Li Xunhuan took out three small scrolls from the box on the side.
"These are the files of three people copied from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and Hulong Villa. What?! You suspect that there is something wrong with these three people."
Yang Qingyuan looked at the scroll file and replied, "It's not that I doubt them, but the three of them are the easiest people to do this!"
These three people are the highest responsible persons for the release of wages, and they are also the easiest people to do this.
"But Qinglong shouldn't be like that! After all, he is a master of the Dongxuan Realm and one of the top leaders of the Jinyi Guard. He is a close confidant of the Emperor and should not be short of money."
Li Xunhuan felt that Qinglong should have no problem.
"But after all, this is eight million taels, not eighty thousand taels!"
According to the purchasing power of one tael of silver per week, which is about 1,200 yuan, eight million taels is nearly 10 billion.
In the face of such a huge sum of money, even a master of the Dongxuan Realm would find it difficult not to be tempted.
Yang Qingyuan handed yesterday's investigation results and the evidence bag collected to Di Zhiyuan, while he looked at the files of Qinglong and the others.
For such a big case, the simplest method is for the Jin Yiwei, Shenwu Army, and the Governor's Office to collude. However, judging from the case files, it seems that Qinglong, Cheng Lixue, and Fang Zhiyuan are not familiar with each other.
Cheng Lixue was transferred from the southwest border area to the Shenwu Army in Yuezhou by Tang Tansheng, the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army, in order to escort the pay.
Before this escort, Cheng Lixue and Fang Zhiyuan had never even met. It was almost impossible to collude together in such a short period of time to complete such a shocking case.
The same was true between Qinglong and Cheng Lixue. Qinglong was the commander of Dongzhen Fusi and had several contacts with Fang Zhiyuan, but he did not know Cheng Lixue at all.
Looking at it this way, Cheng Lixue is the least suspicious person.
Di Zhiyuan on the side also began to study the stone bricks and the sand in the box that Yang Qingyuan brought back.
"Sir! I have seen that the size of this stone brick is basically the same as the silver ingot cast in the treasury. Your Excellency's case file records and the confessions of Qinglong and others argue that they saw it after leaving the treasury and before affixing the seal.
Pass the silver ingots in it.”
"Could it be that the silver ingots he saw were not actually silver ingots, but stone bricks painted with a layer of silver paint? Then under the erosion of rain, the silver paint on these stone bricks was washed away and they returned to stone bricks.
The true face of."
Di Zhiyuan gave a seemingly reasonable answer.
"This is a good idea! I have thought about it before, but after checking it, I came to the conclusion that it is impossible."
"Huh?! Why?!"
Yang Qingyuan explained, "If it is silver stream or paint, it must be washed away by rain for a long time before it can be completely washed away. Once there are traces left at the bottom, won't it be seen through quickly?!"
"I have checked the stone bricks of more than ten boxes, and there are no traces of paint. Although it was indeed heavy rain during the escorting process, and the quality of the silver box was average, resulting in many cracks on the lid of the box that allowed water to seep in, but
After all, it is not directly washed, so it is still difficult to make the stone bricks so clean."
"Even if it can be completely washed away, there will definitely be traces of silver paint left in the boxes. However, I checked several boxes and found no similar silver paint on either the bottom or the walls."
After all, this box only leaked from the rain and was not soaked in water. There is no reason for it to be so clean.
When Di Zhiyuan heard Yang Qingyuan's description, he also knew that this explanation was untenable.
And the strange thing is that the box is not only made of stone bricks, but also sand, which is very illogical!
If it is really small stone bricks that are painted, then why not use all small stone bricks.
You have already stolen 8 million taels, do you still care about a few small stone bricks?!
These stone bricks and sand must have their purpose, but this purpose is still unclear.
"Sir, how should we check now!?"
Yang Qingyuan has already thought about it. It is difficult to find out this matter in Songyang County, and the Shenwu Army needs to return to Shanyin Mansion collectively.
Then I have to stop by the place where I met the Yin soldiers to borrow money. Even though many days have passed, even if there are traces, they should be dealt with!
After a brief discussion, the investigation began.
Three thousand Shenwu troops will follow the imperial envoy team, led by Di Zhiyuan, back to Shanyin Mansion. They will first track down the bank and interrogate the soldiers responsible for the escort mission to see if they can get any useful information.
Yang Qingyuan, Qinglong, and Cheng Lixue went to the place where the Yin soldiers took advantage of the incident to see if they could find any clues.
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"Master Yang, this is where the Yin soldiers were found borrowing money."
Yang Qingyuan, Qinglong, Cheng Lixue and Liu Wangshu, as well as the scouts in charge of the investigation at the time, followed the lieutenants beside Cheng Lixue to the bank of the river.
"General Cheng, where were you at that time?!"
"General Sin will lead his army to stand on the other side of this stone bridge."
After everyone dismounted, Cheng Lixue took Yang Qingyuan to the other side of the river, where he was standing at that time.
"Master Yang, the guilty general was standing in this position at that time."
Yang Qingyuan stood at Cheng Lixue's position and glanced at the other side, "General Cheng, when was it at that time and how was the view?!"
"The sight was very poor. It was completely dark, it was raining heavily, and there was a fog on the river at that time. It was impossible to see what was on the other side. The guilty general's archery skills were not bad, and his eyesight was not bad, but the same
I can't see clearly the specific situation on the other side." Cheng Lixue carefully recalled the scene at that time, "The time should probably be Youshi."
Yang Qingyuan frowned when he heard this.
The sky is dark, it's raining heavily, and there's fog on the river. Oh boy, the sight debuff is fully stacked! It's almost blinding!
If this wasn't man-made, I wouldn't believe it even if I beat Yang Qingyuan to death!
"Commander Qinglong! Where were you at that time?"
Yang Qingyuan turned around and asked Qinglong Dao again.
"Return to your lord! I was patrolling the rear of the army at that time! The brothers in the rear army told me that someone in the rear army seemed to be following me. In order to prevent someone from sneaking up on the liberation army from the rear, I took several brothers from the Jinyiwei with me in the rear army.
I checked around but found nothing special."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! That means Qinglong was not present that day and did not witness with his own eyes the entire process of the so-called Yin soldiers borrowing pay.
Yang Qingyuan stood at the spot where the scheduled snow was, and then looked towards the other side.
Under normal circumstances, the situation on the other side can be seen clearly.
"It must have been you two who were the first to investigate as scouts!"
The two scouts on the side heard Yang Qingyuan's question and immediately stepped forward and replied, "Sir, it's the villain who went to check!?"
"You were originally scouts in the Shenwu Army?!"
"yes!"
"Then you sent out a large army to investigate, did you find anything unusual?!"
The two scouts listened to Yang Qingyuan's words and began to think hard. They were both professional scouts in the Shenwu Army.
Every time the person responsible for escorting the payment will be an elite member of the army. If there is an ambush, it will be difficult to escape from their detection. They can confirm that there is absolutely no large group of people on the other side of the river at that time, let alone a large number of organized troops.
Got it!
"Sir, the villain and others found nothing unusual."
"When the Yin soldiers passed through, you were also here?!"
"Exactly, the two of us are right next to the general!"
Yang Qingyuan nodded, indicating that he understood, and did not continue to ask the two people.
"General Cheng! Please tell me carefully, what did you hear and see at that time? Don't miss any details."
"The situation at that time is still fresh in my memory. I have been traveling for many years and I have never encountered such a strange thing!"
"First, what I heard was the sound of armors clashing, and then the horses neighed continuously! It was like a large army marching on the other side, making the sound of neat steps!"
"The collision of armor? The neighing of war horses? And the sound of neat steps?!"
When Yang Qingyuan heard this, he felt that things seemed a bit complicated.
There are soldiers and horses from all over the world who are strong in battle, some who are tall and mighty, and some who are good at riding and shooting, but no army has ever been trained in a unified pace.
It is almost impossible to walk in a neat and tidy pace during the march without the guidance of passwords.
"At that time, I thought it was some of my troops from the Zhou Dynasty who were marching, so I asked, but the other party never answered me!"
"..."
"I noticed something had changed and immediately ordered the entire army to be on alert! Then the weirdest part began! From the other side of the river came a loud and deep sound that sounded like it came from hell. It was not like what humans could make at all!"
"What did he say?!"
"The Yin soldiers pass through the corridors, all ghosts avoid them, and the strangers retreat!"
Yang Qingyuan discovered that General Cheng was quite talented as a storyteller, and the stories he told made people's hair stand on end.
"Then, I recently saw a strange scene in the fog! A shadow with a bull's head and a human body, and a shadow with a horse's head and a human body appeared in the fog on the opposite side."
Yang Qingyuan felt that this group of people were quite serious in their acting. The bull-headed horse-faced people were the legendary seducers and guides. It was perfect to appear in this scene!
"The two figures still hold war flags in their hands! The guilty general can vaguely see the word Qin in white in them!?"
"Bai, Qin?!" Yang Qingyuan muttered softly.
These two words, the first thing people think of is the famous former Qin general, Wu Anjun.
This person is known as the Human Massacre, and he has killed many surrendered soldiers on the battlefield. Although his martial arts achievements are unparalleled, and his military skills are like gods, Yang Qingyuan's act of killing surrender made Yang Qingyuan instinctively disgusted. Even at the time, this choice may have been the best one.
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Just like meeting that tribe on the northern grasslands and worrying about being discovered during the attack, knowing what to do is one thing, but what you think after doing it is another thing.
"Then, a person stood up from the opponent's queue and shouted to us that he wanted to borrow some money! Because the scene at that time was really weird, I ordered my subordinates to check the silver box and make sure that the seal was intact.
, I felt relieved.”
"After there was no movement on the other side, I took the initiative to cross the bridge to see what was happening on the other side. After crossing the bridge, I found that there was no one on the other side. There were only scouts on the muddy ground for reconnaissance, and two people were left walking back and forth.
Horse hoof prints."
Qinglong on the side also said, "Mr. Yang, I also checked around the river bank and found no suspicious traces. But I was worried about the unlucky army at the time, and there was no problem with the seal of the silver box, so
We did not continue to investigate into the forest."
Under the circumstances at that time, escorting the silver box was naturally the first priority. Moreover, Qinglong didn't even know whether the other party was a human or a ghost, so it was the most normal thing to do so.
Yang Qingyuan waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then looked at the ground on the other side of the river.
Suddenly, the real energy in his palm was released, and a large ball of water was picked up from the river. As the real energy moved, it hit the ground on the other side.
A huge water mass exploded on the ground, instantly wetting a large area of the ground. The originally dry ground immediately became muddy.
Since both Qinglong and Cheng Lixue said so, Yang Qingyuan regarded this as a temporarily established fact.
"Commander Qinglong, Wangshu, you go and try it. Use your Qinggong with all your strength to walk around on the ground."
Qinglong's eyes were slightly confused, and then a look of understanding appeared.
And Liu Wangshu didn't even ask, just passed by on the ground.
Yang Qingyuan came to the ground on the other side of the river and carefully observed the ground the two passed by.
As expected by Yang Qingyuan, Liu Wangshu's Qinggong did not leave any traces on the ground.
However, Qinglong left a series of extremely faint boot prints on the muddy ground. Although it is easy to ignore it at first glance, it can still be discovered after careful observation.
Seeing this layer of boot prints, Qinglong immediately understood what Yang Qingyuan meant.
Qinglong is a new member of the Dongxuan Realm. He is good at swordsmanship and boxing. However, although Qinggong is not his strong point, it is not comparable to ordinary people.
Even with his Qinggong and careful preparation, he would still leave traces on the muddy ground. So if someone really passed by here, how could there be no traces at all?
Where can I find so many Qing Kung masters?!
Moreover, just now Cheng Lixue said that he heard the sound of the army's orderly steps. If someone could really walk on this muddy ground without leaving any traces that could be easily detected by the naked eye, there would never be such orderly steps that Cheng Lixue could hear.
Voices.
Yang Qingyuan shook his head, not here, and then Yang Qingyuan walked towards the woods by the river.
Yang Qingyuan observed as he walked, and soon found a large tree with chopped branches, and then found many trees with chopped branches.
"At that time, the other party should have been hiding here!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Qinglong stepped forward to look at it. After careful observation, he expressed a different opinion, "Sir, the gaps in the branches were all cut with hatchets. Isn't it possible that ordinary people did it?"
?!"
"It should be impossible!"
"What is this?!" Qinglong wondered.
"According to the provisions of the "Tian Law" of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the second month of spring, no one dares to cut down timber in the mountains and forests and to block the water. In the second month of spring, no one dares to cut grass into ashes at night. Instead, take raw lychees, pheasants, and do not poison fish and turtles.
The net will be set up in the seventh month. Those who unfortunately die and cut down the coffin will not use the time."
Starting from February in spring, you are not allowed to cut wood in the mountains and forests, and you are not allowed to block waterways. Before summer, you are not allowed to burn grass as fertilizer, you are not allowed to pick newly sprouted plants, or catch young animals and eggs, and you are not allowed to poison...
Killing fish and turtles, and setting up traps and traps to capture birds and animals are not allowed. The ban will not be lifted until July. Anyone who violates this will be fined four taels of silver, or may be replaced by corvée.