said noon, but only more than two hours later, suddenly a group of officials came over in a menacing manner, drove everyone back to the Li Mansion, and sent special personnel to watch the carriages. Chu Mu and the others looked carefully at the welcome building, and Du Jie asked with some incomprehension: "Why did the government send someone here?" The Li Mansion is in a lawsuit. ”

Kong Miaozhi's little face showed a smile, he looked at those officials and said, "It's hard to say, maybe the adults in the government are also looking for reasons." ”

Several people looked at each other, all of them were a little puzzled, and Chu Mu finally asked: "What do you mean that they are also looking for a reason, and they have no reason to seal the Li Mansion?" Sixth, what do you mean? ”

Kong Miaozhi was just about to say something, and Mu Yanbin's voice rushed from outside the door

"Is Gongzi Chu here? Everyone, Mu Yanbin asks to see you! The tone was hurried, as if something big had happened.

Chu Mu looked at Kong Miaozhi, and Kong Miaozhi muttered to himself: "It's quite fast." With that, the door was pushed open from the outside.

Mu Yanbin hurriedly walked in, and when he saw that the people from Tianjimen were here, he hurriedly came over and said, "A few of them are here, great." The Li Mansion is in trouble now, so I beg a few people to help the Li Mansion for the sake of the face of the father-in-law! ”

"Mu Gongzi, what's wrong? Don't worry, just sit down and talk slowly. ”

Chu Mu let Mu Yanbin into the house and poured him a cup of tea. Mu Yanbin didn't have the heart to drink tea at all, took Chu Mu's hand and said: "Young Master Chu, the prefect of Yongzhou suddenly sent someone to seal all the transactions of the Li Mansion and the Li family, and my second brother has been imprisoned. ”

"The second son has already been sent to prison? What's going on? What kind of lawsuit did not come to fruition? ”

Mu Yanbin shook his head and continued: "How is it possible, our Li Mansion has always been a businessman of our duty, and the second brother is even more famous in Yongzhou City. The government seized the Li family, and there was no charge at all, I just came back from the government, and those officials who were familiar with me avoided me at this time, and the prefect would not see me at all now. ”

This was really a bit unexpected, Chu Mu and the others all looked at each other, and finally put their eyes on Kong Miaozhi, and several people stared at her, wanting him to explain what was going on now. Mu Yanbin looked at everyone looking at Kong Miaozhi, and said with some uncertainty: "Brother Kong, do you have any way?" ”

Kong Miaozhi said to Mu Yanbin at this time: "Does Mu Gongzi usually go to the counter?" ”

"On the counter? You mean the Li family's business? At the beginning, my father-in-law gave most of the business in Yongzhou City to my second brother, and I rarely went to it. Brother Kong, is it possible that you are asking this because the Li family's business is also in trouble? Mu Yanbin didn't know what Kong Miaozhi meant by asking this now.

Kong Miaozhi nodded and said, "Master Mu, Second Master Li shouldn't be a big deal for the time being, but your family's business may be a little difficult now." I suggest that you go and take care of it first, we are here to discuss and discuss, it really can't work, Lao Qi goes to the prefect's yamen to take a walk, and you will know what is going on. ”

Mu Yanbin finally heard what he wanted to hear, originally he came to beg Chu Mu and them now, just because he felt that Xiao Dugong was here, as long as he came forward, the prefect would definitely give an explanation. But now although Kong Miaozhi thought about it, he said that he would let him go to the counter first.

Kong Miaozhi saw that Mu Yanbin didn't move, and said with a smile: "Mu Gongzi, I'm not a businessman, but I also know that the so-called pulling a whole body, the Li family has a big business, and now there are some changes in the Li Mansion, don't make any mistakes in the business." In case Master Li comes back and sees this, you can't explain it. ”

Mu Yanbin heard that Kong Miaozhi was referring to something else, thought for a moment and nodded, and said to a few people from Tianji Gate: "Okay, I'll go to the counter now to see the situation, and trouble you to think of a way." If there's any new news, I'll find a few more. ”

After sending Mu Yanbin away, Chu Mu didn't ask anything anymore, drinking tea and looking at the official outside the window. Chu Mu didn't ask, and the others also watched patiently, but Kong Miaozhi was in a hurry, and said to Chu Mu a little uncalmly: "Senior brother, why don't you ask me what happened?" ”

Chu Mu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Are you willing to say it?" ”

Kong Miaozhi knew that Chu Mu deliberately didn't ask himself, so he smiled and said, "Actually, it's not a hard thing to guess. Li Mansion is one of the four major merchants in the world, and the senior brother knows what kind of business Li Mansion Yongzhou City mainly does. ”

"Selling grain?"

"That's right, it's selling grain, the Li family is a well-known rice merchant in the world, and eighty percent of the people in Yongzhou City live on the rice of the Li Mansion. The Li family wants to move to the Western Regions, guess whether the yamen agrees or not. There are no impermeable walls in this world. Regardless of whether the Li Mansion is selling grain at a low price now, or sealing the warehouse. The prefect and the yamen would not agree to them doing so. Now that Yongzhou has just recovered some vitality, if it is so stirred up by the Li Mansion, his prefect will be the end. ”

Chu Mu thought about Kong Miaozhi's words carefully, and then he said uncertainly: "If the people also know, then there should be a large number of people in the rice shop of the Li Mansion to buy grain." If the matter is more serious, there may be a rush. No wonder you want Mu Yanbin to go to the counter first to see the situation. ”

Kong Miaozhi continued at this time: "This is the first thing, and the second is the troublesome thing. ”

"Oh?"

"The four major merchants all have their own territory, and this northwest land has been run by the Li family for so long, and no one else can get involved. Now that the Li family is leaving, I don't think it will be long. The other three will take action. It's okay if you just grab the place left by the Li family, but if you still want to be a moth, fall into the well. I'm afraid this northwest land will turn into a business war! ”

"Business wars?"

"That's right, senior brother, to achieve the position of the Li family, you can't just leave if you want to. As the saying goes, people in the rivers and lakes can't help themselves. It's the same with businessmen, the interests are too great. The more central the interests, the more stability is required. ”

"Sixth, you've thought of this a long time ago?"

"I thought of it in the morning when I heard that Li Ergongzi was leaving this place for the Western Regions. But compared to these, I still want to know what happened on the second son's side, and how he persuaded others to agree with his idea? ”

Du Jie said casually: "He didn't say that he got the news of Old Man Li. ”

Kong Miaozhi shook his head: "Do you believe what he said?" I don't believe it anyway. And it was too coincidental. Yesterday we just met with the leader of the Three Tribulations Sect, and today he is going to the Western Regions with his family. It's a bit of a coincidence. I don't know, did the third senior brother get any news. I'm afraid the mystery of all this can only be known after he returns. ”

While a few people were talking, someone ran over in a panic and shouted outside the door: "A few distinguished guests, the prefect of Yongzhou wants to see you." ”

Chu Mu looked at Kong Miaozhi and whispered, "It seems that you are really talking about it." Then he said to the door, "Okay." As soon as he finished speaking, a hearty laugh came from outside the door. Immediately afterwards, a man who looked like a civil official walked in, surrounded by others.

"Guys, it's abrupt." After speaking, he looked at a few people in the room, and when he saw Du Jie, he walked over with a smile in his eyes: "This is General Wu'an Gongdu, the official is polite." "After saying that, bow to the ground.

Du Jie hurriedly went up and pulled the man up. Since he became Wu Angong, others knelt down when they saw him, which made Du Jie feel a little troublesome. When the prefect saw Du Jie coming over to support him, he grabbed Du Jie's hand with his backhand and said, "Wu Angong, I haven't seen you for a few years, and I want to annoy Qu." ”

The name of the prefect of Yongzhou is Qu Zhishui, and he was the same person when Marshal Du was stationed here. and Du Jie are also half acquainted.

Du Jie said a few polite words, and then everyone sat down.

Qu Zhifu said straight to the point: "Duke Wu'an, everyone, although I know that you have been in Yongzhou for a few days, but now there are many eyeliners in Yongzhou City, so I don't want others to say gossip, so I didn't come to visit, and I hope that Duke Wu'an will atone for his sins." But now I can't do it. ”

Du Jie looked at Chu Mu, Chu Mu nodded, and Du Jie said, "Is it because of the matter of the Li Mansion?" ”

Qu Zhifu nodded and said, "Wu Angong also knows?" It's no wonder that you live in the Li Mansion, and this may be a little earlier than I need to know, but you may not know something. Now because the Li Mansion is moving his family to the Western Regions, many places in Yongzhou City have begun to be chaotic. The business of the Li Mansion is all over Yongzhou, and now the market is turbulent, and some gangsters have taken advantage of this opportunity to do some shady things. ”

"It's already that serious?"

"In the morning, it's just a rush for food. The Li family released the news that the grain was half price, and everyone was procuring. Many families even used all their money to buy food, but this led to the rest of the problems. ”

"What?"

"Some people sensed that something was wrong, and began to take the silver ticket to the Li family money village to exchange silver, at first it was okay, although there were many people, but the Li family had a big business, these people would not shake the foundation of the Li family at all, but an hour ago, there were three people in the Li family's money village with a huge amount of silver tickets to exchange. The Li Mansion couldn't take out so much cash at all. The people saw that Li Fu couldn't redeem it, and there were more people running on it. Nowadays, except for rice shops and money houses, other places have begun to run on goods to varying degrees. If this continues, Yongzhou City will be in chaos. ”

A few people didn't expect that just after a morning, this Yongzhou City would become like this. Chu Mu pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, I just heard that you have sent a servant to seal down all the shops in the Li Mansion. ”

"Yes, I am now in a dilemma, the seizure is the seizure, but now there is no reasonable reason, once this matter reaches the heavens, my prefect can be regarded as the end. However, if I don't seal it up, I'm afraid there will be a riot in this Yongzhou city. ”

The prefect is now gambling on his own future, if he handles this matter properly, there is a high probability that he will be promoted to a half-official position, if it is not handled properly, I am afraid it is really like what he said, and he has done the position of Yongzhou prefect.

Du Jie took the words and asked, "Then Lord Qu is coming over now?" ”