Chapter 388 It’s hard to be an honest official
Soon after, Gu Chan led the people down from upstairs.
In the lobby below, an official is sitting at the table waiting.
Seeing Gu Chan coming, he quickly stood up and saluted and said, "I have met shopkeeper Gu, and I would like to ask you to get in the car. My adults have prepared a banquet at the county government office and are waiting for you."
"You guys. The county magistrate invited me to a banquet at night, what's the matter?" Gu Chan asked with a smile.
The official quickly put his mouth to her ear and whispered, "Shopkeeper Gu, I heard that you gave a severe lesson to King Nanxian and his son yesterday at Qixing Mountain, so my master wants to ask you to come over and help him. He is also being raped by that father and son. The two of them are really pushing each other hard!”
“Oh! This has been going on for a long time!” Gu Chan sighed in relief.
After understanding the reason why the county magistrate was looking for her, she felt confident.
But just as she expected, this is not a good thing. When she was at the Seven Star Gate yesterday, she had already made enemies with Prince Nanxian and his son. Now she would definitely provoke them. Not a wise move.
Otherwise, how could she think about running away with the caravan tomorrow?
So in this case, it's better not to cause this trouble.
But just when she was thinking about it and was about to politely refuse, the official suddenly said, "Shopkeeper Gu, my master said that as long as you are willing to go and help him, he will be very grateful. And His thank you gift must be what you want most right now."
"Oh! It's funny that the county magistrate is still playing this game with me!" Gu Chan said with a smile.
She really didn’t expect that this county magistrate was in deep water!
After carefully weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Gu Chan turned to the four of them, Cheng Hao, "Wait in the inn, take a good look at the goods, and let everyone take a good rest and prepare."
"Yes, from the shopkeeper." Cheng Hao and the four others agreed in unison.
"Ma Zheng, you hold the little white fox and follow me." Gu Chan said to Ma Zheng again.
Ma Zheng nodded, immediately hugged the little white fox and left the inn with her.
Afterwards, the official set up a carriage and took them to the county government office.
As expected, the county magistrate was indeed enthusiastic. When Gu and Chan arrived in the back garden behind the county government office, he had already prepared a banquet in the pavilion and sat quietly at the stone table waiting. .
Gu Chan led Ma Zheng into the pavilion, and the county magistrate immediately stood up and knelt down to salute, "I am going to Nancheng County Magistrate Gu Qifeng to pay my respects to the imperial envoy."
"You are welcome, Mr. Gu, please get up quickly." Gu Chan. Chan waved her hand and said.
Gu Qifeng stood up and enthusiastically invited Gu Chan to sit down.
After the two sides sat opposite each other, Gu Chan raised his eyes and looked at the Nancheng County Magistrate in front of him.
After looking at this, she found that this person had a very simple look and a slightly slender figure. He was obviously only in his early forties, and he already had a lot of white hair on his head. He looked like a man in his mid-fifties. Teenagers are generally haggard.
Seeing this, Gu Chan couldn't help but said, "Master Gu, why do you look so haggard?"
"Hey! Master Gu! How can a lower official not be haggard? During this time, Nan Xian Wang and his son have been forcing me to step down and want their relatives to take over my position. I am worried about this!" Gu Qifeng said with a grimace. "Then you're done with the job, so why are you in such trouble?" Gu Chan said.
Gu Qifeng shook his head and sighed, "Master Gu doesn't know that the new county magistrate chosen by King Nanxian is his brother-in-law. This man is ignorant, has no skills, does evil, is greedy, and is nothing at all. Good man, if the position of Nancheng County Magistrate falls into his hands, the whole people of Nancheng will suffer."
"That's it!" Gu Chan said with relief.
"Sir Gu, I have been an official for many years. I consider myself honest and abide by the law. Now even if I am asked to step down, I have no problem. But I cannot bear to hand over the official position to such a scumbag and let him harm the people of Nancheng! So! I also implore you to make the decision for me," Gu Qifeng said with sincerity.
After saying this, there were tears in his eyes. It was obvious that during this period, he had suffered a lot of injustice at the hands of King Nanxian and his son.
Gu Chan saw this in his eyes, took it to heart, and turned to ask, "By the way, Mr. Gu, how do you know the identity of my imperial envoy?"
"To be honest, Nan Xian yesterday Among the 5,000 soldiers led by Wang and his son to attack the Seven Star Gate, there was one person assigned by me. This person also followed up the mountain, so he saw you take out Shang Fang's sword with his own eyes," Gu Qifeng said frankly.
Gu Chan’s doubts were all resolved.
Obviously he was not a vegetarian, and he also knew how to secretly plant spies at King Nanxian's place.
Ma Zheng stood aside and said nothing. Until then, he put his mouth to Gu Chan's ear and whispered, "Boss, I think this Master Gu is an upright official. Just from his simplicity. You can tell by his outfit, I think we should help him."
"It's easy for you to say. I already offended both Prince Nanxian and his son yesterday. How can I help him now? You've been on guard against me for a long time, I'm not omnipotent," Gu Chan complained angrily.
Ma Zheng smiled awkwardly, and suddenly didn't know what to say.
Gu Qifeng was anxious, and quickly stood up and knelt down in front of Gu Chan and said, "Master Gu, besides begging you, I really don't know who to beg to at the moment. If you don't want to be with Nan Xian anymore, Wang and his son are right. I also ask you to personally select a talent to take over the position of Nancheng County Magistrate. You must not let such a despicable person sit in this position!"
"Master Gu, you get up first. Let's talk slowly. I didn't say I wouldn't help you. Aren't you still trying to find a solution?" Gu Chan said helplessly.
After saying that, she quickly reached out and helped Gu Qifeng up from the ground.
After Gu Qifeng sat down again, he looked like a defeated rooster, completely downcast.
Gu Chan really couldn't bear to see it.
Gu Qifeng suddenly raised his head and looked at her and said, "Master Gu, I have heard clearly that your purpose of concealing your identity and going to Jiangnan this time is to raise five billion taels of relief money for the border. My brother is working in Jiangnan. Salt business, as long as you are willing to help me now, when you go to Jiangnan, I will ask my brother to help you break into Jiangnan salt merchants, so that you can raise bailout money faster."
"Pull him down! I've been mentally prepared for a long time. I went to Jiangnan to fight a tough battle. With help from others, I might fall into a trap without knowing it. It's better to rely on myself to be more practical. You don't have to draw such a big picture for me. Cake." Gu Chan said with a smile.
Although a place like Jiangnan is extremely rich, she is here to make money after all. It is simply impossible to make money easily.
So she is not optimistic about Gu Qifeng's deal at all, nor does she have any expectations.
Gu Qifeng was completely dumbfounded and had no idea how to get Gu Chan to help. At this moment, he was a little desperate.