Chapter 163: Fishing for Silver in the Water
What Jin Shan said made Li Li have an epiphany, he understood that he had offended the concubine, he was not close to the concubine, and the concubine's jealousy and hatred for his wife made her take a risk, and she wanted to die and break the net, and she didn't want to pass it. I can't get it, and I can't get it for my wife.
Li Li felt a chill in his back, this is really unbelievable!
"So, Brother Ren, what should I do in your opinion?" Li Li asked.
"Brake quietly, don't make a noise, just look for it secretly. Don't panic. Jin Shan said.
"Thank you, brother, this is a wonderful plan!" Li Li said.
"It's not a ploy, it's just common sense. Let's go for it! Jin Shan said.
Li Li thanked him and retreated, and after going back, he followed the plan and soon found the official seal.
If he came early in the morning and wanted to affix a seal, Li Li first arranged to rest at the pavilion, waited for a while, and never said anything about the loss of the official seal. Therefore, no one in the house knew about the loss of the official seal. I don't even know that I come to the office badly, and I think it's a normal arrangement. When people arrive, they can be at ease, and they don't have to be impatient. If you don't complete the task, you can't make a difference.
He waited patiently at the pavilion, and then arranged for his wife and concubine to go to Nanshan to enjoy the flowers. He couldn't push it off on the grounds that he was busy with official business.
This is equivalent to turning the tiger away from the mountain.
His concubine was moved, she did something bad, she was calm and calm on the surface, so that people couldn't see it, and she didn't suspect her at all, in fact, Li Li had already listed her as the object of suspicion after Jin Shan's guidance.
Then, Li Li watched the two sedan chairs gradually leave the distance, so he immediately arranged for the catcher and the official to carefully search in the palace, not letting go of any detail, including the pigsty thatched toilet and the kitchen stove ash and so on.
Li Li was very happy when he heard that he had found the seal of the county official, this time it was good, he kept his official position, and he would not lose his head, so he immediately asked people to find a messenger and handed him the official document with the seal, and he took the order.
Li Li knew that the official seal was hidden by his concubine, and he did not make a noise from then on, properly kept the county official seal, placed it in a place that no one knew, locked it, and carried the key with him, presumably his concubine wanted to do bad things, and he couldn't find where the official seal was hidden, even if he found it, he might not be able to open the box, the lock of this box was a secret lock, and he didn't know where the keyhole was, even if he found the keyhole, he would never be able to open it without a key.
Li Li is still not at ease in his heart, he wants to divorce his concubine, he is soft-hearted, he is not a sage, who can be without fault? Just give her a chance, and don't say anything now, it's best to treat it as if nothing happened. Besides, his concubine didn't make any more mistakes, because Li Li also slowly changed his attitude towards her, he knew that if he didn't treat her well, there must be a problem, and if he was good to her, she would naturally be grateful, such a woman, since she got married, she didn't plan to remarry, she would live a life of despair, she wouldn't eat and drink nonsense, and she wouldn't destroy it to the end.
Li Li admired Jin Shan's strategy, quietly and quietly solved the matter, and was very careful in case of trouble, and did not need to panic. If he panics and makes all the grass and trees soldiers, his concubine may take risks and completely destroy the county official seal, then Li Li may fall to the ground.
This is a thrilling episode, Jin Shan and Li Li help each other and complement each other.
Xiangyang County is on the shore of the Han River, a Han River divides Xiangyang County into two, the Han River is also the Han River, originating at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains, to the confluence of the Yangtze River in Hankou, flowing into the Yangtze River, and finally flowing to the East China Sea.
Hanshui is an important water traffic river, in Xiangyang, the Hanjiang River wharf is next to each other, business travelers gather, boats come and go, it is very lively.
This place is very lively, there are many boatmen on the ship, the family lives on the shore, runs the waterway all the year round, basically takes the boat as the home, and lives on the shore less.
One day, in the crisp autumn weather, a small boat left the Danjiang estuary and rushed to Xiangyang, passing through the old estuary. There is more cargo on the ship, the draft is large, the hull is heavy, and the speed is very slow. The merchants were very happy, because they were soon to arrive in Xiangyang, and they would be at the port of destination in another night.
Then, when the goods are unloaded and handed over to the buyer, the goods become money, and it feels good to count the money.
Some people are singing, some are composing poems, some are playing chess, some are drinking and having fun, and everyone is looking forward to the moment when they count the money and count until their hands cramp.
Among them, a businessman surnamed Shi Fude.
Shi Fude saw that he was carrying money and was going to Xiangyang to buy goods, and it was not convenient to bring silver, there were many people on the boat, and he might lose it if he was not careful.
The ship was moving slowly, and his cargo was just stern, and it was fine pottery. These things are very popular with the southerners, and the south sells these pottery overseas.
When you arrive in Xiangyang, you will take the land route and transport it away from the Ancient Tea Horse Road.
Shi Fude also bought with silver, and wanted to buy from the south, mainly tea, and sell it to the north. It will take some time for the pottery to settle, and during this time, you can not be idle, you can buy tea, so you plan to save the most money.
While they were drinking and guessing their fists, he reached the stern, and at the stern of the boat was the boatman at the helm. He is Tan Chae-cheol. Because the water is gentle, his work at the helm is not very heavy, but he cannot leave the rudder, otherwise, the ship will deviate from the correct course.
Shi Fude saw that Tan Caizhe didn't pay attention, because Tan Caizhe was napping, Shi Fude was a little worried, but he was immediately happy, because this person just closed his eyes, and the boat would not go too badly, because after the Han River arrived at the mouth of the old river, the river was wide, and there were many rivers that could be navigated.
While he was napping, Shi Fude mixed the silver between the pottery, and there was nothing to see from the outside. This made him secretly proud, put away the silver, and when he got off the ship and unloaded the goods, he could use it to buy some tea, which was very scarce and could make a profit.
The merchant's mind is very smart, and he has a keen sense of smell for money, he quietly put the silver together with the pottery, thinking that the water is not leaking, and the boatman at the helm, Tan Caizhe, knew that he was going to make some moves, so he pretended to nap and fish, so that he could do it with confidence, Tan Caizhe closed one eye, and the other eye showed a crack, seeing that he was seriously hiding his silver.
Shi Fude hid the silver, returned to the front, joked with them, and pretended that nothing was wrong.
Tan Caizhe had already remembered the location where the silver was hidden, and he hadn't started to act yet, because he knew very well that the opportunity had not yet come. He wants to take the helm, and his hands cannot take his hands off the rudder.
He knows that Laohekou is a big port, where you can dock, after berthing the boat, everyone can go ashore to have a walk, so as not to take the boat for a long time, feel tired, wait for the boat to dock, go ashore to play, very fun, the journey is boring, except for drinking and having fun, there is nothing else to play, these businessmen take the Hanjiang River waterway all the year round, know where to have fun, and are very happy when they hear about the old estuary. Because there are too many interesting places in the old estuary, I just hate less money.
Shi Fude was among them, and he was worried about his silver, and when he went ashore, he did not dare to go far, because he wanted to keep his eyes on his silver.
If there is no one else on the boat, it will be Tan Caizhe, he is busy before and after, and it seems that he is cleaning.
Shi Fude didn't think much about it, and the figures in front of him couldn't see clearly, so he thought that it should be fine. After a boring walk around the street, he returned to the boat. It was at that time that Tan Caizhe found the silver hidden in the middle of the pottery, and then did some processing.
Those companions were very happy and happy on the shore, as if they had not opened meat for a long time, and they felt very kind when they saw the braised pork.
When the time was about the same, they returned to the boat one by one, and the boat continued to move, and Tan Caizhe arranged Shi Fude's pottery neatly, and there was no problem at all from the outside.
Shi Fude also ignored this problem. After everyone was excited that night, they fell silent, but the closer they got to their destination, the calmer they became, they might be about to arrive, and there was a white fish belly in the east, and the sky was about to dawn.
The ship finally arrived at the Xiaobeimen Wharf in Xiangyang County.
When waiting for the unloading, Shi Fude suddenly found that his silver was gone, he asked the first unloading to pause, he went to look around, but if he didn't find it, he immediately reported to the official, the biggest object of suspicion is Tan Caizhe.
So, Shi Fude was taken away by Tan Caizhe with the silver he vaguely saw. But I'm not sure, because my eyelids have been jumping so hard lately, and I feel like I'm going to be unlucky, and this time I lost the silver, which just came true, and the more nervous I was, the easier it was to have an accident.
Shi Fude sent the boatman Tan Caizhe to the county office, and it happened that Li Li accepted the case.
Li Li thought to himself that if the silver was stolen by the boatman, because the boatman's home was not in Xiangyang, if he wanted to transfer the stolen silver, he should take the silver back to his hometown to hide it.
So, Li Li ordered that the ship be searched from beginning to end, carefully searched, not a single corner should be forgotten, and even the mezzanine of the ship's planks was carefully searched, but nothing was found.
Li Li felt a little embarrassed, I don't know what's going on, whether he has read too little recently, or because of family affairs, he suddenly feels powerless, if he wants to solve this case, it is not what he thinks, he will do what he wants, but he wants to solve it but there is no progress, he is really at a loss, at a loss.
His previous self-confidence is slowly weakening, even to no, what is the reason for this, I don't know, I just know that I should study hard, increase my experience, and find answers from books, this has to learn from Bu Huishu, he is a good example, he is very good at observing, not only knows how to handle cases, but also understands people's feelings, understands people's hearts, and the case has been half broken.
Then there is Jin Shan, who learned a lot of experience and methods from Bu Huishu, and Tang Lu is too, all of which are worth learning, when encountering such a case, why can't he find out who is the real culprit?
Think about it, or your internal strength is not enough, you need to borrow it, ask who to borrow? Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, so it's better to find Jin Shan. The last time the case was Jin Shan's guidance, but it was broken, and this time I still have to trouble him, you must know that Jin Shan's case-handling ability is among the top in the country, and it is very powerful. It's easy to get caught in a case like this, and you just want to have fun with a little bit of a complicated and important case.
Now that I have encountered a bottleneck, I can't solve the case without looking for Jin Shan, so I have to go, see Jin Shan, explain the intention, Jin Shan said: "Ask the boatman first!" ”
"Your name is Tan Caizhe?"
"Exactly."
"Where's home?"
"Home is on a boat, wandering around. It's home everywhere. Tan Caizhe said.
"And where is your home on shore?"
"At the mouth of the Danjiang River."
"When are you going to go back?" Jin Shan asked.
"It's almost every three months, sometimes it's six months, it's hard to say, it depends on the needs of customers, if you are busy with work, you go home less, and when you are free from work, you go home to be more diligent." Tan Caizhe said.
"How much money do you make on a trip?" Jin Shan asked.
"About fifty taels of silver. In addition to all kinds of expenses, you can earn thirty taels of silver. Tan Caizhe said.
"Understood, your income is okay, how about doing other industries?" Jin Shan asked.
"Other industries can't work, I don't dare to try at all, because I have to work every day, if I am idle, it is a crime, and I have to take care of the old and the young in the family, and if I don't take care of it, I will die a long time ago." I mean, the little one is not qualified, not the head of the house, and not worthy of being the head of the house. Tan Caizhe said.
"Don't talk too much, the official will say whatever you ask, don't make that useless. You are stressed, and who is not? To be born as a human being, you have to endure pressure, so that you can become an adult, and if you don't go through tribulations, you won't be sophisticated, you won't be mature, you won't be able to progress, and you won't be able to stand the test. If you are a boatman, you should be a good one, don't think about ill-gotten gains, come out to mix, sooner or later you will have to pay back. Don't think that what you do, no one knows, and think that God doesn't know, you can hide from people, not necessarily from God, people have visual weaknesses, God's eyes are very good, never rest, must be clear about what you do, never wronged good people. Jin Shan said.
"Then, how does the master know that it is the little one who does the bad thing and not someone else?" Tan Caizhe asked.
"Wait, the officer will have to ask a few other merchants on the same ship. Go down and rest first! Jin Shan commanded.
In fact, Jin Shan had already determined who the perpetrator was, in order to deliberately make Tan Caizhe's heart hang in the air and make him feel a sense of fear hit his heart, he deliberately sold Guan Zi and asked several other ship-sharing merchants to chat, as for what to talk about, it doesn't matter, the important thing is to make Tan Caizhe collapse.
Sure enough, several merchants didn't say anything, but learned some common sense, that is, the specific location where the ship docked. Knowing the detailed location, Jin Shan doesn't have to worry.
He asked Tan Caizhe to come out and asked, "This official has already understood it clearly just now." ”
When Tan Caizhe heard this, a lot of speculation was in his heart just now, but now he was very chaotic, and after listening to what Jin Shanyi said, he immediately became nervous, thinking that he had found something, and hurriedly asked, "Everything is clear?" ”
"Yes, it's all clear, this official will give you one last chance to see if you can catch it, if you catch it, it proves that you are still a smart person, if you don't catch it, then I'm sorry, you're stupid to the end. The official will strictly investigate and deal with it, depending on whether you say it yourself, or if the official will help you say it. Jin Shan asked.
"My lord, the little one really didn't see where Shi Fude's silver was, if the big man had to say that the little one took it, then what could be done? The small one can only obey, but, until there is no evidence to prove it, what the other party does is useless. Small ones are not recognized. If the adult doesn't believe it, the adult can ask Shi Fude in person to see if the little one is right. Tan Caizhe said.
Tan Caizhe's attitude is very clear, that is, if there is still a fluke mentality, he does not believe that he will fail. Whether it succeeds or not, it needs to be further observed.