For the clan, men's sense of belonging is much stronger than that of women, Xu Shuhua is her wife, she can do nothing about it, but can Xu Chengyu also do it?

Gu Yunji was a little worried: "The teacher has always been short-sighted, I'm afraid of ......"

Xu Shuhua smiled: "Who do you think of your father as?" No matter how short he is, he is not a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong. What's more, strictly speaking, compared to the Xu family, you, the apprentice and son-in-law, are closer, and even if he wants to protect you, he will protect you. ”

"Although the Xu family is my father's relative, the two who are really connected to him by blood are my brother and me. I am tied to you, and my brother is in the capital, even if the Xu family turns out of the sky, it will not affect him. ”

"As long as you have facts and evidence, even if you dispose of the Xu family, your father will not say anything, and maybe you will have to teach your nephews how to misbehave."

Speaking of which, Xu Shuhua realized that he had neglected Xu Shuchang, as the only bloodline left by his deceased brother, Xu Chengyu poured a lot of effort into him. It can be said that apart from Xu Shuhua's brothers and sisters, Xu Shuchang is the person Xu Chengyu cares about the most in the Xu family.

However, Xu Shuchang is too unsuccessful and does not do his job all day long, even if he has the courage to be a general, he does not have that ability.

Thinking of this, Xu Shuhua put aside the thoughts in his mind, pulled his attention back to the present, and said to Gu Yunji: "In short, you don't have to look ahead, I will support you, and my father will naturally understand you." ”

"That's good, I'll rest assured." Gu Yunji's heart was relieved, and a smile appeared on his face.

He took out a list from the table and handed it to Xu Shuhua: "But just in case, you still help me see if there is anyone whose identity is particularly important or the teacher cares more about, if there is, I will readjust and adjust." ”

Xu Shuhua glanced at it and found that it was all the names of the Xu family who were suspected of colluding with the widows, almost a dozen, and she raised her eyebrows: "If I say yes, how do you adjust it?" ”

Gu Yunji sensed what she meant, and deliberately pretended to be embarrassed: "I have to look at the lady's face over there, and reduce the punishment as appropriate, such as ...... The original fine of 1,000 taels was changed to a fine of 990 taels or something. ”

Xu Shuhua was so angry that he pinched the soft flesh on his waist: "My face is only worth ten taels?" ”

Gu Yunji hurriedly begged for mercy: "Of course not!" Of course not! The lady's face is expensive, how can it be used to reduce the punishment of these people? Be...... It's my own face, my son-in-law's face is not worth much, okay? ”

Xu Shuhua laughed out loud and returned the list to him: "Okay, don't joke with you, the people on this should be a side branch of the Xu family, most of them I don't know, only one or two people's names are barely familiar, not people with particularly important identities." You just do what you have to do, Daddy won't say anything. ”

Gu Yunji completely put his mind at ease: "That's good." ”

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Although Xu Shuhua supports himself, after all, it is his wife's maiden family, and Gu Yunji can't dispose of these people without any favors. After thinking about it, Gu Yunji still decided to take the list and talk to Xu Shuhua's cousin, that is, the current Xu family patriarch Xu Ziqi.

Gu Yunji was wearing an official uniform, and when he didn't speak, he could see a little bit of an official frame that was not angry and arrogant, Xu Ziqi thought it was something important, so he didn't dare to be sloppy, so he personally welcomed him to the main hall, and said kindly: "What business does my niece and son-in-law have to do this time?" ”

"It's business, indeed." Gu Yunji unhurriedly took out a piece of paper and handed it to Xu Ziqi, "The Shaoxing Mansion has recently been conducting an inventory of the large and small shops in the city and punishing the vendors. What is written on this list is the person who is suspected of being a collaborator in the Xu family, and after verification, all of them are true. ”

Xu Ziqi browsed the list and looked slightly stiff: "What does niece and son-in-law mean?" ”

Gu Yunji drank tea by himself, and said lightly: "Presumably Uncle Tang has also heard that the situation in the imperial court against the Japanese has been very good recently, and the Japanese of Gao Shishu and his gang have been completely forced back to the base camp at sea, and if we want to completely eliminate this group of thieves, cutting off their supplies is the top priority, which is also the reason why we have to carry out an inventory of the shops." ”

"The Xu family is a big family in Shaoxing, and has a great influence in the local area, and whenever the imperial court promulgates new regulations, the Xu family always takes the lead in responding, leading the villagers to understand the new policy, and it seems to have become the backbone of the people of Shaoxing. It's just that I didn't expect that the Xu family used the role of this backbone in the wrong place. ”

Xu Ziqi sensed his intentions, and his face gradually sank: "What do you want to say?" ”

Gu Yunji was unhurried: "I want to say that the Xu family, as a big family in Shaoxing, should set an example for the people, admit mistakes and receive punishments." Therefore, I came this time to remind the Xu patriarch to cherish the feathers and restrain the children of the clan, so that they should not do illegal things again. ”

"By the way, on behalf of the government, I would like to supervise it: the fine awarded during the inventory a few days ago, please pay all the fines as soon as possible."

Xu Ziqi sneered: "On behalf of the government? The prefect is really a great official. Gu Yunji, let me ask you, do you dare to say this in front of your mother-in-law and your father-in-law? ”

"Don't think that you are an official, even if you are the parent official of Shaoxing Mansion, you are also the son-in-law of my Xu family! Our two families are in-laws, and no matter how I say it, I am also your elders, this is the attitude you have when you talk to me? ”

Gu Yunji raised his head sharply when he heard this, and his sword-like gaze met his eyes: "It's because I am the son-in-law of the Xu family that I want to ask Uncle Cousin, is this how you are the Yue family?" ”

"Other people's in-laws are all supporting their sons-in-law, but my in-law family is good, but they actually make trouble for me! A few days ago, I promised the Governor that I would do a good job of investigating the Japanese merchants, and that whoever they were, as long as the evidence was conclusive, would be dealt with fairly. ”

"The words have been spoken, but now it's good, I checked and found my Yue's family's head, and I felt like I was slapped in the face!"

Gu Yunji's face was stiff, and his tone was stiff, as if he was really angry: "Everyone outside knows my relationship with the Xu family, just wait to see what I do." Now my whole body is set up, I am in a dilemma, and I am not doing anything right. ”

"If I treat everyone equally and dispose of the Xu family and the rest of the people together, others will say that I am ruthless, and my wife's maiden family can do it; If I open up to the Xu family, people will say that I am not standing upright, bending the law for personal gain, and I will be drowned by spitting stars on the road at that time! ”

"It's been a while since the inventory began, and the Xu family didn't just happen yesterday, so Uncle Cousin must have gotten the news a long time ago. I want to ask you, why do you pretend that you don't know anything and deliberately look at me embarrassed, knowing that my identity is embarrassing? ”

Before Xu Ziqi's anger came out, Gu Yunji first crackled and said a lot, both inside and outside of the words were accusations and complaints against the Xu family, but what he said was the truth, Xu Ziqi's face was ugly, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. (End of chapter)