The mountain bandit refused to say, and Gu Rin was not in a hurry, he only gave the guard a look, and the guard knew what to do.

I saw that the guard raised his knife and cut directly on the bandit's arm, and the bandit's face suddenly turned a little whiter.

The mountain bandit hid the pain, gritted his teeth and refused to speak.

The guard raised the knife again, and without speaking, he slashed all over the bandit's body until the ground was already bright red.

Instead, Gu Rin waved his hand: "Let people give him medicine, and hang his breath until he confesses." ”

When the mountain bandits heard this, where could they bear it? Surrendered immediately.

"It was Liu Kong who asked us to ambush you here!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Kong's whole body began to break out in a cold sweat: "You are talking nonsense! Why do you slander me? ”

"I have here the token and silver taels that Liu Kong gave us."

The guards searched for two ingots of silver and a jade pendant engraved with Liu Kong's name in the arms of the mountain bandits.

Liu Kong was stunned when he saw the jade pendant, and he quickly knelt down: "It's not me, it's really not me, you have to believe me." ”

"There are all human and material evidence, Liu Kong, what else do you have to say? Didn't you take us through here today so that they could assassinate us? ”

Just when Gu Rin was about to make a judgment with a black face, a white-faced man suddenly stood up and arched his hand: "Please Lord Gu to be aware that Lord Liu does intend to take the Lord and the county lord to this road, and he does want to take the two into the village, but these mountain bandits were not arranged by Lord Liu." ”

Gu Rin squinted at this bold white-faced man, he was polite and polite, and he should be a civil official in charge of recording in the yamen, even if he heard the specific name, he couldn't remember it.

So he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"Little Liu Wu."

"Why are you helping Liu Kong speak? What is your relationship with him? ”

Liu Wu's face was not red, and he replied: "The little one is just telling the truth." ”

Gu Rin's gaze swept back to Liu Kong, and Liu Kong hurriedly cried: "My lord, I really don't want to harm the lord and the county lord, I ask the lord to be clear." ”

Gu Rin looked at the mountain bandit again, only to see that the other party had a dodgy look in his eyes, and he looked a little flustered.

"Alright." Gu Rin waved his hand, "Bring all these mountain bandits back first, as for Liu Kong...... This matter will be investigated by the official, and before the official investigates the truth of the matter, he will first wronged Lord Liu. ”

As soon as the words fell, two guards stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, supporting Liu Kong, who had weak legs.

Looking at Liu Wu, who was still upright, Gu Rin said, "As for you, let's follow this official for the time being." ”

No one knew what Gu Rin's intentions were, and no one dared to ask.

After dealing with these things, Gu Rin returned to the carriage, and at this time Su Yu had already taken care of the wound on her arm by herself, and fortunately, she carried the medicine box with her when she went out.

They hadn't seen each other since the gathering of the wealthy merchants that night, ostensibly staying at home and doing nothing, but in fact trying to get the tax exemption.

You must know that once this tax exemption is successful, it means that you will not have to pay silver every year in the future.

Originally, they colluded with the petty officials, hoping to pay less money when they paid taxes, but the person who came this time was obviously in a high position, and he could also take out the token given by the emperor, so he must be the one who could speak in front of the emperor.

In a square courtyard, the little maid came in recklessly with the news he had just discovered: "Master, it's not good......

The middle-aged man in brocade clothes was very displeased, and kicked at him with one leg: "Bastard thing! Am I still standing here? Where did it come from? ”

The little guy got up from the ground, and he didn't even have time to pat the dust on his body, so he nodded again and again and changed his words: "Yes, yes, the villain said the wrong thing." ”

"The villain heard that the calligraphy and painting studio in the east secretly let people go to the government mansion, as if they wanted to donate money secretly......"

The middle-aged man's face changed greatly, he grabbed his clothes with one hand and pulled him over, and the anger in his eyes rose slowly: "He said last time that he would never pay for it, but this time he actually made a trick behind his back, is he afraid that we will know?" ”

The little guy didn't dare to answer casually, knowing that his master had been staring at this matter recently, he was afraid that a wrong word would cost him his job and even his life.

"The villain doesn't understand, the Eight Achievements are this possibility, and you don't know it, they have always been a ...... to talk."

The middle-aged man pushed him away with one hand, his fat face was full of displeasure, and the owner of the calligraphy and painting house had sent it out, he couldn't fall behind.

Isn't it a waste to give away the money and give it to the beggars?

"How much did they send this time?" The rich merchant gritted his teeth ruthlessly, thinking that the long pain was better than the short pain, and this bit of silver should be used as peace and tranquility in the future.

This time, he is bound to get the tax exemption.

"It's about eight thousand taels, and the villain deliberately talked to those people." The little guy swallowed his saliva, they also paid for it this time.

There are not a few rich merchants in the city, the rich are particularly rich, and the poor are particularly poor, so if you want to get tax exemption, the silver must be paid, and the relationship between the government and the government must also be good.

The rich merchant was silent for a long time, as if he was contemplating, and his tone concealed patience: "You go to the treasury to get eight thousand five hundred taels, plus two pairs of fine mutton fat jade tables......"

The little guy should come down, turned around and wanted to go to the account room, but after walking a few steps, he was called back: "Nine thousand taels!" If you want to take nine thousand taels of silver, two pairs of mutton fat jade tables, and a pair of Hetian jade fans, you must choose the best. ”

"Yes." The little guy didn't dare to be sloppy at all.

The rich merchant is still in pain, and the more he doesn't want to donate money, the more he can't help but think of it, and he doesn't believe that he can't get it this time!

This kind of thing has been spread from ten to hundred, and the rich businessmen with a little bit of assets have produced a lot of silver, calligraphy and paintings, as well as those priceless guys.

In normal times, the yamen where the case was tried became a storage place for donations from wealthy businessmen, and it was guarded by officers and soldiers at all times.

Not to mention the thief, even if a bird flies in, it can't get out easily.

"This Lord Gu still has some skills, before Lord Liu Kong and the rich businessman went recently, and he also fished so many things from them......"

"It's not, a clear-eyed person knows at a glance that this Lord Liu and Master Gu can't compare!"

A few petty officials who passed by from then on whispered that Liu Kong walked in front alone, and no one followed him like before.

Ever since this Gu Rin came, everything has changed.

If this continues, will the whole city really become his? Liu Kong secretly made up his mind in his heart, this matter must not develop like this again!

On the day of the public tax exemption, many people gathered outside the yamen, including wealthy merchants who used silver as a means of competition, and ordinary people joined in the fun.

To this day, the wealthy businessmen did not even pretend to be perfunctory to each other, and they all eyed the tax exemptions of the first three, and continued to ridicule each other, so they almost started fighting.

Officers and soldiers with swords pinned to their waists came over and surrounded dozens of wealthy businessmen, which was called to protect the safety of the people, but in fact it was a disguised guard.

"Official, when will Master Gu arrive, we have been waiting for a while, this tax exemption is ......"

"Where do we know that? If you are in a hurry, don't you know if you go over and ask in advance? "The officers and soldiers don't talk to them much, and they can't ask anything.

"Isn't this a fool? We've donated all our money, and we're sure to meet people today! "Some wealthy businessmen began to push and shove the officers and soldiers.

"Master Gu has an order, those who cause trouble for no reason will be disqualified and kicked out!" With Liu Wu among them, the rich businessmen who made trouble at first were subdued by him, and the remaining rich businessmen did not dare to make trouble wantonly.

Now they regard Master Gu as the God of Wealth, for fear of offending a little, where do they dare to urge? I just had to wait silently.

Su Yu took these scenes into his eyes, just now Gu Rin has been with her all the time, where can he give such an order? Presumably this is the method used by Liu Wu to intimidate wealthy businessmen, and it seems that he is not a rough man who only uses brute force.

"This Liu Wu looks like a malleable talent, if you carry it and give him some opportunities to practice, he can stay by your side for a long time."

Su Yu said what he thought in his heart, Gu Rin's current situation, wherever he goes, there should be some people around him.

"I think so, too." Gu Rin raised his head to look at her, his eyes lit up, and her words were just speaking to his heart.

When the two met their eyes, they couldn't help but hook the corners of their mouths and laugh lightly, sometimes fate is so wonderful, as the ancients said, "The heart is clear." ”

She and Gu Rin should be like this.