Chapter 1096 How to Steal One Hundred Thousand Liang
Wang Yue saw that Lu Yi was so sincere, but there was no need to continue to inquire. He waited for Lin Pingzhi to follow Yuan Jinxia to meet Yang Chengwan, and when Yue Lingshan also followed to watch the fun, Then I was ready to ask the root cause.
He took a sip of tea, frowned and asked, "Lu Yi, we are old friends. Tell me the truth. With your personality and the power of Jin Yiwei, you shouldn't take the initiative to ask for help." Lu
Yi Knowing that he couldn't hide it from Wang Yue, he said seriously, "To tell you the truth, I received news that many experts from Qingcheng have come to Yangzhou. I'm worried about the intentions of these people in the world and the 100,000 taels of river repair money." Related."
When Wang Yue heard about the Qingcheng Sect, he couldn't help but think of Lin Pingzhi. He immediately asked, "Lin Pingzi met us in Hangzhou, where are his parents now?"
Lu Yi is also a sharp-minded person. , he reacted immediately and asked very cautiously, "Their big ship has already sailed north from Hangzhou, and they will probably come to see Yang Chengwan. You don't doubt that the Qingcheng faction's goal is the Lin family, right?" Wang Yue nodded
. He nodded and said seriously, "You may not know that Lin Pingzhi's great-grandfather Lin Yuantu once competed with Chang Qingzi of the Qingcheng faction and injured Chang Qingzi, and the two families formed a feud." Lu
Yi He was a little stunned. He couldn't believe his ears, so he asked in surprise, "A feud was formed in just one competition? And it lasted for decades?"
Wang Yue saw that Lu Yi didn't believe it, so he told him. Some inside information, "The problem is that Chang Qingzi is a narrow-minded person. After he challenged a senior master and lost, he actually made himself angry to death, and then the Qingcheng faction hated the Lin family." Lu Yi still didn't believe it
. , and asked in confusion, "But after so many years have passed since Chang Qingzi died, the new head is still thinking about this matter?" After
he finished speaking, he felt stupid.
Just like the father and son of General Feng Guo he just captured, most of them are inherited, and stinginess is not something that cannot be passed down.
Thinking of this, he said seriously, "But although Lin Zhennan has retired and returned to his hometown, he was once the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards. The Qingcheng faction may not dare to offend him, right?" Wang Yue gave Lu Yi a deep look
. , and then said indifferently, "The Jinyiwei has always been a sword in the hands of His Majesty. A sword that has been retired and returned to his hometown is equivalent to being discarded. How much value do you think it still has?" Lu Yi immediately thought of several Jinyiwei commanders
. After helping the emperor handle some matters, they were quickly betrayed by the emperor.
He immediately thought that Lin Zhennan must have helped His Majesty do many shameful things for so many years. Maybe Your Majesty would be happy to see Lin Zhennan die?
Suddenly, Lu Yi felt like a rabbit was dead and a fox was sad. Will he, Lu Yi, be like this one day?
As he thought about it, he suddenly became a little angry!
So, he snorted coldly and said, "That's not something anyone can bully!"
Seeing that Lu Yi was angry, Wang Yue said seriously, "In this case, Jin Yiwei must be prepared. It's just that you have to keep it secret."
Lu Yi nodded. He actually had another idea in his mind, that is, the Qingcheng faction dared to touch the Jin Yiwei, so who is the person behind him?
Dongchang?
Or the Yans and their sons?
He glanced at the leisurely Wang Yue, rolled his eyes, and said seriously, "Since you have nothing to do, why not follow me to interrogate Mr. Zhou." Wang Yue was a little stunned, this guy actually
brought Going to try the case on his own means he is determined to win over him.
However, he did not refuse. He also wanted to know how one hundred thousand taels of silver was stolen quietly?
...
Seeing that Wang Yue did not refuse, Lu Yi immediately took Wang Yue to the prison. But as soon as the two of them entered, they were stopped by the old man guarding the door.
Although the cell leader's posture was very respectful, his words were very tough, "Your Excellency, no one is allowed to interrogate the prisoner without the order of the prefect."
Lu Yi was well prepared. He took out a post and said in a cold voice, "This is a driving post issued by the emperor himself. From today on, the case will be taken over by Jin Yiwei." When the old man saw the post, he felt
wow It was so cool, how could he stop it.
So, he quickly and respectfully led the way, leading Wang Yue and Lu Yi to the place where Zhou Xianji was being detained.
Looking at Zhou Xianji, who was covered in wounds, Wang Yue raised his eyebrows. This man was also a doctor from the Ministry of Industry and a civil servant. How could someone start interrogating him without waiting for the people from the Ministry of Punishments to come?
Moreover, 100,000 taels of silver were taken away from the official treasury, and the local officials directly responsible should avoid suspicion.
He frowned and said, "Have you been tortured? What can you ask?"
The cell leader looked at Wang Yue, then looked at Lu Yi for no reaction, and then said honestly, "This man His bones are relatively hard and he didn’t ask anything, but the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, so he can’t quibble.”
Wang Yue was a little speechless. He didn’t know where the 100,000 taels of silver had gone, but he even said that the physical evidence was also there. He even I lost all interest in continuing to talk.
He looked at Lu Yi, but did not continue to speak. He waited to see what Lu Yi would do.
Lu Yi calmly asked the old man to find a chair. After sitting down, he said seriously, "Actually, I know Mr. Zhou. That winter... all the officials in the whole room were wearing a cotton padded jacket. Boots, you are the only one wearing torn leather boots. Officials in the capital are relatively poor, but it is relatively rare to be as poor as Mr. Zhou." Zhou Xianji, who was bowing his head in silence, suddenly raised his head after hearing these words
. After raising his head, he glanced at Lu Yi and found that he knew him. Then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's really rare that Mr. Zhou still remembers me." Lu Yi looked at Zhou Xian and said, "I follow the emperor's order
. If Mr. Zhou has any grievances regarding the case of Quan Charlie's embezzlement of money to repair the river, you can speak out." Zhou Xian
looked at Lu Yi with some amusement and said in a mocking tone, "Do you believe me?"
Lu Yi could see that the other party did not If you trust yourself, your face will remain unchanged and your voice will be cold as you say, "I only believe in evidence."
Zhou Xianjie was still hesitant, so he asked tangledly, "But I heard that Jin Yiwei handles cases and there are many unjust, false and wrong cases. As long as you are in the imperial prison, the black can be said to be white." Lu Yi looked at it coldly
. Looking at Zhou Xianyi, he said very forcefully, "The rumors are extremely unbelievable. We Jin Yiwei are not fools. How could we only know how to use torture! Besides, you can only believe me now." Zhou Xian had already seen that Lu Yi was not following his words
. , but believed it a little, he sighed and said, "I did misappropriate the self-repair money, but I only took 10,000 taels, and later paid it back in full. As for the whereabouts of the money for repairing the river, I really don't know ."
Lu Yi raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "First, tell me how you took the ten thousand taels and gave them back."
Zhou Xian couldn't see anything from Lu Yi's face, so he could only Bracing the bullet, he continued, "That day I sent everyone away, secretly entered the bank, and took away ten thousand taels. But later, for some reason, I didn't use the money and secretly put it back. . All the official silver was still there at that time. I was sure that all the official silver was there. But when the magistrate counted it, all the official silver was gone." Lu Yi saw that what Zhou Xian had said didn't seem to be false
. Then he asked straightforwardly, "Then tell me, why did you take the ten thousand taels of silver?"
Zhou Xian shook his head and said firmly, "It's just that I have important things and I can't tell you why. I want to get official silver."
When Wang Yue heard this, he snorted and said, "Ten thousand taels of silver, nearly a thousand kilograms, requires at least ten strong coolies to do it. Even if it is done by martial arts masters, it can be done quietly. It's impossible to take him out, but you can hide it from everyone, don't you think it's strange?"
Zhou Xian no longer knew Wang Yue, but thinking that Wang Yue came here with Lu Yi, he thought he was As for the senior official in the Jin Yiwei, he said without hesitation, "What's so surprising about this? I've already sent them all out."
Wang Yue felt that this man was stupid in studying, so he said with disdain, "You are in other people's territory in Yangzhou. Do you think you can command and move everyone? You transport the money yourself, and you have to run back and forth. Twenty times, no one noticed even once? Is this normal? Besides, if those guards are really so obedient, where did the physical evidence that you stole official silver come from?" Zhou Xianyi originally thought it was him
. It was due to official authority, but after hearing Wang Yue's reminder, he felt something was strange, but he couldn't explain it for the moment.
Lu Yi heard the secret here, and he asked hesitantly, "Brother Wang, you mean that someone deliberately set up this trap? But how did that person know that Mr. Zhou would take away 10,000 taels and return it? I want to return it."
Wang Yue did not answer the question, looked at Zhou Xianji, and said sarcastically, "I must have searched Master Zhou's home after arresting him, and there must be no news about the 10,000 taels of silver. Even if his relatives knew that he had stolen ten thousand taels of silver, they would not be able to escape the eyes of the person handling the case."
Lu Yi frowned and said thoughtfully, "In other words, Mr. Zhou took the ten thousand taels of silver If it's not used in his own home, then where do you think he is using it?"
Wang Yue saw that Zhou Xian's expression had changed, and he continued, "If it was for the sake of his future, he wouldn't have been so stupid when he was in the capital. He is poor, which shows that his character is still relatively strong. So what is there in Yangzhou that can make a man of high character get the money to build the river embankment?"
Zhou Xian heard this and said a little collapsed, "Don't As I said, it's all my fault and has nothing to do with anyone else."
Wang Yue saw that Zhou Xian had collapsed, so he continued to say, "Master Lu, what is more popular in Yangzhou?"
Lu Yi obviously did not follow Wang He thought that Yangzhou was near the river and had relatively developed water transportation, so he tentatively said, "Businessmen? Or ships?"
Wang Yue saw a black line on his forehead, so he simply said more straightforwardly, "Yangzhou is a thin horse!"
Lu Yi Hearing Wang Yue say this word, his face felt a little embarrassed. He quickly turned his head and looked away, but accidentally saw Zhou Xianji's shock.
He immediately realized something and said seriously, "Brother Wang, do you mean that Mr. Zhou often embezzles money from the imperial court just for a thin horse?" Zhou Xian heard this and said unwillingly
. , "I already said it has nothing to do with others. You are not allowed to insult my Lan Ye with the word "skinny horse". She is just a poor person." Wang Yue looked at Zhou Xianji's stubborn look and said sarcastically,
" Other women are pitiful, but aren't your wife and daughter pitiful? They live a life of poverty with you, but they are demoted to official prostitutes because of you. Especially your daughter, she may one day become someone else's toy with. Shouma, who do you think is the most pitiable?"
After Wang Yue finished speaking, he took two steps forward, stared at Zhou Xianji with burning eyes, and said in a cold voice, "Come on, tell me now, who is the pitiful person? ? Is it your daughter who is about to become a skinny horse, or your Lanye?"
Zhou Xian has never thought of his wife and daughter until this moment. He thought that if he was sent away because of this matter, then his wife and daughter might If he was really going to suffer this kind of pain, his whole body would start to tremble.
However, what he was thinking about was nothing else, but what would he become if his wife and daughter became someone else's plaything?
He thought about how young he would be laughed at in the future, and the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and he couldn't help but tremble.
Wang Yue looked at Zhou Xianji, whose face was as golden as paper, and said in an even colder tone, "How can there be such a coincidence in the world? When one hundred thousand taels of silver comes to Yangzhou, there is a poor woman who needs you to use ten thousand taels. Bai Yin went to save her, and then, I guess you returned Bai Yin because you couldn't redeem the woman."
Zhou Xian already had a mental breakdown at this moment, he looked at Wang Yue with some fear, and said in disbelief , "You, how do you know?"
Wang Yue looked at Zhou Xianji like an idiot, and said very firmly, "Think about it with your pig brain, you just paid back ten thousand taels of silver, one hundred thousand taels of silver." You lost them all immediately, and you still don’t feel that you have fallen into a trap?"
Zhou Xian thought about it while following Wang Yue, and then thought about the whole process of his journey south. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wang Yue said It makes sense, he seems to have really entered a game.
But when he thought of the considerate Zhai Lanye, he still couldn't believe it and muttered, "No, Lanye won't lie to me."
Wang Yue raised his eyebrows, turned around and said to Lu Yi, "Master Lu, the reality is now very clear. This fool Zhou has obviously been played by others. Now the breakthrough point of the clue falls on the girl named Lan Ye. With Jin Yiwei's ability, it should not be difficult to find, right? "
Lu Yi nodded when he saw what Wang Yue said, and said very confidently, "It hasn't been long since your Excellency came to Yangzhou this week. He can find out all the places he has been to by just asking around. It doesn't take much to find the person." A long time."
Zhou Xian had already seen these two people and was about to arrest them. He was a little dumbfounded and said quickly, "She is just an innocent woman. I'm not sure if she framed me?" Lu Yi sneered
. , said with great disdain, "Are you innocent? You will know after you go to prison?"
Zhou Xian immediately panicked after hearing this, and his IQ was no longer online. He quickly said pleadingly, "Sir, she is She's just a poor woman, why bother her?"
Wang Yue raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Zhou Fool was deeply poisoned, so he decisively interjected, "Now you need to keep your relationship between your family and that girl Lan Ye. When choosing one of the two, you have to think clearly before choosing."
(End of this chapter)