All the banknotes of the Daning Dynasty are responsible for the papermaking institute, and the Sichuan paper used in the banknotes is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and private individuals are not allowed to buy and print, and those who violate the order are sentenced to beheading.

But now the old cat said that the 100 taels of silver ticket in front of him was fake money.

Whether it is from the pattern or the anti-fake watermark, Lu Anran and the three of them compared it with the real coin, and they can't find the slightest inconsistency with the naked eye.

The old cat pointed to a certain place with a silver ticket, "You ordinary people can't tell the difference, otherwise how dare they use such a silver ticket to flow into the market." But I have an unusual perception of color, and it's hard to hide it from me, you see here, the last pattern is made of different materials. ”

"Oh~~~" Lu Taotao blinked: "I can't see it." ”

The old cat affirmed: "He must be trapped, and he is asking me for help in this way." ”

Let's not say whether it's true or not, Lu Anran asked: "Then what did you do?" ”

"The owner of this counterfeit coin is a merchant in Yi County, if you have checked Jin Yu'e, you should also know about him."

Lu Anran was blessed to his heart: "Could it be Liu Zhiquan?" ”

"Not bad." The old cat nodded: "I found a chance to have a hot time with him, but it didn't take long for him to have an accident." It happened that at that time that I found out about his relationship with Jin Yu'e again, but unfortunately that woman lived in a simple house, and only made friends with merchants on weekdays, so it was difficult for me to get close to her, and in the end I could only start with Xianglan. ”

"What do you have to do with Xianglan and the Divine Fox Mark?"

"What I know is that there happened to be a fox fairy in Yi County, so Xianglan recommended me out and asked me to tattoo Jin Yu'e with the Fox Mark. I didn't lie before, the dye was indeed provided to me, and although I realized that it was wrong when I got it, it was just strange. ”

It is not uncommon for dyes to know the roots of the grass, and it is not uncommon for the incense makers to know the dragon li, but few people know that the combination of the two will cause people to be confused/hallucinated.

The old cat went from being puzzled to deepening his doubts, because "Jin Yu'e is dead, Xianglan is dead, and even Liu Changhe is dead, so I don't feel right." "The few who died, so coincidentally, all happened to have tattoos on him.

"I secretly checked a lot of books, but I couldn't ask anything, and at that time I was afraid that they would kill me, and I didn't dare to blatantly look for a doctor. Just when I went to hide in the prostitute, I saw the thug using the drug/drug for the woman inside, so I changed the direction, and finally found that Ru Yu and Long Li together actually had that effect. ”

From the previous time, Lu Anran could see that the old cat was very slippery and cunning, otherwise he would not have been able to hide in the royal capital for so long under the secret round-up of everyone, so it was not very surprising that he could discover the secret of Ru Yu and Long Li.

The old cat said: "I secretly went to Xianglan's room, but because the ashes were extremely inconspicuous after the dragon li burned out, I didn't find any clues, but I know that they used this method to kill people." ”

Lu Anran believed it for seven or eight points, because Scarlet Smoke had indeed bumped into him and sneaked into Xianglan's room at the beginning.

The palms of Lu Taotao's two hands squeezed both sides of his face in, and his mouth was squeezed into a rooster mouth, "Why don't you go to the government to report the case?" ”

"Don't think that I don't know that the master behind Qiongxian Tower is a member of the court, they dare to blatantly mess around in Qiongxian Tower, who knows if anyone in the court has intervened."

A hint of contemplation flashed in Lu Anran's eyes, "According to you, whether it was Jiang Chao at the beginning, or Jin Yu'e or Xianglan later, the reason why they were killed was because of counterfeit money?" ”

"That's what I thought." In the process of looking for Jiang Chao, the old cat did not find nothing, "Jin Yu'e and Xianglan have different identities on the surface, but they are both working hard for the people behind the scenes, in order to sell those counterfeit coins." ”

Lu Anran couldn't help but think of what Wu once said-

"Liu Zhiquan's heart is higher than the sky, he wants to make a fortune, and he kept shouting that the opportunity is coming before the accident."

There are also more than 10,000 taels of Liu Zhiquan's disappearance, as well as the concubine object that was not found.

If Liu Zhiquan buys all the silver and buys counterfeit money, and then vainly wants to use the counterfeit money in his hand to sell it out and make a windfall......

The more Lu Anran thought about it, the more frightened he became, because although there was only one Liu Zhiquan, he didn't know how many people like Liu Zhiquan there were, and he didn't know how many counterfeit money the ordinary people and merchants of the Daning Dynasty had been harmed.

No wonder!

It's no wonder that Jin Yu'e travels among various merchants, and she is worried about her deceased husband's resemblance, but in fact, she is simply the middleman who sells the stolen goods.

"Oh, I remember that there was a wicker or something, his uncle was the prime minister, wasn't he also killed?"

Lu Taotao's voice woke up Lu Anran, and she heard the old cat say disdainfully: "Liu Changhe? I think he died unlucky. ”

Lu Taotao probably thought this reason was very funny, and giggled.

"Liu Changhe saw me hiding in Xianglan's room that day, and it is estimated that I was suspected of seeing something that should not be seen and caused me to lose my mouth, either Xianglan did it, or the person behind her."

This explanation is reasonable, Lu Anran still has a question, "Banknotes can be fake and real, but the font size is connected, if there is the same font size, there must be a fake, and the fake thing is fake, and sooner or later it can be found out whether it is true or false." ”

Lu Taotao spread his hands: "Yes, isn't it in vain?" ”

The old cat's tone was more cautious, and said: "I don't know if it's superfluous, once when I was tattooing, I overheard them say two words, what to buy in large quantities, and store food weapons." ”

Lu Anran clasped his hands and was silent for a moment, thinking of something, he suddenly raised his eyes: "Where did they sell the counterfeit money?" ”

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Imperial Palace, Linhua Palace.

The emperor was also talking to Nangong about the scourge of counterfeit money, "Buying food and weapons in the southwest with fake silver tickets has caused prices to skyrocket, the poor cannot afford to eat, the prodigal people have gathered into a coward, and the people are no longer stable." ”

It turned out that a small amount of counterfeit money was found in circulation in some places in the southwest years ago, and when the number increased sharply after the year, the emperor secretly ordered Yunqi to go to verify, and Yunqi left the royal capital for this matter.

After Nangong stopped listening, he said clearly: "The emperor sent Yun Shizi and Qi Shen to lead it, obviously to get rid of the Kou, but in fact to investigate the counterfeit money case." ”

The emperor shook his head: "In addition to Kou, it is true, and the investigation is also true." ”

Nangong Zhi frowned and said: "The minister doesn't understand, since the emperor wants to investigate the case, why do you have to make a big fuss, so it will be difficult for Yun Shizi's side to act." ”

"Yuan Shu, do you really think that the emperor is far away, and he can do whatever he wants when he leaves the capital?"

The emperor's deep voice was suppressed, and Nangong was startled.

"I sent Yunqi twice, but the first time I didn't find anything, what do you think the thief will think?"

They must think that the imperial court is incompetent, not to mention that Yunqi is known as an embroidered pillow, and they will relax their vigilance.

Nangong Zhi's mind turned quickly, "So the emperor sent Yun Shizi again, in order to tell others that the imperial court had discovered something, and forced the other party to show his feet, but in this way, Yun Shizi's safety ......"

"Yuan Shu, those who achieve great things are not informal, Mengduyun Wangfu is also a courtier of my Daning Dynasty, loyal to the court, I will remember his share of credit."

Nangong lowered his eyelids, the emperor glanced at him lightly, and said in a slow tone: "I trust you, not only because your father once suffered a knife for me, but also because you are of great use, and you will take over the heavy responsibility of the cabinet in the future." Today, I let you remember a sentence: soft-heartedness is a taboo. ”

Stepping out of the gate of the Linhua Palace, Nangong Zhi's face did not see anything unusual, and he left the palace after greeting the king.

Passing by the Imperial Garden Stone Bridge, it happened that Concubine Shu and her maid were feeding fish on the bridge, Nangong couldn't avoid it, and saluted the graceful and wealthy woman in the center of the bridge.

Concubine Shu gave birth to three children, she still looks young and beautiful, and the second prince looks like a mother, but she is only like a god, not as good as Concubine Shu.

Seeing Nangong Zhi, Concubine Shu threw the rest of the fish food into the lake and smiled, "The emperor has recruited you into the palace again?" ”

"Yes, sissy."

"Your Majesty is really, it's only been a long time since you came to the East and you haven't asked anyone to rest."

"It's all within the purview of the ministers."

Concubine Shu said with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Shaofu is young, and he does things properly, no wonder the emperor is serious." ”

Nangong Zhi naturally didn't dare to take the credit, and the two of them said a few polite words on the surface, and then said goodbye and went back.

Concubine Shu asked the big palace maid next to her to walk back with her support, and said, "See, this treatment is closer than that of her own child." ”

"Niangniang relaxes, the broken bones are still connected to the tendons, the emperor and the second prince are the father and son of the blood."

Concubine Shuliu raised her eyebrows obliquely, her red lips hooked, and she said without a smile: "This palace is just angry, what do you say about the eastern tour, the pirates who have exhausted the sea have been destroyed, what does he have to patrol, it's not a meaning, put gold on his body." I thought that the palace would find the emperor for this errand and said that the two princes should go with him, but the emperor just refused. ”

Hongshang thought for a while, "Niangniang, the so-called not suffering from widowhood but unevenness, maybe the emperor is worried that once the second prince is gone, the queen should have an opinion." ”

Concubine Shu sighed: "Yes, that person is also used to taking advantage of loopholes." ”

"In the final analysis, Niangniang still has to guard against Jiaofang Palace, no matter how capable Nangong Shaofu is, he is also a courtier, even if he is in charge of the cabinet in the future, he will always do things for the emperor, whoever is the king, who is his master."

Concubine Shu looked at her sideways, "You reminded you right, there is a difference between monarchs and ministers, no matter how powerful he is in Nangong, he can't turn the sky upside down." "It's not that Concubine Shu can't think of it, it's just that she watched the emperor recruit Nangong twice in three days, but she was lukewarm to her second prince, and it was inevitable that she would be angry.

At this time, Hongshang remembered something, and said: "Niangniang, the slave maid heard that Mrs. Lang Zhongling entered the palace yesterday?" ”

"The queen wants to marry her niece to the crown prince again?" Concubine Shu sneered, "The abacus is fine, and the left and right are not left behind, give yourself a leeway." ”

Hongshang shook her head, looked around cautiously, and whispered a few words to Shufei with her hands over her lips, and Shufei's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Really? ”

"Yes, there are one or two sentences that are loud, and the little palace maid who sprinkles water outside listens."

Concubine Shu's eyes rolled, "You bring a message to my father, and let him secretly find out what's going on, who died in the hands of the Gu family?" ”