Chapter 94 The Ruthless Emperor's Runaway Wife
"How long did it take to count the silver and money?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.
"Three days."
"So the keys were in Li Gui's hands for these three days?"
"Yes, Minister Li is the main person in charge. The key to the treasury has always been in his hands. It was only taken away by your father on the last night." Zhou Kang said.
That would further prove that there was something wrong with Liu Zhongyuan.
When the key was in the hands of Minister Li, nothing went wrong. But as soon as it fell into the hands of Minister Liu, something went wrong.
If it wasn't Minister Liu, who else could have done it?
He knew the plot and didn't think that way, but that's what most people thought.
Liu Zhiyuan pondered, "Three days is enough time to transport two million taels of silver without anyone noticing."
Zhou Kang scratched his head. "But your father was present when the silver was counted. Not only that, many officials from the Ministry of Revenue were also present, and not all of them sided with Prime Minister Chen. There were also people from the Emperor's faction. If Minister Li had tampered with something, it would have been impossible for no one to notice."
"What if he secretly gave the silver away at night when no one was around?"
"That's even more impossible. Every time the silver is counted, it is put aside and can be seen the next day. If it is missing, there is such a huge pile, and everyone is not blind."
"Are the silver coins packed into boxes after being counted?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.
Zhou Kang nodded, "Yes, they will be packed in boxes of the same specifications."
Otherwise how to transport.
"That's fine, what if the silver inside is taken away by someone? Or if the bottom is hollowed out and padded with waste paper, leaving only the top layer."
"Well..." Zhou Kang laughed. "My Lady, although I'm not very smart, I'm not stupid to this extent. If that were the case, then this case wouldn't be an unsolved one."
"I asked your father. When he counted the treasury silver that last night, he opened the boxes and checked them."
That's why we have to count until four in the morning.
If it's just counting the boxes, it wouldn't take hours.
Liu Zhiyuan still felt something was wrong, "How do I check it?"
"Take away the top layer and make sure there's silver underneath."
"What if they're using fake silver instead? For example, nanometal has a melting point below 100 degrees Celsius, so a fire would melt it."
Zhou Kang was speechless. She was calling him stupid, but she was just as stupid.
"This is ancient times. Do you think this is modern society? There are all kinds of metals. Where would there be so much sodium in this era?"
In ancient times, metals were very scarce.
Most of the iron and copper mines are used in the manufacture of military weapons. There are also some in the private sector, but not many.
Sodium was first successfully isolated in 1807 by British chemist Humphry Davy through the electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate.
In an era when there was not even gunpowder, do you think there was such advanced technology that could separate sodium?
Liu Zhiyuan's face darkened. Indeed, what Zhou Kang said made sense.
Even if someone really replaces it with another metal, there will be residue left at the scene after melting.
It's impossible to be clean.
"Are you sure the scene is really clean and there is nothing there?" Liu Zhiyuan still didn't give up.
"Sure." Zhou Kang said with certainty. He didn't know how many times he had been to the scene.
He knows better than anyone whether there is something or not.
Liu Zhiyuan's brows were twisted into knots.
That's very strange. It's impossible for a whole room of silver to disappear without a trace.
"What about the tunnel? Is it possible that someone dug it and secretly transported the silver away?"
The imperial palace has tunnels, so it’s not surprising that the Ministry of Revenue also has them.
"No, we've checked everything, and there's no tunnel."
Zhou Kang was also puzzled. "I've thought about everything you can think of, and I combined it with the clues in the original text. The money must have been taken by Prime Minister Chen. The problem is the process. I don't know how he did it. It's like he disappeared out of thin air."
I guess even the author didn't figure out how to transport so much silver, so this unjust case was never redressed in the end.
Liu Zhiyuan looked solemn, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Where is the Ministry of Revenue's treasury? Can I go and take a look?"
Zhou Kang took a look at her gorgeous palace dress and said, "Change your outfit."
She is still wearing a gorgeous palace dress. Is she going out to play the role of the runaway wife of a cold emperor, or to cause a sensation in the city?
"Also, it's best to go quietly. The case has been under investigation recently, and Prime Minister Chen is afraid of finding out something, so he has people watching you. If he finds out that you left the palace, it will be troublesome."
When Prime Minister Chen was mentioned, a hint of doubt flashed across Liu Zhiyuan's eyes.
"What's going on with Prime Minister Chen? His relationship with Xiao Yu seems to be strained."
The same goes for the Empress Dowager. Her relationship with the Emperor is like fire and water, and there is no mother-son affection at all.
"It's really awkward. The imperial power and the prime minister's power check and balance each other. How could it not be awkward?"
"How much do you know about Xiao Yu?" Liu Zhiyuan asked.
"I know everything that is written in the book." I don't know what is not written.
"Then do you know about the conflict between him, the Chen family, and the Queen Mother?"
"I know, don't you know?" Zhou Kang asked as a matter of course.
That expression seems to be saying that you didn't read the article carefully.
Liu Zhiyuan shook his head.
Zhou Kang frowned, "There's an introduction in the extra chapter, didn't you read it?"
Liu Zhiyuan was speechless and choked.
Why was she reading the extra chapter? She didn't even read the main text carefully.
A quick glance showed all about how cruel Xiao Yu was. He was so brutal that even King Zhou of Shang would have to kneel down and call him daddy!
She had absolutely no interest in that.
"Tell me quickly what's going on between Xiao Yu and the Chen family." This is probably Zhou Kang's greatest use.
Use it as a data lookup machine.
"Xiao Yu and Prime Minister Chen represent the conflict between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister. The balance between the imperial power and the power of the prime minister is out of balance."
A hint of doubt flashed across Liu Zhiyuan's beautiful eyes. "Given Xiao Yu's overbearing personality, he doesn't seem like someone who can't check and balance Prime Minister Chen. How could he cause the Prime Minister's power to be unbalanced?"
"The root of the problem isn't Xiao Yu, but the late emperor, Xiao Yu's father. During his reign, the imperial power couldn't check the power of the prime minister, allowing the Chen family to grow stronger and stronger. Ultimately, the prime minister dominated the world, and the imperial power was in name only."
The year he first traveled through time, the previous emperor had just passed away and Xiao Yu had single-handedly seized power from Prime Minister Chen. The world was in chaos, so much so that one couldn't describe it.
I live in fear every day, it's a terrible feeling.
Fortunately, he was rescued by his wife, otherwise his body would have been overgrown with grass.
Alas, I don’t have the fate of a male protagonist, but I have the disease of a male protagonist.
All the sufferings that the male protagonist encountered in the early stage fell on him, who understands!
Let’s get back to the topic.
Zhou Kang continued, "This book's historical context is extremely chaotic, as the title itself suggests. Dayong was plagued by internal and external troubles, and the primary internal conflict was the balance of power between the emperor and the chancellor. This begins with the late emperor."
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