There was also a seal on the door of the treasury, and every time it was opened, five officials checked whether the seal was intact, and Li Guolou also went up to watch, and there was no trace of any flaws that had not been opened.

Li Guolou looked at the soldiers standing beside him, they were people from the two systems of the household department. The soldiers were only in charge of martial law guards, carefully checking the identity of everyone who entered and exited, and was meticulous and did not give face to the officials. Before arriving at the treasury gate, all the people, including Ma Zhijun, braided their hair, checked whether there was anything in the braids, and stripped off their clothes and pants, and gave each of them a large pair of pants and a thin coat bare-chested.

Li Guolou and the others didn't dare to complain about the cold, because they were okay and had a piece of clothing to cover their bodies. The thirty library guards were all fierce, with shaved heads, no clothes and trousers, and they were all **, trotting in the cloister to resist the cold of winter.

The thirty pawns were all full, less than thirty years old, and their bodies were sturdy, and the muscles of their bodies were bulging. In addition to carrying silver, they usually exercise, not afraid of the cold and heat, every time they enter the treasury to carry silver, it is like this.

The stolen silver from the treasury has long been verified on the books, that is, the people in the treasury are guarding and stealing from themselves. Entering the treasury, those treasury guards stood still in rows like wooden stakes, watching the actions of Li Guolou and others, they were like catching fast, and Li Guolou and others were like people who entered the treasury to steal silver.

Ai Hai and the others were yelled by Yinzi, "Wow······"

Rows of shelves were stacked with silver ingots, and everyone picked them up to watch, smiling.

Ma Dequan said: "Sir, if I come once, I can bring two silver ingots out, and it will be worth it." ”

Ma Zhijun sighed: "You are worth it, I am going to suffer, and there is no discussion about the whole family to allocate Xinjiang." It's okay to touch it, but it's impossible to take it out of the door, and you'll have to bare your butt later. ”

Li Guolou glanced at those warehouse guards, and praised them in his heart for their good health, they had no clothes to wear in winter, so they just stood just like that, this work was hard, no wonder people got high salaries.

After staying in the treasury for half an hour, everyone couldn't bear it, and they were all running to check around, and the gloomy treasury was too cold.

Lu Haikong gasped and said, "Little Lizi, what are you rubbing, don't hurry up for us, you are young and strong, and I am in my thirties." ”

Li Guolou stepped on the floor made of big stones and asked, "Lao Lu, is it possible to dig a hole in the ground?" ”

Lu Haikong shook his head and said: "It's impossible for Xiao Lizi, there is a river outside, how do you dig the treasury inside." In my opinion, this case is still self-theft, either making false accounts, or Ma Zhijun and his own hands, but they cannot be punished, and no one is willing to admit to stealing silver from the treasury. If it is written in our report that everyone has a share, but there is no real evidence, those guards of the Xishan Ruijian Battalion will also bear part of the responsibility, and we will even be offended by the military department. ”

Li Guolou nodded slightly, understanding that the law does not blame the public, but innocent people should be punished together. As long as anyone who has anything to do with this case has to be replaced. The commanders and leaders who guard the guards will also be punished, and they will not be able to climb up, and they will have to fight back to their original shape, and make a note in the file, this life is over, and they will never want to be promoted again.

How many people will the Criminal Department offend this time? Bao Tong refused to do such a thing, so he must catch the main culprit and find a scapegoat for everything. But who has such a great ability to take out tens of thousands of catties of silver from the treasury, no matter what, this time the criminals are a litter, Li Guolou looked at Ma Zhijun, who was a foreigner, this person is likely to be the scapegoat thrown out by the household. Could it be that Ma Zhijun is ready to sacrifice his life at any time and take all the blame for the crime, it seems impossible to think about it, what do the Manchurians of the household department think?

Li Guolou glanced at the group of guards, they were doing exercises under the leadership of the captain, practicing boxing with bare butts, he saw it for the first time, it was too funny.

Everyone ran for half an hour, Li Guolou held the map of the treasury in his hand, looked around, and trotted at the same time, he couldn't bear the cold of winter, and said: "Close!" We went out to interrogate the suspects. ”

Lu Haikong glanced at those guards and sighed: "They are also soldiers, what can you get out of their mouths, I really admire you, the clever tricks just now don't count." ”

The first time Lu Haikong cooperated with Li Guolou to handle the case, he compared Li Guolou, and Li Guolou and Ma Zhijun, a member of the household department, confronted each other and defeated the other party. He was jealous of Li Guolou's good life, how could he brag and not change his face, but he refused to admit defeat at all in his mouth, and his subordinates watched from the sidelines, how could he lose the face of his squadron.

Li Guolou knew in his heart that the soldiers would say, "I don't know!" I don't know! I haven't done anything wrong! At most, he added, "You have to ask our commander." He had already read the transcripts of the trial of the land, sea and air, and they were all such narratives, with no new questions and answers, which made those who watched it drowsy.

The gate of the treasury was closed again, and the five officials took the official seal, stamped it on the seal, and the five seals were sealed on the gate, and this was the net worth of these five officials, and they were meticulous, and they all pasted the door with their own hands.

Li Guolou saw that his subordinates were already scratching their ears and cheeks, and they couldn't see the flaws and loopholes, how could they steal tens of thousands of catties of silver when the procedures for entering and leaving the treasury were so cumbersome?

After reading the treasury, Li Guolou said, "Master Ma, let's go out and talk." ”

Ma Zhijun was very strange and asked, "Team Li, don't you ask those guards what to say?" ”

Li Guolou sighed: "Master Ma, I have already read the transcript, there is nothing new, and if you ask anything else, you will not agree." You say, don't you? ”

Ma Zhijun smiled gloomily and looked at Li Guolou with a strange look, as if he wanted to see through what Li Guolou was thinking.

Li Guolou followed Ma Zhijun back to the front hall, Li Guolou and Lu Haikong talked to Ma Zhijun in the hall, and five other Manchurian officials accompanied him.

After greeting each other with a few polite words, Li Guolou said: "Master Ma, I am new here, I have read the file, why did you not provide us with the most important clues?" ”

Ma Zhijun asked, "Team Li, are we still not cooperating?" Even the important land of the treasury has been let you go in to investigate, and it has set a precedent for the Qing Dynasty. In one sentence, Li Guolou was pushed back, unwilling to give in and let Li Guolou take the initiative.

Li Guolou didn't think much about it, and retorted directly: "Since Master Ma said to cooperate with us in handling the case, then I want to say that you are a litter of criminals, please!" Come with us to the court of the Criminal Department to speak. After speaking, Li Guolou had already stood up and asked the six household officials in charge of the treasury to go to the lobby of the criminal department together.

The atmosphere in the lobby was tense, and the big man shot the military academy Fu Guozhong, who was afraid of the table, smashed the teacups on the ground, and said angrily: "Give you a shameless face, where did the stinky boy dare to come to the household to spread wild, I will interrogate you first!" ”

Suddenly, a group of officers and soldiers with flintlock pistols rushed into the lobby, the muzzles of the guns were pointed at Li Guolou, Lu Haikong, and the ten catchers at the door were also surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers with firearms.

Lu Haikong hurriedly said: "You have something to discuss. ”

Li Guolou said loudly: "Fu Guozhong of the Shotgun Military Academy conspired against him, disobeyed the holy decree, and dared to threaten the emperor with a gun in public, who dared to follow Fu Guozhong and destroy the three clans." I am now Yao Suo taking Fu Guozhong, and whoever dares to stop it is also a fellow party who is plotting rebellion. ”

Li Guolou took the first step and walked straight to Fu Guozhong, without pulling out the short flintlock pistol on his waist. The atmosphere in the lobby was tense and breathless, and both sides were waiting for orders from the chief.

Ma Zhijun didn't expect that Li Guolou was not afraid of the army's flintlock team, originally during this period of time, they came into contact with the criminal department, and these arresters were afraid of their official authority, and they were polite to them everywhere. Discuss the good things in advance, let Fu Guozhong of the Shotgun Guard Military Academy make a move to "get off the horse" first, and these catches must be so scared that they pee their pants. Unexpectedly, things were reversed from the beginning, Li Guolou was even tougher, and he refused to back down even a little leeway, but took people directly in his court.

If the guns go out and the Qing Empire shakes, all the officials present will be imprisoned, or they will go to the prison of the Criminal Department. The prince of Dali Temple will not turn his elbow outward, and he will definitely protect the criminal department, and if he really wants to rebel against all the household officials present with them, he will rebel.

The gun is absolutely unopenable, as soon as the gun goes off, Yu Shuzhen, the Shangshu inside, will hear it, he didn't control the situation, he is not a person inside and outside, and he is the most responsible. Ma Zhijun stood up and shouted: "Stop me, why did the musket team rush into the court and quit for me." ”

Ma Zhijun had already stopped Li Guolou and said: "Team Li, Fu Guozhong is a person from the Xishan Ruijian Battalion, not a person from our household department, and he doesn't understand the rules, don't blame him." He turned his head again and said: "Fu Guozhong has nothing to do with you here, let me go out quickly, and make chaos for our household." ”

Fu Guozhong and Li Guolou glared at each other, but no one made a move, Fu Guozhong kept humming in his mouth, his heart was not dry, but he didn't dare to come nonsense, and deliberately walked in front of Li Guolou, as if he was not afraid of Li Guolou locking him.

In the courtyard, Fu Guozhong deliberately shouted: "Sons, you are doing very well, add dinner at night, and have big meat to eat." ”

Fu Guo stared at Ai Hai and the others for quick arrest, but he still didn't take the arrest of the Criminal Department in his eyes, they were the pillars of the country, and no one dared to offend the officers and soldiers. However, the army cannot participate in local affairs, let alone the important place of the capital division. Fu Guozhong did the biggest stupid thing in his life, committed a royal taboo, and what was waiting for him was to retire and be Bai Ding.

Li Guolou could only endure this breath, there were two people in the treasury, and he couldn't offend the military department at one time.

Li Guolou hugged his fists and said: "Listen to Master Ma's arrangement, we are all young people who are angry, what happened just now should be a misunderstanding, and it will not be written into the report." ”

Ma Zhijun has long been free of the arrogance of the Manchurians, and for the first time in his life, when he saw a musket duel, cold sweat was already flowing from his forehead, and he saw that the other four Manchurian officials were also wiping their sweat with their sleeves. The taste of being pointed at a musket is not pleasant, which is two realms from boasting that they are not afraid of death and are comparable to the Manchu ancestors who opened up the territory. The musket is no joke, Ma Zhijun did not dare to underestimate the talented and kind Li Guolou, and secretly annoyed the Manchurian Shangshu Cheng Kunyu, who was not sympathetic to his subordinates at all, and still didn't care about them, three hundred and sixty days a year, except for the dinner party before the Spring Festival, he never came to the household to do things.

Manchu Shangshu Cheng Kunyu has no power, eats the virtue accumulated by his ancestors, and is named as a household left servant. This is the state system, which is used to support the children of the nobility, and only get a salary and honorary official positions. At this time, Ma Zhijun thought of this chief, slandering the unreasonable state system, and also felt helpless about the situation he was in now.