Chapter 34 Regret
The old man beside him could not react to what Xie Yuyan said, but the expressions of Mr. Yang Er and Mr. Du changed drastically, and they looked at He Tan subconsciously.
When he saw He Tan's solemn gaze, Mr. Yang Er's heart felt as if someone had grasped it hard, and the blood all over his body stagnated.
“What smuggled goods?”
“Where did this come from?”
The old man came back to his senses and continued to scold Xie Yuyan. As he spoke, he looked at Mr. Yang Er. His wife dared to frame them in front of the inspection, which just gave them an excuse to punish them. What he didn't expect was that what came into view was the appearance of Mr. Yang Er as if he had seen a ghost.
After living for a long time, no matter how stupid you are, you can still have a little bit of spirituality.
The old man realized something was wrong, his hand on crutches trembled, and he took a step back. He thought over what he had just said in his mind.
What did the young woman ask?
“Has this kind of thing happened in your elders’ homes?”
"Of course, there is no one like this."
"Congratulations to the inspector, as the elders said, this may be a major case that shocked the capital."
What did he do just now? Unexpectedly, after the Yang family's wife finished talking about the "big case", she mentioned "smuggling goods". The young woman dug a hole for them in front of He, but they jumped in one by one without noticing.
Smuggling goods?
He just came to help Mr. Yang Er take care of a woman. How come he was charged with such a crime?
Moreover, these words were not mentioned casually. Mr. Yang Er's appearance clearly showed a guilty conscience.
How is it different from kneeling down to confess a crime in front of the inspector, showing an expression of imminent disaster?
The old man finally understood why He Xingjian showed up at Yang's house. It was not because Mr. Yang Er said that the inspection office was standing up for a young woman.
If you don’t have real evidence during inspection, how can you go to the door and ask for a crime?
The old man's hands were shaking more and more violently. If his legs and feet were flexible, he would have turned around and ran away without hesitation, or... he would have fainted as soon as his eyes rolled back?
While the old man was hesitating, Qingyue's voice sounded again. After just one sentence, he knew that he had no chance to escape.
"In October this year," Xie Yuyan said, "did all of your families transport goods to the North City Gate?"
"What did they transport? Was it their own caravan or a caravan? Entrusted to the Yang family?"
"Who inspected the goods when they left the city?"
"Where did the goods end up, or was it sold to someone in the north? People from the northwest?”
"How much money did the Yang family give you?"
"Or...how much money did you give to the Yang family?"
The old men's minds were buzzing, and Xie Yuyan's question was heard. I understand, but some people are confused, but they all know that something big is going to happen today.
The people from the north that Xie mentioned reminded them of the Northern Qi Dynasty. As for the people from the northwest, they were only from Xixia.
In just one sentence, smuggling goods turned into smuggling.
If they had known that they would face such a situation after entering the Yang family, they might as well have "died" early today and would never have survived until now.
Xie Yuyan looked at the steward: "These old people are feeling a little uncomfortable. The steward should go to each house and report it. It would be best to call their clan leader or the lady in charge."
Especially Yes, Xie Yuyan stretched out her hand and pointed at Mr. Du next to Mrs. Yang Er.
"Especially this Mr. Du..."
Mr. Du's eyes widened and he was about to speak. Xie Yuyan didn't look at him. Shi Shiran retracted his hand: "He doesn't look good. , I’m afraid I’m going to faint.”
Mr. Du only felt a pain in his heart, and a hot current rushed straight into his throat. He shouted without caring about anything: "What nonsense are you talking about... No one is allowed to go, I... I want to go home."
If the patriarch and the eldest lady are summoned like this, something will happen. Anyone suddenly faced with such a situation would be full of loopholes, just like him.
The terrible thing is that there is suddenly no one in charge at home. If the government office comes to visit at this time, who will deal with it? There must be chaos at home.
Old man Yang Er also suddenly woke up. He looked at the steward sternly: "Pull her down, don't embarrass yourself here."
The steward subconsciously raised his head, but only glanced at Xie Yuyan At one glance, he trembled all over and took a few steps back tremblingly. Xie Yuyan's indifferent expression was in her mind.
It is not as violent as the second old man, but this calm indifference and majesty are even more frightening.
"This is outrageous... You have no right to speak." Seeing that the steward didn't move, Mr. Yang Er wanted to take action himself. Unexpectedly, his arm was grabbed by someone. He frowned and turned his head. , saw Yang Mingjing with a gloomy face.
Just like when playing a game, someone suddenly stuffed a few more chess pieces into his hand. Mr. Yang Er felt happy and was about to give orders, but he heard Yang Ming say: "Ms. Didn't you hear the order? "
The clan leader said this. The Yang family steward did not dare to neglect anymore, he hurriedly responded and ran out in a panic.
Mr. Yang Er stared at Yang Mingjing in disbelief: "You...you..."
Yang Mingjing's face turned pale, his lips twitched and he said: "Dad, in October...my family shipped out several trucks of goods. He told the court that it was for the purpose of repairing the ancestral hall. Just now, Xie checked the accounts of the general store and found that this was not the case. No items were delivered to the ancestral hall in October. "
"The lady in charge of the general store. The confession was that the fourth brother brought the goods in from outside the city and temporarily stored them in the general storage. Later, he used customs clearance documents to transport the goods out of Daming Mansion through the North City Gate under the pretext of repairing the ancestral hall. "
"Xie also checked the commercial transactions in the clan in October and confirmed that there was no such transaction in the clan in October. In other words... the fourth brother undoubtedly used the clan's carriages and horses to transport private goods."
"This is a matter within our clan, but...it happened to be that in October this year, the imperial court strictly inspected the trading of private goods with the border ban people, and set up a few more checkpoints at the North City Gate."
"In this case, we have to find out why the fourth brother tried every means to avoid the imperial court's checkpoints and what exactly was being transported? This is no longer a case of theft within the clan, but a suspicion of illicit illicit goods."
"If I don't understand, not only the fourth brother, but our whole family is in jail."
After saying this, Yang Mingjing had to look at Xie Yuyan: "Xie... what he did is Right." This word seemed to be tearing out his heart.
Xie made the Yang family look like this and asked his son to stand up against his own father, but he still said: Xie is right.
Now, he still wants to interrogate his father. He is really a filial son.
Yang Mingjing's eyes were red and seemed to be bleeding. The only time he disobeyed his father was at a time like this.
"Father," Yang Mingjing trembled, "do you know about this matter? Is it related to this matter?"
Old man Yang Er still had a straight face, and the flesh on his face was not affected by it. It was shaking uncontrollably, with horror and anger written all over it.
"Second uncle has one more thing left behind."
He has already done this, but some people still think it is not enough.
Yang Mingjing gritted his teeth. He took a deep breath and had to speak again: "Dad, did you also buy a village for your fourth brother outside Beicheng?"
"What's in the village?"
Old man Yang Er shook his whole body. He tried to straighten his back. The longest bone in his body was the last thing supporting his skin. However, he heard a "pop".
He subconsciously looked at his feet, still standing firmly on the ground, and it was Mr. Du who was kneeling down.
“Congratulations to the inspector,” Mr. Du shouted urgently, “It wasn’t me...it was Yang Mingshan who told me that the imperial court had sealed Heshi, but the border people needed cloth, and I would definitely make money by transporting it out at this time. A lot.”
"I don't have much, I just have a few boxes..."
Mr. Du stretched out two fingers, but soon the two fingers turned into three.
"That's it, that's it."
Mr. Du wailed and kowtowed on the ground: "I am guilty, and it has nothing to do with the rest of the clan. It was me... who was blinded by selfish interests. . ”
The old, rickety figure kept trembling, looking somewhat pitiful.
But...
She couldn't be moved at all, and the urging voice came again.
"Mr. Du, what did Yang Mingshan help you get in exchange for the cloth?"
"If the input is money, you should have this account at home. If it is something... I hope it is not the court. Forbidden things.”
Mr. Du’s eyes turned dark, his body became unstable, his buttocks raised, and he hit the ground with his head.
The servants of the Du family went to pull Mr. Du away. Xie Yuyan withdrew his gaze, but inadvertently met a pair of clear eyes.
(End of this chapter)