Judging from the political situation in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Chao can very much analyze that the two prime ministers Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu and the prince Li Shimin have a deep power-money transaction, Li Shimin may have spent a lot of money, and then bought Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu, the two prime ministers, and then carried out a one-time transaction. This transaction has nothing to do with the forces behind them, but only a personal transaction between Li Shimin and Chen Shuda Xiao Yu, Li Shimin spent money to buy them, and they all took the initiative to help Li Shimin say good things in front of Li Yuan. And next, they must have collected a lot of money, so that after Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu collected the money, they could also be able to speak for Li Shimin in front of Li Yuan.

However, what Zhang Chao wants to solve at present is not this problem. Zhang Chao wanted to find evidence that they supported Li Shimin's bribery, especially how Li Shimin sent the money to Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda, but was not discovered. This is a very important issue, and if it is not solved, it will definitely be problematic.

"In ancient times, it was not like later generations, the value of copper coins in ancient times was low, and every time a bribe was given, I am afraid that the amount of money would be very huge. What's more, being able to buy the prime minister's wealth is definitely not a small amount of wealth, so this wealth is definitely not small, and the weight is not small. With such a heavy amount of wealth, how can they legally get it without being suspected? If it is sent directly to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu, it will definitely require a lot of boxes, and this fool can see it. Li Shimin won't be so stupid, and Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu won't be as simple as accepting bribes, they are all old fritters, and it is impossible for them to make such a low-level mistake. In the Tang Dynasty, gold and silver were not legally circulated currency, all currency was copper money, and gold and silver were just a high-value commodity. Even if you take a step back, Li Shimin uses such high-value things as gold and silver to pay. But the amount is also very huge. The sheer number of two of them at a time is not low, even very large. However, how did Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu accept bribes and then obtain the money reasonably and legally? Zhang Chao still muttered.

Zhang Chao began to speculate about how this Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu received bribes, you must know that no matter what dynasty it is, it is absolutely illegal to accept bribes for corruption. In particular, the prime minister accepted bribes from the prince. It was definitely a very huge political scandal. Therefore, Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu are both prime ministers, and if they are found to be accepting bribes, they will definitely be impeached, and even many other scholars will use this as an excuse to lash out at the two prime ministers. After all, there are definitely not a few people who are staring at the prime minister's position, so there must be many people who want to pull them off their horses and go up themselves. So even if Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu accept bribes from Li Shimin, they must have a channel to "wash" the money. If there was no "cleaned" black money, Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda would never dare to spend it indiscriminately. It's like a lot of corrupt officials in later generations. After taking bribes, he didn't dare to spend money, so he could only hide the money, but in the end he couldn't hide it and was discovered.

And the really smart corrupt officials, they will also think about money laundering. Through a series of means, the illegal black money is "cleaned" once, so that it seems that the black money has been bleached, and then it can be spent unharmed. Therefore, this Li Shimin must have a channel for money laundering. The bribes he gave to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu were legalized through a series of means, and finally delivered to Xiao Yu step by step. This is the only way to avoid detection. Once Li Shimin sent money to the prime minister to bribe, it was definitely a political scandal, and at that time it was definitely a great blow to Li Shimin's "glorious image". As a person who wants to be an emperor, you must attach great importance to your own image, and those dirty jobs are also handed over to others to do.

Every good emperor and even a good politician has someone who helps them do their dirty work, specializing in those things that are not visible. At this stage. Zhang Chao knew that it was his brother-in-law Changsun Wuji who helped Li Shimin do the dirty work, and the eldest grandson Wuji was currently the supreme leader who helped Li Shimin do the dirty work, and the eldest grandson Wuji had a group of people under him, known as "bad people", who were selected by Li Shimin from various criminals or some petty theft and other characters. And then we can be together as that bad person.

Therefore, these people are all helping Li Shimin do dirty work, but Li Shimin still maintains his great, bright and correct image of "Wei Guangzheng", just like a bright monarch and a bright lord. Of course, although Li Shimin is also guilty behind his back, Zhang Chao will not judge Li Shimin as a villain because of this. Political things are very complicated, and politicians are a group of people who use devilish means to do angelic things. The means of politicians are dirty, but many times they are used for the sake of great and bright things. Since Li Shimin later became the emperor, it is enough to show that he is a qualified emperor, and even a rare good emperor. So Zhang Chao will not reject him because of his means, and he thinks that he is a villain. I'm afraid that Li Jiancheng also has a lot of such things, but he doesn't have Li Shimin's superb means.

"How did Li Shimin launder money? How did he establish this money laundering network, and then send the money to Chen Shuda and Pei Lin step by step? Zhang Chao began to ponder again.

Zhang Chao began to think about some of his work experience in his previous life, because he had worked in a financial department of the National Development and Reform Commission, and he remembered a time when he was working with the central bank, and he had a good conversation with someone from the central bank's anti-money laundering department. That colleague introduced himself to many money laundering methods, and introduced all the commonly used money laundering methods on the market. And Zhang Chao began to think about the financial and money laundering methods like those in later generations, and began to think about how Li Shimin laundered the money and sent it to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu.

"Finance? Probably not, there is no finance in this era, so naturally there will be no financial money laundering. "And in this era, there is no life insurance, and insurance money laundering does not exist." "Forex, it's impossible!" "Antiques? The quantity is too small, I'm afraid it can't be washed, not to mention that Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu's family are not to the point of selling antiques? If so, I'm afraid it's easy to spot. "Casino, it's not realistic." "Underground bank? But is there such a thing in this day and age? ”……

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Chao finally put Li Shimin's money laundering method on a point. That's a fake deal. In this day and age, the only way to launder money is to make false transactions. But how did Li Shimin make false transactions, and where did he want to make false transactions?

Zhang Chao came to Li Shimin's Qin Palace, and Li Shimin was not at home at this time, so Zhang Chao also took the initiative to find the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Eldest grandson Langzhong, you have been getting too close to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu recently. So the emperor was a little dissatisfied. Zhang Chao said.

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said: "Chen Shuda's servants and Xiao Yu's servants are all important ministers of the imperial court, and Xiao Yu is the deputy of King Qin, so some friendships are also reasonable. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji did not directly deny that they had a relationship, anyway, Li Shimin's official position was hung with a position of Shang Shuling, so it is understandable that he has a better relationship with Xiao Yu. But at this time, it is a bit far-fetched, because although Li Shimin is Shangshuling, he cannot manage Shangshu Province, and the actual person in charge of Shangshu Province is Pei Lian. However, Zhang Chao did not expose him. That's what some things are anyway. confessed to sitting in a lenient prison and resisted going home strictly for the New Year. That's what happened, so of course Eldest Sun Wuji wouldn't admit that they had any private dealings with the two prime ministers. Anyway, the eldest grandson Wuji was also determined that Li Yuan would not do anything to him, after all, they were also the people of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Yuan naturally couldn't take care of them.

"Eldest Sun Langzhong, I came this time in the hope of being able to come and see what kind of huge transactions the Qin Wangfu has, what do you think?" Zhang Chao asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyelids jumped. Then he pretended to be calm and said: "Why not, our Tiance Mansion is sitting up straight." There is nothing corrupt about corruption. ”

"Hehe, then it's better to show me!" Zhang Chao said.

Zhang Chao immediately began to check the account books of the Qin Wangfu and the Tiance Mansion, but Zhang Chao did not look for those small transactions, but went to find those large transactions. However, in this kind of big yamen, all transactions are also small transactions are an account, while large transactions are recorded in a special account book. So Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion is no exception. It is the biography that records the accounts of those large transactions, and Zhang Chao looks at these. Zhang Chao checked the accounts of this Tiance Mansion, and then began to look at them one by one.

And the eldest grandson Wuji was a little nervous, not at all like the famous face of the Tang Dynasty later. And the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Zhang Chao, and Zhang Chao has recently relied on those means of checking accounts to clean up a lot of corrupt officials. And this makes the eldest grandson Wuji think that he is also very weak-hearted. However, Changsun Wuji thinks that his accounts are very clean, because this account is not complicated, and all transactions are real, without any false transactions. The transactions of Tiance Mansion are actually reasonable and legal, and there are no prohibited items. And the transaction of this Tiance Mansion is priceless every time, and there is no problem, and even the ins and outs of these items have been recorded, and the eldest grandson Wuji thinks that this can withstand investigation, so he naturally feels very normal.

"Oh? The Qin Wangfu still cares about ordinary soldiers very much, and even sends some cotton clothes and other things to these soldiers during the New Year's holidays? Zhang Chao asked.

And the eldest grandson Wuji immediately replied: "Actually, this is very simple, King Qin is the general of Tiance, and he is in charge of my Tang Dynasty expedition, so it is necessary to care for the soldiers." However, every year during the New Year's Festival, we will also send some things over, so that we show our King Qin's love for the soldiers. Every year during the winter solstice and New Year, we will send some meat to the soldiers to make them feel the atmosphere of the festival. In addition, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will also give moon cakes, and this moon cake is a custom formed several years ago. As early as many years ago, because my Tang Dynasty had just started the army, and the emperor's military salary was not enough, and at this time, if there was a little carelessness, the soldiers would mutiny. ”

At that time, Pei Lin came up with an idea, that is, to make a food called moon cakes and distribute it to the soldiers. However, the soldiers loved it very much, and they all took the initiative to accept this moon cake, and they didn't think about asking for military salaries for the time being, so that our Datang had a difficult time. However, since then, it has also become popular to eat moon cakes in my Tang Army, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival. We, the King of Qin, also took advantage of the trend and distributed some moon cakes to the soldiers during the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, so that they could remember this custom! ”

Zhang Chao really didn't expect that this moon cake would come like this, it feels incredible. Zhang Chao ate so many mooncakes back then. But it was the first time I heard that moon cakes had this use in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. However, Zhang Chao suddenly thought that some officials in later generations used moon cakes to be corrupt, and moon cakes were a good time to give gifts. A small moon cake, the price of how much moisture in it can be imagined. Since the country cracked down on eating and drinking during festivals, the price of many moon cakes has also plummeted, which is actually because all walks of life have gradually reduced gifts. That's why his mother was forced to lower the price. Therefore, Zhang Chao habitually began to look at the price of this moon cake, and felt very curious, this is just a habit.

"Huh? What an expensive mooncake! Zhang Chao said suddenly.

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately blurted out an explanation: "We asked a special inn restaurant to make this moon cake in large quantities, and the filling costs a lot, and it is made of high-grade materials. Therefore, it is reasonable that the price is relatively expensive. A moon cake cost us forty copper plates, but it was worth it. After all, the soldiers are not having a good time now, so we will definitely not be able to buy goods for the holidays. So we also gave out some mooncakes. Each of our soldiers distributed five mooncakes to every one of their families. The money is worth it, we can all stand the test, if Zhang Yushi doesn't believe that you can go to those soldiers' homes and ask, they should have all eaten moon cakes, and we haven't embezzled a penny. ”

"What are you in a hurry to explain? I'm just exclaiming. Zhang Chao asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji was speechless, he didn't say anything to Zhang Chao just now, he actually hurriedly explained. Is this a suspicion of not confessing to oneself?

"Zhang Yushi, our King Qin is sitting up straight. So we won't have anything. And our Qin Wangfu has always been very honest and honest, and there is no corruption. So, if you don't believe it, we are just trying to make the soldiers feel the care of the imperial court. And who didn't know the name of your Zhang Yushi before, but the court was worried and fell into your hands. Few are going to be okay. So, I was just scared for a while, so I was a little anxious. The eldest grandson Wuji said.

Zhang Chao closed the ledger and asked, "Where did you go to buy these moon cakes?" ”

"Well, there are all restaurants and inns in Chang'an. It's not just one. So, if you check it out, then go for it! The eldest grandson Wuji said.

And Zhang Chao clenched his fists and said: "Since this is the case, then I will also investigate!" ”

"Chen Dade, come out!" The eldest grandson Wuji said.

After Zhang Chao left, someone immediately came out of the back hall of the Qin Palace, and this person was also a close confidant of Li Shimin, his name was Chen Dade. And if this Chen Dade is Zhang Chao who hears this name, he will definitely have some impressions, because although this guy has a low status, he is also a person with some weak reputation in history. Moreover, Zhang Chao still paid special attention to Chen Dade of the Tang Dynasty back then, although he was not very famous, he did that kind of unsightly thing. And this Chen Dade is the official official in charge of intelligence in the Tang Dynasty during the future Zhenguan period. Zhang Chao used to be obsessed with the secret agent industry when he was a child, so he heard of this guy's name.

"Eldest grandson Langzhong, he should already have some suspicions!" Chen Dade said.

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately wiped his cold sweat and said, "Such a powerful person, he actually found out about this aspect so quickly." The emperor has already made a deal with us and Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu, and what surprised me even more was that he figured out the relationship so quickly, and thought that we were giving money. What's even more terrifying is that he was so quick to think that we actually sent funds to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu through this special method, and he soon knew what method we would use to send money, which is really amazing. Sometimes I really wonder if he is human at all, and it is so easy to figure out the mystery here. What else in this world would he not have? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji never dreamed that Zhang Chao would be an official in the future. And to become an official in the later generations, the knowledge that needs to be mastered is multifaceted. In fact, the difficulty of becoming an official in later generations is only higher than that in ancient times, because the content encountered by the national government in later generations was more complex than in ancient times. In ancient times, it was education, agriculture, taxation, personnel, the army, and so on, while later generations of officials had to face countless industries from politics to economy, to culture, publicity, sports, finance, electronics, technology, etc., and the management involved required a wealth of knowledge and solid professional knowledge. Therefore, the officials in later generations have more knowledge than in ancient times, and a large generation gap has already been formed, and the gap is not known how many generations. From the perspective of Zhang Chao's methods as an official of later generations, although his political means may not be comparable to those of ancient officials, all kinds of scientific knowledge are not comparable to those of ancient people. Many of the behaviors of ancient officials were in later textbooks, so the methods of these guys couldn't hide from Zhang Chao at all.

"It doesn't matter, he wants to check, so let him check it. I don't believe it, talk about what can be found. You know, the owners of those restaurants don't know about our deals, they still think that we are taking care of their business, and they all unknowingly send the money to Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu. As for the specific process, they don't know anything, so what do we have to worry about? So, we don't have to worry too much, we just have to do our own thing. The owners of those restaurants don't know how we sent the money to Chen Shuda and Pei Lin through their hands, anyway, they are all happy, and we actually don't treat them badly! The eldest grandson Wuji said.

However, Chen Dade still said: "However, I'm afraid that this Zhang Chao will go to the investigation office!" ”

"Hmph, then let's tell those restaurants and tell them that if there are any suspicious people who ask them about mooncakes recently, then we will tell them all about the deal. Anyway, we don't have too many problems with this mooncake, we made everything public, I want to see what Zhang Chao can come up with. Anyway, our deal with Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu, those restaurant owners don't understand anything, they are just used as guns by us. Therefore, even if Zhang Chao tortured all those restaurant owners, there was nothing to be afraid of, and those restaurant owners couldn't say anything. The eldest grandson Wuji said.

And Chen Dade still said: "Eldest grandson Langzhong, are we too confident? This Zhang Chao is not an ordinary person! Last time, our dead Shier Zhuhuan and Qiao Gongshan were folded in his hands. The dead man who coughed about us was actually forced to confess by him, which is enough to show that his methods are too powerful. If he is allowed to investigate like this, I am afraid that it will be dangerous. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately said, "Do you think he just came to check on us?" Behind him is the emperor, and it was the emperor who asked him to check on us, so even if he is treated, the emperor will still send someone to investigate. It's good that he came to check, which shows that the emperor doesn't want to make a big fuss. But once the prince's people came to investigate, the matter was really troublesome. Therefore, this Zhang Chao represents not only him, but also the emperor's attitude towards this matter. If we do Zhang Chao, not only will it not solve the problem, but it will make the emperor think that we are shameless. If the emperor gets angry, it is really irreparable. Therefore, Zhang Chao can't move, once he moves, he is slapping the emperor's face. This time, the emperor just wants us to knock it out, and then warn Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu by the way, not to mix in our succession. They are the prime ministers of the imperial court, and they should not think of participating in the succession. The emperor killed two birds with one stone, not only warned us, but also grabbed the handle of Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda, and also warned Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda. ”

"Then we let the emperor grab our handle like this?" Chen Dade asked.

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and said: "What if the emperor catches our handle, he is just an old man who is about to arrive, can an old man still be able to afford any strong winds and waves?" So, we don't have to pay attention to him. However, let's not stimulate the emperor too much, if the emperor is really forced to the side of the prince, once the two of them merge, it will be very unfavorable to us. The emperor just hopes to be able to make himself feel at ease, and he has already lost control of the affairs of King Qin and the crown prince. He's just soothing himself, and we don't have to pay attention to him. (To be continued......)