In the lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion, after a brief silence, it suddenly fell into noise.
You really can't blame these people, it's really because, over the years, Tian and Zhou have been as good as wearing a pair of trousers.
This impression has long been ingrained in everyone's mind, but what about now?
At the critical moment of Huangshang selection, Tian stabbed Zhou in the back!
For things like borrowing food, it is a matter of affection to lend you, but it is a duty not to lend you.
At first, Zhou Yuanwai felt that he had no hope of being selected by the imperial merchants, so he agreed to lend all the grain merchants to the Tian family.
This is normal.
Later, I received the seeds as a gift from Gu Shijun and felt that I had hope again, so I stopped borrowing them.
This is more normal.
After all, people are selfish.
Although those rivers and lakes are rough, martial arts knights once paid attention to sacrificing their lives for righteousness.
Even if you pay for your life, you will never betray your faith.
But...that's a frivolous thing. What are they? Merchant!
A businessman who has always had a reputation as a profit-seeking businessman!
It is completely normal to do this kind of thing.
If you ask businessmen to make selfless sacrifices like a saint, then you are being ridiculous.
Therefore, Zhou Huai's series of actions seemed normal to them.
But the behavior of the field members was abnormal!
If there is any conflict, you can discuss it privately.
What time is it now? The scene of the imperial merchant selection!
A small mistake could very well result in Zhou's imperial merchant status being wasted.
But Tian Yuanwai chose to stir up trouble at this time, and his purpose... is self-evident.
Therefore, everyone looked at the field members with a strange look.
Even Wu Yunxuan was stunned. He really didn't expect that there would be such a problem. He paused and said, "You are right. When selecting royal merchants, the imperial court should give priority to the merchant's character. As for the product, it comes second."
"The most important thing in serving the royal family is loyalty."
"If the Zhou family is really as treacherous as you say, then I still need to think carefully about this selection of imperial merchants."
boom!
As soon as this statement came out, it once again caused an uproar.
"Zhou Yuanwai was really killed. He worked hard and begged for seeds with a yield of 400 kilograms per mu. He thought he was sure of victory, but who would have thought that he died in the hands of his own people."
"Oh, the field member looks honest and honest on weekdays, but I didn't expect that he would act so decisively at the critical moment."
"All the hard work has been wasted. I'm afraid Zhou Yuanwai feels uncomfortable."
While everyone was discussing, they turned their attention to Zhou Huai.
He lowered his head and remained silent.
If it was An who said this, Zhou Huai could jump out and argue with him. If the emotion was intense, he might even take action.
But unfortunately, it was Tian who said this!
And he did promise to give food to others.
Between emotion and reason, Zhou Huai felt a knot in his heart.
He felt that what he had done in this matter was a bit unethical, so even when faced with the indiscriminate accusations from Tian Yuanwai, he did not defend himself.
"Zhou Huai, is this true? Do you have anything to say?"
"This matter... is true, Zhou Huai has nothing to say."
Some businessmen are profit-oriented and do short-term trading.
Some businessmen value integrity and do long-term business.
Zhou Huai is undoubtedly the latter.
In the past few decades of ups and downs in the business world, he has indeed done a lot of dirty things, and the moral principles he adhered to in his heart have been almost destroyed.
But only the word integrity still exists.
And it is regarded as a guideline and a business bible.
He did not refute. Firstly, it was because he had not fulfilled what he promised Tian Yuanwai. Secondly, it was true and he could not refute.
"You're so confused! Yuanwai Zhou is really confused! How can you admit it after this?"
"Alas, Mr. Zhou looks violent on the outside, but he is actually a loyal and honest man!"
"Tian Yuanwai is really unreasonable, how could he do such a thing."
Everyone at the scene was talking a lot, but only one person was secretly ecstatic.
That's An Yuanwai!
He thought to himself, what if Zhou Ji was eliminated because of this matter.
Then wouldn't this selection of imperial merchants still fall on me, An?
Thinking of this, he almost couldn't hold back and chuckled.
"Since you have no defense, we can only put the selection aside for the time being and wait until I find out the truth." Wu Yunxuan said.
Poof!
After hearing this, An Yuanwai finally couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
It is true that there is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and there is another village with dark flowers and bright flowers!
God will not destroy my An family!
However, this sneer sounded so harsh in Zhou Yuan's ears.
He couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and angrily shouted: "Old thief An, if you hadn't sent thieves to destroy my rice fields, would An have done this?"
"If you say that I have betrayed my trust, you are shameless and obscene. How do you qualify to be elected as an imperial merchant?"
Hearing this, Officer An frowned and said in surprise: "What are you talking about?"
"Those with the surname Zhou can eat whatever they want, but they can't talk nonsense."
"When did I destroy your rice fields? Besides, your Zhou family has hundreds of acres of rice fields, can I survive?"
"Hmph, you still want to argue that it wasn't you who caused the locusts to cross the border?"
As soon as these words came out, the originally quiet lobby became lively again.
"Oh my God, the locusts that were caught in Yuan Zhou's field were actually released by Yuan An?"
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect, there is a Huaihe River across the river, how did An Yuanwai manage to let the locusts pass? This method is really clever."
"What's the use of being smart? It's just harming others and yourself. If you don't believe me, just look at Mr. Wu's face."
After hearing this, everyone looked together and found that, as expected, Wu Yunxuan was livid.
The next moment, he shouted angrily:
"As I said, the most important thing in the selection of imperial merchants is character!"
"You just want to do that sneaky thing in private, to frame someone up."
"Only one, but they are all like this. With such virtue, if there is a war in the north, how dare I entrust you with the task of transporting military rations?"
"It really pisses me off!"
Wu Yunxuan was angry, and everyone lowered their heads, except An Yuan, who felt surprised and ridiculous.
I am really more unjust than Dou E.
"Sir Wu, I'm aware that I stayed in Jiangnan during the selection period and never did anything sneaky like that!"
"Old thief An, you fart!"
"Brother Tian personally said that you went to Huainan to have a drink with him, and also saw with your own eyes a young man doing sneaky things in my rice fields. He was afraid of something happening at the time. He wanted to tell me, but you persuaded him to leave."
"Do you dare to say that there is no such thing?"
Before Wu Yunxuan could say anything, Zhou Huai stood up and scolded.
However, after hearing this, An Yuanwai felt even more surprised.
His emotions became aroused and he said angrily: "Zhou, please don't slander me. If I say I've never been to Huainan, I've never been. Not to mention asking a field member to drink outside. It's really nonsense."
"Hmph, if you really can't shed tears until you see the coffin, I think you should be put in a prison and hit a few boards before you shed tears and tell the truth." Zhou Huai was really angry. He really didn't expect that this surname An's mouth can be so tough.
Now that everything has come to an end, he can still quibble with confidence.
"Your Majesty, please be more careful and clear the common people's innocence!" Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly to Zhou Huai, Officer An turned around and bowed to Wu Yunxuan.
When Wu Yunxuan heard this, he frowned and looked towards Tian Yuanwai, who had been silent.
This incident obviously started because of him, and he was mentioned many times in the quarrel between the two.
But why didn't he come forward to testify?
"Other field members, what do you have to say?"
As soon as these words came out, all eyes in the entire hall were focused on Tian Yuanwai.
"Old Tian, please tell me quickly. Did An come to you for a drink and asked you to hide those young people from me?" Zhou Huai said hurriedly.
"Old Tian, I trust you as a human being. Don't try to taint my innocence out of thin air." An Yuanwai said.
In the face of the two men's questioning, the field member who was so loud just now started to hesitate and didn't say a word for a long time.
