Chapter 21 Fatal Blow: "Lord Qiqi, the student sued the capital Lianyun Buzhuang for his illegal trip. As he spoke, Xiao Ershao reached into his arms and took out a piece of paper. This is when he left the courtyard yesterday, Brother Shen chased him out and handed it to him personally, and the content on it can be said to be straight to the point, and it simply said that Lianyun Buzhuang was an evil organization that brought disaster to the country and the people.

"Quick, bring me the paper." Lord Yan, who was stunned for a moment, looked a little anxious, and the indifference just now had long since disappeared. In fact, as soon as he heard Lianyun Buzhuang, Lord Yan was startled.

As the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, he has a deep understanding of these officials in the city who are higher than his status, and the name of whose shop is also within his understanding. This Lianyun Cloth Village has known that it is a shop under the name of Ouyang Jingzhi not long after Lord Ta Yan took office, and it can be regarded as a cloth village with a deep background, which is also the reason why Lianyun Cloth Village can become the largest cloth village in the capital.

Although now anyone with a discerning eye knows that Ouyang Jingzhi is in a difficult situation, the black gauze hat on his head is precarious. But Lord Yan didn't dare to think so, but he had seen many officials who came back to life in the officialdom, and in the final analysis, it still depends on whether this person can please the emperor. As long as the emperor is satisfied and happy, the situation can be completely reversed.

Therefore, when acting in officialdom, it is necessary to follow the rule of being a man and leaving a line to meet each other in the future, and if you make a good relationship today, you may be able to help you a lot in the future.

For the current Ouyang Jingzhi, Lord Yan thinks even so. Ouyang Jingzhi is in such a difficult situation now, he only needs to do him a small favor, he will definitely remember it, once the situation is really reversed in the future, he will benefit immensely.

After hastily scanning the contents of the paper, Lord Hiko, who had a plan in his heart, looked up and smiled, "Your paper is a bit exaggerated." You have to think about it carefully, and you must know that my Da Ming Law is guilty of reverse. ”

"Forced to buy and sell, debts are not repaid, the official looks at the meaning of this, how can this Lianyun Buzhuang be like a bandit?" Without waiting for Xiao Ershao to speak, he gently read the content of a sentence on the paper, and Lord Yan sneered again and again.

Knowing that he was scaring people, Xiao Ershao was not afraid, and smiled: "My lord, what the student said is true, this Lianyunbuzhuang's behavior is no different from that bandit." ”

"Bold, this Lianyunbu Zhuang official has heard of it, it is a businessman, you say that it is no different from a bandit, this is not a false accusation?" Hiko-sama's expression became more and more stern.

"My lord, that Lianyun Buzhuang got a total of 50,000 taels of cloth from my Xiao family, and now all the goods have been handed over to them, but they only pay 30,000 taels of silver, this kind of behavior is not reluctant to be called a robber." Xiao Ershao sneered again and again, and said that the officials in the world protect each other, and he can be regarded as witnessing it with his own eyes today. Listening to the words of the prefect, it is clear that he is preparing to protect Lianyun Buzhuang.

Lord Yan couldn't help frowning, and finally found out that Xiao Ershao was not an ordinary person, I am afraid that he knows a lot about the doorways in the officialdom, if he is really a flat-headed ordinary person, just by virtue of the few words he just said, he must have been scared incoherently, where can he answer like now.

Knowing that Xiao Er Shao couldn't deal with it, Lord Yan's eyes rolled and he thought of a good countermeasure, that is, to send the people from Lianyun Buzhuang to the hall to confront him, since he dared to withhold them such a large sum of silver, there must be an excuse.

didn't wait long, and as soon as the arrow was thrown, Lord Yan commanded to the catcher who reached out to pick up the token: "Go, pass on the shopkeeper of Yunbu Village to come to hear the trial." ”

The head catcher took the order and left, and Lord Hiko didn't sit much, got up and walked through the side door and disappeared. He has his own plans in his heart, let this kid stay by himself for a while, and sharpen his temperament first.

Half an hour passed, and the bored Xiao Ershao had already fallen into the trap of Lord Yan, and the expression on his face was extremely ugly, especially when he saw Ouyang Mingde, the big shopkeeper of Lianyun Buzhuang, who was obese.

His expression was fully seen by Lord Yan, and he smiled imperceptibly, and the startling wood in his hand was gently picked up and then gently put down. "Whoever is in the hall, don't report your name quickly."

Looking at Lord Yan's serious expression, Ou Yangmingde couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. This Lord Yan, the two have known each other for more than a year, and he has drunk three or five times of wine alone, and he can still pretend that he doesn't know himself. Alas, these officials, their ability to pretend to be really perfect.

Although he thought so in his heart, Ou Yangmingde did not dare to slack off, friends are friends, and he still has to cooperate closely with Lord Yan in front of this serious matter, so as not to embarrass him. Kneeling on his knees, "Xiaomin Lianyun Buzhuang treasurer Ouyang Mingde, meet the prefect." ”

Lord Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he asked in a majestic voice: "Shopkeeper Ouyang, this prince sued you Lian Yunbu Zhuang for deducting their 20,000 taels of silver, is there such a thing?" ”

On the way here, Ou Yangmingde had already heard the head catcher who went to summon him say that the name of the complainant was Xiao, and he didn't need to guess to know that it was a rich man like the Xiao family, because of the 20,000 taels of silver, he sued Lianyun Buzhuang in court.

Ouyang Mingde had already prepared for this matter to Bo Gongtang, and when he heard Lord Yan's question, he replied without thinking: "My lord, this is definitely a frame-up. I think that I Lianyunbuzhuang has been based in the capital for nearly 20 years, although it is not known to everyone, but the reputation has always been good, and doing business is a fair trade without bullying. This son said that it is true that I Lianyun Buzhuang deducted their 20,000 taels of silver, but there is a reason for this, we want high-quality goods, but they only give ordinary cloth, what is this not a pit man? ”

Ouyang Mingde had an innocent face, and he was also a good actor, not much better than Lord Yan, so that Lord Yan, who was originally just a routine and casually listened, couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart. is worthy of being a close confidant of the Imperial Envoy, although he is not a member of the officialdom, but this skill is a little stronger than most people.

Although he admired it in his heart, the expression on his face was inconvenient, and he turned his head to look at Xiao Ershao and asked, "Xiao Pengcheng, what the shopkeeper Ouyang said is true?" ”

Xiao Ershao wanted to speak a long time ago, but Lord Yan didn't speak, he didn't want to be charged with contempt for the sake of a moment. At this time, as soon as he heard Hiko-sama ask himself, he opened his mouth and began to curse.

"My lord, this old thing is full of farts. I think my Xiao family's Shu brocade is famous all over the world, otherwise he wouldn't have gone all the way to Shuzhong to buy our family's cloth. My Xiao family has been weaving Shu brocade for several generations, how can this kind of self-smashing signboard be done? ”

"Bold, you dare to make a big statement in the court, this time this official will not punish you if you are young and knowledgeable, if you commit it again, you will be beaten out with a stick!" Lord Yan's face changed, and he shouted angrily at Xiao Ershao.

Xiao Er Shao was also obedient, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Lord Xie's grace of not sinning, the kid is abrupt." After saying that, he turned his head and smiled at Ouyang Mingde, who was full of pride. For the time being, you will be proud, and when Brother Shen comes, you old guy will cry!

One trick worked, Lord Yan was relieved a lot, it seemed that he was overestimating this young man, as long as his tone was stricter, he would still be afraid.

"Both of you insist on your own words, which makes this official very embarrassed." Hiko-sama pretended to be embarrassed, and then asked, "Do you have any physical evidence to prove that what you said is true?" ”

Ou Yangmingde had already made sufficient preparations, and he also expected that there would definitely be such a thing once he faced the court, so he hurriedly replied: "My lord, the villain brought two pieces of cloth from the front, one is the high-grade Shu brocade, and the other is the cloth that the Xiao family sold to us in Lianyun Cloth Village this time, my lord, you only need to check it, and you can confirm that what the villain said is true." ”

Watching the two sing and harmonize, Xiao Ershao, who sneered in his heart, didn't bother to speak. Now let you spend your strength to perform, and when Brother Shen arrives later, I will see if you, Lord Yin, dare to protect Lianyun Buzhuang.

It is easy to deal with physical evidence, and Lord Yan has a further understanding of Ouyang Mingde. A cronie can do things without leakage, it can be seen that this imperial envoy who has been an official for decades is even more of a master, and now this situation is definitely not difficult for him to deal with, so he will wait for him to repay his kindness slowly.

It was very hard to catch the fast and ran again, and the two pieces of cloth were placed in front of Lord Yan. Lord Yan is also well-informed, stretched out his hand to touch it back and forth, nodded slightly, and said: "Sure enough, the difference is very big, how can this ordinary be compared to the first-class Shu brocade." ”

"That is, thanks to the kindness of our owners, it is not easy for them to do business with outsiders, so they are given 30,000 taels of silver. Ou Yangmingde responded to the side and looked at Xiao Ershao's eyes full of pity. Go against our Lianyunbu Village, you are good-looking.

Xiao Ershao was no longer silent, raised his head and sneered: "Lord Fu Yin, although there is a big difference between the two pieces of cloth, this ordinary cloth is not the cloth woven by my Xiao family at all, I hope you will investigate it clearly and then make a conclusion." ”

Lord Yan is busy with official business, if it weren't for the fact that this matter involved Ouyang Jingzhi, he would not have wasted time trying this case at all, and he would have handed it over to the master to take someone to handle it.

At this time, seeing that Xiao Ershao was so eyeless, he dared to entangle, and he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart. "The official naturally knows this, but it is not easy to investigate and collect evidence. You wait a little longer, wait for the matter to be clarified, and the official will give you the result. ”

After that, without waiting for Xiao Ershao to speak, he was going to announce his withdrawal from the hall in shock.

At this moment, an errand officer ran in with a panicked look, and without waiting for Lord Yan, who was frowning, to ask, he said, "My lord, the Jinyi Guard is here!" ”

As soon as he heard that it was Jinyiwei, Lord Yan, who originally wanted to blame him for not understanding the rules, couldn't help but be taken aback, and didn't have time to think about what Jinyiwei was doing in the yamen, so he got up and went out.

Ouyang Mingde, who was kneeling on the ground, was stunned for a while, although Jin Yiwei was also handling cases, but he usually had no intersection with Shuntian Mansion, why did he appear here today, could it be because of himself?

Thinking of this, Ou Yangmingde shook his head with a smile. Although 20,000 taels of silver is a lot of money, it is nothing in the eyes of Jin Yiwei, and it is really exalting to expect them to come and ask about it.

Ou Yangmingde didn't see it, Xiao Ershao, who was originally a little angry with a faint face, did smile when he heard the news. Although Brother Shen came a little late, as soon as he came out, the situation was completely in his own hands.