My country is dying

Chapter 280 You Ancients Are Too Scary

"Did the Prince Regent find something?" Qi Moxuan looked left and right at the letter, and suddenly compared it with another letter.

Seeing this, Mi Le immediately leaned over: "What did you find?"

Qi Moxuan didn't realize her approaching for a moment, subconsciously raised his head and replied: "These papers seem to have... problems."

It was only then that Mi Le realized that he was too close to him, and quickly took a step back. In fact, the main reason was that he was short in stature, so he couldn't see it if he didn't get close!

On the side, Xiao Qi glanced, but when he looked up, he found Hou Junli on the opposite side with dark eyes, staring at Mi Le on the side.

Xiao Qi was immediately happy, and sat on the chair behind him: "Regent, or you just say it directly, don't let us guess!"

When Mi Le heard this, he raised his head excitedly: "What's wrong with the letter?"

Hou Junli withdrew his gaze: "Master Qi already guessed it just now, it's paper."

"These papers are not ordinary paper on the market, but a special treatment that makes them easier to preserve and less prone to breakage than ordinary paper. Usually, this kind of paper is used by officials and cannot be used by non-high-ranking officials."

When Qi Moxuan heard this, his eyes darkened instantly.As the prince of the Southern Dynasty, he is very clear about this kind of hierarchy, and he naturally knows that there are some things that ordinary people cannot touch in this era of strict hierarchy.

"What does the Regent mean, that the person who communicated with Li Zhan is someone from the court of Jin Yan Kingdom?"

"You have to come out again?" Mi Le didn't understand this at all, "Is it only the people in the court who use this paper? Others can't buy it? Can't you buy it if you have money?"

"Your Majesty, this minister can explain." Xiao Qi said at the side, "There is only one production place for this kind of paper in Quanjin Yan Kingdom, and it is exclusively for the imperial court. If others want to get this kind of paper, they must either get it from the imperial court or from the production line. The production boss in the locality took it in the hands of the production boss. If the name does not compete with the officials, the boss would not dare to sell it to others without telling the court no matter how rich he is, so even if it is bought with money, it must be bought from the officials of the court.”

"But the annual paper consumption in the hands of court officials is recorded, but like Li Zhan, it is calculated by the amount of correspondence of ten letters every month. The amount of paper used in a year is beyond the reach of ordinary officials. According to this Check, those officials who have taken more paper in recent years must be suspected!"

"That's right." Hou Junli looked at Mi Le, "It's not a day or two for court officials to form cliques for personal gain, but I'm afraid ordinary people can't do such a big event as the black fire. Check the records and check the court officials. I think , the staple food behind the scenes should be clearly revealed.”

"Tsk tsk." Mi Le marveled at the paper in his hand, "A piece of paper can play such a big trick, you ancient people are too scary!"

The eyes of the three men looked at Mi Le at the same time, one was puzzled, one was curious, and one was deep.

Mi Le immediately put the paper on his face, and looked at the three of them with a smile: "Well, it's noon, and I suddenly feel hungry. Otherwise, the three lovers will stay for a light meal?"

"Okay!" Before the other two could speak, Xiao Qi had already agreed.

Both Hou Junli and Qi Moxuan looked at him, and Xiao Qi suddenly smiled: "I don't care if you eat or not, I ate anyway!"

Qi Moxuan and Hou Junli looked at each other, and the latter quickly looked away.

Qi Moxuan immediately bowed and bowed: "I won't eat anymore, I still have a lot of business to do, so I will take my leave first."

Mi Le suddenly showed a look of pity: "Master Qi, go slowly, I will ask the cook to give you a delicious meal later!"

She almost yelled the last words, but she felt a chill in the back of her head after she finished speaking. When she turned her head, she saw Hou Junli standing up with Yun Gui's support.

(End of this chapter)