The next morning, when Meng Yi walked out of the room feeling refreshed, the guilt in his heart deepened.
He thought that he had looked down on Ran Fang from the very beginning. Although Ran Fang did many things that made him look at him differently, he had never liked Ran Fang in his heart.
Sometimes, when he saw Ran Fang doing something good, he was a little jealous.
Now, Ran Fang has done so many things for the cotton-padded clothes of the Qin soldiers.
Especially in order to clear his name, he even wrote the story himself.
After so much effort, he still scolded Ran Fang like that when he was released from prison, without giving Ran Fang a chance to talk back. He was really nothing!
He almost wanted to give himself a slap.
But he is also a face-saving person. If he just admits his mistake to Ran Fang directly, where will he put his face?
"Somebody come!"
"Find some gifts and bring them with you. I'm going to deliver them to Ran Fang myself."
Shugao lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Sir..."
"There is nothing in our house now, and all that your Majesty has given me is gold and silver."
"Isn't it appropriate to give these to the commander?"
Only then did Meng Yi remember that the bribe money he had accepted had already been taken away by Ran Fangdu.
If it weren't for the reward given by Ying Zheng this time, the whole Meng family would probably be in trouble.
We can't live like this!
"that……"
"Let the kitchen make something to take with you. It's more about courtesy than affection. I believe Ran Fang will understand."
"Here."
By the time Meng Yi arrived at the commander's residence, it was almost noon.
He was still very determined, but when he stood in front of the mansion, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Sir, why don't you go in?"
I don't know if Shugao did it on purpose or not. He seemed to be unable to see his embarrassment. Seeing that he was standing still at the door, he asked with concern while holding a basket.
Meng Yi rolled his eyes at him angrily and took a deep breath before walking in.
But the pace seemed a bit tragic.
The first person to see him coming in was Cao Yangyun. He immediately greeted him with a smile: "See Mr. Meng."
"Master Meng came to the house today, are you looking for my master?"
His smile didn't reach his eyes, and he was still a little defensive, which meant that if Meng Yi came to cause trouble, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to let him see Ran Fang.
If this were normal, Meng Yi would definitely not let a little guard stop him.
But today he felt guilty and felt a little guilty towards Ran Fang, so he couldn't act wild in Ran Fang's house.
"Yes, I'm meeting Ran Fang."
"I've heard about it, and I want to come and thank him in person."
After hearing this, Cao Yangyun stepped aside.
"please."
When he saw Ran Fang, Shu Gao immediately put the things he had prepared in front of Ran Fang and explained: "My lord, my lord has nothing now."
"I hope you won't find it objectionable, sir."
He was explaining this for Meng Yi, otherwise Meng Yi's temper would make people mistakenly think that he was unwilling to come up with good things.
Ran Fang waved his hands, seemingly not taking this matter to heart.
He looked at Meng Yi, waiting for Meng Yi to take the initiative to apologize to him.
He was thinking well when he came, but when he saw Ran Fang, he couldn't say those words anymore.
Seeing his embarrassed look, Ran Fang just smiled and asked proactively: "How are you going to deal with those corrupt officials?"
"After all, they are your subordinates. It would be better for you to decide this matter yourself."
These words helped Meng Yi relieve his embarrassment, and he also made himself forget the purpose of coming and think about the matter seriously.
When it came to getting down to business, the expression on Meng Yi's face became very serious.
"This matter... still needs His Majesty's consent."
Ran Fang was not surprised by his answer. He said directly: "Your Majesty means that he will be executed according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty."
"Since he is yours, you will be the one to supervise this execution."
Great Qin is still very strict with corrupt officials. Even if they embezzle a copper coin, they have to have words carved on their faces as punishment.
These people were so corrupt when they were just officials, so the death penalty awaited them.
Letting Meng Yi supervise it is to put this matter in the spotlight and give everyone a warning.
As an official, there is nothing you can do and nothing you cannot do!
"Here."
"Your Majesty will not be disappointed."
"Then...how should we deal with the matter in the commercial street?"
"Many people have come to me and want to rent a shop. But now that things have reached this point, do we still want to rent the shop to them?"
Although Meng Yi's corruption story is false, what happened in the commercial street is true, and the money they gave is also true.
So the affairs of this shop still need to be dealt with, but how can we deal with it to satisfy everyone?
"Of course you have to rent it."
"However, let them draw lots to decide on the bunks."
"You assign a number to each bunk, and Ran Fang gathers everyone together and asks them to draw lots to decide."
"Whichever one is drawn will be the one. As for the money collected, it is all stolen money, so it will be confiscated naturally."
"No one will talk about this. You just have to do your own thing."
"We should also leave some shops for the people in the city to do business. We can write IOUs to them and pay them after we make money."
"But this kind of person must be carefully identified, and you can't rent to just anyone."
Meng Yi naturally didn't care about those financial matters, but he couldn't care less about Ran Fang's matters.
He thought for a while and said, "I understand, what about the Gu family?"
"Same, no one has to be polite."
Meng Yi felt relieved after receiving Ran Fang's answer. He knew that Ran Fang was not the kind of person who bent the law for personal gain.
Thinking about what he said in Xianyang Prison and that he had not apologized personally, he began to feel guilty again.
But when he said it, it turned into: "What about the small shopping mall?"
"Now the matter in the commercial street has been dealt with, but no one from the small shopping mall has responded yet."
"Should we publicize it more? If the people don't believe this, then the small shopping mall may not be able to operate."
"How about we let those merchants pay and open shops in small shopping malls?"
Ran Fang shook his head, disagreeing with his words.
"Since it has been decided that small shopping malls are reserved for people outside the city, there can be no changes."
"I've already asked people to spread the word. I'm afraid someone will come in a few days."
"I will let people keep an eye on this matter, so don't worry about it."
Seeing that Ran Fang was confident, Meng Yi felt relieved. He now began to believe in Ran Fang's ability to do things.
Until he left, he did not say his apology to Ran Fang.
"that……"
When he was far away, Cao Yangyun stepped forward and asked, "Sir, what do you want to say, Master Meng?"
"It's nothing, it's just that when you meet Meng Yi in the future, just go to him directly if you have any questions. I will never refuse."
