The Golden Age Chapter 578: Lingyan Mountain

In the front cabin of the official ship, there is a relatively spacious room. The windows are open, and the room is bright. Sitting by the window, you can overlook the green trees on the river bank.

This is a cabin dedicated to meetings.

Official ships departing from Luokou, every ship has such a meeting room,

The officialdom is only available to officials. If there are official consultations on the way, this is naturally the best place.

At this moment, Qin Xiao is in the meeting room, and Chen Xi and Fei Xin are sitting opposite.

Qin Xiao originally wanted Gu Baiyi to come together, but Gu Baiyi seemed to have no interest in investigating the case, so he declined politely, and Qin Xiao gave up.

Gu Baiyi is addicted to the art of war, and does not have much involvement in criminal cases.

Although this trip was to assist Qin Xiao in investigating the Neiku case, he did not interfere with the case that suddenly appeared on the way, or he knew that Qin Xiao and Chen Xi were not eaters of rice, there were some of them. A discussion does not require him to participate in it.

The embroidered shoes are on the table.

Taking off Yu Xuanwu's feet, Qin Xiao was embarrassed, but still carried it to the meeting room.

"You two can see what famous people are there?" Qin Xiao saw Chen Xi staring at them for a long time, and finally asked, "This is what the people who chase Yu Xuanwu want to get. It is also an important thing that Yugenmai will send to Kyoto during this trip."

Chen Xi did not speak immediately, Fei Xin couldn't help but said: "My lord, isn't Yu Xuanwu kidding?"

"At least I don't think she was joking." Qin Xiao sighed: "Master Fei, you are an old man with rich experience in handling cases at Dali Temple. What clues can you see?"

Fei Xing smiled bitterly: "I only saw an ordinary shoe."

"Master Junior Supervisor, are you...?" Qin Xiao shifted his gaze to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi did not wait for Qin Xiao to finish, and suddenly reached out and picked up the embroidered shoes, looked carefully inside and out, and even sniffed it. Although his behavior was funny, Chen Shaojian looked serious and seemed to want to go from here. Only find clues in the shoes that no one else can see.

Qin Xiao and Fei Xin glanced at each other, their expressions were strange.

"Master Qin, Yu Xuanwu will bring this shoe to Kyoto and give it to someone. Who is that person?" Chen Xi asked.

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "She doesn't know."

Chen Xi was startled and frowned: "She doesn't know? This is just a joke."

"Wang Hong didn't tell her who to find, but he told her how to find it." Qin Xiao said: "When she arrives in Kyoto, she must find a tea shop first, and then say a word to the people in the tea shop. If anyone can The next sentence is the person she was looking for. She didn't go to Kyoto and only knew what to look for, but she hadn't seen that person yet."

Chen Xi came to understand, and said indifferently: "Wang Hong is sneaky, I don't know what medicine is sold in the gourd." She still asked: "What is she going to say to the people in the tea shop?"

"Making a pot of hot and three-point cold winter tea!"

"Inexplicable." Chen Xi frowned and said, "We can't go to Kyoto to find that person because of this case." Putting the embroidered shoes on the table, he obviously didn't see the truth.

Qin Xiao sighed, and said: "You are both masters of the case. The things are here. You can't see the clues, and of course I can't."

"My lord, don't worry too much." Seeing Qin Xiao's disappointment, Fei Xin said with comfort: "When we arrive at Suzhou City, let's check again

Checking Wang Hongcai's life experience and personal connections may be able to find clues, but it is still unknown. "

Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "We won’t go to Suzhou City immediately after we reach the boundary of Suzhou. Master Fei, it’s time to explain to you now that we are going to the south of the Yangtze River this time, it’s not really for patrolling. The case, with the wisdom of Master Fei, should have been guessed a long time ago."

Fei Xin glanced at Chen Xi, then whispered: "The official did not dare to deceive the adults. When leaving from Kyoto, the official saw the young master and the two brothers of the Ziyijian walking with him, so he guessed this Going south should have another mission. It’s just that the officials are dull, and I can’t think of the real purpose of the adult’s trip."

"The Jiangnan Neiku was stolen." Qin Xiao said directly: "The more than one million taels of silver stored in the Jiangnan Neiku disappeared overnight. The saint and princess asked us to come to Jiangnan for a thorough investigation. This case."

Faixin was shocked and lost his voice: "Neku stolen...!" As soon as he spoke, he knew that he had failed to speak, and covered his mouth like a reflex, but it was really extraordinary, Fei Xin was shocked, and the horror on his face was hard to conceal for a while.

"When we arrived at the Suzhou Wharf, we went directly to the Neiku site." Qin Xiaodao said: "We don't know much about the Neiku situation at the moment, so we won't mention this case on the way until we arrive at the Neiku."

Faixin nodded immediately, but for a while it was difficult to calm down, and for a while he didn't know what to say.

One million taels of cash disappeared overnight, and it was still the deposit of the inner bank. Of course, Feixin knew that this case was no longer just a simple case. The sage sent Master Xiao Qin to investigate the case. It can be seen that the palace places great importance on Master Xiao Qin, but Master Xiao Qin brought himself from Dali Temple. This is clearly Master Xiao Qin's cultivation of himself.

He knows very well that if this case is handled well, it is absolutely nothing to be promoted and rewarded. Master Xiao Qin is a chance to make contributions to himself, and he is truly grateful.

"Since this is the case, the Neiku case is of course the top priority." Fei Xin slowly said, and finally said: "Naturally, we can't influence the Neiku case because of Wang Hongcai's case. My lord, according to the lower officials, Wang Hongcai’s case must either be handed over to the local government in Suzhou. After all, this is a Suzhou case and they should resolve it by themselves. If adults are interested in this case, they can temporarily suppress it and wait until the business is done before taking the time to investigate it. The case." I glanced at the embroidered shoes on the table before continuing: "Although there are no useful clues from this shoe right now, there are other clues to investigate in this case, such as the mountain bandits in Cangwu Mountain. , And the person Yu Xuanwu went to Kyoto to look for, you can still check from these two lines at that time."

"What do you think of the young master?"

Chen Xi said indifferently: "Everything focuses on Neiku. This case, just like Master Fei said, wait until the main business is finished. The people involved in the case, Yu Xuanwu and Yang Cai, can arrange for people after they arrive in Suzhou. Find a place to protect it temporarily."

"They were sent to the Hangzhou Government Yamen of Suzhou, where they were temporarily imprisoned in a large prison, where there were many soldiers. The real murderer behind the scenes is no matter how fierce they are, they will not go to the Hangzhou Government Yamen to hunt them down." Fei Xin said cautiously: "How about this arrangement, two adults?"

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "No."

For a moment, Chen Xi nodded slightly and said: "Don't send it to the Suzhou Mansion Yamen. The number of people who die unjustly in the prison is no less than the number of people who die unjustly outside."

I bothered to take a sigh of relief, and suddenly realized that these two adults clearly did not trust the local Suzhou government.

"Let's talk about it when you arrive in Suzhou." Qin Xiao got up, walked to the window, and looked out the window. The river level is as quiet as a mirror, the shore is shaded by trees, and the southern scenery is really different from Xiling.

The three states in the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou is located between Yangzhou and Hangzhou, and is also the center of the entire south of the Yangtze River. It faces Taihu Lake, the largest lake in the south of the Yangtze River, to the west. Hangzhou silk and Suzhou embroidery are famous for their embroidery in the world.

Suzhou's business is prosperous, merchants are like clouds, and after the officials of North Korea and China have paid their official duties, apart from Kyoto and hometown, the most choice is Jiangnan.

Among them, half of the officials choose to live their lives in Suzhou.

After the establishment of the Great Tang, the Zhao clan of Chengguo Gong was regarded as the empire’s accountant. The sayings of the emperor and the courtier were not effective in the Zhao clan. Before the current saints punish the Zhao clan, the country became a country. The public line always controls the finances of the empire.

Because of the important position of the Zhao family in the empire, many Jiangnan children served as officials in the dynasty, and the Jiangnan faction was formed in the dynasty.

However, after the fall of the Zhao clan, the saints severely suppressed the Jiangnan faction. Although Princess Musk Moon maintained it for a time, the Jiangnan faction has long been inferior to the past, and its power in the dynasty has been greatly weakened.

The Jiangnan faction has been weakened in North Korea, but the trade in Jiangnan is still extremely prosperous.

When Qin Xiao arrived at the Suzhou Wharf, it was already dusk.

Suzhou Wharf is densely packed with merchant ships and passenger ships, and the wharf stretches for more than ten miles, with turbulent crowds and loud voices.

However, official ships have special berthing places, so there is no need to compete with other ships for berthing places.

Suzhou Wharf is more than a dozen miles away from Suzhou City. After landing, there will be a broad official road that leads directly to Suzhou City. This official road is full of cars and vehicles every day.

Neither Qin Xiao nor Fei Xin wore official uniforms. They were in civilian clothes. After the group landed, they were divided into two groups according to the prior consultation. One was led by Gu Baiyi. In addition to Chen Zhitai and Geng Shao, there were four others. Ming Dali Temple's torturer took Yu Xuanwu and several other persons involved directly to Suzhou City, while Qin Xiao took the rest to Lingyan Mountain.

We negotiated before landing. When people like Gu Baiyi arrived in Suzhou City, they didn’t contact the local government first. Instead, they stayed in an inn in Suzhou City according to Chen Xi’s instructions. Chen Xi had been in Hangzhou Weaving Bureau and often When I went to Suzhou, I also knew the situation in Suzhou very well.

Lingyan Mountain is located in the southwest of Suzhou City, only more than 30 miles away from Suzhou City.

There are many strange rocks in the mountains, huge rocks, rugged rocks, and the appearance of natural rocks, which has the reputation of being the most beautiful in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, the beauty of Lingyan Mountain is no longer visible to anyone.

Lingyan Mountain has been forbidden for ordinary people to approach many years ago. It is said that Lingyan Mountain has been used by the imperial court to train soldiers. There are officers and soldiers stationed on the mountain.

Although many literati are very dissatisfied with this and feel that they have lost a good place to recite poems and make fus, there are many beautiful mountains in Suzhou. Their heads are naturally more important than poems, and there were people in the beginning. I cursed a few words, but after a long time, no one would set foot on Lingyan Mountain.

The road leading to the mountain is a serpentine road, and the road can only accommodate a carriage.

When Qin Xiao and his party arrived at Lingyan Mountain, the setting sun had already set, and they found the way up the mountain. They rode up the mountain along the winding road. The Black Overlord was so strong and robust, even if he was climbing, he seemed relaxed and easy to walk. Halfway up the mountain, several figures immediately appeared in front of him, wearing armor on his head, armor on his body, a knife at his waist, and a spear in his hand. Qin Xiao knew at a glance that it was the Neiku guard.