Zhu Huan was so angry that his chest hurt, but he was even more afraid of being found out and letting the emperor know, and then he would not be able to live a good life.
Not only will he not be able to survive, he may not even be able to become a county magistrate by then.
"What should I do? I have raised you all on weekdays, but now it's up to you to think of something. Why are you all mute?"
He smashed his fist on the desk and gritted his teeth cruelly.
"It's better to just kill them both. It would be best if we finish them off once and for all."
Anyway, these two people only brought a few people with them, so they were easy to deal with.
"No, sir." Hu Ke, the county magistrate, said hurriedly: "The imperial censor represents your majesty. If someone dies on our territory, your majesty will definitely be furious and investigate thoroughly."
"If your Majesty finds out that he is guilty of confiscating the family and annihilating the clan, I think it is better to bribe him. It is best to be friendly and make money."
Did he think the county magistrate was a bit stupid? How could he come up with such a stupid idea?
If you kill the censor who investigated the case, doesn't that mean there is no more than three hundred taels of silver in this place?
"Hey, how do you buy it?"
Zhu Huan thought of the two people who even brought their own teapots, and felt his head hurt.
"You are Mr. Hu's adopted nephew, so you better make up your mind."
Hu Ke and Hu Weiyong are not related at all, and their ancestral home is not in the same place.
But because Zhu Huan was a relative of the emperor, and Hu Ke wanted to cling to him.
So Hu Weiyong took advantage of the situation and recognized an adopted nephew.
Make a good relationship and show good face.
He turned a blind eye to what was wrong with Dingyuan, and by the way gave the censor the news to investigate the case.
Hu Ke also had a headache. He didn't want to lose the wealth he had gained so easily.
I still have to move my head and think hard before finding out.
"The man named Zheng is a hard-nosed man. He is old and has seen everything."
"Master Magistrate, I think it's best for us to start with that young Master Gu."
Young people with unstable minds are the most intolerable to temptation.
Zhu Huan asked: "Is it done?"
That guy doesn't even dare to take a sip of good tea. Can he really be bribed?
"It should happen." Hu Ke analyzed: "My lord, you didn't pay attention today. When he heard that the tea was Yuqian Longjing, his eyes were straight."
"I think it must be because Mr. Zheng is here, so he doesn't dare to accept it now."
"Although I don't dare to accept him on the surface, deep down I'm afraid that we would like us to find him and give him some benefits."
"Who in this world doesn't know that being a Beijing official is hard?"
The emperor must always be vigilant at his feet, and life is not good, so who wouldn't want to go somewhere and enjoy it?
"It makes sense, it makes sense."
Zhu Huanle thought more and more that it would work, so he asked someone to get one hundred taels of silver.
Put it in a box of tea leaves, and then cover it with tea leaves as a cover.
"Take it, quietly, and put it in Master Gu's room."
This gift should not be too obvious, it is best to give it hidden and tucked in.
Hu Ke took the box and looked at the two snow-white silver ingots, and couldn't help drooling greedily.
"One hundred taels?"
"The county magistrate is too generous. What if the other party is greedy?"
With this thought in mind, he confidently took out a silver ingot.
But it didn't look good to only give one silver ingot, so he exchanged it for two small silver ingots worth more than 20 taels.
Then he handed it to his entourage and asked him to personally deliver the box to the inn where Gu Chen was staying.
That follower is also a scammer and greedy for money. If he thinks about this kind of thing, it is impossible for him to gain much benefit by confronting him face to face.
So, I took another silver ingot and gave away only one.
After Gu Chen checked the accounts all night and returned to the inn with Lao Zheng, he found something extra in his room.
When he saw that there were tea leaves and a silver ingot inside, he started to curse on the spot.
"Who are you looking down on?"
"Who put this thing in my house? Am I this kind of person?"
"It is simply unreasonable to insult an official of the imperial court."
Don't bully him for not understanding the market. The censor who was beheaded after being bribed was given fifty taels.
A full fifty taels, a big silver ingot.
Why do you need so much less when you come to your place?
Is it fair?
Zheng Shiyuan, who was next door, heard the noise and quickly came to his house.
"Master Gu, what happened?"
Although ordinary corrupt officials would not dare to kill the censor who came to investigate the case.
But Zhu Huan was a relative of the emperor, so who could say for sure?
It doesn't matter that I am old, but Master Gu is still young...
"Master Zheng." Gu Chen walked over quickly, pointed at the box and said: "Bribery...bribery...you have to testify for me."
"I just touched it and shouted out on the spot, but I didn't get a penny, let alone spend a penny."
At this point, he added as if he remembered something.
"I didn't even take a sip of tea."
He couldn't risk his life for more than twenty taels of silver.
It's true that he is short of money, but his glass shop is about to open, and he doesn't know how many twenty taels he can make.
The most important thing is, with this little money, who do you look down on?
"I see."
Zheng Shiyuan took the box and walked directly out the door.
"Let's go and return this box to the magistrate now."
"Oh, by the way, bring our clerk."
The Yushitai also has a clerk, whose main focus is a record.
Well, kind of like a court clerk.
He is not a big official and has many things to do, but he is very important.
Every word he writes will become evidence in court.
County government.
Zhu Huan looked at the box in front of him, turned to look at Hu Ke, and asked with his eyes.
"Isn't it one hundred taels?"
Hu Ke was also very confused. He looked at the boy beside him and asked with his eyes.
"Isn't it fifty taels?"
The latter's face was filled with guilt, and he lowered his head.
It's over, it's over, I can't keep my job.
Miraculously, Gu Chen understood their eye contact and felt a little better.
That’s fine, I’m not looking down on myself.
It turns out there is a middleman who makes the difference.
Well, middlemen are disgusting.
"Two adults..."
Zhu Huan held up his hands and was about to explain something, but was stopped by Zheng Shiyuan who raised his hand.
"Master Magistrate, I hope that this kind of thing will not happen from now on. Let's take our leave now."
Regardless of his obstruction, Zheng Shiyuan and Gu Chen left.
After he came out, Old Zheng whispered: "There are very big problems with Dingyuan County's tax account books."
Gu Chen nodded affirmatively, isn't this nonsense?
Without any evidence, how could Lao Zhu ask someone to come down and check on his nephew?
"But Zhu Huan did more than one bad thing."
Naturally, there are more than one, and there are also private tax increases, and there are countless names.
When seeing beautiful women from good families, they also like to bully others, rape and plunder.
"At three o'clock tonight, you go to Liangting Village."
"Find a woman named Lu, ask her for a confession, and then secretly send her to the capital to hand over to Mr. Han."
