Yunzhong and Youzhou have been turned upside down, Bianliang is still singing every night, and he can't feel the distant flames of war, but the prodigal son Yan Qing has always felt uneasy since Song Huizong asked about his master Hua Jiujiu that day, and he wanted to go to Xie Shi to ask a hexagram; Yan Qing knew the Hu merchant next to Xie Shi named Rong Nuo, with white skin, blue eyes, a straight nose, fluent Chinese, and a specialty in jewelry and spice business.

The Great Song Dynasty court explicitly ordered that Hu merchants were not allowed to trade with others without permission, but the procedures of Honglu Temple were complicated, and the merchants of the Dao Imperial Corridor had a way in the court, and veterans like Rong Nuo would take the initiative to come here to find buyers or sellers, even if the profit was less, but it would not delay things. Rong Nuo, Xie Shi and Yan Qing are all acquaintances, and when they saw Yan Qing coming over, they said attentively: "I brought some ivory this time, if Brother Yan is interested, take the time to take a look at the goods, and I will give you a twenty-percent discount." ”

Twenty percent off also costs a lot of money. Yan Qing said with a bitter face: "Next time, next time." ”

Rong Nuo is so old in his work, he originally wanted to sell the ivory entrusted by others and buy some good porcelain, and several porcelain dealers in the Dao Imperial Corridor were connected with the official kiln and had goods in their hands. Hearing what Yan Qing said, Rong Nuo made an excuse and left with a smile, Yan Qing described what happened to him in frustration and said, "I don't know who my master has offended, playing right and wrong in front of the saint?"

Xie Shi said with a smile: "You are better than me, at least the emperor personally received me, and I received an official letter from a small official, saying that he is now an envoy of the Privy Council and cooperating with the Criminal Department to handle the case." Two years ago, a treasure was stolen from the palace, and the Criminal Department suspected that it was done by the time of the flea. ”

Shi Qian is the Han of Liao, recognized by the two countries as the first thief, and now in Yang Zhijun, the target is definitely not Shi Qian, but Yang Zhi. Yan Qingqi said: "Isn't that a matter of the Criminal Department? It is usually handed over to Gu Tongyuan to deal with, how can it be handed over to you?"

Xie Shi replied affirmatively: "The Criminal Department is afraid that the people of Gu Tongyuan will protect Yang Zhi, and they know that Yang Zhi and I have turned from brothers to enemies There is no way back, and people are coming." ”

As soon as Yan Qing turned around, she saw the beautiful bearded man Zhu Tong walking towards the two of them. There are almost no people in Kaifeng who don't know Zhu Tong at the moment, not only because Zhu Tong is a person who does things and solves many cases, but more importantly, Zhu Tong is not like a fast catcher, with a long beard on his face and a brocade robe, no matter how he looks at it, he looks like an important minister of the dynasty, and his air is lofty.

Zhu Tong also has the habit of speaking as a powerful minister of the Great Song Dynasty, with a kind face, but he is lonely and self-appreciative in his words. It's just that Xie Shi and Yan Qing are both well-known people in Kaifeng, and Yin Shengzhang of Kaifeng Mansion repeatedly told him, and Zhu Tong spoke politely: "Xie Zhi, the reason why the Criminal Department locked the time move was not because of the theft technology, but because someone saw the time move to Kaifeng at that time." Now the court is in a hurry, and the crown prince has already given me a gold medal. ”

The gold medal of the imperial court, as if the emperor was present in person, shows that Song Huizong attaches great importance to this case, which is not only convenient for Zhu Tong to handle the case, but also urging him to solve the case; Xie Shi listened and said nothing, and led the two to the bitter teahouse on Nanmen Street, which was opened by Wang Yiyue, the nephew of the famous general Wang Hou, and the guys were all veterans who came back from Shaanxi Sixth Road, specializing in selling brick tea.

Xie Shi and the three of them sat down in the private room and ordered a pot of tea, six Hu cakes, two catties of mutton, and a lamb belly soup. Zhu Tong smiled secretly, the Great Song Dynasty is now popular to eat mutton, Xie Shi is worthy of being a businessman, and chose the most money-saving way; the tea has always been brewed, and he immediately poured a pot and sent it in, Dr. Tea added tea to the three-person cup and went out, Yan Qing took it up and took a sip and said: "What kind of taste is this, it's really bitter tea, who will drink it?"

Xie Shi smiled: "You are not in the army, so naturally you only know the fragrance of green tea." This tea contains the memories of the border army returning to Beijing to the outside of the Saiwai, the golden iron horse, the wind and the yellow sand, even the monks of the Daxiangguo Temple, also like the bitter taste of this unique fragrance, so the business is still good. This tea is a specialty of Xianyang, inseparable from the water of the Jing River, the climate of Xianyang, the handwork of Chengyang Village, the time, the place, the people, all of which are indispensable. ”

Zhu Tong smiled for the first time and said: "What Xie Zhizhi said is very true, some people describe this tea as 'extremely tea-making and unique', because the tea leaves of Fu tea must be preserved for more than two years to eliminate the food of fishy meat and relieve the poison of barley. Just like the sea green pearl comes from the Jurchen, the swan feeds on the pearl mussel, and hides the pearl in the capsule after eating the mussel, the Jurchen people train Hai Dongqing to catch the swan and take the pearl, but the time of day is the most important, and there are few opportunities to get the best of the sea green pearl. ”

Xie Shi suddenly asked: "The sea blue pearl has been hidden in the inner part of the country for many years, and there should be countless connoisseurs who have appreciated it, what kind of pearl is it?"

Zhu Tong suddenly had a little confidence, Xie Shi's thinking and knowledge proved that those officials chose the right person this time, and replied steadily: "The sea green pearl particles are huge, rare in the world, goose yellow, bright and crystalline, and more valuable is the standard spherical shape, without a little flaw on the surface, people of insight say that it is produced in the huge current in the upper reaches of the Mudanjiang River, far better than the things of the Lingnan and Beihai." The upper reaches of the Mudanjiang River are the places where the Jurchens gather and disperse, and the Khitan people are few and beyond the reach of the whip. ”

"In that case, why did Shi Qian come to Tokyo from Liao to steal, there must be a lot of such pearls in Liao?" Yan Qing's mind also turned quickly, and he guessed: "Isn't Shi Qian to be famous?"

"It's not. Xie Shi replied affirmatively: "For a thief, life is more important than reputation, it is impossible for Shi Qian to make a false move, even if he succeeds in Tokyo, he will be thousands of miles away on the way back, who can guarantee that nothing will happen." Someone should have invited him to come, and the person invited must be from Kaifeng City, so that Shi Qian can advance and retreat freely, and as for people to find Shi Qian, it is likely to be unexpected. ”。

Zhu Tong felt shocked, Xie Shi's speculation was almost exactly the same as the thinking of the Criminal Department, which was why the Jianghu people were invited to join. People with such strength and ideas must have a large number of allies in the government, and the Criminal Department and Kaifeng Mansion are no longer a place to be trusted, so after the prince Zhao Huan learned the details, he immediately pinned his hopes on the Jianghu people, and specially went to the Criminal Department to borrow Zhu Tong to solve the case, the target is Yang Zhi, and it is best for Zhu Tong to find out the ironclad evidence that Yang Zhi is the mastermind.

Yan Qing also wanted to understand the joints, now is the beginning of this matter, the story behind must be more exciting, and more terrifying, Yan Qing couldn't help but gasp, with Yang Zhi's current status in the rivers and lakes and the imperial court, whether he is the mastermind or not, I am afraid that he will have to fight back, Zhu Tong and Xie Shi are in danger.