Chapter 216: Defeat
Basil received his order and went into the dry well.
When he first entered, he thought that the walls of the well were dry, but he did not expect that in the middle of the well, the wall of the well was overgrown with moss because it was too wet, and if he was not careful, he would slide directly to the bottom.
And what intrigued Basil was that the well had a salty smell of seawater, which was really weird.
He staggered and finally stabilized himself, then raised his head and said to the guards on the ground: "The wall is too wet, be careful." β
Then he descended rapidly, and saw an arched hole at the bottom that could have two people in common.
He turned around and stood directly at the entrance of the cave, and deliberately took a few steps inside in order to make room for a few guards behind him.
After all the people arrived, he waved his hand: "Be vigilant!" β
When he had said this, he walked ahead.
The cave was very dark, and the group could be said to be touching the stone wall to go inside.
The more they walked in, the more shaded they felt, and they didn't see their heads for a long time, and they all found that they were going downhill, but the slope was not big, and they couldn't find it if they didn't pay attention.
When they walked for a while, they finally saw that there was a bright light in front of them, like fire.
"Beware!"
Basil looked back and reminded everyone, and then quickly stepped forward.
In the end, what was presented in front of them was a salt production base of considerable scale, and many people in it were busy. Among them, Mr. Zhou was not far away to inspect and remind everyone.
When everyone saw the sudden appearance of a stranger, they immediately stopped what they were doing, and someone shouted at Basil: "Who are you?" Why here! β
Among them, the old man standing next to Old Man Zhou suddenly pointed at Basil and said sharply: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and arrest people!" β
The person who spoke was none other than Zhou Xiang's father-in-law, Old Man Shi.
When Old Man Shi saw the appearance of Basil and others, the first thing he thought of was the people sent by the imperial court.
Knowing that his affairs have been exposed, then it is impossible to sit still, not to mention that this is his place, does the other party dare to come nonsense?
Obviously, he underestimated the ability of Basil and these guards, although there were only six of them, and when they faced dozens of people attacking at the same time, they still easily submitted people.
The well was such an intense scene, and the well was too peaceful.
Bai Ying began to ask Cangshu not long after the basil bar went down: "Thirteenth uncle, will they be in danger after they go in?" β
Hearing this, Cangshu couldn't help laughing, "If Basil can't handle this matter well, then he doesn't have to go back to King Mu's mansion." β
I don't know why, Bai Ying always felt that this was a bit ...... Anyway, it seems that some people believe it too much.
Although she knew that Basil's hand was good, she was in the well, and she didn't know what was inside. If there are any ghosts or something, human beings have no power to fight back in front of these things!
Xu guessed what Bai Ying was thinking, Cangshu couldn't help but stretch out his hand and flick her head, and said with a smile: "Where in this world are there any ghosts, all of them are forged by others." β
Covering her sore forehead, Bai Ying pursed her lips aggrievedly.
If these words had been put in the past, she would have believed 100% that there were no ghosts in this world.
But she has obviously been killed by Su Hexiang, but she has returned to six years ago when she died, and this experience makes her have to believe it.
"It's going to be fine."
Atractylodes Xu saw that her face was getting worse and worse, and couldn't help but comfort.
Bai Ying nodded, not speaking.
Then, at the request of Cangshu, she walked to the side and sat down, and three guards stood guard not far away.
Banxia looked anxious because of Basil's departure, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously in front of Cangshu and Bai Ying, so he could only hide his hands in his sleeves, hold them tightly, and look at the mouth of the well from time to time.
Faced with Banxia's worries, all Bai Ying could give was to admonish on the side: "Basil will be fine." β
Except for this sentence, nothing else can be said.
Waiting is always the most painful.
Just as the sun overhead was going a little west, a sound suddenly came from the wellhead, which had been motionless, and after a while, a figure suddenly flew out.
Banxia saw the movement and immediately rushed forward and shouted, "Basil! β
But the first thing that appeared was not the Basil she was thinking about, but an old man she didn't know.
The man was tied up and slammed to the ground.
Such a scene startled Banxia, and hurriedly took a few steps back.
Subsequently, another person was thrown out of the import, this time it was Mr. Zhou, who had disappeared before.
With the appearance of these two people, dozens of people came out one after another, and one by one they appeared soaking wet and with blue noses and swollen faces, which made Bai Ying strange for a while.
After all the people had come out, Basil emerged from the well, followed by the fifth brother's guards.
At this time, Basil's clothes were also a lot wet, but he didn't care.
He first glanced at Banxia, who was worried on the side, and then walked quickly to Cangshu and said, "Master Qi, this well is where they produce private salt. β
Hearing this, Cangshu couldn't help but snort coldly. He nodded to Basil, then looked at the two old men tied up on the ground, and the corners of his mouth raised a beautiful arc, and said, "This is really easy to find this king!" β
As soon as the words fell, he stood up in a chic manner and said to the guards: "Escort everyone back to the mansion!" β
"Yes!"
Although there were only eight guards, their responses were extremely loud.
Those dozens of little minions were naturally handed over to their subordinates to deal with, while Old Man Zhou, Old Man Shi and Zhou Xiang were in charge of Cangzhu.
On the other side, when Zhou Xiang asked his father to find his father-in-law, his right eyelid kept jumping, implying that something bad was going to happen to him, and he was so anxious that he walked around the house.
Could it be that the matter is about to be revealed?
Mrs. Zhou, who was sitting on the side resting, looked impatient, and finally shouted directly: "You are walking around, which makes my eyes dazzled." β
"Yelling what? You're dazzled, I'm dazzled! β
Zhou Xiang was too worried, the whole person was nervous, and he seemed to float when he saw anything, but now when he heard his mother-in-law yelling at him, he suddenly didn't have a grasp of the degree, and directly shot back.
This time I hit back, and Mrs. Zhou, who was already in an unhappy mood, was angry.
She quickly stood up, the fat on her body bobbing up and down as she moved.
She walked quickly to Zhou Xiang with her hands on her hips, twisted his ears, and said, "You have a hard mouth, you dare to talk back!" I'm tired of living, isn't it? β
Zhou Xiang, who was twisted painfully, begged for mercy again and again, but he never let Mrs. Zhou let go of her hand until someone came to tell him.
"Master, King Mu asked you to come over, it seems that there is something important to discuss."
When Zhou Xiang heard this, he only felt that Cangshu was a noble person sent by God to solve him, and he hurriedly said to his mother-in-law: "Madam, King Mu is looking for me, but I can't neglect the other party." β
Mrs. Zhou was also worried that she would affect her husband's official career, so she had to let go of her hand and said nonchalantly: "I will spare you for the time being, if there is a next time, I won't beat you half to death!" β
Hearing this, Zhou Xiang only felt that he had encountered a tigress, but he could only be dumb and eat coptis.
After tidying up his appearance, he also hurriedly walked to the front yard of the mansion.
On the top of the public court, he soon saw Cangshu sitting on it, and hurriedly laughed and saluted: "Xiaguan Zhou Xiang has seen King Mu." β
Zhou Xiang sat on the high hall, looked at Zhou Xiang on the ground, picked up the wooden board on the side, slapped it fiercely, and asked sharply: "Zhou Xiang, are you guilty?" β
Zhou Xiang, who was frightened by the sound, chuckled in his heart, and his head hung lower.
At this time, he didn't know what Cangshu was asking, and he didn't dare to answer rashly.
After thinking for a while, he put his forehead on the floor and asked, "The lower official doesn't know what the prince is talking about?" β
After hearing this, Cangshu couldn't help but let out a sneer.
"Zhou Xiang, as a parent official, colluded with profiteers to create illicit salt and harm the people, and even sold illicit salt to Lincheng as a transaction, can you be guilty?"
Cangshu also dragged his feet and directly told Zhou Xiang's incriminating evidence.
Zhou Xiang heard Cangshu list the evidence of his crimes, and he was so frightened that he trembled.
Obviously, things are going well, and Cangshu didn't find out anything, why is he suddenly asking about his sin now? Could it be that the matter has been revealed? But no one told him at the first time, and his father and father-in-law didn't come back, could this just be a temptation of Cangshu?
Realizing this, he breathed a sigh of relief, knelt on the ground, and said: "Xia Guan doesn't know who told you about it, but Xia Guan has never done such a thing that has lost his conscience, and please let the prince know!" β
"Discerning? Naturally, this king has already seen it! Come on, wait for Zhou Jinfeng, Shi Lei! β
When Zhou Xiang heard that it was his father and father-in-law, he suddenly thought of something, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Because Bai Ying has the permission of Atractylodes, he can sit on the side and listen to the trial.
Now that he is looking at Zhou Xiang's sudden face, he knows that Zhou Xiang also knows that the matter has been revealed. When I was about to see how Zhou Xiang recognized the cut, I didn't expect Zhou Xiang to take a bite in turn.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials don't know what you heard from the lower officials' father and father-in-law, but the lower officials can guarantee that the lower officials were forced."
"Forced?" Cangshu looked incredulous, then looked at Zhou Xiang and asked, "Tell me, how were you forced?" β
The next Zhou Xiang can be said to have used his imagination to tell things as if they were true.
What did Zhou Jinfeng say because he collected the ** of private salt, and discussed with Shi Lei to make private salt and make a huge profit. But because illegal salt is illegal, in order to be able to hide from the world, they threatened Zhou Xiang as an informant, and then cleared their suspicions.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials were really forced!"
Cangshu finally heard Zhou Xiang's words, but felt that this person was too unconscionable!
It's obviously his own attention, but at this moment, in order to get out, he actually put all the fault on the two old men.
For this reason, he couldn't help but keep a straight face and said, "Is it as you said, or have you heard what the two of them said before making a decision!" β
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