The east wants to know, and a sun breaks through the clouds.

At the end of the crowded path in Nanshi, there was a loud cracking sound.

Looking for prestige, most of the houses built against the brick walls on the edge have collapsed, revealing a remnant scene. When I went deeper again, I saw a mess on the ground.

Xiao Yuehuai squatted between the broken tiles and broken trees, staring at the bright red everywhere, her eyes losing focus.

When Qin E arrived with Qi Yue, she smelled a smell of burnt smell and covered her nose.

After the fire burned, the neon cloth was littered with corpses that had been burned to the point of no longer human form, in addition to scattered ash and wood chips, mixed with boiler fragments used to melt silver.

Qin E's heart was cold, and when she saw Xiao Yuehuai's depressed and lost figure from the ruins, she hurriedly trotted to her side and said, "Ah Huai? Are you hurt? ”

Xiao Yuehuai's face was gray, her eyes were bloodshot, she turned her head to look at her, and said in a hoarse voice: "Are you here?" ”

"We... One step too late. ”

This weak and hoarse voice made Qin E's heart uncomfortable for a while.

Xiao Yuehuai took her hand, pointed to the charred corpse on the ground and said, "The clothes worn by these seven or eight people have not been completely burned, judging from the fragments, they are the prison clothes in the prison of Dali Temple." It should be the gang of bandits who were captured at the Songshui Wharf. ”

"No wonder the thieves want to take them out of prison. It is estimated that they also have a layer of identity, which is a silversmith who does black market business. ”

She was calm and calm on the surface, except that her complexion was a little worse, and she didn't seem to be discouraged by the burning of the neon cloth shop and the killing of the silversmith. But the more this is the case, the more Qin E is worried about her state:

"Ah Huai, don't be too anxious, we can always find other clues."

Xiao Yuehuai hooked her lips slightly, gasped slightly, and said, "Hello, you're on the point." She held out a pair of charcoal-stained, scarred hands and revealed a wooden sign in her palm.

Qi Yue was beside him, recognized the thing at a glance, and exclaimed, "Isn't this the official order of Yubu Langguan Bailiren?" ”

Xiao Yuehuai asked in a low voice: "When Dali Temple and the Criminal Department set up checkpoints at the city gate and on the outskirts of the city, did they stop the official team?" ”

Qi Yue's expression changed, staring at the official order in her hand, and said in shock: "The Ministry of Industry's order to leave the city was issued half a month ago. Yunzhou copper mining is imminent, and no one dares to stop the people of the Ministry of Yu. They had been out of town two hours earlier. ”

Xiao Yuehuai closed her eyes, took a deep breath and said, "How many people are in the team of Yubu Mining?" ”

Qi Yue: "Due to the special situation this time, the mining masonry was personally recruited and screened by the officials of the Yu Ministry Department, and there were more than 100 people assembled, not to mention more than 100 people..."

Qin E was stunned: "This... Doesn't that match the number of people who break into prison? ”

Xiao Yue bowed her head: "Exactly." If they hide the scraps of silver under the grain and goods, they will be able to get away with it. ”

Qi Yuetie's face was blue, and his golden ink boots spun lightly for half a circle, facing the officials who were searching around in the ruined house, and ordered: "Notify Dali Temple immediately!" Gather the people! Out of town! ”

Eight or nine men responded in unison and quickly lined up and left. Qi Yue followed closely, grabbed the saddle with one hand, flew up in the air, straddled the horse's back steadily, and galloped away with a long whip.

Qin E clenched her hands tightly and said angrily: "It's been two hours, I don't know if I can catch up?" ”

Xiao Yuehuai slowly walked out of the ruins, stood on the brick wall and looked at the entrance of the alley, and said lightly: "From the moment they left the city, it was already too late, even if they caught up, it was useless." The silver that was transported out by Bailiren must have been hidden. ”

Qin E said with hope: "I can't find the silver, maybe Qi Yue can find some other traces?" ”

Xiao Yuehuai shook her head: "It's unlikely." ”

"But now is not the time to discuss this. At a glance, I estimated the amount of charcoal purchased by the neon silk cloth shop, which was not enough to remelt all the 170,000 taels of silver into broken silver. According to the calculation of the hour, they only melted half of it at most, and it should be the batch that Bailiren brought out. So... The rest of the silver should still be hidden in Jinling City. ”

Qin E exclaimed, "Why didn't you say it earlier?" Now that the people of the Criminal Department and Dali Temple have left the city, who should we find to investigate? ”

Xiao Yue was silent, her eyes were fixed in the direction of the bazaar, as if she was waiting for someone.

Half an hour flies.

The red sun shone on the blue sky, and the streets of Jinling also warmed up, and the vendors in Nanshi set up stalls one after another.

The dust in front of the workshop shook like the sound of horses' hooves. Zou Yongzhi, the staff of the military department, led a group of soldiers towards Buxing.

After this person dismounted, he ran straight towards Xiao Yuehuai, and said with a restrained salute: "Your Royal Highness the Princess." The minister seconded people to check all the rivers and waterways in Jinling, and found the disaster relief silver sunk in the water under the trestle bridge of Fengyi Port. ”

"Fengyi Port?" Xiao Yuehuai was surprised, "I didn't expect it to be there." ”

"Today's matter, I would like to thank the staff for their help. The disaster relief money you will find will be handed over to the Criminal Department for disposal. ”

Zou Yong smiled straight on his face, bowed respectfully and said, "How dare you thank the princess?" The things that Lord Shangshu personally ordered were the internal affairs of the ministers. The minister is just doing his duty. ”

After saying this, the official in the official robe and Confucian clothes crossed his hands and saluted again: "If the princess has no other instructions, the minister will retire first." ”

Xiao Yuehuai acquiesced.

The group came and went in a hurry.

Qin E stepped forward in two steps, stood beside her and said, "I see." That's why you didn't stop Qi Yue from leaving the city? Only when the Criminal Department and Dali Temple leave Jinling at the same time to track Bailiren, will the thieves let down their vigilance. ”

"If the staff in charge of the map of the Ministry of War secretly searches at this time, you can find the silver taels hidden by the thieves? But... How did you come up with the idea to search the waterways? ”

Xiao Yuehuai: "The city is full of soldiers and horses, if you want to wait for the wind to pass before transporting the silver, hide it underwater to be safe." ”

Qin E stared at it, and unconsciously bowed her head and said: "Indeed, the government usually pays attention to the ships that travel to and from the port docks, and few people look underwater, and the best place to hide silver is under the trestle. ”

"But... You are looking for the help of the military department, aren't you afraid that Lu Pingsheng will hear the wind? ”

Xiao Yuehuai's expression darkened: "Although he is the right attendant of the military department, he has no real power at the moment. Besides, Zou Yongzhi is my grandfather's confidant, and he is strict and reliable, so I can rest assured that he will go. ”

"However, the remaining half of the disaster relief silver has been found, and soon the Lu family should know the news."

Qin E's brows furrowed like a mountain, and she crossed her arms and said, "Then again, why did the Lu family waste so much effort to grab this disaster relief silver?" ”

The question was thrown, causing Xiao Yuehuai to fall into deep thought.

In his previous life, when Lu Pingsheng rebelled against Chongqing, he held a brave and powerful army in his hand, which caused Dayu to flee in half a month. The sheer number of soldiers and the skill of swords and weapons are jaw-dropping.

Xiao Yuehuai has always felt strange, even if the Lu family acted in the name of Kuang Fu Zhou's room, it would be impossible to accumulate such a strong army and sufficient ordnance in the two years after the Great Yu destroyed Zhou.

The only possibility is that the Lu family had secretly recruited troops and strengthened troops before the Great Chongqing Annihilation Week.