Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 29 The Truth (Part [-])
Wu Chen froze for a moment, he had never thought of this possibility before, he tilted his head and thought about it, and said:
"The Ghost Mandrill Gang must be related to the Beiman, and the Ghost Mandrill Gang will kill me when they see me. If it weren't for Si Zun's order to protect you, I would still be alive. This is the first. Second, if I am the Beiman People around, why do you need to come to Si Zun? Before Si Zun arrived in Anping County, he led the ghost gang to find the entrance of the col during the day, and the ghost gang knew how to rob tombs. When the people arrived, perhaps the things in the mountain depression had already been taken away by the Ghost Mandrill Gang in several batches."

"Something makes sense." Chen Zhong nodded slightly

The room was quiet again, Wu Chen wanted to go back to sleep, but Chen Zhong didn't speak, and he couldn't turn around and leave, he could only stand with bowed head.

After a long time, Chen Zhong suddenly said: "The ones in the col are not ancient tombs, but a large number of gold and silver treasures, which were hidden in the mountains by the rebels of the previous dynasty. It is said that the gold and silver are more than the silver in the government's internal treasury. Go up a lot."

Wu Chen raised his head and looked at Chen Zhong in surprise. He wasn't surprised by so much gold and silver, he was surprised that Chen Zhong was willing to tell him the truth.

"Have you ever read the history books?"

Wu Chen subconsciously shook his head.

"Before Xingguo was Chen State, the last king of Chen State was in bad luck. Years of wars and turmoil, locust plagues, floods, and droughts continued. If you can collect money, the people will suffer unspeakably, the hungry and the tired will rise up, and there will be rebels in Qixuan."

Chen Zhong took a sip of tea and said:
"Qi Xuan rebelled against the rebels, and all the way was like a broken bamboo. Several rich state capitals were captured by him. The gold and silver that had been looted by the officials were transferred into Qi Xuan's bag. Qi Xuan was cruel and mean, and the gold and silver entered his hands. Going out, the capital could be conquered in one go, but Qi Xuan wanted to rule across the river and establish himself as king early. Chen Guo was not destroyed by him. City... Later, Emperor Taizong of Xingguo put down the rebellion. Knowing that the situation was over, Qi Xuan took his cronies into the deep mountains. Later, there were rumors that Qi Xuan hid the looted gold and silver somewhere for future generations to restore. "

Wu Chen hurriedly asked: "Is there anyone around Qi Xuan who understands the five elements and eight trigrams, and who has a strange door?"

Chen Zhong nodded and said:
"After Qi Xuan's death, his tomb was found in the south long ago. There are indeed many buried objects inside, but compared with the gold and silver treasures he once looted, they are nothing. When he entered the mountain, someone I have seen that a carriage full of boxes can't be seen at a glance, and it takes a few days and nights for all of them to enter the mountain."

"Then why didn't Emperor Taizong send troops into the mountain?"

"How do you know you didn't send troops? Qi Xuan knew that he was in danger, so he arranged the escape route in advance. When Emperor Taizong sent troops into the mountain, they had already disappeared. Everyone thought that the treasures would be buried deep in the mountains in the south." Who would have thought that it was found in Anping County in the north."

"Are you sure it's the treasure?"

"Before the three of them went into the mountain and brought out some things, among them were a few bamboo slips. The detectives of the investigation department found the bamboo slips abandoned by the three. When Nanxi Lu got this book, he even publicized it that the "Five Classics Commentary" will not survive in later generations."

Wu Chen frowned and muttered, "How did those three get some gold, silver and jewelry so easily?"

"Those three people are useless. I ordered someone to kill them the day before yesterday. I brought those things back and asked someone to look at them. They are indeed things from a hundred years ago."

"Didn't you ask them in detail?" Wu Chen couldn't help asking.

"They know they are going to die whether they say it or not, but they have some backbone."

Wu Chen didn't answer.

Chen Zhong said:

"Tomorrow there will be a war at the border. The northern barbarian army can't create a big storm. Their goal is the mountain pass. Anping County can't be chaotic. You can investigate this case and don't disturb others. I have ordered someone to guard Jiangshan. You can find it with peace of mind. Prove it, it’s enough if you think about it, think about it, Taiwei Gao will not go to war for a relative who has passed the fifth service, if he dares, you will have time to investigate carefully.”

Wu Chen stood there frowning, thinking hard, as if he didn't hear what Chen Zhong said.

"Go down and rest. Tomorrow, you can investigate the case with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about other things for the time being."

When Wu Chen heard this, he bowed and saluted, and when he turned to go out, he still muttered in a low voice, "It doesn't make sense that they can find treasure without losing their lives."

Chen Zhong looked at Wu Chen's back, smiled, and asked the little eunuch who came forward to serve him, "Do you think he is a treasure or a disaster?"

The little eunuch didn't know how to answer, so Chen Zhong waved his hand and said, "You don't need to answer, I know it well."

……

When Wu Chen walked outside the house, he heard the snoring of the big head, he shook his head and entered the house.

The candles in the room have been extinguished by Datou, and now Datou can't sleep when there is light on it, and the more he sleeps in the past few days, the more problems he has.

Wu Chen groped his way to the bed and felt the wind. He sighed, turned and sat down at the table and said softly, "You should know what I did today, so don't come out. I need to rest."

"You don't want me to come out, why do you still sit at the table?" Yulian suddenly appeared beside Wu Chen charmingly.

Wu Chen sighed again and said, "I'm afraid that I'll wake up Datou, and let him see me talking to myself and nag again."

"Oh, I thought you wanted to see me..."

"What do you want to see? You are bones for a while and carrion for a while. Even if you are beautiful now, you are just a bone in my eyes. When the case is found out, I will order someone to bury you properly. Where should you go now?" where to go."

Yulian snorted and said, "If you want to punish Jiang Shan, without my help, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and asked: "Have you ever thought that I can't tell others about everything you tell me. If I tell you, I have to explain the source. You are not helping me, you are giving me something." Make trouble!"

"How can this be troublesome? There are a few evil slaves around Jiang Shan who are used to bullying others. My sisters were also beaten to death by their own hands..."

"Yes, you said yesterday that after the old couple disappeared, these people were sent back to the elder brother's house in Kyoto one after another by Jiang Shan. We can't go back to Kyoto now, right? Even if we do, when we arrive in Kyoto, those villains It’s hard to say whether I’m alive or not.”

"Then what should we do? The person who knew the truth either died or fled. Apart from Jiang Shan's own confession, where else can we find evidence?" Yulian asked anxiously.

"If you still don't let me sleep, you really can't think of a solution. You have to let me rest before you can think of a good solution. Song Tixing has arrived. I think he looks like a good official. It doesn't matter if he isn't. This matter The Investigative Department of Erhuang City will definitely take care of it to the end, so you can rest assured."

"Did you help me because of those ghosts in the mountain?" Yulian asked after a moment of pondering.

"You also know what happened in the col?"

(End of this chapter)