Chapter 25 Shichong intervenes

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When Renliang went out, he met Ah Niu, and the two glanced at each other, without saying a word of greeting, just like passers-by.

The next day, Ah Niu intensified his efforts to lead people to break into every household in each village to collect grain.

Because Ah Niu knows where ordinary people often hide grain, so under his leadership, he often finds an accurate one.

"Ah Niu, please don't do this." An old man stopped Ah Niu Dao.

Ah Niu pushed the old man away impatiently.

"Ah Niu, are you crazy?" Tang Wu asked.

Ah Niu was unmoved, with a cold face. It turns out that watching others cry and shout, my heart will also surge with inexplicable pleasure. A Niu said in his heart. It seems that it's not bad to be a bad guy either.

Ren Liang hurried back to Luoyang, saw Wang Shi and said, "Lord Wang, I feel that it is very unfair to them to forcibly use their grain to pay off their debts. ”

"I'm going to get my money back, what's unfair? I opened a chamber of commerce to make money, not to open a soup kitchen to help the people. I'm in a hurry to get my money back because I desperately need money to do business. I can't afford to miss out on a good business opportunity because I pity someone. You said that it is much harsher than in the evaluation of grain grades, and my business guidelines are even harsher than this. If we pity someone else and the goods are returned by the buyer, who will pity us? If you are less than your boss, you can't cross the less than in the future, and come to me yourself. Do you understand? ”

"Lord Wang, but ......"

"Needless to say, let's go out and work. If you do this again, I won't be able to keep you any longer. ”

How so? Why did Wang Shi turn his face so quickly? Ren Liang was very puzzled in his heart.

Ren Rail took out two kinds of rice from the warehouse and took them to the rice shop in the market to inquire.

"Uncle, how's it going? Which of these two types of rice is better?"

The old man in the rice shop looked at the rice, took it in his hand and rubbed it carefully, and said, "Both are excellent rice, I have been selling rice for twenty years, just by looking at the color, I know it." ”

Ren Rail came to Yuan Zhixin's house again and told Zhixin everything that had happened.

"Why, Wang Shi collected his debts in advance, and Ah Niu still acted for the tiger?"

"Zhixin, I suspect that Wang Shi has been making a fuss about the quality of the tribute he paid to the emperor, and he has made a lot of money from it. The people at the lower levels are not the only ones whose interests are affected, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs should also be affected. ”

"So Yu Shiji, the waiter of the inner history, often buys goods from Wang Shi, and they are in the same group?"

"It should be."

"Let's go meet someone."

The original source took Ren Liang with Ren Liang to see Wailang, a member of the military department, and Wang Shichong, the palace supervisor of Jiangdu.

Wang Shichong was dressed in a crimson blue civilian clothes, burly and tall, perhaps of Hu blood, with dark brown hair, a wide and high forehead, and bright black and brown eyes, neither sadness, anger, nor tears could shake him. Lao Wang is a hero who is determined, wants to do, and can do big things.

Lao Wang is Yuan Zhixin's distant cousin, and Zhixin will occasionally visit this cousin on weekdays.

Don't look at Lao Wang's official position is half a grade lower than that of the military department, but he is a rising star in the military. Lao Wang not only exterminated Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who rebelled, but also led the troops to the king of Qin when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was surrounded by the Turkic army in Yanmen.

"Cousin, this is my good friend Liu Renliang."

"Oh, this officer is a member of the military department, Wailang Wang Xingman. If it is a matter of the Ministry of War, it can be decided within the scope of the authority of the official, and if it exceeds the authority of the official or is not a matter of the Ministry of War, even if it is a matter of the Ministry of War, I will give it to the Holy Majesty and ask the Holy One to judge it according to law. Wang Shichong said confidently.

After listening to Ren Liang explain everything clearly, Lao Wang repaired a letter the next day and sent it to Jiangdu in Jiangnan with an expedited 800 miles.

After receiving the letter, Wang Shichong's good friend Zong Qinghou, the superintendent of the imperial history, came to the Internal Affairs Office to check the list of tributes.

After Lao Zong's inspection, he asked Long Zhong, an official of the Internal Affairs Office: "Why, is there only one chamber of commerce in the palace that purchases rice, oil, salt, and cloth?" (Wancai is the chamber of commerce run by Wang Shi)

"Yes."

"I'm going to see all the other records about the Chamber of Commerce."

The face of the official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs turned white at once, and he reluctantly ordered his subordinates to go down and get the record book.

The records were taken, and Lao Zong asked while looking at them, "Are these all records of the transactions of the Wancai Chamber of Commerce?" ”

"Yes, Mishi-sama."

After reading it, Lao Zong left. Yu Shiji, who rushed to hear the news, asked Long Zhong: "You gave him all the record books?" ”

"The villain didn't give it, he just let him see it."

"He has made detailed excerpts, what's the difference between you and giving, you bastard, you dare to call the shots."

"It's the duty of the Imperial Historian to check our record book, and it's ......"

"But Zong Qinghou is not in charge of the Internal Affairs Office, why are you so careless?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, Lord Yu, but he has a good relationship with Wailang, a member of the military department."

"Hmph, get out of here."

In this era of wolf smoke, the strong army is the master that other officials dare not offend.

Lao Yu had no choice but to hurriedly go to the right guard general Yu Wenhua and the general to be the young eunuch Yu Wenzhi and explain the matter.

"Oh, this old sect leader, it's quite annoying, it's not only Wang Shichong who leads the troops, but the son-in-law in the hands of this official is the elite of my Great Sui Dynasty." Yu culture and dissatisfaction authentic.

"Hey, Lord Yuwen, Lao Zong not only looked at the records of the transaction, but also looked at the list of Xie En envoys (1) sent by the imperial court, and he also questioned who gave Wang Shi's Chamber of Commerce such a great privilege."

"Why is this the case? Who leaked the secret? Lao Zong will not rely on directly checking one thing. ”

"Well, I'm weird too." Lao Yu said.

A month and a half later, Wang Shichong received the news and came to Taixue to find Zhixin and said: "The last time you received the tribute that Xiao Liu came to reflect, it was even bigger than expected.

"Cousin, this ......"

"Let's go, let's find a secluded place to talk."

This scene between the two was secretly seen by Li Tian hiding in the corner.

Liu Zhengze, what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg, Wang Shi's Chamber of Commerce was also responsible for sending envoys to various small countries. The most alarming thing is that in addition to the squire Yu Shiji being involved in this incident, Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi, who are in charge of the emperor's security and command the Praetorian Guard, and the two brothers are also involved in the incident. ”

"You're saying they're all bribed?"

"Lao Yu got a lot of money by selling his official position This is a secret that many people know, but it is very difficult to find evidence that he sold his official position, but this time the tribute and the envoy incident are different, if we can trace it to the end, we can pull Lao Yu and Yuwen down from power, I am ready to let Jiangdu have a detailed investigation of the officials and account books of the Internal Affairs Office, but they have a very tough backstage, so I also have to investigate the relevant account books of Luoyang Escort, and at the same time, I also need your students to help do one thing."

(1) Envoys sent to small countries in Fanbang to answer the salute.