That day, when Bai Guo and others were still in the inn, officers and soldiers surrounded the entire inn. The leading county magistrate looked at Bai Guo and others angrily and asked: "Didn't you promise me that no one will escape?! Why did the emperor just do this? Have you sent people down to investigate these days?!"
I have to say that there is some basis for this statement. After all, they have been doing evil for several years, and it happened that the emperor sent someone down when she came to ask for someone.
An Chuang took a step forward and continued to deceive, "Sir, if you think this way, you are wronging the villain. The villain's caravan was heading south. How could they escape and go to the north? Besides, how can these people have two legs? Could he run so fast?"
The county magistrate visibly hesitated.
He also knew that the time would not match up, but this was too much of a coincidence.
"My lord, you are thinking about this matter. You can send people under the direct order of the emperor. Sir, how can an ordinary civilian see the emperor?"
An Chuang kept up his efforts and said: "And judging from your expression, sir, the people sent here this time are obviously not small. Do you think the emperor would believe it if a commoner spoke like this?! And it would be of such a large scale?"
The county magistrate's mind suddenly turned around and he suddenly asked, "Is there something wrong with the people above?!"
An Chuang didn't nod, but just said: "The villain is stupid and can't think of this."
The county magistrate felt extremely comfortable with the compliment, but the next sentence was: "No matter whether you are suspected or not today, you must be locked up. Otherwise, if you run away and ask me about it, it will be a big crime."
It has to be said that this county magistrate's IQ shows that he has not been completely swallowed up by money.
With these words, all the fingers of the secret guard were placed on the waist, Bai Guo pressed his hand, and everyone stopped their movements. An Chuang turned around to confirm with Bai Guo, then turned around and said again: "It's okay if you lock her up, but little Humans are not criminals. If an adult is imprisoned for a long time or the place where he is arranged to suffer, it will also be uncomfortable for a small person."
The county magistrate waved his hand and said: "You are just suspicious now. I will let the people below understand something. It will take about half a month. If the above finds that the problem is not a problem in my county, I will naturally contact you." It doesn’t matter anymore.”
An Chuang heard the meaning of this sentence, but he found that the county magistrate was not really worried that the people sent by the emperor would catch the situation here and sentence him to death, so he asked: "The people sent by the emperor are going to investigate half of the Months of time? Does the adult have a way to deal with it? The person this villain just took away can’t be brought back, right?!”
The county magistrate was even more careless and waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, there's someone up there who's holding you back, so we can't find him."
Ging Guo in the back smiled.
If the prince hinders other officials, he will naturally be tied up and unable to investigate, but this time the person who came down is interesting.
It's Prince Gong.
The snake had been waiting for the conflict between Ging Guo and Prince Li, but it never thought that it would be plotted against him.
Even though Prince Gong was being stupid now, he knew that Bai Guo must have sent a letter to the emperor, so now he had two choices.
One is to maintain brotherhood with King Li and not do anything to anger King Li, but this will definitely dissatisfy the emperor who already knows the truth.
The second type is to investigate the matter clearly, and at the same time offend the official family behind King Li and his mother-in-law.
An Chuang confirmed Bai Guo's expression, nodded and said, "Okay, the villain will take the people in the caravan to the prison to wait for the county magistrate."
The county magistrate was very satisfied with An Chuang's knowledge and said proactively: "I will ask the people below to send you good things."
By the time Bai Guo and others arrived in the cell, all the things inside had been cleaned up, and tables, chairs and beds were put up like hospitality tables.
Many people who were imprisoned looked at Bai Guo and others as they entered with a pair of eyes that could be described as lifeless, and the jailer locked them symbolically.
When An Chuang came in, he used money to manage many people, and the rewards he received were also very good.
Bai Guo has never been in a cell like this before, and everything here is strange. Yulan doesn't feel anything, but Ge Yin is about to cry.
In her cognition, there is only
You will come in only if you make a mistake, and if you come in now and cannot get out...
Then Ge Yin saw that Bai Guo was still interested in talking to the people next to him, and even asked them if they were candidates.
"...Why are you being locked up even though you are just passing businessmen?" The candidates were very suspicious of Bai Guo and others.
Bai Guo smiled and said, "The emperor personally ordered people to come down for inspection. The county magistrate felt that this incident coincided with the time of our arrival, so he imprisoned us."
The candidate looked at Bai Guo for a while and suddenly asked: "The emperor really ordered someone to come down for inspection?"
"Of course, what's the point of teasing you by saying this."
Bai Guo looked at many people who were coming from other prisons, and then said: "You are all people with honors. If you can get out, you will definitely continue to serve the imperial court. In this case, this little girl will sell one to you here first. good."
Everyone was still in shock that "the emperor knew about this" and had not come back to their senses.
After all, if people here dare to be so arrogant, it is natural that someone above is suppressing them so that the emperor is completely unaware. But now someone says that the emperor knows? !
How do you know? Who went out to spread the news and let the court know? !
After hearing what Bai Guo said, An Chuang gave money to the jailer outside again, and asked the jailer to change all the things of these people in the cell, and serve fresh and delicious meals.
Naturally, it cost them money to receive such treatment, and they were only suspected and had not been caught.
But these people were imprisoned here because they were passing by and were afraid that they would report to Kyoto. Naturally, no one would care about their life or death. In other words, their death might be a more satisfactory result for the county magistrate.
Such a situation would lead to the fact that the treatment of these people in the cells would never be any better. If it weren't for the fact that people from the county were still detained here, and the county magistrate did not dare to leave the cells all the time in order to appease the families of these people to be obedient. When the corpses were carried out, they had nothing to eat, and in the end they could only starve to death here.
So when normal meals were delivered, many people felt that things might really change outside, because when they died, the county magistrate here would not give them the treatment of decapitation.
Those who looked at Ging Guo under such hope were filled with gratitude. After the meal was full, they all bowed their hands to Ging Guo and said solemnly and seriously: "I will remember the girl's kindness today. I will use it in the future." Just speak wherever you are!"
Bai Guo smiled and nodded, "Then if this little girl comes to your place of use in the future, please don't refuse."
These words put this transaction on the map without any politeness, but many people breathed a sigh of relief.
It is best to ask for something.
If you ask for something, you won't always be involved in it, and you won't always have to repay this person's kindness.
Bai Guo knew that Prince Gong would come over in a few days, and the first place Prince Gong would arrive would be her.
Because he was afraid that her people had already taken away a bunch of young men, so he would pretend to save her, but actually use this incident to threaten her and make her face the wrath of the people behind King Li and Queen Li's mother.
But since Bai Guo dares to do this, he will naturally not leave any clues that others can grasp.
After staying in the cell for three days, Bai Guo once again met some capable people and strangers in the cell. For example, he could tell at a glance that she was not a normal businessman, but she was so smart that she didn't say anything. In front of this person, for example, Trying his best to prove to Bai Guo that he is a useful person.
"When I saw the girl and the person behind her, I felt that she must not be an ordinary person. Coincidentally, I am not an incompetent person either. May I ask if the girl needs a gentleman to settle accounts?"
Cheng Jialiang looked at Bai Guo and emphasized, "He is a bookkeeper who can calculate more than twenty stores in a day."
A gentleman who can run more than twenty stores a day is indeed a capable person.
Bai Guo looked at Cheng Jialiang and asked, "Can we have more than 20 stores every day or only one day?"
If she only had one day, she might as well start it herself.
Cheng Jialiang was stunned for a moment.
one day
With more than two dozen shops, is the highlight one day?
Cheng Jialiang not only looked at Bai Guo for confirmation, "Of course, every day is fine. May I ask how many shops there are in the girl's family waiting to be settled?"
Bai Guo smiled and said, "Sir, you will know after we get out."
These people have been locked up here for almost a year. They may not be aware of what happened outside. Now they may not believe it when she says that she has shops in fifteen states. In this case, she is too lazy to tell her. Come out and explain.
He will naturally ask about it after he goes out.
Cheng Jialiang looked at Bai Guo's unconcerned look and couldn't help but wonder what had happened to him for more than a year?
How could anyone not care about such a powerful accounting ability?
Before he came in, he had never been reused. If he hadn't listened to his friends and wanted to get a higher monthly salary, how could he have been charged here? !
On the fourth day, a secret guard came in and saluted Bai Guo and said, "Prince Gong is about to enter the city. He first asked his people to mobilize three thousand troops from the county. It seems that he wants to surround this place first. "
Today is the day when Prince Gong arrives, and it is also the day when Prince Gong wants to negotiate terms with Bai Guo.
After all, Prince Gong has come to this day step by step, and he may not have cleaned up everything. If he had offended Concubine Li and her family behind Prince Li in such a clear way, they would not really let Prince Gong step on them like this. Losing face in front of the emperor.
Ging Guo stood up from the chair, and Ansuke immediately understood and used the key he had already taken to open the cells for them.
Bai Guo stepped forward, looked at the widened eyes of the scholars and smiled, "There is a noise outside. You can just wait here to be let out. The little girl has something to do, so let's go first."
Cheng Jialiang's eyes were so wide that they almost fell out.
Is it a matter of taking the first step? !
You can leave so easily after staying here for four days? !
Bai Guo didn't look at these people anymore. He was surrounded by a group of secret guards and walked outside. The people outside were not aware of what was happening above at this time and still looked lazy. The secret guards knocked them all unconscious.
