A Clash of Gods - Chapter 840

[Chapter 830 Secret Letter]

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The golden Buddha is more than a foot high, and the carvings are extremely delicate. The Buddha statue is solemn and placed in the shrine.

Maybe no one came in these few days, so the incense has been extinguished, and the incense ash in the incense burner is thick, and it seems that it has not been dealt with for some time.

The King of Huainan has been preparing to unleash an accident in the imperial tomb recently, and thinks that he has no time to spend in this Buddhist hall.

Dou Kui took a closer look, but didn’t see anything strange. He looked at Qi Ning and said in a low voice, “Master Hou, is this golden Buddha weird?”

Qi Ning moved closer to the golden Buddha, and Dou Kui also approached the past. Before he understood what was going on, Qi Ning had already whispered: “Master Dou, it is said that if gold is touched frequently, the perspiration of the human body will cause the luster to gradually dim. , is there such a statement?”

Dou Kui hurriedly said, “That’s true.” Knowing that there must be a reason for what Qi Ning said, he took a closer look and found that the luster of the golden Buddha’s waist and shoulders was indeed much dim compared to other parts. He understood something instantly, Qi Ning Looking at his expression, knowing that he understood, he chuckled lightly: “Master Dou, take a look at the golden Buddha.”

Dou Kui immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand and carefully took off the golden Buddha. The golden Buddha was made of pure gold and was quite heavy. When he took it down, the place where his hand touched was the waist and shoulders.

“The golden Buddha placed in the Buddhist hall, logically speaking, would not move easily.” Qi Ning said, “But the golden Buddha is obviously often moved.”

Dou Kui nodded and said, “What Marquis said is very true.” Putting the golden Buddha aside, he approached the bronze pedestal on which the golden buddha was placed. The pedestal was in the shape of a lotus flower and looked quite old. Taking a closer look, the lotus pedestal has six petals, and Qi Ning quickly saw that four of the petals had some patina on the edges.

Qi Ning didn’t talk nonsense. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the two lotus petals with no copper rust at the edges, and twisted slightly. Sure enough, the lotus seat was not fixed. With a little force, the lotus seat was rotated. , and then heard the sound from behind, Dou Kui immediately turned to the back and said in a lost voice, “Master Hou, you…look…!”

Qi Ning let go and quickly turned to the back, only to see a large blue brick on the ground automatically move away, revealing a cave.

Dou Kui lowered his voice and said, “Master Hou, this should be where the treasures of the King of Huainan are hidden.” He looked inside with his probe, and saw that he couldn’t see anything clearly in the darkness. To show his loyalty, he said in a low voice: “Master Hou, go down first to see how the situation is.”

Qi Ning didn’t say much. He took a small copper cup for sacrifice to the golden Buddha in the past, walked to the entrance of the cave, and threw the cup down. Soon he heard a crisp sound, and Qi Ning smiled and said, “It’s not very deep, Master Dou is here to watch first, don’t let anyone in, I’ll go down and see what’s going on.”

Dou Kui said: “That’s fine, Lord Hou must be careful.”

Qi Ning didn’t hesitate, he stretched out his body and jumped into it. The bottom was not very deep. Qi Ning fell lightly on the ground. After his eyes adjusted slightly, he saw that there was a passage to the left. He took a fire stick on his body and burned it.

Qi Feng presented this fire certificate, and when he was out, he carried one or two fire certificates with him for emergencies.

After walking for a short distance, there was an iron gate in front of him. General Tie held the door. Qi Ning used a cold blade to easily cut the iron lock and opened the door. There was a secret room inside. The interior is neat and luxurious, the ground is covered with animal skins, surrounded by antique shelves made of high-quality mahogany, and there is a soft couch in the middle, and there is a table table next to the soft couch, with an oil lamp on it.

Qi Ning put out the fire and lit the oil lamp, and the secret room suddenly lit up.

As soon as the lights were on, the surroundings were filled with brilliance, and precious antiques were placed on the antique shelves. Qi Ning turned around with his hands on his back, knowing that the antiques in this secret room were the real top grades. They are all worth a lot of money, and a rough estimate will add up to no less than forty or fifty pieces.

Qi Ning sighed in his heart,

I thought to myself that someone said that the king of Huainan was rich enough to rival the country. This does not seem to be an exaggeration. Only the treasures treasured in this secret room, once exchanged for silver, will definitely be an astonishing amount.

The Huainan Palace was raided. Qi Ning knew that even if these treasures were left here, they would no longer belong to Xiao Shaozong. Once they were made public, they could only be returned to the state treasury. What Dou Kui said before was true. Things controlled the Ministry of Household, and these properties became Sima Lan’s hands.

The power of the Sima family is already very large now. If they have a large amount of silver in their hands, they will be able to make money. At that time, it will be enough to make the Sima family’s position in the court more stable, so even if the Sima family really holds the household department one day, Qi Ning also only hoped that what he got was a yamen full of holes, not a golden box full of warehouses.

Thinking of this, Qi Ning knew that these belongings must never enter the warehouse of the Ministry of Housing.

He understands even more that Sima Lan is very clear about the wealth of the Huainan King’s family. That old man is cunning and cunning. Maybe he has already made up his mind about these wealth. It’s just that there is no reason to mix it up on the surface, but he will definitely come up with it. There are other ways to get involved, so I have to transfer this batch of treasures as soon as possible and completely control it in my own hands.

And Longtai ordered himself to come to preside over the house raid early in the morning, probably taking this into account.

At this time, he has understood Longtai’s thoughts. I think this is also considered corruption by order. If he honestly handed over these things, he would not only be ashamed of himself, but also be ashamed of the emperor.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a wooden box in the corner of the secret room. It looked very inconspicuous. Qi Ning walked over, squatted down, carefully pulled the box out of it, picked it up and put it on the table, only to see The box was also locked with an iron lock, and it was still cut with a cold blade.

When he opened the box, he saw that there were books neatly placed inside. Qi Ning picked up the book above and opened it, but he saw that it was an account book, which recorded the property details of the Huainan Palace. Qi Ning looked through it. A few pages, in addition to recording the details of the food towns owned by the King of Huainan, there are also some shops controlled by the King of Huainan behind the scenes.

Qi Ning put down the ledger and took the next one to look at it. It was filled with the names and positions of officials. There were as many as fifty or sixty officials. Except for some Beijing officials, many of them were Local officials, behind each official, also made notes with a brush.

The first person in the ranking was Dou Kui, the minister of households, who later indicated his credibility, and Qian Raoshun, the minister of punishment, also indicated his credibility.

Qi Ning sighed and thought to himself that although King Huainan had a noble status, he was obviously still a lot worse than Sima Lan’s ingenuity. Qian Raoshun stabbed him at the most critical moment. A fatal blow, the King of Huainan always regarded Qian Raoshun as a trustworthy person, how could he beware that Qian Raoshun had already been bought by Sima Lan.

In addition, some officials were marked as awaiting investigation and also marked as alert. Qi Ning knew that this was actually the roster of Huainan King’s henchmen. Knowing that this roster is of great importance, carry the roster in his arms.

Glancing at the letter below, I took a copy and glanced at it. There was no signature on it. The letter had already been opened. Qi Ning took out the letter inside, opened it and looked at the oil lamp, and soon showed surprise. The color immediately became more dignified.

The letter hidden here, Qi Ning knew that it was no trivial matter without looking at it. When he took a closer look, he was shocked. It was a letter rather than a letter of allegiance.

Although there was no name of the other party and no signature from beginning to end, Qi Ning had already guessed who the letter came from.

In the content of the letter, in addition to showing loyalty, the most important thing is that the other party has reached a deal with the King of Huainan.

The other party will fully support the King of Huainan to win the throne, and once the King of Huainan ascends the Dragon Throne, he will assign all the counties of Xichuan to the other party, and let the other party establish himself as the king, become a single country, and become a vassal of the Great Chu.

Li Hongxin!

Qi Ning’s expression was stern, and he had confirmed that the letter was from Li Hongxin, the king of Shu in Xichuan. Judging from the paper, this letter has been around for a long time, at least not less than a year, that is to say , At least a year ago, Li Hongxin had had secret contacts with the King of Huainan, and had reached a deal.

If it was a year ago, when the previous emperor had not died, it seems that when the previous emperor was still in power, the King of Huainan and Li Hongxin had a secret agreement.

Qi Ning can also figure it out. The King of Shu was imprisoned in Chengdu and has been under the strict supervision of the imperial court. As a character who used to call the wind and call the rain in Xichuan, of course it would not feel good to be trapped in a cage. The blood of the ancestors, but not only did they not inherit the throne, but they also did not have much say in the court. Both of them belonged to unwilling people, but they were both ambitious people. Don’t be too surprised.

The King of Shu needs to have a backer in Beijing, while the King of Huainan needs the support of troops and horses. If the King of Shu can make waves in Xichuan and find an opportunity to regain military power, the court has the King of Huainan as an inner responder, and the two join forces, even if they fail in the end , and it will certainly make the Chu country suffer an unprecedented heavy blow.

Qi Ning suddenly thought that the Heiyan Cave incident in Xichuan might have been a secret plan by the kings of Shu and Huainan. When the turmoil arises, King Li Hongxin of Shu will surely take the opportunity to erect a flagpole in Xichuan.

That was when the new emperor had just ascended the throne, and the court situation was not stable. If Li Hongxin took the opportunity to control Xichuan, and the court had the King of Huainan as his inner responder, the consequences would be unimaginable. Thinking of this, Qi Ning felt a chill on his back. , I thought to myself that it was fortunate that the Heiyan Cave incident was successfully subsided under my mediation, otherwise, the current state of Chu might have already been ignited by war.

Although the King of Huainan was counted by the Sima family this time, it was not wrong for his actions to end this time.