delicious little cook

Chapter 948

On the way to the factory to find someone, the angel found Gu Yun very smoothly. He was fine in the morning and only had a meal at noon, so he still stayed in the factory. When he learned that the saint met Shi Tianmin first and now he wanted to see him, he felt bad. He had a hunch, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he politely asked his subordinates to take the angel to the reception room where the merchants were received for some refreshments.

"A few angels, please use some hot tea to warm up your body. I will come down immediately after I explain my business."

Seeing his subordinate lead the angel away, Gu Yun ran to look for Bai Kou. Bai Kou was busy, and someone had already tipped her off about an angel coming to see Gu Yun.

"Bai Kou!"

"What are you doing? You're in a panic!" Bai Kou looked up from a pile of documents, and saw Gu Yun who was holding on to the door frame and gasping for breath.
"The angel said that the saint has met Shi Tianmin just now!" Gu Yun closed the door and hurried to the edge of Bai Kou's chair, leaning his butt against the edge of the table, and lowered his head to talk to her.

"So what?"

"So what?! Isn't it worth mentioning?"

"Are you afraid that you won't be able to come back after you leave?"

"Bah, bah, bah! It's almost Chinese New Year, let's say something nice!"

"Just go, the worst thing is that you will be scolded because of the smuggling. The treasury has lost decades of tax revenue. The saint will definitely make up for it. If you want to pay back the money, you will admit it quickly."

"It's nothing to pay back the money. The time to collect the money is only about two years, and the collection is not much. You kept separate accounts from the first time, and every pen is clear. I know the approximate total. Come out."

"Since you still have to pay, what are you afraid of?"

"Playing stupid?!"

"What?!"

"The sage met Shi Tianmin first! Are you really not worried that he will slip up?"

"That's why you are a coward who grew up smoothly. It is impossible for Shi Tianmin to admit that they want to replace him. This will definitely make all of them lose their heads. The smart way is to admit small crimes and not mention big ones. Smuggling Shi Tianmin will not be able to tell which is more important than seizing power? As long as there is no evidence to prove their intentions, there are still people who confessed on their own initiative? Isn’t this stupid? Look at what time it is now, the sage only talked to Shi Tianmin after the morning court, such a short time How much can the two of them, grandparents and grandchildren, talk about? So the sage asked you to go there to ask about smuggling. The treasury is short of money, so they only focus on the little tax money from the factory. If the money can be scraped back from Dacheng Mansion, everyone will live a happy life. What's wrong with the fat year? When you come to the saint, no matter how much he scares you, you must not say a word about the fact that we used the disaster relief to pit the king of Yu! You just need to admit that you did receive money to transport the goods, and you know that the amount of money is beyond common sense , but you were running a business at that time and were short of money to invest, so you took the money without asking anything. You didn't know what kind of goods you were delivering. As for the receiving warehouse, you probably got information from Shi Tianmin Please say it yourself, if the saint insists on asking, he will directly push it to the big car dealer."

"Well, that's right, I really don't know what kind of goods are delivered each time, my role in the middle is to take notes and money from Shi Tianmin's hand, share a little sweetness with you, and the big car dealer will send a car to pick up and deliver the goods , They earn normal shipping fees, and only the two of us benefit from the cargo transshipment, and no one else has, and the drivers of the big car dealers know the specific locations of the warehouses that receive the goods best."

"Yes, it's enough to just say what you know. It's all the truth, not a lie. Lies will be exposed, but concealment is not right, because Shi Tianmin is more afraid of death. The things they have done for so many years have accumulated one after another. No matter how many heads are chopped off, it is not enough. In addition, no one has revealed the use of disaster relief to frame the prince. Now that the saint has only seen him, he is absolutely cautious and dare not say more. , the entire Zhao family in the official county will die. Since they will never admit to using the Dacheng Mansion for disaster relief to frame the prince, then we don't have to take the initiative to say that we followed behind and played a trick to repay the other. body."

"Okay, if you say that, I have confidence in my heart. I hope I won't be nervous and say something wrong then."

Gu Yun pinched the back of his neck, took a few deep breaths to try to relax, and handed over the noon meal to Bai Kou to make other arrangements. He went out to meet the angels and drove to the palace under their escort.

At the dinner at noon, Bai Kou sent two stewards to meet with them, and instructed them that if anyone asked why Gu Yun was not there, he should tell them that Gu Yun was summoned by the Holy Master to enter the palace urgently. The princess's son Shi Tianmin's troubles, more pitiful, to win the sympathy of public opinion.

After Gu Yun entered the palace, he was taken directly to the Imperial Study Room. The saint stared at him from behind a pile of memorials, and Gu Yun's heart immediately beat violently. Taking advantage of the short time when he bowed his head to salute, he quickly adjusted his facial muscles. Huan Pingshen, he slowly raised his head, with just the right composure on his face.

"Your Majesty hastily summoned his ministers, but I don't know why?"

"Gu Yun."

"The minister is here."

"How is your relationship with Shi Tianmin?"

"The relationship is not bad. The two of us study at the government school together and do business together. He and his sister Shi Tianmin are one of the three major shareholders of the farm."

"How long have you two been doing business before you partnered up in this farm business?"

"It's been a long time." A trace of nervousness and confusion flashed across Gu Yun's face.

"When did the first money come about?"

"Well, it's been a long time, and I can't remember it. I have to go back and look through the ledger to find out."

"You also keep accounts of this kind of thing?"

"At that time, Bai Kou was still there. Every few months, she would pack up a pile of old clothes that were not worth keeping and sell them to the second-hand clothes store. From the three melons and two dates, she would buy a bag of meat buns for even [-] cents. For the tooth offerings for the maids, she has to record it as income and expenditure."

"Hmph, Bai Kou serves you comfortably?"

Gu Yun smiled awkwardly, but didn't dare to answer.

"Did you hear about the smuggling in Dacheng Mansion?"

"I have heard about it, but I don't know the details, and my father can't explain it clearly. We didn't dare to inquire about the case handled by the Ministry of Punishment."

"You're smart." The sage flicked his finger on the case a few times, "Shi Tianmin confessed, the smuggling was done by them and the Zhao clan in Dacheng prefecture county. For a while, I don’t know anything except what I’m in charge of, so you don’t even know what the Ou’s car dealership is transshipping?”

"Ah?! Is it related to the Ou family's big car dealership?" Gu Yun lowered his head and thought for a while, "Shi Tianmin sometimes gives me a note, which contains some information on picking up goods at the dock. After I get it, I hand it to Bai. Kou will do it, and after that, the big car dealer will go to the dock to pick up and deliver the goods according to the note."

"You handed over a note, and the sweetness you got from it was also accounted for?"

"Sweetness?!" Gu Yun rolled his eyes, and his face became a little flustered.

"Shi Tianmin has been recruited, do you dare to say?" The saint snorted coldly.

"Yes, there is, there is an account, there is an account."

"What about the money?"

"Spend, spend. At that time, Chen's business had just started, and when all aspects were asking for money, all the money Shi Tianmin gave was invested in the business. She spent the share that Bai Kou got, and I didn't know. .”

"I didn't ask Bai Kou, don't drag her in, but since you mentioned her, she was your girl at that time, and she worked for you. It's not up to her to inquire about the money. Her share of the money belongs to you. Account?"

"No, it's just the minister's account. Shi Tianmin divided the money directly, the minister got one share, and Bai Kou got one share. I don't know how much Bai Kou took in total."

"Bai Kou works so carefully, she should have her own private account, you go back to her to get the account book, and count the money clearly, her share is on your head, how much money you two got together, you will obediently give it away tomorrow Go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment. Do you hear me?"

"Yes, I heard it. I obeyed the order and sent it over tomorrow morning."

"There is also the account book. The Criminal Department needs to check the income and expenditure. If you dare to cheat overnight, I will not forgive you."

"Don't dare, the money I got from Shi Tianmin is a separate ledger. Occasionally, the money is embezzled for a little living expenses, and it will be made up in full immediately. The main part is invested in business. Every income and expenditure There are accounts, and the accounts must be delivered tomorrow."

"You keep this kind of money separately?"

"It's all about Bai Kou's careful work. The business spends too much money, and Shi Tianmin gives too much. Sometimes the money is spent like running water. The money earned the day before is used to buy raw materials the next day, in order not to be mixed with living expenses. This is another account."

"Since the account is clear, I will send it over by myself tomorrow morning. I will hear the feedback from the Ministry of Punishment after the morning court."

"Yes, I obey the order."

Seeing Gu Yun's trembling look, the saint seemed to be really frightened. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the teacup and took a few sips of tea.

"Shi Tianmin gave the money so generously. When you received the money, you never thought that there might be something wrong with the money? It's clear that it's not related to the shipping fee, so you wouldn't even think about it?"

"I knew something was wrong, but at that time, there were too many places to spend money in business, so I didn't think about it so much. Shi Tianmin took as much as he gave. After dating for a few days, they joined hands to invest in a farm business. The two brothers and sisters jointly invested. With a lot of money, I became a major shareholder."

"Do you have other business with Shi Tianmin besides economic relationship?"

"No more, no more, only economic exchanges, nothing else, I tell the truth, I dare not lie to Your Majesty."

"I'll give you a day to think about it when you go home. If you have anything to confess, you will make it clear tomorrow in the yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Don't wait until the evidence is discovered in the future. At that time, there will be no sympathy to talk about. I will throw you directly. Go to the prison of the Criminal Ministry!"

"The minister and Shi Tianmin really only have economic relations, nothing else, I swear!"

"I don't have time to listen to your swear, go back."

The sage stopped back with a word, picked up a memorial and read it.

"Yes, I retire."

Gu Yun saluted and retreated, standing on the porch outside the door, feeling cold when the cold wind blew, the young eunuch on duty quickly handed him his cloak and fastened it for him, Gu Yun thanked him with a smile, and gave him a piece of silver Die, walk out of the palace.

His carriage was waiting outside the palace, Gu Yun got on the carriage and sat down firmly, and told the driver to go back to the workshop first.

(End of this chapter)