Mr. Li originally wanted to take the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop back to the government office and interrogate him carefully. But now he suddenly had the "Sword from Above" and caught Huang Yong, deputy deputy of the right division of the Xixin Department, who was not a small fish.
He changed his mind based on circumstances and decided to strike while the iron was hot and try the case here.
Li You looked around the lobby of the coal shop. With a strong sense of publicity, he looked at it with a professional eye and felt that the place was narrow and dark, which was not conducive to being watched and applauded by the people.
So he ignored the cold and set up a temporary public seat in the slightly open front yard. Fortunately, it was just after afternoon, and the warm winter sun was very comfortable on his body, and the yard was also very bright.
As for Lin's consort, he still felt sorry for himself and remained in the hall, immersed in the sorrow that flowed backwards. Huang Eunuch was also guarded by two sergeants and was not escorted out for the time being.
At the same time, two sergeants were sent to carry broken gongs and shouted along the street in the coal market. After a while, they attracted a hundred people scattered at the entrance and under the corners of the courtyard. Most of these people were ordinary people who came to buy coal.
I was wandering around the coal market in despair when I suddenly heard that an official was going to interrogate a disgusting profiteer in public, so I was very interested to see it.
Commander Si Jiang, the commander of the Xicheng soldiers and horses, while watching his subordinates maintain order, said sincerely to Li You: "The middle-ranking officials and dignitaries are here, and Sir Qian Xian also dares to make decisions for the people. No matter what the consequences are, he is really respected by our generation!"
Li You sighed, why not pretend to be the eldest princess of Guide? If it were someone else, who would have such convenient conditions.
To be honest, Prince Consort Lin's speculation that a pair of adulterers and adulterers were plotting to seize his property was just a villain's intention to judge a gentleman. Even the poorest Li You, after being baptized in Yangzhou, had an affair with his father-in-law Jin, who spent a lot of money.
Having been around for a long time, Mr. Li has gained a lot of influence. Now Mr. Li's vision of money has become very broad. A coal shop is not so attractive to him, so he will not ruin his official reputation.
Li You clung to the Taisheng Coal Shop matter. First, he fulfilled his duties and expressed to the court and the people that he was not refusing to do anything in the face of the coal market turmoil, but doing his best.
Second, his intuition, which is sharper than ordinary people, began to worry. Some people used this to attack Princess Guide. It can also be said that Mr. Li's suspicion has struck again. At least so far, most of Li You's suspicion has been effective.
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If the eldest princess Guide was unlucky, it would be a huge loss for him. Two years ago, he could have discovered that Consort Lin, a political novice, was the eldest princess's weakness. He had also taken advantage of this weakness. There was no reason for others to find out two years later.
No.
You must know that husband and wife are one, and the stupid things Lin Consort does will be recorded in Guide Qiansui's account! Now that he has met Li You, he has to reach out. He would rather kill three thousand by mistake than miss one. Be cautious,
It is always right to guard against the subtle and the slow, but are there still few lessons learned from Jingzhou if you are careless?
He could see just now that Mr. Huang of the Xixin Department was very familiar with the shopkeeper, but his relationship with the consort was just average. The subtle feeling in this would not have been noticed unless someone as subtle as Mr. Li.
What's the inside story? Li You can't guess right now. It's hard to tell.
It is said that in the courtyard, Mr. Li was sitting on a temporary public seat facing south. The onlookers looked at him through the sergeant and felt that this young man was really handsome and majestic, as if he had just won the first prize on the stage.
It looks like a patrol in the Eight Prefectures, and even better, it looks like the blue sky. As for the profiteer kneeling underneath, it is not a good thing at first glance.
"Quiet! Silence!" Commander Jiang shouted in person, interrupting the people's discussions.
Mr. Li just found out that the shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop, whose surname is Gao, is also an old man of the Lin family. He coughed and asked: "How did you collude with Mr. Huang of the Xixin Company? You and I recruited you!"
Shopkeeper Gao sometimes looked around in panic, sometimes bowed his head in silence, and didn't speak for a long time. Li You was not in a hurry, but the people around him were anxious first, and couldn't help but shout in unison at Shopkeeper Gao.
"Say!" "Say!" "Say!"
Wave after wave of angry sounds, very rhythmic, rushed into Shopkeeper Gao's ears from all directions, frightening him and making his face tremble.
"Public anger is difficult to offend." Mr. Li sighed leisurely, letting the people "roar in court" without caring. He waited for a while before speaking kindly and said: "Shopkeeper Gao, you are also an old man of the Lin family. For decades,
The relationship between you and the eldest princess is here. In fact, you can be considered a family. Besides, it is just a temporary obsession, which cannot be considered a serious crime. So if you tell the truth, I am just asking about the situation. What else can I do to you."
Shopkeeper Gao was panic-stricken and helpless. When he heard Mr. Li's words, it was as if a window had opened in the dark room. He kowtowed and said, "I've told you everything!"
It turns out that Taisheng Coal Shop is the leader of the coal market and has the background of Consort Lin, and in the eyes of others, behind Lin Consort is of course Princess Guide. So naturally, the palace often purchases coal from Taisheng Coal Shop.
Consort Lin was eating, drinking and having fun, and completely gave up on running the shop, relying only on shopkeeper Gao. After going back and forth, shopkeeper Gao became familiar with Xixinsi West Factory, who was responsible for purchasing and storing charcoal.
The day before yesterday, Huang Gonggong, the right deputy of the Xixin Division and the eunuch stationed in the West Factory of the Xixin Division, came to our door and said that there were changes in Xishan and he wanted to make a good deal with the coal merchants.
As Mr. Li saw it, the plan was for the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance to come forward first, and in the name of ordering and collecting it for emergency needs, give the coal shop a certificate, seal the existing coal inventory, and claim to the outside world that it had been ordered by the palace.
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In the next few days, when the coal price rise is almost done, Xixinsi West Plant will announce that the country no longer needs so much coal, and entrust the coal shop to sell the stored coal. At the price at that time, it will be a huge profit.
In the end, all profits were divided in half.
Shopkeeper Gao was very tempted. He held 10% of the shares in Taisheng Coal Shop. He reported the matter to Prince Consort Lin. When Prince Consort Lin heard that he could make a lot of money, he didn't care and let his subordinates do whatever they wanted.
However, the other major coal shops in the coal market are not so familiar with the Xixin Department, and the reputation of eunuchs is not that good. Unlike Taisheng Coal Shop, which has direct access to Princess Guide, who can kill eunuchs, of course there are many concerns about cooperation. If there is no
With the cooperation of a large army, how can Taisheng Coal Shop alone be able to hoard?
So the high shopkeeper of Taisheng Coal Shop played the role of matchmaker. Businessmen who don't want to seek huge profits finally won over 16 peers in the industry with the highest efficiency, and together with their own 17 largest coal shops, they cooperated with Xixin Company. This is
The total size of the seventeen companies accounts for almost 60% of the entire coal market business, which is enough to influence the market.
As Shopkeeper Gao talked about the whole story, there were a lot of curses all around. If it hadn't been for the sergeant who drew his sword to guard the place, and Mr. Li's majestic control, the people would have rushed in and punched Shopkeeper Gao to death.
After listening to Shopkeeper Gao's confession, Mr. Li was silent. What this person confessed should be the truth, or the truth that he knew. With Li You's professional quality and rich experience, there is nothing suspicious about it.
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But there's not much point in arguing with little people. Even if shopkeeper Gao is thrown into the eighteenth level of hell, what problem will it solve? And what will it affect?
Ultimately, shopkeeper Gao is from the Lin family, and the Lin family belongs to the circle of Princess Guide. There is no benefit in overthrowing shopkeeper Gao.
Li You is very clear-headed. His original intention is to rule out possible hidden mines, not to show off his power with little people. Therefore, this matter has to fall on Eunuch Huang. This is the real clue. Shopkeeper Gao is not even a clue.
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However, judging from the confession of shopkeeper Gao, everything Mr. Huang, the deputy of the right division of the Xixin Division and the eunuch serving in the West Factory, did was in line with his status and authority. From a superficial point of view, there was nothing wrong with it.
He started at every turn. As for causing unrest among the people, it was also to protect the emperor and the emperor, so that others would not be able to blame him.
Li You couldn't help but secretly curse, "Damn it, are all these evil-doing people so good at procedural justice? That was the case with Zhang Limu last time, and it is the same with Eunuch Huang this time. It takes a lot of brain cells to deal with it."
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Although Mr. Li does not often create unjust cases among the people for the sake of official reputation (it does not count his colleagues and superiors who cry bitterly), but it does not mean that he lacks professional qualities in this area. I think back to the first lesson after time travel, which was taught by my father.
How did he create unjust, false and wrongful convictions?
Then he opened his mouth and said to Shopkeeper Gao: "You don't have to worry about me in front of me. As for how Eunuch Huang of the Xixin Department forced you, you don't have to hesitate. You can make it clear that I make the decision for you."
Forced? Shopkeeper Gao was stunned for a moment, then tears filled his eyes, and he almost shouted to the sky, he really knows people and knows faces but not hearts! If he hadn't gone to court, who would have known that Mr. Li is a cold-faced and warm-hearted person! He actually took the initiative to defend himself.
Exculpate and remind yourself that you did blame him wrongly just now!
At the same time, shopkeeper Gao also complained a few words to himself. In such a panic, he forgot to shirk responsibility and revealed the truth of the matter so honestly. He was simply obsessed with it and almost took a big responsibility. Fortunately, there was a noble person helping him secretly. It was still Li.
Your Excellency is kind, and it is probably true as he said, for the sake of Princess Guide's family.
A quarter of an hour later, the clerk wrote the confession, shopkeeper Gao signed it happily, and was temporarily brought into the house for custody.
On the other side, Eunuch Huang was escorted out, and a new wave of yelling broke out, even more intense than before. The frantic voice almost overturned the entire courtyard, because all the people watching the trial unanimously identified Eunuch Huang as the culprit.
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Eunuch Huang was so frightened that he turned pale. He thought he had no flaws and was not afraid of what Li You would do to him. But he was worried that Li You was deliberately negligent and allowed the people to rush up and beat him, otherwise he would end up paying the price with his life, while Li You
It's a three-year fine!
"Speaking of which, who is your godfather?" Li You asked casually, as if he were talking to you every day. Then he added: "Don't lie, I can find out."
Eunuchs all have godfathers, just like civil servants all have teachers.!~!
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