Chapter 1384 Shangshu’s worries!
Seeing that Ye Feiyang was still very confident in his ideas, Yang Tao smiled and said:

"How much silver did you find in your search?"

Ye Feiyang continued without hesitation:
"Yang Zecheng has fifty taels of silver notes on him. In addition, I found two silver ingots and some loose silver in the house. Adding them all together, I think there are about seventy or eighty taels of silver!"

Ye Feiyang was not a stupid man. After saying this, he seemed to realize something and stood there in a daze.

Seeing Ye Feiyang's reaction, Yang Tao also said leisurely:
"The combined annual wages of these dozen workers is only a little over a hundred taels of silver. If they really killed Yang Zecheng, what do you think is the probability that they would leave the silver with Yang Zecheng instead of dividing it among themselves?"

Ye Feiyang scratched his head awkwardly, but did not insist. He then continued to ask curiously:

"Brother Yang, since these workers didn't do it, then who killed Yang Zecheng?"

"I don't know either! But I know that the person who killed Yang Zecheng is not simple, he is definitely a master!"

"Master? Brother Yang, are you saying that this murderer is very skilled in martial arts?"

Yang Tao nodded and said:

"That's right! The murderer's martial arts skills are definitely very powerful, and he knows the human body structure very well. Every knife he cut into Yang Zecheng was very precise, causing Yang Zecheng great pain but not causing him to die too quickly from excessive blood loss!"

"Yang Zecheng was most likely tortured to death. He must have suffered a lot of pain before his death..."

After saying that, Yang Tao looked up at the bloody words on the wall and said:
"Yang Zecheng must have been tortured. The murderer's target must not only be him!"

"That's why I don't think the murderers are those workers. It's not that I look down on them, but how could those workers have such means?"

"From my experience, the murderer must be a ruthless person who has killed dozens of people, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do this!"

Hearing Yang Tao's speculation, Ye Feiyang said with an idea:
"Just now Cao Kui mentioned Zhang Xinjian, saying that he was a ruthless character. He sent the body to Yang Zecheng so he could use Yang Zecheng's brick factory as a place to destroy the body!"

Yang Tao nodded slightly and said:

"This Zhang Xinjian is indeed a possible suspect, but judging from the current situation, it cannot be completely confirmed that he was the one who killed Yang Zecheng!"

After talking about the case, Yang Tao saw that the search of the crime scene was almost complete, so he asked his officers to seal it up and returned to the yamen with Ye Feiyang and others.

On the way back to the government office, Ye Feiyang was thinking about the case. He suddenly asked Yang Tao:

"How does the martial arts of this murderer, Brother Yang, compare to yours?"

Although he didn't know why Ye Feiyang suddenly thought of asking this, Yang Tao hesitated for a moment and said:
"Ten moves?"

"Brother Yang, are you saying that you can defeat him within ten moves?"

Hearing this, Yang Tao smiled bitterly, shook his head and said:

“Fei Yang, I mean that I can hold on for ten moves. I should be able to keep my life within ten moves…”

Ye Feiyang was extremely shocked when he heard this. The reason why he respected Yang Tao so much was not only because Yang Tao was his senior, experienced and took good care of him, but also because Yang Tao's martial arts were very strong. Ye Feiyang had seen with his own eyes that several murderous and robbing bandits were easily captured by Yang Tao like lambs to be slaughtered.

Yang Tao looked at Ye Feiyang who was standing there in a daze and said:

“Fei Yang! There are always people who are better than you. You are still young, so I have to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If you encounter a master like this, run as far away as you can. Don’t think about making meritorious deeds. You can only make meritorious deeds while you are alive!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Feiyang said solemnly:
"Brother Yang, I understand what you mean!"

After saying this, Ye Feiyang paused and said:
"If that's the case, then what should we do about this matter? How do we investigate the case?"

Yang Tao said calmly:
"With the emergence of such an expert, it is not possible for our Yijing government office to solve the case alone. Let's report it to the Ministry of Justice and ask them to send people. The Coordination Office may also get involved by then. The Coordination Office has many experts..."

"Feiyang, you don't have to worry! If the sky falls, there will be someone tall enough to hold it up. It won't fall on our heads!"

Looking at Yang Tao's indifferent expression, the young Ye Feiyang seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

After an incense stick of time, everyone returned to the government office. Yang Tao reported the matter to the prefect Liu Ning. Upon hearing the news, the prefect Liu Ning attached great importance to it and immediately reported the matter to the Ministry of Justice, requesting support for the case.

In a blink of an eye, half a day had passed. Yang Tao, who had just returned home from get off work at the government office, saw a somewhat unexpected person at home.

Seeing Yang Tao coming back, his wife Liu also smiled and said:

"Sir, this Lord Zhao Yuan said he is your colleague and is here to give you something!"

Yang Tao ignored his wife's words and just waved his hand to let her leave. When he and Zhao Yuan were the only ones left in the room, the head constable of Yijing Prefecture said in a deep voice:

"You said it ended here!"

A few days ago, Yang Tao helped Zhao Yuan find out the real culprit behind Ziyun's murder. Zhao Yuan also promised to solve the problem for Yang Tao. Yang Tao thought his life would return to normal, but he never expected that Zhao Yuan would come to his door again just a few days later.

Facing Yang Tao's question, Zhao Yuan smiled and said:

"I've come to bring you something!"

After saying that, Zhao Yuan took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and placed them on the table. Yang Tao glanced at the banknotes and asked with some doubt:

"What do you mean?" Zhao Yuan said with a smile:

"Giving you money? Can't you see that?"

"I mean why did you send me silver?"

Zhao Yuan waved his hand and said:

"Captain Yang, you misunderstood. This silver was not given to you by me!"

"The nobleman was very satisfied with what happened last time and rewarded me with five hundred taels of silver. In view of your contribution in this incident, Captain Yang, I will take the lion's share of three hundred taels of silver, and you will take the smaller share of two hundred taels of silver..."

"Is it fair for me to do this?"

Yang Tao was even more confused after hearing this. He had learned from Ye Feiyang that Zhao Yuan had an unusual background. He was involved in Ye Baode's incident, but he was able to stay out of it and come to the Ministry of Justice to work as a doctor. This was enough to show how powerful Zhao Yuan's background was!
Later in the investigation process, Yang Tao gradually realized that the reason why Zhao Yuan investigated Ziyun's murder case was not because of the order of the Ministry of Justice, but because he was instructed by someone to investigate the case.

So he was not surprised to hear Zhao Yuan mention the word "noble man", but he was surprised that Zhao Yuan actually wanted to give him two hundred taels of silver!
Two hundred taels of silver is not a small sum!

As the chief constable of the Yijing government office, his annual salary was only ten taels of silver. Taking into account the bonuses for solving cases and various subsidies from the government office, his annual income was probably no more than thirty taels of silver. In other words, these two hundred taels of silver were enough for him to save for seven years without eating or drinking.

His father worked hard in the Yijing government office for half his life and saved enough money to buy this old house, which is now worth only three hundred taels of silver.

If there were two hundred taels of silver to be had at other times, Yang Tao would never let it go, but he really felt that the two hundred taels of silver from Zhao Yuan were too hot to handle.

Seeing Yang Tao's hesitation and reluctance to take the silver, Zhao Yuan also spoke up:
"Captain Yang, you don't have to be embarrassed. When I was in the army, I was most particular about rewards and punishments. Meritorious deeds must be won and faults must be punished. You can go and ask around. I, Zhao Yuan, will never let my subordinates go empty-handed if there is a reward!"

After saying this, seeing that Yang Tao was still indifferent, Zhao Yuan thought that Yang Tao was dissatisfied with the amount and said:
“Captain Yang, don’t be too greedy. Although you have made great contributions to this case, I am the leader of this case. It is fair for me to take 300 taels of silver and you to take 200 taels of silver…”

Yang Tao shook his head and said:

"Master Zhao, that's not what I meant!"

Zhao Yuan suddenly realized what Yang Tao was really thinking and said with a smile:
"Captain Yang, are you worried that I'm cheating you by sending you money?"

"Captain Yang! Captain Yang!"

"I thought you were a smart man, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid at this moment."

"Although I didn't tell you who the noble man is, a smart person like you should know it. If I wanted to cheat you, would I need to give you two hundred taels of silver?"

After saying this, Zhao Yuan, feeling extremely disappointed, picked up the banknotes on the table and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Yang Tao hesitated for a moment, quickly blocked Zhao Yuan's way and said apologetically:
"Thank you very much for your kindness, Lord Zhao."

"Humph!"

Although there was still some anger on his face, Zhao Yuan handed the banknote to Yang Tao and said:
"Captain Yang, you are not bad, but you are not as important as you think. Not everyone in this world wants to harm you!"

Yang Tao was a little embarrassed when he heard what Zhao Yuan said. He took the banknote from Zhao Yuan and nodded slightly, saying:
"I am grateful for your advice!"

Zhao Yuan nodded slightly and said:

"I live in Taiping Hutong in East City. If you have any important matters in the future, please come and tell me. You will definitely get some benefits!"

After saying this, Zhao Yuan was about to leave, but at this moment Yang Tao seemed to have remembered something and said directly:
"Sir Zhao, an important thing just happened. The owner of a brick factory named Yang Zecheng in the southern suburbs was tortured and killed. Some murders were involved. Prefect Liu has already reported the matter to the Ministry of Justice. The Coordination Office may also be involved in this case soon..."

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Yijing Ancient Mansion
Gu Sansi, dressed in casual clothes, was strolling in the back garden of his own house. As the Minister of Personnel of the Daqian Dynasty, Gu Sansi's mansion was also very luxurious. The ancient mansion was not only divided into two courtyards, east and west, but also had a total area of ​​more than ten acres. It could be said to be among the top ten luxury houses in Yijing. The area of ​​the back garden of the ancient mansion exceeded two acres.

In order to make good use of the back garden and create a comfortable and pleasant environment, Chen Wanting, who is in charge of the family's financial power, also hired ten workers to take care of the back garden. Under the careful care of these ten workers, the back garden of the ancient mansion is now full of birdsong and flowers, which is refreshing.

But at this time, the Minister of Personnel of Daqian, who was strolling in the garden, looked melancholy, and seemed to have no interest in the beautiful scenery before him at all.

Today is the third day that Gu Sansi has taken leave. In the past few years, except for the Chinese New Year, Gu Sansi has never had such a long rest. Even if he occasionally has a headache or a fever, Gu Sansi would only rest for one day at most, and then return to work hard.

On the night three days ago, although Gu Sansi was so angry at his daughter Gu Qianqian's crazy remarks that he was shaking and had no strength all over his body, with Chen Wanting's comfort, Gu Sansi's mood improved a lot, and he even had sex with Chen Wanting before going to bed at night.

But the next morning, when Gu Sansi was about to go to the Ministry of Rites to work, he received the news that Zhang Xiong, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was dismissed and Cui Hang would temporarily take over as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. After hearing this news, Gu Sansi's mind was buzzing...

Although many people in the court opposed Ye Mingsheng's idea of ​​layoffs, no one dared to act rashly in front of Ye Mingsheng's authority. At most, they talked about it in private and did not dare to say anything openly.

Gu Sansi did the same. Although the relationship between him and Ye Mingsheng was not as close as before, the years of relationship between the monarch and his subject still enabled him to be aware of some of Ye Mingsheng's thoughts. He knew that Ye Mingsheng was dissatisfied with the slow progress of layoffs, and this dissatisfaction would make Ye Mingsheng think of killing the chicken to scare the monkey!

So the question is, who will be the chicken used to scare the monkeys?

The issue of layoffs is ultimately a personnel issue, and as the Minister of Personnel, Gu Sansi is in charge of personnel matters!

Therefore, when it comes to the issue of layoffs, it can be said that Gu Sansi has no choice but to shoulder the responsibility. Anyone can shirk responsibility except him!

If it were before, Gu Sansi would never worry about being killed as an example, but things are different now. After feeling that Ye Mingsheng's trust in him was decreasing day by day, Gu Sansi had a sense of crisis in his heart, and this crisis also prompted Gu Sansi to not dissuade Ye Mingsheng from his layoff plan!
Although Gu Sansi did not dare to dissuade Ye Mingsheng, he still had his own ideas in his mind!

Gu Sansi agreed with Ye Mingsheng's idea to a certain extent. Daqian was born out of Dazhou, and also inherited Dazhou's huge and bloated GL team. Although the court had completed slimming down and got rid of bloat and inefficiency after Ye Mingsheng's repeated cleanups, such problems still existed at the local level...