Xiao Hua turned to look at the towering door wall of Michagan's mansion, and said with a face full of indignation: "I think that we and other loyal people want to serve the country and are still poor, so I let a profiteer and a relative make fun of it here. ”

As soon as Yuan Zai heard Xiao Hua speak, he knew that he was an angry young man, and it was very likely that he would be involved in cooperating with him in the investigation of the case, but now was not the time to get out, so he had to hope that he could enlighten Xiao Hua and deal with the errand to close the case.

He hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Don't be angry in Xiao Langzhong, we don't want to have a hard time with this Yang Xuan, we should think of other ways." ”

How could Xiao Hua understand this sentence, but said according to his own meaning: "Also, I don't believe that Yang Xuan Xiao'er can always protect Michagan's mansion, and when he returns to the mansion and leaves, we will arrest Michagan and get the account book." ”

Yuan Zai crooked his mouth and smiled, this person really didn't understand, he tugged on the other party's sleeve and said, "The two of us will find a secluded wine shop first, and then I'll talk to you slowly." ”

There are liquor shops in each square of Chang'an, some are wholesaled from the West Market, and some are home-brewed, each with its own flavor. When the two came to the small wine shop in Changxingfang, they saw a high pole standing in front of the store and a white wine banner hanging above it. There were only five or six cases in the store, and Dr. Liquor stood behind the wine wall before selling wine.

The two asked for a total of two liters of sake and a plate of mutton, sat cross-legged in front of the desk, and Yuan Zai picked up the wine bottle and poured him a full glass.

Yuan Zai drank a lot when he was in Mifu, and at this moment he was a little drunk and slightly drunk, and began to explain the relationship to Xiao Hua: "Brother Xiao, you and I were entrusted by Minister Wei at the beginning, and I had doubts in my heart. If it is just ordinary officials and businessmen colluding to accumulate wealth, why do you need to be entrusted by Wei Xiang personally, and there is no need for our two six-grade officials to come out. So from the very beginning, I felt that this case was not simple, and sure enough, now I have just wanted to move a small businessman, and I have encountered such great resistance. How can I find out next? ”

Xiao Hua had no good impression of this eight-sided exquisite Yuan Zai, and when he heard this, he suddenly felt that what the other party said was meritorious, so he picked up the wine bottle and poured it for the other party, and asked sincerely: "What should I do between Yuan and Sizhi?" ”

"I have two methods, both of which are strategies for solving this case, whether you want to listen to the good or the bad first."

Xiao Hua tapped his finger on the desk: "Of course, I heard it first." ”

"We immediately went back to see Wei Xianggong, explained to him the difficulty of this case, and then asked him for an idea, asking if the case could be investigated again? If we can get the support of Wei Xianggong, at least we have a way out. ”

Xiao Langzhong shook his head with a smashing mouth: "It's not good, I sat on the cold bench in the Criminal Department for three years, and it was not easy to get the attention of Wei Xianggong to appoint me, if you encounter this difficulty, go back and ask him for advice, wouldn't you have Wei Xiang's entrustment?" ”

Yuan Zaixin nodded happily and smiled: "That's what I mean." ”

"Don't you have a plan? Tell me about it? ”

"This is very simple, since this Michagan can climb Yang Guozhong's son, it is enough to show that he is very wild, we can find a time to visit him and explain to him the great relationship. And asked him to prepare two scapegoats for us, so that we could take them back to the court for the sake of the court. In this way, we can give Wei Xiang an explanation, and we don't have to offend Michagan and the people behind him, and there will be great blessings on the left and right. ”

"What's that good idea?" Xiao Hua snorted coldly and said, "As officials of the imperial court, how can you and I do such a hurtful thing, I don't think about this matter." ”

The corners of Yuen Long's mouth twitched, and then he returned to normal and said: "Of course, the two of us are naturally dominated by you, if these two strategies are not favored by Xiao Lang, you can think of a way by yourself." ”

Xiao Hua groaned slightly: "Let's use your first method, let's go back and ask Wei Xianggong and get his approval." ”

……

Cao Anding received a secret letter from the Michagan faction's family, and learned that the matter was probably extraordinary. He thought it necessary to write a letter to Dr. Li to inform him of the signs of this matter, which might seem like the sky was falling for them, but it might be a matter of words for the upper echelons to settle it.

He immediately took up a pen and wrote a letter, sealed it with beeswax, waved a post soldier in, handed the envelope to the post soldier and said: "Quickly ride a fast horse to Wuwei City in Liangzhou and hand over this letter to Dr. Li." ”

A month later, the messenger came to the main hall of the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, knelt down on one knee and said, "Doctor, Cao has an urgent letter from the army and submits it to the doctor for reference." ”

"Show it to me."

Li Siye picked up the small dinner knife on the desk and cut open the envelope, took out a stack of ephedra paper from it, opened it in his hand and read it carefully, then slapped the letter paper on the table, stood up with his hands on his knees, and paced back and forth on the ground with his beard twisted.

He knew that this logistics business route would be exposed sooner or later, but he didn't expect that it was Michagan who was the first to be targeted. Who is going to oppose him? There is almost no need to think about this question, the choice between the two is either An Lushan or Yang Guozhong, it is more likely that Yang Guozhong was used by An Lushan, if this is the case, it would be too fucked. He had long anticipated this situation, and asked Michagan to send him a stone of pepper every year, and every time Xu Gong returned to Chang'an, he would also bring him some gifts. If it was really him Yang Guozhong who was making trouble behind his back, wouldn't the gifts and possessions he gave before be equivalent to feeding the dogs?

He sat back on the desk, dragged a piece of hard yellow paper, dipped it in ink and wrote a reply, and put it in the envelope sent by Cao Anding. said to the post soldier kneeling in front of the hall: "This is a reply, you go back to Chang'an and bring it to Cao Anding." ”

"Whoa!" The messenger stepped forward to take the letter and walked backwards out of the main hall.

Li Siye tugged at his beard and pondered for a while, and shouted outside: "Come on, call Du Fu to me." ”

After a while, Du Fu walked into the hall and said, "Doctor, what do you want to call me?" ”

"You immediately gather dozens of carpenters in the local area, go to the Huaqing Palace in Huichang with my warrant, step up the supervision of the sandalwood soup under construction, and if there is a shortage of wood, immediately send a letter to the Yangguan Western Regions Chamber of Commerce to urge."

"Whoa."

Although Du Fu is a literati, he has been in the army for a long time, and he has also adapted to the vigorous and resolute behavior in the army. If there is an order from above, even if you are allowed to go to the soup, there must be no question, and the order is forbidden and cannot be delayed.

He wrote two more letters, one of which was addressed to Dai Wang and Zhao Congfang, who were far away in North India, and ordered them to increase the manpower of each post station and transport as much sandalwood as possible, so as to appropriately reduce the amount of pepper transported. The other letter was sent to Cen Shen in Qiuzi, asking him to enter the palace instead of him, presenting the drawings of the Sandalwood Dantang, and starting to build it.

After writing these two letters, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment and anticipation, and he wanted to deal with the conspiracy with an upright conspiracy, to see how they could oppose him.

Li Siye's letter was soon sent back to the Chang'an Hexi Jinju Academy, and Cao Anding took the envelope from the post soldier and sent it down to rest. He went to a secret room at the back of the hall.

Michagan sat cross-legged in front of the desk in the secret room, surrounded by oil lamps lit, and beside him a maid in a green skirt making tea. He saw Cao Anding hurriedly stepping in with the letter in his hand, and a bright light finally flashed in his dark eyes.

Cao Anding tore open the envelope in front of him, took out ephedra paper from it, and spread it flat on the desk. The two looked down through the light, only to see three big words written on the paper: let him check.

"It's not a loss to Dr. Li, and his behavior is indeed different from ordinary people. However, if the other party comes to investigate, should he take the initiative to cooperate? ”

"Of course, at least on the surface, it should be understood that way."