A "huh? Yun Xi turned his head sideways and glanced at Yang Ren: Someone wants to report the witch Gu case?

"What did you ask him to report?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, that person doesn't talk to his ministers, saying that he will only say it when he sees His Majesty." The guard said.

"I have to see me?" Yun Xi asked, "What is the identity of that person?" ”

"Your Majesty, he claims to be a merchant in the city of Guangzhou, a member of the Li family, named Li Guangrui." The guard said.

"Is that him?" Yang Ren said with a little surprise when he heard this name.

"This person is very famous in the city of Guangzhou?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, this person is a member of the Li family in Nanhai, one of the three major merchants in Guangzhou City, and the grandson of the eldest house, and he was arranged to be in charge of his family's business in Bao'an City. A few days ago was the 70th birthday of Li Xianming, the grandfather of Li Guangrui, the former head of his family, and he returned to Guangzhou City to celebrate his grandfather's birthday, and has remained in Guangzhou City until today. Yang Ren gave a general introduction. A big merchant like the Li family is certainly worthy of Yang Ren's concern, even if Yang Ren doesn't know what most of his family is doing, he will always know what the patriarch and the grandson of the chief of the long house are doing.

"A merchant's family," Yun Xi muttered, "Yang Qing, your subordinates recognize this person, right?" ”

"Somebody knows him."

"Song Qingshu," Yun Xi called in Song Qingshu, who was standing outside the house, and ordered, "You walk with Yang Qing's subordinates who know Li Guangrui, and see if this person who calls himself Li Guangrui is the same Li Guangrui." if so, announce him to an audience; If not, he will be captured and sent to Qian Minglin for interrogation. ”

Song Qingshu received the order, turned around and left the house. After a while, he returned to the house and reported: "Your Majesty, the merchant Li Guangrui has asked for an audience. ”

Yun Xi waved his hand, and Song Qingshu went out to spread it again. After a while, a young man walked in, knelt down in front of Yun Xi, who was sitting in the middle and wearing the emperor's regular clothes, and said: "Li Guangrui, a grass man, has seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" ”

Yun Hee didn't immediately allow him to stand up, but looked at him carefully. He was wearing a light blue silk robe, and his style was also the most common style for the children of the rich family of the Ming Dynasty, but he looked extremely capable when he wore it.

After a while, Yun Xi said, "You get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lee knelt for a while before standing up.

"You said you had a confidential matter related to the witch Gu case to report to me, what is the matter?" Yoon-hee asked.

"Your Majesty, the grass people know who is behind the witch Gu case, and they know where one of them is." Lee said.

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"......, I don't think it's appropriate." Li Jihu sat on the chair and thought for a long time, and then said to the person sitting in front of him.

"Master Li, you have to think about it, after this village, there will be no such shop." Said a man in front of him. This person is not tall and very thin, and the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks speak very high-spirited at this time, and he is not a good person at first glance.

However, from what he said, it can be heard that his status is above Li Jihu, if not, he would never dare to speak to Li Jihu like this.

But Li Jihu's expression didn't move, but he said again: "Master Gao, this matter is too important, although I am the head of the family, but there is still a father above, I have to discuss this matter with my father before making a decision." ”

"Well, Old Man Li should be strong and strong, and it is also appropriate to discuss with him. But this matter can't be delayed for a long time, you have to talk to your old man about it quickly. I will come back to you tomorrow at this time, and then I will have to make a decision. The man said.

"Then I will have to make a decision." Li Jihu said.

The man stood up with a smile and said, "I also know that people are getting older, and they look ahead and backward too much, and the so-called older they are, the less courageous they are." You explain to your old man that this is a foolproof thing, so he doesn't have to worry. ”

"I know, and I will definitely make it clear to my father." Li Jihu said.

The man said a few more words to him, and left the Li Mansion, and Li Jihu personally sent him to the gate.

After the figure of the man disappeared, the person who followed Li Jihu to send him off said indignantly: "Gao Jingde is treating our family as his Gao family's money bank, this time he asked for so much money, and he still wants to be embarrassed!" ”

This person is Li Guangrui, the eldest grandson of Li Jihu, who is called Gao Jingde by him, is their family's in-law, the biggest backstage in the officialdom, and the head of the Gao family where Gao Xianchen, the servant of the Criminal Department, is located.

"He still wants to be faced, so he didn't ask for money directly, but lied to our family that there is something foolproof, and we can still shirk it for a while; What can we do if he doesn't have any face? It's not just that you can honestly give him the money. Li Jihu said.

Lee was silent. As one of the three major merchants in Guangzhou, their Li family has many people who covet their family's money, and their family now has no official position, and if they do not take refuge in a certain family, it will be divided up in a few years.

Li Jihu and Li Xianming pondered it repeatedly, and felt that someone in the Gao family was in a high position above the court, and he acted in a measured manner on weekdays - it meant that he wanted money in moderation, so he married one of Li Jihu's daughters to Gao Jingde's concubine as his wife and took refuge in the Gao family.

But the Gao family has been getting more and more greedy recently. Every time I sent someone to ask for money from their Li family, it was only 100 or 200 yuan, but now I came at least 1,000 yuan at a time, and this time I wanted to cheat them out of 10,000 yuan.

As one of the three major merchants in Guangzhou, the Li family is of course very rich, but no matter how rich they are, they can't be so defeated. Besides, they are business people, and they still have to maintain a decent place on weekdays, and they don't have much cash, so giving him 10,000 yuan at once is also a lot of pressure on their own family.

"Father, what should we do about this? I can't drag it out. Lee said. Gao Jingde had already put down his words to make him decide at this time tomorrow, and they couldn't delay it any longer.

Li Jihu didn't explain to him, but said, "Follow your father and me." Then he strode up, and Li Guangrui hurriedly followed.

After a while, the two of them and a few subordinates who followed walked into Li Jihu's courtyard. Li Jihu sat down in the main hall and said to all the subordinates, "You all go out." ”

They bowed and retreated, and closed the doors and windows of the lobby tightly, lighting only a candle to make the dark lobby a little brighter.

Li Guangrui looked at his father sitting in the seat, and was very puzzled by his actions; But when he saw that Li Jihu didn't mean to speak, he didn't dare to ask, and also sat on the chair.

I don't know how long it took, Li Jihu estimated that it was the beginning of the unitary period at this time, and when he couldn't help but ask, suddenly the door was opened, and a very tall man walked in and said, "Big brother, the matter has been investigated clearly." ”