Gong Xi thinks that he and Zheng He got along quite well in the past, and military and political affairs have always been about keeping things in check!

Today, when he suddenly heard that Zheng He had secretly mobilized troops into the city, Gong was so surprised that he smashed a purple clay pot made by a famous master. He was not allowed to change his official uniform, so he had to gather the yamen servants and hurried over.

Who would have expected that upon arriving, they would see corpses everywhere!

Scenes like this are rarely recorded in the county annals of Jinmen County, but they only happened during his term of office!

Move troops privately! Kill the people!

No matter which one, it is a capital crime!

Gong Xi doesn't care at all whether Zheng He dies or not, he only cares about himself!

Jinmen County is close to Lin'an. It is neither far nor close. It is not a place with plenty of money and money. The only advantage is that it can make friends with adults who have returned to Beijing. In official circles and in the court, there are people who can

If I say a word or two for you, it will be much easier than relying on your political achievements to get ahead!

For civil servants, there may be a ladder here, but for generals, this place in Tianjin is a bit useless!

Although Lin'an County can have thousands of soldiers and seems to have real power, it is controlled by civilian officials in terms of official rank. Even though there are many soldiers under its jurisdiction, they are not included in the Forbidden Army, and they are beyond the Xiang army and militia.

Out of embarrassment, the generals who were sent here have a saying in civilian circles, that is, "Guan Men Qiu Ba".

Looking at the gate of Lin'an City from a distance!

Now that Zheng He is seeking death and wants to implicate him, how can Gong Xi not be angry?

"Explanation? Mr. Gong, aren't you the one to give the court an explanation?" Zheng He asked Gong Xi with a smile.

Compared with Gong Xi's anger and frustration, Zheng He seemed too calm!

"Absurd! It was you who mobilized troops without permission! It was you who killed these people. Why do I need to give an explanation to the court?" Gong Xi angrily pushed aside the government officials blocking him and asked loudly.

He hasn't pursued Zheng He's guilt yet, but Zheng He's grandson has started to confuse right and wrong and put a blame on his head. He is simply not a son of a man!

Zheng He chuckled, as if he had expected Gong Xi's reaction. He raised his hand and waved lightly, and a soldier carried a sack and threw it in front of Gong Xi and others.

"Refined salt?"

The white fine salt fell out of the sack, Gong Xi secretly thought in his mind, and his mind began to work rapidly.

"Master Gong, do you know this thing? This is the treasure of these salt rats!"

"Mr. Zheng, are you exaggerating your embarrassment? The imperial court allows the sale of official salt. Can a person be labeled as a private salt seller who ignores the law just based on a bag of official salt?" Seeing this,

While bagging the salt, Gong Xi probably guessed the reason, but at this time, he was still defending.

The practice of selling private salt was widespread throughout the Later Qin Dynasty, but if you were to say that it was not found in any prefecture or county, no one would dare to say this.

The Law of the Later Qin Dynasty states: Those who sell two or two pieces of salt will be killed by twenty; those who sell five kilograms of salt will be killed two thousand miles away; those who sell ten kilograms of salt will be killed!

Precisely because of such strict laws, the annual evaluation of officials also examines the crackdown on illegal salt trafficking!

But this kind of thing is basically in a default state. As long as those guys who sell private salt don't go too far, the officials will turn a blind eye and the money they should collect will not be paid.

Volume, no one knows, as long as everyone is in peace!

As for eradicating these salt rats?

Don't be stupid. People run away carrying salt on their backs. How many salt rats can you catch? When you stop killing them, they will come back carrying salt on their backs!

Who is willing to spend such effort on something that is thankless?

Zheng He looked at Gong Xi with an expression like a cat playing with a mouse.

Wave again.

Another sack was thrown in front of Gong Xi and others.

This sack of refined salt is pink!

The government officials saw this color of refined salt for the first time and whispered, but Gong Xi's pupils tightened.

"Sure enough, it's these salt rats! Mr. Zheng, you have made a great contribution this time. I will definitely ask for credit for Mr. Zheng!" Gong Xi straightened his body and suddenly said righteously, then walked out of the encirclement and gave instructions to the government officials behind him.

: "Stop standing here and immediately cooperate with Master Zheng's troops to capture these salt rats?"

Zheng He burst out laughing when he heard Gong Xi's words.

When there were no government officials around, Zheng He sat on a chair and asked Gong Xi with a smile: "Master Gong, why did you suddenly change your story? The truth must be investigated strictly!"

Zheng He smiled playfully, but Gong Xi had to endure it. When he was angry, he had to put on a smile on his face.

Gong Xi bowed to Zheng He. Zheng He sat on his chair without moving and accepted his bow.

"Thanks to Mr. Zheng's intervention this time, we were able to uncover the salt rats in Jinmen. Gong really feels ashamed of the parents and officials of the people of Jinmen! He didn't even notice the hidden nest of salt rats under his nose."

A trace of disdain flashed in Zheng He's eyes. The hypocrisy of scholars is really a set of tricks!

Now that Gong Xi had been forced to bow his head, Zheng He didn't want to do that risk-taking thing and waved away all the soldiers.

"Do you know Ma Gui here well?" Zheng He and Gong Xi were the only ones left in the yard. Zheng He finally moved his buttocks and walked to Gong Xi's side and asked.

"No..."

Gong Xi subconsciously wanted to distance himself from the relationship, but after seeing Zheng He's playful eyes, he immediately changed his tune.

"We still know each other! I only know that he is a merchant, but I don't know what he sells. I have met him at several dinner parties, but I just look familiar! If I knew that he was a salt rat, I would definitely treat him as a salt rat.

He took it and went to jail!"

Even though he changed his tone, Gong Xi was still trying to clear up the relationship and talk in a direction that was beneficial to him.

"I'm afraid you haven't received enough money from Ma Gui, right?"

Zheng He's unpremeditated 'sword' directly caused Gong Xi's expression to change drastically.

"Master Zheng, you can't talk nonsense! This kind of thing..."

Zheng He raised his hand to stop Gong Xi's words, then pointed to the bag of peach blossom salt on the ground and said: "Master Gong, if it's just some refined salt, you can move at most! But with these things here, even if you have a hundred mouths,

It’s hard to escape the blame!”

Gong Xi's eyes were solemn.

"By the way, this is only a small part. There are still 1,800 kilograms left. Would you like to see it, Mr. Gong?"

As soon as Zheng He said these words, Gong jumped up in surprise.

He asked with a look of horror on his face: "Seriously?"

"Is it necessary to lie to you?" Zheng He asked lightly.

Gong Xi suddenly felt as if his spine had been removed. After a moment, he started to tremble slightly again.

"Master Zheng, thank you!"

Gong Xi didn't dare refuse to thank him. If he was just a salt rat selling private salt, as Zheng He said, the worst outcome for him would be to be dismissed from office!

If during his term and within his jurisdiction, someone was accused of selling a salt rat selling 1,800 kilograms of peach blossom salt, would he still be able to save his head?

The peach blossom salt in the palace probably does not have such a terrifying amount!

"Master Gong, there's no need to thank you! After all, we have to deal with things here in Jinmen together! These salt rats deserve credit, Master Gong knows how to deal with them, right? There will be many things to trouble Master Gong in the future.

Woolen cloth!"

Gong Xi's face twitched, he forced a smile and replied: "Gong understands!"

Zheng He chuckled, patted Gong Xi on the shoulder, and strode out.

After a while, all the soldiers in the house left, taking two carriages with them.

Gong Xi stood there for a long time, tightening and loosening his fists, loosening and tightening them again, and finally loosened his fists weakly.
Chapter completed!