Chapter 365: The Case of Arrival at the Pawnshop (11)
Now that Bai Min has figured out that he is Qin Shaobai, there is nothing to hide.
Qin Shaobai briefly talked about how he returned from the Kingdom of Jin and learned that Song Ningzong wanted them for treason. With the help of Mu Qingyi, he returned to Lin'an City from the other side of the mountain.
For some reason, Qin Shaobai consciously bypassed the fact that they found the treasure in Phoenix Mountain, not to mention that Mu Qingyi had died in the cave.
Bai Min frowned deeply, lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Actually, I know who encouraged Zhao Kuo to arrest you for treason."
Qin Shaobai thought to himself, I know this too, isn't it Shi Miyuan?
But that Shi Miyuan was also Wo Kuotai's lackey, and in the final analysis it was Wo Kuotai who was sowing discord.
Unexpectedly, Bai Min said.
"When you left, I had been following Qingyi secretly. Later I found out that she had a very close relationship with Shi Miyuan, the right minister of the dynasty. But what I couldn't understand was that Shi Miyuan actually listened to her words. So, it's very important that she
It is possible that Qingyi and Shi Miyuan revealed your identity and then encouraged Zhao Kuo to block you."
"Teacher Bai, you are right. But..."
Qin Shaobai swallowed his saliva and finally spit out the secret hidden in his heart.
"What? You mean that Qingyi didn't just wear it like me, but her soul passed through the body of Concubine Lan. But Concubine Lan is actually a Mongolian craftsman, so Qingyi is also under the control of Wo Kuotai?"
Qin Shaobai nodded, but the scene when Mu Qingyi died tragically flashed through his mind.
When he thought of her dying in a foreign land, and of her saying that she hoped to return to 2022 with him, Qin Shaobai suddenly felt that his internal organs were broken, and tears filled the corners of his eyes.
"Shaobai, what's wrong with you? Could it be..."
Bai Min asked in surprise.
"Qingyi, she's dead."
Qin Shaobai uttered these words softly, but it seemed that he had exhausted all his strength, and his whole body immediately became weak.
He no longer looked at Bai Min, stretched out his hand to lift the sedan curtain, and glanced across the streets of Lin'an.
At this time, the streets were completely silent, showing an indescribable sense of decadence and desolation.
The wind blew over, and Qin Shaobai couldn't help but shudder, but found that his face was already full of tears.
"Shaobai, maybe Qingyi just returned to our time in another way. When we go back, we can meet her again."
Qin Shaobai shook his head and wiped away all his tears.
"Teacher Bai, do you believe that death is a form of time travel?"
Bai Min said nothing and looked towards the silent street.
"Today is such a quiet night. There is often such terrible silence before a violent storm."
Soon, they arrived at the general's mansion.
Zhao Bai and the others had arrived a long time ago. Seeing their carriage arriving, Zhao Bai hurriedly greeted it.
"Second brother, come down quickly. We have to rush to the palace now. Something happened in the palace."
"General Zhao, I wonder if I can follow you to the palace?"
When Zhao Bai saw Bai Min calling him General Zhao directly, he knew that Qin Shaobai had already told Bai Min their identities.
Zhao Bai didn't mean to blame Qin Shaobai, he just forced a smile towards Bai Min.
"Teacher Bai, the Emperor must have urgently summoned us for something particularly important. After these things are settled, I will take Teacher Bai to meet the Emperor and find an official position for Teacher Bai."
Bai Min laughed.
"General Zhao actually thinks that Mr. Bai is a vain person. It really makes Mr. Bai very sad."
He didn't wait for Zhao Bai to explain, and then said.
"The reason why I want to enter the palace with you two, and even want to meet the emperor, is just because of the pawnshop case."
When he heard the words "pawn shop", Zhao Bai immediately lost his composure.
He looked at Bai Min, who had a determined look in his eyes.
He looked at Qin Shaobai again, and Qin Shaobai nodded towards him.
"Well, Teacher Bai, you can go into the palace with us as my accompanying military advisor."
The three of them soon arrived at Shangshufang and met Song Ningzong.
As soon as Song Ningzong saw Zhao Bai, he quickly walked out from behind the case.
"Brother, please come and see if this ledger is the one we want."
Zhao Bai never expected that the emperor would have such an account book in his hands. He quickly took the account book and looked at it carefully.
The more he looked, the angrier he felt, and his face instantly turned pale.
"Your Majesty, the records in this account book are very complete. It seems that someone really used this pawn shop to empty out the national treasury."
Song Ningzong waved his arm and shouted loudly.
"I will never spare these people who are corrupt and bend the law. Come on."
Feiyu ran over immediately.
"Feiyu, you immediately take everyone from the Imperial City Division to arrest those people according to the records in this account book. I want to ask them carefully whether I have ever treated them badly, and why they treat me like this."
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"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Bai Min, who had been standing there quietly, suddenly interrupted.
"Who are you……"
Zhao Bai quickly explained that Bai Min was a wise man he met on the road this time. He was resourceful and talented, comparable to Mr. Wolong. He brought him into the palace this time because he wanted to relieve the emperor's worries.
Zhao Bai spoke so exaggeratedly that Bai Min and Qin Shaobai looked at each other for a few times, but Song Ningzong said happily: "Now is the time when we need talents. Teacher Bai has the talent of Wolong, but he must take care of me."
Solve the problem."
When Bai Min heard Song Ningzong's humble words, he asked directly without being polite.
"I would like to ask Your Majesty, who brought this account book?"
"This account book was given to me personally by the Queen. Last night, I went to the Queen to talk about the pawn shop, and it happened that Lin'an Magistrate Li Xiaolin also came to report to me about the murder of the owner of the pawn shop."
"When Master Li and the others left, the queen asked me if I really had the evidence of those people's corruption and bending the law. I tried my best to say yes at the time, but the queen actually laughed out loud and said that Boss Xiao was a distant relative of hers.
A relative had hidden an account book in her place a long time ago and asked me if I wanted to take a look."
"Of course I wanted the account book very much, so I asked the queen for it."
After hearing this, Bai Min first congratulated Song Ningzong for having a virtuous queen, and then smiled and said to Zhao Bai.
"General Zhao, can you tell me how long Boss Xiao has been the owner of a pawn shop?"
Zhao Bailuo pondered: "If I remember correctly, the last time we checked the information proved that Boss Xiao has been working in the pawn shop for more than 20 years."
"In other words, this account book has been used for more than 20 years."
As soon as Bai Min said this, Zhao Bai seemed to understand something and carefully read the account book in his hand from beginning to end.
After he finished reading the entire account book, he knelt down in front of Song Ningzong.
"Brother, you, what do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen wants the Emperor to forgive Wei Chen for not observing carefully just now."
"How do you interpret these words of the Great Emperor?"
"Your Majesty, thanks to Teacher Bai's words, Wei Chen took a closer look at the account book and found that the account book given by the Queen was completely forged."
"What do you mean, this account book is forged?"
Song Ningzong was so shocked that he took a few steps back.
"How can I see it?"
"Your Majesty, please look at these papers. They are of the same color from beginning to end. There are no traces of more than twenty years. This is one of them."
Zhao Bai's Adam's apple rolled a few times, and his face showed excitement.
"When I saw those lists just now, I felt very strange. Because the people pointed to in the ledger were all loyal and patriotic people, especially General Bi Zaiyu, who was a loyal minister of our Song Dynasty. People like him
How can a person divert the general's salary for his own use? This is the second point."
Zhao Bai wanted to continue talking, but was choked by Song Ningzong's ugly face.
The monarch and his ministers were all silent.
"This stinky bitch, in vain of my trust in her, she actually used this dirty trick on me and wanted to use my hands to kill all my loyal ministers and wise generals. She really has the most poisonous heart in a woman."
"Here comes someone."
Song Ningzong shouted again.
As soon as Feiyu ran over, he was stopped by Zhao Bai with his eyes and stopped at the door.
"Your Majesty, this matter must be carefully considered. Don't act on impulse, lest you offend others."
"Then what does the eldest brother think I should do?"
"Your Majesty, there is a huge network of relationships behind Queen Yang, and she is just a small pawn. We might as well take advantage of the strategy and use Queen Yang as a pawn to find the real culprit and eliminate the cancers of the Song Dynasty one by one.