Chapter 404

Once the rich man of the palace realized his understanding, he carried the hemp rope sent by Jiang Tongzhi and went to Jiang Tongzhi's house.

When Jiang Tongzhi saw the rich man Gong, he looked surprised, "Hey, the rich man Gong didn't hang himself?"

The rich man Gong's face turned green immediately and he said, "Big, big, sir, you really let me hang my old palace!" Look at Jiang Tongzhi's appearance that he didn't look very much. The rich man Gong's heart was a little relieved, and then he heard Jiang Tong know, "It's not me that I asked you to hang me, I thought you were so worried that you wanted to hang me now."

Gong Qianzhu said, "Master Jiang, you can't stand by death and refuse to save me! We are grasshoppers on a rope!"

"Don't say that. Wang Tisi asked you to report my Tongzhi Yamen to take the benefits of your salt merchants. We are just grasshoppers on a rope?" Jiang Tongzhi's lips curled up with a sarcastic arc. "Do you think this surname Wang is not good at using his brain? I really thank him. As soon as he came up with this idea, our Tongzhi Yamen shared the same hatred of the enemy! Don't think I don't know. The Tongzhi Yamen took was just the silver for the salt class investigation every year. This money is not as big as that of his salt government. What does he want you to report me? I'll take you privately?"

The rich man from the palace hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang, everyone knows your integrity."

"If you know or not, just don't make random tricks for me."

"I dare not, don't dare." said the rich man Gong, "I originally wanted to find out some news for the adults, but I didn't expect that it would cause trouble for the adults. You are the master of Tanhuaer and your brain is smarter than me. Otherwise, you can give me an idea, otherwise I really can't live. Wang Tisi will have to force me to death!"

"Stop pretending to me here." Jiang Tongzhi looked at the rich man Gong with a smile, "No matter whether he is doing things or being a human being, who can't keep a move! You are even more old in the world, right?"

Gong Qianzhu complained, "Mr. Jiang, if I have this trick, I won't be worried about hanging myself."

"What you are worried about is not whether to hang yourself. What you are worried about is that this contest will inevitably affect you." Jiang Tongzhi looked at the rich man of Gong, "Governor Tian personally told me to investigate the salt course. You are the president of the Salt Merchants Chamber of Commerce. 30% of the salt in Beichang Prefecture is your business. This matter will inevitably affect you. What's strange about it?"

The rich man in the palace was dumbfounded.

Jiang Tongzhi continued, "I know that your hometown is in Taiping County. At that time, you were still a soldier in the Taiping County Inspection Department. Later, Taiping County transferred a new county priest, the county priest, and the county priest was surnamed Yu. It was also this Yu County priest. When inspecting private salt, private salt dealers colluded with bandits to murder Yu County priest. You injured your leg because of saving Yu County priest. Later, although the leg injury was cured, he lost his leg and left the military position. Lord Yu was worried that you would not be able to survive, so he gave you a salt guide. You opened a small salt shop in Taiping County. Then, slowly, step by step, today. When Lord Yu left, he mentioned you to me."

Speaking of the old governor, the rich man in the palace really turned red and said, "I have let the old governor down."

The rich man of the palace is not the kind of salt merchant who was inherited from his ancestors. He has been backing him for decades. Governor Yu has a certain background and character, even if he receives filial piety, it is also because of Governor Yu's decades of rule. Especially when Governor Yu became the prefect, the salt courses in Beichang Prefecture were increasing. This increase is because of the increase in the population of Beichang Prefecture. As more people eat salt, the salt courses naturally increased. However, the salt price in Beichang Prefecture has always been very stable. Now, as soon as Governor Yu left, the salt courses have not been much, and the salt price has begun to soar. It is not really a big blame for Governor Tian to get the handle of the salt courses! This is not something that the blind man can't see!

"If you have a tribe member of your family who has been in the fifth sermon, you have to hold people when fighting outside. Do you go and cheer?" Jiang Tongzhi asked.

The rich man from the palace understood Jiang Tongzhi's meaning vaguely, and then he heard Jiang Tong know, "Your small family is over two hundred years old. How many people are there in a wealthy family like the Liu Gong Mansion? Not only thousands? Don't come out with a surname Liu, just like Duke Liu's brothers. Let me tell you the truth, this Duke Liu has no brothers at all, and there are no cousins. Duke Liu is just a illegitimate uncle, but his illegitimate uncle was beheaded by the court for his crimes! What are you afraid of? Ask the prefect Liu, does he recognize Duke Liu, and does Duke Liu recognize him?"

The rich man in the palace was stunned. Oh, it was the first time he heard the secret of this mansion!

The rich man of Gong couldn't help but think, it was indeed Lord Tanhua, who was born in Wenchangxing! His vision and insight were indeed better than his salt merchant, and he went out to three mountains! The rich man of Gong said, "Sir, is that Mrs. Liu a descendant of Saint Kong?"

"Don't you know that those with the surname Kong are all the same-sex people who are not married? Just because those with the surname Kong are descendants of Confucius, there are also those with the surname Kong in Beichang Prefecture. Isn't your Salt Merchants Chamber of Commerce also have a Kong Salt Merchants? He is from the Fan generation. Isn't he a descendant of Confucius? Why didn't I see you respectfully to Kong Salt Merchants!"

Gong Caizhu said, "He has been in the exam for more than 20 years but has not passed the scholar. He married the maid of Wang Tisi's family and joined the salt merchant team. What is he the descendant of the Confucius Saint?"

"If it's not the surname Kong?" Jiang Tongzhi asked back.

The rich man in the palace was embarrassed.

After the rich man Gong left, Jiang Tongzhi cursed the old fox, and Sister Zijin said, "Does rich man Gong really have a secret account?"

"To be honest, I don't know." A Nian said, "He was on the throne of the old governor. He has always had a good relationship with the old governor over the years. He asked me to tell me that he would not be crazy about any secret debts. The old governor's temperament would be a little more than three or two years of life, and it would be unlikely that the other ones would be. If the old governor had kept the secret debts at that time, he would have to worry about his life. However, once the old governor left, Governor Tian could not hold back, otherwise Wang Tisi would not have such a bold courage. Even if the recent accounts were not recorded on paper, the rich man in the palace would probably remember them in his heart."

He Zijin said, "If he really takes out any debt, he will give his life around us completely. I think the rich man of the palace will have to think about it again."

"Where is there any time to ask him to think about it. The king will slander me." A Nian had confiscated the rich man's private filial piety. As for the benefits the salt merchant gave to the Tongzhi Yamen as usual, this is also an old example. A Nian could not even accept this. When the water was clear, there would be no fish. He was in charge of the affairs of the Tongzhi Yamen, so he could not cut off the wealth of the people below. What A Nian had to guard was that he could not give the salt merchant the opportunity to slander him at all. Otherwise, if this basin of water was poured over, even if it was stolen water, it would be a great disadvantage to A Nian's career.

A Nian had to think of a way to start first, but unexpectedly he was hit first.

This incident was spread throughout Beichang Prefecture. It is said that Jiang Tongzhi was stabbed eighteen times and stabbed him into a hornet's nest, leaving only one breath. Some people said that Jiang Tongzhi was disfigured!

Yes, Jiang Tongzhi was born as a Tanhua, and his face was very capable. He was just like a big girl and a little wife on the road. Yes, the people in Beichang were openly looking at beautiful men and women. Yes, the people of Beichang were openly in style, and everyone always believed that it was not a big deal to just look at a man. This time, Jiang Tongzhi was attacked, and a pub owner shouted for help! Because of the proprietor's publicity, the news of Jiang Tongzhi being assassinated was spreading. The proprietor's guest came and promoted it, "My God, Jiang Tongzhi, who will a person like Jiang Tongzhi make enemies with? Who doesn't know that Jiang Tongzhi is a good one.

Official, good-looking, and very good-looking. Suddenly, a black-clothed assassin descended from the sky. Jiang Tongzhi's row of guards was beaten by the black-clothed assassin. Seeing that the assassin's sharp knife was about to be inserted into Jiang Tongzhi's chest, I said at that time, I shouted and a jar of burning knives hit me. The assassin kicked the burning knives away and smashed them against my wall. Did you see that there was a small piece of wall that was smashed by the wine jar that day. Then, I ran out immediately and shouted for help. The assassin hurriedly ran away. In just a while, the guards fought again. The assassin was afraid that there would be too many people, so he ran away."

Some diner A asked, "Really?"

"Of course it's true, it can be fake." The boss lady said, "Poor Jiang Tongzhi, his face is covered in blood, and he doesn't know how he got the bottom injury."

"You won't be injured on your face, right?" said Diner B.

"What's this? If a handsome man like Jiang Tongzhi hurts his face, he will not feel sorry for the big girl and wife of our Beichang Mansion." Seeing that the boss's wife had less wine, she brought another pot to the diners.

The diner said, "I don't know what you women have. How can you weak scholars like Jiang Tongzhi be as practical as ours!"

"Isn't that true?" Diner Yiji agreed.

The boss's wife said, "What do you know! Jiang Tongzhi is a Tanhua! Tanhua!"

Jiang Tanhua is now lying in the bed with blood in her body unconscious, and is like a rice dumpling. He Zijin invited all the well-known officials in Beichang Prefecture City, and even Governor Tian came. When he saw Jiang Tongzhi's appearance, he immediately felt sad, "It hurts so much!" He rushed over, sat by the bed, and scolded the assassin!

He Zijin said, "The governor has to make the decision for my master!"

Governor Tian said, "It must! I can't let Zhongliang die in vain!"

Punishment Zhou Tong could not hear this and stepped forward and whispered, "Sir, Jiang Tongzhi no longer has the worries of life."

Governor Tian's expression immediately changed and spontaneously put on several layers of faces, and said repeatedly, "That's good. It's true that God blesses me Beichang Prefecture, God bless me Jiang Tongzhi. A good official like Jiang Tongzhi will be blessed by gods." He asked Jiang Tongzhi's condition with a gentle qi. He also comforted He Anren and asked He Anren to take good care of Jiang Tongzhi, and he would definitely make decisions for Jiang Tongzhi.

He Anren said coldly, "My master has never had any enemies in the past. I heard that because of the salt class, the salt class Wang Tisi looked down on my master very much! My master listened to the governor's order to check the salt class. The governor must give my family justice! You must not let the villain go in vain and call the people from all over the world to feel cold!"

"Don't worry, I personally preside over the investigation of this matter!" Even if He Anren did not mention this matter, Governor Tian would not miss this opportunity. Governor Tian comforted the victim's family, He Anren, and ordered Punishment Zhou Tong himself to be responsible for Jiang Tongzhi's case. This party said goodbye and left.

When Governor Tian left, He Xuezheng's face turned slightly white, his lips were pursed tightly, and he sent Governor Tian and his party. Governor Tian thought that He Xuezheng was Jiang Tongzhi's father-in-law, so he said, "He Xuezheng stayed there, take care of Jiang Tongzhi's body first. Nothing is important for Jiang Tongzhi's safety."

He Xuezheng was not in the mood to greet Governor Tian, ​​and only gave him a few steps. After Governor Tian said this, He Xuezheng was also worried about his son-in-law's injury and went back to guard his son-in-law.

The assassination of Jiang Tongzhi made the already tense political atmosphere of Beichang Mansion even more tense. Wang Tisi hated him and told Master Liu, "I wish I could give myself a knife. What does this wife of Jiang's family mean? I insist that I was disagreeing with Jiang Tongzhi. I am tmd. Is it because I was in trouble with him? It was clearly because he was in trouble with me! Now, if something happened to Jiang, I think it was my attack! Who would I go to reason with?"

Priest Liu comforted Wang Tisi and said, "We should also go and see Jiang Tongzhi."

Wang Tisi was really unhappy to go, but he had to go. As a result, he went there, but he drove him out directly by He Anren. In He Anren's words, "It's not about bullying my master outside, but he dares to bully me at home! He is so arrogant, he won't give anyone a way out, right?"

Not to mention Wang Tisi, the prefect Liu was also very embarrassed. When he went home, he kept talking to his wife, "Shitter! He is really a shrew!"

Mrs. Liu was a little suspicious of Wang Tisi, "It's not really Wang Tisi's move, right?"

"Don't say this." Liu Magistrate said, "When everyone in the city knows that Wang Tisi and Jiang Tongzhi are not in dealing with each other. Jiang Tongzhi has a good life. People first think about Wang Tisi. Wang Tisi is not stupid, so how can he do such a thing?"

Mrs. Liu said, "Will Wang Tisi do it for this reason?"

"No." Prison Liu said that in the general officialdom, unless you really want to die, no one will rashly take this action! Prison Liu and Wang Tisi said, "Jiang Tongzhi must have offended some deadly person!"

Wang Tisi, well, although half of the city believed that this was done by Wang Tisi, Wang Tisi himself understood that this matter really had nothing to do with him. He would scold Jiang Tongzhi a few words every day, such as "Little Baby Lamb's Short-lived Ghost". Wang Tisi said a lot, and even said when he was angry, "I'll get angry, I'll kill you one day!", but he really made a ruthless statement and didn't take action!

However, Master Liu's words also reminded Wang Tisi. Yes, the woman in the Jiang family opened her mouth and said that Jiang Tongzhi had a rift with him. Could it be that Jiang Tongzhi would have no other enemy!

Wang Tisi told the new clue that Zhou Tong, who was responsible for the case without reservation. Zhou Tong believed that this was also a clue. In other words, Wang Tisi was willing to tell the clue that it was entirely out of personal respect for the character of Zhou Tong. If it weren't for the fact that Zhou Tong was honest, if he had changed, he would have been unable to withstand the pressure of Governor Tian to fill in Wang Tisi. Zhou Tong was a veteran in the case handling case. He also conducted a detailed investigation of Wang Tisi and believed that Wang Tisi was not too suspicious. Such a conclusion naturally made Governor Tian dissatisfied, but Wang Tisi was grateful to Zhou Tong. He knew that Governor Tian had to make trouble with Jiang Tongzhi's assassination. There was not enough for Punishment Zhou Tong, a conscientious magistrate, and Wang Tisi wanted to save himself. Therefore, if there were a few clues, he would hear what he told Zhou Tong.

Judge Zhou Tong was also wondering if Jiang Tongzhi had other enemies.

As a result, by chance, it was found that Jiang Tongzhi had asked someone to give the rich man Gong a rope.

Punishment Zhou Tong wanted to ask Jiang Tongzhi why he gave the rich man the palace? However, Jiang Tongzhi was said to be hanging in one breath. Go and ask Mrs. Jiang. Mrs. Jiang said she didn't know. Mrs. Jiang didn't know, and others didn't know.

The magistrate Zhou Tong had to ask the rich man Gong. The rich man Gong had intuition that something had happened when he learned that Jiang Tongzhi was assassinated. Just like Wang Tisi and Jiang Tongzhi were incompatible, Jiang Tongzhi had a good relationship, and everyone's first suspicion was Wang Tisi. Gong Qianzhu thought more deeply. Wang Tisi was an official of the court, but he was just a merchant. Moreover, the old governor Yu, who has retired and returned home now, swearing to heaven that Jiang Tongzhi was definitely not done by him. However, Jiang Tongzhi gave him a rope, what does this mean? When he received the rope, he thought that it was Jiang Tongzhi who wanted his life!

In fact, in the eyes of the rich man in the palace, that was just a means to increase pressure from Jiang Tongzhi!

Jiang Tongzhi did not mean to take his life, but wanted him to truly surrender and explain the matters on the salt clearly!

This was originally a trivial matter, but no one expected that something happened to Jiang Tongzhi at this time. Gong Qianzhu did not sleep all night, so he went to the Jiang family the next day and handed some of the things he had secretly recorded to Mrs. Jiang He Anren. When he saw that Zhou Tong was invited today, Gong Qianzhu went to Tong Zhengya with a nervous heart.

Gong Qianzhu is the first salt merchant in Beichang Prefecture. There is no need to mention the wealthy family. Zhou Tongzong does not hate the rich. Moreover, because Gong Qianzhu often donates money and many people who build bridges and roads do good deeds. Zhou Tongzong is quite kind to Gong Qianzhu, so he asked Gong Qianzhu about the rope.

Gong Caizhu said, "I want to talk to the adults in private."

"No, this is asking about the case. Not only should there be a clerk present, but no falsehood is required for every word you say!" Zhou Tongzong signaled the clerk to record the case. Gong Qianzhu hesitated for a while before saying, "My Lord Tongzhi has been checking the matter on salt. The day when Tongzhi brought me a rope, it was because I received a hint from Wang Tisi the day before."

"What does it imply you?"

"I suggest that I tell you about the filial piety that I have given to the Tongzhi Yamen over the years." The rich man sighed, "I dare not hide it from Jiang Tongzhi when he was assassinated. What should I say about this matter? The Tongzhi Yamen is in charge of some salt course affairs. Every year, we pick salt from the salt well and go to the Tongzhi Yamen to press the seal. To be filial piety is not considered filial piety, it is a regular money for the old year."

“How much is this money?”

"Not much, only five hundred taels a year."

"Is it for the Tongzhi Yamen or for Jiang Tongzhi?"

"Tongzhiyamen." Gong Caizhu said, "Since Jiang Tongzhi took office, I want to be filial to him privately, but Jiang Tongzhi never accepts that five hundred taels of silver. I heard that Jiang Tongzhi gave all of them to his subordinates, but he had never taken them."

"Do you know?"

"You can know these things after a little inquiry." Gong Qianzhu sighed, "Jiang Tongzhi is not a person who is short of money. He gave his share to his subordinates. To be honest, he is truly kind and righteous."

Zhou Tong said, "Why did Jiang Tongzhi give you a rope?"

"It should be a warning. Jiang Tongzhi knew that Wang Tisi wanted me to report that silver incident. I was in a dilemma. I don't know what to do. To be honest, I am just a salt seller. I can donate some money to build bridges and roads for my fellow villagers. I asked me to report Jiang Tongzhi. How could I do such a thing? I have no evidence. Besides, I know whether Jiang Tongzhi was innocent in the salt class. I don't want to do this, but Wang Tisi is in charge of salt class, so I dare not offend Wang Tisi. Jiang Tongzhi just gave me a rope."

Zhou Tongzong said, "I heard that you went to Jiang Tongzhi's house that day."

"Go, I, say something unrestrained, I also asked Jiang Tongzhi why he gave me a rope. Jiang Tongzhi said that he thought I was so worried that I wanted to hang myself now, so he gave me a rope. Since something happened to Jiang Tongzhi, I thought about it all these days, but I still felt that this was a joke from Jiang Tongzhi. Jiang Tongzhi was young and had a childlike heart. He gave me a rope and joked with me." Gong Qianzhu said.

Zhou Tong said in his heart: One day I will give you a bowl of crane red, I guess you have to say you are joking.

However, what the rich man in the palace said may not be all lies.

The judge Zhou Tong asked the rich man of the palace and asked the rich man of the palace to press his handprint, so he asked him to go home. He didn't know why the news was so stricken. Wang Tisi knew the next day that the rich man of the palace sold him completely at Zhou Tong. He found the rich man of the palace to make an old fist. The rich man of the palace immediately found the rich man of the palace and asked the government to protect him in case Wang Tisi destroyed him!
Chapter completed!