"My father once served in the court, so he passed down a jade pendant."

"Although my father has been immortal for many years, there are always some old acquaintances in the DPRK."

"When the prefect saw nephrite, he decided to help, and he was the deceased of his father."

The little young woman opened her mouth to explain, and carefully wiped the oil stains on Su Su's little hands.

However, her explanation made Yang Dong frown.

In today's court, it is not an exaggeration to say that people go to tea and cool down.

What's more, listening to the little young woman, her father has been dead for many years. If this is the case, how can a mere piece of nephrite make the prefect sell face?

Moreover...... In today's court, officials don't know how much stubble has been changed.

It's too lucky to be able to recognize this piece of nephrite, right?

Perhaps sensing the doubts in Yang Dong's heart, the little young woman took the initiative to explain:

"Actually...... I'm kind of weird about that. ”

"My father has been gone for many years, and over the years, there has been no contact between the DPRK and China. Therefore, I don't understand why the prefect can recognize this piece of nephrite. ”

Yang Dong bowed slightly, and his eyes focused on the nephrite jade in his hand.

Nephrite jade is warm and moist, and there is a faint word "Yan" engraved on the surface, which presumably represents some kind of identity.

It's just that...... He always felt that there was something strange about it.

So he asked:

"Dare to ask your father, what position was he in the first place?"

When the little young woman heard this, a look of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

However, the next moment she smiled indifferently and said:

"Actually...... There is nothing to hide about this matter, my father was a member of the household department back then, and his official position was not high, but because he was a person recommended by the Jiangnan clan, his career has always been smooth. ”

The creation of the household department?

Yang Dong frowned, and quickly searched for information related to this official position in his mind.

In fact...... This so-called book creation is just a petty official of the seventh grade of the household department. His job was also very simple, and the main content was to sort out and check the taxes paid by the local government to the imperial court.

Therefore, although this position is not high, it can be regarded as a position of real power.

But......

Even so, there is no need for the current prefect of the capital to give him this face.

After all, in the capital, Mo said that he was a small seven-grade sesame official, even if he was a scholar of the six dignified departments, the official was still a son of heaven and a courtier, and he had to be a man with his tail between his legs.

When the little young woman saw Yang Dong's serious face, she gradually returned to her senses.

She is not stupid and sweet, she grew up in the family of the eunuch, and when she became an adult, she pulled her children alone.

She understands the unspoken rules of this world even better than Yang Dong.

I saw that her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were also flickering with confusion.

"Actually...... I haven't figured out this matter, our lineage is a side of the Xu family, and we have not had any contact for many years, so it is impossible to get the support of the Xu family. ”

"It's not a secret, my father also lost his official position because of the tax and silver case, and finally died of depression."

"I really can't figure out why the prefect chose to help."

When Yang Dong heard this, a gleam flashed in his eyes.

"Wait, you just said that your father lost his official position because of the tax and silver case?"

"Yes, at the beginning, there was a lot of uproar in the capital. But it's not a glorious thing, and since then, our family has lived in seclusion and rarely seen outside. ”

Yang Dong silently wrote down this point in his heart, and continued to ask:

"Now that you know that this piece of nephrite jade may not be of any use, why do you want to take it out when it is in court?"

The words had already been spoken, and there was no need for the little young woman to continue to hide it.

I saw that she had a trace of memory in her expression, and slowly spoke:

"Actually...... This is also in accordance with his father's last wishes. ”

"After my father was demoted, he stayed at home all day and was depressed, and after about half a year, he made a decision that I hated him for the rest of my life."

At this point, the little young woman's eyes were slightly red.

It's just that she has always controlled her emotions very well, but after a short silence, she returned to normal and continued to speak:

"My father chose to throw away his life, but maybe he still has a trace of concern for my daughter in his heart."

Therefore, in his suicide note, he specially told the importance of this nephrite. My father said that this piece of nephrite could save my life at a critical moment. ”

"That's why you took out this nephrite. It's just that I'm afraid that even you didn't expect this piece of nephrite to be so useful, right? ”

Hearing Yang Dong's analysis, the little young woman just nodded slightly.

"Indeed, the usefulness of this piece of nephrite is actually beyond my expectations."

Yang Dong bowed slightly, he always felt that there was a strangeness in this matter. Now that I happen to have the intention to rectify a wave of officials, I might as well use this case as a starting point.

"I'm afraid those people won't give up, you better be careful these days."

"If you encounter any trouble, send this token into the Qunfang Building."

Yang Dong thought about it for a while, and handed the token of the secret agent of the West Factory in his hand to the little young woman.

Immediately, without waiting for her to say no, she took the first step:

"I still have some things, so I won't stay long, you eat slowly......"

……

Leaving the Fan Building,

Yang Dong kept going straight to the small building of the West Factory,

In fact, in addition to the appointment and dismissal of officials in the Ministry of Officials, there is also a record of the appointment and dismissal of officials in the small building of the West Factory, which is stored in the library on the third floor of the small building.

Yang Dong returned to the small building of the West Factory and plunged into the library pavilion.

He followed the information provided by the little young woman and quickly rummaged through the library.

An hour later,

Yang Dong looked at the dossier scattered in front of him, his brows furrowed tightly.

According to the dossier, there have been only two cases of tax and silver in the last 30 years.

And these two tax and silver cases, whether they involve the characters or the results, are completely different from what the little young woman described!

Could it be ...... The dossier in the small building of the West Factory is not the complete version?

Yang Dong raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, he suddenly realized that what happened to the little young woman was probably not so simple.

"Come on, go and get the files of the Ministry of Officials for nearly 30 years!"

……

The bright moon is hanging high, and now it's late at night,

However, at this moment, the small building of the West Factory is brightly lit.

Those spies who usually only know how to forge themselves are sitting on the ground one by one, holding thick files in their hands.

"How about it, are there any new discoveries about the tax and silver case?"

Shu Mouse stared at the group of secret agents and asked solemnly.