After seeing Ōuyáng Xiū off, Han Zhi, Zhang Xun, Dù Shū, and the others returned inside and began reviewing the account books that Dù Shū's team had collated: these included the ledgers for the Yue Mansion's capital-based businesses, the account books from Liú Hàng's household, and the ledgers seized last night from Puji Temple.
Han Zhi opened Puji Temple's private ledger. Under the heading "Karmic Affinity of Noble Benefactors," marked in red ink, thirty-seven records of illicit spoils were neatly arranged:
"March ninth, Wang Chengye of Jizhou, incense oil money, five hundred taels."
"May twenty-third, Assistant Prefect Li of Mizhou, Guanyin vegetarian feast, eight hundred taels."
"July seventh, gatekeeper of Yingtian Prefecture, peace candles, ten taels."
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