The three of them are all meticulous and face-conscious people. On the surface, they are in conflict with the officialdom of Hedong Road. In fact, they take turns sending out undercover visits to collect information and evidence.

The accounts of Changpingcang in various state capitals are very large, and the entries and exits have been very frequent in the past two years. However, in the end, they could not hide it from Bi Zhongyou, one of the humanoid computers in the Song Dynasty.

Bi Zhongyou re-read the Hedong Road Changping account books collected by Lu Tao, and found clues about the exchange of grain between Changping warehouses in several state capitals.

In the end, a huge network of embezzlement of grain stored in Changping warehouses and smuggling distribution lines were revealed in front of the three people.

But even though they got the truth, they couldn't relax at all.

Huang Tulu and Huazhong You were both Han Zhen's disciples, and Shi Wentao was Han Zhen's groom. He also made many military exploits after joining the army.

Han Zhen is the flag-bearer of the new party. Now he has retired as prime minister and is now in Taiyuan.

He had a distinguished family background, and although he had already become an official, he "was regarded as one of the prefectures in Taiyuan because of his old appearance."

The evidence must be solid to avoid being thrown into the trap.

When the three of them first arrived in Hedong, the corrupt officials restrained themselves for a while. When they found out that the three of them started to pretend to collect the account books, they sent the account books back after finding no problems. From then on, they spent their days accompanying Han Zhen, reciting poems and writing poems with nothing to do.

, finally couldn't help but take action again.

Today is the time to close the net. The autumn harvest is around the corner. There has been an unusual movement of grain in the Changping warehouse of Taiyuan Prefecture recently, which was noticed by Bi Zhongyou's men who had arranged to guard outside the warehouse.

According to official documents, these grains were first reported by Huang Tulu and shipped out of the warehouse as disaster relief grains.

Afterwards, the grain was transferred to Sunjia Grain Store, a local grain merchant, and most of it was replaced with sweet potatoes and corn.

Sweet potatoes and corn were two types of grains that had not yet been included in the grain collection by the imperial court, so it was quite inconvenient to carry out large-scale trade.

After this exchange, Sun's Grain Store received more than half of the disaster relief grains.

Then based on this, the grain was transferred from the Changping warehouse in Qizhou to be smuggled, and the grain stored in the Sun family grain depot was used as the treasury turned over to Changping in Qizhou the next year, and was refilled into the Changping warehouse in Taiyuan Prefecture.

There is also a process of replacing the old with the new.

What Huang Tulu himself didn't expect was that the smuggling channel he opened was not just as simple as smuggling grain in Hua Zhongyou.

In addition to the Changping Cang in Taiyuan Prefecture, there is also the Changping Cang in Qizhou controlled by Hua Zhongyou himself. There are also a large number of Song Dynasty products. He even colluded with Yangwuzhai Zhizhai Shi Wentao to smuggle high-quality products from the Song Dynasty.

leather, medicine, and even weapons!

The amount of weapon damage reported in Yangwuzhai far exceeded that of other forts on the Song and Liao border, and Bi Zhongyou discovered the problem at a glance.

It should be said that the officialdom of the Song Dynasty was relatively clean. Some clues can be seen from the clumsy smuggling techniques of several officials. If they are not skilled enough in business, it is not difficult to investigate.

However, the key evidence was handed over by Huang Tulu to his nephew Huang Shicheng, and Huang Shicheng was now the housekeeper of Han Mansion, so the smuggling account books were now in Han Zhen's house.

Liu Zhengfu came to sit next to Bi Zhongyou and called the owner of the flag pavilion to bring a bowl of tea: "The Queen Mother issued an edict to Shen Kuo, the Director of Economic Affairs and Strategy of the Four Routes, and asked the Procuratorate to support us."

Bi Zhongyou nodded: "Then prepare to close the net."

Liu Zhengfu said: "Two troubles. One is that Yangwuzhai is on the border, and Shi Wentao might surrender to the Liao Dynasty; but we can't send people to search Han Gong's mansion. If the smuggling evidence is not reliable, the most we can deal with are small fish.

shrimp."

Bi Zhongyou stood up and said: "What we want is to restore peace to Hedong Road. People are not the focus. But if we can achieve complete victory, we must strive for it."

"Leave the Yangwuzhai side to Lu Yushi, the Han Gong side to me, and the Changpingcang side to Zhong Zhi."

Liu Zhengfu nodded: "I'll go ahead with the punishment, but it's going to be very difficult for you."

Bi Zhongyou laughed and said, "I have a clever plan. I'll try to see if Han Gong has any connections."

…

Arriving at Han Zhen's house, Han Zhen was listening to the music rehearsed by the prostitute troupe. When he saw the servant bringing Bi Zhong over, he waved: "Uncle, come and listen to me. How did Da Su's lyrics fit into the music? It sounds so good."

awkward."

Bi Zhongyou and Han Zhen greeted Antai and said with a smile: "The prime minister is very elegant. Look at their musical instruments, but they use twelve equal temperament new patterns?"

Han Zhen laughed and said, "I feel ashamed to say it. Originally it was to cultivate one's temperament and try out new music, but in the end the lyrics were not up to standard, so this is a better time."

Bi Zhongyou cupped his hands and smiled and said: "Master also claimed that he was inferior to others in three aspects: playing chess, drinking wine, and singing. Master's words are close to poetry, and he does not pay attention to the tone. He just uses the title and pattern to express his thoughts and music, and many of them are inharmonious.

.”

"However, Lu Ruo, the wife of Zhang Qilang's family in Beijing, is a master of the world, and she can guess the master's song "When Will the Bright Moon Come", which is extremely wonderful."

"Oh?" Han Zhen was overjoyed: "Uncle, can you sing this song?"

Bi Zhongyou laughed and said: "This piece needs to be played with piano chords to be elegant, but if you use the new Yaoqin to reduce some parts, it can be done reluctantly. Then Zhongyou will be embarrassed."

After getting the Yao Qin, Bi Zhongyou played the music. Sure enough, it was like a bright moon emerging from the clouds, with clear light. Han Wei couldn't help but use the jade ring around his waist to lightly clasp the golden cicada on his rhinoceros leg, and sang Su Shi's "Shui Tiao Song Tou"

Come.

After singing the song, Han Zhen felt refreshed and refreshed: "Wonderful! It's really wonderful! It's really 'how is it like being in the world'!"

In the midst of the praise, a burst of disturbance suddenly arose outside, mixed with angry scoldings and shouts, which immediately completely disrupted the elegant atmosphere in the back hall.

Han Zhen was furious and asked, "Who out there is so ignorant of etiquette?"

The servant hurried down to ask questions, and came back after a while: "It was Butler Huang who got a thief."

I saw Huang Shicheng coming in with a soldier who was tied up and said angrily: "Ms. sir, we caught a cunning soldier who wanted to steal my clothes, but he has been captured now."

Han Zhen was furious: "The side of the court is also the place where you and other soldiers dare to stretch your hands? After all, I still have the title of Jiedushi, so I can't use military law to rule you?"

The soldier looked stubborn: "I didn't steal! It was Butler Huang who framed me!"

Huang Shicheng sneered and said: "Xiangong's departure from the court is a preferential retirement, not a management! You and other rude and ignorant people dare to be arrogant and domineering in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If my husband had not been tolerant, I would not have allowed you to wait! Today everyone has gained the stolen goods, and you still dare to

quibble!"

Han Zhen's face suddenly turned cold, and murderous intent arose in his eyes.

The prime minister retired with preferential treatment, and the imperial court retained the ceremonial guards. These veteran soldiers were actually servants who looked after the Han government with their royal salary.

The problem is that Han Zhen's resignation actually involved the suppression of the New Party, and what Huang Shicheng said makes some sense.

Since living in Taiyuan, Han Zhen has felt that things are a bit inconvenient. He did not think that this was the inevitable result of the reduction of power. After Huang Shicheng provoked him, he suddenly felt that these old soldiers were the nails to spy on him.

Regardless of whether the matter is true or false, it is also a good thing to deal with an old soldier and scare the monkeys.

Han Zhen didn't have Su You's consciousness that he should be monitored, so he said coldly: "Drag him down and wait for his punishment."

"Wait a minute!" It was Bi Zhongyou who spoke up at the right time.

Han Zhen looked at Bi Zhongyou: "Uncle, you want to stop me too? I don't even have the authority to deal with a thief?"

Bi Zhongyou smiled awkwardly and said: "It is also an unlucky time for Zhong You to come today. On normal days, Mr. Han would have just smiled and dealt with it. But today, I would like to ask Mr. Han to give me some face. After all, I am going to be a lower official..."

Only then did Han Zhen realize that Hedong Road was a guest in his own house. If he let himself handle this matter casually, the next day the censor would be in charge of the government with hope. I am my friend.

Qu impeached Bi Zhongyou.

Seeing that Han Zhen's expression was still expressionless, Bi Zhongyou leaned into Han Zhen's ear and whispered: "My lord, Butler Huang's clothes are thin, and the old soldier dares to plunder Shuai Ya. It's unkind."

"Also, the central government has repeatedly issued orders to strictly enforce frugality and strictly investigate those who exceed the regulations. Butler Huang's clothes themselves..."

Han Zhen raised his eyes and looked at Huang Shicheng. Once upon a time, this boy could even skillfully weave Qi Wan, whale baleen yarn, and turtle skin jade belt on his upper body?!

The storm in the court was treacherous, and I finally managed to escape and live in seclusion, but I didn't expect that my housekeeper would dare to dress like this.

Huang Shicheng was recommended to the government by Huang Tulu, and Han Zhen felt that he treated Huang Tulu well, so he felt safe using Huang Shicheng.
Chapter completed!