Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Winter Officer

The next day, Li Rong and others were divided into two routes, Li Rong and Yang Siqiao went to the Ministry of Industry to investigate the information of Luoshuiyan, and Wei Chi Xiulian took several brigade commanders to observe the terrain near Luoshuiyan, especially paying attention to the peaks behind the small valley.

"Di Renjie, is Master Di in the ministry?" Li Rong showed out the Thousand Rider Token, walked into the gate of the Ministry of Industry smoothly, found Langzhong of the Ministry of Water, revealed his identity, and asked Di Renjie about the situation.

The Ministry of Water is subordinate to the Ministry of Industry, and there is a member of the Ministry of Water, who is in charge of the decree of the world's Sichuan and Pi Ponds, in order to guide the ditch and dam the river canal.

Li Rong knew about Di Renjie's appointment as the winter official squire. Then the Tianlin Dynasty changed the Ministry of Industry to the Winter Official, the Ministry of Industry Shangshu was the Winter Official Shangshu, and the Shilang was the Winter Official Shilang.

"Lord Di was ordered to patrol Jiangnan half a month ago." Liu Shengsheng said in a warm voice.

Li Rong's Thousand Cavalry Captain Token, or Yang Siqiao's identity as an internal advisor, all show that the two young people in front of him have a lot of energy, and it is not something that Liu Sheng himself can offend.

"Master Di went to Jiangnan?" Li Rong asked.

For half a month, Li Rong has been staying in the Xiyuan military camp, and he doesn't know a lot of the situation.

"Yes," Liu Sheng said, "I don't know what Captain Li has to do?" ”

"I'm here to check the information of Luoshuiyan, what does Lord Liu think?" Li Rong asked.

"Of course, I'll send someone to get the information later." Liu Sheng said.

Just looking at some information, Liu Sheng didn't want to offend Li Rong and others.

"Let's just go over and see it, don't bother the adults." Li Rong said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll let Wen Lingshi take you there, the information of the water department has always been sorted out by him, and he knows best what the captain wants." Liu Sheng said, calling a middle-aged official surnamed Wen.

"Wen Cheng, take these two adults to the warehouse to check the information of Luoshuiyan." Liu Sheng instructed Wen Chengdao.

"Yes, sir." Wen Cheng said.

The treasury of the Ministry of Water was not far from the official hall, and Li Rong and the two followed Wen Cheng to the treasury after a while.

Wen Cheng cautiously opened the storeroom and waited aside, waiting for the smell to dissipate.

"The warehouse is usually not crowded, and the smell inside is a little unpleasant." Wen Cheng said with a slight disdain, "There are stored materials about mountains, rivers, weirs, rivers and ditches from all over the country. ”

"Master Di also came a few days ago?" Li Rong asked.

"Yes, Lord Di came to check the information of the Grand Canal half a month ago, and he hasn't come since Lord Di left." Wen Cheng said.

"We're going to take a look at the information about Luoshui Weir, is there anything here?" Li Rong asked.

"There should be, I'll go in and get it." Wen Cheng said and walked in.

In the storeroom, dozens of neatly arranged shelves are placed on which are bookmarked bags containing bound scrolls.

Li Rong and Yang Siqiao stood in the warehouse, waiting for Wen Cheng.

After a while, Wen Cheng walked over briskly with a bookbag.

"Two adults, this is all the information about Luoshuiyan." Wen Cheng placed the bookbag on the table in the storeroom.

The bag is made of green cloth and has a dull color, which is thought to be the result of a long time.

Li Rong untied the cloth bag, took out a scroll casually, gently placed it on the desk, and slowly unfolded it.

"Who usually manages this storehouse, and who has the key to the storehouse?" Yang Siqiao asked suddenly.

"The treasury is in turn by the four Lingshi of the Ministry of Water, and the villain has been in charge of it for half a year, and in addition to the villain, the key is also spare in the ministry." Wen Cheng replied respectfully.

"Has anyone been looking at this bag scroll lately?" Yang Siqiao then asked.

"No," Wen Cheng replied.

"And even further, two months ago?" Yang Siqiao asked.

Two months ago, Wu Chengsi wrote to the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian and put forward a proposal to hold a Luoshui sacrifice ceremony.

"Two months ago?" Wen Cheng frowned and recalled, "Lord Le Si Hule, the head of the headquarters, came to check these materials. ”

"The Winter Official's Squire Le Si Huh?" Yang Siqiao said softly.

"With the thousand-year-old pine wood as the base and refined molten iron infusion, it is no wonder that the dam has not been damaged at all after decades," Li Rong sighed as he looked at the construction materials of the dam.

As the saying goes, "pine trees do not rot in the bottom of the water for a thousand years", and pine wood can indeed not rot in the water. I don't know who came up with this genius idea, the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

Closing the scroll, Li Rong put the scroll into his bookbag, unfolded the other scrolls and looked at them carefully.

"Alright, let's go." Li Rong said.

After leaving the Ministry of Works, Li Rong and Yang Siqiao walked slowly down the street.

"If what Wen Cheng said is true, the winter official squire Le Siyan is seriously suspicious, and he is likely to collude with the snake spirit." Yang Siqiao said.

Li Rong had already told Yang Siqiao that the snake spirit had owned the sluice structure map of Luoshui Weir, so Yang Sixuan thought that Le Sixuan was the real culprit who leaked the information.

Wu Chengsi proposed to sacrifice Luoshui two months ago, presumably at that time, the snake spirit began to formulate a plan to flood Luoyang and collect information about Luoshui Weir. According to Wen Cheng, he has managed the treasury for the past six months, except for him, only Le Sihui, a waiter, has checked the information of Luoshuiyan. With the respect of Le Si Lang, it is also necessary to consult the information of Luoshuiyan, and there must be a picture.

"Le Siyan is suspicious, what about Wen Cheng?" Li Rong said, "He directly manages the warehouse, as well as other people in the water department, and they can also get the key and secretly record the information of Luoshuiyan." ”

"Wen Cheng is not telling lies," Yang Siqiao said affirmatively, "I once practiced a secret technique, and I can judge whether what people say is true or false. ”

"Winter Official's Squire Le Si Xuan!" Li Rong thought about it and said softly.

"Her Majesty the Holy Mother of God and Emperor attaches great importance to Le Sihui, thinking that his character, talent, and ability can be the choice of the prime minister, and he will be promoted and reused after the year." Yang Siqiao said, "It's impossible for her old man to rely on our guesses to move Le Sixuan. ”

Yang Siqiao is in the palace, and he is Wu Zetian's personal eunuch, and he knows a lot of palace insiders.

"Whether Le Sihui is reused by Her Majesty the Holy Mother and Emperor is not something we have to consider, and according to the normal method, it doesn't take a few months of effort, how to win the squire-level officer, this is still under the condition of conclusive evidence." Li Rong shook his head and said, "We don't have much time, so we can only hold him in private and torture him about the snake spirit." ”

"Arresting people privately without an edict is a felony for an official of the imperial court." Yang Siqiao frowned.

"Don't worry, you know this. Besides, we can cover it, and after asking the news, just let Le Sihui go," Li Rong patted Yang Sixuan on the shoulder and said, "Could it be that Le Sihui still dares to spread it afterwards?" ”

If Le Sihui really colluded with the snake spirit, he would definitely not pass on the secret that he was caught leaking, and the bitter fruit could only be swallowed by himself.

Yang Simiao's eyes lit up and he nodded in approval.

"But we can't really hurt him, do you have any good ideas?" Li Rong asked.

After all, the two of them acted in private, there was no edict, and there was no order from their superiors, so if they injured the courtier, it would still cause unnecessary trouble.

"Don't worry, I have some ways to ask the truth without hurting his body." Yang Siqiao said with confidence.

The Heavenly Absolute Sect has always had some strange and useful secret techniques for hundreds of years.

That night, Li Rong and Yang Siqiao changed into black clothes and went to Qinghuafang in Beicheng and came to the vicinity of Le Sixuan's house.

Le Sihui lives in Qinghuafang, on the east side of the palace, close to the office of the Nanya, and next to the city canal, the scenery is beautiful, and many noble eunuchs of the current dynasty have houses here. Le Si Hui is no exception.

The two walked along the street outside the square to the back door of Le Sihui's house.

According to the Tang system, the house of the Sanpin official can open a gate against the fang wall, and you can enter and exit the fang market without passing through the fang gate, and the same is true of Le Si Hui's house. Li Rong and Yang Siqiao came to Qinghuafang during the day to wander around and find out the streets and alleys here.

"Think, I'll guard the gate, and you go in and kidnap people." Li Rong said.

The Heavenly Absolute Sect's hidden shadow technique can be called a must, even Li Rong sighed to himself, it is more appropriate for Yang Siqiao to do the work of breaking into the house and kidnapping people.

Yang Siqiao responded softly, and was about to get up and jump into Yuefu, when suddenly his expression moved, and he bowed down.

Li Rong was the same, alertly turning to the corner of the courtyard wall and hiding his figure.

I saw a swift figure leaping out of Yuefu, and galloped towards the outside of the fang without stopping.

"You go and arrest Le Sixuan, ask the snake spirit about his plan, and I'll chase the man in black." Li Rong said decisively.

The figure of the man in black Li Rong is very familiar and can be regarded as an acquaintance. Ma Wenxiang, the head of Heshan Xiang Society, didn't expect to be injured like that half a month ago, and he ran out to make trouble so quickly.

Yang Siqiao nodded, turned over and jumped over the wall, and sneaked into Yuefu.

Li Rong followed the direction of Ma Wenxiang and chased after him.