Zhu Chuan was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and then he realized that the governor was talking about something that happened so long ago that he had almost forgotten it.
"Ah, yes." He nodded and pulled out the memory from his mind, "Two women."
It was raining heavily and they were about to settle ahead. The guards explored the road and found a ruined temple, but two women had already settled in the temple. They asked the governor for instructions and wanted to drive them away, but the governor thought it was troublesome and asked them to continue on their way.
Then the sword fell and fell near the ruined temple. It was suspected that it was dropped during the pause.
But forget it when the sword was found, the two women had long been forgotten.
Huo Lian brushed her hand over the six-foot sword and said, "I suspect they stole my sword."
Zhu Chuan's eyes widened and he didn't understand: "The governor said that this sword has been replaced? It's not the original one? It's impossible, right?"
He reached out and took the six-foot sword. Although he didn't pay much attention to the sword, he took it with him when he went out two or three times. He also had some impressions. Looking left and right, it didn't look like a fake.
"It's known as a skilled craftsman, so it's not difficult to make the same sword." Huo Lian said.
Yes, this sword was captured from the group of Mohist disciples who followed King Jin, and those Mohist disciples were casting artifacts at that time. There were many swordsmiths, and many of the weapons were forged by themselves.
"Captain, do you suspect that Mohists did it?" Zhu Chuan said, "Maybe the two women in the ruined temple were Mohists?"
Huo Lian shook her head.
"I'm not sure," he said, "so I'm going to see for myself."
"Are you going out of Beijing?"
In the imperial study, the emperor was surprised when he heard Huo Lian's words.
The emperor has a family dinner today. The prince of Jin Dynasty died earlier. The emperor's relatives and relatives were also investigated. Many were killed and demoted. The royal family was in ruins.
But the royal family also multiplied quickly.
In the past five years, the late emperor's two youngest daughters, the fifth and sixth princesses, got married, the emperor married a queen, took in five concubines, and gave birth to two princes and a little princess, so this banquet was also full of excitement.
The emperor was also very happy, enjoying a rare leisure time. He played chess and had fun in the royal study with his uncle and his consort, and ordered his servants not to disturb the officials.
Huo Lian was of course different from other officials. When the chamberlain saw him, he did not dare to say that the emperor was not allowed to disturb him. He only shouted outside the door that Governor Huo was here, and the emperor inside was let in.
"Is it a court matter or a private matter?" the emperor asked, "If it is a court matter, I will ask them to avoid it."
Huo Lian glanced at the consort and uncle who were still standing in the study.
The fifth prince-in-law is in his twenties and comes from the Liu family, a prominent family. However, due to the large number of children in the prestigious family, he, Liu Xiaolang, cannot rely on the family's wealth to become an official in the court. Fortunately, due to his good looks, he was selected to be the prince-in-law, and he is now the prince-in-law.
I was working as an idle clerk in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and when I first entered the officialdom, I was still a little green. Especially when I saw Huo Lian, I didn't dare to face her.
The uncle is the eldest brother of the empress. He is almost forty this year. Although he only studied in the Hanlin Academy, he has been involved in the officialdom for many years. Now that he is the uncle, he makes everyone smile when he sees him. He is bound to become the best good man in the world.
So at this time, Li Hanlin was still joking to Huo Lian: "The Governor is done with his work, let's come and play a game of chess with His Majesty."
Huo Lian bowed slightly to Consort Liu and Uncle Li.
"If I'm not good at chess, I won't show my shame in front of His Majesty." He answered the uncle's words first, and then looked at the emperor.
His Majesty asked this, obviously to show his closeness to the two royal relatives, and Huo Lian certainly would not spoil the atmosphere.
He didn't say whether it was a private matter or a business matter, and said directly: "Your Majesty, please leave the capital for a trip."
Leaving the capital, the emperor put down his chess game. This was a big deal. Huo Lian would not leave the capital easily.
However, since he said it directly, it is something that can be said in front of others.
Huo Lian is a very smart person.
At first, the emperor came to power in a hurry and lacked manpower, so he had to use Huo Lian. But after using it for several years, he really likes it and it is really easy to use.
"What's wrong?" the emperor asked directly, "What bad news did you find out again?"
"Momen has been on the verge of trouble recently," Huo Lian said.
Momen, the emperor was not as angry as he was when he heard about the officials colluding with the King of Jin in the court, but smiled calmly.
"Those traders and lackeys," he said, "I know they are not dead."
As he said this, he looked at the prince consort and his uncle and smiled.
"Just like weeds, wildfire cannot burn them all."
Li Guojiu immediately joked: "Then the emperor was as warm as the spring breeze, and they immediately appeared secretly."
The emperor laughed and looked at Huo Lian again: "If it's for them, there's no need to go out of the capital. Let the various officials investigate and kill them. It's enough to scare them. They're just weeds and they're guilty of crimes. They can't get over it."
There’s a storm.”
Officials are different from famous families. They are like big trees, even towering trees. If these people are remnants of the Jin Dynasty, they are a great threat to the country, so once discovered, they must be eradicated.
The emperor disagreed. Huo Lian shook the hand hanging by her side slightly. He hesitated but did not respond immediately.
"What?" the emperor's voice came again, "Do you have anything to worry about, Governor?"
The emperor's voice was always very kind when he spoke, but if you listen carefully, there will be ups and downs when he is really kind. If there are no ups and downs, it means there is suspicion. Huo Lian no longer hesitated to answer. Liu Xiaolang, the fifth prince-in-law who had been quiet all the time, suddenly spoke.
.
"I heard that Momen is very rich," he said.
money?
All three people in the hall looked at him.
Consort Liu spoke subconsciously, but when all the eyes in the palace focused on him, he became a little nervous.
But talking about money made him bolder.
"Everyone knows the origin of the Mohist sect," he said. "They regard Mozi as a saint and inherit the Mohist family. The Mohist family is a body of craftsmen and is good at making instruments, so there are many skilled craftsmen in the sect."
The emperor snorted softly: "Yes, otherwise they wouldn't have come out and said they wanted to make some artifact for the late emperor, and the late emperor would have believed them."
There was no such thing as the prince being trapped and killed.
When he mentioned that time, the emperor's expression was obviously bad.
Prince Consort Liu couldn't help but shrink his neck. The five princesses had repeatedly told him that the emperor actually had a bad temper and they should never say anything that made him unhappy.
What happened to King Jin back then was what made the emperor most unhappy.
"So what if you are a skilled craftsman?" Huo Lian's voice sounded.
Consort Liu's neck straightened up again. The family and the fifth princess had repeatedly told him that Huo Lian was not a human being and must not go against him.
When Huo Lian asked him, he had to answer.
"Skilled craftsmen are very rich." Liu Consort hurriedly said, "Think about it, which of the common workshops on our streets is not prosperous? And the utensils are inseparable from everyone, as small as chopsticks and spoons for eating.
, it’s everywhere, from pavilions to houses.”
Uncle Li Guo nodded: "A good weapon is worth thousands of gold."
Someone made fun of him, and Prince Consort Liu became even more energetic and beaming: "Yes, that's it. Although the common craftsmen are humble and poor, it is rare that famous craftsmen can make a lot of money, and -"
He looked at the three people in the hall.
"Although the Mohists pay attention to frugality and frugality, they also have a rule: work with each other if you have spare energy, and share the excess wealth with each other."
"Everyone will give a share of their property. Think about it, one person may give a small amount, but all the Mohists will give a share. The world is so big, how much money is concentrated in the hands of the Mohists?"
A drop of water forms a sea and a gathering of sand forms a tower.
Consort Liu's eyes lit up when he said this.
Others in the hall were also silent, with solemn eyes.
After a moment, the emperor chuckled: "Xiao Lang is worthy of serving in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He can think of money in everything."