Ch 92: We’re Going To Be Rich! Fantastic!

Recently, the Beiyuan war situation has become critical, the national treasury is empty, and the Palace has been forced to reduce spending on food, clothing, and daily necessities.

Even when I went out to dinner with my daughter, we only dared to order four dishes.

He is the dignified ruler of a country! How could he have ended up in such a sorry state!

He looked at the people lying on the ground in the nearby prison cell, feeling like his eyes were about to emit green light.

Your father isn’t wealthy? Hand it over!

【His father, Shi Huanchun, actually sent money to Beiyuan! Master, you know that Yao Kingdom and Beiyuan are at war, and Yao Kingdom is already short of money. As a person from Yao Kingdom, he earned so much money in Yao Kingdom, but he actually used the money to fund Beiyuan!】 The System said angrily.

【It’s outrageous! This traitor, this sellout!】 Shen Biluo also gritted her teeth.

Emperor: Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, he’s about to send me money!

【Shi Huanchun is scheduled to meet with a Beiyuan person at the Laichun Inn in Kyoto at noon tomorrow! That Beiyuan person is carrying a letter written to him by a Beiyuan Official! Set an ambush near the inn, and we’ll catch him red-handed!】

Emperor: Wonderful, wonderful! Now we have evidence!

Minister of Justice Zhong Junnan looked at the Emperor’s expression. Although the Emperor showed no emotion, Zhong Junnan had followed him for many years and could tell what he was thinking.

It seems that the National Treasury’s silver has a source again!

【Do you know how wealthy this Shi Huanchun is?】 The System was also a little excited.

【How wealthy?】 Shen Biluo’s eyes sparkled with excitement at the mention of money.

【Come, come, Master, let me show you!】 The System showed her the image.

What appeared before her eyes seemed to be a basement, a very large space.

【Does this also count as gossip? Why can you see this?】 Shen Biluo asked unconventionally.

【Because Shi Huanchun has a little bad habit; when he does that, he must look at gold and silver to make it more enjoyable, so I can see the image of this basement!】

【Ah, although I’ve heard a lot of gossip, this bad habit is quite niche!】 Shen Biluo replied.

The System removed the figures for easy viewing of the basement scene. Now, all that appears in everyone’s minds is the basement room.

The camera focuses on a room in the basement.

【Wow……】 Shen Biluo couldn’t help but exclaim.

The huge room was filled with piles of gold, gold bars stacked layer upon layer to the ceiling. At the entrance, stacks of gold ingots also reached the ceiling. The whole room was dazzling with gold, almost blinding the eyes!

Not only Shen Biluo, but even Zhong Junnan’s eyes went wide.

The Emperor was almost moved to tears. Wonderful, it’s gold! We’re saved!

The camera cuts to another room; a similarly sized room, completely filled with silver.

Although this room’s impact wasn’t as great as the previous one, it was still enough to make an ordinary person speechless.

The camera cuts to another room. This room was full of various unprocessed jewels: Hetian Jade, jadeite, various agates, various crystals, Hu Po, turquoise…

Shen Biluo was stunned; many of the stones were ones she couldn’t name.

The next room contained large boxes; it was unknown what was inside. Looking closely, the box by the entrance was slightly ajar, revealing finished jewelry. One could deduce that the other boxes contained similar items.

One room was filled with antiques and paintings and calligraphy.

Although the Emperor was well-traveled and knowledgeable, he had never seen so many antiques and paintings and calligraphy.

Many were long-lost masterpieces by famous artists, capable of fetching sky-high prices.

Another room was full of precious herbs. Shen Biluo casually glanced at it and saw several hundred-year-old ginseng plants. Having spent a long time in the Imperial Court, she could identify such things.

Shen Biluo raised her hand, closing her dropped jaw.

The Emperor’s heart was also pounding wildly. Wow, the national treasury doesn’t have this many good things!

【So much money, so much money! I want to roll around in the gold!】 Shen Biluo exclaimed emotionally.

Emperor: I’d like to do that too!

【I want to, I want to! The mechanism is in the second drawer of his study desk, on an inconspicuous small horse ornament. Turn it to the right, and the passage to the basement will appear!】

The System said, playing a clip of Shi Huanchun holding his wife in one arm and turning the small horse with the other…

【System, since Shi Huanchun has so much money, why didn’t he donate it to the court? It’s wartime, a critical time. If he donated the silver, he might get a pretty high-ranking position!】 Shen Biluo asked.

【How high could that be? Beiyuan promised him a first-rank official position! Yao Kingdom would never give a merchant a first-rank official position!】 The System said.

【Wow, first rank! You have to be willing to take risks to get rewards! They really went all out for money!】 Shen Biluo said.

【No, no, I have to tell Father Emperor immediately! But how can I tell Father Emperor?】 Shen Biluo was quite anxious.

【Hey, you’re a princess deep within the palace; you wouldn’t know about this, let alone where the basement is! We can’t let this old traitor transport all the money to Beiyuan!】

After listening, the Emperor gave Zhong Junnan a wink.

Zhong Junnan immediately understood, pointing to the person on the ground and saying, “Your Majesty, after investigation, I found that this person is the son of the wealthy merchant Shi Huanchun. Shi Huanchun is colluding with Beiyuan and sending them money!”

【Wow! The Minister of Justice is amazing! I underestimated him!】 Shen Biluo said in surprise in her heart.

Emperor: He is quite capable. He knows what I want him to say.

“He’s about to meet with a Beiyuan spy tomorrow, and I can catch him red-handed!” Zhong Junnan continued.

【He already knows this? Give him a raise! He absolutely deserves a raise!】

The Emperor encouraged him with his eyes: Continue, continue!

Zhong Junnan continued, “I also found out that Shi Huanchun is incredibly wealthy, with countless amounts of gold and silver in his home! It’s all in his basement!”

【Goodness, Zhong Junnan is amazing! How does he know all this? Did he go in there?】 Shen Biluo exclaimed.

Zhong Junnan felt that finding out all this was a bit far-fetched, so he added, “After discovering something was wrong with Shi Huanchun, I sent someone disguised as a servant to infiltrate his mansion, which is how this secret was uncovered!”

Although his explanation had loopholes, it was barely believable.

Seeing that Shen Biluo didn’t seem suspicious, both the Emperor and the Minister of Justice breathed a sigh of relief.

“Zhong, my dear Official, you’ve worked hard! I’ll leave this matter to you! I’ll give you fifty Shadow Guards at your disposal to catch Shi Huanchun red-handed and then seize his entire house!” the Emperor said.

Emperor: We’re going to have money! This is wonderful!

Zhong Junnan: “I will not fail your Majesty’s expectations!”

【Great, great! Now the national treasury will have money again! Oh, if only I could get a share!】 Shen Biluo sighed in her heart.

Emperor: Rest assured, you’ve done a great service, and you won’t be lacking rewards!

While they were talking, Shi Ning’an on the ground didn’t react at all. The intoxicating fragrance worked perfectly, and the prisoners didn’t wake up.

This trip wasn’t in vain, it really wasn’t in vain!

The Emperor, happy and delighted, was about to leave with Shen Biluo.

As they were walking back, the System’s voice sounded again.

【Master, I detected gossip from the prisoner closest to the door!】