I could exterminate his entire family again.”
Jia Lian reported from below that the Emperor was sitting at the top to check. The more he listened and looked, the angrier the Emperor became.
In the end, he could not stand it anymore and slapped the table angrily.
Especially when he thought of Niu Jizong's reluctance to return the silver owed by the imperial court and let the imperial court help the people.
In the end, he had to force Niu Jizong to fork out the money. Thinking of Niu Jizong's face, the emperor was about to explode in anger.
In addition, Niu Jizong had committed countless crimes and was simply a parasite of Great Jin.
"That's right. The families left behind by the meritorious officials of the Great Jin not only did not want to serve the Great Jin, but they also became parasites that sucked the blood of the Great Jin.
It's really sad to think about it!"
Jia Lian pretended to follow the Emperor's words and directly poured a bucket of 98 gas into the Emperor's anger.
Although Jia Lian was also the descendant of a meritorious official, his position was clear. Moreover, by saying this to the Emperor, he was telling the Emperor that he was not the same as the other meritorious officials.
He was a capable minister who brought glory to his ancestors, not a parasite.
"Minister Jia is indeed a descendant of the Duke of Rong and is loyal to the Imperial Court.
Zhen will remember!"
Sure enough, hearing Jia Lian's words, the Emperor's heart was almost unable to suppress the towering anger. However, he still forcefully suppressed it and looked at Jia Lian with a flash of affection in his eyes.
He listed Jia Lian as his confidant.
"Your Majesty, you flatter me. This subject's loyalty doesn't dare to compare with the public execution of the world, but if Your Majesty is in danger, this subject will naturally stand in front of Your Majesty and sacrifice my life to protect Your Majesty.”
Hearing the Emperor's praise, Jia Lian couldn't help but curl his lips in his heart. Then, he raised his head and puffed out his chest to express his loyalty to the Emperor…
What he meant was…
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