I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

The craftsman replied honestly: "The little old man doesn't know their identities."

"They also don't let the little old man ask these questions."

Zhou Xiaosan frowned.

The craftsman was startled, and hastened to speak quickly: "But the little old man knows where they live. They set up a black market in Jinchengfang, and the little old man often buys kerosene there."

"They are kind people, and they will help the little old man transport oil."

Zhou Xiaosan's complexion was complicated, he didn't know what to say, the big characters "I want to cheat you" were clearly written in it, and the little old man didn't see it at all.

From the very beginning he was told that kerosene was as good as tung oil.

Then it so happened that there was cheap kerosene for sale.

It was a coincidence that he happened to see all of this.

He also felt a bit of a headache. This time, the opponent was much smarter and seemed to have left a lot of clues, but it still hasn't been traced to the mastermind behind the scenes.

Not surprisingly, the black market in Jinchengfang probably wouldn't be able to find out any key evidence.

Zhou Xiaosan waved his hand and called the prison guards from the Ministry of Punishment to come over and ask them to arrest the craftsman. As for... the other officials of the Ministry of Industry to hold him accountable has nothing to do with him.

Although I no longer have any expectations for Jinchengfang in my heart.

Zhou Xiaosan still took people to the Fangshi in the upper left corner of Chang'an City, and found the big house that the craftsman said.The vermilion door was locked tightly, but the sound of frolicking and playing could be heard inside.

Zuo Xiaowei broke through the door, and Zhou Xiaosan led the crowd to enter.

In the house, men and women were all doing careless things in broad daylight. Seeing Zhou Xiaosan barging in, a man straightened up, lifted his clothes, and started cursing: "Who the hell are you? Do you dare to break in?"

Zhou Xiaosan drew the knife.

The man paused, took half a step back, shrank his head, but still said sternly: "Do you know what you are doing?"

"You and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry secretly traded kerosene for tung oil?" Zhou Xiaosan took two steps forward and asked sharply.

Hearing Zhou Xiaosan's words, the man breathed a sigh of relief: "So you came here for this matter?"

Zhou Xiaosan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, how could there be such a reaction...

The man dressed slowly, walked up to Zhou Xiaosan, bowed politely, "I don't know how to call you sir."

"Zhou Xiaosan, the doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Zhou Xiaosan reported his family name.

The man continued to smile and said: "It turns out that Zhou Langzhong met, Yu is the prince's servant, doing some small things for the prince to make a living."

Zhou Xiaosan nodded slowly, but was suddenly taken aback.

wait?

What did this person say just now, saying that he is a "Prince's disciple"?
As soon as he let go of the hand holding the knife, the knife almost fell from his palm.Before he came, he thought that this time, he might not be able to find anything.

But I didn't expect to hear such a horrifying news, and it was so easy to find it, no, I can't say I checked it, I just picked it up.

"You mean... this black market is the crown prince's business?" Zhou Xiaosan asked hesitantly.

The man nodded: "Exactly."

Zhou Xiaosan asked again: "So...the matter of exchanging kerosene for tung oil was also ordered by the crown prince?"

The man nodded again: "Exactly."

Zhou Xiaosan gasped, rubbed his hands, and still didn't realize it. The news was a bit too scary.

Someone ran out from the back room, holding a wooden box the size of a head in his hand, and ran up to the two of them panting. The man took the box, picked it up, and brought it to Zhou Xiaosan: "This is the prince's Some small thoughts."

"I'm sorry to bother you to make such a big effort to come here."

Zhou Xiaosan tilted his head back: "Don't you know what this means?"

The man was taken aback.

With a sneer, Zhou Xiaosan overturned the wooden box, fell to the ground with a bang, and threw out the ten copper coins inside: "Come here, arrest them all, and then put them in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, interrogate them, and tell them the truth." forced out."

No matter whether these people are related to the prince or not, the matter of the tung oil exchange is absolutely true. As for the matter of the prince...there is no rush to interrogate the prince, but to report to His Majesty.

The future emperor, the current Crown Prince, wants to interfere with His Majesty's affairs.

Zhou Xiaosan's scalp felt a little numb.

I thought it was a battle between the aristocratic family, the royal family, and my own boss, but now it has become a royal fight?
The man stared wide-eyed and looked at the copper coins that fell on the ground in astonishment. After being held by the Jinwu Guards for a while, he woke up in a start. While struggling, he shouted: "What are you doing, do you know my identity?"

"I'm the prince's servant!"

"This is the prince's business, you are ruining the prince's business!"

"The prince knows, and he will definitely not spare you, let me go!"

But no one paid attention to him, he was just a crown prince, and it was self-evident which one was more important than His Majesty.

Zhou Xiaosan ordered the guards of the Jinwu Guard and the Ministry of Punishment to take these people back, while he hurried to the imperial city to meet Li Shimin.

"You see me now, did you find out some clues?" Li Shimin asked, a little surprised.

Zhou Xiaosan bowed his head and nodded: "I have already found out the culprit, but...I don't know if I should say it or not."

Li Shimin waved his hands indifferently: "To be honest, I really want to see who it is who wants to destroy my public school plan."

Zhou Xiaosan said softly: "The minister just took people to Jinchengfang and caught the people who exchanged tung oil for the Ministry of Industry. They bluntly said...they are the prince's servants."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, then raised his head abruptly, and looked at Zhou Xiaosan in shock: "Are you sure?" He lost his composure rarely.

But it's also understandable. My son's intention to secretly disobey him is still like this... For him, there will be very good things in the future.

How could Li Shimin not be shocked.

"What they said is true." Zhou Xiaosan responded, "But I don't know if it's true or not."

Whether true or not.

Zhou Xiaosan had to talk to Li Shimin.

If it is true, this matter is beyond the scope of Zhou Xiaosan's handling, and Li Shimin has to come forward in person.

If it's fake... then someone wants to ruin the prince's reputation, this is beyond the scope of Zhou Xiaosan's handling, and Li Shimin still has to come forward in person.

Li Shimin's face was dark, he understood what Zhou Xiaosan meant, and nodded slightly: "I understand."

"You first..."

"Forget it, you don't need to back down, just tell the shopkeeper what you will see later."

Zhou Xiaosan was secretly happy, and said well.

Li Shimin gave another order to Qian Niuwei: "Go, Prince Xuan will see you."