"In the fourth year of Xianheng, Yingxu Commercial Bank sold 5,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron, and the account book recorded that there was your monogram on it."

He Yiqiu stood next to the box and looked at Li Shiheng with a cold face: "Is there a mistake in this matter, do you know, does the British Duke know?" ”

"This matter is correct, everything is done by me for profit, and the national government does not know." Li Shiheng resolutely and directly resisted all the crimes.

He Yiqiu nodded slightly, then walked to another box, took out the account book from it, and continued to speak: "In March of the first year of the Shangyuan Dynasty, Yingxu Commercial Bank sold 10,000 catties of Tubo pig iron, and in July, it sold 10,000 catties of Tubo pig iron, and it was still your monogram. ”

"Everything is my doing, and it has nothing to do with Guogong." Li Shiheng bowed his head slightly, and once again resisted all the crimes.

He Qiqiu continued to walk to the remaining boxes, sent out four ledgers from inside, and then continued to speak: "In March of the second year of the last century, Yingxu Commercial Bank produced 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron, 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron in May, 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron in July, 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron in September, 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron in November, and a total of 100,000 catties of Tubo pig iron throughout the year.

Li Shiheng's breathing was already heavy.

A gang knife, but a dozen catties, roughly calculated, the Yingxu firm has smuggled the pig iron of Tibet over the years, at least 125,000 catties, nearly 10,000 steel knives.

These steel knives are enough to arm 10,000 Tibetan warriors.

This is a large number, even Pei Yan was a little surprised.

With so much pig iron, how did Li Jingye send it to Tubo through the border pass?

Was this trade route of his so terrible, and how much did he make from it?

……

Pei Yan's gaze swept away, and Duan Baoxuan on the side, as well as Li Xuan's faces, had become solemn.

At a glance, you can see that they have calculated the exact amount.

Although Cui Mi and Li Dan didn't know how many kills and injuries there were, this number still made them feel heavy.

Li Xuan noticed Pei Yan's gaze, his expression was still cold, but his fists were already clenched.

Li Shiheng lowered his head heavily, breathed heavily and said, "Everything is done by villains, and it has nothing to do with Guogong." ”

"Hmm!" He Qiu nodded slightly, and then continued to speak: "These pig iron, Tubo has bid twice as much as usual several times, right?" ”

"Correct!" Li Shiheng nodded heavily.

"In September of the second year of the last century, Yingxu Commercial Bank sold 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron, but the price was four times as usual, why?"

"The war is approaching, and the Tibetans spend a lot of money to buy pig iron." After Li Shiheng finished speaking, he felt a little uneasy inexplicably in his heart.

"In November of the second year of Shangyuan, Yingxu Commercial Bank once again sold 20,000 catties of Tibetan pig iron, and the price was still four times as much as usual, why?"

Li Shiheng was a little confused for a while, so he continued to bow down and said, "This price is four times the usual, why not come out?" ”

"In winter, you rarely go out, especially in November, when the weather is cold and freezing, and the price is only four times, and you are willing to send things to Tibet?" Why did he ask lightly, as if he was really puzzled.

"Sizheng, the price of four times is not low, even if it is cold on the Tubo Plateau, there is a huge profit." After a slight pause, Li Shiheng said with a wry smile: "As for more, it's not that I don't want more, it's just that the Tubo people refuse to give it, what can I do if I wait?" ”

"yes, four times the price is not low." He Yiqiu nodded slightly, then picked up an account book and continued: "In September of the second year of the last century, you should have set off for Tubo at the beginning of September, why did you delay it until September 20? ”

September 20, as soon as this number came out, Li Xuan immediately raised his head and stared at Li Shiheng, his breathing was already heavy.

Everyone present was surprised when they saw Li Xuan's appearance.

Thinking about it immediately, the next moment, everyone's faces changed.

On the ninth day of September last year, the king of Nanchang got married.

At the beginning of September, the king of Nanchang returned to Beijing, and on September 20, the king of Nanchang had already left Beijing.

Undoubtedly, the people of Yingxu Commercial Bank waited for the king of Nanchang to leave Chang'an before setting off.

Who needs to wait for the king of Nanchang to leave Chang'an?

Tibetan people.

The Tubo people wanted to collect the situation in Wuzhou, the reaction of the Tang Dynasty, and the war in Silla.

After the Tubo people collected the information, they naturally had to send it back to Tubo, and at this time, the Yingxu Trading House followed.

Faced with the question of why he wanted, as well as the solemn eyes of everyone present, Li Shiheng was a little unsure, but he still said seriously: "Last September, it was supposed to set off in early September, but at that time, a batch of pig iron was not in place, and then another steward fell ill, and the signature of Honglu Temple was never down, and it was delayed until late September. ”

"You were late for this batch of pig iron, but after arriving in Tibet, the Tibetans unexpectedly gave you four times the price." He Qiu walked up to Li Shiheng and said coldly: "In the past, it was twice as much, but you were late, but you gave you four times, don't you feel that something is wrong?" ”

Li Shiheng suddenly closed his mouth, and his whole person was already extremely vigilant.

He is not stupid, what he did before was just to fight for Li Jingye, so he admitted it without reservation.

But now, the aura of danger is already approaching, if he continues to stupidly agree, wouldn't it hurt Li Jingye.

Seeing that Li Shiheng didn't say anything, why did he smile: "It seems that you know that something is wrong, so, this official asks you, did Li Jingye know about the smuggling of pig iron to Tubo this time in September?" ”

Why did he want to directly tear off his disguised face this time, looked at Li Shiheng coldly, and even called Li Jingye's name directly.

Li Shiheng's breathing became heavy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Everything has nothing to do with Guogong, everything is done by me personally." ”

"Good!" He Qiu suddenly raised his head in a strange calm, then looked at the account books, and said coldly: "Come to think of it, you should understand that in September last year, the reason why the departure was delayed was because the Tubo people wanted to deliver intelligence, and you sent the pig iron to Tubo, which is equivalent to sending the intelligence to Tubo, so the Tubo people will give you four times the price, and the extra two times is the price of the intelligence, right?" ”

Li Shiheng gritted his teeth and stopped talking.

Why did he lower his head, stared at Li Shiheng coldly and asked, "This official asks you, do you know about these things, and the British public knows about them?" ”

"I don't know, I ...... I don't know either. Li Shiheng raised his head and gritted his teeth to look at what he wanted.

He Qiu smiled disdainfully and said, "Didn't you say that you know everything?" ”

"We were just being used by the Tibetans, not fornicating with the Tibetans?" Li Shiheng gritted his teeth and stalked his neck.

"Very good, you don't know, then the whole caravan was used by the Tubo people, and it was delayed for a full twenty days before leaving for Tubo, in the end, who decided?" Why did he want to turn over the past again, he said coldly: "With the power of the British public, even if the Honglu Temple delays the issuance of customs clearance documents, the British public can also urge the urgent distribution, you are obviously waiting, waiting for the news of the Tibetan people, tell the official, who gave this order?" ”

Li Shiheng clenched his fists in an instant, others don't know, can he still not know, the order to delay the departure last September was given by Li Jingye.

Of course, Li Shiheng didn't know about the affair in Tibet, but it didn't mean that he didn't know the strangeness in it.

It's just that because of Li Jingye's order, he put all his doubts in his heart.

"You don't want to answer, well, the officer thinks that everything is ordered by the British duke, and you are just a ...... who obeys orders."

"No, it's me, it's me who gave the order, I told the caravan to wait until after September 20 before leaving." Li Shiheng couldn't help but speak, and once again carried everything for Li Jingye.

Pei Yan above, hearing Li Shiheng's answer, frowned tightly.

How did he not know that Li Shiheng had now fallen into the trap of what he wanted.

But the question of why to ask, even Pei Yan didn't know how to interrupt if he wanted to.

There are so many people up and down who can command the Yingxu caravan, not Li Jingye, not Li Shiheng, do you want to involve others?

Others, not necessarily like Li Shiheng, are willing to carry everything by themselves.

Seeing Li Shiheng loosen his mouth, the corners of his mouth flashed with a trace of disdain, and then he opened his mouth and asked: "So what about November last year, you have always started in March and ended in September, and the weather is freezing in November, and the price given by the Tubo people is not much more than before, why do you want to continue this trip, and who ordered it?" ”

"It's me." Li Shiheng did not deny it again this time, and said directly: "Everything is my order, four times the profit, enough for one trip." ”

"On the third day of the first month of November, you were supposed to set off again at the beginning of the hour, why did you suddenly set off half an hour earlier?"

He Yiqiu walked to the side of the box, took out an account book from it, looked at Li Shiheng coldly and said: "Your caravan has always set off at the right time, whether it is summer or winter, whether it is going to the south or north, it is always at the right time, why was it suddenly early that day, who gave the order?" ”

Li Shiheng raised his head and looked at He Yiqiu in surprise.

Suddenly, I don't know what I remembered, Li Shiheng shuddered violently.

If he remembered correctly, that day, someone sent an order for him to leave early, using Li Jingye's seal.

Although he was surprised, he didn't care much, and later he wrote to Li Jingye to ask, Li Jingye replied, everything was fine.

An unbelievable thought appeared in Li Shiheng's mind.

Could it be that the British are really secretly communicating with Tibet?

Li Shiheng's face couldn't help but turn white.

Everyone present saw this scene, and everyone's faces were gloomy at this moment.

Even Pei Yan is the same.

Li Jingye was used by the Tibetans, and Li Jingye's fornication with the Tibetans has a completely different meaning.

Everyone thought that he was being used by the Tibetans, so they were willing to help him, but if he really secretly fornicated with the Tibetans, then no one would be willing to say half a word for him.

Even Pei Yan is the same, because if they help Li Jingye now, even if it is equivalent to losing their own career.

No one would do this kind of thing.

Li Shiheng is just a back-handed character, and it is always Li Jingye who is really in charge.

Reminiscent of the previous September, the departure was delayed for nearly 20 days, because the king of Nanchang returned to Chang'an and brought back the details of the Tianyin Sect in Wuzhou, and at the same time, Datang also began to plan for the withdrawal of troops from Silla in winter.

Li Jingye's caravan set off late to wait for news from the Tibetans.

He is actively cooperating with Tibet.

Looking at Li Shiheng, who was trembling, everyone understood in their hearts that Li Shiheng himself was afraid that he had also thought of this problem.

Carrying the black pot of smuggling for Li Jingye and the sin of collaborating with the enemy for Li Jingye are completely different things.

He is also a Tang man, and he also has the pride of a Tang man.

Even if you die, you can't die on the charge of collaborating with the enemy.

He Qiu slowly walked in front of Li Shiheng and asked in a cold voice: "This official asked you, why did you leave early that day, and who gave the order?"

Li Shiheng slowly raised his head, looked at why he wanted to say something, but his face inexplicably showed a trace of fear, and then, he slammed on the ground and said bitterly: "It was my order, it was my fornication with Tibet, and it was not about the national government." ”

When Pei Yan above heard this, he couldn't help but shout in his heart: "It's over." ”

His gaze swept over Li Xuan.

Sure enough, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth had turned up with a hint of pride.

(End of chapter)