Chapter 510: Just send those current silver ingots box by box to the Qi State spies

Chen Yan's steps paused, and he turned around slowly.

The sunlight slanted in from outside the door, casting light and shadow on his face. A hook of a playful smile at the corners of his lips, his tone full of playfulness: "Why? Commoner Qiao, are you planning to see this office off?"

Chen Yan deliberately emphasized the three words "Commoner Qiao," looked at Yuwen Ang's instantly stiffened face, and waved his hand, his tone deliberately polite: "No need to be so polite, this office knows the way."

"No need to see me off, you can do as you please!"

This guy's form of address really changes fast!... Yuwen Ang muttered to himself while listening to these three words.

But he didn't dare to show half a dissatisfaction, hurriedly stood up and walked forward quickly, a flattering smile piled up on his face, his steps carrying a touch of urgency: "Zhuguo Chen, just now this King was confused and was joking with you!"

"It's all a joke, don't take it to heart!"

Chen Yan squinted at him, the playfulness in his eyes couldn't be hidden, his tone was slow, as if exposing his disguise: "Is that so?"

"But how does this office see that just now, Commoner Qiao, you really wanted this office to kneel down and beg?"

He paused, his fingertips rubbing the edict rolled in his palm lightly, his voice carrying a touch of deliberate reminder, "'Crawl over and beg like a dog'—these words were spoken by you yourself, this office didn't remember wrong, right?"

Yuwen Ang's face instantly flushed red, then quickly faded of blood color. He rubbed his hands awkwardly, hurriedly shook his head to deny, his tone urgent and carrying a touch of fawning: "How could that be!"

"Since you, Zhuguo, are willing to give me a chance to escape, and entrust such an important matter to me..."

"I am too grateful to have time, how could I return kindness with enmity and mention such an absurd request?"

The playfulness on Chen Yan's face suddenly faded, his face sank instantly, cold light surged in his eyes, and his tone was as piercing as ice: "But this office took it seriously."

He paused and continued: "And you also know that this office is narrow-minded and the most vengeful!"

As soon as these words came out, the temperature in the study seemed to drop instantly.

Seeing this, where would Yuwen Ang dare to have half a hesitation? He bent down without hesitation and bowed deeply at ninety degrees to Chen Yan, his posture humble to the extreme, his voice full of respectful apology: "Zhuguo Chen, please forgive me!"

"It was my ignorance, I spoke nonsense just now!"

"I ask the Zhuguo to have a large amount, forgive me this time!"

His waist was bent extremely low, his forehead almost touching the ground, and even his breathing was extremely light.

"That's right..."

Chen Yan examined Yuwen Ang's submissive appearance, showing a touch of satisfaction, stepped forward, raised his hand to pat his shoulder, his tone softened again, carrying a touch of laughter: "Those who know the times are heroes!"

"This office has a broad mind, I won't argue with you about these small things, I will give you one last chance..."

Having said that, he turned around and walked back quickly, sat back in his original seat, and his fingertips landed on the bright yellow edict again, rubbing it lightly.

When Yuwen Ang straightened up, a fierce light flashed quickly in his eyes, which was the endurance and unwillingness after being humiliated, but it was only for a moment before he forcibly suppressed it.

He immediately changed into a face full of smiles, bowed to Chen Yan and thanked him: "Thank you, Zhuguo, for your magnanimity!"

After the words fell, he also walked quickly back to his seat and sat down, his posture still respectful, and he took the initiative to ask: "I don't know why the Zhuguo came to me today, what do you need me to do?"

Chen Yan raised his hand and reached into his sleeve. After fumbling for a moment, he took out a small object wrapped in oil paper.

The edges of the oil paper were slightly damp. He placed it on the desk and unfolded it slowly. Three round copper coins with copper rust on the edges were revealed.

It was the "Bu Quan" circulating in Great Zhou, with regular seal characters engraved on the front and simple plain patterns on the back.

"Prince Qiao, you look at this object first." Chen Yan signaled with his hand, his gaze falling on the copper coins, his tone carrying a touch more solemnity than before.

Yuwen Ang leaned forward, bowed his head to examine the three copper coins on the desk, his brows knitted slightly, his tone full of doubt: "Copper coins? These three Bu Quan look no different from the ones circulating!"

"Why did the Zhuguo let me look at this, is there anything special?"

Chen Yan tapped the table with his knuckles, his gaze swept over the copper coins, and he opened his mouth slowly: "You look carefully again, among these three, only one is real."

Hearing this, Yuwen Ang leaned toward the desk, his eyes staring fixedly at the copper coins.

Borrowing the morning light to look at the casting traces on the edges, after a while, he raised his hand and pointed to two of them, his tone extremely certain: "These two are fake! The 'Bu' character on this one has thinner strokes than the real coin, and it feels astringent when touched..."

"And this one, the edges are not regular enough, and the sound will definitely be dull when knocked, it is definitely not a real coin cast by the government!"

Before the words fell, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something, his pupils shrank, and he looked up abruptly at Chen Yan, his tone full of surprise: "Could it be... this is the conspiracy you mentioned, Zhuguo, that the Qi State wants to subvert our Great Zhou?!"

"Exactly!"

Chen Yan nodded slowly, his fingertips tapped on the two fake coins, and his face sank: "Once these fake copper coins circulate wildly within our territory and become a climate, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Yuwen Ang instantly realized the seriousness of the problem, took a cold breath, and his face was full of seriousness.

He raised his hand to stroke the fake coins and said: "This is no small matter! The blow to our Great Zhou's finances and people's livelihood will be huge!"

He paused, a touch of worry in his eyes: "What is more serious is that if someone takes the opportunity to fan the flames, I am afraid it will shake the hearts of the people, and even..."

"It is possible to shake the foundation of the country!"

Chen Yan listened to Yuwen Ang's words, nodded slowly, his tone solemn: "Indeed."

Before the words fell, the solemnity in his eyes eased slightly, a hook of a calm smile at the corners of his lips, and he continued: "Fortunately, it was discovered early. The Qi State spies have just started to act and have not yet formed a scale. Everything still has room for recovery!"

"Damn it!"

After listening, Yuwen Ang's eyes turned red instantly. He slapped the desk violently, the coarse porcelain bowl rattled, his tone full of anger, cursing: "The Qi thieves are unwilling to let our Great Zhou die! Do they really think there is no one in the Yuwen family?"

"They dare to secretly mint fake coins to disturb the foundation of our dynasty, and they even want to shit on the head of our Yuwen family!"

"This breath cannot be tolerated, we must return the color, and let those bastards with the surname Gao know the power!"

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, his chest rising and falling violently, and the anger in his eyes was not pretended, nor was it acted.

After all, this young Prince Qiao has the surname Yuwen and is a member of the royal family. The actions of the Qi people are openly slapping the face of the Yuwen family...

And this is also one of the important reasons why Chen chose this guy!

"The Grand Tutor also means this!" Chen Yan nodded and said.

Yuwen Ang took a deep breath, suppressed the fire in his heart, his gaze fell on Chen Yan, his tone respectful but carrying a touch of urgency: "Then I don't know what the Zhuguo needs me to do?"

After calming down, Yuwen Ang also felt a touch of doubt in his heart...

In this level of fighting, with his IQ, what help can he provide?

How can he become a key link in countering the Qi people?

Chen Yan's corners of his mouth lifted slightly, saying: "This office has sent people to investigate clearly. The spies hidden by the Qi State in the capital are hiding in the Chang'an Ghost Market..."

His words paused, he raised his hand and pointed outside the study door. Following his fingertips, one could faintly see more than a dozen large black lacquered boxes piled up in the courtyard, and the reflection of silver ingots could occasionally be glimpsed from the cracks in the box lids: "What you, Prince Qiao, need to do is to take the current silver outside into the Chang'an Ghost Market."

"After finding the Qi State spies, you only need to do one thing—"

"Purchase a large amount of the fake copper coins in their hands, buy as many as you can!"

After listening, Yuwen Ang was stunned first, then a look of sudden realization flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder you, Zhuguo, would come to me!"

The news that he had been demoted to a commoner had long spread throughout Chang'an, and the Qi State spies could not have not heard it.

Therefore, he has the motivation to do these things, and it is easier to gain their trust...

After all, being demoted and then having doubts and wanting revenge is the most reasonable thing!

But thinking about it again, Yuwen Ang knitted his brows, his face full of incomprehensible doubt, and couldn't help but ask: "But I still don't understand, Zhuguo, since you know where the spies are hiding, why don't you directly send troops to surround the Ghost Market and catch them all in one net?"

"Instead, you want me to bring real gold and silver to the door and give them silver?"

"Isn't this raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

Hearing this, Chen Yan's eyes sank slightly, and he replied calmly: "You don't need to understand the reason, just follow the instructions of this office."

Immediately, his fingertips pinched the blank edict on the desk and shook it lightly. The bright yellow brocade shimmered in the morning light, his tone carrying a temptation that was neither a smile nor a frown: "As long as you send those current silver ingots box by box to the Qi State spies..."

"And bring their fake copper coins back completely, this edict will be completely yours!"

Yuwen Ang stared at the edict in Chen Yan's hand, his fingertips rubbing the edge of the table unconsciously, and lowered his head to ponder for a moment.

Although he longed to regain freedom, the Chang'an Ghost Market was extremely dangerous, and he had to deal with Qi State spies, so the risk was really not small.

When he raised his head, the determination from before was gone, replaced by a touch of worry, his tone carrying hesitation: "But my safety is a big problem..."

Seeing this, Chen Yan raised his hand and pressed it: "Don't worry! Since this office let you go, I will naturally arrange it properly for you."

Before the words fell, he shouted toward the outside of the door: "Come in!"

The study door was pushed open gently, and a man with an ordinary appearance walked in.

He was dressed in gray cloth, his brows and eyes were indifferent, and he was completely inconspicuous when thrown into a crowd, only his eyes were exceptionally sharp.

Chen Yan pointed to this person and said to Yuwen Ang: "She will protect your safety!"

Yuwen Ang frowned and examined the visitor, his heart full of doubt, and couldn't help but ask: "Who is this...?"

"Thousand-faced Enchantress!" Chen Yan smiled indifferently and replied, "This time she will disguise herself as your attendant and accompany you to the Chang'an Ghost Market throughout the whole process. Not only can she protect your safety, but she can also help you pay attention to the movements around you, so as not to be calculated by the spies."

Yuwen Ang's eyes lit up. He immediately stood up, bowed and cupped his fists to Chen Yan, his tone full of gratitude: "Thank you, Zhuguo!"

He had heard of the name of the Thousand-faced Enchantress...

The carriage drove away from the Qiao Prince's mansion, the wheels rolling over the bluestone road, making a steady rumbling sound.

The carriage curtain isolated the noise of the outside world, and there was only a faint sandalwood scent in the carriage.

Chen Yan leaned on the soft cushion.

Hongye, who was on the side, saw him closing his eyes to rest, stepped forward lightly, holding a small white porcelain bottle in her hand, and reminded: "Duke, it's time to take the antidote..." ===== CHAPTER 511 =====