Officials and businessmen are disconnected in any era, and collusion between officials and businessmen is not an uncommon thing. In ancient times, businessmen actually represented money in many people's understanding, which is the fundamental reason why the status of businessmen has been difficult to leap forward.

However, money is always a good thing, and no one will get along with money, even a clean official.

Gao Zuozhen, the counselor of the Chengzhou Assassin Mansion, is obviously not a Qing official, and it is said that his family has more than ten residences in Chengzhou alone, and the fertile fields outside the city are even more countless. These are all just because Thorn Shi Taohe let Gao Zuozhen be in charge of Shuzhong agricultural commerce for many years, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Gao Zuozhen has the future and fate of major commercial houses in his hands.

The Su family offended this high-ranking official with a small belly because of the matter of Zutian, and the Gao family firm fanned the flames on the side, the consequences can be imagined. Su Zhongzhai can also be regarded as a very old person in Chengzhou City, and this Gao Zuozhen still has no mercy.

When Yang Yi saw Gao Zuozhen, the accomplice who killed his grandfather, he only felt that this person was no different from the big white face in Peking Opera, and the word bad guy was almost written on his face.

With a beard and small eyes, he wants to look majestic, but he still can't hide the portrait of a corrupt official on his face.

Before Yang Yi heard Su Zhongzhai introduce Gao Zuozhen in detail, he was about seven years ago into Shu as an official, at first it was just a small master book, and later Tao He did the history of Shu Thorn, in order to cultivate his own power, he promoted Gao Zuozhen to become his right-hand man.

Gao Zuozhen is a corrupt official, this is not a big secret in the business world in Shuzhong, and there have been people who have sued him, but Gao Zuozhen, who is proficient in the way of flattery, has naturally taken care of Tao He, and the person who sued him not only did not sue him, but he ended up in prison, and since then few people have dared to speak again.

It is worth mentioning that although Gao Zuozhen and Gao Cheng are both surnamed Gao, the two families have no actual blood relationship, but it is unknown how much silver the Gao family stuffed Gao Zuozhen in private.

"Who is the hall! Get your name in! Gao Zuozhen stared at Yang Yidao coldly.

Yang Yi was not afraid at all, and bowed: "In Xiajia Baoyu, I have seen adults." ”

"Who?"

"The people of the Imperial Palace."

"What happened to Shuzhong?"

"Come to Shuzhong to visit relatives and friends."

"Since you are here to visit relatives, why do you want to do evil in Chengzhou City and hurt the innocent?"

Yang Yi smiled secretly in his heart, Gao Zuozhen accused himself with two sentences, and he can be described as an old driver among corrupt officials.

Yang Yi said: "I don't know why the adults said this. ”

Gao Zuozhen nodded, not surprised, because he knew that Yang Yi would certainly not confess his guilt so easily.

Gao Zuozhen raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Spread the suffering, come up." ”

The official answered, but after a while, Gao Cheng and two family members covered in gauze were brought into the hall.

Yang Yi looked sideways and just saw Gao Cheng coming to him. As soon as Gao Cheng touched Yang Yi's gaze, he was frightened and moved a step to the side, and then thought that this was in the yamen of the state capital, and glared at Yang Yi angrily.

"Who's in the hall?" Gao Zuozhen asked knowingly.

"In Xia Gaocheng, a person from Chengzhou Mansion, is the eldest son of the Chengzhou Gao Family Commercial Bank." Gao Cheng obviously often comes to the yamen to go to court, and everything seems to be familiar.

Gao Zuozhen nodded, pointed at the Gao family guard, and said, "Who injured your family guard like this?" ”

Gao Cheng cautiously glanced at Yang Yi on the other side and said, "This person did it." ”

"Boom!" Gao Zuozhen slapped the shocked wood and shouted: "The human and material evidence are all there, what else does the prisoner have to say?" ”

Yang Yi was about to speak, when he suddenly heard someone outside the hall shouting: "Slow! ”

Everyone was amazed, I don't know who is so bold and dares to reprimand the court, you must know that the court is a solemn and strict place, even if it is a person who shouts grievances, he has to knock dozens of boards first.

Everyone was puzzled, only Gao Zuozhen's face in the hall changed, and he seemed to be a little angry and a little surprised.

Yang Yi turned his head to look back, and saw a man in official uniform walking briskly towards the hall, his uncle Su Fan was following behind the person, and no one in the hall stepped forward to stop him.

Gao Zuozhen said to the man in official uniform with an unkind face: "Why is Lord Dou disturbing my court? ”

The person in the official uniform was another powerful member of the Assassin Mansion, Sima Dou Xu of Chengzhou.

Dou Xu glanced at Yang Yi and Gao Cheng under the hall, and then looked at Gao Zuozhen and sneered: "Lord Gao is so busy with official business on weekdays, he actually has time to help the old man try the case on his behalf, and the old man thanked him first." ”

Gao Zuozhen condensed: "What does Lord Dou mean by this? ”

Dou Xu said: "It is the duty of the old man to review the civil lawsuit, and you are busy with government affairs, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

It turned out that Gao Zuozhen and Dou Xu were the two real powers of the Assassin's Mansion, Gao Zuozhen was in charge of property, commerce and agriculture, while Dou Xu was in charge of the people's livelihood lawsuit. The two are clearly colleagues, but in fact, they have been fighting secretly for many years, fighting for each other's rights, especially in the past two years, Tao He, the assassin of Chengzhou, is old, and he sees that the day of retreat is approaching, and now the Central Plains is in chaos, and the new emperor in the imperial capital is unable to appoint new officials, and Tao He also intends to elect a successor among the officials in Shuzhong. Gao Zuozhen and Dou Xu, who have been Tao He's right-hand men who have been in power for many years, have become the most promising candidates to take over the history of Chengzhou, and the battle between the two has become more and more intense.

No one will think that their official is big, and Gao Zuozhen and Dou Xu know very well in their hearts that if the other party makes a history of assassination, then their best ending is to transfer away from other places as officials, the two have worked hard in Chengdu for many years, where are they willing to leave, so the two have shown their own magic in the past two years, on the one hand, they are trying their best to win the support of the powerful in Shuzhong, and on the other hand, they are trying to make some political achievements to impress Tao He.

It is precisely because of this situation that Su Zhongzhai was framed and arrested in prison not long ago, and Dou Xu rescued Su Zhongzhai with the principle that the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Of course, this does not mean that Dou Xu is a good official, on the contrary, Dou Xu and Gao Zuozhen are both corrupt officials, and they are all desperately trying to climb to the position of the number one in Shu for the sake of being more greedy or more comfortable for themselves.

Yang Yi also took advantage of this, and before being arrested in the yamen, he asked Su Fan to go to Dou Xu with a letter of his own for help.

Yang Yi understands that even if he is a strong dragon, he will definitely not be able to suppress these Chengzhou head snakes, and the only way is to let the two land head snakes fight by themselves, and then find an opportunity to soar into the sky.

When Gao Zuozhen heard Dou Xu's words, his face was a little embarrassed, and he condensed: "The Gao family is a big commercial house in my Shuzhong, and it has made a great contribution to my Shuzhong business. ”