Tang Buping bowed, left the room, and stood outside the door, feeling a little depressed.
Chen Zuyi's collusion with the Japanese is not a new incident. Zhu Quan and Pang Huan would not take the risk to pass on a message that had already been passed on. It is obvious that Zhu Yunwen concealed the content of the document. Perhaps, the message inside was too big , I am no longer suitable to know.
The only news that was not suitable to know was the one that Zhu Yunwen ordered to forget.
It seems that the storms in the South China Sea are getting stronger.
Tang Buping straightened his chest, swept away the haze in his heart, and looked at the people going downstairs resolutely. No matter what Zhu Yunwen chose, he must be right, and that was enough.
Guo family.
Patriarch Guo Xu urgently summoned other Guo clan heads. A group of people arrived, with somewhat unhappy faces. They couldn't help but murmur in their hearts: You are such a bad old man, so you have to give in. We just met yesterday and you are still here today. What a day. Are you going to let others pass?
"Yan Qiong, tell me about the Dazhuo Mine."
Guo Xu's hand on the crutch was trembling a little, and he had to lean on the crutch to suppress the fear in his heart.
Guo Cheng stood up angrily and said angrily: "Chief, the matter of the Dazhuo Mine was just discussed yesterday, so there is no need for it today, right? What's more, Guo Hai is not here, how can we avoid discussing the Dazhuo Mine? Let him talk about it?"
After hearing this, Guo Xu stood up tremblingly and walked towards Guo Cheng step by step. Guo Yanqiong carefully supported him at the side. Guo Xu stretched out his hand and said to Guo Cheng: "You, lower your head."
Guo Cheng leaned over.
Snapped!
Guo Xu slapped Guo Cheng on the face. Although it didn't have much force, it was enough to make Guo Cheng frightened.
Guo Cheng covered his face, his disbelief mixed with anger: "Clan leader, I need an explanation!"
Guo Xu was about to hit someone with a cane, but Guo Cheng did not dare to resist, so he had to avoid it. Seeing this, Guo Sui quickly got up to stop him: "The patriarch is old, so it is not appropriate to hit people. If a bone is injured... "
"The person I want to beat is you!"
Guo Xu took a cane and hit him. Unfortunately, he was old and it didn't hurt at all. Guo Sui received a stick, stretched out his hand to grab the crutch, and said sternly: "Chief, we respect you, but we can't rely on our old age to show off!"
Guo Yanqiong got angry and slapped her across the face. Looking at Guo Sui who retreated and knocked over the tea table, she shouted: "Why are you talking to the patriarch!"
"How dare you hit an elder?"
Guo Sui was furious.
Those who are inferior to others who are superior to others, those who are inferior to others who are superior to others, and those who are younger than those who are older than others are all unforgivable things.
The clan leader beat himself up because he was his elder. Guo Yanqiong was just a nephew, but he dared to beat him up. He really rebelled against him!
Guo Xu shouted angrily: "That's enough!"
Guo Yanqiong helped Guo Xu sit back. Guo Sui and Guo Cheng looked very ugly. If word of what happened today were spread, where would the two families lose their dignity?
Guo Xu took a few breaths and looked at Guo Cheng: "Yesterday, the clan meeting deprived Guo Hai of the management of the three mines. Why is he still living in the Dazhuo mine? You have violated the clan council's resolution, have you ever thought that you would bring everyone down? All killed!"
Guo Cheng was stunned. He didn't know what Guo Xu was doing. Even if Guo Hai was deprived of his position as manager, there would have to be a transition and handover. Isn't it too much to not give anyone to him for one night? As for killing everyone, where do you start?
"Clan leader, what does this mean?"
Guo Zhen stood up and asked uneasily.
Seeing her father beating his chest, Guo Yanqiong was speechless, so she stepped forward and said, "You don't know yet, but Emperor Jianwen has arrived in Jurong. He was at the Dazhuo Mine last night and gave Guo Hai and Guo Zhi to... …”
"Ah, how is my son?"
Guo Sui asked quickly.
"It's too late for Ling!"
Guo Yanqiong gritted her teeth and shouted.
Guo Sui's vision went dark, he staggered and almost fainted.
The emperor has arrived in Jurong?
Guo Hai and Guo Zhi were also late. How could this be possible? Why didn't he receive any news? But looking at Guo Yanqiong's expression and Guo Xu's face, one knew that the matter was probably true!
"Why did the emperor suddenly come to Jurong? And why did Ling—kill Guo Hai?"
Guo Zhen asked in panic.
Guo Yanqiong looked at Guo Sui and Guo Cheng, gritted her teeth and said, "These two uncles should know better than anyone else what Guo Hai and Guo Zhi have done behind our backs these years! Guo Hai has made a lot of money from operating the mine, and every year There are many gifts, and you all have accepted them, but who would have thought that every gift and every penny is stained with dirty blood. Guo Hai ate people, and now, he is also eaten ! God is reincarnated, but who has he been forgiven?!"
"Been eaten?"
Everyone was horrified when they heard it, and they couldn't help but tremble when they thought of that scene.
"Guo Sui, Guo Cheng, what's going on?"
Guo Hu looked at the two of them and asked anxiously.
How could Guo Sui say anything? The emperor didn't say anything when he came, but he still chopped his own son alive. He shouldn't be the next one to chop himself alive, right?
Guo Cheng was trembling and dared not speak. He knew what Guo Hai was doing. Otherwise, where did the cheap labor come from, where did the large supply come from, and where did the high profits come from?
Seeing that the two of them were silent, Guo Yanqiong shouted: "Let Sun Li, the miner from Dazhuo Mine, come in!"
Sun Li ran into the hall.
Guo Yanqiong said with a gloomy face: "Tell them what happened at Dazhuo Mine last night!"
Sun Li is a native of Jurong. He saw Guo Hai being beaten with his own eyes. After leaving the mine, he ran to Jurong. Before he returned home and hid, he was discovered by Guo Yanqiong who accidentally went out.
Guo Yanqiong saw that Sun Li was panicked, with a gray face and a gray face, and was still stained with lime. Then she asked for questioning and learned about what happened in the mine, and hurriedly asked Guo Xu to convene everyone to discuss countermeasures.
Sun Li did not hide anything. He told everything about four miners during the day yesterday, five miners fighting at night, a group of people taking control of the mine in the middle of the night, and today's work, including eating meat and being dismissed. Naturally, this also included Guo Hai's Many crimes.
The faces of the Guo clan members were all pale, and some people held on to the table several times without standing up, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
When the housekeeper Guo Kun received the news, he quickly said: "Patriarch, everyone, there is news from outside that all the limestone mines in Jurong have been sealed off. It was people from the Security Bureau who did it. Someone saw Guo Gang..."
Everyone understood that the situation was beyond their control, and no one could turn the tide, and no one could cover it up.
God, after all, you can’t cover it with your hands!
Guo Xu looked at the chaotic scene, his cane thumping: "Now you know you are afraid?"
Guo Zhen, Guo Hu and others did not dare to look directly, so they had to lower their heads.
"The Guo family is facing a great disaster. It's almost time for me, the old man, to leave. But what about you, your descendants and your families? Everyone, just for some money, ignores their conscience and does unscrupulous things. Evil will be punished. It’s not that we won’t retaliate, the time has come, and we should all die to accuse the people of Jurong and the miners who died!”
Guo Xu said so many words in one breath, and his breathing became more severe.
Guo Yanqiong wanted to let Guo Xu rest, but Guo Xu waved his hand, looked at everyone, and said, "Yanqiong, let me ask you, is there such a bad thing in the mine you manage?"
"Absolutely not."
Guo Yanqiong promised.
This is true. Guo Yanqiong is a generous person and manages the mine according to the rules. Moreover, the main people he recruits are locals from Jurong. He also allows people to take one or two days off and go home every month. There is no such thing as being a slave.
Guo Xu looked at Guo Cheng and Guo Zhen: "Where is the mine in your hands?"
Guo Zhen, like Guo Yanqiong, has no problem, but Guo Chengcheng is different. Looking at the way he hesitates, you can tell that he has learned bad things from Guo Hai. Guo Cheng suddenly knelt down and shouted: "Chief, you can save me. I was deceived by Guo Hai."
Guo Xu closed his eyes in pain and trembled at the corners of his mouth: "A few years ago, you were a kind, benevolent and filial person, but now you have become a devil! Someone came and tied up Guo Cheng and Guo Sui, and also tied up me. Send it to the emperor and listen to your opinions!"
"Ah, I can't do that."
Guo Zhen, Guo Hu and others quickly advised that it was appropriate to tie up Guo Cheng and Guo Sui. The clan leader was old and if he continued to do this, he might die.
Old Guo Xu burst into tears, stood up and said: "Now all the Guo family can do is to plead guilty. You are clean and don't need to apologize, but they are unclean. As the patriarch, I have poor management and poor hands." Clean! Ahem, stop arguing. When the security bureau comes, we will all die! Tied up!"
Guo Yanqiong and others had no choice but to find ropes and tie up several people.
Guo Xu couldn't help frowning when he looked at Guo Yanqiong who had bound herself.
Guo Yanqiong looked at her father bitterly and said: "Although I made no big mistakes in the mine, I still have a responsibility for not helping my father manage everyone. Today, let me accompany my father to apologize. Whether it is life or death, my son will Staying by your father's side can be considered as fulfilling your filial piety."
Guo Xu nodded, his pale hair fluttering, and his wrinkled skin trembled. There was a sound of the cane, and then another sound. After hearing this, all the Guo family members shed tears. Some people knelt at home waiting for the unknown fate. Some people followed the old patriarch and committed suicide. Bind your hands and follow along.
An unprecedented scene appeared in Jurong. The head of the Guo family and everyone else had their hands tied and were walking slowly down the street. Countless people came out to watch, not knowing what was going on.
"I heard that the emperor came and ordered the closure of the limestone mine."
"The emperor has come to Jurong?"
"It seems so. Some people say that Guo Hai and Guo Zhi were cut off thousands of times by Ling Chi."
"I heard from hearsay that the emperor is kind and rarely uses such torture after many years on the throne. Besides, Guo Hai is not a very good person. Last year, everyone suffered from a snowstorm. He also paid for a lot of coal to help everyone."
"Who knows, with the Guo family looking like this, there may be something we don't know about."
"Let's see where they go."
The people watching were talking a lot and followed the Guo family's plea procession.
Inn.
Zhu Yunwen listened to Liu Changge's report, and his tense face finally looked better.
Although there are some problems in the Luo family mine, there is no such heinous crime as Guo Hai's trading of people, forced slavery, robbery of passers-by, etc. The bottom line is maintained, and the Luo family's people are not pulled out and covered with fishing nets.
"Then let Luo Sheng, Luo Hua, and Luo Guanhua come to see me."
Zhu Yunwen opened the account book.
Liu Changge had just agreed and before he left, Guo Gang walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, the head of the Guo family and a group of people are walking around the streets by themselves. Judging from the direction, they should be going to the county government office."
When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he slapped the table and said angrily: "Asking for punishment? They are not Lianpo, and I am not Lin Xiangru! Are they doing this to win the sympathy of the people and put pressure on me? Since you want to plead guilty, then just wear it." What shackles and shackles! Let the county government put torture tools on them!"
Guo Gang agreed, turned around and left. When he saw Liu Changge hadn't left yet and seemed to be waiting for him, he walked forward.
Liu Changge looked at the room where Zhu Yunwen was, pulled Guo Gang and whispered: "Guo Xu, the head of the Guo family, is too old. Don't let him be shackled. If he dies under the shackles, it will damage the emperor's reputation."
Guo Gang hesitated, but finally nodded. A subordinate should always think more about the emperor. The old man Gu Xu really couldn't bear the heavy yoke.
