Li Si took a sip of water, stabilized his mind, and sighed heavily: "The ministers are not strict, and they almost let the thieves take advantage of the loophole!" ”

"What the hell is going on?"

Li Si pointed to the bamboo mat and said bitterly: "Your Majesty, this bamboo mat has been tampered with, and the Longxi jade on it has been replaced with shark teardrops, if it weren't for the queen's careful discovery of the abnormality, I'm afraid the minister would have been saddled with the felony of colluding with the thief!" ”

I frowned, is there really something wrong with this bamboo mat?

"It's just that Longxi jade was replaced with shark teardrops, could it be that this shark teardrops are poisonous? Who are the thieves? ”

Li Si sighed again: "Your Majesty, the property is not to worry about, the shark teardrops are produced in the deep sea of the South China Sea, and they are even more valuable than Longxi jade, the thief does not know who it is, but it is expected to be a person from the house, this thing is the queen's favorite thing, and the ministers are not well kept it, please ask Your Majesty to condemn it!" ”

"South China Sea?" I immediately understood Li Si's intentions, and it was really related to Zhao Tuo!

I thought for a moment and changed my expression, and said with relief: "I thought it was a big deal, but it was just a bamboo mat, Li Xiang didn't have to be harsh, and the queen would not resent Li Xiang because of this matter." However, there is such a bold thief in the house, no matter what his purpose is, if he has evil intentions, this time he did not touch Li Xiang's safety, and it may not be the case next time, Li Xiang will carefully investigate and find out the thief after he goes back. ”

Li Si nodded emphatically and arched his hand: "Your Majesty Xie!" Although the minister is the prime minister, but there are few people in the mansion, and such a scandal has never happened, I am afraid that the thief cannot be easily identified, and I hope that His Majesty will allow it, and order Xianyang to go to the minister's mansion to catch the thief! ”

"In this case, Shan Ben, I order Yingjiang to find out the thief within two days, and not to make a big deal about it, so as not to damage the majesty of the prime minister!"

"Obey orders!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing Zhao Shanben accompanying Li Si out of the palace gate leisurely, I waved my hand and Meng He walked in quickly.

"What do you think about this?"

Although Meng He is in charge of my safety, he is the only person I can trust all these years, this kid is quite capable in doing things, his head is very bright, and he has a clean room, and I will ask his opinion on many things.

"Back to Your Majesty, the thief will inevitably make heavy profits, and then replace Longxi Jade with shark teardrops, which shows that the benefits obtained by this thief are not in these two things, and he must be doing things for others. Shark teardrops are produced in the South China Sea, why did the people behind them replace the Longxi jade native to Bashu with the shark teardrops of the South China Sea? The minister thought that this matter was inseparable from Zhao Tuo! ”

"That's right, I also think so, if it's really Zhao Tuo's doing, what is its purpose?"

Meng He thought for a moment and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the battle between my Great Qin and the Six Kingdoms used the most is the divisive strategy, and the one in between, makes the enemy suspicious of each other; Those who oppose each other, because of the enemy's inconsistencies, and the enemy's internal discord will be conducive to our attack! ”

After being silent for a long time, I said leisurely: "Zhao Tuo will be the opposite." ”

I think I treat Zhao Tuo well, the two things of the supervising army and the Lingnan fleet are not aimed at him alone, Ren Huan rebelled Lingnan six generals and died four, I also didn't criticize him, I don't understand why he rebelled, is it the illusion that has been given to him in Lingnan for a long time, so that he really thinks that he is the king of Lingnan's ripp?

"Your Majesty, do you want to ......?"

Meng He's words pulled my thoughts back, and I shook my head: "Don't worry, wait until Yingjiang finds out that the evidence of the theft is conclusive, this Li Si is ......."

I am still not very satisfied with Li Si's actions, Mingzhe is understandable to protect himself, but he does not directly pick out that this matter may be related to Zhao Tuo, and now there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Zhao Tuo rebelled, I can only follow his words and say that Yingjiang's investigation of the theft case with great fanfare is equivalent to directly telling Zhao Tuo that the matter of separation is exposed, which will inevitably make him vigilant.

"You send someone to Lingnan in the starry night and tell Qi Liang and Yang Chi that if you can't do anything, you will retreat!"

With Qi Liang's marching speed, it will take at least more than a month to reach Lingnan, and if the foot is fast, they can catch up, and the prison army has strengthened the loyalty of the Qin army to the imperial court and me, but Zhao Tuo has been operating in Lingnan for more than ten years, and he must have his own henchmen, once he turns his face, he will use Qi Liang and Yang Chi to build momentum, in case the two fall into the hands of Zhao Tuo, it will be a little tricky.

"Yes!"

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Yingjiang's speed was very fast, and he entered the palace in the afternoon.

"Your Majesty, the case of theft of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been ascertained, it is the butler Yuan Zhong of the Prime Minister's Mansion, according to his confession, someone came from Xiang County, saying that he likes to collect the best Longxi jade, so he promised Yuan Zhong 100 gold to let him replace Longxi jade with shark teardrops, Yuan Zhong thought that the value of shark teardrops is not weaker than Longxi jade, and the shape is similar, so he agreed, Yuan Zhong is now in prison, is searching for the main envoy!"

I frowned and said, "Since Yuan Zhong replaced Long Xiyu, why did he offer to give the bamboo mat to the queen?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Yuan Zhong doesn't know the characteristics of Longxi Jade, and he just thinks that if the shape is not bad, there will be no problems."

After pondering for a while, I ordered, "Meng He, you go to the Imperial Prison." ”

Ying Jiang glanced at Meng He, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty suspects that Yuan Zhong is telling a lie?" ”

"Although it makes sense, it's a bit far-fetched, your methods are not as good as Meng He, let Meng He go to trial again."

Meng He's methods of interrogating people are too cruel, I have seen the last time I interrogated Mimu in Changsha County, and the human form is not exaggerated, but I really can't see that it is a person, and I generally don't want him to interrogate people, which is really hurtful.

"Obey orders!"

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Prime Minister's Office.

"Prime Minister, do you want someone to interrogate Yuan Zhong in the edict?"

Li Si shook his head and objected: "Why do you think the old man asked His Majesty to let Xianyang Ling investigate?" It is to prove to His Majesty that the old man has nothing to do with this matter, and the old man can't avoid it, so how can he take the initiative to get involved. ”

Lu She frowned and said, "The lower officials are afraid that he will bite indiscriminately!" ”

"It doesn't matter, the person was handed over directly to Yingjiang, without the hands of the old man, even if he opened his mouth to bite indiscriminately, His Majesty would not believe it."

Yan sighed lightly and said: "The old man has calculated everything, I don't want it to be Yuan Zhong who betrayed the old man, he has been with the old man for more than 20 years, what kind of money, silk and jade, glory and wealth have not been seen, how can he do such a stupid thing for a dozen jades, how sad!" ”

Lu She opened his mouth, but he didn't continue to speak, but sighed secretly in his heart: Prime Minister, although you are a very popular minister, you are too strict with the people below, not to mention a dozen Longxi jade, Yuan Zhong has served you for more than 20 years, I am afraid that he has never even owned the wealth of a Longxi jade, and the more he sees, the more evil his heart becomes......

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Edict of Prison.

The screams resounded through the gloomy prison and gradually subsided, and after three rounds of silence, Meng He got the answer he wanted, and hurriedly left the sentence "The weather is hot, don't let him rot".