The strongest collapse system

Chapter 746 Trust
"This horse seems to have been hit hard and passed out, but it's fine." Chi Zhuiyang stepped forward to check and told Hong Yi the result.

"I see. I don't know who blocked them." A thought flashed in Hong Yi's mind.

Afterwards, Chi Zhuiyang rescued the Zhaoye Jade Lion and took it aside.

After a while, Governor Hou rushed here with several battalion commanders and many expert guards.

"Huh..." Governor Hou saw Hong Yi and his party from a distance, as well as Zhao Feirong who was sitting on the ground, dying of breath, and then let out a deep breath.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

To encircle and suppress Baiyun Village, he took a huge risk. If he did not get the leader of the bandit, he would not be able to explain to the court, and he would also suffer Zhao Feirong's endless assassination and revenge.

The revenge of a master of ghosts and immortals in the possession realm is extremely terrifying.

"Lord Hou, Zhao Feirong is dead, but it's an ominous sign for a beauty to turn into a ghost, my lord..." Hong Yi said suddenly.

"Brother Shi, needless to say, use white cloth to cover the demon girl's body." Governor Hou immediately understood what he meant, and said hastily.

Dagan law captures demons practicing Taoism, first soaks them in manure for three days, then strips off their clothes, and hangs them on the tower to show the public; if the demons intercept and kill the court officials, they will be sentenced to death.

It's just desecrating the corpse, it's meaningless, and Hong Yi doesn't want it, so he wants to persuade Governor Hou not to do it.

Hong Yi thought too much.

Even if he didn't intercede, governor Hou would not strip Zhao Feirong's body and hang it on a tower to show the public.

Governor Hou is not strong enough to face the double strangulation of Marquis Hong Xuanji of Wu Wen and the Da Luo faction. One of them is in the center of the imperial court, and the other is the leader of the martial arts in the seven southern provinces. Neither is easy to provoke.

It would do no one any good to tear the skin apart.

"Baiyunzhuang has been wiped out. I have to regroup the troops, provide comfort to the soldiers, and appease the common people. If Shidi is tired, go down and rest. I will have a good talk with Shidi tomorrow." Hou Qingchen said.

"Alright, this Zhaoye Jade Lion..." Hong Yi was about to hand over the white horse to Hou Qingchen, when Wang Fan who was beside him interrupted suddenly.

"This horse is quite majestic." Wang Fan interrupted suddenly.

Hong Yi was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that Wang Fan would take a fancy to this Zhaoye jade lion.

This white horse is very precious. It is a divine horse among the divine horses. It is pure white in color, with not a single hair on its body. It looks as majestic as a lion. It is rare to see in a hundred years. It is worth at least ten thousand taels of silver, and it is still priceless. .

Hong Yi was in a bit of a dilemma. After all, this was considered a spoil of war from the destruction of Baiyun Village, and it needed to be accounted for.

"Since the strong man likes it, let's give this horse to the strong man!" Governor Hou heard Xiange knew the meaning, and immediately said cheerfully.

The horse Zhaoye Jade Lion is too precious, the prince does not have such a good horse, if he rides it by himself, it is too ostentatious and easy to be impeached by the imperial envoy; if it is dedicated to Prince Yu, it will be thankless.

Since ancient times, all generals riding white horses have not come to a good end.

After all, it is too eye-catching, shining silver in the sun, and it is a living target on the battlefield. Riding such a famous horse, does the general feel that he is not fast enough to die?

Prince Yu is a person who does great things, and before he achieves big things, he keeps a low profile and won't like such a white horse.

"So, thank you sir." Hong Yi thanked.

Wang Fan immediately got his wish, took the horse's rein from Chi Zhuiyang's hand, and took it aside.

After that, Governor Hou went to arrange the aftermath, while Hong Yi and the others returned to the Wuyuan City station, rested, and spent two days recuperating with peace of mind.

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On the evening of the next day, Governor Hou sent a housekeeper to deliver the post to the post station, and invited Hong Yi and others to the banquet.

Hong Yi only took Xiao Mu with him, got into the sedan chair, and went to the private house behind the governor's office in Wuyuan City.

The banquet was very simple, with only a few dishes, and the house was not spectacular or luxurious, but it was built in a large, spacious and neat manner, which was somewhat similar to Prince Yu's mansion.

There was no one else at the banquet, Governor Hou only brought two confidantes and staff.

"Brother Shi, take a look at this." Governor Hou told the two to sit down, then motioned to the staff next to him, and handed a booklet to Hong Yi for review.

"Three purple-gold wax gourds, each weighing 380 pounds; ten golden wax gourds, each weighing 380 pounds; one hundred silver wax gourds, each weighing 280 pounds; eighty rods inlaid with gold and jade; 78 gems; eighteen buckets of pearls..."

The booklet is densely packed, the first page records the quantity of gold, silver, and jewels, the second page contains various grains, cattle, horses, and fields, and the third page contains knives, guns, armor, and weapons.

After opening and reading three pages, Hong Yi understood what it was.

A list of property obtained from the destruction of Baiyunzhuang.

"So much property was copied out!" Hong Yi said in surprise as he closed his notebook.

"That's right. I didn't expect a mere Baiyun Village to accumulate so much money after it was established for three years. It distributed the spoils and collected treasures from the green forests and underworld in the thirteen provinces of Zhongzhou. The total property is estimated to be no less than 700 million taels of silver. The annual tax revenue of Wu Yuan Province is only 30 taels!" Although he had already learned the result, until now, Governor Hou still feels a little shocked.

"My lord, what is your plan now?" Hong Yi asked.

"I will escort a part of the treasure to Beijing and send it to the prince's mansion for the prince to arrange. Now the prince is in charge of the household department's money and food, which is justified; part of it is used to subsidize the province's finances; the rest is to be given to the younger brother. Governor Hou laughed and said, "Bring up everything."

Hong Yi was shocked.

He suddenly realized that Governor Hou was so confidant to him that he even told him the amount and distribution of the property seized this time, which meant that he was treating him as his real one.

After all, Hong Yi killed Zhao Feirong.

Zhao Feirong, Hong Xuanji's biological daughter, Hong Yi's half-sister.

There is no more ruthless and more convincing vote than this one.

"He doesn't know the real reason why I must kill Zhao Feirong." A thought flashed in Hong Yi's mind, "But he thinks I'm showing my loyalty, but there's no need to tell the truth."

Boom!Boom!Boom!Boom!
At this time, the eight yamen servants brought in four huge boxes, which were heavy. Although they were lightly placed on the ground, they still made four muffled noises, shaking the ground slightly, showing their heavy weight.

Click click!

The first box was unlocked, and when it was opened, a strong smell of medicinal fragrance came over the face and spread throughout the living room.

Hong Yi turned his eyes, and saw that inside the box were all white porcelain jars that were crystal clear like jade. The openings of the jars were sealed with wax, and labels were pasted on them one by one.

(End of this chapter)