Chapter 170: I can’t bear to leave my child and can’t trap the wolf

Chen Ao put the golden arrow rewarded by the emperor in his palm and played with it for a while. The arrow was indeed made of pure gold, with dragons and phoenix dances on it, and the four small words "Dai Tianzhang" engraved, which are very detailed.

The arrow was only a dozen or so, but it was placed in his hand, which made Chen Ao smile bitterly. It turned out that the emperor wanted to use himself as a gun?

First, he issued an order to curse and deprived himself of his identity as a prison student, and then he was a kind decree, and returned it to the prison student and put in heavy responsibilities!

This method is almost a common method for the superiors. It is to ask the person who is ordered to understand the four words "the king's heart is difficult to measure", so that all honors and disgraces are in the mind of the king; on the other hand, he first suppresses and then raises his orders, is given a heavy burden, and he also has to feel a little glad in his heart and work harder to do the job.

But why did the emperor hand over the task of arresting the arson thieves to himself? Chen Ao felt bad. This was a cheating father. His analysis just now was afraid that it would coincide with the emperor.

Those people dared to set fire to others, and they must be of great origin. They were definitely not just a few officials from the Ministry of Revenue. Behind them, there must be several big crocodiles, and even if the emperor did not have any evidence, they would never be easily cut off.

The emperor used himself as a vanguard to take the lead. It would be fine if he did it well, but the other party was definitely not easy to mess with. If one is not good, he might not know if he was assassinated.

Chen Ao's back was instantly wet with cold sweat. To be honest, he was really afraid of death, but behind him, there seemed to be an invisible hand that was about to push him to the forefront, just like this golden arrow, although light and delicate, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

The two decrees just now were actually a warning. Warning Chen Aofang to be smarter and do things well for the emperor would be equivalent to completely blocking Chen Ao's retreat.

At this point, Chen Ao sighed with an arrow on the string and had to let out a sigh. He took the command arrow and said to Yang Jian: "With this golden arrow, can students mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the city?"

Yang Jian laughed and said, "As long as it is not a bad plan, all departments and government offices can follow the dispatch of the young master when they see this arrow."

The emperor finally kindly, at least he gave me full trust. Otherwise, he would have to fight with a group of giants behind the arson thieves. Even if he had nine lives, he would not live long. In addition, in name, he cooperated with Duke Wei to investigate the case. If Duke Wei’s prestige can be borrowed, it would be safe for the time being.

Chen Ao finally sighed with confidence, then smiled suddenly, and said, "If I took this golden arrow and went to the flower garden, Tianxianglou and other places, will they obey my arrangements? Eunuch Yang, don't get me wrong. I have no other intentions. I just want to make an example and discuss with Eunuch Yang."

Yang Jian was speechless. Since it was a discussion, he had to say: "In the world and the shores of the earth, as long as the emperor's kindness and power are attained, this golden arrow can work."

Chen Ao put away the golden arrow and said sincerely: "I feel relieved. In order to prove this, I want to find an opportunity to experiment."

Experiment? This guy is not going to the flower restaurant or Tianxianglou to try it?

Yang Jian felt the skin on his face twitch and said seriously: "Young Master Chen, serious matters are important. A man is determined to be in all directions. How can he be bound by the red pink?"

Yang Jian photographed the young man with different thinking from ordinary people and continued earnestly: "The matter in the grain warehouse is bigger than the sky. As long as you finish your errands, do you still care about the beauty? Tomorrow you will follow the family to the Jiaofangsi, and the beautiful woman with a beautiful country will be chosen by the young master."

After Yang Jian said this, Deng Long, who was beside him, his eyes lit up, and his chest couldn't help but thrust, and his eyes were scorching.

Chen Ao hurriedly said, "Okay, Eunuch Yang's good advice suddenly woke me up. I will go and do the job immediately, but... what should I do if I have any problems?"

Yang Jian said a little embarrassedly: "Of course I will go to find Duke Wei County first. Duke Wei County is now working in Dali Temple."

"Yes, go and find Duke Wei County." After Yang Jian mentioned this, Chen Ao had a clue.

Since there was no choice, Chen Ao could only choose to fight. If he wanted to play, he had to play with his heartbeat. With the arrows and imperial edicts, he rode a BMW to Dali Temple, and Deng Long also rode a horse to defend on one side. At this time, he did his best, looking at all directions, listening to all directions, holding a stiff hand in one hand, and holding the hilt with the other hand. As long as there is movement, he can react in the shortest time.

Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are both institutions that control the name of punishment, but the function of Dali Temple is more like the procuratorate in later generations, and generally only examines major cases, major cases, or cases involving officials.

The Dali Temple's yamen do not occupy a large area, and it looks like an unpopular yamen. There are many imperial guards at the door. It can be seen that the impact of the fire in the grain warehouse has not been eliminated, and the entire Bianjing City is inevitably panic.

He took out imperial edicts and arrows, but the officers and the imperial guards dared not stop them. While we were welcomed by Chen Ao and Deng Long, we also reported to him.

Like all yamen, Dali Temple faces east and west, and along the way are the sacred oracle plaques and Taizu Monument. Going further forward, there is a screen wall with a seal of criminal names engraved on it. In addition, there are new palace newspapers from the court.

After crossing the screen wall, there was a lobby about ten feet long, with six public doors. At this time, all of them opened wide. A person walked out of the public door, waited for Chen Ao to pass by with his breath, and then bowed. What they worshiped was not Chen Ao, but two supreme tokens in Chen Ao's hands.

Duke Wei and several officials from Dali Temple came out, and Chen Ao handed over the imperial edict to him. After reading the imperial edict, Duke Wei smiled and said, "I have wanted to meet Mr. Shen for a long time, but I didn't expect this encounter, but at this moment, please."

Chen Ao naturally did not dare to be arrogant, so he called Shibo and Weijun Duke Shi Ying responded and led the people into the court first. In fact, in his heart, Shi Ying was quite shocked. Why did the official teach a supervisor to co-organize this shocking case and also give order arrows. With the golden arrows, although he only said that it was a joint investigation, but who would decide by then is still an uncertain number.

Fortunately, he and Duke Qi Guo were in a worldly friendship, and this Chen Ao was half his own person, so there was no need to be wary of it.

Wei County was straightforward and asked directly: "Where is the nephew who thinks this case should be started?"

A servant brought tea. Seven or eight ministers, Shaoqing, temple chiefs, and ministers from Dali Temple came, and they all sat down at the Duke of Wei County.

Chen Ao took a sip of tea, without any arrogant expression at all, and smiled and said, "I wonder what the county duke originally planned to start?"

He kicked the ball back again, Quartz smiled and said, "Of course, he sent people to search everywhere and questioned the officials on duty in the Ministry of Revenue."

Chen Ao laughed and said, "This is a good idea." But he looked like he wanted to speak but stopped.

Quartz said: "What? What else do you have to say in the world? They are all their own people, so there is no need to be any taboos."

This sentence is of different meaning from his own people. Chen Ao immediately understood it and said: "Mr. Duke, the other party committed such a shocking case and acted so meticulously that he had almost no clues. If you need to use common sense to investigate, it is afraid that it will be difficult to achieve results. Instead of doing this, it is better to lead a snake out of the hole."

"Turn the snake out of the hole?" Quartz was not surprised and said again: "My uncle will continue."

Chen Ao then told his guess that Quartz was just a slight jaw and was robbed by the custody. This kind of thing has been happening in ancient times. The treasury was so greedy that the court came to inspect again. It would be better to burn the treasury clean with a torch. The crime of negligence is better than greed for the treasury.

Just these four words, the official can say, Chen Ao, the young man, can say, but he, Quartz and the officials of Dali Temple, must not reveal a word before sufficient evidence; therefore, after Shen Ao finished speaking his thoughts, Quartz just smiled and continued to ask: "Then how will the nephew in the universe lead the snake out of the hole?"

Chen Ao said: "It's very simple. If someone really greedy for this food, it must be a collusion between officials and businessmen. These foods cannot be sold for a while and must be hidden somewhere. The news is tight now, and they need to avoid the limelight before they dare to come forward."

"The grain warehouse is burning, and the news comes out that the rice prices in Bianjing City must have risen, especially some rice merchants. When they see such a great opportunity, how can they miss it?"

Quartz said: "Your Majesty has an order and has sent people to keep an eye on these rice merchants. If anyone dares to stock up on goods and sell grain at a high price, they can lock it up and investigate it immediately."

Chen Ao shook his head: "I mean, you can let these rice merchants raise the price of rice. As soon as the rice price comes, the people in the city will inevitably go around and tell me. Within a few days, the rice in Bianjing City will be sold short."

This makes sense. Once the rice price rises, it will inevitably cause psychological panic. People are afraid that the rice price will continue to rise, and they will often rush to buy grain. No matter how much the rice merchants have inventories, they will be wiped out. At that time, the price of grain will remain high, so will the brutal merchants who hide stolen rice sit still? They will inevitably take out the kummi to sell. At that time, who has a steady stream of food, will be sure to make sure that the brutal merchants who collude with officials will be the ones. They will break in and take the brutal merchants, and follow the clues, and can catch all the participants in this matter.

After hearing Chen Ao's words, Quartz did not express his opinion. Chen Ao's approach was indeed effective. Since these people were so brave that they even dared to take action for the sake of money, it would be expected that they would take risks even if they took risks for money.

But if the rice price rises, you can imagine the risks you bear. If the case is revealed and the stolen rice is recovered, the rice price will naturally be suppressed; but if people are not captured, the consequences will be extraordinary.

Quartz pondered for a moment and said, "The imperial edict to suppress the price of rice has been issued. If you do this, you are afraid that you will be disrespectful of the order. However, there is one way. The official gives you golden arrows, which is the intention of the emperor to patrol the hunt. If you take out the golden arrows, you may be able to suspend the inspection."

Chen Ao cursed in his heart that no one who is an official really has a good person. He has pushed all his responsibilities cleanly and took out the golden arrow. Wouldn't he ask himself to take this responsibility? If he does it well, everyone will be happy. If something goes wrong, he will be in trouble. He is speechless!

But if you don’t use this method, I’m afraid you won’t be able to find out the truth about the case in your life. If you are in a hurry to follow the power, Chen Ao feels that you can bet!

As long as the case is collusion between officials and businessmen, this method will definitely work. Chen Ao can almost conclude that more than 90% of the food was drowned out. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, this matter has nothing to do with the county magistrate. All the relationship is borne by me, but we cannot blatantly resist the order, and we still have to do it."

Quartz couldn't help but shake his head. This nephew has talent and knowledge, but he doesn't know how to be tactful in dealing with people and things. He has to take responsibility for his own relationship with just one sentence. Such a person will suffer sooner or later.

He shook his head secretly, and the impression accumulated from other people in the past was suddenly gone; for this point, he couldn't object, so he said, "Okay, let's do what my nephew said."

Chen Ao took out the golden arrow and immediately informed the Dali temple officials to discuss the matter. It was dark and finally got a clue. The deployment was quite smooth. He breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to say goodbye.

The night wind was cold, and riding a horse in this empty street. The cold wind felt very uncomfortable. The imperial guards on the street passed by one by one. When they encountered a cross-examination, Deng Long came forward, but no one stopped him. When they returned to the Duke Mansion, it was late at night. From a distance, they saw someone waiting with a lantern in front of the mansion. Chen Ao felt warm in his heart. I don’t know who still remembered that he had not returned. He quickly passed by, but saw Zhou Ruo and a girl waiting quietly in the cold wind, holding a palace gauze lantern with slender hands and white skin as jade.
Chapter completed!