In the study room.
Xu Yi took out three confessions from his pocket and laid them flat on the table.
His eyes slowly wandered over the three confessions.
Scenes from last night's interrogation kept flashing through his mind.
After a while.
After sorting everything out.
Xu Yi folded it neatly and put it in his arms.
Then he slowly stood up and walked to the weapons rack.
Pick up the Zhanyuan Sword lying quietly on the weapon rack.
"Oops!"
The sharp blade of the Zhanyuan knife was unsheathed, and the cold light from the blade flashed across Xu Yi's eyes.
It made his eyes look even colder.
The news revealed by Qin Fuping did not make Xu Yi relax.
On the contrary, it only worsened the sense of crisis in Xu Yi's heart.
Since this severe drought in Guanzhong, it has been seen that the current prince already has a certain degree of power.
This is true whether in the light or in the dark. @
"Huh~!"
Xu Yi let out a heavy breath, and then slowly sheathed the Zhanyuan Sword.
The solemnity and coldness on his face disappeared without a trace as the Zhanyuan knife was slowly sheathed.
Instead, there was a calm expression.
'Let him be strong and let him be strong, the breeze blows on the hills. "
'He lets him do whatever he wants, and the bright moon shines on the river. "
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth curved slightly, and he murmured a few words in a low voice without sadness or joy.
He calmly hung the Zhanyuan Sword on his waist.
He strode out of the study with extremely determined steps.
"Sixth Master." In front of the main entrance of Jingzhao Mansion, Zhao Shou has been waiting for a long time with two war horses.
Xu Yi nodded slightly, reached out to take the reins, and quickly climbed onto the horse.
"Let's go!" Xu Yi shouted, and then he rode away from Jingzhao Mansion.
Two people and two horses walked quickly on the streets of Chang'an City at dawn.
east! Ahead is the golden light of the morning sun blooming between heaven and earth.
Behind you! It is the darkness that is gradually being dispelled.
...
over time.
The rising sun breaks through the clouds more and more.
When the darkness completely dissipates.
The entire city of Chang'an gradually recovered.
Walking through the streets mixed with shouts, shouts, and bargains.
It doesn't take a while.
The master and servant slowed down their horses in a tacit understanding.
Walk for a while.
An extremely majestic mansion suddenly appeared in front of the two masters and servants.
A gold plaque hangs high above the main entrance of the mansion.
On the door plaque were written three shining golden characters - Prince Jin's Mansion!
Xu Yi dismounted and handed the reins to Zhao Shou beside him.
He raised his head and stared at the three characters "Prince Jin's Mansion" at the main entrance.
If he hadn't been in Chang'an City, his foundation would have been as shallow as a blank sheet of paper.
No matter what, he would not let Xu Zhen step into this muddy water.
Xu Yi sighed helplessly in his heart, and his hands hidden under his sleeves couldn't help but clenched into fists.
After calming down, Xu Yi's eyes flashed with perseverance, and then he strode towards the main entrance.
"Please tell me that Xu Yi wants to see you." Xu Yi said politely, bowing his hands to the two guards with swords from the Jin Palace.
The eyes of the two guards flashed past the official seal on Xu Yi's waist.
Jingzhao Yin Dayin, surnamed Xu Mingyi, the two guards knew the identity of the person in front of them in an instant.
He quickly cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "My lord, please wait for a moment. I will go and pass the message."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the guards quickly turned around and ran towards the house.
It doesn't take a while.
Several guards with knives came quickly.
Without saying a word, he opened the front door completely.
As the main door slowly opened, a middle-aged man with slightly unsteady steps and slightly gray hair on his temples appeared in Xu Yi's eyes.
"Hahahaha." Before anyone arrived, the voice came first. Xu Zhen laughed and said: "Yier, come in quickly! Come in quickly!"
.
Xu Yi smiled, throwing all etiquette aside.
Walked quickly towards Xu Zhen.
As he approached, Xu Yi had not yet had time to speak.
Xu Zhen grabbed Xu Yi's sleeve and asked with a smile, "Have you eaten?"
Without waiting for Xu Yi's answer.
Xu Zhen then asked and answered: "I must not have eaten at this hour. Let's take a walk. We will talk about other things later. Let's go have some food with my second uncle first."
Xu Yi smiled and turned thousands of words into one word: "Okay."
It doesn't take a while.
The dining hall in the backyard of Prince Jin's Mansion.
Xu Zhen stood up, took the rice spoon and said repeatedly: "Eat another bowl, look at you, Jing Zhaoyin has become so thin after only a few days of cooking."
"Second uncle, I'm full, I'm really full. @·无码first~~" Xu Yi protected the bowls and chopsticks with one hand and swung them with the other.
In just a short time, he had already eaten four bowls of porridge and rice, and he really couldn't eat any more.
"Are you really full?" Xu Zhen asked worriedly.
"I'm really full." Xu Yi could only promise again and again.
"Okay then." After saying that, Xu Zhen put down the rice spoon in his hand and stood up slowly: "Let's go to the study."
"Okay." Xu Yi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and quickly stood up and followed Xu Zhen silently.
While walking, Xu Yi looked at the slightly unsteady figure in front of him from time to time.
The eyelids are slightly drooped, making it impossible for outsiders to see his inner thoughts through his eyes.
"Creak." There was a soft sound.
Xu Zhen slowly opened the study door.
As soon as I stepped into the study door.
A very familiar voice of greeting came from the study.
"Wen Xin pays homage to the prince, and pays homage to the young master." Leader Wen Xin stood in a corner and greeted the two of them respectfully.
Xu Zhen nodded slightly, then looked at Xu Yi and said softly: "Go, my second uncle is right outside the door. If you need anything, just call my second uncle."
As if he knew what Xu Yi wanted to say.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Zhen exited the study room and closed the door for the two of them.
The purpose is not to put himself out of the situation, but to give Xu Yi enough space to think.
Xu Yi felt warm in his heart, and then strode towards the Grand Master's chair aside.
As soon as Fang sat down, he looked at the leader of Wenxin.
Leader Wen Xin understood clearly and took out a simple small wooden box from his pocket.
He took two steps forward and handed it to Xu Yi respectfully.
Then he said: "This small wooden box is what the young master asked his subordinates to find."
After Xu Yi took it over.
Leader Wenxin once again took out a small wooden box made of wood from his arms and presented it respectfully.
He opened his mouth and said, "This is another copy, obtained from the Qingzhou Feng family."
Xu Yi nodded slightly and reached out to take the small wooden box.
Then he waved his hand, indicating that Leader Wenxin could step aside temporarily.
Leader Wenxin clasped his fists in salute, then silently exited the study.
When the creaking sound came again.
Xu Yi was the only one left in the huge study room.
Xu Yi slowly looked at the two small wooden boxes on the table with a solemn expression.
From the intact copper locks on the wooden boxes, it is easy to see that neither of the two wooden boxes has been opened violently recently.
Xu Yi drooped his arm and shook slightly, and the dragon-tooth dagger naturally slipped into Xu Yi's hand.
The dragon-tooth dagger was manipulated three or two times.
The two small wooden boxes were quickly opened by Xu Yi with violent means.
Revealing the true face of what is hidden within.
After returning the dragon tooth dagger to its place, Xu Yi quickly picked up the items in the simple wooden box - a thick and slightly yellowed account book.
As Xu Yi slowly opened it.
The first sentence that hit his eyes made Xu Yi unable to recover for a long time.
"I would like to sacrifice my life, Zhou Qiping, in exchange for a peaceful new year!"
Obviously, when writing this account book, Zhou Qiping already knew what his final outcome would be.
The reason why the account books are yellowing is probably most directly related to Zhou Qiping's improper preservation.
Such an important thing was preserved in such a careless manner.
Obviously, when Zhou Qiping was storing it, the situation was extremely urgent.
The situation was so tight that Zhou Qiping did not have enough time to properly handle the evidence.
Xu Yi calmed down and continued to flip through the account books.
As he slowly flipped through the account books, Xu Yi gradually gained a more comprehensive understanding of the entire incident.
After a long time.
Xu Yi slowly closed the account book, closed his eyes and tried hard to digest the contents hidden in the account book.
If Feng Youfang's evidence of crime made Xu Yi only able to cut off one arm of the families behind the trading firms.
Then, Zhou Qiping's evidence can help Xu Yi kill all the aristocratic families behind those trading firms!
Especially what is written on the last two pages.
Suddenly, the target of the attack was directly targeted at two princes, one from the second-grade imperial court, four from the fourth-grade imperial court, and three marquises!
Unfortunately.
The writing on the last two pages was too sloppy or panicked.
Only one Song Guogong and one Pingyang Marquis had real evidence of guilt.
The rest of the people are just a suspicion.
Or maybe it was because Zhou Qiping simply didn't have time to write down the criminal evidence of those listed in the account books one by one.
"Not enough time." Xu Yi opened his eyes suddenly and couldn't help but whisper.
However, even so, this relic is still very valuable to Xu Yi. @
Xu Yi quickly picked up the items in another wooden box.
Slowly opening the outer layer of oil paper, there was a thin account book and several letters inside.
It is not difficult to tell from the appearance of the letters that these letters were not written in the same year.
Xu Yi slowly opened the letter, took out the letters inside and read them carefully.
After a while.
Xu Yi put down the last letter and raised the corner of his mouth slightly. These letters alone were enough to completely drag the Duke of Song into the quagmire.
"Huh~!"
Xu Yi exhaled heavily, and then picked up the slightly thin account book.
As Xu Yi slowly read through.
Xu Yi's originally solemn expression instantly became more serious, and even his brows were furrowed.
Without him, although the account book is thin, it records the amount of gold and silver that the Qingzhou Feng family provided to Song Guogong every year over the years.
If these amounts finally flow into the hands of the prince, it will be a huge trouble.
"No, Song Guogong is not a saint, and he cannot be so selfless." Xu Yi murmured in a low voice.
Then focus on the last year's accounts.
For some reason, every year in the past was briefly recorded, but the last year's accounts were recorded in extra detail.
It seems that Feng Yuyan has already expected that he will be in disaster this year, hoping to force Song Guogong to keep the Feng family.
"Huh~!"
Xu Yi let out a heavy breath again. There was certainly a lot of money exchanged in the last year.
But it's still far from terrifying.
Calm down.
Xu Yi slowly stood up and took out the Four Treasures of the Study.
Copy all letters and account books.
Half an hour later.
Xu Yi put a stack of rice paper with completely dry ink into his arms.
Then he stood up and left the study.
"Second uncle." Outside the study, Xu Yi walked quickly towards Xu Zhen, who was basking in the sun in the courtyard.
"Is it done?" Xu Zhen turned to look at Xu Yi and asked with concern: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
Xu Yi nodded and said seriously: "Yes, second uncle can lend me a step to speak."
It doesn't take a while.
Familiar study room.
Familiar two people.
Xu Yi sat in the guest seat and pushed the two wooden boxes on the table towards Xu Zhen.
He whispered: "Of these two wooden boxes, one is Zhou Qiping's relic, which contains a large number of evidence of the crimes of the wealthy family, and the other is the evidence of the Song Dynasty's crimes hidden by Feng Yuyan. My second uncle will have a look first."
"Evidence of the crime of a large number of wealthy families?!" Xu Zhen's eyes widened instantly, looking at the wooden box made by the famous wood in disbelief and he asked uncertainly: "Evidence of the crime of Song Guogong?"
Xu Yizhong.
He nodded solemnly and replied: "That's right. Second uncle, please take a look first. @*~~"
When Xu Zhen saw this, his expression instantly became extremely solemn.
He quickly picked up the letters and account books in the wooden box and started reading them quickly.
The more he looked, the more solemn his expression became.
"Bang!"
Xu Zhen slapped the account book in his hand heavily on the table and said indignantly: "What a great Qingzhou Feng family! What a great Duke of Song Dynasty, Zhang Yongnian! So much money! He's not afraid of dying!"
Without him, Song Guogong and Feng Yuyan, officials and businessmen, colluded and worked together for more than 20 years.
The Duke of Song alone made a profit of more than 30 million taels!
You know, in recent years, the annual tax revenue of the Zhou Dynasty has only been equivalent to 20 million taels of silver.
The profit earned by Song Guogong alone was equivalent to one and a half years of the Zhou Dynasty's tax revenue!
And behind so much money, how many people will have their families separated and their families destroyed?
Xu Yi's expression remained as usual and he didn't speak.
He reached out and pushed the other wooden box in front of him and said calmly: "Second uncle, look at this."
If all the aristocratic families mentioned in Zhou Qiping's criminal evidence were captured, then the Zhou Dynasty would be equivalent to three more years of tax revenue for no reason.
If the Qingzhou Feng family and Song Guogong are added, then the extra tax revenue will be nothing to worry about.
"Huh~!"
Xu Zhen took a few deep breaths to calm down, then picked up Zhou Qiping's relics and began to read them carefully.
Unfortunately.
This time he only read halfway through, and Xu Zhen couldn't read any more.
Without him, I feel heartbroken, if only 30% of so much money can flow into the military.
So, how many fewer soldiers will die at the border every year?
Xu Zhen took several deep breaths, looked at Xu Yi with red eyes and asked in a deep voice: "Yi'er, please tell me clearly how many families and how much money Zhou Qiping's evidence involves."
Xu Yi sighed and spoke slowly: "Thirty-two families in Guanzhong, seventeen families in Yuzhou, and six families in Jizhou! Families from Yangzhou and other places are involved. If all are converted, it is almost equivalent to the tax revenue of the Zhou Dynasty in three years."
The words are over.
The study fell into a long dead silence.
Without him, the involvement would be too great!
A wealthy family of sixty generations, spanning three states and several counties!
The total amount is as high as 60 million taels!
And these are just the wealthy families who participated in this disaster relief.
Every wealthy family is a behemoth with intricate relationships.
Direct lineage, side branches, in-laws, countless!
If we really take action in an all-round way, I'm afraid it will cause chaos in the world.
It really affects the whole body!
At this moment, even Xu Zhen, who had always hated evil, thought of the tragic avalanche that was very likely to happen.
Deep down, I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
After a long time.
Xu Zhencai swallowed with difficulty and asked in a deep voice, "What are Yi'er going to do?"
