Cong Pei'er walked to Taiping Bridge and looked at the old woman squatting in the corner selling eggs. She walked over and leaned over and said, "The eggs are put in a basket. If they are beaten, wouldn't they all be ruined?"
The old woman's face was full of wrinkles, and she smiled very kindly: "Although I am old, I can still walk and have some strength."
Cong Pei'er picked up the eggs and glanced at the old woman from the corner of her eye: "It's still so hard at an old age, so be it, I want all the eggs, and the old man should go back and rest early."
The old woman quickly thanked her, collected the money, and stood up shakily. At this moment, two carriages came over, blocking the outside view. As soon as the old woman noticed something was wrong, she felt something pressing against her lower back.
"Since you still have some strength, come with us."
Cong Pei'er said softly, using the dagger slightly.
The old woman dropped the basket she was carrying and said in panic, "I'm a good person."
Cong Pei'er roared, raised her hand, slashed the old woman on the back of her neck, and pushed her into the carriage. Cong Pei'er also picked up the basket, entered the carriage, and saw that the old woman had been tied up. , and said to Pang Huan inside: "Are you sure she is from ancient and modern times?"
Pang Huan nodded. People who came out of the teaching field to summon eggs would come to the old woman to buy eggs. These people are not weak, but they all want to eat eggs so much?
Pang Huan reached out and groped around the old woman's body and found a pen, paper and a seal. On the seal was engraved the word "awn". He couldn't help but smile and said: "Jingzhe died, and another one came out. I don't know if the twenty-four solar terms are the same." They’ve used it all over the place.”
"It really is?"
Cong Pei'er was a little surprised.
You don’t need paper and pen to sell eggs. With this seal and the secret surveillance of the Security Bureau, it is enough to show that this old woman is an important person in the transmission of intelligence in ancient and modern times and the prince’s influence. Otherwise, she would not be arranged outside the teaching field to respond at any time. , make a decision on the spur of the moment.
"Where can they find Guo Xu, Xiaohan and others hidden?"
Cong Peier asked.
Pang Huan shook his head slightly, with a solemn look on his face: "The news has been sent back. I believe it won't be long before they order to deal with Guo Xu and others to vent the anger of Guo Luan's failure."
The carriage didn't go long before entering a courtyard.
After the door was closed, Pang Huan took the old woman out of the carriage and said to Cong Pei'er: "You'd better go back. It's better that you don't be present for the rest of the interrogation."
Cong Pei'er looked at Pang Huan's insistent eyes and nodded.
As the Blood-Hand Yama, Cong Pei'er knew some of his methods. As long as people were in his hands, few could keep the secret.
"Hurry up, I'll wait for you outside."
Cong Pei'er turned around.
Pang Huan smiled calmly and asked someone to take the old woman to the cellar. Not long after, a low wailing sound was heard. A quarter of an hour later, Pang Huan dropped the bloody handkerchief and walked out, smiling at Cong Pei'er. Laughing: "I found him. He is at Lotus Bridge, in the Liu Family Courtyard."
Cong Pei'er nodded heavily and asked, "Where is that young master? Where is he from ancient times to the present? Do you have any clues?"
Pang Huan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure yet. Let's go and find Tang Zhenfu first."
Restaurants, gambling houses.
Snapped!
Guo Gang took the gambling slip, looked at Jin Zhong and others who were opening the market, and said: "Now that the horse shooting is over, we can exchange silver coins according to the gambling slip, right?"
Jin Zhong had a cold sweat on his face. The other party had bet on Lin Zhaoxue's six arrows and hit 100,000 taels. According to a loss of 20 to one, the gambling house needed to give him two million taels, but in the entire gambling house, there were only two million taels. Two, all were given to him, and all the young master's plans came to nothing.
Lin Zhaoxue, Lin Zhaoxue, he made a mistake this time and directly harmed everyone!
There are not many people exchanging gambling tickets now. The reason is that most people have clearly seen the situation and are betting on the candidate for the top spot in the military. The determination of the top pick in Wu requires tomorrow's policy discussion and the final discussion by the court.
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The list will be finalized only after the announcement, which will take at least three to five days of operation.
But right now, they are betting on horse shooting, which is a gambling note that can be redeemed on the same day, so there is no way to default on it.
Jin Zhong couldn't get that much silver. Even if he could get it, he wouldn't be able to get it because it had been operating for so long and he was about to pick the fruits of victory. Who knew that it was not him who picked the fruits but others. How could this happen? Can you bear it?
"As far as I know, Lin Zhaoxue did not complete the horse shooting, so there is no six arrows and zero hits, just one arrow miss."
Jin Zhong plans to cheat.
Guo Gang looked at Jin Zhong coldly: "Gu Pu, a doctor in the Ministry of War, personally told countless people that Lin Zhaoxue had lost his stride and could not continue the competition. He was awarded six arrows and zero hits. What, do you need me to find someone to testify?"
Jin Zhong's face was pale. The news had already reached him, and the result given by the Ministry of War was indeed six arrows with zero hits.
Guo Gang looked at Jin Zhong who was shrinking, and said with sharp eyes: "Or, you opened a gambling ticket and don't want to exchange the chips?"
Jin Zhong smiled reluctantly and stretched out his hand to invite you: "Okay, in that case, please come to the inner room and verify the gambling receipt, and I will exchange the corresponding silver taels for you."
Guo Gang laughed and agreed boldly, and then followed Jin Zhong to a room. Jin Zhong kindly sent Guo Gang in, then closed the door and gritted his teeth: "You are seeking death on your own, so don't blame us. ”
There was a loud bang in the room, dull and powerful.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. Jin Zhong opened the small window on the door, saw his person's face clearly, and then opened the door. Before he could stand still, he was pulled in.
Guo Gang threw Jin Zhong to the ground and stepped on his heart with his big foot: "Now, can I exchange the gambling slip?"
Jin Zhong felt like he was about to vomit blood, as if he had been hit hard by someone. Looking at the several masters in the room, who were now unconscious on the ground, he couldn't help shouting: "Who are you?"
Guo Gang bent down, lifted up Jin Zhong with one hand, and grinned: "I am a gambler!"
"Namo Amitabha."
A Buddha's name came from the door.
Guo Gang and Jin Zhong looked at each other. Their eyes widened at the same time and they exclaimed: "Is it you?"
Huaiqing Bridge Pier.
Six ships were lined up, and dozens of men were carrying heavy boxes to the ship. The ship was getting deeper and deeper into the water.
"Be careful, I won't spare you any damage to your belongings!"
Wang Wenju shouted.
Many people on the shore looked at it with envy.
I heard that Wang Wenqiu's daughter married a wealthy businessman in Hangzhou. She planned to move there from the capital and live a comfortable life for a few days.
Seeing that the sun was setting in the west, Wang Wenjiu saw that the goods and belongings had been loaded, so he shouted to set off. The ship sailed from Huaiqingqiao Pier along the Qinhuai River towards Dongshui Pass.
Dongshui Pass, the sergeant conducts an investigation.
Wang Wenjiu greeted the sergeant who boarded the ship with a smile, watched him continue to open the box, and then presented him with silver coins and banknotes, hoping that he would show his respect. When the sergeant saw that there were only clothes and miscellaneous items in the box, he did not embarrass the other party, so he retreated to the shore and waved to let him go.
The ship left Dongshui Pass, and a smile appeared on Wang Wenzhu's face. Then, the ship was stopped as soon as it arrived at Zhonghe Bridge outside Zhengyang Gate.
The person who stopped them was Xu Huizu's younger brother, Xu Yingxu, the minister of the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion.
Xu Yingxu watched and stopped Wang Wenqiu, and only gave one order: "Move out all the goods."
Wang Wenjiu was puzzled and quickly begged: "We are about to leave and ask the general to let him go. We have just inspected it at Dongshui Pass. If the general has any doubts, he can just go on the ship and inspect it. Why bother to move my goods?" "
Xu Yingxu pointed to the passing ships and said coldly: "From today on, the imperial court has issued a decree that all ships leaving the capital must be thoroughly inspected, their names and whereabouts must be known, and the goods must be inventoried before release."
"Wouldn't this delay a lot of time, General?
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This is just a thought. Please come on board for inspection. Once you are clear about it, let us leave as soon as possible. "
Wang Wenqiu stepped forward, ready to bribe him.
But Xu Yingxu is not Xu Zengshou or Li Zengzhi. He is an upright man, so why would he care about this advantage? With a wave of his hand, sergeants began to enter the ship to carry things, boxes were moved ashore, and documents were counted and recorded one by one.
"How about it? Can we move the goods onto the ship?"
Wang Wenqiu was very angry, but it was just a move, so why should such a strict investigation be carried out? People in the imperial court know how to bully ordinary people!
After Xu Yingxu read the brochure, he asked: "Are there any people or goods on the ship?"
"there is none left!"
Wang Wenqiu shouted dissatisfied.
Xu Yingxu nodded and ordered: "Send the goods on board."
"Wait!"
Jin Youzi came over.
Xu Yingxu looked at Jin Youzi, who was the editor of the Hanlin Academy and was appointed by Zhu Yunwen to inspect passing ships with Xu Yingxu.
Jin Youzi looked at Wang Wenqiu carefully, and when Wang Wenqiu became a little confused, he said: "This person is the person the security bureau is looking for. Let's arrest him."
"ah?"
Xu Yingxu was shocked.
Wang Wenzhu looked panicked and shouted quickly: "I am an ordinary citizen. I am just moving to Hangzhou. Why are you arresting me?"
Xu Yingxu was also a little confused and took Jin Youzi aside: "I have already read the cargo list. I don't carry much silver. It is impossible for the money in the gambling plate to be transported out through these ships."
Jin Youzi pushed away the booklet handed over by Xu Yingxu and said seriously: "The Royal Central Bank has indeed not received a large amount of silver deposits. If the other party wants to use its own strength to send the silver coins in the gambling plate out of the capital, there are only two Roads - city gates and waterways. The city gates are too tightly checked, making it difficult to walk. Waterways are the only possibility."
"That can't be him."
Xu Yingxu looked at the large and small boxes on the shore. It was clear at a glance whether there was any silver in them.
Jin Youzi shook his head slightly and said firmly to Xu Yingxu: "That's him."
"Impossible, there is no silver in the box."
"Just because there's nothing in the box doesn't mean he didn't bring any silver. Doesn't that mean he still has a ship?"
"We checked everything on board!"
Xu Yingxu was a little dissatisfied with Jin Youzi. His sergeant had checked it and there could be no omissions.
"Everything has been inspected on board..." Jin Youzi looked at Xu Yingxu who nodded, and said slowly: "Has it been inspected off the ship?"
Xu Yingxu's eyes widened.
Jin Youzi pulled Xu Yingxu and pointed at the ship: "Look clearly, there is no one on the ship and there is no cargo. Why is the ship still drafting so deep?"
Xu Yingxu shuddered all over. The boat was a river boat with a very shallow bottom. After it was emptied, the draft should be very small. The bottom should not be still underwater. Obviously there was cargo on the boat. No, to be precise, it was under the boat. !
What a cunning method!
Xu Yingxu ordered: "Arrest them!"
When Wang Wenjiu saw that the incident was exposed, he quickly retreated to the boat and shouted: "Rush, rush out."
rush?
At the root of the Ming Dynasty, on the Qinhuai River, in front of Xu Yingxu's sergeants, how do you charge, how do you charge?
The sergeant looked at the ship and the people who were trying to escape. He didn't intend to join the fight at all. He held the spear in his hand, weighed it, and threw it directly as a javelin. The man who was operating the ship was instantly skewered.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Wenju jumped into the river to survive. Unfortunately, the water quality was not good. Before he could swim far, he was knocked unconscious by someone with a stick and fell into the river. Xu Yingxu sent his sergeants down the river to investigate and found that there were more than 20 boxes hanging at the bottom of the six ships.
The sergeant took the box to the shore, opened it and saw that it was all silver ingots!
Xu Yingxu broke into a cold sweat and repeatedly raised his hands to Jin Youzi: "You saved my life!"
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