An Chen looked at him with disdain. "Xue Wen? His name is Xue Shao, courtesy name Wenshao, Investigating Censor for South of the Yangtze!"
Feng Hongde's face went deathly pale. It was a long while before he found his voice. "He's a civil official. He came to investigate us military officers... Our affairs should fall under the Five Military Commissions."
An Chen said, "Go on. You can complain slowly, rage slowly. I wonder whether Cao Rong next door will wait for you."
Feng Hongde's shoulders slumped. After a long time, he said, "What do you want to know?"
There was plenty An Chen wanted to know. Where had Feng Hongde gotten his money? Where had he sent it? Where was it hidden now?
Unlike Cao Rong, Feng Hongde liked buying land.
Cao Rong's home was in the Capital City, so he liked converting money into gold, silver, and jewels, which were easier to transport back to the Capital City.
Feng Hongde, however, had his home in Chaozhou.
Feng Bancheng had not earned his name for nothing. Aside from the land he had forcibly seized, all his remaining land had been bought.
Whether through fair trade or forced purchase, as long as he had money, he bought land.
Thus, Feng Hongde did not have much ready cash, but he had a great deal of land and many residences.
This had one benefit too. During the confiscation, once they obtained his asset list, land deeds, and house deeds, more than half his assets would already be in their hands.
An Chen handed his testimony over to Pan Yun.
Pan Yun took two Imperial Guards and shot through the air to Chaozhou City. They slipped straight into his room and felt around according to the location he had specified. Sure enough, they found