There is a relatively spacious room in the front cabin of the official ship. The window is open and the room is bright. Sitting by the window, you can overlook the green trees on the river bank.
This is a cabin specially used for discussions.
Every official ship departing from Luokou has a conference room like this.
The officialdom is only provided to officials. If there are official discussions on the way, this is naturally the best place.
Qin Xiao is in the conference room at this moment, and Chen Xi and Feixin are sitting opposite.
Qin Xiao originally wanted Gu Baiyi to come with him, but Gu Baiyi seemed to have little interest in investigating the case and politely declined, so Qin Xiao gave up.
Gu Baiyi is addicted to the art of war and does not have much involvement in criminal cases.
Although this trip was to assist Qin Xiao in investigating the internal treasury case, he was not involved in the case that suddenly appeared on the way. Or maybe he knew that Qin Xiao and Chen Xi were not just freeloaders, and they discussed it.
There is no need for him to get involved.
The embroidered shoes are on the table.
Taking it off Yu Xuanwu's feet, Qin Xiao carried it to the conference room even though he was embarrassed.
"What do you think you two are famous for?" Qin Xiao saw Chen Xi and Chen Xi staring at each other for a long time, and finally asked: "This is what those who are chasing Yu Xuanwu want to get, and it is also Yu Xuanwu."
It’s an important thing that Xuan Wu will send during his trip to the capital.”
Chen Xi did not speak immediately. Feixin couldn't help but said: "Sir, Yu Xuanwu is not joking?"
"At least I don't think she is joking." Qin Xiao sighed: "Master Fei, you are an old man with rich experience in handling cases in Dali Temple. What clues can you see?"
Fei Xinxin smiled and said: "I only saw an ordinary shoe."
"Master Young Supervisor, you...?" Qin Xiao turned his gaze to Chen Xi.
Chen Xi didn't wait for Qin Xiao to finish, and suddenly reached out and picked up the embroidered shoe, looked at it carefully inside and out, and even sniffed it. Although his behavior was funny, Chen Shaojian had a serious face, as if he wanted to learn from this shoe.
Look for clues that others don't see.
Qin Xiao and Feixin looked at each other with strange expressions.
"Master Qin, Yu Xuanwu wants to take this shoe to Kyoto and hand it over to a person. Who is that person?" Chen Xi asked.
Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "She doesn't know."
Chen Xi was startled and frowned: "She doesn't know? This is a joke."
"Wang Hongcai didn't tell her who to look for, but he told her how to find it." Qin Xiaodao: "When she arrived in Kyoto, she had to find a tea shop first, and then say something to the people in the tea shop. If someone could tell
In a word, he is the person she is looking for. She has not been to Kyoto, she only knows how to find him, but she has not yet met that person."
Chen Xi finally understood and said calmly: "Wang Hongcai is so sneaky that he doesn't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd." Or asked: "What does she want to say to the people in the tea shop?"
“Make a pot of winter tea that is 70% hot and 30% cold!”
"It's inexplicable." Chen Xi frowned and said, "We can't go to Kyoto to find that person because of this case." He put the embroidered shoes on the table, obviously not seeing what happened.
Qin Xiao sighed and said: "You two are masters in handling cases. The things are here. If you can't see the clues, of course I can't see them either."
"Sir, don't be too anxious." Seeing that Qin Xiao was a little disappointed, Fei Xin comforted him: "When we get to Suzhou City, we will check Wang Hongcai's life experience and connections. We may be able to find clues."
Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "After we arrive at the boundary of Suzhou, we will not go to Suzhou City immediately. Mr. Fei, it's time to make it clear to you now that our trip to Jiangnan is not really for patrolling.
Mr. Fei's wisdom should have guessed it a long time ago."
Feixin glanced at Chen Xi and then said softly: "I dare not deceive you. When I set off from Kyoto, I saw the young eunuch and the two brothers from the purple eunuch walking with me, so I guessed that this time my lord was going south.
I have another mission. I am just a humble official and cannot figure out the real purpose of your visit."
"The inner treasury in Jiangnan was stolen." Qin Xiao said directly: "More than one million taels of cash stored in the inner treasury in Jiangnan disappeared overnight. The saint and the princess ordered us to come to Jiangnan to investigate the case thoroughly.
"
Feixin was shocked and lost his voice: "The inner treasury has been stolen...!" As soon as the words came out, he knew that he had made a mistake and covered his mouth like a conditioned reflex. However, this matter was really unusual, and Feixin was shocked.
, the look of horror on his face could not be concealed for a moment.
"When we arrive at Suzhou Wharf, we go directly to the inner warehouse site." Qin Xiaodao: "We know very little about the situation in the inner warehouse at the moment, so we won't mention the case on the way before arriving at the inner warehouse."
Feixin nodded immediately, but his heart was hard to calm down and he didn't know what to say.
One million taels of cash disappeared overnight, and it was still in the internal treasury. Feixin certainly knew that this case was more than a simple case. The saint sent Mr. Xiao Qin to investigate the case.
It can be seen that the palace respects Mr. Xiao Qin, but Mr. Xiao Qin brought him here from Dali Temple. This is obviously Mr. Xiao Qin's cultivation of him.
He knew very well that if this case was handled well, he would be promoted and rewarded. This was an opportunity for Mr. Xiao Qin to make contributions to his career, and he was really grateful.
"That being the case, the internal treasury case is of course the top priority." Feixin calmed down and finally said: "Of course we can't affect the internal treasury case because of Wang Hongcai's case. Your Excellency, in my opinion, Wang Hongcai's case
Or leave it to the local officials in Suzhou. After all, this is a case in Suzhou and they should solve it by themselves. If you are interested in this case, you can put it down for the time being and wait until you finish the business and then take the time to investigate the case."
He glanced at the embroidered shoes on the table before continuing: "Although no useful clues can be found from this shoe at the moment, there are other clues to investigate in this case, such as the bandits in Cangwu Mountain, and
The person Yu Xuanwu is looking for when he goes to Kyoto can still be traced through these two lines."
"What do you think, Mr. Young Supervisor?"
Chen Xi said calmly: "Everything is focused on the internal treasury. As Mr. Fei said, this case will be dealt with after the official business is completed. The people involved in the case, Yu Xuanwu and Yang Cai, can arrange for someone to find a place after they arrive in Suzhou.
Protect it for now."
"They were sent to the Hangzhou Yamen in Suzhou and temporarily imprisoned in a large prison. There were many soldiers there. No matter how ferocious the real culprit behind the scenes was, they would not go to the Hangzhou Yamen to hunt them down." Feixin said cautiously: "You two.
What do you think of this arrangement, sir?"
Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "No."
Fei Xin was startled, but Chen Xi nodded slightly and said: "Don't send them to the Suzhou government office yet. Those who died unjustly in the prison will be less likely to die unjustly outside."
After thinking about it, I suddenly realized that these two adults clearly did not trust the local government in Suzhou.
"Let's talk about it when we get to Suzhou." Qin Xiao got up, walked to the window, and looked out the window. The river was as calm as a mirror, and the banks were lined with green trees. The scenery in the south was indeed very different from Xiling.
Among the three states in the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou is located between Yangzhou and Hangzhou, and is also the center of the entire south of the Yangtze River. To the west is Taihu Lake, the largest lake in the south of the Yangtze River. Hangzhou Silk Suzhou Embroidery, Suzhou Embroidery is the most famous in the world.
Suzhou has prosperous business and numerous merchants. After officials from the DPRK and China take up their official positions, besides Kyoto and their hometown, the most popular choice is Jiangnan.
Half of these officials chose to spend their remaining years in Suzhou.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhao family of Duke Cheng was regarded as the accountant of the empire. The idea of recruiting the emperor and the ministers at the same time did not work for the Zhao family. Before the current saint killed the Zhao family, Duke Cheng and the Zhao family were
The Pulse always controlled the empire's finances.
Precisely because of the important position of the Zhao family in the empire, many descendants from Jiangnan served as officials in the court, forming the Jiangnan faction in the court.
However, after the fall of the Zhao family, the saints severely suppressed the Jiangnan faction. Although Princess Sheyue once defended it, the Jiangnan faction was no longer what it used to be, and its power in the court had been greatly weakened.
The power of the Jiangnan faction in the DPRK was weakened, but the trade in Jiangnan was still very prosperous.
It was already dusk when Qin Xiao arrived at Suzhou Pier.
Suzhou Wharf is densely packed with merchant ships and passenger ships. The wharf stretches for more than ten miles, and there are huge crowds and loud voices.
However, the official ship has a special berthing place, so there is no need to compete with other ships for docking space.
Suzhou Wharf is still more than ten miles away from Suzhou City. After landing, there will be a wide official road leading directly to Suzhou City. This official road is full of cars and trucks every day, and there are vehicles loaded with goods everywhere.
Qin Xiao and Fei Xin were not wearing official uniforms, but were wearing civilian clothes. After the group landed ashore, according to the prior discussion, the troops were divided into two groups. One group was led by Gu Baiyi. In addition to Chen Zhitai and Geng Shao, there were four others from Dali Temple.
Xing Chai took Yu Xuanwu and several other people involved in the case directly to Suzhou City, while Qin Xiao took the remaining people directly to Lingyan Mountain.
It was discussed before the case was filed that when Gu Baiyi and his party arrived in Suzhou City, they would not contact the local government first, but followed Chen Xi's instructions and stayed at an inn in Suzhou City. Chen Xi had stayed at the Hangzhou Manufacturing Bureau and often visited Suzhou.
He also knows the situation in Suzhou very well.
Lingyan Mountain is located in the southwest of Suzhou City, only more than thirty miles away from Suzhou City.
There are many strange rocks on the mountain, with huge rocks, craggy rocks, and natural appearance. It has the reputation of Lingyan being the most beautiful in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, the beautiful scenery of Lingyan Mountain is no longer visible to everyone.
Many years ago, Lingyan Mountain was prohibited for ordinary people to approach. It is said that Lingyan Mountain was used by the imperial court for military training. There were officers and soldiers stationed on the mountain. If anyone trespassed on Lingyan Mountain without permission, they would be thrown into prison, or their heads would be chopped off.
Although many literati were very dissatisfied with this and felt that they had lost a good place for reciting poems and composing poems, there were many beautiful mountains in Suzhou. The brain was naturally more important than composing poems. Some people cursed a few times at first.
, but as time went by, no one set foot on Lingyan Mountain anymore.
There is a serpentine road leading to the mountain, which can only accommodate a carriage.
When Qin Xiao and his party arrived at Lingyan Mountain, the sun had already set. They found the way up the mountain and rode up the mountain along the winding road. Black Overlord was so strong that even climbing the mountain seemed easy and comfortable. He walked halfway up the mountain.
, several figures immediately appeared in front of them, wearing armor on their heads, armor on their bodies, sabers on their waists, and holding spears. Qin Xiao knew at a glance that they were the guards of the inner treasury.