Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 363 Formal Means
"Do you need this old slave to go with you?" Li Wenyou didn't ask what Cui Wei was going to do, but asked if he should follow.

Cui Wei waved his hand and said: "No, I can go by myself!" Then he turned around and was about to leave, but just after taking two steps, he stopped suddenly, turned around and said, "Wen You, it may not be peaceful at home these two days, you Don't go out if you have nothing to do."

Li Wenyou was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Understood, master, I am an old bone, and I have nowhere to go."

"Haha! Wen You is not old, so let's do it like this, let's have a drink when I come back!" Cui Wei laughed, turned and left.

Li Wenyou's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he thought of. He stood there for a while, and then left slowly.

Cui Wei sat in the carriage and soon arrived at Zhou Zhizhou's mansion. It was not the first time he had come here. After getting off the carriage, he still bowed his hands respectfully to the door and said, "I don't know if Mr. Zhou is at the mansion?"

Menzi also knew him, and said with a smile, "It's Patriarch Cui! The master is here, and I'll inform you."

"Thank you." Cui Wei smiled and nodded with a kind face.

Soon the door came out and said with a smile: "Master Cui, Master invites you in."

"it is good."

Cui Wei responded, followed the door into the Zhou mansion, and saw Mr. Zhou in the study.

Mr. Zhou is a middle-aged man with an upright face. He is not as fat and big-eared as other officials. On the contrary, he is a little thin. Since he is at home, he is only wearing casual clothes and is practicing calligraphy.

Cui Wei didn't make a sound, and when Master Zhou finished writing and looked up at him, he saluted and said, "Cui Wei, a grassroots man, I've seen you."

Master Zhou threw the pen into the brush wash, and said with a smile, "It's Patriarch Cui! Why come to me when you have time?"

Cui Wei said with a smile: "I haven't visited Mr. Zhou for many days. Last time I went out, I got some good tea, and I specially brought it for Mr. Zhou to taste."

Cui Wei said and put a small bag in his hand on the desk.

"The good tea in Patriarch Cui's mouth is definitely not ordinary. I have to taste it." Mr. Zhou washed his hands and asked his servants to take the tea away. When the brewed tea was delivered, Master Zhou took a sip, closed his eyes and muttered: "Not bad, not bad, it is really good tea, Patriarch Cui has a heart."

"As long as Mr. Zhou likes it." Cui Wei responded with a smile.

Lord Zhou put the cup on the table and said, "Please tell me why Patriarch Cui is here this time."

Mr. Zhou has also been an official for many years. Although Patriarch Cui is filial from time to time, businessmen don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles. If there is nothing to ask him for help, will they come to him?

Cui Wei didn't refuse anymore, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Master Zhou, to be honest, there is indeed something wrong with the grassroots this time. Of course, it's not a big deal. It's just... my Cui family has been doing business in a peaceful manner all these years. Master Zhou can testify, right?"

Mr. Zhou was startled, he didn't understand, he asked doubtfully, "What does Patriarch Cui mean by that?"

Cui Wei shook his head, and said: "It's the superficial meaning. The grass people came here this time just to hear a word from Mr. Zhou, whether my Cui family has been doing business peacefully these years."

Mr. Zhou took a deep look at the other party, and suddenly laughed and said: "Of course, the Cui family is one of the largest merchants in our Jinzhou, and Wanfu Trading Company is one of the top five commercial firms in the world. The Cui family is indeed well-run. ah!"

"Master Zhou has won the award, but Cao Min still wants to know, the Cui family has not violated any laws in business, right?" Cui Wei cupped his hands again and continued to ask.

Seeing the other party's reluctance, Mr. Zhou became a little impatient, and frowned, "The Cui family has indeed been doing their duty these years. Are you satisfied with this?"

Seeing that Master Zhou was a little displeased, Cui Wei immediately panicked, but he still bit the bullet and said: "The grass people don't dare, but with the words of the adults, then the grass people can feel relieved."

"Well, since it's all right, then you can go back, I have other things to do." Master Zhou waved his hand and saw off the guests directly.

Cui Wei heard what he wanted to hear, and had no intention of staying, so he left the Zhou Mansion soon and boarded the carriage home.

In the carriage, Cui Wei shook his head and sighed, Mr. Zhou was not easy to deal with this week. He remembered that when Mr. Zhou first came a few years ago, he was not allowed to enter. It was only then that he got on the other side's line, but this week the lord was really not greedy for money, but he didn't know what happened later, so he accepted his gift more or less, and accommodated him in some aspects.

It's just that even so, he didn't dare to go too far. Over the years, he has been carefully maintaining this relationship and only letting the other party turn a blind eye to certain things when he does what he likes.

But today I can get the other party's words, I think there is no problem, after all, if it is really checked, Mr. Zhou is not clean!

In the next two days, Cui Wei went to the residences of several officials and gave a lot of gifts. Whether it is useful or not, the etiquette must be thoughtful.At the same time, he is also sending people to inquire about the news of Su Bai and others. Although he said that it is impossible to take the initiative to take action, he must not be too passive. Other people's homes are already at the door, and he doesn't know yet!So not long after Su Bai and others entered Jinyang City, Cui Wei got the news, and the entire Cui family felt like a big enemy for a while.

Besides, after Su Bai and the others finished reading the Cui family's information, Su Bai asked Xiaosan: "Little San, what should we do now? Go straight to the door?"

Xiaosan shook her head and said, "Go kill them? Brother Su, I didn't say you, you can't just beat and kill. We are members of the imperial court, and we should abide by the rules and laws. This kind of thing can't be done!"

Su Bai rubbed his nose, he was always yelling and killing?no?But he didn't get entangled in this matter, anyway, judging by Xiaosan's posture, the other party took care of everything about Cui's family, and he, the party involved, became a bystander instead, so he wanted to see how the other party planned to deal with Cui's family .

Xiaosan squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "We don't yell for beating and killing, we follow the formal procedures, I don't believe we won't be able to take down this little Cui's family!"

"The formal procedure? The little third brother is saying that the Cui family sent someone to commit murder? But although Li Taishan and Li Taishan are worshipers of the Cui family, we didn't catch Cui Xiaopeng at the time. What if the other party refuses to admit it?" Su Bai thought seriously After thinking about it, I think this method is not very good.

"Tsk! Who said you want to sue them for this! Brother Su, think about it, a big family, who is still in charge of Wanfu Commercial Bank, can make it so big, the other party will not have any stains? What kind of serious business? Hehe, Ma Wu Night grass is not fat, you don't understand this truth, do you?"

Xiao San raised the documents in his hand, looking confident.

Su Bai glanced at the information in Xiaosan's hand, and found that the records were all records of the Cui family giving gifts to officials, as well as records of how to evade taxes. Su Bai couldn't help raising his eyebrows. !
Xiaosan smiled and said, "With these things, it's really too simple to make the Cui family go down."

"Then what should we do now? Report directly to the officials?" Su Bai asked.

Xiao San nodded and said: "Reporting to the official must be reported to the official, but who to look for, there is also a lot of knowledge here, this Zhizhou Master Zhou from Jinzhou is a good candidate, let's go find him!"

As Xiaosan said, she packed the materials on the table one by one and put them into envelopes, and then a group of four people left the small courtyard, and came to Zhou Mansion under the guidance of a staff.

"Who are you guys? Don't you know this is Lord Zhizhou's house?" Seeing a group of young people, Menzi couldn't help frowning. Of course, he didn't directly drive them away. The doorman must have good eyesight, otherwise maybe He offended someone, and he didn't know how he died!

Although Su Bai and the others are all young people, it is impossible not to know that this is the prefecture's mansion. Since they know that they dare to come, they must have something to rely on.

Xiao San took out his first-class head catcher badge, waved it in front of the other party, and said, "We are the head catcher of 'Jiugongmen', and we have a case to discuss with Mr. Zhou."

Menzi is also a well-informed person, and he recognized at a glance that this is the badge of a first-class head catcher. A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he nodded and said: "Several officials, please wait a moment, the younger one will go in and report."

Menzi soon saw Mr. Zhou, who was dealing with official business in the study. Hearing that some young first-class arresters had arrived and there was still a case to be discussed, he couldn't help frowning, and murmured: "'Jiugongmen "Head arrester, if there is a big case, I should have gotten the news long ago. If I don't know, it means that it has nothing to do with me. People with the 'Nine Palaces' can solve it by themselves. What is this sudden visit mean?"

Although he was puzzled, he still said, "Lead them to the main hall, I'll be there later."

The door came out and invited Su Bai and others into the main hall, Master Zhou was already waiting.

Seeing Su Bai and others coming in, he glanced at them, and said with a smile: "You look very strange, you don't think you are a local head arrester? I don't know what to do with this officer? I heard there is some case? "

Su Bai and the others saluted. After all, although they were first-class arresters, their official position was still lower than that of Zhizhou. Xiaosan didn't propose a proposal, but said: "I'm from Shangjing, my surname is Lu, and Lu Yuanzhi is my grandfather. .”

Master Zhou frowned, he didn't say what he asked, why did he declare his family name, after thinking about it carefully, his expression suddenly changed: "But Master Lu who is the Minister of Officials in the court?"

"Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhou knew my grandfather." Xiaosan smiled slightly, which undoubtedly admitted it.

Master Zhou's complexion changed again, and the smile on his face became more and more friendly, and he said: "When I was in Beijing, I had the honor to meet Master Lu a few times, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance to ask for advice. It's a pity that I met him today. Mr. Lu."

"Hehe, it's easy to say, I'm the third child in my family."

"So it's the third son Lu." Lord Zhou still had a smile on his face.

"Haha! Mr. Zhou is so polite. There is no Mr. Lu San here. You can just call me Misan." Misan laughed sincerely.

(End of this chapter)