There were many followers along the way, and the crowd of people closely followed the procession of music players. They followed Ye Yongjia and others into the church, and blocked the door with noisy voices. Wu Sijing didn't know it at all. When he heard loud shouting outside, he knew that Ye Yongjia had arrived. He hurriedly put on his robe and went to the outer courtyard to greet him.
The guards worked outside the door for a long time, and finally dispersed the crowd. The road was no longer crowded, and only then did Ye Yongjia and others enter through the main entrance.
"My lords, how are you?" Wu Sijing deliberately slowed down his pace, smiled and saluted in front of them.
"Everything is fine," Ye Yongjia patted his arm, "I just know that sir, you have nothing to do recently. Are you living a leisurely life?"
Wu Sijing suspected that he was deceitful and said quickly: "If you have any official business, just talk to me about it. We can talk about these gossips later."
"I'm here to read out an official document to these merchants, and it has nothing to do with you sir. But since I'm here, what's the harm in chatting for a while? It's noon now, and I think all the merchants are already tired. Let's go first. Wouldn't it be more beneficial to talk in the guest room for a while?" After saying that, Ye Yongjia glanced at the merchants with his peripheral vision.
They became more and more suspicious, but considering the situation, they could not say much. They all said yes with a smile, and the county magistrate sent them to the guest room.
As soon as the merchants entered the house, they immediately sent away the boy who brought tea, and closed the doors and windows on all sides to prevent even a little wind from leaking in.
"There is definitely something wrong with that bishop!" Beard began to get emotional. "This old guy only asked us to read marked documents. However, this most important news has not yet been received from the magistrate's letter. I can't even explain the strangeness in it. ? It’s in vain that we trust him so much!”
"Yes," two more people spoke in agreement, "This time they specially sent us away to discuss with Ye Yongjia and others. I'm afraid they are not colluding with the government and intending to stab us in the back!"
Fat Fanshang hurriedly advised: "Hey, if you don't have proof, don't doubt others."
Wu Sijing was very depressed: "Brother, from the previous casting proposal to his current deeds, everything is consistent with the plan in that fake official document. If he is really trying to alienate others, how can he not reveal a few things? Is there a flaw? You treat him so kindly, but they may not treat us sincerely!"
"Yes, Wu Sijing is in the dark, and we are in the open. We can't see him, and we can easily be plotted by him. There is a saying here that 'people are slaves, and I am fish.' You should be aware of the danger of the situation." The other two people also nodded. road.
The fat merchant couldn't make up his mind, so he had to sigh: "Then you should be careful, but don't break up with others casually. Let me think about it." After that, he turned over on the bed, pulled the quilt and turned away. .
"Bishop Wu, you also have a good relationship with the county magistrate, right?"
As soon as Wu Sijing sat down, he was suddenly shocked when he heard Ye Yongjia bring up such a sharp topic.
"Although I haven't made any achievements, I sincerely worked hard to build the factory, so I was highly appreciated by the county parents and entrusted them with important tasks. As a common man, I owe everything to the county parents for being fair and wise. I am just grateful. His kindness is such that I would never dare to talk about friendship!" He lowered his head and replied in fear.
Ye Yongjia looked calm and relaxed. He smiled faintly at the magistrate: "The foreigners under your rule love you so much. It seems that the magistrate is really selfless on weekdays."
The magistrate was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to respond. Cai Xianqing poked him with his finger and winked at him, as if to imply something. The former understood and quickly continued what he said: "This official has not done anything to disgrace the country. I sit in court every day and work conscientiously. If I make any mistakes, I hope Master Ye will speak out!"
"Why are you panicking? I just praised you for your good work in Ninghe." Ye Yongjia said with a smile, "Did Ye not know what happened recently?"
Wu Sixing pinched a few fingers of his left hand and remained motionless.
"I'm not asking questions," Ye Yongjia saw that everyone was silent and hurriedly explained, "After all, people make mistakes sometimes, and it doesn't matter if they speak out. We will understand in troubled times."
Wu Sijing was afraid that the county magistrate had really let something slip, so he suddenly spoke: "Master Ye, what you said is true, but now I have official affairs pressing on me, and I wouldn't be comfortable with anyone else. Why don't you read the official document first, and wait until everything is over?" After the matter is resolved, it will not be too late to discuss merits and crimes.”
"Okay, we are just guests here, and we have to save face for you sir. Go and call all the merchants, I will read out the official document!"
"Wait a minute!" Just when Ye Yongjia was about to order the guards under the hall, Li Wenshou suddenly stood up and shouted, "When we come here, if we don't visit the actual situation, how will we know the rationale for building the factory? I read it in a hurry, but I don't know how. If we implement it downwards, wouldn’t it make people laugh? We can first ask all merchants to send over their account books and read them carefully before making a decision!"
Wu Sijing's face turned paler. He kept stroking the white beard under his chin and looked randomly to both sides.
Seeing Ye Yongjia freeze for a while, he said: "Since Li Shenzheng has such a good idea, how can we not listen? Let's adjourn the meeting for now."
They immediately greeted the guards to leave. Li Wenshou asked Wu Sijing again: "Are there enough guest rooms here? It is more convenient for us to sleep here."
Wu Sijing calmed down for a moment, then bowed deeply and replied: "Pack it up, there are about ten dormitories, a few adults will be enough."
Li Wenshou asked for the opinions of the three people, then turned around and said: "Well, let's do it this way. I'll be the only one who lives here. I can leave a few soldiers here, and the rest will go to the cottages to rest!"
The merchants stayed not long before they were told to go back to the factory to prepare the account books and come back tomorrow. They hurriedly greeted Ye Yongjia's team and waited for several hours just to hear them read out the imperial decree; but they didn't want to go back in vain and nothing happened. They felt even more uneasy, each thinking wildly and feeling depressed. The bearded men were almost ready to fight with the person who came to urge them, and they were stopped by the other three before they gave up.
After Wu Sijing arranged dormitories for several officials, he walked back to the house alone. It was already getting late and the lights were out, but he still couldn't sleep, so he sat on the edge of the bed and thought.
'Ye Yongjia tested me many times, and the county magistrate was still so panicked. He must have known about me... Even if we don't mention this, why did Li Wenshou block the reading of the official document? It seems that this time, the court is going to make big moves...'
He then thought of the secret letter from the previous magistrate, and became even more uncertain about his future. He walked around a few times and suddenly saw the light on the paper window in the distance. That was Li Wenshou's room.
Wu Sixing thought about it, finally opened the door and ran in that direction.
