Shangguan Tong stretched out his hand to take the letter, quickly glanced at it, then sneered and shook his head and said, "This letter is not from Tong's hand, and I also ask Lord Liao to know it." ”

"Could it be that the words on this letter are not the handwriting of the head of the Shangguan family?" Liao Yongnian's attitude was quite gentle, obviously from the bottom of his heart, he did not believe that Shengyu Commercial Bank was involved in the rebellion.

"Lone didn't want to believe that Shengyu Trading House would participate in the rebellion, so as soon as he got this letter, he immediately collected other letters from the head of the Shangguan family for comparison, but the result was ...... Lonely was disappointed. The crown prince Li Yan let out a long sigh, turned his head and pouted at the guards behind him, and one of them stepped out of the queue and delivered a few letters to Liao Yongnian.

Liao Yongnian took the letter and browsed it for a moment, his face changed, and he handed it to Shangguan Tong: "Shangguan family master, these letters are written by you?"

Shangguan Tong took these pieces of letter paper and glanced at them, and said with a slight smile: "Yes, these are all correspondence between Tong and several big customers. ”

"If this official is not mistaken. Liao Yongnian said with a serious face, "The handwriting on these letters should be from the same person." ”

"Lord Liao, although the handwriting of this letter to Ye Qun is imitated vividly. Shangguan Tong didn't have the slightest panic on his face, "When he forged the seal, he still showed his feet." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Although Tong is only a businessman, his family also runs a large industry, and he is still wary of some young people forging seals. Shangguan Tong said eloquently, "There is nothing abnormal about the real seal, but it can be used in the usual ink, but there are some special features." ”

"Oh? Liao Yongnian couldn't help but be curious.

"I wonder if I can borrow the red spirit crystal lamp?" Shangguan Tong said respectfully.

Without waiting for Liao Yongnian to answer, Li Yiru had borrowed a long-pole spirit crystal lamp from nowhere, and the spirit crystal at the head of the lamp was wrapped in an unknown material, emitting a dazzling red light.

"Thank you, princess. Shangguan Tong smiled and took the red spirit crystal lamp, and put the lamp head close to the location of the seals in several letters.

Liao Yongnian was curious, and couldn't help but step forward and take a closer look.

"Your Excellency, please see. Shangguan Tong pointed to a few real letters and said, "The ink used by Tong is made of special materials, once exposed to red light, it will show the color of purple gold, which is not the same as ordinary ink clay, but the seal of this forged letter does not have this feature, this person has taken great pains to frame my Shengyu Commercial Bank, but after all, it is still a bad move, revealing a flaw." ”

"I see. Liao Yongnian took the spirit lantern, like a child who had found a novelty toy, and he was tired of it, and he shone back and forth on several letters for a long time, then raised his head and said to Li Yan, "If it is really as the head of the Shangguan family said, the letter provided by the deacon of the Silver Ring Chamber of Commerce is only afraid that it is fake, does His Highness still have to verify it?"

"Since Lord Liao has seen it with his own eyes, he has no reason to believe it. Li Yan's face was faintly unnatural, and he said coldly, "Come on, press down this gangster who deliberately plotted to kill the head of the Shangguan family, and punish him heavily!"

"Your Highness!" the fat man's face changed drastically, and his eyes showed a deep look of fear, and he shouted, "Your Highness spares your life!"

Two guards jumped out from behind Li Yan, grabbed the fat man on the left and right, and dragged him to the back of the main hall.

"Your Highness, this person has committed a great crime by deliberately framing the heroes of the empire. Liao Yongnian stopped loudly, "Please also hand him over to the old minister to take him back for strict interrogation, and you must not lynch him in the East Palace." ”

Before the words fell, one of the two guards suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, it's not good, this person knows that he is guilty of a great crime, and he has committed suicide by taking poison!"

When the two turned around, they saw that the fat man's mouth was full of blood, and there was no sparkle in his eyes, and he had lost his vitality.

When everyone present saw this, they all changed color, and most of them didn't believe what the guards said.

"How can this be reasonable, this person was still praying for mercy not long ago, how could he kill himself in just a few breaths?" Liao Yongnian was so angry that his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but scold loudly.

"Lord Liao, I'm afraid this person is a dead man, and there must be a black hand behind the scenes. Li Yan suddenly interjected righteously, "Shicai's appearance of being greedy for life and afraid of death is mostly disguised. ”

"This ......" Liao Yongnian always felt that something was wrong, so he stood in place and muttered for a long time before he spoke, "What His Royal Highness said is reasonable, the old man will let people carefully trace the clues left by this person, and never let the mastermind behind the scenes go unpunished." ”

Among the three witnesses, Thirteen Niang still looked indifferent, just looking at the ground quietly, as if she was unaware of everything that happened in the hall.

The sturdy young man, on the other hand, was already pale, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he couldn't stop trembling slightly, looking at the fat man's fleshy face covered with blood, as if he saw his own future.

"Can you two see it?" Li Yan's eyes swept over the two of them, and he said lightly, "If you dare to frame the head of the Shangguan family, he will be a lesson for you, and I will ask you again, is what you said true?"

"Your Highness, what the grass, grass, and grass people say is true, and there is absolutely no falsehood. The sturdy young man tried his best to keep himself calm, but he couldn't control his trembling lips at all, and he couldn't speak hesitantly, "Cao, Cao, and Caomin used to be a bandit in Liangshan, Sheng Yushang and the merchant house have long colluded with Venerable Song Hai in Liangshan, and provided him with financial support from time to time, if it weren't for this, Venerable Song Hai would not have been able to gather these many people to attack the imperial capital." ”

Li Yan frowned slightly, the young man was so nervous that he stuttered, and he always stayed on the word "grass", which made him feel quite uncomfortable when he heard it, and he always felt inexplicably scolded.

"Young man, what's your name?" After seeing what happened to the obese man, Liao Yongnian couldn't help but keep an eye on it, and deliberately took two steps forward to get close to the young man, in case he suddenly encountered an accident, "You said that the head of the Shangguan family colluded with Liangshan Song Hai, is there any evidence?"

"Lord Qiyu, grass, grass, grass people thunder tiger. The young man seemed to be completely unable to control his emotions, and his speech was still not very smooth, "The property provided by Shengyu Commercial Bank to Song Hai was taken over by the grass, grass, and grass people. ”

With that, his right hand trembled and stretched into his arms, took out a few objects, and carefully handed them to Liao Yongnian.

Liao Yongnian frowned, quite displeased with Lei Hu's behavior, but he still reached out and took the evidence he handed over.

At a glance, they were all ordinary goods, including bags containing spirit crystals or silver dollars, cloth, a dagger and some jewelry, and the appearance of each bag was printed with the words and symbols of "Shengyu Firm".

"That's all?" Liao Yongnian looked at these inconspicuous items, and felt like he was being teased, "This is the evidence you said?"

"Exactly. Lei Hu said resignedly, "At the beginning, Shengyu Commercial Bank gave Song Hai a large number of materials, but the grass and grass people just took advantage of their positions to secretly take so much, so they were not discovered. ”

"Can these things be used as evidence just in the bags of our firm?" Shangguan Mingyue sneered, "Bags printed with the words 'Shengyu Firm' can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, and you are too careless to plant it." ”

"But this, this is indeed what the grass and the grass people have seen. Lei Hu was already weak-hearted, and he was even more panicked when he was ridiculed by Shangguan Mingyue like this, "Please also ask your Excellency to be clear." ”

"Not to mention that the authenticity of your evidence needs to be verified. Liao Yongnian looked directly into Lei Hu's eyes and said slowly, "Who can prove that you were once a bandit in Liangshan and were once responsible for the connection between the firm and Liangshan?"

"The grass and the grass people have no lies...... Lei Hu flashed the tragic death of the obese middle-aged man in his mind, and his face was flushed with anxiety, and he defended loudly.

"It's just that if you say it yourself, you can't do it after all. Liao Yongnian felt that this interrogation was like a farce, and he was no longer in the mood to continue to play with Li Yan, so he planned to find a random reason to send Lei Hu away, "You go back with this official, and after I send someone to verify, I will make a decision." ”

"My lord, the people can testify for him. ”

Surprisingly, Thirteen Niang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Mingyue's complexion changed, and there was a hint of anger in her beautiful eyes.

"Girl, you are ......" Facing this rare and stunning beauty in front of him, Liao Yongnian's voice softened a lot.

"Zhu Ying, the folk girl, is the owner of the Thirteen Peaks of Liangshan, known as the Thirteen Niang. "Thirteen Niang's voice is round and jade, and I listen to it tactfully, it is clearly the line of the thief reporting his home, but I can hear Liao Yongnian's spirit and happiness.

"Oh?" Hearing that the other party was the lord of a village in Liangshan, Liao Yongnian's face couldn't help but show a solemn expression, "You are young and look like a flower-like character, how can you become the lord of a village?"

"Lord Haojiao knows that the previous owner of the Thirteen Peaks was the father-in-law of the people's daughter. "Thirteen Niang is neither humble nor arrogant, and she told me eloquently, "The old village owner is very prestigious in the village, so he entrusted the cottage to me before he died, and the brothers were all convinced. ”

"I see. Liao Yong stroked his beard, looked at her delicate face, and asked softly, "Who can prove your identity?"

"Lord Liao, the folk girl is still a little famous in the Liangshan realm, but whenever you find a captive from Liangshan, most of them know the folk girl. Thirteen Niang said, and turned her head to look at Shangguan Mingyue again, "And the folk girl once led the brothers of the Thirteen Peaks to support the front line, and Miss Shangguan is also an old acquaintance." ”

"Miss Shangguan, is what this woman said true?" asked Liao Yongnian, turning his head.

"Yes, she is indeed the famous Thirteen Niang in the Liangshan Land Realm. Shangguan Mingyue sneered and said, "The folk girl also fought side by side with her in Xiqi, but she didn't expect to be such a shameless person. ”

"Since she is indeed one of the bandit leaders in Liangshan. Liao Yongnian stared at Thirteen Niang up and down, and said seriously, "Then the official recognized Lei Hu's identity, just based on these objects, I want to accuse Shengyu Commercial Bank of colluding with thieves, I'm afraid it's still a little insufficient." ”

"There is another piece of evidence here, please take a look at it. Thirteen Niang suddenly took off a jade wrench from her hand and handed it to Liao Yongnian, "This thing is provided by Shengyu Commercial Bank to recruit troops and horses for Song Hai to raise troops and rebel, as long as you hold this wrench, you can extract a large number of spirit crystals from all Shengyu Commercial Bank branches of the Great Qian Empire without any guarantee and mortgage." ”

When she saw this jade wrench, Shangguan Mingyue's face turned pale, her delicate body trembled with anger, and she stretched out her hand and pointed at Thirteen Niang and said angrily: "You, you...... This is clearly the purpose of me borrowing you to start 'SF Express', what does it have to do with Song Hai?"

"Miss Shangguan, 'SF Express' has indeed borrowed a sum of money from your firm, but the mortgage procedures should be complete, why do you need this wrench?" Thirteen Niang shook her head and denied, "This thing is obviously what I got from Song Hai after his death." ”

"Okay, good you thirteen mothers!" Shangguan Mingyue's eyes almost burst into flames, and her voice trembled, "I'm really blind, and I kindly lend you this wrench." ”

It turned out that Shangguan Mingyue was worried that Thirteen Niang would not have enough funds to start "SF Express", so she kindly lent her this personal token that could represent herself.

Thirteen Niang didn't want to owe her too much favor, she was unwilling to accept it at first, but went through the loan procedures in accordance with the rules, but in the end she still couldn't stand Shangguan Mingyue's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and accepted this wrench that could withdraw a large amount of spirit crystals in a short time.

But I don't want the world to be unpredictable, Shangguan Mingyue's kindness has now become a strong evidence that Thirteen Niang attacked her.

"Thirteen Niang, this official asks you again, where did this wrench come from?" Liao Yongnian was somewhat suspicious of the authenticity of Thirteen Niang's words, and couldn't help but confirm it again and again.

Thirteen Niang's eyes swept around, and suddenly met the eyes of the crown prince Li Yan.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had an obvious threat in his eyes, as if he was saying, if you don't want anything to happen to the coral girl, you will bring down Shengyu Commercial Bank for me.

After Song Hai's rebellion failed, he fought with another village owner, Yao Jie, on the summit of the first peak of Liangshan, and finally died tragically in the hands of Yao Jie. Thirteen Niang lowered her head and said word by word, "This wrench was found by the folk girl from the rebel thief Song Hai, and Lei Hu was also present at that time. ”

"Exactly, exactly!" Lei Hu's face was happy, feeling that his safety was guaranteed, and he didn't even stutter anymore, "The grass people were also at the first peak at the time and witnessed this scene with their own eyes. ”

"I don't know what Lord Liao thinks?" Li Yan unconsciously showed a victorious smile on his face.

"Since there is Liangshan bandit leader Thirteen Niang to testify, he has provided important evidence. Liao Yongnian's eyes swept over the faces of Shangguantong's father and daughter and Li Yan, and he said, "Then the matter of Shengyu Commercial Bank, the old minister should strictly investigate it." ”

"Lord Liao is fair and discerning, and it is up to you to investigate this case, so you can rest assured. Li Yan smiled slightly, "It's just that Shengyu Commercial Bank has a wide range of business, and it has already penetrated all aspects of my big business, and now it seems that Shangguan's father and daughter are not small suspects, and if they continue to operate like this, it will be a big hidden danger for the entire empire." ”

"Your Highness means ......"

"It is better to temporarily order Shengyu Commercial Bank to stop operating and seal up its industry. Li Yan glanced at Shangguan Mingyue with deep meaning, and then said, "Wait until the case is investigated, and then make a plan." ”

"Shengyu Commercial Bank is the largest trading house in my country, and if it suddenly stops operating, I am afraid it will bring a lot of impact to the entire empire. Liao Yongnian hesitated.

"What Lord Liao said is extremely true, it is lonely and hasty. Li Yan seemed to have expected Liao Yongnian's remarks, "So what? Before the suspicion of Shangguan's father and daughter is cleared, the imperial court will send someone to temporarily take over the Shengyu Commercial Bank to maintain the operation of the commercial house and ensure that the lives of the people are not affected." ”

"You ......" Shangguan Mingyue's face changed drastically, and she instantly understood the idea of the crown prince Li Yan, who wanted to take the opportunity to seize the entire Shengyu Commercial Bank.

"The operation of such a large trading house is so complicated, and the court officials lack experience, I am afraid that they will not be able to do it. "The one who raised the doubt was Shu Shushu, the secretary of the military department.

"It's okay, Lone is quite familiar with the president of the 'Yaxun Chamber of Commerce', and he can seconded some professionals from him to guide the court officials. Li Yan looked confident.

The Yaxun Chamber of Commerce is also one of the top ten chambers of commerce in the Great Qian Empire.

Even Shangguan Tong, who has been moody and moody since he entered the East Palace, did not notice a slight change in his face.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really taken great pains to seize our firm. Shangguan Mingyue didn't know how to suppress her emotions anymore, and couldn't help but sneer, "I made so many preparations in advance." ”

"Miss Mingyue, you understand your mood very well. Li Yan pretended to be helpless and said, "However, Lone is the prince after all, for the safety of the entire Daqian, he has to make this decision, if he can finally prove the innocence of your father and daughter, he will definitely find a way to double the compensation for the loss of the firm." ”

"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is extremely true. Shu Shu praised loudly, "Your Highness's wise decision is really my blessing!"

Liao Yongnian faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't find any reason to refute it for a while, so he was silent.

"Since the two Shangshu masters are not opposed, then the lonely ......" Li Yan was full of smugness.

"Wait!"

Before the words fell, a shadow suddenly flashed in the hall, showing two graceful shadows.

I saw that the woman on the left was wearing a pink dress, with a peerless appearance and beautiful eyes, it was Nangong Ling, the current head of the Nangong family.

And the one who was supported by her was a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The girl was dressed in a dark green dress, her complexion was elegant, her skin was as white as snow, and on her pretty goose face, a pair of big eyes flickered, like a bright jewel, full of beauty.

"Coral!"

The moment they saw the girl, Thirteen Niang and Li Yan changed their faces at the same time.