After five or six days of interrogation day and night, Huang Xianzhou and Mr. Yao finally figured out the general facts of the case and wrote an abbreviation and gave it to Gu Yan. The two of them were finally able to take a breather and have a good sleep.
The moon rises and shines brightly. In the distance, between the masts, the sea is filled with silvery waves.
Mr. Yao brought a small jar of wine over and sat next to Huang Xianzhou.
"When you reported it to the Crown Prince, I went to pick out a jar of Lotus White. Do you want to drink it?" Mr. Yao asked while unsealing the mud.
"Drink." Huang Xianzhou opened the two stacked bowls.
Mr. Yao poured wine into the bowl, took a sip, sipped for a moment, and exhaled, "Good wine!"
Huang Xianzhou looked at the sea in the distance and drank sips of wine.
Mr. Yao stopped talking.
Huang Xianzhou took one sip after another, finished a bowl of wine, and sighed, "Oh! In the past few decades, I have been complaining that there are no big cases, no big events, and I can't show off my talents, and now!"
Huang Xianzhou let out another long sigh. After waiting for a long time, Mr. Yao saw that he had drunk again and couldn't help but asked: "What now? Go on."
"How do you feel now that this case has been tried?" Huang Xianzhou looked at Mr. Yao.
"It's uncomfortable! Oh, those lives, more than a hundred lives, oh!" Mr. Yao also sighed.
"And the money, ugh."
The two of them sighed together.
"In the past, I always dreamed about doing big things. I thought about how happy it would be to handle a big case and do a big thing!" Huang Xianzhou took a big sip of wine.
Mr. Yao looked sideways at him. He looked like he was depressed and unhappy.
"Now, this case has not been seen in decades, or even in hundreds of years. Until now, the first layer has been peeled off, in my heart!" Huang Xianzhou suddenly stopped talking, and for a while, he let out a long sigh, "Photograph book"
It is said that only when one is strong can one bear wealth. Wealth is wealth but also a burden. The same applies to handling big events. Externally, one is appointed for important tasks, but internally, it is oppression and suffering."
"Dong Weng can bear it." Mr. Yao patted Huang Xianzhou.
"Well, you and I can handle it, we can handle it. But right now, I miss the Kunshan County Government very much." Huang Xianzhou sighed again.
"Even if we return to Kunshan County now, you will be your county magistrate and I will be my master, we can't go back to this state of mind. Let's move forward. Look at the prince, he is calm and composed." Mr. Yao told Huang Xianzhou
Add wine.
"He and the Crown Prince are definitely different from us. Oh, forget it, let's stop with these sentimental words. What do you think the Crown Prince will do next?" Huang Xianzhou brought the topic back to official business.
"Although the prince is young, he has far-reaching plans and sophisticated methods. I have thought about it, but I can't think of it." Mr. Yao simply shook his head and said.
"The prince has ordered me to put human lives first when reviewing cases, that is, I must start with human life cases. There are more than a hundred human lives, and I don't know which ones to use." Huang Xianzhou's voice fell into a very low voice.<
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"Ah? Do you still need to pick? Are there any differences between human lives?" Mr. Yao's mood became even worse.
"There is no difference in human life, but there is a difference in the people involved. Which murder case is pushed out and which murder case is suppressed is related to the court situation. Alas, when I was training in the Ministry of Household Affairs, the sentence I hated hearing the most was that relationships are important.
The DPRK Bureau considers the DPRK Bureau. Unexpectedly, now, I will also say something to influence the DPRK Bureau and consider the DPRK Bureau." Huang Xianzhou looked melancholy.
"This sentence is related to the situation of the court. It can only be said by those who are in a high position. Dong Weng has made great progress." Mr. Yao flattered him with a dry smile.
Huang Xianzhou glanced sideways at him, sighed, and picked up the bowl to drink.
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The royal residence outside Pingjiang City.
In the courtyard where the prince lived, in the warm pavilion near the water, Gu Yan sipped tea and waited for the prince to read the thick stack of case summaries.
After the prince finished reading, he was silent for a moment and put the abbreviation in front of Gu Yan, "Do you think my father knows this?"
"The emperor has taught you long ago that the affairs of the Customs and Excise Department are closely related to everything. The affairs of the Customs and Excise Department are not the affairs of the Department of Customs and Excise. I think that even if the emperor does not know these details, he can guess what the situation will be." Gu Yan
Answered.
"I am writing a sealed envelope to my father. This is an abbreviation." The prince paused for a moment and looked down at the abbreviation. "The writing is a bit messy, so I won't show it to my father."
"It's true that the writing is a bit messy, and the case hasn't been cleared up yet." Gu Yan looked at the prince.
"How long do you think this will take?" The prince was silent for a while, then sat across from Gu Yan and asked.
"It will take another half month to thoroughly examine these human life cases. It will take one and a half to two months to find out the flow of tax money over the years. This will be easy.
"But by now, someone in the capital should have received the letter from Pingjiang Prefecture. We have copied and inspected the Jiangnan Silk Shop and the Customs and Excise Department. We don't know what those people in the capital will do or what methods they will use, but they are sure
I won’t sit back and ignore it.
"What will happen in the capital, and what will happen in the south of the Yangtze River, are the problems we have to face." Gu Yan's voice was low.
"Pang Xianggong has always advocated being kind to foreign countries rather than using troops. The tax money collected by the Customs and Excise Department is used for military expenses in the north and must not be misappropriated. It is also an iron law of national policy. To revitalize the Customs and Excise Department, Pang Xianggong can't say anything, but if it causes the consequences of Jiangnan
The weaving workshop is in ruins."
The prince paused for a moment, then sighed.
"My idea is to start with the murder cases, especially the murder cases of the inspection office officials, and throw them out first to see what happens." Gu Yan lowered his eyes and said.
"Yes." The prince pondered for a moment and nodded.
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Li Xiaonan came back from Guoxiang and was still a short distance away from her new home. She was stopped by Shigun's boy, who asked Li Xiaonan to get into another car and stopped not far away.
Li Xiaonan got out of the car, and a few steps away was the springboard, which stretched towards a large, simple-looking ship.
Gu Yan was sitting in the cabin, looking at a picture spread out on the table. When he heard the movement, he didn't look up and crossed his fingers.
Li Xiaonan walked to the table and stretched her head to look at the drawing.
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"Can you see what this is?" Gu Yan clicked on the picture with his finger.
"Whose house is it? It looks very similar to ours." Li Xiaonan looked at the meticulous painting of the building.
"This is your home!" Gu Yan snorted in disgust.
"You asked someone to draw it? Why did you draw this?" Li Xiaonan reached out and turned the meticulous painting to face her, and looked carefully.
"Look at your new house." Gu Yan motioned to Shi Gun to take away the drawings.
"Are you so busy lately?" Li Xiaonan watched Shi Gun take away the drawings and served tea and snacks.
"Not free, very busy." Gu Yan pushed a plate with mochi in front of Li Xiaonan.
"I'm also very busy." Li Xiaonan picked up the small mochi and tasted it carefully.
"I will set off early tomorrow morning to accompany the prince on a patrol south. If anything happens to you, ask Awu to go to Wanqing in Bieye. If you want to read a book or something, just ask Awu to take you there."
Gu Yan watched Li Xiaonan finish eating the mochi, then poured a cup of tea and put it in front of her.
"Also, when you have free time, go to Linhai Town and talk to Huang Xianzhou. I see that he has been very worried recently and he has nothing to say to me. Go ask him for me and remember to keep an eye on him."
Yan continued to explain.
"Okay, ask him why he is worried? What are you worried about?" Li Xiaonan asked.
"All the cases of the Customs and Excise Department are in his hands." Gu Yan did not answer directly.
Li Xiaonan said, "Then I will go tomorrow."
"Your new house is not bad. Let A Wu and Wang Yuting move in and live with you." Gu Yan continued.
Li Xiaonan glanced sideways at Gu Yan and said nothing.
"That teahouse will have to pay the bills next month. If Ah Wu and the others live there, they will have to pay the real money for rent, food, fodder, etc. every month. It will definitely be much more expensive than living at your house." Gu.
Yan leaned slightly, looked at Li Xiaonan, and said seriously.
Li Xiaonan stared at Gu Yan speechlessly.
"I have to go back. If there is anything you think is important with Huang Xianzhou, write a letter and give it to Wan Qing. If you have nothing else, just wait until I come back." Gu Yan explained again, raising his finger to indicate that Li Xiaonan could leave.<
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Li Xiaonan hummed instead of agreeing, stood up and walked out.
