"Hurry up!"
Early in the morning, as soon as the genius dawned, the old man hurriedly walked out of the door of Su's house and walked towards the government office with a cane.
There was an old housekeeper following behind.
I saw that the old man's face was full of worry.
The old housekeeper was behind, trying his best to get there.
At this time, some people had begun to gather outside the government office. Most of these people should be related to the owners of the cloth.
All of them had anxious looks on their faces, and they were talking among themselves.
It had just dawned at this time, and the prefect Gu Jiantong had also just woken up.
Seeing that the master had just gotten up, Yuan Chuang hurriedly walked towards the office of the prefect Gu Jiantong.
"Master." Yuan Chuang shouted.
Hearing Yuan Chuang's voice, the prefect Gu Jiantong raised his head and looked at Yuan Chuang with a smile on his face: "How is it?"
Yuan Chuang first looked left and right, seeing that no one would be coming to this point. He took a few steps forward and answered in a low voice: "Master, last night, I went to visit you. I saw the old man of the Su family and several servants of the Su family collecting evidence in this city."
Before the servant Yuan Chuang finished speaking, the prefect Gu Jiantong couldn't wait to ask: "Has the evidence been found?"
"Back to the master, they took a few notices back, and then I saw the servants of the Su family asking the people for news about whether the sea ban has been lifted." As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Chuang became a little worried. He asked: "Sir, tell me, when all the people say they heard that the sea ban has been lifted, what will we do?"
After listening to the words of his servant Yuan Chuang, the prefect Gu Jiantong smiled slightly and looked very confident on the surface: "Don't worry, I have a way to solve this problem." After saying that, seeing that Yuan Chuang didn't say anything anymore, the prefect Gu Jiantong asked curiously. Come: "What's the situation outside the government office now?"
"Returning to the master, some people are already talking in the government office. They seem to be very concerned about the affairs of these two dozen cloth shops. I think most of them are the family members of the cloth shop owners who are in prison." Yuan Chuang replied. With.
"Okay, you go down first and observe the movements of the people outside the government office. If there is any abnormality, come back and report it in time."
"good."
After watching the servant Yuan Chuang walk away, the prefect Gu Jiantong, who was sitting on the chair, lowered his head and continued to deal with the official duties at hand. He saw that his face was a little more smiling than the one just now.
Outside the Yamen, more and more people were watching.
The old man from Su's cloth shop had just arrived at the entrance of the government office.
Seeing that there were quite a lot of people in front of the government office at this time, this had to make the old man feel a little jealous.
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Come share the joy.
In the old man's mind, the more people there are, the better.
As soon as the old man arrived at the yamen gate, he was spotted by many people. It seemed that the people were really discerning.
Seeing that it was the old man from Su's cloth shop, the family members of the cloth shop among the common people gathered around him and asked questions one by one.
"Master Su, what did you do wrong? Why was my master also arrested?" asked Zhang Sheng, the housekeeper of Xia's cloth shop.
"Mr. Su, why is this happening? Why are the men in my family also arrested?" asked the head lady of Liu's cloth shop.
"Mr. Su, we have been friends with your family for decades, and now we are arrested for no apparent reason. Please help me, Mr. Su."
Listening to these questions, thinking about what the prefect Gu Jiantong said yesterday when he was at the Yamen, and seeing that there were more people here, and seeing that the timing was perfect, the old man sighed and said: "How do you feel? , I can understand. My son was also arrested. Yesterday, I was puzzled and came to this government office to ask Magistrate Gu why. Magistrate Gu said that they violated the sea ban, so they should caught."
Hearing this, Yibu Xing's family members asked in confusion: "Didn't the sea ban be lifted a few days ago?"
"That's right." Zhang's relatives responded.
"Mr. Su, if you have anything to say, just say it. We will think of a solution together, but we must not hide it from you." said a relative of He's cloth shop.
Seeing everyone's disbelief, the old man might as well feel a little happy.
The old man continued to explain: "I am also confused. The sea ban has obviously been lifted, so why is there anything wrong with the exchange of goods with overseas merchants? But this is what Gu Zhifu followed me yesterday, saying this.' Listen to me. Believe it or not, see it and believe it. You can't hear what you hear. Later, I sent my servants to collect evidence in this city, but the notice did not state that the sea ban was lifted, so I thought it was a bit of a coincidence."
"Perhaps you all know that I have poor legs and feet and rarely leave the door of Su's house. I have been taking care of the business of Su's cloth shop for several years. I want to ask you, is this sea ban really true? Hasn’t it been lifted yet?”
After listening to what the old man said, the common people became puzzled and talked about it one after another.
As for the family members of those who came to the funeral, all of them had very sad faces. When they heard that the sea ban had not been lifted, their hearts beat harder than anyone else. This violated the laws of the sea ban. For them, it is a matter of life and death for a family.
After a while, a brave young man shouted in the crowd: "Impossible! I saw it clearly in front of the notice that day! It clearly said in black and white that the sea ban was lifted, and the militiamen were mobilized. The team strictly guards against foreign Japanese pirates."
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The words of the master were echoed by some of the people standing around who were very confident in their own memories.
"Yes, that day, as soon as the notice came out, the city was abuzz with people, everyone was celebrating it." One hundred people said.
"That's right, we the common people have all seen the lifting of the sea ban. Is that what the folks are saying?" the common people shouted.
Seeing this, all the common people nodded, believing that the ban on sea operations had been lifted.
After a while, a relative from Yibuhang came forward, looked at Mr. Su with a sad face, and asked, "Mr. Su, are you really sure that Magistrate Gu said this?"
The old man nodded: "How can what I said be false?"
Afraid that they wouldn't believe it, the old housekeeper on the side said, "I went with the master yesterday. That's what Magistrate Gu really said."
After listening to this, the relative of the Buddhist monk said to himself: "It seems that if you want to know the reason for this, let's take a look later."
The trial has not yet begun, more and more people are gathering at the gate of the government office, and the topic of these people has shifted to the sea ban.
Seeing what was happening outside the government office, the servant Yuan Chuang, who was quietly observing, retracted his head, turned around, and headed towards the place where the prefect Gu Jiantong was handling official business.
"master."
After hearing Yuan Chuang's voice, the prefect Gu Jiantong put down the brush he was holding, looked at his servant Yuan Chuang, and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Master, Mr. Su from Su's Cloth Shop is also here." Yuan Chuang said.
"Come here when you come, what's the big deal? Besides, who can't come to the gate of the government office?" Magistrate Gu Jiantong looked indifferent.
"No. Sir, I saw that Mr. Su was instigating the people, talking about whether the sea ban has been lifted. Those people now don't believe that the sea ban has not been lifted. It's a bit of a fuss."
Magistrate Gu: "That's okay. It's just a matter of whether the sea ban has been lifted. We'll handle it later and let them know."
"Master, then let Master Su instigate those people outside the government office?" Yuan Chuang asked.
Magistrate Gu: "Let him go. I am the magistrate of Liangcheng. Naturally, what I say means what I say. No matter what they say, once I say what I say and do what I do as the magistrate, who else will Don’t believe it?”
"Then...how to deal with the masters of the cloth industry who are in prison later?" Yuan Chuang asked curiously.
"Don't worry, I have my own way. These are not things you should worry about. Let's go and see if they have any unusual behavior." Magistrate Gu.
Yuan Chuang: "Yes. I'll go right away, little one." After saying this, Yuan Chuang took a few steps back, turned around, and walked out.
(End of chapter)
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