Chapter 429 Spring dish gourd chicken (three four)
That is an official silver.
Master Xing's eyes paused for a moment on the official silver, and he raised his eyes to look at Lin Fei: "Lin Shaoqing, what's so special about this official silver?"
"One piece is not special, and it's not surprising that there are several pieces of official silver left in the world." Lin Fei held up the spring pancakes in his hand and said unhurriedly, "But if it's not one piece, it's a whole thirty boxes?"
Thirty boxes? Master Xing, whose face was calm a moment ago, changed suddenly when he heard these three words.
Lin Fei took another bite of the chewy spring pancake, and chewed carefully along with the meat and vegetables inside.
The originally suspended heart finally fell to the ground.
He suddenly brought up the number "thirty boxes" in a vague manner, making Master Xing think that he had found the thirty boxes of silver taels, but he didn't know that he only had one such official silver in his hand.
All cases stem from the murder of Mrs. Lu's parents. Lu's father and Lu's mother are not an ordinary couple of wealthy businessmen.
In addition to this official silver, he has no other clues in his hand. If Mrs. Lu and Master Xing and others are to speak, they must hit the most critical secret in their hearts.
Lin Fei didn't think that the official money that Liu Sanqing had to do everything possible to entrust someone to bring him after his death was just a decoration, and it must be a crucial part of the secret.
Therefore, it is very important to find out the meaning behind this official silver, and he has not found the most likely possibility from those old files of the Ministry of Punishment until today.
Last year, Fuzi who died on the stage singing "The Orphan of the Zhao Family" took his life to expose the story of the orphan of the Zhao family in the Huaishan County Prince's Mansion who died with his servant instead of his own son, and thus implicated the secret hidden by the Huaishan County Prince's family. , the old king of Huaishan County once intended to collude with the Japanese and kill the first emperor.
The cause of this incident was that the previous Emperor Jing had no children. In the end, he was selected from among the descendants of the many clans to inherit the Datong.
The first emperor was not a wise ruler, his abilities were mediocre, and after he came to power, he was still obsessed with Taoism, ascending to immortals and having **** with women, so he was confused. Although it is true that it has nothing to do with the word "good", but the advantages of insisting on choosing the late emperor are not without it, that is, "having self-knowledge", not having any ambition to be a wise king, and tossing around. Emperor Jing's stall was well maintained, but it was not enough to overwhelm Da Rong. In the end, he ascended to immortality early and handed over the country to the present majesty.
Emperor Jing is the lord of great talents, but he has only been established as the crown prince for two months, so he hastily ascended the throne. This haste hastily showed that Emperor Jing was most likely not the first candidate for the heir apparent. The fact is indeed true, the first prince was Emperor Jing's direct elder brother, who was abolished as prince due to committing a crime, and finally imprisoned, and died in depression. The elder brother who never ascended the throne was Emperor Xuan.
The most important reason why Emperor Xuan lost his easy-to-get throne was greed. He took away an important military salary, which was originally used to make army weapons and armor. In the following years, there were constant wars between Dayong and the Huns. It is conceivable how important this batch of weapons and armor, which Emperor Xuan took over and supervised, was.
This was also the last hurdle before Emperor Xuan took the throne. It was both a hurdle and a great opportunity to establish the prestige of the emperor, but in the end, things went wrong.
The military salary was sent to the army on time, but since then, bad news has spread frequently at the border. Important towns have been lost one after another. Most of the troops were killed and injured, and many of them were veterans.
Since then, Emperor Wen, who was in power at the time, was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. Finally, it was found that the weapons and armor in the hands of those soldiers were only covered with a layer of iron sheet, and the inside was made of wood. What is the difference between going to the battlefield with a wooden weapon and armor and dying? Here lies the source of the frequent reports of bad news. As soon as the news came out, Emperor Wen was furious, and Emperor Xuan, who had not ascended the throne, was also convicted. He lost the position of prince he was about to acquire and was thrown into prison.
Emperor Jing, who was not weak in ability and talent, was only short of the word "Children", so he came to power. In the following decades, he worked hard to govern the country and managed the country well.
And this matter is recorded in the old files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Emperor Xuan shouted "wronged" when he was imprisoned, and clamored that he had never embezzled. The silver was stolen by bandits, and he tried his best to find the silver. Because he was only short of this last kick before he got the position, he didn't want to make a mistake because of this matter, so he took the risk and sold his private money to make weapons and armor. I didn't have enough private money, so I came up with the idea of wrapping the wood with iron sheets.
Because of the many victorious battles at the frontier pass before the handover of armor, the Huns did not dare to invade easily. Emperor Xuan thought that while the pass army was still intimidated, he would survive the six months and a year, and wait until he was in power. Then change the weapons and armor. Unexpectedly, as soon as the batch of wooden soldiers were delivered, the Huns came.
Paper could not contain fire, and Emperor Xuan was imprisoned since then.
The silver taels stolen by the bandits were not too much, 30 boxes in total. This rhetoric...People at that time did not believe it, but they were even more disappointed with the former prince of Xuandi. They did not expect that the prince who was about to become the new emperor had such terrible character and vision, and he ignored the border guards for money Life is really an embarrassing task.
In all fairness, Emperor Jing is very good in both literature and martial arts, and he is a rare wise emperor. However, regarding the matter of the wooden soldier armor, thinking of the case of Mrs. Lu, Liu Sanqing and others, and thinking of Emperor Jing's subsequent revenge, Lin Fei felt that Emperor Xuan's words might not be false, and the money might indeed have been stolen.
But even if it is stolen, every battle at the border is a matter of life and death. Even if you are severely punished, such things should not be concealed. After all, a concealment here in Chang'an will mean the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands or even millions of people and the fall of the land. . After all, in Emperor Xuan's heart, human life and land are far less important than that seat. This is indeed a prince who is not suitable to be an emperor in terms of character or ability, especially compared with the later Emperor Jing.
After lamenting the past, Lin Fei's eyes fell on the number of thirty boxes. If the money was really stolen... then according to the calculation of the day, the person who is most likely to take over the money is the dead Father Lu. Mother Lu is gone. So... the silver tael is in the hands of Lu's father and Lu mother, they will melt the silver tael again, won't they leave any evidence?
Lin Fei felt that Lu's father and Lu's mother were not stupid if they could manage the business like that. If they melted all of them, there would be no evidence left... Emperor Jing was in power at that time, even though he was a wise king to the people, but How dare Lu's father and Lu's mother bet on Emperor Jing's kindness?
Since the bank and the bank have been fused, as long as Lu's father and Lu's mother are resolved, no one will really know about the matter.
Liu Sanqing, a person who has nothing to do with this matter at all, can also guess the inside story. Lin Fei felt that Lu's father and Lu's mother must have kept the silver taels, and this amount must not be less, it must be no more, no less, a full three The number of ten boxes is just right for this matter, and nothing less will do.
These thirty boxes of silver taels are not only a handle, but also a real life-saving thing.
So the businessmen Lu father and Lu mother should not use these silver taels, which can also explain why Lu father and Lu mother could not find any news about the wealth left behind during their lifetime.
Of course, all of the above are just his conjectures based on various evidences and signs, and Mrs. Lu and the others have been vague and concealed, which can be regarded as side confirmation that this matter is very likely to involve a secret that cannot be spoken to the outside world, and this conjecture It is completely in line with the point of not being able to speak foreign words.
Therefore, Lin Fei called Master Xing to test it out.
Seeing the sudden change of expression on Master Xing's face, he knew he had guessed right.
When Master Xing came back to his senses, he looked up at Lin Fei, and laughed at himself, "Lin Shaoqing is really good, and even such old things were investigated. The money was indeed not touched when it was in the hands of his elders. , because only 30 boxes of real money are useful, after all, the 30 boxes of official silver accounted for 60% of the official silver issued that year, and no matter how hard the folks searched, they couldn’t find 30 boxes.” Speaking of this , Master Xing paused, and shook his head, "It has changed hands several times. How could those money-grubbing villains resist the government money? Once the amount is reduced, it will be useless."
Hearing what Master Xing said, Lin Fei's complexion remained unchanged. While chewing the spring pancakes in his mouth, he looked at him and said, "You are a few years younger than Xi Niang. My mother once said that it was fashionable for Mrs. Lu to take her in. I'm taking medicine, it's for postpartum recovery. I figured it out, Xi Niang's age didn't match the fact that Mrs. Lu had just given birth not long ago, but your age did. At that time, Mrs. Lu's cousin's family had already been with the same age. She broke off contact, and you and your father are missing another woman in the past, and your attitude when talking to Xi Niang that day was not like a lover, but very familiar, so I speculate that the two of you are very close It might be siblings, your father is the lover Madam Lu found after she left home!"
"Lover?" When Lin Fei mentioned these two words, Master Xing sneered: "My father and my mother have been engaged since childhood. If there is nothing wrong with the two elders, my mother has not been plotted by that sinister family. , my father married my mother long ago!"
Ms. Lu's past in this life can really be regarded as the words "fate to make people", which is embarrassing.
When Master Xing said this, he lowered his eyelids, and a look of sadness flashed across his face: "His family is not short of money, even if they are not very rich, they are rich. How can we want such wealth? But Once some things are found, even if you don't want them, you have to accept them! How can you evade the orders given by the nobles of Tianhuang?"
"The two elders are not stupid. They know that the money is important, and they dare not touch any of it, because if it is less, it is not clear whether the official money came from these thirty boxes or was collected from the people." Master Xing Said, "The two elders act cautiously, but even so, they are still afraid of being silenced. Especially as long as they pass through Chang'an, they are very careful. Even if they leave Chang'an, they will still have trouble when they arrive in Xianyang. rest assured!"
Lin Fei frowned when he heard the words, and said, "If the murderous butchers were ordered by him, the money would have been taken back at that time. How could so many people die because of this money later on?" ?”
"It's too long ago, I don't know." Master Xing said, and then sneered again, "However, no matter how well the people who took over the money, accidents happened one after another. There must be that high-ranking emperor intervening here..." Speaking of this, Master Xing glanced at the direction of the imperial city, and pointed, "It doesn't matter who is in the throne."
Regarding this, Lin Fei was noncommittal, and just lowered his head and took a bite of the spring cake in his hand, and said leisurely to Master Xing: "Money touches people's hearts, and chess pieces will also have different intentions. It is not only Emperor Jing who wants the thirty boxes of silver taels, but also Emperor Xuan and his descendants." So are people."
As soon as these words came out, Master Xing was taken aback, moved his lips, but did not refute. He deeply hated the chief culprit who caused all these tragedies, and subconsciously believed that everything was done by Emperor Jing. After going around all these years, the great hatred could not be avenged, and he hated him even more. But... in the end, the rationality is still there in the subconscious, so there is no rebuttal.
"With these taels of silver in hand, Emperor Xuan has the possibility of making a comeback. But they never thought that the chess pieces they played would destroy the thirty boxes of taels of silver." Lin Fei said while eating the spring pancakes, "I guess the two butchers got together At first, they were told that Lu’s father and mother were carrying money and asked them to kill people to steal money. But before they were killed, Lu’s father and mother realized something, and told one of them about the thirty boxes of silver taels. The one who knew The **** involved in this incident became frightened and ran away with thirty boxes of silver taels and part of Lu's father and mother's wealth."
Dare to speak out my guess boldly because the young Mrs. Lu was there when the incident happened. Lin Fei felt that even if Mrs. Lu couldn't remember anything at the time, she should remember it later.
Master Xing's next words also confirmed Lin Fei's guess. He nodded and said, "Lin Shaoqing's guess is almost the same. That **** is shrewd. He kept a secret about the thirty boxes of silver taels, leaving a butcher who doesn't know anything. Sin, I took half of the money that the old man and the butcher shared and ran away." At this point, he sneered, shaking his head and mocking himself, "That **** is a waste who can only eat, how can he not hold back the money?"
Lin Fei was noncommittal about this, and only raised his eyes to look at Master Xing, and said leisurely: "How did a **** escape the search of the two biggest forces in the world, Emperor Xuan and Emperor Jing?" He said, swallowing the spring pancakes in his mouth , "I think it's extremely difficult to do it with this bastard, no matter how talented you are."
(end of this chapter)