Cao Herui and the others did not dare to leave. They waited, hoping that the steward would come out and say a few words. That way, they would be able to prove their identities.
After a long while, the gatekeeper finally came out. Behind him was a man in a small coat with tight sleeves. He looked like a steward and seemed very capable.
"Steward Ning, it's the three of them. They said they're judges from Lu Zhou. Please take a look."
"Steward Ning, it's me. I'm Cao Herui. We've met twice. The first time, we met when Lu Zhou was transporting a lot of things and wanted a lot of money. The second time, we met when your young master was taking in a concubine. She happened to be a woman from Lu Zhou's side. We tried to stop her, but we couldn't. Steward Ning, do you remember?"
When Cao Herui saw the people who came out, he was overjoyed. He knew them. The two times they met were not on good terms. However, they had met before. It was as though he had seen his family. He shouted with all his might.
Steward Ning did have an impression of these two things, but he was still more than twenty steps away from the three people, so he couldn't recognize them at all. He walked forward and carefully looked at them. Only then did he confirm that it was them. He suddenly said, "Oh.
Suddenly, he said, "So, it's Magistrate Cao. I wonder why the three of you are dressed so elegantly today? Aiya, the three of you are truly respectable. You must've seen the people under your rule suffer and want to know what it feels like. You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? "
Steward Ning understood immediately. The three of them were in trouble. However, he was not on good terms with Lu Zhou. What did it have to do with him if they were in trouble? He could use this opportunity to ridicule them.
"Steward Ning, we were in the wrong in the past, but it's not all our fault. We have the Shen Family behind us. We can't afford to offend the Shen Family. We were just following orders. We have something important to report to the Provincial Governor. We can't delay. Otherwise, Lu Zhou will deal with us."
Cao Herui remained silent after being ridiculed. On the other hand, Jiang Huanshi did not care about his reputation anymore.
Steward Ning frowned. He was not sure if the three of them really had something important to report. However, from the looks of it, the three of them did not suffer along the way. How many days would it take for them to travel? After giving it some thought, he asked, "My lords, did the Provincial Governor order you to come here? Otherwise, you'll be punished if you leave for too long. "
How could Cao Herui and the others not know about this? This was especially true for Jiang Huanshi. He was the Judicial Military Supervisor. Naturally, he knew that the three of them would not have a good ending when they returned. However, they had no choice but to come here personally. Otherwise, it would be useless to send someone over when there was already a conflict between them.
In truth, the three of them had already thrown caution to the wind. They had placed their hopes on Tang Governor Ning. When he heard Steward Ning's question, Jiang Huanshi hastily replied, "We'll definitely be punished when we return. However, we had no choice but to come here. If we don't come, the Ning family will be in danger. To be honest, we have a grudge against Lu Zhou's new Provincial Governor, Zhang Zhong. We don't want to see him scheme against the Ning family."
Only now did Steward Ning understand. As it turned out, the three of them were no match for Zhang Zhong. Or rather, there were four of them. However, it was strange that one of them was missing. If they couldn't win, they would naturally be dealt with. This was not difficult to understand. He already knew about Zhang Zhong's situation. He was a very powerful person.
It wasn't strange for such a young person to become the top scorer. However, he had never heard of anyone who could become the Provincial Governor, no matter how bad the position was. Looking at the three of them, it seemed like they had something that belonged to Zhang Zhong. They wanted to come here in exchange for their safety. This matter had to be decided by the Old Master.
When he thought of this, Steward Ning said to the three of them, "This matter concerns too many people. I can't make any arrangements. Why don't the three of you enter the mansion from the back? When the Old Master is free, he'll naturally call the three of you over. How's Lu Zhou now?"
"He's amazing. Zhang Zhong used his family's money to pay those commoners so that they could work for him. We can use this to impeach him. That place is prosperous now, and it will be even more prosperous in the future. This place can't be compared to it. Zhang Zhong wants to do the same to Qin Province."
Jiang Huanshi deliberately said this. The better she treated Lu Zhou, the more unconvinced the people here would be.
However, since Steward Ning could be the steward of a Provincial Governor in such a big family, he was not an ordinary person. When he heard this, he smiled and nodded, "Even if Zhang Zhong really took out his family's money, he can't be impeached. The higher-ups know this very well. Since they haven't done anything until now, it means that they don't want to do anything.
Lu Zhou is in trouble, and the surrounding provinces are in trouble as well. As long as they can recover quickly, it doesn't matter who pays. When the time comes, they can just change Zhang Zhong's place. Moreover, if Zhang Zhong says that the money doesn't belong to his family and doesn't want it, who can do anything about it?
My three lords, you must be tired from the journey. You should quickly enter through the back door. I'll arrange for someone to serve you. I'll go in first. My three lords, please hurry. It won't be good if too many people see you. "
After Steward Ning finished speaking, he turned around and walked in. He walked through the front door, but he did not allow Jiang Huanshi and the others to enter. The three of them could not force him. They could only rub the places on their bodies where they were beaten earlier and take a detour to the back door. There were already people waiting for them there.
After they entered, Steward Ning did not treat them unfairly. First, they took a bath, changed their clothes, and the dishes were already prepared. The only thing was that there was no one to accompany them. The dishes on the table were not full as well. There were only eight simple dishes, and there were people pouring wine for them.
The three of them did not care if the Ning family came to accompany them. They were hungry, and they did not have much energy left. Right now, they just wanted to have a good meal and rest.
After drinking a few cups of wine, they began to eat. Each of them ate two big bowls, and the eight dishes on the table were almost finished. Only then did the three of them relax and rub their stomachs.
Following the servants of the mansion to the guest room, the three of them fell asleep immediately. They didn't wake up until the next morning. After breakfast, they just waited, waiting for Governor Ning to find them. They were both expectant and anxious.
"Tell me, will the Tang Governor Of Ning help us take the blame for leaving the yamen without permission?" Cao Herui sat in the courtyard and looked at the birds jumping back and forth in the trees as he asked the two people beside him.
Fan Jianxi smacked her lips, "I don't think so. Tang Governor Of Ning will only give us some money after he finds out the news and let us pay off the debt. It's good that we can pay off the debt. At least our families won't have to worry anymore. We can just wait for our bad luck."
"If that's the case, why don't we think of a way to get Tang Governor Of Ning to help us this time? Even if we can't move Tang Governor Of Ning with real things, we can at least do something fake, right? He gave Zhang Zhong a few more profitable things and emphasized Zhang Zhong's plan to deal with Tang Governor Of Ning.
Didn't Zhang Zhong plan to suppress Qinzhou after he got the goods and let the merchants here go to Qinzhou by themselves? Let's not say that. Tang Governor Of Ning may not necessarily deal with Zhang Zhong. Let's say that Zhang Zhong wants to submit a memorial to impeach Tang Governor Of Ning for driving the victims away. The evidence is the extra people over there. What do you think? "
Jiang Huanshi didn't want to go back and pay off the debt only to be convicted. She thought of this idea.
When the other two heard this, their eyes lit up at the same time. The three of them gathered together and had a good discussion. Only then did they come up with a watertight plan to deal with the Governor Of Ning's inquiry.
*****
Under the blue sky and white clouds, a few children were running happily. A big dog ran in front of the crowd for a while, then ran behind the crowd for a while. There were also two small dogs swaying their bodies. They were very clumsy. Sometimes, they would trip over themselves while running, then roll over and continue running.
Xin Er came from the sea. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan wouldn't take her to the sea to play right away. They couldn't go to the mountain now either. They could only do so in two days. That would be the next training session. If they let Xin Er follow them, they wouldn't have to worry about encountering any danger.
Right now, the only places to play were the two rivers and the crops. There was also the cotton plantation that hadn't been harvested yet. Naturally, the three dogs would follow them.
Xin Er actually didn't care where to play, as long as there was someone to play with her. She especially liked the two cute dogs. She liked them no matter how she looked at them. After running for a while, she would hug them for a while.
The big dog was very sensible at the side. It didn't make a sound when it saw the child being carried. The group of people walked and walked until they arrived at the cotton plantation. At this time, there were already some well-grown cotton, but there were too few, so they needed to wait a little longer.
"Cuckoo, have you made the map here? When the time comes, there will be a business tycoon. When we came, there was a person who pretended to be a crew member. He wanted to buy some goods here and sell them elsewhere. He was a very stupid person. After doing business for so many years, he only earned a thousand strings of coins.
Xin Er picked up a ball of cotton wool and touched it back and forth in front of the dog's nose. The dog sneezed from time to time. It wanted to break free but didn't have the strength, so it could only turn its head back and forth. While playing with the dog, Xin Er said to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao already knew about this matter, but there was no way to solve it. Not to mention now that the communication was not smooth, even if the communication was smooth, they couldn't completely stop people from taking advantage of the company. After all, it was people who did things.
Moreover, this kind of thing was not a big deal. If something went wrong, they would hold the person responsible. It was always like this. As long as they strengthened the economic aspect, they would arrange special inspection personnel. They could catch as many as they could. As long as the greedy people were smart enough, they could still be greedy.
What Wang Juan didn't expect was that Xin Er was going to take that person. This kind of person was really useless to the Zhang family. He didn't have the qualifications to cooperate with the Zhang family, and he didn't have the ability to be a subordinate. If they wanted to train him slowly, it was better to find some good people to train. There was no need to find an idiot.
Since Xin Er mentioned it, Wang Juan couldn't refuse. She nodded and said, "Okay, then find a few more people to play with. The place here can be built soon. In fact, we have the map, but the map of the game can't be so detailed. Xiao Bao, what do you think?"
"I think it's okay. We have to let the children of the people here play. It's easy to build a school, but it's hard to find a teacher. Who wants to come here? Let them play first."
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