Chapter 290: The Beginning and End of Silver Theft
"So much gold and silver disappeared overnight, and it would take a lot of effort to move it, right?" Zhou Ruolin asked. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The thorn said, "What the girl said is that this is indeed a strange thing. Even if it is packed in wooden boxes, it must be loaded with hundreds, and then hundreds of people must be hired to carry it, and chariots and horses are also indispensable, but we have requisitioned all the well-known experts in the jurisdiction to come and deal with the case, but we have not found any clues, and it is empty, and there is nothing abnormal. ”
Li Tianqi heard this, although the matter was not related to him, but because it involved the crown prince, he wanted to understand it, so he asked, "Are the guards in your treasury all decorations?" ”
The assassin thought that Li Tianqi was to be held accountable, and said in a panic: "Please be angry, because there is a lot of money in the treasury, the lower officials have also sent additional manpower, a total of one hundred and eight people, but they did not hear any noise that night, and the lower officials have indeed checked, and there are no traces of even a few door locks being pried." These trappers have also inquired one by one, and indeed they have found nothing abnormal. ”
Zhou Ruolin smiled slightly: "You gold and silver things seem to have offended the gods." Could it be that there is something wrong with their origin? ”
Li Tianqi's heart moved, and he remembered what the tea shop owner said, although he was not a politician, he also knew that the river water was a natural thing, and there was no need to pay taxes to take it, but near Yizhou City, he even had to pay taxes for taking water from the river, and this tax burden seemed to be a bit excessive.
The assassin looked embarrassed, he didn't want to say it, but when he saw Li Tianqi's eyes looking at him, he seemed to have an inquiring meaning, so he said softly: "The girl said that she laughed, Xia Guan has never seen any gods in his life." Although some of those silver two funds are indeed not easy to come by, but then again, this ...... It's not to enrich the national treasury. ”
The assassin said, arched his hand to the north, and continued: "You can't be sloppy in raising military salaries for the Son of Heaven. Besides......" Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhou Ruolin, and then paused for a moment, with an expression that wanted to stop talking.
Li Tianqi was so smart that he knew that this assassin was a little evasive, so he said: "This girl is the personal guard of the county lord Li Xuanning, Xiao Shura, she came with me this time, what do you want to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
"Oh-it turned out to be the county lord's ......" Of course the assassin knows who the county lord Li Xuanning is, and if he can be a personal guard, he must not be an ordinary thug, he must be close, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, got up from the seat again, and said to Zhou Ruolin: "Laughing guard, it's rude to go down to the official, it's just that this matter is a matter of critical confidentiality, and it is really difficult to say that the person who is not sent by the prince is really difficult to say, the lower official has eyes and does not know Mount Tai, offended, offended." ”
Zhou Ruolin got up and said, "You're polite, if you have anything, just say it." ”
The assassin nodded, coughed a few times, and said to Li Tianqi: "By the way, I was so anxious that I forgot to ask, forgive the lower officials for being presumptuous and abrupt, I don't know if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can have a document to convey to the lower officials?" ”
Li Tianqi didn't know what he meant, so he shook his head and said, "No." ”
"Oh-" The Thorn nodded and said, "That's ......"
Zhou Ruolin seemed to see the plan of the assassin history, this assassin must have just wanted to confide out some information, and when he remembered that he had not really tested Li Tianqi's identity, and had always thought that he was Qincha, but under such a question and answer, the assassin who had been immersed in officialdom for many years had to hesitate.
Because he said it now, if he doesn't say it, he doesn't say it, he said, if this person is a fake Qincha, and the martial arts of the two of them are said to be masters in the world, but if he doesn't say it, what if the young man in front of him is indeed Qincha, then he will be offended again, and he didn't make up his mind for a while.
Zhou Ruolin said: "Lord Assassin, it seems that you not only doubt me now, but you don't even believe this superior, right?" Do you want us to bring out the sealers? ”
"Yes, yes, yes." The thorn was very crisp, but in an instant, he waved his hand again and again and said urgently: "No, no, no." ”
Li Tianqi also understood why he was stumbling at this moment.
"Yes or no?" Zhou Ruolin lightly patted the table and pretended to be angry: "You foolish assassin history, it seems that you are tired of being an official, we will show His Royal Highness the Prince Ming when you go back, you can bear the consequences yourself." ”
The assassin quickly stood up and said: "The lower official just hesitated for a while, please laugh at the guards to calm their anger, and please forgive me." ”
"Alright. Not with your general knowledge. Sit down and tell me, what are you going to say next? Li Tianqi was not polite to him, pretending to be indifferent.
Seeing that the two of them were calm and relaxed, and there was no sign of fakeness, the assassin lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "The lower official is the person of His Royal Highness the Prince, presumably Lord Qincha has also been instructed by His Royal Highness the Prince, in fact, this batch of silver taels is asked by the prince, but it is only in the name of nominally enriching the treasury, otherwise it is not easy for the lower officials to assess the national tax to the counties, counties, and townships under their jurisdiction." ”
I see, hearing this, Li Tianqi and Zhou Ruolin have already understood, so these tens of millions of taels of gold and silver are all scavenged people's fat and people's ointment.
What the hell is this prince going to do? He has a position above ten thousand people under one person, and he has endless glory and wealth, so why should he secretly collect funds?
"No wonder you dare to take it privately." Zhou Ruolin said coldly.
The thorn Shi sweated on his forehead, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Laughing guard, this ...... You can eat this meal indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. It's not going to be ......," he snapped.
Zhou Ruolin said: "Otherwise, how could these tens of millions of taels of gold and silver fall into the hands of outsiders?" ”
The assassin looked at the two of them and said, "That's the clue that the lower official wants to investigate." Otherwise, how could you misunderstand the two adults? ”
"Humph!" Zhou Ruolin snorted lightly and didn't speak again.
The assassin suddenly thought of something, and said again: "By the way, now that this silver ingot has been taken from the old woman, since Shangcha has already started to track it down, and also recovered an ingot, presumably Shangcha must have made a major discovery?" He immediately took the silver out of his sleeve pocket and laid it on the table.
Li Tianqi looked at the silver ingot, and sure enough, there were four words "Yizhou government system" under the silver ingot. He looked at Zhou Ruolin, Zhou Ruolin also happened to look at him, and as soon as the eyes of the two made contact, they each understood the meaning of the other party - to inquire about the origin of the gang.
Li Tianqi pretended to ponder for a while, and then said, "Lord Assassin Shi, I don't know if you have heard these titles of Su Ganwei?" ”
"Guard?" The assassin thought for a while, "Listen to the name, like someone's guard?" The word Su Gan should be a compound surname. He arched his hand and asked, "I don't know why you asked about these titles?" ”
Li Tianqi said: "The source of those gold and silver may only fall on them, but I don't know where they came from. ”
"By title alone, they should be members of the court." The Thorn Shi thought for a moment and said, "Could it be that this silver ingot was obtained from them?" ”
Li Tianqi nodded, which was a tacit acquiescence.
The assassin meditated for a while, and then said: "It seems that it was the political enemy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no wonder the lower officials always feel that something is wrong, and only political enemies have such great ability." ”
The assassin stood up suddenly, and said again: "Since the superior has found clues, the lower officials are willing to follow the work of dogs and horses, and quickly send someone to snatch back the gold and silver." ”
Li Tianqi said indifferently: "No, we are in the open, the truth of the matter is not fully known, and this silver ingot is ...... Maybe the laughing guard would be clearer. He looked at Zhou Ruolin.
As for the origin of this silver ingot, he was completely clear at this moment, but because he was in a hurry when he left the forest, he had no time to take a closer look, and of course he couldn't tell a detailed situation, so he could only leave this question to Zhou Ruolin to explain.
Zhou Ruolin said: "There is only one silver ingot with such words, mixed in the silver taels they carry, I also glanced at it in a hurry, and I didn't have time to investigate it in detail, and that group of people has been wiped out." ”
"Ahh When the stabbing history heard this, his whole body shook and he felt disappointed.
"That's right!" Li Tianqi suddenly thought of something, he stood up from his seat, and said to the assassin Shi: "Lord Assassin Shi needs to quickly arrange people and search for some people in the inn, maybe those people are the comrades of the gang of Su Ganwei we saw." ”
At that moment, the general outfit of the men on fast horses was depicted.
When the assassin heard this, his spirit immediately perked up, "Okay, this group of people actually stole gold and silver and dared to come back, the next official will go in person, and these people must be caught." ”
He stood up and shouted loudly outside the door, "Someone! Prepare a sedan car! ”
"Yes!" Suddenly, someone outside the door answered.
The assassin arched his hand and said: "Without further ado, the lower officials will retire first, and after the gang of thieves is captured, they will invite the two adults." Two adults can enjoy refreshments first. ”
"Okay, then there's Lord Lao." Li Tianqi and the two said together.
The thorn opened the door and took a step, but suddenly retreated.
Li Tianqi felt something was wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong?" Lord Thorn. ”
The assassin pondered for a while and said: "Xiaguan suddenly thought of a person, this person's surname is Su Gan, and he ......"
"Don't ramble, just say it when you think of it. Don't miss the big thing. Zhou Ruolin urged.
The assassin nodded and said: "I don't have many people with the surname of Su Gan, Xia Guan suddenly remembered that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a personal entourage named Su Gan Chengji, but Xia Guan does not have much contact with him, and this person is not obvious, but he likes martial arts, and it seems that he is quite valued by His Royal Highness the Prince." Could it be related to him or the clan? ”
"Gang Chengji?" Li Tianqi suddenly heard this name, and for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity, but just for this moment, he said: "This is easy to do, as long as those men are arrested and interrogated." ”
"Oh, but Xia Guan thought about it again, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't mess with his master's things, would he? It's just a matter of talking, not a hypothesis, don't say it either, the lower officials will arrest those people at this moment. With that, he turned and hurried away.
Wait for the thorn to leave. Zhou Ruolin muttered, "Old fox." He had thought of all the calculations. ”
Li Tianqi smiled: "But isn't it precisely because of this that he is sure of our identity?" It's a great crime to be a pretence, but I haven't admitted it. ”
"You're the best." Zhou Ruolin covered her mouth and smiled.
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