Chapter 248: Zuo Xiang’s Treasure

When Ning Chen saw this scene, he asked people to take away all the weapons.

"Old Pan, I leave this place to you... If these people dare to make any move, they will be killed without mercy!"

"If anything happens, come to me at the Governor's Mansion."

Pan Yucheng nodded.

Ning Chen looked at the officials of Fuzhou.

"My lords, come with me."

Ning Chen led his people and escorted Chongzhou officials, large and small, back to the Governor's Mansion.

The sounds of fighting and gunfire in the city have become much weaker.

Yuan Long and Mu Anbang are both strong men... with the help of the musketeers, it will not be difficult to suppress the rebels in the city.

Ning Chen stayed at the Governor's Mansion with peace of mind, he still had very important things to do.

Chongzhou officials, big and small, were detained in the courtyard.

Ning Chen asked calmly: "The governor of Chuzhou and the magistrate of Chuzhou, please stand up."

Zhuo Heguang and another fat official stood up tremblingly.

Ning Chen knew the names of these two people. Before coming, he had studied the officialdom of Chongzhou.

The governor Zhuo Heguang.

The prefect Ye Zhiyong.

Ning Chen glanced at the two of them and said, "You two, follow me!"

He found an empty room and walked in with Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhiyong.

"Close the door."

Ye Zhiyong was the last one to come in, closed the door tremblingly, and looked at Ning Chen in horror.

Ning Chen walked over, sat down on the chair and looked at the two of them coldly.

"I know that you two are Chang Chengyun's confidants, so I have something to ask you. I hope you two will answer truthfully...I have a bad temper. If you answer wrong, I may chop you with a knife."

The two of them were trembling with fear.

Ning Chen asked calmly: "Chang Chengyun was digging gold mines privately in Lingzhou. According to my investigation, all the gold was transported to Fuzhou."

In fact, he didn't investigate at all, he just speculated that... Juzhou was the last resort for the left prime minister and the queen.

They secretly stationed 20,000 troops here, all of which required money.

Therefore, he speculated that all the left prime minister's money was in Chongzhou.

Ning Chen stared at the two of them, "Where is the gold that was transported?"

Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhiyong lowered their heads and remained silent.

Ning Chen sneered: "Why, do you still expect to pocket that money?"

"You two adults are smart people at first glance. You should be able to understand that even if you have gold and silver now, you have no chance to spend it."

"Tell me, where is the left prime minister's money hidden? If you tell me, I will be lenient with you. If you don't tell me, do you know the methods of the Supervision Department?"

"Whether you say it out of joy or out of pain, you decide for yourself?"

After Ning Chen finished speaking, he looked at the two of them with squinted eyes and stopped saying anything.

Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhi's expressions kept changing.

Suddenly, Zhuo Heguang said: "Ning Yinyi, we have talked about it, can we exchange one life?"

Ning Chen sneered, "Talk to me about conditions? Do you have the qualifications?"

"I'm pretty sure that the left prime minister's money is in Fuzhou... and I also know that his money is hidden in a secret room underground, most likely under the Governor's Mansion."

"I will definitely find this money... But if you tell me, I will save you some trouble and you will be happy. It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. I will let you know what life is worse than death."

Before his death, Prime Minister Zuo said that he would rather let the treasures rot in the ground than give them to him.

This sentence reveals two pieces of information.

First, the left prime minister did leave behind a large fortune.

Second, these treasures are hidden underground somewhere in Fuzhou City.

Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhiyong had pale faces.

Zhuo Heguang gritted his teeth, "Okay, I said... I just hope that if I tell you, Lord Ning Yinyi will be able to take care of us."

Ning Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and said lightly: "Tell me?"

"I have a private residence in the city called Mei Mansion."

"Mei Mansion?"

Zhuo Heguang nodded, "My mother's surname is Mei, so we named it Mei Mansion."

"There is a secret door in the rockery in the backyard of Mei Mansion. After entering, it leads directly to the pond... Under the pond is a secret room, where all the treasures of the left prime minister are hidden."

Ning Chen's eyes lit up.

"How to open the secret door on the rockery?"

Zhuo Heguang said: "Those rockeries are divided into five elements and have different colors... One of the rockeries is golden and has a crescent-shaped stone on it. As long as you press it in, the secret door will open."

Ning Chen's face was full of joy.

"Are you telling the truth? Lord Zhuo, do you know the consequences of lying to me?"

Zhuo Heguang said hurriedly: "I dare not lie to you, but Ning Yinyi can send someone to investigate."

Ning Chen nodded slightly.

"Does anyone else know about this place?"

Zhuo Heguang shook his head, "Only Mr. Ye, Zuo Xiang and I know... Every time someone transports treasure, they will be silenced."

Ning Chen smiled and said, "Does Prime Minister Zuo have any other places to hide treasures?"

Zhuo Heguang shook his head, "No more! Before Zuo Xiang came to Fuzhou, I and I were responsible for hiding all the gold and silver that arrived."

"Sure?"

Zhuo Heguang nodded hurriedly, "I dare not lie, Lord Ye can testify."

Ye Zhiyong nodded repeatedly, indicating that Zhuo Heguang was not lying.

Ning Chen asked: "Are there any soldiers in Mei Mansion?"

Zhuo Heguang shook his head, "There are only a few maids and servants who are responsible for taking care of it on weekdays, and there are no soldiers."

"Where is Mei Mansion?"

"On Jing'an Street."

Ning Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you two adults for your cooperation."

Ning Chen slowly stood up and walked to the two men, a cold light swept across their necks.

Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhiyong covered their necks tightly with their hands, blood gushed out from their fingers, staggered backwards, and then fell to the ground at the same time, without a breath.

"If you are escorted to Beijing, you will inevitably be tortured... I will give you a quick death, as a sincere thank you gift!"

Ning Chen glanced at the bodies of the two men, walked over to open the door, and shook the blood off the dagger while angrily saying:

"Chang Chengyun is really a good dog. Two weak scholars who can't even tie a chicken dare to assassinate me. They are really looking for death."

"Come on, drag their bodies out and let the adults see the consequences of assassinating me."

Several soldiers took the order and ran in to drag out the bodies of Zhuo Heguang and Ye Zhiyong.

The officials of Yuzhou in the yard were so scared that they were shaking like sieves and their souls were gone.

Ning Chen looked up at the sky. At this time, the sky was bright.

The gunshots and fighting sounds in the city were almost inaudible, with only one or two gunshots occasionally.

Ning Chen left some people to guard the Chongzhou officials and took the others away from the governor's mansion.

Along the way, there were corpses everywhere.

The people in the city spent a night in fear amid the fighting.

On the way, Ning Chen met a group of soldiers from the Ling Army.

"Have you seen Captain Yuan and General Mu?"

Ning Chen asked.

"To reply to General Ning, General Mu is in front, not far from here, and you can see him at the street corner... Captain Yuan didn't see him."

Ning Chen nodded slightly and led his men to rush over.

When he reached the street corner, the pungent smell of blood came towards him, almost making Ning Chen vomit.

This is a main road, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowing like a river on the street.