Chapter 121 New Home, Weird Cellar
The main courtyard had been cleaned up, and Yang Zhengshan went to the bedroom to take a look first.

"Tsk tsk, this is made of Huanghuali wood!"

He patted the large bunk bed and said with some surprise.

Unlike the backyard of the Yinghebao government office, all the bedrooms here do not use kangs, but beds. Of course, this does not mean that there are no heating facilities in the bedrooms. Instead of kangs, fire walls can be used.

However, the fire wall usually needs to be built with blue bricks, and the wall will be very thick. Not to mention ordinary people, even ordinary gentry and landlords cannot afford such luxury.

"Sir, these are all made of Huanghuali wood, this Luohan bed is made of chicken wing wood, and this desk is made of boxwood. Sir, these are all good woods!"

Wu Hai looked like he had gotten a great bargain.

In fact, it was not wrong for him to have such an expression. Yang Zhengshan really got a great bargain this time.

The Yang family couldn't afford to buy just this roomful of furniture even if they emptied their savings.

Yang Zhengshan's lips curled up slightly, "Find a chance to sell them all to me, and replace them with cheaper and more durable ones!"

Are you kidding me?
Is this room full of furniture suitable for him?

If others saw him using such fine furniture, they would definitely think he was a corrupt official.

Besides, he is not the kind of person who pursues luxury. He can't tell the difference between sleeping on this rosewood bed and an ordinary poplar bed.

Wouldn’t he be able to sleep if he changed to an ordinary poplar wood bed?
In fact, he prefers sleeping on a heated kang, which is so comfortable.

"Forget it, change it to a heated kang for me. It's so cold in winter, it's more comfortable to sleep on a heated kang!"

"Sir, this is not a good idea. If we sell these furniture, I'm afraid people will gossip about it." Wu Hai said in a low voice.

As a garrison commander, he actually sold the furniture in the backyard of the government office. He would definitely be laughed at.

Of course, it was just a laugh.

As for whether someone would accuse him of embezzling government property, that would not be the case.

Because this bed definitely does not belong to a government office.

Even if it was bought in front of the government office, it does not belong to the government office. You will never find such a thing in the government office's yellow book of supplies.

"You won't sell it secretly?"

"Sell them one by one, take one out every once in a while, sell the big ones in the city, and the small ones can be sold somewhere else."

Yang Zhengshan was not afraid of losing face. So many pieces of furniture were worth a lot of silver. Compared with silver, losing face was nothing.

"Well, I understand!" What else can Wu Hai say? He just does whatever the master tells him to do.

Yang Zhengshan felt very happy. Cao Han was such a good man. Even though he was beheaded, he still left him so much inheritance.

He really wants to meet more good people like this.

Just when Yang Zhengshan was happy, Song Dashan walked in.

"Sir, we have discovered a cellar."

"Cell! Is there something wrong?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

Rich families would dig cellars to store some things, and some wealthy families would even dig many cellars to store ice.

It would be normal to have several cellars in this yard.

"Sir, you should go and see it yourself. I don't know what to say." Song Dashan said naively.

He really didn't know how to describe the cellar.

What else could Yang Zhengshan say? He could only go and take a look first.

Soon, Song Dashan led him to the rockery in the garden.

Yang Zhengshan looked around and found that the entrance to the cellar was hidden inside the rockery. In order to enter, he had to move a rockery that was taller than a person.

"How did you find out?"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the rockery next to the cave entrance.

If this rockery is moved back, there should be no sign of abnormality from the outside.

"I just noticed some traces of dragging on the ground." A soldier in his early twenties stood up and said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly and went into the cave.

Entering the cave, there is a stone staircase extending downwards. In the dim light, Yang Zhengshan couldn't see the bottom.

So deep?
Yang Zhengshan felt puzzled as he walked down.

Why dig such a deep cellar?
When he reached the end, he was completely stunned.

At this time, there were many torches lit in the cellar, and seven or eight soldiers were searching.

"So big!"

Yang Zhengshan opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.

This is not a cellar, it's clearly an underground parking lot.

Yang Zhengshan estimated that the two gardens and the area under the pond had been hollowed out.

Even the pond was emptied!

Yang Zhengshan walked to the middle and found that there was no water seepage.

Damn, that pond is at least 300 square meters, and there is not even a trace of water seepage underneath.

The waterproofing is really good.

This is not a cellar, it's simply an underground parking lot.

But this is obviously not for parking.

Who built it?
Cao Han?

Or the last garrison commander?
Or has it been there from the beginning?
Yang Zhengshan's mind was full of questions.

“Any other special places?”

"Sir, this way!" Song Dashan stepped forward and led Yang Zhengshan to the wall.

The walls are actually all built with blue bricks, and the pillars in the cellar are also made of blue bricks.

The amount of money spent on building such an underground space is definitely not a small amount.

Looking at the tunnel on the wall, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but frown.

"Where does this tunnel lead to?" "I don't know. It collapsed about 300 meters inside. The collapsed location is in a residential house in the north, but no one lives in that house." Song Dashan said.

Yang Zhengshan lowered his head and looked into the depths of the tunnel, his brows furrowed even deeper.

"anything else?"

"Nothing."

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, then walked along the wall around the entire underground space. He knocked on the wall for a long time, and only walked out after he found that there was no dark room.

"Keep looking!" Yang Zhengshan ordered.

Such a large cellar cannot be built in a short time, and the manpower and material resources consumed are definitely not a small amount.

That passage should be the key, but it has collapsed now and cannot be dug out in a short time.

And it is not advisable for him to make any big moves now.

Song Dashan continued to search with his men.

This time they dug almost three feet into the ground, but did not find anything special.

The sky darkened. Since they had just arrived today and the preparations were not yet complete, dinner was simple.

Everyone in the Yang family is very satisfied with this new home.

"Dad, we don't have much food with us, we need to buy some!"

After dinner, Wang said to Yang Zhengshan.

"Just buy whatever you need. Do you have enough money?" Yang Zhengshan said casually, thinking about the cellar.

"It's enough. The boss gave me 100 taels this month, and I haven't spent much yet."

Wang said with a smile.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the Yang family and said, "Try not to go out recently. If there is anything, you can leave it to Wu Hai!"

From the moment he received the transfer order, he felt that something was wrong.

Now that he had come to Anyuan Prefecture City, he felt something was even more wrong.

The attitude of those officials towards him before and the underground space he just saw showed that there was a problem here.

He hasn't figured out the situation yet, so he'd better be as careful as possible.

After everyone left, Yang Zhengshan sat at the desk in the study and fell into deep thought.

Da Da Da~
There was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

"father!"

The visitors were Yang Mingcheng and Ding Qiu.

He and Ding Qiu came to the provincial capital in advance. Counting the days, they should have been here for more than ten days.

In fact, before entering the provincial capital, Yang Zhengshan had already arranged for someone to find them, and told him not to come during the day but wait until night.

"Has anyone seen it?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

"No, but someone is watching this place!" Ding Qiu said.

Yang Zhengshan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Tell me in detail."

"When we came here, we found someone outside the door staring at this place. I looked around and found that there were at least a dozen people staring at the front yamen and the backyard, and they were all warriors!" Ding Qiu said.

Yang Zhengshan took a deep breath.

Trouble!
This is a big pit.

But he has already jumped in!
"What have you discovered these days?"

Yang Mingcheng took out a booklet and said, "Dad, this is the information you asked us to investigate!"

Yang Zhengshan took the booklet and started reading it.

The booklet records the information of officials in various government offices in the state capital, as well as some wealthy families.

The main officials in the provincial capital can be divided into three parts: one is the officials under the garrison office, one is the provincial governor's office, and the last part is the military preparation department.

In more than ten days, Yang Mingcheng and his team could not find any secret situations and could only find some obvious information.

The age, origin, family background, character and family situation of the main officials.

Judging from this information alone, Yang Zhengshan did not find anything unusual.

"Any other discoveries?"

Yang Mingcheng shook his head and said, "No."

Yang Zhengshan put down the booklet, stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said, "Don't come back yet, hide outside first, and don't reveal your contact with your family!"

"First check on Captain Xu Wanfu and the garrison officer Tian Gui!"

"There is also the clerk Zhou Ren!"

No matter what is hidden in the Anyuanzhou City, he must first take control of the garrison office. Only when he has control of the military power will he have the confidence to face any situation.

Otherwise, he would just be a commander without any support and would be restricted in facing any situation.

"Yeah, Dad, I understand!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at Yang Mingcheng with some concern, "Be careful!"

"If you run into trouble, listen to Ding Qiu's advice."

Yang Mingcheng is too honest and is not suitable for doing such sneaky things.

Fortunately, Ding Qiu is experienced and thoughtful, so there shouldn't be any problems with his help to Yang Mingcheng.

As for whether Ding Qiu would betray his master, Yang Zhengshan had no such worries at all.

This period of time allowed him to understand Ding Qiu's character. Although Ding Qiu was a bit deep-minded, he did not have the slightest intention of betraying his master.

This has to do with Ding Qiu's background and experience. He was born into the Zhang family and has long been accustomed to being a slave. Even though he has acquired cultivation, he has never thought of betraying his master.

What's more, he has a wife and children.

(End of this chapter)