Qingcheng picked up the most eye-catching big silver ingot in the money bag, turned it over and looked at the bottom, not only shocked. I saw that the word "official silver" was engraved there, which is the currency that ordinary people can use?

Daqi has strict laws and regulations on the circulation and use of currency at all levels, ordinary people can usually only use copper coins, wealthy people can use broken silver, scholars can use patterned silver, and official silver is only allowed to be used after the official.

So what if it was rewarded by the princes and nobles? The common people are not allowed to use it. If there are really people who work in the official family and are rewarded with official silver, then they must hurry to the "Jiaoyin Shop" used by the official government to explain the origin, and the shopkeeper will send someone to verify the origin, and after proving the origin, register and make a register, and then exchange it for other currencies of equivalent value.

And if there are really unsuspecting people who use the official money, if the origin is clean, it will be fine, and at most a part will be deducted, and there will be no other punishment; However, if the source cannot be clarified, they will be imprisoned at least and confiscated into the army.

The ruling class's control over the circulation of money did not begin in the Great Qi Dynasty, nor did it necessarily reach its peak, but in order to control the country's economy and demonstrate the superiority of the aristocracy. However, an ingot of official silver actually appeared in the hands of Wang's sister-in-law, which naturally shocked Qingcheng.

On the one hand, Qingcheng is puzzled by the origin of this official silver, and on the other hand, he is shocked that it is fortunate that Wang's sister-in-law did not spend it, otherwise, in her current state, Wang Daniu, who gave her money, died again, and the source could not be explained. When the time comes, it is inevitable that he will also suffer the scourge of that prison.

"The owner of this silver is really poisonous. Even if there is official silver, it must be a person in the official government, this silver was given to Wang Da Niu but he didn't tell him clearly about the exchange, once he or the eldest lady was arrested and imprisoned, and fell into the hands of that person, when the time comes, it is really a good calculation, hum. ”

Thinking about that person's thoughts, Qingcheng snorted softly in his heart. The wind standing on the side didn't know why, frowned and asked, "This is what you gave to the eldest lady young master?" ”

"Okay, let's not talk about this first", Qingcheng interrupted the wind, put away the ingot of silver, and gave his money bag to Wang's sister-in-law, and said: "The amount of silver is too big, you can't spend it well, so it's better to put it with me." You can take this money, you don't have to feel distressed, and you don't have to worry about my expenses. Mother, you live a comfortable life, and it is more important to your son than anything else. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's words, Sister-in-law Wang was pleased with his filial piety, couldn't help but burst into tears, and said: "Mother, there is really no place to spend money, but you, the days are still long, but you can't forget your roots when you are rich now, the province still has to be saved." Alright, go ahead, don't delay. Take care of yourself when you go out, don't worry about your mother. ”

Qingcheng nodded, and didn't say anything more to Sister-in-law Wang, so he was ready to go home with the wind. As soon as he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at the elderly sister-in-law, and felt bitter in his heart. After a moment of silence, Qingcheng walked back to Sister-in-law Wang's body and knelt down with a "plop".

"Big bull, you are ......"

"Mother, my son is not filial", Qingcheng kowtowed to Wang's sister-in-law, and then said: "Your son should always be with him in his sixtieth year, serving wholeheartedly, but he has already joined the army, and now the war is not over, his wish has not been fulfilled, it is really difficult to do both, I hope you understand one or two, don't blame." But if the family and country are stable, and your son's grievances are redressed, you will definitely be taken over for a long time. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's words, Sister-in-law Wang looked a little excited, hurriedly helped him up, and said with tears in her eyes: "You are a dignified seven-foot man, how can you revolve around your mother all day long." My mother knows that you are now a big cow, and my mother is happy in her heart. You can go, my mother doesn't blame you, my mother will chant and chant Buddha, and pray for the Bodhisattva to bless my son, safe and smooth. ”

Qingcheng's eyes were also a little filled with tears, but in order not to make Sister-in-law Wang sad, he nodded, and then left with the wind. And looking at his gradually departing figure, the sister-in-law Wang held the door frame with one hand and covered her heart with the other, thinking: Bodhisattva, please bless my son, let him be happy and live a peaceful life. If it's really difficult, let me, the old woman, stop it.

Qingcheng is kind-hearted and never asks for anything in return. But he has sown good causes today, and he will surely receive good rewards one day. Today, in order not to make the sister-in-law collapse and make it difficult to live, he is willing to act as his son to fulfill the dream of the sister-in-law, but Qingcheng neither regrets doing this, nor does he seek good retribution. But what he never imagined was that in the future, Sister-in-law Wang would become such a pivotal person, and what earth-shattering feat she would do for him.

After leaving the Wang family, Qingcheng and Hurricane hurried to the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion, and on the way, they did not forget to instruct: "Hurricane, wait for me to see King Guhong, you go to Xu Liang, and ask him to help find a few trustworthy brothers and take care of Aunt Wang." She is old, mentally unstable, and many things are inconvenient, and I am not very relieved. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's words, the wind asked puzzledly: "Young master, who is that aunt, why did you ...... just now?"

"Okay, I'll talk to you about these things later, you can do what I say first. After that, you go to Lei Ying and ask him to investigate secretly in Linhai City, there were recruits here a few months ago? Specifically, the general is in charge, the purpose of recruitment, and so on. This matter is extraordinary, let him find out for me as soon as possible. ”

"Well, then I'll go first."

After the two separated, Qingcheng arrived at the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion and hurried to the conference hall. And when he arrived, he found that all the generals of the Wanli Army had dispersed, and the meeting should be over.

But Qingcheng saw that King Guhong and Xu Lin hadn't returned to the room to rest, and he didn't know if he was waiting for him, so he hurriedly walked over and knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists and said, "I've seen the prince and Xu Shuai." ”

Seeing that Qingcheng was late, King Guhong first glanced at it impatiently, then sorted out his emotions, put on a smiling face again, and said, "Get up, Qingcheng." Hehe, today's first battle was won, you showed your might, and this king wanted to praise you in front of the generals, but I heard that you went out alone for recreation. Also, it's time to relax. ”

King Guhong didn't say anything on his face, but his words were remarkable. Qingcheng knew it, savored it in the process of standing up, and then replied: "Returning to the prince, Qingcheng is rude." After returning to the city today, I wanted to go out to learn about the situation of the people in Linhai City, and by the way, I felt the clues of the pirates, but I didn't want to meet the Marquis of Zhenhai, so we drank a few glasses together, so I delayed for a while, and I hope that the prince will atone for his sins. ”

King Guhong naturally got the news that Qingcheng and Zhenhaihou were drinking, so he tested whether Qingcheng would deliberately conceal it, but he didn't want Qingcheng to tell him frankly. He chuckled a few times, stroked his beard with the thumb of his right hand, and said, "That person Wu Jing, what do you think of Qingcheng?" ”

King Guhong suddenly asked Qingcheng's opinion of Zhenhai Hou, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Back to the prince, Zhenhai Houye, he is upright, strictly abides by integrity, and has a good rule, Qingcheng is really admired." ”

"Just admiration? Any other opinions? ”

King Gu Hong continued to ask, Qingcheng secretly thought that he might also see something suspicious, and replied without thinking: "Qingcheng is stupid, I don't know what the prince is referring to?" ”

King Guhong naturally didn't believe that Qingcheng didn't understand what he meant, so he snorted coldly in his heart, his face did not change, and asked, "It's nothing." In the past few days, this king has been thinking about the Haichuan bandits, and recently he has seen the true face of the pirates, and he really feels that this time he Tang Wujing seems to have lost a little unusual. ”

In the words of King Guhong, although Qingcheng also had the same idea, he knew that he couldn't sit on this statement, at least not in front of King Guhong, so he had to say: "Master Hou is indeed a little miserable. But after today's battle with pirates, Lord Wang and Qingcheng are sure that the other party is not an ordinary pirate, but an army that understands the art of war. ”

Qingcheng deliberately changed the topic and led King Guhong's thoughts in this direction. After listening to his analysis, the latter nodded, then stared at his expression with a pair of eyes, and said: "Indeed, especially the leader, who actually knows the Eight Formations, and also defeated my second-class martial marquis of Daqi. You know, my Daqi army is famous all over the world, but it is a marching formation, which is really embarrassing. ”

King Guhong said that when he broke the Eight Gate Formation, Qingcheng was not surprised at all. The former is a military prince who has experienced a hundred battles, and he is also the head of the king with a foreign surname, so he is naturally familiar with the art of war and a general. However, what Qingcheng was worried about was whether he would also know what Duan Feiyan had mentioned to him.

"King Guhong will mention this matter to me, and ask me what I think of Zhenhai Hou, I should have some doubts. After all, the Pirate Guild Eight Formations must be guided by someone from my Great Qi Dynasty. In addition, although they understand, they are not proficient, and it is not difficult to see that the person did it intentionally. I'm afraid that King Guhong is also beginning to doubt the Marquis of Zhenhai. ”

Thinking like this, Qingcheng pondered for a moment before he spoke again: "What the prince said is extremely true, but the Marquis of Zhenhai has a crime of misdeeds. But the eight-door formation is also considered a first-class military formation, in the face of such a formation, even if it is a father, he doesn't dare to say that he will be able to break it when he encounters it at the beginning, and Qingcheng is just a fluke. ”

The crime of Zhenhai Hou has been confirmed, and there is no need to quibble too much, but Qingcheng is clearly excusing him in his words, and King Guhong can also hear it. However, Qingcheng's righteous words were impartial, and King Guhong was not suspicious.

"How can Tang Wujing be virtuous, how dare he compare with Feiyan? Okay, that's going to be put aside for now. Qingcheng, I summoned you today, there is new information coming, and it is really amazing. Xu Lin, you can talk to him. ”

"Huh", Xu Lin responded with his hands clasped into fists at King Guhong, turned to look at Qingcheng, and explained: "Before we arrived at Linhai City, I arranged for elite scouts to collect information on pirates by various means, and I did get something. And the latest information came today, a total of two, one is that there are ghosts in Linhai City, and the other is that the pirates have disappeared. ”

"What! Are there ghosts in Linhai Castle? Pirates disappear? ”

Hearing the intelligence Xu Lin said, Qingcheng was surprised by the content on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was the strength of Wan Lijun's intelligence network.

"In just a few days, we will be able to find out that there is such a high-level secret as an inner ghost in our army, which is indeed true. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, the matter of intelligence is indeed important, if I can re-recruit the Qingcheng Army in the future, this matter of intelligence should also be taken seriously. ”

"That's right", Xu Lin looked at Qingcheng's surprised expression and continued: "The likes of Haichuan and Haichuan actually know the Eight Formations, I believe you should have doubts when you saw it, right?" ”

King Guhong and Xu Lin are both extremely deep people in the city, and Qingcheng didn't dare to hide too much, so he nodded at the moment and replied: "Indeed, although they practice averagely, this kind of formation is extremely exquisite, and if you want to say that without the guidance of the generals of our army, Qingcheng will not believe it." ”

"Not only the generals of our army, but also the talents of generals, because ordinary generals don't understand the subtleties of these eight formations. In addition, Qingcheng, you seem to be mistaken, the ghost mentioned by the intelligence is not so broad in our army, but specifically refers to Linhai City. ”

Xu Lin said, Qingcheng was just about to speak, and suddenly realized, and thought to himself: No wonder King Guhong asked me what I thought of Zhenhai Hou at the beginning, and targeted him everywhere, it turned out that they suspected him!