When they left Jingzhao Mansion, Hu Yuncai asked in a low voice: "Niangniang is suspicious, the silver was stolen by the concubine?" ”

Zhuang Siyan shook his head: "It's not necessarily her, but she must know something, this woman looks soft, but she is really a person with a city." ”

As soon as the few people returned to the detective agency, she immediately called Qing Ran: "You go out and inquire about Lord He's concubine's room, what is the situation in Jiawan's ex-husband's house, and what is the situation of the neighbors around him." ”

Qing Ran got up and left, but Ji Xiaotian took his clothes and ran after him.

He turned around and said impatiently, "What are you going to do, practice here." ”

Ji Xiaotian hurriedly accompanied the smiling face: "Master, do you teach me martial arts, and also teach me to do things?" I'll go with you, I will definitely not get in the way of your business, I will only help you carry the knife and carry things, okay? ”

Qing Ran was about to say something, but heard Zhuang Siyan answer behind her: "Take him with you." ”

Then he continued: "After you have been there, see if you can find a way to see the two children in the concubine's room, I always think that this woman is lying, and she is very advanced." ”

This silver is gone, just check it slowly, but the affairs of the academy cannot be delayed, Zhuang Siyan has to get another sum of silver.

I have to find Ling Tiancheng to talk about this matter.

She returned to the palace and learned that Ling Tiancheng was in Zichen Hall today, so she didn't go over easily, but asked the eunuchs: "Why did you go to the front hall today, hasn't the emperor been criticizing excerpts in Chenxi Palace?" ”

Ling Tiancheng has a lot of things, and outsiders can't spread them around.

But except for Zhuang Siyan, as long as Zhuang Siyan is willing to inquire about anything, the people around him will tell her everything.

Knowing everything, saying everything.

The eunuch was very happy that he could talk to her, and when he saw her asking, he said slowly: "Today, the emperor went down to the early court, and he was in the Zichen Palace, so he didn't come back."

I heard that there seems to be something urgent in the previous dynasty.

I don't know if it's the battle report of General Bai in the north or the news of Jincheng in the south? ”

Zhuang Siyan nodded.

I thought that Jincheng's letter was already on her side, and there was no emergency, but it was better than before.

I'm afraid there's something going on over there today, right?

Northern Xinjiang rebellion, Bai Heng and Zhenbei Hou Qiu Gang have been there for a long time, they have been suppressing thieves, but they have not been suppressed, and it is definitely not a good thing to have news back at this time.

Zhuang Siyan thought so, simply changed into men's makeup, and also went to Zichen Palace.

The ministers of the three provinces and six ministries are all there, and all of them are not very good.

Ling Tiancheng couldn't see anything, anyway, his face had always been cold, and he would only smile when he faced Zhuang Siyan.

At this time, he sat on top of the main hall, and his eyes swept over everyone coldly: "Why don't you speak?" ”

The ministers were silent, not even a sound came out.

Ling Tiancheng said: "Northern Xinjiang has been picking quarrels and provoking trouble all these years, and when General Ye was stationed there before, I said that I would kill them all.

How did you persuade me at that time? Poor people don't chase.

Now, let's not chase them, but they will come to our territory and cause trouble, kill my subjects, and rob me of my food.

General Bai and the king of Zhenbei have been there to suppress thieves for months, and now they don't let you go to the territory, only let you raise some grain and grass, but there are a lot of reasons.

But tell me what you do every day when you stand on top of this court. ”

Chancellor: "......"

After a pause, a person who was not afraid of death finally stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there have been many external troubles in these years, and the taxes of the Dasheng Dynasty have been very heavy.

The common people have experienced natural and man-made disasters, and they really can't get it.

After fighting in northern Xinjiang for several months, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and various military endowments have been consumed, and the imperial court can't take them out, but the people can't find them.

What the emperor said, the barbarians in the northern Xinjiang are hateful, we must give them a hard blow, and in the end, we can kill them all.

But now we have no food or drink, and if we continue to consume it like this, we can't ignore the lives and deaths of the people. ”

Zhuang Siyan looked at the old minister.

It's a doctor in Zhongshu Province, and she can't remember what it's called for a while, but she's always heard that this old man is upright.

What he said made sense.

Soon he was echoed by the ministers.

Although Ling Tiancheng didn't speak, his face looked a little relaxed, but he didn't withdraw the matter for a while, he just asked everyone to go back and discuss it again, and after half an hour, they would discuss it again.

When he exited the main hall and returned to the inner room, Zhuang Siyan was already waiting there.

When Ling Tiancheng saw her, his face suddenly relaxed, and he asked, "Aren't you out of the palace?" Why did you come back so early today? ”

Zhuang Siyan spread his hands: "Come back to see you, I miss you!" ”

The pent-up depression in Ling Tiancheng's heart was warmed by her words.

Reaching out and dragging her to his side, he looked at her for a while before asking, "Have you been here for a long time?" Did you hear what they were saying outside? ”

Zhuang Siyan nodded, and made his position clear in time: "I support you, the emperor wants to fight, so naturally there is a reason to fight."

But what the old man in Zhongshu Province said is right, now the life of the common people is not good, if we keep fighting, although we will kill the thieves in the northern Xinjiang.

But his own people are also starving to death everywhere, so it is not worth it. ”

Ling Tiancheng sighed slightly: "I know. ”

After a while, he asked again: "Do you know why the northern frontier has not been able to attack for a long time?" ”

Zhuang Siyan shook her head, she really didn't know about this, and she hadn't heard of Ling Tiancheng or Ye Yuanpei before, but it was said that the people of Northern Xinjiang were very ruthless and cunning.

Ling Tiancheng had already explained to her: "There are barbarians outside the northern frontier, and they will make trouble in the past, but after being suppressed by the Dasheng army, it will always take a while to come back."

And now, it was fought in front, followed by again.

I watched it there last year, and every time we defeated them, we could see the loss of their soldiers' belongings.

But these losses don't seem to matter to them anymore, and if they are lost, they can be repeated. ”

Ling Tiancheng paused for a moment and said, "A few days ago, Pingyang Pass also came to play a fold, saying that it was eating the Kashgar people, and there seemed to be movement.

In addition, there has been no clear news from Jincheng's side so far.

I always felt that there was some kind of connection between these things.

It seems to ......"

He stopped again, frowning, probably trying to use a more accurate word to describe the current situation of the Dasheng Dynasty.

Zhuang Siyan had already drawn it on rice paper with a pen at the same time as he spoke.

On the three sides of the Dasheng Dynasty, bordering the sea in the south and outside the Pingyang Pass in the west, is the Kashgar ethnic group under the jurisdiction of Ange.

This nation has never played its cards according to common sense, and their words are not credible, and what they promised will change.

At that time, it was said that they would not invade the Dasheng Dynasty, but after such a period of time, no one knew what changes had made in their people.

Then there is the northern frontier, which has been unable to attack for a long time, and has been fighting, but has never won.

Zhuang Siyan connected these three points, almost including the entire Dasheng Dynasty.

If they were three hungry wolves and were biting at the same time from three sides, things would really be much worse than they are now.

But they are so far apart, and they belong to three different directions, and the managers and rulers are all different people, what is it that makes them attack the Great Sheng Dynasty at the same time?

Zhuang Siyan was thinking.

Ling Tiancheng was also thinking.

But they only thought about these things on their own, and they couldn't tell the courtiers yet.

The embattled situation, once it is said, will only make the Manchu dynasty more chaotic, but nothing will solve it.

Ling Tiancheng thought for a while and said, "If we recruit back the army attacking the north now, within half a month, they will go back to the south and enter the realm of our Dasheng Dynasty."

And Jincheng in the south is not to mention, although there are troops, but there are also limited troops, if it is really against it, it is difficult to say who loses and who wins.

Pingyang Guan didn't dare to say it, Ange was full of wildness, and he would shoot when he said it, and we had to guard against him. ”

Zhuang Siyan nodded.

After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, do you think this matter is a little strange, as if someone is looking at you, we are just a little bit here, and someone came to find something, and now the matter is getting bigger and bigger, just waiting to see you hurrying and taking care of the end." ”

Ling Tiancheng had also thought about this question, but he didn't know who did it.

The main thing is that I can't think of anyone with such a big force who can mobilize the forces of the three parties and at the same time be the enemy of the Dasheng Dynasty.

These are no longer things that one or two traitors in the DPRK can stir up.

What's more, the current situation in the Dasheng Dynasty is generally much clearer than before.

There are no more people like Zhuang Changyuan, and individual corrupt officials are in the minority, so who is exchanging news with people outside?

The two didn't discuss the result, but half an hour had already arrived.

Ling Tiancheng went to the main hall to continue to meet with the minister, but Zhuang Siyan left the palace again.

It seemed that it was impossible to take the silver from Ling Tiancheng, she had to figure out how to do it herself.

When I returned to the detective agency, I first said to Li Bo: "You can write some announcements, list all the items we mainly investigate, seek revenge and collect debts, check cats and dogs, track adultery, in short, as long as you give money, you can do anything." ”

Then I recruited all the guys here and trained them on a temporary basis to teach them some tracking and reconnaissance skills.

Zhuang Siyan said: "In the future, you will be the little guy here who only acts according to orders, but the main staff of our detective agency, which is formally established, and the monthly money will be increased."

If you have problems and problems, you can come to me to solve them, but I don't allow you to be lazy and not do things.

And everyone's monthly money is commissioned, two percent.

That is to say, if you have handled a case of 100 taels of silver in a month, you will add 2 taels of silver to me, and if you have handled 1,000 taels, it will be 20 taels of silver.

Twenty taels of silver is enough for your small family to eat for several months. ”

When Qing Ran came back from outside, the detective agency had already undergone earth-shaking changes.

He became the head of the place, controlling all the cases, and then dividing the affairs according to everyone's ability.

Even Ji Xiaotian received a job and became his assistant, helping him do some odd things, and watching those people not be lazy.

Zhuang Siyan first took five hundred taels of silver from Li Bo and took it to Lord He.

Qing Ran was also called over here: "What's the matter, do you find anything wrong with her?" ”

Qingran shook his head: "As Mr. said before, this person named Jiawan did live there before, and the neighborhood was indeed as she said." But ......"