Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 12

Two days passed quickly.

Time to the third day.

All Jinyiwei in Yingtian Mansion had been mobilized by Jiang Yu, secretly went to various government offices to look through the local yellow books, looking for a person named Cao Wei.

By the way, he also has a son named Cao Ying.

Moreover, this investigation must be conducted in secret, so that the father and son Cao Wei cannot be alarmed.

This was an order given by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Jiang Yu did not dare to delay at all and started running around that night.

They also dare not be negligent, they have been acting in a low-key manner, only claiming to the local governments that "Jinyiwei handles the case", and did not disclose anything else.

Jin Yiwei's despicable power is too great, and the local governments can only cooperate obediently, not daring to exceed half a point.

Under the jurisdiction of Yingtianfu, there are eight counties including Jurong, Liyang, Lishui, Gaochun, Jiangpu, Shangyuan, Jiangning and Liuhe.

In two days, the entire four counties of Yingtian Mansion from north to south have been investigated by Jin Yiwei.

Although the surname Cao is not very common in Yingtian, it is not uncommon.

In the past two days, Jin Yiwei found nine people with the same name as Cao Wei, but none of them were him.

Jiang Wei personally took two commanding officers with him. He had just left one county government office and rushed to another government office without stopping.

Because the only way to record the population at this time was the Yellow Book, and Yingtian was the most prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty with a large population.

Jin Yiwei can only search page by page one by one, spending more than half a day in each government office...

Jiangning County,
It is one of the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Mansion. It borders on the south of the imperial city, and to the north of the west is Shangyuan County, where Jiang Yu and others just left.

The entire county of Jiangning spans from west to east. Not only is it close to the Imperial City and Shangyuan, but to the east is the Zijin Mountain Tomb and other places.

From Jiangning County to the north, as long as you cross the Qinhuai River across the bridge, you can reach Fangshi at the foot of the Imperial City.

Jiang Yu led the two men to work in Shangyuan County for a long time. After entering Jiangning County, his stomach growled, so he stopped at a noodle shop by the roadside and ordered three bowls of pasta.

Today's sun is still vicious.

After two days of sleepless nights, except for Jiang Yu, who was better, the eyes of the other two were already darkened, and they looked a little sluggish.

"My lord, who is this Cao Wei? It's worth our time to find out, and we can't let the wind out."

Seeing their haggard looks, Jiang Wei just shook his head slightly and said softly.

"This person is what His Majesty is looking for."

The two men immediately shut their mouths and stopped saying a word.

As long as there is anything involved with the emperor, the less you know, the better.

However, the area of ​​Jiangning County is much larger than that of Shangyuan County, so this trip to Jiangning County is a must.

One of them grinned helplessly.

"Cao Wei, Cao Wei, you made it hard for us to find..."

At this time, the old man who runs the noodle shop brought over three big bowls of noodles with a tray, and the clear soup with little water was decorated with only a few vegetable leaves.

But for the three of Jiang Yu, who were starving for a long time, the most important thing is to fill their stomachs.

The three picked up their chopsticks and started gobbling.

The old man stood aside and asked strangely:

"Sir, you said... are you looking for Cao Wei?"

Jiang Wei suddenly stopped using his chopsticks, his eyes showing surprise, "Do you know Cao Wei?"

The old man threw the linen cloth in his hand over his shoulder and said with a smile:

"In our village, there is no one who doesn't know Cao Wei. He is not an ordinary person."

The two other people also stopped their business, and turned their heads to look at the old man. There was a trace of expectation in the panda's eyes.

"He has a son?"

The old man nodded, "Yes, his son's name is Cao Ying."

The hearts of the three of Jiang Yu suddenly relaxed.

Finally found!
As the old man said, his eyes revealed the color of reminiscence:
"Speaking of which, Cao Wei's son was ten years ago..."

Jiang Yu slapped the chopsticks and interrupted the old man:

"Old man, can you take us to find Cao Wei? We are his distant relatives."

Because Jiang Yu and the others were wearing casual clothes, the old man didn't have any doubts about what he said.

Besides, this place is under the feet of the emperor, and it is impossible for bad people to do some illegal things.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the security of Yingtian Mansion has always been very good.

However, when the old man heard this, he looked embarrassed.

"Guest officer, my small business is only run by the old man and his son. I really can't leave. Why don't I tell you where his home is..."

Jiang Yu and the other three were already exhausted, so why would they bother to look for it any more?

He immediately took out a piece of broken silver the size of a peanut and slapped it on the table, "Old man, as long as you take us to find Cao Wei, this silver will be yours."

The old man's eyes straightened instantly!

The three bowls of noodles that Jiang Yu and the others ate were only a few copper coins, and this small piece of silver ingot could keep him busy for a month!
Without saying a word, the old man turned around and shouted loudly:
"Aniu! Aniu! Come back quickly..."

After a while, a fat young man came out of the woods nearby. He had a scarf on his head and his hands on the waistband of his trousers.

"What's up, Dad?"

He came close and looked at his father suspiciously.

The old man ordered his son in a very serious and authoritative tone.

"You will take these three guests to the village to find Cao Wei later."

Although the fat boy was a little reluctant, he still nodded.

Cao Wei beat him up when he was young...

Jiang Yu handed the broken silver to the old man, and then the three of them randomly stuffed a bowl of noodles into their stomachs.

He didn't even ride a horse, so he followed Ah Niu to a village not far away...

It's only time for a cup of tea to walk,
"No! Follow this road, the first house you go to is Cao Wei's house, you go, I won't go."

A Niu pointed to a dirt road and said to Jiang Yu and the others, then turned around and left.

The three of them looked at each other, but Jiang Yu still felt that he should go and have a look first, and then go to the Jiangning government office to check Cao Wei's hometown.

At this time, Cao Wei didn't know that three Jinyi guards were getting closer and closer to him.

Today, after teaching Cao Ying the most basic knowledge of mechanics, he went to the blacksmith's shop to get the gear set and pulley set that he made earlier.

At the moment, a group of people are watching on the ground in front of their yard.

When the farmers in the village are not busy with farm work, they like to get together and chat, and now they have discovered something new and novel.

Cao Wei climbed up a big tree, fixed the gear set on the trunk and branches, and attached the pulley set.

Then use a rope to fasten a stone the size of a millstone firmly below.

The three of Jiang Yu had already walked over from a distance, and they had already seen Cao Wei who was busy up and down and was already sweating profusely.

"Come on, Ying'er, try it." Cao Wei handed the other end of the rope to Cao Ying.

Cao Ying held the rope and looked at the big stone in front of her with some anxiety.

Although he knows the general knowledge of mechanics, such as the principle of leverage that Cao Wei demonstrated to him just now.

But will such a big stone really be moved by this gear set?

Under normal circumstances, even two or three adults may not be able to move this huge boulder.

Jiang Yu and the other three gradually approached, and together with the villagers gathered together, they looked at their father and son with curiosity.

However, Cao Wei and Cao Ying leaned against them, and turned their heads after just looking at them.

Under Cao Wei's approving gaze, Cao Ying tugged on the rope and pulled it hard!
As the gear set slowly rotated, the boulder really shook and rose!

"Wow—!"

The crowd suddenly became noisy, and everyone was talking in amazement!

"It's really pulled up!"

"How come this stone weighs two or three hundred catties?!"

"how can that be!"

"I have known for a long time that Cao Wei is not an ordinary person, he really knows magic!"

……

Cao Ying ignored the uproar.

He just felt that it was not as strenuous as he imagined, so he let go of one hand. Under the tug of one hand, the boulder still rose steadily!
Cao Ying's mouth opened wide, with uncontrollable excitement on his face.

"Father, really wake up!"

Cao Wei smiled and nodded.

……

The three of Jiang Yu, who had no intention of alarming Cao Wei and his son, just passed behind them and left in a circle.

But the scene just now was fully visible to the three of them.

After walking far away, the three people's faces were still full of doubts about life.

Obviously, the scene just now shocked them deeply!
Such a big stone, even if the three of them work together to lift it, it will take some effort.

But Cao Ying, a young man, pulled up with one hand? !

A clerk glanced back at the crowd, and then at Jiang Yu.

His pair of panda eyes were full of shock and bewilderment.

"My lord, just now... what was that?"

Jiang Yu shook his head, he was equally dumbfounded at this moment, extremely bewildered.

"I have no idea……"

This matter must be reported to His Majesty after returning home.

(End of this chapter)