Luo Mansion is located in the south of Zhangye City. It is also a mansion covering an area of dozens of acres. It was originally the residence of the Wu family. After the Wu family sadly returned to the north ten years ago, the name here was changed to Luo Mansion.
The head of the family, Luo Yu, is about fifty years old. He is short in stature and has a thin face. He is very smart and capable. Perhaps he also knows that the source of his wealth is not legitimate. He has been very low-key in the past ten years, but he has not accepted the things he should do. Every time Ganzhou
The governor took care of everything properly.
But when he arrived at Guo Song, he was a little hesitant. The reason was that Guo Song had conflicts with his backstage Yuan family in the capital. His wine could open up sales in the capital. To a large extent, it was because he had embraced the Yuan family.
, he is not as powerful as the Li family in Longxi and the An family in Hexi. If he wants to obtain more resources, he can only rely on the support of powerful people.
Luo Yu was sitting in the lobby drinking tea, thinking about Guo Song. At this time, the eldest son Luo Changjiang hurried into the lobby and said urgently: "Father, something seems wrong!"
"Why are you so anxious? Speak slowly. What's wrong?"
Luo Jiang quickly put away his anxiety and said to his father: "My son heard some rumors in the city, which are not good for us."
Luo Yu's eyes widened, "What rumors? Tell me clearly. Why are you hesitating?"
Luo Jiang could only whisper: "I heard that the government is re-investigating the Wu Daqi case, saying... that it may be an unjust case."
"What!"
Luo Yu suddenly stood up and asked with shock on his face: "Why do you need to re-investigate the case ten years ago?"
"My child doesn't know, I just heard about it."
Luo Yu's heart was a little confused, and she paced back and forth in the lobby with her hands behind her hands. Wu Daqi was the eldest son of Wu and was responsible for the entire winery and winery in Zhangye. He was executed by the government for collaborating with the enemy ten years ago. His two young brothers
After being sent away by him overnight, the Wu family's property belonged to him. In order to occupy the Wu family's property, he gave the Yuan family a benefit of 100,000 guan, and later paid the government 30,000 guan to buy the auctioned winery and winery.
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Ten years have passed since this case, the files have been destroyed, and the government wants to re-investigate it. What does this mean?
"Which government agency wants to investigate?" Luo Yu asked again.
"It's the county government!"
Luo Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Go to the county government office to find Master Jin and ask him what does it mean for the county government government to re-investigate this case?"
"My child knows, I'll go right away."
Luo Jiang bowed and hurried down.
Luo Yu was suddenly upset, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.
.........
Zhangye Baihualou, this is the largest brothel in Zhangye. The soldiers have received reward money in the past two days. The business of Baihualou is very prosperous. The old madam and a few fans are standing at the door to solicit business.
At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the brothel with satisfaction. His name was Qian Er, a Han from Gaochang, a steward of the Luo Mansion, and quite respected by Luo Yu.
"Is Mr. Qian leaving now? Are the girls not taking good care of you?" the madam asked as she stepped forward with a smile.
Qian Er waved his hand, "Your business is so good, I'll come back another day to support you!"
"Then I'm sorry, Mr. Qian, please go slowly."
Qian Er hummed a little tune and walked south along the street. When he passed a wall, a carriage suddenly stopped in front of him. Before he could react, his vision went dark. His head was covered with a bag, and two
The big man dragged him into the carriage.
Qian Er slowly woke up and found that his hands were tied and he was sitting in a small room against the wall. There were three or four burly men standing in front of him.
Looking at himself, this formation made him tremble in his heart, wondering what happened?
"Your name is Qian Er?" A cold voice came from the front.
Only then did Qian Er realize that there was a young man sitting in front of him, with a strong back and sharp eyes.
"The villain's name is... his name is Qian Er."
"You are from Gaochang, and you were originally a follower of Wu Daqi. Ten years ago, you accused Wu Daqi of having an affair with Shatuo, and Wu Daqi was beheaded because of it. That's right!"
Qian Er started to tremble all over, and he stammered: "Master Wu Da... often goes to Shatuo to do business and buys Shatuo's milk cakes. I...I have not wronged him."
"You still don't tell the truth in front of me!"
Wang Yue sneered and winked at the big man next to him. The big man stepped forward and grabbed Qian Er's ear, pulled out his dagger and tried to cut it off. Qian Er was frightened as if he was killing a pig, "I said... I said, yes
Luo Yu ordered me to accuse."
Wang Yue signaled the big man to step back. He stepped forward and squatted in front of Qian Er and said coldly: "I will kill you like I'm killing an ant. You cooperate obediently and we will spare your life, otherwise you will slip and drown tonight."
It's quite an interesting way to die in a brothel pit, want to try it?"
Qian Er was so frightened that he cried bitterly, "I will say anything. I will do anything. I just ask you to spare this little man's life!"
Wang Yue nodded, "Actually, I'm not interested at all in how Wu Daqi died. I just want to know if Luo Yu's eldest son Luo Jiang also went to Shatuo to purchase milk cakes?"
"Yes! I went with him."
"Did he describe the situation in Zhangye to the Shatuo people, such as how many troops there are in Zhangye, how many people are there, etc.?"
"If so, people from Shatuo will definitely ask. I remember asking him a lot about the situation in Zhangye and Ganzhou."
"very good!"
Wang Yue said with a smile: "You will go to the county government later to complain, saying that Luo Jiang had an affair with Shatuo, betrayed Ganzhou, and did this. I will let you go back to Gaochang later. If you dare not cooperate at all, today
I'll throw you into the brothel pit in the evening."
Qian Er lamented in his heart, what a retribution!
.........
Luo Yu was still anxiously waiting for news about her son. At this time, a servant came to him in a panic and said: "My master is in trouble. Dalang has been arrested by the government!"
"What?" Luo Yu seemed to be hit head-on, and stars suddenly appeared in his eyes.
"Why?" Luo Yu asked anxiously.
"We didn't know either. Dalang went to see Chief Jin and learned that the chief had been transferred to Jiuquan County. As soon as we came out of the county office, a group of government officials chased Dalang down and arrested him."
Luo Yu was so shocked that his hands and feet went cold. He knew that someone must be attacking his Luo family.
This is how to do?
Luo Yu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling the room with her hands behind her hands.
He slowly calmed down, and there was nothing he could do about this urgent matter. He could only take it one step at a time.
The Luo family is not without connections. The former county magistrate Tang Qing took good care of them, but Tang Qing has been transferred to Longyou, and Chief Jin is also an official he bribed. Unfortunately, he was also transferred to Jiuquan, and it was Sima Liu Zi, and his
The personal relationship is not bad, but Liu Sima is also resettling refugees in Jiuquan.
Luo Yu suddenly felt a little unaccompanied. He suppressed his anxiety and asked the housekeeper to go to the county government office to find out what was going on.
Half an hour later, the housekeeper ran back and reported, "Sir, it's that thief Qian Er. He accused Dalang of colluding with Shatuo and betraying Zhang Ye!"
Luo Yu felt like the world was spinning. Ten years ago, it was Qian Er who accused Wu Daqi of colluding with Shatuo. Ten years later, it was he who accused his eldest son of colluding with Shatuo. Is this God's will or a coincidence?
"Master, think of a way! Colluding with Shatuo at this time is a capital crime!"
How could Luo Yu not know the consequences of colluding with Sha Tuo? He was so anxious that he was about to vomit blood. Who should he go to at this time?
He suddenly thought of Anjia. Anjia owed him a favor for growing and brewing wine!
.........
The gate of the county government office was filled with people watching the excitement. The county magistrate, Cao Wannian, was sitting in the lobby in official robes. He was shocked and asked: "Qian Er, repeat the accusation again!"
Qian Er had never seen a court hearing start so quickly. He immediately realized that the county government was probably cooperating with him. Who was going to bring down the Luo family? He became even more frightened.
"Reporting to the County Lord, I have followed Luo Jiang to Shatuo many times. The milk cakes sold by Shatuo to the Luo family are very cheap, only half of the price in Ganzhou. I know this because Luo Jiang provided Shatuo with a lot of information.
Only people from Shatuo will give them low prices."
"What information did Luo Jiang tell?"
"Talked a lot, such as the number of troops stationed in Zhangye, the equipment of the soldiers, internal conflicts, etc.!"
The people outside were in an uproar when they heard the case. Even a fool understood that this was obviously the most important military information! No wonder the Shatuo people attacked Ganzhou. It turned out that someone had betrayed Ganzhou.
"Quiet!"
Cao Wannian patted the gavel a few times and asked: "Why do you want to accuse your master?"
Qian Er puffed up his chest and said, "If it hadn't been for the invasion of Shatuo people, I might not have thought of it, but the invasion of Shatuo people made me understand at once, who betrayed Ganzhou?"
"Snapped!"
Cao Wannian slapped the crowd hard and shouted sternly: "The criminal is Luo Jiang!"
All the government officials shouted together, "Bring the criminal Luo Jiang!"