Be a master through ancient times

"I remember... that housekeeper should have been used as an official slave." Chu Ci tried hard to recall, and then said.

"He is a citizen of the Great Wei Dynasty, and he really didn't know about the spies. After investigation, the government did not sentence him to death. Instead, he used his whole family as official slaves to work in the salt field in the western suburbs. Now he should be with your Zhao family. The others are together."

"You mentioned him just now, does it mean that the loss of the dark account is due to him?"

Zhao Kuan nodded: "He has been by my side for many years. It can be said that I have never concealed anything from him except that I am a Japanese and he is not clear about the secret accounts. But maybe it is because I trust too much. , so I usually don't shy away from it, and I asked him to wait outside the door when I hid secret accounts a few times. He probably saw it secretly." His expression was filled with chagrin, obviously blaming himself for not being defensive Let something so important be lost.

Chu Ci observed that his remorse did not seem to be fake, and he also agreed in his heart that there might be a problem with the housekeeper.

"The old man is now sending someone to the western suburbs salt field to see if the housekeeper is still there. If he is, he will be pulled out for questioning." Mu Yuanxiu is full of disgust for this bad housekeeper, so let's not talk about other things Just looking at his behavior of spying on his master when he was a slave, we can find that this person has a rebellious mind.

Mu Yuanxiu summoned a subordinate, whispered a few words, and then the man went out.Not long after, news came from there that the butler's family was missing and that they were no longer in the Xijiao Saltworks.It's not clear exactly when they disappeared, but someone saw them last night.

"It seems that he was the one who passed the news to Lin Futong! It's really hateful!" Mu Yuanxiu slammed the table hard. Now that there is no evidence, no one can do anything against him.Is it really necessary to watch Lin Futong get away with it like this?

"The housekeeper can't let it go, Mr. Mu. Although the emperor has ordered that this matter should not be made public, the case of the Japanese pirates can make a fuss. You will go to the governor's office later and ask Master Lin to post a notice to arrest Steward Zhao."

Mu Yuanxiu frowned at first, and then slowly relaxed it after thinking of something.

"You mean, we want to startle the snake?"

Chu Ci smiled slightly: "Exactly, this move is to make Lin Futong not dare to act rashly. If it is assumed that this incident has never happened, maybe a few days later, you will see Steward Zhao and his party in a deep mountain forest or on the vast sea The dead body. He revealed such a secret to Mr. Lin, if he said that he had never read the contents, do you think Mr. Lin would believe it?"

"So, we want to let him know that the old man has been watching his every move, which makes him afraid, and then presses every step of the way, making him jump over the wall in a hurry, showing his feet, and then we can catch them all." Master Mu also laughed. .

Sitting in the corner, Zhao Kuan watched these two people discussing how to deal with Lin Futong as if no one else was there. He couldn't help but feel scared for a while. Sure enough, Wei's cultural background has a long history. What he has learned in Dawei for so many years is only superficial. .The really powerful ones are those in the officialdom.It's a pity that there are too many restrictions on entering the officialdom, otherwise, this should be better than a businessman to listen to news, right?

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"My lord, there is a commotion in the western suburbs salt field!" Lin Futong was sitting in his study reading official documents when someone knocked on the door and reported the news to him.

"Is Juniper dead? Is it worth telling me that a group of officials and slaves are making a fuss?" Lin Fu reprimanded lightly without raising his head.

"My lord, this time is different! When the group of people started arguing, the imperial envoy was near the salt field in the western suburbs. He said he wanted to know about the recent output of the salt field. It happened by chance! Now the imperial envoy Your Excellency is getting angry!" The person who came to report spoke quickly, and he couldn't believe that Master Lin was not in a hurry.

"What?" Sure enough, Lin Futong was anxious, "Why did he go to the Western Suburb Salt Field? How is the situation there now?"

"Master Du is being scolded inside. See what the imperial envoy means. If you don't go today, it won't work."

"... Prepare the car!"

Lin Fu had doubts in his heart, he sent people there today as a bluff, pretending to take away the Zhao family, but in fact he took the housekeeper's family away in the chaos for the sake of making a fool of himself.He expected that Mu Yuanxiu and the others would be furious if they couldn't find the secret account, but he didn't expect them to go to the western suburbs salt farm.

Could it be that the Zhao family in the salt field really knew the inside story?Lin Futong's eyes sharpened, and he didn't know what he was thinking.He hasn't thought about the butler level yet, because the butler Zhao swears to the sky that Zhao Kuan has never revealed it to anyone. This is a secret he accidentally saw. It's over.If he knew, Zhao Kuan would never reuse him again.

After arriving at the salt field in the western suburbs, before Lin Futong stepped into the gate, he heard an angry scolding sound. Looking again, Juniper was standing below, his back bent like a sea shrimp, and his face With a mournful expression, the whole person looked dumbfounded by being scolded.

Mu Yuanxiu watched Lin Futong step in from the corner of his eye, but he pretended not to see it, and continued to scold Jun Song for being negligent in his duties, even daring to let off criminals related to the Japanese pirates case.

When he came, Lin Futong already knew what had happened. The cause of the incident was that someone was procrastinating and was beaten several times by Juniper.Then this person was unconvinced, thinking that Juniper was bullying and shy of hard work, and even though some people hadn't been working all the time, they only dared to teach them a lesson.Then the disappearance of Butler Zhao was involved.They said it was Juniper who perverted the law and let it go.In fact, some people suggested that the Zhao family hadn't seen it for a while, but they came from the other side not long after.

Those who were used as official slaves were naturally not as fearful as those who had been slaves since they were young. They clamored for Juniper to give them an explanation, and then the quarrel was heard by Mu Yuanxiu who was about to check the salt. The above scene just happened.

"My lord, the old man is not strict, I don't know where I offended you, please calm down." Lin Futong said.

"Master Lin, how can the lower officials take care of it?" Mu Yuanxiu sneered, "He didn't offend me, but it's not a trivial matter to let go of the official slaves because of his dereliction of duty. I don't know how Master Lin plans to deal with it?"

"There's such a thing?" Lin Fu said with surprise on his face, then turned his head and said to Juniper in a heartbroken tone, "The old man has told you repeatedly on weekdays that no matter what you do, you should fulfill your duties and keep your duty. It's not your business Don’t meddle too much in things, let alone slack in the things you should take care of. You let the official slaves go because of slack, what should you do!”

Mu Yuanxiu sneered again, so don't bother with the one that shouldn't be meddling, is this saying that he is meddling in his own business?It seems that he didn't make it clear enough.

"Master Lin, it's up to you how you want to teach your subordinates a lesson, but the most important thing right now is whether these escaped slaves should be arrested and brought to justice?"

Lin Futong didn't feel annoyed when his words were interrupted: "That's right, thanks to Mr. Mu's reminder, otherwise it would have been delayed. When I get back, I will write a notice and ask people to draw the portraits of these officials and slaves and post them out." , presumably we will be able to find them soon, right?"

"That would be the best. I heard that the escaped people are the housekeepers of the Japanese spy Zhao Kuan. The emperor still has some doubts about this case. I must interrogate him clearly. Therefore, this person must be brought back." Mu Yuanxiu sternly Unceremoniously use Tianhedi to put pressure on him.

When Lin Fu heard the same, his pupils shrank suddenly. Hearing what this man said, he seemed to have discovered something.Did he know that housekeeper Zhao leaked the secret account?

"What's the matter? Master Lin still seems to have some doubts?"

"No, no, I don't dare to question the emperor. It's just that these officials and slaves are cunning, and they may hide somewhere. Or, they encountered an accident—"

"Lord Lin, the emperor personally confessed this matter. If he can't find it, I have no choice but to report the truth to the emperor. I think Lord Lin seems to be too lenient to his subordinates on weekdays." Mu Yuanxiu He twitched the corners of his mouth with a half-smile, full of threats.

Lin Futong forced a laugh: "The old man will send more people to find these people as soon as possible."

"By the way, there are also some bounties offered by the folks. There are so many people, maybe they will see it someday. Also, I heard that there is a Chu Ti scholar in Southern Fujian who painted a very good portrait. The portrait on the notice, Let him paint."

"Hehe, the imperial envoy is thoughtful, I admire this old man!"