Chapter 571 The curtain is gradually opened
Smuggling trade exists in almost all border areas, and Guangzhou, Minzhou, Chuzhou, Sizhou, Xinyang Army and other places are particularly rampant, and are the main places for large-scale smuggling trade.
In addition to border private dealers, there are also some smuggling activities in the town, including merchants, officials, wealthy families, etc., using various means to bring prohibited items out of the country to trade.
It can be said that people from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty formed a huge trading group consisting of merchants, including court envoys, officials at all levels, border soldiers and civilians.
The private dealing transaction was very little impacted by various conflicts between our Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty and almost negligible. Moreover, even when the two countries had a large-scale war, even in the Niushoushan Battle in the previous few years, the private dealing trade was not much affected. Even because of the tense situation during the war, the Jin and Song courts became more active due to the embargo of materials.
"Salt, tea, cloud brocade, grain, livestock, medicinal materials, copper coins, and even various books are willing to sell them to the golden man privately." Tao Qian followed Ye Qing, and was already numb to Ye Qing's actions of tearing the seal.
Along the way, from entering the mansion, the seals on the doors of almost every room they passed were ruthlessly tore off because Ye Qing wanted to go in and take a look, forming an extremely obvious "campus scene".
"Now new sticks, soaps and other items are even more popular, and they are sold at an incredible price in private sellers." Tao Qian continued to follow Ye Qing and told Ye Qing what he had seen and heard in Jiankang over the years.
While listening to Tao Qian's words, he looked at and touched it, as if he was at home. However, in Zhong Qing's eyes, all the seemingly random movements of Ye Qing were no longer so simple when he put them in Tao Qian's eyes.
As the people of the Imperial City Department, they have their own unique methods of investigation. Ye Qing's every move in each room seemed casual, but in fact, he had already understood the entire small house, the owner's hobbies, etc. in front of everyone.
"It seems like it's in a hurry." Ye Qing looked around in the study, and some transaction documents mixed with clear books would fall to the ground like snow.
"What's in a hurry?" Zhong Qing finally asked at this time.
Ye Qing handed over the documents that Mo Xiaobao picked up to Zhong Qing, and then casually flipped through the documents that Zhong Ping had approved on weekdays. After looking at them, he handed them to Zhong Qing: "Princess Xin might as well see what's different first."
Tao Qian was also very curious about the documents, letters and other items in the hands of Princess Xin, but even if he had a few more courage, he would not dare to come to Zhong Qing to look at the things.
"Before the Xingzhuo sealed the place, it was obvious that someone had already come here. I'm afraid even Zhong Ping himself didn't know these things?" Ye Qing looked at Zhong Qing, who had been glancing at the frowning of Tao Qian, and poked Tao Qian's arm and asked.
"It can be said that it was sealed five days ago." Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, but he hurriedly answered Ye Qing's words.
"No wonder." Ye Qing nodded, looked up and down at the study room, and there was a painting of calligraphy and paintings copied by famous artists on the wall. Ye Qing stared at him a few times, and then saw Mo Xiaobao looking at him. Until he nodded, Mo Xiaobao immediately walked out with a serious expression.
"What are you doing?" Tao Qian looked at Mo Xiaobao's back who was leaving quickly, and asked in a daze.
Without waiting for Ye Qing to speak, Zhong Qing had been looking at the documents that Ye Qing gave her, frowned and looked at Ye Qing and shook his head and said, "I can't see anything, is there anything wrong?"
Ye Qing didn't even look at it, and directly picked two of the many documents in Zhong Qing's hand. The two documents he picked happened to be the documents that had been privately traded with the Jinren last month. Zhong Ping's name was written in the lower right corner of the black and white text.
He handed the two documents in his hand to Tao Qian: "Look at what's wrong."
In the Wu Jue, Zhao Qier led the 30 banned soldiers from the Imperial City Division. When Mo Xiaobao had just stepped out of the mansion, he happened to come to the door.
"Where is the commander?" Wu Zong asked seriously.
"It's still inside." Mo Xiaobao turned his head and looked behind him.
Judgment Wu looked behind Mo Xiaobao in a hurry, then looked at the seals scattered on the ground, and said, "The comforter Yang Jian will arrive here soon. You can tell the commander immediately and let him prepare early."
"So fast?" Mo Xiaobao glared and was about to run inside, but he was grabbed by Wu Zong again. He handed over a secret letter in his hand. Wu Zong said, "Tell the letter to the commander immediately and ask him to check it immediately."
Mo Xiaobao nodded, and then quickly ran to the study where Ye Qing and the other two were.
Tao Qian and Zhong Qing in the study looked at Ye Qing with a hint of confusion, not knowing what was wrong with the documents written by Zhong Ping himself that Ye Qing said.
He looked at the copied calligraphy and paintings on the wall quietly, and suddenly asked Zhong Qing, "This is "Lingfei Jing"? It should be written by Xiao Zhong Yue Gong. The picture on the wall, which is also imitated with small regular script, is signed by Zhong Lin. Don't you think there is anything wrong?"
The Zhong family did not have many identities and status as a famous ancestor. Zhong Shaojing, the Duke of Yue, who was called Xiao Zhong in the calligraphy world, and the first prime minister in Jiangnan, became the most prominent person in the Zhong family.
With Zhong Yao in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the more ancient ancestor of the Zhong family, people are called: Big Bell and Small Bell.
One of the famous small regular scripts of "Lingfei Jing" is the name of Taoist scriptures. The picture on the wall was obviously given to Zhong Ping after copying it by Zhong Lin.
As an amateur in calligraphy, Ye Qing, from the point of not understanding it to seeing the trick, was completely forced out by Bai Chun. After all, he could not go to bed without writing a piece of calligraphy. He had to go to Yan Qingcheng's boudoir, but the conditions were even more harsh. He had to read the book "Dream of Dreams and Bi Tan" he bought for half an hour.
"The same character for Zhong?" Zhong Qing looked at the character for Zhong Ping in her hand, then looked at Zhong Lin's signature on the wall, and said in surprise.
"I think so, what do you think?" Ye Qing did not answer Zhong Qing's words, but looked at Tao Qian and asked.
"You said that, it's true..." Tao Qianbi looked at the almost identical characters of Zhong. Even when descendants of great calligraphers were copying copybooks from their ancestors, they naturally liked to add some of the charm and muscles they understood to them when writing their proud surnames.
Ignoring Tao Qian's analysis of Zhongzi, he took the secret letter from Mo Xiaobao that had been dismantled by Wu Jue. After reading it quickly, he nodded and signaled that Mo Xiaobao knew it.
Tao Qian, who once again called himself a slave in front of Zhong Qing, looked at Ye Qing calmly and handed the secret letter to Mo Xiaobao, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart. He no longer cared about Princess Zhong Qing's identity and blurted out: "What's wrong? But someone discovered it?"
"That's right, Yang Jian is coming here." Ye Qing smiled at Tao Qian and said lightly.
"Let's go quickly." Tao Qian subconsciously wanted to walk out.
Mo Xiaobao had quick eyes and quick hands, and directly blocked Tao Qian's approach, and then said to Ye Qing: "You can just walk through the back door, and Xu Qing will answer at the back door."
Ye Qing nodded to Princess Xin, then walked to Tao Qian, with a gloating smile and said, "If you have time, I will leave the matter here to you."
"Hey..." Tao Qian was anxious and instantly understood in his heart that he had been fooled by Ye Qing again, and it was a pirate ship that he could never get off again. It was obvious that he was going to use himself to block Yang Jian's arrow.
But Ye Qing did not give him a chance to continue speaking, so he took Zhong Qing to the back door.
Xu Qing at the back door had been waiting for a long time. After Zhong Qing entered the carriage, Ye Qing sat down on the shaft of the other side, the carriage immediately turned into another alley.
Zhong Qing in the carriage still seemed to understand it at this time. She guessed some reasons why Ye Qing suddenly avoided the comforting envoy Yang Jian and walked through the back door.
After all, he is the Princess Xin and is a member of the Princess Xin's Mansion. The grudges and grudges between Ye Qing and King Xin are well-known to everyone. Obviously, Ye Qing does not want people to misunderstand the relationship between him and Princes Xin's Mansion.
Zhong Qing, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a complicated mood. She reached out to knock on the carriage several times, but every time she stretched out her hand, she was frozen in the air for a long time, but she hesitated and put it down again.
The appeaser Yang Jian and the Minister of Personnel, Yang Jian, were among them. Ye Qing avoided him and obviously took into account the feelings of the Han family. Now he asked Ye Qing to help him investigate whether he was in prison. Whether it was a false accusation or something was true, it was obviously putting Ye Qing in a dilemma.
Between the contradiction and hesitation, only the carriage board suddenly sounded outside, and Ye Qing's voice sounded outside: "You are afraid you have to plan well, so you should prepare for the worst."
"What does it mean?" Zhong Qing blurted out almost impatiently, and her heart suddenly became tightly clenched. Is there really nothing I can do about Zhong Ping?
The sound of the wheels of the carriage was heard in his ears, but Ye Qing seemed to have disappeared and never answered her words.
Zhong Qing, sitting in the carriage, looked worried and anxious. Looking at the curtain, she wanted Ye Qing to tell her what was going on immediately.
"How much do you know about the matter of King Xin?" Ye Qing, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly lifted the curtain from outside and turned his face to the car window and asked.
"Ah..." Zhong Qing, who was unprepared, was startled by Ye Qing's solemn look, put one hand on her chest, with a complicated expression, looked at Ye Qing and lowered her head and said, "What do you want to know?"
"Is there any festival between King Xin and Zhao Ruyu?" Ye Qing asked.
"I...I don't know, I have never asked about these things." Zhong Qing's body, sitting in the carriage, couldn't help but stiffen, and she didn't even have the courage to look at Ye Qing.
Looking at Zhong Qing who obviously avoided her question, Ye Qing held the curtain with one hand and paused: "Yang Jian came here with Wang Gongwu, the commander of Nankang Army. To put it bluntly, Zhong Ping's case was not targeting your Zhong family, but against King Xin, and even more than one person targeting him. Zhong Ping is just an introduction."
Chapter completed!