After Xing Bin finished speaking, Lord Sun looked at Xing Bin with an ambiguous look, his eyes full of disbelief.
Li Zhiming looked at the envy in Lord Sun's eyes, then smiled faintly.
"Master Sun, you may not know that the silver and money used by the people above are all counterfeit coins filled with lead."
Just now, he was secretly regretting not marrying the beauty who was dismissed from the palace, but now when he heard this, he was suddenly shocked.
"Master Li, are you serious?"
"This is the concubine that the Emperor has dismissed from the palace. This shouldn't be the case."
Li Zhiming just smiled and said nothing, and Lord Sun was a little bit unbelievable.
"Master Xing, is what Master Li said true?"
Xing Bin's forehead was covered with sweat. "Master Sun, please don't ask any more questions."
"I am not aware of this matter, and I really don't know where the Li family's coins came from."
After Xing Bin finished speaking, curious Lord Sun looked at Li Si again.
"Master Li, you are the elder brother of this Li family, so you must know a thing or two."
"And this Feng Sanli couple, since they are relatives of your wife, I think they should know something about it."
Li Si's face turned dark and his tone of voice was somewhat unfriendly.
"Since Lord Sun is so eager to know, why not go find these people and ask them in person?"
Lord Sun felt a little uncomfortable after being retorted by Li Si in a neither soft nor harsh manner.
"Master Li, look at what you said. I was just asking casually."
"We're all colleagues, and I mean well. If you don't know, forget it. Why get so angry?"
After Lord Sun finished speaking, he glanced at Li Zhiming beside him with an embarrassed look.
"Minister Li, where did you get this account book? Is it real?"
Li Zhiming was not angry when questioned by Lord Sun, but nodded with a faint smile.
"My son-in-law's third brother gave it to him, and he gave it to me."
Lord Sun thought about it for a while before he realized that Li Zhiming was talking about Ye Chang.
"Minister Li, look at you, why don't you just say Third Young Master directly? Why go around in circles like this? You almost confused this humble official."
Li Zhiming smiled faintly, "Isn't this because I'm worried that Lord Sun doesn't understand the various relationships, so I explain it in more detail?"
Lord Sun chuckled, "Lord Li is thoughtful. Since it was the Third Young Master who counted the numbers, it must be true."
"I just don't know when so much fake silver appeared in the capital. It really makes me anxious."
Li Zhiming glanced at Li Si and Xing Bin indifferently, then looked at Lord Sun.
"Yes, Lord Xing and Lord Sun, as the Jingzhao Yin and Jingzhao Shaoyin, I'm afraid that this matter will inevitably require your assistance."
Xing Bin dealt with the matter with a dry cough, while Lord Sun nodded enthusiastically.
"Master Li is right. Although we, the Jingzhao Yin, are not in charge of taxes and grain, we have the responsibility to maintain order in the capital."
"If anyone dares to undermine the interests of the people, we, the Jingzhao Yin, will never let it go."
Shangguan Lingyun saw that everyone had almost finished talking, so he continued speaking.
"These are the silver coins currently in the Tianji Bank. However, the bank's owner has confirmed that they are indeed filled with lead."
"However, to date, there are still a small number of people who are still using loose fake silver."
"Therefore, this matter must be thoroughly investigated to find out the source and destination of every counterfeit currency."
"Since this matter was discovered by Minister Li of the Ministry of Revenue, I will hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue for handling."
"However, Lord Sun, the Junior Yin of Jingzhao, is also interested, so he will be responsible for assisting."
Lord Sun did not expect that Shangguan Lingyun would directly bypass Xing Bin and assign him, so he immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will do my utmost to help Minister Li complete his investigation as quickly as possible."
Shangguan Lingyun nodded, then spoke coldly.
"The issue of counterfeit currency concerns the fate of our nation and must not be taken lightly."
"However, besides the counterfeit currency issue, I have a more important matter to discuss with you all."
"As my dear ministers know, I went to West City on a secret visit to find medicine for the Emperor's eldest grandson."
"But I didn't know until I went there. I was shocked when I went there."
Shangguan Lingyun paused after speaking, then looked at Prime Minister Wang in front of him.
"Prime Minister Wang, who sent the city guard to Xicheng Mountain?"
When Shangguan Lingyun returned, Prime Minister Wang had already received the news that Li Mo had been dealt with.
Seeing him ask this question, he immediately stepped forward and answered respectfully.
"Your Majesty, the defender of Xicheng Mountain was recommended by the Minister of War, Lord Li."
Li Si's eyelids twitched, and he cursed Prime Minister Wang inwardly as an old fox, but he still quickly stepped forward to distance himself from the matter.
"Your Majesty, it was indeed I who recommended Li Mo, the city guard of Xicheng Mountain."
"However, I only recently heard that this person was so audacious that he even attempted to murder Your Majesty."
"I have committed the crime of negligence, and I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Shangguan Lingyun sneered, then looked at Li Si and asked in a light tone.
"Master Li, do you think you can let this matter go with just a casual remark of 'oversight'?"
Li Si knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know what Li Mo did in Xicheng Mountain. Please investigate."
Shangguan Lingyun raised his eyebrows, his face showing intimidation without anger, and spoke coldly.
"A small city guard in Xicheng Mountain thought that Xicheng was far away from the emperor and did whatever he wanted."
"Not only did he oppress the people and abduct women, but even worse, he didn't even report the mines he discovered."
"That would be fine, but he actually restricted the people's freedom and forced them to mine for him in those deep mountains and forests."
"Master Li, do you think this can be dismissed with just one oversight?"
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