The sun sets in the west, the moon rises in the east, the lights in Tokyo are just beginning to rise, and the lights and shadows are gone.

The hall in front of the yamen, which should have been scattered early, was brightly lit today, and all officials of all sizes were present. Even if they had no official duties to be busy with, they were still pretending to be in a false manner. If they were replaced by a few officials on duty, they would have become empty here. The reason was that the Taiwei Gao Qiu was still in the yamen today, which led to the subordinates and others not daring to leave at will.

The officials below didn't know that Taiwei Gao had no intention of paying attention to them at this time. As the news came back, his heart was a little confused, and his brows became deeper and deeper: "First he surrounded the Yan family store, then the Gu family store, and now he went to the Xicheng warehouse area. What exactly did Sun Tu want to do?" The uneasy mood became even heavier.

As footsteps came, a confidant passed on an important message back: "Taiwei, the Marquis of Yue suddenly led people to stop the Gu family business convoy outside Kaiyuan Gate and found a large number of prohibited items from it! Also, he has sent someone to send a message to the Hu Ben Army, saying that he would surround the Gu family's house and not leave anyone."

Hearing this, Gao Qiu subconsciously slapped the case: "He is so brave! He really dares to attack the Gu family directly!" This matter sounds too unreasonable. Even though Sun Tu didn't have much connections in the officialdom shortly after returning to Tokyo, he just looked at the Gu family who could make the business so big, and you can know that the other party has a big backer behind him. Isn't he afraid of causing trouble?

Of course, if Sun Tu is defeated by the forces behind the Gu family, this is a good thing for Gao Qiu, but what Gao Qiu is worried about is that he will be implicated. After all, Sun Tu is now listening to the officials in front of his palace, and anyone will take it for granted that all this was the instruction of his Taiwei Gao. As far as he knows, behind the Gu family is a high-ranking official from the Censorate, and behind it is Liang Shicheng, who is deeply trusted by the emperor!

Even if Liang Shicheng is aside, the Censorate alone is enough to make people feel troubled. Those crows are the most noisy. Once they are really entangled by them, even if they are favored like Gao Qiu, they will be in trouble.

"This guy is really a troublemaker. He has only been in office for a few days and has caused such a big disaster." Gao Qiu became more and more angry. He really thought about it and removed Sun Tu's official position, but this was unrealistic after all. After calming down, he thought of it again that Sun Tu is definitely not a fool who is ignorant of advancing and retreating. If he dares to do such a thing in Tokyo, he will definitely rely on something. What would that be?

After a while, he asked again solemnly: "Do you know what those prohibited things are?"

"Our people are far away and have not yet figured out. They should be prohibited for sale in private, such as salt or wine." The man didn't know the inside story and guessed casually.

Gao Qiu shook his head and denied: "It is impossible. With the Gu family's wealth, these things can be sold through regular channels, and there is no need to take this risk at all. These things only have a lot of profits, but they can compare to spices and other huge profits."

When he said this, he saw another subordinate coming in a hurry. His face seemed much more serious, and he even panicked a little: "Taiwei, there was a conclusive news from the Kaiyuan Gate that the Gu family caravan detained by Sun Tu actually hid a large number of crossbows and wounded medicines, as if they were to be transported to the border of our Song Dynasty... In addition, Sun Tu has taken people to take these things straight to the Gu family."

"What..." Even though he was already a little prepared, after hearing this, Taiwei Gao was still shocked and stood up suddenly, "They are so brave!" The matter was really big. No matter who it is, it may be difficult to cover up the matter anymore!

The Song Dynasty had a developed business, but it stipulated that many commodities could only be sold exclusively, such as wine, salt, iron, and even tea... However, although these things were prohibited from being sold privately, the people would still secretly sell them in private. As long as these merchants could handle relevant officials in various government departments, the government could turn a blind eye to it and gain a lot of benefits.

However, crossbows and wounded medicine are definitely prohibited products among the prohibited items that cannot be affected by them. Not to mention that the people and merchants are transported and sold, even if officials dare to hide more than three or five crossbow machines at home, as long as they are reported and found out, they will be charged with the crime of illegitimate plots. Even if they do not die, they will have to be sent to three thousand miles. This life will be completely over.

If it is an ordinary citizen, the situation will be even worse. If it is implicated, the entire family may be destroyed overnight. Especially when these things are found to be transported to the border and sold to the enemy country, it will be even more serious crimes for the enemy, and it is not an exaggeration to destroy the three tribes.

Even a high-favored official like Gao Qiu dared not have any connection with such sensitive matters. This made his expression extremely severe and his breathing became heavy: "Where did Sun Tu come from? Where did he get the courage to spread such a thing? How could he, a small palace master, intervene? He is not afraid that this huge wave will be stirred up and swallowed himself first?"

Shortly after this series of thoughts arose in his mind, he suddenly turned his mind: "No, Sun Tu is not that reckless person. He must have some tricks. Maybe everything has been arranged. Do he want to use this to deal with me? No, I must not give him this opportunity. It must be completely clear from this matter!" The reason why Gao Qiu was able to hold power in the position of Taiwei for many years was because of this method of seeking good fortune and avoiding harm. Now he no longer wants to use this matter to rectify Sun Tu. It is better to let himself get rid of himself first. If you want to deal with Sun Tu, there will be opportunities in the future.

With a certain idea, he had walked out of the General Office and ordered casually: "Starting tomorrow, I will be ill in love, and everything has nothing to do with me. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand the humble position." Everyone around me was full of confidants, so why didn't he understand his thoughts? No matter how Sun Tu was doing outside, it had nothing to do with their palace front office, especially Taiwei Gao. This fact is too dangerous and you may not be able to see the credit. On the contrary, it was a trap, but there were all eyes, so let Sun Tu make trouble by himself.

Almost at the same time as Gao Qiu, Cai Jing, who was having dinner on time, also knew about the incident that happened in front of Kaiyuan Gate. Compared to Gao Qiu's somewhat panic, Grandmaster Cai seemed quite calm and calm. Even the piece of tofu he had just picked up had not been damaged at all. The wrinkles on his old face moved a little, and then he laughed: "Since someone wants to make waves in Tokyo, let the waves be bigger. The people behind the Gu family have also gained a lot of benefits in recent years and should pay the price. Aren't we some disciples always unable to find a good assignment? Now it's the opportunity to drive these people away, and the location is empty?"

Mr. Cai has his own skillful means to stand in the court for many years. When this storm suddenly broke out, many people saw danger, but in his eyes it was an opportunity, an excellent opportunity to allow his followers to further control the various powers in the court!

"Go, let the people in the Censorate start writing manually. Some people have occupied their positions for many years. It is time to move out and give them to more capable young people to sit down." Cai Jing waved his hands casually.

"Tai Shi, where are the Gu family and Sun Tu?" There are still many officials outside waiting to obey orders.

"Let them make trouble, the bigger the wind and waves the better. Even if some water splashes at our feet, it doesn't matter. Those who are clear will clear." Cai Jing finished speaking casually, and then slowly put a piece of tofu that was already slightly cold into his mouth.

Of course, not all officials can watch the fire from the other side of the river like Cai Jing, and they can't help themselves by taking the fire from the fire, and they can't help themselves like Gao Qiu. Many people became particularly panicked when they heard the news later because the Gu family business is really closely related to too many officials. Now they are in such a disaster. Once a prison really arises, the number of people involved will be too large.

What makes people even more troublesome is that it is already late at night. Although there is no curfew in Tokyo, going out to connect will inevitably attract attention at this time. At that time, it will become a target, making the situation more and more dangerous. In the end, most people can only choose to wait for news at home, and only a few people start to run around and seek solutions, but everyone is in danger, but they can't do anything about it...

Of course, if you want to talk about who is most afraid of this matter in Tokyo, you must be the Gu family. When you learned this series of news, it was already over, and Gu Youzhi, the head of the Gu family, was still thinking about how to find a relationship tomorrow to solve Sun Tu.

Because not long ago, Sun Tu took people to surround his business company's general account and went to the warehouse to make trouble. The news of his troubles was just being sent back by his servants. Recently, Mr. Gu, who was old and weak, handed over the entire shopping mall to his son, was quite angry. He felt that Sun Tu and other soldiers were brave, but were dissatisfied with his son's weakness and could be bullied. He even planned to find a few backers to take action tomorrow.

As a result, he had just explained it clearly, and such a more terrifying news came, which completely shocked the old man: "How is this possible? My Gu family has always been committed to operating the duties, how could it be to traffic in banned objects such as bows, crossbows, and medicines!" But as soon as he said that, he suddenly realized that the profits of the business have been increasing recently, and last year alone had nearly 70% more profits than in previous years. At that time, he thought that this was his son's performance that he was better than himself, but now it seems that he was probably smuggling and colluding with the enemy behind his back.

At this moment, the old man was completely stunned, and a deep despair quickly spread in his heart.

At the same time, another family ran to report in panic: "Master is not good. Outside, a large number of imperial guards suddenly surrounded our family..." What should be come, finally came.
Chapter completed!