Chapter 206 Do You Have Evidence?

When the door opened, Zhao took the lead and walked out, jumping off the boat lightly. Jiang Qianhu helped him open the curtain of the carriage, and the two of them didn't even look at the officials on the shore. They just said a faint "Go back."

The two people on the boat stared at each other, unable to figure out what Zhao Jiu meant. Should I charge money or not? There is no certainty!

Liu Tongzhi said with a stern face, "Lao He, otherwise we..."

As he spoke, he made a gesture to light a fire, but was instantly pressed down by a hand.

"Set fire to the warehouse? Do you want there to be no living person in the entire Bianzhou officialdom?"

After frowning and thinking for a while, he and the magistrate made up their minds, stood up and said, "Let's go, follow."

"What about the official warehouse?" Liu Tongzhi asked.

"What else can we do besides confronting others? Do you want to set a fire now?"

He Zhifu flicked his sleeves and turned around to get off the boat. Liu Tongzhi had no choice but to follow behind.

"Go to Guancang!"

...

Although the bearer hurriedly hurried, he was still a step too late. When they arrived at Guancang, Zhao Ju and Jiang Qianhu had already closed the door and walked out.

"Don't you know your surnames?"

"He, Hekou He." He Zhifu said with a smile.

Liu Tongzhi then said, "My surname is Liu."

Zhao was not in a hurry to speak. He waved his hand to Jiang Qianhu to reject the irrelevant people.

Then he shook his head and said sarcastically, "Twenty thousand dan, 20,000 dan less. Mr. Liu, I remember you are in charge of the official warehouse, right? Explain?"

"Don't talk about a fire. A fire won't only burn the middle."

"There is not a grain of food missing on both sides. Please explain. I can't come here in vain..."

This... looking at each other, feelings are in vain on the boat. If you think the price is inappropriate, just ask. If you are an official in the same dynasty, why should you kill them all?

Now it's out in the open, even though only four people know about it. It was difficult for them to operate under the table, so they lowered their heads and said, "Mr. Zhao, what do you think we should do?"

"Both of us... please do as you please!"

But Zhao didn't seem to feel the two people's disappointment. He closed the booklet, walked down the steps lightly and said with a smile, "Then let's go back to the Yamen to talk."

What? The two people's despairing hearts suddenly rekindled, and they looked at each other in disbelief. Then they all looked at Zhao Jiu and asked in unison, "What did Mr. Zhao say? Can you say it again."

"I said: Go back to the Yamen and talk!"

Since we are going back to the Yamen, we still have something to talk about! The two of them couldn't understand the hidden meaning, they just couldn't believe it at the first time.

After confirming that they heard correctly, the two of them immediately laughed. The ups and downs, the feeling of joy and sorrow made the two of them forget even their etiquette. In front of Zhao Jiu, he laughed unbridled and even laughed out loud.

"You two." Zhao patted the two of them on the shoulders, "How about you go back to the Yamen and laugh again?"

"well!"

The two agreed immediately, turned around and walked out. At this time, let alone asking them to go back to the Yamen, they are also willing to let them run around naked!

Compared with losing your head, being embarrassed is not a big deal!

The depression in the atmosphere just now disappeared instantly, and the half-bent waists of the two people instantly straightened. He quickly stretched out his hand to lead the way, "Master Zhao, please come this way!"

"It's just right. I'm usually bored when I'm free, so I like to fry some tea leaves. It's not a valuable thing, it's just for entertaining friends. Mr. Zhao must give it a thumbs up!"

Liu Tongzhi on the right was not to be outdone, "I don't like making tea, but I do like making wine. Mr. Zhao will also have a taste tonight, so you can't favor one over the other!"

What else could Zhao do? I can only cope with it, and I must give you some guidance. But he didn't expect that the two of them wouldn't stop talking along the way.

Forget about all kinds of food and drink, even weaving and spinning are interesting to both of them. He couldn't help but sigh that being an official in Jiangnan was really versatile.

There was a Tongpian in Lin'an who liked to make tea, and Bianzhou was not far behind. The prefect made tea himself.

Fortunately, the journey is not long, otherwise the two of them would not know where they would end up.

As soon as the four of them sat down, he and the prefect couldn't wait to call his attendants, "Go, make a cup of tea for Mr. Zhao and Mr. Jiang. You want to use the tea leaves fried by me, so that Mr. Zhao can give you advice!"

Even before the tea came in, Zhao knew just by smelling the fragrance: white buds in spring. It's it again, but I didn't expect that the level of Bianzhou and Lin'an is almost the same, and the tea they make is exactly the same.

"Master Zhao, how are you?" Seeing Zhao, he took a few sips and asked the prefect.

"Good tea! I didn't expect He Zhifu to be so versatile!" Zhao put down the tea cup and reminisced about the familiar sweetness.

Then he asked, "You two, Guancang still needs to give me an explanation."

The two looked at each other, put down their tea cups and spoke at the same time, confirming "Fire!"

Sure enough, it still caught fire! Zhao glanced at Jiang Qianhu, and they both laughed dumbly at the same time.

Unexpectedly, these two people have always said that a fire is a fire, and they never change a word! Being able to persist like this is really embarrassing for them.

He picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then leaned back in the chair leisurely. He joked, "A fire? What a good reason!"

"But, how do I remember that when I went in to move the food, it was completely dark inside, without any light at all? Could it be that I went to the wrong place?"

He Zhifu subconsciously said, "No, no, there is only an official warehouse in that place, where can I go..."

He stopped abruptly in the middle of his words, and when he recalled what Zhao said, he suddenly trembled.

His eyes wandered back and forth between Zhao Ju and Jiang Qianhu. Seeing that their expressions did not change, they even smiled. Feeling panicked, I swallowed unconsciously.

He asked softly, "What did Lord Zhao say?"

"I said: When we went in to move the grain, there was no fire at all!" Zhao Jue said calmly, and even had the mood to drink tea.

Although He Zhifu had not yet reacted, Liu Tongzhi heard it clearly and couldn't help but asked angrily, "Lord Zhao, why is it like this? Don't you know that smuggling grain stored in the government warehouse is a capital crime?"

"Keep your voice down, Lord Liu." Zhao Jue put down the teacup and waved his hand and smiled.

Staring at him straight, he asked, "Do you have evidence? If you don't have evidence, it's unjust!"

"You!" He Zhifu pointed at Zhao Jue, and his face was a little ferocious because of anger.

After hesitating for a moment, he threw his sleeves and stood up and walked out, "Old Liu, let's go. I really don't believe that you can blame us for what you did!"

Neither of them wanted to say anything more, so they walked out with their sleeves.

Zhao Jue did not try to persuade him to stay. He said calmly, "Let's go. There is no evidence to prove that I did it. In the end, you will have to bear the blame."

"If I can't put the blame on you, then I will put it on you! What? Are you not convinced? Do you want to go to the capital to file a complaint?"

Liu Tongzhi staggered and almost fell down because of the choking. He simply turned around and asked, "Sir Zhao, this is the first time we meet, right?"

"Yes."

"Are there any grudges?"

"Not at all."

"Then why do you want to kill us?" Liu Tongzhi asked puzzledly.

Zhao Jue still smiled and said indifferently, "When did I kill you?"

"Smuggling grain stored in the government warehouse, what else is it but a capital crime?" He Zhifu slammed the table and said indignantly.

Zhao Jue took a sip of the teacup indifferently, and then he said meaningfully, "If you don't let others know, then nothing will happen?"

Don't let others know? He Zhifu grasped the point immediately, hurriedly walked to Zhao Jue and sat down, lowered his voice and asked, "How much do you want?"

"I don't want money."

"Then what do you want?" Liu Tongzhi asked.

Putting down the teacup, Zhao Jue raised his finger and pointed upward, saying, "It's not what I want, it's what the emperor wants!"

After saying that, he ignored the reactions of the two people, stood up and walked out, giving orders as he walked.

"You two go and inform the governors of other prefectures to come to Bianzhou. I have something important to discuss with them."

"Tell me when they are all here. I'll be waiting."

"Don't worry. I'll make sure you two are safe!"

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