Northern Song Dynasty: The City of Qingquan Mystery Case

"Blowing snow! It turns out that you are playing tricks—"

Qianqing yelled at the tree angrily.I saw a small white cat standing on the thick branch of the ginkgo tree, staring down at Qianqing.It is white all over, with one blue and one yellow eyes, majestic and majestic, not like a white cat but like a tiger.

It glanced lazily at everything, jumped onto the roof of the Yongcheng government office without looking back, and then slapped its butt and left.

Ganqing sneered, and cursed secretly, who has such a cat.

This is Yi Xiangquan's cat.

The last time he saw Xiangquan and Chuuxue was in Luoyang City two years ago.It was snowing heavily in winter, just as Xiangquan's master passed away.

Qianqing's father presided over the funeral.And Mr. Shao, that is, Shao Yong, Xiangquan's master, was a clever and funny old man during his lifetime.Qianqing is not very clear why such an old man without an official position is revered by so many people, including his own father.

But Ganqing understands one thing: his master will not be an easy-going master who can teach a strange apprentice like Yi Xiangquan.

That year, Xiangquan was traveling abroad, but he didn't catch up with his master before he died.Mr. Shao is not only Xiangquan's master, but also a close relative.There is an ancient admonition that it is unfilial to not have children by your side when a loved one dies.

Naturally, Xiangquan felt uncomfortable.

Shao Yong forbade his disciples to wear sackcloth and filial piety. Xiang Quan obeyed his master's last order, but from then on, he only wore white clothes.

Fubuki two years ago was no more than the size of a palm, and it seemed that Xiangquan had brought it from another place.Ganqing remembered that Xiangquan said: Xia Qianqing is very smart, but Chuuxue is smarter than him.

Qianqing is extremely resentful, his eldest son Xia is handsome, intelligent, intelligent and unparalleled, how can a cat compare to him!

After waiting for a while, Qianqing felt impatient, so he entered the back office on his own initiative.However, Yang Fu Yin, Fang Qian, and Xiang Quan had gathered together a long time ago, and there was a long white object in Xiang Quan's hand, which looked like a hairpin at first glance.

It is rhinoceros chopsticks.

Qian Qing was so annoyed that he clearly promised to show himself the rhinoceros bone, so what is that? "It's not that I won't let you see it. There will be high-ranking officials coming to the city tomorrow, and you can come and see it then."

Xiang Quan spoke indifferently, without the slightest bit of remorse or guilt.

Qian Qing spat, then said, "Why would someone come in after the city is banned?"

Yang Fuyin said: "Master Xia doesn't know something, Mr. Zhao is an official sent by the court temporarily, it is said that his status is quite high, so he dare not neglect."

"How do you know that he is not a thief? What he brought is not a thief? Can't he bring a thief when he enters the city?"

Xiang Quan gently turned the rhinoceros chopsticks in his hand, looked at it for a long time without raising his eyes: "Be careful what you say. This person has a very high status."

"What officer?"

Xiangquan was at a loss, and Yang Fu Yin said with a "tsk": "It is said that it is a prison. The official position is not high, but since it has been specially dispatched by the superior, the official position is not important. Privileges are inevitable, so it is a high-ranking official. Well."

Fang Qian came forward and gave a clear smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Xia, he doesn't bring too many people into the city. We will check them one by one, and never let suspicious people get in."

Ganqing's mind suddenly flashed, Xiangquan mentioned "Shangzuo" just now, could it be that even the current emperor knows about Yongcheng.He was startled, and felt that this matter was no small matter, so should he get involved in this mess?

But this doubt dispelled when he saw the rhinoceros.

Ganqing has seen yak bone chopsticks and ivory chopsticks before, and this pair of chopsticks is also white, slightly red when you look closely.A dragon and a phoenix are actually carved on the chopsticks, which is exquisite, and this is a totem that can only be used by the royal family.There are also small rubies set on it, which is also excellent.

Even more surprising is the hollowed out tail.The hollowed out part is only three inches, and the gap is like silk, like a cloud, which is exquisite.This kind of hollowing out method is extremely profound, which is no different from tying ropes on ants and painting on rice grains.If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine such craftsmanship in the Spring and Autumn Period.

This kind of chopsticks still have to be used and soaked in sugar water, which is really reckless.

Chopsticks are indeed high-quality goods, but they are neither gold nor jade, no matter how good the material is, they are not worth much compared with ancient jade, jadeite, or even porcelain produced by famous kilns.

He turned to look at the wooden box containing the chopsticks.It is inlaid with green and white jade, reddish brown, and is tightly inlaid with the wooden box. There are double chisels carved on it. The chisel body is curled and coiled, and the curled position is carved.In this way, the jade and the decoration of the wooden box are fastened together without a single gap.

After reading it, Gan Qing blurted out: "How could this be? The things are extremely exquisite, but they are not worth much. Why would the strange thief in Tsing Yi go all out to steal the chopsticks?"

"Fourteen crimes, none of which were rare treasures. Stealing chopsticks is the first time." Xiang Quan casually touched the fan on his waist, his eyes erratic. "So far no one has figured out why he stole these things, no? Everything valuable but mostly from the same period."

"It's not a famous product, but can you find out who made it?" Qianqing stroked his chin and thought, "Chunqiu, could it be the finished product from the end of the Spring and Autumn Period to the beginning of the Warring States period? Could it be—"

He stopped and didn't say any more.

"It wasn't him who did it."

Xiang Quan shook his head, but Yang Fuyin was confused.

"Who? Who is Mr. Yi talking about?"

Gan Qing slapped his thigh: "Couldn't Yang Fuyin think of it? The only craftsman in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods—"

"In short, I will report the plan tomorrow."

Xiang Quan interrupted their conversation.The next few people wanted to discuss the details, but Xiang Quan didn't reveal any plans.When Mr. Zhao comes tomorrow, he will further coordinate the deployment of guards.

No matter how the three persuaded, Xiang Quan refused to reveal the plan at all.

Ganqing is used to this, but feels that Xiangquan secretly plans not to tell others, which is really annoying.In fact, since he lent Xiangquan 15 taels of silver, he went home and quietly sent someone to find out where the money was spent.

How easy it is to track Yixiangquan.

Qianqing smiled smugly, he would know what Xiangquan was doing tonight, even though it was only a day earlier than everyone else, it was worth it.

He, Xia Ganqing, will take care of this shitty matter of Tsing-clothed Strange Pirates.

After the discussion was over, Xiangquan disappeared without a trace.Qianqing and Fang Qian went out of the Yamen together, walked a few steps, but heard a slight sound from the roof tiles behind them.

It's Fubuki again, that sleazy cat who pretends to be a fool.

Just give it a "gift".

Ganqing took out a piece of broken silver from his bosom, gave Fang Qian a strange smile, turned around quickly and threw it on the roof!

"You shitty cat—"

The silver flew extremely fast like a dart, but landed silently.

Fang Qian turned his head in surprise, and said dully: "Master Xia, what's wrong? What are you smashing?"

He looked at Qianqing, only to see that his face turned white.

"It's not Fuxue."

"what?"

"When I turned around just now, I seemed to see a black shadow—"

"Young Master Xia, you are overthinking." Fang Qian smiled slightly, "How is it possible? You must be dazzled—"

"Even if it's my eyesight, how can there be no sound when the silver falls on the roof tiles!" Qian Qing felt cold and sweating.

"As you wish..."

Qian Qing's complexion became very bad, and he panted, "I must have hit something on the roof just now. Fang Qian, actually... I came to the Yongcheng government office these few days, and I always felt that someone was staring at us."

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