met free Chapter 439 The time has not come yet
Chapter 439 The time has not come yet
Shen Shuyi was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect such an answer.
She raised her eyes to look at the man in front of her, and was in a trance for a moment when she met his deep and beautiful eyes.
Xie Jingchi lowered his eyes and stared at her without saying anything else.
After a while, Shen Shuyi chuckled and said, "Thank you for being so generous, sir. I won't be polite then."
Xie Jingchi chuckled and replied, "Yeah."
Shen Shuyi retracted his gaze, turned around and looked into the distance, and said softly: "Master Xie, why are you so afraid of hardship?"
Xie Jingchi paused, as if he didn't expect that she would ask such an irrelevant question at such a good opportunity.
He stared at Shen Shuyi's profile with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Shen Shuyi turned to look at him and smiled: "Master Xie's medicine is very effective. I didn't expect that you and Madam Chen Guo would have such a relationship."
Xie Jingchi said in a deep voice: "I was sent by His Majesty to investigate a case, and happened to save the lives of Mrs. Chen and her daughter."
Shen Shuyi raised his eyebrows. He had indeed never thought that this would happen.
It's just a pity that he used such a great favor for such an insignificant matter.
Shen Shuyi had no intention of exploring his secret and did not ask any more questions.
She had figured out the matter of the embezzlement of government silver for the flood in Jiangnan in the past few days. That day, her uncle sent someone to deliver the news, saying that the third prince's uncle had some transactions with the Luo State.
Although Daqian and Luo were constantly at war, trade between the two countries never stopped.
Luo's cattle, sheep, tea, fruits, and spices were all extremely outstanding, and Daqian's porcelain, silk, rouge, and jewelry were also popular in Luo.
Since Concubine Rou's younger brother was an imperial merchant, he would naturally not miss such a good deal. Every year, he would be included in the caravan that went from Daqian to Luo State.
So, Shen Shuyi figured out the key.
Licheng is an important node. It is not only the only way from Beijing to the south of the Yangtze River, but also the hometown of Concubine Li and the Chai family.
In addition, Xie Jingchi revealed to her the fact that the official silver was counterfeited. Combining the two, Shen Shuyi deduced that the official silver would be swapped in Licheng.
The real official silver for disaster relief would be sent to Yancheng along with the imperial merchants. The imperial merchants would conduct false transactions around Yancheng, launder the official silver, and then transport it back to Beijing.
When counterfeit official silver was used for disaster relief, there must have been similar means to make the destination of the silver seem reasonable.
At least the accounts should be reasonable.
Shen Shuyi has already passed the message to Jiang Li, asking him to go to Licheng to investigate. Although there is no news yet, it probably won't take too long.
As for the case of Jiang Yanhu, if the extermination of the Jiang family is related to this incident, then Jiang Yanhu must have discovered something by accident, or the third prince and his party must have revealed something.
After all, seven years ago, Concubine Rou and her faction had just started to think about using the disaster relief funds, so their planning must not have been thorough.
Of course, more importantly, she asked her uncle to check it.
As she expected, every year, Xiao Heyu's uncle would lead a caravan and the army to Yancheng to transport a lot of goods, under the pretext of seeking protection.
Shen Shu thought that it must be because the amount of official silver was too large, and Xiao Heyu and his party were worried about being exposed, so they went with the army. In this way, with the protection of the army, the silver would naturally be safe.
But what if she really has nothing to ask?
No, of course there is.
But she knew Xie Jingchi's dilemma, and when he didn't trust her, she could try every means to test him.
But if he was really willing to tell everything, Shen Shuyi didn't want to let him down.
As if he could see what she was thinking, Xie Jingchi's eyes became softer.
He raised the corners of his lips and raised the corners of his eyes slightly: "You really don't want to ask anything? Before I change my mind."
Shen Shuyi met his smiling eyes and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xie Jingchi said immediately: "In that case, let's just forget about it..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Shuyi hurriedly asked, "Master Xie, what do you think of the battle at Lushan?"
This one sentence made Xie Jingchi's question serious.
He looked straight at the girl in front of him, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Her every word is really hard to respond to.
This question seemed to be just idle chat and insignificant, but given her intelligence, she must have suspected something.
That’s right, Shen Shuyi was indeed suspicious.
One hundred thousand soldiers died tragically in the Battle of Lushan, which is a heinous crime.
According to Jiang Li, Jiang Yanhu's reinforcements had not arrived at that time, and the plan was leaked in advance, so 100,000 soldiers died tragically.
However, when the report was submitted to Emperor Qianwu, it was attributed to Jiang Yanhu who missed the opportunity to fight, was stubborn and unyielding, and led to the tragic deaths of generals and soldiers.
Shen Shuyi was just thinking that the battle of Lushan might not be that simple, but she couldn't be sure whether this matter was related to Xiao Heyu's party.
Judging from Jiang Li's words, this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems.
But she couldn't connect it with Xiao Heyu, or rather, she couldn't find any reason why Xiao Heyu did this.
He is the prince of Daqian. What reason does he have to harm his own 100,000 soldiers?
Does this matter have anything to do with the Jiangnan official silver?
Shen Shuyi looked up at Xie Jingchi, wondering if he could borrow Chai Bin from him for two days after returning to Beijing to see if he could get anything out of him.
If that doesn't work, let her go to the Dali Temple prison to meet him.
Shen Shuyi didn't expect Xie Jingchi to respond. At this moment, he was thinking more about meeting Chai Bin.
But I don’t know whether Lord Chai is still alive.
After all, her medicine is enough to make people heartbroken, in excruciating pain, suffer every day, and feel that life is worse than death.
Xie Jingchi looked at Shen Shuyi and said slowly: "The battle of Lushan should indeed be re-examined, but the time is not right now. The tragic death of 100,000 soldiers is no small matter. Even if there is a slight omission, it would be unfair to these 100,000 heroic souls."
Shen Shuyi raised his eyes and met Xie Jingchi's eyes.
The time has not come?
Recheck?
So, what Xie Jingchi meant was that there was also injustice in the Battle of Lushan.
However, because of this incident, the entire Jiang family was accused of colluding with the enemy country, and Emperor Qianwu personally ordered the execution of the entire Jiang family.
Therefore, even if there was indeed injustice in this matter, Emperor Qianwu would not easily overturn the verdict.
"Master Xie is right. It's been so long since the incident happened. It doesn't matter if we wait a little longer. As long as someone doesn't give up, I think the truth will eventually come to light."
He didn't say much, and Shen Shuyi didn't force him to ask any more questions.
Xie Jingchi said, "Miss Shen, do you know that before the battle of Lushan, Jiang Yanhu asked the court for troops, and His Majesty dispatched 80,000 troops to support him?"
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi began to think seriously.
There is not much information available about the Battle of Lushan today, but many people know that the battle was stalemate at the time and that Emperor Qianwu sent troops to provide support. However, not long after, these 80,000 troops, along with the 20,000 defenders of Yancheng, all died in Lushan.
But she thought, since Xie Jingchi emphasized this point so much, there must be something wrong.
It seems that when Jiang Li comes back, she will have another chat with him...