Master Li originally wanted to arrest the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop back in the government office, and then interrogate him carefully. But now that there is a "sword above", Huang Yong, the deputy of the right division of the Salary Division, is not a small fish, so he changed his mind improvised, decided to strike while the iron was hot, and tried the case here.

Li You looked around the lobby of the coal shop, and he looked at it with a professional eye, feeling that the place was narrow and the light was dark, which was not conducive to being watched and applauded by the people.

So he ignored the cold and set up his makeshift seat in a slightly open front yard. Fortunately, it was just past the afternoon, and the warm winter sun was very comfortable on the body, and the courtyard was also very bright.

As for Lin Yuma, he was still in the hall with self-pity and immersed in the sadness of turning into a river against the current, and Gonggong Huang was also guarded by two sergeants and was not escorted out for the time being.

At the same time, two sergeants were sent to shout along the streets of the coal market with broken gongs, and in a short time, 100 people were scattered at the door and under the corners of the courtyard walls. Most of these people were ordinary people who had come to buy coal, and they were wandering in the coal market in disappointment, when they suddenly heard that an official was going to interrogate the hateful profiteers in public, and they were very interested in coming to see them.

Commander Jiang of Xicheng Soldiers and Horses watched his subordinates maintain order, and said to Li You from the bottom of his heart: "The lieutenants and magnates are here, and Lord Xian also dares to be the master of the people, no matter what the consequences are, he is really admired by my generation!" ”

Li You sighed, it's not that he wants to pretend to be the eldest princess of Guide and change to someone else, who has this kind of convenience.

To tell the truth, Lin Yuma speculated that a pair of adulterers were plotting to rob him of this property, which was really the heart of a villain and the belly of a gentleman. Even the poorest Li You, after being baptized in Yangzhou, has been mixed with the old man who spends a lot of money for a long time, and he has been influenced a lot. Now that Master Li has become very visionary in silver, a coal shop is not so attractive to him, so as not to ruin his official reputation for this.

Li You grasped the matter of Taisheng Coal Shop, first, he fulfilled his duty and told the court and the people that he was facing the turmoil in the coal market. It's not that you don't want to do anything, but you do your best.

The second is that his sharp and superhuman intuition began to worry, and some people took advantage of this to attack the eldest princess of Guide, and it can also be said that Lord Li's suspicion has flare up again. So far, at least, most of Lee's paranoia has worked.

If the eldest princess of Guide is unlucky, it will be a huge loss for him. Two years ago, he was able to discover that Lin Yuma, a political novice, was the weakness of the eldest princess, and he had also taken advantage of this weakness. It doesn't make sense, and others can't find out after two years.

To know that husband and wife are one. The stupid thing that Lin Yuma did was to be recorded in the account of Guide Chitose! Since he Li You has encountered it, he can't help but stretch out his hand. It is better to kill three thousand by mistake than to miss one. It's always right to be cautious and take precautions, but is there still a lesson for carelessness in Jingzhou?

Just now, he could see that Huang Gonggong, the salary secretary, was very familiar with the shopkeeper. But the relationship with the colt is so-so. The subtle feeling in this is imperceptible if it weren't for a delicate person like Lord Li.

What's going on? Li You can't guess now, it's hard to say, it's hard to say.

It is said that in the courtyard, Lord Li sat in the north and faced south, sitting on the temporary public seat. The onlookers looked at the sergeant through the sergeant, and only felt that this young man was really dignified and majestic, as if he had just won the champion of the Bafu patrol on the stage. It's even better, it's like a blue sky. As for the profiteers kneeling underneath, it is not a good thing at first glance.

"Silence! Quiet! Commander Jiang personally shouted, interrupting the people's discussions.

Master Li just learned that the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop was surnamed Gao, and he was also an old man from the Lin family. He coughed and asked, "How did you collude with Gonggong Huang of the Salary Saving Division?" Recruit from the real with the official! ”…,

The shopkeeper Gao sometimes looked around, sometimes bowed his head and was silent, and he didn't speak for a long time. Li You was not in a hurry, but the people around him were in a hurry first, and couldn't help but shout in unison to the shopkeeper.

"Say!" "Say!" "Say!"

Waves of anger came and went. It was very rhythmic, and rushed into the ears of the high shopkeeper from all directions. He was so frightened that his face trembled.

"It's hard to be angry." Master Li said with emotion, let the people "roar in the court" and ignore it, and waited for a while before he said kind words: "Shopkeeper Gao, you are also the old man of the Lin family, decades of love are placed here, and the eldest princess is actually a family, and it is just a momentary ghost, which is not a big crime." So you said it truthfully, the official just asked about the situation, and what else could he do to you. ”

In the panicked and helpless situation of the shopkeeper Gao, hearing Lord Li's words, it was as if a window had opened in the dark room. Then he kowtowed and said, "I have said it all!" ”

It turns out that Taisheng Coal Shop is the leader of the coal market, and has the background of Lin Concubine, and in the eyes of others, behind Lin Concubine, of course, is the eldest princess of Guide. Therefore, naturally, the coal used in the palace is often purchased from the Taisheng coal shop.

Lin Juma ate, drank and had fun, and completely abandoned the operation of the shop, relying only on the high shopkeeper. After coming and going, the shopkeeper Gao became familiar with the Xixi Factory, which was responsible for purchasing and storing charcoal.

The day before yesterday, Huang Gonggong, the deputy of the right division of the Salary Division and the eunuch stationed in the West Factory of the Salary Division, came to the door, saying that there was a change in Xishan and that he wanted to make a good deal with the coal merchants.

As Master Li saw, the plan was for the Salary Reduction Division to come forward first, in the name of Ouchi's order and collection for emergency needs, to give the coal shop a certificate, to seal the existing stock of coal, and to claim that it had been ordered by the palace.

In the next few days, when the price of coal has almost risen, then the West Plant will announce that Ouchi no longer needs so much coal, and entrust the coal shop to throw out the sealed coal, which is a huge profit at that price, and finally all the profits will be divided in half.

The shopkeeper Gao is very tempted, he is holding a share in Taisheng Coal Shop. He reported the matter to Lin Yuma, and when Lin Luma heard that he could make a lot of money, he didn't care, and let the people below do it.

However, the other major coal shops in the coal market are not so familiar with the Salary Division, and the reputation of the eunuch is not so good, and it is not like the eldest princess of Guide, who can directly kill the eunuch like Taisheng Coal Shop, so of course there are many concerns about cooperation. If there is no cooperation of a large army, how can Taisheng Coal Shop hoard Juqi alone?

So Taisheng coal shop high shopkeeper and play a role in matchmaking, businessmen who do not want to seek huge profits, and finally with the highest efficiency to win over the same industry 16, together with their own total of 17 largest coal shops together with the salary of the company. The sum of these 17 companies can account for almost 60% of the entire coal market business, which is enough to influence the market.

As the shopkeeper Gao talked about the ins and outs, the scolding around him came and went, almost as if he was referring to Qianfu. If it weren't for the sergeant drawing his sword to guard the field, and Lord Li's majesty, I am afraid that the people would have rushed in and punched the shopkeeper to death.

After listening to the confession of the shopkeeper Gao, Master Li was silent, what this person confessed should be the truth, or the truth he knew. With his Li You's professional qualities and rich experience, he couldn't see anything suspicious.

But it's not much fun to worry about the little people, even if you send the high shopkeeper into the eighteenth layer of hell, what problem can you solve? And what can it affect?

In the final analysis, the shopkeeper Gao is a member of the Lin family, and the Lin family belongs to the circle of the eldest princess of Guide, and there is no benefit in overturning the shopkeeper Gao.

Li You is very sober, and his original intention is to eliminate the possible dark thunder, not to play prestige with the little people. So this matter has to fall on Huang Gonggong, this is the real clue character, and the shopkeeper Gao can't even count as a thread. …,

But judging from the confession of the shopkeeper Gao, none of the actions of Huang Gonggong, the deputy of the right division of the Salary Department and the eunuch of the West Factory, did not conform to his identity, none of his duties, and he was not at fault on the surface, so that people had nowhere to start. As for causing civil unrest, it is also to protect the inner and the Son of Heaven, and it is not easy for others to blame.

Li You couldn't help but curse a few words secretly, damn it, are these evildoers so good at procedural justice now? Last time, Zhang Yimu was like this, and this time Huang Gonggong was the same, it really took a few more brain cells to deal with.

Although Master Li does not create unjust cases in the people for the sake of his official reputation (crying bitterly and crying colleagues, bosses, etc., are not considered civilian), it does not mean that he lacks professional quality in this area. Thinking about the first lesson after crossing back that year, his father taught him how to create unjust, false and wrongful cases.

Then he opened his mouth again and said to the shopkeeper Gao: "In front of this official, you don't have to worry about anything. How did Gonggong Huang persecute you, you don't have to hesitate, you can make it clear that this official is in charge of you. ”

Compel? The shopkeeper Gao was stunned for a moment, and then burst into tears, almost shouting Qingtian, he really knows people and faces, but he doesn't know his heart! If he hadn't gone to court, who would have known that Master Li was a cold-faced and hot-hearted person! He actually took the initiative to excuse himself and reminded himself that he was indeed wrongly blamed just now!

At the same time, the shopkeeper Gao also complained to himself a few words, how did he forget to shirk his responsibility in a panic, and he confided in the truth that the matter was so sincere, it was simply a ghost, and he almost took a big responsibility, but fortunately there was a noble person to help. is still kind-hearted, and it is estimated that it is true as he said, for the sake of the eldest princess's family.

A quarter of an hour later, the scribe wrote his confession, and the shopkeeper was taken into custody for the time being.

On the other side, Huang Gonggong was escorted out, and a new wave of scolding broke out, especially the intensity was even worse, and the frantic sound almost overturned the entire courtyard, because all the people who were watching the trial unanimously believed that Huang Gonggong was the culprit!

Gonggong Huang was so frightened that his face was pale, he thought that there was no flaw, and he was not afraid of what Li You would do to him. But he was worried that Li You was deliberately negligent and indulged the people to rush up and beat him, don't end up paying for his life, and Li You was fined for three years!

"Anyway, who's your godfather?" Li You asked casually, as if he was talking about a homely thing. Then he added: "Don't lie, this official can find out." ”

Eunuchs have godfathers, just like civil officials have teachers.