Ever since the last incident involving Eunuch Xu, the steward of Concubine Nangong's palace, the Chief of Ceremonies had become entangled with the imperial guards. They always disliked each other and looked for every opportunity to suppress each other. Dai Yi, as the leader of the fourth rank
The eunuch is also an errand boy in the East Factory and is an important assistant to Wei Zhongxian. He is now responsible for the management of the internal treasury and has very important powers and responsibilities, so he is inevitably more arrogant and aggressive. This time he heard that someone dared to speak in front of his name.
Called bullshit, he immediately became furious and started questioning him angrily.
The imperial guards did not abandon him. The Marquis of Zhenwu could still accommodate him as a eunuch to show his authority. Everyone folded their arms and looked at Dai Yi coldly, waiting to see his joke. Liu Ziguang felt irritable.
He was in no mood and had no time to reprimand Dai Yi, so he just said straight to the point: "The emperor has ordered that you open the warehouse to get five hundred thousand taels of silver ingots. You should quickly get the key and open the door."
Dai Yi was stunned for a moment, then realized and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Hou. It's not that I don't want to hand over the key. It's just that the use of internal funds is too big. Only oral instructions are not enough. There must be the emperor's handwriting and
Only if Eunuch Wei personally accompanies him, the Marquis is also someone who often walks in the palace, so he naturally understands the rules of the palace, and he will not embarrass us servants."
"Dai Yi, do you suspect that I am falsely passing on the imperial edict? You are really courageous. Can you bear the charge of disobeying the edict? Come on, get it for me!" Liu Ziguang did not give Dai Yi face at all and exploded.
Thunder Fury asked the guards to tie up Dai Yi, and then asked about the whereabouts of the warehouse key.
Dai Yiwan didn't expect that Liu Ziguang would be so domineering and would take someone if he disagreed. His arms were twisted so high by the guards that he was so painful that he almost burst into tears. He quickly begged for mercy: "Master Hou, please spare your life. I'll take it right now."
Key." As he spoke, he winked at the little eunuch. The little eunuch understood, quietly backed away, and finally slipped out of the yard.
Dai Yi took out the key to the warehouse from the cabinet and took Liu Ziguang and others to the Guanghui Treasury where gold and silver were stored. There were many keys, all of which were worn on a huge iron ring, like a key chain in a prison cell. Dai Yi slowly said
As he walked, Liu Ziguang was annoyed again and pouted. Immediately, a guard came forward and kicked Dai Yi: "Why are you dawdling, leave quickly!"
Dai Yi held the key and tried the keys one by one with a sad face, but he couldn't find the key to open Guanghui Library. As he was opening it, Wei Zhongxian came over with a group of Dongchang fans. He saw
Liu Ziguang was here. Wei Zhongxian immediately trotted over with a smile on his face, took Liu Ziguang's hand and said, "Master Hou, I miss you so much when we don't see you anymore."
"How are you, Eunuch Wei? I have been ordered by the emperor to take the money from Guanghui's treasury, and I also ask for your father-in-law's assistance." Liu Ziguang and Wei Zhongxian have always treated each other with courtesy. Will this happen because of Dai Yi's uncooperation?
And show off to Wei Zhongxian.
"Dai Yi, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and open the door for Mr. Hou! Who else is there? Hurry up and prepare a cart. Guanghuiku is full of big spindles and they are very heavy. Don't tire the guards. And that little one,
There is no wink at all. The sun is so poisonous and I don’t know how to put a chair in the shade for Mr. Hou, and make a pot of good tea to serve you. You bunch of cheap slaves who have killed a thousand swords, I will deal with you later." Wei Zhongxian was very cooperative,
He yelled at his subordinates to do this and that.
"Don't be busy. I have important business matters. Please open this iron door quickly." Liu Ziguang said.
There were more and more beads of sweat on Dai Yi's head, and the hand holding the key was shaking. After driving it for a long time, he still couldn't open it. Finally, a key was inserted into the keyhole, but after twisting it twice, the iron lock was unlocked every time.
It had rusted to death after not being used for a long time. Dai Yi's eyes suddenly lit up, and when he broke it hard, there was a snap, and the key broke inside the lock.
"You slave! Don't break the good key. How can the Marquis open the door and move the money?" Wei Zhongxian said angrily, then turned to Liu Ziguang and smiled: "Don't worry, Marquis, the iron gate of Guanghuiku is a bit difficult.
Come on, how about this? You always go back first and wait for the slave to fix the lock before sending the money to you. It will never be too late for your use? What do you think?"
No emotion could be seen on Wei Zhongxian's smiling face, but Dai Yi's back was already wet. Liu Ziguang suddenly became suspicious. Could it be that there was some shady activity in Guanghui's library?
"I won't bother Eunuch Wei. Just ask someone to break the lock."
"This is absolutely impossible. The iron door of Guanghui Treasury is unusual. The lock is cast on the door and cannot be opened at all. Besides, this is the royal inner treasury after all. There is a lot of banging sound when swinging the big hammer.
That's not good, you'd better find a locksmith to open it slowly." Wei Zhongxian advised.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Ziguang stepped over, grabbed the lock with both hands, and broke the rusty lock alive. In an instant, Dai Yi's face turned pale, and Wei Zhongxian's eyebrows also showed a trace of uneasiness and anger.
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Guards on both sides had already come over and pushed open the two doors. The sun shone into Guanghui Library as the doors opened. A group of dormant bats flew out from the darkness. The lid of the wooden box containing the silver was wide open, with only bedding inside.
There was no trace of silver left in the straw.
"Dai Yi, where did the money go?" Wei Zhongxian suddenly changed his expression, pointed at Dai Yi and asked.
"Eunuch Wei..." Dai Yi waved his hands, but was speechless.
"Come here, take down this guy who has neglected his duties!" Wei Zhongxian snorted coldly and stopped caring about Dai Yi. Instead, he apologized to Liu Ziguang and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the inner treasury was neglected and was visited by thieves.
These slaves are really working for nothing. This case happened in the imperial city, so it will naturally be handled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Don’t worry, Lord Marquis, our family will be able to recover the treasury silver within seven days, and it will not delay the use of the money by Lord Marquis."
Liu Ziguang suspected that the theft of the treasury was clearly caused by Wei Zhongxian instructing Dai Yi to guard the theft. However, this was his jurisdiction after all, and he was in a hurry to help Ri Shengchang put out the fire and had no time to take care of the case, so he gave Wei Zhongxian a fist in the air: "
Eunuch Wei, thank you for your hard work, I will leave this case to you." After saying that, he led the people away.
"It's easy to talk." Wei Zhongxian looked at Liu Ziguang's retreating figure with a smile on his face. It wasn't until Liu Ziguang and the others turned the corner that the dark clouds on Wei Zhongxian's face appeared.
Internal funds have been stolen, and the Ministry of Accounts cannot get out the money. Now the only thing we can count on is the silver allocated from the Hefei General Treasury. Rishengchang's high-level financial instructions have been transmitted by telegrams, requiring the General Treasury to send out silver telegrams.
I took the photo early in the morning. The roads and railways between Hefei and Beijing are very developed. Moreover, Rishengchang also holds 60% of the equity of the railway from Hefei to Beijing. You can add a bank with a ticket number behind any vehicle anytime, anywhere.
We have a car, so it won’t take too long to get there.
Liu Ziguang returned to the ticket office. Some of the people who were running on the bank were diverted, but the queues still filled the whole street. The money on the counter had been distributed. Now they started to use the money sent by Liu Ziguang, but this little money could not last long.
, more and more counterfeit banknotes are coming in. It seems that the opponent has secretly stepped up his offensive, trying to fish in troubled waters and use counterfeit banknotes to drain Rishengchang dry.
The Nanchang gangsters were not idle. They arrested another group of bad guys who had exchanged counterfeit banknotes many times. However, they arrested only peripheral personnel. It is difficult to find clues from them, but this is hard to come by personal experience.
Wangcai, the Nanchang fan who had fought a lot of battles, took action. He sniffed the counterfeit money and then got into the crowd. After a while, he found a behind-the-scenes instigator from the alley next to the street. The fans arrested him and sent him to prison.
Go to the back hall of the ticket office and ask Sun Da to block his head and interrogate him.
"Why do you think you look so familiar to me?" Sun Gang asked the man behind the scenes with his arms crossed. This man was not big in stature and had a cunning look on his face. He was not honest when he was caught, and his eyes were darting around.
He didn't care about Sun Gang's questions.
"Oh, I remembered. You are Zhang Ren, the steward of the British government. Tell me, who gave you these banknotes?" Sun Gang asked kindly.
"Oh, I remembered. You are Zhang Ren, the steward of the British government. Tell me, who gave you these banknotes?" Sun Gang asked kindly.
"Since you know that I am from the Duke's Mansion, why don't you let me go quickly? It doesn't seem to be a big problem for the great butler of the Duke's Mansion to have a thousand taels of savings, right?" Zhang Ren said carelessly, as if he didn't care at all.