Chen Guer didn't expect her luck to be so bad.

Although she had a big grudge with Ma De in Yuanyang County, and she also thought that Ma De would make a move after seeing her, but since she dared to come this time, she naturally had a few killer moves. Moreover, she was able to do such a case unharmed, and she believed that Ma De would not dare to do anything to her casually. And as long as she sees Ma De, she can not only take revenge, but also walk out of the governor's yamen generously as when she entered.

However, she did not expect that her message would not reach Mader. This is just a small mistake, if you can know in advance, it is not difficult to come up with seven or eight hundred ways to solve this small problem, but it is precisely because it is a "small" problem that she is unlucky! …… This is also to blame herself, if she has nothing to do, she went to buy the family of a peddler, this kind of novelty, especially when she encountered it on the way to Ma De's office, can Hai Liu and Na Risong remember it clearly? When I heard her name, I didn't even need to remember it.

"Release me right away and let me see Mader."

The conditions of the dungeon of the governor's yamen are not very good! Although it is spacious, since Mader has not used this place much since he took office, the taste inside is not very "fresh"! As soon as Chen Gu'er was escorted in, she couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Save your energy!" Although Hai Liu covered his nose, he could still see his pride at this time from the expression between his eyebrows and eyes, he signaled that Chen Guer's men were arrested, and smiled at Chen Guer: "Wait for a while, our adults will send you to Shi Shilun Shi for trial, and when Shi Shi tortures you, you can call it again!" “

"Shi Shilun? Hmph......" Chen Gu'er snorted coldly, "Don't you dare to judge me?" Want to blame someone else for trouble? ”

"I thought you could hook up with the dignitaries in Beijing, how powerful you could be! It turns out that she is also an uninformed woman! Hai Liu hugged his hands and sneered: "Master Shi is an envoy in Anhui, in charge of public security, trying criminals like you, who will come forward if he is not allowed to come forward?" ”

"Hmph, you let me go the most! Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you! The musty smell kept rushing into her nose, even if she smeared a lot of precious incense powder on her body, Chen Guer still felt nauseous between her chest and abdomen. In this situation, she was in no mood to think about anything, she just wanted to leave quickly.

"Yo drink, I haven't seen you for a few years, you girl seems to be a lot more horizontal than before! Could it be that you have eaten too many crabs? …… It's a pity, no matter how much you eat that stuff to us, it won't work! Hailiu grinned, and there was a feeling of a cat playing a mouse.

"Hmph,......" Chen Gu'er no longer struggled, endured the feeling of nausea, curled the corners of his mouth and smiled coldly at Hai Liu, and said: "Since I dare to come to your governor's yamen this time, I am already ready." I advise you to figure out what the situation is. Don't think that I'm the one who is unlucky, arrest me, and you may not be able to get any bargains! …… You'd better tell Mader and let him think about it! ”

"Hehe, strange, I haven't seen the mother of the stone in the pit, you are the first one! …… It's a pity that I don't eat your set. Hai Liu laughed twice, and then pointed into the dungeon without any pity, and ordered: "Escort me in!" ”

"You ...... Yes! ”

Chen Guer was pushed into the dungeon.

……

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"My lord, someone from the grain gang is asking to see you!"

Ma Dezheng and Shi Shilun, Lu Longqi, Zhang Kai, Liu Yingxia and others were in groups to conduct a simulated battle with the salt merchants, and that day Song came in to report.

"Grain Gang? …… What are they here for? Ma De looked at the few people around him and asked puzzledly.

"My lord, could it be that these people want to beg you to spare them this time?" Xing Ming asked.

"No, the people of the Grain Gang sold the salt back the day before yesterday, and the adults didn't bother them anymore...... The general, do you know who is in the grain gang from outside? Zhang Kai asked Narisong.

"Two people, one surnamed Wan and the other surnamed Lu!" Narimatsu replied.

"It's Wan Yanfang, the big leader of the grain gang!" Liu Yingxia interjected.

"Forget it, call them in!" Ma De thought for a moment and commanded.

"Yes!" That day, Song Ying said.

……

"The villain Wan Yanfang (Lu Yiliang) knocks on the governor!"

It was indeed Wan Yanfang and his Master Lu who came, and as soon as the two came in, they kowtowed to Ma De.

"No need to be polite, let's get up!" Ma De looked at Wan Yanfang, who was tall but slightly fat, and then looked at Master Lu Yiliang, who had a pair of mouse beards, smiled slightly, and said.

"Thank you, sir!" Wan Yanfang and Master Lu kowtowed again, and then stood up again.

“…… Have a seat! Seeing the two people standing up and still standing in the center of the hall with their eyebrows down, Ma De was a little amused, pointed to the chair next to him, and said.

"Thank you, sir!" Wan Lu and the others bowed again, and then walked lightly to the row of chairs on the left and sat down...... I didn't dare to sit down, but my butt touched the edge of the chair slightly.

"The two of you want to see Benfu, I don't know what you are doing?" Mader asked again. At this time, Lu Longqi and Shi Shilun and others have been let to the back hall, it's not that Ma De doesn't want them to stay, now there is Ma De as a governor here, and Wan Lu and the others don't dare to breathe, not to mention that all the senior officials of a province are gathered in one place? Wan Yanfang and Lu Yiliang would be good if they could talk about it at that time.

"Returning to the governor, the villain really wants to see him this time, and he really has a few things to ......" Hearing Ma De's question, Wan Yanfang hurriedly stood up and said.

"Just say anything straight, don't bother and spit it out!" Seeing that Wan Yanfang wanted to speak and stopped, Ma De said.

"Yes." Seeing that Ma De had never shown any disgust to himself, Wan Yanfang's mood calmed down a little, and he arched his hand to Ma De again, and said: "My lord, the villain came to ask to see the adult, there are three things in total, and the first thing is to ask the adult to 'ignore the villain' and forgive the mistakes of our food gang!" ”

"So that's it!" Ma De smiled again, "You can rest assured! Actually, I didn't think I'd do anything to your food gang. Sending someone to warn you is just to get you not to get involved in this matter. …… You are in the middle of the world, I am in the officialdom, and this incident is only a matter between the official and the two Huai salt merchants. To tell the truth, if you have to intervene in it, this official is indeed very unhappy...... Originally, Benfu wanted the Zhentai Yamen to collect some charges and evidence, and go to the leaders of your 28 grain gangs one by one to 'drink tea', but after thinking about it, it is better not to make a big fuss, just warn you to forget it. Otherwise, your twenty-eight grain gang members would have become headless flies. ”

"The villain is ignorant, please forgive the adult!" Wan Lu and the others hurriedly stood up again, bowed down and hugged their fists. I thought that if I didn't accept the softness, Ma De would make a big move, but I didn't expect that people were playing this abacus. However, this trick is indeed ruthless enough. No matter how powerful the grain gang is, it is just a group of sailors and coolies, and if the leaders are caught, I am afraid it will be really chaotic. At that time, wasn't it at the mercy of the government? Moreover, if it really makes trouble, Ma De still has a way not to be responsible, after all, the grain gang is a gang, and which one of the leaders has not committed a few cases? What's wrong with people doing according to the law? At that time, it will not only be the grain gang that will suffer? What especially made Wan Yanfang's heart palpitate was that if the leaders of the Anhui Grain Gang were arrested, and the Grain Gangs from other provinces took the opportunity to occupy the position of the first general gang, he would have no face to see the ancestor of the Grain Gang!

"Ignorance? Hahaha, since you say so, then that's it! …… What's the second thing? Mader asked laughing.

"Thank you, sir! ......" Hearing Ma De's words, Wan Yanfang exhaled lightly, and said carefully: "My lord, this second thing is that the adult you sent said that our grain gang is ...... There will be a ...... with heaven and earth."

"So that's it." Mader smiled again. was put on his head with a hat of "intent to rebel", no one would live a stable life, this Wan Yanfang must have been a little uncomfortable these days, and it seems that he wants to ask for peace of mind. Therefore, he didn't think much of himself, and said to Wan Yanfang: "The governor of Caoyun, Solawang, has already sent a letter back to Benfu, and he agrees to grant the head of the grain gang an official position, and the preliminary plan is a guerrilla general, this matter has been handed over, and there should be no obstacles!" ”

"Guerrilla generals? …… Thank you, little man! Wan Yanfang didn't understand why Ma De didn't answer the question at first, and he was pulled by Master Lu before he came to his senses. Since it will be conferred an official position, it is natural that it will not casually mention anything that "will be related to heaven and earth".

"No thanks. What about the third thing? Mader asked again.

"This ......" Wan Yanfang didn't speak this time, and turned to look at Lu Yiliang.

"Lord Futai,...... We have a friend in the grain gang, and she said today that she would come to the governor's yamen to ask to see Lord Futai, but ...... But according to the report of his brother, she was captured by your own soldiers...... Caught in the yamen! Lu Yiliang said intermittently. In order to find out what happened to Chen Guer, this is the real reason why they came to see Ma De. This is not because of how deep their friendship with Chen Guer is, but because they are afraid that what Chen Guer said in the Futai Yamen will be implicated in the grain gang.

"Caught? Your friends? …… How did I not know? Ma De asked with a frown.

"Lord Futai, our old friend's surname is Chen, she said that she and you have met before, so she came to ask to see ......" Lu Yiliang looked at Ma De's somewhat disbelieving expression, and hurriedly said again.

"Surname Chen? ……”

"Yes, her name is Chen...... Chen Guer! Lu Yiliang puffed up a breath of dantian qi and said. He's afraid! Why? Who is Chen Guer? Pimp! An old bustard and a governor are old friends, can this matter be talked about in the governor's yamen? Ma De's strength is smaller, and he and Wan Yanfang will have to walk around without eating.

"Chen-Gu-'er?" Ma De's memory was no worse than that of Hai Liu, on the contrary, it was much better, so as soon as he heard this name, he jumped up, stared at Wan Lu and the two and asked word by word, "Are you talking about Chen Gu'er?" ”

"Return, Lord Hui, it is indeed Chen Guer!" Seeing Ma De's reaction, Lu Yiliang replied at first glance.

"Well, I can't imagine that she would dare to come to me again! What guts, what guts! …… That day pine! Ma De sneered twice and shouted out of the hall.

"Master!" That day, Song came in and replied.

"Was Chen Gu'er arrested by you?" Mader asked.

"Yes!" Narimatsu replied.

"Why don't you tell me about it?" Mader asked again.

"Back to the master, you were busy just now, and the slave and Hai Liu felt that Chen Gu'er was not easy to deal with, so they thought about putting her in the dungeon first to kill the arrogance." Narimatsu replied.

"Locked up in a dungeon? I'm really sorry for you...... Go, bring me here! Mader ordered.

"Wow!"

……

*******

That day, it was not easy for Song to get Chen Guer out of the dungeon. Because Hai Liu was arrested by Luo Xin after he locked this woman in the dungeon, and the key to the dungeon was in his hand again, so that Risong had to pry the door open.

"The Governor is so imposing!"

Seeing Ma De, Chen Guer couldn't help but sneer. It hasn't been long since she was caught, so she didn't have changed much except for the smell in the dungeon and her face was relatively bad, and when she was pushed into the dungeon by Hailiu and his gang, she fell and made her clothes a little dirty and her hair a little messy. Of course, her current mood is really not very good, if it weren't for Ma De's identity, she might have to rush over and slap Ma De's face first! It's been calling for wind and rain for many years, how could she have suffered from this?

"I'm sorry. It's all your own fault, who told you to go dark today? ......" Ma De looked at Chen Gu'er's appearance, smiled indifferently, and asked again, "What is the matter with you coming to me?" ”

"Sue!" Chen Guer was holding her breath in her heart, and she didn't bother to chew her tongue with Ma De, let alone look at Wan Yanfang and Lu Yiliang next to her, and opened her mouth to say.

"Complaint? Benfu finally saw what it means to be 'a thief shouting to catch a thief'...... However, I remember that you opened a painting boat on the Qinhuai River, and if you complained, you should go to the government of Jiangsu, why did you suddenly come to my Anhui to file a complaint? Ma De looked at Chen Guer sarcastically and said.

"Hmph, I'm going to sue you people from Anhui, where can you go if you don't come to Anhui?" Chen Guer sneered.

"Who are you going to sue? Could it be that I, the governor, can't do it? Ma De looked at Chen Guer again and sneered.

"I want to sue Wang Xinlan, Anhui Xuezheng, Zhao Hengsheng, Anqing General Soldier, Liu Yingxia, Anhui Liangdao, Li Lan, Fengyang Prefect, Chen Yigang, Chizhou Prefect, Wu Tongchun, Guangde Zhizhou, Sizhou Zhizhou Jin Dingsheng, Xuancheng Zhixian, Wuhu Zhixian, Dingyuan Zhixian, Dangtu Zhixian, Taihe Zhixian...... Big and not small, a total of thirty-seven officials! In response to Ma De, Chen Guer sneered.

“…… What are you suing them? After a moment's pause, Mader's face sank.

"Wang Xinlan accepted bribes and bought and sold quotas; Zhao Hengsheng ate empty salaries and plundered the army; Liu Yingxia was short of the imperial court's grain payments; The rest, some are corrupt, some are perverting the law, some are favoritism, and some are oppressing the good people...... Anyway, it's enough for these officials to have a good drink. I just don't know if the governor plans to take on this case? Chen Gu'er looked at Ma De with a slight expression of interest and said.

“…… Admire, admire! You must have been ordered to come here too, right? Ma De looked at Chen Gu'er with a gloomy face and asked.

"There are some things that don't need to be said explicitly, Lord Futai, why do you have to get to the bottom of it? That makes things even harder! After the "chaotic punch" was played, Chen Guer regained her usual momentum, smiled at Ma De, and straightened her hair by herself.

"What a big problem! ......" Ma De exhaled and asked Chen Gu'er with some puzzlement: "Chen Gu'er, I really don't understand, you are not a stupid person, why do you have to throw yourself into the net?" ”

"Throwing yourself into the net? What does this mean, sir? The slave doesn't know very well! Chen Guer said with a smile.

"Boss Chen, according to the law, if a commoner sues the official, whether it is right or wrong, he should be punished with a hundred rods first, and after the case is concluded, even if you sue right, you will be exiled for 3,000 miles...... What are you not throwing yourself in? …… If you insist on suering, Lord Futai can let someone beat you with a hundred rods now, even if you are killed on the spot, you deserve it! Even if you can't die, it's not certain whether you'll be able to make it to the penal colony alive! Lu Yiliang suddenly stared at Chen Guer and said.

"You ......" This time it was Chen Guer's turn to change color!

"Boss Chen, you don't have to look at me. If that's the case, even if I don't say it, do you think no one knows about it? Lu Yiliang couldn't help but say when he saw Chen Gu'er staring at him deadly, as if he wanted to give himself three knives and six holes with his eyes. In fact, he also has words of suffering. He and Wan Yanfang finally talked to Ma De, but Chen Guer, who they said was a "friend", actually confronted Ma De, what would Ma De think about this situation? If you don't cut it off with this woman right away, even if the grain gang can survive today, it will definitely suffer in the future.

"Chen Gu'er, the words have been made clear to you, do you want to open a court for you?" After Lu Yiliang finished speaking to Chen Guer, Ma De said again.

"Lord Futai doesn't need to bother, the slave family just came to visit him because he had a relationship with Lord Futai, but he didn't say that he would do anything else!" When Chen Gu'er heard Ma De's words, he hurriedly smiled and said.

"You've decided not to sue?"

"I've never planned to, so why don't you decide?" Chen Guer said with a smile.

"You're really capable. This face-changing effort alone is a must! Ma De glanced at Chen Gu'er again with some mockery, and said: "It's a pity, the words that come out are like water spilled out, and they can't be taken back." You sue for a while, and don't tell for a while, do you want to use me, the governor of Anhui, as a monkey? Hmph, tease the court officials, you are unforgivable! …… Come! ”

"In!" Na Risong immediately ran in with two personal soldiers.

"Take this woman back to the dungeon and lock her up. Tomorrow, it will be sent to the Yamen of Zhentai and handed over to Lord Shi for interrogation! Mader ordered.

"Wow!"

"Ma De, you dare to ......" Seeing a few soldiers rushing over with a sly smile, Chen Guer's face changed wildly again, but no matter how loud the screams were, what could she do?

……

"My lord, this must be another means of the two Huai salt merchants!"

Chen Guer was locked up again, and Wan Yanfang and Lu Yiliang also said goodbye and left. Shi Shilun, Lu Longqi and others, who had been listening in the back hall, returned to the front hall.

"Of course I can't run away from them. It's just that this time it's not easy to deal with! Mader said with a sigh. He thought it was pure luck this time. In his impression, Chen Guer is not so easy to deal with, with this woman's intelligence, of course, it is impossible to just come out and sue herself, there must be a follow-up, but she was dizzy for a while and did not expect it, and as a result, she was bypassed by the inexplicable cooperation between herself and that Lu Yiliang. However, arresting Chen Guer does not mean that this matter is over, this is just the beginning.

"This is an authentic 'Black Tiger Heart'! This time against the two Huai salt merchants, although our officials in Anhui may not be united, nothing has happened, but now this woman named Chen Guer suddenly came out to stir up, but it is easy to have problems! Lu Longqi sighed.

"My lord, the lower official is guilty, please deal with it!" Liu Yingxia, the Grain Road Daotai, suddenly knelt down towards Ma De and said.

“…… Forget it, you'd better get up first! "Among the names of the officials Chen Guer just mentioned is Liu Yingxia's crime, Ma De still remembers that Chen Guer said that he was short of food, but now is not the time to say this.

"My lord, the lower official ......"

"Lord Liu, if you really commit a crime, you have to wait until you are done fighting with the two Huai salt merchants. You're only going to cause trouble for Lord Futai now! Liu Yingxia was still kneeling on the ground, and wanted to say something more, when Shi Shilun suddenly said beside him.

"Yes! We'll talk about it when we're done with everything. Whether it is 'meritorious' or 'excessive', we will settle it together when the time comes! Ma De also followed Shi Shilun's words and said.

“…… The next official thanked the two adults! Liu Yingxia kowtowed with great joy. Ma De and Shi Shilun's words are very clear, the two of them are clearly telling him that his sins will not be written off, but now the two of them will not care whether he has committed a crime or not, let alone treat him well; And if he can make a contribution to the confrontation with the two Huai salt merchants, in the end, he will naturally be able to offset the merits, and even be unharmed.

"This guy is really lucky!" Zhang Kai watched Liu Yingxia stand up again from the side, and pouted secretly in his heart. The more things happen, the more time officials can make meritorious contributions. Now in Anhui, except for Ma, Lu, and Shi, only he can take advantage of the geographical advantage of being the prefect of Anqing to compete with Liu Yingxia for this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and now Liu Yingxia finally ran into trouble but escaped calmly, although he also knew that Ma De and Shi Shilun also had to do this, but he was not a gentleman, how could he not be disappointed?

"This Chen Gu'er has a lot of ability, since he dares to sue this time, he must have a lot of evidence in his hands, if this evidence is thrown into the Yamen or other places, we will be passive! When the time comes, the officialdom in Anhui will be in a mess, what else to talk about fighting with the two Huai salt merchants? Xing Ming interjected.

"I'm afraid it's not just some evidence. Chen Guer can't just play a complaining pawn, she has a lot of relationships, this time she came to Anhui, don't you want to do something else? Mader added.

"My lord means that this Chen Gu'er, she may collude with some of our officials in Anhui......," Zhang Kai estimated.

“…… It's possible! Mader nodded.

“……”

Everything is most afraid of ghosts! Hearing Ma De's speculation, everyone present fell silent for a while.

……

"My lord! Hubei 600 miles urgent paperwork! ”

A cadre was still thinking about how to solve the problem encountered, and Narisong walked in again, still holding an official document in his hand.

"Hubei?"

Ma De was shocked, and hurriedly grabbed the official document and tore it open to look at it.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Zhang Kai asked.

"The price of salt in Hunan and Hubei has skyrocketed! …… The two Huai salt merchants also went there to buy salt! ”