"Is Tingwei okay?" Zhao Gao was startled by his livid expression and couldn't help but ask.
At this time, Li Si was completely exhausted, his legs and feet were weak, and his internal organs were all twisted together. He was suffering so much that he was obviously speechless. If he hadn't been holding a long object wrapped in black cloth tightly in his hand and forcing himself to cheer up with his thoughts, it would have been difficult to even shake his head at Zhao Gao.
Looking at the way he was shaking his head, Zhao Gao suddenly thought unkindly: This motion sickness look is actually much "cuter" than just now.
This time we were supposed to ride a horse because we were in a hurry, but Li Si didn't know how to do it. For safety reasons, Zhao Gao also rode with him in a copper-covered carriage.
To sum it up, Li Si used to be a civil servant like Zhao Gao, but his luck was not as good as Zhao Gao's. He didn't have people like Guo Kai to give him good horses, so he couldn't practice them, so he naturally didn't know how to ride. Compared with Zhao Gao, he is a civil servant through and through. Not to mention his riding skills, even his swordsmanship is just a few moves to strengthen his body.
"Wei Ting, why don't you try pressing the tiger's mouth and the inside of your wrist with your hands? Maybe the symptoms of nausea will be better." Zhao Gao said and did it again to demonstrate to him. These were all methods he had tried in his previous life when his family got carsick, but he wasn't sure whether they would work or not.
Li Si's eyes were dim and unclear. He didn't take action immediately after hearing the words. He endured it for a moment. Xu Shi really couldn't help it and then silently lowered his head and tried it. After the test, there was no extra expression on his face. Zhao Gao didn't know if it would be useful to him. He just said "Thank you" stiffly, then closed his eyes and stopped talking.
But after that, Zhao Gao saw that his face looked better than before, and the sleeves covering his hands would sometimes move. Apparently he was still doing what he said, and he felt funny in his heart.
They were in such a hurry that they arrived at Yueyang in the afternoon. The group stopped in front of the Salt Service Department in Yueyang. Zhao Gao saw that Li Si had difficulty moving, so he had to lift up his clothes and get out of the car, and then handed Li Si in. After being tortured so hard, he didn't even hesitate this time. He took Zhao Gao's hand and let him stumble out of the car with his support.
Two subordinate officers who came with Li Si wanted to take the opportunity to show off, but they were one step behind Zhao. They did not dare to offend him due to his status, and their faces turned red and white.
When Zhao Gao finished helping Li Si and turned around, he happened to see him. He simply made an excuse to talk to Li Xun, betrayed his personal relationship, and stepped back to let them help him.
Unexpectedly, Li Si was so strong-willed that even though he was so dizzy from motion sickness, he could still force himself to cheer up. After getting off the station, he pushed the two of them away and walked away on his own.
But the two subordinate officials had a hard time getting the opportunity to perform, and they just disappeared.
As for Zhao Gao, he had just made the Zhisu Neishi Palace. He didn't even do the handover. He just took Zhang's edict and the official seal in his hand and set off directly without even going to the Zhisu Neishi Palace.
Most of the people in his Salt Affairs Bureau have arrangements, so it is not suitable for Chen Bai, Zhao Meng and others to move anyone at the moment. The only ones they can bring out are a few salt officials. Zhao Gao sees that they are usually quick and able to endure hardships. , this time bring a rescue. To say that they are handy, these few are a little bit less interesting.
In a hurry, he thought of Li Xun and asked Zhao Zheng for it before leaving. Although Li Xun doesn't understand salt affairs, he is still an old partner, so it would be convenient for him to help him with anything.
The merchants have been unable to buy salt for several days and have suffered heavy losses. They have been waiting at the entrance of the Salt Service Department to no avail. In addition, the sun is shining brightly in the sky at noon today. Everyone has been exposed to the sun for almost the whole noon, and now they are exhausted in the afternoon. But as soon as they heard that someone was coming from Xianyang, they all cheered up and swarmed up, wanting to get an explanation.
Fortunately, Zhao Gao and the others were well prepared. The soldiers lined up and dispersed in a well-trained manner. They instantly circled an open space at the entrance of the Salt Service Department and controlled the situation for Zhao Gao and the others to enter.
When the salt officials in the Salt Affairs Department heard that someone from Xianyang was coming, they hurriedly opened the door to greet them as if they had seen a savior. Seeing that Zhao Gao and the others had brought many elite soldiers, they all breathed a sigh of relief: now their lives are finally over. Saved.
"this……"
Before the salt officials could come forward to greet them, Zhao Gao interrupted them and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk after we go in."
Originally they were not sure who was in charge between Zhao Gao and Li Si, but now they saw Zhao Gao speaking first and knew from his tone that he must be in charge, so they all took Zhao Gao as Zhao Gao's "deputy". Li Si welcomed him in: "Yes, yes... please come inside."
Along the way, the salt officials seemed to be respectful, but in fact they secretly talked to each other in the name of greetings, wanting to know the identities of the two of them, what instructions the king had, and what actions he would take this time.
It's a pity that the two of them are so insightful. One always smiles and politely goes around with you in circles, and goes around several times calmly, leaving you unable to figure out anything. The other one has a cold face and remains silent regardless of your questions.
Yes, wasted effort!
After entering, Zhao Gao didn't waste any words. He took out the edict and official seal of Zhao Zheng ordering him to act expediently, clearly identified himself, and then immediately ordered the Salt Affairs Bureau to open its doors immediately, and everything continued as usual.
When they heard that it was Zhi Su Naishi who came in person, some people were happy and some were sad, but they were all good people and did not show their inappropriate emotions on their faces. But when the order to open the office came, some people began to shirk their duties.
Someone said with fear: "History, now two chiefs and four deputies are dead. The murderer is obviously coming for our salt official. The murderer has not been caught yet, so going out like this... isn't it... "Death.
Some people complained indignantly: "Those merchants are simply unruly people. They have surrounded this place. If they are not rebelling, we should give them some color. If we let them buy the salt too early, won't it encourage their arrogance?"
After hearing this, Zhao Gao had a clear understanding in his heart, which showed on his face that he smiled more "easy-going and approachable", and Youyou echoed: "It's a bit too much." He lowered his eyebrows and thought for a moment, as if he suddenly remembered something, and then again He raised his head and asked again: "Have all the merchants outside been registered?"
"They are all." A man named Zhu Tao came up and took Zhao Gao's words.
Zhao Gao noticed this man very early because he found that several salt officials were always looking at his face intentionally or unintentionally when talking. Although Zhao Gao saw this in his eyes, he still had a "heartwarming" smile on his face: "But... there are also some who stick to their duties and don't come to cause trouble? Bring me the roster and take a look."
That smile dazzled everyone for a while, and many people relaxed their guard. They even thought to themselves: Seeing him leading 500 elite soldiers to the gate of the Salt Affairs Department, they thought that the new Zhizhi Zhishi was a What an incredible person. It turned out that he just occupied the identity of Teacher Wang and was so soft in dealing with others. So he was led away by the nose?
Zhao Gao took a closer look before he came in. The people standing guard outside were all ordinary businessmen. None of the big businessmen came. As for why they didn't come, he could understand the reason after thinking about it.
Zhu Tao turned around, waved his hand, and shouted: "Why don't you go quickly? Hurry up!" Observe his words, and when he speaks, the people below will naturally run quickly.
Not long after, the roster was presented. Zhao Gao took the roster from Zhu Tao and said, "As a businessman of his own responsibilities, we cannot wrong others. In the future, we can consider relaxing the sales amount of salt trigger for them. As for those who cause trouble, according to the rules, the punishment for minor cases will be reduced, and the punishment for serious cases will be removed."
Zhu Tao was overjoyed when he heard what he said, and quickly introduced him to the few merchants who had not come to make trouble.
When Zhao Gao saw the annotations next to the names he pointed at, he thought he was right. He curled up his lips, suddenly looked at Li Si, and cupped his hands.
Seeing Li Si walking over, everyone was confused this time. Wasn't it the young man who was in charge... Why...
Sensing everyone's doubts, Zhao Gao "kindly" explained to everyone: "By the way, I'm afraid you don't know, this is the Tingwei sent by the king to thoroughly investigate this case."
Zhu Tao, who had been smiling at Zhao Gao just now, had a smile on his face. He looked at Zhao Gao in disbelief, as if waiting for him to add: It's a joke, don't take it seriously. However, after waiting for a while, it became clear that Zhao Gao had no such intention.
Zhu Tao looked back at Li Si, who was facing a serious enemy, and then looked back at Zhao Neishi. The look in his eyes was as if he had just seen a savage beast.
"You...why didn't you say anything just now?"
Zhao Gao looked at him, who always looked calm and peaceful. When he asked him this question, he sincerely replied: "I forgot just now." After saying this, he suddenly realized, and he raised his hand to Li Si and said: "Ting Wei, don't you?" Will you blame me?"
Li Si walked over slowly and said calmly: "Of course not." Then he raised his voice and said: "If someone comes, take them into custody on the spot until the case is thoroughly investigated before being prosecuted."
If everyone had known from the beginning that they came here to investigate the case thoroughly, then the two of them would not have been able to see the wonderful performance of the salt officials just now.
When the salt officials came out, Li Si had already got out of the car, so he didn't see Zhao Gao helping him.
When the two generals faced off against these salt officials, they acted together. They knew early on that the trouble this time was probably due to collusion between government and businessmen, but it was obviously difficult to investigate, so they put some thought into it.
Mingli made Li Si look like a deputy in charge of the internal history of Su. The old god stood aside and listened to the chief's arrangements without saying a word.
In fact, it was not the case. During those moments when Li Si was silent, Zhao Gao was responsible for weakening everyone's vigilance. Li Si and the two subordinate officials he brought who were skilled in prisons had already expressed the expressions of everyone present. Every word is seen in the eyes and heard in the ears. With rich experience, every action and every look of these people is analyzed to find a breakthrough.
Zhao Gao was naturally relieved that Li Si was handling the investigation. Now that the breach had been solved, it was his turn to solve the Yan Yin matter, which was a bit troublesome.
At this time, Li Si had temporarily detained the people, and Zhao Gao did not dare to use them without any worries until the suspicions on them were cleared. Although the rules for handling the affairs are all there, if they are all taken over by the people they brought here, the efficiency of these newcomers will definitely not be high. There are so many people waiting outside, all of whom are trying to buy salt. If they don't deal with it, I'm afraid The more people gather together, the more variables there will be.
Zhao Gao did not dare to be careless when it came to the issue of credibility. Considering this, he decisively chose a compromise method and asked Li Si for a few detained salt officials, and added his own people to form a temporary team to let The salt service in Yueyang resumed operations.
