Duan Tianming, who was behind Xiao Chen, was looking forward with no expression on his face.
Lan Liqun, the governor of Yizhou, felt waves of panic in his heart.
This Young Master Xiao not only knew that the guard captain was his brother-in-law, but also knew that the shops in the city were being charged fees. Why, why didn't the old fox, the head of the Ouyang family, tell him that this Young Master Xiao knew so clearly about things in the city?
But he must have been involved in official circles for so many years. Lan Liqun worked hard to sort out his thoughts.
If this old fox has already known that Mr. Xiao has heard about the guards charging money in the city, but did not tell him, then he deliberately set up a trap to frame himself. Could it be that he has already discovered that I arranged for people to monitor every move of the Ouyang family?
A move?
Huh, as long as a wanted criminal from the court is caught in the family, your entire Ouyang family will be guilty of covering up.
However, this is all a matter for later. The most important thing now is how to deal with it in front of Mr. Xiao.
"It's true that the guard captain is my brother-in-law, but they are still charging fees at the shops in the city?" Lan Liqun had a very angry expression on his face.
"If this matter is really true, no matter who it is, I will investigate it to the end and will never tolerate it. I will give an explanation to Mr. Xiao and the people in the city." Lan Liqun said vowedly.
"Master Lan, there is no need to be angry. I just heard about it. But I am thinking that for such a big Yizhou City, I can get tens of thousands of taels of silver from the monthly fees. This Yizhou guard is really a good job.
"Looking at the other party, Xiao Chen deliberately lengthened his words.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I will go back and investigate this matter thoroughly. No matter how much money he charges, it will be paid to the court." Lan Liqun said.
"Okay, since Mr. Lan has something important to do, I won't keep you here."
"Farewell." Lan Liqun stood up and left.
Watching Lan Liqun exit the door, Duan Tianming took the baggage on the table and weighed it.
"Master Zhizhou has good intentions and carries a bag of broken silver to show his innocence. However, it is enough for our expenses for a while," Duan Tianming said.
Xiao Chen put his right hand on the table, slightly bent his fingers, and tapped lightly on the table.
"Master Lan, I'm afraid there is no such a deep city. If I am not wrong, this idea was given by the head of the Ouyang family. Give me a trick. It seems that the old fox feels sorry for his ten thousand taels of silver." Xiao Chen
He hummed softly.
"Distressed? He doesn't want the governor of Yizhou to spend the fees collected by Yinzhou shops?" Duan Tianming asked.
Xiao Chen nodded: "Well, he wants to build a relationship with us and doesn't want Lan Liqun to get involved. However, if it affects my preparation of funds for Dongchang, let him pay the price."
"Kill?" Duan Tianming was stunned.
"Yeah. Originally, the crime of covering up was not punishable by death. But as the head of the family, I took the lead in covering up and killing him." Xiao Chen stood up and narrowed his eyes slightly.
In the first month of the year in Yizhou City, there are stoves indoors and you don't feel the cold. But on the street, if you stand for a little longer, you will feel a little unbearable and you can't help but want to move.
Yizhou Yamen, two Yamen servants stood at the gate, hands in sleeves, hunched body, stomping back and forth.
Lan Liqun walked in from a distance with a straight face.
Seeing Lan Liqun, the two government officials straightened their backs instantly: "Sir."
Lan Liqun didn't answer and walked straight in.
Just as he crossed the threshold, he suddenly stopped and looked back at the two government officials.
"Go and call me the guard captain."
"Yes." Seeing Lord Zhizhou speak, a government official responded and hurriedly ran towards the city gate.
In order to facilitate the handling of official duties, local officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty lived in the local government offices with their entire families.
When Lan Liqun first took office, he also lived in the Yamen. Later, he got involved with the Ouyang family, and the head of the Ouyang family gave him a rather quiet courtyard.
I originally thought of going home directly and calling my brother-in-law to deal with it. But when I thought that the tigress at home might cover up bad things, I went directly to the state government office.
Angrily walking into the state government's reception room, Lan Liqun sat down on a chair.
Although he had nodded when collecting fees at the Yizhou City store, Lan Liqun still couldn't help but want to get angry when he bumped into Mr. Xiao and his party.
After half an hour, the guard captain ran in panting and with a big belly.
There was a layer of sweat on his forehead, and although his clothes had been changed, the whip mark on his face was still clearly visible.
"Brother-in-law, it's so late. If you don't go home, why are you here at the Yamen?" said the guard captain, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
"From now on, call me Lord Zhizhou." Lan Liqun roared, making the guard captain tremble in fright.
"Sister, no, Master Zhizhou, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly get so angry?" The guard captain's fat face was full of confusion.
Staring at the other party, Lan Liqun was filled with anger, but didn't know how to express it.
"You said you, the shops in the city charge well, what the hell, where did you learn to collect the cleaning fees for horses entering the city? The shops in the city are all ordinary people, and they know everything about them, but how can you know about the people who come into the city?
Is there a big shot inside? That's good now. I've just stung a hornet's nest." Pointing at the other party, Lan Liqun was so out of breath that he couldn't breathe.
"You mean, the group that beat me?" the guard captain asked, leaning his head.
"Who else is there?" Lan Liqun picked up the teapot on the table and dropped it to the ground.
Tea leaves and tea splashed all over the floor, and a few teapot fragments jumped onto the guard captain's lap.
With his head lowered, the guard captain did not dare to move.
In front of others, Lan Liqun has always been gentle, strategizing and confident. Today he got so angry that he even dropped the teapot. This matter will definitely not end well.
"You charge horses entry fees, and you charge them according to people. Ordinary people just take it. But can those fat and strong horses be raised by ordinary people? Moreover, there are more than a dozen at a time. You
Is it because my eyes or brain are damaged that I still need to stop and charge?"
As he became more and more angry, Lan Liqun simply grabbed the tea bowl on the table and smashed it all at the feet of the guard captain.
He seemed to be still angry, sitting on the chair, staring at the other person, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
"This has already happened. It's useless even if you beat me to death." The guard captain grimaced and looked at the fragments of teacups on his feet in aggrieved manner, not daring to raise his head.
"If you fail to succeed, you will fail. How can I trust you to be the captain of the guard? Alas." Lan Liqun sighed, covered his face with his hands, and fell on his lap.
"belch."
The guard captain stretched his neck and let out an untimely belch.
