I'm afraid you'll be widowed

There was a misunderstanding between the people on both sides, and finally broke up unhappy.

Pei Gong took a few guards in brocade clothes and returned to the guest room early to settle down.

The night is already deep.

Even after driving for a whole day, Pei Gong is still not tired at this time.

Every time he thinks that Fang Cenxi is also in Baodi, he feels that he cannot sleep comfortably.

Pei Gong thought about this point, and simply did not do anything else, a carp stood up and got up.He lit a few sticks of oil wax wrapped in candles in the store, and by the bright candlelight, he opened the case file brought from Beijing.

The cold wind was raging outside the window, but the house was warm.

Pei Gong hugged the copper stove holding the five blessings for longevity, and paused for a moment with the fingers holding the file.

He looked at the gently flickering candlelight in front of him, and couldn't help being in a daze.

The inns in Baodi Mansion don’t have oil-stained bed sheets, let alone rough-tired teapots with astringent mouths.

The things in the room are not the best, but they can be called excellent.

The oily wax fire is bright, and it is not too much trouble to look at the case file.

The cost of waxing is twice as high as that of paraffin wax, and naturally it is not mixed with impurities like paraffin wax. Once the flame is ignited, it will spark like "beep beep bobo".

The more Pei Gong looked at it, the more he felt that all kinds of past events were pouring into his mind unobstructedly, as if a gate had been opened.

He couldn't help thinking of the days and nights when he went to Xianghai, and even more so when he first met Fang Cenxi.

Pei Gong couldn't figure out the matter of being arrested in the Xianghai county government for a long time, he really thought about it for a long time.

It was only now that he finally understood the cause and effect.

It was because Fang Cenxi hated the scabbard that he deliberately hid his Yanling Saber and the official certificate of dental plaque.

Whether he was taken into prison by a group of mediocre officials in Xianghai, or he beat several jailers to the ground in the prison, Fang Cenxi probably planned it early in the morning.

Everything has been under Fang Cenxi's control from the very beginning.

Fang Cenxi has a delicate temperament and a deep mind.

It's no wonder that even though he was trapped in Xishan, he was not afraid of mountain wolves at all.

Fang Cenxi counted everything.

He looked coldly and calmly at Pei Gong, presumably because he didn't need Pei Gong to save him at all.

Pei Gong finally realized that from the very beginning, it was his wishful thinking that was too thorough.

It is he who regards Fang Cenxi as a person who is pure in nature and jealous of evil, it is he who thinks Fang Cenxi is too weak to be bullied by others, and it is also because he thinks everything is too simple.

It is human nature to be greedy for power and fame, let alone someone like Fang Cenxi, who has been infamy and wronged for more than ten years and has no way out?

Putting himself in the shoes of others, Pei Gong also thought that he couldn't do better.

He only felt that a deep affection without hesitation was clearly the best thing in the world in his eyes, but for some reason, it suddenly became useless and worthless at this moment.

Pei Gong held his forehead and couldn't help laughing.

A few Jinyi guards who lived in the next room happened to enter the door, seeing Pei Gong's inexplicable movement, they couldn't help being taken aback.

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay: "This is the third master, did you think of something interesting?"

Pei Gong lifted his eyes and saw a few people standing in his room, but he didn't seem surprised at all.

He lowered his hand propping his forehead, thinking to himself.

What laughing?

Are you laughing at yourself like a fool, or laughing at the indifference of people in this world?

Pei Gong felt that he didn't know either.

The accompanying Baihu of Jinyiwei explained at the right time: "I saw that the light was still on in the third master's room, so I came to see it."

"Why didn't the third master close the door?"

Pei Gong then closed the file quietly and pushed the thick file in front of everyone.

"Has anyone heard of the Baoxing Bank on the case file before?" Pei Gong asked in a low voice.

He always felt that the place in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had anything to do with this bank.

A banner official stepped forward, holding his voice and said quietly: "This bank is also a time-honored brand."

"At the beginning, it was opened in Baodi Mansion, and then it grew bigger and bigger, spreading all over the world, and gradually set up branches everywhere. Even the capital Shuntian has a branch of Baoxing."

It's just that there have been a lot of counterfeit banknotes from Baoxing in Beijing recently. At one time, even the money received by the Ministry of Industry was mixed with fake banknotes. For a while, Shuntian Branch was forced to close its doors completely, causing many troubles. There is trouble.

"The main number is in Baodi. I think they must have been in a lot of trouble because of this fake ticket in the past few days."

"Look, third master, this is the fake ticket that was confiscated earlier."

"Only the Ministry of Industry's renovation of the south archery tower, two counterfeit tickets have been found in three days. Such a blatant fraud is really a bear's heart and leopard courage."

Pei Gong Xin took it, carefully looking at the two bank notes.

The two banknotes fell on the table, and there was no difference for a while.

The real ticket and the fake ticket are exactly the same from the paper size and material, to the engraving and printing, and to the anti-counterfeiting mimeograph smell.

Apart from the amount of exchange money recorded on the two bank notes, this counterfeit note can undoubtedly be confused with the real one.

Pei Gong looked at it over and over for a long while, then folded the two silver bills, rubbed them carefully against the candlelight and looked them over again.

It wasn't until the end that he realized that the scarlet paste on the counterfeit banknote would reveal light under the candle.

But the real one, even though it is also a red seal, when you look at it against the light, it seems to be covered by a layer of ink, only the dark outline of the seal.

The accompanying hundred households frowned: "Third Lord."

"Nowadays there are so many counterfeit bills, let's go directly to Baoxing's bank tomorrow, and talk to their manager directly."

Pei Gong couldn't help squinting his eyes.

He said slowly: "Nowadays counterfeit bills are rampant, and the Jingzhong Branch has closed its doors. A few days ago, the shopkeeper of Baoxing in Shuntian slipped and fell on the snowy road, and was knocked to death."

"Baodi is only a hundred miles away from Beijing. There are quite a few bank notes like this that are in circulation in Beijing. How can Baodi be calm? Or has the account not been closed yet?"

Several flag officials looked at each other in blank dismay, reacted for a moment, and finally understood what Pei Gong said.

"Third Master means that there are clues to this?"

"Baoxing Bank's family has a big business. They dare to blatantly make their counterfeit notes, and they can still be so fake. Thinking about it, the water here is still very muddy. Tomorrow, we will use the excuse of looking for people to inquire about the end in Baodi Mansion. look."

"Shuntian Baoxing just closed, and the shopkeeper had an accident. How can there be such a coincidence in this world? I'm afraid there is something shady about it."

"You have to see with your own eyes in order to see the clues to the truth."

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Early in the morning, according to Pei Gong's arrangement last night, several banner officials scattered to the city to inquire about news.

Pei Gong straightened his sleeves and went downstairs, only to see the little girl from last night greet him: "Boss, please be early."

It was still early, and there was no one coming and going in the inn.

Pei Gong then sat on the tea table, ordered a cup of salt tea, and chatted with Xiao Er.

"Now this year is peaceful, but business is not easy to do."

"Running all over the world all day, and attracting family concerns, I don't want to do it for a long time."

When Xiao Er heard the words, he chuckled: "Where is the boss talking?"

"It's all about earning hard money. You can earn a lot."

Pei Gong sneered: "It's really troublesome to travel a long distance, and now the crowd has dispersed, and the Chinese New Year will be delayed."

"Little brother, you don't know if you don't eat, and it's inconvenient to carry silver taels on a long journey. I've already decided to do some business nearby."

"I heard that in recent years, some banks have received cash, and at the end of the year they can make a small profit. I don't know if it will work."

"If there is such a good thing, even though the profit is less, it is better than what it is now."

When Xiao Er heard the words, he immediately smiled, "Boss, you really don't understand the news."

"Baoxing in Baodi Mansion, Four Seasons, Minfu and several other banks all do this business. Since the boss is from Shuntian, I think the big bank in Shuntian should have this kind of silver deposit business long ago."

Pei Gong stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Really? I really have been away from Beijing for too long, and I don't even know how to make money safely."

Xiaoer laughed again and said, "Boss travels all over the world, so naturally he doesn't know about the many changes in our Zhili."

Pei Gong nodded, and then said: "I know the Baoxing number, there are semi-colons in Beijing, such a big silver number, there shouldn't be any mistakes."

"Then the boss is wrong again." Xiaoer lowered his voice seriously, "Recently there has been a counterfeit bill in Baoxing. I heard that there are tens of thousands of taels of counterfeit bills that cannot be exchanged in silver."

"Nowadays those counterfeit bills may have already flowed out of Baodi. The Baoxing family has a great career, but now they are hard to beat with two fists."

During the chat between Pei Gong and Xiaoer, Fang inquired a lot, Baoxing Bank, which started in Baodi Mansion, has been in operation for more than ten years, and it is really rich and powerful in Baodi.

The two chatted for a while, and the sun gradually rose.

Customers came into the shop one after another, so Pei Gong also bid farewell to the waiter and left the shop on his own.

Baodi Mansion was built squarely and squarely, and the three-story facade of Baoxing Bank was built in the center of Fucheng, which is one street away from the government office.

Now even the waiter in the inn knows about the counterfeit banknotes issued by Baoxing Bank, but the bank is still open and welcomes them.

The door stands in the middle of the street, and it looks very lively.

Pei Gong watched calmly, and suddenly saw several familiar figures hurrying across the street.

It was the Dali Temple government office that followed Fang Cenxi last night.

Several people walked in a hurry, as if they were heading towards the government office behind the street.

Pei Gong couldn't help but keep an eye out, and followed the few people calmly, until he reached the alley next to the government office, and then stopped.

The alley is cloudy, and the sun does not shine at all.

Now the cold winter is even more so that people can't help shivering.

A few people walked into the alley, and then bowed their hands: "Fang Sizheng, this case is not much different from the original case after it has been approved."

"He went to make trouble in front of the government office again today, he is really a troublesome family."

"We've been in Baodi for several days, and we haven't seen anything unusual about the case in Baodi's office. What's more, Jin Yiwei is also in Baodi now. I'm afraid there will be more friction when we see it later."

"If you hadn't dismissed the lawsuit earlier and returned to Shuntian to return to order, it would also prevent these trivial matters from delaying other serious cases piled up in the Yamen."

Fang Cenxi didn't respond quickly.

He stroked his fingertips and thought for a while, his tone was very gentle, but he couldn't deny it: "There are still doubts about this matter. Dali Temple's lawsuit is not a child's play. Let's make a decision easily, and we can return to Beijing early, but if we are not sure, we will be killed." The whole family."

"Human life is at stake, why is it such a small matter?"

"Everything must not be preconceived, you must check everything out."