But Zhan Beihan's thoughts changed and he immediately guessed: "Six or seven years ago?"

Xiao Lingyue smiled and said: "How did you come to this judgment?"

Zhan Beihan frowned slightly: "The behavior of the bandit village in Hulang Mountain changed drastically six years ago. The smuggling of iron ore should have started at that time."

"That's right." Xiao Lingyue nodded in agreement, "There are bandits who secretly sell iron ore, so there is a smuggling route from Northern Qin to Southern Yan, and if you want to secretly send crude iron into Nanyan territory,

We need someone to take care of it secretly in Weishui City on the border."

Zhan Beihan quickly followed her train of thought: "And you said before that Zhao Yongchang's daughter was pregnant when she was rescued from the brothel. The son she gave birth to now is about seven or eight years old."

Infer from time.

Apparently it was Murong Ye who first helped Zhao Yongchang rescue his daughter, thereby gaining Zhao Yongchang's loyalty.

Then it took about half a year to a year after his daughter gave birth to her son.

Zhao Yongchang was assigned to Weishui City as the city lord, and was privately responsible for the transit of smuggled iron ore.

The timing is absolutely right.

Xiao Lingyue said with a half-smile: "Zhao Yongchang thinks he hasn't revealed anything, but as long as he speaks, he will inevitably reveal flaws. For example, he said that his master was very kind to him, and he would rather die than betray him.

This is an obvious flaw.

Because I have already guessed that Murong Ye is his master.

When Zhao Yongchang was involved in an accident and imprisoned, Murong Ye was still young and did not have his current status. There was no intersection between the two, and naturally there was no affection.

The great kindness Zhao Yongchang mentioned could only have happened after he was released from prison, that is, seven or eight years ago."

Zhan Beihan raised his eyebrows with interest: "And after he was released from prison, his only concern was his daughter, so Murong Ye's kindness to him was probably due to saving his daughter."

Xiao Lingyue spread her hands: "Look, it's actually not difficult to deceive him. As long as you grasp a flaw and follow the clues and push it down step by step, you can reveal a lot of things."

Because time cannot be changed.

In addition to what she said, there were some things that Xiao Lingyue did not say.

seven years ago.

Nan Yan's Major General "Wei Shaorong" is not dead yet, but his relationship with Murong Ye has become very tense.

Xiao Lingyue only realized later that at that time, Murong Ye had already begun planning to take away the military power from her.

Once you have military power, you need armor and weapons.

The iron ore in Nan Yan was in the hands of the emperor and Murong Ye could not get it, so he set his sights on Northern Qin.

He may have sent people to sneak into Northern Qin to explore the location of the iron mines in Northern Qin, while at the same time searching for suitable candidates in Southern Yan.

Then Zhao Yongchang was discovered who was still in prison.

Zhao Yongchang spent seven years in prison.

In the past seven years, the Southern Yan Dynasty experienced violent turbulence, and princes from all walks of life were dismissed one after another. Murong Ye showed his talents and became the winner.

Zhao Yongchang avoided these turmoils because he was in jail and was not involved with anyone. Therefore, in Murong Ye's eyes, Zhao Yongchang was a man who was capable, had an absolutely clean identity and background.

Just for his use.

Xiao Lingyue said: "The iron ore in Nanyan is scarce. It is something that can only be controlled by the emperor. No one can covet it, otherwise there will be no good end. Therefore, Murong Ye needs someone who is absolutely loyal to help him smuggle the iron ore.
Chapter completed!