Wei Zhongxiang’s mansion.
After the assassination attempt on Zhao Zheng failed, the corpses of the rebels seeking to overthrow the Dazhen Dynasty and restore the Dahuang Royal Family were cleared away by the soldiers of the Commander of the Nine Gates. The courtyard was thick with the heavy stench of blood. Two hours later, the estate had been completely overhauled, as if the assassination attempt had never occurred.
Soldiers moved everything of value remaining in the residence into the courtyard. The thousands of chests of gold, silver, and jewelry, if piled up, could have filled an entire palace, not to mention the countless rare treasures. The sheer weight of the grain stocks was an astronomical figure—enough to feed the entire population of the Dazhen Dynasty for three to five years. Then there were the stacks of property deeds, land titles, and slave contracts! The quantity of silk and horses alone was enough to make the clerk in charge of the inventory cramp from writing.
Chapter 29