Cui Jinhe is from Gaoguli and has been walking in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. On the surface, he is a businessman of Gaoguli, but in fact he is a spy of Gaoguli who sneaked into the Tang Dynasty. However, his status is relatively high, and the people he usually comes into contact with are all Da Tang. A senior official of the Tang Dynasty, Cui Jinhe met Dou Jing by chance. The two became familiar with each other and became friends who talked about everything.
After having an in-depth understanding of Dou Jing's situation, Cui Jinhe purposefully proposed that he wanted to sell some grain and grass, and asked Dou Jing if there was any way. Of course, when asking this, Cui Jinhe also prepared a generous gift.
Looking at the priceless jade Ruyi sent by Cui Jinhe, Dou Jing didn't think much at all. With a wave of her hand, she allocated a batch of grain and grass from Luoyang Granary to Cui Jinhe, and even gave it a price that was 20% lower than the market price. This made her Cui Jinhe was overjoyed.
For Dou Jing, the food and grass in Luoyang City lasted for several years and were not used at all. It was better to sell it and put the money in his pocket.
It can be said that Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe hit it off right away. One wanted money and the other wanted food and grass. As for where Cui Jinhe took the food and grass, Dou Jing knew it but did not take care of it. The main thing was that he had money and did not care about what he did.
Since that time, Dou Jing successively sold the grain in the granary of Luoyang City to Cui Jinhe. Until this incident, almost all the grain and grass in the granary were sold. In order not to be discovered, Dou Jing, who was the guard of Luoyang City at the time, Dou Jian came up with a trick to hide it from others, that is, you can see a layer of grain on the upper floor of the granary, but it is empty below.
After that, Dou Jian was transferred out of Luoyang City by Dou Jing's operation. In Dou Jing's opinion, as long as a year and a half passed, even if someone discovered this matter, it would have nothing to do with his Dou family. It could be said that It's all without knowing it.
However, what Dou Jing did not expect was that there was a severe drought around Luoyang that year. A severe drought would naturally require disaster relief, and disaster relief would naturally require grain and grass. Although he tried every means to prevent the Ministry of Revenue from using Luoyang and Hongnong's grain and grass, he was still chosen by the Minister of Household Affairs. Zhou discovered something fishy. He also said hello to Dai Zhou, asking him not to use the food and grass from Luoyang and Hongnong. He would express his gratitude afterwards, but who knew that Dai Zhou would actually go to the main hall to report this matter? After the bucket was taken out, the next thing happened.
But what Dou Jing couldn't understand was how Luo Zhang knew about Cui Jinhe. You must know that after the incident happened, he immediately asked Cui Jinhe to leave overnight. People know the existence of Cui Jinhe. As long as Cui Jinhe leaves, even if he is held accountable for this matter, it will not be a big fault. At worst, he will be charged with dereliction of duty and Dou Jian of the Dou family will be dismissed from office and seize the title.
In Dou Jing's opinion, a fourth-grade official could be exchanged for tens of millions of dollars in wealth. With this money, the Dou family could prosper for hundreds of years.
But now Cui Jinhe has been caught by Luo Zhang, what should he do? What he had done must have been exposed. Once His Majesty knew that he sold grain and grass to Goguryeo, the Dou family would be in danger even if they had ancestors. This was a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason. How could the ancestors be forgiven!
Compared with Dou Jing's confusion, Luo Zhang was naturally smiling at such a gain.
In the other courtyard of the city lord's palace, Luo Zhang locked up Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe respectively. Cui Jinhe explained everything without using any means, including his purpose of coming to the Tang Dynasty, his acquaintance with Dou Jing, and the amount of grain and grass trafficked. , how much money, the bamboo tube dumping basket told them all.
When they heard that the total number of transactions reached tens of millions of dollars, not to mention Luo Zhang, even Cheng Yaojin, who had been listening in, took a breath, tens of millions of dollars, how much does it cost? The Dou family is really greedy.
Compared with this tens of millions of dollars of shock, what puzzled Cheng Yaojin even more was how Luo Zhang knew Cui Jinhe and asked Chen Kuifeng to hunt him down overnight. It seemed that Luo Zhang was confident from the beginning. Strangely enough, even though he couldn't figure it out, Cheng Yaojin didn't ask. Anyway, as long as the person caught him, he would also get a share of the credit. Why did he ask so many questions?
Cheng Yaojin didn't know what he was thinking. He only knew that he was going crazy with jealousy. He thought he was good at making so much money in a short period of time, but compared with the Dou family, he made so little money. It's like a small witch can't compare to a big witch. They can't be compared at all. Even one of his leg hairs is thicker than his. It's really annoying to compare people to others.
After all, Cui Jinhe was from Goguryeo, and because he was afraid of death, he confessed after some majestic threats, but it was not so easy for Dou Jing. Dou Jing was an old fox, and he knew that as long as he confessed, the Dou family would be finished, even if The evidence was conclusive, but he also denied it in every possible way. No matter what Luo Zhang asked or said, he ignored it.
As for Luo Zhang's question about the dispute between him and the Changsun family on this matter, there was no further explanation, and Dou Jing simply avoided talking about it.
However, Luo Zhang also discovered something. When he talked about the Changsun family, Dou Jing's face visibly stiffened. It was obvious that the Changsun family was involved in this matter, but to what extent they were involved and what they had done. It is unknown that Cui Jinhe did not know about the situation of the Changsun family, only Dou Jing knew about it!
Of course, if Dou Jing doesn't say anything, the evidence in front of him will make Dou Jing and the Dou family irreversible, so Luo Zhang has no interest in talking to Dou Jing.
After resting for a night, Luo Zhang said goodbye to Pei Tong early and escorted Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe towards Chang'an.
Looking at Luo Zhang's retreating team, Pei Tong was really filled with emotion. Such a matter that he thought was very difficult, even without any clue, was solved by Luo Zhang in just one night. No wonder It is his ability to win His Majesty's favor, and he is not as good as him.
In the Imperial Palace and Imperial Study Room, Li Shimin had just finished his morning court when Eunuch Huang came forward to report: "Your Majesty, Master Luo Zhang and Mr. Cheng are back and have now entered Chang'an City!"
"What? Luo Zhang is back? Didn't he just go to Chang'an City? Why did he come back so soon? Could it be..."
"Forget it, forget it, this matter is not something he can handle in the first place. It's enough for him to have this heart. He will ask Wei Zheng to take people to Luoyang to investigate." Li Shimin shook his head helplessly!
"Your Majesty, things seem to be a little different from what you thought. According to reports, the person who stole Luoyang and Hongnong's grain and grass seems to have been caught by Luo Zhang! He is being escorted by Luo Zhang in a prison car and walking on Chang'an Avenue!" Eunuch Huang Report.
"Huh? Caught? So fast? He wouldn't just catch someone randomly to make up for the crime, right? This is the crime of deceiving the emperor. How dare he be so bold? Do you think I am too indulgent to him?" Li Shimin's expression changed, and he thought of something possibility.
"Your Majesty, Luo Zhang should not be such a person. When has he ever disappointed Your Majesty? Maybe he has really caught the suspect? We might as well wait until he arrives and ask questions to find out!" Eunuch Huang helped Luo Zhang explain.
"Well, what you said makes sense. When he comes, I will ask him how he caught this so-called suspect." Li Shimin thought that it was indeed what Huang Eunuch said, and nodded in agreement.
Chang'an Avenue was very lively at this time. A group of people were walking on Chang'an Avenue. Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe were escorted in the middle. They were wearing prison uniforms, which Luo Zhang specially prepared for them, although they desperately didn't want to wear them. , but there was no room for them to resist. They were forcibly tied up and stuffed into the prison car.
Along the way, the people pointed at the people in the prison car. Although they didn't know what crime the two men had committed, they must have committed heinous crimes because they were put on prison clothes, detained in the prison car, and paraded on Chang'an Avenue.
The leader, Luo Zhang, had obviously been prepared for this. He waved his hand, and seven or eight Zuowu guards spread out and explained to the people watching. People are actually collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and everyone is angry. If you commit murder and arson, the people will not be so touched. But collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, this is the crime of public outrage.
Almost immediately after the explanation, the people were furious and picked up rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs and threw them at Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe in the prison car. However, this was just the beginning. The news spread from ten to ten, and to more and more people. He also joined in. This time it was not rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs, but rocks. Although they were not big, they would still hurt if they were hit. Dou Jing screamed in pain, and even more He shouted loudly and wanted to explain that he was not a traitor to the enemy, but his voice was drowned out by the people's condemnation. No one listened to what he said. In just a moment, Dou Jing and Cui Jinhe were hit with bruises on their heads. , and his body was even more bruised. Although Luo Zhang saw it, he didn't stop it, as long as he didn't die.
