Faced with Li Tianyu's sudden surprise question, the official seemed a little dazed, and hesitated for a moment before replying awkwardly: "I haven't washed it." ”

"Then do you think it's hot to wear this official uniform?" Li Tianyu looked at the soft-armor dark official uniform on this official and asked curiously.

"It's going to be hotter." The official replied truthfully.

"And how much sweat did you sweat today?" Li Tianyu continued to ask.

“……”

"I said Li Gongzi, are you going to delay time and change the topic by asking this and that?" Steward Wang couldn't help but mock when he saw that Li Tianyu was asking endlessly.

"Bold! You and Master Qin are both parties to this case, and before Lord Du interrogated you, you privately slandered me. Is such wanton behavior ignoring the existence of Master Du or ignoring the majesty of my Tang law? Li Tianyu shouted domineeringly.

"I don't have time to listen to you guys with these strong tongues. Li Gongzi, what do you think, I hope to say bluntly, if you continue to beat around the bush like this, seven miles and eight miles, please forgive the old man for not being accompanied. Du Ruhui couldn't see that Li Tianyu was deliberately exaggerating to attack, and immediately lectured with some impatience.

Steward Wang secretly sweated when he heard this, and it seemed that he still didn't want to provoke this broom again. If he likes to make trouble, he can make trouble, anyway, this Lord Du also looks like a reasonable person, at least he doesn't seem to buy much of the governor's account. And when Master Qin saw that Li Tianyu worked so hard for his own affairs, he couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

"Lord Du, when I ask if these are unreasonable, I will see the truth immediately. Just now, the steward Wang said that he saw the salt white on the clothes of the Qin family's boatman, and then deduced that the Qin family's boatman poured salt water on his body, and the salt water evaporated after being exposed to the scorching sun, so the salt was precipitated. And what Master Qin said was to cool off, so the boatmen would soak their clothes. In that case, why don't we just take the two bad brothers as an experiment? Li Tianyu said seductively.

"You mean to pour them all out, and then put them under the scorching sun to find out."

"Not bad. However, since the scorching sun is long gone, we can also change the way, such as making the two chasers stand near the stove to replace the scorching sun. Of course, the outermost layer of soft armor worn by the two poor brothers naturally does not count, only the cloth and clothes worn on their bodies are counted. "It's noisy, fortunately, the weather in Yangzhou is still summer, otherwise if these officers and soldiers are really armed in three layers inside and three layers outside, it is estimated that it will be difficult to see the effect.

"You two have heard it, and since this is the case, you quickly remove the soft armor, and take a bucket of water and drench your body thoroughly. After it is done, I will move to the room with the official. ”

"Yes, sir!" saw the two officials respond decisively.

"Slow down. In order to prevent things from going wrong, the two eldest brothers changed their clothes here. Li Tianyu stopped the two officials who were about to retire and said, the housekeeper Wang felt a little more relieved when he saw this, because if he really wanted them to go down to change clothes, he was still worried about whether they would cheat from it.

But seeing that the two officials looked at their bosses with some hesitation, and after seeing Lord Du nodding at him, he no longer hesitated to remove the soft armor on his body in public.

"Huh. It's a lot easier. Li Tianyu smiled with satisfaction.

"How so?" Steward Wang was shocked.

It turned out that after the two officials took off the soft armor on their bodies, Li Tianyu stared at the backs of the two. However, I saw that the clothes on the backs of these two officials were covered with clouds and clouds.

Seeing the two of them react like this, Master Du couldn't help but walk behind the two officials curiously to take a look.

"This ...... Is that the salt white? Master Du asked Li Tianyu and Steward Wang in some surprise.

"Steward Wang, tell me, could it be that these two poor brothers are also the criminals of the smuggling merchant salt?" Li Tianyu snorted with extreme disdain.

"Impossible, impossible......" Steward Wang's eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost.

"What the hell is going on?" Master Du asked confusedly. saw that Master Qin was also full of questions, and the two officials looked at each other.

"It's simple. The boatmen on the Qin family's boat braved the scorching heat all day long, and they had to spend their strength to paddle on the boat, and they must sweat a lot every day in the wind and sun. That's why they get soaked to cool themselves. However, the sweat excreted from the body originally contains sodium chloride, oh, which is also known as salt. When sweat is exposed to the scorching sun, the moisture in it will evaporate, and the remaining salt will naturally precipitate. If you don't believe it, you can try it out privately. ”

"I see." Master Du suddenly realized.

"There is such a wonderful thing." Old Master Qin couldn't help but sigh.

"I think that Master Du and Master Qin have never worn the clothes that have not been washed for many days in the house, let alone go to the laundry room to wash the clothes. So it's understandable that the two of them don't know about it. And nine times out of ten, the maids and ladies in the house have seen this. As the housekeeper in Ge's mansion, Steward Wang naturally knows everything. hated him, but he used these blind spots to frame the Qin family. If it weren't for our Lord Du's foresight and discernment, maybe he would have succeeded with this guy. Such wolf ambition is really condemned by everyone. Li Tianyu opened the river with emotion, but this explanation was flickeringly reasonable.

"You are talking nonsense, I don't know about it at all. Moreover, even so, this does not prove that the Qin family did not take salt and water it and wet their clothes. Although the steward Wang seemed to be a little panicked, he had not completely lost his mind after all, and even asked rhetorically.

Heheda, it seems that this guy really doesn't hit the south wall and doesn't look back, he doesn't give up until he reaches the Yellow River, and he doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin. Li Tianyu saw that this steward Wang had made up his mind to go all the way to the dark, and while secretly admiring him, he also felt a little ridicule and disdain for him. And Lord Nadu and Master Qin also looked looking forward to it when they heard this, as if they were waiting for Li Tianyu to give another little-known answer.

"As you say, salt it in water and then drench it on your clothes, but do you know how much salt water can be carried on a twenty people? In the end, can the salt that can really be precipitated be a few catties and taels? I'm not afraid to tell you, if the Qin family really relies on this method to smuggle merchant salt, it will lose all their family wealth in less than a month. If you don't believe me, send someone to test it with water and salt now. Lord Du, I implore you to make a military order with this Steward Wang, and you will personally arrange this test in a while, Lord Du. If you can rely on this method to get more than two catties of commercial salt unknowingly, then you will be considered to be losing. If you can't get two catties, then the king steward will lose. As for the bet, of course, it's the one that comes to mind. ”

"You, you ......" but seeing that Steward Wang was angry for a while, his index finger trembled and pointed at Li Tianyu and he couldn't speak.

"What? Steward Wang, don't you want to? Or is the stake too small? In other words, didn't you insist that the Qin family relied on this method to smuggle salt? Anyway, now that you deny the previous statement, it is also a double crime of false accusation and bullying, and it should be enough to die once and a half. Since horizontal and vertical is death, why not believe yourself once and come and gamble with me? It's been a long time since I've experienced this kind of game with extreme pleasure. Li Tianyu said with his hands full of encouragement.

Steward Wang is completely clueless in his heart at the moment. Originally, I didn't know anything about the thing that sweating could be salted, and I was really greedy for merit later. As long as the precipitated salt was white, it was definitely the Qin family's smuggler salt, and the feasibility of the quantity was not carefully investigated. If you want to blame, you can only blame the appearance of this Li Gongzi, if he is not present today, he will probably be able to bring down this Qin family. Thinking of this, Steward Wang couldn't help but grit his teeth in resentment.

"Master Li, although the old man has never known that you have any previous grievances with this steward Wang, it seems that it is a little inappropriate for you to be so alarmist to him. First, the old man as the salt inspector represents the saint, and the saint has always ruled the world with leniency and benevolence, so if he rashly convicts this king steward of defrauding the king, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of the saint. Second, after all, this Wang Butler also came to provide the old man with a tip, and the old man also saw that this Wang steward did not deliberately come to frame the Qin family, at least the way of sweating and salt extraction, I don't think he would know about it, if the old man rashly condemned him to death, I think that in the future, even if someone has the real tip, he will not come to report to the government again. We will see which is more important and which is more important. Seeing that Li Tianyu looked like he was winning and unforgiving, Master Du knew that the king steward was more than lucky, and considering that he was on a holy order, it was not easy to kill and because of a small loss, he said in an official tone. Otherwise, if it is according to his means, don't say that a Wang steward, even Li Tianyu and this Qin family can also do it.

"Don't worry, I'll sign the military order anyway. Your lord is just a witness, nothing is your business. Besides, there are only a few people here at the moment, and the rest of us are your own family members, except for us. And why be afraid? Li Tianyu turned to Du Ruhui and encouraged.

"Hehe, Li Gongzi is really interesting. In this case, I have to ask the steward of the king if he is willing to make this military order with you. Steward Wang, now are you willing to make this military order with Li Gongzi and live and die? ”

"Your Excellency. This Li Gongzi has always been scheming, and the grass people think that they are not his opponents, and they will not make this military order with him. As for this report of the Qin family, the grass people confessed it, and they were willing to be punished, and asked the adults to surrender according to the law. Although Steward Wang said so high-sounding and full of dignity, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. Since this Lord Du took the initiative to hand over the steps, why didn't he borrow the donkey from the slope? At least listening to what Master Du said, most of them can still save their lives at the moment.

"Don't, I'm actually lying to you, Steward Wang. The previous ones were all gibberish, and if the truth is as you think, then you've missed a great opportunity. I advise you to think about it and don't leave yourself with any lifelong regrets. But seeing Li Tianyu's sincere attitude, he said sincerely.

"No need. If the small one does something wrong, he will naturally do it by himself. This kind of agitation is useless. Steward Wang snorted resolutely. He naturally knew that Li Tianyu deliberately used such rhetoric to provoke himself, and once he fell into the trap, he could take the opportunity to get rid of himself by the hand of Master Du. At the moment, nothing can be said to make this Li Gongzi and the Qin family succeed.

"That being the case, now that Master Qin is acquitted, Steward Wang ordered him to have fifty rods and compensate Master Qin for one hundred taels of silver because he provided an erroneous tip to the imperial court. I don't know what Master Qin thinks? Du Ruhui immediately pronounced the verdict.