Wu Sijing was very pleasantly surprised when he received Wu Sijing's reply from his servant. In order to prove his innocence, he urgently informed the businessmen of the news and told them that in the future they would only recognize the signs, otherwise they would not believe a word.
This move stabilized the relationship between the two parties. When Ning He's documents arrived again, the merchants indeed showed their trust in their compatriots by sending a letter that read, "I will deliver the order in two days. I hope you are ready." The official document of "Jiao Ying" was decisively burned, and the bishop was informed. Wu Sijing didn't care much about this. After all, if there was such an emergency, the county magistrate would not remain indifferent.
Just when he was thinking about the county magistrate, he suddenly saw a long attendant come in with a letter and said: "This is an official document issued by the Ninghe County Government, please see it."
After hearing this, Wu Sixing hurriedly opened the letter, folded it up and saw that there was an official seal clearly printed on it, and he felt at ease in his heart.
"Okay, this is what he wrote. There is no problem. You can go to the factory and hand it over to the guests." He pushed the letter gently and then to Chang Sui's hand, but the latter didn't even raise his hand.
"Sir, the messenger told me that this is specially for you to see."
Wu Sixing's eyebrows suddenly wrinkled. He looked at the servant suspiciously, and a dry hand gradually grasped the end of the letter.
"The villain did not listen." The servant bowed deeply to him again.
Wu Sijing had no choice but to take the letter and read it in front of his eyes: 'To Bishop Wu Sijing. This official is not for any other reason, but because Ye, Cai and others have been quite unusual recently. They have repeatedly called me to discuss matters, leaving no room for leisure. I am afraid that I will know about you and me. But the current plan is to ignore the past grudges, cooperate fully with Li Shenzheng, and take advantage of their rivalry to protect our lives. I have taken the first step and formed a good relationship with Mr. Li. Please respect yourself! '
When Wu Sixing saw the end, he cursed silently, then crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the ground.
'Regardless of whether it is true or false, if I keep this thing, I will be suspected! 'Anxiety immediately occupied his brain, and he hurriedly said: "Pick it up quickly and throw it away!"
Wu Sijing looked closely at the ball of paper on the ground, and began to meditate again during this quiet time: "As it is said in the letter, if I burn this thing, I will die without any evidence." If the situation takes a turn for the worse and the magistrate wants to betray me in order to save his life, wouldn’t I have no means of countermeasures? If you keep it, although it is risky, you can blackmail the county magistrate if you retreat, and you can switch to the Li family if you advance, which is a clever plan...'
"Wait!"
Chang Sui was about to throw the paper ball into the nearby wastebasket when he was suddenly pinched by Bishop Wu's hands. He looked back in shock.
"It's better not to throw it away." He grabbed the letter with his hand and flattened it again with his arm. The handwriting was still legible. "Also, this matter must not be spread outside."
"Is it true this time?" The magistrate took the official document and glanced at the adults behind him in panic.
"What do you think?" Cai Xianqing sneered, "I have told you no less than ten times, and you are still so hesitant, what big thing can you do!"
The county magistrate repeatedly complimented him: "Of course I am not as good as you... I wonder if this official document will be sent directly?"
"As the saying goes: If you don't get as good as the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?" Cai Xianqing sneered, "We can't wait and see this time. Now is a great opportunity to finish! Let's just have a big show and we will go to Beitang together. How about reading out the Prime Minister's instructions?" After saying that, he turned his head and saw Ye Yongjia and Li Wenshou nodding.
"But I don't know how to negotiate with them, so don't disturb your plans." The magistrate said cowardly.
Cai Xianqing shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, you just need to say what we told you. In fact, there is only one word 'jian' in the plan, and it is not complicated. If the first separation fails, there will be a second one. If the second separation fails, of course there will be a second one. Three times...one and two times, suspicion has arisen, and after repeated temptations, there will always be a time when it will explode."
"We have been frustrated for several days, and it's their turn today," Ye Yongjia stood up and said, "Please prepare the county magistrate now, and inform the local Li Zheng and Chief Jia that we must arrive before noon."
"Ming, I understand." The magistrate thanked the three adults and hurried out.
"This county magistrate is not a gentleman," Li Wenshou glanced out the window, "You really dare to use him when he colludes with foreigners and despises the king's laws."
Ye Yongjia smiled and said nothing, playing with the flowers and plants on the window sill. Cai Xianqing replied: "This person is still useful, so we can't rush to attack him. When I come back from Beitang, I will arrest this person again and let these evil bastards die." You can’t even run away!”
"The county magistrate has great influence in the local area. Who do you want to arrest him? The police officers are unreliable."
"Look," Ye Yongjia suddenly took out a piece of paper from his arms, "This is what I just wrote. It not only states Wu Sijing's heinous crime, but also spells out the county magistrate's crimes one by one. Here Not far from the capital, once the report is delivered, the court will come to arrest him."
"You guys are so thoughtful!" Li Wenshou pointed at their faces and laughed.
Just outside the village of Beitang, Li Zheng and his commanders were leading a group of villagers, looking at the dozens of horses in the distance and waiting eagerly. First, the guards walked over, but they did not move; it was not until they saw Ye Yongjia who was following them that they cheered and knelt down: "Welcome to the Minister of War, Mr. Ye!" Afterwards, they performed this salute to several officials in turn, and saw that the team was far away. Okay, Li Zheng waved and shouted, and the villagers behind him came over to him.
The momentum this time was so great that the four businessmen also faintly heard the noisy gongs and drums from a distance. They looked at each other in confusion. Not knowing why, they went to the street and asked a few people, and then they learned that it was Ye Yongjia. The official documents from the imperial court arrived, and everyone was shocked and angry. Due to the rush, they only wore single clothes and went looking for the sound.
"I've informed you before, why didn't you go out and invite a few villagers to fool the court officials!" Hearing Li Wenshou's scolding, Ye Yongjia quickly reined in his horse. When he looked down, it was four merchants kneeling down. Fell into the pitted dirt.
The merchants were unable to express their sufferings, so they had to confess honestly: "We didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and we made a big mistake by disrespecting the imperial court. I hope you will be lenient and forgive us, the lowly people!"
"My lord, you don't have to be so forceful," Cai Xianqing stopped Li Wenshou and motioned for him to get out of the way. "It's not easy for them either. Everyone should be considerate."
"If you dare to ask what the imperial court's instructions are, please let me know!" Fat Fanshang raised his head and said with cupped hands.
"This is not the place for reading," the magistrate shouted, "please go to the church and sit down first, we will make announcements there waiting for you!"
