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Chapter 353: Escape by Death

Baihu came over and saluted, then repeated what he knew.

"After Lord Gu discovered that officials were illegally mining gold, he did not make it public and continued to investigate secretly."

"But he was discovered anyway, so they started hunting him down."

"In order not to expose his wife, he went to the valley to work as a miner."

"His wife Xiao Yudie initially thought he was missing, but later he secretly contacted Madam Gu and then sent the message to you."

As for why they sent a message saying Gu Chen was missing, it was because they thought that if someone intercepted the message, he would not be exposed.

Hui Chengyuan asked, "Have you found out which prince or prince of Song State it is?"

"How did they know there were mines in Zhongdao Mountain?"

Baihu nodded and took out a palm-sized piece of paper and handed it to him.

"I contacted Si Chen and learned from him that it is 90% likely that Prince Cheng and the Third Prince Song Minyan worked together to do this."

"Eighty percent of the gold mined was sent to the Song State, and twenty percent was left for the officials here to share."

Yuan Man frowned and said, "Haven't we only dug 20 to 30 meters deep? And the spoils have already been divided?"

Bai Hu said: "This is the last question asked by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The gold mine is very shallow. Even if we have only mined 20 to 30 meters, we have already mined nearly 1,000 taels of gold."

"I don't know who discovered the mine, but King Cheng of Song State was the first to lead the mining."

"After the county magistrate Guo Huaixin found out, he was going to send out the government troops."

“But then they seemed to have bought him out with a 100% ore purchase, and then the other officials followed.”

“Once they mine it, they don’t leave it in the valley, but transport it out immediately.”

Yuan Man asked, "Just send it out directly without smelting and purification?"

Bai Hu shook his head, "The purity of the gold ore is very high. It would be safer for them to transport it back for purification."

Hui Chengyuan summoned Ling Kong and asked him to take the prince's token to mobilize an army.

The mines in Anguo should not be mined by anyone except people from Song.

"Do you know who the people who mine and guard the mines belong to?"

Bai Hu nodded, "The people who are mining are those hired by Guo Huaixin."

"The people guarding the mines are Chengwang's men, but they don't have any obvious markings."

This is easy to understand. How could they keep any evidence when mining gold in other countries?

But Yuanman's attention was on the mine. Why didn't the people who were training there notice it?

She thought about it and asked.

Hui Chengyuan tapped the rough tabletop and fell into deep thought.

Yes, such a shallow gold mine, Ning Feng has been training there for many years, how could he not have discovered it?

And now that Ning Feng is dead...

No, Ning Feng admitted his guilt too readily at the beginning.

Although he was the one who executed the person on the spot, was that person really Ning Feng?

Ning Feng is brave and good at fighting, how could he be caught so easily? He didn't resist at all!

So, he had thought of a way out long ago, finding someone to impersonate him and escape by dying?

The more Hui Chengyuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for someone to discover the gold mine here so quickly.

He also knew something about Prince Cheng, the younger brother of Emperor Song, an idle prince who never attended court.

But no matter how idle he is, he cannot come to the mountains.

So someone found him and cooperated with him to open a gold mine.

And that person could only be Ning Feng.

As for why Song Minyan got involved, I think King Cheng asked him to take the blame.

Who made him the favorite prince of Emperor Song?

"Bai Hu, contact Si Chen and ask him to check whether Ning Feng is in Song State."

"It should be someone who is close to King Cheng."

"Ning Feng was once the governor of Dongzhou, commanding an army of 300,000. Even if his appearance has changed, his temperament is not likely to change."

"Let him check it carefully."

Baihu nodded and went to deliver the message.

Yuan Man looked at him, "Do you suspect that the one who died was not Ning Feng?"

Hui Chengyuan nodded, "Probably not."

"Now think about it, how could a Jiedushi who led 300,000 troops not leave himself a way out?"

"He should have discovered the gold mine a long time ago and knew it was huge."

"He concealed the truth from Prince Gong to leave himself a way out."

Yuanman thought about it and agreed.

How could a man leading 300,000 soldiers be so stupid as to put everything he has on the line?

"Ning Feng was executed on the spot, but what about his family?"

Hui Chengyuan paused, "Ning Feng has never married, he only has an old mother, because she is old, she was not implicated."

Yuan Man clicked his tongue and said, "I guess you guys won't make things difficult for his mother."

"He's so old, and Ning Feng is already dead. There's no need to embarrass an old man by taking back everything he had."

"If we go look for her now, I guess the old mother is gone."

"By the way, where is Gu Cheng's wife? Do you want to take her over?"

Hui Chengyuan glanced at Ling Feng.

Ling Feng understood and stepped out.

Yuan Man thought for a moment and said, "I want to go to Zhongdao Mountain tomorrow to take a look. Do you want to go?"

As for why not go tonight?

Going there late at night, they are not night owls and can see at night.

Hui Chengyuan shook his head, "Lingkong will be back tomorrow, I want to stay and make arrangements."

"Call Shang Yuanyi to help you. Don't act impulsively. Safety is the most important thing."

"I know you are a skilled martial artist, but we have to be prepared for any eventuality."

Yuanman stood up, came behind him, put his arms around his neck and shook him.

"Okay, I will."

"I'll find out the truth, and we'll discuss it when I get back."

Hui Chengyuan pulled her in front of him and let her sit on his lap.

"Find out the way out of that valley, and when the army arrives, just surround the valley."

Yuan Man nodded, then looked at him and raised an eyebrow.

"How long will it take to mine such a large gold mine? Wouldn't it be a loss for me to buy the valley basin?"

Hui Chengyuan buried his head in her neck.

"You won't lose out. Just keep doing what you want to do. I'll have someone modify the mine tunnel."

Yuan Man shook his head, "That's not necessary, there's no rush."

"But when you arrange the mining again, you are not allowed to damage the mountain, otherwise I will really buy this valley for nothing."

Hui Chengyuan laughed, and Yuanman also shook.

"What are you laughing at?" Yuanman patted him in dissatisfaction.

Hui Chengyuan looked up at her and said, "Don't worry, there will be professionals responsible for the mining, and they will not damage the mountain."

"If the gold mine is really big, they will find a way to remove the excess."

The yard is small, so people are coming and going.

When Yuan Man heard the noise, he immediately jumped out of Hui Chengyuan's arms.

Hui Chengyuan secretly sighed, thinking that it was great that his wife had a house wherever she went.

Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any here.

The next day, Yuanman got up at dawn.

When she got up, Hui Chengyuan also got up and helped her dress and do her makeup.

It was a simple suit that Yuanyi had found yesterday.