Early the next morning, Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu were also leaving.
But Zhan Lu and Fuyao's Ou Ye, who had been studying all night last night, finally let out a long sigh when the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone into the sword furnace, feeling extremely helpless.
Although he is a contemporary Ouye, he cannot forge a more famous sword than Zhanlu and Fuyao.
Zhan Lu was forged by Ou Yezi in ancient times, so it is barely acceptable to be better than him. After all, the ancient Yue people's sword-making skills have always been unparalleled in the world.
But this Fuyao was cast by a craftsman from the former Tang Dynasty, and it was even better than him. This made the old blacksmith unwilling to give up!
However, Mr. Ou's research this night was not without gains.
Although it is not possible to forge a famous sword that is better than Zhan Lu and Fuyao for the time being, I have benefited a lot from it.
And the casting of famous swords is not just a test of a swordsmith’s casting skills.
The right time, right place and right people are indispensable!
If he can have such an opportunity, he will also have the opportunity to forge a famous sword that is not inferior to Fuyao.
Before parting, Ouye took out two scabbards.
"Brother Yang, this is one of my treasures for many years. It is a scabbard made of ten thousand years of black crystal. It can not only protect the sword body, but also remove rust and dust. It is really a must-have weapon for famous swords.
! The most important thing is that it is very compatible with Zhan Lu... You must not refuse, just like it if you like it. Don't be like those big Zhou people outside who pay money, give gifts, and make three concessions!
It’s not like you’re giving in!”
The old man is a man from the mountains and wilds. He thinks that he is not under the rule of Zhou Dynasty, and he doesn't have much respect for Emperor Zhou.
But the old man’s words made Yang Qingyuan embarrassed to refuse!
After all, he really liked the scabbard, he was just embarrassed to receive such a favor.
"Besides, the two of you borrowing my famous sword to watch it is no less than a gift of enlightenment. How can a mere scabbard be righteous?!"
Then he took out a green scabbard and said, "Miss Liu, this is for you. The Fuyao Sword is different from Zhanlu. The edge of the sword is cold and sharp. This emerald jade scabbard can nourish the blade and conserve the sword's energy."
Liu Wangshu is more direct than Yang Qingyuan, "Thank you, Mr. Ou, for this, I accept this favor from you! If you are entrusted with anything in the future, Liu Wangshu will do his best!"
As soon as Ou Ye heard this, he said to Yang Qingyuan, "Look at Miss Liu, you don't have to be so generous?!"
"..."
Yang Qingyuan sneered, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Okay! I won't give it to you anymore! When you have some free time, just bring a few more famous swords to see me!"
Although they were very happy with each other, Ouye didn't miss him much. He waved his hand and walked towards the sword furnace.
He was so free and easy that Yang Qingyuan was envious.
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Later, Yang Qingyuan and Liu Wangshu returned to Shanyin Mansion.
As soon as the imperial envoy arrived, Di Zhiyuan came to see Yang Qingyuan immediately, "Sir Yang, the problem with this batch of boxes is not only that they are of low quality, but that the producer specially made them like this."
The evidence Yang Qingyuan wanted is here!
"Although these boxes seemed to be of poor quality and were broken due to bumps along the way, I checked every silver box and found that there were cracks on the top of each box. Then I visited several carpenter shops.
, I got a conclusion from the carpenters’ mouths. If the local wood of Yuezhou is used, no matter how bad the wood is, all the wooden boxes will not be broken due to bumps. In such a situation, there must be someone who wants the boxes to be broken like this!"
"Sure enough!" Yang Qingyuan said.
"Brother Zhiyuan, keep talking!"
"Yes! Then I asked them to make wooden boxes using various types of pine wood and transport them many times on bumpy mountain roads, and this never happened. This can completely confirm this."
Di Zhiyuan also told the story of King Yincao and Li Da, the treasurer, skipping the bidding and privately deciding the supplier of Yuezhou Bank.
"I originally thought that this case was just an ordinary case of malfeasance and corruption, so I handed it over to my colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. But after discovering something fishy in the cash box, last night I immediately sent people to arrest Yin Cao Wang Li and treasurer Li
Da and Li Da's brother-in-law Niu Wu."
"It's just that although Wang Li of Yincao is still being arrested and brought to justice in the governor's mansion of Yuezhou, Li Da, the treasurer, is nowhere to be found, and Li Da's sister Li Juan and brother-in-law Niu Wu live in Shengxian County outside Shanyin Prefecture. I have already
We sent people to arrest him, but there has been no return yet!"
"So this silver box is probably also a very important part of this case." Yang Qingyuan, who had been listening silently to Di Zhiyuan's description, said, "You think so, right?!"
"Yes! I thought there weren't that many coincidences in this world, and the human traces in this matter are too obvious! It's a pity that there is no way to connect this inferior silver box with this case."
"No, we have been contacted!" Yang Qingyuan showed Di Zhiyuan's puzzled smile.
In the past three years, Yang Qingyuan has grown from a quick-thinking novice in solving crimes to a mature criminal investigation master, and can already compete with Di Zhiyuan.
"My visit to the Guyue tribe has not only revealed the secret of the Yin soldiers' robbery, but I also have clues about who is behind the scenes and how the money disappeared."
In Di Zhiyuan's expectant eyes, Yang Qingyuan asked a question.
"Brother Zhiyuan, do you know Shui Xiaojin?!"
Yang Qingyuan didn't read much of Blue Star's Nine Songs of the Sky, and only remembered some scattered fragments. But he only remembered clearly the story about the ghost soldiers borrowing money from the book at the beginning.
That situation is completely different from the ghost soldiers robbing wages in this case.
Di Zhiyuan can be considered a well-read person, but he has never heard of the concept of "water dissipating gold".
"You don't need to remember it, because there is no book that records it, not even in the Imperial Academy. I just heard about it."
"Sir, could it be that Shui Xiaojin is..."
Although he didn't know what Shuixiaojin was exactly, as the name suggested, Di Zhiyuan had a rough guess.
"A metal is no different from ordinary gold at ordinary times, but when it encounters a large amount of open water, it will immediately dissolve in the water."
Di Zhiyuan was silent for a few breaths, "What is Mingshui?!"
Yang Qingyuan always likes to come up with weird terms.
"..." This is a concept proposed by Yang Qingyuan. Water has three states. It turns into ice when it encounters cold and turns into steam when it encounters heat. "Ming water is the water that you can see when you taste it."
"What do you mean, sir?!"
"This water-eliminating gold is something accidentally made by the Yin-Yang family when they were refining elixirs. What if they also made water-eliminating silver?! Then can these things be connected in series?"
The robbers knew the transfer date of the payment in advance, and took advantage of the rainy season and the cracks in the box to allow rainwater to seep into the box, and then the silver ingots in the box disappeared without a trace!
Di Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, "Sir, regardless of whether this magical "water-eliminating silver" exists or not, if the box was filled with water-eliminating silver from the beginning, then why are there still sand, soil and stone bricks in the box?
?!"
"..."
Yang Qingyuan hasn't figured this out yet. If there is really water-soluble silver, wouldn't it be better to just let water-soluble silver replace all the silver ingots? Why is it necessary to install a large amount of sand and stone bricks? There must be some
For what reason.
"But if your inference is true, it proves another thing!"
Yang Qingyuan also thought that if these inferences were true, it would mean that when these boxes left the Yuezhou Bank, they were probably not filled with silver ingots. What Lixue saw when he was on schedule was Shuixiaoyin.
"Where is that Yin Cao Wang Li now!?"
"He is being detained in the prison of Shanyin Mansion!"
"Walk!"
The two of them left as soon as they could, and immediately rushed from the imperial envoy's post to the government office of Shanyin Mansion.
At this moment, the Shanyin Mansion has been taken over by the Royal Forest Army guarding Yang Qingyuan and his party.
The loss of salary due to the three thousand Shenwu Army made Emperor Zhou and the cabinet begin to distrust the Shenwu Army. At least in this matter, there must be problems within the Shenwu Army.
Therefore, for the safety of the imperial envoy's entourage, Emperor Zhou transferred a thousand elite imperial guardsmen from the capital to guard Yang Qingyuan's entourage, and designated key personnel for his entourage.
As for Yang Qingyuan, Emperor Zhou and the cabinet were not worried. Only a few top masters of the Dongxuan realm could pose a threat to Yang Qingyuan. The weaker Dongxuan realm could not even keep up with Yang Qingyuan's body skills.
"Wang Li, sir, I want to see you!"
A police officer from Dali Temple took Wang Li to an interrogation room. The room was full of torture instruments, making Wang Li's legs slightly weak.
Not long after, a man wearing a scholar's robe and a man wearing a fifth-rank official's robe walked in.
The man in official robes, whom Wang Li recognized, was none other than Di Zhiyuan, who had previously investigated and punished him for accepting bribes. Di Zhiyuan thought that because he had accepted relatively few bribes, he was not severely punished and even allowed him to temporarily serve as a silver officer.
"This is the chief minister of Dali Temple, the deposed envoy of Yuezhou, Mr. Yang Qingyuan!"
"In a humble position, King Yincao of Yuezhou Governor's Office is here to meet Mr. Yang!"
Seeing Yang Qingyuan, Wang Li even dared not call himself a senior official.
Di Zhiyuan was the fifth-ranked Prime Minister of Dali Temple and Deputy Envoy of Yuezhou Ducha. Although he had great authority, Wang Li still dared to call himself a subordinate.
However, Yang Qingyuan was the minister of Dali Temple. His official rank was the third rank, and he was already an important minister in charge of a department. Wang set up a seventh rank minor official and did not dare to be disrespectful in the slightest.
Yang Qingyuan looked Wang Yincao up and down. No, the suspect should be called Wang now.
This man was arrested and imprisoned by Dali Temple police officers just last night, so except for his messy hair, bloodshot eyes, and tired look on his face, he didn't look like a prisoner at all.
"Wang Li, I'm asking you, was it Li Da who initiated the creation of the silver box?!"
"Exactly! Your Excellency! The imperial court strictly prohibits corruption, and I am timid. I have worked hard over the years and have not dared to violate the law. This is my first time, and I mistakenly thought that there were just a few people around me."
As for the silver box, it was transported to the Shenwu Army anyway. It was a bumpy journey. Even if the quality is poor, it can’t be blamed on the humble position, and the materials are fine! Then I was fooled by the lard and accepted these ten items.
Two pieces of silver!"
Wang Li's cry was quite touching.
It's a pity that the two personal security guards in front of him are now just trial machines with little affection.
"Besides these, what else is there?!"
Wang Li thought for a moment and knew, "Oh?! I put those ten taels of silver in the bookcase under the bed at home. Master Yang, Master Di, I really don't dare to spend a penny!"
Yang Qingyuan:......
Is your line wrong?
"Who asked this? I mean, as for the ten thousand taels of silver missing from the bank of Yuezhou Governor's Mansion, how do you, the Yuezhou Silver Cao, explain it!?"
"One...ten thousand taels?!"
Wang Li was stunned and shut down his computer on the spot, "... Mr. Yang, this matter has nothing to do with Beizhiji. That's only ten thousand taels. Even if Beizhi had the courage, he wouldn't dare to lie to Master Yang! There is nothing wrong with Beizhiji's account books.
ah!"
Neither Yang Qingyuan nor Di Zhiyuan saw any flaws in this performance, and what he said was correct, there were indeed no flaws in the books of the Yuezhou Governor's Office.
The clues to this fact were discovered when checking the account books of Yuezhou Bank.
"Let's put this matter on hold for the time being. The Metropolitan Procuratorate will naturally continue to investigate. Wang Li, I want to ask you, how is your relationship with Treasurer Li Da?!"
When Li Da was mentioned, Wang Li obviously hesitated.
"This humble position... I am not familiar with Li Da!"
At this time, Wang Li's demeanor and tone were obviously different from before.
Yang Qingyuan winked at Di Zhiyuan, and Di Zhiyuan understood. Yang Qingyuan immediately stood up and scolded, "Wang Li, you are a cunning and cunning person. I and Mr. Di gave you the opportunity to confess, but you will not cherish it."
, instead deceived each other with lies, do you think Master Di and I can't be deceived?! Come on, drag Wang Li out and give him eighty lashes! Let him sober up!"
Wang Li was stunned immediately. He didn't expect that Yang Qingyuan, who was so pleasant one second, would turn against him the next moment!
The two policemen outside the door are veteran actors from Dali Temple. They use threats and intimidation. This is a commonly used trick in Dali Temple. It all depends on the acting skills of the user.
The two detectives worked very cooperatively to drag Wang Li toward the door.
"Master Yang, tell the truth, tell the truth, please give me another chance! ...Master Yang!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The two detectives deliberately delayed the process, leaving an opportunity for Di Zhiyuan to speak.
"Master Yang, please listen to what I have to say!"
Yang Qingyuan raised his left hand slightly, and the two detectives stopped.
"Although Wang Li has neglected his duties, it seems that he is not a treacherous and evil person at the moment. He may have been confused for a while, so why not give him a chance?"
"Hmm!" Yang Qingyuan said "Hmm" and with a wave of his hand, the two detectives took Wang Li back to his original position.
I saw that at this time, a piece of Wang Li's original location had been lost.
No way!...Isn't it just a caning?! Is it so rude?!
Yang Qingyuan frowned slightly, and then asked, "I would like to ask again, how is your personal relationship with Li Da, the treasurer of the bank?!"
With the lesson just learned, Wang Li seemed to be very cooperative, "In my humble position, I have worked with Li Da, the treasurer, all year round, and the money in and out of the treasury has to go through Li Da. Over the years, the two of us have a close personal relationship! Therefore, Li Da is among the silver boxes.
I agreed to his request!"
Di Zhiyuan asked, "Then I would like to ask you, when the wages came out of the treasury that day, did you count it or did Li Da count it?"
"this……"
Wang Li hesitated for a moment.
"Why don't you recruit me from the truth!" Seeing his hesitation, Yang Qingyuan shouted again.
Wang Li remembered that Yang Qingyuan was about to shake the punishment just now, and he was all excited, and immediately replied, "Back to you two adults, I left my post a little late that day. When I arrived, Li Da had already packed the box, because he was in charge of the warehouse.
For many years, there has been no mistake, so I did not open the counting again, so I immediately had someone carry it out and put a seal on it in front of the Shenwu Army."
Yang Qingyuan and Di Zhiyuan looked at each other and continued to interrogate...