Although the sleep in the carriage was not good, everyone was a little excited. After breakfast, they went straight out.
This town is on the bank of Yong'an River and is called Hedao Town. It is closer to the capital. After rushing overnight, they had retreated one-third of the distance.
Hedao Town is very prosperous and cement is also on sale.
But the smooth cement road, with the black eaves, gray walls, and antique houses and buildings, always felt a little out of place, and the bluestone road was more pleasing to the eye. Yan Shiyue looked at it with a sense of uneasiness, thinking that she might be scolded a thousand years later...
Fortunately, only the main roads were paved, and many small streets that are not often visited by cars have retained their original appearance, thus not destroying the scenery.
But in the eyes of other people, such roads are much more convenient and beautiful.
Yuwen che passed by on the road from time to time. In just a few years, there were already people specializing in this business. Their thighs looked particularly strong and they were very skilled in pedaling. Sometimes you could even come across Yuwen che's auto repair shop on the roadside.
Yan Shiyue looked ahead.
Because it was difficult for eunuchs to conceal their words, Emperor Ming Yan did not bring Gu Jiuxing out. He walked and chatted with Prince Chun and Xu Wenqu in front, looking very interested.
Emperor Ming Yan was dressed very luxuriously, while Prince Chun had a humble temperament and Xu Wenqu was also refined and noble. Both of them wore scholar's robes, so it was not inappropriate for them to dress up as scholars.
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Yan Shiyue's appearance had changed slightly, Weixin was still a maid, and Huo Qijing was of course with her. Only Zhao Kuangyin was leading the way in front, and it was no longer possible to see where he was going.
Yan Shiyue whispered as he walked, "I don't know if the shadow guards are following closely. It's a bit difficult for the three of us to protect the three of them! Ah Jing, if anything happens, you will be responsible for protecting Ah Ye, Wei Xin, you will be responsible for protecting... Mr. Xu, I will protect Prince Chun."
She also comforted them: "Don't worry, in a place like this you'll just run into some hooligans, nothing serious will happen."
Huo Qijing grew a big beard and looked much more mature. He scanned the crowd and said, "You scoundrels, I'll let you beat them all. Let's see if you have put down your kung fu skills." He glanced at her as he spoke.
Yan Shiyue was not intimidated by Director Huo this time: "Put it aside! Didn't I want to give birth to a son for you?"
He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll fight you."
"No!" she said, "Let me do it!"
That being said, I didn't run into any ruffians.
The group strolled leisurely until noon, went to a restaurant for lunch, and went to the theater in the afternoon.
As expected, the trader was linked to Ren Zenan. Besides, the people didn't know much about the imperial court, so with this sense of prying into the secrets, the play became extremely popular and there were troupes performing it everywhere.
After listening to the trader's story, everyone returned to their temporary residence safely, and nothing happened.
Yan Shiyue was very disappointed: "There is nothing. No one steals money bags, no one robs women, no one sells himself to bury his father! It's meaningless!"
If she had known it was so boring, she wouldn't have come. Let her go back to look after the children!
We haven’t been apart for so long since little Tuanzi was born. I really miss them!
Xu Wenqu smiled and said, "The emperor has come to the palace to escape the summer heat, and the government offices along the way are on high alert!"
Prince Chun also said: "We are here to see the local customs and practices, not to cause trouble. It is better to be safe!"
Emperor Ming Yan smiled at her and said, "Yuer, I want to ask you, are there any doubts in the case of the national treasury that need to be investigated?"
Why are you suddenly asking about the treasury case?
Yan Shiyue was stunned: "Suspicious points?" She thought hard: "What other suspicious points are there? Isn't the case closed?"
Emperor Mingyan glared at her and said, "Have you ever thought about where the fake ingots came from?"
He paused and said, "I asked someone to check it out. It's obvious that the fake ingots were not cast at one time. The age on them changed with the silver in the treasury. Moreover, such a large amount was obviously not made in a short period of time. However, the shadow guards tracked them down to this area and lost the clues. We have not found them yet."
Emperor Ming Yan paused and said, "I originally thought that if this was just to confuse the real with fake gold, and the national treasury was well managed, then it would not be found... until the shadow guards found the real fake gold ingots."
He turned around and waved, and someone handed him one. The difference was that the fake ingots in the national treasury were hollow, very light when held, and deflated when squeezed, but this one was heavy in the hand.
Yan Shiyue was surprised for a moment, and asked someone to bring up a real ingot. After careful comparison, they were very similar. She turned the tea bowl upside down and used a fan as a scale to try, and the weight was surprisingly almost the same!
Emperor Mingyan said, "There is a kind of sand in it. It cannot be twisted, but at first glance, there is not much difference."
He paused and said, "When I got it, I was thinking, if the fake silver in the treasury is this kind of fake silver, can it deceive people for much longer?"
"Oh, right," Yan Shiyue suddenly realized, "I remember that my second brother said that you ordered all the silver in the treasury to be minted and recast. Was that the time?"
Emperor Mingyan nodded, and Yan Shiyue said, "Then is there nothing in the national treasury?"
Emperor Mingyan nodded again, and Yan Shiyue breathed a sigh of relief. He then said, "So, the people here, no longer have the demand from the treasury, so they came up with a better way to forge the money?"
Emperor Mingyan shook his head: "It shouldn't be, the time shouldn't be that short."
"Then why hasn't it been exposed yet?"
After asking, Yan Shiyue came back to his senses: "Yes, in fact, in the folks, ingots are rarely used. Those who use ingots are those who make a lot of money. Unless they are twisted open when they are needed, they cannot be found. And generally, those who make a lot of money don't care much about silver, so it's not exposed?"
"No," Emperor Mingyan said, "If it is really used casually, then it will definitely not be kept secret. Even if a person is very wealthy, if he encounters fake silver when handling silver, he will definitely investigate it to the end. Otherwise, the missing silver will not be borne by the person who handled it. If there is one person like this in ten, there will be a commotion."
Yan Shiyue couldn't help but open his eyes wide: "You mean, this silver was made for a specific purpose?"
She gasped, "Are they specifically targeting our Ministry of Commerce? Will they send the money to the national treasury through our hands?"
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "They probably don't have the guts to do that. Besides, the Ministry of Commerce or Ministry of Commerce has only been established for a few days. But my people haven't found out where this thing came from or what it is used for."
Yan Shiyue's eyes widened: "Aye, that sounds scary, why are you still coming out? What if there is danger?"
"No problem," Emperor Mingyan said, "I just came out to see the local customs and people, and this matter is just dealt with by the way."
"Then go somewhere else and see it!" Yan Shiyue was still worried: "Leave this matter to me! I will definitely find out for you!"
Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "I know you can find out for me, so I asked you, the blessed lady, to come here! It's not good to deal with it at the same time."
Yan Shiyue tried to persuade him for a long time, but Emperor Ming Yan just refused. It happened that he was tired yesterday, so he went to bed early after dinner. After breakfast the next day, he still wandered around.
This time, Yan Shiyue walked closer to Emperor Ming Yan. Not long after they came out, they heard a man's voice on the side of the road say in a deep voice, "A bowl of soup noodles, add two spoons of sauce."
Yan Shiyue's heart was shocked and he turned around suddenly.
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