Chapter 56: The Gold Robbery (5)

Sunset and dusk, three hours later, it will be the third day of the fifth month.

The bright moon has counted up the next day, and if the messenger is fast, he will be able to arrive in the early morning of tomorrow at the latest. But now there was not the slightest wind on the side of Baishui, and at this time, seeing that the sun was sinking on the top of the mountain, and the lamp was added to the room, she sat in front of the lamp with her cheeks and played with the wick boringly.

As soon as the wick moved, the firelight swayed, and the shadows of the two people in the room also shook and collided on the wall.

Su Yunkai read half of the book in his hand, the shadow disturbed his mind, looked up and saw that she seemed very bored, put down the book and said, "You have never been a person who can't sit still, and it is really difficult for you to stay in the house all the time." ”

Mingyue said, "Didn't you say that there were people staring outside, I'm fine, once or twice is fine, but it's not good if it's too many times." Probably because I was locked up a lot by my grandfather when I was a child, I didn't like to stay in a small place. ”

"Then I'll talk to you." It happened that she mentioned something about her childhood, and Su Yunkai asked casually, "I forgot to ask, how did you run away from home that day and provoke the dog to chase you." ”

mentioned this Mingyue smiled awkwardly, "I moved a small stool and climbed out of the window, and just stepped on the tail of the yellow dog squatting under the window of my house and napping......"

Su Yunkai listened carefully, but when he heard this reason, he couldn't help but smile, "No wonder it keeps chasing you, but it's also a shame that you run fast." ”

"Yes, I'm even more glad I met you, otherwise I would have been bitten by it." Mingyue shuddered when she remembered what happened before, but the shadow on the dog was not big, and now she won't be nervous when she sees the dog. Probably because there are more things and people to be seared into your heart than a terrible dog.

Su Yunkai said, "Now you have become a good servant, and you came to the mansion with me according to your grandfather's wishes, but ...... Do you have any plans for the future? ”

"...... plan" Mingyue thought for a while, "If you want me to do it, then I will do it when I am eighty years old, just like my grandfather." ”

Su Yun paused for a moment, and smiled at the end, she would be mistaken.

According to her age, she can already get married. Just marry whom? Su Yunkai felt like a thorn in his heart and couldn't pull it out. He knew that he was indescribably comfortable when he was with Mingyue, there was no restraint, and he didn't have to find a topic to relieve the atmosphere, staying in the house like this, knowing that she was there, was also inexplicably relieved. From time to time, she would go outside to get a pot of tea, but she couldn't see anyone, and her eyes would stare at the door for a long time.

He likes the bright moon.

Mingyue likes him, and he knows it, but he doesn't know if he likes it to the point where he can talk about marriage.

He suddenly felt a little envious of the vigorous honesty between Qin Fang and Bai Shui, but the situation of the four of them was different. What if he opened his mouth rashly and scared Mingyue away?

But he was afraid that he would return to the mansion, and if he didn't have such a chance to be alone, it would be even more difficult to know her intentions.

His family is in Jiangzhou, and her family is in Nanle County, so it's not okay to let the family take a look, and it's even more impossible to ask a matchmaker. What if she agreed to this question because she was afraid of his identity?

He thought that this was probably the obsession of the authorities. Wait for Qin to come back, catch him and ask for experience.

Qin Fang didn't come, but Bai Shui did. She jumped in from the window, silently, and shouted "Adult", only to wake up the two suddenly, which really scared Mingyue. Su Yunkai was thinking deeply about Mingyue's matter, and he was also slightly frightened, as if what he was thinking just now had been seen through.

He instantly calmed down, pulled all his thoughts back, and understood that there was movement on her side, "Caught?" ”

Bai Shui nodded, "I caught it, his name is Mo Geng, and after careful questioning, I learned that he and your lord were born in the same department, and later because he offended the Beijing officials, he was sent to Yuzhou to be a master bookkeeper." According to the instructions of the adults, the subordinates did not ask about other things. ”

"No wonder he recognizes you." Mingyue said, "It turns out that he is in the same department as you, but you are Tanhualang, there are so many Jinshi at that point, it is not strange that you don't recognize him." ”

Su Yunkai also relieved the doubts in his heart, knowing his name and official position, it would be much easier to do it next, "Bai Shui, you continue to go back and watch him, don't ask another thing until I appear, and don't reply to him half a sentence." Go back, be careful that he unties and runs. ”

Bai Shui smiled, "No, Qin Fang looked at it there, he usually does it as a hanger, but when it comes to getting things done, he is very reliable." ”

In two simple sentences, Su Yunkai had already heard what was behind these words, and said with a smile, "You and him finally talked about it, so it can be seen that the result is also good." ”

Bai Shui's cheeks turned crimson, and he replied softly, and said, "Then the humble post will go back to the inn first, and my lord will be careful in everything." ”

Su Yunkai watched Bai Shui briskly jump out of the window and leave, and sighed even more in his heart, they are really vigorous two people, and the point that a straight temper is better than a sullen temper is that they will say everything and will not hold back.

He can decide so many things, why can't he be more straightforward about emotional matters?

"Bright Moon." Su Yunkai turned to look at her, and met the bright eyes, and his words were a little blocked, "When I go back to the mansion, I have something I want to tell you." ”

Mingyue's heart suddenly itched, "Is there anything you can't say now?" ”

Su Yun laughed, "I can say it, but I'm afraid that you and I won't be able to put on a good show later." ”

"What's the play?"

"Go to the Yamen and solve the gold matter."

When Mingyue heard this, she immediately left Fang Cai's matter behind, and she was very happy when she thought that she could solve this case, no longer asking him, and following him to catch the thief.

The yamen was close to the inn, and it was only a matter of two moments for Su Yunkai and Mingyue to walk forward. It's just that when he went downstairs in the direction of the yamen, Su Yunkai clearly noticed that someone was watching, and it seemed that he was aware that they were going to the yamen, and the figure quickly flashed, and it seemed that he was going to report the news over there.

When I arrived at the yamen, the gate was not closed, and the lights were still bright inside. Su Yunkai stood at the door for a while, and then a servant came to ask, "Is it to report the case or to shout injustice?" ”

Su Yunkai glanced at him and directly flashed his waist card. The official took a look and was shocked, "Your Excellency, wait a minute. ”

After a while, an official walked out, and when he saw Su Yunkai, he made a direct move, "Xiaguan is the governor of Yuzhou, and he has seen Master Su." ”

Su Yunkai glanced around and said, "It's so late that I'm still working, but I love the people like a son." ”

As he spoke, he walked inside, Mingyue followed behind him, and Lou De also followed, "The lower officials don't know that the adults are coming, and they are far away, so I hope the adults will forgive their sins." ”

"It's just a routine inspection of the state and county, and the transfer of criminal and prison cases, there is no need to be polite or panic." Su Yunkai said again, "By the way, we are tired and tired, and we haven't had dinner yet, I don't know if Lord Lou will appreciate his face?" ”

Mingyue was puzzled, according to what he said, this building had to send someone to follow them early, then he must know that they had been staying in the inn for a day, why did they mention dinner. After waiting for half an hour, Lou had to invite them again, went to the restaurant, and saw a room full of people wearing various local official uniforms, she only understood Su Yunkai's intentions a little.

He didn't say that they had been here for a day, nor did he investigate the case directly, but asked Lou to arrange dinner. Lou De, who had received the news a long time ago, would have relaxed his vigilance even more, and had the illusion that this Master Su was not a good official, but he just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to extort money. That being the case, it's a good time to tout.

So a rough count, it is estimated that all the officials who can get on the stage are here.

But she still doesn't understand, what is she doing in this play?

On weekdays, she is used to seeing Su Yunkai's appearance without an official frame, but now he is greeted by a room full of people, and then seeing him sitting there with a shelf, not everyone drinks the toast, and the drink is just a sip, which makes her remember that Su Yunkai turned out to be an official.

After three rounds of drinking, one person got up and held a glass, but instead of opening it to Su Yun, he raised his glass to Mingyue, "On top of the banquet, you have to be accompanied by a beautiful woman." But the girl never drank alcohol, which was too shameless. ”

This person must have a shallow amount of wine, and everyone at the table could see that this girl had a lot to do with Su Yunkai, and he avoided talking to her much just now, so he estimated that he was drunk and went to toast her. Lou De's face changed, but he couldn't sit far away from him, and the two next to him were also confused, so they didn't pull it.

Su Yun didn't sit still at first, but his eyes glanced lightly, very cold. He reached out and took the wine glass placed in front of Mingyue, and spoke to the drunk man, in an indifferent tone, "I'll drink with you." ”

Lou had to get up and play the round, "Drink, drink, adults have a good amount of alcohol." ”

Su Yunkai drank it all, and then put down the wine glass, no one dared to toast with Mingyue again. Mingyue threw herself on him, afraid that he would be drunk, so she picked a few light dishes and put them in his bowl, and she didn't see the meaningful eyes of everyone at the table.

"That's right." Su Yunkai suddenly spoke again, "I heard that the chief secretary of Yuzhou and I participated in the imperial examination in the same year, and he also won the jinshi and was sent here on an errand, but why didn't I see him?" ”

Lou De was stunned, he didn't expect him to remember Mo Geng at all. It's just that Jinshi comes from all over the Great Song Dynasty, but he may see so many people in the Jinshi, he still remembers Mo Geng, but it's strange, obviously Mo Geng said that he has never taken a face. He did not doubt him, and said, "Today he went out on an errand, and he has not yet returned." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two more people helped him and rounded the conversation. Su Yunkai glanced casually, one of the two was a pacifying envoy, and the other was a judge of Yuzhou. Until he stopped asking about Mo Geng, the three of them immediately stopped the topic, stopped the round, and followed his words to other things.

About half an hour later, Su Yunkai ended the banquet on the grounds that he was tired. Lou had to ask the coachman to send it, and Su Yunkai gladly accepted it.

After getting into the carriage, Su Yunkai bowed lightly towards Mingyue, and his expression was a little drunk while being serious. Mingyue tugged at his sleeve, "Are you drunk?" ”

It was dark in the car, and there was no moonlight outside, Su Yunkai couldn't see her face clearly, and could only hear the voice. He reached out to touch her face and replied, "No." ”

…… This is clearly drunk, otherwise how could he be frivolous and pinch. Mingyue grabbed his hand and took it down, and after a while, the hand reached forward again, almost reaching where it shouldn't be. Mingyue had to hold his hand all the time, and she didn't know how long she was going to get drunk.

It was already late when the coachman took them to the inn, and he moved him into the room with the shopkeeper before leaving.

Mingyue went outside to fetch water, and before she could put it down, she saw him suddenly sit down, bend over to find shoes to put on, and she was stunned for a moment, "Are you sober?" ”

But there are no more than two kinds of drunk people, one is drunk like mud and sleeps until dawn, and the other is Su Yunkai, who is drunk and relieved while drinking, which will pass for half an hour, and his head is still a little drowsy after not drinking too much, but he has already relieved his hangover.

"Wake up." Su Yunkai saw that she was far away, and there was still some caution in his eyes, so he remembered it and said tentatively, "I ...... just now Nothing strange, right? ”

Mingyue hurriedly shook her head, it's good that she knows it alone, and both of them know it, how embarrassing it is.

Su Yunkai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go to the inn where Baishui lives." ”

"Wait." Mingyue hurriedly stopped him, "If you go this time, won't you be seen by the people who are watching?" ”

Su Yun laughed and said, "No, his purpose is to see when I go to the Yamen, and now there is no need." And I don't look like a bad official who is greedy for money and drinks and doesn't do his job tonight? ”

Mingyue smiled, "Like, except for ...... Except when I was shielded from wine, it wasn't like that. ”

Su Yunkai also smiled, "I shouldn't have taken you there, but the situation is unknown, and I'm afraid that it will be more dangerous for you to stay alone in the inn." ”

Mingyue bowed her head slightly, "No need to explain, I understand." ”

smiled and lowered her head with the shyness of a girl. If it weren't for the urgency of time, Su Yunkai really wanted to continue talking to her. Just look at the time, it's too late, "Let's go find the white water." ”

"Hmm."

Mingyue left the inn with him, and sure enough, she didn't notice that anyone was staring at him anymore, she secretly sighed that he was like a god, and said, "I don't understand one thing, since you know that the person who receives the dart is an official, why don't you take the name book and identify it directly, and you have to let Shui Shui catch someone first?" ”

"The person who came to pick up the dart may not be the mastermind behind the scenes, even if the master Mo Geng is caught, there is no way to know who he is instructed by. But if the official who knew that he had been taken by someone and made up a reason for him to say that he was doing business or for some other plausible-sounding reason, he must have instructed someone. ”

Mingyue then understood why he did this, if it was her, where could he think so carefully. She saw the suspect under the locust tree that day, and she would definitely arrest someone directly. But in this way, it will startle the snake, after all, this is Yuzhou, so much gold, there must be a lot of people involved in it, in case the officials protect each other, I am afraid that they will have to hide from the world.

Thinking like this, Mingyue suddenly suddenly realized, "There were three people who worked hard for him at that time!" ”

Su Yun laughed, "That's right." ”

"But we don't have direct evidence."

"Aren't you on your way to get the evidence?"

Mingyue smiled, "The one who is still tied up by Shuishui? ”

"Yes, Mo Geng, the master of Yuzhou."

Mo Geng was still tied up by Wuhuanda at this time, he didn't know who the person who tied him up, but this person treated him well, gave him water and food, but didn't let him go. At first he thought it was some kind of bandit, but then he didn't feel like it. He was begging this man to let him go, when suddenly he saw two figures reflected in the door.

Bai Shui raised his head vigilantly, and behind the door, he heard a "me" outside and immediately opened the door.

His appearance was too respectful, and Mo Geng, who was rolling in the officialdom, saw at a glance that the person outside was the real thief leader, and when he opened his eyes and looked at it seriously, he almost exclaimed, "Su Yunkai." ”

Su Yunkai looked at him indifferently and said with a smile, "You really know me." ”

Mo Geng kept his mouth shut.

Su Yunkai sat in front of him, stared at him and said, "Why did you turn around and leave when you saw me under the locust tree at the mouth of the dealer that day?" ”

Mo Geng smiled, "What is under the locust tree, the lower officials don't know." ”

Su Yunkai smiled lightly, full of mockery, "Oh? You don't know gold, you don't know the first day of May? So what are you doing with the darts? ”

Mo Geng opened his mouth, looked at Bai Shui's indifferent appearance again, and suddenly understood, "You are in a group." ”

Bai Shui said coldly, "I'm the head catcher of the government office." ”

Only then did Mo Geng realize that he had fallen into a trap, but the trap was in the dart game, that is, this trap had been buried outside Yuzhou, just waiting for them to take the bait.

Su Yunkai said pleasantly, "I know that you are not the master, but only play a small role, but I will give you a chance to make a difference, let you testify against them, and reduce your guilt." ”

Mo Geng's eyes rolled, and after a little thought, he said, "The gold was obtained by me by taking advantage of my position and colluding with salt merchants, and it has nothing to do with other people. ”

Su Yun paused, "Salt merchant? ”

Seeing him react like this, Mo Geng suddenly knew that he didn't know where this batch of gold and silver came from, and he suddenly regretted it in his heart.

"No wonder it was two hundred catties of gold as soon as it was sold, and it turned out to be the salt merchant's money to honor you." Su Yunkai sneered, "Mo Geng, is the matter of corruption and bribery really irrelevant to the three adults of Yuzhou, the governor, the pacification envoy, and the judge?" ”

Mo Geng was taken aback, he thought that he was just using the usual interrogation tricks in prison, who thought that the three adults he would tell one by one were all accomplices in this corruption case, saying that he guessed, and even he didn't believe it.

Su Yunkai was shocked when he saw him, and he was even more sure that these four people were the same dog. His face suddenly turned cold, and his tone was heavy, pressing directly on Mo Geng's head, "You are from Jinshi, I am the Tanhua of Nake, and I am an official at the same time, which is also fate." I thought that I had the heart to let you live, but I didn't expect that you didn't appreciate it. Anyway, the evidence of the crime has also been collected for eight or nine points, and I don't care if there is one less witness. ”

As he said that, he got up to leave the hut, and Mo Geng exclaimed, "My lord, stay here!" ”

Su Yunkai didn't turn to look at him, his tone was indifferent, "Say." ”

Mo Geng gritted his teeth and trembled, "The lower officials have three account books in their hands, which can testify against them. I beg your Excellency to give your subordinates a chance to testify against them personally. ”

Su Yunkai replied lightly, and Mo Geng said where the account book was. After Bai Shui heard this, without Su Yunkai's instructions, he immediately went to the hiding place to find the account book.

Before dawn, Bai Shui had returned, and the person who reported the news finally arrived in Yuzhou in the early morning, who wanted to just get off the horse, was caught by Bai Shui who was ambushed at the door of Lou De, and added another incriminating evidence to Lou De's crime of corruption and bribery.