After the scene just now, no official dared to talk about Lian Er, and no one felt that Jia Cong's presence was inappropriate.
However, things still need to be dealt with, and local snakes are not so easy to deal with.
But before that, Jia Cong made another suggestion: "Your Excellency, this is a serious matter we are discussing. I think it would be better to ask a scribe to record it!"
"Oh, why does Mr. Jia suggest this?"
Not only the Minister of Justice, but also other officials all showed curious expressions.
At first, they were actually a little dissatisfied. Jia Cong's behavior was suspected of "climbing along the pole." Even the young master who was born in Rongguo Mansion was, to put it bluntly, a white man. He frequently made noises when many officials were discussing things, which gave people the impression that
Feeling very bad.
It's just that Jia Cong was so powerful and powerful just now that he could be considered to have established his authority. In order not to offend, the officials present did not get angry.
"The origins of our investigation team are complex, and no one knows where you all come from. In order to avoid being accused of making excuses in the future, or playing tricks on others and behind the scenes, I think it is better to record the content of the formal talks and what you all said.
record on file!"
At this point, Jia Cong glanced at the thoughtful Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and said with a chuckle: "It can be used as a formal official document by then. Even if some people with evil intentions want to beat him up, they have no chance!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment said, "This is a really good idea. What do you think?"
On the surface, Jia Cong's statement was for his own benefit, but in fact it was a great help to the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
As Jia Cong said, the origins of the investigation team are complex, and no one knows what each of them is thinking. Otherwise, if they are really accused of the crime, they will be unjustly accused.
Naturally, the other officials have no opinions, and if they do, they dare not speak out. Doesn't that make it clear that they have ulterior motives?
Soon the clerk came in, spread out his pen and paper and got ready to take shorthand.
The fifth-rank and above officials in the investigation team, including the only sixth-rank official Lian Er, and Bai Ding Jia Cong continued to discuss countermeasures. Their faces were solemn and solemn, with a sense of ceremony.
"We must not give in. The dignified court officials are actually threatened by local gangs. We must fight back with the strongest attitude!"
"You can't say that. The strong dragon will not suppress the local snake. Our task is to investigate the salt policy issue in Yangzhou. There is no need to create extraneous matters!"
"What is an extraneous problem? Those gangsters carry ship-cutting tools with them, but they can't tell the specific use. Who knows whether they will be used on our official ships?"
"..."
A group of investigation team officials had a heated debate, either choosing to be dignified and not bowing their heads, or choosing to keep things quiet and not want to cause trouble.
As the boss of the investigation team, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment remained silent. After a long time when the quarrel subsided, he asked Jia Cong: "Master Jia, what do you think?"
"If you really ask me to tell you, it might be a bit unpleasant!"
Jia Cong didn't join in either. Hearing the invitation from the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, he smiled and said.
But the officials present were trembling. They wondered what kind of lofty ideas this young master of the Jia family had, and why he didn't want to listen to them?
"If you have anything to say, Mr. Jia, feel free to speak out!"
The right minister of the Ministry of Justice solemnly said: "No matter how ugly the words are, they are nothing compared to this mission!"
good!
Jia Cong was not polite when he heard this, and said directly: "Don't forget about this mission. Who knows if the gangs in the town may hinder our progress?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the words were immediately blocked. With the scribes recording it, the officials present did not dare to talk nonsense, otherwise they would really be asking for death.
The right minister of the Ministry of Punishment immediately made a decision and was determined not to give in. The official ship of the investigation team left this dock town that night.
The other officials unanimously agreed regardless of what they thought.
Then, they signed the scribe's record book to confirm, and the matter was decided quickly.
After everyone had dispersed, the right minister of the Ministry of Justice looked at the minutes of the meeting in his hand. Thinking that the result of this discussion was quick and decisive, he couldn't help but look thoughtful and murmured to himself: "What a great boy.
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In the evening of that day, the three official ships docked at the dock and the following Xue family ships quickly set sail and left the dock town where they planned to park for a night's rest.
Such a decisive move by the investigation team made the local officials and so-called squires who were waiting for the news so angry that they cursed but could do nothing.
After a peaceful night, by the time the morning light broke, the official fleet and the Xue family's ships behind them were already more than twenty miles away from the upper dock town, and stopped at the next canal dock to rest.
Sailing at night is still quite dangerous. The speed cannot be increased at all, and you have to be prepared for possible accidents at all times. Neither the officials of the investigation team nor the sailors have a good rest.
Although the voyage of about twenty miles was nothing, we still had to stop at the dock to rest.
In order to strengthen the protection force, the officials of the investigation team did not care about the issue of face and directly asked the Xue family's ships to follow them. At least there were hundreds of Xue family's thugs on the side, which made them feel a little more at ease.
Jia Cong did not show up again to irritate the officials. Instead, he and Xue Pan simply stayed on the Xue family's boat and did not come out, which was enough to give the investigation team some dignity.
Of course, none of the officials in the investigation team dared to underestimate Jia Cong.
Chain 2 was having a hard time, and was pushed by Jia Cong to follow several leading officials of the investigation team, trying to communicate and coordinate well.
He also knew his abilities. Due to special reasons within the Rongguo Mansion, he really didn't get much training in dealing with officials, nor did he receive education from the legitimate son of the Xungui family.
After seeing how powerful Jia Cong, his third brother, was, he naturally did what Jia Cong said.
At least, that was the case during the investigation team!
However, trouble cannot be avoided after all.
The investigation team was wary and did not stay at the dock for long. They replenished some food and water and set off immediately.
However, at noon, two merchant ships came up behind them, and it seemed that they were not a good way to go.
The sailors on the ship are all strong men with ferocious faces. They are like beings with arms that can run horses in storytelling.
The key point is that when the boss of the investigation team, the Right Assistant Minister of the Criminal Department, saw a certain strong man on one of the boats, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he even looked a little bit scared.
The two merchant ships ignored them, and Yang Fan overtook them in an extremely arrogant manner. Several miles ahead, he blocked most of the canal.
"What can we do!"
The other party put on a show of aggression, and all the officials in the investigation team suddenly panicked. Even the right minister of the Criminal Department, who had been trying his best to stay calm, changed his face...