Sir, I can do it!

"Bottom of the lake?!" Mrs. Jiang was astonished, and her expression was still in a daze for a long time: "You said that all the properties of the Jiang family are hidden at the bottom of the lake in the Lion Garden?"

"That's right, I guess my great-grandfather had already thought of a certain result when he built this garden. The Jiang family is so rich that the Jiang family's wealth has attracted so many people to covet it. If he gave up the whole family's wealth to those people, his great-grandfather would have a heart Unreconciled. So he started to build the Lion Garden, intending to leave behind for future generations. As long as Jiang’s wealth is still there, the descendants will have the capital to make a comeback.”

"Grandfather obviously knew the intention of great-grandfather, so after his mother married to the Xun family in Nanjun, he began to make preparations, cashed out all the cash that could be cashed, melted the gold and silver, sealed them in a box, and sank to the bottom of the lake. The plants on the lake It is full of lotus flowers, and outsiders only regard it as a beautiful garden, who would have thought that my great-grandfather hid the Jiang family's money there."

Back then, the state of Chu seized Fengxi, and Jiang's property was divided up.The Lion Garden fell into the hands of a Nanliang nobleman. Because they thought the layout of the garden was not satisfactory and worried about the evil spirit of the whole Jiang family being slaughtered, they kept it abandoned.Therefore, after the Jiang family returned to the clan, the ancestral house and the lion garden could be bought back smoothly.

Changsun Ke suddenly smiled: "No wonder my great-great-grandfather wanted to build such a good garden. It turned out that he had intentions a long time ago."

As if recalling the past, a slight smile appeared on Jiang's face: "Your great-grandfather has always had hills and valleys in his chest. By the way, Ke'er, since you found the treasure, have you found the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?"

Changsun Ke shook his head: "The lake is too deep, and there are many large boxes hidden. It is too difficult to find them one by one."

Jiang said: "Why don't you ask Minzhi to find some reliable people to lift out all the boxes from the bottom of the lake?"

Changsun Ke still shook his head: "The money was left to the Jiang family by my great-grandfather. It is best not to see it unless it is absolutely necessary. There are many people who are staring at the Jiang family outside, and we cannot guarantee that it will be safe. Now the forces in Nanliang are intricate, and righteous Princess Yang is still watching from the dark, we can't take any chances."

Mrs. Jiang said anxiously: "Then when will you be able to find it by yourself? It's cold in autumn, and the lake is even colder. Do you want to die?"

Changsun Ke held Jiang's hand with a smile and comforted him: "Mother, don't worry, my son has internal energy to protect his body. Besides, I don't spend all day soaking in the lake. I have a sense of proportion."

Jiang couldn't persuade Changsun Ke, so he had to prepare a bowl of ginger soup every day.

Zhan Hui and Lao Qiu were also looking for them in several farms below Jiang's house.After the autumn harvest, the wheat was also harvested, and the two of them almost turned over the field, but they couldn't find any hairs, which made the tenants in the field very happy.

Zhan Hong touched his swarthy face, sighed and said, "Working at sunrise and resting at sunset, he has really become a farmer through and through."

Lao Qiu leaned on a hoe and looked at the setting sun, shook his head and said with a smile, "Isn't it a blessing to be able to live such a peaceful life?"

The red clouds in the sky are flying, reflecting the sky and the earth red.

Zhan Hong sat down on the ridge of the field, squinted at the blood-red sky, and finally said, "Maybe this day will come soon."

When the autumn rain began to fall, Wei Zhao had already entered Huaizhou and was listening to the report of the case by Yin Fangde in the government office of Huaizhou.

"...On the night of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the guards sent by the Yang family to escort the salt cart came to the government office, saying that they had encountered bandits in Huaikou and the salt cart had been robbed. The officials were frightened at the time. Salt from all over the country, how dare you be negligent and negligent. The next official ordered people to go to Huaikou immediately."

"At that time, the scene was in disarray. All the guards of Yang Miaoxie's family were killed, and no one was left alive. The officer led his men to follow the ruts and chase them all the way to Qifeng Mountain. We found the abandoned There are 39 cars in total with the marks of Yang Miao and Xie’s family on them. Among them, there are [-] cars marked with the word Xie, and Yang Miao’s family has [-] cars each.”

"The lower official was still puzzled at the time. There were only [-] vehicles shipped out of Huaikou, of which Xie Yangmiao's three families each had [-] vehicles. However, there were nine extra salt vehicles marked with the word Xie here out of thin air. The stolen salt might leave a source of trouble, so I didn’t pay much attention to it, but dispatched all the officials in the yamen to Qifeng Mountain to investigate.”

"At that time, the three families were pressing hard, and Xiaguan was really in a state of distress. I almost searched Qifeng Mountain, but I couldn't find any useful clues. After about three days, Xiaguan received an anonymous letter. It was conclusively said that Xie's guard had stolen it himself, and he also claimed that the batch of salt had been transported to Yingzhou by Xie's family. The subordinate officials dared not believe it, so they sent their men to Yingzhou to investigate the situation. The servants of the family. The officials did not come forward to ask questions, but the Xie family turned on their swords and killed the officials like crazy. Fortunately, there were a lot of officials, so they barely detained two people and returned to the yamen, and the rest ran away."

Fang De continued: "At that time, the lower official was afraid that someone would intentionally sow discord, but they interrogated Xie's family, but they confessed. It was difficult for the lower official to decide for a while, so he folded a letter and sent it to Shengjing quickly, but he didn't want anyone He was intercepted and killed before leaving Huaikou. At that time, the Xie family made frequent movements, and there was no room for disbelief. There was no other way, so Yu Zhen, his confidant, brought Mi Zhe to Beijing to meet the Holy Majesty."

As he spoke, he presented the confession of the servants of Xie's family to Wei Zhao.Wei Zhao glanced roughly, and the confession stated that the robbery of the salt truck in Huaikou was the work of Xie's family, and the time and place were all right.There are also nine extra salt carts marked by the Xie family, and it is also stated that the Xie family envoys bought them from the Yang Miao family.This is basically consistent with what Xie Hong said in the court.

He put the confession on the table, tapped his fingers unconsciously on the table, and closed his eyes slightly to recall what Fang De said.

He asked: "How can you be sure that the person escorted back by the officials must belong to Xie's family?"

Fang De replied: "It's very simple. The foundation of the Xie family is the salt farm. Therefore, all the servants of the Xie family who have anything to do with salt have a tattoo of thank you on their arms. Just like the sign of thank you on the salt truck, It's a sign."

"What if someone deliberately tattooed it?"

Fang De said: "No, the lower officials have checked the tattoos on their bodies for some years, so they are sure that they are from the Xie family."

"Oh, since that's the case, did Master Fang interrogate where they sent the salt after they robbed it? Yingzhou?"

Fang De sighed and said: "The anonymous letter said it was Yingzhou, but these people refused to say it. The officials never knew that the servants of the Xie family were so tough, and they could withstand such severe torture. Sigh , the subordinates have no sense of propriety, they killed one a few days ago, and the subordinate officials dare not go to prison again. This is not true, he is still locked in prison at the moment, and his mouth is very stubborn."

"Did Master Fang ever send someone to check the source of the anonymous letter?"

"This..." Fang De said: "The sender's whereabouts are uncertain. After sending this letter, he will never be found again."

Wei Zhao raised his eyebrows: "That's it. Master Fang, let's go to the prison to see that hard-nosed servant. I have a close relationship with Mr. Grandson of Nanfu, and I know a thing or two about torture methods. Maybe we can learn from it." He's prying something out of his mouth."

Fang De nodded again and again: "If Master Wei is willing to take action, I will be very grateful."

Huaizhong nobles get together and have complicated forces.Although Fang De has no great talent, he is completely loyal to Li Huai, and he is tactful and clever in dealing with things.Therefore, in the past few years as governor of Huaizhou, he has maintained friendly exchanges with the Yang and Miao families and tried his best to balance the power of the three nobles.

Huaizhong is a gold-selling cave. Even if Fang De abides by his duty, he will inevitably be paralyzed under the influence of his ears and eyes.Otherwise, the Xie family would not have made such a big deal under his nose.

Knowing that his ending would not be good, Fang De has been trying his best to make it up.Now that the imperial court handed over the case to Wei Zhao, Fang De knew everything and said everything.

The prison is just behind the government office, and Fang De held an umbrella and respectfully led Wei Zhao over, while inquiring about the situation in Lianzhou.

"When I came out, the situation was not very good."

How bad it was, Wei Zhao didn't elaborate.

Fang De didn't feel comfortable asking, so he smiled and said, "It's all because of the dereliction of duty. Lord Wei doesn't know that the salt in Huaizhong is released every season, and each time it is divided into four batches. Before this batch of salt was robbed, it had been shipped out for a while." There were 51 vehicles in total. The second batch was robbed. Counting the time, the salt merchants who came to collect the third batch of salt are already on their way..."

Wei Zhao paused and turned to look at him: "That is to say, the salt stored in Yang Miaoxie's three salt warehouses needs to be reserved for delivery by salt merchants in various places."

"Exactly. Now the salt merchants who came to fetch the second batch of salt are still stranded in Lianzhou. If the third batch of salt merchants rush over at this moment, wouldn't it be a fight between gods and gods?"

Wei Zhao lifted his robe and continued to walk forward. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "That's something that the governor of Lianzhou and the three nobles should worry about. I'm only responsible for finding the robbed salt and finding out the real culprit of the robbery."

Fang De was a little confused: "Isn't the Xie family the real murderer?"

Wei Zhao looked at Fang De like a fool, and said, "I really have some doubts whether Mr. Fang really reached a consensus with the Yang Miao family, or was he being played like a monkey by others."

Fang De's old face blushed, quite annoyed: "Lord Wei, be careful what you say, the subordinates are working for the emperor, they will be devoted to their duties, and they dare not be negligent."

Wei Zhao sneered: "Okay, okay, that's your business." He raised his chin: "It's here."

Although Fang De was annoyed, he didn't dare to do anything to Wei Zhao.Nodding to the jailer guarding the cell, the jailer hurriedly led the way with the key.

"These two are serious offenders. In order to prevent them from colluding with each other, the officials detained them separately. The dead one was dragged out, and now only this..."

Before Fang De could finish speaking, the jailer screamed.Fang De frowned and asked, "What are you doing in such a panic!"

The jailer opened his mouth wide, turned his head back with horror on his face, pointed at the cell with trembling fingers, and stammered, "Master, sir, he he he he is dead!"

With a bang in Fang De's head, he staggered forward, and saw a man lying on the floor of the cell, bleeding to death from his seven orifices.

Wei Fang stepped forward, slashed the lock of the cell with his sword, went to check, and said, "Master, he died of severe poisoning."

Wei Zhao's face darkened instantly.

Fang De slumped on the ground, with tears and snot streaming down his nose, crying, "God, this is not giving me a way out."