Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 421 Fatal clues
"Yang Wu has made great contributions to this campaign, so he deserves a reward. Zhiqiong, what reward do you think is appropriate?"

"Your Majesty, Chu Xin has become a duke, so General Chaqi will be handed over to Yang Wu!"

"Okay, according to you, make Yang Wu the General of Chariots and Cavalry."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En, and Xie Zhiqiong for your support!"

……

Yang Wu took a sip of halazi, and in his sleep, he showed a sweet smile.

He was promoted again, to rank six.

This made Xu Zhiqiong have a strong sense of crisis, and at the same time remembered an important thing.

He is about to be promoted, why am I not moving at all?

I saved so many people, shouldn't my feat be refined?
It doesn't matter how much you refine, but the timing of refining is very important. If the timing is not right, it will bring a fatal threat.

Xu Zhiqiong was wondering, when suddenly he heard Meng Shizhen report: "Zhiqiong, someone outside the door wants to see you."

"who?"

"The man refused to reveal his identity, saying that you want to see him too."

I want to see him too?
Fuzhou magistrate is here?

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Call that person to the front hall, call Guan Xicheng too, and let him watch from the dark."

Not long after, Meng Shizhen led the man in. He was a man in his sixties, dressed in coarse brown clothes, short and fat, with a round nose and small eyes, and looked kindly.

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong, the man leaned over and saluted: "Master Xu, this is the steward of Mr. Gao Fu, the prefect of Fuzhou, named Gao Fu."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "How is Gao Zhifu recently?"

Gao Fu lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, please stop mocking us. We are sorry for Jun En, and we are sorry for the common people. We, the magistrates, have the intention of apologizing with death."

Xu Zhiqiong exclaimed in admiration: "It's not enough to just be thoughtful, be serious, let me see if you die!"

Gao Fu saluted again: "Master Hou, our prefect would like to see you."

"He wanted to see me, why did he ask you? Did he come in person?"

"We adults are afraid and dare not come."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Afraid of what? Afraid of me? He has killed more than [-] people, and he doesn't know how to be afraid?"

Gao Fu pursed his lips: "Master Hou, our lord has a problem, and I don't know what it is. Twenty miles south of the county seat, there is a Green Bamboo House in Baishi Village, which is our lord's outer house.

If you can trust us, you will meet our adults alone at noon tomorrow. "

Xu Zhiqiong laughed, doesn't this really bother Jill?

"What is your identity? What is your situation? Why should I go to see him alone?"

"Master Hou, our lord has absolutely no malicious intentions. He did this to protect himself. If you don't trust us, we have no choice but to..."

Xu Zhiqiong interrupted Gao Fu: "Needless to say, you've hit the mark, I can't trust you, if your master really wants to see me, tell him to get lost here!"

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong's tough attitude, Gao Fu sighed and said, "Master Hou, to tell you the truth, if you don't see our lord this time, you may never see us again in the future."

Xu Zhiqiong sneered and said: "Why, does this guy want to abscond in fear of crime?"

Gao Fu shook his head: "Master Hou, you said you were guilty, I really have to defend our lord."

"If you think it's reasonable, just defend it, but if it's nonsense like obeying orders, don't say it, I'm tired of hearing it, it's disgusting!"

"Master Hou, to tell you the truth, the boundary of Fuzhou is not decided by our adults at all, but by Tong Zhi Ji Gufeng!"

Ji Gufeng?
Guan Xicheng said that it was Ji Gufeng who led the troops to fight this time, and the prefect Gao Shengchang did not appear among the remnants.

"Tell me more, why is Ji Gufeng the one who decides?"

Gao Fu sighed: "Ji Gufeng is the cousin of Cheng Dingsong, the Minister of Dali Temple. We adults have a handle in the hands of Dali Temple. Ji Gufeng suppressed the matter for us adults. Since then, Ji Gufeng has said one thing in Fuzhou,

We adults dare not hide the matter of the flood. On the surface, we ignore the victims, but in reality we are very anxious.

But Ji Gufeng said that this matter has to be done according to the wishes of the Ministry of Industry. If our adults don't agree, Ji Gufeng will tell Dali Temple to reveal the previous things. There is no way, our adults can only bear it.
Later, Ji Gufeng wanted to lead his troops to fight with you again. Our adults said that we should not and should not fight with you. Ji Gufeng went crazy and threatened to kill our adults.

Our lord ran out from the state capital overnight and ran all the way to Luohuai County, just to fight for a chance to make up for our mistakes. Lord Hou, you have pity on our lord, so let’s go to Baishizhai. If you don’t go, our lord But all the good things belong to Ji Gufeng. "

Xu Zhiqiong sneered and said: "If there is something good, just tell me and listen to it, and let me learn a lot."

Gao Fu looked around and bowed his head in silence.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I'm the only one in this room, so it's okay for you to say so."

Gao Fu said in a low voice: "Our master said that he has [-] taels of savings, as long as you go, it will be all yours!"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled indifferently: "Do you think I look like the person who loves money?"

Gao Fu said again: "Twenty thousand taels of silver, maybe you don't like it, but our master still knows the whereabouts of another piece of silver."

"I've said it all, I don't love money."

"Listen to the amount first, eighty million taels of silver."

Xu Zhiqiong blinked, looked at Gao Fu and said, "I didn't hear what you just said."

"Master Hou, I was talking about eighty million taels of silver."

Eighty million?
How is it so coincidental?
The treasury's lost treasury silver is also [-] million.

Xu Zhiqiong tilted his head and looked at Gao Fu: "Do you know what eighty million taels of silver look like?"

Gao Fu shook his head and said, "I don't know. I'm just a housekeeper. I haven't even seen [-] taels of silver, but our adults said that there are not only [-] million taels of silver, but also [-] million taels of gold."

Xu Zhiqiong remained calm.

Eighty million taels of silver and twenty million taels of gold.

Not to mention whether Gao Shengchang really knew the whereabouts of these gold and silver, but one thing is certain, he knew about Ku Yin's loss.

Gao Fu lowered his head and said: "My lord said, this money can be given to anyone, it can be given to Ji Gufeng, it can be given to Nufu to teach, it can be given to Tunu, and it can be given to Yu Xianguo. Whoever gives him a way out, he Give it to anyone."

Amazing.

Every sentence is on the point.

Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment, nodded and said, "Go back and tell your lords that I will see him at noon tomorrow, and I will go alone."

Gao Fu nodded and said: "I thank you on behalf of my lord, I won't go back, please ask the Marquis to find me a place to live."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Didn't I ask you to deliver a letter to your lord?"

Gao Fu shook his head and said: "My lord has ordered, as long as you agree, I don't have to go back tonight, and I will stay with you for one night, and I will accompany you to Baishizhai tomorrow."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Are you afraid that I will follow you and find your lord?"

Gao Fu said: "I don't dare to doubt Lord Hou, this is what our lord ordered."

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "Are you not afraid that I will send people to surround Baishizhai now?"

Gao Fu said: "Master Hou, if you want to send someone, I can't stop you, but our lord has said that you will go to Baishizhai tomorrow at noon, and our lord will be in Baishizhai, but if there is one more person with you Let's go together, our adults are not in Baishizhai."

What a breath!

"Okay!" Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward, gave the old butler a hand, and greeted Lantern Lang, "Clean up a room and arrange for the old man to rest!"

A lantern bearer took Gao Fu down to rest, and Xu Zhiqiong squeezed the cloth in his hand.

This piece of cloth was torn from Gao Fu's clothes.

After Gao Fu left, Xu Zhiqiong called Guan Xicheng, and Guan Xicheng stayed behind the screen, sneaking a few glances at Gao Fu while Gao Fu was not paying attention.

Xu Zhiqiong asked, "Do you recognize that person?"

Guan Xicheng nodded and said, "Yes, he is indeed the housekeeper of Gao Zhifu. I used to think that he was quite stable, but I didn't expect to say such far-fetched words."

"What ramblings?"

"What did he say about [-] million silver? Eighty million silver is comparable to the wealth of a country! How dare you talk about such things?"

Guan Xicheng did not read this book in vain, but he has a clear understanding of the financial resources of a country.

Xu Zhiqiong asked, "What does Gao Shengchang look like?"

Guan Xicheng thought for a moment and said: "Long face, very long, thin and long, the shape of the face is like the sole of a shoe, big eyes, nose bridge, nothing special about it."

Holding the rag, Xu Zhiqiong returned to the bedroom, sealed the door with a magic circle, and got into the small dark room.

Apart from Guan Xicheng's description, Xu Zhiqiong didn't know anything about Gao Shengchang, the prefect of Fuzhou, clutching a rag, Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how to trace it back.

Eighty million, eighty million...

Just start with this clue and imagine what Gao Fu will look like when he hears [-] million.

He must have been very shocked, but it's hard to say, maybe he has some understanding of the actions of the Kochifu.

Xu Zhiqiong clenched the rag tightly and continuously increased the power of imagery. After nearly a hundred breaths, Xu Zhiqiong finally saw the blurred picture.

"You tell him, I know the whereabouts of a sum of money, a total of [-] million taels."

The speaker was Gao Shengchang.

His features are too obvious. His face is long, very long. From the line, there are obvious inflection points on the cheekbones, which are really similar to the soles of shoes.

"Master, you said [-] million, which is a bit..."

Xu Zhiqiong heard Gao Fu's voice.

No wonder it took so long to see the picture, Xu Zhiqiong misunderstood Gao Fu's emotions.

Gao Fu was not surprised, he just didn't want to believe it, and he also felt that Gao Shengchang was talking nonsense.

"What I said is true. The money is not in my hands, but I know where it is. In addition to the [-] million silver, there is also [-] million taels of gold. You tell Xu Zhiqiong, if he doesn't believe me, I will give you the money." And give it to someone else."

The power of imagery was exhausted, Xu Zhiqiong quickly withdrew his thoughts, and jumped out of the small dark room.

Where did Gao Shengchang get the news from?

What would happen if he spread the news?
If he really knew the whereabouts of the [-] million silver and [-] million gold, if he really told Tu Nu or the Nufu Cult the clues, Daxuan would face a catastrophe.

Even if he didn't know the whereabouts of the money, as long as he released the news, it would be tantamount to announcing the news that Daxuan's treasury had been stolen, and it would be tantamount to announcing the plight of Daxuan's empty pockets.

If Tunu raised his troops to counterattack at this moment, and the Nufu Sect responded within the territory, and then caught up with the famine caused by the lack of food in various places, Daxuan was bound to suffer heavy losses, and would even be dismembered by the Nufu Sect, or the country would be destroyed by Tunu.

Xu Zhiqiong sat on the couch, his cheeks trembling.

Gao Shengchang, that bastard, who asked me to go to the meeting alone, must have set up an ambush in Baishizhai.

Knowing that he set me up, I still had to drill in.

There is an invisible clue behind him. This clue has involved many people, including Emperor Zhaoxing, the Nufu Sect, and possibly even Canglong Badao and Xuanwu Mingdao.

I have to hold on to this line.

I can go to the meeting, but I can't go it alone. I have to find a reliable helper.

(End of this chapter)