With the darkness as a cover, Yongye was able to get closer to the Zhang family's carriage. The carriage stopped beside a low wall. Standing there, he could vaguely hear the sound coming from the carriage. Although it was not very clear,
He can probably guess.
Yong Ye reported to Song Chengxuan, "Zhang Yucong mentioned the account books and said that anyone involved in this matter will die." The Zhang family was really arrogant.
Having said this, Yong Ye swallowed a gulp and clenched his heart tightly. He didn't know whether he should talk more at this time. He blinked and his heart skipped a beat, "Mrs. Zhang San also talked about Miss Xu."
Song Chengxuan looked over calmly.
Yong Ye felt an invisible pressure coming towards him.
"It probably means that if Miss Xu continues to investigate, the Zhang family will take action."
This was within Song Chengxuan's expectation. If the case was related to the Zhang family, this would definitely be the result. Although he was not familiar with Zhang Yucong, the way this case was handled from beginning to end showed that the person behind the scenes was a ruthless person.
, decisive, arrogant temper.
Especially when dealing with Sun Run'an, he did not hesitate to lose two men and put Mrs. Sun's second wife in prison. Naturally, such a person would not hesitate to take a few more lives.
To them, people are like ants and their lives are like grass.
Song Chengxuan's expression became increasingly cold.
Seeing that Song Chengxuan remained silent, Yong Ye bravely said, "Sir, what should we do?"
Song Chengxuan looked over and said calmly, "What do you think?"
Yongye was in a bit of a dilemma. When he came to the capital, the young master said that it was not advisable to stay in the capital for a long time. The military adviser also gave many instructions to return to the southeast as soon as possible after finishing the matter.
The situation in Beijing is too complicated, and it may be detrimental to the young master to get involved.
Thinking of this, Yongye glanced at Song Chengxuan cautiously, and there seemed to be a faint murderous aura on the young master's body, as if he had discovered traces of Japanese pirates on the sea, and the young master would never be merciful to Japanese pirates, let alone retreat without a fight.
Yong Ye licked his lips, "Young master said that this matter involves smuggling, and that we must not be involved with Japanese pirates. We should not stand idly by."
After he finished speaking, there was a moment of silence.
Song Chengxuan raised his eyes, and there was even more chill in his brows.
The Zhang family must have been planning the rebellion back then. The Zhang family has done whatever they want in recent years. Sooner or later, he will attack the Zhang family. In this case, there is no harm in letting all this happen sooner.
Maybe now is not the best time for military advisors.
There is no such thing as a perfect plan in this world, and it is not necessarily possible to achieve the best results by planning every detail.
Song Chengxuan said, "Go to the Yamen to find Huang Qinghe. He wants to see me tonight."
As the case develops, it seems that everything is still confusing, but in fact the person behind the scenes is becoming increasingly clear.
Huang Qinghe should have thought about it now and can see clearly what is right and wrong, so he will definitely be willing to see him.
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After a while, a yamen officer walked up to Song Chengxuan and said, "Mr. Song, we, sir, would like to ask you to go to the check-in room to speak, but... I'm afraid you will be wronged."
Song Chengxuan said calmly, "I know that it is best not to let anyone know about my meeting with Mr. Huang, so I should try to avoid others."
The officer whispered, "Exactly."
It was already night, there were not many people in the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, and Huang Qinghe could not leave here. The relatively quiet room was just suitable for them to talk.
Song Chengxuan walked in, and Huang Qinghe was waiting there.
There is no need to say too many polite words, Song Chengxuan said, "About this case, Mr. Huang must have a lot of inside information that he still doesn't know."
Huang Qinghe nodded, and this was the reason why he met Mr. Song. Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at Song Chengxuan. Song Chengxuan's expression was indifferent, and there was no emotion on his face, but his eyes were clear and seemed to be able to see through everything.
Song Chengxuan said, "Master Huang must be curious about why I care about this case. As an official from the southeast, after completing the paperwork at the Ministry of Personnel, I should have left the capital. This is exactly what I planned to do, and I will leave and come back again."
Not only did I save Tan Guangyao halfway, but also because someone came to me before and revealed a piece of news to me."
Upon hearing this, Huang Qinghe's eyes lit up. He knew that this news must be very important to the case.
Song Chengxuan continued, "Someone brought me a piece of silver soaked in sea water."
Silver soaked in sea water.
Huang Qinghe seemed to understand something, and the accounts of the Sun family that he had just seen flashed through his mind.
Song Chengxuan's indifferent voice came again, "The man was evasive when he mentioned the silver. He only said that when he was investigating Wang Yun's case, a child gave the silver to him. I have always had a bad temper with that man, but he
Mr. Huang came to me to talk about this matter. Does Mr. Huang know why?"
Huang Qinghe thought about it carefully and immediately understood what Song Chengxuan meant. He asked someone to check Song Chengxuan's identity and found out that he was an envoy to Quanzhou. He had been fighting against Japanese pirates and pirates in Quanzhou all year round. Silver soaked in sea water first made people think of shipping.
, Song Chengxuan is naturally more sensitive to these than ordinary people, and the person who came to Song Chengxuan with the money also saw this point clearly.
Huang Qinghe asked, "Is he secretly guiding Mr. Song to investigate smuggling?"
Song Chengxuan raised his lips slightly, with a bit of contempt in his eyes: "Anything involving smuggling is a serious case, and those involved in smuggling are by no means ordinary people. I am afraid everyone in the court knows that this is a hot potato. Please guide me to investigate the smuggling."
Luck is just because he is afraid of getting into trouble and wants to protect himself.
If this was such a great achievement, how could it be passed on to others?"
Huang Qinghe nodded, "It is indeed true what Mr. Song said. I think that person also puts personal interests first." Many officials in the Zhou Dynasty were like this. Who would be willing to face difficulties and dangers, but if they all acted like this, I am afraid that the world would be
There is no more clarity.
Song Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "I shouldn't have intervened in this matter. I am not a Beijing official and have no place in Beijing. I don't know what the consequences will be if I act rashly, but I have seen too many smuggling incidents in Quanzhou."
If the disaster were to leave like this, I would really not be able to let it go."
Huang Qinghe nodded repeatedly.
Song Chengxuan continued, "What's more, what the silver refers to does not seem to be groundless. The person who brought the silver back came from Huangzhou. Huangzhou is the land of Huguang, and the Sun family is a prominent family in Huguang. How can these two things happen?"
It would be such a coincidence that they would collide."
Huang Qinghe was very surprised when he heard the word Huangzhou.
Isn't the person who went to Huangzhou to investigate Wang Yun's case Li Xu?
Huang Qinghe couldn't help but think that when Li Xu came to see him, he intentionally or unintentionally asked about Mr. Sun Er's case. Was he also trying to find out what he was saying?
Huang Qinghe wanted to say something, but he didn't know whether he should mention Li Xu at this time. When he was completely unsure, he was unwilling to easily judge whether a person was good or bad.
Thinking like this, Huang Qinghe stood there stunned, as if he was at a loss what to do.
Song Chengxuan said, "I'm just telling you everything I know. Mr. Huang doesn't have to rush to make a judgment."
Cold sweat broke out on Huang Qinghe's forehead. Although Mr. Song didn't mean to force him when he spoke, his light tone and unquestionable tone were still overwhelming. The little thoughts in his heart were weighing on Mr. Song.
There seemed to be nothing to hide from.
Fortunately, Mr. Song spoke directly and everything was clearly laid out in front of him, so that he did not have to make any guesses and did not deliberately influence his thinking.
Song Chengxuan said, "The accounts in Sun Runan's hands seem to be very important to this case. How could normal business dealings bring so many killings?"
Huang Qinghe suddenly understood, "It's different if it's smuggling." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get excited, "But the Sun family's accounts..."
Song Chengxuan said, "There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the Sun family's accounts."
Huang Qinghe nodded.
Song Chengxuan smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in his smile. "Who would write the goods embargoed by the imperial court into the accounts?"
It can be expected that Huang Qinghe will definitely gain nothing.
Huang Qinghe started to speak but stopped.
"Master Huang wants to say, in this case, why did Mrs. Sun Er go to all possible lengths to get the account," Song Chengxuan said, "It's very simple. Master Huang can't see the strange things, but others may not be able to understand."
Huang Qinghe said, "The 'other people' Mr. Song is referring to are people like Mrs. Sun Er."
"Not only," Song Chengxuan stood up and lowered his eyes, with a look of arrogance on his face, "there are also people who understand their activities."
