Chapter 65: Pearl of the South China Sea, the Royal Secret Treasury
"We have almost finished investigating the An family's affairs."

Inside Cheng Garden, Ji Yaohua handed over the roster and Zhou Yi flipped through it.

The originally calm look in his eyes was now slightly surprised.

"Amazing! An Shigeng is not wrong to be called the God of Wealth."

"Yes, I thought I knew most of the things before, but I didn't expect that they were just some minor details."

Ji Yaohua sighed: "The business network brings together the entire Song Dynasty. No matter what kind of business it is, there is the shadow of the An family behind it."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I never thought you could figure it out in these three days."

Throwing the roster on the table, Zhou Yi crossed his legs and looked at Ji Yaohua with a smile.

"I have already solved the poison of Butterfly and others."

"you will not……"

"Of course not!"

Seeing Ji Yaohua getting a little angry, Zhou Yi glared at her and said, "Who do you think I am?"

"My blood can cure the world's poison."

"That's good."

Ji Yaohua breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhou Yi again. For a moment, she felt that this man was quite principled.

"The people on this list have been arranged to be arrested by the six gates in various places. In addition, some related witnesses are also on their way to the capital."

"By the way, when we searched the An family, we found a large amount of gold and silver in the secret room."

Zhou Yi's eyes suddenly lit up: "How many are there?"

"We haven't counted them yet, but they are worth at least one million taels. The most precious one is a South China pearl."

“It’s almost the size of a fist, and its brilliance shines a hundred steps away!”

Ji Yaohua said with a sweet smile: "I wonder if Lord Zhou is interested. The things that have been counted are still in Chengyuan. Even if something is missing, the government won't know about it."

"Hey, I like your sensible look."

Zhou Yi stood up and walked directly outside: "Come on, take me to see the treasures of the God of Wealth."

But just as he walked out of the front hall and the courtyard gate, he saw two people standing at the door, looking at Zhou Yi coquettishly.

"Ah, Captain Ji has been coming to Chengyuan quite frequently recently. Those who know him think that he was sent by His Majesty to assist in the investigation. Those who don't know him would think that you, Captain Ji, are from Chengyuan."

Huh...

Zhou Yi twitched his lips and walked straight towards the two of them.

"Come on, An Shigeng has collected a lot of good stuff. Let's go and take a look. If we see anything that looks good, we can take it."

Without saying a word, and without waiting for Wuqing and Wang Yuyan to object, he pushed the two of them towards Chengyuan's warehouse.

Although Ji Yaohua was smiling behind him, her smile looked cold no matter how you looked at it.

When they arrived at the warehouse, more than a dozen boxes were opened, and there were seven boxes of gold in total!
Under the light of candlelight, it was shining with golden light. To be honest, Zhou Yi had never seen so much gold from his childhood to now, and even from his previous life!
That light is really dazzling!

The remaining boxes also contained various precious antiques and scrolls, especially the boxes that had several boxes placed separately. When they were opened, they contained a lot of precious antiques and scrolls.

A fist-sized azure blue pearl, extremely round, shines brightly in this dim warehouse, just like daylight.

The light ripples under the candlelight, as if it is under the water.

"What a huge Nanzhu!"

Wang Yuyan was somewhat impressed, even though she was extremely cold and ruthless, she was looking at Nanzhu in surprise.

"I'm afraid such a big pearl can't be found in the palace?"

"Of course, this South Pearl is the only one in the world."

Ji Yaohua said lightly: "This Nanzhu, if I remember correctly, was presented by a person from Guixu, a foreign country in the South Sea."

"It is the national treasure of the Guixu foreign country."

Zhou Yi sneered: "Offer it?"

"I'm afraid that they are from a foreign country called Guixu, and were directly destroyed by An Shigeng."

Walking forward and looking at the South Pearl in front of him, Zhou Yi reached out and took the South Pearl in his hand. There seemed to be ripples inside the South Pearl, and the Black Water Sutra in his body began to circulate unconsciously.

Slowly, a strong water essence was drawn out from the South Pearl. As the magic power flowed, the water essence was slowly refined. At this moment, Zhou Yi could even hear the roaring and surging sound of the waves from the South Pearl. After a moment, he opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with brilliance, and whispered: "Good things, they belong to me!"

"I want the South Pearl. You two can look at the rest. If you think they are good, keep them. Oh, and keep a box of gold as well. The rest can be handed over to the government."

"Ji Yaohua, follow me into the palace."

"Yes."

……

Inside the palace, Zhao Xu looked at the roster and a letter written by Zhou Yi, which explained everything that happened before and after the An family was established, in detail.

Slowly, Zhao Xu's body began to tremble, and his face even became a little distorted.

boom!
A dull slapping sound, accompanied by a childish roar, rang out in the Xuanzheng Hall.

"An family, Cai Jing!"

"I am a parasite of the Song Dynasty!"

"Worms!"

"In the entire Song Dynasty, 70% of the business paths are in collusion with the An family, 60% of the businesses have the shadow of the An family, and almost all the chambers of commerce, big and small, are controlled by the An family!"

"The economic lifeline of the entire Song Dynasty is actually mostly controlled by An Shigeng!"

The only sound in the Xuan Zheng Hall was Zhao Xu's roar, and no one dared to speak. Zhou Yi stood aside, and he naturally understood Zhao Xu's anger. Who wouldn't feel uncomfortable when someone else is controlling their money?

"Your Majesty, the destruction of the An family and the confiscation of their property is not without benefits to the Song Dynasty."

Zhou Yi took the opportunity to say: "The court can arrange personnel to directly take over the An family's business and this huge business network."

"As long as some core personnel are eliminated, the rest can still be used."

"After all, many members of these chambers of commerce don't actually know who is behind the chambers of commerce."

Zhao Xu tried hard to calm himself, glanced at Zhou Yi, and took a deep breath.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Zhou. This matter is over now and I won't mention it again in the future."

"But Mr. Zhou has done a great deed, so I shall reward you."

"You can keep 30% of the money and silver seized from the An family. In addition, I will pardon Zhou Yi and make him a fifth-rank general of cavalry. He can also enter the royal secret treasury for three days. How do you think?"

Looking at Zhou Yi, Zhao Xu still forced a smile, which surprised Zhou Yi.

This little emperor is really good to me...

Moreover, the royal secret library!

Among them are many magical skills and secret techniques that are invisible to the outside world, as well as some masters from the palace.

After experiencing the Fantian Seal that he created, Zhou Yi always felt that the rest of the martial arts were a little lacking. Now is the perfect time. Maybe he could make further progress with the help of the royal secret library.

"Thank you very much for the reward, sir!"

"Well, Ji Yaohua has also made contributions, but she previously committed a great sin by following An Shigeng. Now that her merits and sins have been offset, she can continue to be appointed as the Silver Medal Constable of the Six Gates."

"All of his sisters are also pardoned!"

Ji Yaohua was overjoyed and prostrated herself on the ground.

"I thank you very much, Your Majesty. For your grace, I will serve you till my death!"

Waving his hand, Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Okay, no need to be polite."

"You guys go down first, I still have some business to attend to."

"Thank you, officials!"

"Your Majesty, please leave!"

After leaving the palace, Ji Yaohua showed an innocent smile on her face.

"That's great. I, Ji Yaohua, no longer have to be coerced by others and can pursue what I want openly."

"Hey, Captain Ji, what you said is good, but you don't want others to know that Captain Ji is a first-class player of PUBG, right?"

Ji Yaohua's face immediately turned red, and she leaned over to whisper: "Then... let's do it again?"

　I'm sorry everyone, I'm not feeling well. There may be some problems with the writing of this chapter. I'll take a look and revise it tomorrow. Sorry, I have a headache.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)