Chapter 159: Deliberation

Gu Erye got the letter and hurriedly took a carriage back from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

His face was cold, and he followed two or three staff members into Gu Dezhao's study, Gu Wuye had been waiting inside for a long time, Gu Dezhao's two staff members stood with their hands down, and he sat on the Dongpo chair with a pale face.

Seeing his second brother coming back, Gu Dezhao hurriedly greeted him, and the little servant brought a circle chair over.

"You make things clear from beginning to end, what happened to the granary." Gu Erye asked in a deep voice.

Gu Dezhao said this while recalling, and talked about the situation in the granary: "...... These granaries are under the care of Sun Shitao's warehouse master, and they belong to the warehouse. Daxing, Shi'an, Tongzhou a total of 35 warehouses. But the granary in Tongzhou cannot be opened without war, and thousands of households are taking care of it. The granary of Daxing is used to provide relief to the victims and stabilize the price of grain. It belongs to the household department, and you all inspect the imperial history of the warehouse and belong to it. ”

"I'm in charge of the warehouse, and I can't escape responsibility if something happens to the granary in Daxing. And Sun Shitao is the main thing, and now he is gone...... When I went to look at the granary, the guards were still drinking in the squatter next to the granary! I asked them to see all the warehouses, and the Daxing warehouse, which stored 360,000 stones...... More than 200,000 stones were exchanged for bran and old rice! ”

Second Master Gu's heart was cold, more than 200,000 stones...... The Gu family can't fill this hole with bankruptcy!

He said in a deep voice: "You shouldn't have alarmed these people at that time, if the matter spreads, you will be directly arrested by the Metropolitan Procuratorate." ”

Gu Dezhao also regretted a little: "...... At that time, I was angry, anxious, and confused. But I've taken care of all those people. They are also afraid of accidents, so they dare not go around talking about it. In a few days, we will open a warehouse to transport rice to Shanxi...... Second brother, what should I do! ”

Second Master Gu didn't know either, and said angrily: "You ask me how I know." You're going to take it off with me...... I'm from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if the East Window incident happens. At this time, we will be said to be complicit, don't talk about you at that time. I'll be pulled into the water too! ”

That being said, Gu Deyuan couldn't really let it go.

He thought about it. He said, "Have you asked about the barn?" It is definitely not possible to smuggle out so much grain behind others' backs, let's ask everyone clearly, and we can pick as much as we can. ”

Gu Dezhao nodded and asked Manager Li to question.

After a while, Steward Li came back with a few paperwork in his hands.

"I asked clearly, and the envoy said that a month ago, Zhanggu came over with an approval document with the seals of you and Director Sun, saying that he wanted to exchange for new grain. The old grain was transported out of the granary overnight. ”

Gu Dezhao was dumbfounded. I took the paperwork and read it, and my face was very ugly: "I have never approved such a thing." This year, the new grain is insufficient, the price of grain is already high, seventy percent of the grain transported into Beijing has entered Weicang, and thirty percent has been put into Tongzhou, and there is no surplus grain into Daxing at all! ”

Gu Deyuan frowned when he heard this: "Don't those canny envoys know that the weight is wrong, and even that bran can be confused?" ”

Steward Li lowered his hand and said, "The servants also asked, and they said...... Zhanggu gave each of them ten taels of silver, and said that he would leave it alone. They thought it was...... The top colluded to be greedy for the grain in the granary, and took the money and didn't say anything. ”

"I've never seen this paperwork......" Gu Dezhao muttered. He'd never seen anything like it, but it had not only his own seal on it, but also the seal of Tobe Kurayuro. Where did this come from?

His things were placed in the yamen of the household department, and Sun Shitao could pry the cabinet and embezzle them. He's nowhere to be seen now......

Sun Shitao is trying to kill him!

Gu Dezhao was very angry in his heart, and in addition to that, he was very afraid. If Sun Shitao is gone, he will not bear all the responsibility! Fortunately, this was detected early, and there may be a remedy. If it really can't be solved, he will turn himself in, and he will be able to get a light hair. But if he only found out a few days later when he brought someone to carry the grain, I am afraid that his head will not be guaranteed......

He said to Gu Deyuan: "Second brother, I have never signed this document. The seal must have been taken by Sun Shitao from me. I'm afraid he himself was greedy for food and wanted to trap me......"

Second Master Gu shook his head. "It's not that simple, he is alone. It can't be done at all. If something happens in the granary, it will involve disaster relief in Shanxi, so we can't think so. ”

When the disaster situation in Shanxi broke out, it stands to reason that taxes should be exempted and reduced first, relief money should be distributed, and grain should be closed from various localities to support the disaster areas first. However, the disaster information went up, but the edict on tax reduction had not yet come down, and the relief money from the household department was delayed again and again. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on.

But Gu Dezhao's situation is different, he, like them, has the label of the Ye family.

Although the Ye family didn't really help them, this statement was still good. To put it mildly, how can the Changxing Hou Ye family look up to your Gu family, they married their daughters, but during the New Year's holidays, that is, the prince came to see his eldest sister, and the two families did not have much contact on weekdays.

But in the eyes of outsiders, they are people from the Ye family's faction, and they are speechless.

Anyone who is greedy for ink is a taboo for officials. Moreover, it is the food used for disaster relief that is embezzled, if this matter spreads, where will the Gu family still have the face to gain a foothold in Yanjing! When the time comes, Gu Dezhao's official position will be cut, not to mention, even he will be implicated!

Second Master Gu asked Gu Dezhao again: "You said, Sister Chao reminded you to pay attention to this Sun Shitao?" ”

Gu Dezhao nodded: "...... She has a bookkeeper who once served as a staff member of the Cao family of Shangbao Temple, and said that she knew Sun Shitao. ”

Second Master Gu frowned, Gu Jinchao still has Mr. Bookkeeper?

Gu Jinchao just invited Cao Ziheng over and told him about the matter first.

Cao Ziheng was also shocked when he heard this: "...... This fact is too big, and it is rare for the eldest lady to trust the old man! He arched his hand before saying, "More than 200,000 stone of grain, Master Sun just wants to swallow it privately, and it is not so easy." At this time, it was involved in disaster relief, and the old man felt that it was not simple...... "Cao Ziheng quickly thought of the current Shanxi political envoy Yuan Zhongru, the best friend of Lord Fan.

Thinking of the recent movements of the imperial court, he had a faint guess in his heart.

Gu Jinchao knew the fate of Yuan Zhongru in his previous life, so he quickly understood that this matter must be related to Shanxi disaster relief. Cao Ziheng said his guess, which coincided with Gu Jinchao.

Gu Jinchao thought more comprehensively. The food problem for disaster relief can not only delay Shanxi's disaster relief, but also get rid of his father, who has a lot to do with the Ye family.

This matter is mainly aimed at Yuan Zhongru and Changxing Houjia, and his father was affected by the pond fish.

She asked Cao Ziheng to meet her father first. Cao Ziheng is a staff member, so it is more convenient to discuss things with his father and second uncle.

She sat on the big kang and held a small embroidered sweat towel. While thinking about things.

In his previous life, his father did not have such a disaster, because he was not closely connected with the Gu family at that time. In the end, it was the Gu family that suffered, the Gu family was constantly suppressed by the Zhang Party after the court, and then Gu Jinxian and Ye Liang emerged in the court, but because of the death of the fifth lady, they hated the Gu family even more. My father was calm and stable at the time, but it would be strange to say that he was not implicated at all......

If this life follows the path of the previous life, after the father is suppressed, the rest of the Gu family will not be able to escape the disaster.

But 200,000 stone of grain...... How can this hole be filled? Even if you take out all the belongings of the Gu family, you can't afford to keep them. Even if the financial resources are strong enough to protect this matter and purchase 200,000 stone of grain, it is not a simple matter! This will cause food prices in Kyoto to vibrate.

The Ye family shouldn't sit idly by, but what can they do? can only protect his father when this incident occurs, and at most he can save his father's life, and his official position will definitely be dismissed, and he will never be renewed.

How can a woman be allowed to put her beak in the affairs of the court, and she can't do anything on the surface. But in private, she can still do something.

Gu Jinchao felt the strangest thing that Chen Yanyun handed her a note, why did he help her? Or to help the Gu family. He's a member of Zhang Julian's faction!

If you understand why Chen Yanyun wants to help her father, maybe you can find a breakthrough from him and keep your father's official position.

Gu Jinchao couldn't help but think of her previous life, when she first married into the Chen family, Chen Yanyun was very good to her. On the second day of marriage, he accompanied himself to make up and accompanied himself to greet Mrs. Chen. Although she didn't say anything to her, she was maintained everywhere, and no one looked down on her.

But it was only a little more than a month, and he stopped coming to her, not even to any of his concubines. is clean and self-cultivation, and even wine and meat are avoided.

She happened to see a string of Qi Nan agarwood Buddha beads coiled in his left hand, and thought that he had begun to believe in Buddhism. When he looked at it in this world, the string of Buddhist beads turned out to be in his hands a long time ago.

What was Chen Sanye thinking, and what was his plan? If you want to help the Gu family, why don't you make it clear and just leave the words 'Si Yu in charge'. Is it because he is still a member of Zhang Julian's faction that it is difficult to explain this matter?

Gu Jinchao felt a headache. Dealing with Chen Sanye is countless times more laborious than dealing with Ye Quan, Ye Quan's work is actually very easy to guess, he will do whatever he wants, it all depends on his heart. What about Chen Sanye? She didn't know what he was thinking, whether he was doing things with a long-term purpose.

This man!

She put down the little bandage and asked Qingpu to bring the cool oil.

After a while, Cao Ziheng came from the outer courtyard and told Jin Chao what he had just discussed: "...... Gu Erye meant, or said that the soldiers would not move, they would first go to Changxing Houye to talk to Xiang, and see if Changxing Houfu could solve it. If it doesn't work, let the master explain that at most it is a dismissal investigation, and if Changxing Houjia is willing to protect it, there may be room for maneuver. ”

This is indeed the only way for the Gu family to go.

But Gu Jinchao felt that it was not that there was no way out, at least Chen Sanye, maybe there was a way. (To be continued)

ps:This chapter checked a lot of information.,I found that there were errors in the previous text.,Mainly about the Jingtong granary.。。。 Ahhh My bad, I didn't think it through ==