A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 600 Fang Xuanling

The national power of the Sui Dynasty was booming, but in some places, officials in some places increasingly exploited the people at the bottom in order to get promoted. Many people joined the families of wealthy families in order to avoid taxes and corvee.

However, many people also fled to the mountains and became bandits.

The Sui army was at its peak at this time. How could these bandits be the army's opponents? Most of them were wiped out, and only a few escaped. But there are too many bandits all over the world. If one bandit is eliminated here, there may be three more bandits in other places.

These bandits were afraid of the Sui army's power, so they mostly hid in the mountains and forests and did not dare to show up casually.

Of course, the vast majority of states and counties do not dare to act recklessly, so the people at the bottom are living fairly well, and the market is also very prosperous.

At this time, there was a sudden noise among the crowd. A man of medium stature was running in front, and a strong man holding a sharp knife was chasing after him.

The man in front was running and shouting: "Killed, robbed, help!"

The strong man holding a knife in the back shouted: "Shameless little thief, please pay me back the money you stole from me, or I won't let you go!"

The two chased and escaped, causing chaos in the market. At the same time, a large number of passers-by watched. The man accidentally fell down and was caught by the strong man behind him before he could get up.

At this time, a weak-headed young man suddenly walked out of the crowd and said to everyone: "Fellow folks, if you can trust me, why not leave this matter to me?"

"I didn't want to buy it, but I had already given him part of the money, so I could only lie to him and say that he would give me the money back and I would give him the money. After he asked for the money back, I said I wouldn't buy it, and he became furious and wanted to take action. Hit me and I will run away.”

However, he was grabbed by the people around him. The onlookers also speculated who the money belonged to, and they were confused for a while.

The strong man lifted him up and slapped him with a slap as big as a cattail leaf fan. The left side of the man's face suddenly swelled up.

As the young man with a weak crown came out, the people around him were convinced and expressed their willingness to come.

Everyone turned around and saw a handsome young man, and they all said, "It turns out that the Qilinzi of the Fang family is here."

Then the strong man was about to continue beating him violently, and several onlookers nearby quickly stopped him and asked about the situation.

After hearing this, everyone suddenly became confused and couldn't tell who was right. The two of them insisted on their own opinions and argued with each other. The butcher was not good at words and was squeezed by the man several times. He couldn't help but want to Hit someone.

The strong man said dissatisfied: "This man is a thief. He stole my money and ran away while I was selling meat. I chased him for half a street before I caught up with him."

"Yes, let Fang Jinshi come, let Fang Jinshi come."

"Fang Jinshi is smart and can definitely tell who is lying."

Among these onlookers, there was a group of people wearing ordinary linen clothes. They seemed to be no different from the people around them. However, if a careful person pays a little attention, they will find that these people have a lot of calluses on their hands, and there are bulges under the wide linen clothes. The muscles on the body also bear some traces of the military. It is obvious that this is a group of soldiers who are good at fighting, and the force of these people is not low.

When everyone heard that the man was a thief, they were about to let go. At this moment, the beaten man suddenly shouted: "He is talking nonsense. I am not a thief. I bought meat from him. I was promised 30 yuan for a pound of mutton." , but I asked for thirty kilograms, and he temporarily increased the price to fifty yuan per kilogram."

However, among these strong men, there were three wearing bamboo hats and linen clothes, but they were obviously thinner. One of them was a woman who could discern at a glance.

These people are the Wang family members who came to observe the real situation in various places.

After leaving Guanzhong, the Wang family first stayed in Huai'an for a while, and then planned to go to various places in the Sui Dynasty to see the situation. I wanted to have a deeper understanding of the situation in various places, so I took my escorts to various places in Kanto and Jiangnan to check. Wang Xuanying saw the scene in front of her and asked in a low voice: "Brother, who do you think this money belongs to?"

Wang Xuanjing shook his head slightly and said: "There are too few clues and I haven't found it yet, but I guess it should be the butcher's money."

"Where's the eldest brother?"

"The money belongs to the butcher."

"How did you deduce it?" Wang Xuanying asked.

"It's very simple. The butcher is a businessman here and sells meat in this market all year round. If he does business like this, how can he be able to establish a foothold here? The money most likely belongs to the butcher, but these are just speculations on my part. To prove that the money belongs to the butcher, we need evidence.”

"Guess who this money belongs to, little sister?"

"I guess they belong to the butcher too," Wang Xuanying said with a smile.

"Where's the evidence?"

"Hey, isn't that Fang Jinshi looking for you?"

I saw Fang Jinshi walking up to the two of them and questioning them. The two still insisted on what they had just said and refused to give in. This Jinshi didn't say much and said directly: "Xuanling, the lower chamber, was promoted to Jinshi not long ago. I passed by here today and saw a dispute between two people. I don't know these two people, and I will not take sides."

"Now the two of them are holding their own opinions. There is a way to tell who the money belongs to, but I need someone to help me get a bucket of water."

The person nearby responded immediately, borrowed a wooden barrel from the shop next to him, and brought a bucket of water over.

Seeing the water coming, Fang Xuanling asked the two people to hand over the bunch of money to him. Fang Xuanling said to everyone: "One of these two people is a butcher. This butcher kills sheep and pigs all year round, and his hands are stained with a lot of meat." , if this money belongs to the butcher, the money must also be contaminated with oil and water."

"As long as you throw this bunch of money into the water, oily flowers will naturally float up. If the money does not float like oily flowers, then it naturally does not belong to the butcher!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and a flash of panic flashed in the eyes of the man next to him, but before he could make any move, Fang Xuanling threw the string of copper coins into the water.

I saw that as soon as the copper coin entered the water, large oil flowers floated in the water. Everyone immediately shouted: "This money belongs to the butcher, you are such a treacherous man, catch him and send him to the official!"

Everyone around him swarmed up, pushed the man to the ground, and grabbed him. The butcher next to him recovered his lost money, thanked Fang Xuanling profusely, and left.

The onlookers also escorted the thief to the government. At this moment, a person suddenly came out of the crowd, walked up to Fang Xuanling, and suddenly said:

"If things are as the thief said, the butcher has been exposed to money before and deliberately greased it, how can you tell the difference with this method?"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, then frowned, as if trying to solve the problem.

At this time, another person came up and said, "Fang Jinshi, don't be fooled by her, she is making things difficult for you."

(End of this chapter)