in2ebook Chapter 203 Suspicion
Chapter 203 Suspicion
The Lian Family Chamber of Commerce has always been a lingering problem in the mind of Emperor Song Zhen, because he is short of money and the Song Dynasty is short of money.
Although the Song Dynasty inherited the former Tang Dynasty, most of the territory of the former Tang Dynasty had not been recovered, so it was not a complete territory for the Song Dynasty.
A war is not fought by the loss of human lives; money and people are both indispensable.
The Song Dynasty had plenty of people, but it was short of money. After paying for government expenses, the annual tax revenue was only a few hundred thousand taels.
It was simply impossible to conquer the sixteen states in the Northern Territory with hundreds of thousands of taels, but the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce happened to come into his sight more than ten years ago.
A businessman, in just a few decades of business, amassed a fortune of millions of taels. This made Emperor Zhen of Song, whose mind had been dormant, stir again.
Now that he had received the information from the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce, Emperor Song Zhen could not hide his joy. He quickly walked towards Zhao Pu and asked with concern, "Pu'er! Is what you said true?"
"Father! I have countless guesses about this matter. Has the final owner surfaced?"
"Is that the one named 'Xie Weiyu' that you just mentioned?" Emperor Song Zhen asked anxiously.
"Yes!" Zhao Pu nodded in agreement.
Immediately! He turned his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Father! Although I have checked almost everything, I, Xie Weiyu, really can't remember this person?"
"Yeah!~"
Emperor Song Zhen frowned, and asked in surprise, "Pu'er! According to what you said, have you met him?"
"Yes!~"
Zhao Pu cupped his hands and said, "I am very familiar with this name, but I can't remember where I have seen it before. However, I have already asked people to look for clues, and there may be news soon."
"Okay!~"
Emperor Song Zhen patted Zhao Pu's shoulder heavily and encouraged him, "Pu'er! Go ahead and check it out, but be quick. I am looking forward to meeting him."
"Yes!" Zhao Pu responded.
Emperor Song Zhen chatted with Zhao Pu for a while and then sent him back. After all, finding the head of the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce was the most urgent task at the moment.
Everyone wants to leave a mark in history, whether it is expanding territory or expelling barbarians. For those in power, this is a great temptation.
Emperor Zhen of Song obviously has this opportunity now. The Song Dynasty is not short of people, but what it lacks is money and food.
After Yan Shuang returned to the Ministry of Punishment, he had just entered the gate when he saw an officer quickly approaching and bowing his head, saying, "Sir! Sun Zhong is missing."
"Sun Zhong?"
Yan Shuang stopped with a suspicious look on his face, thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Who is Sun Zhong?"
It's no wonder Yan Shuang couldn't remember them, there were too many runners in the Ministry of Punishment. Except for the main commanders, Yan Shuang didn't know the others at all, let alone a runner.
"Do you remember the officer who was sent to the water dungeon yesterday?"
"What's up with him?"
Yan Shuang paused after he finished speaking, and turned back to look at the person in surprise and asked, "Was that the clerk named Sun Zhong yesterday?"
"Yes!~"
The officer bowed his head hurriedly and said, "Reporting to the Lord! When we checked the cells earlier, we didn't see Sun Zhong. Since he was not a prisoner, we didn't report him."
"Okay, I understand."
Yan Shuang waved his hand while speaking, dismissed the servants, walked quickly towards the study, closed the doors and windows, and slumped in a chair with a look of astonishment on his face.
"If we had not gone after those three people yesterday, but instead went after Sun Zhong, would that make sense?" Yan Shuang muttered to himself.
Suddenly, he was startled and said in panic: "The Crown Prince came here yesterday, could it be him..."
But after thinking for a moment, Yan Shuang shook his head and denied his guess. If it was really what Zhao Pu said, what was his purpose?
But when he thought of the suggestive words of Emperor Song Zhen in the Qinzheng Hall, Yan Shuang's brows became even more worried.
After thinking for a moment, Yan Shuang shouted at the door: "Someone come!~"
“Squeak!~”
The door opened slightly, and a guard walked in quickly, leaning forward and saying, "Sir."
Yan Shuang quickly wrote the letter, stamped it with the seal of the Ministry of Punishment, and handed it to the person who came, saying, "Immediately dispatch personnel to search the entire city for the murderer."
"The whole city...murderer?"
The guard looked at Yan Shuang with difficulty and said, "Sir! Who are you going to arrest?"
"Those who carry swords or sabers, as long as they are suspicious people in the martial arts world, bring them all back to the Ministry of Punishment. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed on the spot."
"I obey your command." The guard bowed and quickly left the study.
Yan Shuang did not dare to stay for long. He tidied himself up a little, calmed himself down, and then took a carriage back to the Yan Mansion.
Unexpectedly! As Yan Shuang's order was issued, the whole of Bianjing was in chaos and people were in a panic.
Seeing this situation, many censors wrote impeachment letters, but all of them seemed to fall on deaf ears, and no news came out at all.
At this moment, everyone realized that this matter was tacitly approved by Emperor Song Zhen, or in other words, it was instructed by Emperor Song Zhen.
Xiyuan.
Zhao Qian stood by the pond holding a handful of millet, watching the fish in the pond fighting for food with a playful look, a smile visible on his face.
"No more?" Zhao Qian asked softly.
Dongfang Liang waved his feather fan, walked forward slowly and said, "No more. The whole Bianjing is very lively right now, Your Highness, why don't you go out and take a look?"
"Brother Mu Feng! Do I need to go and watch the fun?"
As Zhao Pu spoke, he threw all the millet in his hand into the pond. Seeing the fish scrambling for it, he couldn't help but sneer, "The prince's move really caught me off guard. I'm not saying it helped me, but if you come to watch the show, I'm afraid it's a bit of a kick when you're down."
"Haha!~"
Dongfang Liang gently waved his feather fan and laughed loudly, "Your Highness is right, but..."
"Brother Mu Feng! Are you going to ask why the Crown Prince massacred the Ministry of Punishment?"
"good."
Dongfang Liang nodded, bowed slightly and said, "If Your Highness knows, please feel free to enlighten me."
"Brother Mu Feng, you are too kind. Even with your ability, you don't know, so how can I know?" Zhao Qian said with a playful smile.
Looking at the ripples in the pond, Zhao Qian's heart was unable to calm down for a long time. He also wanted to know what had happened that could make the prince take such a heavy hand.
In the study, Zhao Pu sat at the first seat, with a frosty look on his face that made people dare not look directly at him.
A guard leaned forward under great pressure and said, "Your Highness! After Deputy Commander Yan left the Ministry of Punishment, he went straight back to the Yan Mansion, but..."
"But what?" Zhao Pu asked coldly.
"But I went to Qing Yu Tang and bought a thousand-year-old ginseng. I didn't socialize with anyone else."
After the guard finished speaking, he raised his eyes slightly, and seeing that Zhao Pu was unmoved, he quickly continued, "I asked the store owner, and he said that the goods were already ordered by Deputy Commander Yan, and it was not a sudden visit."
"Ginseng?"
Zhao Pu looked puzzled, rubbing his thumb ring and said in a deep voice: "Go down and keep watching."
"Yes!" The guard responded and left the study.
Zhao Pu sat alone in the room and did not come out until night fell. He did not believe that Yan Shuang did not know Xie Weiyu's background, and he did not believe that Yan Shuang would not tip off.