Just as he was talking, the shadow guard who was following him also came back and lowered his head and said: "This man's name is Chen En. He is now the head of the nursing home of the Chen family. It is said that the elder of the Chen family accidentally saved him once when he went hunting."
Life, I will stay with you from now on, and I value you very much."
Yan Shiyue was startled, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
She looked at Emperor Ming Yan: "Aye, listen! What a similar story, I'm going to overturn my own judgment!"
She thought as she said: "Generally speaking, people in the world believe in 'repaying a favor'. Suppose... I saved a person in a very 'unexpected' situation, and this person has no relatives and is grateful to me."
I am willing to stay and do things for me to repay my kindness. I found that he is good at martial arts, smart and loyal to me. Naturally, I will value him more and more... But what if this 'accident' was originally planned?
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She paused for a moment: "Wealthy families all have a place to hide their silver. The money in their private treasury cannot be used much, especially the private treasury of the head of the family and the mistress.
Did the flow go secretly into the private treasury and exchange the fake for the real one?"
Although there are banknotes nowadays, people still believe in real money and are more accustomed to storing ingots, silver cakes and the like in their treasury.
She asked the shadow guard: "Is the Chen family very rich?"
"Yes," the shadow guard had been here for half a year and knew the situation of the whole town very well, so he said: "The Chen family is in the grain business. It is said that the ancestors worked as a horseman. They look inconspicuous, but they are actually very wealthy. It is said that this family is in the grain business.
The head of the family is also nicknamed Lingdangzi, which means descendant of the Sonma."
Yan Shiyue asked again: "How long has Chen En been rescued? How long has he been a nurse?"
Shadow Guard said: "It must have been more than a year since I was rescued. Others said it was last spring. I have been working as a nurse for more than half a year. It is said that it was winter."
In terms of time, it should be almost done, right? I don’t know if it was a one-time change or several times. If it was a one-time change, he should have left after he succeeded, right?
Yan Shiyue looked at Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty asked: "How is this man's martial arts?"
Shadow Guard said: "I haven't seen it in action, but it looks like it can kill in one move and defeat in two hundred moves. But if there are no accidents, it can be deceived by ears and eyes."
Yan Shiyue had never heard of Shadow Guard described in this way before, and it was a bit strange. Huo Qijing also said: "Kung Fu should not be very good. He is good at light kung fu, and his hearing and eyesight are ordinary."
Emperor Ming Yan said: "You try to sneak into the Chen family's treasury quietly to check whether there is any counterfeit silver."
The shadow guard obeyed the order and left.
Emperor Ming Yan said again: "Yue'er, write a letter to your father and ask him to secretly check the palace treasury."
Yan Shiyue agreed, and quickly wrote to Yan Chengyuan. He didn't write the cause and effect. He just asked him to check the treasury secretly without telling everyone, and noted the appearance of the fake silver.
Emperor Ming Yan was quite relaxed and asked her: "If things are as you guessed, how do you think the next step should be to investigate?"
Yan Shiyue said: "Aye, do you think this method is very similar to the method of cultivating rice? It takes two or three years to clean up a family, and the wealth obtained in exchange for it is one hundred thousand taels, two hundred thousand taels...
...Even if it’s tens of thousands, it’s considered a huge profit, right? When the matter is exposed, they will run away without a trace. I think there should be more than one such person..."
She remembered and asked: "Aye, you said that the shadow guard found the source here, that is to say, the place of production is here?"
Emperor Ming Yan nodded.
Yan Shiyue said seriously: "I suggest that Sima Long be tried in secret."
Emperor Ming Yan said: "Just thought of this? I have already reviewed it."
He asked someone to send a testimony, and Sima Long summoned Zhu Hong, the doctor in charge of the treasury. How can I explain this matter... It is similar to the protective amulet in the Dream of Red Mansions, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Hey, there's a contact point on it.
But probably because of the commotion over the treasury, that place was deserted and there was no recourse.
Yan Shiyue didn't think of this at all at the time. She was so angry when she saw it: "These people really deserve to die! They are even more hateful than I imagined! They should all be beaten to death! The house will be ransacked! Ah Jing, please help me buy a whip. I must have one."
The kind that stings, I’ll slap whoever doesn’t like it first before I talk!”
Emperor Ming Yan patted her on the back: "What's the point of a few lashes? It's not painful or itchy, but it has damaged your reputation. Just take care of it slowly."
Yan Shiyue was angry for a while and then began to think carefully.
Tin is a famous "hardware": one of gold, silver, copper, iron and tin. It was discovered very early and has a very low melting point. Tinsmiths are everywhere, but if it is used in large quantities... there must be tin mines.
Yan Shiyue asked: "Is there a tin mine here?"
Emperor Ming Yan nodded, and Shadow Guard said: "There is a local tin mine, which has been bought by someone a long time ago, and no problems were found."
Tin mines are divided into two types: mountain tin and water tin, and mountain tin is divided into two types: tin melon and tin sand. The local ones belong to mountain tin and tin melon, and the quality is pretty good.
Tin is also smelted using a large furnace, usually with hundreds of kilograms of tin sand and hundreds of kilograms of charcoal. It is quite impressive. Judging from the quantity of fake gold ingots, it cannot be smelted slowly in a room.
Yan Shiyue asked: "Is it possible that they only made a batch when it was safe and then stopped practicing, or that they stopped practicing since the treasury case?"
"It's very possible," Emperor Ming Yan said: "But where were they practicing before?"
Who knows this!
Yan Shiyue asked: "Is there a map?"
Like Doraemon Tinkerbell, Shadow Guard immediately took out a map. It mapped out all the streets and shops and what they did there. Because there were tin mines in the local area, there were also many tinsmiths. Yan Shiyue said:
"Check the tin mine?"
Shadow Guard said: "I have checked it and found no doubts."
Yan Shiyue said: "What about the tinsmith Zha? The most dangerous place is the safest place!"
Shadow Guard said: "I've checked them all, too."
Yan Shiyue thought hard for a long time and didn't know where else to start. She pressed the map and said quietly: "Aye, did you ask the shadow guard to come out and humiliate me?"
Emperor Ming Yan was playing chess with Xu Wenqu while talking to her. Hearing this, he smiled and comforted her: "It is precisely because I have used all the possible methods that I asked you to try your luck. If you don't come here,
Just found Chen En? You can be considered as having made a contribution!"
Yan Shiyue said: "But I have also been to the Ministry of Punishment! I rely on my wisdom and talent to make a living! Not on luck!"
Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty laughed and said nothing.
Because we were not in the palace, everyone felt at ease. Xu Wenqu smiled and waved, "Yue'er, come here. I'm going to lose. Come here and help me."
"I can't," Yan Shiyue came over and said, "I can only play checkers."
Xu Wenqu smiled and said, "Just close your eyes and take a step."
The three people looked at her with smiles. Yan Shiyue closed her eyes, touched one at random, and then put another one away.
There happened to be no son in the place where it was placed. As soon as it was put down, several people all laughed. Prince Chun said with a smile: "Immediately I can see the distance."
Xu Wenqu also smiled and said: "This step indeed requires both wisdom and talent. It is the pinnacle of excellence."
Even Emperor Ming Yan laughed repeatedly: "My Yue'er really does not rely on luck for her livelihood."
After Yan Shiyue listened for a long time, he realized that he was helping Emperor Ming Yan, and it seemed that he was quite helpful.
Seeing that the three of them were all laughing, they continued to study the beauty of her move. She couldn't understand the fun of such a cultural person, so she sighed and backed away. (To be continued)