One and a half million taels of disaster relief official silver were robbed, causing shock to both the government and the public.

Forbidden City, Golden Palace.

The emperor urgently summoned King Xiao to discuss matters.

Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, the power of the government was controlled by Shi Zhong, the eunuch in charge of ceremony and the official of Dongchang Factory.

When King Xiao entered the palace to meet the emperor, Shi Zhong was already in front of the palace.

"Brother Emperor, something bad has happened." Before King Xiao could salute, the Emperor said the first sentence.

After King Xiao bowed, he asked, "Your Majesty, what big thing happened? It made you so panicked."

The emperor hurriedly replied: "The one and a half million taels of disaster relief official silver in Sichuan were robbed by gangsters in the Qingju Mountain area of ​​Shunqing Prefecture before they left Sichuan during the escort process. Therefore, the emperor specially summoned the emperor to discuss it.

This matter."

After hearing this, King Xiao was furious and said: "What a bold thief, he dared to rob the official's money. It seems that these criminals have a good background. They must be people from the Jianghu. Ordinary young people in the green forest would not dare to go against the court."

Eunuch Shi also agreed: "Yes, the old slave also agrees with the prince's opinion. Qingju Mountain is not far from Fenghuang Mountain, which is the territory of the Tang Sect. Other sects generally dare not make trouble here. In this way, the Tang Sect

is the most suspect."

Prince Xiao immediately retorted: "Impossible. The Tang Sect has always been law-abiding. During this disaster relief, the Tang Sect even specially donated one hundred thousand taels of silver. How could they possibly be interested in official silver?"

Eunuch Shi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong! People's hearts are sinister, and people in the world are all capricious. They do one thing in person and another behind the scenes. Things like this, overt donations and covert robbery, are not the same.

Master. He openly donated one hundred thousand taels, which just made the world think he was a good person, and then secretly robbed official silver, so no one would suspect him."

The emperor also agreed after hearing this: "Yes, what Eunuch Shi said makes sense."

However, King Xiao still disagreed with Shi Zhong: "Tang Mugong, the leader of the Tang Sect, has always been a kind man with both moral character and moral integrity. He has been in charge of the Tang Sect for more than thirty years, and during this time, the Tang Sect has never done anything out of the ordinary. Phoenix Mountain

The people in the area also know that Tang Clan is a virtuous family, so it is impossible for them to steal official silver privately."

After King Xiao finished speaking, Shi Zhong immediately responded: "I know that the prince has always been on good terms with the Tang Clan, but there is no need to protect the Tang Clan like this, right? Now some unscrupulous grain merchants in Huguang see that the price of grain continues to rise, so they secretly

Hoarding grain but not selling it, hoping to make a fortune, and not even giving the government face. If the official silver for disaster relief cannot be recovered in time and the grain is bought back from those grain merchants for disaster relief, I'm afraid there will be thousands of people in Huguang area.

Thousands of people starved to death."

Prince Xiao said: "What I said are all facts, and I am not trying to protect the Tang Sect."

The emperor said bitterly: "These grain merchants are really hateful. I really want to arrest them all and execute them all."

Prince Xiao said again: "No. People in Huguang are already panicked. If we continue to kill rashly, it will only make the situation worse. The top priority is to recover the disaster relief official silver as soon as possible."

The emperor replied: "Brother is right, then I will leave this matter to you. Eunuch Shi, your Dongchang must cooperate with my brother and get to the bottom of this case as soon as possible."

Xiao Wang said: "I accept the decree. But if this matter is done by a person in the Jianghu, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the government to trace it. In my opinion, if the government wants to continue to investigate, it is best to send an upright Jianghu.

People, go to various factions in central Sichuan to visit secretly, so that you can double-check, the effect may be better."

The emperor said accurately: "Brother, Eunuch Shi, your Dongchang went to Sichuan to investigate the case with great fanfare. Brother, I will leave the secret investigation to you."

When King Xiao returned to the palace, he immediately summoned the three most capable staff to discuss the matter. They were: Wu Buxiao, Cheng Shiyou and Bai Zhonghuan. Both Cheng Shiyou and Bai Zhonghuan were the most trusted by King Xiao.

Wu Buxiao is a martial arts master, but he is Prince Xiao's advisor. Whenever Prince Xiao encounters any problem, he will ask him first before making a decision.

Prince Xiao opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty ordered me to investigate the case of the official bank of Shunqing Mansion being robbed. I want to find an upright person in the world to investigate this matter. Can any of you think of a suitable candidate?"

Bai Zhonghuan replied: "Shunqing Mansion is the territory of the Tang Clan, and the prince is on good terms with the Tang Clan, so of course he is looking for the Tang Clan!"

Prince Xiao denied: "No. Now they are also suspected and cannot participate in this case at all."

Bai Zhonghuan answered wrongly, but actually laughed and said: "Hey! I answered wrongly again, what a talent!"

Cheng Shiyou then replied: "Then look for the swordsman!"

Upon hearing this, King Xiao immediately clapped his hands and shouted: "This is a good idea."

When Cheng Shiyou heard that he got the answer right, he immediately became dejected and said sadly: "Why did I get the answer right again? Damn it!"

King Xiao said: "We are looking for swordsmen. We will soon find the ones with the highest martial arts skills, but we must find the most upright and least greedy people to handle this matter. Mr. Wu, I don't know if there is any suitable swordsman among them."

Candidate?"

Wu Buxiao replied: "If you want to find a swordsman, it's best to look for the top ten swordsmen on the swordsman list. Among the top ten swordsmen, there are indeed candidates who meet the prince's requirements."

King Xiao was overjoyed and asked, "Oh? Who is he?"

Wu Buxiao replied: "Ranked fifth on the swordsman list, fifth row of sword shadows."

King Xiao said: "Well, let's find this person and ask Mr. Wu to invite him quickly."

Wu Buxiao said: "This matter is easy to handle. He is in the capital now."

"Wonderful! Then I must go and meet this person in person."

Cuiyunlou in Beijing is not the most famous restaurant in Beijing, but it is the most popular restaurant in Beijing. The reason is that its wine is better than other restaurants. Its wine is brewed by itself.

It also has a unique secret recipe called Cui Yun Xiang.

The boss of Cuiyunlou is an old man. No one knows his name. Everyone calls him Old Jin, or Lao Jintou. Cuiyunxiang has always been brewed by himself, and outsiders cannot learn from it. Because the wine is good.

, so the people in the capital city especially like to drink here. The people in the rivers and lakes don't care about the quality of the food, but the wine must be good. As long as the wine is good, just cut some cooked beef or something, and you can drink it.

Three months ago, a young man came to his shop. He was very handsome and handsome, and even the man was a little tempted. When Lao Jintou saw him for the first time, he couldn't help but praise: "What a handsome young man."

Ah! How can there be such a man like water in the world?"

The young man has long hair that hangs down to his waist, with a high bun on his head. The bangs in front of him are tilted to the left. Because the bangs are too long, they will slide down to cover his left eye from time to time, so he always likes it.

Keep flipping your hair.

Although Lao Jintou also felt that this young man seemed to be made of water, but based on his decades of experience in understanding people, he knew that this man's heart was not made of water. He was a strong-blooded man.

He always carries a sword, and even the scabbard is gleaming. You can tell it is a sword at a glance. His eyes are cold, but his words are very humble, although he rarely talks. He only orders two things every time he comes, one

There are green clouds and a roasted chicken in the altar. He is very low-key, but how can a handsome young man like him really be low-key? No matter where he goes, there are many eyes watching him, either talking, or

It was admiration. He was obviously used to this situation and never paid attention to it.

From then on, young people came to his place to drink every day, and Lao Jintou gradually became familiar with him. Every time he came, before he opened his mouth, Lao Jintou had already prepared the best Cuiyun Xiang and the largest roast chicken.

Well, sometimes I even give away a jar of green cloud incense for free. Lao Jintou has always been good at doing business, and he must keep repeat customers like this.
Chapter completed!