Chapter 1096 How to steal one hundred thousand taels

Wang Yue saw that Lu Yi was so sincere, so there was no need to continue to dig deeper. He waited until Lin Pingzhi followed Yuan Jinxia to meet Yang Chengwan, and Yue Lingshan also followed to watch the fun, and then he was ready to ask for 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 Jin Yiwei's power, you shouldn't take the initiative to ask for help."

Lu Yi knew that he couldn't hide it from Wang Yue, so he said seriously, "To tell you the truth, I received news that many masters from Qingcheng have come to Yangzhou. I am worried about the intentions of these people in the world, and the one hundred thousand taels of cultivation this time." It’s related to the river money.”

Wang Yue couldn't help but think of Lin Pingzhi after hearing about the Qingcheng Sect. He immediately asked, "Lin Pingzi met us in Hangzhou. Where are his parents now?"

Lu Yi was also a man with a sharp mind. 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. Don't you doubt the purpose of the Qingcheng faction?" The Lin family, right?"

Wang Yue 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 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 Qingcheng Pai fell in love with the Lin family."

Lu Yi still didn't believe it, so he asked doubtfully, "But after so many years have passed since Chang Qingzi died, the new head is still worried 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 has served as the deputy commander of the Jinyi Guards. The Qingcheng faction may not dare to offend him, right?"

Wang Yue took a deep look at Lu Yi and then said indifferently, "Jinyiwei has always been the sword in His Majesty's hands. A sword that retires from old age and returns home is equivalent to being abandoned. How much value do you think it still has?"

Lu Yi immediately thought of several Jinyiwei commanders, all of whom were quickly betrayed by the emperor after helping him handle some matters.

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!"

Wang Yue saw that Lu Yi was already angry, so he said seriously, "In this case, the Jin Yiwei will be ready, but you must pay attention to keeping it confidential."

Lu Yi nodded. He actually had another thought in his mind. That was the person from the Qingcheng faction who dared to touch the Jin Yiwei. So who was 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 took him to trial the case. He was 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?

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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 post issued by the emperor himself. From today on, Jin Yiwei will take over the case with full authority."

When the old man saw the post, his heart felt cold. 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 I ask?"

The prison head looked at Wang Yue, then at Lu Yi, who didn't respond, and then said honestly, "This man has a tough bone, and he didn't ask anything. However, there are both witnesses and material evidence, so there is nothing he can do." Sophistry.”

Wang Yue was a little speechless. He didn't know where the 100,000 taels of silver had gone. He even said that the physical evidence was there, and he lost 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 a pair of torn leather boots. Beijing officials 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. He glanced at Lu Yi and realized that he knew him, so he smiled bitterly and said, "It's really rare that Mr. Zhou still remembers me. .”

Lu Yi looked at Zhou Xianyi and said, "I have been ordered by the emperor to tell Mr. Zhou if he has any grievances regarding the case of embezzlement of money for river repair."

Zhou Xian looked at Lu Yi with some amusement and said in a mocking tone, "Do you believe me?"

Lu Yi saw that the other party did not trust him, so his expression remained unchanged and his voice was cold and he said, "I only believe in evidence."

Zhou Xianji was still a little 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 Zhou Xianji coldly and said very forcefully, "The rumors are extremely unbelievable. We Jin Yiwei are not fools. How can we only know how to use torture! Besides, you can only believe me now."

Zhou Xian saw that Lu Yi did not follow his words, but believed him a little. He sighed and said, "I did misappropriate the money for self-study, but I only took 10,000 taels, and later paid it back in full. As for I really don’t know where the repair money is going.”

Lu Yi raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "First, tell me how you took away the ten thousand taels and then returned them."

Zhou Xian didn't see anything from Lu Yi's face, so he could only bite the bullet and continue, "I sent everyone away that day, secretly entered the bank, and took away ten thousand taels, but later because of For some reason, I didn't use the money and secretly put it back. At that time, all the official banknotes were still there. I was sure that all the official banknotes were there. But when the prefect counted them, all the official banknotes were gone. No more."

Lu Yi saw that what Zhou Xian had said didn't seem to be a lie, so he asked bluntly, "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 to do and I can't tell you why I want to take the official silver."

When Wang Yue heard this, he snorted and said, "Ten thousand taels of silver, nearly a thousand kilograms, can be achieved by at least ten strong coolies. Even if it is transported by martial arts masters and wants to be taken out quietly, there is no way. It's possible, but you can hide it from everyone, don't you think it's strange?"

Zhou Xian no longer knew Wang Yue, but when he thought that Wang Yue came here with Lu Yi, he thought he was a senior official in the Jinyi Guard, so he said without hesitation, "What's so strange about this? I've already sent them Send them all away.”

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 of your theft of official silver come from? "

Zhou Xianji originally thought it was due to his 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 this question. He looked at Zhou Xianji and said sarcastically, "I must have searched Master Zhou's home after arresting him. There must be no news about the 10,000 taels of silver. As long as his relatives know about him I once stole ten thousand taels of silver, but it couldn't escape the eyes of the person handling the case."

Lu Yi frowned and said thoughtfully, "In other words, Mr. Zhou didn't use the 10,000 taels of silver at his own home, so where do you think he used it?"

Wang Yue saw that Zhou Xian's expression had changed, so he continued, "If it was for the sake of his future, he would not have been so poor when he was in the capital. It shows that his character is still relatively strong, so what can Yangzhou do for a person?" How can a person with a noble character go to take money for building river embankments?”

After Zhou Xian heard this, he collapsed and said, "Stop talking, it's all my fault and has nothing to do with anyone else."

Wang Yue saw that Zhou Xian had collapsed, so he kept saying, "Master Lu, what is more popular in Yangzhou?"

Lu Yi obviously didn't keep up with Wang Yue's pace. He thought of Yangzhou's proximity to the river and its relatively developed water transport, so he tentatively asked, "Businessmen? Or ships?"

Wang Yue saw a black line on his forehead, so he simply said bluntly, "Yangzhou is a thin horse!"

Lu Yi looked a little embarrassed when Wang Yue said this word. 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 told you that it has nothing to do with others. You are not allowed to use the word "skinny horse" to insult my Lan Ye. 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 a skinny pony for others to play with, who do you think is the most pitiful?"

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 poor person? It's you who is about to become a skinny horse." Daughter, or your orchid leaf?"

Zhou Xian had never thought of his wife and daughter until this moment. He trembled all over when he thought that if he was sent away because of this incident, his wife and daughter might really suffer such pain.

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 must have returned Bai Yin because you couldn't redeem the woman."

Zhou Xian 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 as if he were an idiot, and said with great certainty, "Think about it with your pig brain. You just paid back 10,000 taels of silver, and all 100,000 taels of silver were immediately lost. Now you Don’t you think you’ve been tricked?”

Zhou Xian had already thought about it while following Wang Yue's advice, and then thought about the whole process of his journey south. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Wang Yue said made sense. He seemed 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 was obviously played by others. Now the breakthrough point of the clue falls on the man named Lan Ye. With Jin Yiwei’s ability, it shouldn’t be difficult to find a girl, right?”

Seeing what Wang Yue said, Lu Yi nodded and said very confidently, "It hasn't been long since Sir Zhou came to Yangzhou. He can find out all the places he has been by just asking around. It won't take long to find the person." time."

Zhou Xian was ready to arrest them when he saw these two people. He was a little dumbfounded and said quickly, "She is just an innocent woman. Is it true that she framed me?"

Lu Yi sneered and said with great disdain, "Are you innocent? You will find out when you go to prison?"

Zhou Xian immediately panicked after hearing this, and his IQ was no longer online. He quickly pleaded, "Sir, she is just a pitiful woman, why bother to embarrass him."

Wang Yue raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Zhou Fool was deeply poisoned. He decisively interjected, "Now you need to choose between your family and that girl Lan Ye. You have to think clearly." Choose again.”