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"Wang Zhong, Xuan Tiexuan will come to see you immediately!"

In the hall, Zhu Yunxi pressed down the memorial in his hand, and ordered with a displeased expression.

Wang Zhong, who was serving in the palace, also saw that something was wrong, quickly bowed and said, "Yes, this servant will send someone..."

Not long after, Tie Xuan came in a hurry, sweating profusely. He was originally dealing with the affairs of the yamen in the Department of Commerce, but he left as soon as he heard the emperor's call.

And along the way, the eunuchs in the palace kept urging him frequently. This kind of behavior made Tie Xuan know that there must be something important, so he didn't dare to wait any longer.

"My minister Tie Xuan pays homage to His Majesty, Your Majesty bows!"

"Get up and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yunxi frowned, and pointed to the memorial on the desk case, Wang Zhong quickly picked it up and handed it to Iron Fist for him to watch.

Tie Xuan opened the memorial and looked at it, and then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it is still difficult to judge whether it is true or not..."

Zhu Yunxi said, "It's hard to judge, or I can't judge!"

"His Majesty……"

Tie Xuan replied cautiously, "Your Majesty, the magistrate of Lingqiu only said in the memorial that someone was smuggling at the border and secretly trading with the Tatars. It has not yet been confirmed whether it is his conjecture or it is true..."

Zhu Yunxi said, "Since you say that, then you should go! See who is making trouble here! How dare you smuggle and trade with Tatars, what a skill!"

"Yes, I obey!"

Tie Xuan knew that His Majesty was in a fit of anger at the moment, so he didn't dare to refuse, so he quickly agreed.

"Jiang Yu, send someone to assist in the investigation, don't let the rumors spread!"

"Yes, I have taken orders, Your Majesty, please rest assured!" Jiang Yu also replied immediately.

Before leaving, Zhu Yunxi gave Tie Xuan his own sword again, and gave him the right to arrest and interrogate him, and even kill him first and then play him.

Tie Xuan also knew that this matter was of great importance, and he didn't even return home after parting. He only asked the people below to deliver a message to his family, and immediately set off for the north.

Before leaving, Jiang Yu specially came to the outside of the city to see him off, and introduced him to the Jinyiwei he had chosen, "Master Tie, this is Zhang Wei, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, let him follow you along the way and obey your orders."

Turning to Zhang Wei again, "Remember, you are assisting Lord Tie in handling the case, and Lord Tie is your order. You just need to follow the orders. If you dare to slack off and leak the news, Jin Yiwei's family law will not spare you!"

"Yes, this subordinate understands, please command and reassure your lord!" Qianhu Zhang Wei clasped his fists at Tie Xuan again and saluted, "Master Tie, if you have anything to say, your subordinates will definitely obey it!"

Tie Xuan clasped his fists and bowed back, "Then Zhang Qianhu will be in trouble."

"Good talk good talk..."

The two met politely, and Jiang Yu said with a smile, "Master Tie, I have prepared a carriage and a fast horse, and I have prepared some dry food for my lord to eat on the road."

"Commander Jiang is really too polite. If that's the case, then I will be disrespectful! Goodbye!"

After exchanging greetings, Tie Xuan went to Shanxi chief envoy under the escort of Jin Yiwei.

In the carriage, Tie Xuan took out the memorial to watch again, thinking about how to investigate and deal with the case.

The journey was safe and sound, and I arrived in Lingqiu County without any twists and turns.

Because this memorial was played by the county magistrate of Lingqiu, Tie Xuan wanted to meet him first in order to understand the situation.

Last night, Lingqiu county magistrate Ren An had just spent dinner and was studying in the study when he heard a report from his servants that someone had come to ask for an audience. After reading the greeting post, he immediately asked his servants to invite them to the study.

It was Tie Xuan and Zhang Wei who came. They were dressed in casual clothes and didn't want to show off.

After the servant brought the tea, he was sent away by Ren An without ordering anyone to enter the study.

"My next official, Ren An, pay my respects to Tie Shilang!" Because Tie Xuan holds the vacant position of a servant, that's why he called him that.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ren Xianzun doesn't have to be so polite."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Iron Fist got to the point, "Ren Tangzun, Your Majesty has read your memorial, and ordered me to inquire about this matter, but I don't know the reason of this matter, please explain a little bit about it."

Although Ren An mentioned in the memorial that he suspected that someone was smuggling goods at the border and secretly doing business with the Tatars, there was no real evidence after all, so he could only speak vaguely, and in some places he did not dare to speak so bluntly.

"It turns out that the heavenly official came here on a mission, so I can rest assured..."

Ren'an said politely, and then said, "I am also very ashamed of the memorabilia given by the lower official. After all, there is no real evidence, and there are many guesses...

His Majesty attaches so much importance to it, if a capable minister like Lord Tie comes to investigate the case, he will definitely be able to investigate clearly! "

"Master Ren, there is a way where there is no wind without waves. You say that you are guessing, but there is always something suspicious and fascinating."

"Indeed..."

Ren Andao, "My lord, to tell you the truth, the reason why the lower officials suspected it was because there were several hailstorms in Lingqiu County in March and April, which damaged the crops in the field. Although the loss was not large, there may be three The people in the town need help,
Previously, the government stockpiled grain to help the two neighboring counties, so the stock was not much, so the lower officials ordered people to go to big households in the city to buy it. At this time, there happened to be someone who came to buy grain, and the amount was not small, and he was willing to spend money. "

"At this time of year, it's normal for some people to be out of stock, but I haven't heard of any catastrophe or famine in the nearby state capitals. After all, it's too far away, even if the food is sold there, it won't be worth it...

At the beginning, I heard the reports from the people below, but I didn’t think so, so I went to check it myself. From the clothes, I can conclude that they are not grain merchants at all..."

Tie Xuan frowned upon hearing this, "Who is it if it's not a grain merchant?"

"It looks like a soldier in the army." Although he didn't say it clearly, Ren An's tone was very firm!
People in the army?

Tie Xuan didn't ask him how he saw it, because for a discerning person, it is easy to see that the soldier's military spirit is very different from that of ordinary people!

"That day, the lower officials reported their identities and told them that the food would be used for disaster relief. Although they were unwilling, they didn't mess around and go their own way, and went to other places to buy things."

Ren An continued, "After waiting for them to leave, the officials asked privately to figure out which shops they had been to. These shops sold grain, tea, silk and cloth.
Although the price is not cheap, they didn't take it seriously, they bought a lot of things in Lingqiu County, and packed fourteen carts..."

Ren An gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, the price of what they bought must be much more expensive than the purchase price of bulk goods, but even so, they still bought it without blinking an eye.
If these things are to be shipped to other places in Daming for sale, plus the cost of travel, manpower and material resources, it will be a big loss!But if it's shipped to the north... that's a windfall! "

Tie Xuan nodded and asked, "How much do you know about them? Who knows about this?"

"Reporting to my lord, this matter was only guessed and figured out by the lower official, and no second person knew about it."

Ren Andao, "The reason why I have this suspicion is because I look familiar to one of the people who bought grain, I seem to have seen it somewhere, but I can't believe it.

In the past, the subordinate officials also escorted food and grass for the imperial court, and went to the border a few times, maybe they met in a hurry at that time, it is unknown. "

Tie Xuan said, "Then how to find them? If they come and go without a trace, we can't just sit and wait, shall we?"

Ren'an clasped his fists in salute, "My lord, I heard that there are people who buy things in Hunyuan and Guangling counties. They probably belong to that group. They arrived according to the schedule. They will come back to Lingqiu county to buy things soon. They will arrive in three or two days!"

"Then I would like to thank Ren Tangzun. Jin Yiwei and I are responsible for the investigation of this matter. If you need help, I'm afraid you will have to trouble Tang Zun."

"It's easy to say, it's all for the court, I hope the imperial envoy will find out the truth as soon as possible, so that my Ming Dynasty will not be damaged."

Back in the inn, Tie Xuan ordered, "Zhang Qianhu, I will trouble you to send someone to keep an eye on the city these few days. If they come, you must keep an eye on them, and you must not relax!"

"I understand, my lord, please rest assured!" Zhang Wei said again, "My lord, do you want to send people to Guangling County and Hunyuan County to keep an eye on it to prevent the fish from getting off the hook?"

Tie Xuan nodded and said, "That's fine, it's never wrong to send people to watch. If they deliver goods, let the brothers of Jin Yiwei not startle the snake, just let them go."

"The humble official understands, please rest assured, my lord!"

As an experienced Jin Yiwei, following people and investigating the ins and outs is the trick that Jin Yiwei relies on to survive, so naturally he will not be ignorant of the seriousness.

Two days later, Tie Xuan was reading a book in the inn, when he heard Zhang Wei say that the group had arrived in Lingqiu County and was now shopping a lot.

So Tie Xuan hurried to check.

At this time, in a grain shop in the city, four or five men were talking to the shopkeeper.

"There are a few more guest officers. Look at what you need. The shop has rice, wheat, millet, and beans, all of which are of the highest quality..."

"Shopkeeper, how much food do you have in your shop?"

"There are about ten stones in this shop, how much do you weigh?"

"Ten stones are enough for a bird! We can buy as many as you have! But if there are too few, it is not enough for us to trouble."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately knew that a big family was coming, and hurriedly said, "Guest officer, don't worry, although there is not much in the shop, there is a lot of food in the warehouse, you can get as much as you want!"

The shopkeeper told them about the quantity and price of their grain, and those few people paid the set money on the spot, without any haggling at all, and things went smoothly so that the shopkeeper thought it was a fake!

"Hey, this business is still doing well!" After they left, the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile.

Watching those people leave the grain store, Tie Xuan then walked in.

"Shopkeeper, there is rice in the shop, give me five stones, the clan needs to offer sacrifices, so the rice must be good, so don't be careless..."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper could only regretfully say, "Guest officer, it's unfortunate that you came here, the food in the small size is all sold out..."

"sold out?"

Tie Xuan pointed at the grain in the shop and said with a smile, "Don't fool me, shopkeeper. It's not the rice, why did it sell out? I'm not a local ruffian and bully who don't give me money. What are you afraid of?"

"Look what you said!"

The shopkeeper was in a happy mood, and said with a smile, "I mean, it's a coincidence that you came here. All the food for the trumpet was bought by someone, that is, those who left before they left. You came as soon as they left.

You have already paid the deposit, don't look at the food in the store now, the food will be loaded into the car later..."

"Oh I got it……"

"Guest officer, will you go to another place to have a look?"

After leaving the shop, Tie Xuan's face became serious.

Obviously, these people are the ones who buy food items in a big way.

Those few people wandered around the county town for a long time, and entered several big shops to discuss business with people, all of which were watched by Jin Yiwei one by one.

The weather was getting hotter, and the people were thirsty, so they found a tea stall to drink tea to quench their thirst.

Zhang Wei, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, pretended to be a guest and also went to drink tea. He sat not far or near from them, and did not face them directly, but leaned sideways.

"Tnnd, these merchants are really cunning, they have bought so many things from them, and they still refuse to go cheap! Try every means to get a fortune from us!"

"Old Chen, aren't you usually very eloquent? Why don't you bargain with them? If you can save a sum of money, then our reward will definitely be more!"

The one named Old Chen said, "I'm sure it's okay to deal with you, but those bitter businessmen talk in the same way, how can they compare with the brothers in the army!"

"Hehehe, Lao Chen was stunned by them. Don't say it, scraping gold on the Buddha's face and picking meat off the mosquito's legs, you are talking about businessmen. If there is no business, there is no rape. If they are generous, they are still businessmen." ?"

"Tnd! They are just cheap people. If we reveal our identities, they will definitely kneel down! At that time, we can ask for the price wherever we want!"

"Old Hou, don't forget to ask! Don't dare to say this again!"

"Okay, okay, don't say it if you don't say it..."

Although their voices are not loud, people around them can't hear them under normal circumstances.

But who is Zhang Wei? Jin Yiwei's stalking and spying masters have long practiced their ears and eyesight, so they can naturally listen to what they say.

From their few words, useful information can be collected quickly.

They all drank the tea, paid for the tea, and started shopping again.

Zhang Wei made a few gestures to Jin Yiwei who was hiding in the crowd, and ordered them to switch to watch, so as not to be noticed by them after following for a long time, and told them to be careful and not to startle the snake.

"Hey……"

When a buyer was walking forward, he stopped suddenly, turned his head to check the left and right behind him,
Regarding this kind of sudden action, if someone follows, if there is no time to react, they will definitely be in a hurry, and it will be easy to be seen.

"What's the matter, Old Chen?" Someone noticed his strangeness and asked.

"Nothing, let's go..."

He didn't notice anything abnormal, but he always felt uneasy and felt a chill in his neck, so he couldn't help reaching out to touch it...