The first thousand and forty-one chapters beat the grass and startle the snake
When Wang Yue returned to the official office, he got the news. His men secretly interrogated Chen Yongdao in Lantian County. Chen Yongdao confessed that after exchanging 5,000 taels of silver notes and 10,000 yuan of money notes a month ago, he could not bear it at Huaide Restaurant.
He was showing off to everyone, but he was spotted by Bian Laoliu. Bian Laoliu looked at it for half an hour, and what he saw was the forged banknote, so Chen Yongdao went to Bian Laoliu to ask for an explanation!
Wang Yue immediately ordered his men to go to various places in Jingzhao Prefecture and look for the local gangsters and scoundrels all night long, asking them to go to various places in Jingzhao to find the whereabouts of Bian Laoliu.
In the morning, an ox cart drove into Guangdefang, Chang'an, and stopped in front of a mansion near the West City. A young man jumped out of the cart and hurriedly walked into a mansion until he came to
Back hall.
In the back hall, Jin De was drinking tea leisurely. Although he was the leader of the gold and silver black market, he no longer did the specific things. His second son and several apprentices ran the business. He just took it easy every day.
He would drink tea, go fishing, chat with old friends, or read the newspaper. He would only come forward when something big happened.
At this time, Jin De's eldest son Jin Shanyong quickly came to the back hall. When he walked into the hall, he said anxiously: "It's broken! It's broken! Father, something big has happened!"
"What are you in a hurry for?"
Jin De glared at his eldest son, "You are already in your thirties after all, why can't you keep calm at all?"
Jin Shanyong was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything. Jin De then said: "Tell me! What's going on?"
"Haier just got the news that all the gangsters in the capital are looking for Bian Laoliu. I heard that the inner guards offered a reward of 500 guan for his capture."
Jin De was shocked. It had only been ten days since the first banknote was used in Chengdu, but Bian Laoliu had already been traced? And it was actually the internal security who was investigating this case.
Jin De, who had always been downplayed, became a little nervous, but he hid this matter very well. Except for Bian Laoliu, no clues could be found on him.
Jin De paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his hands, thinking about various loopholes in his mind. He asked his eldest son again, "Have the tickets from Taiyuan and Jiangnan been used?"
Jin Shanyong shook his head, "It's no use. Last time, dad said it depends on the reaction of the first banknote, so no one anywhere started."
"Then don't use it for the time being and wait until this case is settled."
"I understand, kid!"
Jin De said coldly: "As for this Bian Laoliu, it is safest to let him disappear forever. You immediately take people to kill him. Remember, the head must be separated from the body and throw his head into the Wei River."
go!"
"Are you going now?"
"Yes! Go now."
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In Daru Alley in the northeast of Xinfeng County, there is a small courtyard at the end. During this period, the door of the courtyard is closed tightly. Every day, an old man comes to deliver food. This strange phenomenon naturally arouses the concern of other residents in the alley.
Discussion, but discussion is discussion, and no one has the answer.
At noon that day, a slightly stooped old man came to deliver food as usual. He knocked on the door knocker five times rhythmically. After a while, the courtyard door creaked open a crack. The old man went in, and the courtyard door was closed immediately.
There was only one man in the yard, he was in his thirties, thin and small, but his eyes were particularly smart.
He took the food box and asked, "Why are you late today?"
"I was stopped and interrogated on the road. I explained a few words and kept Mr. Li waiting for a long time."
The man was really a little hungry, so he carried the food box and went into the house. There were no windows in the house, it was dark, and the table was covered with messy dishes. These were the leftover dishes from yesterday. The old man ate slowly.
Clear the table for him.
The man grabbed his chopsticks and started eating, then asked vaguely: "What are the officials investigating?"
"It's not a government investigation, it's a gang of rogues in the county. Are they looking for someone?"
"Who are they looking for?"
"Looking for a thin man with a Beijing accent, probably similar to the young master!" the old man replied casually.
The man slowly stopped eating. He pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "What's that man's name?"
"It seems...it seems to be called Lao Liu, I can't remember it."
"There are so many surnames in the world, Zhang Laoliu, Li Laoliu, Wang Laoliu, Bian Laoliu, Ma Laoliu..."
"That's right! It's Bian Laoliu. They are looking for a man named Bian Laoliu. Master reminded me."
"What are you doing with this scoundrel named Bian Laoliu?" Even though the man pretended to be nonchalant, his legs were secretly trembling.
"Who knows? There should be a reward! These scoundrels will not work so hard if there is no benefit."
"Sounds interesting. Mr. Wang, let's go first! Come early tomorrow."
"I know, I will come early tomorrow."
The old man took the food box and left. The man was stunned for a moment. He was naturally Bian Laoliu, who the scoundrels were looking for everywhere. For the benefit of one thousand taels of silver, he made a batch of silver notes and money notes, which was enough.
One hundred and twenty, and then he was hidden by the Jin family in Xinfeng County.
The Jin family only gave him 500 taels of silver, and the other 500 taels of silver would be paid after the matter was completed. If he had not waited for the remaining 500 taels of silver, he would have escaped long ago.
At this time, the voice of the old man delivering food came from outside the courtyard gate, "The master is here!"
Then someone asked: "Is Mr. Li here?"
"Here you are! Master Li is eating."
Bian Laoliu suddenly got excited. He didn't care about packing his things, and immediately pushed open the back window and climbed out. The moment the back window was closed, he saw five or six people in the yard with their knives drawn out.
Bian Laoliu was immediately frightened out of his mind and climbed up the courtyard wall in three or two steps. Fortunately, he was prepared and practiced escaping many times. He even prepared a wooden stool for climbing over the wall and placed it next to the wall. Unexpectedly, he actually used it.
Bian Laoliu climbed over the courtyard wall and ran along the alley. He reacted quickly. Since there were people looking for him everywhere, with a heart like a poisonous snake in Jin De, he would definitely kill him and silence him!
Just as Bian Laoliu climbed over the courtyard wall, two big men with swords broke into the room. They scanned around and saw no one. They squatted down and looked around again, but there was still no one.
"Sir, there's no one in the room!"
Jin Shanyong was standing at the door. He was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately walked in. Sure enough, there was no one there. He stepped forward and touched the rice bowl. The rice was still warm. At this time, a strong man with sharp eyes noticed that the rear window was shaking slightly.
"Sir, he escaped through the back window!"
Jin Shanyong suddenly became angry and anxious, stamping his feet fiercely, "Chase me!"
Six big men climbed up the back wall one after another and looked around. There was only an alley behind, and they didn't know where it led. They jumped off the courtyard wall and chased after him.
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Jin Shanyong did not catch Bian Laoliu and hurried back to Chang'an. Jin De was speechless for a long time. A deep sense of fear enveloped his heart. His wife died early and did not renew the relationship. He only had two sons. Jin De
Immediately ordered people to find the second son Jin Shanzhu.
In the study, Jin De pointed to four large boxes on the ground and said: "Each of these four boxes contains one thousand taels of gold. Each of you brothers will take half of it. Take your wife and children immediately to leave Chang'an for Hedong, and then hide incognito in the countryside of Hedong.
Now hurry up and pack up and leave!"
The second son, Jin Shanzhu, didn't know what happened and asked anxiously: "Dad, what's going on?"
Jin De sighed, "I forged a batch of silver notes and money notes to disrupt the market and make merchants afraid to use silver notes and money notes. I thought it was perfect, but I didn't expect that I didn't kill Mr. Bian earlier because of my kindness.
Six, you ended up hurting yourself. The inner guards are acting vigorously and will soon be found on us. This is a serious crime that will require everyone to be executed. You should leave quickly."
Jin Shanzhu was stunned, and Jin Shanyong said anxiously: "Dad, let's go together!"
Jin De shook his head, "If I leave, my whole family will not be able to escape. You should leave quickly! Go north to Yan'an County, then cross the Yellow River to Taiyuan."
The two brothers refused to leave their father alone, and were severely scolded by Jin De. The two brothers could only clean up briefly with tears in their eyes, took their wives and children into two ox carts, and fled Chang'an City.
Jin De was afraid that his servants would leak the news that his two sons had escaped, so he spent a lot of money to dissolve his family and let them go back to their hometowns.
Soon, Jin De was the only one in the entire Jin Mansion. He closed the door, burned the remaining more than a hundred silver notes and money notes, and then sat alone in the inner hall drinking tea, waiting for his fate to come.
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At the third watch, the thin and thin Bian Laoliu quietly entered the city from the south gate, turned a corner and entered Ju'anfang, where the poor are resettled.
Although Bian Laoliu escaped the pursuit of the Jin family, he was penniless and had not even finished lunch. He was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back. He was ready to escape, but he had to bring a sum of money with him.
Leave.
As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit has three caves, which is especially necessary for a master of forgery like Bian Laoliu. He rented a house under the alias Li Sinan in Ju'anfang at the root of the city wall. The five hundred taels of silver given to him by Jin De were buried in this house.
inside.
Bian Laoliu has no wife or children, he is alone, he is skilled in craftsmanship, and he is not afraid of wherever he goes. The key is that he has a sum of money in his hand. With a figure like his, he can neither rob nor steal.
If he has no face and no money, he will starve to death on the road.
Bian Laoliu went around in a circle and finally came to his rental house. He took off the key from his belt, opened the door, ducked in, and closed the door in the dark. He suddenly felt something was wrong, turned around, and saw a bright
The knife was at his neck.
"We've been waiting for you all day!"
Bian Laoliu was so frightened that he almost fainted. When his lower body became hot, urine dripped down his pants legs.