Li Mi plunged into the pile of old papers, and his heart was already ready for an all-night battle, but it didn't take long for him to see the clue!

Because a person's name is too inappropriate, it is Wei Zhongxian's name!

Although he is already the chief eunuch of the Salary Division, it is unlikely that he will be the shopkeeper, and many things still need to be done by himself, especially this kind of cross-departmental errand, if he does not come forward, other eunuchs can't do it.

It is said that it should be normal for his name to appear in the account books.

However, this year's heavy rain, charcoal transshipment was blocked, and the Salary Division was anxious, and before the winter, it should have been the season when the Salary Division was desperately trying to catch up with the schedule, but Wei Zhongxian came to the Ordnance Bureau three times and twice to call oil raw materials!

Although there has been oil exploitation, oil cannot be directly used as fuel, because oil combustion will produce a lot of smoke, and the charcoal used in the palace must be smokeless and odorless.

Although Wei Zhongxian hid in the palace, he could outrun the monk and couldn't run the temple, so Li Midang came to the yamen of the salary department and retrieved the case file on the flow of oil.

This Wei Zhongxian is also a fox-like character, and the oil account is also beautifully done, and he can't see anything greasy.

But there are a lot of articles in it, such as most of the oil, which is in the hands of a person, and this person is not a close service brand at all, just a book of the Salary Division!

Although the eunuchs in the palace are called eunuchs, in fact, there is a gap.

Among these eunuchs, those who have just entered the palace can only be pawnbooks, long-term followers or servants, and if they perform well, they will be promoted to eunuchs, and the eunuchs will be promoted to eunuchs, and the eunuchs will be eunuchs above them.

Therefore, not every eunuch can be called a eunuch, and eunuch was the first honorific title, especially referring to the eldest among the eunuchs.

The Ming Dynasty reused eunuchs, the peak period, as many as 100,000 eunuchs, in addition to the 12 eunuchs such as the celebrants, internal officials, and imperial horses, there were four divisions such as salary, bells and drums and treasure money, as well as eight bureaus such as soldiers and silver, collectively referred to as the 24 Yamen.

In addition, there are ten warehouses for the use of the inner government, such as the word A, as well as the imperial wine, the imperial medicine and other rooms, plus the armor, Anmin and other factories, the eunuchs and the east and west factories and the defense of the Beijing camp, and the eunuchs of the twenty-four yamen will also be sent to become the eunuchs of the town guard, as well as weaving in various places, the city of the ship, etc., as well as the palace procurement and grain tax and mining tax passes, etc.

It can be said that eunuchs have been involved in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is Gyeonggi or localities, there are eunuchs everywhere.

Among these eunuchs, how can it not be doubted that a book of books is as inconspicuous as the sand of the Ganges, and that such prohibited substances as oil are finally put into his hands?

"Where is this Zhao Bifu now?" Li Mi pointed to the roster and asked the eunuch of the Salary Division.

The eunuchs of the Salary Division are all close attendants, and they know too much about the inner court, and the more they understand, the more they know about Li Mi's energy, and how dare they slack off.

They were all ordinary eunuchs, and it was impossible for them to have access to Wei Zhongxian's core secrets, nor could they hide something for Wei Zhongxian, because they didn't know what to hide.

What's more, Li Mi also brought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how dare they lie, and even said to Li Mi: "Your Highness and Grandpa wait for a while, I will immediately go to find this person." ”

Zhu Changluo waved his hand impatiently, and many eunuchs trotted away, but they didn't see anyone for a long time, and after half an hour, the young eunuch of the Salary Division walked in with a pale face and reported truthfully to Li Mi and Zhu Changluo.

"Temple...... Your Highness...... Grandpa, let's ...... I can't find this person......"

"What?!!! You repeat! Zhu Changluo for his son Zhu Youxiao, these few days the eclipse is tasteless, he can't sleep, the corners of his mouth are anxious to bubble, several twists and turns, full of thought that he can wash away his son's grievances, who knows this wave of twists and turns, each has its own merits, and every time it gives a little hope, but soon fell into despair.

Seeing that he is about to be traced to the end, but there is no such person, how can you let him endure it any longer?

"What does it mean to find no such person, this Zhao Bifu is clearly the eunuch of your salary department, how can you find no such person!"

Zhu Changluo has been in the army, and the phenomenon of empty pay is common in the army, but the eunuchs in the palace need to be called all day long, and the situation of empty pay is easy to detect!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is usually kind-hearted, and it is rare to see him angry, but now he was reprimanded, and the young eunuch of the Salary Division was also frightened.

"Your Royal Highness, I have already looked through the list repeatedly, this person only entered the palace at the beginning of the year, it was the request of Wei Zhongxian and Wei Eunuch, and he had already left the palace at the autumn equinox......"

"Out of the palace? That's not the right thing to do! Zhu Changluo couldn't suppress the fire, and the young eunuch was also trembling with fright.

Li Mi watched from the side, and said calmly to the young eunuch at this time: "Gather everyone." ”

"Grandpa, the grandfathers all have errands in their hands, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to get them together for a while...... "The young eunuch was also extremely embarrassed, but Zhu Changluo didn't care about it anymore and yelled at him.

"Even the dead have to be dug up for me, as long as those who are in Beijing and those who are in the palace, the living ones will be rolled over for me, and the half-dead ones must be carried over!"

Where did the young eunuch dare to slack off, when he was about to go out, Zhu Changluo was a little angry, and asked Li Mi: "Sir, why do you want to summon them, do you recognize this Zhao Bifu?" ”

Li Mi shook his head and said to Zhu Changluo: "The eighth master that Su Xiu saw must be hiding in the palace, and without Wei Zhongxian's help, he would not be able to swagger on the arrow tower of Zhengyangmen, so he must not have escaped yet." ”

"This Zhao Bifu is estimated to be just a disguise, whether it is called Zhao Bifu or Zhang Bifu or Li Bifu, this person must be hidden in the Salary Division, this is his best hiding place!"

Zhu Changluo also nodded approvingly, but he was still a little worried: "Even if that person is hiding here, how can Mr. recognize him if he has never seen him?" ”

When Li Mi heard this, he was silent, and said to Zhu Changluo: "Your Highness is tired of sending someone to find Changsheng and Sarufei Sasuke for me." ”

Zhu Changluo didn't dare to ask more, and immediately sent the guards out, and in half an hour, Suo Changsheng and Sarufei Sasuke Abe Xuanhai were all summoned.

Everyone saw that Li Mi was so serious, although he couldn't carry a blade, but he was also ready to fight in his heart.

When Zhu Changluo saw this posture, he knew that Li Mi should be completely sure, otherwise Suo Changsheng and the others would not be like this.

After Li Mi didn't ask about political affairs, Suo Changsheng and the others also got their own place and did their own thing, Li Mi didn't care much about them, and he was also worried about causing the emperor's jealousy.

Therefore, unless it is a last resort, Li Mi will not gather them all.

Thinking of Su Xiu's description, Zhu Changluo became even more nervous, seeing that the young eunuch gradually brought in eunuchs of all sizes, Zhu Changluo also subconsciously took a few steps back.

Many eunuchs lined up in the compound of the Salary Division, while Suo Changsheng and the others quietly dispersed in all directions, blocking the entrances and exits.

These eunuchs saw that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xu Guogong, and they were all trembling, sincerely afraid, burying their heads deeply, standing with their hands tied, and they didn't dare to breathe.

Li Mi walked forward and looked at the dozens of eunuchs in the field, and frowned a little, because even outside, he could still smell a strong smell of inferior spices, as if he had entered the kitchen of the wedding banquet.

After the eunuchs are castrated, they can't help urinating, dripping, and they are very stinky, so all eunuchs with a little money will buy some spices to suppress these breaths, otherwise no one will look down on them at all, let alone have the opportunity to serve the nobles.

According to Li Mi's original intention, although he had never seen that person, it must be that person who was refining oil, no matter how much he tried to hide it, there was a special smell of oil or even gasoline on his body.

This volatile smell is not something that spices can hide, so it should be easy to find the person.

But Li Mi underestimated the wealth of the Salary Division, because the Salary Division is the most oily and watery internal affairs yamen, and the eunuchs can often ask for rewards, so the spices they use are also varied, and the stronger the smell, the more popular it is.

This seems to have formed a kind of competition among the eunuchs, and they will secretly compete on weekdays to see who uses more fragrant and stronger spices.

With so many eunuchs like mummies filled with spices and soaked in perfume, how can they distinguish other smells!

Li Mi started from the head of the line, examining these eunuchs one by one, occasionally asking some of them to raise their heads and observe carefully, but in the end they still had no clue.

After pondering for a moment, Li Mi had to order them: "Raise your hands flat, your left palm facing the sky, your right palm facing the ground, don't move at all!" ”

When everyone heard this, they did the same, but most of them were too nervous, and their palms would tremble unconsciously.

Zhu Changluo and others can also see that maybe Li Mi wants to judge whether there is someone who understands martial arts by whether the palm is stable or not, if it is practiced martial arts, the palm must not move at all!

Li Mi did not deny that this was indeed part of the consideration, but the fact that this person could hide in the Salary Division without being detected shows that his camouflage ability is extremely good, and it is too simple to pretend that his hands are shaking.

What Li Mi really wants to explore is actually something else!

Although this man is able to hide the peculiar smell of oil with spices, he needs to purify the oil, which must be touched from time to time, and his hands will be more or less corroded.

Of course, Li Mi has another consideration, that is, after being contaminated with oil, it must be cleaned!

Oil can be different from other filthy things, especially crude oil, it is easy to not be completely cleaned, and if this person wants to cover himself, he must find a way to wash his hands.

And the science and technology and living conditions of the Ming Dynasty determined that he could not find a better detergent, the most convenient and the fastest, the most likely to find, the only thing that could clean the oil, it is estimated that there is only soaphorn and alkaline water!

The soaphorn has a special smell, and the smell of alkaline water is also very special, although this large group of people covers up the smell, but if you come close to his hands and sniff carefully, you will definitely be able to smell the smell of soaphorn and alkaline water!

This is also the reason why Li Mi wanted to bring in Suo Changsheng and Sarufei Sasuke and others.

First, Suo Changsheng is the most sensitive to smells, and secondly, it is very dangerous to lower his head to smell this person's palm, after all, the other party can disguise himself as a black and impermanent person!

Li Mi, Suo Changsheng and the others quietly commanded, and then they split up and began to check the hands of these people, and when they saw something unusual, they wanted to smell the smell.

With such a move, Li Mi didn't believe that person could still be calm and indifferent!