The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 169 Robbery?

There are a total of six members of the Pu family stationed in Fuzhou City. These six people are all from Quanzhou. The guys from Quanzhou Pujia Commercial Firm, apart from looking for new items that appeared in the Fuzhou market from time to time, the six people's main job was to accompany the officials of various departments on Fujian Road to eat, drink and have fun.The task Pu Shougeng gave them was very simple and cost money.Of course, anyone knows how to spend money, but it is not so easy to spend a lot of money every day and make it worthwhile.

Pu Wenyong, Pu Wenfeng was very unhappy this day, and was sent to question by the government in broad daylight.Doesn't it mean that everything has been settled?Damn it, the bigwigs on Fujian Road received money but didn't do their job properly, and some kind of imperial envoy came out, Pu Wenfeng cursed in a low voice as he walked.

For the Pu family brothers, this Fuzhou government office is quite familiar, and they would come and go every now and then on weekdays, and there was almost no one they didn't know from top to bottom.However, it was the first time to enter the courtroom.

The prefect Zhang Songzhang, who was usually arrogant, sat on the deputy seat, without any prestige in the past, and weakly shouted: "Sheng Tang."

"mighty!"

Pu Wenyong looked around, and he didn't know any of the yamen servants on both sides of the court. Judging from their uniforms, they were not yamen servants of the state capital at all.Pu Wenyong looked at Chen Huainan next to him, and he also looked surprised.

Zhang Song took a picture of the gavel: "Pu Wenyong, Pu Wenfeng, Fuzhou Lin's firm sued you for using illegal means, causing the shipping department to detain the goods shipped by Lin's firm. Is there such a thing?"

Pu Wenyong stepped forward to salute, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "My lord, my Pu family only does business in Quanzhou, and has not set foot in Fuzhou area. How could I use some so-called illegal means in Fuzhou? Please make decisions for the grassroots."

Pu Wenfeng looked impatient and said, "Lin Zhixiong, do you have evidence? Otherwise, we will sue you for framing."

Zhang Song subconsciously asked: "Exactly, Lin Zhixiong, do you have evidence?"

Kong Jian said calmly, "My lord, we don't have any evidence at present. Our firm is the only agent of MSG in Fujian Road, so we have no competitors. A few days ago, our firm signed a supply agreement with a merchant in Fanwai Java. On the second day after the agreement was signed, the Pu family sent someone to send a message, saying that they hoped that we would give up the agreement and let them, and that they would pay the compensation for breach of the agreement, and that all overseas MSG business would be handed over to the Pu family in the future. And the Pu family will give us subsidies. At the same time, the Pu family will fully cooperate with our business in Quanzhou. My lord, the Pu family of Quanzhou has always had a lot of contacts with overseas businesses, and my Lin's business is also expanding overseas business , so we naturally declined. Although the overseas business of our firm is far from that of Pujia, we also have some customers. In the past, when dealing with overseas customers, we occasionally had small conflicts with Pujia, but they could be resolved through private negotiation. But This is the first time that an official shipping company has come forward. If it is said that this matter has nothing to do with the Pu family, it is really hard to believe."

Chen Huainan said: "Kong Jian, I know that you can speak eloquently, but my court attaches great importance to evidence, and I don't care what you say, but if you can't produce evidence, it will constitute a crime of framing. You not only framed the Pu family , and even framed our shipping department, you must know that the shipping department is the government office of the imperial court, how can you let you make false accusations at will."

Pu Wenfeng responded: "Master Chen is right, I think your Lin family is deliberately finding fault."

"Silence!" Ye Mengding patted the gavel and said, "Pu Wenfeng, when Mr. Zhang asks you something, please speak again."

Pu Wenfeng seemed still not convinced: "My lord, that fellow is doing it on purpose..."

"Wenfeng, don't be rude." Pu Wenyong saw Ye Mengding in the middle frowning, and hurriedly interrupted Pu Wenfeng, while Chen Huainan who was beside him also gave him a hard look.

Kong Jian said: "My lord, Caomin promised yesterday that if we are false accusations, Caomin is willing to accept the punishment of the law, but now only the Pu family has this motive, please investigate carefully."

Both sides held their own views, Kong Jian's words were sharp, and Pu Wenyong was impeccable. After all, Kong Jian had no evidence, and his motives alone could not convict him. Pu Wenyong and Chen Huainan would not admit it, but fought back repeatedly. This is false accusation.After a stalemate for a while, Chen Huainan said: "My lord, I am also an official appointed by the imperial court. Today I have to return to the Shipping Department due to official business. I hope my lord will allow you to call me to testify in court at any time if you have something to do. Please resign first."

Zhang Song didn't dare to make a decision, looked at Ye Mengding and said, "My lord, what do you think?"

Ye Mengding nodded: "Chen Huainan, since you have official business, go ahead first. If there is any need for this case, you can be there on call."

"Yes, Mr. Imperial Envoy, Mr. Zhang, I will resign as an official."

At noon, Wen Zhang and Chen Miao set off to Chuanfangji after eating, and prepared to take Song Wuxin to Pingshan Inn according to the time agreed yesterday.Fang Ling and Lin Ying took Huang Daopo to go shopping, saying they wanted to buy some clothes that fit Huang Daopo.

I took a break from my busy schedule and slept late. I haven't stayed in bed like this for a long time. It's really comfortable, just like Sundays in later generations, I can sleep until three or four in the afternoon.It was a relaxing day, drinking Fujian's Tieguanyin, listening to Yuan Ji's anecdotes about the world, and before I knew it, it was night again.

When I used to read books, I always felt that "no coincidence makes a book" is too coincidental. I didn't expect that I also encountered coincidences.

After I listened to Ye Mengding's trial, Xiao Han came to report in a hurry.

"Young master, it's about Pu Wenfeng."

"What a coincidence, I just heard Mr. Ye mention this person." I smiled, "Xiao Han, please take your time."

"My lord, after the opening of Tongle Building, Pu Wenfeng came to visit him frequently. Over time, I got to know him well. He is impatient and likes to drink. Every time he gets drunk, he will talk nonsense. Tonight, at dusk, Pu Wenfeng went to the Tongle Building alone, and ordered a lot of dishes by himself. I was curious, so I drank with him. He said that he would leave for Quanzhou early in the morning, and he would not be in Fuzhou for a while, so he wanted to have a good meal. He also said that he wanted me to open a Tongle Building in Quanzhou. I asked him , Well in Fuzhou, why do you want to go back, he said that today the government is investigating the case of Lin’s monosodium glutamate being refused to board the ship, his brother thinks he is impatient, and he is afraid that he will make mistakes, so let him go back and rest for a while.”

When I heard it, I hurriedly asked, "Did he say something related to this matter?"

"No, he didn't disclose that at all."

Ye Mengding said: "Judging from today's situation, among the Pu family brothers, Pu Wenyong has a calm personality and careful thinking, while Pu Wenfeng is impatient. If there is any problem with the Pu family, Pu Wenfeng is likely to become a breakthrough, so Pu Wenyong let He returned to Quanzhou for temporary shelter."

I nodded and said: "Well, this possibility is very high, and it also indirectly shows that the Pu family is related to this matter. It seems that the Pu family does not know that we are also involved in this matter, otherwise he would not dare to come to the same place again. Lelou is drinking, hehe, this can be considered a coincidence."

Xiao Han was puzzled and said: "Master, why do you say that Pu Wenfeng dare not come here to drink? They don't know that you are the owner of Shifeng Trading Company."

"This is very simple. Beijing Tongle Building belongs to Shifeng Commercial Company, and Shifeng Commercial Company is a producer of monosodium glutamate. Lin Zhixiong, as the agent of Fujian Road MSG, cannot possibly not be related to Shifeng. Naturally, it is easy to think of Tongle Building. Even if the Pu family didn’t know about it, the Chen family of Fujian Road would definitely know about it. However, Xiao Han was right, they didn’t even know that Mr. Huyan from Shifeng Commercial Company had arrived in Fuzhou. "

"My lord, what should we do?"

"Take down Pu Wenfeng first, and you will definitely get a lot out of him."

Ye Mengding hesitated for a moment and said, "In what name?"

I was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "In name? Hehe, robbers are robbing."

"Bandits?" Ye Mengding muttered, and said, "My lord, if Pu Wenfeng is determined not to tell, will we scare the snake away?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Ye, Pu Wenfeng will definitely tell you."

I have already remembered that in the imperial study, I have seen a record about the Pu family left by the late emperor.