Just as the feast was being held in the palace, the night market on the street had just dispersed.
The pedestrians on the street were already very sparse, and the shops along the street were preparing to take down their door panels and close up.
From time to time, several barking dogs could be heard on the deep bluestone road. .
Just at this time, a man in gray clothes, holding a brocade box in his hand, quietly came to the door of a pawn shop named Yongshengji.
Yong Sheng Ji is the most luxurious pawn shop in Dadu, and everyone knows that this pawn shop accepts any valuable treasure without asking where it came from, which shows that it has a huge backing.
The man in gray clothes entered the shop.
Several Chaofeng were talking at the counter.
Yao Chaofeng looked up and saw that it was getting late.
When he was about to tell the waiter to close the door, he suddenly saw the man in gray clothes entering the door.
He was startled and raised his head.
Neck said: "You are still here to pawn things at this time, we all have to rest."
The man in gray rolled his eyes, glanced at Yao Chaofeng, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing.
Just take a look and you'll know.
I'm sure you won't want to part with it."
People often say "I've been fooled, I've been fooled."
Here, "being fooled" refers to going to a pawn shop.
It's a helpless thing for most people to go to a pawn shop to pawn their items.
In all likelihood, they will die if they can't redeem them.
If they go to a pawn shop, they will suffer a loss.
As the saying goes, Hence it comes, but precisely because of this, it can What was sent to the pawn shop was definitely not rags, but rather valuable.
Especially since the man in front of him was very mysterious.
Yao Chaofeng glanced at the others, opened the door and walked out, only to see the man in gray in his hands.
Holding a brocade box, it was very precious.
Yao Chaofeng smiled: "Our pawnshop doesn't accept everything.
If you don't have anything good, just leave.
Don't make fun of me, brother."
The man in gray couldn't help but glared angrily, "Okay, okay, don't worry, I'll take a look."
Yao Chaofeng said as he opened the brocade box, and saw only a dazzling light in his eyes.
When he took a closer look, the treasure in the box turned out to be It's wrapped in a gold silk veil, dazzling In fact, it was not a treasure, but the gold silk handkerchief.
There was only a snow-white bead in the middle, and it was inlaid with red pores the size of rice grains.
Yao Chaofeng's eyes suddenly lit up, but then his mind suddenly flashed.
What happened?
I was shocked.
Yao Chaofeng suppressed the doubts in his heart, and sweat broke out on his head: "This veil is good, but the contents inside are probably not valuable."
The man in gray smiled and said: "This is the relic of an eminent monk.
It is certainly not valuable to ordinary people, but to those who believe in it, one relic is worth a thousand gold.
It is a rare treasure.
My friend, it is not easy."
He just got it.
It’s not like he’s short of money.
It’s just that he doesn’t feel safe keeping these things with him.
He needs to find a safe place to store them.
If so, please give me a price.”
The shapes of the Buddha's relics are ever-changing, including round, oval, lotus, and Buddha or Bodhisattva shapes; the colors are white, black, green, and red, some like pearls, some like agate, crystal, some transparent, and some At first glance, this snow-white pearl shines brightly in front of people, but it is indeed a relic.
Yao Chaofeng took a breath of cold air.
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Jing Zhaoyin had already gone to major pawn shops to say hello.
The Guo family had lost the relic and was looking for it all over the streets.
Master Jing Zhaoyin was now going crazy.
The man in front of him came to deliver the relics carelessly.
This was really strange.
His mind changed, but he smiled and said: "How many are there in total?"
The man in gray smiled, made a sign of four, and turned his hands again, nine.
Sure enough, it was forty-nine.
Yao Chaofeng became more and more certain in his heart and said quietly: "This thing is too valuable.
Let me think about where the store can get so much cash."
The man in gray chuckled and said: "Who doesn't know that your family in this pawn shop is very wealthy.
If it weren't for me, I wouldn't come here.
In this way, one pawn can be worth a hundred taels of silver."
"One hundred taels" Yao Chaofeng's heart skipped a beat.
Forty-nine taels equaled 4,900 taels of silver.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "We can only give out one thousand taels."
The man in gray sneered, grabbed the brocade box and left, "I won't sell these treasures so easily for a low price.
What's a thousand taels?
It's just a joke."
Yao Chaofeng thought that people were coming to the door, and he could not let him leave so easily, otherwise others would definitely suspect them of colluding with the gangsters if they saw it.
It would be better to report the matter to the master first and see how to solve it.
He quickly stopped and said: "Wait, it's negotiable, like this, one thousand five hundred taels."
The man in gray shook his head, "Nine thousand taels."
The two of them were bargaining in a hypocritical manner, and the other court officials nearby had already been dumbfounded.
Yao Chaofeng gritted his teeth and said: "There are only two thousand taels in the store, and the rest have to be moved elsewhere.
You wait inside first, and I have to report back to the shopkeeper.
I will take my time to prepare."
He raised his hand, Then he asked people to invite the man in gray to come in.
Then he looked at his confidant and said, "Take care of this gentleman, I'll go see the shopkeeper."
Then he quickly walked into the inner room.
Shopkeeper Qiao was taking stock of the secret letters sent from various places.
Yao Chaofeng lowered his head and looked at him.
A few words were said beside him.
When Shopkeeper Qiao heard this, he was immediately shocked and said: "Are you serious about what you said?"
Yao Chaofeng nodded quickly and said: "Didn't the young master say that at this time, we should be careful about someone coming to look for trouble?
I think this is what the young master means.
I have just detained the person, but it is better to report the situation to the young master as soon as possible."
Shopkeeper Qiao nodded: "Young Master did ask us to pay attention to whether anyone is selling relics in Dadu recently.
He said that this matter is vaguely weird, but I don't know what is going on.
I will inform Young Master personally right now."
As he said that, he left through the back door, but he didn't forget to look back and say: "You should stabilize this person and don't let him leave."
Shopkeeper Qiao galloped all the way to Pei Mansion, but he heard that Pei Bi had gone to the palace to attend a banquet.
Shopkeeper Qiao was in a dilemma.
He stood and thought for a while, then wanted to inform Pei Bi through other channels.
Outsiders only thought that they were running an ordinary pawn shop, but they never imagined that the owners behind the pawn shop were the Pei family.
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With such a backer, they had established a firm foothold in Dadu, and no one dared to offend them easily.
He thought about it and decided that the matter could not be delayed, so he wrote a note and sent it to the palace through a specific channel to give to Pei Bi.
Then he returned to the shop.
As soon as he entered the shop, he saw Hui Hui.
The man in clothes was about to leave in a hurry, so he quickly stopped him and comforted him again.
He also forced people into the house and ordered people to close the store door to prevent the news from leaking.
At this moment, in an alley three hundred meters away from the pawn shop, two parties of people gathered together.
Jing Zhaoyi took the lead and was about to scold the other party when he saw it was Guo Dun.
He was suddenly startled, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Mr.
Guo.
Why are you still here at this hour?"
At this time, a banquet was being held in the palace.
Guo Dun He also has an official position and is the son of the Duke of the country.
Why didn't he participate?
He was doubtful, but when he saw Guo Dun smiled slightly and said: "I heard that something happened at the pawnshop in front of me, it was of great importance, so I took the nursing home with me."
Come and catch the thief” Jing Zhaoyi's heart skipped a beat: "The thief doesn't know who the thief Mr.
Guo is talking about is."
Guo Dun's eyes darkened, and his expression was unusually sinister: "That's the person who stole my relics."
Jing Zhaoyi originally just went out for inspection as usual, but he did not expect such a harvest.
He immediately said with great joy: "Master Guo, are you saying those people took the treasures and pawned them in the pawn shop?"
Guo Dun nodded and said solemnly: "Of course it is.
I won't say more to you.
I have to rush over immediately.
Otherwise, I will delay the matter and you and I will not be able to afford it."
Jing Zhaoyi quickly stopped him and said: "This is my jurisdiction.
If anything happens, I will naturally take full responsibility.
This time, I have already promised that I will assist the Guo family in catching these traitors who stole the relics.
I also asked Mr.
Guo to give me a warning."
"Opportunity."
In fact, Guo Dun is right to serve as the commander of the Beijing Guard, but he can't control this area.
When Guo Dun heard this, he knew that Jing Zhaoyi wanted to take the credit.
He thought that it was just as his sister expected.
As long as he told Jing Zhaoyi that he had discovered the traces of these people, Jing Zhaoyi would definitely be the first to rush to them. on site.
This would be good.
He was secretly happy in his heart and pretended to be calm as he said: "Then please quietly guard the intersections around the pawn shop.
No one is allowed to enter or leave.
I heard that there is a secret passage inside this pawn shop.
You must do it."
If we rush in while they are not paying attention, if we let them escape, our work will be in vain."
Jing Zhaoyi frowned: "Let me capture this, and ask Mr.
Guo to do the guarding."
Guarding outside is a very simple job.
It is possible to catch fish that slip through the net if assigned to guard the intersection, but if Guo Dun doesn't let people out at all, then won't his achievements be wiped out?
So he took the initiative to ask for help.
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Go into the pawn shop and catch someone.
Guo Dun got what he wanted, with a slight smile on his face: "In that case, I'll trouble you, Mr.
Jing Zhaoyi."
Jing Zhaoyi chuckled, thinking that presenting the relics was a great achievement.
Suddenly a cold and sinister smile flashed across his lips, pointing at the pawn shop and saying: "Go into the shop and take it to everyone you meet."
The yamen next to him wanted to remind him.
Everyone who opens a shop in Dadu has a protective umbrella, but then he thought about how important this matter was, so he stopped talking.
Shopkeeper Qiao was chatting with the man in gray in the private room.
He wanted to find out something.
He was thinking that the young master would come back early so that he could catch him and question him.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. , before he could react, he only saw a row of shop doors falling down with a crash, and the room was immediately filled with dust, and the whole room became smoky.
Dozens of government officials swarmed in, smashing almost everything they saw, and they were aggressive all the way.
Shopkeeper Qiao was very angry, but he suppressed his anger and winked at Yao Chaofeng beside him.
Yao Chaofeng immediately went into the inner room.
Shopkeeper Qiao then went up to meet him and said angrily: "What kind of place is this that allows you to be so presumptuous?"
Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped twice by Jing Zhaoyin.
Shopkeeper Qiao was beaten so hard that he hurriedly said: "Sir, what are you doing?"
"No matter who it is, let's take it down first," Jing Zhaoyin shouted.
The government officers rushed into the pawn shop indiscriminately, and no matter who they were, they were tied up like rice dumplings in an instant.
Then he also captured the man in gray clothes and forced him to open his box in front of everyone, revealing the contents inside.
When Shopkeeper Qiao saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely understood something, and shouted: "Sir, we are businessmen in our duty, and we are the owners of suffering.
This man is sending things to pawn, and we haven't inspected the goods yet.
There is no way."
I don’t know what he thinks.”
Before he could finish his words, Jing Zhaoyi had already raised his hand and gave him a big ear-scratcher: “Why don’t you fart and see what time this is?
I didn’t ask any questions, so who asked you to answer?”
Soon they confirmed that the thing in the brocade box was a relic, but there was only one relic, and the other forty-eight were missing.
Jing Zhaoyin's eyelids twitched, and he sneered twice, "It doesn't matter if you have one, there are two if you have one."
When Shopkeeper Qiao saw this scene, his face was filled with uncertainty.
The government has always known that everyone on this street has a backer, especially their pawn shop.
The other party will never move easily.
How could they rush in for no reason?
Is it possible?
What's the reason for this?
At this time, Jing Zhaoyi had already turned around and said: "You are the shopkeeper of this store, why are the other forty-eight relics missing?"
Shopkeeper Qiao's face turned green and white, and he was trembling all over.
"Sir, I am a businessman.
This thing was pawned by a thief.
I don't know anything.
If you want to ask you, you have to ask him."
Jing Zhaoyi raised his head and glanced at the man in gray, only to see him bite his tongue, roll his eyes, and fall to the ground.
The officer quickly stepped forward to check his breath, only to find that he had died. .
Jing Zhaoyin said angrily: "You useless trash, you can actually kill someone right under your nose."
Not long after, I saw Guo Dun leisurely walking in from the door.
Seeing the scene in front of me, he smiled lightly and said: "Master Jing Zhaoyin, what should you do in this situation?
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Your Majesty is still waiting for a reply. " Jing Zhaoyin said with a wry smile: "Now that I have only found this relic, Master Guo, don't embarrass me."
A look of embarrassment appeared on Guo Dun's face: "I don't mean to make things difficult for you, sir.
It's just that on a whim, Your Majesty is going to have a look at the forty-nine relics of eminent monks today.
Now it seems that His Majesty is probably Going to be disappointed.”
Cold sweat rolled down Jing Zhaoyin's forehead.
He also knew that this matter was of great importance.
If the emperor inquired about it, neither the Guo family nor Jing Zhaoyin would be able to escape the involvement.
He pondered for a moment, and his eyes wandered over the face of the shopkeeper Qiao.
Shopkeeper Qiao looked at him, and his mind was spinning with ideas.
Fortunately, he had already ordered Yao Chaofeng to go to the secret room to deal with it, otherwise he would be found by the other party.
No good fruit to eat.
After weighing the pros and cons, Jing Zhaoyin pondered for a moment, and then one word came out of his mouth: "Search the entire shop for me."
Shopkeeper Qiao suddenly became anxious and shouted: "Who dares to search?"
Guo Dun turned his head, looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Oh, why can't you search?"
Shopkeeper Qiao said even more angrily: "What is your purpose for oppressing ordinary people under the emperor's feet?"
Guo Dun, an ordinary citizen, smiled indifferently, and then gave Shopkeeper Qiao a slap in the face.
He was extremely powerful, but he was much crueler than Jing Zhaoyin.
Shopkeeper Qiao fell to the ground after being slapped by him, and opened his mouth.
Suddenly bloody and bloody, he immediately got up, but still wanted to stop him.
Guo Dun started working right and left and slapped him a dozen times.
Shopkeeper Qiao's entire mouth was swollen like a sausage, and his face was like a pig's head.
He was hesitating, but several of his teeth were broken, and he couldn't say a word.
Chaofeng next to him hurriedly came to help him.
He estimated that the time was almost up and Yao Chaofeng must have dealt with it, so he stopped blocking him and stepped aside pretending to be scared.
Guo Dun pretended not to know, smiled slightly, and said to Jing Zhaoyin: "Sir, you can search now."
Jing Zhaoyin felt even more frightened.
He didn't know why he vaguely felt that this time, the Guo family was waiting for him here.
He was always known for his caution, but this time he was eager to make a contribution.
He didn't know who the power behind the pawn shop was.
He couldn't help but feel very regretful in his heart.
It would have been better if he had not come in just now and stayed outside.
He would have had a share of the credit no matter what.
However, because he was eager for success and wanted to catch these thieves and ask for credit from His Majesty, he was in a hurry and did not think of it.
Too deep.
However, it is useless to regret at this point.
Now that he has broken in, if he cannot find the relic, I am afraid that he will not be able to pass His Majesty's test.
He stamped his feet and said loudly: "You are all deaf, search quickly."
As a result, the entire store was almost turned upside down.
The government officials smashed locks and pushed down walls, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and searched vigorously for a while, refusing to let go of even a speck of dust.
Guo Dun's face was calm.
He had already received Li Weiyang's instructions and sat quietly aside to drink tea.
After a while, a government official came out with a sweaty face, holding a thick account book, and reported back: "I didn't find the relics, only these books."
Jingzhao Yin raised his hand and said: "It's useless trash, why don't you hurry up and find it."
It's just an ordinary account book, it's useless at all.
Shopkeeper Qiao sneered.
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It seemed that Yao Chaofeng handled it very cleanly.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a yamen officer suddenly escorted a disgraced man out and said, "Sir, this man was burning something in the back room just now.
We found him and he had already passed out before we could find him to settle the score.
He fainted due to the smoke and just woke up after pouring water on him, but he had already burned a lot of important things, so he finally kept one copy."
Shopkeeper Qiao felt bad, this Yao Chaofeng was really stupid.
There was no evidence of burning.
He almost burned himself to death.
He couldn't help but glared at Yao Chaofeng fiercely.
The other party also stared in confusion.
He was burning important documents, but he was inexplicably burned by someone.
I was knocked unconscious from behind and before I woke up, I was surrounded by a group of government servants who looked like wolves and tigers.
I couldn’t understand the situation at all.
Guo Dun took the account book and opened it, only to see that the book was densely packed with records of what the pawnshop received in a certain year and month, how much money was obtained, and how it was recorded in the account, all in detail.
Shopkeeper Qiao had a look of anxiety on his face.
He looked at Guo Dun and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that the other party would see something.
Guo Dun was really troubled.
He had never been able to understand things like ledgers.
He couldn't help but think that it would be great if the fifth brother was here.
Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived and saw a young man in brocade clothes walking quickly into the store with a lazy smile on his face.
His handsome face made people feel like spring breeze at the first sight.
Who else could it be if it wasn't Director Guo?
As soon as Guo Dun saw him, he was overjoyed and said: "Fifth brother, you are here.
Come and help me take a look at this book.
What's the strange thing about it?"
Jingzhao Yin thought to himself, it is very strange that in such a small shop, two great masters came at once, and both of them were named Guo.
His eyes fell on the account book, and he tried to reach out, but Guo Dun slapped him with both hands and said: "Sir, if you don't go and check the relics, what does this account book have to do with you?"
Jing Zhaoyin's face darkened, and he thought to himself that you have finished using me, and now you are going to kick me.
Guo Dun is nothing to be afraid of, but the Duke of Qi and Concubine Guo Hui behind him are both figures who cannot be underestimated.
Jing Zhaoyin held back his anger, kicked shopkeeper Qiao hard and said, "Why don't you tell me honestly where you colluded with the thief to put the relics?"
At this time, Director Guo had already taken the account book and studied it carefully.
He glanced at ten lines and saw nothing but a swishing sound.
He had finished reading the entire account book in less than a cup of tea.
In the blink of an eye, Director Guo's eyes suddenly stopped on a small regular script.
Then he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "Fourth brother, come and see."
It was true that he climbed over the wall from the back and went in first.
Check, if that person is allowed to burn this account book, their trip will be in vain.
Guo Dun looked at the densely packed numbers on it, his face turned pale.
He thought to himself: "What do you want me to look at?
How can I understand it?"
He couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Just look at it, just look at it."
Director Guo didn't force it.
He didn't even look at the other account books, but he put this one away and rolled it into his arms.
Shopkeeper Qiao was about to rush to stop him, but he was pushed to the ground by the government officials next to him, and he was punched and kicked.
At this time, the government officials were looting and looting in the store, making a fuss.
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Everyone nearby had already heard the commotion.
Then someone quietly left through the secret passage in the shop opposite and went straight to Pei Mansion to report the news.
Jing Zhaoyin searched for a long time, but found nothing except the relic.
He knew that this matter was very bad, and he was determined to bring the shopkeeper and the man in gray who had committed suicide to the Lord's Face.
Even if he could not eliminate his guilt, it was better than nothing.
What's more, he robbed this shop and didn't know who was behind it.
Of course, he had to take action and sue him first, so that the person behind him would have no time to take care of him.
Thinking of this, he immediately said: "I am about to enter the palace.
I wonder if the two young masters will also enter the palace together."
What he had in mind was wishful thinking.
In any case, the Guo family arrived at the door of the pawn shop first.
If anything happened , dragging them into the water together is better than him being unlucky alone.
Guo Dun rolled his eyes and looked at Director Guo.
Director Guo smiled slightly and said: "Since the Lord wants to go there in person, we two brothers will naturally accompany you.
However, it is not that easy to meet His Majesty at this time.
Because there is a banquet going on in the palace."
Jing Zhaoyin smiled and said: "I have been ordered to patrol the entire capital.
If there is an emergency, you can directly face the king.
You two young masters don't have to worry, and come with me to the king's face."
Director Guo patted the account book on his chest, smiled even more and said: "That's very good, sir.
Please go first."
At this time, Pei Bi was having a banquet.
While a palace maid was pouring wine for him, she quietly said: "Mr.
Pei, there was news from outside the palace just now that something happened at the pawn shop."
Pei Bi's face turned pale, he frowned and said: "Something happened, something happened?"
The palace maid whispered: "It was said that someone led by Jing Zhaoyin copied it."
Pei Bi's face was shocked.
Just when he was about to ask clearly, he was suddenly startled before he could speak.
He was counting down the hairs on his body.
It turned out that Jing Zhaoyin had strode into the palace at this moment.
Also coming with him were shopkeeper Qiao, who was tied up with five flowers, and two young masters from the Guo family.
The atmosphere in the palace has changed drastically.
The women who were singing and dancing quietly stepped aside, and the sound of drumming has also stopped.
The emperor looked at him and raised his hand to signal everyone to quiet down: "Jing Zhaoyin, why did you suddenly enter the palace for no reason?"
Jingzhao Yin bowed respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, the carriage of the Duke of Qi encountered thieves on East Street the day before yesterday, and the relics that were to be dedicated to Your Majesty were taken away by thieves.
There were forty-nine relics in total.
The official went on a large-scale search and arrest in the capital. , Now a relic has been recovered, and the thieves involved in the theft have been found.
Please give your Majesty's judgment. " The emperor raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on the tied-up shopkeeper Qiao, and said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Oh, if that's the case."
Duke Guo of Qi stood up and said loudly: "Yes, Wei Chen searched everywhere and finally collected these forty-nine relics of eminent monks, but they were stolen by thieves for no reason.
Wei Chen had already paid for the relics yesterday and could not donate them in time.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The emperor smiled slightly: "My love for you is pitiful.
What crime did you commit?
Where was this thief caught?"
Pei Bi looked at this scene, his face covered with a layer of frost, but he suddenly fixed his gaze on Li Weiyang, his eyes filled with hatred.
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Li Weiyang smiled warmly, like a spring breeze, as if he didn't notice the pair of extremely hateful eyes opposite him.
Jing Zhaoyin searched everywhere and exaggerated the fact that he finally found the thief.
It was not until the emperor frowned impatiently that he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the thief was found in a pawn shop.
Only But the pawnshop owner just explained everything, saying that the pawnshop belongs to Pei Sir, I am afraid that your Majesty will be angry, so I have to bring this thief to face you to ask for your forgiveness."
I didn't know what method Director Guo used on the way to force Shopkeeper Qiao to speak, and he immediately confessed to the pawnshop.
The owner was the Pei family.
Jing Zhaoyin was so frightened that he was already riding a tiger.
The emperor glanced at Pei, smiled more gently and said: "Queen, what do you think?"
Empress Pei smiled faintly, with a calm expression: "The business of a pawnshop is to welcome and deliver things.
Regardless of the origin of the things being pawned, as long as they are valuable, they can be kept.
This has been a rule since ancient times.
What crime does the shopkeeper have?
Lord Zhaoyin is really confused."
As soon as Empress Pei said these words, Jing Zhaoyin's vest could not help but feel cold.
He lowered his head and almost did not dare to say a word.
I don't know why, but under the gaze of Queen Pei's eyes, people always feel terrified, like falling into an ice cave.
The emperor laughed, with a hint of sarcasm in his smile: "The queen is right, the pawn shop is just such a place.
Where did Jing Zhaoyin get the evidence to prove that this pawn shop is related to thieves?"
At this time, Director Guo had bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, originally we were not sure that this pawnshop must be colluding with thieves, so we searched around the pawnshop and found an account book."
When Pei Bi heard this, his face was as cold as ice, and his eyes didn't stop for a moment, staring at the other party, almost as if he wanted to eat someone.
Pei Bao'er saw it from the side and couldn't help but be very horrified.
She had always known that her eldest brother was very calm and had never shown such an expression before.
It was really too scary.
But what she was more afraid of was that she had originally bribed the Yanxue Alliance people, hoping that they could kill Li Weiyang for her.
Who would have thought that not only could they not kill her, but they could not even kidnap Li Minzhi.
Instead, I heard that the Guo family had lost some relics.
Just kidding, how could she steal the relics for no reason?
What is the use of that thing?
However, Pei Baoer was not sure whether the people from the Yanxue Alliance were interested in wealth.
He stole the relic and intended to use it for other purposes.
That's why Pei Bi ordered people to pay attention everywhere, hoping to find this thing first so that he could make a fuss.
At this moment, seeing the other party actually taking this thing to the Pei family's pawn shop, Pei Baoer couldn't help but have a suspicion in his mind.
She didn't know why she always felt that this thing was weird, but she couldn't tell what was weird.
Pei Bi next to him was already crumbling.
Director Guo said loudly: "In the account books of this pawn shop, we found a very strange record.
Five years ago, this small pawn shop actually had a sum of thirteen million taels of silver entered into its account.
May I ask what the pawn shop is doing?
Yes, it can actually generate a year's income for the national treasury.
This kind of income is probably rare in the world."
The emperor looked at Pei Fan who looked horrified and said: "Master Pei, your pawnshop is really making money every day.
The small pawnshop actually made thirteen million taels."
Pei Fan quickly stood up, knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Your Majesty, this" At this time, Director Guo had already sent the account book to the emperor through the hands of the eunuch.
The emperor flipped through the book and noticed the thirteen million taels in the account.
He smiled coldly, and suddenly a cold light shone in his eyes, and he said angrily: "Pei Fan, what's your explanation?"
Pei Fan's back was soaked with cold sweat.
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He suddenly remembered the origin of the thirteen million taels.
Five years ago, His Majesty visited the south.
At that time, the Pei family undertook the whole thing, building palaces and collecting money along the way. , for the purpose of the southern tour.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Pei Fan made a fortune and collected a total of 13 million taels of silver, which became the property of the Pei family.
But the amount of money was too huge, and he was afraid that others would find out, so he secretly transferred it underground and used pawn shops to launder the money.
Part of it was used to bribe officials, and the other part was used to expand the Pei family's army.
How could someone expose everything?
The emperor's eyebrows were faintly raised, and he sneered: "Over the years, you have been secretly selling your official positions, conveying power, and I have already known this in detail.
For the sake of your meritorious service in the Pei family, you have accepted bribes and amassed a thousand dollars.
Three million taels of this one is hard to escape, it is very difficult to escape.
Okay, tell me, who is behind the 13 million taels you have intercepted, and what big things are you planning to do with the money?
I have read all over the history books, and I have never seen such a treacherous monster.
It is truly shocking.
Thirteen million taels is equivalent to the annual income of the national treasury, you are too greedy."
Queen Pei lowered her eyes.
At this moment, she had understood everything.
Li Weiyang first deliberately set a trap to lure the Pei family to intercept her.
Pei Bi was not fooled, but for some reason, the Guo family's carriage was still hijacked.
Li Weiyang framed the Pei family for the loss of the relic, and secretly put pressure on Jing Zhaoyin, forcing him to search everywhere.
I'm afraid the fact is that Li Weiyang already knew that the pawnshop was the Pei family's secret stronghold in Dadu.
The so-called thirteen million taels of silver now is just the beginning.
A careful search in the pawn shop will surely find other important evidence.
Even if Pei Baoer doesn't hijack the carriage, it won't matter.
Li Weiyang will always find a way to frame her.
Queen Pei sighed.
This strategy seemed simple and risky, but it was actually very vicious.
She glanced at Li Weiyang and had to say this.
The girl is young, but she is really a character.
Li Weiyang raised her head and glanced at Queen Pei.
Their eyes met slightly in the air.
There was a coolness in Queen Pei's eyes, but Li Weiyang's eyes were dimly dazzled by a candlelight.
Later, Queen Pei took the lead to look away, smiled slightly and said, "Pei Fan."
Pei Fan was startled and immediately said: "Yes, empress."
Empress Pei said coldly: "I really didn't expect that your majesty trusted you so much in the past, that you would do such a corrupt thing, even beheading him.
Your majesty, please execute Pei Fan immediately to set an example."
After the queen said such a sentence, Yuan Lie sneered.
This was clearly a retreat in order to advance.
Let's see how the emperor chooses.
The emperor just looked at Pei Fan with a sinister look and smiled viciously: "He is just a despicable clown.
Why is he still holding the official position he has today?
Humph, such a thing will be thrown into the sky prison."
Immediately, soldiers rushed to the palace and pushed down Pei Fan, whose expression changed drastically and he was pleading.
Pei Bi and Pei Baoer both knelt there, not daring to move, just waiting for the emperor's further treatment.
Then the emperor changed his voice and said: "However, these thirteen million taels of silver" Empress Pei immediately said: "Since the Pei family has embezzled this money, of course it will be returned in full.
Please rest assured, Your Majesty.
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Even if this matter was done by Pei Fan alone, the Pei family will admit it."
The emperor smiled lightly and said: "With the Queen's words, of course I can rest assured, but if one person makes a mistake, the family will also be implicated."
Empress Pei's face finally changed slightly and she said: "What do you mean by your Majesty's words?
Do you want to kill the Pei family?"
The emperor smiled lightly, Pei Fan was an official in the capital, and Pei Yuan was the general in charge of an army of 300,000 men.
If he said he wanted to kill the Pei family, I am afraid Pei Yuan would be the first to rebel.
He said indifferently: "That's not enough."
Empress Pei's expression was very subtle: "Now that your Majesty has pardoned the Pei family's death penalty, I wonder what else your Majesty will do?"
The emperor rolled his eyes and said slowly: "I have heard for a long time that three-tenths of the world's wealth belongs to the Pei family.
In this case, please ask the Pei family to return the thirteen million taels of silver to the treasury three times.
In this way, in the future No one will ever dare to embezzle money from the state treasury like this again."
Thirteen million taels, tripled.
This is an astronomical figure.
Even if the Pei family exhausts their wealth over the past few hundred years, they may not be able to repay such a large sum.
The emperor clearly wants to do this.
Pei Bimian was ruined by the Pei family.
As soon as his complexion turned pale, he was about to beg for mercy, but at this moment he heard Empress Pei say lukewarmly: "Your Majesty is so magnanimous, so the Pei family will naturally make your Majesty feel at ease.
Pay off the debt as a family and dare to take responsibility.
The Pei family will definitely use this money."
Pay it back, no matter how long it takes.”
"Okay, that's very well said.
She deserves to be the empress of the world."
The emperor's smile became even wider.
Empress Pei's bright eyes were slightly glazed, her softness and sharpness were fully displayed, making people feel a chill in front of her face.
Seeing this situation at this time, everyone was so frightened that they were drunk.
Everyone looked at this scene with their own thoughts and looked at each other.
After a while, Princess Ali said softly: "Jia'er, I didn't expect there would be such a drama.
Did you know about it a long time ago?"
Li Weiyang's expression was slightly raised, and his eyes were like waves: "What do you know?"
Princess Ali said: "I know there are these things in the Pei family's pawnshop."
Li Weiyang's smile became a little softer, and her expression was calm: "I knew it before, but I never had an excuse to search.
I have to thank Miss Pei for giving me such a precious opportunity."
When she said this, she was He raised his glass to Pei Bi with a look of respect.
Pei Bi glanced at her coldly, raised the glass, and drank it all in one gulp, suppressing the blood that was about to spurt out of his heart.
The taste of blood mixed with the wine spilled into his throat, bringing endless bitterness.
His biological father was imprisoned, but he still wanted to stay here.
This was not a kind of cruel torture.
The emperor did not pursue the case on the surface, but he wanted the rest of the Pei family to suffer.
Pei Bi lowered his head and sighed.
The Pei family has been operating in Dadu for hundreds of years, and now they are afraid that all their money will be lost.
This time, not only the losses are heavy, but also Pei Fan is involved.
Thinking of this, he clenched the wine glass in his hand, and then loosened it again, but he forced a look of nonchalance.
Among the female relatives, the prince raised his head and looked at Li Weiyang calmly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Wang Guang noticed it and asked softly: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Zijin sighed softly and said slowly: "This Miss Guo is really not simple."
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Wang Guang couldn't help but frown: "I don't think it was necessarily the Guo family's idea.
Maybe it was just a coincidence."
Wang Zijin shook his head gently, his eyes wandering: "But I feel that this matter must be related to her.
Besides her, who else can have such a big hand?"
After all, Wang Guang is a kind person, and he cannot believe that such a drama was planned by Li Weiyang.
Back at Guo Mansion, Li Weiyang was in a good mood and played chess with Director Guo in the study.
Director Guo, on the other hand, was sitting upright and thinking, looking calm and calm.
Yuan Lie dragged a chair and sat next to Li Weiyang.
He looked very attentive and carefully brought a cup of tea.
Today at the banquet, the old man out of nowhere wanted to marry him.
He was so angry that he refused without thinking.
But looking back and thinking about it carefully, it seems that this matter is related to the emperor's last attempt to kill Li Weiyang, and everything is still related to himself.
He couldn't help but do it immediately, for fear that Li Weiyang would blame him.
However, Li Weiyang didn't even mention it.
He just turned around and asked him: "Look, Fifth Brother's skills seem to be very subtle.
How should I deal with it?"
Yuan Lie's brows suddenly lit up with joy, he carefully observed the chessboard, pondered for a moment, and there was inexplicable pride in his smile: "The fifth master's intention seems to be to cut off your pawns, and his moves are sharp, but too sharp will often lead to flaws, according to me It seems that you might as well retreat one piece, it will be easier to break his game.
He will never give up three pieces in a row, so let's break your move."
Before he finished speaking, Director Guo sighed softly, his brows relaxed a little, and he smiled slightly.
He threw the sunspot in his hand towards the wooden box and said: "If you two join forces, I naturally have no chance of winning.
It's really...
It’s not fair, no more fun.”
Li Weiyang raised her eyes and looked at him: "Fifth brother has a sharp gaze and is good at mental arithmetic.
Did he know that he was going to lose so quickly?"
Director Guo couldn't help raising his eyebrows and showed an irrepressible smile: "I am self-aware, why should I humiliate myself and go to the last step?
If I lose more miserably, it is better to admit defeat now and save two points of face."
He looked half-smiling but not smiling, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his eyes.
He looked at Yuan Lie, but they both exchanged a look.
Li Weiyang didn't seem to be able to tell, and his expression remained as usual: "Fifth brother really has good eyesight.
He can see the flaws in the account book at a glance.
I'm afraid it would have taken me two or three hours."
Director Guo said with a smile: "That's all I have.
In the past, my father always said that I was incompetent in literature and martial arts, but I was very sensitive to numbers.
This number of thirteen million taels is actually what we collected before.
Calculated from those evidences, plus those on the books The numbers were very strange, and the number of transactions was huge, so I was able to distinguish them quickly.
Later, I did some tricks to let His Majesty see through them at a glance.
In the end, I have to thank my little sister for your sharp eyes, delicate thoughts, and no traces of your actions. , so that the Pei family will lose their troops and generals."
When Li Weiyang heard Director Guo praising her so highly, she couldn't help but smile slightly and said: "You and Fourth Brother are the ones who really contributed.
It is precisely because of your prudent handling that things were not leaked.
All of this is your credit."
Director Guo smiled faintly, leaned forward slightly, approached Li Weiyang and said, "It's a pity that we didn't find enough evidence this time."
Li Weiyang smiled lightly: "In fact, no matter what evidence we find, it is impossible to defeat the Pei family in one fell swoop.
You must know that they also have Pei Yuan, who has 300,000 elite soldiers in his hands.
These people are a force that cannot be underestimated. , neither the emperor nor anyone else can act easily, but they are not having it easy now, Qian San.
Three times a million taels is not a small number.
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Even if the Pei family is the richest in the world, I am afraid that they will lose everything this time, and he has to be convinced that he will pay the compensation.
This time we will not feel sorry for Pei.
I'm afraid they will make a comeback soon.
According to my wishes, we should take advantage of the victory and not give him a chance to breathe. " Director Guo concentrated for a moment, looked at Yuan Lie and said, "His Royal Highness King Xu, what do you think the Pei family will do next?"
Yuan Lie glanced at Li Weiyang, his amber eyes flashed, and he said a little aggrievedly: "You two have already guessed it, why bother asking me?"
Li Weiyang smiled lazily: "Oh, it seems that you know what's going on, you might as well tell me."
Yuan Lie smiled and said: "Isn't this very simple?
The appearance of Wang Zijin today is already a sign.
This shows that the Pei family intends to use the power of other aristocratic families to deal with the Guo family.
I am afraid that the Guo family will become the target of public criticism and will not be able to take action.
Let’s deal with the Pei family again.”
Li Weiyang smiled lightly: "It seems that Empress Pei did have this idea, how should we deal with it?"
Director Guo lowered his head and thought deeply.
Indeed, if the Guo family becomes too popular, they may be besieged by other forces.
Now this situation looks great on the surface, but it may be a crisis if you think deeper.
At this time, in the Queen's Palace, Pei Bi lowered his head and apologized: "Mother, everything is my fault.
I was not aware of it for a moment."
"Stupid thing" the queen was impatient and grabbed an jade bottle on the case and threw it at him hard.
The jade bottle fell to the ground with a thud and immediately fell apart.
The rich jadeite was smashed into powder in her rage.
Pei Bi lowered his head and just kowtowed.
He also knew that the queen was in a rage, and he could feel the unusual ferocity in her even from a long distance.
Every time Empress Pei got angry, no one dared to get even half a step closer to her.
Empress Pei's personality did not tolerate any disobedience.
Queen Pei laughed angrily: "I told you not to stretch your hands too far.
What is thirteen million taels?
Is it comparable to the Pei family's century-old foundation?
You think the Pei family is your private property?
You can destroy your stupid father casually and easily.
No matter what I say, he can't change his greed for money.
If other things are found in the pawn shop, I think the lives of the entire Pei family will not be saved."
Pei Bi quickly said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be angry.
When the officers and soldiers broke in, someone had already burned the important files and letters.
They couldn't find much evidence.
The only evidence was the account book.
This It’s nothing more than labeling the Pei family as corrupt, and nothing else.”
Over the years, all important transactions, account books, and even bribes received by some officials, such as when and what month they received money, how these people were promoted, how they were transferred and demoted, and where they are now, these records are all in In the store's records, these things are crucial.
Pei Bi was cautious and would not leave these things in Pei's house easily, so he found this pawnshop as a cover.
Others only knew that the pawnshop was used for business, but they never expected that this was a secret stronghold.
Collect secret information on all officials, big and small, for the purpose of wooing and buying them.
When those people broke in, everything was destroyed by Yao Chaofeng, except for the last account book.
The queen breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at him, and lowered her voice slightly: "You idiots, I have already said that you should do things without leaving any consequences.
Those things should not be left behind at all."
Why didn't Pei Bi know this?
It was just that he had the evidence of those people in his hands to make them obedient.
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How could he not keep it?
But at this moment, he did not dare to say anything more.
The queen waved her hand, and Pei Bi was immediately pardoned as if he were a prisoner on death row.
He almost crawled out of the queen's palace.
It wasn't until he stood under the moonlight outside the palace wall that he shivered violently and covered his body.
Cold sweat burst out of my pores, and I felt like I was soaked all over.
He had long been accustomed to the queen's coldness and irritability, but this time he seemed to see a cold flame in the other's faint eyes, and the anger almost swallowed him whole.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－ Special thanks to szbanban and the two diamonds who traded their husbands for meat and meat shoes. szbanban’s children’s shoes just came in second place.
I have already slaughtered and eaten the five-flowered horse.
How do you feel when you ride on the street with a pork belly hairpin?
In addition, I would also like to thank Little Tail’s mother and Master Rui for organizing the group flower and diamond sending event.
Thank you to every child’s shoe who sent me flowers and diamonds.
I’d like to thank you as a group: