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Chapter 201 Attacking the Shield with His Spear ([-])

"The child is here!"

As soon as the third master finished speaking, Hong Qing stood up from the side, bowed deeply, and replied loudly.

"Deputy General Ge said that he is loyal, but this king doesn't believe it. Let me analyze one or two, so that everyone can see whether this Vice General Ge's heart is red or black."

In the past, the third master was always praised for his kindness and kindness in the court. It was rare to see him having disputes with others, and no one saw his thunderous and furious side. And Guang Tongchen's temperament has gradually changed, and now he is even more domineering, and faintly has the air of a wise king. Although his voice is not very high, it is full of majesty inside.

"Yes, the child obeys!"

Hong Qing was very pleased to see the domineering side of the third master, but this was not a sentimental waiter, Hong Qing didn't say much, but responded with a loud voice, then turned around and looked at him. He looked at Ge Taihe with sarcasm, and said in a loud voice: "Ge Taihe, Zhenghongqi, was born in the 11th year of Kangxi and is now thirty-three. Promoted to the general manager, joined Shi Beizi in 29, and was promoted to guerrilla general in 36. He was promoted to general in 39 years, and was promoted to deputy general in October last year. A daily loan of 40 taels of silver; on May 380th of the 39th year of Kangxi, a loan of 24 two hundred and twenty taels of silver,...a total of seven loans from the treasury, is Ben Baylor wrong?"

"This, this..."

Ge Taihe knew how much money he owed, but he had completely forgotten about the specific time of borrowing. Hearing Hongqing's casual remark, he shook his old self like a treasure. Feeling overwhelmed, the sense of panic in my heart suddenly became a little bit stronger, and when I was anxious, I stammered and didn't know where to start.

"Does General Ge have any objections to what Ben Belle said, huh?"

Hongqing has always been very meticulous in her work, and it was impossible to leave any chance for Ge Taihe to be vague at all. After waiting for a while, seeing that Ge Taihe still couldn't explain why, her face immediately sank, and she didn't have any doubts. He asked bluntly.

"No, no."

Regardless of Hongqing's young age, in the past few years, he has stirred up so much right and wrong in the court. Wherever he went, there were countless officials who fell from the horse, and they almost became evil stars in the officialdom. With such a straight face, Ge Taihe immediately couldn't hold back anymore, shivered suddenly, shook his head indiscriminately, and replied in a frightened voice.

"It's good if you don't have it. Earlier, Ben Bayle heard that General Ge admitted that he had no money to pay off his debts. Is that true?"

Hong Qing didn't care about Ge Taihe's bewildered performance, she nodded solemnly, and then asked further questions.

"This..., hehe, how dare the general dare to lie to the little prince, the truth is true, but the general has money on hand, and he will definitely pay back the debt, but the general is ashamed, so he really can't afford it."

Hearing Hong Qing's question, Ge Taihe's heart immediately shuddered, he hesitated obviously, and just now he began to cry poorly according to Master Shi's explanation in advance.

"Hmm, General Ge means that if you have money, you will definitely pay off your debts. Did Ben Baylor hear you wrong?"

Hong Qing didn't directly refute Ge Taihe's cry of poverty, but looked at him with great interest, and then asked further with a half-smile.

"Naturally, as a court official, the last general dares to default on the debt without reason, but Xiao Xiao has a little money, so he should pay it back."

Seeing Hongqing's strange expression, Ge Taihe's heart was filled with emptiness, but now there was no room to back down, so he could only bite the bullet and push forward.

"Very well, with General Ge's guarantee, Ben Baylor can feel at ease. In that case, please ask General Ge to pay off the debt of 380 taels."

As soon as Ge Taihe's strong words came out, Hong Qing laughed, spread her hands, and wanted to settle the blame without any explanation.

"Ah, this..., what does the little prince mean by this, I don't know at the end, so I ask the little prince to enlighten me."

Hearing Hong Qing's strange words, Ge Taihe immediately became confused, raised his head with surprise on his face, looked suspiciously at Hong Qing's face, and replied hesitantly.

"Unknown? Hey, is General Ge pretending to be confused with Ben Baylor? Very well, then Ben Baylor will settle the bill with you. There are three stores on both sides of the South Street across the alley, with a total value of 800 taels of silver. , although it is not in your name, but the owner in name is La Ma, a servant of your family. This person is just one person, if he really has so much silver, why should he be a slave to you? It can be seen from these three shops It's all owned by you, Ge Taihe. Besides, the year before last, through Sun Fusheng, the shopkeeper of "Qianji Silk and Satin Village", I lent 5000 taels of silver to Lu Dayong, the shopkeeper of "Luji Timber Co., Ltd." Wang Min, the treasurer of Wangji Buzhuang, deposits and loans 3000 taels of silver, and counting the one outside the city and the two warehouses located in Tongzhou Wharf that you own, the total value is also 1 taels of silver, a rough calculation , the property under your joint name, Ge Tai, already has more than [-] taels of silver, dare to ask when General Ge was poor, huh?"

As early as when he urged the third master to leave Beijing to go to Henan for disaster relief, Hong Qing had already begun to deploy investigations, targeting those big debtors, especially the slaves of the eighth master and his gang. Heavy, not only mobilized the power of the "Sharp Knife Gang", but also mobilized the old fifteen and the sixteen, in order to find out the situation. Of course, due to the energy, it is impossible to get too detailed information. However, after getting back to Beijing and gaining insight into the joint conspiracy of the fourth master and the eighth master, the targeted investigation has obviously achieved a lot of results. I basically figured out that the Tao will come out at this time, and it will be very smooth.

"The last general, the last general..."

Ge Taihe never expected that most of his family property would be revealed by Hong Qing, even the illegal practice of lending usury in private was exposed in public, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he faced Hong Qing's shouting , I can't say anything, and I'm just dumbfounded.

"General Ge, is there anything else you want to say, huh?"

If you hit a snake, you must kill it. Otherwise, if the snake is relieved, there must be no good fruit to eat. Hong Qing knows this very well, and she will never give Ge Taihe a chance to catch her breath. He shouted again.

"The last general was wronged. None of these things were done by the last general. The last general really doesn't know where the little prince's words came from. The last general refuses to accept it, the last general refuses to accept it!"

If you have money and don't pay back what you owe, you are suspected of disrespecting the imperial edict, and lending usury in private is a serious crime that is explicitly prohibited by the imperial court. With the combined punishment of the two crimes, even Ge Taihe has several heads that are not enough to chop off. Seeing this The situation was not right, and he became anxious immediately, and yelled wildly without hesitation.

"What? General Ge thought that Ben Bayle wronged you? Well, then let you completely give up, come and bring witnesses to court!"

Hong Qing came here with full preparations, she made it clear that she was going to take Ge Taihe to sacrifice the flag, so how could she be fooled by her lies and sophistry, but seeing Hong Qing's complexion darken, she yelled out loudly, thinking of herself Li Minxing and others who were staying below made their promise loudly and left. After a while, several people were escorted to the hall.

"The last general was wronged, the last general was wronged, the last general..."

Seeing Sun Fusheng, Lu Dayong, Wang Mincun and other key figures being escorted to the court by the royal guards, how could Ge Taihe know that the matter had been revealed, and he immediately collapsed on the ground, trembling all over. Crying for grievances, but the voice is getting smaller and smaller, and in the end, there are only whispers left.

"Does General Ge still need to testify?"

Hong Qing was not in a hurry to let Sun Fusheng and others come forward to testify against Ge Taihe, but glanced at Ge Taihe with a sarcasm, and asked slowly.

"The general is willing to pay back the money, the general is willing to pay back the money, the general will go to raise funds, three days, ah no, within two days, the shortfall owed will be filled, and I ask the little prince to hold your hand high, and forgive the general once Come on, I will know I was wrong in the end."

Up to now, Ge Taihe couldn't care less about Master Shishi's confession, he quickly fell to the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic and begged, his little appearance was as pitiful as it could be.

"Since General Ge promised to pay back the money, Ben Baylor has no reason not to agree. Come, sign the contract, and let General Ge sign it before leaving."

Hongqing's purpose is only to pay off the debts. As for Ge Taihe's illegal lending, Hongqing is too lazy to pay attention to it. There is no way to keep secrets about the affairs of today's household department. There are speech officials who will impeach him at the meeting, and temporarily put him aside, which is nothing to do.

"The last general will sign this, and this will be signed."

Being held accountable, Ge Taihe no longer had the courage to fight, and now he just wanted to get out, as for the troubles that would follow, he couldn't care less, so he turned around with a face full of Respectfully and humbly agreed, the guards of the palace handed over the repayment contract that had been prepared to Ge Taihe, urged him to sign it, and then let him leave on his own.

"Are there any generals who want to say that they have no money, huh?"

Ge Taihe walked away dejectedly, and the staggered back fell into the eyes of the generals, and they all felt sad for the death of the rabbit, but Hong Qing didn't intend to let the generals pass the test. It made all the generals change their colors.

"Little prince, the general has something to say!"

After a long period of silence, another burly general stood up, widened his eyes without showing any weakness, and said in a high voice.

"Taiwan Admiral just say what you have to say, Ben Belle is listening."

Hong Qing took a closer look and immediately recognized the origin of this person. It was indeed Taijigu, the governor of Sichuan. With a slight movement in his heart, he had already guessed what Taijigu's intentions were when he jumped out at this time, but he did not reveal it. He agreed quietly.

(End of this chapter)