"Lord Yu, it has been confirmed, the real name of the head of the Song surname is Song Dake, one of the leaders of the governor Yamen, a local, who lives in Agarwood Lane, Guifei Street, on the ninth day of the first month of last month, drowned after drinking, and was buried in the western suburbs, in addition, according to investigation, the person who invited him to feast that night was a Niu Lu in the flag camp, surnamed Zheng Dan, a word Kui, the Han army is a blue flag person, Chinese New Year's Eve and now there are two, in the early years, he was the Goshha of the Shanxi Banner Camp Commander Quiningan, and there were three companions, all of whom were Zheng Kui's wing commanders."

He Tao's work efficiency is extremely high, and the task assigned by Hongqing at noon was not until dark, he had already found out the roots, and hurriedly reported to Hongqing.

Dead again? Oh, it's such a coincidence, are these bastards quite well prepared!

Although he didn't have much hope for these clues on the surface, when he heard that Song Bantou was indeed dead, Hongqing's heart couldn't help but sink.

"Well, what's the situation with that Zheng Kui? Do you have any evil deeds in your daily life? ”

Although long before coming to Taiyuan, Hongqing had already expected the complexity of the case, but when he really arrived, he found that the opponent's ruthlessness was far beyond expectations, and the murder and extinction were all done in advance, the two most important witnesses were dead, and the clues on the bright side were all broken.

"Back to the words of the prince, Zheng Kui is so brave and ruthless, often makes trouble in the market, has been detained and flailed by the Zhao prefect several times, and has also been impeached by the Zhao prefect for privately opening a silk village, but because of the protection of quiningan, he has always been at large."

Although Hongqing didn't say it explicitly, He Tao is a veteran of intelligence, but he knew Hongqing's thoughts as soon as he heard it, and there was nothing else, but he just planned to use Zheng Kui as a breakthrough, and he didn't dare to ignore it, which hinted at it in his words.

"Well, is there any progress on the whereabouts of the treasury?"

Although He Tao did not say it explicitly, but Hongqing understood it as soon as he heard it, there was no side, Hongqing was ordered to investigate the case this time, and he had the authority to control Shanxi Province, but he couldn't control the affairs of the flag camp, if he really wanted to take care of it, then he had to ask for the order again, if he moved the people of the flag camp, unless he could have absolute certainty, he would not escape the result of being ginseng on the last book, in this regard, Hongqing knew it very well in his heart, and he did not continue the previous topic, but frowned slightly, and asked quietly.

According to the investigation, around the night of May 22, someone came to the silver treasury with an official letter, accompanied by three carriages and more than 80 carts, and the chief treasurer on duty at that time was Chen Qinan, who had died of a violent illness, according to the Kuding at the scene, Chen Qinan checked the official letter, and only said that on the order of the prefect of Zhao, he had to allocate 320,000 taels of silver overnight for military needs. It was also allowed by Chen Qinan to assign all the 320,000 taels of silver loaded into the car, Yin Shi Zheng, all the carts left the silver treasury, all the way along the street to the north, according to those Kuding, although the soldiers who came to escort were wearing garrison camp clothes, however, the head of the general is a thousand faces, subordinates have sent someone to investigate this person in detail, but at the moment has not yet found anything, in addition, the subordinate has visited a husband, according to his words, he had seen this suspicious convoy in the night, and his subordinates have brought people here, please ask the prince to inquire in detail. ”

He Tao dared to reply so quickly, naturally he already had some dry goods, and when he heard Hongqing's question, he didn't dare to delay a little, so he hurriedly reported the results of the investigation in detail.

"Oh? Go and call this man! ”

As soon as he heard that someone had seen the mysterious silver convoy, Hongqing's spirit immediately lifted up, and he gave the order without hesitation.

"Yes, my subordinates obey!"

Since Hongqing had an order, He Tao didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly bowed down and answered the promise, turned around, and exited the study.

"The villain knocks on the blue sky and the big ......, ah, no, the villain knocks on the king, the prince, the villain ......"

The old man had obviously never seen anything in the world, and as soon as he saw Hongqing's face, he already fell to his knees tremblingly, and he saluted indiscriminately with inarticulate speech.

"Uncle, don't be nervous, just calm down, Xiao Wang invited you to come today, there is something to ask, if you know, please say it directly."

The old man's etiquette can be described as nondescript, but Hongqing didn't care, got up with a smile, walked in front of the old man, bent down, and stretched out his hand very kindly, and explained it with a smile.

"Lord Wang, it's good for the villain to kneel and reply, if you have something to say, just ask, the villain will never dare to say half a lie."

Rao is Hongqing no matter how kind he explains, the old man is just a low-level person, and the biggest official he has ever seen is just a character like the head of the team, how dare he really get up and reply, not only did he not dare to stand up, but the whole person fell on the ground, trembling and replying.

"Well, Xiao Wang heard that you saw a strange convoy on the night of May 22, I don't know what the details are, and I ask you to talk to Xiao Wang carefully."

Since the old man insisted on kneeling, Hongqing was not reluctant, so he smiled and asked in a calm voice.

"The prince wants to ask about this, it's really a little weird, that day the little old man happened to be on duty, just on the North Street near the horse alley around, this is almost the end, the little old man was about to call the time, but I didn't expect a convoy from the south, there are a large number of soldiers to escort, the little old man was flustered for a while, he didn't dare to shout the time, hid aside and peeked a few times, tsk, obedient in the middle of winter, the carriage and horses are really not old and young, three big carriages, and more than 80 big cars, lined up in a long way, just walking quietly on the empty street, I didn't hear half a human voice, and there were very few torches, only a dozen, just like the ghost traveling, looking at the weird people, the little old man saw that the soldiers were all fierce and vicious, and he was very panicked, so he didn't dare to follow randomly, and then later, the little old man went to shout more to tell the time, this is what happened, the little old man can swear to the sky, every sentence is true, and there is no half a lie. ”

Seeing Hongqing's attitude so kind, the old man was obviously greatly encouraged, and as soon as the tension was gone, people stopped trembling.

"Have you ever seen the appearance of those soldiers, is there anyone you recognize?"

Hongqing is not familiar with Taiyuan City, but Paoma Lane still knows, that place is where the flag camp is located, this old man mentioned such a place name, Hongqing's eyes immediately flashed a bright color, but no, but did not show anything, but smiled and continued to ask.

"Back to the prince's words, it was dark that day, and the little old man was clumsy, so he didn't dare to say anything, but he was ......"

Hearing Hongqing's question, the old husband's face immediately showed hesitation, and he only stopped halfway through his words.

"Don't be nervous, if you have any suspicions, just say it directly, it's okay to say it wrong, just chat."

Seeing the old man behaving like this, it was obvious that he thought of a familiar person, but he was not sure, even though Hongqing laughed, he encouraged him very kindly.

"In this way, the little old man is presumptuous, hehe, don't hide it from the prince, the little old man often wanders around the horse alley, and there are a lot of people who know him, but the little old man knows them, but they rarely take care of the little old man, although it was dark that day, and there were few torches, but the little old man still recognized a few people, all of whom were soldiers of the flag battalion, but they were unknown, and the little old man really didn't dare to talk nonsense."

The old man was already completely relaxed, but he knew that everything was endless, but what he said made Hongqing secretly frightened.

"Are you sure those soldiers are really from the flag camp?"

In the Qing military system, the flag battalion is the real main combat force, as for the green battalion, garrison battalion, patrol battalion and the like, they are just local troops, whether in terms of combat effectiveness or equipment, the flag battalion is far higher than the rest of the troops, the jurisdiction of this kind of army is only in the hands of the old man, and others can't be dispatched without authorization, and now, the soldiers of the flag battalion actually put on the clothes of the garrison battalion, and they were involved in such a big case, which really surprised Hongqing, but it didn't bring it to the face, Instead, he asked quietly.

"That's natural, although the little old man is old, his eyes are not flowery, a few of those military masters often fight outside the camp, and the little old man is not uncommon to see these masters beat people, one of them is still an official, he is a wing commander, the little old man is absolutely not mistaken, if the prince does not believe it, the little old man can swear to the sky!"

The old husband became more and more energetic, and at the end, he patted his chest and cursed.

"My husband doesn't have to be like this, what you said, Xiao Wang can be trusted, but this matter is urgent, and it must not be leaked, Xiao Wang wants to ask his uncle to help him do something, I don't know if my husband may agree?"

Hongqing smiled and comforted the old husband for a few words, and then the conversation changed and made a sincere request.

"Lord Wang, please speak, as long as the little old man can do it, he will never refuse!"

To be able to get the kind words of a noble person like Hongqing, the old man's heart suddenly became arrogant, patted his chest fiercely, and swore a promise.

"Don't worry, this matter may have to drag on for a few days, if you are okay, just stay in this post station first, and when the time comes, Xiao Wang will ask you to come forward to help, well, as for your family, Xiao Wang will also send someone to send twenty taels of silver first, and after the matter is completed, there will be another reward, so it can be done?"

The matter involved Shanxi Qiying, Hongqing didn't dare to ignore it, although he already had some ideas in his heart, but he didn't think it through, he didn't want to say it easily, so he explained with a smile.

"Okay, the little old man will listen to the prince!"

Hearing that Hongqing actually gave such a heavy reward, the old husband suddenly smiled so much that his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed into an old chrysanthemum, and he accepted it without hesitation......