After waiting for about an hour, the sound of footsteps finally came from outside the imperial study. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master Hou, the emperor has arrived."

Luo Yi stood up, asked the little eunuch next to him to remove his seat, and then stood aside and waited.

Soon, Li Shimin walked in, saw Luo Yi, and said with a slight smile: "I heard the waiter come back and said that you arrived in the imperial study, and I can't wait to come." ”

"The minister participates in the emperor."

Luo Yi looked stunned and said politely.

"No courtesy."

Li Shimin sat down and said, "I just don't know, how much benefit did you get from this trip to Yangzhou?" ”

Luo Yi said: "The emperor's words are wrong, it's not how much benefit the minister has gained, but how much benefit the emperor has received." ”

"Yangzhou and his entourage not only recovered the lost 150,000 taels of silver, but also punished the corrupt official Wu Zhengwen, and copied 750,000 stolen money, as well as all kinds of jewelry and jade; Tomorrow, they will be delivered to the treasury. ”

"Okay."

Li Shimin slapped the table with a smile and said, "I know that you won't let me down." With this money, Datang is no longer as embarrassed as before, and if there is another war at the border, it can quickly send troops. ”

Luo Yi was silent for a short time, and after thinking about it, he suddenly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, although the minister is a messenger, but without the permission of the emperor, he is really guilty of detaining the envoy of the festival without permission, and I hope that the emperor will punish him." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Get up, you have done a good job in this matter, I am not that stingy person, how can I punish you." ”

At this moment, let alone punishing Luo Yi, Li Shimin was reluctant to even speak loudly, and resolutely regarded Luo Yi as the biggest cash cow. It's not once or twice that I sent people to Huainan before, but which time I didn't return empty-handed, and since Luo Yi was reused, he has made meritorious contributions one after another, collecting millions of money for Datang, and the credit is in the community.

Of course, Li Shimin also knew that Luo Yi was a bit extreme, first tortured all the salt merchants in Yangzhou, and this time he directly arrested Wu Zhengwen.

But the more Luo Yi is like this, the more Li Shimin feels that Luo Yi is up to the task, not attached to the powerful, and is a talent that can be delayed.

"I also heard about a small matter, and I hope you can tell me the truth."

After Luo Yi got up, he looked vigilant and asked, "What is the emperor referring to?" ”

Li Shimin said: "I heard that in the case of the theft of treasury silver, in addition to Wu Zhengwen, the envoy of Huainan Jiedu, there is also a group of people who colluded with it, one is called Wu You, who is the bookkeeper of your Zuixian Mansion in the past, and the other is called Lei Sihai, who is the original shopkeeper of Sihaiju, and at this moment both of them are detained in Chang'an Prison. Am I right? ”

Luo Yi frowned, it stands to reason that Li Shimin shouldn't know about such a trivial matter, even if he knew, he wouldn't bother about such a trivial matter, but now, when Li Shimin said it, it seemed that he had the intention of asking for guilt.

Luo Yi thought about it, Li Shimin even knew the life experiences of Wu You and Lei Sihai, it must have been carefully investigated, and I am afraid that he knows everything about it, this kind of thing cannot be concealed.

Luo Yi nodded and said: "I really can't hide anything from the emperor, the two of them are indeed in the Chang'an County Yazhong at the moment." ”

"In Yangzhou that day, Wu Zhengwen personally confided that he was bewitched by Wu You and Lei Sihai, so he sent people to rob the State Chamber of Commerce.

Li Shimin's expression was a little weird, and he didn't seem to believe what Luo Yi said.

Li Shimin asked again: "Wu Zhengwen really listened to Wu You and Lei Sihai's provocation?" ”

Luo Yi looked into Li Shimin's eyes, nodded and said, "Yes, Wu Zhengwen confessed like this." ”

Luo Yi didn't say this to death, saying that Wu Zhengwen confessed like this, but he didn't say the truth, Luo Yi believed that Li Shimin must have found out something, and he wasn't ready to tell a lie before he figured out the situation, but he couldn't tell the truth either.

Li Shimin originally wanted to give Luo Yi a small beat, not wanting Luo Yi to be too proud, but he didn't expect Luo Yi to be cunning, and he didn't tell the truth after talking for a long time.

Li Shimin has already guessed that this matter must have nothing to do with Wu You and Lei Sihai, it must be Luo Yi who used this to eradicate the two opponents in the mall, but he has no evidence yet.

"Well, since you say so, I believe you."

Li Shimin said: "You step back first, Wu Zhengwen's case, I will send officials from the Criminal Department to try it, after all, he is a member of the first rank of the DPRK and China, and he can't be too hasty, not only to give an explanation to the ministers of the DPRK and China, but also to the officials of Yangzhou and Huainan." ”

"Yes. The minister retired. ”

............

Back at the National Business Academy, it was already noon.

The sun is scorching and cloudless.

On the way back, Luo Yi kept thinking about what Li Shimin meant when he was in the imperial study, it stands to reason that he has made a great contribution, and since Li Shimin praised him before, he will not say anything else.

The arrest of Wu You and Lei Sihai is just a trivial matter, but Li Shimin holds on to it, which is very strange.

Could it be that he was sharp and aroused Li Shimin's jealousy?

Or did something wrong that made Li Shimin unhappy?

After thinking about it, Luo Yi felt that no matter what the reason, Li Shimin might have to investigate Wu Zhengwen's case, just to make a clear scene, others don't know about this case, but Luo Yi is clear, and he must not investigate deeply, otherwise he will pull out the radish and bring out the mud.

After returning to the State Chamber of Commerce, Luo Yi immediately asked Luo Tong to escort Wu Zhengwen's prisoner car to the Chang'an County Ya. called Zhao Wenxian to the secret room again.

In the secret room of the National Chamber of Commerce, Zhao Wenxian's expression was serious, and he was puzzled: "Big brother, why did you bring me here, is there something wrong?" ”

"I have something to ask you..." Luo Yi seemed a little embarrassed.

Zhao Wenxian said: "Big brother, just say anything about it, I will definitely share my worries for my eldest brother." ”

Luo Yi said truthfully: "In the morning in the imperial study, the emperor seemed to suspect us, and said that he would send someone to verify Wu Zhengwen, I was worried... So after I returned home, I immediately asked my eldest brother to send the prisoner car to Chang'an Mansion, I want you.... ”

Zhao Wenxian is also a smart person, as soon as Luo Yi said this, he immediately understood. said: "Big brother is saying that let Wu Zhengwen shut up forever?" ”

Luo Yi smiled and said: "Yes, you must not let the people from the Criminal Department interrogate him, otherwise as time goes by, there will be more incidents, and the relevant personnel in Yangzhou, you also send someone to go, and those who know the matter will all be executed, and no clues can be left." ”

"These things must be done in secret, and no one should be allowed to know, so you'd better go yourself."

"Yes."

Zhao Wenxian didn't even think about it, and immediately agreed.

His life has been tied to Luo Yi, one is prosperous, and one is lost, Li Shimin wants to investigate the truth of the case, once there is a mistake, it is not only Luo Yi who suffers, but he will not be spared.

Seeing Zhao Wenxian's serious appearance, Luo Yi laughed again, patted Zhao Wenxian's shoulder and said, "Hehe... Don't be nervous, maybe I'm thinking too much, the emperor just wants to give me a wake-up call, let's do this, just be prepared, it's not a big deal. ”

"We have achieved so much wealth for the emperor, I think... He won't cross the river color bridge. ”

Zhao Wenxian would not think like Luo Yi, such a big matter, how could he pin his trust on the emperor's soft-heartedness, once he lost, the consequences would be unimaginable, at this moment, Wu Zhengwen had become his target of killing.