"Hey, if it were not for those civil and military ministers, my uncle wouldn't even have the thought of starting a fight." Li Zicheng said quietly.

The sky was getting dark, and the officials left the Yamen one after another and returned home.

At this time, the lights were gradually lit up in the Taicang Building. Except for the residential buildings next to it that were gradually getting darker, this place was the brightest in the entire city.

Li Yi lowered his head and looked at the map drawn by Zhuang Rou, which briefly marked the passage exits and important houses.

Looking up at Zhuang Rou, Li Yi did not expect that this girl was active and impulsive, but she had an exquisite heart and her paintings were so detailed and reasonable.

He stood up and said: "We will go down from the attic later and climb over the outer wall directly into the warehouse. But you must remember that you must follow me this time no matter what, don't be impulsive."

Li Yi said solemnly, and Zhuang Rou also knew that this matter was of great importance and nodded.

"Li Yi, what are we doing in Taicang this time?" Zhuang Rou asked softly.

"Since the case of your master and others is related to Taicang, it means there is something fishy about Taicang Zhongding. If we can find out what is wrong with Taicang when we come here this time, we will most likely be able to discover Taicang's motive. We know the motive.

, if you want to overturn the verdict, you will have a direction.”

Zhuang Rou stared at Li Yi and asked, "Then how can we find out what's wrong with Taicang?"

Li Yi said: "Since this is a treasury, there must be an account book. You will know after checking it when the time comes."

"Shall we go check the account books and books?" Zhuang Rou pointed at herself and said with a face full of astonishment: "There are more than thousands of books and books in there. The two of us couldn't finish them even if we looked at them for ten days."

Li Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "There's no need to screen them one by one. Didn't I tell you before that Mao Ni was shrinking?"

Zhuang Rou said blankly: "You told me? When did you say it? Why don't I remember it?"

Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "I said before that the 30,000 taels of silver stolen this time were the salary allocated to Yuan Chonghuan of Liaodong. As long as we find the relevant books and account books, we will naturally know whether there is anything fishy in them.

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After Li Yi finished speaking, Zhuang Rou suddenly realized it, and she couldn't help but said with a blush on her cheeks: "I didn't expect it would be so far involved, and Uncle Yuan would be involved as well."

"Uncle Yuan?" Li Yi was stunned and turned to look at Zhuang Rou.

"Yes, Uncle Yuan Chonghuan. He has come to see us before. During this trip to Liaodong, he originally asked the master to go with him to discuss building the city wall. But in August this year, Ningyuan mutiny, the emperor asked

He went to quell the mutiny, so we didn't have time to go." Zhuang Rou said it clearly.

"So Yuan Chonghuan is also from your Mo clan?"

"I don't know about this, because Uncle Yuan prefers military affairs, and what we Momen hate the most is military affairs." Zhuang Rou thought for a while and said, "But my master has never disliked him, but every time I see him

Uncle Yuan sighed for a long time and didn't know why."

"That's it..." Li Yi didn't expect that Momen would involve so many people with names in history. Not only was it connected to the generals in the northwest, but the famous Yuan Chonghuan was also inextricably related to them.

Zhuang Rou looked at Li Yi's pensive face, "Do you want to get to know Uncle Yuan? If you see him, you will be infected by him. Uncle Yuan is a very interesting person. Many of our senior brothers in Momen are willing to follow him.

Doing things, maybe because of this, my master always sighs for a long time every time I see him. Because every time he comes, he can coax many senior brothers to do things with him."

"Many of your senior brothers are willing to follow him?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, "Why? Is it because of glory and wealth?"

"You are really narrow-minded." Zhuang Rou looked at Li Yi with disdain and explained triumphantly, "What we Mohists pay attention to is righteousness, and we should not pay it back even if we die. What we pursue is probably the two words of benevolence and righteousness. Uncle Yuan

He has the ambition to stabilize the world and return the people to a prosperous age. He has always wanted to use military force to pacify the world and allow the Ming Dynasty to return to its glory. However, Momen advocates that all wars are disasters and is unwilling to violate its purpose. Now, after successive setbacks,

Many fellow apprentices want to learn from Uncle Yuan's example of using violence to combat violence and being proactive, so they are willing to follow him."

After speaking, he gave Li Yi a contemptuous look and said: "This is the charm of personality and the ambition in the chest, not the glory and wealth you mentioned."

Li Yi remained calm and listened intently to Zhuang Rou's account of the affairs between Momen and Yuan Chonghuan.

When Zhuang Rou mentioned that Yuan Chonghuan's ambition was to bring peace to the people, his heart suddenly shook and he remembered another thing.

This happened in July this year when Chongzhen summoned Yuan Chonghuan back to Beijing. When he met the emperor, Yuan Chonghuan made a promise to return to Liao in five years.

Since the Battle of Saarhu, the Ming army has been defeated again and again. More than 20 military attachés were killed or injured. It can be said that they do not even have the ability to fight back. However, Yuan Chonghuan made such a promise. It can be said that

Whimsical.

But on the other hand, Chongzhen responded to every request and allocated all the necessary materials and manpower for Yuan Chonghuan. Why is this? Was Chongzhen really deceived for a moment?

No one in a high position is a fool. Even if Chongzhen was only a young emperor who was just eighteen years old, he would never use the already dry treasury to fully support Yuan Chonghuan.

Thinking about this list of things, Li Yi was slightly stunned.

"Li Yi, why are you in a daze? Are we going to get started?" Zhuang Rou said.

Li Yi nodded. No matter what, the matters in the court were still far away from him. The most important thing now was to rescue the people in Momen.

"Let's go."

As he spoke, he climbed out of the window and slowly descended along the eaves. His whole body was as agile as an ape's.

Although Zhuang Rou is not very old, she studied under the master of Mo Sect and is very powerful in Qinggong.

Li Yi still needed some strength to land steadily, but his body floated down like a feather, very light, not like a human body.

Li Yi was very curious about Momen's series of spells.

When he was in Anxin, the Momen tycoon chanted a mantra, and Li Yi felt like the world was turning upside down and his mind was in a trance. He was very concerned about such ancient and mysterious spells.

After rescuing a member of the Mo clan this time, why should he let the giant of the Mo clan teach him this kind of magic?

Thinking of this, Li Yi turned over the wall, huddled in the shadows, and watched the soldiers patrolling back and forth.

Now the sky is completely dark. Under the black dome, guards holding swords and torches patrol silently. In this quiet night, the footsteps of these soldiers have become uniform, and the sound of shoes on the ground echoes in the courtyard.

Floating back and forth between the walls, only the torch swayed back and forth.

The sky seemed a little cloudy. Li Yi touched his hair. There were raindrops on the tied ends of his hair. The air was stuffy and humid. It looked like it would be a rainy day tomorrow.

Zhuang Rou came to Li Yi's side cautiously. She saw that the soldiers were obviously a little scared. They shrank their heads to reveal their white foreheads. The rest of the soldiers were wrapped in black cloth, blending in with the darkness.

"Are you scared?" A low and gentle question came from beside her.

Zhuang Rou whispered: "A little bit."

Such a well-behaved answer made Li Yi slightly stunned, and then said: "You Momen have traveled around the world all year round, are you still afraid of this kind of battle?"

Zhuang Rou slowly turned around, stared into Li Yi's eyes and said, "Master has never asked me to participate in any action."

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he was just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of him. Living in this era for a long time, he often ignored his age and asked others with consistent ideas.

Looking at Zhuang Rou, whose face was hidden in the darkness, Li Yi looked gentle and said, "Then this is your first time to participate in an operation, follow me."

The two of them walked in the darkness under the wall. In the eyes of the patrolling soldiers, there were only dim lights in front of them. Their long and comfortable life would not make them too vigilant.

As the two of them walked around the office building in front, there were fewer and fewer patrols inside.

Suddenly, Li Yi's eyes were as sharp as a falcon, scanning the darkness behind him.

"What's wrong? Have you been discovered?" Zhuang Rou looked behind her, but the surroundings were so quiet that there was no sound of wind, and there was nothing unusual. "

Li Yi was silent and did not answer. When he was sneaking, he seemed to notice something, as if there were eyes on him. This was a mysterious and mysterious feeling, but it was a feeling in his heart, but it was not a real fact.

His eyes scanned the silent building behind him. The dark walls were just dead objects, without any movement.

"What's wrong?" Zhuang Rou asked softly.

"It's okay, we're almost there." Li Yi said.

Li Yi has always been a serious person. Sometimes his inner feelings are far more profound to him than reality, so he is a lot more careful and looks back from time to time to see if there is anything abnormal.

This is a suspicious and cautious act, but those who are careful at this time will live longer. Li Yi does not want to encounter any changes at this time.

After climbing over a courtyard wall, Li Yi saw the goal of his trip in front of him, the two-story attic in front of him.

Taicang is indeed a place where national taxes are stored. If you want to get in touch with the tax gold and silver shipped from all over the Ming Dynasty, it is no less difficult than going to the palace to meet the Chongzhen Emperor. Fortunately, Li Yi and the others do not need to store the money.

Treasury, what they have to do is to find the account book about 30,000 taels of silver in this attic and find out what kind of trick is hidden in it.

After walking through the bumpy stone slabs, the two climbed up the stairs.

There was no need to try the door, it must have been locked. The two of them surrounded the attic and tested the windows. Although the windows were all closed from the inside, it didn't take much effort to break through such a wooden window.

Using the blade of a knife to cut the window paper, Li Yi opened the window and the two of them got in carefully.

The floor of the attic was also made of wood. It creaked when he walked on it. Li Yi's heart moved slightly. He was keenly aware that the furnishings here were very regular. It seemed that it was not troublesome to find books and account books.

"Let's search separately, be careful." In order to save time, Li Yi chose to search separately.

The two people walked through this huge space. There were various documents on the shelves everywhere, and they were so thick that it was difficult to distinguish them.

Because it was too dark, Li Yi and the others could only cover the burning fire folder with their hands, and read the words marked on the shelf under the dim firelight that flickered frequently.

After searching for a while, Li Yi finally found the relevant document.

A burst of fragrant wind filled the air, Li Yi took a breath, and then saw Zhuang Rou approaching.

"Give me some light." Li Yi said.

After hearing this, Zhuang Rou quickly came closer and held a fire folding piece to illuminate Li Yi.

The little firelight on the fire folding plate was swaying, as if it would go out in the next moment, but the dim yellow light was enough.

Li Yi lowered his head and looked through it. He had managed the account books in Anxin before. Later, he also had to check the account books of Fuguoshe and Anxin from time to time to understand the situation, so it doesn't seem difficult now. It can be said that there are ten lines at a glance.

The account book records that the 30,000 taels of silver were lost due to theft, which means that the theft disappeared and was not recovered. However, Chen Hongyan and the others did not steal the 30,000 taels of silver at all, and there was no such 30,000 taels of silver on the carriage at the time.

Momen did not commit theft, but Taicang was indeed short of thirty thousand taels of silver.
To be continued...