Lady Wan Guan

Lu Yiming suspected that Ji Yunchen had chosen to send the man back tonight specifically so that he could watch him and stop him from making any rash moves, so that Gu Zhouting's plan to detain the seven masters could be carried out smoothly.

This is no longer a conspiracy, but a conspiracy.

You know what their true purpose is, but if you don’t have evidence, there’s nothing you can do against them.

That's all, facing Gu Zhouting and Ji Yunchen, he could only swallow his anger.

Zhou Mu saw that General Lu was afraid of the prince and could not help him, so he had to leave disappointedly.

When he returned, he heard that several young masters had also been left behind, and Zhou Mu almost vomited blood.

Now he really has no choice. The backbone of each family is all detained in the government office. Master Qiu can't count on him, and General Lu can't count on him either.

For a time, the seven people who could originally walk sideways in Dengzhou became soft-footed shrimps with their bones removed, and could no longer jump up.

After a heated discussion, several family heads who were detained in the government office finally decided that a good man would not suffer the immediate disadvantages, but shed some blood and escape, fearing that there would be chaos in the family.

As a result, Gu Zhouting quickly received a note from seven people willing to work together to donate [-] tons of grain.

Gu Zhouting did not say anything about releasing the people, but sent notes to each family, asking each family to deliver the food to the government office early tomorrow morning.

Cut out a little bit.

The next day, each family delivered their food early.

Gu Zhouting sent someone to tell the seven masters that the young masters also wanted to contribute to solving the food shortage in Dengzhou and voluntarily stayed to discuss countermeasures.

The family heads yelled angrily, wanting to roll up their sleeves and fight with Gu Zhouting.

But after you've had enough of scolding, you still have to face reality.

It doesn't matter if they are detained here. Even the family heir is also detained. How can there be chaos?
So everyone gritted their teeth and contributed another [-] dans of grain.

Mr. Qiu thought that Gu Zhouting should be released now.Unexpectedly, Gu Zhouting didn't even mention letting him go. He served several family heads with delicious food and drink, but he refused to let him go.

On the third day, another [-] dans of grain were taken from the hands of the family heads.

Gu Zhou stopped posting notices, firstly informing the commander of the Zhenbei military section that he had disobeyed military orders and killed innocent people indiscriminately, and had been punished by military law by the Army General.

Second, seven people generously donated [-] dans of grain to help the people in the city tide over the difficulties.

Third, from today onwards, people in Dengzhou can go to the government to receive relief grains based on their household registration, but they cannot be white-collar workers. The relief grains are eight hundred coppers and one stone, and those who have no money can do corvee labor to make up for it.

Fourth, after discussions between the government and seven major families, from now on, the price of rice in rice and grain shops in the city shall not exceed three liang and one stone, and purchases will be limited per household.If a merchant raises prices without authorization, once discovered, the grain and income from grain sales will be confiscated, and the business qualification will be permanently revoked.

As soon as the notice came out, the whole city burst into cheers, and the people celebrated with their foreheads and hands, and ran around to tell each other.

The imperial envoy is indeed Lord Qingtian.

Chen Song followed Jiang Wanning's instructions and brought a group of common people, beating gongs and drums, to wait for the seven masters of the family at the government office.

The seven masters originally decided to expose Gu Zhouting's true face as soon as they got out of trouble, and accused Gu Zhouting of detaining them and extorting them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the government office, the people outside knelt down in large numbers, calling them "great good people". They wanted to set up immortal tablets for them, write letters to all people, thank the seven people for their good deeds, and let the imperial envoy take them back to the capital. Forward to the Emperor.

Seven masters:...

He couldn't curse anyone if he wanted to. The food had been donated and it was impossible to get it back. Instead of breaking up with Gu Zhouting, it would be better to endure the bad breath and earn a good reputation.

Gu Zhouting and Ji Yunchen came to the gate.

"You want to thank the seven major families for their good deeds. I, Wan Minxin, have already written it for you. You can come over and press your fingerprints."

Gu Zhouting handed the paper in his hand to Mo Yu and Gao Shi.Gao Shi unfolded the paper and spread it on the ground, and Mo Yu opened the ink pad.

The common people came forward to press their fingerprints one after another.

Gu Zhouting smiled and bowed to the seven family heads: "Thank you all for your generous donation."

The heads of the family were twitching, their smiles were uglier than their tears, and they felt as sick as if they had swallowed a fly.

That Wan Min Xin is a great temptation for them. If the emperor can praise him for it, it will be of great benefit to the descendants of the Seven Families.

Therefore, the anger and grievances of the past three days can only be swallowed.

The head of the Zhou family returned the gift: "Your Majesty, you are serious. We are all citizens of Dengzhou. If Dengzhou is in trouble, we should be able to provide food and help."

"The head of the Zhou family is high in righteousness, and all the heads of the family are high in righteousness." Gu Zhouting gave him his hat without any money.

The young masters who had been tied up for three days were also released. As soon as they saw Gu Zhouting, the young master of the Feng family rushed forward: "Master Gu, why did you kidnap..."

Before he finished speaking, the head of the Feng family held his ears and scolded him: "You bastard, what nonsense are you saying here? Go home and talk about it later."

Didn’t you see everyone pressing their fingerprints on Wanminxin?
The young master of the Feng family couldn't understand the situation, but he could still understand his father's warning eyes, so he could only stand aside angrily.

After the lively scene in front of the government office dispersed, Gu Zhouting and Ji Yunchen smiled alike.

Master Qiu sighed on the side.

This time, everyone suffered heavy losses.

In the Lu Mansion, Lu Shanshan cried with snot and tears.

"Brother, why does the government set the price of grain? My batch of grain cost more than five taels and one stone. Now I can only sell it at most three taels and one stone. I have lost more than half of my capital. How can I explain to the princess when I go back?"

It was said that it should not exceed three liang and one stone. The problem was that the Zhenyuan Escort Agency sold it at two liang and one stone. If the price of the food in her hand did not follow, she would not be able to sell even two liang and one stone.

The Zhenyuan Escort Bureau has 26 dans of grain!It is enough to solve the food shortage.

Lu Yiming was startled: "What? Is there any food for the Crown Princess in here?"

"Yes, the Crown Princess knew that I was bringing food here to sell, so she had to get involved." Lu Shanshan did not dare to say that she had encouraged Qin Siyue.

Lu Yiming's ribs ached with anger: "I asked you to take action earlier, but you didn't listen. Now it's better, and you've lost all your money."

He thought that this batch of food belonged to Lu Shanshan. She was disobedient, and she would lose if she lost. He would take it as a lesson. Who would have thought that it would also involve the Anping Mansion and the East Palace.

"I have already lowered the price, from 17 taels to 13 taels, and yesterday they were all reduced to seven taels, but what can I do if I can't sell them?" Lu Shanshan cried.

It’s all the fault of Mrs. Ginger, who gives out porridge every day and everyone has free food, so who will come to buy food?

"Honestly, how much did the princess mix?"

Lu Shanshan stretched out a hand.

"5 million taels?"

Lu Shanshan nodded aggrievedly: "Brother, you can't ignore me. I really can't explain to the Crown Princess."

Lu Yiming thought to himself: He still can't explain it to Uncle An Ping!
Lu Yiming glared at Lu Shanshan fiercely and gritted his teeth: "You will cause me trouble."

It's not that he can't make up the money for him, but the persona he's been running over the years is that he has a clear mind and is dedicated to killing the enemy. If he suddenly takes out tens of thousands of taels to make up for it, if anyone finds out, he will be in big trouble.

"I can only help you fill 5000 taels, and I don't have a penny more. You can figure out the rest by yourself." Lu Yiming walked away with a puff of sleeves.