"Let us out!"
"Let us out!"
"What's wrong with us?!"
In the prison cell of Liangcheng Mansion, there were shouts one after another.
At this time, the cell leader Zheng Cang was sitting at the square round table next to the cell door, drinking tea, listening to the shouts for a long time, and finally he couldn't sit still.
Seeing that, the cell leader Zheng Cang stood up, picked up the scabbard leaning against the wall, and walked through the corridor with an angry look on his face.
When they were almost at the end, looking at the dozen or so cloth dealers who had just been arrested in Liangcheng Prefecture, shouting that they were wronged, the cell leader Zheng Cang shouted impatiently: "What are you shouting for?" What?! How long have you been shouting? Can you please be quiet for a while?!"
At Zheng's words, the masters of the cloth shop came forward one after another, grabbed the iron pillars of the cell with both hands, and shouted: "Master! We are all unjust!"
"That's right."
"Master, you must have arrested the wrong person. We haven't done anything illegal."
"Master, please let us go. I have an old man and a young man, and the whole family is just waiting for me to make a living."
Listening to these voices, the cell leader Zheng Cang really didn't want to hear these voices anymore, so he shouted: "Okay! If you have any grievances, we will talk about it tomorrow! If anyone dares to shout again, I can't be quiet for a while, I The first one will give you a few whips to experience the torture in this cell."
Hearing what the cell leader said, the owners of the cloth shop all walked back one after another, walked to the corner, squatted down, and pulled the thatch on the ground with both hands.
Seeing that no one dared to say another word, the cell leader Zheng Cang left.
Seeing the cell leader walking away, the owners of several cloth shops who were with Su Hu, the owner of Su's cloth shop, moved up cautiously.
"Master Su, hasn't the sea ban been lifted? Why are they still arresting us?" the leader of Yibuhang asked.
At this time, Su Hu's mind was in a fog, and he had no idea why he was arrested or what mistakes he had made.
Hearing the words of the cloth shop owner, Su Hu shook his head, sighed, raised his head, looked at the cloth dealers around him, and said: "Don't be afraid, everyone, there must be some mistake in this." In our place, the sea ban has been lifted. Even if we interact with overseas merchants, this will not cure us of any serious crime."
Su Hu's words gave the masters of these departments a little comfort.
Even though Su Hu said this, he was even more worried than the masters of the cloth.
Tonight, Su Hu was not used to it at all. After all, he was in a place like this. Not only was he unable to eat and drink freely, but he was also unable to walk freely.
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Very unfree.
The master who hurried back to Su's house summoned several smarter people from the Su family to discuss ways to save the young master Su Hu in the main hall of the Su family.
"Everyone, it's so dark. I've called you here. I want you to help me discuss a few things. You also know that I and the young master are the only two people in this Su residence. The rest are like this. A servant of the Su family." The old man said.
Before the old man could finish speaking, someone came over and said, "Master, if you have anything to say, just say it. We will discuss the solution together."
The person who spoke was neither thin nor fat, and his face was quite passable. He was Niu Er, the head shopkeeper of Su Family Cloth Shop.
Of course, there is not only one shopkeeper like this in such a large cloth shop, but there are more than ten shopkeepers. He is the chief shopkeeper of these dozen shopkeepers, and has been taking care of the Su family's business for fifteen years.
Judging from his appearance, he is probably a man in his forties.
The rest of the people sitting in the main hall are all shopkeepers of the Su family's cloth shop, and there are two butlers of the Su family. One is the old man's own butler, and the other is the young master Su Hu's butler. .
Seeing what the big shopkeeper said, several shopkeepers on the side all held the same opinion.
"Yes, sir."
"As long as you have difficulties, we will definitely find a solution together."
Listening to the words of these shopkeepers, the old man was very pleased in his heart: "You should all know that when the young master and the cloth masters in Chuoliang City transported the goods to the dock for handover, they were handed over. Someone from the government was arrested. Regarding this matter, I really don't understand what mistake this young master made to get arrested."
After the master's words, these shopkeepers all looked doubtful.
"Yes, the young master has always done what is right. The young master also knows what can and cannot be done. Furthermore, the sea ban was lifted a few days ago, and everyone in the city already knows about it. It doesn’t make sense that the people from the government took the young master and the owners of the cloth shop away together with the goods." A shopkeeper said.
Listening to the shopkeeper's words, several shopkeepers around him nodded. Even the big shopkeeper Niu Er felt that what he said was reasonable.
"Just now, I went to the government office and asked the magistrate. This is what he told me. He said that the sea ban has not been lifted yet, so it makes sense to arrest them," the old man said.
After listening to the master's words, these shopkeepers suddenly didn't believe it. Even Su Hu's steward Shoutai on the side was puzzled and said: "This doesn't make sense. That day, the news of the lifting of the sea ban was Everyone in this city already knows about it, and many people celebrated it that day."
Listening to the words of the butler Shoudai, Niu Er, the big shopkeeper who was sitting on the chair, also said: "
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That's right, the news of the lifting of the sea ban has been known to everyone in the city. Why do you suddenly say that the sea ban has not been lifted? "
At this time, a shopkeeper guessed: "Master, could this be a sudden change?"
Listening to the shopkeeper's words, the old man sitting on the chair nodded slightly and said: "I think so too, but this is what the prefect told me, saying 'hearing is false, seeing is believing', this What you hear may not be true, what you see is true.”
"If this is really the case, wouldn't the young master and our Su family be in danger?" a shopkeeper said.
The big shopkeeper Niu'er was also a little panicked and said: "If this is really the case, how can we, who have no evidence, save the young master?"
The big shopkeeper's words made everyone around him even more worried.
Shoudai, the young master's butler who was standing next to the master, heard these words and became even more worried about the young master. After all, following the young master for so long, he had gained a lot of benefits.
After a while, seeing everyone worried and no one saying a word, Shoutai came up with his own thoughts: "Master, just now Shopkeeper Niu said that we have no evidence. If we want to save the master, we only have Collect more evidence.”
After listening to Shou Tai's words, the old man nodded slightly in agreement: "Shou Tai said it makes sense. If you want to save the young master, you must first collect evidence." After saying that, looking at the shopkeepers around, the old man asked: "Since the prefect said that the sea ban has not been lifted yet, and everyone in the city knows that the sea ban has been lifted, we need to find the paper proving that the sea ban has been lifted."
"Master, every time something new is promulgated, it will be posted in a fixed place outside and inside the city. The ban on sea orders must be written on it." said the big shopkeeper Niu Er.
Listening to the words of Niu Er, the big shopkeeper, the old man felt a little relieved: "Okay. Later, you can take a few people to take down this paper. When tomorrow, I will rely on this paper. I don't believe that the prefect is still here." I dare say that this sea ban has not been lifted yet.”
"Okay." Niu Er, the head shopkeeper, responded.
"Master, what if the words on the paper have been changed?" the old housekeeper asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, even if the wording is changed, how can something that everyone in the city know about be buried in a piece of paper?" the old man said.
Seeing the sky getting darker and darker, and thinking about his son Su Hu, the old man said again: "Time is of the essence, you guys go get the paper, and the rest... follow... .Shou Guanjia looks for other evidence."
"Okay." Shoutai responded.
Not long after, most of the servants of the Su family had already quietly gone out, looking for news about the lifting of the sea ban in the city.
As for the old man, his health was not good, so he had to stay in the house and wait for the news.
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