Jingzhao Mansion would not believe her empty words, Lu Anran had to come up with something to convince Yuan Fang.
And in this case, nothing is more important than Qian Mo.
In order to make Yuan Fang believe that she had seen Qian Mo, Lu Anran directly gave Yuan Fang a fake banknote, but it could not be completely fake money.
Other counterfeit banknotes that have begun to circulate in the market are not difficult to find if you are interested, but the fake money that has a single printed pattern but does not use Sichuan paper is unique.
Chunmiao saw that Lu Anran didn't look good, and hesitated to speak: "Miss..."
Lu Anran's rapid breathing slowly calmed down, and when he raised his eyes again, he could no longer see any fluctuations, "It's okay, go back."
The wheels of the carriage bumped and rolled, gradually moving away from Jingzhao Mansion.
In fact, if Yuan Fang asked her for one more piece of evidence, she would not be able to produce it anyway.
Because this banknote was imitated based on the dye used in the fake banknote that Lao Mao had originally told her about, there is a neat thing about it - the paper used is not Sichuan paper, just ordinary rice paper for painting. Because the paper is light and thin, even if it is only It makes sense that the pattern doesn't have a watermark to prevent counterfeiting, otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to completely copy it.
When it comes to painting, it is impossible for the same person to paint two identical paintings. There will always be subtle differences in color or lines. Such differences are not enough for Lu Anran to deceive Yuan Fang.
At the moment, Lu Anran didn't know how much Yuan Fang believed it, and she didn't care whether doing so would alert the enemy or offend the emperor and important ministers. She had no choice but to expose the case and expose it in broad daylight, forcing the emperor to send troops to arrest the person immediately.
Otherwise, according to the imperial court's approach, they must first find Qian Mo, arrange everything secretly, and catch everyone in one go, without first considering whether people far away in the southwest are in danger.
In the carriage compartment, the light was dimmed by the surrounding obstructions, making Lu Anran's eyes become calmer and darker.
Regardless of other thoughts, since she brought the danger, she should solve it.
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Southwest Ping County
Before the last ray of darkness in the sky was pulled away, the county office regained its tranquility.
Yun Qi stepped out of the carriage and was about to get off the ground when Captain Qian poured a basin of water on the ground in front of him.
"It was too dark. I was offended because I didn't see Prince Yun," Colonel Qian said with a sly smile, then turned around and scooped water from the water vat at the door.
Yunqi raised his eyebrows. One door of the county office was broken, and there was blood on the ground from the threshold. The soldiers were washing the ground with water. The water was mixed with blood, and the smell filled the entire space.
Walking inside, the charred wing had been turned off, but the smell of smoke was still lingering around.
People were busy coming and going, which made Yunqi appear to be a very leisurely person, especially when he walked with unsteady steps and chose clean ground, which disturbed many people.
Someone poked Captain Qian in the arm. Captain Qian looked over, spat, turned around and was busy with his work and cursed: "What kind of virtue? His grandma is a big pig with legs, and the pretty face is really unreliable."
As soon as he finished scolding Yun Qi's face, Qian Xiaowei couldn't bear the embarrassment with his dark face.
Yun Qi smiled slightly, like the summer wind blocking the willows and ruffling the catkins of a tree, making people's hearts itch, "Colonel Qian just came to see me? What do you want to say to me?"
Captain Qian: "..." I scolded your grandma.
"No." Yun Qi nodded to himself, "I thought Captain Qian was stretching his neck to look for me."
The lieutenant Qian wanted to scold his mother again.
"If you don't look for me, then I'll look for you."
Colonel Qian's voice was rough and he said angrily: "What orders do you have, Master?"
Yunqi raised his jade-bone fan and said with a graceful expression: "My prince was on night patrol last night and came across a young man who was suspicious of his whereabouts. I caught him by the way. Why don't I hand him over to Captain Qian for interrogation?"
Captain Qian: "..." Night patrol, bah! He was obviously running for his life in embarrassment, but he still had the nerve to say so.
To be honest, Lieutenant Qian had never seen such a shameless person.
"Huh?" Yun Qi still pretended to be puzzled, "Is Captain Qian unhappy? I originally planned to go back to the capital to ask for someone from Langshan Camp."
Colonel Qian was confused, "Why are you happy?"
Yun Qi fanned himself and said with a smile: "Looking at your ability to arrest people, I thought you liked doing this. Aren't you cooperating with our criminal department?"
Watching Yun Qi leave gracefully, Colonel Qian felt that he had been ridiculed, but he had no evidence.
Finally, people mentioned the lobby of the county office, where Yun Qi sat in the capacity of the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, and Qi Shang was on the jury.
Unlike other officials who were neatly dressed in official uniforms, Yun Qi was wearing a brocade robe and his sitting posture was not straight. He lazily leaned on the back of his chair and said, "Who is there, please tell me your name."
The words were serious, but unfortunately the tone was too casual and could not convey the dignity of an interrogation in court.
"Master Qingtian, my name is Ma Dai. He is from Wangdu. He came to Nannan Ping County to accept Lao Mao... Oh, his real name is Wang Degui. He asked me to bring something."
Qi Shang looked at Yun Qi and his subordinate Ma Dai in confusion. This was the first time he met such a cooperative suspect.
"What is it? Bring it to me and take a look." Yunqi flattened his fan and pointed forward.
When Ma Dai touched something on his chest, his body shivered slightly, "Old Mao said this is called a money mold, and it can print banknotes."
Yun Qi raised his upper body and leaned outward, "Ma Dai, do you know that counterfeiting money molds and privately printing banknotes is a serious crime of beheading."
"This little kid doesn't know." Ma Dai kowtowed and winced and said, "Old Cat gave me a large sum of money and asked me to take my things and go southwest. How could I have imagined that he was trying to harm me."
Qi Shang frowned: "You know what you are holding, and you have received a large sum of money. How can you not know if you are not a childish person?"
Ma Dai refused to admit it, "The escorts who transport goods also collect money. The common people have not done anything bad. They are just traveling for others. It is the same as escorts."
"Don't mess around." Qi Shang was not fooled, and Ma Dai was flustered as he looked at Shen Shasha, "Are you involved in the counterfeit banknote case in the Southwest? Who else is behind it? What is your purpose of hiding in the Southwest, and why are you so secretive? Are you following Prince Yun?"
Ma Dai was flustered by the sharp and solemn eyes, and his eyes wandered, "Xiao, Xiaomin..."
'Pa—' The gavel was slapped hard, and everyone looked over.
Yunqi traced his eyebrows with his index finger, "Tsk, the sound is quite loud."
Everyone: "..." What, are you playing?
Colonel Qian couldn't help it anymore, "Qi Shenling, look at who this person is!"
Yun Qi raised his eyebrows: "See what I'm doing, asking questions."
Everyone was speechless again. He was obviously the one taking advantage of the situation, yet he still had the nerve to reprimand people righteously.
"Oh, speaking of Qian Mo, right?" Yun Qi put his fingers together and moved upwards, "Bring it here, I will test it on the spot to see if it is so amazing."
Naturally, the county office did not have Sichuan paper, so they only found a piece of ordinary white paper. Yun Qi asked someone to soak the money mold with ink, then lightly press on the white paper and move it away to take a look.
"Hey~" Yunqi raised his peach blossom eyes, half-smiling but not smiling: "Ma Dai, are you here to have fun with us?"
I saw that everything else on the paper was very similar to the banknote pattern, except for a small fox with thin eyebrows and long eyes curled up in the lower right corner.
Ma Dai opened his mouth wide, "I don't know." He kept it for a while, fearing that someone would discover it, and never thought of taking it out to try.
Only Qi Shang looked at it seriously and defined: "This fox looks familiar."
Before setting off, the emperor summoned Qi Shang to the palace and told him that another important task of the Southwest Pingguo attack this time was to find out the person behind the counterfeit banknotes. Of course, the case of the dead man in the capital seemed to be vaguely related to the southwest, and also Mentioned two sentences.
Therefore, Qi Shang took the opportunity to chat with Su Ji several times on the way and found out that the dead man had a divine fox mark on his left arm.
Asking people to take Ma Dai down, Qi Shang asked Yun Qi, "What does the prince think?"
Yun Qi blinked his peach blossom eyes, "How else can I see? Just see with two eyes."
"Your Majesty, do you think he is telling the truth or a lie?" Qi Shang said seriously: "As he said, someone paid a lot of money just to let him send a fake money mold to the southwest. What is the purpose?"
Yun Qi leaned back, raised his head and looked for a long time, and suddenly said with interest: "Otherwise, I will be tortured, and I will be beaten..."
"Cough cough cough—" Su Ji coughed twice at the right time.
"Uh..." Yun Qi immediately changed his mind, "Be sincere and let him feel our majesty, and then don't bring it upon yourself."
Coming out of the lobby, Qian Xiaowei said from the bottom of his heart: "Qi Shenling, I think Prince Yun's opinion is not important and can basically be ignored."
Qi Shang shook his head, "When we come to Ping County, the emperor specially sent the punishment officer to accompany him. He has his own reasons."
Qian Xiaowei thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, the case of the soul-inducing beheading in Wangdu and the case of the divine fox in Yi County were handled quickly and beautifully by the Criminal Division."
But after all, what does it have to do with Yun Qi? He didn't even see him leaving the capital and dragging a patient. Qian Xiaowei curled his lips and said, "This Sicheng is too easy to do."
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Over there, Mo Yan didn't understand and asked: "Your Majesty, it's enough for us to arrest the person and directly interrogate the case and solve the case. Why do we have to bring him in front of those big soldiers?" The person he arrested with his own hands didn't want to do anything about it. Let others take the credit.
Yun Qi lifted the lid of the tea. He seemed to think that the question was too meaningless, so he answered it disdainfully. He glanced at Su Ji and said, "You tell me."
Su Ji sat opposite Yun Qi, rolled up his sleeves, and said, "Why did the emperor send a thousand people from Langshan camp to go with him just to investigate the counterfeit banknote case?"
Mo Yan: "Isn't it a Ping Kou?"
"To the east of the capital, there are White Tiger, Nan Qinglong, and Bei Langshan, each with ten thousand troops. The three armies have a total of thirty thousand troops. They are to protect the safety of the capital and are the last barrier when the Ning Dynasty is in danger."
Mo Yan nodded. He knew this, but what did it have to do with his problem?
"There are troops stationed two hundred miles away from Liping County in the southwest. Why go to such trouble to transfer troops from Langshan Camp?" Su Ji said, "Do you see the difference here?"
Mo Yan rubbed his chin for a long time, "The royal capital's army has been sitting there all year round and hasn't fought for a long time, so why not take it out for training?"
Guanyue couldn't stand it any longer, so she kicked him and said, "Those who can lead the army to defend the royal capital are all close men, idiots."
"I'll go, Guanyue, you dare to kick me with your hooves." After Mo Yan returned it, he high-fived: "I understand, the emperor doesn't trust us and asked Qi Shang to lead people to watch."
"We have to do nothing, and we can't do more." Su Ji breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, the job you have is not easy."
Yun Qi took a sip of tea and chuckled: "Why are you anxious? The proliferation of counterfeit banknotes has caused public resentment. We are not the first ones to be anxious."
Not long after saying this, Yun Qi regretted it.
