Xiangye

Chapter 203 It's Done

At this moment, in the chief envoy's yamen.

The lamps and candles were shining brightly, as bright as day, and a group of merchants sat in a mess in the big flower hall and made a fuss.

"This matter is a misunderstanding. The silver in that granary belongs to us. We are all innocent people, how could we possibly collude with the Bailian monster. Xu Qinchao, Diaoxian Zun, you have to find out!"

"Yes, yes, how can you confiscate everything indiscriminately, is there any reason for this?"

"I can't wait, I can't wait."

"Forcibly looting and competing for profit with the people, we will sue the court!"

"I was just storing the silver there temporarily, and I really didn't know that there was a white lotus demon in that place. Xu Qincha, Diaozhi County, you can't mess around!"

"I'm not convinced, I'm not blessed!"

……

For a while, everyone rolled up their sleeves, and the crowd was excited.

On the other side of the big flower hall, there were a group of officials from the chief envoy's office, all of them were pale, and some even trembled slightly.Among them, Master Ma trembled the most.

Master Ma Ben Xiaoying took it down and stuffed it under the bed, only to be discovered by his family at dawn.After getting out of sleep, knowing it was not good, he rushed back to the Yamen, but it was too late.Seeing that the yamen is guarded by Jinyi guards everywhere, it is really heavily guarded.He knew in his heart that this time not only Gao Bu was in trouble, but he himself was also in big trouble.

Things got serious. Just last night, Xu Zhen suddenly led his troops to capture the location of the chief envoy, Si Cunyin.These silvers were all borrowed by Mr. Gao from merchants in the name of the yamen to make up for the shortfall in subsidies from the horse government.

Gao Linghan originally planned to borrow money from the merchants first, and then buy horses to make up the shortfall, so he sent Xu Xuan away.After the autumn grain is put into storage, the principal and interest of the merchants will be repaid with this year's taxes from Shaanxi Province.As for the shortfall of the autumn Fu, it is easy to deal with. It will be made up after the imperial court's horse administration subsidy comes down at the end of the year.Anyway, in a word, this is the time difference.

The reason why the merchants were willing to lend money to Gao Linghan was because they were afraid of his power and greedy for the high interest.

Now, Mr. Xu has confiscated the bank, and posted a notice in the city, saying that last night the imperial envoy Xingyuan had to confiscate a warehouse of the White Lotus Sect demon in Xi'an City, and took more than [-] taels of stolen silver.Now, I have wiped out the white lotus monster. I hope that the people in the city will not panic and stick to their duties.

All the money was seized by Xu Yu. For the merchants, it was like a bolt from the blue.

In order to make up for the shortfall of the horse government, all the silver in Shaanxi can be said to be stored in the warehouses of the granaries, and the folks can no longer find much cash.If no other money can be found, I am afraid that the horse government fraud case will be exposed.What's more, political envoy Gao Bu would definitely deny this account.

He is a big official in the frontier, and you, a merchant, have nothing to do with him.

As for Gao Linghan's IOU, in the face of power, is there any use for it?So, they all took the IOUs and ran to the Yamen to ask the chief envoy for an explanation.

This happened to fall into the calculations of Xu Xuan and Gao Wen, and this was the moment Mr. Xu was waiting for.

Hearing the yelling of the merchants below, Xu Yu, who was sitting on top, closed his eyes slightly and fell asleep.

On the other hand, Diao Hualong's face was flushed, and he was obviously extremely excited. He clapped the table and shouted: "Shut up, you have a place to speak in front of the imperial envoy? I raided the warehouse of the Bailian monster last night, and seized a large amount of dirty silver. There are all witnesses and physical evidence. These All the money has to be handed over to the national treasury. Now you come here and say that the money is temporarily stored there, and that it has nothing to do with the Bailian demon. Hehe, it’s good to be believed. That rice shop only has a little business every year, and it needs Borrowing so much money from you?"

As he spoke, his small mung bean eyes were full of fierce light: "In my opinion, since you have stored a large amount of silver in that grain storehouse. Maybe you are also a white lotus demon. Take it immediately, so that you can be interrogated!"

After he got 1 taels of silver from Gao Wen, he made a fortune. Now that he saw so many merchants, he suddenly had an idea in his heart: If an official wants to make a fortune, he really has to have some troubles. Fishing.These businessmen are all the richest in Xi'an city, if they are all taken down and locked up for a while, they will cost tens of thousands of taels for my mentor and me... No, life is at stake, I'm afraid there will be more money They are also willing to take it out.

Yu Yi, who was standing on the side of Jinyi Qianhu, also shouted: "That's right, there are many strange things about this matter. Since you are here today, don't leave, and follow me to the Jinyi Qinjun Yamen! Come on, take everything!" !"

"Yes!" With a reply, a few wolves-like guards in brocade clothes rushed in with steel knives, ready to strike.

At this moment, Xu Yan, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes: "Wait a minute."

Then he said slowly: "There is only one law in the world, and the other is the law of the country. You store so much money in the granary of the rice bank, and it is unreasonable to be reasonable. Besides, what is the basis for the money? It is said that you borrowed it, but there is evidence. By the way, Zilin, is the boss of Mihang here?"

Diao Hualong pointed to a white and fat merchant and said, "Here he is. His surname is Li Mingzheng, and he is the largest grain merchant in Xi'an."

Xu Yu glanced at Li Zheng: "Master Li."

The flesh on Li's face trembled: "Little Li Zheng has met the imperial envoy."

Xu Yu: "Whether you colluded with the Bailian demon will be discussed later. The old man asked you. You said that everyone lent you money, but do you have an IOU? Take it out and have a look."

Li Zheng shivered for a long time, and said in a low voice: "They are all people on the scene. They have been dealing with each other for a lifetime. What excuse do they want?"

"Haha, haha, it's so funny!" Xu Xuan laughed loudly: "A few 10 taels of silver, without even an IOU, are you a three-year-old kid as an official? What a profiteer, it seems that you refuse to admit it gone."

"Master, I, I, I..." Li Zheng's body softened, and he sat down slumped.

Xu Yu didn't bother to pay attention to him, so he turned his head and said to the merchants, "Everyone, I also know that you are all gentry in this province, with a clean net worth, and you will never collude with the Bailian monster. There is no misunderstanding about this matter."

Hearing his tone soften, several merchants immediately boldly said: "Yes, yes, yes, yes, Mr. Xu Qin, we were indeed wronged. Please be kind and return the money to us."

Master Xu's expression became gentle: "It's not impossible to return the money to you, but it's just empty talk, who should it be returned to, and how much? In this way, as long as you show evidence to prove that you really lent the money, my officer It can be returned in full.”

"This... this..." All the merchants looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.

Xu Yu: "Why, you can't produce any evidence. In this case, I can only hand over all the silver taels to the state treasury."

A businessman gritted his teeth and walked out: "Xu Qincha, I..."

Before he finished speaking, Master Ma and several officials from the Chief Envoy's Yamen jumped up at the same time, and shouted at the same time: "Liao Fuquan, you can't talk nonsense about things that don't exist. If you say something wrong, you can afford it." Is this responsibility?"

Among them, especially Master Ma was full of murderous looks.

The merchant named Liao Fuquan was frightened, shrank his head, mumbled a few words, and was speechless again.

Diao Hualong was furious, and shouted: "The imperial envoy is interrogating, what are you talking about. Someone, take this guy down and slap your mouth!"

Immediately, two Jinyi guards rushed up, restrained Master Ma, lifted his palms as big as cattail fan and whipped them hard.

They dare not do anything to other officials, but it is still possible to deal with a staff member.

"What are you doing, don't... ah... ah!" Master Ma still wanted to struggle at the beginning: "My lords, you just watch... watching Xu doing evil... ah... help!"

However, he fell into Jin Jinyiwei's hands, how could he break free.A few ears fell down, his face and eyes were swollen, his eyes were also slanted, and nosebleeds sprayed all over the floor.

Zuo Canzheng, the chief envoy, couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "Xu Chen, you villain, what do you want to do? I want to impeach you with bullets, and I impeach you for disrupting our province's government affairs and being domineering!"

Zuo Shenzheng is equivalent to a high-ranking official in later generations, and he is still a member of the Standing Committee. Both in power and rank, he is much higher than Xu Xuan. This loud shout is really majestic.

Xu Yu, however, dismissed it with disdain: "Whatever! Disasters in government affairs, this statement is absurd, I handle the rebellion case of the white lotus monster myself, and punish the rebels, it is only right and proper. Wang Shenzheng, you are so caring, but you have something to do with this matter, or Do you have a share of the money?"

"As for impeaching this official for being domineering, hehe, it's fine to submit a paper. This official is an imperial envoy who has the power to make decisions on the spot in local affairs. What I use is the flag of the king's order, and what I do is the order of the emperor. Do you want to challenge today's authority?"

Wang Canzheng: "I...you..." was speechless.

"If you say more, I will have to suspect that you are colluding with the Bailian demon, and I will impeach you." Xu Yan looked majestically at Jin Yiwei who was executing: "Let go of this villain."

Only then did Jin Yiwei let go of Master Ma.

Master Ma didn't know how many times he had been slapped, his entire face was swollen like a pig's head, which made people feel chills.

Seeing that the success shocked everyone, Xu Yu looked at the merchants gently and said, "I know why you store the silver in the rice bank, and I also know that you are all kind and gentlemen, and it is absolutely impossible to collude with demons to rebel. However, today is indeed Mi Xingzhong got the Bailian demon, this matter has to be explained clearly. Otherwise, I will not be able to show mercy to you. Tell me, just explain the reason and amount of your deposit, and I will I will release all of you and return the deposited silver. Otherwise, not only the deposited silver will be handed over to the treasury, but you will also have to explain the matter clearly.”

All the merchants still look at me and I look at you, but no one speaks.

Diao Hualong became impatient, and Mung Dou stared at him with small eyes: "What are you still dawdling about? Could it be that you are still waiting for some adults to make decisions for you? Hehe, I know who that person is. Now, he can stay in the Qiuwei examination room, You can’t get out in a month. It’s a month’s work, hehe, I’m afraid your heads have been hung on the top of the tower and blown dry by the wind.”

These words have been made clear, Gao Buzheng is now trapped in the examination room, and the far water cannot solve the near fire.You should take care of yourself first, don't make sacrifices for him for nothing.

Immediately, the rice merchant named Li Zheng came forward and cupped his hands: "Imperial envoy, we have been wronged. This matter really has nothing to do with us, and we are wronged."

All the officials in the flower hall were shocked and shouted at the same time: "Li Zheng, you are not allowed to talk nonsense about things that don't exist."

Master Ma: "My surname is Li, are you trying to grab and bite? Be careful what you say... Ah!"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Yan, who had always had a gentle face, suddenly ordered: "Behead!"

"Design!" Yu Yi suddenly pulled out his waist knife, and chopped off Master Ma's head with a snap.

There was blood all over the floor and Mr. Ma's bones rolling on the ground revealed that Wang Canzheng sat down with an "ah".

Li Zheng's face was even paler, and he took out a page of paper from his arms with trembling hands, and held it up over his head: "Master Imperial Envoy, this is an IOU issued by the Chief Envoy Si Yamen, and the money in the treasury is all borrowed by us." It's for Gao Buzheng." Seeing that his crotch was already dripping wet, he was so frightened that he wet his pants.

Someone took the lead, and other merchants also stepped forward one after another: "This is an IOU given to me by the yamen, envoy Xu Qin, this matter has nothing to do with me, I am wronged, I am wronged!"

Merchants value profit over righteousness. When they lent money to Gao Linghan, they were afraid of the power in the yamen, and they were greedy for the high interest.Now, Xu Qinchao is determined to punish Gao Buzheng, and Gao Linghan can't get out of the examination room.

There is no suspense about who will win and who will lose in the battle between Gao and Xu.

We are sandwiched between two big men, not only will the money be confiscated, but at worst, we will also become victims of political struggle.

Forget it, let's save our lives and property first.

As for Gao Linghan, do I care about his death?
……

"It's over!" All the officials in the flower hall looked ashen, and these words sounded in their hearts at the same time.

But Xu Xuan and Diao Hualong's eyes were full of ecstasy: It's done!

Xu Yu stood up abruptly, and ordered: "Close the entire chief minister's office, and no one is allowed to go out without my order. Everyone must go to court and take a statement. Anyone who violates this will be a role model. This imperial envoy shall follow the emperor's order and kill you." No pardon!"

He pointed to the bloody headless corpse of Mr. Ma on the ground with a serious expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)