The sword is really a very ordinary sword, about one or two pieces of silver on the market, and it has long been rusted to the point that the blade is almost unrecognizable.

Yang Su stood up and asked Tang Jian, "Are you sure that there were only a thousand taels of silver and two swords in this cave at that time, and there was nothing else?" ”

"The silver is one thousand and ten taels, I have counted it several times, and I remember it clearly! In addition, there are some letters and pictures, because of the erosion of the tide, the handwriting is not clear, and I have discarded them all.

"Regarding this, Fang Cai Yifang also asked me, this is what I just had time to say." He said to Fu Rong.

Fu Rong frowned: "Then are you sure it's all damaged because of the damp?" ”

"Sure." Tang Jian said, "Because it is all scattered in the pit, it is already wet, and even the silver is moldy, not to mention the paper?" When I pulled it out, it was even more rubbed. ”

As he spoke, he looked around and pointed to a pile of white stains not far away: "That's it." ”

The white stains were all over the bricks and soil, and it was clear that it was once paper, but the handwriting was completely gone.

"And what kind of letters do you remember?" Yang Su retracted his gaze.

Tang Jian lowered his head: "I forgot." At that time, I was in a panic, and I couldn't distract myself at all. However, I still remember a few words, and there is a mention of 'Huayang'.

"The handwriting is also very strong, and it can be seen that the owner of the handwriting has read a lot of books. Moreover, those papers look like good paper from Xuanzhou, but for some reason these two swords look mediocre. ”

Huayang is a state and county in Shaanxi, and it is compatible with the place where the official bank goes.

Fu Rong said: "Since there is nothing important, and the letter seems to have a history, could it be that this silver was robbed and placed here with baggage?" If there is a Lord, it cannot be left here for many years without being cared for. ”

Saying that, he said: "I guess that these bandits didn't know what happened to them later, so they gave up their money and murder weapons and fled for their lives."

"It's just that they don't know why they found their cousin again, in the past, my cousin stayed in the Tang family, they didn't dare to kill, and now they are taken in the Yamen of the Five Cities, so they plan to fish in troubled waters...... It was precisely because he was a thief that he would withdraw so quickly before he thought that he didn't dare to take Xue Niang away. ”

"It's not unreasonable," Ling Yuan muttered, "but it's still too early to conclude that they are bandits. ”

Yang Su didn't express an opinion, he looked around, walked out of the temple, looked down the mountain again, and said, "Go to the village and have a look." ”

Although four years have passed, Ling Yuan still remembers the journey, and when he went down the mountain to the place where Changying was recuperating from his injuries, he saw that there was a dog on a leash in front of the house, and other families had already moved in.

It's just a house, and I can't see anything, Yang Su remembered that Changying was separated from him back then, but there were some mixed feelings in his heart.

Fu Rong looked at the house, and then looked at Yang Su, who was depressed: "What's so strange about this house?" ”

Yang Su shook his head, and finally got on the horse without saying a word.

It's dawn back in the city.

Tong Qi and Xie Peng, who arrived after hearing the news, were first ordered to take Tang Jian back to Tang's house to get the rest of the official silver, and then escorted back to the Yamen of the Five Cities.

Fu Rong wanted to go directly to the health office, parted ways on the street first, and bowed his hand to Yang Su when he said goodbye: "Thank you for your hard work for the Tang family, and when you go back to the house, you will definitely explain it to your grandmother." ”

Yang Su returned the salute: "I'll come to the door another day to ask Mrs. Hou about her well-being." ”

Ling Yuan walked with him for a while, and then slowed down and said, "What do you think about this?" ”

Yang Su Lerma: "Although what Fu Rong said is reasonable, and bandits do have reasons not to show up, but if they are bandits, I am afraid they will not have the patience to start from Xue Niang's side."

"Since he can assassinate today, then he can also take advantage of Tang Jian's outing, or directly take Tang Jian down at Xue Niang's place to ask for it."

Ling Yuan said: "This incident happened in Liu'ertun, although it may not be really related to the matter of the bell, and it cannot be ignored. ”

Yang Su was silent.

He didn't need to say anything, but if he found out, he would have let this man taste ten times the pain of the wounds he had suffered in the past!

Ling Yuan finally said: "The other party is tightly hidden, and he may not show his head because of a Tang Jian, if you are not sure, I suggest not to startle the snake first." After all, it is not ruled out that it was done by bandits. ”

After the two sides finished talking, they parted ways.

Changying got up early and sent a letter to Shaoqing with Tan Yi, telling him that she would return to the camp in three days.

Although Teng Xiangwei's responsibilities are heavy, it is not as hard as the guards under the five military camps, she only needs to respond to the government office and transfer troops, there is no problem.

Zhou Liang and they didn't come back until dawn, just after she moved her muscles and bones in the back garden, she asked about last night, and Zhou Liang couldn't wait: "The specific situation is not clear, but Tang Jian explained that he was in Liuertun last night-

"It's the Liuertun that the boss sent me to Tongzhou to check at the beginning, and he unexpectedly got a windfall there!

"In the second half of the night, the prince and Hou Ye and Gu Shizi took Tang Jian to Liu'ertun, I don't know what will happen next."

When Changying heard about Liu Ertun, she was also stunned. Tang Jian's fight with others seems to be related to her murder, which is simply something that can't be beaten with eight poles, how can this ......

"Then did the prince say what he planned to do?"

"Haven't spoken yet. Master Xie only said that the good student was optimistic about Tang Jian. ”

Changying thought about it, looked at the sky, and said to Ziying: "Go to the palace and post that I will come to visit in the evening." ”

When the post was sent to the palace, Yang Su was looking at the clothes with the shopkeeper invited by the Huo family's shop, and there was also an old embroidery girl with flexible eyes and hands.

"This is Suzhou silk brocade, looking at the cuffs and neckline, the number of times it should be worn no more than five times.

"Look at the cut, the length of the front and back is the same, it should be a high-spirited person, and most of these people are young people.

"And this royal blue color is also beautiful for young men to wear."

After carefully looking through the clothes, the embroidery girl said in an affirmative tone, "And this person is not low, he should belong to a rich family with a good background." ”

"Can you see how old the clothes are?" Yang Su asked quietly.

The embroidery lady looked at it carefully, glanced at my shopkeeper again, and said: "A piece of clothing should be so old that it will be ten or eight years." But look at the mark on it......"

"What if it's stuffed in a hole in the wall?" Yang Su asked again.

"I can't see this." Embroidered Niang said.

Yang Su fell silent.

When Changying entered the palace, he met the shopkeeper and the embroidery girl who came out.

Entering the Anqing Palace, Yang Su was sitting behind the table and looking at a piece of clothing. There were also a few silver ingots on the table with mold stains.

Changying wanted to call him, he reached out and took the ingot of silver in his hand, and when he had pondered enough, he looked sideways: "I went to Liuertun last night. ”

Changying nodded: "I heard that it's that Liuertun?" ”