Tibet

Chapter 291 The Golden Cauldron Stolen
Early the next morning, Li Ye tidied up and prepared to go to the Ministry of Officials to go through some appointment and dismissal procedures. His temporary title of imperial censor had to be revoked, he was officially promoted to General Ningyuan, and Suiye soldiers and horse envoys had to be filed with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War.

As soon as he walked into the yard, the housekeeper hurried over, "38 Lang, someone is looking for you outside, it seems to be the messenger of Bahana!"

This is Arrowlie who came to look for him, Li Ye walked quickly outside the gate of the mansion, and saw Arrowlie and a follower pacing back and forth on the steps anxiously.

When Alorie turned around and saw Li Ye, as if seeing a savior, he hurried forward and said: "Something happened, our golden tripod was stolen last night!"

Li Ye was taken aback. The Nine Deer Golden Cauldron brought by Arolie was the national treasure of Bahana, and it was going to be dedicated to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, but it was stolen as soon as he arrived in Chang'an. This is of a serious nature.

Moreover, the golden tripod weighed a thousand catties, how could it be stolen?
"Take me to see!"

Li Ye led two of his men on horseback to the Bahanna Chamber of Commerce near Dongshi. Basically all the small countries of Sogdia had Chambers of Commerce in Chang'an, where they received merchants from their own countries and introduced various business information.

High-level envoys like Prince Bahana should live in the post house of Honglu Temple, but yesterday was late, so they came to the hall to stay overnight, unexpectedly something happened.

The Chamber of Commerce is located in Shengyefang, directly opposite Dongshi. This is also the gathering place for various chambers of commerce and large merchants in Dongshi. Of course, not only the chambers of commerce in Sogdian countries, but also the chambers of Japan, Silla and other countries.

The chamber of commerce in Bahana is an inconspicuous courtyard house, covering an area of ​​about two acres. The county captain Feng Min and twenty yamen servants have already sealed off the chamber of commerce.

A Luolie told Li Ye just now that when the golden tripod was unloaded from the camels and moved into the yard yesterday, many people from the surrounding neighbors came to help carry it because it was heavy. It was seen then.

It is an old saying that money should not be revealed. Once the money is revealed, it is likely to be missed by those who care about it, especially in Shengyefang, a place where the three teachings and nine streams gather.

"Captain Feng, long time no see!"

Li Ye smiled and greeted Feng Min, the county lieutenant. Feng Min knew Li Ye, and he clasped his fists and said with a smile, "When did Mr. Li come back?"

"I just came back yesterday, and I came back with friends from Bahana. I didn't expect that something happened last night!"

"That's right! A thousand-jin gold tripod was stolen. I have been a county captain for so many years, and this is the first time that such an expensive property has been stolen."

"Any clues?" Li Ye asked.

"There is a clue, Your Highness, Mr. Li, please come with me."

Everyone came to the innermost part of the courtyard and walked into a room on the east side. This room was where the golden tripod was placed. Seeing that the room was close to the courtyard wall, Li Ye couldn't help frowning. separated by a wall.

Walking into the empty room with a wooden floor, Feng Min asked people to move the innermost table and the wooden boards on the floor, and a big hole suddenly appeared in front of their eyes.

Everyone was stunned. There was actually a big hole here. Li Ye stepped forward to look at it. The soil was very wet and fresh. He turned around and asked Feng Min, "Did you just dig this last night?"

Feng Min nodded, "It should have been dug just last night. This place is close to the courtyard wall, and the exit is just outside the courtyard wall. It is covered by a bundle of wheat straw. The entire hole is only seven feet long. The soil is soft and moist. It can indeed be done overnight. dug into."

Li Ye squatted down to look carefully at the entrance of the cave, and then went outside the wall to look at the exit. He found that the entire cave was dug very neatly, and the soil at the entrance of the cave was well handled. This is not something ordinary thieves can do. This is An expert level digger.

"Lieutenant Feng, the master diggers in Chang'an should have a record in the county government, right?"

Feng Min blushed slightly and said, "I've asked someone to look at it. I can dig a hole seven feet in one night, and it's so neat and tidy. There are only two people in Chang'an who can do it. One is Liu Changfa, the foreman of the Dushui Supervisor. He is an official. , He was not in Chang’an during this time, he can rule out that there is also the famous night thief Wu Mian, nicknamed Groundhog, but he can’t be found, he has been missing for several days, and his whereabouts are unknown.”

"But the golden tripod is not soft. If such a large object comes out, is there no news from Chang'an?" Li Ye asked again.

"I have sent someone to inquire, and if there is any news, the owner will be notified immediately!"

"County Feng!"

Li Ye said coldly: "The Golden Cauldron is the national treasure of the country of Bahan. It was prepared to be presented to the emperor, but it was stolen under your rule. If the emperor is angry, it may affect your official career."

Feng Min wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said hastily: "Your official understands, I will go all out to get back Jinding!"

Lieutenant Feng hurried away with his men, and Li Ye comforted A Luolie, telling him to move to the post house of Honglu Temple first, and he would find a way to find the golden tripod for him.

Arolie thanked you again and again, and went to move first.

Li Ye pondered for a moment, daring to steal the golden tripod is not ordinary courage, this is not what ordinary petty thieves do, just relying on the government is not enough.

I haven't heard from Zhang Ping for a year, so I went to see how this old friend is doing.

Li Ye then rode to Yonghefang with two of his men.

The Daye Martial Art Museum is located next to the temple in Yonghefang. Li Ye passed by his old house. The old house had been sold by his mother Pei Sanniang at a low price of 150 guan. The successor was the Lin Family Medicine Store. The branch of the pharmacy seems to be doing well.

If it was before, Li Ye might still have a little nostalgia, but now he no longer has this kind of thought. He has a lot of things to do, so how can he have time for nostalgia?
When he came to the martial arts hall, there was no one at the gate, so Li Ye immediately urged his horse to rush in, shouting loudly: "Is Zhang Ping here? Come out!"

Suddenly, a large group of black-clothed youths ran out of a room, more than thirty of them, all holding knives and sticks, surrounded Li Ye and shouted: "Boy, are you here to kick the gym? How dare you fight in our martial arts gym?" presumptuous!"

Two of Li Ye's subordinates were furious and drew their swords to attack, but Li Ye waved his hand to stop them.

"I'm looking for Zhang Ping, he is my brother, where is he?"

"Brother Li!"

Suddenly someone shouted, the voice was familiar, but it wasn't Zhang Ping.

Li Ye looked back at the tall and thin young man behind him, and he suddenly recognized that it was Wu Jilang, who was also his younger brother who followed him back then.

"Wujilang, is that you?"

"Brother, it's me!"

Wu Jilang yelled at a group of young men in black: "Blind your dog eyes, this is my big brother, get out of here!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, all the teenagers fled away one after another, and they all ran away in the blink of an eye.

Li Ye smiled and said, "Wujilang, why are you here, where is Zhang Ping?"

"Brother, it's a long story, you go into the house and drink some water."

Li Ye hadn't had time to drink water when he got up in the morning, he was a little thirsty, he threw the reins of the war horse to his subordinates, and went into the room with Wujilang.

Wujilang's real name is Wu Changxing, and he is one year younger than Li Ye.

Li Ye took a sip of hot tea and asked with a smile, "I remember that your family is engaged in transportation. Don't you go by boat?"

Wujilang said sadly: "Last year, something happened to our family's boat when it passed Sanmenxia. The boat hit a mountain and broke up and sank. Both my father and my second uncle died. I survived alone. We came to collect debts and added interest, our family lost everything, how can we afford it, brother Zhang brought his younger brother to settle for me, and then I messed with him."

Li Ye nodded, "Where's Zhang Ping?"

"He's in Dongshi!"

Li Ye was taken aback, "Why did he go to the East City? Shouldn't he be in the West City? That's Wannian County over there!"

"Brother, it's still a long story."

"No time, let's go to Dongshi, tell me on the way!"

Wuji Lang ordered a carriage, Li Ye gave the horse to his subordinates, and he himself got into the carriage, and the carriage sped towards Dongshi.

"At this time last year, the Wu family retaliated against Big Brother Zhang and arrested him in the county government. Everyone had nothing to do. Somehow, Prince Si Ning got the news and asked Mr. Leng Yue to bail out Brother Zhang. Of course it was not Mr. Leng Yue. The person who came forward was Wang Xuanhai, and the eldest brother followed Wang Xuanhai and worshiped Wang Xuanhai as his adoptive father. Now the eldest brother is not an ordinary person, not to mention his martial arts skills, and he is righteous. Everyone in Chang'an mentioned the Black Whale."

Li Ye nodded, Xiaopang really has a reputation, and his nickname is Black Whale, what is the connection with his flying shark?
　It is impossible for a pure gold tripod to exist, it is estimated to be an alloy, 75% 18K gold.

　　Lao Gao positioned Zhang Ping as the boss of the underworld in Chang'an. He also followed the protagonist to meet nobles. The first one was Pei Min. Pei Min liked his persistence and thought that he was born tall and fat with strong plasticity, so he took him as his apprentice.

　　Before the protagonist went to the Western Regions, he was afraid that the Wu family would bully Zhang Ping, so he asked King Si Ning to take care of him.

　　Through the relationship of King Si Ning, Zhang Ping became friends with the Wang family, and even worshiped Wang Xuanhai, the leader of the underworld in Chang'an, as his adoptive father.

　　Of course, Zhang Ping's own conditions are good, Pei Min's apprentice is also the number one sumo wrestler in Chang'an, and he has a good character, so he can get the opportunity.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)