Chapter 242: Imperial Examination Case (IV)

The Shaofujian is east of Anshangmen Street, north of Taimiao and Zhongzong Temple, adjacent to Zuozang, and occupying a large area. This is related to the functions it performs. The Shaofujian's functions are mainly in charge of various smelting, minting, trading, and being responsible for the skills of all craftsmen. It has always been within its jurisdiction of minting and smelting gold and silver. Since gold and silver are not the main circulating currencies of the Tang Dynasty, in this money and goods reform, it was not assigned to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Revenue and remains in the Shaofujian.

Li Qing left the West City and returned to the Imperial City. The clues provided by Manager Feng excited him, as if a case-solving operator who was about to discover the real murderer. At this moment, he was walking back and forth in the Shaofu Supervisory Office with his hands behind his back. Li Qing knew that King Qing had always been the backstage of the Hai family. Whether the sudden appearance of Hai Zhongheng this time was King Qing's move or the remnants of the Hai family had not yet disappeared, this is what he wanted to make clear.

The Shaofu Supervisor went to the Huazhou Gold Mine and was not in Chang'an, but Shaoqing went to extract files for him. What Li Qing was most worried about was that the Shaofu Supervisor had no records, so it was very likely that he was exchanged in Zuozang. At present, Zuozang's account books have not been completely handed over to him, so it is necessary to pass Yang Guozhong's level, which is really harder than climbing to the sky.

"Mr. Li, found it!"

I saw Shaoqing, the Shaofu Supervisor, walking quickly with a thick stack of dusty books. He put the books down, wiped the sweat from his forehead, found a book from it, and turned out a page with a folded corner, "Please look at it, but this number?"

Shaoqing, the Shaofu Supervisor, is Yang Shenjin's younger brother, named Yang Shenyu. He looks quite similar to his brother, and is also slender and handsome. Since his brother turned to Zhang Qiu Party, Yang Shenyu has naturally become a member of Zhang Qiu Party.

The number is correct. Li Qing looked at the footnotes at the back. The redeem time was 28 years in Kaiyuan. It was exchanged by a man named Qin Huan, who exchanged a total of 10,000 guan of silver ingots.

"Qin Huan had a reply from Prime Minister Niu at that time. His origin was unknown and there was no record. I was not in Shaofu Supervisor at that time, so I didn't know about this matter. Minister, is there any problem with this batch of silver ingots?"

Seeing that Li Qing did not answer, Yang Shenyu couldn't help but glance at him secretly. Seeing that he was thinking and silent, he couldn't help but secretly guessed in his heart: "Did the minister have the idea of ​​melting gold and silver again?"

The name Qin Huan is very familiar. He must have heard it somewhere. Slowly, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Li Qing's mouth. "Qin Huan" finally remembered this name. Isn't this the brother-in-law of King Qing who he captured in Yangzhou? It turned out that King Qing took action, and he actually bet 100,000 yuan at once. What do he want to do?

Li Qing shook his head gently, and sighed for King Qing in his heart, "Stupid and ignorant things, since you don't appreciate them, I will accompany you!" Thinking of this, he bowed to Yang Shenyu with a smile, turned around and left.

"Mr. Li!" Yang Shenyu hurriedly called him.

Li Qing stopped and turned around and smiled, "Is there anything else for Brother Yang?"

"Tomorrow is my father's 70th birthday. We only invited some relatives and friends. I wonder if Brother Li is willing to give him a favor?"

Li Qing laughed, "Since I am already a relative and friend, how dare I not come? I will definitely arrive tomorrow!"

Yang Shenyu was overjoyed and bowed to thank him, "The official invitation will be delivered to the mansion tonight. We welcome the Minister!"

The imperial city has begun to be a little lively. Some candidates who handed in the papers early took the opportunity to wander around the imperial city. In groups of three or five, the old students led the new students, pointing to the fact that this is the Shangshu Province and the Junxia Province, and then closed their eyes and daydreaming, imagining that they worshiped the general and became prime minister, and then returned home in glory and appeared in front of the elders in their hometown in a majestic manner.

Li Qing walked very slowly. He walked slowly through a group of scholars. Li Qing felt a little moved in his heart. Suddenly he remembered Yang Xuan selling test papers. He turned around and called Li Fei Shouyu and whispered a few words to him. Li Fei Shouyu nodded and stopped several scholars to ask questions. He gave a reward in a moment, "Governor, today the Jinshi exam is "Zuo Zhuan", "Yi Li" and "Shang Shu". There are some differences in the "Shang Shu", but the silent chapters in "Zuo Zhuan" and "Yi Li" are all consistent with the test questions we got."

Li Qing had some understanding, that's right. I believe that the person who leaked the test questions would not completely take out the exact same test questions. He only gave Yang Xuan 70% of the answers, so that Yang Xuan would be admitted in a low-key manner. It seems that this person must have the power to admit candidates. Is it Da Xi Xun? Or Miao Jinqing? Li Qing smiled slightly. It doesn't matter who it is. What's important is that he has truly grasped the evidence of Yang Guozhong's cheating in the imperial examination.

At this time, a carriage was speeding from a distance. The people in the carriage seemed to see Li Qing on the side of the road. The carriage slowed down and slowly stopped in front of everyone.

"Haha! What a coincidence, I was about to go to your mansion, but I didn't expect to meet it on the way." The curtain of the car opened, revealing Zhang Qiu Jianqiong's kind smile.

Li Qing turned over and dismounted, walked to the carriage and saluted respectfully, "Does the teacher have something to ask me for?"

The car door opened, and Zhang Qiujianqiong's thick and white palms made a move to Li Qing, "Come on! Get in the car and talk."

In the carriage, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong kept his eyes closed and pondered. Until the carriage walked out of a mile, he opened his eyes slightly, with a complex and anxious look flashing in his eyes, "Li Linfu may have to clean up the Ministry of Personnel."

The sudden news shocked Li Qing, "What did the teacher hear?"

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong nodded, "This morning, the emperor asked me to go and said that Wang Gong impeached Luoyang County Magistrate Yang Shenming's father, who had made friends with demons, and practiced witchcraft at home, often saying ruthless words. The emperor ordered me to investigate this matter in detail."

Yang Shenming is Yang Shenjin's third brother. Isn't Wang Gong's impeachment of his father actually impeaching Yang Shenjin? Logically, Wang Gong had just returned from the south. How could he understand this? This was obviously Li Linfu's instructor, but why did Li Longji hand over this matter to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong for investigation? Is it disdain for it or a test for Zhang Qiu Jianqiong? Li Qing was also a little confused about this.

"Yangming, what do you think about this?" Zhang Qiu Jianqiong glanced at Li Qing. There were rumors in the past few days that Li Qing and Li Linfu were very close. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong actually wanted to use this matter to remind Li Qing not to be careless just because Li Linfu did not obstruct the Salt Administration and the Official Office. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong had experienced Li Linfu's skills.

"I was wondering why Wang Gong didn't impeach Yang Shenjin directly, but went around the big trap to impeach Yang Shenming's father. Is this a bit redundant?"

Zhang Qiujianqiong smiled coldly, "Yangming, this is because you don't understand Li Linfu anymore. This is his usual strategy. It is called throwing a stone to ask for directions. First, test the emperor's attitude and my reaction. If I guess correctly, he must have a future, and that is his real method."

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong's words made Li Qing fall into deep thought. Before he knew it, the carriage arrived at Li Qing's mansion. Li Qing smiled apologetically and said to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong: "I'm not to hide it from my teacher. Tonight, Li Linfu invited me to his mansion for a simple meal. Time is almost here, so he can't invite his teacher to the mansion to sit."

"Then you just go!"

Zhang Qiujianqiong patted Li Qing on the shoulder and stared into his eyes and said, "Among all my disciples and subordinates, you are the one I can rest assured about, but you are still a little immature in human relationships, so I want to remind you all the time."

Li Qing nodded silently and pushed the door and got out of the carriage. Zhang Qiu Jianqiong looked at his calm back and couldn't help feeling a little emotion in his heart. He thought of the nervousness and cowardice when he first saw him, and was anxious about the possible troubles of the Hai family. He thought that the Shi family in Chengdu, who was far above him, was still a small merchant selling rice, and Li Qing could already control the finances of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Qiu Jianqiong couldn't help but remember what his predecessors said, "The golden scales are not something in the pond, but they turn into dragons when they encounter wind and clouds." Aren't these two lines of poetry a wonderful portrayal of him?

Li Qing stood on the steps and waved goodbye to Zhang Qiu Jianqiong. After the carriage left, Li Qing returned to the mansion to change his clothes, told Jian a few more words, and rode his horse to Li Linfu's house.

Although it was a family dinner, Li Linfu prepared very richly. The table was filled with delicacies and sea flavors, and there were a wide variety of rare fruits from all over the world. The banquet was set on his back garden, the warm wind blew on his face, and the smell of insects and flowers made people feel particularly pleasant. Dozens of beautiful maids were carrying lanterns on both sides, illuminating the zither boat like daytime. The boat slowly wandered and flowed with the waves. Below was a lake water, with a dozen acres of water in the water. There was a piano platform in the middle, but no one played the piano today, but a group of dancers were dancing gracefully, like a fairy in the Lingbo.

Those who came to accompany Li Qing to have dinner were Li Linfu's sons and his unmarried daughter. Each of them had a hypocritical smile on their faces. Although they had cursed Li Qing ten thousand times, no one dared to be rude and his mouth was filled with stingy flattering words. At this time, Li Linfu's favorite concubine carried a jade pot in her hand, Yingying stepped forward and knelt down, filling Li Qing's glass with wine.

"Please use it for a distinguished guest!" The voice was extremely sweet, like a lark flying over the bow of the boat.

Li Qing gently folded his hands and thanked her, but raised his back and smiled and said, "The Prime Minister said it was a family dinner and deceived me. If he had known that he was treated like this, Li Qing would never have come."

After saying that, Li Qing raised his glass and drank it all, compared the empty cup to Li Linfu, and smiled and said, "In the past, there were some things that offended the prime minister, and Li Qing apologized here."

Li Linfu also raised his glass and drank it all. He smiled a long time ago, and waved his hand very generously: "People say that the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach, but look at my lake water. There are more than one boat that can hold!"

At this time, another boat came diagonally opposite, picking up Li Linfu's children, concubines and maids. The light on the boat suddenly dimmed. Li Qing knew what he meant and was about to get to the point, so he stepped forward and smiled, "Li Qing would like to listen to the teachings of the prime minister!"

"I have always admired people like Mr. Li who work hard. The trees are so beautiful in the forest and the wind will destroy them. In the past six months, there are probably many people who are jealous of Mr. Li!"

Li Qing shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and smiled, "This is also impossible, but fortunately it's over."

"It's over?" Li Linfu glanced at Li Qing carefully and sneered slightly: "There are no few who scold you every day now. Now it's too early to say that it's over!"

"If you don't talk about business, come on! I'll give you another cup to the prime minister." Li Qing picked up the wine glass and signaled that he would drink it all first.

At this time, there were only two of them on the boat. Li Linfu pondered slightly and said earnestly to him: "To be honest, today I actually want to tell you a sad news. Yang Guozhong went to visit King Qing every day in the past two days. I got the exact news. They are very likely to join forces to deal with you, so you have to be careful."

After saying that, he stared at Li Qing's face tightly and paid attention to the slight changes in his expression. Li Qing was slightly shocked. It was true that Yang Guozhong and King Qing colluded with him, but he didn't understand why Li Linfu told him, and what was his intention?

Li Linfu read confusion from Li Qing's eyes. He smiled secretly. Yang Guozhong's cheating in the imperial examination would involve King Qing, and his backstage Yang Guifei. He could not come forward. It would be better that there was a person who caused the fire to ignite the matter first and then naturally expose the case. In this way, no one would suspect that it was Li Linfu who did it behind the scenes. He chose Li Qing, the backbone of Zhang Qiu Party, the thorn in the eyes of King Qing and Yang Guozhong. As long as he paved the road himself, he would definitely follow this road and finally meet Yang Guozhong head-on.

"I guess they will take action after the imperial examination. If there is any news, I will notify you in time."

Li Linfu pressed his shoulder, his face full of sincerity, "I have been the prime minister for fifteen years, and no one knows the financial difficulties of my Tang Dynasty better than me. You are determined to reform and greatly alleviate the financial embarrassment of the court, so that I will not be scolded after I die. I am grateful, so I don't care about your past misconduct and will try my best to protect you in the future."

Li Linfu glanced at him, and saw that he was confused and couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, and said, "Of course, I won't make you embarrassed. You are Zhang Qiu's disciple. In the past, in the present, in the future, and in the future!"

At this moment, Li Qing's heart was gradually becoming clear. Li Linfu's word "Imperial Examination" flashed through his mind like lightning. He finally understood that Li Linfu was also going to use the Imperial Examination cheating case to hit Yang Guozhong. Wasn't Zhao Yue originally a Li Linfu's person? Didn't Li Linfu have been setting up this plan long ago? The more Li Qing thought about it, the more likely it was. His purpose of winning over him today was nothing more than to use his own hands to deal with Yang Guozhong, so as not to offend Yang Guifei.

Once the imperial examination case is magnified, Yang Shenjin, who is the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, will not be able to escape his responsibility. In addition, Wang Gong's impeachment is first, so Yang Shenjin is very likely to be dismissed, and he beats Yang with one blow. Li Linfu is such a powerful method.

Li Qing secretly admired Li Linfu's scheming, but since he had already figured out Li Linfu's routine, why didn't he sing a good show with him and let Li Linfu make a wedding dress for him in the end?

He stood up and bowed deeply to Li Linfu, "Thank you for your love for Li Qing. If you get the news, please inform Li Qing no matter what!"
Chapter completed!