Chapter 156: The plot is broken
Li Jiacheng was about to speak when he heard this, but when he saw Lord Nadu smiling and waving his hand at him slightly, he had no choice but to give up.
How do I know? I didn't know it from Qin Yuyan and Qin Yulong. It turned out that Li Tianyu had confirmed with the Qin family brothers and sisters before this that Master Qin had conducted a search on his cargo ship before he was taken away. The answer is no. There has never been any official mission to his family's cargo ship to do a search, but on the same day, he surrounded the mansion and said that someone had reported to the government that the Qin family was smuggling and tax evasion, so he took Master Qin away. If you want to say that the government has already mastered the evidence, unless there is a camera in this year, there must be a premise that Master Qin really did that. However, what Qin Yulong said was clear, since he could remember, that Qin Master had never done anything to be a traitor. It is precisely because of this that the Qin family will go downhill.
Li Tianyu wanted to think about it, so he naturally didn't dare to say this, and when he spoke, he said: "Master Du, you are mistaken, the kid said that the officers and soldiers who came to arrest people at that time did not show the Qin family the human and material evidence that was enough to prove that Master Qin was a traitor, and did not take the arrest document issued by the government. Just relying on the words behind the scenes, you can break into a private house and take people away, which is really contrary to the normal case-handling process of the yamen. β
"Ordinary government yamen is naturally not good, so what if it is a messenger sent down by the saint?" Master Du said with a smile.
"Could it be that you, Lord Duβhey, why didn't you think of it earlier? It's true that you came here in Jiangsu to participate in some poetry appreciation meeting. Liu Yunlong suddenly came to his senses.
It's no wonder, after all, this Lord Du is in charge of the Ministry of Rites in the court, and as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he is usually responsible for some ceremonial sacrifices and imperial examination diplomacy on weekdays. In addition, Liu Yunlong didn't know about the Qin family at the beginning, so he naturally thought that Master Du just came to Jiangsu to attend the poetry meeting, and did some research on the style of study and talented women in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"I still haven't hidden it from you, Lord Liu. To tell the truth, in addition to inspecting whether there are leaders in Jiangnan who are enough to be promoted, Lao Yu came to Jiangsu this time to inspect the salt administration in the Liangjiang area with a holy decree. Before leaving Beijing, except for a few close ministers, no one in the court knew about the matter, and the Yanguan customs inspection here only obtained the edict two days ago. β
"Holy Wisdom!" Liu Yunlong said sincerely.
But what is the purpose of the Holy One's move? Although the salt administration in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not under the jurisdiction of the lower officials, the lower officials still have some understanding of the salt tax situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they have never heard of any problems. Li Jiacheng said with some confusion.
"Master Li doesn't know. There was indeed no problem with the transportation between Jiangsu and Zhejiang before, but since the envoy of Naang Gelan came to my Datang, there have been some abnormalities. The Jiangnan River, which had been calming, suddenly appeared at some point with unusual cargo ships. After the people below reported to the court, the saint didn't care too much at first, but he kept an eye on it. It wasn't until more and more secret reports were submitted that the Holy One realized that something was wrong. The saint suspects that someone is secretly colluding with the Yi forces and wants to plot against my Tang Dynasty. In order to avoid startling the snake, the saint sent the old minister to investigate the matter. I also know that although the two adults are the highest-ranking officials in the Jiangnan area, they have nothing to do with the river transportation and customs inspection, so I made an exception to inform the two. I also ask the two colleagues to keep their mouths shut for the old decay. After that, Lord Du looked at Li Tianyu on the side with deep meaning.
"Aha, hahaha...... I came here today and didn't hear anything. But I still want to ask, do these things have anything to do with that old man Qin? Or is it just at the stage of cooperating with the investigation? Of course, Li Tianyu understood the meaning of Lord Du's gaze, and immediately said sensibly. But he sneered in his heart and made trouble, who knows how much he can believe what such an old Jianghu says? Besides, John's kid is nothing more than economic dealings with the Tang Dynasty, and the Salt Gang only makes profits from it, so it is not a crime such as betrayal of the country. Unless John, they can really bring a few tons of opium into the Tang Dynasty. Besides, it stands to reason that the current Datang should be the world's largest power, and if you want to bully, you can only bully foreign countries.
In fact, Li Tianyu did not think about it comprehensively, if it was just an external trouble, then there was naturally nothing to worry about. However, if it involves internal worries, especially the struggle for imperial power in the imperial court, it is difficult to say, and there may be parties and selfish people colluding with the peripheral forces.
"It's not very clear whether it has anything to do with decay. However, before coming here, the saint specially confessed that anyone who had anything to do with the abnormal situation of the salt pass and the transportation could be directly arrested and interrogated. Originally, the old man was eyeing the big boats that were parked at the ferry, but later learned that they were detained by the prefect's routine inspection. It just so happened that they were much more suitable than us, so they stayed on the sidelines and waited to see what happened. Just when the test result was nothing abnormal, the people below received a report. The man bluntly said that the Qin family had used a method of secretly evading the salt class of the imperial court. The new method is to put the salt in the water to melt it, and then transport the water back and then boil the salt back, so that you can sell the salt without knowing it. Originally, I didn't believe this statement, but after trying it myself, I found out that it was true. So I sent someone to the Qin Mansion to bring back the proprietor for a detailed investigation. At present, it is in the stage of further investigation. Master Du said to the three of them, and the hall was extremely quiet for a while.
Li Tianyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart after hearing this, he was making trouble, and he really had to be majestic and strict in doing things for the royal family, and he could kill innocents indiscriminately at every turn, and cut them first and then play. Damn, if I also give Lao Tzu an FBI or NSA certificate, he will definitely be ten times more arrogant than that brocade guard. When the time comes, you will kill whoever is not pleasing to the eye, and just report the identity of a criminal suspect or obstruction of official business. And most of the local officials have to follow behind to help wipe their butts, like faking a scene, weaving a criminal experience, and then holding a press conference or something. At the same time, after Li Tianyu learned of the whereabouts of Master Qin, his heart was not as anxious as before.
"This method is a bit interesting. The people who can come up with this are quite smart. Liu Yunlong smiled.
"Then the Qin family has ever used this method?" After Li Jiacheng glanced at Li Tianyu, he asked Master Du.
"At present, there is no evidence to indicate that Master Qin smuggled merchant salt. However, the old man was also in order to live up to the holy order and avoid the fish that slipped through the net, so he temporarily detained the old man Qin for further investigation. β
"Dare to ask Lord Du, what is the crime of false accusation with my Datang law? What is the crime of maliciously deceiving the Qin Cha and lying about the case? It stands to reason that the Qincha is the representative of the saint, and it is not an exaggeration to maliciously deceive the Qincha to say that it is a crime of deceiving the king, right? Li Tianyu seemed to have some clues at this moment, and immediately asked so exaggeratedly, Li Jiacheng on the side of the direct teaching was very shocked when he heard it, while Liu Yunlong showed surprise and appreciation.
Lord Nadu listened to what Li Tianyu said, but he didn't speak for a long time, but stared straight at Li Tianyu, and that kind of look made people look at the hair. However, Li Tianyu was not afraid to meet Lord Du's gaze and looked forward to answering. After a while, Lord Nadu finally spoke: "Yes, if you deliberately frame and falsely accuse the virtuous, you can be beheaded in the name of deceiving the king according to the law." β
"Bao'er, what are you talking nonsense. How can you be a child in these major events in the DPRK and China that involve the Divine Decree and Military Order? If you want me to say, Lord Liu, you shouldn't have let Bao'er, this hairy boy, in. Li Jiacheng faintly felt that Li Tianyu seemed to have a hatred in his heart at the moment, he was worried that Li Tianyu would really get into this troubled water because of the Qin family's affairs, and once he was careless, it was not something he could help, so he immediately interjected. After that, he gave Li Tianyu a look.
"Lord Du, as you can see, my virtuous nephew has always been different and outstanding. On weekdays, even the old man can't help but smack his tongue for his outstanding insights. So I hope that Lord Du will not be surprised. Liu Yunlong said with a smile at Lord Nadu.
"Proud of talent. Hehe. I think that back then, when the saint was the king of Qin, the old man followed the saint, and he was not the same young and vigorous at that time. Seeing Li Gongzi today, he vaguely saw the figure of the past. Master Du said while looking at Li Tianyu, he really didn't expect that this gentle-looking Li Gongzi's methods were not ambiguous at all, and he came up to kill the person who was reporting behind the scenes.
After hearing this, Li Tianyu felt a little disdainful in his heart, and he couldn't say whether he liked it or hated it. Anyway, I always feel that this kind of old hero who relies on the old and sells the old and relies on his own identity is too big, and he can't feel the slightest affinity. And high-ranking officials like Liu Yunlong, who are also in important positions, are much more approachable.
"Do you know how many decisions this Lord Du made for the Holy Lord in the past? If it weren't for the fact that Lord Du and Lord Fang assisted the saint back then, I don't think there would be this prosperous Tang Dynasty. That Lord Fang was good at giving advice to the Holy Lord, while Lord Du was discerning and could see through the pros and cons at a glance and assist the Holy Lord in making the best decisions. Over time, the two adults have the title of 'Fang Mou Du Du' in the court. Liu Yunlong said with a smile.
"Fang Mou Du Xuan?" Li Tianyu looked at Master Du in surprise and shouted.