Chapter Thirty-Nine: Clever Tricks to Drive Hu
Hu Xueyan couldn't stand at this time, one hand trembled, and he couldn't say a word. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info or Luo Cuihuan said: "Hurry up, please." β
At this time, facing the angry crowd at the door of the Hu Mansion, Shen Baozhen, who had just gotten off the sedan chair, said loudly: "Folks! Please come back for now! I will give an explanation to the people of Rongcheng about this matter! Come back, everyone! β
Under Shen Baozhen's kind words and persuasion, the crowd gradually dispersed, and Lin Yizhe couldn't help but snicker in his heart when he saw the large bundles of firewood piled up next to the courtyard wall and the broken stones and tiles all over the ground.
He had expected that after he poked out the evil deeds of the evil servants of the Hu Mansion, someone would definitely come to the door to find trouble with Hu Xueyan, but he didn't expect that the scale would be much larger than he imagined.
It seems that this "red-top giant businessman" offends a lot of people on weekdays!
If Shen Baozhen hadn't arrived in time, Hu Xueyan would have been in real trouble today.
After the crowd retreated, the porter of Hufu greeted him with a thousand thanks, and then opened the door and invited Shen Baozhen, Zhou Kaixi, Lin Yizhe and others to enter the house.
Entering the courtyard, Lin Yizhe looked around.
Unlike the simplicity outside the courtyard wall, the courtyard has a different atmosphere.
Whether it is the hall or the wing room, all of them are carved beams and painted buildings, and they are furnished everywhere, revealing a luxurious atmosphere everywhere.
Lin Yizhe had no intention of looking at Hu Xueyan's swagger, and his eyes were focused on the place where Xu Yan'er might be imprisoned.
Shen Baozhen didn't look around like him, and saw Hu Xueyan hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face, he waved his hand expressionlessly, and walked straight to the living room with Zhou Kaixi.
The group came to the living room, the guests and hosts sat down, the servants of the Hu Mansion offered fragrant tea, Hu Xueyan was about to explain, but Shen Baozhen did not allow him to speak, but directly took out Ma Shenghou's confession, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Hu Xueyan.
Hu Xueyan picked up the confession and glanced at it, and cold sweat immediately broke out.
"Is this person from your house?" Shen Baozhen waited until Hu Xueyan finished reading it, and asked quietly.
"This ...... Be. Hu Xueyan replied in a small voice.
"What he confessed here, but is everything true?" Shen Baozhen stared at Hu Xueyan closely, his gaze became fierce for a while, Hu Xueyan was like a thorn in his back, and he almost couldn't sit on the chair steadily, and he was about to kneel.
"My lord! β¦β¦ This one...... Humble and unjust! Hu Xueyan said with a crying voice, "That old man always slandered me outside because of some trivial matters many years ago, and the popularity is not enough, so he ...... by doing such things."
"You mean, you didn't do this?" Shen Baozhen asked in a deep voice.
"Never!" Hu Xueyan was ruthless, and in order to make Shen Baozhen believe in himself, he actually launched a poisonous oath, "If you dare to deceive adults, you will be cut by a thousand knives in the future!" β
"So, he wanted to do it himself, and he was angry with you?" Shen Baozhen snorted, picked up the tea bowl, and took a sip gently.
"This ...... Adults don't know, this person ...... Suffering from madness, his mind is different from ordinary people, and he is abandoned by his family, I remember his poor life, and follow me for many days, so that he has been raised in the house, let him do some chores, I think that day this person heard me say about the old man, and then moved...... moved this hurtful mind......"
Hearing that Hu Xueyan was in a hurry and said such a thing, Lin Yizhe laughed in his heart, but also admired his eloquence and courage.
Things came to this point, and in order to save his life, Hu Xueyan actually went out and refused to admit it.
Shen Baozhen listened to Hu Xueyan's defense, his expression did not ease, he stared at Hu Xueyan's eyes, Hu Xueyan did not dare to look at him, lowered his head slightly, and avoided his gaze intentionally or unintentionally.
"Then the old man surnamed Xu wants to sue you for arson, what do you want?" Shen Baozhen asked again.
"This matter is to blame for the lack of strict control of subordinates, resulting in trouble, if the bitter master insists on suing the official, saying that I am a servant who committed murder, I have nothing to say, but if it is said that I am the instigator of someone Hu and intends to harm his life, this crime is something Hu can never afford." Hu Xueyan hurriedly said, "I am willing to listen to the detailed investigation of the government, search at will, and if the bitter master wants to compensate, I will never say anything." β
"It's come to this, I don't want to say anything more, you can do it yourself." Shen Baozhen said in a deep voice, "Your errand in the ship administration will be handed over to Lord Zhou in the next two days, so as not to make a big deal out of the outside world." β
Hearing Shen Baozhen say that he was going to hand over the errand of the shipmaster's procurement, Hu Xueyan's heart shook violently, and he heard the resolute meaning in Shen Baozhen's words, but he still couldn't help but want to keep his position.
After all, the Harbour Master's Procurement is a big fat shortage!
"This ...... My lord, since he was appointed as the Harbour Administrator, there has been no dereliction of duty......"
"What happened to you, do you think you're going to be able to stay here?" Zhou Kaixi, who had not spoken, said coldly.
"The subordinate has a mad attack and boldly commits murder, I don't know anything beforehand, that is, the control is not strict......"
Before Hu Xueyan finished speaking, Zhou Kaixi interrupted him.
"It's better not to say these words." Zhou Kaixi sneered, "Today, Lord Shen and I believe you for the time being, but if Wu Tang and the others are here, will they believe you?" β
Hu Xueyan shuddered suddenly, looked up at Zhou Kaixi, met Zhou Kaixi's torch-like gaze, and couldn't help lowering his head.
Indeed, as Zhou Kaixi said, if Wu Tang is still the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, this time will be enough to make him finished.
"In any case, if you are not strict and commit murder, you will not be able to escape this charge." Shen Baozhen's expression softened slightly, and said, "At the beginning of the establishment of the shipyard, it was an unprecedented career, and you were in an important position in procurement, so it was easy to be envied. This matter has been spread out, and it is very harmful to the reputation of the shipmaster. Asking you to leave your post is also a last resort. β
"Just because of such trivial matters, he wants me to go to work, Zuo Gong knows, I'm afraid he won't agree." Hu Xueyan was a little anxious, so he simply carried out his big backer, Zuo Zongtang.
"Zuo Gong, I will make it clear." A hint of anger flashed in Shen Baozhen's eyes, "I don't think Zuo Gong will be deposed for personal reasons and miss a major national event." β
"I will repair a letter and explain the details to Zuo Gong." Zhou Kaixi said in a deep voice, "It is a matter of the future plan of the shipyard, and Zuo Gong will judge impartially." β
Hu Xueyan lowered his head as if frost had hit him, and stopped talking.
Seeing Hu Xueyan's dejected appearance, Lin Yizhe secretly felt happy in his heart, and the revenge that was almost drunk to death by Hu Xueyan's liquor assassination was finally avenged.
After leaving Hufu and returning home, Shen Baozhen asked Lin Yizhe to invite Xu Run and told him what happened in Hufu.
"Thank you for being the master of the old decay and making the old decay get her grievances adressed." Xu Run thanked.
Although there was a confession from the evil servant, Hu called this person a madman, insisting that he was not the instigator of him, and that it would be difficult to conclude it before his accomplices were brought to justice. Hu also said that he was willing to compensate the old gentleman for the cost of seeking medical treatment with 1,000 taels of silver, and I had taken it for the old man. β
Shen Baozhen said, took out a silver ticket of "Fukang Qianzhuang" from his sleeve, and handed it to Xu Run, "Old gentleman, take it and take care of your body." β
Xu Run thanked Shen Baozhen and took the silver ticket with both hands.
Shen Baozhen looked at the old man with a thick gauze wrapped around his head and a haggard face, felt sorry in his heart, and asked again: "Does the old gentleman have any plans in the future?" β
"The old man has nowhere to go now," Xu Run replied, "If Gongzi Lin doesn't dislike it, the old man is willing to stay by Gongzi's side as a master, do what he can, and talk about saving his life." β
Hearing Xu Run's answer, Shen Baozhen looked surprised, he turned his head to look at Lin Yizhe, and Lin Yizhe also looked very surprised.
"Since the old gentleman has nowhere to go and has injuries on his body, it is better to stay in Kunyu for shelter first." Shen Baozhen thought for a while and nodded, "I can hear that the old gentleman is very knowledgeable, and Kunyu can just ask for advice nearby." β
"Thank you, Lord Shen." Xu Run said again. Lin Yizhe hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up, and seeing the expectation implied in the old man's gaze looking at him, Lin Yizhe's heart was unconsciously heavy again.
He knew that driving Hu Xueyan away from the shipyard was only the first step.
And after this step, he will usher in more storms in the future!
At night, Hu Mansion, Inner House.
"Don't be angry, sir, in fact, it's not a good thing to leave the land of right and wrong of the shipmaster."
Luo Cuihuan saw that Hu Xueyan had been depressed since Shen Baozhen and Zhou Kaixi left, so he comforted him softly.
"Oh? How do you say that? Hu Xueyan asked angrily.
"Since the old man took over the errand of this shipyard procurement, all year round, the wind and rain come and go, and there is rarely a time to be free, it looks like a fat difference, and the actual gross profit is not too much, but it has to bear a lot of responsibility, so why bother." Luo Cuihuan said.
Listening to Luo Cuihuan's words, Hu Xueyan suddenly realized and couldn't help nodding again and again.
"The shipyard has been in operation for so long, and they are only in and out, just like the Pixiu who eats money, and I don't know when it will be a head." Luo Cuihuan pursed his lips, and then said, "The steamship was built, and now is not the time to make trouble with long hair, there is no need to suppress bandits, and I don't know what it can be used for." This is also the errand arranged by Lord Zuo, I have to do it, if I am the master, I can't wait for him Lord Shen to come to the door to pick me up, and I will quit this bad errand. β
"You can! You can! Hu Xueyan got up with a smile and hugged Luo Cuihuan, Luo Cuihuan giggled, and fell into his arms.
"However, I really can't swallow this breath when people leave like this." Hu Xueyan remembered the faces that Shen Baozhen and Zhou Kaixi showed him, and he was still angry, "Shen Baozhen's elbow turned out, I believe that Xu Lao'er's words must have been picked up by the kid surnamed Lin; But Zhou Kaixi, a villain, is doing things for Zuo Gong, and he actually fell into ...... for me."
"A gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late, the master can get out of this time, why worry about not being able to repay this revenge?" Luo Cuihuan smiled and picked up Hu Xueyan's slightly distorted face with her hand, and said with a smile.
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