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Chapter 434 Purging a new team

After the whole family went out to eat, drink and have fun all day, the three sisters and brothers of the eldest lady went back and were severely punished by Nanny Lu again.

For the next three days, the steps of the three brothers and sisters were all vain.

Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao devoted themselves to opening medicine shops and dispensing medicines at various docks in Guangzhou—in addition to the big port of Pearl River Port, there are also many small ports in Guangzhou.Although there are not many ships going to and from those small ports, there are people coming and going every day.Where there are people, there will be germs, so we must be careful.

Those disciples and grandchildren who accompanied Mu Jiaojiao from Yangzhou came in handy.Mu Jiaojiao sent them one by one and asked them to station in the pharmacy.It happened that those rangers also came with Cui Pu, and the martial arts gyms of two of them also moved here.Cui Pu conscripted apprentices from the martial arts gym, and assigned one to a pharmacy, and asked them to be responsible for recording the movement of people in the port while administering the medicine.

Although this matter was supported by Pei Jinglue and Wei Shishi.But now the eyes of these two people are clearly set on the case of stealing official money, and they are not in the mood to take care of such trivial matters as drug application.However, fortunately, they have let Cui Pu do it.All Cui Pu asked was for these people not to stand in his way.As long as there is no obstruction, he can completely let go of his hands and feet when doing things.

Of course, Cui Pu still generously told the masses that this was the result of their three parties working together.

As soon as this move came out, it was unanimously praised by the Hu merchants and the common people.

At the same time, Cui Pu also began to try one by one according to the complaints submitted by the people.For those that really happened, he asked Hu San and others to investigate secretly, and then quickly arrested the group of people, and then brought them to the court for public trial.In less than half a month, he tried six such cases, arrested more than [-] people involved in the cases, and imposed heavy fines.

And those who made up and tried to fish in troubled waters were also caught in the prison and locked up directly.

After keeping this group of people locked up for half a month, Cui Pu brought them to him.

These people are all gangsters in Guangzhou.At that time, he was also daring, thinking that Cui Pu was a person who wanted to get a new official to take office with great fanfare, so he wanted to take advantage of the chaos to make a small fortune.Unexpectedly, he stepped into the dangerous situation carefully designed by Cui Pu.When the officers and soldiers came to arrest them, they yelled in their hearts that it was not good.I was locked in the prison for more than ten days, during which time I had food and water, but from time to time, a few guards would come in, grab one of them and drag him out, and then never came back.

Seeing this, they felt even more panicked, fearing that it would be their turn next.

After half a month, they were almost driven crazy by all kinds of thoughts popping up in their minds!
After so much difficulty waiting for the arrival, and bringing them out of the cell to see the light of day, they couldn't help but have an illusion—is it finally their turn?Could it be that this is to pull them out and behead them?

Trembling, they came to the back garden of the government office, and they saw a young man in brocade clothes sitting there, thinking about himself, really leisurely.

The quiet smell of wine floated over, causing the gluttons in their stomachs to crawl out involuntarily after being tortured by the rough food in the prison for half a month, and began to splash and roll in their stomachs, shouting for wine, drink wine!
A series of gurgling sounds came from their stomachs, which made the group of people feel extremely embarrassed.

Cui Pu filled up the three cups in front of him, but he didn't drink. He just put the cups on the other three sides of the table, and raised his eyes and asked them: "Want to drink? There are freshly prepared appetizers here, do you want to eat?" ?”

Saying no would be a lie.But who is this person?What did he mean by calling them over?Is there any seasoning in this dish?A series of problems struck, and this group of people dared not move.

Cui Pu scolded lightly. "Why, you dare to make up nonsense stories and go to the government office to complain, but now you don't even have the courage to speak?"

The hearts of this group of people trembled, and their hands and feet trembled slightly.

It was discovered by him!Now, they understood why they were locked up.

And when they realize this, they are less afraid.

One person immediately said: "That's right, we made up the case. But it's not a big crime, right? If you arrest us and beat us a few times, we'll be fine. But now you've locked us up for half a month, We kept ignoring it all the time, obviously trying to take the opportunity to grind our temper. What do you want us to do, just say it."

"it is good!"

Cui Pu couldn't help clapping his hands.He knew that there must be smart people in this group of people.However, he was surprised to be able to guess his purpose so quickly.

As far as this speaker is concerned, he is determined!

"Since you have already guessed the purpose of this government, then this government will not talk nonsense with you. Now, there are indeed some things that this government wants you to do. As long as you do it well, then what you did before For those bad things, the government will not blame the past."

Hearing this, these people rolled their eyes a few times.After exchanging glances in private, someone dared to ask: "How can we be sure that you can keep your word?"

Cui Pu chuckled: "Rats have their ways, and shrimps have their ways. There are some things that this government cannot do, but you can do. This government has never denied this. Moreover, this Guangzhou government is full of dragons and snakes. There are countless people who are cheating and cheating. Although the government wants to get rid of them all, it also knows that this is just a fantasy. In this case, the government decided to simply select a few usable people from this group of people and let them They come to help the government manage these people, and it happens to save the government a lot of trouble. Do you think the idea of ​​the government is feasible?"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of these people suddenly brightened.

If what Cui Pu said is true, then they are lucky this time!As long as they do things well, they will become the bosses of the Guangzhou mansion in the future, and they will still do things under the order of the magistrate!Then, they can ostentatiously pass through the market without fear of being caught by the government again!
What's more, Cui Pu's phrase "rats have the way of rats, and shrimps have the way of shrimps" really touched their hearts, and made them proud at once - after so many years, no official has ever affirmed them like this.This magistrate has vision!
However, they are still a little worried.

"If we do what you say, won't we kill our brother with our own hands?"

"The reason why this government keeps you is because you haven't done any treacherous or evil things. Could it be that this government is wrong?" Cui Pu raised his eyebrows, "However, if you really don't have the heart to do something If this is the case, the government will not be in a difficult situation, you can leave now. I believe that there will definitely be someone who will be able to take this cruel hand."

That is to say, you are intimidated and held back, but not all of you are.Without you, there are many people who are willing to squeeze their heads for this spot!

Look, as soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up and said, "I'll do it!"

As soon as he took the lead, several people immediately stood up to express their views.

It's a joke, this great opportunity to reach the pinnacle of life, they would only give up if they were stupid.If they passed through this village and left this place, they might be the ones who were ruled by the people who called them brothers and sisters together!Otherwise, being under the control of someone who was an equal in the past, and watching him flaunt his power everywhere because of the relationship with the new magistrate, how can he be balanced in his heart?There is no way to live that day!
Therefore, they would rather be the one who stepped on the heads of their brothers to reach the top!

Moreover, what Cui Pu just meant has been made very clear - the reason why they were chosen is that they have not done many treacherous and evil things.This is an affirmation of their character!In fact, from the bottom of my heart, who doesn't want to be a good person?They are also forced to take this path.

Now that the new magistrate has given them this trust, they are willing to give it a try!
Seeing that most of the people expressed their opinions, Cui Pu was very satisfied, so he patted a stack of papers beside his hand: "If you are willing, come forward, find your own, sign and pledge, and then you can leave. Then Afterwards, someone will tell you what to do."

These people quickly swarmed up and searched for their names everywhere.But most of these people are illiterate, and the few two or three who know a few big characters glanced at the document with their name written on it, and immediately turned pale: "This is a plea!"

"Yes!" Cui Pu nodded, "If you like to sign, if you don't want to sign, you can go out and turn left."

He didn't have that deep trust in these punks who were more naughty than him.Therefore, if you want them to do things for you with peace of mind, you must have strong evidence at hand.Therefore, the pleas written by these people are very necessary.

After signing and depositing, these things remained in his hands.If these people are honest and obedient, then naturally nothing will happen; but if they dare to make trouble again, this plea is their life-killing talisman!
Cui Pucai would not use what he used to deal with gentlemen to deal with them.That's not realistic at all!
These people naturally understood Cui Pu's thoughts.After several times of weighing, they still chose—sign!

What else could they do but sign?The new magistrate has collected their crimes so clearly.Based on the charges above, they can be arrested and put in jail immediately!

For now, the only choice is to trust the person in front of him.

After the group of people signed and signed, Cui Pu checked and accepted them one by one, and he also nodded in satisfaction: "Since you all cooperate so much, then naturally the government will not treat you badly. There is hot water and clean clothes in the room at the back. You can Go take a shower and change clothes. Come out in a while, eat a full meal, and go home."

After finishing speaking, Shi Shiran left with his hands behind his back.

These gangsters looked at me and I looked at you, and one of them quickly asked the person who dealt with Cui Pu first: "Brother Xu, what should we do now?"

"That's the way! Anyway, the plea has already been signed. Killing people is nothing but nods. Even if we die, we have to be full ghosts! Let's go take a bath first, wash clean, and then have a full meal. Afterwards, talk about it later!"

Xu Da spoke loudly, and immediately lifted his feet and walked into a room.

Seeing this, the others also raised their heels.

Not long after, Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao heard someone coming to report: "Mr., lady, the group of people have gone to take a bath and changed their clothes, and now they are feasting over there! Ten plates of meat have been given away, and they still have a meal." Not enough!"

"Then go ahead and let them eat their fill!" Cui Pu waved his hand cheerfully.

"Let them drink a bowl of medicine after eating. If you don't eat meat for a long time, and suddenly eat so much meat at one time, you will have diarrhea." Mu Jiaojiao also ordered.

The boy quickly agreed to go down.

Cui Pu proudly showed off to Mu Jiaojiao: "It's really rare, they all agreed! I thought it would be good if half of them agreed! I only prepared three glasses of wine at the beginning!"

Can he be more brash?Look at this frowning one, it's about to go to heaven!

Mu Jiaojiao was too lazy to argue with him, so he just said, "You really don't intend to intervene in the case of stealing official money?"

"That's only if Governor Wei is willing for me to intervene!" Speaking of this, Cui Pu's face collapsed again, "I don't have military power at hand, and the only thing I can do is to provide them with some information. If There is a criminal in Guangzhou, so throw out a few more people to cooperate with the arrest, that's all. Governor Wei tried his best to prove himself this time, and even envoy Pei Jinglue was almost pushed aside by him. I’m too lazy to delve into it anymore, anyway, as long as they don’t forget to give me some credit when it’s finally time to reward me.”

Mu Jiaojiao looked at him pitifully, so he patted his head. "Take it easy!"

"Well, let the surname Wei get complacent first! Anyway, as far as he and his son's virtues are concerned, they won't be complacent for long." Cui Pu muffled.

In a few days, the city of Guangzhou suddenly started beating gongs and drums.

A Qingqi rode beating the gong, and ran from the south gate to the north gate, shouting all the way—"Wei Shishi and Pei Jinglue worked together to crack a big case of stealing official bank, all the criminals were caught, and now the traffickers have been escorted Coming to the north gate!"

(End of this chapter)