"Why is that?" The beard was stunned for a moment.

Li Wenshou then sighed and sighed: "This official was originally very mean to you because of the prejudice in his heart, and he ruined the court's plan, and he still regrets it. Thanks to Lord Ye's strong persuasion, he made a certain person change his mind, so he conspired with the magistrate and took out this letter and handed it to the four, hoping to make up for it. ”

The merchants have been disheartened by Wu Sijing, how can they quarrel with the imperial court again? Seeing that they also gave enough face, they naturally returned the courtesy: "We are not narrow people, since we know Lord Li's intentions, the old grievances should be turned over!" ”

"It's time for you to come up with a real document, right?" Beard asked with a smile.

Ye Yongjia nodded, then took out a proclamation from his cuff, unfolded it and showed it to everyone: "This is the official document of the imperial court." Among them, the only order is not to move, the camera acts, and there is nothing else. The reason why it was so grand was just to intimidate him Wu Sijing. Prime Minister Feng has given me the power to seize it, and if the court does not say a word, I can speak in their place. You must know that the method of casting is completely impossible, but you are puzzled by the old thief's prodding, and you are on guard. Now that the guard is gone, we can open our hearts and change to forging, which is an indisputable thing. As for the other conditions, everything is according to the established policy, namely: the shotgun is not sold at the market price, and the price is limited to three taels and two cents—of course, this can be negotiated; For all the raw materials of shotguns, the imperial court will ship up to 300 merchant ships by sea, and the rest will be borne by you. I don't know if there is any objection? ”

The merchants had already appreciated his resolute methods, and they didn't dare to start the incident in vain, so they arched their hands and said: "We sincerely believe in the imperial court, and there is no objection!" ”

"Good!" Ye Yongjia clapped his hands and said, "This official is going to the court to adjudicate it, and you can start work with peace of mind!" ”

After dealing with the matter of the gun factory, Ye Yongjia and others loaded Wu Sijing into the sill car and returned to Ninghe along the same road. Now the most proud person is Ninghe Zhixian, he finally cleared his own guilt, put all the blame on the bishop, and no longer had to think about being implicated.

Thinking of this, he gently pulled the reins, deliberately slowed down, and approached Wu Sijing's prisoner car. The latter glanced at him with hatred.

The magistrate didn't care, and he looked at the wooden fence with a horsewhip in his hand and whipped it, which frightened Wu Sijing to dodge with his head, and couldn't help but provoke him to sneer: "What about your original style? In order to help you with that little business, I almost let my lord and me enter this cage! You have done a lot of evil, and today is the way of heaven! ”

Wu Sijing covered his left arm and muttered in his Chinese dialect: "Even I fell into a trap and was arrested, not to mention you stupid ......"

"Y-What did you say?" Seeing that he seemed to be cursing himself, the magistrate suddenly opened his eyes wide and wanted to throw the whip.

"Ninghe County has arrived!" The guards in the distance suddenly shouted, and the actions of the county order were stopped in time.

"I still have to plan big things with Lord Ye, and I don't care about you, a lost dog, for now! When I throw you into prison, the official will clean you up! So saying, he hurriedly tied his whip and drove his horse to the city.

The magistrate and Ye Yongjia arrived at the yamen, he was full of joy, and was about to go in to rest for a while, but he got off the horse, but saw that there was no one under the court, and there was no secretary inside to greet him, and it was extremely quiet.

"Lord Ye has returned to the Yamen!" The magistrate was anxious and angry, and shouted at the top of his throat, "If no one comes out, this official will dismiss you all!" ”

"Don't shout," Cai Xianqing suddenly patted him on the shoulder, "Those people may be busy with something, be considerate and considerate." Why don't you go in and have a look? ”

Zhixian smelled a trace of murderous energy, and his heart sounded like a drum, and he took half a step back again and again, and made a gesture of please: "It's better for the two adults to go first, how can you be good at it." ”

"Just take a walk, what's so good at it?" Cai Xianqing laughed puzzled, "Besides, this is your territory, you go ahead, don't worry." ”

The magistrate had no choice but to move his feet step by step; When he arrived at the door, he was still hesitating, and he was kicked in by Cai Xianqing, and his head was slamming against the doorpost.

"Don't move!" A few soldiers flashed out on both sides, like catching Wu Sijing, and crushed Zhixian to the ground, and took two hemp ropes and tied them.

"My lord, why is this, why is this! Damn it...... Loosen! The magistrate wailed loudly and rolled twice on the ground, and his official uniform was stained with a lot of dust.

Li Wenshou strode up to him, called out a soldier, and shouted angrily: "You, read it to him!" ”

The soldier held a notice in his hand and immediately recited: "According to the performance of the Ye Military Department, the county magistrate of Zhiben County colluded with Wu Sijing of the foreign fan, and violated the law, and the special sergeant was sent forward to arrest him, and immediately seized the seal of his official uniform, and sent both of them back to Beijing." Zhongshu Province is ordered by the Prime Minister! ”

The notice was then thrown on the face of the magistrate, and he looked at the clear handwriting, his face was pale, and he fainted for a while.

Cai Xianqing hurriedly ordered: "You take a bucket of water, pour him up, and see what confessions this guy can spit out again!" ”

"No need!" Ye Yongjia waved his hand, "It's enough for us to arrest people, settle the people first, and hand over the interrogation to the imperial court." ”

Li Wenshou and the sergeant escorted the magistrate to the county.

Ye Yongjia summoned the secretary offices of each room and ordered: "You and other chiefs were arrested because of Wu Sijing, and they have nothing to do with you. Although there are those who help you, but they are forced by the situation, the court will not add guilt. Now you can do things with peace of mind, make people out of the list to care for the people, and wait for the arrival of the new governor! ”

The officials all cheered, and immediately sent the officials into the city to tell the people, and the people knew that Wu Sijing had been captured, and the corrupt magistrate took off his official uniform, and they were also very happy.

"It's rare to be so happy this time!" Cai Xianqing patted his thigh and said, "Everything that should be caught has been caught, and everything that should be done has been done, it can be regarded as triumphant, right?" ”

Ye Yongjia said with a smile: "Thanks to Cai Lao, the mastermind, we can have today's great victory." However, the younger generation still feels a little regretful. ”

"What are your regrets?"

Ye Yongjia sighed: "Firearms, if you rely on outsiders completely, will not be able to last long. At that time, I proposed that the country and the dynasty should forge their own guns and make guns, but due to party disputes, the household department obstructed it in every possible way, and in the end it was unsuccessful, so I had to retreat to the next best. Can Fanshang solve my urgent needs, can it solve my worries for ten or twenty years? The court just wanted to sit on it, stretched out its hand to ask for it, and did not delve into the truth, sooner or later something would happen. ”

"Alas, these are not our worries," Cai Xianqing said, "as long as we do everything we can do." ”

"I hope that this will bring peace to the world." Ye Yongjia raised his head and smiled.