Chapter 1590 - 1590: Qiu Pusheng
Chapter 1590: Qiu Pusheng
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Seeing that it could be lifted, the two of them immediately knew that they had found it. This was it!
The stone slab couldn’t be taken down. The upper edge was a little wider, and the lower edge was a little narrower. The stone slab could only be hung at that opening without falling. It looked no different from the other stone slabs.
He could only push it up. Xue Yan carefully pushed it up and then found that the opening was exposed. The space inside was bigger, and he could put the stone slab to the side inside. It fits perfectly to the side.
After moving it away, a metal plate appeared. This metal plate was also square, but it was not as big as the previous one. It was much smaller and did not have enough space for a human to move in there. There was also a buckle on this metal plate. There was a lock on the buckle. The lock was quite small. Without thinking, he reached his hand out for the small key.
“Here.” Jiang Yue stood beside the table and handed the key to Xue Yan.
Xue Yan took it and opened the lock. With a light click, it opened. After removing the small lock, he pushed open the metal plate and found a small wooden box inside.
Then, Xue Yan took out the small wooden box from inside. Immediately, he got off the table and opened the small wooden box to see what was inside.
Then, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan saw that in the small wooden box, there was a register, and an account book, and the rest were letters. The letters were considered top secret letters. The letters were all written for Fan Jianxi to open, but the handwriting was different. Obviously, they were not written by the same person.
When they checked the name list, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan found that Fan Jianxi had compiled the names of the people he had colluded with.
The first name was Qiu Pusheng.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan connected the dots that Qiu Pusheng was the Great General Qiu who grew up with the Emperor of Da Chen and was currently leading Da Chen’s army.
It was obvious that this Great General Qiu was that protective mastermind.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan did not know the other names, but since they were people who Fan Jianxi had shown his loyalty, it was obvious that their official positions were higher than Fan Jianxi’s.
He then opened the account book in the small wooden box. The account book recorded when and how much he had given to the people, as well as who else knew about this matter. It even stated clearly who had sent the gifts to those who had been given gifts.
This account book also had other names. Jiang Yue and Xue Yan took a simple look and found that the names in this account book were the same as the names in the register.
Fan Jianxi was leaving a backup plan for himself. Once something happened, he would rather drag someone down with him than let anyone go. In this way, the people who had been filial to him would not dare to abandon him when he was in trouble. They would think of a way to save him.
Therefore, it would be fine if nothing happened and this stays hidden forever. If something happened, he would use this as his triumph card. However, if he couldn’t live, then he would make sure everyone dies with him.
He was cunning and smart, and he had this survivor mentality… Fan Jianxi was no different from a venomous snake.
Jiang Yue and Xue Yan didn’t even need to think about the secret letter in the small wooden box. It must have been written by Fan Jianxi, his final words.
It was a thick stack.
However, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan still opened a few of them and read them. Coincidentally, there were secret letters from Qiu Pusheng, saying that someone had complained about the heavy taxes in Lizhou, which was different from the tax reduction in other places. He said that if it weren’t for the fact that the Supreme Court official was his cousin and that he had something on the current Prime Minister, this matter wouldn’t have been suppressed.