Chapter 270 Vicious Purpose
The family's surname is Huang, and people call the head of the family Mr. Huang.
Huang Yuanwai stood up with a gloomy face and shouted angrily: "Who is so lawless and arrests people at random?"
The troublemaker saw his backers coming and immediately became tough: "Dad, it's... the princess and Madam Mu."
Huang looked coldly at Zhao Luoxuan and Gu Huan who were sitting there, and sneered: "Nowadays, the world is really going downhill, and people's hearts are no longer the same as before. Women don't follow the three obediences and four virtues, and rely on the power of their husband's family to bully and dominate the market!"
The other families are all relatives of the Huang family. They have common interests and are naturally in collusion with each other.
A large group of people were chattering and saying the same foul words as the troublemaker had just said.
Akabane and the others were so angry that they wanted to go up and beat up the guy, but Gu Huan stopped them with a look.
Gu Huan smiled slightly, her clear and beautiful voice was sharp: "Mr. Huang, the princess and I are both court ladies. Even if you are older, you should pay respect to us first. You are disrespectful to your elders, so why should we respect you? You are committing a crime of disrespect. Chiyu, tell them the punishment for this crime."
Akabane said in a deep voice: "According to the laws of our Daliang Criminal Code, being disrespectful to a subject is considered a crime of 'great disrespect' and can be punished by hanging."
Everyone's face turned pale.
Gu Huan glared at Chiyu and said softly, "Not entirely. Not everyone will be hanged. Let's make the law clearer and see if Mr. Huang is among those exempted. Let's also let everyone understand it in detail, so as to avoid accidentally committing this crime and losing their lives in the future."
There was suppressed discussion in the hall.
"Madam, the governor has arrived."
The guards saw the prefect arriving with his bailiffs, and a large group of black-armored guards also arrived.
Gu Huan glanced outside and said, "Please come in, sir. Open the door and let the onlookers come in and listen."
The southern border area led by the Mu family army has its own set of laws due to the cruel war and difficult life. Those who are not extremely evil will be given light punishment.
Therefore, after the ceasefire in southern Xinjiang, there was a lot of work to be done. Normal people worked diligently, but some criminals took advantage of this to do evil things.
The Southern Xinjiang government and the Mu family army were busy rebuilding the town, and some minor offenders were not severely punished.
Beneath the seemingly peaceful surface, there are indeed many dirty things hidden.
Gu Huan and her colleagues built academies and shelters for orphans, women and children in order to protect the weak as much as possible.
Given that the Mu family army was guarding the city very strictly, no one dared to be too arrogant in public.
It just so happens that this group of people brought their evil deeds to light.
Gu Huan just killed the chicken to scare the monkeys and correct the atmosphere.
The prefect and his bailiff entered the room and saw the scene, and immediately understood a little.
A group of people led by Mr. Huang went to the government office to make trouble almost every day, insisting that the government office had sold their imperial merchant property to the Pei family at a low price.
I didn't expect that they would come to trouble the wife and princess of Duke Yong again today.
The prefect saluted Gu Huan and Zhao Luoxuan, and they both stood up and bowed in return.
The governor turned around and said sullenly, "Mr. Huang, you are committing treason by coming here to cause trouble! Don't you want to live?"
Gu Hua smiled and said, "The laws in the southern border area are all based on the Duke of Yong's wishes to give lighter sentences. Therefore, many people do not know the strictness of Daliang's laws. Chiyu has just said that the crime of 'great disrespect' should be punished for not being polite to a minister, but I wonder if the troublemakers like Huang Yuanwai are among the 'eight people' who can be given lighter sentences, or if they have official positions? Sir, can you help us understand this."
The governor sneered and glanced at those people. "The so-called 'Eight Discussions' refer to relatives, friends, virtuous, capable, meritorious, noble, diligent, and guests. The government has no right to judge them, so the emperor must make the decision. Officials who violate this rule will not be sentenced to death because of the Taizu's instruction that 'the scholars and officials shall not be executed'. They will be punished by exile, tattooing, caning, and banishment. As for them, they are all merchants and have no official position."
Mr. Huang immediately said, "I am the Huang family, the imperial merchant of Jiangning Prefecture!"
Gu Huan raised her eyebrows.
Enemies often meet on a narrow road.
Then, it is very likely that Mr. Huang was instructed by the Jiang family to cause trouble.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Huang's Huang family settled in Juzhou.
Gu Huan seemed to understand something: "The Huang family of Jiangning Prefecture? I wonder if you will still let Aunt Huang live after she returns to the Huang family after marrying into the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion?"
Mr. Huang's face changed drastically.
Gu Huan continued, "There are differences between imperial merchants. For example, although Jiangling Pei was an imperial merchant, they voluntarily paid money and risked their lives to deliver grain to Juzhou to support the Mu family army. They were awarded the title of Zuo Cao Langzhong by the emperor and were called first-class imperial merchants. And what about your Huang family? You were originally a first-class imperial merchant, but when Juzhou was in danger, you ignored the people's hunger and closed the rice shop, clothing shop, and grocery store selling winter supplies, and chose to evade taxes and flee Juzhou! How can you, an imperial merchant, be compared with Pei's imperial merchant?"
Gu Huan's voice became increasingly fierce, and it became louder as she spoke further on.
The crowd inside the hall and outside were shocked when they heard this.
Many people don’t know the truth, and they are very angry when they find out that Huang is not a decent person.
There was no need to ask those who were squeezed in the back and couldn't hear anything, as the people in the front spread out all the words, and there was a chorus of cursing at the same time.
Huang Yuanwai saw that the situation was getting out of control, so he pointed at Gu Huan and said angrily, "As a lady of imperial decree and the wife of the chief official of Southern Xinjiang, you colluded with the princess, bullied others by taking advantage of your power, colluded with merchants and local officials, and plotted to harm the wealth of the imperial merchants. I will go to Bianjing to sue you!"
"presumptuous!"
The governor angrily swung his sleeves, pointed at his nose and cursed: "You unscrupulous people! Madam Mu and the princess spent all their wealth to build Juzhou together with the officials and the people. Now you come back and want to have a piece of the pie. How shameless!"
Huang Yuanwai rushed over, put his hands on his hips, and said angrily: "This is my wine shop, and how come all my properties have suddenly become the property of Mr. Pei? Isn't this an invasion of private property?"
He is not afraid.
The Jiang family sent someone to tell him that once the peace negotiation team arrived, they would help him take everything back.
Pei's Restaurant has been newly renovated and is magnificent. When it returns to Huang's hands, he can resume its business immediately.
The governor was so angry that he was shaking all over. "You scoundrel! All your land deeds and documents were handed over to the government office. I hired the Mu family army to escort you out of Juzhou safely. Now you are biting back!"
Gu Huan glanced at the prefect and immediately understood the reason.
Mr. Huang was immediately proud: "I have given my title deed to you, sir, but I didn't say I sold it to the government. If it is a sale, is there a sale document? If not, then the title deed is mine!"
"Yes. The government is bullying people by taking advantage of its power."
Huang Yuanwai's son and several troublemakers were untied by their families. They immediately climbed up and started shouting together.
Mr. Huang and his son looked at each other, their eyes were vicious, and suddenly, they rushed towards Gu Huan.
Zhou Zhilan and the others were protecting Gu Huan on both sides, and they drew their swords when they saw this.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Huang gave a hard push and pushed his son who was running beside him with all his strength.
The rioters suddenly started to move, overturning tables and smashing chairs, picking up broken sticks and rushing out to kill.
Akabane and the others moved at the same time and subdued them in the blink of an eye.
The tall and strong man lost his balance and threw himself towards Gu Huan with his arms outstretched.
Zhou Zhilan and the others hesitated for a moment, and the swords in their hands could only aim at non-vital parts, but the man who pounced on her seemed to completely ignore the sharp blade and was only focused on pushing Gu Huan down.
Gu Huan's eyes darkened and she immediately stepped back, only to find a chair behind her.
His body was unsteady, and he fell backwards with a scream.
Zhao Luoxuan, who was closest to her, screamed and flew over, and then another figure rushed over like the wind.
The two of them just happened to be cushioning under Gu Huan.
The man at the bottom groaned, and Zhao Luoxuan froze.
Akabane and the others were furious and turned around and stabbed the two or three Huang Yuanwai who were still trying to attack.
Zhou Zhilan and Donghua hurriedly helped Gu Huan up.
Gu Huan quickly turned her head and her face turned pale.
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