The boy who worked as a middleman sensed that something was wrong and tried to run.

Chu Yechen was the first to come back to his senses, and before the other party had run a few feet, he put a long sword on his neck: "You'd better be honest, otherwise your life will be difficult to protect!" ”

The boy's face turned pale with fright, and he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "The official spares his life, the little one really doesn't know anything." ”

The shopkeeper was also taken aback by Chu Yechen's actions, he hurriedly looked at Chu Tianchen, although the latter didn't expect what was going on, but he believed in Chu Yechen, and said lightly: "Old shopkeeper, let him stay honest, this matter is more serious than you think." ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he scolded the boy, "Be honest, the official will answer whatever you ask, and run whatever you want!" ”

Chu Yechen put away his long sword and took out the token from his waist, "We are from the Jingshi Mansion, and the shopkeeper is a smart person, this matter is kept secret, cooperate with everyone to be safe, otherwise neither the Wantong Chamber of Commerce nor you will want to be safe and sound." ”

The shopkeeper's heart was half cold when he heard the Jingshi Mansion, and when he saw that the token said "Night Jinwei", he almost fainted in fright.

Ye Jinwei's notorious reputation has been heard of even if they are in a border city, and even the officials who are usually high-ranking are terrified, let alone them.

Only then did he realize the seriousness of this matter, and hurriedly returned the token: "Adult, the small one must fully cooperate." ”

"Watch him and help us get a place to stay." Chu Yechen commanded as a matter of course.

The other party immediately responded, knowing that the big man couldn't listen to what he was talking about, so he pulled the boy out of the yard.

After they left, Chu Tianchen asked, "Xiao Chen, what's going on?" Is it serious? ”

Chu Yechen didn't answer immediately, but asked Yang Qiaoyue first: "Xiaoyue, what do you think of this transaction?" ”

"It should be someone who pretends to be trading in the horse market to collude with foreign enemies and lure them to grab grain in exchange for gold." Yang Qiaoyue directly said her judgment.

"This ...... The land in the border city is barren, and there is almost no surplus of grain in every household, except for the ...... granary of Liaodong. Chu Tianchen said, stunned, looking incredulous, "Could it be that someone sold the granary?" This is a great crime to kill the head! ”

"Compared to the last time Guan Shanwei's granary directly supervised the officials who stole themselves, this is already very smart." Chu Yechen said, "These grains were robbed, no one can hold them accountable, if we hadn't noticed this matter this time, they could have reported the losses caused by foreign enemy attacks and looting next time." ”

"And as long as there is no evidence, it can be washed away, and if you want to find trouble, you can only find nomads, which is difficult to find at all." Yang Qiaoyue explained.

Chu Tianchen understood, he didn't expect the people in the border city to pay for food so hard, and in the end, these people completely disregarded the safety of their family and country for their own interests.

"What are you going to do? Is there anything I can do? ”

Chu Yechen's face was solemn, "Tomorrow I plan to go to Jianzhou Wei's granary to investigate, here I need my eldest brother to help me keep an eye on the shopkeeper of the Chamber of Commerce and the middleman, according to the frequency in the record, the other party will definitely find him in a few days." If the other party comes again, as long as you keep an eye on the person who trades, you will definitely be able to gain something. ”

Chu Tianchen nodded: "Just here I am, and Miss Yang over there will accompany you." ”

Yang Qiaoyue was worried that he would be in danger alone, so without waiting for him to object, she said that she would naturally go with him.

Chu Yechen had no choice but to nod.

Yang Qiaoyue was worried that the incident would expand, and asked Chu Yechen: "Are you going to go to the Jingshi Mansion and let Ah San, Ah Si Ah Wei and them bring people here?" ”

Chu Yechen pondered for a while, and seemed to be a little hesitant, he was worried about what impact it would have on Chu Tianchen.

"This trip should be for this, it shouldn't cause any trouble, I think we need to prepare in advance." Yang Qiaoyue saw his doubts.

Chu Tianchen also said: "Don't worry about us, isn't there still a disguise technique." ”

The hesitation in Chu Yechen's eyes dissipated, "Okay, I'll immediately write a letter and ask the post station to send it to Jingshi." ”

On the same day, the letter was delivered, and the shopkeeper of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce handed over the matter to the other guys, and he and the middleman boy stayed in the backyard all the time.

The next day, Yang Qiaoyue and Chu Ye Chen left the Chamber of Commerce as soon as dawn and secretly went to the Liaodong granary to investigate.

Chu Yechen knew the location of the granary in Liaodong, thirty miles away from the horse market, and he and Yang Qiaoyue arrived at the same time.

After the looting, the defenses were strengthened, and they were stopped before they could get close.

Chu Yechen used the identity of the deputy commander of the night Jinwei to meet the officials, and the official warehouse in Liaodong was separated from many places, and this was the place where it was looted last time.

"Why is it that the looted granaries are still heavily guarded, but there is no one in the granaries there?" After Chu Yechen checked a few places, his brows furrowed.

The official trembled and said: "Lord Hui, this is the meaning of the commander of Liaodong Commander Qing, he said that he can confuse the other party, if the heavy guards of the hidden granary will expose the position. ”

Saying this, Chu Yechen was speechless, and it was useless to accuse a small official, of course he knew that it was the meaning of the commander of the envoy.

Yang Qiaoyue asked in a deep voice, "What is the amount of grain that is taken each time?" ”

The official was stunned, and Chu Yechen snorted coldly: "Answer!" ”

He hurriedly came back to his senses: "Lord Hui, the first time it was 50,000 stones, the second time it was 50,000 stones, and the last time it was 100,000." ”

"What about the amount of grain in the granary?" Yang Qiaoyue continued to ask.

"Exactly the same amount." The official looked puzzled, this question sounded a bit silly, and when he came, he naturally snatched it all.

Yang Qiaoyue ignored his doubts, and glanced at Chu Yechen, if there was no internal response, how could the army transportation from the other party know the situation of the warehouse every time, and the people who came happened to transport the grain away.

And he didn't send a big army to grab more food at one time, but it didn't hurt or itch, obviously to protect the internal response, if it caused too heavy losses, the imperial court must be held responsible, and this loss can make up for the deficit in the next year.

The two didn't stay any longer, and Chu Yechen threatened: "The news we have come here is confidential, if you let this official hear about it, it will definitely make you regret coming to this world." ”

The official nodded frantically: "Don't worry, no one has been here today!" ”

The two then left the Liaodong granary.

After walking away, Chu Yechen said lightly: "It seems that we are going to visit Dusi." ”

Yang Qiaoyue nodded slightly, "In this matter, I'm afraid the problem is in Dusi, I'm afraid it's a big fish." ”

"Big fish?" Chu Yechen was stunned, and he didn't understand what it meant.

Yang Qiaoyue said with a smile: "That's what the big traitor means!" ”

"Well, the traitor is called Big Fish." Chu Yechen nodded suddenly.

Approaching dark, the two came to Liaodong Dusi, which was not as prosperous as they imagined, and there were even many beggars along the street.

Along the way, it was miserable, the imperial court allocated the most disaster relief food to Liaodong for many years, and there are still so many hungry and cold civilians here.

Chu Yechen's face was ugly, and he happened to see the Liaodong Commander Si Jin in the distance, which was extraordinarily magnificent, in stark contrast to the frozen bones on the side of the road.

If Yang Qiaoyue hadn't pulled him, he would have rushed inside directly and pulled the commander out to see the people.

"Beating him now will only startle the snake, and it will not help this matter, and now it seems that the seriousness of the problem in Liaodong has nothing to do with this commander!" Yang Qiaoyue said in a low voice.

Chu Yechen suppressed the anger in his heart, and said angrily: "It was me who was impulsive and almost missed the right thing." ”

"How can we sneak in quietly?" Yang Qiaoyue asked as she glanced at the defense in the distance.

Chu Yechen glanced at the low wall and pulled her around to the hidden place behind her.

"Hold me."

"What?" Yang Qiaoyue was stunned for a moment.

Chu Yechen said again: "Hold me and go in directly." ”

Yang Qiaoyue was left outside alone, Chu Yechen was worried, and Chu Yechen was worried when she went in alone.

Hugging Chu Yechen, he could feel the other party's warm breathing and body temperature, and the two of them were stiff, it was the first time they were so close.

Chu Yechen smelled her unique faint body fragrance and was stunned for a while.

"Don't you go!" Yang Qiaoyue said in his ear.

Chu Yechen's ears turned red, and he came back to his senses: "Go~ go." ”

Two figures crossed the city wall and landed lightly in the courtyard, luckily not encountering the patrolling.

Yang Qiaoyue let go of her hand, and Chu Yechen was still hugging her tightly.

She coughed lightly: "Won't you let go?" ”

Chu Yechen hurriedly let go, "Are you okay?" ”

"It's okay, let's go inside."

Two black figures, cats entered the yard.

Chu Yechen was very familiar with the pattern of the command envoy, and he was always able to avoid patrols and come all the way to the place where the commander rested.

In the distance, I saw that the lights were bright, and there was a chaotic laughter from inside.

"Little Jiaojiao, don't run! Let me catch you, and you'll know how good I am. ”

"Got you, is this Xiao Jiaojiao, or Xiao Nenne? Touch this soft, like a little soft. ”

……

There were two guards not far from the door of the room, and Chu Yechen stepped forward and knocked him out directly and threw them to the side of the grass.

When the two of them arrived at the door, they thought that the house was just having fun, but looking through the holes in the eyes, it was simply unbearable.

Yang Qiaoyue is such a mature person, she can't help but blush, and secretly curses shameless! Old brute!

The clothes in the house were hung all over the place, a few girls, and a blindfolded middle-aged old man, who else could he be besides the commander of Liaodong.

Comparable to blockbusters, reality shows!

The atmosphere outside the door was awkward, Chu Yechen was angry, angry and ashamed, and he happened to look at Yang Qiaoyue inadvertently, and his eyes knew where to look.

Chu Yechen hurriedly turned his face away: "The night is so good tonight." ”

"yes, it's beautiful."

The two of them looked at the dark sky and the dark surroundings, and opened their eyes and talked nonsense.......