The official received a report from the Gu family that a thief had entered the house. He did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately sent a policeman with a team of people to capture the thief. He did not want to...
Just as he was about to knock on the door, he saw the door open.
Dingqing took a look and saw that it was the fifth prince who had come out.
The official immediately knelt down and saluted the fifth prince. Although the fifth prince was angry with the Gu family for everything being unorganized, he could not show it to the outside world. After all, the Gu family was his maternal family, and he still needed the money support of the Gu family, so he would give it to the Gu family no matter what.
A little face.
"Excuse me, what are you doing in the Gu Mansion?" The fifth prince suppressed the disgust in his heart and asked calmly.
"I'm going back to the Fifth Highness. I received a report that a thief had stolen many valuable things. After receiving the news, I immediately brought someone over, hoping to help."
They are all trying to please and do not dare to offend the fifth prince.
The fifth prince's mind changed, and he vaguely understood Gu Qiancheng's plan, and he was determined to sell a favor to the Gu family, so he said: "This prince also knows something about this matter. You should investigate carefully and do not let the owner suffer losses." This is important.
meaning to do.
"I understand, little one." The official responded hurriedly, respectfully sent the fifth prince away, and then led his men into the Gu family.
Gu Qiancheng did not come forward. It was the housekeeper beside the old lady who entertained the officials and explained the matter clearly one by one.
A salt merchant surnamed Liu set up a trap to defraud the Gu family and took the opportunity to get close to the Gu family. Mr. Gu was simple-minded and the salt merchant surnamed Liu had everything going on in his family.
A salt merchant surnamed Liu bribed a master of martial arts, sneaked into Gu's house in the middle of the night, pried open the private vault where the eldest girl's dowry was stored, and stole all the valuables inside.
After the salt merchant surnamed Liu stole the dowry, he knew that the Gu family had no ability to repay the money. Today he came to the house with an IOU, hoping to force the Gu family to repay the money, and even asked the Gu family to give up their ancestral home before they came out.
During the conversation, the Gu family agreed to use the eldest sister's dowry to pay off the debt, but Liu Yanshang disagreed, saying that the dowry was not valuable and refused to take it. In order to prove that the items in the private treasury were worth millions, the Gu family's eldest and second masters brought
I opened a private treasury together with Liu Yanshang, but I didn’t want to...
The private treasury was empty and had been robbed long ago. Uncle Gu and Second Master Gu were immediately frightened and sent people to search for clues in the treasury. As a result, they found a trace of hooked thread on a rusty nail.
After comparison, the thread was exactly a coat that Liu Yanshang wore a few days ago. The clothes were also found and verified, and they were indeed Liu Yanshang's.
Liu Yanshang refused to admit it, but the evidence was solid and the Gu family did not dare to try the case privately, so they went to the Kyoto Prefecture to have the case heard by the government, so that the Gu family could get justice.
When the official heard what the housekeeper said, his head was pounding, but he couldn't stand it. The Gu family had evidence, and it was solid evidence.
The key to the Gu family's private treasury has always been on Mr. Gu's possession. It has never been opened before. It is impossible for Liu Yanshang to have entered the Gu family's treasury. The clothes Liu Yanshang wore a few days ago were caught by the embroidered nails in the private treasury.
Broken, it can be seen that Liu Yanshang has definitely entered the private treasury, and he did it secretly.
As for the evidence that Liu Yanshang had contact with Jianghu people?
This matter does not require the Gu family to come forward. As long as the government investigates, it will be known that Liu Yanshang actually contacted a group of Jianghu people a few days ago and shipped a batch of things out. As for what the things were?
Sorry, no one knows. Liu Yanshang is very capable. He left the city quietly and avoided the government's search.
There were many doubtful points in this case, but the Gu family reported the case, and the evidence was so conclusive that the official had no choice but to accept it. They immediately ordered people to take Liu Yanshang away, only to find that Liu Yanshang was covered in water, his face was pale, and the back of his head was
I was even beaten and wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, and I could still see the scarlet blood.
"This..." The official was dumbfounded. Is a person dead or not?
If you give them a dead person, they won't be able to investigate the case.
"Don't worry, sir. Mr. Liu is fine. It's just that he wanted to run away. My eldest son was so angry that he hit him with a piece of wood." The housekeeper did not excuse Mr. Gu.
The officials came forward to check and confirmed that Liu Yanshang was not dead, and then reluctantly carried him away.
As soon as they were taken away, the Gu family's farce came to an end temporarily. When Gu Qiancheng heard the butler's repeated words, he nodded and rubbed his brows tiredly, "It was done very well."
"The younger one just followed the girl's teachings. She is smart." The housekeeper didn't dare to take credit. Seeing that Gu Qiancheng looked tired, he didn't want to say more, but he was worried that something might go wrong, so he thought about it and asked.
One sentence: "Girl, this case is full of loopholes. If the government really tries it, will there be any problems?"
Although there are various clues, they cannot withstand investigation.
"No," Gu Qiancheng's voice was very soft, but revealed an indescribable confidence, "This case cannot be tried." Prince Zhou will not let this case go to trial, because...
If this case really comes to trial, it will be found out that Liu Yanshang was ordered by King Zhou to set up a trap to deceive the Gu family. By then, even if King Qin doesn't take action, the fifth prince will not let go of this opportunity and will definitely expose the relationship between King Zhou and the Jiangnan area.
Put it out in the open, and then cut off the connection between King Zhou and Jiangnan, cutting off King Zhou's source of money.
Liu Yanshang was just a small pawn, and King Zhou would not reveal his secret power for such a small person.
Sure enough, Liu Yanshang woke up the next day. When Fu Yi heard the case, Liu Yanshang confessed to setting up a trap to deceive Mr. Gu, and even admitted that he had moved things from the Gu family's private treasury, but...
Liu Yanshang did not admit that he stole anything. He insisted that it was the Gu family who asked to use the things in the Gu family's private treasury to pay off the debt. He saw that the things were good, so he let people pick them up. He took the things from the Gu family's private treasury with the consent of the Gu family.
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Naturally, the Gu family will not admit it, but this lawsuit will end no matter how hard it is fought, and in the end, the Gu family's reputation will definitely be ruined.
You know, those who attended the flower viewing banquet that day saw with their own eyes that the Gu family sent people to get things from the private treasury. With this rumor, the Gu family did not have an advantage, and their reputation in the capital dropped by another 20%. Even the fifth prince followed suit.
I got scolded several times.
Seeing that the Gu family's reputation was getting worse and worse, Gu Qiancheng stood up in time and said that he would no longer pursue the matter of the stolen dowry and asked Liu Yanshang to pay the money and settle the matter.
The salt merchant was rich, but all the bulk was offered to the King of Zhou. A million taels was not something that could be easily obtained. Liu Yanshang could not come up with the silver for a while, so Gu Qiancheng had no choice but to let Liu Yanshang take the salt.
Business is coming.
When King Zhou found out, he was so angry that he vomited blood. Although Liu Yanshang was a small pawn, he still had a big business in his hands. The most important thing was that if the salt guide fell into the hands of Gu Qiancheng, Jiangnan would never fight again.
As before, like an iron barrel, outsiders cannot break it, but...
Before King Zhou could take action, King Qin brought this matter to the attention of the old emperor!