The torches on the Fuchun River illuminate the sky, but the faces are dim and dim.
"Master Zhao, please take a step to speak." Li Yuanwai asked Zhao to inspect the stern of the ship.
Inspection Zhao hesitated for a while, looked at the water upstairs, and then stepped forward to follow.
"Master Zhao," Mr. Li said with a long sigh, "What's going on tonight?"
"You are so wise, don't you understand?" Inspector Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "Brothers can't help themselves either."
"Why, there is an imperial envoy supervising the formation?" Yuan Li was startled.
"Well, Wang Dianshi is on the water tower." Inspector Zhao nodded.
"Wang Dianshi?" Li Yuanwai was stunned. "Which Wang Dianshi?"
"I don't know yet, but this afternoon, the elder has appointed Wang Sihu to act as the county's historian." Inspector Zhao said softly: "The man named Wang is so smart, who dares to play tricks in front of him." A dignified ninth grader.
The inspection was actually done by a low-ranking miscellaneous official or a petty official, and no one would believe it...
"Wang Xian!" Li Yuanwai gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't know how to slander him. Originally, it could be said that he was a traitor from Fuyang County, but this time, Wang Xian took the credit for solving the food shortage in Fuyang and bringing down the abnormally high food prices.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the savior of the people of Fuyang. Mr. Li could only gnashed his teeth and said: "He and I are irreconcilable!"
Inspector Zhao said to himself, you should get over the situation before you talk. He whispered to Officer Li: "With the food in Huguang, Wei Zhixian is now domineering. He drove Lao Diao and Wang Ziyuan home today.
"I don't want to follow in their footsteps." He paused and said, "To tell you the truth, the county is closely watching your every move. As soon as the food is loaded on the ship, interception arrangements begin here. One grain
Food is not allowed to flow out of Fuyang. This is a dead order, so the members must give up on this idea."
Li Yuanwai exhaled a breath and calmed down and said, "The food is not salt and iron, but it still flows in Hangzhou. Why does Wei Yuan prohibit him from leaving the country?!"
"Every county is doing this now, and I'm not the only one in Fuyang." Inspector Zhao said impatiently: "The officials are very capable, so you can go to the government to complain." Then he sighed and said: "I should just persuade the officials.
If you bow your head when you bow your head, you will not get any good results if you go against the county."
After Inspector Zhao finished speaking, he waved his hand, and one of his subordinates ran over, offered a bag of coarse salt and said, "Sir, I found some illegal salt on the boat!"
Officer Li's expression suddenly changed and he said angrily: "You are framing me!"
"I also learned this from Yuanwai." Inspector Zhao apologized: "In order to prevent Yuanwai from smuggling again, these grain ships will be kept by the government for a period of time." Then he loudly ordered: "Take them back to the county and search them carefully!
"The Inspection Division does not have the power to judge and make decisions, and the county has the final say.
"You..." Mr. Li's lungs were about to burst with anger. The trick they had just used more than ten days ago was immediately followed by others.
"Sir, how should we deal with these people?" Bing Yong asked again.
"Take them all back to the county and hand them over to the elder for judgment." Inspector Zhao ordered loudly. After speaking, he whispered to the livid member Li: "The elder has ordered that several members be invited to eat in prison for a few days to get a feel for it.
How Mr. Sima and the others feel..."
Member Li was speechless immediately...
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On the water tower, Wang Xian stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the scene of the inspection department seizing the boat and arresting people, without much pleasure in his heart. The moonlight shone on his face, which was cold and cold.
Wu Weili was standing next to him. Actually, he, the household clerk, had nothing to do here, but when Wang Xian went to war with the big households, he naturally had to bring bodyguards to avoid being beaten.
Looking at this scene, Wu was not only happy, but also worried: "Now the knot is getting bigger."
"On the contrary," Wang Xian said lightly: "This is the pain before harmonious coexistence."
"Uh..." Wu Weiyi said in a daze: "So, these big business owners are in need of rectification?"
"That's right, but it's just not correct." Wang Xian nodded and said: "The so-called country officials and squires are just a group of people who pretend to be powerful. Their shame has long been swallowed up by greed, and their courage has long been wasted in wine, sex and wealth. They are both
They don’t have the courage to fight to the death, and they don’t have the nobility to refuse to surrender. They are just a group of weak and weak people who are strong on the outside but weak on the inside. They are hypocritical and cowardly! There is only one word in their bones, cheap!”
"Uh..." Wu Wei was stunned again. He didn't expect that Wang Xian had such a low opinion of the squire. "Your views are a bit extreme, right? There are still many self-respecting people among the squires."
"No self-respecting person would join these people." Wang Xian sneered: "Hoarding wealth that is difficult for the country and inciting the people to coerce the government, such a person has the ethics, justice and integrity?"
"That's true." Wu Wei nodded, "None of these people are good," he said after a pause: "But even if the adults are right, there is one thing. For the squires, face is as big as the sky. Today we will treat Li
If the members are put in jail, they will definitely fight to die, so how can we talk about reconciliation?"
"Actually, my original intention was to seize the ship without leaving anyone behind." Wang Xian smiled bitterly and whispered: "But our big boss is a master who refuses to avenge his revenge and has trouble sleeping and eating. He insists on locking them up for a few days.
Mr. Sima cannot take revenge."
"Oh, the eldest man really... is giving people problems." Wu Wei scratched his head and said with a smile: "But you are asking for it yourself, sir. Who makes you a master of problem solving? If I were the eldest man, I wouldn't care.
Don’t worry about filling it in, let the adults do the cooking.”
"It's a waste if you don't become an official." Wang Xian scolded with a smile, "But there's nothing to worry about. If you circle these members into the park, they won't end up dead. They are just the bosses, not those who touch others.
What a shameful old man." As he spoke, his voice turned cold and he said, "The old man is right, his people were caught by them. If they don't arrest them and imprison them for a few days, how can this county magistrate be so serious?"
"Yes," Wu Wei continued to nod, "but according to your wishes, we must reconcile in the end."
"Of course, the big family's crimes are not serious enough, let alone a complete stalemate, which will cause trouble for the big boss and us." Wang Xian nodded and said: "Reconciliation is inevitable. But this result must be obtained by them, not us.
I asked for it." He paused and looked at Wu Weidao: "You are right, the big businessmen live to save face, and in order to maintain face, they will do whatever they can. Only when they have no more tricks, will they tuck their tail between their legs and be honest.
Listen to the government and ask the government to save their face."
"Sir, it's really..." Wu Wei finally felt relieved, but couldn't describe his feelings towards Wang Xian, "terrible."
"Are you scared?" Wang Xian looked at him.
"I'm not your enemy, why should I be afraid?" Wu Wei said with a smile.
"Then it's over." Wang Xian shrugged, turned around and walked down the water tower.
Looking at his back, Wu Wei secretly sighed in his heart, wishing it would always be like this. He hurriedly caught up with him, "Sir, you can't leave just as you say. This is a taboo for protecting safety."
"You seem to understand very well." Wang Xian said with a smile: "I don't think you should be a scribe, you should be a royal guard."
"The adults are joking, I'm just thinking about it." Wu Wei's expression changed. Fortunately, the torch was swaying and no one could see clearly.
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We were just going to sell some grain, so naturally we didn't need to send out all the big businesses. Yang Yuanwai, Wang Yuanwai and others stayed in Fuyang County.
At the fourth watch of the day, several members of the Communist Party of China who suffered from insomnia finally no longer needed to force themselves. They learned about the seizure of the grain ship and gathered at Li's house to leave their jobs overnight... Although Member Li went in, like Wang Xian,
That is to say, the status of the Li family will not be shaken. Because the backbone of the Li family is the two elders who are officials outside, and the soul is the old man who lives in Huanshan Township.
Li Yu waited for his uncles with a worried look on his face. They discussed it for a while, and the final result was - tell all the old men quickly!
While Li Yu secretly scolded these guys for not helping, he had his horses ready and rushed to the Li family manor in Huanshan Township.
When he met his grandfather, Mr. Li was practicing Tai Chi. This boxing method is said to have been created by Zhang Sanfeng. Anyway, Mr. Li had been practicing Tai Chi for more than ten years, and the more he lived, the more energetic he became.
The old man saw his grandson coming, but he still patiently finished all the punches, then slowly withdrew his moves, closed his eyes for a moment, and then asked: "Zili, what's going on?"
"Grandpa, please save my dad." Li Yu knelt down and said, "He has been put in jail!"
"Ah?" The old man was dumbfounded, and all his celestial spirit was gone. "What happened to your father?"
"Last night, my father wanted to transport grain to Chun'an for sale, but the inspection department detained him on the Fuchun River for smuggling salt," Li Yu replied quickly.
"Wei Yuan, that bastard!" the old man said angrily: "How dare you frame my Li family! Let's see how he explains to me!" Then he ordered to the concubine: "Find the official uniform and put it on me!" and then to the housekeeper.
He ordered: "Prepare the sedan quickly, I am going to the county government office!"
Mr. Li's eldest son was a fourth-rank political envoy to consult, and the father was honored by his son. The old man also received the honorary title of a high-ranking official in the court and was given a scarlet robe and black gauze. For this purpose, he also specially ordered a green woolen cap.
If you have nothing to do, put on your official uniform, sit in the sedan, and drive around the county and countryside.
Now that I have to go to the Yamen to investigate the crime, this outfit really comes in handy. The county magistrate rides in a blue cloth sedan and wears a blue official robe. He is no match for his imposing manner!
Sure enough, when we arrived at the gate of the county government office, we could use this sedan chair without any obstruction, and we were carried all the way to the county government office before landing.
After getting off the sedan chair, he saw the words 'County Prime Minister' written on the plaque hanging in front of the hall. Mr. Li said angrily. "What I want to see is the eldest master, not the second master."
"What a coincidence, Mr. Feng," Jiang Xian Cheng came out and saluted with a smile, "The great master went to Hangzhou this morning."
"Why are you going to Hangzhou?" Mr. Li asked with a frown.
"Uncle Zheng Fang asked him to go." Jiang County Cheng said with a smile: "The province wants to send him as the grain and rice committee member to go to Huguang to buy grain."
"So, you won't be able to come back for a while?" Mr. Li swallowed and vomited.
"No." Jiang County Cheng nodded and said with a smile: "At least two months."