Chapter 527 528 [Unscrupulous]
Xiang Nan and Xiaoyue came to the Hang Seng Pawnshop opposite the door, and after explaining their purpose, they were immediately invited to the second floor.
The shopkeeper immediately brought many treasures, gold, jade, coral, rhino horn, agarwood, ginseng, antiques, calligraphy and paintings... everything is a treasure.
Among them, the most eye-catching one is the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
Xiang Nan unfolded it and saw that it was undoubtedly a treasure, "Okay, okay, they are indeed treasures."
"This uncle has good eyesight. Such treasures are hard to come by, and only our boss can get such a good treasure." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "If you want to buy it, you have to hurry up, otherwise It was quickly snatched away."
"The shopkeeper is right." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Okay, I want this batch of treasures, and I will collect everything. Tomorrow, I will bring a bank note to pick it up. If one is missing, I will take it Broke your deal."
"Don't dare, dare not." The shopkeeper saw that Xiang Nan was quite dignified and seemed to be someone with a background, so he quickly agreed with a smile.
Xiang Nan immediately left the **** shop with Du Xiaoyue.
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"Sir, isn't "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" a painting by Wang Danwang? Why does it appear in the pawnshop now?" After coming out, Du Xiaoyue asked suspiciously.
"Xiaoyue, you are so smart, you hit the point in one sentence." Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, "Wang Danwang dedicated this painting to the emperor, and the emperor later gave it back to him.
Since it was a gift from the imperial court, it stands to reason that he should offer this painting up, neither giving it away nor selling it. Therefore, it should still be in the palace before the house was raided.
After Wang Danwang was dismissed from office and ransacked his home, this painting came to the **** shop. The owner of the pawnshop is the uncle of the wife of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and the person in charge of checking the palace is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. Do you understand? "
"Oh, so the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang stole and sold the treasures of Wang Danwang's family?" Du Xiaoyue guessed immediately.
"That's it." Xiang Nan nodded, "Oh, it's true that people died for money, and birds died for food. In the grain supervision case, dozens of heads were just beheaded, and the blood was not dry yet. Someone couldn't help it Reach out."
"Sir, we have to report to the emperor immediately." Du Xiaoyue said.
Xiang Nan nodded.
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Xiang Nan and Du Xiaoyue rushed to Xingzai.
Xiaoyue led a team of Ouchi guards to Wulin antique shop and Hang Seng pawnshop to arrest people and keep evidence.
Xiang Nan went straight to the emperor's study.
"Report to the emperor, something is wrong." He reported to Qianlong Hui.
When Qianlong heard that the stolen goods confiscated by Wang Danwang's family were actually sold in pawnshops and antique shops, he couldn't help being surprised.
"Ji Aiqing, are you telling the truth?" He said in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, what I said is true. Xiaoyue has taken people to seal the shop, and I believe there will be rewards soon." Xiang Nan nodded.
Hearing what he said, Qianlong couldn't help falling into silence.
After an incense stick, Xiaoyue directed Ouchi's guards to bring in a large wooden box.
"Your Majesty, please take a look, these are all found from Hang Seng's **** shop." Du Xiaoyue explained, and then opened the box.
I saw the rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings inside, full of beautiful things in eyes and jewels, making people unable to move their eyes away.
When Qianlong saw it, he couldn't help being surprised.
"Your Majesty, please look, this is the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"." Xiang Nan unfolded the ancient painting and said.
Seeing it with his own eyes, Qianlong naturally no longer doubted, "Why did this painting end up in the **** shop?"
"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the owner of this pawnshop is the uncle of the wife of the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang." Xiang Nan bowed.
"What?! Bold! Unscrupulous!" Hearing this, Qianlong was furious, "I have just beheaded dozens of heads, why do they dare to be greedy again? They really got into the eyes of money. They want money but don't want their lives!"
"The emperor calm down! At present, Chen Huizu is indeed very suspicious. However, the witness and physical evidence must be complete before the case can be finalized." Xiang Nan persuaded, "Xiaoyue, has the owner of the pawnshop been caught?"
"Not yet. But I have sent guards to press down on the shop assistants to identify people at the gate of the city. If you don't recognize someone, you will be hit with 20 boards a day. I believe he should not be able to escape." Du Xiaoyue said hastily.
Xiang Nan immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in view of the seriousness of the case, I suggest you ask all those involved in the search."
Qianlong nodded.
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Xiang Nan immediately summoned the personnel involved in the search and questioned them one by one.
Start with lower-level officials, sort out from bottom to top, and soon ask the personnel involved in bookkeeping.
Xiang Nan immediately smiled when he saw this person.
"Name!"
"Go back to your lord, the king stops!"
"Origin!"
"My lord, Yanzhao people!"
"A northerner came to the south to be a teacher, which shows that you are quite capable."
"Thank you, sir, for your compliment."
"I'm not complimenting you. Stop, Wang, let me ask you, were you the one who kept the books when Wang Danwang's mansion was raided?"
"Yes, my lord."
"The things that were confiscated, can they be recorded one by one?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Nothing left out?"
"Don't dare, my lord."
"Then let me ask you, if that's the case, why did this rare treasure of the palace go to the **** shop? Did you hide it secretly and take it out of the palace to sell?"
"Don't dare, my lord, I am wronged!"
"Since you said you were wronged, then you can explain to me why these treasures were not included in the account?"
"My lord, I really don't know."
"Okay, pull it down, twenty big boards, give him a long memory. If you don't say it, forty big boards, let's see how hard his mouth is."
"My lord, please forgive me!"
"Stop, Wang, since you can be a teacher, you must be a smart person. I also know that you didn't hide these treasures, you don't have that much power, and you don't have that much courage.
Tell the truth, I guarantee you will be fine. But if you don't tell me if you bite to death, and insist on taking it on behalf of others, then don't blame me for being ruthless. "
"It's the adults, the younger ones." Wang stood still and didn't dare to hide any more, and quickly told Wang Danwang about the things that Wang Danwang had privately withheld from the palace for confiscation, and asked him to tamper with the account books.
"My lord, the villain is also afraid that something will happen in the future, so I secretly kept the original account." He said again.
"Okay, stop Wang, you really have a hand. No wonder you can go to the south to ask for a living." Xiang Nan laughed.
You must know that Master Shaoxing is famous all over the world. Wang Zhan is a northerner who can be a master in the Governor's Mansion of Fujian and Zhejiang. How can he do without two brushes? !
"Where is the ledger?" Xiang Nan asked immediately.
"The villain hid it on Feilai Peak." Wang stopped and said hastily.
Xiang Nan nodded, and then ordered Xiaoyue to fetch it.
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In the time it took for a stick of incense to burn, Xiaoyue led someone to fetch the ledger.
Comparing Wang Zhanzhu's account with Chen Huizu's account, you can immediately see the difference.
The ledger where the king stood was one inch thick, and there were a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques and curios recorded in it. There are four thousand eight hundred taels of gold alone.
Chen Huizu's account is much thinner, and the things recorded in it are far worse. Thousands of taels of gold are gone, and a large number of curios and antiques are gone, replaced by worthless inferior goods and fakes.
"Okay, with this account, it will be much more convenient to investigate the case." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Stop, Wang, you have made a great contribution. After the case is concluded, I will take you to ask the emperor for a reward."
"Thank you, sir."
(end of this chapter)