Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Hearing Su Mu's words, Master Gu Gu Wenwen suddenly stood up: "Is there really a way for the inspector Mei?"

Su Mu smiled, and asked back, "Master Gu, does he know any salt merchants in the city?"

Gu Wenwen shook his head in doubt: "Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants are the bottom of the four peoples. I take care of family letters and ceremonies, but I don't know the salt merchants. I would like to ask the inspector Mei, why do you ask this question?"

Su Mu spread his hands: "If you don't know the salt merchants, then there is nothing you can do." I thought that the Gu family belonged to the Cangzhou Tu nationality, but I knew a few salt merchants here, but I didn't think that Mr. Gu was a pedantic teacher. It's not easy.

At this moment, Gu Laoer interrupted: "My lord, although we don't know the salt merchants...but, but..."

"But what?" Gu Wenwen and Gu Lin asked anxiously at the same time.

Gu Laoer said in a low voice: "The third son knows a few salt merchants... Isn't the third son good at poetry? He is an arty person who often holds literary meetings. The third child is also a fun person, and often goes to these elegant occasions..."

"What kind of elegant occasion, is there any elegant businessman?" The old man slammed the ground with his cane again: "Hurry up and find someone."

"Yes, son, go here."

When Gu Laoer ran out in a hurry, Gu Wenwen asked Su Mu again: "Inspector Mei, please continue."

Su Mu put his mouth close to Old Master Gu's ear: "Actually, this matter is easy, and then it just needs to be like this, so..." He said the key points.

Then he said: "I'll go back to the state government office first to see Mr. Zhizhou, and ask him to detain the case first. Otherwise, if the case has already been judged, it will be bad."

"Yes, yes, inspector Mei, go quickly."

It was also a coincidence that Su Mu went there, and when he arrived at the prefectural government, Guan Zhizhou and Yang Tongzhi had already been raised for questioning.

Gu Jixiang and Gu Facai knelt on the ground with ashen faces, like two dead people.

Ma Quan, on the other hand, stood proudly beside Yang Tongzhi, and when he saw Su Mu coming in, he smiled sarcastically: "The inspector Mei is here, and the inspector has handled such a big case on his first day in office.

Yang Tongzhi yelled at the two people on the ground: "Gu Facai, Gu Jixiang, you two have sold illegal salt, the amount is huge, the evidence is solid, the crime cannot be pardoned, you should report it to the Ministry of Punishment, and when the national law severely punishes, the case will be closed!"

"Wait!" Su Mu called out.

Yang Tongzhi glanced at Su Mu coldly: "Mei Fugui, this case has been concluded, what should you do if you yelled at the court for no reason?"

Ma Quan also yelled triumphantly: "Su Mu, Master Tongzhi is asking you something, why don't you kneel down quickly?"

Su Mu smiled lightly, and Yang Tongzhi didn't care about money, and went straight to Guan Zhizhou: "Master Zhizhou, this case was handled by our inspection department, and it was also handled by Mei Fugui. The official came to visit this case, okay?" It's like there's a grievance."

Hearing what Su Mu said, the two people on the ground shouted at the same time: "Master, we are wronged, wronged!"

"Injustice, how could that be? Both of them admitted it just now!" Guan Zhizhou was a little surprised.

Su Mu smiled and said, "Master Zhizhou, just wait for a while, someone from the Gu family will come over to talk about it in a short while."

Before Guan Zhizhou could speak, Ma Quan shouted sharply: "The case has been concluded, what are you waiting for? So, what's the face of Zhizhou and Zhou Tong? Who are you? Little officer, why do you want the elder to wait?"

"Oh, it turns out that waiting for a while will hurt the face of the elder. But if the case is wrongly judged, it will also lose the face of my Zhizhou Yamen. Is it possible that you want to call Zhizhou and Zhou Tong because you are impatient waiting for witnesses? , just make random judgments, and be that stupid official?"

"You!" Ma Quan yelled angrily and jumped violently.

Guan Zhizhou: "Yes, yes, yes, it doesn't hurt to wait a while."

Yang Tongzhi frowned: "Ma Quan, shut up!" Although Ma Quan was his confidant, he felt ashamed to argue with Su Mu in court.

At this time, a yamen servant came in: "Report to Zhizhou and Zhou Tong, the master of the Gu family, Gu Wenwen, asked to see him, saying that it was related to the private salt case."

Su Mu smiled at Ma Quan: "Look, the witness is here."

Ma Quan: "I'd like to see what evidence the Gu family has, can they turn the case over?"

After all, Mr. Gu has a reputation as a scholar, so he didn't need to kneel down when he met Zhizhou and Tongzhi. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Zhizhou and Tongzhi, there is a misunderstanding on this matter."

Ma Quan shouted: "What misunderstanding, could it be that the salt does not belong to these two people?"

Master Gu took out a piece of paper from his pocket: "It's not theirs, but mine."

"Ah, yours?" Guan Zhizhou was very surprised.

Yang Tongzhi patted the table: "Gu Wenwen, you also read the books of sages and sages, you must know that selling private salt is a capital offense, okay, okay, since you admit it yourself, today I will deal with you according to the laws of the country. Ma Quan!"

He was even more excited, it was appalling for a scholar to sell his dignity!

If this case is successful, the imperial court will be alarmed immediately, and I, Yang, will become famous.This is a great political achievement, and the official assessment will be held every three years. At that time, why should the word "Zhuo Yi" be written on the resume of this official!

Ma Quan: "The subordinate is here!"

"Hurry up and ask Zhou Xuezheng to come over to listen to the case. Today, Gu Wenwen's reputation will be revoked!" Yang Tongzhi's eyes flashed with anger, and he shouted again: "Mei Fugui, as an inspector of the inspection department, is actually working with criminals." Gu Wenwen colluded with each other inside and out, exchanged information, came to someone, took him down, beat him with fifty sticks, and punished him!"

"Yes!" Several yamen servants responded and rushed forward.

Ma Quan was not in a hurry to leave, he wanted to grab Su Mu himself, beat him to death directly, so as to vent his anger.

No matter how you look at it, this person surnamed Mei is finished today.

But Su Mu laughed loudly, and suddenly stretched out his hand to slap Ma Quan.

"Crack!" With a sound, everyone was stunned.

Ma Quan covered his face in surprise: "You hit me?"

Yang Tongzhi yelled angrily: "Mei Fugui, what a thief, how dare you yell at the court and take it down!"

"Stop! Ma Quanquan is the deputy inspector of the inspection department, and he is rude to my superior, disrespectful, and not subject to court etiquette, he should be beaten!" Su Mu snatched the note from Gu Wenwen, He walked quickly to Guan Zhizhou, handed over the note, and said loudly: "This is the salt of the Gu family's hundred catties of salt, this is the official salt!"

"Ah!" Guan Zhizhou was stunned: "Guan Yan, how come?"

Not only him, everyone in the courtroom was stunned.

In addition to Guan Zhizhou, even Yang Tongzhi walked up, and both of them looked at the piece of paper at the same time.

That's right, it is the salt quotation issued by the Changlu Salt Transport Envoy.