Chapter 23 Interference

Yin Zhu was invited to Li Haoquan's room and greeted Li Yuanchen. Li Haoran told Yin Zhu the purpose of Mr. Li's visit.

Yin Zhu thought for a while and then said: "Although Shuntian Mansion has the final say, we are not the only ones who can take people. The officials and the Qing Military Department can accept cases, and the officers who are on business trips can pick people up, and they can also beat them."

It's the flag of Shuntian Prefecture. We haven't taken any action here, but I don't know if they have done anything. Otherwise, I will ask people to go to the Qing Military Hall and the Guantang Gate to inquire and see if they did it."

Of course Li Yuanchen also knew this truth, nodded and said: "This is the best, then there is Brother Lao Yin."

"Young Master Li, you are so polite. It is my duty to be here." Li Qiongying is currently living in the back house of the government office. She is not familiar with her family. There is a high chance that she will become an equal wife, and Li Yuanchen will be the uncle. This

Face must be given.

At that moment, Yin Zhu sent his subordinates to inquire about the Qing military hall and the official hall.

Not long after, the officer who went to the Qing Military Office came back to report. The Qing Military Office was very quiet today and there were no cases. After waiting for a while, the officer who went to the official office came back to report.

"Report to the chief arrest officer. I just went to the official hall to inquire. I heard that there was a lot of commotion there today. Someone from the British government came to report the case. It seems that they accused Li Ji's Satin Village of robbing their silk goods and killing them.

Many people came to visit. The official then sent people to search Li Ji's house, and just now he ordered people to search the Li family's house in Beijing."

After hearing this, Li Yuanchen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. When Yin Zhu sent the guards away, he quickly looked at Yin Zhu and said, "Brother Yin, this is purely a false accusation. How could my Li family ever send someone to rob the British Duke's silk?"

What's more, my Li family doesn't have the courage."

Yin Zhu said: "Of course I believe Mr. Li. It's just that the matter is so important that I don't dare to make the decision. Otherwise, I will immediately send someone to inform you and ask you to make a decision."

Li Yuanchen also knew that Yin Zhu really couldn't be the master of such matters, so he nodded and said, "That's the only way. Brother Yin, thank you for your work."

Yin Zhu nodded and said: "Brother Li, this matter is of great importance. If not, I think you should go to the Yamen of the Criminal Department and report the situation to the Lord."

Li Haoquan also knew that this matter was not a big deal, so he agreed and immediately went to the Penal Department Yamen.

In the current Criminal Department Yamen, Yue Su has made some personnel transfers. In addition to Tong Zhou being transferred to the chief arrester, Wang Shun, Li Chen, and Zhao Jing being transferred to the squad leaders, even the door staff have been replaced by Yue Su.

The more capable people in Tianfu. After all, they are still people from Shuntianfu. They are easier to handle than those brought by the Ministry of Punishment. Moreover, the door clerk is also a more important position and can record the people who come and go.

Everyone understands this truth. The other officials of the Ministry of Punishment naturally did not speak out. Moreover, Yue Su did not resign those people, he just changed their positions. Those who have no rank are not the boss.

Calculate.

The current officials in the criminal department knew Li Haoquan. When they saw him arriving, they invited him in without waiting for questioning by the soldiers guarding the door. Yue Su also gave instructions that anyone who came to Shuntian Mansion was a person who was the first arrester.

Check in at his office.

Li Haoquan rushed to Yue Su's duty room. After entering the door, he saw the etiquette and told the truth about Li Yuanchen's arrival. After hearing this, Yue Su felt that the matter was of great importance. He knew the British Duke's status in Beijing.

Yes, if the Li family really robbed other people's goods, this Louzi would be a big fool.

After several contacts with Li Yuanchen, Yue Su deeply felt that the Li family was by no means an ordinary businessman. Li Yuanchen could give him so many ideas, and he could easily bribe those scholars and Qingliu, which was evident from his methods.

From these things, Yue Su could even be sure that it was the Li family who helped him kill Zou Jiaren and silence him in Kaifeng City.

No one around Yue Su knew this secret, but Li Qiongying knew it and had helped her in the Zou Mansion.

If someone can send someone to kill Zou Jiaren and silence him, then the house must have dead soldiers. Such people are extremely unreliable. For the sake of profit, there is nothing they can't do. Yue Su would not dare to say that they would rob the British Duke's silk goods.

It is straightforward to confirm that this matter has nothing to do with the Li family.

After hesitating, Yue Su decided to go back and conduct a thorough investigation himself. According to the Ministry of Punishment, there were no public cases that needed to be tried by himself at the moment, and the files sent from other places could not be read in one day.

After making up his mind, he called Tie Qiu, Wu Jiuteng, and Zheng Shisan to accompany them, and immediately rushed back to Shuntian Mansion. After returning to Shuntian Mansion, Yue Su raised his seat in the main hall, invited Li Yuanchen to take a seat, and then ordered Zhang Wei to go to the official's side and invite

Sometimes famous people pass through the house.

Zhang Wei was famous when he went to invite him, but Yue Su looked at his subordinate Li Yuanchen and asked: "Brother, what's going on?"

"Brother, this is simply a lie. Our Li family has always done business openly and honestly. How could we send someone to rob the British government's silk goods on the way? Even if we, the Li family, have the courage, we would not dare to do such a thing." Li Yuanchen

said.

Yue Su nodded and said: "Brother Wei naturally trusts what you said, but there is one thing that I don't understand. Why didn't the British father say that someone else had robbed his family's silk goods, but he said it was your Li family?

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"This..." That's right, why didn't you say that someone else's family was responsible for the robbery, but why did you say it was from the Li family? Yue Su was so shrewd that he could get to the point with just one sentence. Li Yuanchen understood that Yue Su was not an easy master to fool, and if he didn't

To give you an overview of the situation, it turns out that Mr. Yue is really gullible. Moreover, the matter at hand is not a trivial matter. How can I help Mr. Yue if I don't show my sincerity.

Li Yuanchen pondered for a while and said, "Brother, can you take a step to speak."

Seeing that Li Yuanchen was about to reveal some important information, Yue Su nodded and said, "Brother, please invite me to the back hall." After saying that, he stood up and turned towards the back of Nuan Pavilion.

Li Yuanchen also stood up and went to the back hall. The two of them went to the back hall together. There was no one else here. Yue Su did not go to sit behind the public case, but just sat on the lower chair with Li Yuanchen.

Li Yuanchen was not an inkman either. After sitting down, he said directly without waiting for Yue Su to ask: "Brother, to be honest, our Li family also has some properties in the capital. For example, the Li Ji Satin Shop in the city was opened by my younger brother's family.

It is inevitable for businessmen to pursue profits. My younger brother's family is in Huguang, which is relatively close to the south. The silk goods he buys are all of the highest quality and the workmanship is exquisite. As soon as the satin shop opened in the capital, it made a breakthrough. When the shop opened at that time, it faced the street.

There is also a Hongci Satin Factory, but the details were not found out. Later it was found out that it was a British public property. After finding out, it was too late, so we could only make mistakes and continue to operate. The original business of Hongci Satin Factory was still in business.

Not bad, but since the opening of the small shop, the business has gradually slowed down. When the small shop opened a branch in Beijing, and other silk and satin merchants poured into the capital, the business of Hongci Satin Village completely plummeted. Within the capital, the slightly larger shop was not bad.

None of the shops in the shop has some backing, so everyone has reached a consensus that they will never bully the weak, and everyone will rely on their own ability in buying and selling, which is considered to be a peaceful one. The British public has a big business, and naturally has a big mind, and never cares about it.

What happened? This time, the British father said that his goods were robbed by my family. My brother was also very puzzled about this. My brother also knows about the financial resources of my Li family. You said that my family would offend the British for just a few silk goods.

Is this the kind of person you are?".

Li Yuanchen's words are both true and false. Most of them are true, but only one thing is false, that is, he said that before opening the store, he did not know that Hongci Satin Village was the property of the Zhang family. That was Li Wenzhang's.

I dare not say that my understanding of Beijing city is as good as that of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but I still know the basic details.

However, the Li family still did this. It was not just to make money. The Li family was not short of money. It had another purpose. But he would not tell Yue Su about this purpose without his father's permission.

After listening to Li Yuanchen's story, Yue Su felt that it made some sense. Just as Li Yuanchen said, the Li family was not short of money. If they offended a big crocodile like the British public just for some small profits in business, it would really outweigh the gains.

After thinking about it for a while, Yue Su still felt that the case should be investigated from the beginning, first finding the place where the silk goods were robbed, and then following the clues.

At this moment, Tie Qiu came to announce that Guan Shiyouming had arrived and was waiting in the main hall. Yue Su asked Li Yuanchen to stay in the back hall and went to the main hall on his own.

When he arrived at the hall, there was a young man who was not allowed to greet him first. Yue Su said "No need" and asked him to take a seat.

After Shi Youming sat down, his heartbeat was unavoidable. Mr. Yue's name was so famous. When he was in Henan, when the 'life-inspiring fire sign' arrived, it would basically scare people half to death. In the capital, it was almost very scary.

Don't summon officials alone. Once summoned alone, it's probably not good. Especially at this juncture. Logically speaking, Mr. Yue should be in the Ministry of Justice. How could he suddenly come back without any reason and look for him by name?

Not angry but self-respecting, this is the most appropriate way to describe Yue Su. Shi Youming looked at Yue Su nervously and asked cautiously: "I wonder if you have anything to tell me when you have summoned me to see the junior official?"

"It's nothing big, I just have a case that I want to ask you about." Yue Su said calmly.

Asking about the case? Shi Youming murmured in his mind, could it be because of the British case? If it was this, everything would be fine, but I was afraid that Yue Su would interfere with other cases. Shi Youming said carefully again: "The case your Excellency wants to ask about is

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"I just heard from people below that you sent people to raid several silk and satin shops in the city. What's going on?" Yue Su asked.

"Ah... So that's what happened..." Seeing that he was really asking about the British Duke's case, Shi Youming breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sir, it's like this. Just now, the steward of the British Duke's house posted a message in front of the post.

He came and said that his silk goods were robbed by Li Ji Satin Village, and many people were killed. He asked the official to seek justice and redress his grievances. Therefore, the official sealed Li Ji Satin Village and interrogated him in detail.

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"It is said that people from Liji Satin Village robbed silk goods from the British government. Is there any evidence?" Yue Su asked.

"Yes. According to the steward of the Duke's Mansion, he witnessed with his own eyes the Li family's people going to rob their silk goods and killing all the people escorting the silk goods." Shi Youming said firmly.

"See it with your own eyes?" Yue Su pondered for a moment and wondered in his heart, "Since the people of the Li family can kill all the people who were guarding the silk goods, how come they left him alone? This is certain.

There is something fishy." Then, Yue Su said: "Well, let's bring the steward of the Duke's Mansion to the court. The main hall will ask questions in person."

Chapter 23 Interference
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