Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 193 Raid on Dong Mansion (5600 votes plus more)
After an unpleasant episode, Zaun led his team forward.

In order to restore the image of Gou Chen Si in the minds of the newcomers, Zuan shifted the topic to today's wanted targets.

"Don't underestimate yourselves. We in the Gou Chen Division just don't want to get involved. If we really want to take action, no one can stop us. For example, Dong Dangmen is someone that most government offices dare not mess with."

"Isn't he just a tomb robber?" Chen Baxian asked, "Even the government doesn't dare to offend tomb robbers?"

"He is not just an ordinary tomb robber, but... a marshal among tomb robbers." Zuan deliberately lowered his voice and said:

"Their ancestors once robbed a tomb for Cao Mengde, and after that, they worked for the imperial court. It is said that when the Jin Dynasty first moved south, they were so poor that half of the expenses of the palace were dug out of the ground by their family. Therefore, the royal families of all dynasties treated the Dong family well. Dong Dangmen's father was a general of the Liu Song court."

After a pause, he emphasized: "You should know that the person who served as the General of the Fa Qiu before his father was Liu Ziye, the King of Jian'an. You will know how important this position is."

"He really reached the pinnacle of his life by robbing tombs." Ren Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

"That's right. Although tomb robbing is against the harmony of nature and has caused too much controversy, neither this dynasty nor the former Qi Dynasty has set up this unethical official position, but the Dong family has been secretly destroying tombs and opening coffins for the royal family to raise funds for the treasury. This is already a semi-open secret."

"And their family has robbed so many tombs of princes and nobles, they must have been rich enough to rival a country." Zuan said with envy and hatred: "His son, Prince Dong Xian, is known as one of the four sons of the capital. Among the four, he is the only one who relies purely on wealth. The other three are all of noble status. For example, the Marquis of Leshan who organized the 'Racing Gathering' is the nephew of the current emperor, the fourth son of the Prince of Linchuan."

"Wow, how rich is this?" Chen Baxian couldn't help but smack his lips.

"Let's put it this way. He has a battle jacket woven with gold strips, which is worth seven million coins, and they are copper coins." Zuan gestured with the number 'seven'.

"Good fellow..." Even Ren Yuan gasped. He thought he was very rich, but when compared to him, he was nothing.

"Prince Dong is rich and willing to spend money. He not only made friends with the rich and powerful, but also bribed many so-called chivalrous men in the capital. They monopolized the waterway from Chaogou into the capital. All civilian ships had to pay a 'lock fee', even ordinary nobles were not exempt from it."

"Why are you so arrogant? Are all the masters in Beijing kind-hearted?" Chen Baxian was puzzled and said, "If you were in Changxing, the nobles would have been drowned in Taihu Lake if they dared to be so arrogant."

"I just said that their family does the dirty work for the Tian family. If it weren't for this incident of offending the dragon scales, who would be willing to offend them easily?" Zu An said:

"And if you offend him today, tomorrow the Fa Qiu Men will dig up your ancestral graves and throw your ancestors' bones into the toilet. Are you afraid?"

"So they are a group of rogues that no one wants to associate with." Chen Baxian finally understood.

Ren Yuan was terrified. He heard that the night before, thousands of Jiankang people's ancestral tombs had blossomed, and their ancestors were jumping around in the streets...

If this is blamed on him, won't he become a rat crossing the street?

Fortunately, the blame was put on Donghun Hou and Xiao Baoyin, so he escaped.

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As they were talking, everyone arrived at the tidal ditch.

Chaogou, also known as Chengbeigou, was dug during the reign of Sun Shiwan with the purpose of diverting the tide of the Yangtze River into Jiankang City, hence the name.

As an important road leading to Beijing, both sides of Chaogou are very prosperous, and Dong Dangmen's mansion is located in the best feng shui location on the north bank.

After the various teams of Chongguang Chuang gathered together, Diwuwei asked someone to call the captain in charge of this area and asked him to lead the way to the vicinity of Dong's Mansion.

"The big house in front is the home of Mr. Dong." The elder reported softly, "This family is very secretive. It is rare to see the gatekeeper, and we don't know if he is at home."

"Well, knock on the door." Diwuwei nodded, and looked at the captain of the T-team, who led his men to wait at the back door. The captain then came to the front of the mansion and knocked on the yellow door knocker.

After a while, the door slowly opened. The person inside had clearly seen them through the crack in the door, but still asked impatiently, "Who are you?"

"I'm from the Gou Chen Division." The chief showed his jujube wood waist badge and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

"I am the steward of the Dong Mansion." The man said hurriedly and respectfully.

"Our company has something to discuss with Mr. Dong. Is your master here?" the chief asked again.

"Oh, sir," the butler became respectful when he saw a group of ghostwriters standing behind the chief.

"Our master is not at home. He has gone out to visit friends." But what he said was still very dishonest.

"When did you go out and when will you come back?" asked the elder with a frown.

"He has been away for a while. He hasn't spent the New Year at home. I don't even know when he will be back." The housekeeper knew nothing about anything.

"Hmm..." The elder asked patiently, "What about his son Dong Xian?"

"Our young master has gone sightseeing as well." The housekeeper replied, "How about you come back next month to visit?"

"You!" The eldest was about to get angry, but someone patted him on the shoulder.

When he turned around and saw that it was Deputy Captain Zu, he said angrily: "This man is so dishonest!"

"It's okay. I'll ask." Zuan smiled and looked directly into the butler's eyes and asked, "What on earth did your master do?"

"Our master..." The housekeeper couldn't help but tell the truth: "Three months ago, he went on a long journey. Two months ago, one night, he came back and said that he might be in big trouble and had to go out to avoid the limelight."

"Originally, the master wanted to take the young master with him, but the young master was not at home at that time." The housekeeper said, "The master didn't dare to wait for long, so he asked us to send him a message, asking him to find a place to hide after seeing the letter, and to come home when he heard that he had returned home."

"Really? I don't believe it." Zuan said with a smile: "Unless we search it ourselves."

"That won't do..." the butler hurriedly stopped him.

"Have I asked for your opinion? I've given you face, but get out of here!" Zuan pushed the butler away, and the ghostwriters and the big guys rushed into the mansion like wolves and tigers, digging deep into the ground to search.

In the end, Dong Dangmen and his son were not found.

"Looking at the state of their rooms, they haven't been home for a while." Zuan showed the fifth dimension his dusty hands and couldn't help complaining about the housekeeper, "You guys are not very responsible. Don't you have to clean the room when the master is not at home?"

"..." The housekeeper was depressed after hearing this, so he forced a smile and said, "Can you all go back now?"

"What are you thinking about?" Zu An sneered, took out a seal from his sleeve and said, "Our company has already found out that your master is the main culprit in the Donghunhou tomb robbery. Now his house is sealed, and no one in the house is allowed to leave. Wait for our company to interrogate you!"

(End of this chapter)