"How's the case going?"

Li Shimin once again inquired about the progress of the case.

The eldest grandson Wuji has already obtained the news that Yang Yan's family is poor, only the old father and him are the two in the family, and the other relatives all died in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and one person supports the small family. As for the smelting technology he controlled, only his old father knew some general truths, and the details were not clear.

Yang Yan died, and almost cut off the smelting technology that could promote the progress of the times.

Li Shimin was furious, and repeatedly emphasized that he would never forgive such a person who dared to kill the Tang Dynasty in the Pawn Bureau, and repeatedly asked the Criminal Department and Dali Temple to find out the final real culprit.

Luo Shixin said confidently: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the bureau has been laid out, and the last step is missing." As long as the net is collected, everything is under control. ”

Li Shimin said: "There is also news from Dali Temple, saying that the mastermind behind the scenes is likely to be the foreign envoy who is also in the pawn office. They may have inadvertently obtained Yang Yan's brilliant smelting technology, and for their own interests, they restricted the development of our Datang and specially removed Yang Yan. This matter involves a wide range of people, and we can't wrongfully accuse the aliens who are friendly to my Datang and are willing to benefit from each other with our Datang, let alone let go of the aliens with bad intentions. I want them to know that my Datang is never afraid of any enemy, and wants to be the enemy of my Datang, and there will be no good fruit to eat, whether openly or secretly. ”

Since becoming the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's ambition has been comprehensively improved, and his words and deeds are full of domineering.

Speaking in detail, this is also closely related to the arrival of Luo Shixin, in the face of the powerful Turks in history, even Li Shimin had to be a grandson for more than three years. Holding his breath, he trained the elite in the palace day and night. It wasn't until the fourth year of Zhenguan that he raised his eyebrows. The arrival of Luo Shixin smoothly solved the dispute between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. It avoided unnecessary consumption of the Tang Dynasty, so as to get rid of the Turks four years ahead of schedule.

Li Shimin is now on the throne, although there are still powerful Western Turks and ill-intentioned Tuyuhun around him, but the confidence of the Tang Dynasty is not inferior to them. What's more, there is no conflict with each other at present, and there is no possibility of hostile fight in a short period of time, Li Shimin's eyes are above the top, and he is narcissistic, and he does not look at these future opponents.

"Your Majesty is relieved. For the thieves this time, the minister is very energetic, and if he doesn't pluck out their hair, the minister will never give up. Luo Shixin's eyes were full of anger and inexplicable affection.

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Di Fu!

Han Zhongliang, Sun Fujia, a Dali Siqing, and a Dali Siqing visited Di Zhixun, who was only in his early twenties, and told Di Zhixun the latest facts of the case at all.

For this case, Dali Temple is bound to win.

This made the Criminal Department depressed for too long, and it was rare to encounter an opportunity to compete with the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple was full of this breath. We must let the Criminal Department let the people of the world know that in the investigation and trial of cases, Dali Temple is a well-deserved judicial leader.

For this reason, Han Zhongliang, the secretary of Dali Temple, who is high in the third grade, was promoted to Shaoqing of Dali Temple at a young age, and Sun Fujia, the first Jinshi in Chinese history who can be verified, unanimously put aside his identity. Ask a petty official the size of a sesame mung bean for advice.

There must be my teacher in these threesomes, Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia are all Confucian disciples and do not have any psychological burden.

It made Di Zhixon a little flattered, if it weren't for the admiration for Luo Shixin, who was both civil and military. I really have the heart to join Dali Temple and show my strengths.

faced Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia's frank confession. Di Zhixon realized that his initial one-sided judgment was wrong, and his heart was also uneasy. The first time I encountered this kind of thing, I couldn't help but express myself, but I made a wrong reasoning, learned from the pain, not rash, and thought carefully about the current situation in Dali Temple.

When it comes to strategy, Di Zhixun is definitely not as talented as his son Di Gelao, and he may not be more talented than Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia, but he is better than thoughtful, with a delicate mind comparable to that of a daughter, and can find the tiny details that the man overlooks.

"Gold?"

In the face of Di Zhixun's contemplation, Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia were not idle, and while waiting patiently, they were also thinking about the case.

Han Zhongliang was born in a famous family, his ancestors were Dali Temple Qing in the Sui Dynasty, Han Zhongliang was influenced by his father, since he was a child, he knew everything about Dali Temple, and he was also upright and heroic. Sun Fujia got involved in officialdom at a young age, became a lowly official, and was promoted several times, until the end of Emperor Yang of Sui, he became the Facao of Wannian County, Gyeonggi, responsible for hearing prisons, supervising the arrest of rape and thieves, and investigating and dealing with stolen bribes. In the fifth year of Wude, the first champion and the first place in the high school imperial examination list, he stepped into Dali Temple, jumped into the sky, and became the youngest in Dali Temple, but his status was extremely high.

Both of them are not idle people, in order to be able to raise their eyebrows in Dali Temple this time, they went out in person, and by the way, they also pulled Di Zhixun, a young rising star.

"What gold?" Han Zhongliang saw that Di Zhixun had gained something, and hurriedly asked.

Di Zhixun suppressed his excitement and said briskly: "According to Zhao Fu's confession, someone bought him and gave him gold. Gold has been a luxury since ancient times, and although it is not a coin, it is more useful than a coin. ”

In ancient times, there has always been a habit of bartering, even in peaceful and prosperous times. In troubled times, the credit of the national government is reduced, and coins are useless, and bartering will be the norm in the market. Therefore, luxury goods such as gold and pearls, even if they are not coins, have far more purchasing power than coins. Zhao Fu had gold in his hands, and immediately became a local tyrant and squandered it extravagantly.

Di Zhixon continued: "Now we don't know anything about the person who bought Zhao Fu, so we can only start with the details. Gold is the only breakthrough point at present, my Datang is not rich in gold, although there are gold mines in the territory, but the output is very low, all in the hands of the government, almost all the gold produced for the imperial court to make gold tools, outsiders are unable to buy my original gold. If they were truly aliens, the money they used would be in their own possession. As far as I know, the quality of the gold produced from different mines is very different. Can we start from here, on the one hand, let the connoisseurs test the texture of the gold, and on the other hand, investigate the transactions of the envoys of other countries in our Datang to see if they use gold as a coin, and whether the texture of the gold is the same as Zhao Fu's. The gold is expensive, produced in very small quantities, and is not in circulation, making it easier to investigate. ”

Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia glanced at each other.

The former sighed and said: "Di Xian's nephew is really thoughtful, this gold is indeed a breakthrough, so I will arrange someone to investigate." Is the virtuous nephew really not reconsidering his future? My Dali Temple will not treat such talents as virtuous nephews badly. ”

Di Zhixun said: "Uncle Xie loves him, but the little nephew has always admired the general, and he can work under the general, and the opportunity is hard to find, so I really don't want to miss it." ”

"Okay!" Han Zhongliang sighed regretfully, and he didn't force it.

After leaving Di Mansion, Han Zhongliang immediately arranged to start with gold and find suspicious objects.

There is no doubt that they have caught a crucial clue.

Although the Tang Dynasty experienced turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty and suffered heavy losses, because the emperor was thrifty and honest, the world was in ruins, and the recovery was extremely fast. In particular, Chang'an is the capital of the Tang Dynasty and the lifeblood of the dynasty by virtue of the millennium, and its economy and culture can be said to be the center of the Tang Dynasty and the center of all the surrounding countries. In the face of a prosperous royal city that is far superior to his own, there is no envoy who does not make a big purchase and buy back the rare goods that are lacking in his own country.

The surrounding ethnic minorities were influenced by the Sui Dynasty, and some of them also used the Sui five baht as the transaction currency. However, the Sui five baht, light and small confused, Tang Gaozu Wude four years, in order to rectify the chaotic currency system, the Tang Dynasty has abolished the Sui money, following the strict norms of the Western Han Dynasty five baht, and opened the "Kaiyuan Tongbao" to replace the five baht left in the society.

The current coins of the Tang Dynasty only recognize the Yuan Tongbao, and the other covers cannot be traded. Naturally, it is impossible for them to popularize Kaiyuan Tongbao in just a few years, and they can only exchange things.

The northerners, who are rich in cattle and horse leather, exchange cattle and horses for Kaiyuan Tongbao, and purchase in a general trend; Silla, which is rich in ginseng and mink skin, exchange ginseng mink skin for Kaiyuan Tongbao: Countries rich in gold and silver naturally exchange gold and silver for Kaiyuan Tongbao.

In this era, the mining technology and equipment were not developed, and gold was already a rare resource, and there was even less gold in this era.

Most of the gold of the Tang Dynasty came from the Silk Road and foreign trade, and it was also extremely convenient to investigate.

Soon Han Zhongliang and Sun Fujia of Dali Temple have locked up suspicious candidates, and there are not many envoys who exchange gold for Kaiyuan Tongbao.

"It's Baekje's envoys!" The craftsman who specializes in the treatment of gold can discern the difference with little effort: "This gold from the Baekje envoys is very pure, and the quality is very good, much better than other gold." The texture of the previous piece is eighty percent the same as this one, and seventy percent of the old decay is sure to come out of the same mine. ”

"Sure enough, it's ill-intentioned!" Han Zhongliang stood in a hurry: When the princess of Silla entered the court, when she met with the court, she was shocked by hundreds of crimes.

There are believers and unbelievers.

Han Zhongliang was born in the judiciary, paid attention to evidence, and did not take it lightly, and now the two things coincide, which just dealt with the words of the princess of Silla.

Sun Fujia was overjoyed and said, "You should inform Your Majesty of this matter as soon as possible...... Inevitably startled the snake, and his subordinates did not immediately capture the Baekje envoy for verification. We should pretend that we are at a loss, carefully verify, and after they decide to return to Baekje with peace of mind, we will intercept them on the way, and be sure to recover the smelting technology that Baekje stole from our Datang. ”

Han Zhongliang let out a long breath and said, "It makes sense, haha, I'll go into the palace to meet Your Majesty." This time, it seems that our Dali Temple has come out on top. ”

Sun Fujia also breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile: "There is no news from Lord Shangshu, so he must be at a loss." (To be continued......)