Li Xu's whole body was like a piece of jade, and the expression on his face looked very gentle.
In comparison, Song Chengxuan's eyes were sharp and his whole body had an inaccessible coldness.
Xu Changting had never seen Li Xu and Song Chengxuan before, but now they were standing in front of him. Comparing one coldness to the other, they felt like they were close and distant.
Li Xu's words were polite enough, but Zhou Yue still felt that Song Chengxuan would refuse. Although they had known him for a long time, he never gave anyone face.
But what he didn't expect was that Song Chengxuan turned around and looked at the cubicle next to him: "Then go here!"
This means promised.
Zhou Yue was surprised.
Several people walked into the booth one after another and sat down.
After the waiter served the hot tea, he closed the compartment door.
Li Changyan asked: "Where does Mr. Song serve?"
Li Xu knew that Song Chengxuan didn't like to talk, so he smiled slightly and said, "Master Song is the envoy of Quanzhou."
Li Changyan immediately said: "You are so young, you are really remarkable."
Song Chengxuan had no intention of exchanging pleasantries and looked at Li Xu: "What does Mr. Li want to say to Song?"
Li Changyan couldn't help but frown. This Master Song was indeed as difficult to get along with as he seemed on the surface.
It was originally a father-son reunion, but now that there was one more person in the room, the atmosphere in the room was a little awkward. Li Changyan looked at Li Xu. The servant brought back news that Brother Xu was coming to Beijing today. He and Mr. Xu Wu rushed over immediately, just to stop him.
Next, Li Xu asked how those cases were examined. He was afraid that Brother Xu was young and reckless. If he lost face in the Ministry of Punishments, he would be able to become an official in the future. Who knows before he could say anything...
"Master Song, I have something I would like your help to see." Li Xu took out a black object and handed it to Song Chengxuan.
Song Chengxuan took it in his hand, put it to his nose and smelled it, his eyes moved.
Li Xu said: "Wang Yun once served in Huangzhou. I went to check the cases that Wang Yun had handled before and asked many local people. They all praised Wang Yun. Wang Yun has accumulated a lot of reputation for himself over the years.
There are no flaws in the case files recorded by the government office.
Until one day an old woman came to look for me and asked me to help find her son. Her son went out to chop wood and never came back. This case was reported to Wang Yun, who also sent people to search nearby but found nothing.
, the son of this old woman often went out to work as a porter, and he would go out for a month. The people in the yamen thought that the son went out and forgot to tell the old woman, but a year has passed and the son has not been seen. In short, this
The case ended up being dropped."
Li Xu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued: "How can a living person disappear? You can't live without seeing the person dead without seeing the body. When I was puzzled, someone gave me something, and it was this
.”
Li Changyan didn't understand what his son was talking about: "What kind of object is this?"
Li Xu looked at Song Chengxuan.
Song Chengxuan put the thing in his hand on the table: "It's silver, silver soaked in sea water."
Li Xu nodded: "Master Song should not be surprised by things in Quanzhou. I thought about it for a long time before I got this answer."
"Why should the silver be soaked in sea water?" Xu Changting suddenly thought at this point, "could it be smuggling silver?"
Silver was prohibited from trading by the imperial court. The price of silver in Japan and other places was low, and many merchants brought silver ashore privately, which caused a temporary confusion in the market price of silver in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The imperial court also began to implement a maritime ban.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had heavy penalties for smuggling, and some merchants, seeing the bad situation, would rather sink their silver into the sea. Therefore, the silver soaked in sea water immediately made people think of smuggling.
Song Chengxuan said: "Did you find any cases related to smuggling among the cases that Wang Yun handled?"
Li Xu's head: "Huizhou found out a businessman who made a living by smuggling. The businessman fled back to his ancestral home in Huangzhou, and was arrested and imprisoned by Wang Yun. After Wang Yun captured the man, he wanted to send him back to Huizhou. Something like this
For important cases, the prisoner must be escorted to the prison of the Ministry of Justice for trial, so as to avoid wasting time and going back and forth. After the Huizhou government officials confirmed the identity of the merchant, Wang Yun sent someone to escort him to Beijing. Unexpectedly, just the day before leaving for the capital, that man
He committed suicide in prison."
Song Chengxuan asked: "Is the prisoner's figure similar to that of the old woman's son?"
This is what Li Xu had to say: "Similarly, I suspect that Wang Yun used a trick to take that merchant for his own use, so I rushed back to Beijing to investigate the case."
If all this is true and Wang Yun is arrested, then where are the merchants?
Li Xu thought about it and said: "If this person is really at large, I wonder what he has been doing for Wang Yun all these years."
After Li Xu said this, he said: "Hearing Master Song say this, I feel more and more that my thinking is correct."
"These were originally discovered by Mr. Li and have nothing to do with Song." Song Chengxuan stood up as if he was about to say goodbye and leave. "Then why did the merchant flee back to his ancestral home after being captured? Isn't he throwing himself into a trap?"
Li Xu said: "I also find it very strange."
Song Chengxuan glanced sharply at Li Xu's face: "Master Li already has the answer in his heart. Now that you mention this in front of Song, do you want Song to go ahead and overcome the difficulties for you?"
Li Xu still had a warm expression on his face: "How could Master Song think so."
Song Chengxuan seemed to have just remembered: "I forgot that Mr. Li does not have an official position. If I report the speculation just now to the Ministry of Punishment, I will not only blame Wang Yun, but also question the oversight of the Ministry of Punishment. Therefore, I will offend the Minister of Punishment. I am afraid that my career will be ruined in the future."
Okay."
Song Chengxuan's eyes paused on Li Xu, with a cold expression on his face: "Planning is certainly a good thing, but if you plan too much, you will get nothing in the end. Not everything can be foolproof."
"You," Zhou Yue said, "we talk to you properly, but you are so aggressive..."
Before Zhou Yue finished speaking, Song Chengxuan's figure had disappeared in front of everyone.
Li Changyan frowned: "What grudge do you have against him?"
Li Xu shook his head: "But he is right. I have no official position and my words have no weight. I arrived outside Beijing yesterday and have not been in Beijing just to think about these things. I just sent people to inquire and found out that Song
Your Excellency is here, specially come to meet me."
Li Changyan didn't expect his son to think like this: "What are you doing this for?"
Li Xu shook his head: "I am a soft-spoken person, but Song Chengxuan is different. If he can investigate the case, the case will be solved faster, and the Anyi Hou Mansion will be less dangerous."
This time Xu Changting was surprised: "What does this have to do with the Hou Mansion?"
"It's related," Li Xu said, "I'm afraid that the merchant who survived back then will attack the Anyi Marquis Mansion in order to avenge Wang Yun. I heard yesterday that Miss Xu inquired about Mr. Sun Er's case. Miss Xu
Will there be any opportunity for the criminal to take advantage of it outside?
Although these are just my guesses, I still need to be more careful.
As long as the case can be solved early, nothing else matters."
Xu Changting couldn't help but thought: "Are you familiar with Qing Huan?"
Li Xu thought for a long time before saying: "Uncle Xu, don't get me wrong. Miss Xu and I just investigated the case together and did not deal with each other privately."
Looking at Li Xu, Xu Changting felt more favorable in his heart.
Such an outstanding young man is really lovable.
Xu Changting said: "So what if I don't have an official position? If you want to investigate the case, I will try my best to help you."
…
Song Chengxuan returned to the small courtyard where he settled.
Zhenren Zhang was quarreling with Yong Ye, and Song Chengxuan walked straight into the study without stopping.
What did Li Xu mean when he came to him and said that? He knew very well that Li Xu expected him to intervene in this case.
Mr. Sun Er came from Huguang, and Huangzhou is in Huguang. What does the person who killed Mr. Sun have to do with the person Li Xu mentioned?
The murderer is trying to kill Mr. Sun Er, and the next person he wants to kill seems to be Mrs. Sun Er. What if this is an attempt to attack the east and attack the west...
Did Xu Qinghuan make any arrangements to catch the murderer?
The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows behind.
But what does this have to do with him.
Song Chengxuan picked up a book and read it. There was no wave on his face, as if he had calmed down.