Hearing this, Li Changkong and others came forward one after another to observe carefully.

Under the big eyes of everyone, I really saw that the right edge of the counterfeit banknote, from top to bottom, the line of the third fish scale was slightly bent a little.

"This ......, such subtleties, how can Lord Zhong see it?" Zhang Han was dumbfounded.

"Lord Zhong has been engaged in the Criminal Department for many years, and the cases he has taken over, large and small, I am afraid that there are not 1,000, but 800."

"This insight is probably the best in the world!" Li Changkong said.

Hearing these words, Zhong Jiao's face suddenly looked a lot better, and at the same time he handed Li Changkong a kind look.

He knew that Li Changkong was building momentum for himself, so that everyone, including the crown prince, could realize his abilities so that he could quickly integrate into this small group.

It seems that the Xingchen soft armor at home has to be sent to the Li Mansion as soon as possible.

Since Zhong Prison has been able to work in the Criminal Department for decades, and finally even sat in the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, he naturally has a seven-trick exquisite heart, and the door to the officialdom is very clear in his heart.

"Lord Zhong, it's really amazing!" Liu Yu also opened his mouth and exclaimed: "Then in your opinion, how did a trace of ripples on the scales of this fish appear?" ”

"I'm afraid it depends on the rest of the counterfeit banknotes, if all the counterfeit banknotes are like this, it is the rubbing that has a problem. If only this one is problematic, there is a problem in the rubbing process. Li Changkong said.

"General Li is right, the answer is the former! Among the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver tickets, every one has this problem. ”

"Your Highness, how did the rubbings of the imperial court banknotes come about?" Li Changkong nodded, then looked at Liu Yu and asked.

"Well, I don't know." Liu Yu shook his head a little embarrassed, thought about it, and in order to show that he was not so useless, he added: "The rubbing of silver tickets is a national event, and it is the most important thing. How the rubbing came about, only my father knows, let alone me, even Master Jia may not know. ”

When Li Changkong heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he asked again: "Then does Your Highness know where the rubbing book is hidden?" ”

"emmm, too... I don't know. ”

"The hiding place of the rubbing book is top secret, and even the Tobe Shangshu may not know where it is, and it is normal that the main palace does not know."

"Tobe Shangshu doesn't know where it is?" Li Changkong keenly grasped the key point in Liu Yu's words, and continued to ask: "So, Tuoben is not in the household department, but in the palace?" ”

"Yes, it must be in the palace, I heard that it is taken care of by the Hidden Dragon Guard, where it is, no one knows except for my father."

"If the household department wants to print money, it also needs to be written by the household department, stating the amount, and then asking the father for instructions."

"If the father agrees, he will issue an order and distribute the rubbings to the household department."

"This is not the end, even if the household department gets the rubbing, it needs to be rubbed under the nose of the Hidden Dragon Guard, and after the rubbing is finished, the Hidden Dragon Guard will bring the rubbing back to the palace and re-blockade it."

When Li Changkong heard this, he couldn't help but groan for a while, and then asked, "Is it possible for the Hidden Dragon Guard to be bought?" ”

"No way!" Liu Yu immediately decided: "They are the most loyal guards of the Great Cadres, and they are also the guarantee of imperial power. ”

"If the Hidden Dragon Guard really rebels, there is only one possibility, Da Qian is going to die!"

Liu Yu even said this kind of thing, Li Changkong naturally had to believe it, so he nodded and said his guess: "Looking at it this way, that should be a self-made rubbing." ”

"It's just not in place, even if it's the same as the original rubbing, there are still some flaws."

"Ordinary people can't see it, but a veteran of the criminal department like Lord Zhong can see it after spending a little time."

But as soon as these words came out, everyone frowned, and they didn't believe Li Changkong's inference.

"Lao Li, when the Daqian silver ticket was designed, it had already taken into account the needs of anti-counterfeiting, so the silver ticket was designed to be particularly complex, and the fish scale diagram was only one of them, and there were other patterns, lines and shadows, which were also difficult to imitate. If you want to imitate the exact same rubbing, I'm afraid it's... It's a bit of a fantasy. Zhang Han spoke out to everyone.

If rubbings are so easy to forge, why is the court hiding them so deeply?

"I'm afraid that looking at the countries of the four directions, the most prestigious painters in the world at that time dare not say that they can imitate an identical rubbing." Zhong Jian also spoke, although Li Changkong helped him a lot, but sometimes, he had to deal with things.

"I know, but what if the one wasn't looking for the most prestigious artist of the time? But a painter who specializes in fake paintings? ”

"Practice makes perfect, and so does copying!"

"As long as the foundation is good enough, practice for ten or twenty years, just a silver ticket, I don't believe it can't be imitated."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Normal painters will also copy, but that was when they were beginners, and when they had a certain level of attainment, they began to believe in the reins and draw whatever they wanted.

But the fake artist won't!

He'll keep copying it! Strive to be able to achieve the degree of being real with the fake, or even exactly the same as the original!

Under such day-to-day practice, if it is only about copying, the fake painter is naturally much better than the real artist.

"It's not impossible to say that." Zhong Jian spoke.

"I think you can check in this direction first, and if you can't find something, it's not too late to change directions."

"Well, this palace also believes in Lao Li!" Prince Liu Yudao.

Seeing this, Zhang Han said helplessly: "Since you have said so, what else can I say?" ”

"Let's talk about how to find out."

When Li Changkong heard this, he nodded, and then said: "Then let's start from Qiandu City, if you can't find a fake painter who is enough to copy the rubbings after three days, then change the direction of the investigation!" ”

"Lao Zhu, come here!"

Hearing this, Zhu Ben, who was beaten by Jia Taisui and had a blue nose and swollen face, suddenly shouted, bluffed Jia Taisui, and then trotted over.

"Lao Li, what's the matter?"

"Find someone! The most powerful fake painter in the whole Qiandu City, find it for me in one day, can you do it?? ”

"It's... Qiandu City is so big, to be honest, it's hard to find. Zhu Ben said with a bitter gourd face.

"If you can find it, I'll be in charge, and you can pick the things in King Jing's Mansion first!"

"If you can find it within half a day, the prince can reward you with an additional 5,000 taels of silver!"

"Is that true?" Hearing this, Zhu Ben's eyes suddenly lit up.

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!"

"Good! You just wait, and within half a day, there will be news! ”

"Remember to keep a low profile, don't make a storm in the city, everyone knows it, otherwise the five thousand taels of silver will not be settled."

"Well said!" After Zhu Ben finished speaking, he didn't dare to delay for a quarter of an hour, and went out of the East Palace directly.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yu was so angry that his teeth itched: "When did the palace say that it would give him five thousand taels of silver?" Hongu is also poor! ”