Song Chengxuan stood in front of the window and looked at the red lantern under the eaves. The lantern swayed gently with the wind.
"Sir, it's almost dawn, go and have a rest!"
Yongye's voice came from behind.
Song Chengxuan turned his head and looked at the desk. All the documents on the desk had been disposed of. It seemed that there was no reason to stay in the study. Over the years, he had always been very organized in doing things, but recently it seemed that something was out of his control. Thinking of this, he
Turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, the young man hurriedly followed him to serve him. I wonder what happened to the young master tonight. His face seemed much gloomier than usual. Maybe it was because something happened in the capital and he was unhappy.
The boy was thinking wildly while holding the towel over.
"You go down..."
Song Chengxuan's sudden voice startled the boy, and the towel in his hand almost fell to the ground.
"Young Master, I made a mistake..." The Young Master is in a bad mood, and he is still causing trouble here.
Song Chengxuan frowned. Starting tonight from Yong Ye, the people serving around him were all cautious. Just like before, it was just a trivial matter, so there was no need to be so frightened, as if he was about to kill someone at every turn. He had
So scary?
"I will do it myself."
Song Chengxuan strode to the basin with a towel, washed his face and began to unbutton the collar, took off his clothes, and just sat on the edge of the bed, the boy was about to take away the lamp beside the table, but felt
A sharp gaze fell on him.
The boy quickly retracted his hand and raised his head: "Sir, this..."
"Put it there!" Song Chengxuan ordered calmly.
The young master should light up the lamp whenever he goes to bed.
The boy didn't dare to say anything, so he stepped back carefully and slowly closed the door.
"Young Master," the servant at the door hurriedly stepped forward, "Someone from the Xu family of the Marquis of Anyi Mansion is here and wants to see the Young Master."
The room was quiet for a moment, and Song Chengxuan's voice came: "I understand, please go to the main room."
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Song Chengxuan should have taken a break by this time. If it weren't for this case, she wouldn't have come to the door in a hurry.
Xu Qinghuan's eyes fell on the furnishings in the main room. The furnishings on the long desk were Shoushan stone and Suzhou embroidery screens. The plaques and calligraphy and paintings hanging in the room looked very beautiful, but they were all easily purchased at calligraphy and ink shops. The decoration of the room was
Everything is available, but it's also very casual and perfunctory.
It can be seen that Song Chengxuan only regarded this place as a place to stay and had no intention of staying there for a long time.
Song Chengxuan's plan was the same as in his previous life, but there were changes in this life.
Why did Song Chengxuan come forward? Was it because this case involved smuggling that he intervened?
After all, he had been in Quanzhou for so many years and hated pirates and smuggling.
Xu Qinghuan shook her head. It seemed that she didn't know him well enough, no matter in her past life or in this life. Thinking of this, she raised her head and looked into his dark eyes like ink.
Song Chengxuan stood at the door. He was about to walk in, but he saw her lowering her head and wondering what she was thinking about. Although she was not old, she was very calm when things happened. She would never do anything to others if she could do it for herself.
If it hadn't been for smuggling, she wouldn't have come here at this time.
Even though she is here now, does she still regret it in her heart? Because she knows that he is wary of the Anyi Marquis Mansion, so she will definitely be more wary of him.
Song Chengxuan was thinking this, but found that her eyes became clearer and clearer, as if she wanted to refute his guess.
"Master Song."
Xu Qing'an's voice came, Song Chengxuan looked at An Yihou and Xu Qing'an and his son indifferently, without saying anything, he went straight to the chair and sat down.
The servants of the Song family served several cups of tea.
The room was still peaceful, and Song Chengxuan still had no intention of speaking first.
Xu Qinghuan took out the accounts in his arms and put them on the table: "Thank you Mr. Song for sending these to me. I just met Jiang Zhiyi in prison."
Xu Qinghuan repeated what Jiang Zhiyi said to several people in the room.
The Zhang family cares so much about this matter that they would not hesitate to use the remnant of the King of Wei as a cover to kill Mr. Sun Er. This shows that if the inside story were revealed to the world, not even the Queen Mother would be able to cover it up.
Marquis An Yi listened carefully without interrupting. Song Chengxuan was an official in Quanzhou. None of the people present knew as much about the shipping matter as he did. If his daughter thought he could solve it, she wouldn't be in a hurry to come here.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Master Song, can you guess which pirate is doing business with the Zhang family and the Sun family?"
At first glance, it sounds like there is no clue, but if you think about it carefully, it is not impossible to find it.
Song Chengxuan did not speak, and Xu Qinghuan continued: "This pirate has been able to maintain contact with the Zhang family for many years. He is naturally someone who has been at sea for many years. He can eat a large amount of goods sent by the Sun family every month. This shows that this person is very powerful.
In this way, daring to threaten the Zhang family and the Sun family shows that his situation has changed recently, so he does not take the Zhang family seriously.
He showed no mercy to the Zhang family, and he must have thought that he and the Zhang family might eventually break up. This shows that he does not rely on the smuggling business with the Zhang family.
We all know the status of the Zhang family in the Zhou Dynasty. Who would dare to have any contact with the Zhang family if they are at odds with the Zhang family? From this point of view, at least he should have maintained close relations with other countries at sea. If he were bolder,
To guess..."
Song Chengxuan's eyes moved slightly and he looked at Xu Qinghuan. He actually had the answer in his heart, but he wanted to hear her continue.
Xu Qinghuan said: "For a pirate with no fixed abode to have such confidence, it is not enough just to have some reputation on the sea. Only when a person has a high enough status can he despise everything so much and make the Zhang family afraid.
, I suspect that the pirate has recently acquired an upright status. Since there have always been Japanese people working for him, it is very likely that this person occupied the land of Japan and became the king, and gained the support of the Japanese people."
Song Chengxuan's eyes narrowed slightly. When Xu Qinghuan said this, he raised his chin slightly, showing that proud and confident look again. These words were expected by him, but at the same time, he was surprised.
Maybe her guess was not entirely correct, but she hit the key point.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "Master Song asked someone to send me the accounts overnight, and he also wanted me to go to the Shuntian Mansion Prison to verify the matter with Jiang Zhiyi.
Before that, Mr. Song should have not only thought of who the pirates were doing business with the Zhang family and the Sun family, but also guessed what the Zhang family was selling privately."
Song Chengxuan suddenly remembered the situation when he handed the account to Mr. Zhang. What was he thinking at that time? At least it wasn't what she said. He couldn't help but curled his lips slightly. After all, there were times when she guessed wrong.
If Xu Qinghuan raised his eyes at this time, he would definitely see a flash of the same look in Song Chengxuan's eyes, but he returned to normal in the blink of an eye.
Song Chengxuan said: "Every time Mr. Sun keeps good accounts, he always adds a sum of money to the payment."
Xu Qinghuan knew what Song Chengxuan was referring to.
Every time Mr. Sun Er finishes accounting, he will write either "一" or "丨" at the end.
Song Chengxuan said: "Those in Sichuan are called 'Sichuan saltpeter', and those in Shandong are called 'Tu saltpeter'. All saltpetre is prohibited from sale by the imperial court. If anyone sells it without official guidance, he will be charged with private goods."
Saltpetre is an essential ingredient for making gunpowder.
When An Yihou heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore and stood up suddenly: "How dare the Zhang family smuggle these things?" At this point, he looked at Song Chengxuan and asked, "How are you going to deal with this matter, Mr. Song?"
Song Chengxuan looked at Anyihou: "Do you want to help me, Lord? If I am wrong, I'm afraid the court will blame me and implicate the Anyihou Mansion."
An Yihou frowned: "If something like this happens, let alone have any basis for it, even if there are just some rumors, we have to get to the bottom of it. How can I be afraid of being implicated?"
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