This is an anonymous whistleblower letter, which says that there are people in the Nanshan mining area in Nanfeng County who are mining copper privately.

Privately mining copper is a great sin!

In all dynasties, official and private transactions were mainly based on copper coins. Therefore, the imperial court attaches great importance to the mining of copper mines and the minting of copper coins, which are all handled by the imperial court officials, and private individuals are not allowed to interfere, otherwise it is a felony.

By the time of Dezong of the previous dynasty, in order to expand the scale of coinage, the imperial court greatly increased the demand for copper production. Under these circumstances, Dezong ordered the people of the world to be free to mine copper mountains.

Although the copper collected was to be bought and sold by the imperial court and used to mint copper coins. However, copper resources are limited after all, and with the increasing amount of copper coins, the production of copper is increasingly reduced, coupled with the prevalence of copper utensils in the previous dynasties, the demand for copper is huge, which leads to a further increase in the price of copper.

As a result, there was a shortage of money in the previous dynasty, which caused the money to be heavy and light, and also laid the foundation for the fall of the previous dynasty.

In the present dynasty, the Great Zhou learned the lessons of the previous dynasty and cracked down on the private mining of copper mines and the minting of evil money.

Now, under the rule of Linchuan, there will be people who risk the world's greatness to privately mine copper?

He Lingjiang folded the letter in his hand and handed it back to Sun Juncheng: "Does Juncheng know if the news on this letter is true?" ”

Sun Juncheng shook his head: "This secret letter was received by me two days ago, and someone has been sent to verify it, but there is no news yet." ”

"If this is true, Jun Cheng suspects that Concubine Zhao is the one who came to stare at you, in case you find out what they are doing in private?" He Ling Jiang's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

She thought of the few dark arrows that were heading towards Sun Juncheng in the deep alley, and her eyes narrowed slightly: "The people in the shadows before seemed to want to shoot Juncheng together, but could it be because of this?" ”

Sun Juncheng hid the letter back to its original place.

He has been in Linchuan for nearly ten years, and he has also done several major things. If you don't want to leave your hometown, it's time to move elsewhere. It's just that he has no intention of rising in officialdom, so he has been entrenched here.

Speaking of understanding the whole Linchuan County, in the entire Great Zhou officialdom, I am afraid that no one can match him.

"If these people had been mining copper mines in Linchuan from the beginning, they would have been able to hide it from me for a long time. It is indeed an option to let Concubine Zhao keep an eye on my movements so that I can respond at any time. Sun Juncheng nodded slightly.

"Now that Concubine Zhao has revealed her traces, she is naturally useless. If they had known that I had received this secret letter, they would have killed me without doing anything. This kind of thing is reasonable. ”

"Jun Cheng seems to have forgotten someone." He Ling Jiang looked at him leisurely, "This county guard of Linchuan, Duke Liu." ”

These people seem to be focusing on Sun Juncheng, the subordinate county leader, but they have forgotten the number one leader in Linchuan, the county guard Liu Yuan.

The county keeper is the head of a county, who receives orders from the imperial court and supervises the counties to which he belongs.

It stands to reason that these people are afraid of leaking the news of private copper mining, and they should keep an eye on him at all times.

Unless—

He Ling Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with some surprise: "Jun Cheng suspects that Liu Junshou and these people are in the same group?" ”

Sun Juncheng looked approvingly: "He Qi Niangzi is smart. ”

Liu Yuan, the county guard, was only transferred here more than a year ago, diligent in political affairs, considerate of the people, and treated his subordinates with a lot of support and love, and in the face of him, an adjutant, he was even more respectful and amiable.

It stands to reason that he shouldn't have doubted Liu Yuan.

It's just that today he led someone to follow Concubine Zhao, but she was thrown away halfway. He was busy for nearly a day but returned in vain, so he had to go home.

In the evening, Liu Yuan, the county guard, suddenly came to visit, saying that he had something important to discuss, and there were many inquiries between his words.

He hadn't thought much of it.

Since the arrival of the county guard Liu Yuan, there has been a tendency to woo him.

But Sun Juncheng has always adhered to the official principle of not standing in line, and in the face of this kind of wooing, he will not leave without a trace.

The two were talking around, and Sun Fei came to report, saying that he had received news and was looking for the traces of Concubine Zhao.

At that time, Liu Yuan sat aside, his eyebrows moved slightly when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "It seems that there is something at home in your family, so I won't bother anymore, and we will discuss it later." ”

He sent Liu Yuan away, and then hurriedly took his confidants to get Concubine Zhao.

After He Qiniang captured the two concubines and servants, she waited for him in the alley for a long time, but there were no accidents.

But as soon as he arrived, someone wanted to assassinate him and Concubine Zhao.

This is too much of a coincidence.

Remembering that Concubine Zhao was at the county guard banquet, she invited herself to be a concubine, and then recalled a series of things that happened in the past, and he suddenly suspected Liu Yuan.

"It's just that these are just my guesses, and there is no empirical evidence at the moment." Sun Juncheng sighed.

He Lingjiang thought of his proposal to press the man he had caught earlier into the county government prison, and suddenly realized: "The county man wants to put that man in the county office, is he trying to test the county guard?" ”

Sun Juncheng nodded: "Exactly." The person behind it couldn't say anything, and he couldn't say that he would shoot again. If the county guard is really the person behind him, as I think, he will not be able to hold it back. ”

"The county is very strategic, so you can try to find out whether the Liu County Guard is a human or a ghost." He Lingjiang couldn't help but slap his hands and praise.

If the matter of private copper mining is really related to the county guard Liu Yuan, I don't know which big Buddha he is standing behind him above the court.

If it is revealed, it will inevitably be a great upheaval.

I can't complain that these people actually wanted to kill Sun Juncheng together.

"It's just that in this way, Jun Cheng is a little dangerous, and it's hard to guarantee that these people won't attack you again."

Chief Sun Jun sighed: "The officialdom is already treacherous, and you may be attacked by open guns and hidden arrows one day, which is also a matter of no choice." ”

"Private mining of copper ore is not a trivial matter, it not only touches the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also shakes the foundation of the country. If this is true, many people will be affected. ”

"Whether it is for the people or for the country, at this time, personal safety is no longer enough to mention. I can only do my best to find out the truth, and report it to the imperial court, and let the saints decide. As he spoke, he arched his hand in the direction of Yingdu.

"The loyalty of the county is touching." He Lingjiang said, "It's just that since the private mining of copper mines took place in Linchuan, the county guard is suspected of colluding with the thieves, and the county should take care of himself." Only when Jun Cheng'an is here, can this case be investigated. ”

At present, there is only one whistleblower letter about the private mining of copper mines, and it has not been determined whether it is true or not, but the secret surveillance and investigation of Concubine Zhao and others has confirmed that there is no other inside story, and the county guard Liu Yuan is even more suspicious.

All of these need to be investigated and verified one by one.

If the people behind the scenes want to press this matter quickly, it is most convenient to kill Sun Juncheng.

As soon as he died, and the whistleblower was resolved, no one knew about the private mining of copper mines, and no official went to investigate.

"Jun Cheng has been in a dangerous situation recently, so you need to be more careful."

He Lingjiang took out a few talisman papers from his sleeve and handed them to Sun Juncheng: "These are talismans drawn by me, Juncheng may wish to take them with you, and when it is critical, you may be able to protect Juncheng once." ”

With this kindness, Sun Juncheng naturally would not refuse, he took the talisman paper and put it in his arms: "Thank you to He Qiniang." ”

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