He said: "This reminds me of ten years ago, when I was ordered by His Majesty to search the entire city of Chang'an!"
"At that time, because these military salaries were related to the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty was very angry and asked us to find out where the military salaries were hidden. And we were sure that the military salaries were hidden in Chang'an City, so we used the stupidest method.
But it is also the safest way, and that is to conduct a house-to-house search!"
"We searched every place where we could put things."
"And in order to prevent thieves from bribery of government officials, our Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment have randomly assigned personal personnel to supervise each other to ensure that no one will be bribed."
"At that time, it can be said that we were really ruthless. Even if it was the cellar where the vegetables were stored, we got into it and searched it carefully."
"But in the end, even though we were so meticulous, we still found nothing."
"So, this means that those thieves must have hidden the general's salary in a place that no one can think of."
Qin Wenyuan listened quietly to Bai Yanguan's words.
As he listened, he was also thinking in his mind.
He has also read the files on this case, so he also has some complete links in his mind.
Now he is trying to complete these chains with the help of Bai Yanguan's analysis.
Bai Yanguan looked at Qin Wenyuan and continued: "At first, I thought we would not be able to find military pay, and then we would not be able to find it at all, so after a few years, I gave up."
"Because I think the thief must have been shipped away with his military pay, and he can't be found at all."
"But I didn't expect that for ten years, they didn't have any general pay to transport them away. This is so strange!"
"In addition, they have been using these military salaries, so I have a guess in my mind!"
Bai Yanguan took a deep breath and said: "At that time, they hid the general's salary in a place that no one could imagine, and that place was not completely in their hands, or in other words, it was a place that they could not easily go to.
"
"So, they have not taken away that batch of military pay until now, and they are still hiding it in place!"
"So, where is it?"
Qin Wenyuan's eyes flashed.
He looked at Bai Yanguan and said, "Sir Bai, what other places did you not search at that time?"
Bai Yanguan smiled and said: "Because this case was very important, His Majesty was extremely angry at that time, so even our mansion was checked one by one."
"And there are only a few places that have not been checked!"
Bai Yanguan looked at Qin Wenyuan and said slowly: "The residences of the emperor's relatives and... the palace!"
Qin Wenyuan paused slightly while tapping his fingers on the tea cup, and suddenly laughed and said: "It seems that there is a moth in the royal family!"
Although there is no definite evidence yet, both Qin Wenyuan and Bai Yanguan can guess that the military pay is definitely in these places.
Because if you want to hide in the residence of the emperor's relatives or in the palace, it is absolutely impossible to do so without the permission of these emperor's relatives.
So, if it is really in these places, there is no doubt that it was definitely them!
Bai Yanguan sighed: "I actually don't want to believe this, but this is obviously one of the most likely reasons, so I started an investigation."
"Unexpectedly, not long after the investigation, something like this happened, and he was imprisoned."
In fact, Bai Yanguan did not feel that he had been framed at first.
I never thought that the reason why I would encounter this murder case was because of the case ten years ago!
In fact, all of these have nothing to do with each other.
It was actually because he was completely deceived, and he even thought he had killed someone by mistake!
Therefore, he never connected the two things.
If Qin Wenyuan hadn't reminded him, he might not have connected the two things until the end.
Naturally, he would not have thought that he would be plotted by the person behind the case because he almost found out the truth.
Qin Wenyuan said: "Master Bai is re-investigating the case ten years ago. Does anyone know about this?"
Bai Yanguan's eyes flashed and he said, "Are you doubtful?"
Qin Wenyuan said: "Master Bai was framed not long after he re-investigated, and this matter is not easy to do. It definitely requires certain preparations, so...this shows that Master Bai may have been framed when he first started investigating.
, and he discovered it.”
"He was worried that Lord Bai would find out the truth, so he took the initiative and wanted to kill Lord Bai first."
"Therefore, he, or his people, must be among the people who know about Master Bai's re-investigation of the case!"
Bai Yanguan nodded.
He pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, not many people know about this, because I am not sure whether my idea is correct."
"And after all, this is a case ten years ago. If you really want to re-investigate, it will require a lot of procedures and it will be a troublesome matter. If it works, that's fine, but if it still can't be found, Your Majesty won't be able to do anything.
Explain."
"So I thought that I would investigate secretly by myself first. If I find anything, I would go to His Majesty and ask for a re-investigation of the case."
"So, very few people know about it. There are only some people from the Ministry of Punishment and some ordinary government servants from Dali Temple. The total number does not exceed twenty."
Qin Wenyuan gently shook the teacup and said: "The person behind the scenes is so powerful that he cannot be an ordinary official or government servant. From this point of view, he has been placing people beside you."
"I estimate that he has always been unsettled. He has always been worried that what happened back then will be exposed, so he has been sending people to secretly monitor Mr. Bai. Therefore, whenever Mr. Bai does something, he will immediately notice it."
Bai Yanguan nodded: "This is the only possibility, otherwise, he would not have been able to respond so quickly."
Qin Wenyuan asked again: "Have you found any clues?"
Bai Yanguan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "This matter is not easy to investigate. If you want to investigate, you have to go to the residence of the emperor's relatives. This is not an easy task."
"And... I just had an idea and before I actually started investigating, I was in jail."
"In the end, no clues were found."
Qin Wenyuan nodded slightly.
He said: "Leave this case to me."
Bai Yanguan looked at Qin Wenyuan.
Then Qin Wenyuan said: "This case is an unsolved case left by Dali Temple. It should have been investigated by me, the minister of Dali Temple!"
"So, Mr. Bai, please take this opportunity to have a good rest and wait for my good news."
Bai Yanguan naturally believed in Qin Wenyuan's strength.
And now that he is trapped here, there is really nothing he can do.
He took a deep breath and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
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"Qin Wenyuan, you must be careful. The person behind the scenes has even plotted against me. He may not have other preparations!"
"Perhaps, he has already begun to be wary of you. After all, no one in the entire Tang Dynasty knows your abilities. He will definitely be wary of you."
"Don't fall for his tricks."
Qin Wenyuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Master Bai. Currently, only a few people know about my return, and these people are the people I trust the most. I believe in my vision, and they will never betray me.
"
"So, now the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark. If he wants to plot against me, he has to know where I am!"
"But now, he doesn't know my whereabouts at all, how can he plot against me?"
When Bai Yanguan heard this, he immediately laughed.
He smiled and said: "I didn't expect that a trip to Nanzhao would have such an effect."
Qin Wenyuan stood up with a smile, and said: "It's getting late, and I should leave. Master Bai, don't stay up late anymore. There are still countless grievances in this world waiting for you to clear them and find innocence. If you are because of
These things hurt the body, how many people will be sad?"
Bai Yanguan understood that Qin Wenyuan was trying to persuade him to relax.
He nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, I understand the truth, and I won't embarrass myself anymore."
Qin Wenyuan glanced at Bai Yanguan, then smiled and said: "In three days, I will clear your name for you!"
After saying that, Qin Wenyuan pushed the door open and disappeared into the night.
Bai Yanguan looked at the direction where Qin Wenyuan disappeared and stared blankly for a long time.
Qin Wenyuan returned the same way and climbed out of the courtyard wall.
Then, he quickly returned to the inn under the cover of night.
After returning to the inn, Qin Wenyuan checked the room and made sure that no one had come secretly after he left. He was relieved.
Qin Wenyuan lit the candle.
The warm yellow light of the candle dispelled the darkness in the room.
Qin Wenyuan sat at the table, thinking about Bai Yanguan's words.
Bai Yanguan said that he suspected that the military pay at that time was hidden in the residences of the emperor's relatives or in the palace.
Because these are the only places that have not been inspected.
Qin Wenyuan also recognized this.
Based on Bai Yanguan's caution at that time, it can be said that they scratched the surface. If the military pay was hidden in the place they investigated, there would be no discovery.
After all, the amount of military pay is not large. If piled up, it would be as big as a small mountain!
Under such circumstances, it was impossible to hide the truth from those experienced government officials.
Moreover, the three divisions supervised each other at that time, and the personnel were randomly arranged, so there was absolutely no possibility of collusion.
Therefore, the place where the military pay was hidden must have been a place that was not searched at that time.
Then, it is one of the places Bai Yanguan mentioned.
But, where exactly is it?
Qin Wenyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He was thinking in his mind.
The number of royal relatives and relatives in Chang'an at that time was not large, but not small either.
There are as many as twelve.
This includes the princes who have been crowned kings.
Also includes Li Shimin’s brothers.
And Li Yuan’s brother.
These people all have their own mansions outside the palace.
And these people are all royal relatives and nobles, and their status is respected. Their residences cannot be searched easily.
Even now...it's not easy to check.
It would be better if there is evidence.
But if you want to search without evidence, there will never be any good results in the end.
Those royal relatives will definitely not let Bai Yanguan go.
Therefore, Officer Bai Yan could not conduct a direct search.
"So, now there are thirteen choices!"
Qin Wenyuan squinted his eyes and said to himself: "East Palace, Prince Wei's Palace, Prince Wu's Palace, Prince Han's Palace..."
"Your Majesty is very affectionate, so even if some relatives of the emperor are granted the title of king, they are still allowed to stay in Chang'an for a period of time."
"Therefore, they are all possible."
"So, where will the military pay be hidden?"
Qin Wenyuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
The brain is running crazily at this moment.
His entire body was like a high-speed calculator, performing high-intensity processing on all the known information.
Eliminate useless information.
Organize useful information!
Then integrate and derive.
Suddenly, Qin Wenyuan raised his head fiercely.
His eyes suddenly flashed with a brilliant light.
"ten years!"
He suddenly said: "Yes, ten years!"
"For ten years, they didn't use any of the military pay!"
"It's not that they don't want to use it, it's that they can't use it!"
"So, the place where these military salaries are hidden is definitely a place where the emperor's relatives cannot easily move. Otherwise, ten years will be enough for them to transport the generals' salaries away!"
"And in their own mansion, as long as they close the door and control the mouths of their servants, there is nothing they can't touch?"
"Even if it's buried on the other side of the earth, it's time to dig it out!"
"So, if these military salaries are not buried somewhere that they can easily move with their abilities, then... there is only one possibility left!"
Qin Wenyuan's eyes were burning with light.
The corners of his mouth suddenly raised.
The whole person showed a smile that could see through all the dark clouds.
"I see!"
"It turns out that they hid the military pay...in the palace!"
Qin Wenyuan couldn't help but said: "You are so bold and have fantastic ideas!"
"No wonder Bai Yanguan and the others couldn't find it no matter how hard they checked. No wonder they even turned Chang'an City upside down and still couldn't find it!"
"Who would have thought that they would hide the general's salary in the palace? They would hide it under the noses of Li Shimin and the others!"
"It's dark under the lamp!"
Qin Wenyuan thought of a possibility in his mind, and then quickly started thinking.
Use other aspects to verify.
"Stealing military pay is a serious crime of treason. They will definitely know that Li Shimin will be very angry, so they will definitely be on guard that their mansion will also be searched. Therefore, their mansion is actually not safe!"
"The real safe place is the palace that Li Shimin would never have imagined."
"After all, who would have thought that the lost military pay would be right under Li Shimin's nose?"
"And they haven't used the military pay for ten years because the military pay is hidden in the palace, and the palace... is not what they want."
"Back then, Li Shimin had just become emperor, and his control over the palace was not very strong. But later, every move in the palace could not escape Li Shimin's eyes, so they did not dare to touch the military pay, because they were afraid of being discovered by Li Shimin!