Yue Tongzhi saw that the two of them did not speak, so he continued: "After a few days of investigation, I learned that on the night when the grain ship in Guizhou docked, the officials of our salt department pursued the smugglers in the canal, and the smugglers on one of the ships were in a hurry to secretly transfer three bags of smuggled salt to your grain ship. This matter of co is a pure misunderstanding, a pure misunderstanding! ”

Hearing this, Liang Wenhui said happily: "Since it was a misunderstanding, can our people be released?" The grain ship can also go? ”

Yue Tongzhi said with a guarantee: "Of course we have to release people and release the ship, but there are still some procedural things to be completed, let them endure for two more days, at most one or two days, and then they can release people." ”

After that, Yue Tongzhi pretended to talk to the two of them affectionately for a long time before saying goodbye and leaving.

When Yue Bingqian returned to the office, Lu Jie was already waiting in his signature room. This made Yue Bingqian very surprised: "Oh? I just let someone inform you yesterday, but I didn't expect Boss Lu to come so soon. Boss Lu came too timely. ”

"Lord Yue has looked for me? I set off from Yangzhou the day before yesterday and didn't get your notice. Adults looking for me? Lu Jie asked in surprise.

Yue Bingqian's fat face had a depressed look on his face, and he said, "Yes, I'm afraid things have changed, and I was just trying to discuss it with you." Su Yushi sent a letter yesterday, urging me to quickly try the case of the Juzhou grain ship, and there was suspicion and dissatisfaction between the lines. I have informed the Huai'an government and asked them to release the people and the ship in a few days. The people over there in Juzhou should not be taken lightly, they actually knew about the case eight years ago! I think someone above wants to reopen the case, and it is better to have fewer details at this juncture. ”

"Hahaha, Lord Yue is too worried!" Lu Jie laughed, then took a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yue Bingqian, saying, "Lord Yue, don't worry, please take a look at this letter first, this is the news that just came from Beijing." ”

After Yue Bingqian opened the letter and read it, his face immediately showed a look of joy and excitement, and his rosacea nose turned red again. While closing the letter, he asked: "So Su Jiangeng is about to leave his post and return to Beijing?" ”

"Yes, as long as he gets out, what are we afraid of? Isn't it still up to adults to have the final say on salt affairs? Lu Jie replied proudly.

Yue Bingqian shook his head and said: "Boss Lu is still careful, Su Jiangeng is gone, and the imperial court will immediately send a new imperial history to take over, and things are still somewhat restricted." ”

Lu Jie smiled and said, "Lord Yue, you are too careful. It is estimated that Su Yushi has now received the news that he will be dismissed and returned to Beijing, and at this time, he will definitely not embarrass the Yansi Yamen again. Two or three months have passed since the old and new imperial histories come and go, and as long as the Juzhou grain ship case drags on for two months, there may be a grain shortage in Juzhou again, and there will inevitably be chaos in the construction site and workshop without food. At that time, after those merchants who bid to buy land heard about it, they would definitely find two companies to return the land and ask for silver. At that time, the Zhou family and the He family will not be able to hold on. Adults don't do anything now, just drag. ”

"Then how should we deal with Su Jiangeng's urging now?"

"It's still dragging on, this case is complicated, and it's normal to try it for a month!" Lu Jie gave an idea. After a pause, he was afraid that Yue Bingqian would waver and said, "As long as the adults help me out of this breath, I will give this more amount after the matter is completed." ”

As he spoke, he stretched out five fingers and doubled them.

Yue Bingqian looked at his five open fingers, and said in his heart, I took such a big risk, so I gave such a little? So he asked coldly, "Fifty thousand?" ”

Lu Jie heard his coldness, and immediately said, "No, 100,000!" ”

When Yue Bingqian heard that it was 100,000 taels of silver, he was immediately satisfied. I thought in my heart, with these 100,000 taels, I can buy a mansion in Nanjing, and then redeem the Shiya girl on the Qinhuai River. At that time, it will really be a veritable golden house hidden Jiao, Shiya's little prodigal hooves, that kung fu is really amazing!

However, he was still a little uneasy about He Zhiyuan and the two of them, so he said again: "Boss Lu, you are not afraid that the case eight years ago will be rediscovered, it will be the death hole of you and me!" ”

"What are you afraid of! That's the royal case appointed by the Holy One today! Is it that easy to overturn the case? Now that the Holy Spring and Autumn Festival is at its peak, and when thirty or fifty years have passed, things have long been wrong, who can still remember this incident? Lu Jie said nonchalantly.

Yue Bingqian thought about it carefully and felt that what Lu Jie said was also reasonable, the case was personally ordered by the emperor to investigate and handle at that time, if anyone dared to overturn the case, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the emperor? It seems that he is overly worried.

Therefore, he touched his nose with his index finger, thought for a moment, and then called a government official and ordered: "You immediately go to the Huai'an Mansion to inform the judge that the trial of the Juzhou grain ship case will be postponed, and it will be known when the trial will be made." ”

The official said in embarrassment: "My lord, I just informed them yesterday that the trial was expedited, and today it has changed, there must be a reason." ”

Yue Tongzhi looked at the embarrassed appearance of the official in front of him, and couldn't help but be angry, and said angrily: "Reason, reason!" What does your brain do? I don't think about it for myself! Just go! ”

After being reprimanded, the official withdrew aggrievedly. While scolding Yue Bingqian in his heart, he muttered: "I think for myself, and I think for myself!" If I could figure it out, I would know it. Ahh Wait and see, sooner or later there will be retribution! ”

Since Yue Bingqian came to the inn to perform such a play, He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui went to the Huai'an Mansion every day to inquire about the progress of the case, and on the first day they replied that the trial would start immediately, and the case would be closed and released tomorrow.

The next day, when the four of them happily went to the government office to pick up people, they replied that there were still some things that needed to be verified again, and they would wait for two more days.

On the third day, they went to inquire again to verify the situation, and they said again that the situation had changed, and told them to wait a little longer.

At this point, He Zhiyuan felt that the situation was wrong. Liang Wenhui said angrily: "It can't be that there is something wrong here in Huai'an Mansion, right?" We sent these gods to Huai'an Mansion without worshipping. ”

He Zhiyuan thought for a while and said: "No, the local yamen doesn't dare to interfere with the case of the salt division, and I have to inquire about the warden last time." ”

So, that night, I invited the warden to the restaurant again to eat wine, and after the last incident was the foundation, and then presented a piece of silver, the warden said: "You have a very strange matter, originally some time ago, the Salt Division informed us to step up the trial, and even told us the results of the trial. Let's judge that there is no substantiated evidence and let people go. Originally, this was a happy thing, and we were all doing things in the public, we

The local yamen doesn't want you to be too ugly, does it? ”

"But this thing is to blame here, the next day, the Yansi Yamen came to send a message saying that there is no need to rush the trial of this case, and when the trial will be told in advance. For what reason, the man couldn't say anything, but it was the order of the Tongzhi Lord. It made us very passive, and our master was also very depressed, but we couldn't offend such a big customer, so we had to drag it out like this. ”

The warden took a sip of wine, sandwiched two chopsticks and dishes, and whispered, "You guys are still on the side of the salt department." I know you have supernatural powers, and you have done a lot of work in private in the past two days. But this time, I don't know which god came out to interfere. I can't ask around, but if you think about it, which temple gate didn't come to you. ”

"Thank you for your advice, you are familiar with the place, and then help me think about it, in addition to the jurisdiction of the Yansi Yamen and the Yangzhou Salt Governor's Yuan, where else can I manage this case?" He Zhiyuan picked up the wine jug and poured the wine glass for the warden, and then asked.

The warden thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I really can't think of it, who else can take care of this matter except these two families, the salt case is an important case of the imperial court, and the local government can't interfere at all, and no one dares to interfere." ”

He Zhiyuan felt that it was useless to ask for more useful information from the mouthful of the warden, so he changed the topic and said: "I heard that there was a salt case in Yancheng County eight years ago, which is similar to the current case, I wonder if the eldest brother knows about it?" ”

The warden raised his head from his glass, and then glanced at the two of them vigilantly and said, "What are you doing about this?" ”

He Zhiyuan immediately poured a full bottle of wine, and Liang Wenhui also served him dishes diligently.

Putting down the wine jug, He Zhiyuan pretended to be careless and said: "A few days ago, I went to the Huai'an Branch of the Salt Division to meet Yue Tongzhi, and when I was waiting in the gatehouse, I heard someone talk about it, and we were also curious, so let's ask the eldest brother casually today." ”

"This matter, the entire Huai'an Mansion knows about it. You can find any one and find out. The warden said perfunctorily.

He Zhiyuan saw that he was vigilant, so he picked up his wine glass and said, "Big brother, let's not talk about this matter for now, continue to drink, I will toast you." ”

After a full drink, Liang Wenhui also understood He Zhiyuan's meaning, and immediately toasted him: "The eldest brother has a good amount of alcohol, and after drinking the wine of He Gongzi, the younger brother must also dry this cup." ”

So the two took turns toasting, and before they knew it, the warden drank seven or eight glasses of wine. Gradually, his face turned red, and he was already seven points drunk, and his vigilance decreased under the paralysis of alcohol, and he talked more.

He Zhiyuan saw that the heat was almost over, and said: "Big brother, you are a member of the public family, and you are working in the torture room. We must know more about that case than ordinary people, so you might as well tell us about it and satisfy our curiosity. ”

The warden raised his neck and drank another glass of wine, and said with some drunken eyes: "Do you want to hear it?" ”

He Zhiyuan hurriedly replied: "Of course I want to hear it, the long night is long, there is no pastime, and it is good to talk about old things as a pastime, isn't it?" ”

The warden took a bite of the dish, looked at He Zhiyuan and Liang Wenhui and stammered, "That'...... Then the old brother will give it today...... I'll tell you about it. ”

(End of chapter)

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