Chapter 0260 - Murder and Silence
When the guy rushed to report to the official, the little guy who followed Mencius also ran out, and he didn't know where to go to tell his family. After only a while, Gao Wenhan led a group of yacha to Fengxian Tower. Originally, there was no need for the prefect to ask about this kind of trivial matter of drinking and gathering people to fight, but Gao Wenhan heard that Gu Zhao took the lead in making trouble, and he was afraid that he would be stopped to ask about the inside story, so he hurriedly came to drink.
When they arrived at Fengxian Tower, the leading yacha shouted: "Stop! The prefect of Pingyang has arrived, and you still don't let go! ”
This sound really has a deterrent effect. Gu Zhao first let go of Qian Zhao, and then, Mencius learned to let go of Gu Zhao, only Qian Shen still held Gu Zhao to death. He grabbed Gu Zhao with both hands, turned his head to look at the Gao Zhifu standing in front of everyone, and said loudly: "Lord Gao came just in time, let's just have a confrontation!" I personally handed over 10,000 taels of silver to Gu Zhao, and he said that he would hand it over to the adults. But tell me, my lord, that you took my ten thousand taels of silver from him? ”
was asked like this in public, Gao Wenhan met it for the first time in his life. He was stunned, he was short and fat, and his face was thick, and he couldn't see any unusual look for a while. He looked at Gu Zhao and said coldly, "Is there such a thing? Tell me, when did you give the official money? Do you have a voucher in hand? This official sues you that slandering the court officials will be punished with a rod. Have you figured it out? ”
Hearing that he was clean, Gu Zhao stepped forward angrily, pointed at Gao Wenhan and scolded: "Can you ask your own conscience, whether you have confiscated his silver?" I still see you as a friend, and I don't want you to be such a wolf-hearted person. ”
Gao Wenhan has eaten more than ten years more than Gu Zhao, and has been mixed with officialdom for so many years. There is still calmness. In the face of Gu Zhao's accusation, Gao Wenhan actually smiled, took Gu Zhao's hand and said, "Why didn't I see that it was Brother Gu?" What are you doing here when you're drunk? If you lend him money. Just give it back to him, everyone is a scholar, and it doesn't look good here. ”
Gu Zhao shook off his hand and said, "You don't have to pretend to me!" Obviously, you want to ask for the Dailuo of Xinghuayuan, because you don't have any money at hand, so you are looking for me. If you hadn't been greedy for the money of many scholars, you would have been able to marry Dailuo into the door? ”
Gao Wenhan said in his heart, it is really not good for him to be entangled like this again. His face changed. said in a deep voice: "This official thinks that you and this official have some old friends, and kindly raise the price for you, don't you want it?" Come on. Arrest these three troublemakers and take them to the government, and the official will punish them. ”
The yacha shouted in unison, pulling the chains and about to take the three of them away. Mencius had to struggle a little more, and said: "I am a scholar of this dynasty. How can you be arrested casually? ”
Gao Wenhan sneered. Said, "Really? I don't know that there is such a law in our dynasty. ”
A woman replied in a deep voice: "Don't you know that there is still this law in this dynasty? ”
Gao Wenhan was taken aback, turned around and saluted the visitor, and said: "Gao Wenhan, the prefect of Pingyang, greets Qing Gege!" I don't know that Qing Gege is coming, offend Gege, please atone for my sins! ”
The person who came was Gege. Dark incense took the lead, Hongcui supported, and Gege slowly entered the building. She didn't look at Gao Wenhan, and sat down in the hall with the help of Hongcui. Looking around at the tables and chairs, he asked, "It seems that there is not a small movement here." The shopkeeper is going to die of sadness. ”
The shopkeeper hid behind everyone, and suddenly saw a handsome woman going upstairs, the prefect Gao had a respectful attitude, and his mouth was also called Gege, and his heart was just jumping suddenly. Since he opened a shop in Binh Duong, he has never seen such a distinguished person. He was peeking to take a closer look at the noble Gege, when he suddenly heard Gege ask, his legs trembled, he knelt on the ground, and said, "Little Zhu Gui greets Gege!" Don't hide it, can the little ones be considered unlucky today? Who's going to ask for money for this? Ask Gege to call the shots for the little ones! ”
Gege said lightly: "Whoever breaks it will pay for it." Lord Gao, I think that although the three of them gathered to make trouble, they only knocked over a few tables, but they didn't have to force Lord Gao to come forward. There are many things in Pingyang, how can Gao Da have the leisure to take care of such a trivial matter? ”
Gao Wenhan smiled and said, "Gege is right. The lowly post also passed by here by chance, and when he heard the noise inside, he came in to have a look. Since Gege opened his mouth, he went back to his house. It's just these three people, what did Gege say to deal with? ”
Gege said: "For the sake of their first offense, I think they will be punished with five taels of silver per person to compensate the shopkeeper, do you say it?" ”
Gao Wenhan nodded and said: "Gege just said it's okay, and there is nothing to say about the lowly position." "Say goodbye, and go downstairs.
Among the three, except for Mencius, who had seen Gege, Qian Shen and Gu Zhao did not know Gege. At this time, the three of them knelt on the ground, bowed their heads, and did not dare to say a word. Waiting for Gao Wenhan's people to walk away, Gege Fang said, "Are you still satisfied with my disposition?" ”
The three of them replied in unison that they were satisfied. Gege asked again, "Who is Gu Zhao?" ”
Gu Zhao hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I am." ”
Gege ordered the two of them to get up, stood aside, and asked Gu Zhao: "Ben Gege asks you, you have to answer truthfully." Otherwise, don't blame Benge for being ruthless, report to the emperor, you won't be able to eat and walk around at that time. ”
At this time, Gu Zhaojiu woke up for most of the time, knelt on the ground, hot sweat on his face, and dripped to the floor in a hurry. He said, "Gu Zhao doesn't dare." Gege asked what Gu Zhao answered, and if there was half a truth, he was willing to be punished by the court. ”
Gege didn't ask, got up and said to the shopkeeper, "Is there a quiet private room here?" ”
The shopkeeper was grateful for Gege's help, and was willing to let go of the backyard study and ask Gege to sit inside. Gege didn't shirk it, and was led into the backyard by the store. Dark Xiang instructed Mencius and Qian Shen to go home, and only led Gu Zhao to the backyard study.
The shopkeeper offered tea, and Dark Fragrance ordered him to retreat. Only Gege, Gu Zhao, Dark Incense and Hongcui were left in the house. Gu Zhao knew his sin, and as soon as the store walked away, he still kowtowed and knelt on the ground. Gege didn't stop him, so he knelt down and asked, "Gu Zhao, you recruited it truthfully, who will be bribed by Pingyang Mansion to bribe the scholar and silver?" Is it you or someone else? Gege's voice is not high, but it is deep and powerful, which makes people not angry and arrogant.
Gu Zhao didn't dare to hide half a point at this time, and said in his heart, since Gao Wenhan brushed himself off the list, there was no friendship between them. Now, either he dies or I die, what tank do I have to hold for him? If you can explain truthfully, or you can ask for leniency from the person in front of you, otherwise, you won't know how to die? After thinking about it, Gu Zhao replied honestly: "If you go back to Gege, Gu Zhao doesn't dare to hide anything. It is really a tall man who buys and sells joints, and each person receives 10,000 silver. Gu Zhao did swallow two thousand taels of silver from it, but the eight thousand taels fell into the hands of the tall man. Gu Zhao is also a candidate, if he can get the joint of the examination room, will he still be on the list? At the beginning, Lord Gao promised Gu Zhao to stabilize the middle, but he was afraid that later Lord Gao would know that Gu Zhao had swallowed the silver from it, so he kicked Gu Zhao out in anger. Gu Zhao was guilty, and he begged Ge Ge Wan to intercede for a misdemeanor, and Gu Zhao was also willing. ”
Gege nodded and asked, "When you handed over the silver to Master Gao, did you have a certificate in your hand?" ”
Gu Zhao replied: "Gu Zhao originally wanted to have a close relationship with Master Gao, and he would never deny it, so he didn't ask for any certificate at that time. Now Gu Zhao also regrets it a lot, why did he know this in the first place? ”
Gege groaned and said: "With only your words, I'm afraid that I won't be able to take Gao Wenhan!" Perhaps go back first, and then send for you when it is time to preach you. ”
Gu Zhao was very grateful, kowtowed a few more times, and then got up to leave. Gege suddenly stopped and said, "Before you leave, I have a few words to tell you. ”
Gu Zhao stood still with his head down, listening to Gege's lesson. Gege said: "You have become a thorn in Gao Wenhan's side, this time when you go back, remember to hide at home, don't come out to publicize it, I'm afraid that Gao Wenhan will take the opportunity to poison him." ”
Gu Zhao agreed in his mouth, but said in his heart, Gao Wenhan won't kill his mouth, right? He is a dignified prefect, if he really dares to buy murder, the crime can be serious. He knows Gao Wenhan, his family has been poor since he was a child, and it is not easy to get to the prefect. If he wants to kill, he must weigh the weight of the official hat on his head.
Gu Zhao retreated and left the study, turned around when he went out, walked quickly to the store, handed over five taels of silver to the store, and then hurried home. At this time, the sky was already completely dark, and there was no moonlight in the night sky of the black hole, and the stars were also hiding, leaving only the clouds in the sky, which were pressed down layer by layer, making Gu Zhao's mood more and more depressed.
He has confessed all his crimes, and he is waiting for an unknown execution. Whatever the outcome, he can only accept it. He knew that his life might be over, and if he wanted to take the test, he could only wait for the next life. Even so, he thought that since the road of official career could not be followed, he simply found another way, and it was really impossible to follow his father to sell old vinegar. Since you can't be an official, you can at least be a rich man. He thought about it as he walked, thinking in his heart how to explain it to his father when he got home.
As he was walking, he heard something ring behind him. He turned his head to look, but saw nothing. Subconsciously, he boldly asked, "Who is where?" I see you, come out. ”
As soon as the words fell, a few meows passed, and it seemed that the sound of tiles falling to the ground was faintly heard. Gu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and scolded in a low voice: "Grandma's, it's really unlucky, a cat also scares Lao Tzu!" ”
Turn the corner and it's his house. There was not a single pedestrian on the street, only a few courtyard doors with lights lit, and some light faintly flashed from inside. Gu Zhao saw that the door of his courtyard was in front of him, settled in his heart, his steps quickened, and he looked at himself and arrived at the door. At that moment, he suddenly felt something cold and pierce into his chest. Startled, he reached out to touch it, and a stream of something warm and slimy flowed out. He knew he had been stabbed. Instinctively, he turned his head and saw a black figure with a black cloth covering his face, and he couldn't see who it was. The other party said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, take people's money to eliminate disasters for people, don't blame me, just be reincarnated." ”
Gu Zhao wanted to grab the black cloth on his face and see who the murderer was for the last time. But the other party suddenly pulled out the big knife in his body, he felt a surge of blood, he couldn't support it, and his soul was faint, and he actually saw the king of Hades go. (To be continued......)