On our wedding night, my wife acted strangely.

Lin Yi put down his teacup and gave her a cold look.

That woman has a really foul mouth.

Sometimes I really don't understand why the wives of these high-ranking officials and nobles are all like this.

The Li family is like this, the Mi family is like this, and now even the Zhao family in the Prime Minister's mansion is like this. I have never seen anyone as traditional and docile as Min'er, who never speaks loudly.

Was I just lucky, or was Min-er just hiding it too well?

Lin Yi shook his head, not taking Zhao's words to heart.

Just because he doesn't care doesn't mean others don't care.

Just then, the fat man passed by carrying two small rosewood chairs. Hearing Zhao cursing Lin Yi, he immediately became enraged and swung the chairs, intending to smash her to death.

"Fuck you...wait, why is it a woman?" The fat man was stunned, his stool stopped in mid-air. "Damn it, why are all these old women's voices so rough these days? Their voices are even more pathetic than my great-grandfather's."

He put the chair on the ground, pointed at Zhao, and said, "You old hag, watch your mouth! Do you know who's sitting there? That's the Regent! Even your master has to kneel and kowtow to him. Who do you think you are, spouting nonsense? If you keep babbling, I'll break all your teeth."

Zhao had always encountered kind and gentle, cultured people, but he had never seen such a ferocious fat man before. He was immediately startled and turned around to look for Liu Wentao, finally finding him in a corner.

Liu Wentao, supported by the housekeeper, was pale and silent.

Only then did Zhao realize the seriousness of the situation. She rushed over and grabbed his arm, exclaiming, "Master! What's going on?! Why is the Regent leading troops to ransack our house?! You must go and talk to him, make him withdraw his men! They've taken all the good stuff from our storeroom!"

Looking at his wife, whose hair had turned somewhat white, Liu Wentao felt a wave of despair.

Should we talk to him?

If Lin Yi could listen to reason, he wouldn't have led his troops to besiege the mansion today.

"Stop talking... Lin Yi is determined to rob us of our money today... Fine, it's just a little money, I'm not so bad as to be a sore loser." At this last moment, Liu Wentao still showed some of the integrity of a scholar.

But Zhao couldn't stand it. She valued money and face the most. If all her money was stolen, she would lose all her face!

Finally, she plopped down on the ground, slapped her legs, and burst into tears.

"My God! I can't live like this anymore! Lin Yi is such a bandit! This is the money we're leaving to our grandson! I can't live like this anymore!"

Liu Wentao shook his head, neither trying to persuade him nor crying along with him.

It's no use crying now; the matter is settled. Liu Wentao just hopes Lin Yi can finish moving out and leave as soon as possible.

Money will come back sooner or later as long as you hold an official position.

Lin Yi remained seated at the stone table, drinking tea and listening to Zhao's cries and curses, finding them quite pleasant.

The more they cry, the more it shows their heartache.

It's right to feel sorry for them.

These corrupt officials have been drinking the blood and eating the flesh of ordinary people for so long; now it's time for them to taste the bitterness of losing everything.

"Fatty, Dehao, ignore those two old bastards, let them cry. Hurry up and move everything! We have to empty this place before dark!" Lin Yi shouted the order.

"Yes!" Lu Dehao ran out from the backyard, holding a jade ruyi in his hand. He presented it to Lin Yi like a treasure, "Brother, the backyard is full of top-quality items. Look, this jade ruyi is so fine and clear, it's worth at least several thousand taels of silver."

Lin Yi glanced at it and didn't take it: "Don't show me this kind of junk, just load it into the truck. Did you find the secret room I asked you to find? Liu Wentao has been an official for so many years, he would never put the big stuff in the open."

Lu Dehao chuckled.

"Brother is wise. I just had my men smash up his study and bedroom, even tearing up the floorboards. Sure enough, there was a hidden compartment behind the bookshelf, full of land deeds, house deeds, and account books! I've already had them all collected."

That's more or less.

In Lin Yi's view, the land deeds were the real prize; the gold and silver jewelry, though valuable, took up too much space.

With these land deeds, all of Liu Wentao's properties in the capital and Jiangnan came under the control of the Prince's Mansion.

"Tell the brothers to hurry! Get the time done! Those at the back, don't stand still either; fill every cart, horse-drawn or ox-drawn, and go!"

"yes!"

With Lu Dehao and Fatty leading the way, the Shenji Battalion soldiers worked with increasing enthusiasm, almost uprooting those precious saplings.

It should be noted that Lin Yi never hesitated to confiscate property, and most of the money confiscated was used to fund military expenses.

They're making money for themselves! Of course they're putting in the effort.

By evening, the Prime Minister's residence had finally been emptied.

Almost nothing was spared; even the large iron pot and rice container in the kitchen were taken away by the soldiers to cook in the camp.

The entire Prime Minister's residence was like a locust swarm passing through, leaving only bare walls and a mess on the ground.

At this time, the streets outside the Prime Minister's residence were filled with large carts used to transport valuables.

There were horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, and handcarts. More than fifty large carts lined up in a long queue, completely blocking the street.

The fat man stood at the front of the convoy, holding an account book in his hand, counting the spoils of war.

"Brother, everything's been counted. The cash totals about three million taels. The antiques, paintings, calligraphy, gold and silver jewelry filled more than forty carts. There's also a huge stack of land deeds and house deeds. Hahaha, this old Deng is much richer than that kid Guo Ao!" the fat man excitedly reported to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi smiled knowingly and mounted his warhorse.

With this money, the food and supplies for the 100,000-strong army in the north will be completely secured. Moreover, Liu Wentao's land deeds and property deeds can be used to expand the royal estate.

They could control any profitable business, such as casinos, restaurants, and pawnshops.

That's great, this was a huge profit.

"Well done. Brothers, you've all worked hard today. When we get back, each of you will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver! Tonight, the Prince's Mansion will slaughter pigs and sheep, so please treat everyone to a good meal!" Lin Yi announced loudly.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness is mighty!"

"Hahahaha!" the Shenji Battalion soldiers shouted in unison.

Lin Yi cracked his whip: "Let's go! Back to the manor!"

The convoy began to move in a grand procession.

The shops on both sides of the street had long since closed, but countless eyes were hidden behind the windows on the second floor.

"My God! How much money is that?! Was it all hauled from the Prime Minister's residence?"

"I just saw it with my own eyes; the Shenji Battalion soldiers were carrying boxes out, one by one, for the entire afternoon!"

"Liu Wentao always acts like a saint, constantly complaining about being poor in court, but who would have thought he had so much gold and silver hidden at home! He's a real corrupt official!"

The discussions among the people grew louder and louder.

They usually struggle to even get a decent meal, and seeing the Prime Minister's family with so much money immediately ignited their anger.

"Well done, Regent! We should have confiscated all the homes of these corrupt officials!"

"Yes! The Regent is the one who truly works for us ordinary people! If he took the money from these corrupt officials and gave it to us, we could survive!"

"Long live the Regent!"

Someone shouted it out, and soon everyone on the street joined in.

"Long live the Regent!"

"Long live the Regent!"

The cheers rose higher and higher, echoing through the sky.

"Hahaha, big brother, did you hear that? Everyone's shouting 'Long live the Emperor!'"

"The old emperor is going to be furious this time!"

Lu Dehao and the fat man were both very excited.

Who wouldn't want to be a loyal subject who helps the emperor rise to power?

Lin Yi, on the other hand, just smiled faintly, not so arrogant, but actually quite happy inside.

Liu Wentao and his group of civil officials usually like to use public opinion to suppress people, thinking that writing a few proclamations and cursing traitors will make the people stand on their side.

But they forgot that what ordinary people care about most is whether they can have enough to eat, not national affairs.

You, Liu Wentao, have millions of taels of silver hidden in your home, while the common people are starving.

This stark contrast is enough to completely shatter Liu Wentao's reputation.

Now, Liu Wentao has not only lost his money, but also his reputation, which he values ​​most, is ruined. It will be extremely difficult for him to make a comeback.

At this moment, in the Prime Minister's residence.

Liu Wentao stood with his hands behind his back under the moon gate, looking at his once incredibly luxurious home, and smiled faintly.

"Ha, Lin Yi, you're really something..."

Standing beside him, Zhao was still wiping away tears: "Master, why are you still laughing! There's not a single grain of rice left in the house, and they even stole our blankets..."

"What's the panic? Do you think we're going to starve?"

"Otherwise what?"

"Hehehe, fool, His Majesty can take in Guo Ao and Luo Hongtu, why can't he take in me, the Prime Minister? Let's go to the palace for a few days and see if our 200,000 troops can defeat Lin Yi. If we can, the money will be back. If we can't, we'll take the money from the estate and go back to Jiangnan to retire."

It is said that a cunning rabbit has three burrows.

As a master of power politics, Liu Wentao naturally wouldn't put all his eggs in one basket.

What Lin Yi moved away today is just the tip of the iceberg.

So he wasn't worried at all, and even thought Lin Yi was quite interesting, as he only cared about the money and not the person.

Isn't money more important than people?