A confidant master who has followed Cao Qichang for 20 years has to carry it for one to two days no matter what, in order to show his loyalty to his master.

Like the last time Wang Baoquan, all the punishments were used all over his mouth, but he didn't open his mouth, and he had a hard bone.

Unexpectedly, this Zou Baichuan was recruited without much torture, and he turned out to be a soft bone.

"The ministers have implemented it one by one, and it is basically consistent with what the dark guard learned in the early stage."

"After you sort out the information, give it to the secretary, and read it carefully when you are lonely."

Yuan Zhi commanded coldly.

I guess there is no special and valuable information that can be explained clearly at once.

"The content of Zou Baichuan's explanation is not complicated, but it is estimated that it will be of great help to His Highness."

"Huh?"

The prince was taken aback when he heard this, this was completely inconsistent with his own judgment.

Looking at the prince's somewhat surprised eyes, Ji Hong took out a copy of the note he was holding in his hand and said:

"Your Highness, take a look, these are all about the distribution points of the Four Seas Money Village, the specific principal, and the surname of the shopkeeper."

"And what he escorted up this time is a whole vehicle of gold, silver and jewelry, a total of more than one million taels of gold, a large number of jewels and jade, countless, the secret guard invited the household personnel, and is cleaning up and appraising them one by one."

Oh, more than one million taels of gold, equivalent to more than 10 million taels of silver, and countless jewels and jade.

This is a timely rain, which solves his investment in agriculture, animal husbandry, industry and military since the beginning of spring.

There is also the Four Seas Money Bank, which is an underground vault.

Now it's developed.

"Quick, bring it up and take a look at it first."

Qiu Feng took the song from Ji Hong's hand and sent it to the prince's desk in small steps.

The prince was just disdainful, but when he heard that it was the money village of the four seas, he came to the spirit.

Review it right away.

Ji Hong in front of the tiger case looked anxious, and it seemed that there were more important matters that needed to be reported to the prince.

But the prince read the note very carefully, and nodded with a smile, as if he was very satisfied with the result.

Seeing this situation, of course Ji Hong didn't dare to open his mouth to disturb.

After about a stick of incense, the prince finally read the detailed information of the branches in the four seas money village.

"This mysterious underground money bank is finally about to surface, and I order the secret guards to follow the edict and gold medal of the crown prince, go to various places to search these places, and arrest the relevant people above, and there must be no negligence."

Yuan Zhi closed the music, patted his big hand lightly on it, and gave the order with a smile.

"Your Highness, this matter was discussed with Lord Wei yesterday, and arrangements were made in advance, just wait for His Highness's order to be issued, and then you can act... Only..."

"What's all, go and arrange for implementation." The crown prince rudely interrupted Ji Hong's words.

Seeing him spitting and spitting, the prince was very unhappy.

Originally, Yuan Zhi was not very satisfied with the work of the dark guard around the end of the year, as well as the results achieved.

"It's not Your Highness, the minister has a more important matter, and I need to talk to you specifically."

Ji Hong ignored the prince's dissatisfaction, and his duty prompted him to report clearly.

"What could be more important? Then let's talk about it, what are you doing in a daze? ”

Yuan Zhi's voice raised an octave, frowning and frowning impatiently.

"No, it's not... The minister wanted the secretary to avoid it. ”

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Feng was very embarrassed, and she set her eyes on the crown prince.

Because the crown prince once announced that she doesn't have to avoid anyone or anything. The prince was also stunned.

His face narrowed, ready to reprimand Ji Hong.

But when he raised his head and glared at Ji Hong, what was projected in front of him was the other party's resolute eyes.

Yuan Zhi hesitated and waved his hand at Qiu Feng, "Secretary Qiu, you avoid it first." ”

"Yes."

Qiu Feng owes himself, leaves the main hall, and closes the door with his hand.

"Let's talk about it now."

Ji Hong swallowed his saliva, cleared his throat and said:

"Your Highness, a secret letter came from Luoyang last night, saying that Cao Yanchun was dead, and our people went to the scene to examine the body, which was accurate, but the whereabouts of his eldest son Cao Zewei are unknown."

"Cao Zewei's whereabouts are unknown? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to simply say that he escaped. ”

Yuan Zhi's face was gloomy, and he roared:

"Didn't Lone order to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots? How could Cao Zewei escape, who are the people you spend hiring? Why don't you talk about the credit of the rivers and lakes? ”

"It's an assassin organization called 'Avengers', they are all a group of masked people, their identities can't be ascertained, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, this kind of assassin organization undertakes murder and trading through intermediaries, gives money to do things, and can't collect money if it can't be done or can't do it completely."

"The key is that there are some suspicions, the minister felt quite strange, so he urgently met and performed in person, not only Cao Zewei escaped, but also Cao Yanchun's death, which he committed suicide by wiping his neck."

"Wipe your neck and kill yourself?"

Yuan Zhi also gasped when he heard this.

Legend has it that Cao Yanchun is strong in martial arts, has profound internal skills, and has experienced a hundred battles, with his noble identity and integrity, he can't escape and die in battle.

As a young patriarch and general of a wealthy family, only by fighting to the last breath can he be considered virtuous, and only when he maintains the dignity of himself and his family can he be worthy of the title of general and admired by the world.

And committing suicide on the spot is a sign of cowardice or cowardice, which is disgraced by the world and insults the dignity and honor of the family.

With his martial arts alone, no one can capture him alive, and only by fighting to the last drop of blood can it be over.

How is it possible to commit suicide?

"Duke, what do you and the generals of the secret guard think?"

After all, Yuan Zhi is not a contemporary, although he understands the main history and major events, he cannot be clear about certain customs or rules of the rivers and lakes.

So, he asked Ji Hong rhetorically.

"Several of us have analyzed that there is a saying in the rivers and lakes, called 'suicide by fear of sin' or 'suicide by apologizing', although the results of these two are the same, both are suicides, but the nature of fear and apology is different."

"To fear sin is to be afraid, to be judged, to face someone, and to apologize is to confess guilt when faced with someone, and to atone for his sins."

Agent Hong explained this way, and Yuan Zhi was like an enlightenment.

"You understand what you mean, the ambusher is actually the enemy of the Cao Mansion, and he undertook this one-line assassination mission, not for commission, but for revenge."

"When Cao Yanchun saw the true face of this person, he admitted that he or his family was guilty, so he apologized for his crimes, or atonement, and the ambusher also promised not to hunt down Cao Zewei and other Cao Yanchun's family members."

Ji Hong nodded and said:

"Your Highness is wise, this is probably the case, and it will be more difficult to figure out this secret ambusher who does not need commissions."

"It is almost impossible for Cao Yanchun to confess that he is ashamed of the other party and admit that he is sorry to his face. We checked all the enemies in Cao Mansion and found that those who were framed and killed by Cao Qichang were either beheaded or had no ability to take revenge. ”