"Didn't you hear Mr. Gu's instructions? Why don't you leave quickly? You don't have any eyesight."
Li Taixing pretended to scold him, and then waved for another girl to come over and serve him.
Gu Chengyu waved his hand to express his refusal.
"Master Li, this victim has been outside the city for a day. Master Li has any ideas that you can discuss. I asked the entourage who escorted the victim to submit a post and letter to the government. Master Li refused.
Outside the door, I wonder what it means?"
Gu Chengyu, who was still smiling just now, but now his face darkened, asked Li Taihang about the victims.
"Oh? Mr. Gu has a letter? I don't know about it, but it has been sent to my palace. The victims have arrived outside the city of Yingnan Mansion, so I know about it. Isn't that right? Aren't we currently discussing countermeasures?
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Li Taixing opened his eyes slightly, as if he was very surprised by Gu Chengyu's words.
Gu Chengyu sneered and discussed countermeasures. Why would he call merchants? When will merchants be able to participate in political discussions?
"Does Mr. Li have any good way to resettle the victims? The victims have nowhere to go. The outside of Hangtianfu City is already overcrowded. As the prefect of Yingnan Prefecture, Mr. Li cannot just sit idly by and watch!"
Li Taixing frowned, "Master Gu, you don't know! Our Yingnan Mansion's river embankment is also leaking, and it's still raining today. Our Yingnan Mansion can't even protect itself, how can we manage these victims? Please forgive me.
There is nothing I can do!"
Gu Chengyu pressed his hand on the hilt of Shang Fang's sword, then squinted his eyes and said, "Oh? According to Mr. Li, you don't want to accept these victims?"
Li Taihang's breath suffocated when he saw this. What did Gu Chengyu mean? Did he want to threaten him?
But he is not frightened. When he has difficulties, he can still reason with them even if he goes to the edge of the earth.
Gu Chengyu has the right to kill first and then punish him, but he has no right to convict himself. So what if he is holding Shang Fang's sword? He can't mess around, right?
"Lord Gu, it is useless even to break the sky. For the safety of the people in the city and the safety of the victims, it is absolutely impossible for me to accept these victims."
Li Taixing spoke so righteously that everyone now nodded secretly.
Chief Xia even directly helped, "Master Gu, Master Li has really tried his best. Recently, he has worked tirelessly to lead the people in the city to strengthen the river embankment, and everyone has seen it."
Gu Chengyu sneered when he heard this, and then said, "I believe Mr. Li knows whether the river embankment in Yingnan Mansion is leaking. Don't think that because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, he can do whatever he wants. What happened to the one hundred taels of gold? Mr. Li doesn't
Don’t you know? Min Feng is still being imprisoned by me at this time, waiting for the emperor to punish him. As a briber, Mr. Li, do you think he can escape?"
When Li Taixing first heard about the one hundred taels of gold, his face turned pale with fright.
What does Gu Chengyu mean? Does he already know what he and Min Feng are doing?
"Lord Gu, what do you mean by this? I act upright and sit upright, so I cannot allow others to slander me."
Li Taixing was flustered, but he still argued forcefully.
Gu Chengyu shook his head, another person who didn't shed tears without seeing the coffin.
Evidence of crime? As long as the mansion is turned upside down, he will not believe that evidence of Li Taihang's crime cannot be caught.
"Come here, please take Li Taixing into custody first. We will make a decision after I report to the emperor."
As soon as Gu Chengyu finished speaking, many people rushed in from outside the side hall, and they quickly surrounded Li Taihang.
Everyone was frightened by this turn of events. They didn't understand how they could take action just because they were fine just now.
Li Taihang looked even more incredulous, "Gu Chengyu, what are you doing? I am an official of the imperial court, how can I allow you to arrest me at your request? Even if you are an imperial envoy appointed by the emperor, you can't do whatever you want, right?" What evidence do you have to prove that I bribed you? And on what grounds did you put me in jail?"
Li Taixing stood up in shock, looking at Gu Chengyu with eyes that seemed to be quenched with poison, and he felt extremely hateful in his heart.
Gu Chengyu was not moved at all, "Evidence, when your mansion is searched, the evidence will naturally be placed in front of you, why don't you take action?"
He glanced sideways at Ding Shiliu and the others, why were they so expressionless and allowed this person to babble in front of him?
When Ding Shiliu saw the adult looking over impatiently, his body trembled, and he immediately stepped forward to tie the person up. Then he tied the person tightly with five-flowered tying.
"Come here! There are thieves who want to kidnap me. Come and capture these people."
Li Taixing shouted for a long time, but only two boys rushed in outside the door. He was shocked.
"Hurry up and call the government officials over. I didn't see that I was killed by a thief."
Before Li Taihang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Gu Chengyu, "Master Li, please save your energy! I am a specially appointed imperial envoy by the imperial court. Those people still dare to defy me, the imperial court and the emperor?"
Gu Chengyu stood up and pulled away the cloth wrapped around the hilt of the sword. With a snap, a cold light flashed, and the corner of the table broke.
He stepped forward and put his sword on Li Taixing's neck, scaring Li Taixing so much that he almost peed his pants.
Shang Fang's sword sharpened iron like clay, but just by holding it on his neck, he could already feel the cold air coming from the sword.
Li Taixing swallowed his saliva and said, "Master Gu, please don't be impulsive. We have something to discuss. I gave Min Feng the hundred taels of gold just to fulfill my friendship as a landlord. I have no other intention!"
"Mr. Gu, what are you doing? What's wrong with Mr. Li?" Patriarch Xia finally came to his senses. This is simply an evil spirit!
It turns out that this person doesn't want to reason with you at all. He gets violent as soon as you get started, making it hard for you to defend yourself.
Li Taihang was an official of the imperial court, and Gu Chengyu arrested him whenever he asked. He was so rampant that it opened the eyes of the Xia clan chief.
I don’t know how long this person will stay in Yingnan Mansion. If he stays for a few months, wouldn’t it turn Yingnan Mansion upside down?
Lord Chief Assistant is right, this guy is not only deeply scheming, but also extremely ruthless in his methods.
Gu Chengyu laughed when he heard this, "Master Li is really generous. Just to show his friendship as a landlord, he can give away one hundred taels of gold? Then Master Li is really rich! I am curious about how much silver Master Li has in his house and how much money he can afford." You are so squandering. The imperial treasury is empty, and I also want to do my best for the imperial court."
Then he turned to look at Clan Chief Xia and said, "Clan Chief Xia doesn't know something! Mr. Li has taken advantage of his position and embezzled a lot of money. I want to take him into custody and wait for the emperor to make his case. As for the evidence of the crime, I am here. I won’t explain them one by one, as the evidence of the crime will definitely be presented to the Emperor’s imperial court.”
At this time, Ding Shi escorted a yamen officer forward. When the yamen officer saw Li Taixing being escorted, his legs trembled immediately.
"This is the imperial envoy. Don't worry. I came to Jiangnan on orders from the imperial court. You government servants should be aware of the importance. If I delay your affairs, I won't be polite to you."
Ding Shi warned him, and then asked the other party to lead the way, intending to put Li Taihang in prison first.